Wrong Court The EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement will now start hurting U.S. exporters, and the next ding will come when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) sans the U.S. (aka CPTT) is completed this year. Yet Tokyo’s largest external trade surplus is with the U.S. USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney reportedly said that the ball is in Japan’s court on pursuing a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S. This then begs the question: why is the Trump administration treating Japan with kid gloves on the trade imbalance issue, especially since the U.S. would appear to have the geopolitical leverage to remedy the situation? Full Transparency Hypercompetitive British food retailers are reporting the amount of antibiotics used in the meat...
content here...
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...
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...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
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.