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Macron and Le Pen to go head-to-head in French presidential run-off
Emmanuel Macron (pictured) is hoping to be the first sitting president to win re-election since Jacques Chirac beat Marine Le Pen's father Jean-Marie in 2002.
The French election is neck and neck as an exit poll put liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron just four per cent in front of the far-right's Marine Le Pen.
The 44-year-old centrist looked set to claim 28.1 per cent of ballots cast, compared to 53-year-old far-Right National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen's 23.3 per cent.
Hard-Left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of France Unbowed, came in third place with 20.1 per cent of votes, putting him in the role of a potential kingmaker.
Melenchon, 70, last night warned his Left-wing voters against backing Le Pen, but stopped short of calling for them to support Macron.
Macron is hoping to be the first sitting president to win re-election since Jacques Chirac beat Marine Le Pen's father Jean-Marie in 2002. The first round of presidential elections closed at 7pm (6pm BST) in most places and 8pm in some larger cities.
Macron told his supporters 'nothing is certain' as he called for voters across the political spectrum to join forces against the far-right of Marine Le Pen.
He said: 'I want a France that brings progress to everyone. I want a France to be part of a strong EU. I do not want France to pull out of the EU and to only have xenophobes and populists as allies. That is not us.
'I want a France that is faithful to humanism. We can make the choice of a new era of France and Europe.
'We can choose hope. We can choose France and Europe together.
'I am counting on you. Nothing is certain.'
He added: 'We have been fighting for our believes but with respect for everyone. Thank you for that. We have a rich democracy that fights for its values and ideas.'
He said he was 'fully aware' a vote in the second round may not be a vote for his own ideas but a vote against the far-right. He said he accepted this and was 'ready to bring beliefs together'.
Meanwhile, Le Pen thanked her supporters on Sunday night and called her upcoming head-to-head confrontation with Macron as a 'choice between civilisations'.
Speaking to her supporters in Paris within minutes of the projected results, she portrayed the incumbent president as a globalist puppet who could not be trusted and said she would become 'the President of all the French people'.
She said: 'The French people have spoken, and do me the honour of qualifying to take on the outgoing president.'
'I see hope there – the hope that the forces of recovery in this country are rising.
'The French people clearly wanted to make a fundamental choice between two opposite visions of the future: one of division, injustice and disorder imposed by Emmanuel Macron for the benefit of a few, the other a rallying together of French people around social justice and protection.'
Le Pen said: 'All those who did not vote for Macron are destined to join this national rally.
'What will be played out on April 24 is a choice between societies, and even a choice between civilizations'.
Former lawyer Le Pen said ex banker Macron represented the very rich.
She said: 'On your vote depends the place in our society that we want to give to people facing the power of money.
'On your vote depends the political decisions of the next five-year term but which will commit France for the next fifty years.
'I intend, without delay, to sew back the tears that a ripped-apart France suffers from.'
She added: 'My ambition is one of a nation that is invincible.'
Macron is economic liberal with a globalist outlook while Le Pen is a deeply eurosceptic economic nationalist who, until the Ukraine war, was an open admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Macron has barely campaigned since formally entering the race five weeks ago.
He has attended just one campaign event since then, fuelling criticism that he is aloof and out of touch with ordinary French people.
Last night senior sources inside Macron's Republic on the March party hinted at a change of strategy, vowing the next fortnight will be 'packed' with election events.
Emmanuel Macron makes a speech as he celebrates his qualification for the second round during Election evening of the first round of the presidential elections, at Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris, France on April 10
A beaming Marine Le Pen delivered a speech after results in the first round of the French presidential elections put her just four per cent behind Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron casts his ballot for the first round of the presidential election, in Le Touquet, Northern France, on Sunday morning amid a surge in support for far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen
Le Pen is making her third consecutive bid for France's top job after being soundly beaten by Macron in 2017 by 34 per cent to 66 per cent.
The ex-MEP has been trying to 'detoxify' her party in recent years, rebranding it from the National Front to the National Rally the year after her last presidential defeat.
She has ditched her nationalist rhetoric and axed unpopular policies such as quitting the euro.
Instead, the polemicist talks of making workers under the age of 30 exempt from income tax.
Other promises include pulling out of NATO's military structures and scrapping a defence treaty with Britain. Le Pen last night called for unity as she tried to convince voters to hand her the presidency in two weeks.
Her standing has been boosted by the emergence of Right-wing radical Eric Zemmour, who picked up 7.2 per cent of votes. He urged his supporters to 'vote for Marine Le Pen' last night.
The performance by Macron appears to be stronger than predicted by opinion polls in the run-up to the vote.
Barely a month ago, Macron was riding high in polls thanks to strong economic growth, a fragmented opposition and his statesman role in trying to avert war on Europe's eastern flank.
Yet he has paid the price for late entry into the campaign during which he eschewed market walkabouts in provincial France in favour of a single big rally outside Paris.
A plan to make people work longer has also proved unpopular.
By contrast, Le Pen has for months toured towns and villages across France, focusing on cost-of-living issues that trouble millions and tapping into deep-seated anger towards the distant political elite.
A more than 10 point lead Macron had enjoyed as late as mid-March evaporated and voter surveys ahead of the first round showed his margin of victory in an eventual runoff whittled down to within the margin of error.
Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon was predicted to come third with 19.8 - 20.8 per cent and extreme-right pundit Eric Zemmour on 6.8 - 7 per cent with candidates of the traditional left and right trailing far behind.
Valerie Pecresse from the right-wing Republicans was on 4.3 - 5 per cent, in a disastrous performance by the party of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, the projections showed.
Socialist Party candidate Anne Hidalgo was projected to face electoral doom with a score of just 1.8 - 2.0 per cent.
The final-round duel between Macron and Le Pen is however set to be far tighter than the run-off between them in 2017, when the current president thrashed Le Pen with 66 per cent of the vote.
Hidalgo, who polled ninth, said she backed Macron.
Exit polls separated the two rivals by a handful of percentage points ahead of second round in two weeks, with the two candidates neck and neck
Supporters of French President and candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron react after results in the first round of the French presidential elections in Paris, April 10
Marine Le Pen's supporters celebrate after initial exit polls said she received around 24 percent of votes and will face French President Macron in the second round on April 24
She said: 'So that France does not fall into hatred of all against all, I solemnly call on you to vote on April 24 against the far-right of Marine Le Pen.'
Conservative candidate Valerie Pecresse also said she would vote for Macron, warning of 'disastrous consequences' if he did not win the runoff.
Yet rival far-right candidate Eric Zemmour will reportedly call on his supporters to back Le Pen, Marion Marechal - who is an ally of Zemmour and Le Pen's niece.
French far-Right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen casts her ballot next to French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) mayor of Henin-Beaumont, Steeve Briois, on Sunday morning
Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive to cast their ballot for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, on Sunday morning
Macron and his wife take ballots before voting for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, today
French President and centrist presidential candidate for reelection Macron leaves the voting booth during the first round of the presidential election this morning
Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party and presidential candidate, exits a polling booth to cast her ballot in the first round of the presidential election today
Le Pen is pictured casting her ballot in the French presidential elections at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on Sunday morning
Le Pen, leader of French far-Right National Rally party and presidential candidate, waves from a car as she leaves after voting in the first round of the presidential elections
France's far-right party 'Reconquete' leader and candidate to the 2022 presidential election, Eric Zemmour, arrives to vote at a polling station in the first round of the French presidential elections in Paris today
Up to 48million eligible voters have been choosing between 12 candidates. The two with the most votes will battle it out in two week's time in a final election on April 24.
'I'm scared of the political extremes,' said pensioner Therese Eychenne, 89, after voting for Macron in Paris. 'I don't know what would become of France.'
Investors took note of Le Pen's surge. The yield on French 5- and 10-year government bonds hit multi-year highs last week.
A Le Pen victory on April 24 would constitute a similar jolt to the establishment as Britain's Brexit vote to leave the European Union or Donald Trump's 2017 entry into the White House.
France, the EU's second largest economy, would lurch from being a driving force for European integration to being led by a euro-sceptic who is also suspicious of the NATO military alliance.
While Le Pen has ditched past ambitions for a 'Frexit' or to haul France out of the euro zone's single currency, she envisages the EU as a mere alliance of sovereign states.
Who next holds the Elysee Palace will depend on how those who backed Macron and Le Pen's rivals cast their ballots.
In past elections in 2002 and 2017, voters on the left and right have united to block the far-right from power.
However, surveys suggest that the so-called 'republicain front' has crumbled, with many left-wing voters saying they are loathe to endorse a leader they deride as arrogant and a 'president of the rich.'
'We want change, so why not give her a chance [in round two]?' technician Alex Talcone said in the Paris suburb of Bobigny after voting for hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Each candidate cast their ballots as French voters went to the polls in the presidential elections this morning amid a surge in support for the far-Right candidate.
Participation stood at 25.5 per cent as of midday, the interior ministry said, the lowest level since 2002, which saw a far-right candidate advance to the second-round run-off.
Analysts have warned that turnout this year could be the lowest since direct popular vote of the president was ratified in 1962, injecting a high level of uncertainty into a race where Macron is seeking re-election.
Former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy and Parti Socialiste candidate Anne Hidalgo were among the first to head to the polls in Paris today.
Macron was later seen arriving with his wife Brigitte at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, while his political nemesis Le Pen cast her ballot in Henin-Beaumont, located in the country's Hauts-de-France region.
Election officials start the count of ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election in Nantes, western France, Sunday, April 10
Ballots for the first round of the presidential election are counted in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, April 10
An exit poll put liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron just four per cent in front of the Marine Le Pen. Macron has reportedly scored 28.1 per cent in the first round and Le Pen 23.3 per cent
Unless someone gets more than half of the nationwide vote, there will be a second and decisive round on Sunday April 24.
Macron, a political centrist, for months looked like a shoo-in to become France's first president in 20 years to win a second term.
But that scenario blurred in the campaign's closing stages as the pain of inflation and of pump, food and energy prices roared back as dominant election themes for many low-income households. They could drive many voters on Sunday into the arms of Le Pen.
A new YouGov survey this week showed that more than half (56 per cent) of voters aged 18 to 24 would back Le Pen, whose National Rally party has vowed to clampdown on immigration, reassert France's national identity and fine Muslims who wear headscarves in public.
Le Pen's campaign has been mired by allegations of racism spread by Macron, and this week hit out at the President's 'extremely outrageous' and 'very aggressive' claims.
If re-elected, Macron would have a five-year mandate to impose his vision of reform which would include a crack at reducing the pension age in defiance of union anger.
He would also seek to consolidate his position as the undisputed number one in Europe after the departure of German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Analysts question whether Macron would enjoy the same support from a broad anti-far right 'Republican front' coalition that helped him win in 2017 and allowed Jacques Chirac to demolish Marine Le Pen's father Jean-Marie in 2002.
The latest prediction suggests that Macron will win 27 per cent of the vote in the first-round election tomorrow, with Le Pen taking 22 per cent.
They would then battle for votes in the lead up to April 24.
Other highly favoured candidates include far-Right politician Éric Zemmour and Left-wing Jean-Luc Mélenchon — particularly for younger voters.
Greens candidate Yannick Jadot, the Republicans' Valerie Pecresse and the flagging Socialist nominee Anne Hidalgo appear certain to be ejected in the first round.
Far-right former TV pundit Eric Zemmour made a re-entry into the campaign last year but lost ground, and analysts say he has aided Le Pen by making her appear more moderate.
Macron has called for a 'mobilisation' of his supporters, and said that Brexit proves that Le Pen could win with her far-Right views.
He also appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday's first-round presidential vote.
'When it comes to correcting social inequalities at their root, we have begun the work, but we are very far from having succeeded,' he told online news outlet Brut in a long interview, pledging also to do more to fight climate change.
One 25-year-old who has been circulating Le Pen leaflets said that her nationalist ideologies appealed to alienated young people.
'Our generation has known all kinds of problems. We've always seen war on the TV,' David Quentin told the Telegraph.
'We've always known economic crisis and terrorism, environmental problems. It's always felt like the end of the world to us. We've lost our point of reference, as a country.'
But this support for Le Pen may not lead to a victory, as a record-breaking 31 per cent of voters may abstain this year.
Young voters are the most likely to steer clear of the ballot box, feeling a disconnect between themselves and the candidates.
Mélenchon, the Left's favourite among the youth vote, has been described as the country's answer to Jeremy Corbyn.
His views have prompted a mixed response among younger people.
French socialist presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo casts her vote in the first round of the French presidential election in Paris, France, on Sunday
Former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy casts his ballot for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Paris early this morning
Up to 48 million eligible voters are choosing one of 12 candidates after polls opened at 8am local time on Sunday. Pictured: People queuing to vote at a polling station in Marseille today
A woman waits to cast her vote in the first round of the French presidential election in Paris, France, early on Sunday
A woman wearing face mask casts her vote in the first round of the French presidential election in Paris early this morning
Ex-French President Sarkozy, centre, greets an electoral official as he casts his ballot for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Paris today
French socialist presidential candidate Hidalgo arrives to cast her vote in the first round of the French presidential election in Paris early this morning
French socialist presidential candidate Hidalgo queues as she arrives to cast her vote in the first round of the French presidential election in Paris today
A French national living in India casts his vote in the first round of the country's presidential elections at the French embassy in New Delhi on April 10
One 25-year-old intern told the paper 'the far-Right and the awful candidate just next to it' were both unappealing.
'Going to vote would mean putting my faith in a system that I know can't satisfy my choices, so I'm not very interested in it, Étienne Sellier said.
The biggest voter population expected to take part on Sunday are older and wealthier people. And they are more likely to support Macron.
'There is an uncertainty ahead of the first round,' said French political scientist Pascal Perrineau, pointing to unprecedently high numbers of voters who were still undecided or who changed their minds during the campaign as well as absentee voters.
Analysts fear that the 2002 record of the numbers of French voters boycotting a first round of 28.4 per cent risks being beaten, with the 2017 absentee rate of 22.2 per cent almost sure to be exceeded.
Some 48.7 million voters are registered across France to vote in this election.
Some younger people feel that both Macron and Le Pen are unappealing, as a record-breaking 31 per cent of voters may abstain this year
Macron visited a market in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris yesterday after a radio appearance on the last day of campaigning ahead of the vote tomorrow
Frederic Dabi, director of the Ifop polling institute, said: 'We have experienced a strange campaign that was at odds with what we experienced in the past presidential elections.'
All further political activity by candidates was banned on the final day before polls open in mainland France.
French overseas territories began voting earlier to take account of the time difference, starting with the tiny island of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Canada whose voters cast ballots from 10am today.
Territories in the Caribbean followed a few hours later, with Pacific island voters casting their ballots from 6pm and then finally the Indian Ocean territories before polling stations open in mainland France.
Macron has argued that he is the best person to lead the country during the Ukrainian war, but has been less active on the campaign trail than Le Pen.
This has boosted the far-Right candidate, whose poll ratings have been mostly impacted by the Russian loan her party is repaying and her previous support of Putin's annexation of Crimea.
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War, peace & political thought
Holland, Ben
As taught Spring Semester 2011. This is an advanced module in the history of international political thought for MA students. It is structured in two parts. The first, comprising sessions 2-7, is concerned with an approach to the history of international theory, influential in the field, which insists on placing theorists in one of three 'traditions'. We interrogate the integrity of these traditions, in each case, by analysing the work of at least two writers who are said to belong squarely to the tradition, or indeed to have founded it. In the second part of the module, we examine a number of ways in which international relations theorists and political theorists are turning their attention to the history of political theory or international thought in order to illuminate or evaluate some aspect of contemporary global politics. The module therefore complements and reinforces at least two others on the MA programme: it gives some historical grounding to 'Theories and Concepts in International Relations'; and it introduces methods and perspectives in political theory that supplement those that students of 'Justice Beyond Borders' will become practised in. Module Codes: M14136 (20 credits), M14137 (15 credits) Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level Dr Ben Holland, School of Politics and International Relations Ben Holland joined the staff of the School of Politics and International Relations in September 2010. He read Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. After some time working for a human rights organisation in Caracas, Venezuela, he went on to complete a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in International Relations at the LSE. His thesis traced the history of an appellation sometimes applied to the state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- that it is a 'moral person' -- and showed how this played a crucial role in the evolution of the modern international system and of its law. His research interests are in intellectual history, particularly in respect of ideas about inter-state relations, as well as contemporary international relations theory.

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Get to know the Most Expensive Betta Fish in the World
Get to know the Most Expensive Betta Fish in the World – Many of us know that betta fish is one of the ornamental fish and fighting fish that can be used to bet and compete. During the pandemic, betta fish have become one of the most popular fish for many people. Because most activities must be done at home, the demand for betta fish as a pet fish or ornamental fish has skyrocketed. Betta fish or betta fish themselves are actually freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, so it's no wonder this fish population is so abundant.
1. Plaque Betta Fish
First, there is a placard betta fish. This fish has a tail that is not as big as the halfmoon or other types. This fish features spotted motifs and a mix of colors on the body and tail.
This fish is found in Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. And, in 2020 this fish was sold at a price of Rp. 21 million rupiah.
2. Halfmoon Betta Fish
The halfmoon betta fish has a very graceful body and tail shape, so the betta fish beauty competition is very often included. This fish is now also widely cultivated in Indonesia because of the increasing demand every year.
If you like elegant and elegant fish, this fish is suitable for you to keep. This fish was once sold for Rp. 8 million in a betta fish auction.
3. Crowntail Betta Fish
This cronwtail betta fish has a characteristic shape of a sharp and pointed tail feather. However, this is actually a selling point for this type of betta fish.
Cronwtail Betta fish in terms of body color and tail, this type of fish usually only has one to three colors. This fish in the site of buying and selling betta fish there are those who buy it at a price of Rp. 21 million, because it is felt to have a unique and rare color.
Also Read : 5 Diseases That Often Occur In Pet Fish
4. Trai Rong Betta Fish
This trai rong betta fish is a typical fish from Thai waters. Uniquely this fish has a color pattern on the body and tail like the Thai flag, which has red, blue and white elements.
This type of trai rong fish is also the most expensive betta fish ever sold in the world today. In a fish auction in Thailand, this fish was sold at a price of IDR 22.8 million.
5. Dragon OHM Rose White Platinum Betta Fish
Betta type dragon fish, especially those that have white color, have a price of Rp. 9.6 million per head. Its charming shape makes this fish very pleasing to the eye. However, to get this white dragon betta fish is quite difficult because its existence in the market is relatively small.…
5 Diseases That Often Occur In Pet Fish
5 Diseases That Often Occur In Pet Fish – Illness is one of the biggest problems when we have pets that we take great care of. But make no mistake, in fact raising fish also needs attention and affection like other animals. Not only paying attention to water conditions and the environment in the aquarium, fish owners also need to ensure the number of fish in the aquarium, feed the fish, to avoid fish from outside disturbances.
These are the diseases that pet fish are susceptible to
1.Parasite
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Trichodina, Chilodonella, Argulus spp, Learnea spp are several types of parasites that cause health problems in fish. Generally, each fish has a low and harmless parasite level in its body.
However, stressful conditions due to changing aquariums or unhealthy aquarium conditions make the fish's immune system low. This causes parasites to develop more easily which causes disease in fish.
2.Bacteria
Not only parasites, pet fish are also susceptible to exposure to bacteria. Bacterial exposure generally occurs due to aquarium cleanliness that is not maintained properly, overcrowding conditions in the aquarium, to improper feeding.
Generally, bacterial infections are caused by Aeromonas, Vibrio, Edwardsiella, Pseudomonas, and Flavobacterium spp. There are several clinical signs related to bacterial infection in fish, such as decreased appetite, fin damage, to sudden death in fish.
3.Gas Bubble Disease
Gas bubble disease is a condition in which bubbles become trapped in the eyes or skin of fish. Not only that, bubbles may also be present in the fish's organs.
Generally, bubbles appear as a result of gas escaping from the bloodstream when there is an increase in pressure or supersaturation of nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon dioxide gas in the water. This condition triggers the formation of emboli (gas bubbles) in the gills or choroid glands in the eyes.
Improper air pipe conditions or rapid changes in temperature during water changes are factors that trigger this disease. It's best if you add water in the aquarium slowly or make sure the water temperature is the same.
Also Read : Know the Characteristics of Betta Fish that Have Layed
4.Popeye Disease
Some types of fish have normal, healthy protruding eyes. However, sometimes protruding, swollen, and cloudy eyes are a sign of a disease disorder in fish. One of them is Popeye's disease or exophthalmia. This condition can be experienced in one eye of the fish or both.
This condition can result from eye injuries to fish caused by fighting with fish or friction with objects in the aquarium. Popeye disease caused by an injury can heal on its own.
In addition, popeye disease can also be caused by bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections from inside the aquarium. Unfavorable water conditions can also trigger this condition in fish.
5.Cancer
Just like other animals, fish also have a risk of developing cancer. This is because fish do not have an immune system that can fight cancer. For the most part, cancer cells appear as abnormal growths outside or inside the fish's body.…
Know the Characteristics of Betta Fish that Have Layed
Know the Characteristics of Betta Fish that Have Layed – In keeping fish at home, you will definitely take care and care for them to become very healthy fish. Betta is a type of freshwater ornamental fish that has its own beauty when kept at home. The maintenance is also fairly easy, so it is quite recommended for beginners. As a beginner breeder, of course you have to know how the characteristics of male and female betta fish when mating or breeding.
Then how to know the signs they have married and laid eggs? Come on, follow the information we have summarized below.
1. Betta Mating Position
When the two betta fish are ready to mate, the male will turn the female betta and cover her to fertilize the eggs.
After the mating process occurs, the female hickey will look weak while releasing eggs. The mating position between the male and female betta will take place several times.
This is intended to ensure that all the eggs are successfully fertilized by the male betta. This process lasts a few minutes to hours, during which the eggs released amount to about 30-40 eggs.
2. Male Betta Swim Up And Down
The female betta fish that lay eggs will look weak throughout the mating process. The characteristics of female hickeys that have laid eggs are that they look like they are dead with their bodies turned upside down and minimal movement.
The female hickey will release eggs randomly, where the male hickey will move up and down to move the fertilized egg to the bubble nest.
Male bettas use their mouths to catch eggs that move to the bottom of the tank.
If the mating process is complete and the female betta looks fit again, you should immediately remove them from the aquarium.
Because in some conditions, female betta fish have a tendency to eat eggs and be aggressive again with male betta.
3. Bubble Nest of Eggs
Bubble nests are air bubbles filled with oxygen that are coated with male betta fish saliva which makes them more resistant and not easily broken.
The characteristics of betta bubbles that already have eggs are the presence of betta eggs in the form of small white spots, like grains of salt.
If the betta fish has not laid eggs, then these air bubbles will appear empty and clear, just like air bubbles in general.
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4. Male Betta Protects Egg Nest
After the process of mating and laying eggs, the female betta will not play much of an important role in guarding the eggs until the chicks hatch.
This is done by the male betta, where they will protect the bubble nest containing the eggs from predators and threats in the vicinity.
Over the next few days, some bubbles may burst and cause the betta's eggs to fall to the bottom of the tank.
This is where the task of the male betta fish is to make new bubbles and move the fallen eggs. It's also possible that the male betta will eat some of the eggs.
This is quite normal to happen, especially if the betta eggs do not develop due to the fertilization process that is not going well.
5. Betta chicks hatch
How long does it take for betta fish eggs to hatch? At least approximately 3 days after the marriage process. Newly hatched betta chicks do not need to eat.
For 2-3 days they will hang vertically on the bubble nest that the male betta mother has made. Only after 4 days, the chicks of the betta will swim horizontally in the aquarium.
As soon as the betta chicks are able to swim, you need to separate the male betta fish. To feed betta chicks, you can give water fleas (daphnia) or mosquito larvae.
You can tell the difference between male and female betta fish when they are 1.5 months old.
Separate by sex, where male betta fish should be separated and female betta fish can be mixed in one aquarium.…
5 Rare Ornamental Fish in Freshwater
5 Rare Ornamental Fish in Freshwater – As we all know that nowadays more and more people are very happy to collect fish that can beautify their homes. Rare freshwater ornamental fish is a type of fish that is practically rare, and some are even nearly extinct. In contrast to other freshwater ornamental fish that are commonly hunted for collection in home aquariums. Generally they are hunted because they have a unique shape with beautiful color patterns.
5 Types of Rare Freshwater Ornamental Fish
1. Black Ghost
Its scientific name is Apteronotus albifrons, this fish comes from South America including the Amazon. The body shape of this fish is quite unique because on the body there is a wattle and the whole body is black as the name suggests except for the tail.
Black ghost, which is a rare freshwater ornamental fish, is a popular fish. This fish includes fish that are active at night. When combined with other fish, this fish will not interfere with other fish. Remarkably this fish can produce electricity in small quantities. Unfortunately, this fish is quite difficult to find because in Indonesia its cultivation is still rare.
2. Sumatran Tiger Fish
The Sumatran tiger fish has almost the same pattern as the tiger and comes from the island of Sumatra. This fish has a basic color of orange (yellowish) with an elongated black pattern. However, this fish is rarely found in its habitat, so many collectors of ornamental fish hunt for this fish.
3. Zebra Pleco
The Zebra Pleco has a black pattern with white stripes that looks like a Zebra. Zebra Pleco with broomstick fish are actually still one family. The origin of this fish is from the Amazon River and is the most expensive type of broom ornamental fish. However, this fish is now very rare and rarely found, especially in the wild.
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4. Neon Tetra Fish
The neon tetra is a fish that emits light as its name suggests. This rare freshwater ornamental fish is a very beautiful type of ornamental fish to keep in an aquarium. Its scientific name is Paracheirodon innesi. The body size of the small neon tetra also has a dominant color, namely the red color that adorns the lower part of its body and the shiny blue color that runs along its body.
This rare freshwater ornamental fish has shiny metallic fins and scales and additional contrasting colors of white and black. This fish looks like a shark and belongs to the Cyprinidae family. Surprisingly, the size of this fish that has a body like a marine predator is quite small. Bala shark can grow to reach a length of 35 centimeters. Its population has been decreasing in recent years.…
Know the Most Expensive Types of Koi Fish
Know the Most Expensive Types of Koi Fish – Nowadays more and more people are very happy to keep fish to be decorations that can beautify their homes. Koi originating from Japan is considered a lucky fish or hockey as well as a symbol of social status. Its distinctive pattern and beautiful color pattern make many people love this type of fish.
It is no longer a secret that the price of koi fish can reach fantastic numbers, especially for species that have unique patterns on their bodies. The more varied the pattern of koi fish, the more expensive the price. This is what makes koi fish highly sought after by ornamental fish lovers.
1. Kohaku
Kohaku koi fish is the most famous and oldest koi fish among other types of koi fish. This koi fish is characterized by a solid white color with a slight red color on its body. There are many variations of koi kohaku, including kohaku gin rin, kohaku doitsu, kohaku tancho, and kohaku maruten.
Its beautiful pattern and large size made this kohaku variety of ornamental fish sold for up to IDR 1.1 billion at the Niigata Koi Fish auction in 2020. That's a pretty fantastic price for just one fish, right?
2. Tancho
This type of koi is very unique because it has a pattern like the Japanese flag, which has a white base color on its body and on its head there is a bright red color in a circle. There are several variations of the tancho koi fish, including tancho gin rin, tancho rin, and doitsu tancho.
The tancho koi is highly regarded in the Japanese koi industry for its resemblance to the Grus Japonensis or Red Crowned Crane. For 1 tancho koi, the price is between Rp. 700 thousand to Rp. 1 million per head.
3. Showa
Showa or also known as showa sanshoku or showa sanke has a combination of red, white, and black colors on its body. A quality showa has a dark and shiny black color.
Showa sanshoku koi fish have variations, including showa tancho, showa maruten, showa gin rin, showa doitsu, and showa kin. The price of this type of koi is estimated at Rp. 1 million per head.
4. Ogon
This fish is very popular with koi fish collectors. This species has a characteristic shiny golden yellow color on the head and scales area. The color of the Ogon Koi also will not turn dark even though the pond temperature is rising. Ogon koi sometimes also have a shiny silver color when exposed to sunlight.
This ogon koi can be categorized as one of the most popular types of koi fish. In addition to the stunning color, this koi fish can grow to reach more than 25 cm, you know! The price range for one adult Koi Ogon is IDR 1.2 million to IDR 1.5 million. Enough to spend, right?
5. Asagi
The asagi koi fish is a type of koi fish that has a blue net pattern on the top of its back. On the fish belly, gills, fins, and body there is a red or orange hue. The color pattern will get bigger as the fish age.
Asagi koi fish has several variations, including asagi gin rin and hi asagi. The bluish silver body pattern that dominates the body makes this koi fish expensive. The estimated price of asagi koi fish ranges from Rp. 1.1 million to Rp. 1.5 million per head.…
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Danna Bowers doesn't remember her first wilderness experience. Not because it wasn't extraordinary, but because she can't remember a time when her parents weren't taking her on hiking and backpacking trips.
"My family and I have stories of our adventures together starting when I was just a few months old, all the way up to last weekend viewing eagles on the Nooksack River," explains Danna.
Studies show that children regularly exposed to nature have less stress, are more resilient, perform better academically and are physically healthier. It also influences their value systems as adults in terms of environment and conservation.
Danna says she gravitated toward land trust work and conserving wilderness because the idea of focusing on wilderness designations fascinates her.
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"The market needs a way to compare and contrast. And if you don't give them one they will default to price comparisons."
Marketer John Jantsch makes a great point here. If there is not a way for your target audience to differentiate you from your competition, they will always default to the lowest cost.
There is a reason why graduation gigs for brass quintets don't tend to pay very well in areas where there are a lot of brass players. The artistic demands of such a gig are not very great. As a result (as Ron Davis explains perfectly in Episode 19 of The Entrepreneurial Musician), the various brass quintets around town are fungible. If any of them can do the job, the customer (that is the person hiring the quintet) will default to price point.
The players from the top symphony orchestra in town may very well charge $1500 or more for their services. If a group of very talented graduate students will do it for $500, the person hiring will probably go with the latter. That's because in the eyes of the customer, both groups will both do the same job equally well.
The take away is we need to make a case for why we are different than our competition in the eyes of our customers. In the case of playing graduations, this is probably not possible. But when developing our product (whether we are a chamber group or someone with a doctorate applying for university teaching jobs), we have to be sure to make it easy for our potential customers to compare and contrast us in a positive light.
If not, it will simply be a race to the bottom in terms of price point.


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I wasn't intending blog about this little book. Its publisher is identified only as the US-based project Jews and Allies: United to End Anti-Semitism, and it has something of an in-house feel: that is, it reads as if it's intended for readers who are already engaged with the project or are considering engaging with it, a kind of summary of its theoretical base.
Then I listened to 'Why does anti-semitism cut across the political spectrum?', an episode of Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens's thinkfest podcast The Minefield, and realised that the pamphlet talks with remarkable clarity about things that felt like unresolved paradoxes in the podcast.
The Minefield's guest was Deborah Lipstadt, the woman who took on Holocaust-denier David Irving in real life and was the main character in the Mick Jackson–David Hare movie Denial. Deborah laid out longstanding distinguishing features of anti-semitism – of the stereotyping of Jews: it has to do with money (the myth that all Jews are rich), power (the belief that somehow Jews wield enormous behind-the-scenes power), intelligence (as in wiliness). Unlike most other oppressed groups, Jews don't escape being targeted by achieving social status and wealth: anti-semitism is generally imagined by the perpetrators as 'punching up'.
Living as a minority without a homeland for nearly two thousand years, the Jewish people had to rely on the good will of rulers in each country where they settled. In exchange for a promise of protection for the Jewish community, a few Jews would serve as money lenders, tax collectors or other pubic officials. The majority of Jews who settled in each country remained as impoverished as the general population. Jews were also prohibited from owning land and barred from joining craft guilds, which would have allowed them to integrate with their non-Jewish neighbours.
When the people of the area were ready to resist the oppressive conditions of their lives, they were encouraged to direct their hatred and resentment at the Jewish community – rather than at their actual oppressors, the ruling classes. […] After the violence subsided, the surviving remnants of the Jewish community would be 'apologised to' officially in the original country or welcomed in new places of exile as martyrs. They would be given some assistance to rebuild their communities, and once again a few Jews would be encouraged to assume the same roles in relation to the rulers. […] In exchange, the whole Jewish community would be given temporary protection, and the cycle of toleration followed by attack would begin again.
This scapegoating mechanism is used by both right- and left-wingers. The booklet answers the question in its title by arguing, with evidence, that anti-semitism is regularly used to divide progressive movements.
There's a lot more in the book. I got my copy through a chain of personal contacts. The imprint page gives an address for more information, and I assume copies for sale, as ircc@rc.org.


Cathy Jewison was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has a B.A. in Journalism and Communications from the University of Regina, a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Alberta, a B.A. in English from Athabasca University, and an M.A. in Humanities from California State University. Jewison has worked as a newspaper reporter, copy editor, government communicator, and administrator. She has lived in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, since 1986.


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Dianne Herrin announces candidacy for West Chester mayor
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By Fran Maye, Daily Local News
WEST CHESTER >> Dianne Herrin, vice president of a West Chester-based energy consulting firm and a 17-year borough resident, has announced her candidacy for mayor.
"Like so many women and men who are rising up to engage in our democracy, I cannot sit down. I believe — as I have demonstrated for more than a decade through my service to West Chester — that a healthy democracy begins at home," said Herrin, who is a Democratic candidate.
Herrin will officially announce her candidacy next Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. on the campus of West Chester University. She is vice president of Practical Energy Solutions, a borough-based energy consulting firm, and has served the borough in many volunteer capacities for more than a decade.
Herrin's platform focuses on tapping into her knowledge of West Chester, relationships with diverse borough citizens and leaders, and managerial experience to fill the important mayoral role as administrative head of the police department.
She will also continue her ongoing commitment to preserve the borough's historic character and environmental health, and she plans to work with everyone to support West Chester's local economy while preserving its neighborhoods.
"I will also continue Mayor Comitta's initiatives that have helped create a productive and successful working relationship with the university," said Herrin.
A member of the West Chester Tree Commission, she co-authored two draft ordinances designed to protect and restore the borough's aging tree canopy. The primary ordinance proposes additional financial support for residents and building owners faced with condemned street trees and prioritizes tree replanting and tree preservation.
I love West Chester and believe that when we respect our diversity, recognize our shared needs and values, and work together, we can face any challenge that confronts us," Herrin said. "Along with the many citizen and business leaders who give their time and energy to our community, we can build on the tremendous progress that has been made, and make West Chester even better and stronger than it already is."
Herrin, who has a degree in English from Widener University, has garnered several awards over the years.
In 2011, she earned the Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Gene Wilson Award for Environmental Leadership. In 2010, she won the Sierra Club award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement. In 2009, she earned the, BLIER, and she earned two Jesse H. Neal awards for Excellence in Business Journalism.
Herrin, married for 30 years, is the mother of two sons and was educated in the West Chester Area School District. Her hobbies are photography, running and kayaking.
The seat for mayor will be vacant because Mayor Carolyn Comitta, a Democrat, was elected to represent the 156th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives, after a protracted recount following the Nov. 8 election.
In 2011, she earned the Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection Gene Wilson Award for Environmental Leadership. In 2010, she won the Sierra Club award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement. In 2009, she earned the PennFuture GreenPower Award, BLIER, and she earned two Jesse H. Neal awards for Excellence in Business Journalism.
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