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Mike Gallagher Podcast
Sen. John Kennedy: 'The Biden Administration Sucks'
"Here's John Kennedy, U.S. senator John Kennedy from Louisiana, just lighting up the crowd yesterday at cpac. The truth is, I do not hate anyone. I do not hate anyone. I look for grace wherever I can find it. So I say this gently. The Baden administration sucks. You measure in any way you want. COVID, the economy, inflation, the national debt, the border, crime, cancel culture, treating parents like domestic terrorists. Afghanistan, our energy independence. Now lost. My God. President Biden has been spectacularly awful. If you put President Biden in charge of the Sahara Desert, he would run out of sand. So John Kennedy divine his typical John Kennedy self yesterday at cpac,
The Doug Collins Podcast
Newly Discovered Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
"Asteroid is passing as close as 2200 miles above earth, our past, it passed last night. 2200 miles above the earth's surface in a size of a delivery truck. It is. And now they're saying if it had got any closer it'd burn up and you'd have some small meteorites that kind of thing. Sure. This is somewhere at 11. As it goes and it's looking to say, but yo, I've been watching and listening and I think you and I got into this the other day about the fact that the city of Atlanta's last Friday we discussed city Atlantis may be in the actually the Sahara Desert. But we talked about these craters that we see on the earth. You know, there's these deep craters Antarctica has one. There's one in the Indian Ocean. You know, you see them in some of the desert, you say it out west. Okay, here's your question. Did you know that most geologists I think this is the way and if I'm wrong here folks, I know you can't incorrectly. But it's a massive black fault volcanic area around yellow. I mean, like thousands of miles kind of thing around Yellowstone. Have you ever heard of that? I've never heard of that, but that doesn't surprise me in any way whatsoever. I don't think I guess the way I see it is nothing surprises me about what they say about the earth prior to us being here. Right. Like they always, you know, they say like what this part of the country was connected to this part of the South America was attached to this part of whatever I believe all of it. Because I know nothing.
AP News Radio
People of Ukraine handed EU's top human rights prize
"The people of Ukraine have been awarded the European Union's top human rights prize for their resistance to Russia's invasion and ongoing war. The EU award named after Soviet distant Andrei sakharov was created in 1988 to honor individuals or groups who defend human rights, European Parliament president Roberta met solar announces this year's award. We meet the honor, our 2022 Sahara prize laureates. The brave people of Ukraine represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, Ukrainians who have already fought hard and sacrificed so much for their freedom and our values. Miss solar says, ordinary citizens have stood up to face down Russian troops with nothing but pride as their weapons, adding, we stand with Ukraine, we will not look away. I'm Charles De Ledesma.
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
The Man Who Got Away From the White House
"Let me drill down on this because the Abraham accords matters so much to history. You're a constant in the president of the constant in this. Yousef doesn't change TV doesn't change NBC doesn't change. But what changes is Pompeo replaces Tillerson. I don't know Tillerson, so I won't talk about it. I know Mike very well. But ambassador O'Brien replaces ambassador Bolton. How does that matter? And I mean, you're pushing for the same thing for four years. You start with the embassy, you end up with the Abraham accords and even after the Abraham accords the F-35s, the Western Sahara, the Sudan issues, you just followed it through Phoebe is a constant. The only two things that change are at the 7th floor of state and at the west wing office that everybody sees in every shot O'Brien for Bolton. Why do those two matter and you're constancy matter? I think that that mattered in that when they both came in, it took Trump a while again. I always say that the first night he slept in Washington. He slept in The White House, right? So he wasn't a mayor. He wasn't a governor. He wasn't a senator. And so it took him a while to find the right people who understood what he was trying to accomplish and who were competent and enabling for him to do that. So I write about Mike coming in and replacing Tillerson and how I went to Mike and said, look, there's only one Secretary of State you're the Secretary of State. I'm working on this file. I'm making progress. Do you want me to go off the file? And Mike says, no, no, no, no, you're doing great with it. Just keep running. Anything you need I'll be available and actually write something about how with Tillerson, it was impossible to get him. You want to get him on the phone. It would take three, four days, and then a conversation would last 30 minutes, and you wouldn't really accomplish much because it would be mostly either less during you or complaining about stuff. With Mike, a conversation would take under three minutes. He was very to the point, very decisive. And I would say by definition, he could do ten times more diplomacy. And that's also why he was always so available and reachable and really a great Secretary of State. With
AP News Radio
Africa's 'Great Green Wall' shifts focus to hold off desert
"Africa's great green wall has shifted in focus to hold off in coaching does it sounds the idea was striking in its ambition African countries aim to plant trees in an eighty five thousand mile line creating a natural barrier to hold back the Sahara desert this climate change sweeps the sun's south them as temperatures rose and the rain full diminished millions of the planted trees died but efforts to rein in the deficit continue in the country Senegal on a smaller scale only four percent of the great green walls original goal though has been met and estimated forty three billion dollars would be needed to achieve the rest I'm Charles the last month
NPR News Now
France Says Head of Islamic State in Sahara Has Been Killed
"Forces have killed the top islamic state leader in the suhel region of northern africa. Npr's ada peralta reports. The us had put a five million dollar bounty on his head. French president d'amato macron did not say how when or where none abu walid rally was killed but he called it a quote major success. In france's war on terror said we was once a separatist leader in the western sahara but he moved south to in asia where where he became aligned with al qaeda in two thousand fifteen said i. We pledge allegiance to the islamic state in iraq and syria and in two thousand seventeen. He claimed responsibility for an ambush in asia. That left four american soldiers dead the us designated him a global terrorist and offered a five million dollar reward for his capture. It brought up
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France Says Head of Islamic State in Sahara Has Been Killed
"Hi Mike Rossi of reporting Francis says the head of Islamic state and so Hera has been killed French president Emmanuel Muckross death of Islamic state in the greater say Herras leader late Wednesday in a tweet a drone called at non due out while the the al saris killing a major success for the French military French forces have been fighting extremists in the Sahel for more than eight years France was once the colonial power in the region rumors of ulcer always death had circulated for weeks without confirmation also while we claimed responsibility for a twenty seventeen attack in NY share and which for U. S. military personnel and for people with these errors military were killed hi Mike Rossio
Against The Odds
"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"So you went there with some lofty plans to be able to do x. amount of miles. And so what. What do you think riley did. And what did you end up doing in the end. Yeah he he did Many hundreds of files across the desert. And i did about a hundred and did you lose. But one hundred pounds like riley and he lost one hundred pounds in couple of hundred miles in the sahara. That was a couple months. And one of the amazing moments. I think in the story is when city hamid buys a camel to feed the sailors. That that he's gonna take up north to ransom and when they slaughtered the camel. And cook it Arabs poor in that come in from. They don't even know where there just appeared and they start eating campbell in riley's assad himself because he knows this is the.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"I didn't experience it to that degree. Obviously but i i. Did you know i had a taste of boy. It was not fun to be on one of those camels. Well the other to the other two riding cameras where a lot better i. My god told me well. I have to be on one of those good riding campbell's because the guys you know eventually it's like i don't know you know maybe we should share that good gamble and so we had to negotiate these kinds of things and he spoke arabic and spanish and i speak english and french so we sorta piece these things together. Riley was the same way when he was negotiating to get somebody. I am to take him across the desert. He had to use stones to indicate numbers and he had to piece together a language. Cobble together. and you know just living that moment. Doing the same kind of thing was much more educational for me than even going to the exact place that riley had gone to right. Because at the end of the day it's mostly about getting a feeling a glimpse a fragment of a feeling of what it would have been like to survive for that long right and the destinations sure would be great but at the end of the day the researcher were doing was How how to write this. So it can encompass the feeling. These people would have to cross the desert. That's that's exactly right you know and and It also is what you know connected me closer and closer to riley one point he off his camel and He's lying on the ground and his guy comes up to him and says riley you know if you've fallen off a donkey you'd be you'd be dead but You sell off a camel. Campbell's are sacred those who fall from camels or never hurt get up. Let's go and i. I read that in his memoir. And i thought okay. Well maybe stretching the truth here he is you know he's a and So let's let's give you know a little leeway here Will on the very first day. I was on my camel. And i'm telling you. I've never been on any you know when that campbell gets up at your first year. You're looking straight down at the ground is it's getting up onto his knees and then it rears you back in your about to fall off the back and then you're up higher than you've ever been on anything in muhammad l. Era mike guy goes running down the desert on his campbell he. He was raised on the on the desert. His father was a nomad and so running. Aquino's like riding a bike for him So my came against chasing his camel a pretty soon. I'm dodging rafts of foam coming out of my campbell's mouth and hanging on for dear lice. I feel my my saddle starts to slide to one side and You know i'm falling over. And i realize i'm either going to go into this campbell's whip sawing legs or i've got let go and so i've i've let go and fell off my camel and hit the ground hard and mohammed finally realized i went behind him anymore and he comes galloping up and he looks down he goes king. What what's wrong. And i'm checking my head to see if a broken you know anything check in my ribs. And and he goes. It doesn't matter you fell from camel. Camels are sacred. You're fine let's go and poway dow's an amazing moment. I never expected to experience.
Against The Odds
"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"Over the last four episodes. We've told the story of james riley and his crew who wrecked off the coast of western africa. The shipwreck sailors soon found themselves captured and enslaved by nomadic tribe. To get their freedom it would have to cross hundreds of miles through the saharan desert under extreme conditions and the constant threat of being attacked. It wasn't until they met up with a merchant trader city hammett. Who had his own incredible journey. Where the two men's fate would become intertwined. It was one of our most epic journals of survival. And today i'm talking to dean king the author of the book that inspired this series. It's called skeletons on the sahara. A true story of survival in addition to all the fascinating research he did. He actually retraced the path of captain riley and his crew through the sahara desert. He's written several nonfiction books. And his articles on adventure and survival have appeared in the new york times national geographic adventure outside and esquire..
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"This is the final episode of our four part series shipwreck in the sahara on our next episode. I'll be talking to dean king. The author of skeletons on the sahara. The true story that inspired the series dean traveled through the sahara in the footsteps of captain riley in the early two thousands and has an amazing story about his own journey. If you like our show please give us a five star rating and review. Follow against the odds on apple podcasts. Amazon music the wondering app or wherever. You're listening right now. Join one re plus in the wondering app. Listen one week early and free in the episode notes. you'll find some links an offer from our sponsors. Please support them by supporting them. You help us off the show for free and just a quick note about our scenes in most cases. We can't exactly know what was said but everything is based on historical research. If you'd like to learn more about this event we highly recommend the book skeletons on the sahara by deny king. I'm your host mike. Corey cameron. Pasha wrote this episode. Our editors are matt wise and more walls are consulting. Producer is dean king. Brian white is our associate producer. Our audio engineer is sergio. And recasts sound designed by joe. Richardson with music from isabel. Hirschman are executive producers. Are.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"Captain riley sits in a rented room in new york staring at a sheaf of pages since he was rescued nine months ago. He's been writing a book about experience in captivity. An editor here has agreed to help him. The reunion with his family was as sweet as he imagined. His new baby is already walking a son. He and phoebe decided to rename. The child william wilshere wiley. After the british consul who saved his life and the lives of his men upon his return it takes a few weeks but he pays wilshire back. Thanks to the efforts of james monroe. The secretary of state when hamid says the funds to suara. He asked about his men who are still new desert. And if there's any word of city hammett moshe writes back that he's heard nothing. The brutal conditions of captivity leave a lasting mark. On each of the men on riley's crew will make a back to america. They suffer from various health problems and two of them. Clark burns die within seven years. Returning home the life of erin. Savage will be cut short to at age thirty six but before he dies he and his wife have a daughter when she grows up. She will marry captain riley's youngest son when they have their own child. They will give her the middle name of wilshire. In december william porter arrives in new york and seeks out captain riley at his flat he tells him about his own brutal journey and how wilshire help negotiate his freedom. It wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the two men who bought him and promised to take them to suara. He tells riley of the epic battle in the sand. Riley's heart sinks. Did they live no. They did not tell me more. What did they look like. They were fierce men brave men. One of them had scars on his face. They had double barrel shotguns. They died trying to get me to safety. Riley knows it was hammett trying to keep his word. He mourns the news not only for the loss of a good man but because now there was no one looking for his crew members who are still out in the sahara in may archie robbins returns home of the tales harrowing as the one of riley and his crew. In the end. It was wilshire's helped. That also saved him. He will write his own book about his experience in africa which becomes a bestseller. He will continue to sail the ocean as the captain of his own ship. Horace savage will also go up to captain his own break called the albion a lifelong seeker. He will spend several years in mexico. He will live to age. Eighty two the last known survivor of the commerce. All told eight men from the commerce. Return to the states. The rest of the dick delile john hogan antonio michelle were lost to the desert and never heard of again captain james riley published his book in eighteen seventeen a little over two years after his capture. It's called sufferings in africa. The incredible true story of shipwreck enslavement and survival on the sahara in it. He spares no detail of his ordeal. The book is an immediate bestseller and propels him to international fame congressman up and down the coast endorses book. Several people name their children after console. William wilshere a man in south carolina. Names his son city hamid in kentucky. A nine year old boy on a farm named lincoln devours the story when he becomes president he will say. It was one of the most influential books of his life. Riley uses his platform to speak out against slavery and becomes a fixture in washington. An outspoken abolitionist. When missouri is admitted to the union as a slave state. He writes a letter of protest when the subject of slavery is brought forward. My whole body is agitated. The hypocritical advocate of slavery. Shelby detested.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"It's a warm day april deep in the sahara desert. Normally hammett will be joking with his brothers saieed but today they have trouble a small tribe of men maybe twenty blocking their path. They've been in the desert for nearly a month up until now the only people they've seen have been peaceful nomads. They even been able to trade with a few of them. That's how they discovered the sailor. Ammann's captor called him porter. Hammett instantly recognized the name. One of captain riley's men and hamid promised to bring him back. He knows that's why the tribe has stopped him word travels fast. He fingers the double barrel shotgun in his lap and looks set his brother. I don't see any weapons but you can't be too careful site degrees and mccall's out we're on our way to suara we no harm. Let us pass. Another group of men appears from behind some boulders. None of them are armed. Just leather bags draped over the chests. But something doesn't feel right then. He hears said's voice brother there are more behind us. We're surrounded amit turns. His camel site is right. It must be fifty. Men are more one of them calls out. Give us the white man. Then you can go. I can't do that. He has property of the british console. He looks once more to his brother. And noughts side lifts up his gun and fires in the tribe and then it's chaos inside the tribes paths are rocks. They begin rolling them. At hammett's men with ferocious swede. The men shoot back by route. Number hammer feels a hard object. Hit his head his vision blurs last.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"It's september twenty third. Eighteen fifteen the morning sun rising over the sahara heats up the desert to eighty degrees by eight. Am but city hammett doesn't feel it. He's sitting in his tent thinking about the future and no matter which way he spins it. It's risky captain. Riley wants hammett to by him and his friends and deliver them to morocco. There he said a friend will pay big money for the return. One hundred dollars for the captain and fifty for each of his men. Fifty dollars is a fortune and the desert. But he's not even sure they can make it eight hundred miles. They will need to cross the desert. Get past the torek and other. Hostile bedouin tribes. They have to be strong. He needs to get a better look at the men. He finds them sitting outside his tent. There are three and all riley and two men called erin and clark he squats down on his haunches examining each of them closely l. race. Have any of your men died. On this journey riley shakes his head. None my men are strong. The aren't used to desert conditions but their health will improve gets better every day but hammett's not so sure the one called clark is skin and bones. His face is young but he's already bent over like an old man. His scalp is cracked and oozing with source will only get worse. Sarah son this one is sick. he won't make. It's not worth it. But the captain renews his please. He must come look at how much he's improved from. Just the drink of water. You generously gave us last night. What of your men been eating a- of camel milk day. We found a few snails on our own to hammett size. The sailors will never survive the crossing without more food. Feeding them will be expensive. Do they have wives at home. Children both aaron and clark have wives and clark has two children. he's a soldier who was one. Glory in battle helmet noughts men who are married. Fetch a better price. They have more money than single men and they have more motivation to live. He considers maybe a law has led them to this band of sailors to right all the misfortunes. He's met in the desert. Maybe at last this is his ticket to freedom to make the life. He's always dreamed of for his wife and children a life where he doesn't have to answer to his father-in-law sheikh the l. race is the money you tell me i'll get for your men. Is it in the city of suara or must be sent from your country. My friends in suara hammett wants to trust the captain. But it's still a risk okay race but no this. If i'm able to buy you and you deceive me. I will cut your throat. Then he turns on his heels and heads toward the tent of saddulah. The man who owns riley. He has worked to do birthdays holidays. Promotions getting that last sprinkled doughnut. There's a lot in this world worth celebrating but nothing is worth celebrating more than knowledge especially knowledge that will pay off like understanding how compound interest works knowing how to check your investment professionals background. And figuring out your risk tolerance or how about finally understanding all those terms your friends keep throwing around like etf es g. and ico go to investor dot gov today to learn about these investment products and more investor dot gov is your unbiased resource for valuable investment information tools and tips before you invest investor. Doc of we get support from carmax. Is it time to sell your car. Are you ready to move on trade in or trade up no matter why you're selling or trading in one thing's for sure the folks at carmax are here to help at carmax you can get an online offer for your car in just two minutes or less. Just enter your license plate. Answer a few simple questions and get your offer in an instant. These are real offers not estimates and your offer offers good for seven days. That's a full week to think it over shop at around or accept your offer and leave with payment enhanced by the way carmax will buy your car. Even if you don't buy there's so before you head to the dealer or post an ad take two minutes and had to carmax dot com and.
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Shipwreck on the Sahara
"It's september twenty third. Eighteen fifteen the morning sun rising over the sahara heats up the desert to eighty degrees by eight. Am but city hammett doesn't feel it. He's sitting in his tent thinking about the future and no matter which way he spins it. It's risky captain. Riley wants hammett to by him and his friends and deliver them to morocco. There he said a friend will pay big money for the return. One hundred dollars for the captain and fifty for each of his men. Fifty dollars is a fortune and the desert. But he's not even sure they can make it eight hundred miles. They will need to cross the desert. Get past the torek and other. Hostile bedouin tribes. They have to be strong. He needs to get a better look at the men. He finds them sitting outside his tent. There are three and all riley and two men called erin and clark he squats down on his haunches examining each of them closely l. race. Have any of your men died. On this journey riley shakes his head. None my men are strong. The aren't used to desert conditions but their health will improve gets better every day but hammett's not so sure the one called clark is skin and bones. His face is young but he's already bent over like an old man. His scalp is cracked and oozing with source will only get worse. Sarah son this one is sick. he won't make. It's not worth it. But the captain renews his please. He must come look at how much he's improved from. Just the drink of water. You generously gave us last night. What of your men been eating a- of camel milk day. We found a few snails on our own to hammett size. The sailors will never survive the crossing without more food. Feeding them will be expensive.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"Where are they. Riley takes a seat on a boulder and watches his men search through the rocks for springs others wade into the water looking for fish. The cook delile is the first return to the captain. There's nothing captain. I've searched the whole beach. Not a single crab no oysters. What about water. No riley thinks for a moment his men are defeated. Week he has to keep their spirits up. Okay delile you stay with the men. Tell them to keep looking for food. I'm going to get over the cliffs and see what's beyond if i don't come back and you don't find food. Take your chances in the boat. Go north you might run into a shipping lane. The rocky cliffs cut into riley's hands as he makes his way up to face. He stops every few handholds on the larger outcroppings to catch spread. Small stones tumbled down around him. He doesn't look down. It takes almost two hours to reach the talk. He uses the last of his strength. The pull himself over for a moment. He lays there staring at the sky. It's bright blue. Almost white from the blinding sun overhead. He thinks of his wife at home in connecticut his new baby. He doesn't even know if it's a boy or a girl. Then he stands up blinks his eyes. He can't believe what he's.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"City. Hammett leans forward on his camel and wipes sweat from his is. It's mid morning in the sahara desert. Already one hundred and twenty degrees but hemmitt doesn't mind. When he reaches his destination he knows he will receive a handsome payment for his goods. He is one of one thousand men in the caravan making their way to timbuktu. Sayed did you check the camels this morning. His brother nantz yes. We are blessed without camels. They could never make the months long trip. They have brought ten camels on this journey. All loaded with wears. They walked together down by ropes. There are almost four thousand camels total in the caravan. Four to every man. Some are milk camels that carry food and water others carry men the labor up the shifting sand dunes than stumbled down the other side the men on the ground sing to them softly and push them along hammett reaches into his pack and pops a date into his mouth savoring the moisture surviving the heat means moving little and conserving water helmet. Also knows travel requires a good spirit. Do you know what they call a frozen camel. His brother stares back at him. It's too hot to joke. Brother be quiet now. They call the frozen camel. Lost saieed lost. There are no frozen camels in the desert brother. What is that hammett peers into the distance. A dark hayes is approaching propelled by the wind as it gets closer. Hammett sees what it is sandstorm. Get down the wind. Rises in an instant and the sky grows black hemmitt throws himself to the ground. There's no time to attend to the camels. He must protect himself. Dust swirls around him. It's so vicki. Can hardly open his eyes. His skin burns from the white hot grains. He attempts to cover his head with the folds of his turban. He calls for his brother but he can't see him. The dust saieed. Cover your face. The sound of his shouting swallowed up by the wind. Then the storm fully closes in blocking out the sun and the world goes black horace savage stands peering through the fog. You can't see a thing. They've been out on the water for almost six weeks. The two weeks in gibraltar was one of the highlights of the trip for horace. He worked alongside the crew. During the day at night he drank at the local tavern with the men something. His mother would never approve of but he enjoyed greatly for the first time in his life he feels like a real explorer. They just have one final stop. The cape fared islands three hundred and fifty miles off the coast of africa. Us just wishes the weather would clear. So they'd get there already and then he here's the rumble. Captain this storm. The captain is standing at the bow on. His face is a look of alarm. That's not a storm horse. It's breakers giant rocks emerge out of the fog all hands on deck man the sales we have to turn the ship around boris's thrown off his feet. His head hits the deck when he comes to. The crew are lowering dinghy into the water. Captain what's happening. where are we africa. Force feels his heart starts to pound. He's heard the rumors. Hostile tribes endless desert sandstorms. No food or water. There's no time to think about that. The tide is rising and the men are frantically heaving supplies overboard casts of wine and water barrels of bread and salt pork. A trunk full of coins. Horse does his best to help. But he's dizzy from the blow men. Prepare the longboat the hostile to the rings on the back. I'll take to others and will go on ahead to the shore. There will make a rope bridge for the rest to get across the men. Bow their heads as the captain says a quick prayer. When horace looks up again riley is in the longboat. They'll be okay. Thanks the captain will save them but as riley pushes off into the forefoot swells. He says something that gets horses heart pumping again men when you reach shore. Whatever you do do not wander off alone. City hammett keeps his head. Loaded to the ground trying to brief he surrounding a whirlwind of dust and sand has been blowing for three days straight. He praised to a law for mercy. Wondering if this is the end he will be buried forever the sand and then it's gone. The wind shifts and almost feels cool. Hamid slowly gets to his feet and brushes the sand from his turban. Saieed where is his brother. He looks around. Most of the caravan is buried under a flood of sand copper. Pots and bits of cloth are scattered everywhere but no sign of saieed. Hemmitt wanders across the dunes calling his name. Finally he locates a pair of thin legs. Sticking out of the sand he recognizes the warned sandals. It's saieed hem. It falls to his knees digging into the blue stripe articles. Finally he manages to post brother. Free side comes up sputtering trying to catch his breath. Thank you brother. I thought i've been swallowed up by a whale. Hemmitt holds his brother in his arms and chokes back tears around them is nature's destruction hundreds of lifeless camels and men dead in the sand and worse is the thirst hammett feels it deep in his throat ever ever-present call from his body. They are running out of water. If they don't find an acis soon they will all die. Captain riley stands on an unknown shore watching the commerce buckle as it takes on more water through its shattered hall in a few hours. The vessel will be largely submerged. There will be no ceiling back to america. He needs to find another way to keep his men alive. I they need water and food but here on the rocky beach. it's completely desolate. The only sound is the wind and the waves lapping against the shore. Riley watches the crew pulling the rations they were able to salvage but it won't be enough to hold them for long.
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"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"Imagine. Your ship runs aground off the coast of north west africa. You have no choice but to wrote ashore there you find yourself at the edge of the sahara desert one of the most inhospitable places on earth at three thousand miles long. It's the largest hot desert in the world all sand dunes and scrub brush and never ending son to survive in the sahara. You need to be tough. A waste of settlements are controlled by berber. Tribes who also run the trans-saharan slave trade between western africa and the north. It is here on the outer edge of this world. Or the ship of captain riley and his crew find themselves in august eighteen. Fifteen with no way to escape and dwindling supplies they will need to cross hundreds of miles to reach civilization if captured by desert tribes. They face enslavement or death. Without help from locals it will die of hunger and thirst. This is the true story of the men who survived. It is based on the journals. They wrote upon their return. It's about sacrifice heroes human endurance and the fight to get home but their journey will have a much greater impact and on just their own lives. There will influence a future president and impact the nation in many ways ways. That are still felt even today. This is episode one the storm. It's made the first eighteen. Fifteen in middletown connecticut a picturesque sailing port along the connecticut river inside a small yellow house. On the edge of town captain james riley stands in front of a mirror buttoning cope when his wife phoebe pokes her head in their here again. Phoebe is our gentle but she sees the stress. She'd never complain but he knows. This fifth pregnancy has been hard their financial problems. Haven't made it any easier. You stay here. i'll go. it'll be okay. i promise. The local sheriff stands at the door shifting from foot to foot behind him one of the store owners from town drums. His fingers impatiently on the frame. Gentlemen i'm taking care of this. We talked about this. Please don't come to my house. It scares phoebe. But the sheriff doesn't move when riley sailed to france with local merchant goods. He took them on consignment. He knew the risks of sailing in wartime conditions. When the french sees his cargo riley was responsible. He needs to pay for the goods he lost. It's the law riley. The courts have decided riley always intended to pay back the merchants but the war with the british stopped everything. A blockade left sailors stranded on the shore with no way to earn a living other sailors tried to convince rally to join them on illegal trading ventures but he refused he may not have money but he still has his name and his reputation. I'm sailing back tomorrow. For the islands with shipload of tobacco and flower. I will pay everyone back. Plus interest and i'll be back in six months the sheriff size and turns away okay six months riley or we're going to have to take the house. Riley closes the door and turns to phoebe. She looks worried. He smiles at her reassuringly. It'll be fine. I always land on my feet. Don't i plus. I'll be back in no time. Besides i have horse with me. And i'm not gonna let anything happen to him or savage swabs. The deck of a ship called the commerce and whistles a asean shan tune horaces thrilled to be heading to sea in ships. So fine with captain riley. The captain has been like a father to him since his own father was lost at sea. When horace was just the baby. He moves the moth in the bucket of water. Making waves. that splash out onto the deck. He's going to polish the oak until it shines or is the youngest member of the crew at fifteen years old. He had a growth spurt last year. Shot up nearly six inches. His tall and lanky body still feels like he's wearing a new suit that doesn't quite fit his whole life. He's dreamed of being a sailor. His father was a sailor to he went to cities and ports all over the world places with exotic names like gibraltar and bombay. He was a man of adventure or so horse has been told. Horace knows. it's silly to miss someone he's never met but that's how he feels. He's going to have adventures just like his father. He pitches himself stepping off the dock into a faraway land exchanging goods with the merchant. I'll have six pounds of salt please. He'd say the sound of footsteps startles him out of his daydream. It's richard delile. The ship's cook. He's carrying a sack of potatoes and onions. Hey aren't you supposed to be swabbing. The ship they aren't paying you to stare into the water dreaming about girls. The lyle is free black man from hartford and the only black crew member. Horace doesn't know a whole lot about him. Other than what captain riley told him he used to be a servant under the famous daniel ketchum. Who's inventory held off the brits. He works harder than anyone and everyone likes him. He tells great war stories for us hopes. Delile might be a friend. This'll be my first voyage to allow grins. The first one is always special and there are some five men in this crew. They'll teach you a lot if you pay attention. And there are eleven crew members in all including the captain as they arrive. They stole their bags in the hold and quickly get to work coiling. Ropes adjusting the yards and making the deck shipshape captain on deck. Horace stands at attention as james riley steps on board. He looked so official in this dark blue pico with gold buttons. The collar turned up against the wind. His eyes are steady and confident. When riley sees horace he smiles. Good to see you here horace. Are you ready son. I've been reading my whole life sir. Riley turns to face the rest of the crew. Gentlemen you please set the sails and cast loose as horse feels the ship moving away from the war. He looks down river. Thirty miles to the south lies the opening the long island sound and just beyond that is the vast expanse of the atlantic ocean. Horace is finally going to get his chance to see the world.
Against The Odds
"sahara" Discussed on Against The Odds
"It's ten pm. August twenty eighth eighteen. Fifteen captain james riley stands alone. The bow of the ship watching the whitecaps crash over the heavy sides. Something is wrong. Byerly can feel it. The ship is headed to the cape third islands. The last stop of their six month journey. They'll drop off tobacco and pick up salt to bring home to america a quick trip in and out but so far no sign of land. It doesn't make sense. He should have seen the canary islands when they passed through but now the instruments are showing. They are one hundred twenty miles off course. It seems impossible. The channel between the islands is only fifty miles wide even on a night as dark as this. He should have been able to make out the biggest island and now the fog is rolling in at thirty eight years old. Riley has been a sailor more than half of his life as a merchant trader. He's crossed the atlantic seven times. He's faced down squalls. That raise waves as big as houses. He watched the sky erupt in bolts of lightening and heard cracks of thunder loud. Enough to split a man's eardrums. But this is different. The fog envelops the ship and a cold grey veil. He can't see thing and the high winds make matters worse. He's are very dangerous conditions. His shoulders sag under the weight of his responsibility. There are eleven crewmen on the ship. All trusting him to bring him home safely and then he hears it a deep low rumble somewhere in the distance. He here's the clattering fleet. Its horse. Savage is fifteen year old cabin boy. His eyes are wide with fear. Captain a storm is coming. Finally listens as the booming grows. Closer more ominous. Then he realizes it's not a storm at all. It's something far worse it's breakers they're heading straight for land all hands on deck man. The sales were headed for the rocks riley's crew emerges from all corners of the ship racing to obey his command. Sales are hold on loose. Items roped in everyone is frantically trying to save their vote the commerce from impending doom. But it's too late. Sudden jolts slams the meant to the death they slide across the slippery would grabbing at handholds to keep from being thrown into the sea riley scrambles to his feet drop the anchors. Now it takes all the men to drop to one thousand four hundred pound pieces of wood and steel but the anchors are no match for the ocean. The vessel is running ground. Riley watches jagged outcropping of rock rips into the hall of the ship. This is every captains nightmare. The ship is going down. He weighs his options if his calculations are right they are off the western coast of africa. Somewhere near the vast sahara desert a no-man's-land from which few sailors return those who do bring back. Tales of hostile tribes unforgiving lands endless thirst. But there's no doubt has ship will sink whether it's now or tomorrow he needs to make a choice to try and save his crew men ready to long boats for going to shore this summer. Get the most out of your travels abroad by learning the language of your destination with babble. The number one selling language learning app from ordering in restaurants or asking for directions to gaining a deeper understanding of the culture babble makes the whole process of learning a new language addictive. Fun and easy. Personally i've been working on my spanish a lot lately and i'm a pretty busy guy always bouncing around and on the go. Obviously as a travel youtuber languages are important and once great. Abo- babble is. The lessons are bite sized and while i am busy i always have fifteen minutes a day to work on my spanish right now when you purchase a three-month babbel's subscription you'll get an additional three months for free. That's six months for the price of three. Just go to babble dot com and use the promo code the odds that's b. a. b. b. e. l. dot com code the odds for an extra three months free birthdays holidays promotions getting that last sprinkle doughnut. There's a lot in this world worth celebrating but nothing is worth celebrating more than knowledge especially knowledge that will pay off like understanding how compound interest works knowing how to check your investment professionals background. And figuring out your risk tolerance or how about finally understanding all those terms your friends keep throwing around like etf es g. and ico go to investor dot gov today to learn about these investment products and more investor dot gov is your unbiased resource for valuable investment information tools and.
The Poker Zoo
"sahara" Discussed on The Poker Zoo
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The Poker Zoo
"sahara" Discussed on The Poker Zoo
"Asians had come from very conservative cultures. They liked gambling escape. Those conservative cultures. Know you gotta be careful. You're you're stereotypes are often true. Everyone realizes cliches than shoe. But they're also false so we get to the Flop and what is right down here. Seventy dollars in the pot. What happened to them. Everyone else folded except for only got two dollars man. Okay so you're making my point about the limpert is not look very good They should they are. These guys are planned terribly. I mean if they are limping and then folding a lot of times it can't. It can't be a coincidence that three players limped and unfolded. They're they're they are playing badly. They're playing for cancer. It somewhat weakens my argument about raising but not entirely because he's still have been behind you and he also don't get to cool them off When they are limping hands like three five diamonds. Don't you want that hand in there when you have a seven of diamonds right and this is a side note. I mentioned one time in in the chat that we need a strategy for high handy's and gossip. There is no strategy for high but my point being people play goofy or on high hand as and it was high handy just with with with odd hands hoping to hit high hand but they'll fold any aggression. Okay so in regards to that. It does it. You know it's it seems profitable again to steal their lips. It's more way more profitable to make a flush against straight or worse. Flush so i'm not saying raise them. Okay i'm not saying the polar and raise you know some five sixes to force out the nine eight central or not. Raise your aces. But it still makes sense. Which is probably what i was hinting at make sense to play correctly. No butter what people are doing. Because you there's ev gains. There's easy to be gained from playing correctly against the possibility that you could be called or raised behind yourself or by the lepers themselves. No matter what their motivation i it doesn't matter. Motivation is kind of like hate crimes. The motivation doesn't really matter. It's the crime that matters. These hate lumper's can hate all they want they can hate money But it doesn't matter to you when you are facing. You relied very likely to face a lot of action. And you're just going to end up with ace high for the most part so i ended up With eight eight eight six on the flop spayed to clubs to mention that. Because there's flush throw in there that i have no new piece in but the small blind checks Four hundred effective stacks in the convention that are small checks. I bet twenty five thinking. of course. I the hand hits me. I have an ace because i showed aggression. I have an ace in my hand. Eight They're the player to my left. Button makes a call and small blind. Just call so. I'm thinking you know one of them has might have ace. One of them has a pair of some type Possibly somebody's on a club. Draw flush draw. Okay so here is where you're trading with Me but even with alvin will be very useful. I don't think alvin would want you to bet here. And i'll tell you why it's because the players behind you can easily be calling with Aces and should be calling aces and the small blind. Who shouldn't really be calling at all. Should actually have a very condensed strong range..
The Poker Zoo
"sahara" Discussed on The Poker Zoo
"Ace ace six and for some reason thinking to myself will the aces in my range. Because i raised so checks to me. And i bet forty five which. I'm sure you're going to say is just the dumbest the seabeds stupid thing to do here. Well i'm really. Not that. I'm gonna i'm gonna i'm gonna quantify that a little bit qualified to There's about one hundred and sixty dollars in the pot right right and you decide to bet one fourth which is a really good sizing out. The the. The question is why. Why would we want to bet and why we want at that size and this is where people go wrong quite a bit. But here you're you're you're trending right you know who's to say that forty five isn't a pretty damn good sizing. The reason is Will what what wants to bet our hands. That want protection ak denial which the same thing as value essentially. Right the the problem here. Is that the solution for yourself is can it be even smaller because as we bet into Opponents become very polarizing very quickly even a small bet itself like just imagine imagine the following scenario say everyone at the table called and now there's not one hundred sixty. There's three hundred and twenty dollars in the pot and then say listen one those beer right and there's a six on the board like what can bet you just can't randomly bet everyone. Someone has an ace out there if not multiple you know not to of you because there's two remaining aces and you don't you can account for one So any investment in the pot becomes polarized multiplied by the number of people. Because everyone's sharing some sort of equity. I mean some people are drawing debt. Right someone has deuce three and his idiot or is gambling But someone has pockets. Someone has plotted fours. And has that you out or someone has an ace and other person has an ace and one of them's dominating the other other words. The smaller the bet is going to have to be more people are in the pot. And it's already a large make. It quickly approaches polarization even as a very small sizing so i what i like. Here is that you're recognizing that fact your knowledge ing with the sizing that you can't lay a huge price on the pot. Could it be smaller. Yes but i think that's trivializing what you're doing here. I think overall it's good now the issue for you is like why can't you hope you. Hopefully you check sometimes too because everything has a cost straight year now. Investing a quarter of this pot forty five dollars which is a four and a half big blinds after the straddle That's a cost. And even though you achieve some denial you also value on yourself and you also potentially deny yourself equity right because like what happens when you check and they don't raise you and you're allowed to see the nine on the turn and you get to stack you. Know is five or something. So it's the ev what you wanna do is you. Don't want to create a strategy where one action you take is really much worse than the other but if you bet smaller chuck the vs are going to be very similar right and you can you. Can you can know that without using the solver without using trying to solve for four a pot by understanding that there's benefits to both actions that the more money you put in for denial the more expensive. Your denial is the more ridiculously polarized. You are and the more inefficient. You're bet is when you choosing to things like nines and tents So you bet..
The Poker Zoo
"sahara" Discussed on The Poker Zoo
"You're already probably playing fifty big blinds right You raise two to forty four acts on we're already Onto a rocky start You're already moving leverage really fast with this four x rays And it's going to be very hard to get away from this hand and or it's going to be hard to not invest a significant amount of your fifty big blind stack. So i would prefer to see you. I don't know if they allow it but it would be twenty five would be better men raise. Three x was certainly be. You know at least in the ballpark but once we go to forty were already putting in More how our stack might want to be the stack size. So the reason for the forty s you know There's a straddle olympic. I'm sitting here with pocket. Nines hoping to isolate get down to one player. Heads up play. You know when pandemic was when rooms. I opened after democ is six handed. I loved playing six handed. Now we're up to seven and eight and soon it'll be back nine and you know i'm trying to get the heads up play so I'm not sure what else to do here. Maybe it's less important to get two heads up as you know to prevent bloating powell. I mean bloating. The pots sounds like very casual. And you're right that there was a call so your four x rays is is way better but the point is your so short-stocked tournament players do this very well. They were really aware good tournament players. Anyway do very well. They're aware that their stack has to play out over the streets in a certain way so they're very concerned with putting in whatever. The minimum amount is now. There was a struggle and then a call. I didn't see that's not you. Raised forty makes more sense. But given that you are so short a fifty big blinds. It would be even better to make it just thirty. And what does that mean what you say. Let's only one big blind in straddled pot effect. that's going to have a cascading effect. In terms of how much money goes into the pot later the confusion players have when they're struggling in games like this is they think. Oh i need to invest more to achieve isolation but it has a point of diminishing returns very rapidly. And there's a reason why expert players open very small sizes online and it's it's not it's not just a trend and it's not just because they're copying what assault says the reason the essential reason the interior reason is they're being exposed to a series of equity shares after them so that the early you are too at The less you want to put in the pot and that also allows you to raise your full equity share. I mean if you look at one of the one of the horrible things that players do to themselves and it's not their fault it's their coaches. Don't even understand is that they they get a rate they get a pre flop chart and they miss. Apply it to the size that they're giving like were given the reason you can open like sixteen seventeen eighteen percent In a six handed game from.
Good Life Project
Priya Parker on the Art of Gathering
"So my mother comes from originally banaras. Which is the sort of you know. One of the oldest cities in india and her father who actually would have turned one hundred today. Pass away about a few months ago. Her father worked for the indian government and so she and her four siblings traveled around india lot and when it was time for her to kind of get married she decided she didn't want to earliest not didn't want to have an arranged marriage and she can secretly applied to graduate school and the us and got into a few places and at least in that generation virginia versus iowa vs minnesota. You're sort of just you have no idea what is what and you just say yes and she ended up at iowa. State university begged her parents to let her go and they allowed her to. Was that unusual for sort of that moment. In time it was unusual that she was a woman so the us immigration laws changed in sixty eight and allowed for a changed from country and orc origin to family like unification and so it was after that that a lot of indians kind of came into the country and but the majority of the i kind of indian to come of those families particularly to graduate school. Were men so is very unusual for the first person to be a woman of a family and she went to iowa state and met my father who was born and raised in waterloo iowa. Though the family came from south dakota and a white american like in every way you look at his high school pictures and it looks like the kind of americana like prom picture but he had just recently come back from the peace corps. He peace corps and cameroon and then stayed an extra year and hitchhiked across the sahara and came back and didn't sort of in reverse culture shock and his teacher has professor at graduate. School or from undergrad said. Why don't you just come to graduate school with me and to kind of get over. Your culture shock volunteer at the international students office and i actually recently learned that culture. Shock originally meant when people came to their own country after having experience abroad so essentially mountain reverse culture shock but anyway
BBC Newsday
What to Know About Gaza's Rocket Arsenal
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BBC World Service
Record 29 Million in the Sahel in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
"That almost 30 million people in this a hell are in urgent Need of assistance? Yes, that's a rise of five million in just one year. Suffering is driven in large passed by ongoing Islamist violence. The newsroom's Peter Coffin told me more The hell is this broad stretch of West and Central Africa just south of the Sahara Desert. This statement by the U. N and some international charities has specifically mentioned Burkina Fasso, Chad, Mali, Neige and parts of Cameroon and Nigeria, and it said there are now a record 29 million people across those six countries who need humanitarian aid. 14 million are living at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity, and included in that are an estimated 1.6 million Children experiencing severe malnutrition. Now that's a hell already faces challenges to food production. It's a new, arid place. The Sahara is expanding. But as you mentioned, the U. N has said that violence is really driving the increase in hunger. We know that governments in the region have been battling Islamist militias for the past decade. There are parts of the region under militant control. Just last week, we reported the Chad's president died leading his army against one of these groups, and in the past 24 hours, we've learned that a pair of Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen were killed in Burkina Fasso. But the U. N says it's civilians who really bear the brunt of the fighting. You have those numbers
Monocle 24: The Globalist
How France can avoid a “forever war” in the Sahel
"In twenty thirteen fronts sent soldiers to marley to stop jihadist advance seven years later and more than five thousand troops are still there in the region and despite their intervention twenty twenty was the deadliest year since the crisis began in the region known as a suhel avast sweep of land south of the sahara. So what is going wrong with the strategy of the so-called g five the group of five suhel countries became a facile. Mali mauritania initia- and chad. And of course a fronts will tell us more. I'm joined by the journalist and researcher in west africa and the sahel region. Pull me good morning pool. Good to have you with us. Good morning just explained to us how we've got to this state of did crisis what i think. We have to distinguish two things back in two thousand thirteen The jihad is already taken over the north of mali and they were launching a fresh push southwards and they had got down as far as the capital. Bamako that would have threatened security instability right across africa so the initial french intervention which was actually sent by Emmanuel macron predecessor. Phosphor alone which remember him that that may give you a sense of how far back in time. This was that was an almost conventional military intervention and it ended the jihadist the towns across the mouth of molly and remove that immediate threat but as so often in these situations a conventional conflict benefit of fragmented into more widespread terrorism localized attacks and some general instability. And that is much much harder to tackle. And you can't do it just with military means and so there's been a huge effort over really substantial seven years now as you mentioned to try and bring stability to the region but it's it's particularly difficult because you don't just have a ideology ideological jihadism if you're like fighting a terrorist war against a perceived international influence against the secular nature nature of these west african states. But you also have That mixed up with all sorts of local tensions and grievances For example between groups who depend on animal hooding and people who have commas and this is in this region the suhel which is just south of the sahara so it subjected to climate change water land grazing or in short supply. Population is rising rapidly. But the jobs aren't there to keep pace so you've got all her social and economic factors as well and that that's what's made it such a difficult challenge to bring this crisis under control but probably the most intense. The most dangerous situation was in the second. Half of twenty and nineteen when an armed group in eastern mali cooled islamic group in the greatest sahara pledging affiliation to die ish in the middle east staged a series of really very very bloody attack saw malia ninja army garrisons and the french also suffered heavy losses. And after that in january of last year there was a sort of strategic rethinking if you like and the decision to focus the military effort on them and to try and get up a stronger development have heard an peacemaking effort in other parts of the region sent. We have seen some progress since then
Science Magazine Podcast
Africa's Great Green Wall to combat desertification secures $16.8 billion in international finance Impact
"Now we have science writer. Rachel danske with an update on africa's great green wall project which will soon see an infusion of billions of dollars from the world bank and others this project. The great green wall is intended to serve as a bulwark against desertification of the land south of the sahara desert while at the same time supporting communities that live in this region. Okay rachel how're you doing. I'm doing well. Thanks for having me sure. This is a rape big wall. This is a big project. It's basically supposed to be this green band that spans about seven thousand kilometers across the whole hop of africa. It launched back in two thousand seven. Rachel what would you say. The progress has been since two thousand seven now to two thousand twenty one almost non-existent which is why they launched this new round of funding last month. There was an assessment that found that a fraction of the goal had been achieved so far and the goal is for twenty thirty so they realized that time was running out right throughout this piece. You make this really important distinction between planting a tree and growing a tree. Why is that so important to think about when you know thinking about restoring lands or planting trees to help prevent desertification. The first time. I heard it. I just thought well. That's a really good way to put it. And then when racer after another would phrase it that way that we don't plant trees we grow them because that's been one of the missing pieces in restoration. Efforts globally not even specific to the great green wall but just in restoration landscape and forest restoration. Generally there has been this focus on planting trees but little focus really on looking at what gets planted in the first place in paying attention to the species diversity in the planting material and making sure that it's the right tree for the right place. There's also last follow plus maintenance of the tree then there needs to be talked to someone in west africa who was saying that. He's traveled to so many countries throughout the continental. Seen so many trees planted. But where the forests. Yeah that's a really interesting way of thinking about it. Basically tree planting mania that's been happening has come from all these different projects foundations quotas. That are saying oh. It costs a dollar to put a tree in the ground and we're going to offset our carbon. We're going to green the world but no one's looking after these trees and making sure that they live beyond that for sheer gas so now that we know that. That's not a good way to go about this. There's actually a lot of research. That's found some of the best practices for restoration projects. What are some of the recommendations have come out from research. In the past ten years when paper published last year talked about ten golden rules for reforestation. And they think those summed up a lot of the recommendations really well in addition to just protecting existing forests which probably sounds obvious. But there's a lot of research on the new. I don't have the same benefits that existing ones do and it's hard to replace that beyond that involving local communities has been just incredibly important component that researchers are saying was not really part of the focus before because the restoration ecologists are focused on the physical research and they aren't trained to think about how people play into the picture and it's just so important to the survival of the trees because it's people who are planting trees and it's people who are maintaining the trees and if you don't have community by an investment in rye these trees there and interested keeping them there. The trees aren't going to last and the trees only have their benefits when they last going back to trees here for a minute you mentioned keeping old us in place for protecting them. What else is being looked at. So that's when using a diversity of species so that there can start to be restored. Biodiversity rather than just monoculture of trees. They're starting to be focused now. Also on the quality of the seeds. And what you're actually planting. And how do we build. The systems and infrastructure for collecting and improving. Seeds is going to be the most resilient seed for that species but then it's also about the genetic diversity because there can be inbreeding with plants. If you're not collecting from wide enough geographic area than you can start to sort of limit. The gene pool and that can be problematic. You talk about this example in ethiopia of a seat initiative a network that is supposed to improve the quality of seats. Can you talk about how that would work. And how it would involve the community. The provision of adequate trees deep portfolio or pets. Bo is a project in ethiopia that they're calling it a functional trees seed system. It's a multi-pronged effort. They're trying to develop standards for seed collection and sharing that. There's high quality seed that will ensure that the trees that are planted can be their most resilient they're developing maps for how to source those seeds they're trying to strengthen the research system the infrastructure and the the research system to improve seed quality and they're linking all of that to the people who will use the seeds seeds there's technical training for farmers and the local language and there are diagrams of how to store different types of seeds. They're really trying to get that knowledge to the community to farmers and local nurseries to scale up the capacity of local decentralized infrastructure. Is there another model project that people might be looking at to expand as the money comes in. Are there other areas. That are doing good things. Yeah there was one of their project that i came across the one billion trees for africa project. And it's led by this man from cameroon tabby jota. He talked about how he grew up in this thriving economy system and he went off to university and when he came back the lands that he new as a forest with no longer for us. He started planting marina cheese and cola nut trees and mingo trees and all these different trees that would restore some of the soil health that he thought had been lost but also produce food and income generating opportunities for people so that they would be invested in keeping the trees there. He called his approach. The contagion approach. Because it's just sort of caught on. He got a bunch of men and women in this one community to be involved in the tree planting the neighboring communities saw what was happening and he was very clear that it's not like a drastic change where their community sedley rich where they weren't before but the small benefits were noticeable and so the neighboring community wanted to do something similar. And so it's just been a word of mouth approach so as he developed this very grassroots success he's gotten funding from more international sources than use it to do the work on the ground in these different communities mostly in west africa. And he's starting to do more and more with the great great wall which seems very exciting so there are a couple of different findings that we talked about that suggests the way forward for this type of restoration project involving the community diversity of. They're planting making sure that they're not just putting stuff in the ground but they're actually supporting plant growth and the communities around it but another thing that comes up a lot in your story is now we kind of what should happen. Researchers have come to a lot of conclusions that are very useful. But then there's the practice what's actually happening on the ground and maybe even what will happen on the ground. What are some of the biggest impediments to implementing the results of this research. One interesting comment. That i heard was that the implementing partners people with the money don't have scientist on their teams. They don't realize how complicated it is to plant a tree into get it right and to make sure that grows the lack of knowledge in the right places and the lack of communication between the people with the money and the people with the knowledge and also the community who is going to be involved. Those conversations aren't being had something else that a here is the expectations that donors have. They want fast results. And that's not. How trees in general work. But it's especially not how effective restoration works because all of these things need to happen and they take time getting communities involved. There's a lot of upfront investment. That needs to happen. In developing all of this infrastructure and research systems with a lot faster to just go and say just plant a bunch of eucalyptus trees. Because that's what they have the seeds and planting materials for. There's a disconnect between the speed that donors want to see results and the reality of what needs to happen. I've seen that you've written about this project for years now. What do you think you're going to see if you check back in two years. I hope to see that things. Like the pats project and this other effort the one billion trees for africa a hope that they have scaled and and that they inspire or serve as models for other projects. I don't know where. I'm placing bets. It feels like there is enough of a resounding message coming from the research community about the importance of this and the importance for the effective ecosystem function restoration and the community development but also for the climate benefits and if the global fenders governments who want to plant trees for the climate benefits if they are serious than they will start listening to these researchers. This is like thousands of miles. Four thousand miles. That's like the us plus another third right east west a huge huge area to cover an across countries. And all these different people's. How is this. possible. Rachel i mean this is a global scale. This is a huge project. it's huge. It's huge and that's probably why it sounded like the great idea when they announced it. And why didn't go anywhere for ten years but it's the partner agencies that i've spoken with involved in this project. The great queen wall are really clear that it's an environmental program but it's also the social alliance when that's meant to economic development but also really impart some resilience. See into these communities. Who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. That's why they're really ramping. Up this funding now because they see the value for the planet from a climate change perspective but also for the millions of people across this gigantic area. Pinks rachel thanks for having me. Sure rachel Danske is a science writer based in denver. You can find a link to story on the episode page for the podcasts. At science mag dot org slash podcast.
Your Gardening Questions
Gardening in Winter: Focus on Indoor Color
"Gardening indoors in the wintertime is different. Because there's limited light so limited growth right surely so mark and and then not only limited light but limited humidity Many homes are dryers in the sahara desert. By actual readings they're under thirty percent moisture in the air and so on This can and does shut plants down. I don't mean it kills them but they are not doing much right now. They should be in good light. They should be kept moist not wet but moist and no fertilizer right now while they're resting but it's just a different kind of gardening Where you may have had to water those plants if you keep other things indoors all the time. You may have had to water them once a week in the summer spring summer fall. Now you might even get by. They might even get by with every two weeks The best way to tell is put the first knuckle of your big finger into the soil if it's dry down that roughly one inch then it's time to water soil. The soil gets moist excess. Water drains away. And then you don't water again onto maybe up to two weeks so it's just a whole different kind of gardening. Respecting the plants means and where they don't have greatest needs while near dormant. Don't push him. Don't over water them but keep them in the sun or at least good ambient light at the site of a window so that they will continue to grow and be beautiful for you. Why no one thing that you always stress with me is the the fact that these pots have to be able to drain out. Yes mark and one of the things that makes it real slick. You can use any vessel. But i bought but clear plastic. Well bowls if you will their Their whatever woods base of the pot is a little more. they stand about an inch and a half high. I put pebbles any kind of pedals. But i have some decorative that i put in the bottom of those so they plant itself. Plant pot sits on top of the stone. Then when i water the excess can run out down into the area. The pebbles you usually doesn't overflow you have to be a little careful with that and then where the one or two standing still in the pebbles but not wedding the plant. There is evaporation of course and then evaporation humidity. Moving up through the plants gives them another break That is good for them. So you you actually keep your furniture in good shape. You keep your plants in good shape with not much trouble.
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Pompeo announces U.S. consulate in Western Sahara
"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U. S plans to open a consulate in Western Sahara that will be part of the U. S embassy in Morocco. NPR's Michele Calvin reports. It comes after the Trump administration upended long standing policy and recognized Morocco sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary Pompeo says he's beginning a process to establish the U. S consulate in Western Sahara, and he's already inaugurated a virtual post meant to support economic and social development in the region. In a recent op Ed, former Secretary of State James Baker accused the Trump administration of turning its back on the people of Western Sahara. Who have sought a referendum on the status of the former colony. The Trump Administration recognized Morocco sovereignty as part of a deal to get Morocco to normalize ties with Israel. Baker called that an astounding retreat from the principals of international law.
AP News Radio
Israel, Morocco to normalize ties; US shifts W Sahara policy
"Hi Mike Rossi a reporting the trump administration brokers a deal between Israel and Morocco president Donald Trump added to his Mideast legacy Thursday announcing on Twitter that Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations the deal was brokered by trump's son in law and adviser Jared Kushner and his chief international negotiator avi Berkowitz in Jerusalem Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu I want to first thank president trump for his extraordinary efforts to expand sort of pleased to bring peace to Israel and the peoples of the Middle East as part of the deal the United States has agreed to recognize Morocco's claim over the long disputed western Saharan region might cross yet Washington
All Things Considered
Morocco Becomes Latest Arab Country To Normalize Ties With Israel
"Me happy holidays. Another Arab country has decided to join the Trump Administration's Abraham accords. Under the deal, Morocco will normalize ties with Israel. In return the U. S is backing Morocco's bid. Sovereignty over a disputed territory. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Israel in Morocco have already had informal ties for years. But now in a tweet president Trump says they've agreed to full diplomatic relations. His son in law and adviser Jared Kushner, expects things to move quickly. They will grant overflights and direct flights to and from Israel for all Israelis. They'll reopen the liaison offices and robot and tell Aviv immediately with the intention to open the embassies you know, in the near future. For its part, the U. S. Is changing its policy toward Western Sahara Ah former Spanish colony In the past, the U. S. Has worked with the United Nations to promote talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara. Kushner says the U. S now recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed region is something that's been talked about. For a long time, but something that seemed inevitable at this point. A statement from the Polisario Front question whether the move by the U. S violates international law and said Morocco is quote selling it sold to maintain its illegal occupation. Trump's move also took the U. N by surprise. We've just learned of this through Twitter post, U. N spokesman Stephane Dujarric says the secretary general is still convinced that it's possible to reach a negotiated solution based on U. N resolutions. One Former U. N and U. S diplomat Jeffrey Feldman says the U. S. Was already leaning toward Morocco's planned offer some autonomy but not independence. For the people of Western Sahara. Previous administrations have never come out fully in support of Morocco. There's been kind of a wink wink nudge nights. The Moroccan economy plan looks pretty good as a basis for How you would negotiate a permanent settlement. But he fears that President Trump's move will short circuit diplomacy, leaving the Saharawi people weaker as he's done with others. He hasn't shown much empathy for weaker parties. Whether we're talking about the Kurds in Syria or the the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and now this stuff rallies, Palestinians are sounding frustrated, too, as more Arab countries agreed to normalize ties with Israel
BBC World Service
Morocco Launches Military Operation in Western Sahara Buffer Zone
"Front says a three decades old ceasefire in Western Sahara has been ended by a Moroccan military operation in the buffer zone. A senior Polisario officials have that war had started. Earlier, Morocco said it intended to clear a road linking Western Sahara with Mauritania. Polisario supporters say the highway shouldn't be in use and they've been blocking it. Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in 1975. Since then it's been the subject of a dispute between the Moroccans and the indigenous people led by the Polisario Front. One of South Africa's