Painting fishes
The term painted fish refers to ornamental aquarium fish which have been artificially coloured to appeal to consumers. This artificial colouring, also known as juicing, is achieved by a number of methods, such as injecting the fish with a hypodermic syringe containing bright fluorescent colour dye, dipping the fish into a dye solution, or feeding the fish dyed food.
This process is usually done to make the fish a brighter colour and more attractive to consumers. The colouring of the fish is not permanent, and usually fades away in six to nine months.
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Green 2012 deadline nearing
Coverings has announced a call for entries for its Project: Green contest, which is sponsored by ED+C Magazine — a BNP Media publication and sister publication to TILE Magazine. The contest is open to architects, designers, builders, contractors, distributors, visitor medical insurance retailers, manufacturers and installers, and projects must have been completed within the past two years (January 2010 to January 2012), and may be located either within the U.S. or internationally. Multiple entries are accepted and encouraged, but a separate form should be filled out for each entry.
USGBC names 2012 officers, directors
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the newly elected officers and new directors to its 2012 Board of Directors. At elections that closed in November, USGBC’s membership elected the following individuals to serve as directors: Fiona Cousins, Arup, visitors health insurance filling the Designer of Buildings seat; Marge Anderson, Energy Center of Wisconsin, filling the Environmental Nonprofit Advocate seat; George Bandy Jr., Interface, filling the Large-Scale Manufacturer seat; and John Dalzell, City of Boston/Boston Redevelopment Authority, filling the Urban/Regional Planner seat.