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Traction Capital has closed its debut fund, a hybrid private equity and venture capital vehicle targeting the US Midwest
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A big event in the insect world is approaching. Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states, from New York west to Illinois and south into northern Georgia. This group is known as Brood X, as in the Roman numeral for 10.
For about four weeks, wooded and suburban areas will ring with cicadas’ whistling and buzzing mating calls. After mating, each female will lay hundreds of eggs in pencil-sized tree branches.
Then the adult cicadas will die. Once the eggs hatch, new cicada nymphs fall from the trees and burrow back underground, starting the cycle again.
GLOBAL ALUMINIUM WRAP: Duty-unpaid tightness boosts Rotterdam, Turkey, Brazil premiums Aluminium premiums in Rotterdam are at their highest since May 2018, causing premiums to rise in Europe and Brazil, while tight supply also continues to support premiums in the United States.
Rotterdam premiums hit May 2018 high
Import premium in Brazil edges upward
US Midwest premium remains strong
MJP static, other Asian premiums slip
Rotterdam duty-unpaid premium at near three-year high
Aluminium premiums in Rotterdam continued to climb in the week to Tuesday February 24 due to supply tightness, supporting other premiums throughout Europe.
Fastmarkets assessed the benchmark aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dup Rotterdam at $120-128 per tonne on Tuesday, up by $3-6 per tonne from $117-122 per tonne last week.
Nickel premiums in the US and Europe were steady in the week to Tuesday February 17, with both markets broadly stagnant against a well-supported LME three-month nickel price, while Asia’s absence from the market saw minimal spot activity.
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Tawny crazy ants – named for their fast, erratic movements – can blanket the ground by the millions. Originating in South America and now established in parts of the southern U.S., they harm other insects, asphyxiate chickens and even short-circuit electronics in homes. At only 0.125 inches (3.2 mm) long, crazy ants are tiny but mighty. Ryan Reihart, CC BY-SA
The nutritional content of nectar and honeydew vary widely, however, depending on the nutrients available in a particular ecosystem. There are 25 chemical elements required to build life – too much or too little of one may cause disease. So far, ecologists only really know about the importance of macronutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, that are abundant in living tissue. My team wanted to learn more about what micronutrients might be important to crazy ants.