Grain and soy futures prices were lower as the overnight session ended and again as the day session opened. However, when March corn failed to break below technical support at $3.50, it brought out enough short covering to produce a mini-rally. General Comments World markets were rattled overnight by North Korea’s announcement that it had successfully exploded a hydrogen bomb for the first time. It already possesses smaller nuclear weapons, but the addition of such a powerfully destructive device to the arsenal of such a “loose cannon” country is unnerving. However, monitoring by the U.S. and other nations has subsequently raised doubts that this test actually involved a hydrogen bomb. It was more likely a lesser nuclear weapon, according...
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...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
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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.