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Aquarium fish that constantly hide among the plants and accessories within your tank isn't much fun, since the whole point of having an aquarium is to watch and admire your creatures. So it would be nice to understand what's going on here and how to correct it.
The answer to the first part is rather simple: like any other animal, a fish hides because it is scared or uncomfortable with the surroundings. The more important question is what, exactly, is making the fish frightened in the first place? Here are some possibilities.
New Surroundings
If the fish was recently added to the tank, the most likely cause is that it's simply feeling nervous about its new surroundings. This is particularly true of non-schooling fish, who often like to claim a specific territory that they can become comfortable with. Given a few days, the fish should become comfortable with its new home and spend more time out and about.
In the event your fish continues to hide for more than a few days to a week, there is another problem afoot. Until you correct the problem, the fish will continue to remain hidden.
Look for Bullies
If fish remain hidden for more than a few days, the problem may be other fish in the tank. Sometimes the addition of a new fish will bring out aggressive tendencies in tank-mates that formerly were not bullies. Behaviorally, what is happening is that established fish that have previously staked out a territory are now feeling the need to defend their territory from the newcomer.
One way to tone down aggressive behavior by established fish is to rearrange the decor in the aquarium. Once you upend the former territories, all the fish start afresh, and no one fish has the need to defend their space. Don't be surprised, however, if all the fish are a bit nervous at first and may go into hiding. But you will have cured the bully problem, and within a few days the new territory order should sort itself out.
Offer Hiding Places
Many fish do not feel comfortable unless they have a place of their own where they can hide when they feel threatened. Odd as it may seem, providing more hiding places will often cause timid fish to stay out in view more of the time. You can stack rocks to form caves, place pieces of clay pots on the bottom, add pieces of driftwood with arches or holes, or use any other structures that allow fish to hide. If each fish knows it has its own personal hiding place, it will feel safe and stay out in the open more often.
Schooling Fish
Fish species that normally school with others of its own kind will hide if they are kept alone in an aquarium, or if kept in a group that is too small. Always keep schooling fish in groups of at least four or five. If they are kept in smaller groups, they may stay hidden most of the time.


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Many honors for Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen made a star appearance at the 12 Hours of Sebring. The Dane – with six victories in the endurance classic the record holder – was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame. Fellow endurance racing legend Derek Bell presented Kristensen with the award. The officials also had another big surprise in store for the Dane and renamed the third corner on the track 'Kristensen Corner'. Much to the delight of the fans in Florida, the endurance king also drove some laps of honor in an Audi R8 sporting the design of the racecar from Champion Racing, with which he celebrated his third victory at the race track. In addition to autograph sessions, hot laps and interviews, the long-serving Audi driver's agenda also included visits to the Audi Turn 1 Club and meetings with guests from Audi of America.

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Peter: Beautiful eyes. Did you get them from your father?
Malia: Mother.
Peter: Interesting. Anyway, I'm sure they told you a lot about me.
Malia: The homicidal killing spree came up.
Peter: Well, we're all works in progress.
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Experts said Vodafone and Idea have taken the plunge amid a rapidly evolving devices ecosystem in 2500 MHz band in China besides the lower price of these airwaves. Idea's leadership, in fact, told analysts recently that since the ecosystem of the 2300 MHz band had, historically, developed after widespread adoption in China, it expects a similar 'spillover effect' in 2500 MHz band. China has already allocated this band and deployment is expected to happen fast, it said.
Idea's management recently guided for a rollout on this 4G band over the next two to five years as the ecosystem matures. Brokerages expect the 2500 MHz band devices ecosystem to evolve quickly in India thanks to Vodafone and Idea investing in them. Nearly, half the Rs 20,280 crore that second-largest carrier Vodafone spent at the auction went to 4G airwaves in the 2500 MHz band in 15 circles, while No. 3 Idea spent Rs 2,520.8 crore on the same in 16 circles.
Both have done so to compete with Jio and Airtel, which already have pan-India 4G holdings. Experts said Vodafone and Idea's faith in a 4G spectrum band that virtually has no devices ecosystem in India mirrors the decisive steps Jio and Airtel took back in 2010, when their bids for the similarly untested 2300 MHz band were questioned.
But 2300 MHz emerged as a key 4G band for data services in the last auction. That's been helped along by carrier aggregation, which facilitates greater speeds and capacity, experts said. Citi Research expects an 'acceleration in ecosystem development' around the 2500 MHz band following recent allocation of these 4G airwaves to Chinese telcos, coupled with the latest purchases by Vodafone and Idea.
Analysts said Jio and Airtel's additional 2300 MHz spectrum purchases this time round also compelled Vodafone and Idea to target the more affordable, albeit underdeveloped 2500 MHz band, to bolster capacity spectrum without jacking up prices. Brokerage Edelweiss said capacity spectrum purchases were imperative for Vodafone and Idea to sustain their competitive edge in leadership circles. "Operators (Vodafone/Idea) are banking on developing the ecosystem with significant deployments in 2500 MHz globally, including China."
But HSBC's Rajiv Sharma does not expect commercial deployment of 2500 MHz spectrum before the next 12-18 months since the devices ecosystem remains thin, notwithstanding some 4G LTE deployments in the band in China. However, the foreign brokerage expects Vodafone and Idea to benefit if they consider active infrastructure sharing since both companies have added 2500 MHz spectrum in 12 overlapping circles.


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Feeling burned by the stock market and looking for a solid long-term investment? Not a gold bug, you say? Have you considered farming? It's surprisingly expensive to get started, but the capital gains can be truly extraordinary.
The headlines now focus on the drought across Western Canada but there's little sign of hard times in Canada's supply-managed sectors of dairy, egg and poultry production. In fact, the value of quota necessary to produce milk under the government-controlled system is on a tear.
That seems strange, at first glance. Just last month, the World Trade Organization ruled that Canada illegally subsidizes hundreds of millions of dollars worth of dairy exports — which led to another round of speculation that Canada's regulations blocking imports must eventually be doomed.
Canada's milk producers seem to think otherwise. International milk prices have been plummeting, but this needn't affect this country's 20,000 protected dairy farms — which are concentrated in central Canada and benefit from government-guaranteed prices. The value of milk quotas have risen since January by 18 per cent in Ontario and by 19 per cent in Quebec.
The astoundingly high prices needed to purchase the right to send milk to market is the dirty secret at the heart of Canada's supply-management system, at least outside the agri-food industry.
In an article in yesterday's Globe and Mail, former agriculture minister John Wise made a spirited defence of supply management, describing it as a "unique" Canadian achievement "that matches what farmers grow with what consumers need and want." It's just like the production of computers or cars, he suggested — industries which also are careful not to overproduce.
Nowhere, however, did he mention the word quota. Individuals who decide to become furniture makers needn't buy the right from Ottawa to produce each piece. They just get started. Not in farming, though.
The provinces' milk quotas generally are expressed as the right to produce one kilogram of butter fat daily. In 1998, that was worth roughly $15,000 in Ontario. In 2000, when the stock market was at its peak, it was worth around $20,000. Last month, it was $22,950. In Quebec, in May, it was $29,900.
That translates into some extraordinary statistics. The total value of the milk quota in Canada is now about $20-billion. That means the cost to buy the quota controlled by an average farm is worth just over $1-million.
There are about 1.14 million cows in the country, meaning the value of quota per cow — that is, the right to sell the milk from that cow — is about $17,500. That's about seven times more than the cow itself would cost at auction.
Getting into the other supply-managed sectors is even more expensive. The average chicken farm in Canada has 28,000 birds — and would require $1.5-million in quota to run. The average turkey farm needs $1.4-million in quota.
The quota for an average egg operation — with about 13,000 hens laying one egg a day — is $1.75-million. The quota of $135 per hen is roughly six times what it was two decades ago, and has risen about 18 per cent just since February. There are a few agricultural economists across the land who regret the day they told their parents they were leaving the farm to pursue academia.
"With supply management, farm income is derived from the marketplace, not from subsidies," argues Mr. Wise.
Yet, is there anyone but the consumer to ultimately cover the sky-high entry costs necessary to become a farmer — expenses, of course, which are entirely government-created and artificial. The best analogy for city folks is the taxi plate. Municipalities like Toronto restrict the supply of cabs by restricting the supply of cab licences. Naturally, this bids up the value of those licences.
When the supply management system was introduced in the late-sixties and early-seventies, those who already produced dairy, egg and poultry products received their quotas for free. They've now passed them along to their children, and sometimes on to the grandkids — often entirely free of capital gains taxes. For most, the quotas are a nest egg, financing their retirement.
Theoretically, these farmers would be left holding quotas as worthless as WorldCom Inc. stock if Ottawa ever agreed to phase out border controls, which now exist in the form of huge tariff walls, and let foreign production into the country.
But the farmers also know that high quota values are just one more incentive for Ottawa to protect the supply-managed system at all costs — even if it may mean making concessions at world trade talks in sectors that could be of greater future importance to Canada.
Dairy farmers, in particular, are politically powerful — especially in Quebec. Any signal that Ottawa was bending would bring forth a torrent of abuse, and demands that — at a minimum — the Canadian government compensate agricultural producers for the value of their entire quota.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien spoke of the importance of Canada's agricultural producers this week, as he began a summer campaign to keep his job. He touted Ottawa's recent farm aid package. He might also have pumped for some big cheques to the Liberal Party. Many of those farmers he met could afford it.


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Ukraine's Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky vowed last week to free all bears kept in restaurants as entertainment, Interfax news agency reported.
Captured and tamed bears are still used for entertainment purposes and often forced to drink alcohol, a tradition that has survived since the rule of Russian emperors.
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This afternoon Aaron from Married At Fight Sight NZ stopped by to chat with Jono, Ben and Sharyn about last night episode...
SEE MORE: MAFS NZ Ben explains why he didn't look Aaron in the eyes.
While talking, the guys asked the question what we've all been wondering all day 'What was going through his head last night?'
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For years now I've tried using dry shampoo and failed miserably. I have long hair and I know I shouldn't be washing it but I have done again and again, day after day, and felt the wrath of my hairdresser each time he lectured me for doing such an evil deed. "Dry shampoo," he would say. "It's been invented for people like you so your hair can stay healthy." Embarrassingly I always promised to try and try again, never wanting to admit that the stuff just didn't work for me. Or so I thought...
Last week, while on a shoot, I finally learned the trick to dry shampoo from someone I know to be one of the best in the biz (he who shall remain unnamed). I didn't have to ask - saving myself the shame- but rather stood back and listened as the model questioned why dry shampoo wasn't working for her. Hallelujah!
It turns out the trick to dry shampoo is simple, requires only two tools, and it goes a little something like this
1. Make sure you are dividing the hair up into sections and spraying on the roots, not just willy nilly spraying the mane. Yes - I willy nilly sprayed upside-down and all around.
2. Leave the dry shampoo to sit on hair for three minutes. Resist the urge to scrunch, twist, rough dry or play with your hair. Let the dry shampoo do it's work!
3. Grab your best blow dryer and give yourself a toss and tumble. Go upside down and dry the roots to create volume, and give the rest of your hair a quick run through. The end result will be a blow dry that lives to see another day - as let's be honest... there's nothing worse than paying for a blow dry that lasts for only 24 hours. Or, on the flip side, having to wash, dry and style your hair ever flipping day!
Moral of the story - the more you put into placing the dry shampoo, the more you'll get out of it.
Moral of the story - the more you put into placing the dry shampoo, the more you'll get out of it.