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Hugh Smith and Benny Souto write about designing policies and services for the future in Camden Council.| publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk
Hugh Smith and Benny Souto write about designing policies and services for the future in Camden Council.| publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk
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By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures sharply lower on Wednesday as part of the weakness in North American oilseeds. A trader said there’s little for canola or the Chicago soy complex to build on with China not being an overly active export buyer. The trader added that November canola The post North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Weakness in canola appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsMarkets & Production Tips - Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were dropping back on Wednesday morning due to a “lack of bullishness,” said a trader. The trader pointed to the weakness dominating the Chicago soy complex today as to why canola was retreating. He noted the soybean harvest is approaching in The post ICE Canola Midday: Nothing to rally on appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsMarkets & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were weaker Wednesday morning, taking back Tuesday’s gains to post new five-month lows before uncovering some support. Losses in outside markets contributed to the softer tone in canola, with Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil all lower. Expectations for a large canola crop coupled with concerns over The post ICE canola touches fresh five-month lows appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsMarkets & Production Tips - Grainews
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were still reeling on Friday following the release of Statistics Canada’s bearish canola production estimate as well as weaker comparable oil prices. StatCan projected the 2025-26 canola crop at 19.94 million tonnes in Thursday’s report, compared to 19.24 million last year and the five-year average of 18.25 million. An The post North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola tumbles, grains rise appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange took another sharp drop on Friday as Thursday’s report from Statistics Canada and weaker vegetable oils weighed on prices. StatCan projected the 2025-26 canola crop at 19.94 million tonnes, compared to 19.24 million last year and the five-year average of 18.25 million. An analyst believes there will The post ICE Midday: Canola still in free fall appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued to pull back on Friday morning, getting pressure from losses in comparable oils and yesterday’s Statistics Canada report. The Chicago soy complex, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were to the downside, with declines in crude oil weighing on vegetable The post ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola still retreating appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange suffered double-digit losses on Thursday after the release of new data from Statistics Canada. StatCan’s first satellite/model-based crop production estimates of the year were released today, projecting the canola crop to total 19.9 million tonnes, compared to last year’s revised figure of 19.2 million and the five-year average of The post North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola falls, U.S. grains mixed appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange extended their downturn in the middle of Thursday trading after the release of new data from Statistics Canada. StatCan released its first satellite/model-based crop production estimates earlier today with 2025-26 canola production projected at 19.9 million tonnes, compared to a revised value of 19.2 million in The post ICE Midday: Canola tumbles after StatCan report appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange remained on the downside Thursday morning, pressured by the Statistics Canada report and by comparable oils. StatCan issued its crop production report this morning, pegging the 2025/26 canola crop at 19.94 million tonnes. That’s an increase of nearly 700,000 tonnes from The post ICE Canada Morning Comment: StatCan report weighs on prices appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
WINNIPEG -– Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange ended the session lower on Wednesday, following the lead of Chicago soyoil instead of other comparable oils. While the soyoil was lower, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were higher. Crude oil also made gains despite the war in Ukraine and 50 per cent tariffs implemented by The post North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, wheat prices move lower appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were slightly in negative territory in the middle of trading on Wednesday morning, pulled lower by losses in Chicago soyoil. Meanwhile, gains in European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were supportive. Crude oil was also higher as the trade weighed the war in Ukraine, United States stockpiles The post ICE Midday: Canola in the red again appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were lower on Wednesday morning, following small declines in the Chicago soy complex. Gains in European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil helped to offset the losses in canola. Modest upticks in crude oil lent some support to the vegetable oils. Statistics The post ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola pulling back appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsFutures & Production Tips - Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange took a downturn on Tuesday, pressured by weakness in comparable oils. Chicago soyoil lost more than one United States cent per pound while European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were also down. Crude oil fell more than US$1 per barrel despite tensions between Russia and Ukraine. […] Read more| Grainews
For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher. The post Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
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For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher. The post Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher appeared first on Farmtario.| FarmtarioLatest in Production of Livestock Ontario | Farmtario
For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher. The post Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsDaily News from Glacier Farm Media Network - Grainews
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Back in February, 2023 I wrote an enthusiastic plug for including managed futures funds in an investment portfolio. That was based on several observations. First, bonds have become often positively…| Economist Writing Every Day
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For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.| Farmtario
Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Monday, settling below nearby chart support after trading to both sides of unchanged. Losses in Chicago soybeans and corn accounted for some spillover selling in the Canadian oilseed, with good Midwestern weather behind the selling pressure in those markets. However, persistent dryness concerns in […] Read more| Grainews
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Most blogs explaining Java’s CompletableFuture rely on trivial examples (looking at you javatpoint). Those examples can already be provided and well-explained by ChatGPT et al. Furthermore, while they provide only a shallow understanding for beginner developers, they fail to offer anything challenging or insightful for seasoned developers. A more interesting and insightful example of the ... Read more The post CompletableFuture Example: Crawler appeared first on Concurrency Deep Dives.| Concurrency Deep Dives
On the standard library, Java has many “futures”: All these live within package java.util.concurrent. In this post, we focus on CompletableFuture, and its relation to Future. If you want to know more about CompletableFuture, namely what it is, and how to use it, there is a practical guide at A Guide to CompletableFuture. For contextualisation, ... Read more The post Java’s CompletableFuture vs. Future appeared first on Concurrency Deep Dives.| Concurrency Deep Dives
As explained in greater detail in A Guide to CompletableFuture there are 4 ways to create a CompletableFuture: Here we analyse runAsync and supplyAsync in detail, giving some practical examples. These two methods are the most used by programmers on day-to-day. These methods are static on class CompletableFuture, so you don’t need to have a ... Read more The post CompletableFuture runAsync & supplyAsync appeared first on Concurrency Deep Dives.| Concurrency Deep Dives
Overview This is an in-depth practical guide on how to use Java’s CompletableFuture. It is comprehensive and will serve you as a reference for when you have to work with them. It provides unique insights into how they operate, which you won’t easily find in other blogs and books. This will help you develop a ... Read more The post A Guide to CompletableFuture appeared first on Concurrency Deep Dives.| Concurrency Deep Dives
For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.| Grainews
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By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures turned weaker on Wednesday, despite support from gains in the Chicago soy complex and Malaysian palm oil. Speculation that a deal would see China reopen its borders to Australian canola likely accounted for some of the selling pressure. A trader said he […] Read more| Grainews
For the week ending July 12, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier. Calves weighing 550-800 pounds were quoted $5 lower to as much as $10 higher.| Manitoba Co-operator
By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed higher on Thursday, riding support from other vegetable oils. Along with increases in European rapeseed, the Chicago soy complex turned around to finish on the upswing. However, Malaysian palm oil was still to the downside. Declines in crude oil put a […] Read more| Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were slightly higher on Friday morning in quiet holiday trading. Activity will be somewhat muted today as the U.S. markets are closed for Independence Day. Concerns over dry conditions on the Prairies and indications canola could be eligible for United States biofuel […] Read more| Grainews
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures stepped back on Thursday morning, correcting from recent hikes. While there were declines in Chicago soyoil, the soybeans and soymeal were higher, along with gains in Malaysian palm oil and most European rapeseed contracts. Crude oil was relatively steady, offering little direction […] Read more| Grainews
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Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange rose to start the week after the resumption of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States was announced. An analyst said canola also found support after testing the 50-day average last week. Dry weather in some parts of the Prairies and speculation over […] Read more| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were surging in the middle of Monday trading due to optimism over the resumption of trade talks with the United States. This was despite a stronger Canadian dollar and weakness in most comparable oils. An analyst said canola found support after moving down to […] Read more| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — ICE canola futures were stronger Monday morning, taking back most of Friday’s losses with gains in the Chicago soybeans and soyoil providing support. The November contract briefly tested chart support at its 50-day moving average in overnight trade but was well above that level as the day session got underway. […] Read more| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Friday, retreating from earlier gains as traders adjusted positions ahead of the weekend and reacted to updated acreage and production data from Statistics Canada. StatCan pegged the country’s canola area at 21.46 million acres in a report out Friday morning. That compares with 22.01 million […] Read more| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were higher Friday morning after Statistics Canada released its survey-based acreage estimates. Planted canola acres for 2025-26 totaled 21.457 million, down 189,000 from StatCan’s March estimate and down 554,000 from the year before. Two primary factors for the decline were soil moisture and ongoing […] Read more| Grainews
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Tuesday as a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and the resulting losses in crude oil, weighed on agricultural markets. Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were all down on the day. Chart-based selling contributed to the […] Read more| Grainews
I’m speaking at the UCL Languages of the Future conference on 6th June, presenting a paper titled “Are we even talking about tomorrow? Uncertainty, agency, and the encounter with the su…| matt finch / mechanical dolphin
You know when it’s baking and the heat is just bouncing off everything, you step in the shadows and the temperature instantly drops ten degrees? It ain’t sticking around, just bouncing right back. Anyway, I withstood this onslaught for ten minutes at London Bridge station before cramming into a train full of half-cut sweaty football fans and heading home. As the train meandred between the rooftops of Bermondsey, I caught sight of, for no more than half a second, a seagull nesting in a chi...| The Bounding Box
We start off with high pressure dominating most of the Prairies. A large surface high is sitting over the north-central U.S. This is beginning to tap into more heat and moisture, which will allow for warmer daytime highs and nighttime lows as dewpoints creep up.| Grainews
Last month, the APF Board elected new officers for 2025. Our very own UH Foresight alum Jeremy Wilken will serve as Co-Chair along with Abril Chimal and. They join UH Foresight alum Seth Harrell, who will continue his term as Treasurer. A Note from Jeremy (from the APF Compass Newsletter): "Hello APF, I’m grateful for [...]| Houston Foresight
The VIX is a calculated measure of stock market volatility, based on the prices of stock options. It spikes up when there is a market upset, then seemingly always settles back down again after a fe…| Economist Writing Every Day
At the recent OER24 conference in Cork, Ireland, Laura Czerniewicz and I had the great honour of giving a joint keynote, in the company of another keynoter, the inimitable Rajiv Jhangiani. In addition, we were inspired by the range and depth of work shared by so many in the international open education community who presented…| Catherine Cronin
Many months before November’s election, here at Dot Connector we were already deep in the foresight trenches with our clients, imagining how the post-inauguration period might play out. But even with all of that future-proofing, the speed and callousness with which this new administration set... The post How is Dot Connector’s team making sense of this volatile moment? appeared first on Dot Connector Studio.| Dot Connector Studio
The problem I have, you see, is that I have chosen to spend so much of my time thinking about this damned AI thing. Now, back in 2017 or whenever it was where I was like ‘what’s going on with the stories around this thing’ I thought it was a kooky little wheeze that would […]| The Bounding Box
Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures weakened on Friday on renewed worries that trade disputes could hurt demand for U.S. farm products, analysts said.| Grainews
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to their highest level since October on Thursday as cold weather stoked concerns about potential crop damage in the Black Sea region, analysts said.| Grainews
This blog is now in its 20th year* and it’s been in the wilderness for a bit. I feel as though for the last few years, I’ve mainly used blogging, and the newsletter version of it, to recite lists of “things I have done”/”events I… Read more| architectures by Dan Lockton
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The Jaguar campaign is a masterclass in futures non-thinking. Copy nothing. Think nothing. Do nothing. Demand nothing. Dream nothing.| Matthew Moran
A few weeks back, I was invited to be a critical friend on a futures project by Paul Graham Raven & Keri Facer. The artefact in the centre, the central vehicle to invite people into this world, was a newspaper. Newspapers are, of course, a brilliant container for giving people just enough context of a […] The post The Malkovich Principle appeared first on Smithery.| Smithery
The world of financial markets offers a diverse range of tools to enhance investment strategies, and options and futures stand out as powerful instruments. Understanding their roles can elevate your investment game and help manage risks effectively. Understanding Options and Futures To leverage options and futures in investment strategies, it’s crucial to grasp what these … Continue reading "The Role of Options and Futures in Diversified Investment Strategies" The post The Role of Options...| Disfold Blog
The net fund short position in canola fell to its lowest level in six months during the week ended Oct. 22, as speculators covered bearish bets and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).| Farmtario
For the week ending August 17, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $3-$5 lower on average. Three weeks ago, 1,000 pound steers off grass reached up to $340/cwt. This past week, these same cattle were quoted in the range of $315-$325/cwt.| Farmtario
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When we study history, we come to understand that the structures of the contemporary world are not inevitable, they are a choice, and other choices were possible. Other choices are possible even now. More earthy choices. More natural choices. More imaginative choices. Choices more full of meaning. Choices which allow us greater agency. The study of history allows us to reclaim these choices for our future.| Matthew Moran
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Want to help your students create new futures from these difficult times? Need creative ideas on how organizations can tackle inequality and exploitation? Join Adria Scharf, Joyce Rothschild, Katie Sobering, Victor Tan Chen, Katherine Chen (me!), & other researchers of democratic organizations on 8am PDT Sun., Aug. 7 at the American Sociological Association! We’ll discuss how to teach aboutContinue reading "How to create new futures during these difficult times"| Markets, Power, and Culture
This is a re-post of the Imaginaries Lab newsletter (subscribe here) It’s been too long since the last newsletter, back in those days before “all of this”. I didn’t even do one in 2020—the end of that year was just too fraught, too difficult. You’ve… Read more| architectures by Dan Lockton
We’d like to invite you to Climate Pathways, an exhibition of projects from the Imaginaries Lab‘s fall 2019 studio elective at Carnegie Mellon, Research Through Design. Download the catalog of projects Friday November 22, 5.30pm–7.30pm: Exhibition opening and project demos Saturday November 23, 10.00am–5.00pm: Exhibition… Read more| architectures by Dan Lockton
A case study in making a movie with AI tools You’ve probably seen lots of short movies being made using AI tools, and you’ve wondered how they’re done. Well, here’s an example of one, and I’m going to document the process of how it was made, and while going through that, also highlight the limitations of the technology that lead to many of these movies looking the same. Here’s the movie It’s kinda cool, and it tells a story. But once you’ve seen a few movies like this, you’l...| Laurence Moroney - The AI Guy.
A case study in turning a blog post into a video… A few days back, I wrote this blog post, covering a passion of mine – how AI can be used to change things that we use every day, and while so doing, improving costs, efficiency, and reducing waste, giving an overall positive impact on society and environment. And then I turned it into a video like this! It took about an hour of tweaking, and maybe $10 worth of my subscription credits to create this: This was achieved using a service caled ...| Laurence Moroney - The AI Guy.
Exploring the Wonders of AI-Generated Imagery with Decohere: A Personal Journey In the ever-evolving world of technology, AI’s role in creative fields is becoming increasingly prominent, as I recently explored through a fun experience with the Decohere website. This blog post will delve into two fascinating instances that highlight the capabilities of AI in generating unique visual content. Real-Time Image Creation: A Sci-Fi Vision My first interaction with Decohere involved crafting a scen...| Laurence Moroney - The AI Guy.
Revolutionizing Batteries with AI: A Leap Towards Sustainable Technology In a world increasingly dependent on technology, the quest for efficient and environmentally friendly power sources is more crucial than ever. A recent breakthrough, as reported by New Scientist, showcases how artificial intelligence (AI) is leading this charge, offering a glimpse into a future where technology and sustainability go hand in hand. Understanding the Breakthrough The heart of this advancement lies in an AI-...| Laurence Moroney - The AI Guy.
In the wake of the cryptocurrency boom, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) emerged as the digital darlings of the art and collectibles world. However, as we navigate...| laurencemoroney.com
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Image from our first Walking In the Shoes possitopian walkshop. The final stop at Cow Tower. It’s now a few days into the Possitopia Festival I’m running in Norwich, (Norfolk, UK) and there is a lo…| The Learning Planet
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