Don't carp
British carp angler Mark McKenna likes to formulate carp bait that will provide the fish with its full nutritional requirements. He thinks a carp will come to recognise a balanced meal when it sees it in future. (Carp are often thrown back after being caught.) He has a word for naysayers who doubt the fish can tell what is good food: "I don't like to compare us to carp," he wrote in Carpworld, but our ancestors depended on nourishing food to survive, and "there would be parallels to carp".
Canadian Globe and Mail (Brendan J O'Byrne)
A good tip
Eighty-five days can seem like a lifetime when your property is on the market. As a result, vendors in London are having to be much sharper if they want to sell their properties. Over-powerful room candles, red wine stains on the carpet and grotty grouting are all big off-putters, says Simon Buhl Davis of Savills. For Sale boards will also help, says Merton Croisdale-Appleby of John D Wood.
Daily Telegraph (Jay Green)
