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VIDEO: All the highlights from Friday night
Hawks clinch Eastern Conference | Mavericks lose Ellis | What's next for Thunder, Durant? | Shaq would have stayed in Orlando
No. 1: Hawks clinch Eastern Conference — Coming into this season, the Atlanta Hawks were dealing with an underwhelming free agency period, a GM on an indefinite leave of absence, and an ownership group that wanted to sell the franchise. And then the season started, which the Hawks used as a terrific reminder that all the off the court noise ends there, and what really matters is the results on the floor. Friday night, with a win over the Miami Heat, the Hawks moved to 55-17 on the season and clinched the Eastern Conference championship. Yet despite the incredible season and improbable title, as Jeff Schultz writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hawks acted like it was no big deal …
The Hawks clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs Friday night and they acted as if they had just beaten Milwaukee on a Tuesday in November.
That's probably a good thing.
"Maybe we'll do a little, 'Hip-hip, hooray' on the plane," Kyle Korver said.
"I mean, it's great," Paul Millsap said. "But we really haven't been focusing on it. We've got bigger goals ahead. We haven't been looking at the scoreboard or looking at other teams. We've been looking at ourselves, trying to get ourselves right."
The Hawks (55-17), playing the best defense they had in a few weeks, led Miami by 18 points at halftime (55-37) and cruised to a 99-86 win over the remains of the Heat.
Miami isn't the same team without LeBron James (Cleveland) and Chris Bosh (injured), and with Dwyane Wade seemingly playing on one leg. The Heat's bandwagon fan base, which used to fill Philips Arena, also appears to have shrunk, or at least morphed into Cleveland fans. Funny how that works.
But the Hawks' win, combined with Cleveland's loss to Brooklyn, officially clinched the East, even if it was a bit anti-climactic. It almost seemed fitting that when coach Mike Budenholzer walked into the locker room minutes after the game to tell his players that the Cavaliers had lost, half of the team was in the showers.
"Bud found out, came in and there were only like five guys in here," Korver said. "He was like, 'Good accomplishment, we won the East.'"
No. 2: Mavericks lose Ellis — The Dallas Mavericks have made several changes this season — trading for Rajon Rondo, signing Amar'e Stoudemire — and despite the growing pains involved they have managed to remain in the playoff picture. But a calf injury last night to Monta Ellis not only got Mark Cuban fired up on Twitter, but without Ellis on the floor, as Tim McMahon writes for ESPNDallas.com, the Mavericks offense was a "hot mess" …
The Dallas offense didn't exactly look healthy without its leading scorer. The Mavs scored a grand total of 22 points in the final 18:43 without Ellis, finishing with their second-lowest point total of the season.
Of course, the Mavs didn't quite light it up in the first half with a healthy Ellis, either. Dallas scored only 41 points in the first half, shooting 38.6 percent from the floor. But the Mavs closed the first half with a 10-2 run, capped by Ellis speeding through the Spurs for a coast-to-coast layup, and opened the second half with a 13-4 spurt to slash the Spurs' lead to four.
Then Ellis limped off the floor with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter, a little bit after he got kneed in the calf while defending Manu Ginobili, and took the life out of the Mavs' offense with him. Dallas didn't score for the next 3:03 and managed only 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Chandler Parsons failed to pick up the slack with Ellis out. They both failed to score in double figures, combining for only 16 points, none of which came in the fourth quarter.
Was that hot mess a preview of the Mavs' offense minus Ellis?
"We'll find out," Mavs owner Mark Cuban said before correcting himself. "Hopefully, we won't have to find out."
The Mavs will know more about Ellis' status on Saturday, but his streak of playing in 237 consecutive games is certainly in jeopardy. The Mavs' next game is Sunday night in Indiana.
"We just have to wait and see what the doctors say and how he feels tomorrow," Nowitzki said. "Hopefully, he will be OK. We all know he plays injured and sick and he is always there for his team."
It could be painful to watch the Mavs without their best creator by far, but it also might be in everyone's best interest if Ellis misses some time. The Mavs have no hope of making a playoff run if Ellis isn't at his best.
Ellis' toughness can't be questioned. He has proven repeatedly that he'll fight through pain and play through injuries. That doesn't mean it's a good idea, particularly with the playoffs weeks away.
Ellis refused to even consider missing any games after straining his left hip two games before the All-Star break. The injury bothered Ellis for weeks, a major factor in an extended slump he finally busted out of with his 38-point performance in Tuesday's home win over the Spurs.
"Our trainers will evaluate the situation, and we'll communicate with him," coach Rick Carlisle said. "I don't see us putting him out there if he's not feeling good. You can't underestimate his ability to bounce back from things. He's a fighter, he loves to compete and he hates missing games. That said, we aren't going to put him in harm's way."
No. 3: What's next for Thunder, Durant? — The Oklahoma City Thunder have had bad luck with injuries, but even as Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka have missed time the last few seasons, Kevin Durant was able to carry the load, logging heavy minutes and scoring hundreds of points. But after winning the MVP a season ago, this season Durant hasn't been able to shake the injury bug, and after having two surgeries on his right foot since the summer, the Thunder announced yesterday that Durant will need a third surgery on that right foot that will keep him out four to six months. The bone graft procedure Durant is in for should give Durant his best shot yet at fixing his troublesome right foot. And with free agency for Durant looming in the summer of 2016, as Royce Young writes at Daily Thunder, there are plenty of questions left to answer …
The big question I'm seeing a lot is, "Did Durant come back too quickly?"
The answer is, yeah, probably, in hindsight. But also what you have to understand is the team is in constant consultation with specialists about this. And sometimes, things don't go as anticipated. It's not like they were just saying, "I don't care, get Durant back out there before we lose more games."
In these situations, it makes everyone feel better to assign blame. Point a finger at someone, lash out, yell, gripe, whatever. And in truth, it probably is someone's fault in there. Maybe it's Durant's. Maybe it's Sam Presti's. Maybe it's the medical team. Maybe it's your fault, ever think of that?
What's necessary to keep in mind, though, is no one was being irresponsible here. If Durant did return earlier than he should of, it's only because he was cleared to do so. The team and Durant can only operate off of what they're being told, and up until literally a week and a half ago, this thing was healing the way it was supposed to. The thought was that the screwhead had created a severe bone bruise from the constant rubbing, and Durant just couldn't shake it off without significant time off. That's what everyone thought. I was told by someone that's pretty close to it all that he was going to play against the Celtics two weeks ago. That's how unexpected this turn of events became.
Durant practiced on that Saturday before, doing some 3-on-3, then he played 1-on-1 in Dallas on Monday. And after that, he walked out of the arena with a severe limp, and pretty deflated. It wasn't improving the way it was supposed to with the increased activity and at that point, the writing was really on the wall.
It doesn't look good that Durant has had three surgeries on his foot. One is plenty. One is supposed to do the job. With what happened last season with Russell Westbrook, there's good reason to wonder what's going on. But I'd look at it this way: The Thunder's conservative approach opens the door for them to get egg on their face. They didn't mess around with Westbrook, taking a chance to let him play on a swollen knee. They pulled the plug, and made the decision to scope and deal with the consequences and fallout.
And then they did it again. They knew there would be skeptics and critics, questioning what the hell they were doing. But instead of delaying for the offseason to address it, they prioritized the long-term health of Westbrook and made the decision with only that in mind.
I'd say it worked out pretty well for them, and Westbrook.
The Thunder could've taken a different measure here with Durant. They could've rested him the next few weeks, then put him back on the practice floor and tried to ease him back on the floor for the postseason. That option was absolutely on the table.
But in collaboration with literally three of the top foot and ankle specialists in the world, the consensus was to go ahead and take the steps to end Durant's season and do the bone graft. Instead of risking anything in his future, they're going to just take advantage of the coming offseason which should let him completely heal, and then start over next season.
No. 4: Shaq would have stayed in Orlando — Shaquille O'Neal began his pro career with the Orlando Magic, and he lasted four seasons before leaving Orlando in bitter circumstances and signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. But time heals all wounds, or at least it does in the Magic Kingdom, and last night the Magic welcomed Shaq back and inducted him into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame. In his remarks during the festivities, as Josh Robbins writes in the Orlando Sentinel, Shaq said if he could do it over again, he would have played out his seven-year contract in Orlando and handled things differently …
Flanked by Penny Hardaway, Horace Grant, Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott, the mammoth center led Orlando to the 1995 NBA Finals, where the Magic lost to Hakeem Olajuwon's Houston Rockets in four games.
The next year, the Magic fell to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals in four games.
O'Neal never played for the Magic again.
The Magic initially made him a low offer, and the Lakers swooped in with a $121 million offer and the lure of Hollywood.
The Magic eventually offered O'Neal a deal that eclipsed the Lakers' offer, but it was too late. Restricted free agency didn't exist in those days, so the Magic were powerless to prevent O'Neal from leaving.
And he left.
"We came back later and beat the Lakers' offer at the closing minutes," said Magic co-founder and Magic Hall of Famer Pat Williams. "But, emotionally, Shaq was gone."
O'Neal was 24-years-old when he spurned the Magic in favor of the Lakers.
"It was all business," O'Neal said. "Do I regret it? I never fully answered. I regret it sometimes. This is where I started, where I should've stayed. I actually wish that they [had] made it a law that whoever drafted you, you've got to stay there your whole career. No trades. No nothing. No free agency. No anything like that. Do I regret it? I regret it only because the DeVos family, they deserve a couple [of NBA titles]."
As it turned out, he didn't finally win a title with the Lakers until 2000 — four years after he left the Magic.
"I just wish I would've had more patience," O'Neal revealed. "It was all about I wanted to be protected from the bashing. What I mean by that [is] I wanted to win then. Even when I got there [to L.A.], I still got bashed and it still took four years to win. But I was very impatient. I was very young, and I thought that if I go there with those guys out there, that I could win right away. And that wasn't the case.
"So now that I'm older now, I wish as a youngster, I wish I had had more patience."
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Former Jazz player and announcer Hot Rod Hundley has died at 80 … Warriors big man Draymond Green has launched a line of t-shirts poking fun at Clippers coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers … The Rockets got Dwight Howard back from injury and now lose big man Donatas Motiejunas for a few weeks with a back injury … The Heat hope to get Hassan Whiteside back by the playoffs … The Nets have signed Earl Clark to a 10-day contract …


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Former CIA assistant director Mike Morell's lamented on a recent CBS 60 Minutes that he didn't understand why congressional Democrats and Republicans couldn't work together to boost economic growth for "the good of the country" when our weak economy was the greatest problem facing the U.S., above even terrorist threats.
"I don't understand the inability of our government to make decisions that push our economy and society forward," he said. "Our national security is more dependent on the strength of the economy and society than anything else."
The real answer is that we are living in two countries at the moment, mainly divided into anti-government Republican Red states and pro-government Democratic Blue states. And the Red states are suffering, with the lowest per capita incomes, education levels, and everything else that modern economies need to thrive.
To be sure it's about politics and Republican ideological intransigence. But in the Old South it's also about fighting the last Civil War--which means preserving racism. They are getting their wish to secede from the union, but it's economically rather than politically.
This is while those states depend on government most for their social safety needs, whether it is farm subsidies or food stamps and medicare for their poorest populations. More government monies flow into their states than flow back to the federal government, in other words.
This is a little-known fact that puzzles economists. Why are the states most dependent on government aid most opposed to it, particularly to Obamacare and the expansion of Medicare?
"A South Carolina legislator put it bluntly earlier this year," in a recent Huffington Post column. "State Rep. Kris Crawford told a business journal that he supports expansion, but said electoral math is the trump card. "It is good politics to oppose the black guy in the White House right now, especially for the Republican Party," he said."
Most of the Red states also adamantly oppose the expansion of voters' rights, union collective bargaining, better healthcare, immigrants' rights, environmental regulation, abortion and women's rights, as if they want to turn the clock back to the last century.
Government gridlock not only endangers our security, but the resultant inequality--greatest in the Red states--endangers our democratic system itself, needless to say. The CIA should know, as it has kept track of the economic well-being of nations in its World Factbook, with the U.S. now ranked below other developed countries in income equality, birth-death rates, longevity, and health outcomes.
The problem today is the huge amount of damage gridlock is doing to economic growth, from downgrades of government debt by Standard & Poor's rating agency to reluctant consumer spending. Even Moody's has put U.S. debt on credit watch. The Red and Blue states are still fighting the Civil War, after 150 years.
So the question is, government and the Congress should work for the good of whose country? Tea Partiers and southern politicians in particular want to take back "their" country. If that is their sentiment, we will have two countries living a century apart.
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Increased supply chain risks have been the major unintended consequence of two of the most significant business trends of recent decades: globalization and lean production. Now companies are fighting back with new ways of identifying, managing and mitigating risks.
Flooding at a single automotive plant in Thailand in 2011 led to 29 separate production disruptions around the world. Last year, delays at ports on the US west coast resulted in $7 billion in lost sales and additional transport costs for retailers. Driven by the quest for lower manufacturing costs or access to specialist capabilities, companies are increasingly likely to source materials and components from around the world. Yet this has greatly increased the number of potential points of weakness in their supply chains, especially as some key production sites are now located in regions more vulnerable to natural disasters.
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For a while, it looked as if supply chain vulnerability might threaten to undo some of the key advantages of globalization and lean manufacturing. Today, that seems less likely. Increasing recognition of the importance of supply chain risk is driving a revolution in its management. The latest report in DHL's InsightOn: series takes an in-depth look at the nature of that revolution.
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InsightOn: Risk and Resilience examines how the type and severity of the risks faced by companies are changing, mapping the risk landscape and its impact on different industry sectors, including automotive, engineering and manufacturing, energy, life sciences and technology. It then looks at the new tools of supply chain risk management: how big data, smart software and advanced analytics are helping companies to find and fix the weak points in their networks and how leading companies are improving their planning, preparation, prevention and risk response processes to boost resilience and keep costs under control.
Detailed case examples show how these approaches are being applied today in some of the world's most demanding and risky supply chains, highlighting the key role of collaborative approaches and new partnerships in the creation of risk-tolerant supply networks.
Finally, the report examines the economics of resilience: the growing body of evidence that shows companies that take a proactive approach to supply chain risk can avoid these downsides and also benefit in other ways; plus the skills, tools, processes and cultures they develop mean they are exceptionally well-positioned to seize emerging opportunities for competitive advantage, wherever they occur.
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Tom Hardy as Michael Peterson in "Bronson"
Tom Hardy only recently became a household name with his performances in 'Inception' and 'Warrior', so it'd be tough to find a big group of film fans who knew about his turn as Michael Peterson in the 2008 fictionalized biopic 'Bronson'. In it, Tom plays one of the United Kingdom's most dangerous criminals who spent most of his life in solitary confinement then is later re-named Charles Bronson by his fight promoter. The film's got a 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and it's directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, who was behind the lens for 2011′s 'Drive'.
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The next Peter Parker first gained pop culture awareness with his role in 'The Social Network'. A couple years prior to that film's release, Andrew won the 2008 Best Actor BAFTA TV award for his turn as "Boy A" aka Eric Wilson, who was released from prison under the name Jack Burridge after serving a sentence for murdering a girl. The film's received a 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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JGL's become part of the Christopher Nolan crew (Hardy, Cotillard), and has really come into his own since his stint on Third Rock From the Sun (1996-2001). This 2004 drama tells the story of two boys who were sexually abused by their baseball coach, and how it affects them as young adults. Gordon-Levitt's character is the reckless, sexually adventurous male ho, while the other retreats into a fantasy of alien abduction.
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You'd think with all the food coloring I have in the house to dye yarn with I'd be set to dye eggs for Easter this year. However I saw an article by Peaceful Parenting about dyeing eggs with natural dyes. Dyes from fruits, vegetables and spices. That sounded like a lot of fun!
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The blueberries and cherries I also bought frozen. I thawed them and mashed them up. I added a cup of boiling water and stirred.
For the paprika and turmeric, I added 1/8 cup of spices to two cups boiling water. The spices don't disolve so when it was time to take the eggs out, you have to wipe them down a bit to remove the powder.
My kiddos had fun asking what the different dyes were from and I think we'll continue to do this every year. I want to try dyeing with onion skins next time and a friend of mine dyed hers with black currant and her eggs came out stunning. If you've tried a different natural dye with great results, I'd love to hear about it.


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Breaking Down The NFL Instant Replay System
During the past 10 years the National Football League's instant replay system has changed a lot. From upgrades to its overall rules, to the equipment that the officials use, it has been hard for a fan to keep track of all the changes from season-to-season. So, with the start of the 2009 season nearly upon us, we want to give you an inside look at what really happens from a technical side of an official replay. (For a more precise look at the upgraded "Rules" that regulate instant replay, check out the NFL's official website.)
The Equipment:
On-Field Monitors: In each of the NFL stadiums around the country there are two Panasonic 26-inch LCD BT-LH2600W monitors located on the field. These two monitors are set up on opposite sidelines for quick access for the referee to use. Although the monitors are the same in both stations, the image quality is very different. On the home sideline is one monitor that receives a high definition signal, while on the visitor's sideline the monitor receives a standard definition signal. The referee uses the standard definition monitor only if there are technical difficulties with the HD monitor. (This is one of the newest additions to the NFL's instant replay system.) Prior to the 2007 season no HD signals were set up for use with the instant replay system. But that changed once the NFL felt pressure to upgrade so that the officials were getting the same quality of image that fans were getting on their home TVs. Along with the clearer-image quality that the HD signal gave, referees were also given the opportunity to freeze the action on the replay for a more precise call on the field.
|Official's Booth: Even with a much larger space up in the booth, the enclosed review station has the same Panasonic 26-inch LCD BT-LH2600W monitors as the on-field stations. According to Jeffrey A. Howard, senior executive engineering & broadcast technologies for the NFL, the monitors don't need to be bigger since the officials stand so close to their displays. And just like the on-field HD monitor, the replay booth's HD displays are set up with the same freeze-action control for precise looks.
Production Truck: The host network broadcast trucks are located at the stadiums and serve as the preliminary stage for the replay signal. Here the action on the field is recorded and fed out to the Replay System Fiber Distribution System (a system of cables), which then sends the signal up to the replay booth. Harris Nexio Servers: Located in the replay booth overlooking the field are two Harris Nexio servers. These simultaneously record the signal from the fiber distribution system, which then send the signal to the monitors on the field. Step-By-Step Guide:
Now that you are familiar with the equipment used to transmit, carry and watch the replay, here's a look at how the signal gets broadcasted throughout the stadium. 1. The host network broadcast production truck hands an HD signal off to the Replay System Fiber Distribution System in the truck bay of the stadium. 2. Fiber carries the network program feed to the replay booth where it is recorded on two Harris Nexio broadcast servers simultaneously. 3. HD replay video is fed from the booth down to the HD field review station via the Replay System Fiber Distribution System. SD replay video (as a back-up) is fed over broadcast copper coaxial cable to the back-up SD field review station.


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Next week, the House Education Committee will hold a hearing on a bill to designate the governor, rather than the state board of education, as the appointing authority for Vermont's education commissioner.
The board of education consists of 10 members, appointed by the governor for six-year terms. During a governor's elected term of two years, he or she can appoint only three or four members of the state board. The governor would need two terms, or four years, to appoint a majority of the members of the board of education.


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Dear All,
I want to use cisplatin as a cytotoxic agent for my HepG2 cells.
It has a very low solubility in H2O and Nacl.
Better solubility in DMSO, (But a paper in 2008 , prove that in DMSO it forms adducts that is less cytotoxic than the free cisplatin, please check http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18439683)
I wonder if any one has some experience in dealing with such cytotoxic agent??
and what is the best way to deal with it to give reproducible results
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(HONG KONG) The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme (DACP) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with an inaugural ceremony held on 13 March to launch the 2015 activity. A total of 32 young people, shortlisted from more than 500 applicants, will take part in the nine-month aviation-related training programme.
The DACP, an integral part of the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, offers local youth a solid platform to arouse their interests in the world of aviation through training sessions and facility visits hosted by various Dragonair departments and aviation-related organisations in Hong Kong. All participants will enjoy a unique one-on-one mentorship from a Dragonair pilot. The most exciting part is that participants will take part in an observation flight, join a pre-flight briefing and then board a scheduled Dragonair service to observe their mentor at work.
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Officiating at the inaugural ceremony, Dragonair Chief Executive Algernon Yau said: "We are delighted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme this year, and it is fitting that we celebrate this landmark in the same year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of our airline. Aviation is an industry of huge importance to the Hong Kong economy and the demand for young talent will grow stronger than ever. As a home carrier of Hong Kong, one of our key missions is to keep bringing new blood into the industry to help it prosper. Through this programme we aim to equip young people with the knowledge and exposure they need to develop a rewarding career in aviation."
Dragonair's General Manager Flying, Captain Peter Healey, explained that the interview process for the DACP is thorough, with each applicant being assessed on their general aptitude as well as their enthusiasm and passion for aviation - qualities that are essential in any successful aviation career. "The programme is not designed to focus on what may be perceived as the glamorous aspects of aviation, but rather to provide insights into the importance of all aviation partners and the synergies that exist between them." Capt Healey said.
Group Captain Lee Kwok-wing, Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, the organising partner for the DACP, said: "The Corps feels privileged to have remained a partner of Dragonair ever since the DACP was launched a decade ago. We feel excited about seeing the programme go from strength to strength, and to see the number of industry partners increasing. We must ensure the continued success of this programme for the good of Hong Kong."
Influenced by his father, who works in the local aviation industry, one of the 32 DACP participants Michael Yim said he has been passionate about aviation since he was a child. "I began to take photos of airplanes landing and taking off when I was in secondary school, which further aroused my interest in flying and aviation operations. Most of the programmes I have participated in provided only basic knowledge, but the DACP offers the chance to gain a holistic understanding of different aspects of the aviation industry. I am confident I can define my goals through this programme and be a part of the industry after I graduate."
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KINSHASA, Congo – A plane crash in the eastern city of Goma has killed 36 passengers, according to Congolese officials.
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Please click on image to ENlarge view of obedient plant on Pinnacle Foods Inc. Prairie west of World Peace Wetland Prairie on June 19, 2009, a big non-native pink flower whose name I can't remember at the moment at the entry to the trail through Pinnacle Prairie and a butterfly milkweed near WPWP.
Butterfly gardens can be grown throughout the
United States. There is a wide variety of both butterfly
attracting (nectar) plants and host (food) plants cover-
ing climates zones throughout the country.
Creating a Garden
Gardens can range in size from containers to sever-
al acres. Butterflies like sunny sites and areas sheltered
from high winds and predators. Warm, sheltered sites
are most needed in the spring and fall. Butterflies are
cold-blooded insects that can only fly well when their
body temperatures are above 70oF. They are often seen
resting on rocks, which reflect the heat of the sun help-
ing to raise their body temperatures, so be sure to
include some rocks in your garden. It's also beneficial
to have partly shady areas, like trees or shrubs, so they
can hide when it's cloudy or cool off if it's very hot.
Plants that attract butterflies are usually classified
as those that areafood source,anectar source or both.
Butterflies require food plants for their larval stages and
nectar plants for the adult stage. Some larvae feed on
specifichost plants, while others will feed on a variety
of plants. If possible, include both larval host plants
and adult nectar plants in your butterfly garden.
Butterflies also like puddles. Males of several
species congregate at small rain pools, forming "puddle
clubs". Permanent puddles are very easy to make by
buryingabucket to therim, filling it with gravel or
sand, and then pouring in liquids such as stale beer,
sweet drinks or water. Overripe fruit, allowed to sit for
afew days is a very attractive substance to butterflies
as well!
Life Cycle of A Butterfly
Butterflies go through a four-stage developmental
process known as metamorphosis (egg, larva or caterpil-
lar, pupa or chrysalis and adult). Understanding a but-
terfly's life cycle can make butterfly watching more
enjoyable, andthis knowledge is an important asset to
those who want to understand the principles of attract-
ingbutterflies to their gardens.
Butterflies begin their life as an egg, laid either
singly or in clusters depending on the species. A very
tiny caterpillar emerges and, after consuming its egg
shell, begins feeding on its host plant. Caterpillars must
crawl out of their skin or molt, usually around five times,
before changing into a pupa. Finally, an adult butterfly
emerges, spreads its wings and flies away.
Butterflies typically lay their eggs in late spring and
hatch 3 to 6 days after they are laid. It takes 3 to 4
weeks for a caterpillar to pupate and 9 to 14 days to
emerge as an adult.
Host Plants
Adult female butterflies spend time searching for
food plants required by the immature caterpillar stage.
Most butterflies have specific host plants on which they
develop. For example, caterpillars of the monarch but-
terfly develop only on milkweed, while the black swal-
lowtail feeds only on parsley, dill and closely related
plants. Planting an adequate supply of the proper host
plants gives butterflies a place to lay their eggs, which
will successfully hatch and result in butterflies that will
continue to visit thegarden. Providing the necessary
food plants for the developing caterpillars also allows
production of a "native" population that can be
observed in all stages ofdevelopment.
To enjoy adult butterflies, you have to be willing to
allow their caterpillars to feed on foliage in your garden.
Food source plants that support caterpillars include the
annual marigold, snapdragon and violet; the perennial
butterfly milkweed, daisy and various herbs; the ash,
birch, cherry, dogwood, poplar and willow trees; lilac
shrubs; juniper evergreens and more.
The weediness of some host plants makes them less
than desirable for a space within your more attractive
garden beds, but they serve the same function if you
place them away in a corner of the yard. To keep them
from becoming invasive, remember to remove their
spentblooms before they go to seed.
Plants to Attract Butterflies
To attract the most butterflies, design a garden
that provides a long season of flowers (nectar plants).
The time of flowering, duration of bloom, flower color
and plant size are all important considerations when
selecting plants to attract butterflies. A wide variety of
food plants will give the greatest diversity of visitors.
Choose a mixture of annuals and perennials.
Annuals bloom all summer but must be replanted every
spring (after the last frost). Perennials bloom year after
year from the same roots but their blooming periods are
typically limited to a few weeks or months. To ensure
the availability of nectar sources throughout the sum-
mer, long-blooming annuals should be planted between
the perennials.
Try staggering wild and cultivated plants, as well as
blooming times of the day and year. Planting in mass
(several plants of the same kind) will usually attract
more butterflies, as there is more nectar available to
them at a single stop. Plants with clusters of flowers
are often better than plants with small, single flowers
because it is easier for butterflies to landon clustered
and/or larger flowers.
Many plants which attract butterflies, especially
trees and shrubs, may already be present in a specific
area. Shrubs include azalea, spirea, butterfly bush and
lilacs. Although weeds andsomenative plants are gen-
erally not welcomein a garden, allowingthem to grow
under supervision may be an option, as these plants
help attract butterflies. Try to avoid plants that readily
reseed and may take over and dominate garden sites.
Perennials, such as chives, dianthus, beebalm, but-
terfly weed, mints, black-eyed susan and purple cone-
flower offer a succession of blooms, other perennials
include coreopsis, lavender, phlox, sedum and yarrow.
Add annuals that flower all season, such as cosmos, lan-
tana, pentas,petunias, phlox, salvia and zinnias. Select
flowers with manysmall tubular flowers or florets like
liatris, goldenrod and verbena. Or chose those with sin-
gle flowers, such as marigold, daisy and sunflower.
Butterflies are attracted to flowers with strong
scents and bright colors, where they drink sweet energy-
rich nectar. Planting a variety of nectar sources will
encourage more butterflies to visit the garden.
For better butterfly viewing, plant the tallest
plants in the rear of the garden and work smaller or
shorter towardthefront.
Creating, Growing and Enjoying
Butterfly Host Plants(continued)
Trees Herbs
Ash Dill
Birch Parsley
Cherry Sweet Fennel
Butterfly Attracting Plants
Annuals Perennials
Ageratum Aster
Cosmos Beebalm
Gomphrena Blanket Flower
Heliotrope Butterfly Milkweed
Lantana Coreopsis
Marigold Daisy
Nasturtium Dame's Rocket
Nicotiana Daylily
Pentas Dianthus
Petunia Liatris
Phlox Phlox
Salvia Purple Coneflower
Snapdragon Rudbeckia
Statice Russian Sage
Sunflower Salvia
Sweet Alyssum Scabiosa
Verbena Sedum
Zinnia Veronica
Shrubs Herbs
Azalea Catnip
Butterfly Bush Chives
Lilacs Lavender
Mock Orange Mint
Cut Back on Insecticides
It's difficult to have a successful butterfly garden
inalocation where insecticides are used. Pesticides,
specifically insecticides, kill not only the insects you
want to get rid of – they also kill the insects you want
tokeep, such as monarch caterpillars. Even biological
controls such as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) will kill but-
terfly larvae. When treating for insect pests, always
consider non-chemical methods of pest control before
turning to pesticides.
Let Your Garden Grow
Most butterfly species over-winter nearby. This
means that their eggs, chrysalises, or larvae are likely to
be in or near your yard during the non-gardening
months. Some will even hibernate as adults. Do not
mow weed sites, cut down dead plants or dismantle
woodpiles which provide them safe shelter in the off-
season until the weather warms up.
Enjoying Your Butterfly Garden
Butterfly gardens are a great source of enjoyment
for everyone. Visiting butterflies include a variety of
different species and names, depending upon the region
of the country in which you live. To learn more about
which plants help in attracting butterflies get your copy
of National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds,
Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife by David
Mizejewski or the Earl May Perennial Guideavailable at
your local Earl May Nursery & Garden Center.
Butterfly Host Plants
Annuals Perennials
Marigold Butterfly Milkweed
Snapdragon Daisy
Shrubs Evergreens
Lilacs Juniper
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Butterfly gardens easy to grow in the black, rich soil of the Illinois River valley and the Town Branch vallley of Fayetteville, Arkansas
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