#july2018

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Dogwood Spittlebug - Clastoptera proteus

As far as this little Bug goes, this is the only picture I have of it. I had hoped for more pictures, but since they're so tiny finding other has proven difficult. A Hopper like this one can also be very skittish...yet another reason why this is the only picture at time of writing. Though tiny, this insect's most common form (pictured here) is very distinct and easily identifiable with its compact body and yellow forewing marking along the body. There are variations in color of course: some individuals have more black and others more yellow, and in some cases the yellow wing patch may be completely darkened! In order to conclusively identify this Spittlebug, look to the head and discover a series of yellow/black banding. Similar species within Clastoptera lack this banding. Without this, a common form C. proteus can easily be confused for the similar-looking Heath Spittlebug (C. saintcyri), while melanistic forms are reminiscent of C. testacea (the males specifically). Though identification could be tricky, these brightly colored specimens are simple to identify compared to other North American "Clastopterans" that have a brown, mottled appearance. Picture that patch on the rear wing of this individual, but coloring the whole body! A dissection microscope would be essential!

This picture was taken on July 7, 2018 with a Samsung Galaxy S4. I hope to find another example of this insect in the coming year. At least one more, perhaps on its host plant: dogwood. At the very least, other insects might be found since that tree is a popular host with insects beyond this one such as the Dogwood Sawfly and Dogwood Calligrapha Beetle.

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The left hand is considered unclean in India as it is typically used only for performing unsavoury functions, such as cleaning yourself after going to the toilet, taking off and putting on your clogs, cleaning your feet, etc. Especially in religious places, receiving prasad or giving alms by the left hand is unacceptable and considered inauspicious. Therefore, all instances involving contact with food, passing or taking objects, or interacting with people must be done with the right hand. For southpaws, though, this isn’t mandatory!... 😉 #TravelInfo #TravelTips . #oDInIN #Throwback #July2018 #Travel #Vacation #Trip #Wanderlust #GoExplore #WonderfulPlaces #InstaTravel #Landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #Architecture #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite #TajMahal #Agra #MehtabBagh #UttarPradesh #India #SouthernAsia #Asia (at Mehtab Bagh) https://www.instagram.com/p/CirbrJhK1s7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books

Not every one of the 38 picture books I’ve illustrated to date have end papers art included… perhaps only about a third do. (usually it’s a publisher’s budgetary issue) But when the publisher does give the green light on a picture book project to include the end papers, I’m thrilled! It’s always fun and challenging to devise and create a thematic pattern reflecting the subject and feel of the story.

Posted here are some endpapers I’ve created over the years for various picture books:

^ above: endpapers from, Wild Child -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno -August 2015 Abrams Books for Young Readers. (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, Wild Horse Annie Friend of the Mustangs (nonfiction) written by Tracey Fern & illustrated by Steven Salerno - April 2019 by Farrar Straus Giroux. (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, The Secret Code Inside You -all about your DNA (nonfiction) written by Rajani LaRocca, MD & illustrated by Steven Salerno -Released in 2021 by Little Bee Books. (digital)

^ above: endpapers from, Pantaloon -written by Kathryn Jackson & illustrated by Steven Salerno -March 2010 Golden Books/Random House.  (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, Love from MADELINE -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno (in the style of the creator of MADELINE, Ludwig Bemelmans) Released in Jan 2022 by Viking Books for Young Readers (Penguin-Random House) (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, PRIDE The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (nonfiction) written by Rob Sanders & illustrated by Steven Salerno -April 2018 by Random House.  (digital)

^ above: endpapers from, Harry Hungry! -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno -February 2009 Harcourt Children’s Books.  (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, BOOM! -written by Mary Lyn Ray & illustrated by Steven Salerno -June 2013 Hyperion Books/Disney. (gouache & digital)

^ above: endpapers from, PASS GO And Collect $200 The Real Story of How MONOPOLY Was Invented (nonfiction) written by Tanya Lee Stone & illustrated by Steven Salerno -July 2018 by Henry Holt & Co/Christy Ottaviano Books. (digital)

^ above: endpapers from, Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates -written by April Jones Prince & illustrated by Steven Salerno -October 2017 Farrar Straus Giroux/Margaret Ferguson Books.  (gouache & digital)

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July2018/Dec2017 by Felixandre

[bitcofun]

The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has actually submitted a suit versus popular crypto influencer, financier, and business owner Ian Ballina over a preliminary coin offering (ICO) going back to 2018. The SEC implicated Ballina bought $5 million worth of SPRK tokens from Sparkster Ltd. and gotten 30% benefit tokens prior to he began promoting it on social networks. He did not reveal that he was provided a reward to promote the ICO, the regulator has actually charged in its suit in federal court in Austin, Texas, media reports stated. SEC's Case Against Sparkster Sparkster and its CEO Sajjad Daya grabbed all of the media headings in 2018 and 2019 for never ever introducing the SPRK tokens for which they had actually currently raised $30 million in ETH. In a fascinating advancement, among the Sparkster wallets from 2018 got triggered for the very first time in May 2022, and 14,200 ETH tokens were switched for $227 million USDC. According to the SEC declaration on Monday, Sparkster Ltd. raised $30 million from about 4,000 financiers in an unregistered ICO in between April and July2018 The business and its CEO Sajjad Daya have actually consented to pay $35 million in a settlement to solve financiers' claims of losses due to the unregistered SPRK offering, it included. The SEC has actually been obviously on a path of unregistered ICOs cheating financiers throughout the ICO boom of 2017 and2018 It has actually submitted suits in numerous such cases. In February, the company charged 3 people for presumably defrauding over $11 million through an ICO in 2018 Famous American star and martial artist professional Steven Seagal was among the promoters of this job. Last year, the Commission pursued 3 Rivetz Group business and Rivetz Corp CEO Steven K. Sprague for carrying out an unregistered ICO that raised $18 million. The SEC grievance stated the accuseds used and offered digital properties called RvT tokens to the general public, consisting of financiers from the United States, in between July and September 2017. Ian Balina's Role in Failed ICO The 33- year-old Ian Ballina explains himself as a "World Renown Investor, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author" on his site and declares to have a master's degree in computer technology. He has actually likewise dealt with IBM Watson as an information researcher. Ballina is the creator and CEO of Token Metrics, "an information analytics platform for crypto that assists financiers utilize maker finding out to end up being smarter financiers." In 2017, Ballina utilized Token Metrics analytics for crypto financial investments that saw his $20,000 fund swell into a $5-million portfolio of crypto properties, he notifies on his website. His site is likewise bring his Response to the SEC, where he refutes charges as "unwarranted." He calls his financial investment in SPRK "a personal pre-sale purchase" and a 30% perk as a "volume-based discount rate from the general public list price." Ballina Defends Ballina protects himself from the SEC charges in his submission to the court, where he explains the claims made by the regulator as "unproven effort based upon numerous mistaken beliefs of reality and law ..." Excerpts of the submission are offered on Ballina's site. He likewise published his defense arguments through his Twitter manage." We are prepared to eliminate these pointless charges to the United States Supreme Court," his legal group states on Ballina's site. He rejects the allegations that he invested $1.2 million in SPRK and showed that he invested just $106,91550, and like other financiers in the plan, he, too, was a victim of scams. SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored) Binance Free $100(Exclusive): Use this link to sign up and get $100 totally free and 10% off costs on Binance Futures very first month( terms). PrimeXBT Special Offer: Use this link to sign up & & get in POTATO50 code to get as much as $7,000 on your deposits. Read More

[booksofmirth]

Book of the Month: July 2018

Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson

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Harry in Music Week Magazine | December 9, 2019

‘WHO IS JEFF AZOFF AND WHY IS HE SAYING THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ROB STRINGER’ T-Shirt

How many of these does he have? Harry’s t-shirt is a parody/reference to one worn by Joe Walsh of The Eagles, when Irving Azoff was in a dispute with the band’s former manager, David Geffen. Harry previously wore one backstage at The Forum in July 2018, with Jeff Azoff saying terrible things about his mom, Shelli. Now we have Jeff again saying terrible things about Sony Music CEO, Rob Stringer. Context suggests this photo was also taken at The Forum last year.

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Two-Striped Planthopper - Acanalonia bivittata

Before we look into today’s insect, I want to extend a happy hello to all the new followers of this blog. There was a recent surge over the last days, and I’d like to welcome you all to the blog! Happy to have you all here to enjoy the many insects of Ontario (and beyond)! Secondly, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend and is staying warm. Ontario’s cold winds have been rather merciless the last few days, but that’s winter I suppose. We have our houses, but insects tough it out by overwintering, whether as eggs, adults or all forms in between. Right now these insects wait for the warm weather so they can leap around across plants or hold still and camouflage by pretending to be a small leaf. They have both of the main colors of Christmas, depending on which form you find in the wild. The green form (show in the pictures) is what most people would recognize. However, as mentioned in an earlier post, this insect can also appear with a rarer, more pink color due to increased more red pigmentation. Whether this is truly erythrism or not, consider yourself luck if you find yourself a “shiny” pink Two-Striped Planthopper.

As for the common green form: against the backdrop of a leaved stalk and hidden by shadows, it would take a very discerning eye to spot this Hopper while at rest. Predatory insects probably have more luck catching this insect mind flight (or mid hop?), assuming they have already spotted it. While plants with leaves would be best, from some of these pictures it looks very out of place against long grass blades and dried vegetation. While staying hidden is ideal, this insect has to venture out and find sources of food to stay strong. And unlike its time in the nymph stages, it doesn’t rely on nearby Ants for protection. Fortunately, this specie is a polyphagous generalist and isn’t too picky on what it eats so long as it doesn’t disagree with the insect’s digestive system or otherwise poison it. I was a bit concerned that milkweed may not be the best choice as a food source since the milky sap has toxic properties, but nymphs have been observed aggregating on milkweed stems. Without wings to carry them, the search for suitable plants needs to be very certain, but if you can hop around, finding food becomes that much easier. Just ask the Grasshoppers...who aren’t related to these Hemipterans; they are entirely separate orders. 

Pictures were taken on July 28, 2018 with a Samsung Galaxy S4 and August 16, 2019 with a Google Pixel 4.

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2018-07-08 19:53:04 #nikond3200 #nikond3200photography #nikkor18_55mm #kyiv #summer #july #july2018 #theatre #opera #operatheatre #nationaloperaofukraine (Національна опера України) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3TZyLfozqf/?igshid=brq16sz3d15j

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The All India War Memorial, popularly known as the India Gate, is located along the Rajpath in New Delhi. India Gate is also famous for hosting the Republic Day Parade every year. Dedicated to 82,000 Indian and British soldiers who died during the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War, this monument has the names of 13,300 servicemen inscribed on its surface... 😉 #TravelInfo #TravelTips . #oDInIN #Throwback #July2018 #Travel #Vacation #Trip #Wanderlust #GoExplore #WonderfulPlaces #InstaTravel #Landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #Pool #Fountain #Park #PublicPark #OpenSpace #Culture #IndiaGateLawns #IndiaGate #NewDelhi #Delhi #India #SouthernAsia #Asia (at India Gate) https://www.instagram.com/p/CicWLMOvFdO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Prompt: July 2018

The explosion that lit the night sky reflected in the water below...