"It's 80 degrees here, which is crazy, because nearly everyone I'm connected with is going through something completely different, " said Stephen Solaka, managing partner at Belmont Capital Group in Los Angeles, a portfolio manager active in options trading.

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In a newsletter, Michael Proctor, programme manager of RCAHMS' options appraisal, said the review of the organisation's future was entering its final stages.

BBC: RCAHMS merger with Historic Scotland mooted

Manager Rainer Bonhof's attacking options have been reduced with Aberdeen's Darren Mackie and Celtic's Shaun Maloney out.

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