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Hip hop duo OutKast and newcomer Nelly bested some of the top rap artists in the industry at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Monday night.
OutKast snagged best artist of the year by a group and best live performer of the year, while Nelly took home best new artist of the year and best album for his CD “Country Grammar.”
“Hopefully I can keep doing what I am doing and people will keep accepting me for what I’m doing because that’s just me,” said Nelly, whose album also was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Eminem won video of the year for “Stan,” a song about a demented fan driven over the edge by his hero’s lack of response. He performed the song “Purple Hills” with his group D-12.
Rapper Ja Rule, who collected the single of the year award for “Put It On Me,” which featured artist Lil’ Mo, called the Source honors “the award” for rappers.
“This is our culture, our music, our peers,” he said.
The Neptunes won the producer of the year and R&B artist of the year went to R. Kelly, known for a remix of his hit song “Fiesta,” featuring artist Jay-Z.
Jay-Z, known for his songs “Big Pimpin’,” featuring UGK, and “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” and his album “Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter,” won solo artist of the year.
Rapper Scarface defeated Eminem, Jay-Z and Prodigy for lyricist of the year.
“This is bigger than I can imagine,” said Scarface.
OutKast – Andre 3000 and Big Boi – are known for their hits “Ms. Jackson” and their Grammy-nominated “Rosa Parks.” Their latest album, the multi-platinum “Stankonia,” is their biggest one to date.
LL Cool J, a longtime rap artist, producer and actor, received a Lifetime Achievement award and The Hip-Hop Image Award was presented to hip-hop mogul Master P.
Of the evening’s performances, the live goat, cow and chickens brought on stage by Nelly and the St. Lunatics, who performed “Midwest Swing”, was one of the most colorful.
Thousands of hip-hop fans joined the genre’s top artists for the third annual awards show at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Some artists – including the redhead Eve and Ludacris – ran out to greet the stargazers.
This is the first year that the awards, put on by The Source Magazine, were held in Miami.
Fights broke out during last year’s show, held in Pasadena, Calif. It was canceled after only three performances and a handful of awards were announced because of fights in the audience.
This year’s award show will air on UPN on Aug. 28.

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Astro Lighting, one of Britain’s leading designer and producer of contemporary lighting, has launched its first ever capsule collection of design-led, limited edition pieces, designed by Design Director James Bassant (JB) and Senior Designer Riley Sanders (RS).
We decided it was the perfect time to get to know more about James and Riley, their inspiration and their latest designs.
Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
JB: I graduated from Kingston University with a degree in Product & Furniture Design and after working for a number of lighting brands in the industry, in 1997, myself and Co-Founder John Fearon, created Astro from my basement in Kent, England. We had a shared commitment to British lighting design and a passion for quality and precision that is still present 20 years on. Building a network of partners, our expansion into new design territories quickly followed, supplying timeless luminaires for high-end hospitality projects globally. Today, we have established teams in Italy, China, Singapore and the USA, with an 86,000 ft2 HQ here in the UK. It’s our passion for design and an extensive network of international partners that ensures our business continues to flourish.
RS: I began my career at Massey University’s School of Creative Arts in New Zealand, where I studied Industrial Design. This was followed by various roles in exhibition, interiors and furniture design before joining Astro in 2017 as Senior Designer. I’ve always had a love for materials and an intrigue of manufacturing processes. It’s how the two elements come together to create timeless luminaires that fascinates me and inspires me to innovate the approach to design.
What was the starting point for the Capsule Collection?
RS: Like most, it started with a pencil sketch in our design books, drawing upon influences from the world around us. The Capsule Collection gave us the platform to liberate our creative process and reinforce Astro’s design led approach.
JB: Working closely with our team of on-site engineers we have developed collection of products that still honour the DNA of core Astro product, with a confidence to hold their own in any space. They are bold and visually strong, each with a delicacy that quietly compliments a design scheme.
Where did you find inspiration for the Capsule Collection?
JB: Mechanical machines have always fascinated me; gears, cogs, chains and their interactions in analogue mechanical devices. My love of lights and my fascination with Orreries obsessed me to design the Orb, an orb of light at its centre about which a planet mirror orbits… For years I kept coming back and refining the design to capture the essence of an Orrery in a functional light, the Orb.
RS: The io Pendant light takes inspiration from the fluted detailing of the ancient Greek Ionic pillars. Using the unique production process of gravity-fed glass extrusion, the io Pendant takes a circular 2D design and extrudes the glass downwards to create a perfectly ribbed cylindrical form. I wanted the glass to be the hero of the product, so we stripped all unnecessary components to keep it as simple and minimal as possible, allowing light to subtly reflect and refract off the glass. The concept for the Halftone also began as a basic pencil to paper sketch, focusing on the simple form of a circle. I then started to look at how incorporating an intricate pattern could be used to bring translucent, clear acrylic to life. We experimented with different processes, settling on the precision that laser etching achieves.
Which materials did you select for this collection and why?
JB: Integrity and honesty of material choices are at the heart of this collection. The Orb is a glowing pure white glass sphere around which a mirror planet orbits, whilst Halftone is all about taking a single material of etched acrylic and elevating it to beauty by its surface treatment. The io Pendant, is a length of molten glass extruded and cooled into an exquisite liner profile, so the clarity of the glass and refraction of light are the magic of the piece.
Which settings are these models designed to be specified for? Are there any features which make them specifically suitable?
JB: Primarily designed to be positioned alongside a bathroom mirror, the Orb provides useful task lighting with an appreciable sense of design and can be partnered with the single Orb light for a compete design scheme.
RS: Halftone is ideal for a hospitality setting such as an entrance way or as a sculptural installation within a space, as the transparency of the acrylic allows the wall to still be visible, both when the light is switched on or off. It’s also designed in two sizes and depths so can be layered to produce more intense and striking illumination that will add interest to the surrounding architecture. With our io pendant I like the idea of the pendant being used above a dining table. It would add a sense of drama and elegance to the space and as the pendant is dimmable, you can control the mood to create a unique lighting experience.
Why is the quality of lighting important in specific settings and how do the Capsule Collection models achieve this?
JB: For Astro, the engineering of each product must be of the highest standard. The products need to operate effortlessly so one does not even consider the engineering solution that lies at the heart of it. However, often the simplest of designs require complex engineering. This is true with the Orb, where we refined each part of the design process to ensure the delicate moving parts were robust, but with a sense of lightness, masking a complex engineering solution behind its simplicity.
What were your key considerations when designing and developing the Capsule Collection models?
JB: Astro products have always been guided by our creative ethos that ‘good design demands simplicity’ and our collections aren’t dictated by trends. They are rooted firmly in the now, but with a timeless quality that avoids the vagaries of fashion. Our goal is to create products that withstand the test of time, not to be frequently replaced and we take care to refine and consider each element, so product blends seamlessly with any space for many years to come.
Contact Astro Lighting through BCFA Product Finder.
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I would call myself a minimalist in every material aspect of living, and even though my whole love for cooking I try to think deeply about each purchase. Before I buy any kitchen or electronic gadgets I ask myself the magic question: do I really need that? And I do it many times, to avoid the situation that I will spend the money for something I will use once or twice and it will collect the dust after that.
So this post is not intended to persuade you to buy any of these items, but if you are considering purchasing any of them at the moment, it may help you to make a decision. For example, I thought almost a year about buying a slow cooker, and finally a detailed description and a review on one of the blogs helped me to make my decision. So maybe it will also help you to find the item that will serve you well for a long time and make your cooking and living more pleasurable.
Over the years I’ve collected couple kitchen items I use very often, some of them everyday, some at least once a week. It saved me tons of time and made my cooking and living more pleasurable and enjoyable. I would not hesitate to spend my money again to buy them, even if they cost twice as much. Although none of these items cost more than £30, the value for money and usefulness is amazing.
Some of them might seem to very basic and seemingly insignificant, but if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen you understand that small things can make a big difference.
I have small, 1 cup size Bialetti Moka Express pot (produces 2.0 oz/60ml of coffee) – perfect for a morning cup of coffee. But there’s also bigger sizes up to 18 cups. You won’t be able to make traditional espresso with this pot, because moka pot is not able to make 9 bars of pressure to extract espresso. But if you’re not very keen to spend a lot of money for good espresso machine, or simply just make 1-2 coffee cups a day and you need something simple and easy to maintain, moka pot will be perfect for you.
I believe Moka Pot is with me about 10 years now, and even though it shows visible signs of use it still makes delicious coffee. I only had to buy a new rubber gasket, to replace the old one. Two things that might be important for you: it can by only washed by hand (using only water, no need for chemicals) and it’s not suitable for induction plates.
Cast Aluminium Pots
Recently I had to get rid of my first ever cast aluminium pot. Similar to Moka Pot it was about 10 years since I got it. I was large, suitable for oven use and coated with non stick layer (Teflon). Perfect for multiple uses: casseroles, stews, bread baking, slowly cooked meats and all dishes that need longer cooking time and might stick and get burned during cooking. Literally it was the most used pot i my kitchen. My next one (the one you see on the photo) is the same brand but a different range – inside is covered with non-stick coating, imitating a stone. It’s much smaller then my previous one and works great with smaller amounts of food. It’s perfect to braise small amounts of meat. These pots evenly distribute heat throughout the entire surface of the dish, so nothing gets burned or stick to the bottom. The only downside I would consider is that they are quite heavy, so for example for older person it might feel uncomfortable and difficult to handle especially when full. Apart from that I cannot say enough good things about them.
That’s one of the cooking appliances I was thinking about a long time before buying. I didn’t want to spend money on something that’s very popular, but I would use it couple times and it would turn out I don’t really need it. Finally I decided to buy it when we’ve started keto diet. At that time I’ve been working full time and needed some help with cooking. Came out that buying a slow cooker saved my life. I was making a lot of stews, soups and meat that needed some time to cook. Being able to pop them into the slow cooker before work and have a meal ready after coming back from fork, saved me a lot of time. But if you’d like to set your cooking time, so that the slow cooker will switch on and off while you’re out of the house, there’s a lot of different programmable models you can choose from. You can also choose from different sizes even up to 7,5L. 3,5L that we have is perfect for 2 people with lots of leftovers. The one I have is 1,5 years old and works perfectly fine, I would not hesitate to pay twice as much for it. What’s also important cooking in the slow cooker is not expensive, working for a few hours costs less than just starting an electric cooker and using it for a few minutes. And it’s absolutely safe to leave it on when you’re out of the house or during the night.
This blender is so old I don’t even remember when I bought it. And I believe that’s the most used appliance in my kitchen. Mixing wand became yellow from blending my turmeric latte and pumpkin soup. I killed a chopper trying to blend dates couple times, but I used it for multiple things like: chopping veggies and nuts, blending biscuits for cake bases, making peanut butter or even chopping small amounts of chicken breasts. Mixing wand is perfect for anything else: making smoothies, bulletproof coffees, cream soups, sauces, making crepe batter, blending cooked spinach, beating eggs… And it’s again the most basic model 600W, but serves me well for many years. Sometimes I only regret that I killed the chopper, but if this one dies too I won’t hesitate to buy a new one. If you regularly make smoothies, cream soups, bulletproof coffee, you like to make your own hummus or different kind of dips and pastes – basic blender will save a tons of your time.
That’s quite recent purchase. We’ve bought it couple months ago, after a few fails with fermenting cabbage in regular jars. What can I say about it – it does the job. 3 litres is not to big nor too little. Silicone lid with air lock makes you sure that no air will be left in the jar that would make the veg go wrong. Two ceramic stones are perfect to keep the cabbage in place and prevent from floating on the surface and getting mouldy. With fermenting in regular jars, we’ve had problems with cabbage exploding because of the amount of gas, sometimes getting mould and smelly even though it seemed that we did everything correctly. If you want to start fermenting vegetables regularly, without experiments with jars and stone pots and you want to make sure that nothing will go wrong, that’s a perfect solution. Using fermenting set you can make saurekraut, kimchi, pickles, if you’re into fermented foods you can actually use: tomatoes, garlic, beets, carrots, cauliflower, zucchini and even fruits like apples, lemons, oranges, bananas, plums, strawberries or rhubarb. Although I make only cabbage at the moment I will definitely try to try other veggies and fruits in the future.
Good quality peeler
It might seem silly writing about as basic thing as vegetable peeler, but not all peelers are created equal. Seriously if you use a lot of veggies in your kitchen, good peeler will save you time and nerves. Obviously you can buy cheap £1 peeler that will last for couple uses, then you bin it because it gets blunt and rusty and buy another one. But why would you be so wasteful? The one I have wasn’t extremely expensive (something about £5 or £7) but it’s a peeling terminator made by Lakeland. Peeling butternut squash with this peeler is as easy as pie. Blade is sharp, doesn’t get rusty (it’s stainless steel), peeler lays good and sturdy in your hand. Also peels very thinly, so won’t let you waste a lot of veg. I have it for at least 3 years and it’s still as sharp as new. You can also use it to make ribbons of courgette, cucumber or carrot. From the same brand there’s also julienne peeler, I don’t have it, but I bought one for my mum and she’s very happy with it. Oh and a fact worth noticing: it can be used by both right and left-handed people.
When you will be in need for a new peeler, consider spending a little bit more for something that will truly serve you well.
Glass water bottle
Another basic item that might serves you more then you might think. If you like to take your own drink to work, you might consider getting yourself a glass bottle. Why I think it’s much better than plastic bottle or reusable coffee/tea cup? You can use it for multiple drinks and occasions. From as simple as water, through smoothies (it has a leak-proof quite wide screw cup that makes easy to drink thicker liquids), handmade juices, but what’s the best on a colder days you can make yourself a hot tea or coffee. During my busy working day I often popped a teabag into the bottle added boiling water and I had something warming to sip. Obviously it’s not going to work as thermos and won’t keep your warm drinks warm for hours. But if you’re looking for something you can easily pop into your bag or backpack without being afraid that it will somehow open and spill inside this kind of bottle is great solution. It’s great to take for a trip or a long walk. Silicone cover protects your hands against the heat of the bottle and makes it comfortable and easy to grip. The only downside I can see, is that in comparison to a plastic bottle is much more heavy. But even though I would not swap it for anything else.
I hope you find this post useful, maybe you even thought – that’s what I was looking for! If you’d like me to go into more details about any of the items simply let me know in the comments.
And what are your favourite kitchen items you wouldn’t hesitate to buy for double price?

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Samurai Gourami (Sphaerichthys vaillanti) is a rare addition suitable to your nano aquarium. They are not common in the aquarium industry, even in their natural habitats.
When they are present in their natural habitats, it is hard to spot them because of their swimming pattern and traits that mimic a floating dead leaf.
For these reasons, Samurai Gouramis are expensive, and most hobbyists will never get to see one in person.
The care for a Samurai Gourami is essentially the same as any other gourami. They need a planted tank with some driftwood and rocks for hiding spots. The water should be soft and acidic, with tropical water conditions.
Some find it hard to care for these fish, but we think they are relatively easy to care of if given their demands. Let’s find out more about these fish and how to provide the best care for them.
What is Samurai Gourami?
- 1 What is Samurai Gourami?
- 2 What do Samurai Gouramis look like?
- 3 How big do Samurai Gourami get?
- 4 Is Samurai Gourami aggressive?
- 5 Samurai Gourami behavior
- 6 How long do Samurai Gouramis live?
- 7 One look care guide
- 8 Samurai Gourami care
- 9 Samurai Gourami breeding
- 10 Special tips
- 11 How to feed Samurai Gourami?
- 12 What fish can live with Samurai Gourami?
- 13 Related questions
Scientifically named Sphaerichthys vaillanti, Samurai gourami is a freshwater fish belonging to the Osphronemidae family.
The fish is endemic to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Their natural habitat is found in blackwater areas thriving with tree roots and other decaying materials in the Kalimantan River.
Because the samurai gourami swims along the riverbed’s bottom, it may be mistaken for dead leaves. They have a labyrinth breathing organ that helps them get oxygen from the air.
They are small fish that prefer high water temperatures, which is why they are ideal for nano aquariums.
What do Samurai Gouramis look like?
Samurai Gouramis are gourami that has a metallic green/ grey color with red and green vertical stripes on their sides.
The head part is on the green side, while the tail part is redder. The female and male have distinct differences, which we will discuss in a moment.
How big do Samurai Gourami get?
Samurai gourami is a small-sized fish that grows up to 2.2 inches. They are pretty shy in nature, so they spend most of their time hiding among plants or rocks.
Is Samurai Gourami aggressive?
No. Samurai gourami are not aggressive. They are relatively peaceful, but they will eat any small fish in the aquarium since they are omnivore fish.
Samurai Gourami behavior
Most of the time, samurai gouramis are shy and stay hidden on the bottom of riverbeds. They often stay close to decaying plant matters to blend in with them to avoid predators.
When threatened, samurai gourami will try to escape by swimming into dense vegetation. If that doesn’t work, they’ll simulate a drifting leaf by swimming to the surface with their fins close to their bodies then drifting along.
Samurai gourami is a social fish that prefer to stay in groups. You will usually see them swimming in pairs or small groups.
Due to their shy nature, it is not easy to find suitable tankmates for these fish. They do fine with peaceful fish and bottom-dwelling fish.
If kept with aggressive tankmates, you will not see them in your aquarium most of the time, or worse, they may get killed by aggressive fish because of their peaceful nature.
How long do Samurai Gouramis live?
The average lifespan of samurai gourami is around 4 to 5 years. However, there have been cases where they have lived up to 8 years.
One look care guide
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Chocolate Samurai Gourami
|Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia
|Metallic green/ grey color with red and green vertical stripes on their sides
|70 to 80°F
|Other water parameters (ammonia, etc.)
|pH level: 4- 5
Hardness: 0 to 3.2°dGH
Must contain tannin
|1.8 to 2.2 inches
|5 to 8 years
|Peaceful, aggressive when breeding
|Recommended tank mates
Some tetra fish species
|Twice per day
Samurai Gourami care
Samurai gourami is a relatively easy fish to care for. You will have to mimic their natural habitats with correct water conditions to keep them healthy.
The following are the basic needs of samurai gourami:
- A planted tank with some driftwood and rocks for hiding spots
- Water should be soft and acidic, with tropical water conditions
- The tank should be a blackwater tank
You may already know how to set up a freshwater tank, but you may not know how to set up a blackwater tank. But, do not worry, as we’ll explain how to set up a blackwater tank in a moment.
Samurai Gourami size
The size of an adult Samurai gourami is between 1.8 to 2.2 inches. They are small-sized, therefore, require a small-sized tank.
How many Samurai Gourami should be kept together?
Samurai gourami is schooling fish, and they prefer to stay in small groups. So, you should keep at least 6 to 8 fish in an aquarium.
Samurai Gourami tank size
Samurai gourami is a small-sized fish, so they should be kept in a tank of at least 30 gallons. A 30-gallon fish tank is enough for a group of 6 fish.
The natural habitats of Samurai Gourami contain blackwater that contains tannin, lots of plantations, and dead and decaying plant matters on the bottom.
To make your fish happy, you will have to mimic these conditions in your aquarium.
For a blackwater tank, sand is the best substrate as we will anchor some plants in it. You should avoid using gravel as it will be hard to clean and cause health problems for your fish.
Decorations and Plants
You can use organic decorations like driftwood and rocks. The decorations should be natural and not plastic because it will hurt the water quality.
Some live plants can give your tank a natural feel, and live plants help with the water quality of your tank.
Further, you must fill your tank’s bottom with decaying leaves and other foliage so that the water gets essential tannins from the decaying matter.
They also provide important hiding places for these fish to blend in and hide.
You should use a good quality filter to keep the water clean and healthy for your fish. A filter will help remove solid wastes and keep the water parameters stable.
Heating and Lighting
Aquariums should be kept at a temperature of around 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. So, if you live in a cold climate, you will need to use a heater to keep the tank warm.
You should also use full-spectrum fluorescent light to provide your fish with the natural light they need to live.
These fish are used to living in still water with slow-moving currents, so you should keep the water flow of your tank slow and steady.
Water quality condition
You should be careful with water quality in your aquarium as Samurai Gouramis are highly sensitive to water quality changes.
They are used to living in waters that don’t change often. Therefore, you should not change much water from your aquarium frequently.
Although keeping the nitrate levels down is required, you shouldn’t change a large amount of water like other freshwater tanks.
For Samurai Gouramis, a 15% water change weekly or bi-weekly is enough. More than that may hurt your fish.
The water temperature should be around 70 to 80°F. So, adding a water heater may be required if you live in a cold area.
Water hardness should be 0 to 3.2°dGH, and the water pH should be about 4 to 5 as they prefer acidic waters.
To keep the pH correct, filter the tank water through aquarium peat. For hardness, you can use crushed coral.
Samurai Gourami breeding
Breeding this tropical freshwater fish is not hard if you provide their ideal water conditions in your aquarium. They are mouthbrooders and protect their fry until they can live independently.
Samurai Gourami male and female fish identification
Samurai Gouramis show sexual dimorphism. So it is easy to identify females from males. Female Samurai Gouramis have vivid colors than males. They are also a little bit smaller in size than males.
Males and females can be easily distinguished by their coloration. Females are generally more colorful with vibrant iridescent green bodies and distinctive markings such as red and green vertical bars on the side, straight lower jaw, reddish tail, and a prominent head than males.
Males, on the other hand, are more plain-looking. Their body is pale brown or greyish, and they have distended skin around their mouth for mouthbrooding.
It isn’t easy to distinguish males and females from juvenile specimens because they all look similar.
So, when you are buying Samurai Gouramis for breeding, it is better to buy more than one fish and wait until they mature to determine their gender.
Identify pregnant Samurai Gourami and Samurai Gourami pregnancy stages
Pregnant female fish will show more plumper bellies than non-pregnant females like all other fish.
The reason is that the eggs inside a pregnant female’s body get more prominent as the fish nears the time of spawning.
A gravid (pregnant) female Samurai Gourami will have a noticeably swollen belly. If you see this, she is likely carrying eggs, and you should try to obtain a pair of suitable breeding fish if you wish to breed the species.
Samurai Gourami breeding
If you provide your Samurai Gourami with the right tank conditions mentioned above, they will breed easily, and you will raise their fry up to adulthood.
Make sure that the water is acidic with a pH of 4 to 5, slightly soft, and tropical temperatures between 72-82 °F (22-28°C) with blackwater conditions.
You should set up a separate breeding tank for housing these fish during their pre-spawning period. The tank should have a dark substrate and plenty of java moss for the female to deposit her eggs on.
During spawning, adult males show intensified coloration. They have a swollen red throat because of their role in reproducing.
Juveniles and females lack this intense coloration because they do not breed or protect the young ones.
Samurai Gourami shows mouth-brooding behavior during breeding time and protects their young until they can feed themselves with foods such as baby brine shrimp.
The fries are born with an orange yolk sac that provides them with nutrition until they learn to eat.
After the female lays the eggs, the male fertilizes them and then pick up the eggs in his mouth. He will then keep them in his mouth and protect them for 7 to 21 days until he releases the free-swimming fry.
During this time, the male Samurai gourami will not eat anything. So, you must observe the male and remove him from the tank if he starts to show any signs of starvation.
How many babies do Samurai Gourami have?
Female Samurai gourami lays about 10 to 40 eggs in one spawn. The eggs will hatch in about 3 to 4 days.
The male will then protect the fry for an additional 7 to 21 days. So, in total, the Samurai Gourami parental care lasts for about 10 to 30 days.
The number of fries depends on the size of the female and the number of eggs she lays. Usually, you can expect around 5 to 30 fish fry in one breeding session.
Samurai Gourami fry care
You cannot do much in the first few days as the parent fish takes care of them. Once the male fish releases the fry, you can start feeding them.
You can feed the young fish newly hatched brine shrimp or powdered flake food until they are able to eat whole foods.
When choosing a breeding pair, be sure to select two healthy fish with exemplary coloration. Regularly check for the water quality condition as these fish are susceptible to water quality.
How to feed Samurai Gourami?
Samurai gourami is omnivore fish that feed on zooplankton, small crustaceans, and insect larvae in the wild.
In the aquarium, You can feed them various live and frozen foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimp, Daphnia, and Cyclops.
However, you will have to feed them with live food while acclimating them to your aquarium as they do not easily adapt to the new environment.
After some time, you can try providing them with frozen food and freeze-dried food and then dry food.
Some fish keepers have also had success in feeding them with flake food that has been soaked in water for about 15 minutes.
When feeding your Samurai Gourami, it is essential to vary their diet to keep them healthy. This can be achieved by adding different types of foods into their diet.
When introducing new foods to your Samurai Gourami, start by feeding them a small amount and gradually increasing it over time. This will help diminish the chances of your fish developing digestive problems.
Do not overfeed your Samurai Gourami, as it can lead to health problems. Remove any uneaten food after 5 to 10 minutes to not pollute the water. Feeding twice per day is sufficient for your fish to get the nutrition it needs.
What fish can live with Samurai Gourami?
Samurai gouramis do best in a species only tank.
You need to keep at least 6 Samurai Gouramis in one tank for them to thrive. However, they can also coexist with other fish species if they are not boisterous fish.
When choosing compatible tank mates, you should remember that these fish show aggression during breeding.
So, you will have to choose tank mates that can tolerate aggression to some extent.
Samurai gouramis can coexist well with bottom-dwelling fish like corydoras, Pangio species like Kohli loach. They can also do fine with rosy barbs, some tetra fish species, and harlequin rasboras.
Are Samurai Gouramis rare?
Yes. Samurai gouramis are rare because they are not easy to catch in their wild habitats due to their camouflage behavior.
The Samurai fish is one of the expensive freshwater aquarium fish in the world. It is not readily available in local fish stores and can be found only online or at fish expos.
How long does a Samurai Gourami live?
The average lifespan of a Samurai gourami is about 4 to 5 years in the wild. However, they can live up to 8 years in captivity if they are well taken care of.

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If you're an aspiring games artist, and you see the stuff we post here on Fine Art and think "uunnnhhhhhh I'll never be able to afford to get that good", you might be in luck.
VERTEX is a book series set up by games artist Ryan Hawkins. Fed up with the limited selection of commercial books available, he got a bunch of industry friends (like Sparth, John Park, Furio Tedeschi and Ubisoft's internal teams), together and started publishing guides on how to make art for video games.
The fact so many professional artists got together to make a guide is great. The fact they release these things for free is even better.
There are currently two volumes of VERTEX available. You can grab them here.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the bottom-right corner.
Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you're in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional or character art you'd like to share, drop us a line!


The world is turning to EVs to stem the tide of climate change, but EV manufacturers face one big problem – adopting early means costs are high, and EVs are not really profitable. Just ask the late Sergio Marchionne.
But according to a report by the UK’s Financial Times (FT), Mercedes-Benz is claiming it will earn as much from electric cars as its piston-powered models by the end of this decade. It’s not just a bold claim as, in Germany’s ultra-competitive electric car space, Mercedes is now the first company to declare a hard target for electrical vehicle profits. Ola Källenius, head of Daimler AG told the FT that the automaker’s “task is to take the healthy business model of today and to prove to ourselves and to the financial markets that we can have healthy returns when we become a dominant electric company.”


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Rejoice college football fans, it's officially the last Saturday without a game for the rest of 2022.
With the start of CFB action next week, we are only seven days away from our first taste of meaningful football this year.
Social media celebrated this momentous occasion.
"And the Church said Amen," tweeted RJ Young.
"Yes let's go!!!!!!!!" One fan said.
"I'm already preparing my tailoring material, including a grill, TV, and food,"
The other said in all-caps.
"#praisehim," replied Monroe Nichols.
The college football season officially begins on August 27 with 11 "Week 0" matchups.


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SYDNEY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd's second-largest shareholder launched a A$420 million ($405 million) bid for the Australian dairy company, trumping two previous offers and fanning speculation it could command an even higher price.
The battle for Warrnambool heated up on the same day as China's Shanghai Pengxin made an offer for more dairy farms in New Zealand, underscoring robust demand for Australasian dairy and farm assets as companies ramp up their exposure to Asia's growing appetite for milk, cheese and other food products.
Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd, which owns about 17 percent of Warrnambool, is offering A$7.50 per share in cash. That is more than a A$7 per share bid from Canada's Saputo Inc which in turn had bested a A$5.78 per share offer from Australia's Bega Cheese Ltd in September.
Warrnambool said in a statement that its directors would meet shortly to consider the Murray Goulburn offer and that it had been unaware of the cooperative's intentions until Friday. Its shares hit a record high of A$7.98 and closed up 6 percent at A$7.89. They have gained 75 percent since the Bega offer.
"The question now is what Saputo does from here," said Mark Topy, senior industrials analyst at Canaccord Genuity. "Bega is an outside chance to bid higher but Saputo, they're a big global company, they've got the pockets to bid higher." Continued...

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With spring quickly approaching, graduation is just around the corner! Over the coming weeks, stay tuned to meet some of our graduating seniors.
Check out our first senior!
Emma Molburg will be graduating in May and staying with us in the Department of Agronomy to pursue her master's degree in soil science. During her time as an undergrad, Emma says her favorite class was Agronomy 354 - Soils and Plant Growth.
The Borlaug Inspire Day on Norman Borlaug's boyhood farm took place on September 20 as part of the Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest. Several individuals from the CALS Dean's Office, including the Dean and Associate Dean, traveled to Cresco to help run an all-day education fair for around 300 fifth graders from Howard County.
Students go to various stations, learning about agriculture and Dr. Borlaug from presenters as well as 25 visiting professors and graduate students from international agriculture universities in China, South Korea, and Japan. Sessions involved engineering, entomology, plant breeding, and Borlaug's work in Africa.
Iowa State University undergraduate students will head south this week to share their research and scholarship with their peers from across the nation.
The 33rd annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research took place April 11-13 at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. About 4,000 undergraduate students from across the U.S. present their research at this annual conference, the largest undergraduate research conference in the country.
This is the third year ISU students have attended NCUR. Iowa State’s 62 students representing 30 different majors marks the university’s highest level of participation yet. In addition to presenting their research and scholarship, these students also will have networking and professional development opportunities.
Evan's experience in the Department of Agronomy gave him the knowledge and problem solving skills to successfully transition an entire team to a new precision agriculture, data management software.
"ISU gave me the knowledge and skills to understand the calculations and rewrite, tweak them so they would work in our new programs format," said Evan. "Through my many experiences at ISU, I was very comfortable presenting, training and educating my agronomy colleagues in their application of the new programs within our business and in support of our customers."
Evan M. is currently an advanced agronomy manager for Cooperative Elevator Company in Sebewaing, Michigan.
Using science to address food insecurity is Catherine Leafstedt’s passion. It’s a passion that’s driven her for the past four years and it’s one reason she’s been accepted to the University of Cambridge in England to pursue graduate school.
Leafstedt, who has a double major in agronomy and global resource systems, has had many internships and experiences both in the United States and around the world.

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Calgary-based Shaw Communications Inc. has agreed to buy Canada’s second largest television network and related specialty channels out of bankruptcy protection, giving it access to enhanced content for its new mobile communications platform.
The deal, which requires further approvals, would give the cable TV distributor 80 per cent of the voting interest and at least 20 per cent of the equity interest in a Canwest Global Communications Corp.
Canwest owns the Global television network and various specialty TV channels, including stakes in Home and Garden Television.
Canwest’s newspaper chain, led by the National Post, is not part of this deal and remains in bankruptcy court protection.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but Canwest said last October it would require at least a $65 million equity injection to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
“When we filed for creditor protection, we announced that in order to proceed with the recapitalization plan, we would require a new Canadian equity investment of at least $65 million,” Canwest spokesman John Douglas said.
The Shaw deal will fill that need, he said. The exact worth of the investment won’t be revealed until next week, however.
Douglas said creditors will be offered a “compromised rate” for their claims, but wouldn’t say what it is
The deal gives Shaw more control over future content as it moves into new distribution channels, such as mobile phones, said Iain Grant, a principal in the Seabord Group, a Canadian consulting company.
While other potential bidders for Canwest included CTV globemedia Inc., Quebecor Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc., “the one for whom it made the most sense is Shaw,” Grant said.
“We are excited about the investment and gaining effective control of one of the premier
broadcasters and owners of content in the Canadian broadcasting industry at a reasonable
valuation,” Jim Shaw, chief executive officer and vice chair of Shaw Communications, said in a statement.
“We believe that Shaw’s investment results in a number of benefits to the broadcasting system, including an ability to strengthen local programming, ensure the ongoing viability of the second largest private conventional television network in Canada, and sustain a dynamic and competitive television market.”
The deal has the support of certain 8 per cent senior subordinated note holders, but must still be approved by other creditors, as well as the Ontario court overseeing the bankruptcy process, and the CRTC, Canada’s broadcast regulator.
The process will probably take until mid-August to complete, Douglas said. Once those hurdles are cleared, the Shaw investment will take place
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Shaw said Canwest would operate as a separate private company with a dedicated management team and board of directors.
Shaw can increase its ownership in the future and may acquire more than 20 per cent depending on how many creditors opt for cash rather than shares in the restructure company.


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Weight management, or a lack thereof, is a significant contributor to health problems in North America. In fact much of our chronic disease is associated with deviations from our ideal body size and shape. Unfortunately, many people are more focused on weight loss than they are on healthy body composition and this can be a set-up for disaster.
This article will focus on changing body proportions including the healthy waist size and how to achieve it.
Instead of the common routine found with jumping on the scale to see how you’re doing with your weight that day or week, there are better indicators of healthy body changes to monitor. The first of which is waist size. If you are a man and your waist size is more than 37 inches or if you’re a woman and your waist size is more than 31 inches, science has shown this to be an indicator of higher risk problems with your health. Therefore obtaining a waist size that falls at or near these numbers is preferable.RELATED: RECOMMENDED PLANS FOR YOU
However, there are many such markers that predict overall health and wellness and a combined approach should be considered.
Perhaps the leading and most relevant indicator of a healthy body size and shape is based on percentage body fat. Ideally men should on average have a body fat percentage of between 18 and 25% while women should aim for a body fat percentage between 25 and 31%. Having a body fat percentage in this range would also help support a healthy lean muscle mass and an appropriate lean body mass percentage. A fitness level would be a body fat percentage of 14-17% and 21-24% for men and women respectively.
In looking at obtaining your ideal and/or desired waist size, these numbers are relevant because they are better predictors of being able to sustain results. Quite often our body weight can be dropped by dieting, however unless this is done in a healthy fashion, the weight more times than not will return. Yo-yo dieting, calorie restriction and abnormally skewed food source intake (high protein, high fat, etc.) along with garbage food choices, sedentary lifestyle and life stress can be barriers to obtaining a body that is healthy and in line with how we want to look and feel.
Preferably, it would be good to follow a process that leads to lowering percentage body fat and increasing lean muscle mass while improving waist size and other measurements.
But how is this done?
Well, that seems to be the challenge and there is a good answer. Quite often people believe that once they lose weight they’ll be healthy and they pursue weight loss at the expense of their health. This almost always ends up in a failed attempt. Instead, focusing on returning health to the body will allow it to gravitate back towards its own ideal size, weight, and proportions. So here are some recommendations on getting there.
First, create a plan. Determine your current percentage body fat and take some measurements of your waist, hips and chest. Do not worry about your weight. Next, calculate how much your % body fat must drop to get into the average range listed above. After you reach the average range, you can decide on whether or not you want to get into the fitness range for those numbers. Finally, follow a step by step program that is comprehensive but customizable so you can fit it into your life.
It’s outside the scope of this article to lay out a complete plan to success in this regard. Sometimes people can go it alone, other times it’s good to work with a coach. A successful program will always have a behaviour based component like journaling and monitoring your results. Sometimes a group component is important in providing motivation while also keeping a person accountable. Research shows that education and learning about your body while actively participating in your own weight management program will lead to better, faster results that will be longer lasting.
A good program will have to be lifestyle based.
You will want to learn what to eat but also when and how to eat it. You have to eat anyway, so with a little tweak in knowledge and know-how, you can revert your eating habits to support you in a healthy way versus just being an activity you have to do three times a day. One of the most scientifically supported eating routines is known as low glycemic index or low glycemic load eating. It’s about controlling your blood sugar levels so that your endocrine system and hormone balance in your body is not interrupted by the foods you eat and you don’t get stuck in a fat storage mode. A good weight management program will switch your physiology from fat storage to fat burning.
That being said, there are some good, natural, non-addictive accelerators on the market that will allow you to encourage that switch in your body from fat storage to fat burning. They can also help with improving your satiety or hunger signals, the way your body handles carbohydrates and fats, and boost your metabolism so you can obtain results early on in your program. Supporting that effort with a moderate amount of activity and some other lifestyle or habit changes and you’re well on your way to a lifetime of never having to change your outfits because of waist size again!
Weight loss or management doesn’t have to be a scary thing.
Your body likes to be healthy and sometimes we’ve just created habits and patterns that have allowed it to deviate from its normal, ideal state. Once these irritating habits and patterns are neutralized, it’s easy for your body to return to its more preferable state and stay there in a more sustainable fashion. This is a sure path to better quality and quantity of life helping you to avoid morbidity and mortality in life. With some research and/or by working with a qualified coach, you too can have that healthy waist size you’ve been looking for…why not start today!

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The hot topic is usually Chrome vs Firefox, however there is a host of popular browsers that you could use including Microsoft Edge, Opera, Firefox, and Chrome. In this article, we look specifically at Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Chrome and Firefox are two of the most popular web browsers available. We aimed to answer those questions with our comprehensive Mac web browsers group test.
Safari. Outside basic functionality, there is not that much to say about Safari as it comes to features. For all browsers, such as Firefox (browse our Firefox review) or Opera (browse our Opera review), this is not a massive problem, since they’re complemented by big extension libraries (in the event of Firefox) or can use Chrome extensions (in the case of Opera).
May 20, 2018 · In my opinion, Chrome works best for sites that were primarily designed for IE, but those are converting. I am not a fan of Google (privacy), but Brave browser is Chrome based and is designed with privacy in mind. Firefox is generally my second used browser after Safari.
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Situated almost atop some of the best surf around, UC Santa Barbara has been attracting students who surf — and inspiring many who don’t to give it a shot — since moving to its coastal home. It’s no wonder. Breaks at Campus Point and Sands Beach bookending the campus, waves visible from windows and a dreamy Mediterranean climate... what’s not to love?
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With hair wet and wavy like the ocean behind him, this surfer was photographed wandering a campus beach, board tucked under his arm. Gnarly, bro. The image appeared in the 1980 La Cumbre Yearbook.
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APS helps answer key questions about common cold virusBy Jo Napolitano • November 1, 2010
In a world where doctors can treat the most devastating illnesses, the common cold remains elusive.
That's because up until recently, scientists knew little about the viruses that spread this seasonal nuisance.
But that may be changing now that researchers have mapped one virus's atomic structure using the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Glen Nemerow and Vijay Reddy have been studying the human adenovirus—responsible for 10 percent of colds in addition to other, more harmful infections—for more than a dozen years.
Nemerow, a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbial Science at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and Reddy, an associate professor in Scripp's Department of Molecular Biology, paired up in the late 1990s.
Together they mapped the virus using X-ray crystallography, a technique in which X-rays are beamed at a virus crystal, resulting in a diffraction pattern that helps scientists understand the virus' shape.
Their findings were published in the journal Science on August 27, 2010.
"The more we know about the virus' structural features, the better we understand how it functions," Nemerow said. "This will help us learn more about how the virus infects host cells so that we can develop effective anti-virals."
The major protein component of adenovirus, called hexon, was crystallized—meaning that the proteins were arranged in a way that they could be studied by X-ray diffraction—in 1968. But it wasn't until 2000 that the refined structure of the hexon could be determined.
By contrast, Nemerow and Reddy determined the structure of the entire virus. This has allowed them to learn how that major protein or hexon was incorporated into the virus and how it interacts with other proteins.
The Scripps scientists said their discovery would not be possible without the use of Argonne's APS.
"The use of this particular beam line was critical," Reddy said. "You need to have a high resolution to be able to visualize the virus in greater detail. We could only obtain that at Argonne."
Reddy said he and Nemerow tried a number of other beam lines before they settled on what is known as the General Medicine and Cancer Institutes Collaborative Access Team (GM/CA-CAT) at the APS.
"The beam line is quite intense compared to others," Reddy said. "It's more laser-like."
Reddy said he and Nemerow value not only the strength of the X-ray but the diligence with which the line is improved and maintained.
"The features of the beam line are absolutely essential," Nemerow said. "We need a very high energy X-ray beam focused on a very small area to provide the highest resolution data."
But even before they could get to the APS, the two had to solve nearly insurmountable obstacles.
"Perhaps the most critical step in this process is growing the crystals of the virus," Reddy said. "That is very important. Not all crystals are able to diffract to a high resolution, and that is a tremendous obstacle in structural biology. It took us five years to cultivate the crystals we needed."
The pair started coming to Argonne in 2005 and stayed for several days at a time to collect their data.
Robert Fischetti, a senior scientist in the biosciences division at Argonne who has worked with Nemerow and Reddy for years, said that GM/CA-CAT is constantly making improvements to the beam line.
"We spent years perfecting the uniformity of the beam just as they perfected the crystals," he said.


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You might have heard in the news this week, waiting times for treatment and care continue to rise, but can anything be done to change this?
A number of years back we had very lengthy waiting times for specialities such as Orthopaedics and considerable work was done to reduce these. However, the situation is rapidly deteriorating.
On a daily basis people call the Patient and Client Council looking for help to establish where they are on the waiting list. The Health and Social Care Board publishes statistics regularly which demonstrate the performance against targets is worsening. We have been raising the issues on waiting times with the Health and Social Care Board and the Health and Social Care Trusts, yet it is difficult to find a solution.
Behind every statistic is an individual, and family whose lives are affected by having to wait. It is hard to hear the very real stories patients are sharing about the health, emotional and economic impacts of waiting.
Nevertheless, its crucial their voices are heard. We are concerned about the stress and anxiety put on people waiting for appointments.
People need to know what is being done to address this problem of increasing waiting times. We feel accurate, realistic information about waiting times is a starting point. People need clear information on what length of waiting time to expect. Good information could go a long way to helping people plan their future and make informed choices.
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The new Catholic Book of Novenas offers more than thirty of the most popular Novenas specifically arranged in accord with the Liturgical Year on the Feasts of Jesus, Mary, and many favorite Saints. By popular Catholic Book Publishing author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., this book a beautiful Dura-Lux cover and is an excellent volume for private-prayer Novenas.
The Litany of the Sacred Heart from Catholic Book Publishing is a deeply spiritual collection of thirty-three invocations with accompanying commentaries on the Sacred Heart and Per (...)
Favorite Novenas to Jesus is a helpful, illustrated booklet filled with the most popular Novenas honoring Jesus. Perfectly sized and printed in two colors for anywhere, anytime pra (...)
This wonderful spiritual companion contains the most popular devotions to the Sacred Heart, including the Novena, the Litany, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Handily sized to fit in (...)
Daily Reflections With Jesus is a beautifully illustrated prayer book containing thirty-one meaningful reflections with Jesus for each day of the month. With full-color illustratio (...)

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