The Closing Bell Wrap-Up is back after a few weeks’ hiatus working on a few special projects for WPI. Since this article was last written, the grain and livestock markets have largely traded sideways (thanks, holiday-shortened trading weeks) while the U.S. political situations have become interesting and chaotic. Today’s trading featured a Turnaround (lower) Tuesday in corn and soybeans while wheat managed a few cents’ gain. Cattle futures were higher on aggressive feeder cattle buying while hog futures were mixed amid aggressive spread trading. Fundamental news remains light except for rumors of Chinese corn/soybean/wheat buying, the ongoing drought in Brazil, and flooding in Argentina. Traders, however, were unimp...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.