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I want to eventually move to a tropical destination. I want it to be safe. Cheaper is better, but it doesnt really matter. Preferable language is English, but I can learn others. Please list the main language if possible.

Hawaii

Ok, so I have a microphone and it came with pro tools m-powered essential software and it is so confusing and frustrating! I want to download a free software that is easy to work with. I want to sing on my microphone, and want it to record on the software, so I can put it on youtube. Any suggestions at all??? Please help!

If there is no software that you could recommend, at least help me out with pro tools! Thanks!!

your windows computer has a built in recorder in accessories, it records in .wav – you can import that to protools – no need for any additional software

I have everbearing strawberry plants in an indoor grow tent. They are under a 400watt metal halide bulb and 2 high pressure sodium T5 bulbs. They seem to be taking a while to flower. I’m using organic bloom fertilizer…. any suggestions?

Try using Spray-N-Grow’s Bill’s Perfect Grow & Bloom

I want to know your suggestions on a tropical destination because my family is planning on going somewhere this winter and we want a place that is beautiful, good beaches and snorkeling, good nightlife (preferably a place where there will be a few teens around) and somewhere that isn’t too far or overly expensive (so no fiji or hawaii). We have already been to Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic so preferably none of those either. Thanks!

For something reasonably close to the US that "is beautiful, good beaches and snorkeling, good nightlife (preferably a place where there will be a few teens around) and somewhere that isn’t too far or overly expensive", I would choose either Grand Cayman, or Aruba.

Both of these Caribbean islands have beautiful beaches and excellent snorkeling, and everything else you are looking for.

I have spent over 30 years exploring islands of the Caribbean, and those would be my picks for what you want.

I would like to go on a working holiday to another country. However, I do not know how the living arrangements are set up.
It would be great if someone who has done a working holiday before could help me out with this question.

All a working holiday visa does is it allows you to enter the country to live and work for a period of time. Beyond that, everything else is up to you.

Any more specific answer about how to go about finding accommodation will depend to at least some extent on the country.

In Australia for example, most people on WHVs travel around the country picking up casual work as they go. They stay in youth and backpacker hostels for a few days or a week or so at a time; they rent or buy camper vans and stay in them; they carry small tents and camping equipment and stay in camping grounds; when they want to stay somewhere for several months, they rent a room in shared accommodation. If they want to stay for 6 months or longer in one place, they may rent an apartment but in Australia at least, that’s not easy to do if they don’t have a steady job – most will go for shared accommodation where the other tenant/s hold the lease.

I need answer ,Please help..
The lighting of a room consists of 70% fluorescent lamps and %30 tungsten lamps.From a distance a lamp seen to have failed.Assuming that flourescent lamps have ,on average,7 times the lifetime of a tungsten lamp but both types fail randomly,What is the probability that the failed lamp is a tungsten type?

on an average, there will be 7 failures of a tungsten lamp
for every failure of a fluorescent one

P[failed lamp is tungsten] = 7*0.3 / (7*0.3 + 1 *0.7)

= 0.75
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So I’m thinking of breeding tropical fish – my friend has and she told me all about it and I have the money for equipment. So my questions are:
What types of tropical fish would you recommend and how many of each?
What equipment do I need?

You should definitely start with some kind of Danio. Not only are they small but they are hardy, easy to feed and of course recommended by almost every fishkeeper as a beginners breeding fish. Others may say platies, guppies or othet livebearers but these can breed out of control.
You will need a filter and a heater and a group of 4+ danios if you want to breed them. They must be in a large group because otherwise they won’t be happy, and that way they have a larger choice and are more likely to breed. You might want a breeding trap as they tend to eat their own eggs, what you can do for this is separate the top and bottom of the tank with netting. Put the breeding pair in the top half and when they’re spawning the eggs should fall through the net to the bottom. Another method is to line the bottom of the tank with marbles. This allows the eggs to fall through the gaps between the marbles and out of harms way from the fish until the fish are separated from the eggs and the eggs are retrieved. Once you start hatching the eggs a good thing to do is get a hatchery thing. This is a small container that can be placed within the tank to separate the eggs or babies and the adult fish, still allowing water to flow through. Place the hatchery in the water and add the eggs. Once they have hatched(after about three nights? Idk) keep the babies in the hatchery and feed them tiny bits of crumbled food and when they are slightly older, newly hatched brine shrimp. Once the babies are strong enough to withstand the current of the filter and are large enough to not fit in their parents mouth you can introduce them to the main tank. Remember not all of them will get to this stage, but there will be many who do. I’m not sure how many babies the danios wil have but I’m sure someone else will tell you that. Good luck and happy fish-keeping!

I live in the UK and wish to become a doctor when I am older (only 14 now) but am interested in going into tropical medicine. How would I go about doing that? I know I’d have to go to medical school first and complete the 2 foundation years but then what? Would I train in a tropical medicine speciality or would I have to do some sort of other degree? And how is the working hours and pay for this speciality? Thank you.

Once you’ve finished all your basic training stuff then you would try and get a post at one of the big teaching hospitals specialising in tropical medicine and work your way up. Experience abroad is also invaluable but you would be expected to have some basic knowledge first. Pay would be much the same as the middle and top doctors in other fields but there wouldn’t be as much scope for private practice. If someone has a tropical disease they aren’t going to worry whether they pay for treatment or not, they’ll just be desperate to get better.

we are a family of 4 with 2 kids (9 and 14) and were looking for a good tropical place to go to for a winter vacation.

Loved the resorts near Negril Jamaica for the resort cleanliness, lovely lovely people who will bring you your favorite drink on the beach without you having to order on the second day, crystal clear water, lots of recreation free at the resort and the value. Went to Couples and want to go back every year, except for the time we get more daring and go to Hedonism. You’ll be offered ganha by the bus shuttle driver right off the bat. A couple years ago, I woulda picked Playa del Carmen or Cabo San Lucas, but I don’t feel safe anywhere in Mexico now. Hawaii is nice, but expensive. Awesomelly cheap is Buhket, Thailand where you can get massages for $2 and luxury full service massages for under $20.

From what temperature is considered coldwater and from what is considered tropical? Like from 20-25 or something..

What is the acceptable temperature for most coldwater fish and what is the one for tropical?

Do you know any fish which lives in the extremes? Like the goldfish tolerating freezing temp.

Coldwater fish–or what we refer to as coldwater fish in the aquarium trade, like the goldfish and white cloud minnows–are not true coldwater fish and are actually considered Temperate water fish. True coldwater fish, such as northern pike, will become stressed and die at temperatures above 60 degrees F. Many of the fish that live in the northern and far southern oceans are accustomed to functioning in very cold temperatures.

So for a true coldwater fish, 40 degrees F to 60 degrees F is usually typical.

Temperate water fish prefer temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s, but can tolerate warmer temperatures and go into hibernation in the wintertime. Goldfish survive cold winter temperatures, but do not swim around or eat during this time. Temperate water fish can only survive so long in temperatures outside their natural range.

Tropical fish need water above 72 degrees F, with some exceptions (such as discus) that need their water in the mid 80 degree F range.