General Comments There are days when there is nothing to write about, and there are days when there is too much to write about. Today, there were all kinds of news around the markets, most of which had a friendly perspective. Here are some of the highlights:
World financial markets were strong overnight on more optimism that the EU finance ministers will finally reach an agreement this weekend on Greece. This pushed the dollar slightly lower and crude and metals slightly higher. U.S. financial markets opened firm and are now within easy striking distance of highs not seen since 2008. Ukraine announced it will restrict exports more than expected to 1.7 MMT in the February/July period. This is 50 percent of the original plan. USDA ma...
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...
