General Comments Eurozone (Read: Greece) concerns were back in the markets again over the weekend, which pressured Asian and European markets overnight and this morning. That, in turn, pressured the euro and crude oil and strengthened the dollar. CME prices had weak closes in the night session followed by weak corn and wheat and steady soybean openings. It seemed like a repeat of the trading sessions last week: We open lower and gradually start to climb led by buying in soybeans. The May soybean contract closed above $13 for the first time since 22 September 2011, back when commodity markets were freefalling from the explosion in Greek news that caused the dollar to soar. Chicago wheat joined the soybean rally early while Mpls and KC s...
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.