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The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
American President is a Top Trump when it comes to language
Americans, being linguistically conservative, continue to use the word correctly, whereas the relatively slovenly British started to abandon it about the end of the 17th century. Donald Trump is not an elegant orator and freely uses colloquialisms; sometimes even words that the Chambers Dictionary once categorised as 'not in polite use'. However, his speech is syntactically more precise than that of any other prominent politician. Robin Dow, Rothesay. Read more Bus-t up On a recent BBC News at One there was a report about plans to introduce free bus travel down south for young people aged between 16 and 22. The report mentioned that in Scotland we've had free bus travel for 5–22 years olds since 2022. On the follow-up Scottish news there was a report describing how the authorities are considering measures to deal with the anti-social behaviours that plague our buses, and the possibility of bus passes being withdrawn for offenders. Problems have increased dramatically in the past three years due to a minority of young bus users travelling to places quite distant to their home and causing trouble either on the bus or at their destination. A few months ago, there were reports of serious problems on buses in the Kelso area, which regularly led to police involvement. In Edinburgh there have been many cases where bus services have been stopped on certain routes due to anti-social incidents, particularly during the fireworks season. So, England, be aware! Brian Watt, Edinburgh. Centre of attention I am writing a book about Chesters Management Centre, which was located in Bearsden, Glasgow. Part of the University of Strathclyde, it operated from 1955 until 1976. It was a residential management training college, with accommodation for 100 participants. Each year about 1,000 people were attending management courses. I would love to hear from anyone who has memories of Chesters Management Centre. My home is in the village of Aberuthven, near Auchterarder, Perthshire. Please contact me through my personal email, profgordon@ or by telephone, 077-622-76693. If anyone would like a face-to-face meeting, I will be delighted to meet with you. Gordon C. Anderson, Auchterarder, Perthshire. Worrying trend On page eight of Wednesday's Herald there was a photograph of people running through the water at some speed. The caption underneath reads: "Migrant families wade into the sea in an attempt to board a small boat." I studied the picture carefully. Rather than seeing 'families', as the caption suggests, the photo shows over 70 young men. There are only two females and a child, towards the rear of the group. With reportedly more than fifty thousand illegal immigrants landing in the UK since Labour came to power, the proportions in the image are surely typical, and should be a cause for concern. James Martin, Bearsden. Brought to book Libraries gave us power. So goes the first line of 'Design for Life' by Manic Street Preachers. It's a reference to 'Knowledge is Power', the legend carved in stone above a library in Newport, near the Welsh band's home. Here in cosy, soi-disant 'progressive' Scotland, it would be nice to think that we too would embrace this ethos. To be accepting of books or writing, irrespective of whether the content offends, provokes profound disagreement, or sets us on edge. No matter how egregious we deem such content to be, banning or proscribing books is the stuff of totalitarianism. Yet over at the National Library of Scotland, they appear to have a different take, certainly based on the removal of a gender-critical book from an exhibition, at the behest of NLS staff ('Scots National Library accused of 'cowardice' over exclusion of gender critical book', The Herald, August 14). Perhaps the staff didn't feel comfortable with the content, but that's neither here nor there. It's a library, not a protest group. Unless, of course, they are so intolerant of other views, based on seeing life through their ideological prism, that they can't abide to entertain for one second a diversity or difference of opinions. (Such irony.) So now they hold the power over knowledge. Why not go the whole hog and burn the gender-critical book? On which note, a Google search confirms that the NLS keeps a copy of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' in the building. Assuming this is true, it seems we're now so enlightened in Scotland, and such is the health of public debate, that the staff of our nation's foremost repository of books, writing and knowledge are comfortable working in an institution that protects and preserves a book written by the racist, fascist, instigator of the world's worst conflict and the Holocaust. Yet they can't handle women speaking their mind forcefully on a subject of controversy and heated view points. Wow. Just wow. Colin Montgomery, Edinburgh. Wolfish ways We are informed that Scotland's national library banned a book about feminists' fight against Nicola Sturgeon's gender self-identification law, after staff complained its contents were ''hate speech'' comparable to racism. American President Thomas Jefferson argued that if the facts in a book were false they should be disproved, and if the reasoning was fallacious it should be refuted, concluding: ''But for God's sake let us freely hear both sides''. Unpopular ideas must be given a hearing and criticism encouraged. Without unhampered criticism of public figures and public policy a democracy would soon deteriorate. To quote Jefferson again: ''To demand the censors of public measures to be given up for punishment is to renew the demand of the wolves in the fable that the sheep should give up their dogs as hostages of the peace and confidence established between them.'' Censorship in the National Library of Scotland… for heaven's sakes! Doug Clark, Midlothian. Author Charles Dickens... was he one of the Victorians who had strange ideas? (Image: Rochester Museum) Body bafflement Some people look back on the Victorian era with amusement, if not scorn, for some of the attitudes of the time. For instance, covering up table legs lest they inflame the passions of gentlemen with little self-control. I wonder if, in a century's time (should humanity last that long), people will look back with incredulity at the "Sturgeonian" era in Scotland, when it was thought that women could have male appendages. Brian Johnston, Torrance.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nevada Organic Phosphate Clears Final Hurdles, Poised to Begin Drilling at Flagship Murdock Property
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 24, 2025) - Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) ("NOP" or the "Company), a B.C.-based company focused on the exploration of organic, sedimentary rock phosphate in Nevada, is pleased to announce a major milestone in its flagship Murdock Property. Key regulatory steps have been completed: the Reclamation Bond for the Nevagro Lease has been paid in full, and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a signed Decision Record approving NOP's exploration drill program under the NEPA Environmental Assessment. Nevagro, a wholly owned subsidiary of NOP, now awaits the pending final signed Exploration Permit to commence ground operations. The BLM Nevada State Office confirmed receipt of the $118,315 USD Reclamation Bond, satisfying the requirements of 43 CFR 3500 for Prospecting Permit NVNV1061697277. The formal Decision Record was issued on May 28, 2025. Drilling Program to Begin With permits in place, NOP is preparing to launch an initial 12-hole core drilling program—targeting depths between 100 and 250 meters across Area A of the Nevagro Lease. Access improvements, including grading of the 6.6 km existing trail, will facilitate logistical ease and efficiency throughout the drill campaign. Drilling contracts are currently being finalized. "We are thrilled to move into this critical exploration phase," said Robin Dow, CEO of Nevada Organic Phosphate. "This marks a significant step toward unlocking the vast potential of the Murdock Property. Our aim is to play a central role in supplying organic phosphate to a growing North American market hungry for sustainable agricultural inputs." Highlights: Offering Oversubscribed: With another funding tranche closed last Friday, to bring in a total of $320,000, the Company is now working on tranche 3, which it expects to close over the next few weeks. Regulatory Green Light: BLM Reclamation Bond accepted and Decision Record issued May 28, 2025. Promising Geology: Recent surveys confirm mineralization over newly identified targets. The main phosphate-bearing zone has grown from 6.6 km to 33.4 km in strike length. Exploration Potential: The initial 1,813-acre Nevagro permit area is projected to contain an Exploration Target Mineralization Inventory (ETMI) of 10-46 million tonnes of rock phosphate, grading 3-15% P₂O₅ (This estimate is based on an average thickness of 3.5 meters and a specific gravity of 2.61). Expansion Underway: Three additional Lease Applications covering 6,011 acres could increase the total ETMI potential to between 200-220 million tonnes. These estimates are conceptual in nature and have not been verified by NOP according to current 43-101 standards of disclosure. Further exploration is required to define a mineral resource. It's important to note that these figures are based on previous workers' estimates and geological models, and further exploration will be necessary to confirm these potential resources. The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Garry K Smith, a Qualified Person as defined in "National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects." Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. NOP is a junior exploration company with an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate bed, 8.25 kilometers long, in northeast Nevada. This is believed to be the only known organic sedimentary phosphate project in North America. It is situated close to the main highway to Montello/Elko, Nevada, and near the rail head to California. For More Information: Robin Dow, CEOT: 604.355.9986E: robin@ Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulations services providers have reviewed or accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information ("FLSI") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. FLSI may include expectations, anticipations, beliefs, opinions, plans, intentions, estimates, forecasts, projections, guidance or other similar statements and information that are not historical facts. All statements which are not historical statements are considered FLSI. All FLSI is based on assumptions, which may prove inaccurate, and subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's public securities filings, which may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated or implied in FLSI. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance or value on FLSI. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any FLSI in this news release are reasonable at the present time, it can give no assurance that such FLSI will prove to be correct. Any FLSI in this news release is made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to publicly update or revise any FLSI, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. Any FLSI in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. To view the source version of this press release, please visit Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nevada Organic Phosphate Announces Private Placement of up to $300,000
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2025) - Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) ("NOP" or the "Company), a B.C. based company engaged in the exploration, in Nevada, for organic, sedimentary raw rock phosphate, is pleased to announce it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") of up to 10,000,000 units (each, "Unit") at a price of $0.03 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $300,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share") and one Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.05 per Warrant Share for a period of sixty months following the date of issuance (the "Date of Issue"). Each Warrant will be subject to an acceleration provision providing that, if the volume weighted average price for the Company's common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE", or such other exchange on which the common shares may be traded at such time) is equal to or greater than $0.08 for a period of ten (10) consecutive trading days at any time after the Date of Issue, the Company can accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants by disseminating a news release advising the holders of the acceleration and, in such case, the Warrants will expire on the thirtieth day after the date of such notice. The aggregate proceeds of the Offering are anticipated to be used for advancement of the Company's Murdock Property and for general working capital. The Company may pay a finder's fee on a portion of the gross proceeds of the Offering. All securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day after the Date of Issue, as set out in National Instrument 45‐102 - Resale of Securities. The Offering remains subject to regulatory approval and the approval of the CSE. Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. NOP is a junior exploration company with a sedimentary rock phosphate property (the "Murdock Property") hosting a nearly flat lying sedimentary bed of known phosphate mineralization in NE Nevada. The increasing interest in organic and sustainable agriculture practices has contributed to the demand for organic fertilizers, including those derived from rock phosphate. Organic rock phosphate is often marketed as a fertilizer that not only provides phosphorus but also contributes to overall soil health. The Issuer aims to be one of the only certified organic rock phosphate producers with large scale potential in North America. The Murdock Property is situated adjacent to a main highway and the rail head to California. For More Information Robin Dow, CEOT: 604.355.9986E: robin@ Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulations services providers have reviewed or accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information ("FLSI") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. FLSI may include expectations, anticipations, beliefs, opinions, plans, intentions, estimates, forecasts, projections, guidance or other similar statements and information that are not historical facts. All statements which are not historical statements are considered FLSI. Forward- looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed Offering and the anticipated use of proceeds of the Offering. All FLSI is based on assumptions, which may prove inaccurate, and subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's public securities filings, which may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated or implied in FLSI. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance or value on FLSI. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any FLSI in this news release are reasonable at the present time, it can give no assurance that such FLSI will prove to be correct. Any FLSI in this news release is made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to publicly update or revise any FLSI, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. Any FLSI in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States. To view the source version of this press release, please visit
