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Topic: Editing Multiple Models in One Form
In the previous article I showed you how to create a project and a task in the same form. In this article I will show you how to edit a project and all of its tasks in one form.
Let's jump right in. The edit action in the controller is simple enough:
# in projects_controller.rb
def edit
@project = Project.find(params[:id])
The real complexity is in the view. The form needs to loop through @project.tasks and display the fields for each. This will be a problem because each field must have a unique name. How do we accomplish this? We can just append the id of the task to the field name.
This brings us to another problem: appending the id of the model makes it difficult to work with form helper methods because they require an instance variable to exist with the same name as the field model. We don't want to create @task_1, @task_2, etc. instance variables, so that's not going to work for us.
Have you ever heard of the form_for method? It allows you to specify the model when you set up the form so you don't have to specify it for each helper method. The real reason we want to use this is it allows us to specify the name and the instance of the model so we don't have to worry about making the names match.
This brings us to yet another problem, we can't use form_for because that creates a <form> element and we want this all to exist in one form. It just so happens that form_for has a cousin method: fields_for. This works just like form_for but doesn't generate form element. That's exactly what we need!
Phew, I'm done talking. Time to show some code:
# in projects/edit.rhtml

Edit Project

<%= error_messages_for :project %>
<%= start_form_tag :action => 'update', :id => params[:id] %>
Project Name:
<%= text_field :project, :name %>
<% for @task in @project.tasks %>
<%= error_messages_for :task %>
<% fields_for "task[]" do |f| %>

<%= f.text_field :name %>

<% end %>
<% end %>

<%= submit_tag 'Update' %>

<%= end_form_tag %>
Rails is smart enough to automatically place the id inside the task[] hash for each field, so the resulting html output will look like this for the name field of one task:

<input id="task_1_name" name="task[1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="thing" />

You probably notice I snuck the error_messages_for :task in that task loop. This is good enough for development, but is kind of ugly. Before moving onto production I recommend cleaning this up and manually looping through the error messages and displaying them however you like.
Now, on to the update action. Let's summarize what this action must accomplish: update the project and all task attributes, validate the project and all tasks, and save the project and all tasks if valid. Sounds like things can get pretty complex, so let's take it one step at a time.
1. Update the project attributes
This is easy enough, just grab the project and set the attributes. We don't want to use the update_attributes method here because we don't want to save the project (the tasks might be invalid).
@project = Project.find(params[:id])
@project.attributes = params[:project]
2. Update each task attributes
We need to loop through each task and update its attributes, just like we did for the project itself.
@project.tasks.each { |t| t.attributes = params[:task][t.id.to_s] }
3. Validate the project and all tasks
We can use the all? enumerable method to help us out in this validation (along with the Symbol#to_proc hack to make it a little more concise).
if @project.valid? && @project.tasks.all?(&:valid?)
4. Save the project and all tasks
Just loop through the tasks and call save! on each one.
The end result looks like this:
# in projects_controller.rb
def update
@project = Project.find(params[:id])
@project.attributes = params[:project]
@project.tasks.each { |t| t.attributes = params[:task][t.id.to_s] }
if @project.valid? && @project.tasks.all?(&:valid?)
redirect_to :action => 'show', :id => @project
render :action => 'edit'
That's a large chunk of code to take in, but if you just look at each line individually, it's not too bad. If someone knows a better way to handle this, please reply to this thread as I would love to know.
That finishes this tutorial. Next time I will discuss creating multiple models in one form (more than two).
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How about the "What's not to love pizza" or the "Snickerdoodle pizza?"
In my opinion, the style should be defined by the pie itself, not how it is baked: Light, airy crust, crispy bottom, cheese out to the sides and caramelized, pepperoni under the cheese, sauce on top (and the sauce can be put on at any stage in the process, since different, equally authentic bakers do it different ways.
I couldn't disagree more. The biggest issue with VPN in my opinion is that they did not create an oven requirement. It is one thing for an oven to create one pizza that meets certification, and another thing for it to do it all day every day in a commercial environment. This is exactly why we have so much subpar VPN pizza cooked in subpar ovens in this country. For that reason and a few others I personally consider VPN a worthless gimmick that in no way guarantees quality.
The pans are readily available in Metro Detroit and dirt cheap at that. If this trend continues to grow others will jump on the bandwagon quickly and begin supplying that pans online as well.
Jeff,I didnt know the steel pans are readily available in Metro Detroit and are also dirt cheap. I hope someone else in Metro Detroit does start selling the steel pans online. Norma
If those aren't dover pans they are an exact replica.
Gene,Actually, the certification document reads as follows regarding the ovens:Deck Oven Baking: Authentic Detroit Style Pizza must be baked in a deck oven or other approved oven.If conveyor ovens would be approved, then the two types of ovens would cover pretty much the entire range of ovens in use. Maybe the remaining oven types would be wood- or coal-fired or gas-assisted ovens. I am not sure that commercial owners of such ovens would want to run them at the lower temperatures used for the Detroit style pizza. Peter
Jeff,I'm pretty sure that one of our members confirmed that the pans in question were from Dover. However, last August a member informed me via PM that he had sent an email to Bucket Outlet in which he referenced the A30402 and A30403 pans and in which he asked if the oxide coating was safe, whether it would leach into food, whether it would wash off, whether using a knife with the pan would liberate the coating and attach itself to food, and if the coating was stable at a bake temperature of 550 degrees F.The reply from Bucket Outlet was as follows:Not recommended for cooking and are not food safe.I am pretty certain that the pans were the same ones everyone was using at the time.Peter
Then why was he worried about it.... Bucket Outlet has to say that....
See the VPN guidelines, translated from the Italian, here: http://www.fornobravo.com/vera_pizza_napoletana/VPN_spec.htmlHere's the rule on ovens (italics mine):"The Method"Pizza Napoletana" is a food preparation made from a base of risen dough and cooked in a wood fire oven. The product is characterized both by the ingredient, means and technologies of production."And as you can see here, they don't content themselves with specifying the overall oven temperature, but for the floor and dome, individually. They also specify precise temperatures for the individual ingredients: dough, tomatoes, oil and mozzarella:The following temperature guidelines should be followed:Cooking surface temperature: 800ºF about.Oven dome temperature:800ºF about.
So the guy with the 3 grand phoney baloney certification is selling "outlaw" pans... This is awesome!!
Bob,I don't believe that Shawn is selling the old blue steel pans. I think he is seasoning and selling the new pans.Peter
Does anyone know why Bucket Outlets steel pans wouldnt be food safe


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A Monday meeting of the State Assembly's Codes Committee left many disappointed after bills to amend Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act were rejected.
The committee's Democratic majority blocked the legislation from coming to the floor for a vote or for debate – bills ranging from complete repeal of the SAFE Act to those in support of repealing restrictions applying to rifles.
"Where there's tremendous disagreement is that the SAFE Act made a large group of several million otherwise lawful rifles illegal due to cosmetic characteristics," said Goodell, R-Jamestown. "These characteristics do not make a rifle more dangerous."
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Seviper (Nicknamed STREAK)
Groudon (Nicknamed GOLDMEMBER)
Bellsprout (Nicknamed HENTAI)
Charizard (Nicknamed NIGHTWING)
Frost! Fire! Fan! Wash! Mow! By your powers combined, I am Captain Rotom!
Chimecho👉🎐 Octillery👉🐙 Piplup👉🐧 Omanyte👉🐚 Scolipede👉🐛 Wailord👉🐳 Lumineon👉🐠 Torkoal👉🐢 Pidove👉🐤 Skitty👉🐱
anyone interested in a SHINY legit bibarel? PM for details, thnx =]
Edit:already traded, thnx for looking
Last edited by Wingates; 23rd May 2008 at 6:05 AM. Reason: trade completed
level 100 Bidoof up for trade. I just got it off the GTS, I don't know anything about it. You want? I really would like a legit Lugia for it. I don't care what level or if it's shiny.
PM me if interested.
Lucky my boyfriend is as much of a PokeNerd as I am.
i want to trade bidoofs so i can get lots of id numbers for the jubilife lottery
looking for a shiny bidoof.
i can offer shiny pokemon.
Spoiler:- Wanted list:
a screen shot from the profile or friend board must be shown to proof their legitimacy:
dw torchic (speed boost)
dw treecko (unburden)
dw squirtle (rain dish)
dw piplup (defaint)
dw turtwig (shell armor)
dw mamoswine (thick fat)
dw croagunk (poison touch)
Looking for shiny bidoof
offering pokéradar pokémkon
Click here to feed me!!
This is bidoof. Everbody hates him for no reason. If you agree that bidoof should be treated with respect then copy ad paste this into your sig
proud owner of a legit movie
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Any bidoof wanted. Will offer unhatched egg. I don't remember what's inside it. I do remember never breeding bidoofs, so it's not that. The egg itself is taking up space in my box.
Breeder of many Treeckos, master of none.
Offering a shiny Bibarel.
Looks legit...
Though it has a nickname; Blake
Caught at Route 209
Quiet nature, male Level 16.
Looking for other shinies in return.
Nearly any offer will most likely be acepted.
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
Harvest Moon Club & The Sims Club
offering a shiny untouched Bidoof
lvl 2
Adamant nature
All i want is a female Bulbasaur
My Black F/C: 3353 7681 7071
I like to be the Fire that surrounds Darkness
first to pm me gets a shiny shynx or manaphy egg for a shiny bidoof or bibarel
Can offer Bidoof/Bibarel.
PM me for offers.
Maslov 1203-8787-4942
Shiny Bidoof up for trades it's a male, Level 3, Careful Nature all I'm looking for is a Cyndaquil legit no hacked or cloned ones can be any level PM me with offer.
Last edited by Fire_Fan; 4th August 2008 at 2:19 PM.
Shiny Bibarel
Hp 97
Attack 63
Defense 46
Sp. Attack 49
Sp. Defense 39
Speed 50
Plese pm me how to get/use Wi-Fi
i need like a bidoof with pokerus. i'll trade items/honchkrow/lopunny/something reasonable for it.
looking for japanese bidoof.
offers include:
giratina (srsly, i hate it!!)
any japanese bidoof, i want.
Pony should Poni Poni
I've got Bidoofs and Bibarels...
PM me and I'll give you the stats (it's too much work to post it for no reason).
Tadashi is my oneesama. *^^*
SnazzyBlueShipper; Riley x Volkner
EEVEEs take over 9000 steps to hatch; why? Because they're so extreme.
I have a shiny Bibarel and it`s Lv.24 , Bashful nature but it knows only HM attacks: Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Rock Climb.
I want to get Totodile or Torchic any nature, no nickname.
I have already traded it!
Last edited by Keko; 9th October 2008 at 12:11 PM.
I have a shiny Bidoof PM me with offers
These are the guardians of my signature. BOW DOWN TO THEM!!!Is it necesarry for me to tell you I collect shinies? So any shiny will be wanted.Current SR: 1800 SRs. Shine. Shine! SHINE!!!
Here's a game I play a lot, My Brute, it's a fighting game. Try it!
My Brute
(Just create a character)
There's also Formula Wan a Formula One racing game
Formula Wan
Shiny Bibarel for trade. PM if interested.
I have a UT, legit, uncloned, Bidoof Egg UFT, it might be Shiny, but I don't know, because I haven't hatched it.
Looking for EVed Pokémon, and nicknamed Bidoofs.
Remember, it might be Shiny! :O
i have a shiny bilbarell, sassy nature and i want a shiny for it, almost evry, but a good nature
my first self-cought shiny:
diamond fc:
fc: 2105 7734 9839
platinum fc:
1118 8582 9018
heartGold fc:


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The proposed location for the approved marker is in front of Trigg's former home on Pierce Street. Born into slavery in Richmond, Trigg served the Lynchburg schools for 22 years, as teacher, principal and eventually the first black supervisor of Lynchburg's black public schools.
He also co-founded the Virginia Teachers' Association, an organization for black teachers, and went on to serve as president of three different black colleges.
According to retired Old City Cemetery Director Jane White, Trigg helped start the Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute in Lynchburg, what would become the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. He retired to Lynchburg in 1926 and is buried in Old City Cemetery.
White recommended the marker honoring Trigg to the state's Department of Historic Resources. She and Ted Delaney, the current assistant director of the Old City Cemetery, worked over the last decade to piece together Trigg's history.
"He's really a special person to us," Delaney said. "He seemed to be a really well-known and respected leader in educational circles in Virginia … He's someone that someone like Booker T. Washington would have known."
During slavery, Trigg's parents were personal servants of Virginia Governor John B. Floyd. He was still young when the Civil War ended. Due to the loss of an arm in a threshing injury, his parents sent him to school, instead of employing him as a farmhand as planned.
"He wound up being pretty darn smart," White said.
He attended Hampton Institute, and began teaching in Abingdon before moving to Lynchburg in 1880, according to the information to be shared on his marker.
White said her records call him an able teacher and good disciplinarian, ahead of his time in believing in the education of both boys and girls.


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Grandchild Safety Checklist
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, most of the rules of good childcare are the same no matter what age your grandchildren are. Still, there are specific safety concerns to consider as you watch them grow from infants to preschoolers. Below is a helpful safety checklist to post on your refrigerator so that the time you spend with your grandchildren will be safe and fun for everyone involved.
Young Infants
Newborn babies follow objects with their eyes and explore things with their hands, feet and mouths. It won't be long before they begin sitting and crawling.
Older Infants
Older infants crawl and start to walk. They enjoy bath time, playing, and exploring objects with their hands by banging and poking them.


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I think you meant eBay originally paid?
Ebay on Friday announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion. Skype originally paid about $3.1 billion for Skype back in 2005 – 2006. However, the transaction is considered to be one of the biggest fiasco in the tech world.
The buyer, who will control an approximately 70% stake in Skype, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Joltid Limited and certain affiliated parties, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz. It remains to be seen whether independent investors manage to make Skype truly profitable and successful in the forthcoming battle of voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) services.
Ebay received approximately $1.9 billion in cash and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of $125 million. The company retained an approximately 30% equity investment in Skype. The company also purchased senior debt securities with a face value of $50 million as part of a Skype debt financing.
Even though Ebay has never managed to integrate Skype into its core business, it looks like at the end it managed to increase capitalization of the telecommunication unit to approximately $3.93 billion, up from approximately $3.1 billion which Ebay originally paid for Skype.


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With their win against #3 Notre Dame and tying #5 Indiana on the road, the Zips won the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, jumping seven spots to #5 in the NSCAA/adidas national poll. They rank No. 7 by both Top Drawer Soccer and Soccer America, while the College Soccer News listed UA at No.13.
The Zips hhave the best record in the country over the past five years.
Ohio State sits in 10 in the poll.
Akron takes on West Virginia Friday night at 7:30. Cincinnati and Wisconsin-Green Bay play the early game (5:00).


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Dennis Samuelson
Dennis Samuelson, 68, of Omaha, Neb., died on April 28, 2013, peacefully at home, as was his wish.
Dennis was born in Jamestown, N.Y., on June 25, 1945, the son of Ralph F. Samuelson and Elizabeth Graham Samuelson. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1963 and attended Jamestown Community College.
Prior to his retirement in 2007, he worked for the Nash-Finch Company in Appleton, Wis., and Omaha, Neb. He previously worked for Tops Market in New York and Pennsylvania.
He was a past master of Union Lodge No. 334, Bradford, Pa., treasurer of the Orak Grotto, Bradford, Pa., a 32nd Degree member of the Scottish Rite, Omaha, Neb., past worshipful master of the Rose Croix, Omaha, Neb., past master of the Knights of St. Andrew, Omaha, Neb., and past president of the Mobile Nobles at the Tangier Shrine, Omaha, Neb.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Kathleen Carr Samuelson of Omaha; a daughter, Teresa Van Hout (Chuck Lewicki) of Brocton; and a son Eric (Gary Ritter) Samuelson of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Also surviving are four grandchildren: Joshua (Christina Hilburger) Van Hout of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Zach Van Hout of Tampa, Fla., and Nathaniel and Abigail Van Hout of Brocton; and a brother, Brian Samuelson of Jamestown.
A memorial will be held on June 2, 2013, at the Scottish Rite of Omaha. Memorials may be made to the Scottish Rite of Omaha, 202 S. 20th St., Omaha, NE 68102, for help in preserving the historic building.


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Sandhill Crane
The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird references habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills in the American Midwest. This is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the Lesser Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually.
Adult is gray overall; during breeding, the plumage is usually much worn and stained, particular in the migratory populations, and looks nearly ochre. The average weight of the larger male is 4.57 kg (10.1 lb), while the average weight of females is 4.02 kg (8.9 lb), with a range of 2.7 to 6.7 kg (6.0 to 15 lb) across the subspecies.[2][3] The Sandhill Crane has a red forehead, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill. Its long dark legs trail behind in flight, and the long neck is kept straight in flight. Immature birds have reddish brown upperparts and gray underparts.[4][5] The sexes look alike. Size varies among the different subspecies; the average height of these birds is around 80 to 120 cm (2.6 to 3.9 ft).[6] The standard linear measurements of the Sandhill are: the wing chord measures 41.8–60 cm (16.5–24 in), the tail is 10–26.4 cm (3.9–10.4 in), the exposed culmen is 6.9–16 cm (2.7–6.3 in) long and the tarsus measures 15.5–26.6 cm (6.1–10.5 in).[7]
This crane frequently gives a loud trumpeting call that suggests a French-style "r" rolled in the throat, and they can be heard from a long distance. Mated pairs of cranes engage in "unison calling." The cranes stand close together, calling in a synchronized and complex duet. The female makes two calls for every single call of the male.
The Sandhill Crane's large wingspan, typically 1.65 to 2.1 m (5.4 to 6.9 ft), makes this a very skilled soaring bird similar in style to hawks and eagles. Utilizing thermals to obtain lift, they can stay aloft for many hours, requiring only occasional flapping of their wings and consequently expending little energy. With migratory flocks containing hundreds of birds, they can create clear outlines of the normally invisible rising columns of air (thermals) that they ride.
Sandhill Cranes fly south for the winter. In their wintering areas they form flocks of over 10,000 birds. One place to observe this is at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 100 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is an annual Sandhill Crane Festival in November.
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Fossil record
The Sandhill Crane has one of the longest fossil histories of any bird still found today.[8] A 10-million-year-old crane fossil from Nebraska is often cited as being of this species,[9] but this is more likely from a prehistoric relative or the direct ancestor of the Sandhill Crane and may not belong in the genus Grus. The oldest unequivocal Sandhill Crane fossil is 2.5 million years old,[10] over one and a half times older than the earliest remains of most living species of birds, which are primarily found from after the Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary some 1.8 million years ago. As these ancient Sandhill Cranes varied as much in size as the present-day birds, even those Pliocene fossils were sometimes described as new species.[11] Grus haydeni on the other hand may or may not have been a prehistoric relative of the living species, or it may actually comprise material of the Sandhill Crane and its ancestor.[12][13]
Subspecies and evolution
There is considerable variation in size (much of which is clinal) and in migratory habits. A female of G. c. canadensis averages 7.4 lbs (3.46 kg), 37 in (94 cm) in length and has a wingspan of 5.3 ft (1.6 m). A male of G. c. tabida averages 11 lbs (5 kg), 47 in (119 cm) in length and has a wingspan of 7 ft (2.12 m). The southern subspecies (along with G. c. rowani) are intermediate, roughly according to Bergmann's Rule.
Three subspecies are resident; pulla of the Gulf Coast of the U.S., pratensis of Florida and Georgia and nesiotes of Cuba.[14] The northern populations exist as fragmented remains in the contiguous U.S. and a large and contiguous population from Canada to Beringia. These migrate to the southwestern United States and Mexico. This crane is a rare vagrant to China, South Korea and Japan and a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
Six subspecies have been recognized in recent times:
- Lesser Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis canadensis
- Cuban Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis nesiotes – ESA: Endangered
- Florida Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis pratensis – ESA: Endangered.
The Florida Sandhill Crane was listed as EC or easily confused in order to facilitate an attempted re-introduction of the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) into Florida. The attempt failed but the listing remained. The current list of endangered subspecies includes only 2 birds, nesiotes and rowani, with pratensis no longer listed.[15]
- Mississippi Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis pulla – ESA: Endangered
- Canadian Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis rowani
- Greater Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis tabida
The Canadian Sandhill Crane is morphologically not reliably distinct and was never unequivocally accepted as valid subspecies.[16] The other can be somewhat more reliably distinguished in hand by measurements and plumage details, apart from the size differences already mentioned. Unequivocal identification often requires location information, which is often impossible in migrating birds.
Analysis of control region mtDNA haplotype data shows 2 major lineages, one including the Lesser Sandhill Crane or Little Brown Crane, the Arctic and the subarctic migratory population. The other lineages can be divided into a migratory and some indistinct clusters which can be matched to the resident subspecies. The Lesser and Greater Sandhill Cranes are quite distinct, their divergence dating roughly to some time during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene, some 2.3–1.2 million years ago (mya). It seems as if glaciation fragmented off a founder population of the Lesser Sandhill Crane, because during each major ice age its present breeding range was frozen year-round. Still, Sandhill Cranes are amply documented from fossil and subfossil remains right to the modern era.[13] Conceivably, they might be considered distinct species already, a monotypic G. canadensis and the Greater Sandhill Crane G. pratensis, which would include the other populations.[14]
It appears as if the scant differences between southern Canadian and western U.S. populations result from genetic drift due to the recent reduction in population and range fragmentation; until the early 20th century the southern migratory birds occupied a much larger and continuous range. Thus, the subspecies rowani may well be abandoned.[14]
The two southern U.S. resident populations are somewhat more distinct, while the Cuban population has been comparatively little studied but appears to have been established on the island for a long time. These and the migratory Greater Sandhill Crane proper form a group of lineages that diverged much more recently from a range in the southern U.S. and maybe northern Mexico, where they would have been resident. The southern migratory population would then represent a later re-expansion which (re-)evolved their migratory habits independent from the northernmost birds, the geographically separated populations expanding rapidly in numbers when more habitat was available as the last ice age ended.[14]
Sandhill cranes are fairly social birds that are usually encountered in pairs or family groups through the year. During migration and winter, non-related cranes come together to form "survival groups" which forage and roost together. Such groups often congregate at migration and winter sites, sometimes resulting in thousands of cranes being found together.
Sandhill Cranes are quite catholic in diet but are mainly herbivorous, often eating various types of food based on availability. They often feed with their bills down to the ground as they root around for seeds and other foods in shallow wetlands with vegetation or various upland habitats. Cultivated foods such as corn, wheat and sorghum are readily eaten and may support large numbers of cranes. For example, waste corn is useful to the cranes in preparing for their migrations, providing them with nutrients for the long journey.[17] Among northern races of Sandhill cranes, the diet is most varied especially among breeding birds. Northern cranes and their offspring may variously feed on berries, small mammals, insects, snails, reptiles and amphibians.
Sandhill cranes raise one brood per year. In non-migratory populations, egg-laying can begin as early as December or as late as August. In migratory populations, egg-laying usually begins between early April and late May. Both members of a breeding pair build the nest using plant material from the surrounding areas. Nest sites are usually in marshes, bogs, or swales, though cranes will occasionally nest on dry land. The female lays 1 to 3 (usually 2) eggs that are oval-shaped and dull brown with reddish brown markings. Both parents participate in incubation, which lasts 29 to 32 (though usually 30) days. Incubation begins with the laying of the first egg and continues until the second egg has hatched. The chicks are precocial; they hatch covered in down, with their eyes open and are able to leave the nest within 24 hours of hatching. The parents brood the chicks for up to 3 weeks after hatching. They feed the young intensively for the first few weeks, and with decreasing frequency until they reach independence at 9 or 10 months old.
The chicks remain with their parents until 1 or 2 months before the parents begin laying the next clutch of eggs. After leaving their parents, the chicks form nomadic flocks with other subadults and non-breeders. They remain with these flocks until they form breeding pairs and begin breeding between the ages of 2 and 7 years old. Sandhill Cranes provide extended biparental care to their young. Both members of a breeding pair build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed and protect the chicks for up to 10 months after hatching. Sandhill Cranes that reach independence are expected to live around 7 years. Sandhill Cranes can live to at least 21 years of age.
As a conspicuous and ground-dwelling species, Sandhill Cranes may face a variety of predators. Mammalian predators such as foxes, raccoons, coyotes, wolves, bobcats and lynxes readily predate cranes of any age, although they are a greater threat to young cranes. Birds that may predate young cranes or crane nests include corvids such as ravens and crows and smaller raptors, including hawks. Cranes of all ages may be predated by eagles, large owls and even Peregrine Falcons. Sandhill Cranes often vigorously defend themselves from predators, especially when defending offspring which are not able to avoid ambushes as easily as their parents. When attacking potential avian predators they fly up at the predator and kick with their feet. When facing mammalian predators, they move toward the predator with their wings open and their bill pointed towards it. If the predator persists, the often hissing crane will attack, stabbing with their bill (which is powerful enough to pierce the skull of a small carnivore) and kicking with their feet.[18]
Status and conservation
Though the Sandhill Crane is not considered threatened as a species, the three southernmost subspecies are quite rare. While the migratory birds could at least choose secure breeding habitat, the resident populations could not, and many subpopulations were destroyed by hunting or habitat change. However, initially the Greater Sandhill crane proper suffered most from persecution; by 1940 probably fewer than 1,000 birds remained. They have since increased greatly again, though with nearly 100,000 individuals they are still less plentiful than the Lesser Sandhill Crane, which numbers over 400,000 individuals, making the species the most plentiful crane alive today.[14][19]
In some migratory populations, Sandhill Cranes face population threats due to inter-species competition with Snow geese.[20] Since the 1990s, snow geese have begun to eat waste corn prior to their migration, exacerbating the Sandhill Crane population.[17]
The Florida Sandhill Crane is far less common, with some 5,000 individuals remaining. They are most threatened by habitat destruction and probably depend on human management in the long run. In Florida, it is protected, and if killed, carries a very high monetary penalty. This subspecies is under protection of state and federal law at this time. Since the loss of habitat is a somewhat controllable cause of a declining population, habitat preservation is a valuable management measure. The current outlook for the Florida Sandhill Crane, if it can be maintained on the protected habitats, is good. Transplanting wild birds, as well as introducing captive-reared birds into suitable areas where crane numbers are low, appears to be a viable technique in the management of this threatened species. It is hoped that these management strategies, plus continued ecological research, will prevent the Florida Sandhill Crane from reaching a more critical status.[21]
The Mississippi Sandhill Crane has most drastically declined in range; it used to occur along most of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast and its range was at one time nearly parapatric with that of its eastern neighbor (compare the Mottled Duck); today only 25 breeding pairs exist in an intensively managed population, but this seems at least stable in recent times. Some 300 Cuban Sandhill Cranes remain; this is the least-known of the populations.[14][19]
The Mississippi Sandhill Crane has become the first bird to have a young hatched where an egg was fertilized by a sperm that was previously thawed out from a cryogenic state. This occurred at the Audubon Institute as part of this subspecies' Endangered Species Recovery Plan.
Sandhill Cranes have been used as foster parents for Whooping Crane eggs and young in reintroduction schemes for that species. This project failed as these foster-raised Whooping Cranes imprinted on their foster parents and later did not recognize other Whooping Cranes as their conspecifics – attempting instead, unsuccessfully, to pair with Sandhill Cranes.
Sandhill Crane has reached Europe as a vagrant on a number of occasions. The first British record was on Fair Isle in April 1981,[22] and the second was in Shetland in 1991.[23]
See also
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Grus canadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Sandhill Crane. Appendix 2. The Birds of North America. bna.birds.cornell.edu
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, John B. Dunning, Jr. (ed.). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
- ^ Sandhill Crane. Allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-30.
- ^ Sandhill Crane. Seattleaudubon.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-30.
- ^ Sandhill Crane, International Crane Foundation
- ^ Johnsgard, Paul A. (1983). Cranes of the World: Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- ^ Quantic, Diane Dufva; Hafen, P. Jane (2003): A Great Plains Reader. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3802-9 p. 84
- ^ The Nature Conservancy: Sandhill Crane. Retrieved 2008-JAN-16.
- ^ Volz, Becky Lauren (2003): The Biogeography of the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). Version of 2003-DEC-31.
- ^ Miller, Loye H. (1944). "Some Pliocene birds from Oregon and Idaho". Condor 46 (1): 25–32. doi:10.2307/1364248.
- ^ Miller, Alden H. and Sibley, Charles Gald (1942). "A New Species of Crane from the Pliocene of California". Condor 44 (3): 126–127.
- ^ a b Brodkorb, Pierce (1967). "Catalogue of Fossil Birds: Part 3 (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes)". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 11 (3): 99–220.
- ^ a b c d e f Rhymer, Judith M.; Fain, Matthew G.; Austin, Jane E.; Johnson, Douglas H. & Krajewski, Carey (2001). "Mitochondrial phylogeography, subspecific taxonomy, and conservation genetics of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; Aves: Gruidae)". Conservation Genetics 2 (3): 203–218. doi:10.1023/A:1012203532300.
- ^ Species Report. fws.gov
- ^ Tacha, T. C.; Nesbitt, S. A.; Vohs, P. A. (1992): Sandhill Crane. In: Poole, A. & Gill, F. (eds.): The Birds of North America 31: 1–24. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA & American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. Online version. doi:10.2173/bna.31 (requires subscription) HTML introduction
- ^ a b Johnsgard PA. (2011) Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America's Wetlands, University of Nebrask Press: Lincoln, ISBN 0803234961.
- ^ Harris, M. (2000). "Grus canadensis". Animal Diversity Web. Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.
- ^ a b Archibald, George W. & Meine, Curt (1996): 7. Sandhill Crane. In: Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World (Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks): 85, plate 5. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-20-2
- ^ Pearse AT, Krapu GL, Brandt DA, Kinzel PJ (2010). "Changes in Agriculture and Abundance of Snow Geese Affect Carrying Capacity of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska". Journal of Wildlife Management 74 (3): 479–488. doi:10.2193/2008-539.
- ^ Stys, B. (1994): Ecology and habitat protection needs of Florida sandhill cranes on areas proposed for land conversion activities. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Nongame Wildlife Program Technical Report No. 14. Tallahassee, FL.
- ^ Riddiford, Nick (1983). "Sandhill Crane: new to Britain". British Birds 76 (3): 105–109.
- ^ Ellis, Pete (1991). "The Sandhill Crane in Shetland". Birding World 4 (9): 322–323.
Further reading
- Meine, Curt D. & Archibald, George W. (eds.) (1996): Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). In: The cranes: – Status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, U.K.


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Let us all remember GM's motto, "There's nothing out there that we cannot do worse."
What's good for GM is good for the country................
I suppose you could buy one and use it as a skate board.. I'll take two and use um as roller skates.
Makes perfect sense to promote a coal-powered cars at a time when our idiot president is killing the coal industry.
Yuck! Ugly car, ugly color. Why do those two failures always seem to go together?
Am I stupid? I have two friends who drive a Prius, which they've had FOR YEARS. Both are still getting over 45 MPG with plenty of power, carrying 4 of us to the Alabama game last week. I understand the new models are even better, and in fact you see Chicago Cabbies driving them.
How does this compare with the mediocrity at GM?
Note the obama-zombie driving it, and all the folks on the sidewalk, IGNORING it.
Good color for the car...for the obama-zombies.
The Tesla Roadster can go over 200 miles on a charge.
I'm old enough to remember the rash of siphoning during the first fuel crisis. I see history repeating itself, but this time with extension cords.
If I saw something like this on my driveway, I'd spray it with Raid. Ugleee.
Range is about 18 holes. Are golf clubs included?
One of the benefits of rural life, that thing will destroy itself inside a year getting back to my home everyday so I have a perfect excuse to laugh at it.
Sometimes I threaten to not smooth the washouts in on our hills with the tractor just to listen to the whining of my wife's friend who drives a Prius back to our place all the time.
Can't stand that woman...
Anybody that gets on the beltway with that thing has a death wish.
The blue vehicle parked behind it is a much more practical form of transportation (bicycle).
I installed switches on all my exterior outlets after I found out that a former neighbor was plugging his pool filter into one of them after I left for work.
I'll walk first.
yes , Spark = FIRE ,a brain dead Democrat must have come up with that name
Not a hybrid. ALL electric.......no gas engine........
I would have run a 220 line and used a 120 outlet.......
A better solution would be to temporarily rewire the outlet your neighbor is stealing power from to put out 240 volts.
Then watch the smoke coming out of his pool filter or electric car.
Take the doors and roof off and it might make a good golf cart. Need wider tires, though.
Its about the same size as my golf cart only not as classy looking.
It is a "Ka" with an electric motor.
A golf cart would be better.
Metrosexual: A homosexual that can't get laid.
Don't buy their crap, buy mine.
Same Shiite.....less money.
People are stupid who buy these things.
You have to really manage and plan trips to ensure you don't get stranded somewhere and you can't refuel/recharge like you can with a gas operated vehicle.
Gas refuels in about 3 minutes and distribution is everywhere.
Electric recharges in 6+ hours and distribution is beyond sparse.
Try getting out of town in an emergency in one of those things. Not gonna happen.
There's a reason why they are primarily bought by over $150k earners, primarily.
Electric vehicles are generally a 3rd vehicle in their household. they can afford to pretend they are doing their part to save mother earth.
It's also a status symbol.
"How does this compare with the mediocrity at GM?"
Well, I have a neighbor who has both a Prius and a Volt, and he says that the VOLT is clearly a better vehicle. I wouldn't have either one of them, but at least the Volt isn't a Clown Car insofar as size and comfort are concerned. He commutes 110 miles each way to work and back with the Volt, and says that he hasn't noticed a change in his electric bill since buying the Volt. I guess what pisses me off is that he pays no road taxes on the electricity like the rest of us do when we fill up. And for "going green" he get's to charge up at work for free too.
That car just screams "Flaming Poofter Inside"
He wouldn't do it again........
Ahhhh! You're talking about the fart sniffers.
After subsidy ($7,500 from the gracious taxpayer...or our Chinese overlords...or whatever fairy provides this credit), it is set to cost $25,000.
An electric Yugo.
I thought the Volt only got about 30 miles on battery before the ICE kicked in.
Build it and they will yawn.
Unsafe at any speed
Ralph Nader
Buy a VW Diesel.
You can get the same 45mpg in a real car.
...is a sensationalistic nitwit who never let facts get in the way of drama.
If I were a South Korean living in South Korea, lived 5 miles from work, and could afford afford to pay about a $10,000 premium for an EV, I might consider buting one of these.
Government Motors has its head so far up Obama's rear end you can see the logo when he opens his pie hole.
I'd suggest Spank, Spit, Stink or Spew instead.
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Scott, I get your point re easier to handle stacked pcs. And conduction, and food safety.Well, that pretty much makes the commercial opportunity I had brief fantasies about fly away...
We need all the brainstorming we can get.
I vote for steel on top.What are your oven specs? What are your steel and stone specs?If you like the results, and the combined weight is not too much, would you consider using an adhesive to fasten them together? Such as this one: http://shop.vitcas.com/vitcas-heat-resistant-sealant-1250-c-70-p.asp
Good specs - any idea what the weight of your stone and steel is? Got a bathroom scale handy?1st experiment: use the oven as you normally do. Note any differences observed- leave the pizza in your normal amount of time! Don't rescue it even if it looks like it's on fire! Just time the burn!2nd: drop the oven mod and see if the stack can reproduce or better your current results without it.thanksBrian
Scotty,I'm thinking of doing a little experiment with stacking steel & kiln on the weekend. But which staking order is the better one...steel on the bottom, kiln on top or the other way around?
Mike, other than possibly stress out your oven shelves, stacking wouldn't do anything for your setup. The goal for stacking is to recreate the effects of 1/2" steel with less weight for those oven owners that are in the typical 550 (+/-25) realm, without having to incorporate an oven mod. Once you have an oven that can exceed 600, 3/8" has no problem matching any bake time that 1/2" can achieve at 550.In other words, you can have any NY bake time you desire (2.5 minutes up) with your hotter than normal oven and 3/8" plate.You have yet to zero in on the precise temp for steel that will give you 4 minute bakes, but, with the pies you're making, I have a strong feeling that once you hit a 4 minute bake, you might find it a bit on the soft side, and that you might resonate more with your slightly crispier kiln shelf 5 minute pies. Even if you really wanted to hit that 4 minute bake, it would probably be easier to achieve with the kiln shelf, considering that's what you're more comfortable with. You're working at 575 on the kiln shelf but could go higher, right?All the alchemy that we do boils down to typically anemic oven temperatures. If you're one of the lucky ones that can hit higher temps, the need for special stones fades away. In theory, if someone had an oven that went to 675, they could go to Walmart, get a 10 dollar stone, and, with sufficient skills/knowledge, be producing sublime 4-5 minute pies.
Steel plate gets no hotter than any other hearth material. It just has the ability to store more heat, because of it's mass, and transfer that heat more quickly than most materials, because of it's conductivity, producing shorter bake times.It depends on the oven, but I'd say that most 1/2" steel plate owners preheat their plates in under 70 minutes.
Scott, Aluminum is more conductive than steel (http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-metals-d_858.html) it will not store as much heat as much as steel but it can transfer it faster, it is also cheaper and much lighter, a combination of aluminum and ceramic might works even better. Chekout Rutland product to bond metal to ceramic for example http://www.rutland.com/productinfo/stove--gasket-cement.html
I'm sure your recipe produces great results, Scott... but are you confident that Mike can follow this recipe
Scott, Aluminum is more conductive than steel (http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-metals-d_858.html) it will not store as much heat as much as steel but it can transfer it faster, it is also cheaper and much lighter, a combination of aluminum and ceramic might works even better.
Brian, as Scott metioned before, you really need to bond the two together, it will be worth a try... you should be able to get rutland product at your local hardware store.
Bert, to match the heat capacity of 1/2" steel, you need 3/4" aluminum plate. At that thickness, it gets pretty expensive.I don't know... with it's extreme conductivity, I'm not that hopeful for aluminum on it's own, but as a bottom stone in a stacking scenario... perhaps. It has one huge advantage over silicon carbide- it can be cut. SiC pretty much limits you to whatever sizes the manufacturer produces.
Then (in nanoseconds) you would see a replenishing effect, where the aluminum will draw from the entire top surface of the corderite and funnel it into replacing the heat lost to the pie. Eventually, the process would balance out, but not before the pie is long done.Does this make sense?
The heat stored in the alumium + the heat transfered from corderite to aluminum need to be sufficient for backing in the required time.Just not sure how you can calculate heat transfer speed between corderite to aluminum .


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