The Falklands; Thatcher; UK/Argentina

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(1) Simon Romero, Islands, and Now a Funeral, Strain Argentine-British Ties. New York Times, Apr 12, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/1 ... atcher-funeral.html
(Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner not invited to Thatcher's funeral)

Note:
(a) Falkland Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands
(section 1 Etymology)
(b) Falkland, Fife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland,_Fife
(a town in county of Fife, Scotland; developed as a medieval settlement dependent on Falkland Palace and the Falkland Castle)
(c) Stanley, Falkland Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Falkland_Islands
(also known as Port Stanley; "became the capital in 1845 [and] was [re-]named after Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time"; section 3 Name)
(d) The report quotes Argentine foreign minister as saying, “What does it matter if they want to name it Port Margaret, Margarita or Margarona?”
(i) Margaret (name)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_(name)
(section 2 2 Name Margaret in other languages: Spanish [language of Argentina] -- Magarita)
(ii) "Margarona" is made up. It does not exist.

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(2) Brian Swint, The Falklands Brace for a Gusher of Money. Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Apr 8, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/arti ... race-for-oil-wealth
(A promising offshore oil discovery is expected to bring the British territory $10.5 billion in tax revenue [$6.6 billion] and royalties [$3.9b] over 25 years[, which is the life of the field]. * * * The field, known as Sea Lion, contains about 400 million barrels of oil")

Note:
(a) summary underneath the title: The islanders start planning how to handle $10.5 billion in oil revenue.
(b) Shetland Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland_Islands
(section 1 Etymology; discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s)