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A Very Showy Butterfly
There's a good reason why lepidopterists call the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) "showy."
Its bright orange-red wings, spangled iridescent silver on the underside, and a four-inch wingspan all point to "showy."
The Gulf Frit is a tropical and subtropical butterfly with a range that extends from the southern United States all the way to central Argentina. Back in September of 2009, butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, excitedly announced the re-appearance of the Gulf Frit the Sacramento metropolitan area after a four-decade absence, and in the Davis area after a 30-year absence.
Yes, the Gulf Frits are back. Thankfully, they've returned to creating a nursery of sorts on our passionflower vine and their host plant (Passiflora). The eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids and adults are a delight to see.
However, the cycle of life is in full force in our bee garden. The hawks are eating the scrub jays; the scrub jays are eating the bees; and the bees are just trying to mind their own "bee business" by collecting pollen and nectar for their colonies. Always opportunists, the jays nesting in our trees are also targeting the butterflies and caterpillars. (So, too, are such predators as spiders and praying mantids.)
Today we captured several images of a Gulf Frit in flight. If you look closely, you'll see that part of her wing is missing.
That was a close one!
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) in flight over a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary checking out a place to lay her eggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary warming her wings on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Butterflies flutter.
Bees don't.
Indeed, some bees seem to possess Superman's extraordinary power of "faster than a speeding bullet." They're just lacking a blue costume, a red cape and an "S" on their thorax.
The butterfly doing the fluttering in our garden is the Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, a showy reddish-orange Lepitopderan that lays its eggs on our passionflower vine (Passiflora).
The bee doing the speeding-bullet routine is the male longhorned digger bee, Melissodes agilis. They are so territorial that they claim ALL members of the sunflower family in our garden: the blanket flowers (Gallardia), the Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia) and the purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea).
They relentlessly patrol the garden and dive-bomb assorted bumble bees, carpenter bees, honey bees, sweat bees, wasps, syrphid flies, butterflies and even stray leaves that land on "their" flowers. (Their eyesight is not as good as Superman's.)
Why? They're trying to save the pollen and nectar resources for the Melissodes agilis females. And trying to entice and engage the girls.
Last Sunday we watched a Gulf Frit touch down on the Tithonia. Just as it was gathering some nectar, a speeding bullet approached.
How fast?
If it were a horse, it would have been Secretariat.
If it were a track star, it would have been "Lightning Bolt" Usian St. Leo Bolt.
If it were a car, it would have been a Hennessey Venom GT.
If it were a plane, it would have been a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Swoosh! As the longhorned digger bee rifled by, the startled Gulf Frit shot straight up. Straight up.
Frankly, the Gulf Frit could have "leaped a tall building in a single bound."
A Gulf Fritillary sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), unaware of what will soon occur. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A speeding bullet, a male longhorned digger bee, targets the unsuspecting Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Startled by the digger bee, the Gulf Fritillary shoots straight up. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's back to normal. The Gulf Fritillary finds another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
That's One Beautiful Butterfly
First the lantana, and then the passion flower vine.
The Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae) flutter daily around our backyard. They stop for a little nectar from lantana (family Verbenaceae), and then head over to the passion flower vines (genus Passiflora) to breed or lay their eggs.
You can't miss them. The Gulf Frit is a showy, reddish-orange butterfly. Its underside absolutely sparkles in a spangled iridescent silver.
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, and who maintains the website, Art's Butterfly World, says the Gulf Frit was introduced into southern California in the 19th century and first recorded in the Bay Area "before 1908."
It was once prevalent in the Sacramento area in the 1960s, but seemed to have died out by the early 1970s.
Then in 2009, it began making a comeback in the Sacramento area.
It's definitely making a comeback. A beautiful comeback.
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of the Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view (underside) of Gulf Fritillary about to lay an egg on a passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Wearing of the Orange
It was a perfect St. Patrick's Day--not just for the wearing of the green, but for the wearing of the orange.
The Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) arrived in our yard Sunday afternoon, March 16 and deposited an egg, just like E. Bunny will do soon.
The Gulf Frit's host plant is the Passiflora or passion flower vine. Last winter Jack Frost nipped at the leaves and nearly killed one of our two plants but they're both springing back.
The butterfly first touched down on an Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna) before she located the two passion flower vines. Her battle-scarred wings related the story of a close encounter with a bird or other predator.
Once quite common in the Sacramento area in the 1950s and 1960s, the Gulf Fritillary vanished for about 40 years and is now making a comeback. It's a brightly colored orange butterfly with black markings and silvery spangled hindwings.
It's good to see it again!
Gulf Fritillary butterfly touches down on the leaves of an Amaryllis, aka naked lady. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary checks out the leaves of a passion flower plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Egg of a Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Love Those Gulf Frits
If you're passionate about Passiflora (passion flower vine), you're probably passionate about those Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae).
It's November with temperatures in the unseasonal mid-80s, and the butterflies are laying eggs like there's no tomorrow.
From eggs to larvae to chrysalises to adults--what a sight to see.
We watched a caterpillar munch leaves as an ant scooted down to investigate. Then a magnificent adult, its wings fresh and showing no visible signs of predatory bites, fluttered down right in front of us.
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, calls these butterflies a "dazzling bit of the New World Tropics."
Indeed they are. Orange never looked so good.
Ant investigates a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, spreads its wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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That's the big question that no one has answered yet. So perhaps its worth breaking it down into smaller parts, suggests Dr Brian D Smith.
An ill-posed question is a mathematician's term that well describes what many Big Pharma companies are asking themselves, namely, how can we raise R&D productivity? It's ill-posed because it has not one but several answers, and would get better, clearer answers if it was broken down into several smaller, better-posed questions.
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Fishing and hunting are popular sports in the North and a way of life for many residents. Fishing is by far the most popular activity for visitors. The biggest challenge for visiting fishermen is the sheer number and variety of fishing opportunities available. Fishing streams accessible from the road system in Alaska and northwestern Canada are listed in The MILEPOST®.
Knowing the kind of fish and fishing you want may help plan your trip. Salmon are the most popular sport fish in Alaska, with all 5 species of Pacific salmon found: king (Chinook), silver (coho), pink (humpy), chum (dog) and red (sockeye). King salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska is restricted to salt water, but the Kenai Peninsula offers streams where all 5 species of Pacific salmon are found. In-season saltwater fishing for several salmon species, as well as halibut, rockfish and several salmon species is excellent at many spots along the Peninsula and out of Whittier, Homer, Seward and Valdez.
Alaska's Interior has the largest arctic grayling fishery in North America. Northern pike is the most sought-after indigenous sport fish in Interior Alaska after the arctic grayling. These fish are the main sport fish species in the Tanana River drainage.
Most fishing enthusiasts focus their trips between April and October, when the weather is milder, but anglers have great success during the colder months as well.
Where to fish is probably the most difficult choice, with the huge number of fishing destinations available. You can fish any body of water with fish in it as long as it is legal, but local knowledge greatly increases chances for success. Many fishing guides and charter operators.
The Alaska Sport Fish Division has a wide variety of brochures about different sport fishing opportunities available in each region of Alaska: what fish are available, when to go, where to go, and what to use when you get there. For regional fishing information, run timing, fishing forecasts etc., click on Sport Fish Publication listed under Publications and then click on the Regional Sport Fishing Brochures for the area you are interested in.
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On Tuesday, Dec. 17 (check local listings), PBS airs "How Sherlock Changed the World," a two-hour examination of the ways in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's late-19th-century fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes has had an impact on crime investigation right down to the present day.
Doyle's chief inspiration is believed to have been medical lecturer and forensic science pioneer Joseph Bell, whom Doyle met in 1877 when he went to work as Bell's clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in Scotland. Bell's method of using close observation and logic to come to conclusions impressed Doyle, himself a physician, who incorporated much of this into the character of Holmes.
For example, Holmes pioneered the use of ballistics, including bullet trajectory.
In the special, Jonathan Ferguson, curator of firearms for the Royal Armouries in the U.K., says, "Sherlock anticipates the abilities that modern forensic science has, that we can actually now convict criminals on the basis of scientific evidence. And Sherlock was there at the beginning, doing that in fiction."
Holmes also used a forerunner of modern toxicology to detect poisons, and he analyzed shoe prints to determine a person's build and gait.
Most memorable for many readers was how Holmes combined his minute observations of crime scenes and individuals with deductive reasoning to finally explain the crime and identify the perpetrator -- who would usually be whisked off to jail by an obliging Inspector Lestrade from Scotland Yard.
While Holmes' guiding principles still are useful in criminal investigation, unfortunately, the modern methods of criminal prosecution could very well stymie Holmes, if not get him in real trouble.
Forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee, a longtime Holmes fan who's featured in the special, has just come off a long day of testifying in a homicide case.
"Basically," he says, "my testimony relates to the crime scene, how this happened. I used a lot of Sherlock Holmes logic and let the evidence speak for itself."
But Lee also had to back that logic up with a lot more than a witty and detailed explanation, which Holmes would probably never be allowed to fully give in court.
"As scientists," says Lee, "we just look at the evidence. However, because we're just part of the system, the police, the defense attorney, each side only wants part of the evidence. Nobody wants to know the whole story.
"So when we testify in court, we can only answer the attorney, whatever questions. We cannot volunteer. If you turn to the judge and say, 'I want to say more,' you cannot say more."
Also, to take the stand as an expert witness, you'd better have your papers in order.
"Today," he says, "[Holmes] is going to have a hard time to testify. Today, you have to first qualify. You have to have certain training. In the books, Watson was the one with medical training, and Sherlock Holmes really does not say how much training he has.
"The first thing an attorney questioning him would ask: 'What's your training?' Second thing: 'Are you qualified?' Third thing: 'Have you passed your certification class?' The fourth thing: Does he belong to any professional organizations; has he published any books or papers? That's the qualification part.
"The second part of questioning: 'What type of scientific process do you observe? What's your hypothesis, and did you do an experiment to prove it?' "
Most of the time in Holmes' world, when he rattles off his theory of the crime, people are so dazzled with his logic that they believe him. Even if it wouldn't necessarily hold up in court, Lee believes understanding that logic is vital.
"His logic is so wonderful," Lee says. "He peels away layer after layer after layer, and we see it makes sense. It's a wonderful book to read to learn logic, which is why I encourage all my students to be reading that, to make your mind work.
"How to think about the crime scene, how to observe, how to preserve evidence, how to do the analysis - it's just wonderful."
But Lee wouldn't want his students to emulate everything that Holmes does.
"Many things he does," he says, "if I did that, I'd probably get arrested, because he stresses somebody, interrogates somebody, uses force, grabs someone by the collar ... the type of thing that, in the 19th century, early part of 20th century, is perfectly legal. But if you did it today ... ."
Even so, Holmes may have made the world a better place for justice by increasing the respect for objective scientific evidence, which now is considered generally more reliable than eyewitness testimony or confessions.
Viewers will get a chance to watch the great detective at work in 21st-century London on Jan 19, 2014, as PBS' "Masterpiece" airs a new season of the modernized, special-effects-enhanced "Sherlock" starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson.
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"River of Light" is a male vocal rock song. John wrote, arranged, programmed and performed the track in addition to handling the recording duties.
For our part, we really like most of the tones here, particularly the intro piano and the clear staccato bass. John tells us that he was going for an '80s style drum sound in his track, complete with a period correct reverb in this case, and he indeed did an admirable job. Ah, the'80s... when the only thing bigger than the reverbs were the hairstyles!
He also tells us that he often times struggles with dark, murky-sounding mixes on his songs. He did a lot of compression to get more loudness, and some subtractive eq to open up frequencies where appropriate. Unfortunately, to our ears, his worries about dark mixes may have led to some overcompensation. While all of the ingredients to the musical soup are in place, the overall recipe is on the thin side (hey, it's almost lunch time, what can we say!).
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The Band Of Heathens "Heart On My Sleeve" from The Band of Heathens CD ALBUM (BOH www.bohrecords.com 2008) —Playing a show at the Old Rockhouse on Sunday, April 22.Buy it!
Brothers Lazaroff "Where You Going Now?" from Science Won (self-released 2012) N L —Join the Brothers Lazaroff for one of their 3 album release parties: Fri, 4/20 @ the Gramophone, Sat 4/21 @ the Focal Point & Sun, 4/22 for an 11AM show at Lola (opening for JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound)Buy it!
Adam Faucett "T-Rex T-Shirt" from More Like A Temple (Adam Faucett 2011) —Adam Faucett, an Arkansas based singer/songwriter, will be at Plush tomorrow night, April 19.Buy it!
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Daniel Martin Moore "O My Soul" from In the Cool of the Day (Sub Pop 2011) —Sitting here in studio with a whole new appreciation for this beautiful track ...Buy it!
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GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls couple is celebrating after they walked into the Montana State Fair last week with $65 and walked out with $10,000.
Kimberly and Arlie Tuski brought $65 to the fair to spend on food and rides.
As they were finishing up they decided to spend their last $10 on Montana Lottery scratch tickets.
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Kimberly said, "It was at a total disbelief, didn't believe it. Had one more number to scratch to win the big one and when I revealed that number, I couldn't believe."
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"Please Don't Leave Us!" NYers Desperate for Help -- Latest Sandy Updates, What You Can Do
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Days after the initial devastation from Sandy, the city still lies in danger of a second humanitarian crisis.
Residents of the worst-hit low-lying areas like Staten Island, Breezy Point, Queens (which was devastated by a fire) and Long Beach, are recovering from the shock of losing homes and even loved ones to the storm's power--but now they're in danger of not having enough services. And getting those services is complicated because at the moment, a gas and transportation shortage is crippling the city.
Whether it's residents trapped on the high floors of powerless high-rises or communities stranded by lack of transportation, the test of the next few days will prove whether the worst of the storm was indeed over this weekend the city took care of its own, or the disaster escalated unimaginably.
It's no wonder that at this crucial juncture residents are getting vocally aggravated that officials are insisting on putting on the annual New York City Marathon, which will divert resources and energy from the clean up efforts. The generators being used for the Marathon alone could power "400 houses on Staten Island," one blogger notes.
Many social media users offered suggestions along these lines:
Instead of a marathon, how about athletes run up stairs of high rises w/no power, carrying 2 gallon jugs of water for each resident?
— Barry Graubart (@graubart) November 2, 2012
Suzanne Reisman had strong words for the mayor in a blog post:
The Marathon is not only a logistical nightmare, but it is a slap in the face to people who live here. It shows that the mayor cares more about tourists and their dollars than the citizens and our long-term contributions to the city. Yes, the Marathon may bring in some dollars, but in the long-term, without a functioning city, we lose so much more. This is actually an immoral race at this point.
Sensing the bad vibes, the New York Road Runners Club has created a "Race to Recover" fund for hurricane victims. And as per the online brainstorming, some Marathon runners are indeed going rogue--they will use the race route to deliver aid and volunteer in areas like Staten Island and Queens.
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Today, Staten Island is perhaps one of the most vulnerable spots. Called the "epicenter" of casualties from the storm, the island suffered physical destruction wreaked by Sandy that has been followed by despair. Read this passage from the Daily News article on the subject:
Staten Island has been the scene of some of the most heartbreaking storm-related devastation, especially on the South Shore where numerous trapped residents had to be rescued. Hundreds of homes — from multimillion-dollar mansions to modest bungalows — have been damaged and dozens of streets are impassable due to downed trees and buckled roads.
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Schumer hugged Solli, a Transportation Department worker, and tried to comfort her. "I know what you're going through, sweetheart," he said.
Minutes later, Joe and Angela Fugel approached the senior senator with tears in their eyes. Owners of A&J Police Equipment & Uniforms, their 27-year-old store on Cleveland Ave. near Great Kills Harbor is now in ruins.
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This week in kitchen confidential we caught up with one of our many talented 543 chefs as he put together a delightful grilled white elf mushroom and chia seed salad. Sprinkled with quinoa and chia seeds, the dish is packed with vitamins, protein, and anti-oxidants. (…) Read more »
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Listicles, or articles in list form, have been around for decades. Traditional magazines like Cosmopolitan have had them on their cover for years (aka: "10 Sexiest Things To Do With Your Man Tonight!")
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The Pacuare Lodge 3 Day Adventure is the perfect way to explore one of Costa Rica's most exquisite rainforest gems, allowing you time to fully enjoy a variety of excursions and the area's breathtaking natural scenery.
Day 1: 6:00 -7:00 am: Early morning pick-up in your hotel lobby by a Costa Rica Nature Adventures representative. Transportation service (approximately 2½ hours) to our Pacuare River put-in including a typical Costa Rican breakfast in route. Exciting 1-1½ hour river rafting tour to the Pacuare Lodge (class II-III rapids) where you will enjoy a two night stay at Costa Rica's premier eco-lodge.
Arrival at the Pacuare Lodge 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
After lunch participate an optional canopy tour (not included in package price) or waterfall hike, or simply relax in your private bungalow or suite. After candlelight dinner visit our upstairs lounge for a cocktail or refreshment before retiring to a restful night's sleep. (B, L, D)
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"The Grado Towers" John Grado designed these speakers to use 32 stacked headphone drivers. They never made it to production, because a glowing review of the company's SR60 headphones came out and business took off. "We couldn't make things fast enough."Jeremy Liebman
Switcher Box One of Grado's engineers WIRED this up. No matter what source you're playing, hit a button and the system switches from tube to solid-state or vice versa. Grado uses it to ensure the phones are technology-agnostic.Jeremy Liebman
1. Balanced Headphone Amplifier Balanced headphones use an individual ground wire for each channel. Grado will balance any of its cans for $150, but it gets only a few requests a year. They made this amp in house to test them.Jeremy Liebman
2. Joseph Grado Signature Headphone Amp High-end audio gear often lacks a place to plug in headphones. That's why people employ headphone amps. Grado made this one in the early '90s. "We were trying to sell high-end headphones to people who didn't have a place to plug them in."Jeremy Liebman
Micro Seiki DQX-500 This '80s turntable is special on its own, but Grado's is outfitted with a tone arm designed by Joseph Grado—the company's founder and John's uncle—as well as a prototype high-end cartridge that's set for production in 2015.Jeremy Liebman
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