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Monday - 3/18/2013, 4:32am EDT
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TORONTO (AP) -- Back where their winning streak started on Super Bowl Sunday, the Miami Heat kept rolling right into March Madness.
Now it's on to Boston to face the rival Celtics -- the team who ended the last streak this long.
The Heat equaled the second-longest winning streak in NBA history, pulling away in the fourth quarter Sunday to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-91 for their 22nd consecutive victory.
"It's a special ride right now that we're on," LeBron James said. "The best thing about it is we're doing it together."
James had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his career-best 32nd double-double of the season, Dwyane Wade had 24 points and nine assists, and Ray Allen scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the defending NBA champions.
Chris Bosh finished with 18 points as the Heat matched the 22 consecutive wins recorded by the 2007-08 Houston Rockets. The NBA's longest streak is 33 games, set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
Miami will try to move into sole possession of second on Monday when it visits the Celtics -- who ended the Rockets' run five years ago and have won 11 in a row at home.
"If there's any group that would be motivated in a circumstance like this, it's that team in green," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I don't know if the streak will be a big factor but they love playing against us, and vice versa. That's what happens when you meet a team consecutively in the playoffs. There's a history there, and that's what makes these games special."
The Heat have faced the Celtics twice so far this season. They blew out Boston 120-107 in Miami on opening night, then lost 100-98 in double-overtime on the road on Jan. 27, the day Boston learned that Rajon Rondo needed knee surgery.
"They played better than us for a large part of that game," Spoelstra said.
Winners of two straight, the Celtics may be without veteran forward Kevin Garnett on Monday. The 15-time All-Star sat out Saturday's victory over Charlotte with a strained left thigh and is day-to-day.
"We have to treat them with the respect they deserve," Spoelstra said. "Regardless of who plays for them, that's a team that will come out with an incredible amount of urgency."
Wade called the looming matchup with Boston "a great challenge."
"I think we'll be ready for it," he said. "We've got to get our rest and we've got to know we're going to have a dog fight on our hands."
Heat forward Shane Battier, who played on the 2007-08 Rockets, inspired his teammates with a speech after their Feb. 3 win over Toronto. The 11-year veteran spoke again after Sunday's victory, an address that Spoelstra called "passionate" and "pure."
"Coach Riley gets paid close to six figures for his speeches," Spoelstra said, referring to former Heat coach and current team president Pat Riley. "I don't know what Shane should charge now, but he should get something."
Miami blew it open Sunday behind Allen's 3-point shooting after Toronto tied it at 77 early in the fourth quarter.
"Those (3-pointers) are what we feared for so many years (when Allen was with Boston)," Spoelstra said. "He can turn a game around just like that."
Toronto is the third team with multiple losses to the Heat during the streak. Miami has beaten Philadelphia three times and Atlanta twice.
"You talk about a well-oiled machine, those guys are efficient both offensively and defensively," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "They do it in a classy way. They are well put together."
Rudy Gay scored 27 and Amir Johnson had 18 points and 18 rebounds as the Raptors lost their 11th straight against Miami, extending their longest active losing streak against a single opponent.
"We just ran out of gas," Johnson said.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 points, and Terrence Ross and DeMar DeRozan each had 12 for the Raptors, whose last victory over the Heat was a 111-103 home win on Jan. 27, 2010 -- when Bosh still played for Toronto and James was in Cleveland.
Toronto tied it at 77 on a pair of free throws by Gay less than a minute into the fourth but, even with James on the bench, Miami answered immediately. Allen hit a jumper, Norris Cole threw a half-court lob pass to Wade for an alley-oop dunk and Allen made a 3-pointer, giving Miami an 84-77 lead.


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Pune: After a poor rainfall in the month of June, monsoon revived in a big way in July as Pune and Mumbai witnessed continuous rain on Tuesday. Pune recorded 22.4 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm which was second highest rainfall for this year's monsoon season.
Not only Pune but most parts of Maharashtra including Konkan, Vidarbha and central Maharashtra witnessed heavy rainfall activity in last 24 hours. While Pune recorded 22.4 mm rainfall, Mumbai recorded 18 mm rainfall on Tuesday till 5.30 pm.
According to the experts of India Meteorological Department (IMD), "The low pressure area which was persisting from North Maharashtra to Karnataka is now stretched up to Gujarat due to which Konkan Goa, central Maharashtra and Vidarbha is receiving good amount of rainfall."
On Tuesday, Puneites witnessed continuous rainfall for the entire day. Major roads like Tilak, Bajirao, Shankarsheth and Karve roads witnessed water logging. It was a holiday on Tuesday and many Puneites preferred to stay at home as a result of which there was not much rush on the streets of the city. The Sinhgad Road though was flooded with tourists who had gone to Khadakwasala dam which is filled to its capacity.
The city which was facing water cuts till last week, the ongoing rain has brought smiles on the faces of Puneites as the irrigation department now had to release water from Khadakwasala dam on Tuesday night.
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Service to others is an effect, not a cause. It flows naturally out of your devotion and surrender to God.
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When the Cazenovia boys took its turn at SRC Arena for its version of the OHSL Liberty/Patriot meet two nights later, it tied for sixth place with 48 points. Tully, with 74 points, won a crowded race for the league title by 10 points over Westhill/Bishop Ludden.
Billy Bigsby and Dylan Muller both won events. Bigsby covered 3,200 meters in 10 minutes, 14.43 seconds, holding off Tully's Evan Knapp (10:15.66) to prevail.
Meanwhile, Muller won a close battle with Marcellus' Rob Coon in the pole vault, as Muller cleared 12 feet, just ahead of Coon, who was second with 11 feet 6 inches.
Muller also earned third place in the triple jump, going 38 feet 4 inches, and he teamed with Doyle Judge, Anthony Randino and Matt Donovan to finish second (1:37.89) to CBA (1:37.35) in the 4x200 relay.
Cameron Braathen threw the shot put 43 feet 5 inches, rising to second place. Ryker Smith took fourth (5 feet 2 inches) in the pole vault, with Doyle Judge sixth. Randino added a sixth (17 feet 8 inches) in the long jump and took seventh in the 300 sprint, while Donovan was sixth in the 55 sprint in 7.09 seconds.
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The residents of Newtok, Alaska could see their village washed away within five years, making them the first American climate refugees. Newtok is surrounded by the Ninglick River, which continues to carry off 100ft or more of land each year. The highest point in the village could be underwater by 2017. The small community of 350 will be scattered across Alaska, with Newtok ceasing to exist. The Guardian reports:
"The snow comes in a different timing now. The snow disappears way late. That is making the geese come at the wrong time. Now they are starting to lay their eggs when there is still snow and ice and we can't go and pick them," Tom said. "It's changing a lot. It's real, global warming, it's real."
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Hello there. One of the best albums of the year so far is this recent release by John Tejada. Genre: electronic. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
John Tejada – Signs Under Test
Albums of 2014 – part 3 (10-1)
Morning. These are my top 10 albums of 2014 at this time. Now I'm taking a week off. Enjoy!
(Playlist here.)
(Happy Holidays!)
10. Jolie Holland – Wine Dark Sea
9. Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
8. Kevin Morby – Still Life
7. Maggie Björklund – Shaken
6. The Primitives – Spin-O-Rama
5. Alcest – Shelter
4. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
3. First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
2. Tori Amos – Unrepentant Geraldines
1. Woods – With Light And With Love
Albums of 2014 – part 2 (20-11)
Hello again. Let's continue with the second part of my top albums of 2014. The third and final part will be up tomorrow. Enjoy!
(Playlist here.)
20. Ariel Pink – Pom Pom
19. Music Go Music – Impressions
18. The Budos Band – Burnt Offering
17. EMA – The Future's Void
16. Painted Palms – Forever
15. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream
14. Locust – After the Rain
13. My Brightest Diamond – This Is My Hand
12. Avi Buffalo – At Best Cuckold
11. Deptford Goth – Songs
Albums of 2014 – part 1 (30-21)
Hello. Here we go. There is no turning back now. These are the first 10 of my top 30 albums of 2014. The next part will be up tomorrow. Enjoy!
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30. Sinkane – Mean Love
29. Perfume Genius – Too Bright
28. Arc Iris – Arc Iris
27. Wovenhand – Refractory Obdurate
26. Wye Oak – Shriek
25. Protomartyr – Under Color of Official Right
24. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
23. Fennesz – Bécs
22. Opeth – Pale Communion
21. Warpaint – Warpaint
Perfume Genius – Too Bright
Hello again. The excellent new album by Perfume Genius (singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas) is a fresh addition to Spotify. Read some positive reviews and enjoy!
(Version for GB and IE here.)
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First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
Howdy. The excellent new album by First Aid Kit has been available for a while for many users and is fairly new for others. Genre: folk/pop. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
(Version for most users here.)
First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
Fennesz – Bécs
Hi there. Let's begin the week with the magnificent new album by Fennesz. Genre: ambient/electronic. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
Fennesz – Bécs
EMA – The Future's Void
Howdy folks. The great new album by EMA (singer-songwriter Erika M. Anderson) is recommended listening for sure. Enjoy!
(One review here.)
(Note: A version for US listeners should be added tomorrow.)
EMA – The Future's Void
Lo-Fang – Blue Film
Good morning friends. The delicate debut album by Lo-Fang is one of the best releases of the year so far. Genre: electronic/pop/soul. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
Lo-Fang – Blue Film
Spotinews Albums of 2013 – part 3 (10-1)
Hi again. And here's the final part, my top 10 albums of 2013. Enjoy!
(Note: See you again in 2014! I will at least continue with the blog for the first couple of months. Then we'll see what happens.)
(Playlist for this list here.)
10. Deerhunter – Monomania
09. No Joy – Wait to Pleasure
08. Nedelle Torrisi – Nedelle Torrisi
07. Mikal Cronin – MCII
06. Lisa Germano – No Elephants
05. James Blake – Overgrown
04. Harper Simon – Division Street
03. Yo La Tengo – Fade
02. Girls Names – The New Life
01. Torres – Torres
Spotinews Albums of 2013 – part 2 (20-11)
Hey. Here's the second part of my top 30 albums of the year. Enjoy!
(Final part will be up shortly.)
(Playlist for my top 30 here.)
20. Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
19. Implodes – Recurring Dream
18. Boogarins – As Plantas Que Curam
17. Pinkunoizu – The Drop
16. Gliss – Langsom Dans
15. Young Galaxy – Ultramarine
14. Pure Bathing Culture – Moon Tides
13. Jacco Gardner – Cabinet of Curiosities
12. Eros and the Eschaton – Home Address For Civil War
11. The Besnard Lakes – Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
Spotinews Albums of 2013 – part 1 (30-21)
Howdy folks. It's finally time for my list of my favorite albums of the year. This time it will be a top 30. Enjoy!
(Recommended listening for sure!)
(Note: the next two parts will be posted tomorrow.)
(New Playlist for the list that will be updated tomorrow as well: Spotinews Albums of 2013)
30. Blouse – Imperium
29. Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze
28. Haim – Days Are Gone
27. Au Revoir Simone – Move in Spectrums
26. Marnie Stern – The Chronicles of Marnia
25. Dawn of Midi – Dysnomia
24. Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside – Untamed Beast
23. Potty Mouth – Hell Bent
22. The Pastels – Slow Summits
21. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle
Boogarins – As Plantas Que Curam
Hey. Let's take a trip to Brazil. This is a mighty fine psychedelic rock album. Enjoy Boogarins!
(Recommended listening!)
Boogarins – As Plantas Que Curam
Dawn of Midi – Dysnomia
Good evening. This splendid album by Dawn of Midi is a hypnotic mix of jazz and electronic music. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
Dawn of Midi – Dysnomia
Mikal Cronin – MCII
Howdy. The new Mikal Cronin album – just added to Spotify – is one of the best albums of the year so far. Genre: pop/rock. Read some reviews and enjoy!
(Recommended listening!)
Mikal Cronin – MCII
Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
Evening. The explosive new album by Thee Oh Sees is another keeper. This has been a great music week so far. Genre: garage rock. Enjoy!
(Oh, and this is recommended listening.)
(And the album cover is interesting too.)
Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
Benoît Pioulard – Hymnal
Morning friends. The excellent new album by Benoît Pioulard is recommended listening for sure. Genre: ambient/electronic/pop. Read some positive reviews and enjoy!
Benoît Pioulard – Hymnal
Girls Names – The New Life
Hello again. The terrific new album by Girls Names was also added to Spotify today. Genre: pop. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
(One review here.)
Girls Names – The New Life
Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold
Hi. This explosive, terrific album by Parquet Courts is recommended listening. Genre: garage rock/post-punk. Enjoy!
(Read a bunch of positive reviews here.)
(Note: I decided to label this as both 2012 and 2013 since it was first released last year, then released again this week.)
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Find Your Voice (Video)
By Nolan Hill
August 4, 2014
It's humbling to know that one voice in a small town in Wilmington, NC, can reach so many people around the world and have a global effect. It creates a ripple effect of positive energy, education and enlightenment. I'm really humbled to know that people are actually receptive to the message I'm trying to convey and people are listening, so that makes me feel like this blog is actually worth it.
So Many Ways to Support Friends in Need
By Aless Piper
August 4, 2014
The sad news out of Mississippi about the young child who was thought cured of HIV perfectly illustrates why it is just so important to continue supporting AIDS Service Organizations. They are still very much in need, and sorely underfunded. Education efforts are still relevant. People are still contracting HIV and people are still dying from related complications. To date, Timothy Ray Brown is the only person who has been functionally cured of HIV successfully. If you are able to give anything at all to these worthy organizations, please do.
Drowning in Depression, Part One
By Rae Lewis-Thornton
July 29, 2014
I'm drowning in the chaos of my life. It started back in February when I started this emotional eating and Cheetos were always in my right hand, going straight into my mouth. Now, in full disclosure, I took a moment a couple of months ago to examine what had gotten me so off track and all roads led to a man that I wanted, but who didn't want a relationship. So I walked as hard and as fast as I could to a place where I could hold onto my dignity. For me it's simple. No matter how much I want a man, I never want to keep him at the cost of me.
I Face These Issues ... You?
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July 25, 2014
I saw this picture posted by UNAIDS. If you click on the picture, it will open up, and you can read in the balloons some good things and some not so good issues, we, who are living with HIV, face. By no means are the issues listed complete, and while we may identify and possibly share many of the same issues, we also deal with with many different issues.
AIDS 2014 Video Blog #5: Activist Theater, Condom Tryouts and a Mystery Man Revealed
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July 25, 2014
This week, Gilead was targeted by hepatitis C treatment activists over the stunning price of its new hepatitis C drug, sofosbuvir (Sovaldi): US$1,000 per pill for each day of a 12-week regimen. Because the medication is both more effective and offers a shorter treatment period than previous therapies, activists see the drug as key to ending the hepatitis C scourge as we know it -- but warn that the price could keep that from happening. They took action here at the conference, and one of those events is in this video.
AIDS 2014 Video Blog #4: One World, One Place, Thousands of Voices -- The Awesome Advocates of HIV/AIDS
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July 24, 2014
Try, if you can, to hold it together while hearing from a man from Nigeria who risks imprisonment simply by providing services to gay men; in his country, such a nefarious act is punishable by a decade in prison. Marvel at Wonder Woman, an Australian aboriginal drag performer who has taken on the mantle of a superhero HIV awareness figure. And hear the impassioned pleas of the disenfranchised -- including transgender people, those from remote locales of the planet, and those who feel as though they're still invisible even at the conference they're attending.
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By Brian Ledford
July 23, 2014
Often the battle with HIV is not only against the virus itself, but it is against the stigmas that surround those who are affected by the virus. We have all experienced negative stigmas surrounding our HIV status or stigmas related to any other chronic illness, and we each have stories that we could tell about how those experiences have affected us personally.
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July 23, 2014
But nowhere was the mutual understanding of our shared commitment greater than when marching together during the activist event in the streets of Melbourne on Tuesday, July 22. We were a single community of people with HIV and our allies, and as we raised our placards and our fists, we understood one another completely.
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July 22, 2014
Grief is a monster! I'm learning that it also sticks to you like Gorilla Glue. Honestly, these last three weeks dealing with the loss of Sophie has been new territory for me. I've never felt this level of sorrow for anything even when I lost my first two dogs. When Imani died I was sad and I cried a lot, but it didn't effect my bottom line. She had lived 12 years and while I was very sad, I was not overwhelmed. I had also done everything possible for her lung disease and was at peace with that fact. Of course I still had Nambi, who was Imani's baby and she was my constant companion. I had Nambi for 16 years. She and Sophie overlapped for almost four years. When I put Nambi down, I felt like she had lived a long and good life. I blogged about Nambi when I first started. You can read it here.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (original 1969; edition 1994)
by Eric Carle
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I love the very hungry caterpillar. It is still one of my favorite picturebooks.
The illustrations are beautiful and calming. The watercolor and mixed media caterpillar and foods are incredibly inviting and beautiful.. The small caterpillar grown in size on each page from a small green caterpillar to a giant one with rolls on rolls. He draws his audience in with an adorable caterpillar that eats everything, including cupcakes and lollipops. The vivid butterfly spans two pages with beautiful color and texture. There are very little words on the pages and the pictures do the talking. Eric Carle explains the concept of metamorphosis and makes it into a short book that everyone could understand. This book also is very interactive with the ability to count the different foods that the caterpillar eats and the holds that the caterpillar eats through them. I enjoyed this book so much and I would recommend it to anyone.
This book is perfect for younger grades to teach them the life cycle of a butterfly. This book takes you on the journey of a caterpillar where he eats all kinds of foods so he can grow into a butterfly. In the end the caterpillar goes into his cocoon where he eventually emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
Teaching Ideas: teach the lifecycle of a butterfly with interactive activities such as lifecycle on a string
In this adorable picture book, you are taken into the life of a very hungry caterpillar. This book is ab excellent representation of how patience will always be a good ethic to learn at a young age. The illustrations in this picture book allow for an easy read as well as cute encounters. I would read this book to a group of prek to kindergarten students because I feel as though they would understand the concept of patience somewhat.
IN my opinion this is one of the best books to read to a young reader. This book has a fluency that not only flows on each page but allows the reader to learn how to sequence items at a young age. The illustrations are simple yet detailed in their portal of different food that the caterpillars eat throughout their day. Also this book helps students understand the life cycle of a butterfly. The book pushes readers to learn about different foods and how a caterpillar changes throughout their lifetime. I would recommend it to any teacher to read to their students.
Summary: A caterpillar is extremely hungry and eats it's way through a variety of foods before becoming a beautiful butterfly.
Personal connection: This is another book I loved growing up, and the illustrations are amazing!
Class use: Teach students about caterpillars and their transition into becoming butterflies.
This is a great book because it can be a incorporated in many subjects, such as; days of the week, colors, life cycles, and insects. The plethora of extension activities this book brings is enormous.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0399226907, Board book)"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." So begins Eric Carle's modern classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. More than 12 million copies of this book have been sold in its original, full-sized edition, and the beloved tale of science and gluttony has been translated into 20 languages. This five-by-four-inch miniature edition is truly tiny, with tiny type, but it is a nice size for small hands to hold and flip through the pictures. Despite its diminished state, the book is complete in every detail, following the ravenous caterpillar's path as he eats his way through one apple (and the pages of the book itself) on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on, through cherry pie and sausage--until he is really fat and has a stomachache. And no doubt you know what happens next! Kids love butterfly metamorphosis stories, and this popular favorite teaches counting and the days of the week, too. A fun gift package for caterpillar fans. (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson
Eric Carle and Tomie dePaola: Author One-on-OneA Look Inside The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board Book)
Eric Carle is the creator, author, and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other children's books. Tomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of Strega Nona: Her Story and countless other books. They recently had a conversation about their careers as picture book authors.
Tomie dePaola: When I was only four years old, I announced to my family in particular and to the world in general that I was going to become an artist, and write stories and draw pictures for books. I never swayed from that early declaration. I've always been curious to know, what inspired you to become a creator and illustrator of picture books?
Eric Carle: My career began as a graphic designer and for a number of years I worked as an art director for an advertising agency in New York. In the mid 1960's Bill Martin, Jr. saw an ad of a red lobster that I had designed and asked me to illustrate his Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Well, I was set on fire! I was so inspired by this book, and the opportunity to illustrate it changed my life. After that, I started to create my own books, both words and pictures, and really it was then that I had found my true course in life.
Now, I have a question for you, Tomie. How would you describe your artistic style, and has it changed over time?
Tomie dePaola: My illustration style is heavily influenced by folk art--strong simple shapes, bold lines, color, color, color and a deceptive simplicity. My style began to develop early in art school, and through the years, it hasn't changed very much, but it has refined itself. How would you describe yours?
Eric Carle: My aim with my work is to simplify and refine, be logical and harmonious. I like to use simple shapes, bright colors and a lot of white space. I write for the child inside of me. That is always where I begin.
Tomie dePaola: I do, as well. The only audience I keep in mind is that four-year-old in me. People sometimes ask me what advice I would give to young artists. I always think of the wonderful advice I received from my twin cousins when they were in art school in the late '30s. They told me, "Practice, practice, practice and don't copy."
Eric Carle: I often tell people about the four magic letters: DO IT. I want to be encouraging but I can only offer the example of my own experience, which is just one approach. There are many wonderful artists to learn about, which is important. But you must use your own imagination. You have to just do it.
Tomie dePaola: How do you feel knowing that a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is sold every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world?
Eric Carle: It is hard for me, maybe for others too, to grasp this concept. But I am truly honored that my story is enjoyed by so many and that it is now being shared by a generation of parents who grew up with my book. How about your Strega Nona. She is one of your most popular characters. Can you share how she came to be?
Tomie dePaola: In the '70s when I was teaching at a college, we were required to attend faculty meetings. I always sat in the back with a yellow legal pad. Everyone thought I was taking notes. At one meeting a doodle appeared of a little lady with a big nose and a big chin. I named her Strega Nona, and the rest is history. Speaking of history, how will you be celebrating the third annual Very Hungry Caterpillar Day this year?
Eric Carle: On The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, March 20th, I will probably be at home with my wife, Bobbie (I am a bit of a hermit, actually). But I will be saying a little toast to the caterpillar for whom I have a special place in my heart. And speaking of holidays, isn't your favorite holiday Christmas. Do you have a special Christmas memory?
Tomie dePaola: Christmas is my favorite holiday. My favorite Christmas was the one when I received tons and tons of art supplies: everything from an easel to paints, pads and pads of paper, and "how to draw" books.
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Ross will move into the rotation with the T-Padres Friday in hopes of rejoining the Padres rotation following the All-Star break. He hasn't started a game since suffering a temporary dislocation of his left shoulder while swinging the bat April 17 at Dodger Stadium. Ross had a 3.86 earned run average in three starts.
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Chemical Communication in the Honey Bee Scarab Pest Oplostomus haroldi: Role of (Z)-9-Pentacosene
- Ayuka T. Fombong,
- Peter E. A. Teal,
- Richard T. Arbogast,
- Paul N. Ndegwa,
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Oplostomus haroldi Witte belongs to a unique genus of afro-tropical scarabs that have associations with honey bee colonies, from which they derive vital nutrients. Although the attributes of the honey bee nest impose barriers to communication among nest invaders, this beetle still is able to detect conspecific mates for reproduction. Here, we show, through behavioral studies, that cuticular lipids serve as mate discrimination cues in this beetle. We observed five steps during mating: arrestment, alignment, mounting, and copulation, and a post-copulatory stage, lasting ~40–70 % of the total mating duration, that suggested mate guarding. Chemical analysis identified the same nine straight-chain alkanes (C23–C31), six methyl-branched alkanes (6), and five mono-unsaturated alkenes in the cuticular lipids of both sexes. Methyl alkanes constituted the major component (46 %) of male cuticular lipids, while mono-unsaturated alkenes were most abundant (53 %) in females. (Z)-9-Pentacosene was twice as abundant in females than in males, and ~20 fold more concentrated in beetles than in worker bees. In mating assays, (Z)-9-pentacosene elicited arrestment, alignment, and mounting, but not copulation, by male beetles. These results represent the first evidence of a contact sex pheromone in a scarab beetle. Such contact pheromones may be an essential, cryptic mechanism for arthropods associated with eusocial insects.
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- Title
- Chemical Communication in the Honey Bee Scarab Pest Oplostomus haroldi: Role of (Z)-9-Pentacosene
- Journal
Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume 38, Issue 12 , pp 1463-1473
- Cover Date
- 2012-12-01
- 10.1007/s10886-012-0211-x
- Print ISSN
- 0098-0331
- Online ISSN
- 1573-1561
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Scarabaeidae
- Oplostomus haroldi
- honey bee
- cuticular lipids, contact sex pheromone
- (Z)-9-pentacosene
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Ayuka T. Fombong (1) (2)
- Peter E. A. Teal (3)
- Richard T. Arbogast (3)
- Paul N. Ndegwa (2)
- Lucy W. Irungu (2)
- Baldwyn Torto (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- 2. School of Biological sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053, Nairobi, Kenya
- 3. USDA/ARS-CMAVE, 1600/1700 SW23rd Dr, Gainesville, FL, 326, USA


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For 41 years, "AMC" was a mainstay of the broadcast schedule. The finale, locally at noon Friday on Channel 7, ends the broadcast chronicles of the residents of Pine Valley, Pa., but not the melodrama of life there, which continues in digital form.
As a genre, the daytime serial has been slipping away one hour at a time.
"The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" went first.
"One Life to Live" is set to end in January, leaving only four English-language daytime soaps: ABC's "General Hospital," NBC's "Days of Our Lives," and CBS's "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful."
Why are the soaps dying off? Some blame women (for going to work and forsaking the soaps, causing a decline in ratings). Some blame cable (for offering so many choices). Some blame O.J. Simpson (whose trial stole viewers and wrecked the ratings in the 1990s, an interruption from which the soaps never recovered).
ABC sold the rights to "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" to Prospect Park, a production company that intends to launch them as webisodes. (Besides running on the Internet, they could end up on a cable or satellite channel.)
Fans have written letters, protested outside ABC and local stations (including KMGH in Denver) and taken out magazine ads. An ad in The Hollywood Reporter presented an open letter to the network, begging executives to "keep the soap genre from becoming extinct."
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The loyalty of the daytime soap audience will never be replicated. In the age of endless choices and short attention spans, the daily TV serial — like the daily newspaper comic serials — is outmoded.
Obviously the networks care more about the bottom line than about loyal fans. Replacing the expensive-to- produce soaps are cheap "lifestyle programming," i.e. cooking, gabbing, without high-priced actors and writers. "The Chew," taking "AMC's" place on ABC, looks dreadful.
Let's agree that Susan Lucci is a star. Awards or no awards. In her recently published book, she blasts ABC brass in an epilogue, attacking the short-sighted decision to end the soaps. Her Erica Kane will live on, in trivia books at the very least.
At a time when prime time was stagnant and puritanical, it was the daytime soaps that led the way into more socially relevant themes and risque situations. Now that primetime is nearly keeping pace with cable on the sex/violence/language front, there's no need for the afternoon soaps.
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In the end, not women, not cable and not O.J., but the soapmakers killed the soaps.
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It`s time to conclude, this string of lessons.
Okay, let`s say that now you`ve pretty much created the rogues gallery of your liking. Let`s pretend, that you want a little change of all those villains that your villain has fought against 600 times already. So, what do you do? You think that maybe you should create a new villain. But you are too lazy, or maybe you use some other excuse, to do that. So, what to do? The answer: Pit this hero against his fellow heroes villains. This is almost always something really cool. After all, there has been Jugggernaut vs. Spider-man issues, Dr. Destiny vs. Morpheus issues, Dr. Doom vs. Swamp thing issue (not really, sorry) and many other classics. But why do they work? Because it`s different from usual, it sets two or many more characters, with different ideals, against eachother. And, we get to know how the hero defeats this villain (or in some cases, villain the hero). Plus, seriously, they`re awesome!
Also, if you can somehow fit the villain to the themes of the hero, it`s even better.
Anyhow, 7. step is: Use villains of other heroes too.
Now, we can pretend that you have, say 5-10 arch-villains. That`s a good number. Really good. But, suddenly you get a great idea for a villain. It may be just a cool desing, and the villain itself is generic, but that`s fine. But, you may notice, that the second advice in this series, that I gave to you, contradicts this eight advice. You`re right. But, this is an exception. You see, this villain that you have in mind, will probably be a villain of the month. And that is actually a good thing. If you make sure that that villain will be a villain of the MONTH (or a few more). Because, some of the nicest (or not-so-nice) battles have been between a hero who`s deceats old and a villain who`s 6 issues old. After all, the hero knows squad about the villain. The villain may know more than that of the hero. Also, the villain may seem more powerful, or actually be more powerful. And following that fight may prove enjoyable. If made greatly.
But, how will you make this villain a throwaway villain? Easy. Make the villain retire from evil after the story. Or kill this villain. Or never use the villain again.
Step 8 is: Make throwaway villains, throwaway villains.
There are alot of lame, "lame", fun and ridiculous villains. Batroc and Leap-frog (Who has retired. Possibly.) for example. You want to use one or many of these villains, because you somehow like them. But how? Thusly.
In the case of lame and "lame" villains.
Show people, that they`re not as lame as they might seem. This doesn`t automatically mean: make them kill orphan kids. It means, that you have to find out what is special about the villain/villains (if you already don`t know). You`ve got to strenghten these parts. Or recreate them. Make them cool. Then, when you`re finished, make this villain (or these villains) fight the hero or heroes.
In the case of ridiculous and fun villains.
Keep them fun, and make them fight the hero. Or heroes.
That`s it. It`s that easy. Hopefully.
But, whatever you do, don`t make the villains too over-the-top.
Step 9: Recreate "lame" villains.
Well, this is the thing. if you`ve read all of this, and think that you`re not capable to do anything of this, there`s another way. Again. Borrow villains from heroes who don`t need them. Who don`t fit to the theme of those villains, or/and vice versa. For example, a chicken hero can fight against a chicken killing villain, who was created to be an enemy of Couch selling hero. Obviously, the couch hero can do well without this villain, but this villain is an excellent fit to the chicken hero.
But what if the hero is not part of a comic-company, like DC or Marvel? Then pick up a villain like Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler or the pirate king Bartholomew Roberts, the pirate king (who hijacked over 100 ships, more than Blackbeard). Or maybe James Moriarty, or some other "fictional" public domain villain. See? It`s that easy. So, what is the 10. step?
Step 10: If nothing else helps, steal or borrow villains from others.
Have fun with what you do, or it will most possibly suck.
Thank you for sharing a bit of your attention with me. It makes me feel a little important, and also that what I do, hasn`t goed to waste.
Now, for my faforite music of evil...


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| In short: Why longer yields spiked (and may take a break)
May 14, 2015 ::
Stabilizing sovereign euro yields and continued data disappointments could cause near-term retracement in long yields; but bias remains up
| In short: Emerging-market Fed fears may be overdone
May 7, 2015 ::
Underlying conditions are improving and a Fed rate hike may not be all that disruptive
| FedWatch: Fed acknowledges gloomy data but holds to transitory view
Apr. 29, 2015 ::
No surprises in April's meeting but a clear sign data dependency will rule the roost
| FedWatch: Farewell to forward guidance?
Apr. 23, 2015 ::
Policymakers are shifting from time-based to data-dependent rationales for making changes
| Q&A: Often misunderstood, high-yield munis have much to offer
Apr. 23, 2015 ::
Conditions remain favorable for high-yield municipal bonds.
| Fixed Income Outlook: Cautiously staying the course
Apr. 9, 2015 ::
We still like credit and are positioned for a flatter yield curve and rising rates
| FedWatch: Removing 'patient' doesn't mean impatient
Mar. 18, 2015 ::
The Federal Reserve policy statement is more dovish than expected.
| FedWatch: Fed to get dependent on data, not time
Mar. 13, 2015 ::
We believe the 'patient' language will be removed in the FOMC's upcoming policy statement.
| In short: Trifecta gives a lift to EM bonds
Mar. 6, 2015 ::
Stabilizing oil, ECB QE and reduced geopolitical tensions give rise to rally in emerging markets
| Market Memo: The near-term bias is up on longer rates
Feb. 5, 2015 ::
With oil making a potential bottom and Europe embracing pro-growth policies, Federated is growing more bearish on longer Treasuries
| FedWatch: An intriguing 'development'
Jan. 28, 2015 ::
Policymakers raise issue of 'international developments' in assessing rate plans for year
| FedWatch: All the action will be behind the scenes
Jan. 23, 2015 ::
Just because policymakers don't change anything doesn't mean there won't be some drama
| Fixed Income Outlook: Back to the future, sort of
Jan. 15, 2015 ::
Just like last year, we expect the bias on rates to be upwards in 2015, favoring credit and a flattener.
| High-Yield Outlook: A little better, a little more volatile
Dec. 30, 2014 ::
We think total returns in the 7% range are doable for this asset class in 2015
| FedWatch: Forget 'time.' Look at the dots!
Dec. 17, 2014 ::
Shift in policy language overshadowed by cut in next year's already low funds-rate forecast
| FedWatch: Time's up for 'time?'
Dec. 12, 2014 ::
Fed policymakers may move language toward preparing markets for eventually tightening
| Q&A: Targeting opportunities in municipal bonds
Nov. 25, 2014 ::
The muni market is benefitting from an improving economy and a supply-demand mismatch
| High Yield Update: Looking beyond volatility
Nov. 13, 2014 ::
During periods of volatility, not every sector will follow the broader trend.
| FedWatch: Slightly more hawkish tone a surprise
Oct. 29, 2014 ::
The FOMC statement confounded expectations that it would not be market moving.
| FedWatch: With taper done, watch for changes in Fed's inflation-risk assessment
Oct. 24, 2014 ::
Disinflation worries may force changes in the statement, which is all investors will get
| In short: Stay short the 10-year
Oct. 16, 2014 ::
Wednesday's rally that sent yields to 17-month lows may have set a bottom
| Fixed Income Outlook: Three months later, three months closer
Oct. 7, 2014 ::
Rates are rising in the belly of the curve and longer end likely next as year-end approaches
| FedWatch: There's still 'time'
Sept. 17, 2014 ::
Fed hews to summer 2015 consensus on the first rate increase
| FedWatch: Will 'considerable time' get axed?
Sept. 11, 2014 ::
These two words are all that will really matter when policymakers meet.
| FedWatch: Are Fed hawks and doves on a collision course?
Jul. 30, 2014 ::
Yellen's focus on labor market may be making inflation hawks uneasy
| FedWatch: Is 'optimal control' about to be tested?
Jul. 23, 2014 ::
Fed Chair Yellen appears to be set on improving labor market even at cost of inflation overshoot
| Fixed Income Outlook: Becoming a 50-50 proposition
Jul. 3, 2014 ::
As the credit run matures, returns increasingly are going to come from rate positioning
| FedWatch: The takeaway—a little more sooner, a little less later
Jun. 18, 2014 ::
Policymakers suggest rate hikes may arrive in early 2015 but that the magnitude won't be as high as markets thought when they're finished
| FedWatch: Keep your eyes on the prize (i.e., long-run funds rate)
Jun. 13, 2014 ::
The big news at next week's meeting may be a potential lowering of the equilibrium target rate