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Abbott MitraClip Study Data Isn't Easy to Interpret
Anna EdneyAbbott Laboratories needs to conduct more research on its proposed clamp for leaky heart valves before U.S. regulators can decide whether to approve the device, Food and Drug Administration staff said today.
Agency staff said Abbott's current data don't prove the safety or effectiveness of what would be the first minimally-invasive mitral valve device sold in the U.S. Advisers to the FDA are scheduled to meet March 20 to weigh approval of the Abbott Park, Illinois-based company's product.
The MitraClip is inserted through the femoral vein in the leg where it can then be led to the heart, a procedure that is supposed to be less risky to the patient than traditional open-chest methods. The U.S. and European market for transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement may be a $1 billion opportunity by 2020, Lawrence Biegelsen, an analyst with Wells Fargo Securities in New York, said in a note to clients March 7.
Abbott's analyses provided in its application for approval "are interesting and important," FDA staff said in a report released today. "However, for the reasons discussed above, FDA believes these analyses are hypothesis generating and do not constitute valid scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness."
Patients who are considered too high risk for surgery don't have satisfactory options to treat the disease and suffer from poor quality of life, Jonathon Hamilton, an Abbott spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement.
True Advance
"The MitraClip device represents a true advance for these patients, and we look forward to discussing the totality of the clinical evidence with Advisory Committee and hearing their recommendations," Hamilton said.
Abbott declined 2 percent to $33.46 at the close in New York. The company has increased 18 percent in the past 12 months.
Mitral regurgitation -- an inefficient pumping of blood caused when leaflets of the mitral valve don't close properly -- is the most common type of heart valve disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. The condition affects one in 10 people age 75 and older, Abbott said.
When the mitral valve doesn't close all the way, it can lead to a decrease in blood flow to the rest of the body. The heart may try to pump harder to compensate and cause congestive heart failure, NIH said on its website.
The FDA staff said a study known as the Coapt trial the agency conditionally approved in February 2012 will provide better data that may support approval. Researchers are estimated to conduct final data collection in January 2017 and complete the study in August 2019, according to NIH's clinicaltrials.gov.

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hi object problem with saitek controllers
I've tried using a Saitek P3000 wireless gamepad and
a Saitek Cyborg Wireless Evo joystick with the [hi]
object, but I'm having a few issues.
Firstly, only one device gets recognised when generating
a menu of available devices (if both are plugged in).
Secondly, when a device is recognised, it doesn't seem
to recognise any of its elements.
When getting device info, this is printed to the Max window:
hi: focussing on Saitek Cyborg Evo Wireless
hi 2004.02.16. bugs? firstname.lastname@example.com
1 devices
Saitek Cyborg Evo Wireless
0 elements
Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated…
What OS & s/w versions? I have a Saitek wireless
gamepad working just fine here on OS 10.4.6 and
Max/MSP 4.5.7
I've had similar problems with the [hi]-object. I even went out and bought a new, hugely expensive ps2 converter, since my old one didn't work at all. Now max can only see one controller connected, even though I connect two. I am on the latest version of max with XP pro.
Maybe you could try my (maybe not so obsolete) [hidin] object that I
wrote back in the days when Max came without the [hi] object. You can
find the Windows version here:
Maybe it uses a different API to connect to your HID devices and turns
out different results…
Ok I can use either controller if it's connected by itself.
I simply forgot to send the message enabling periodic polling (every 10ms). Silly me.
However [hi] still can't see more than one controller at a time
when two are plugged in.
I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2 & latest version of Max.
When I get a chance over the weekend I'll try the older object as suggested and report back.
Thanks for the help so far.
I just downloaded Olaf's [hidin] external and gave it a try.
Whereas with the [hi] object I only got one device appearing in the devices list, with [hidin] I get 4:
Unsupported Device
Unsupported Device
Unknown (Device #3)
Cyborg evo Wireless
When I disconnect the p3000 and get the list of connected devices again, the unknown device disappears from the list.
Also with the [hidin] object, no controller data is coming out of the left outlet whatsoever, regardless of which controller is connected.
With the [hi] object, I do get controller data but as I mentioned earlier, only one device is usable when two are connected.
One more thing, the [hi] object doesn't report the number of elements on the device connected, whereas the [hidin] object does. (22 for the Cyborg evo Wireless and 23 for the p3000).
FWIW, I'm also using the latest Saitek drivers.
> I've tried using a Saitek P3000 wireless gamepad and
> a Saitek Cyborg Wireless Evo joystick with the [hi]
> object, but I'm having a few issues.
I've used a P-880 joystick and an X-52 flight control system without
problems. (OS X 10.4.x.)
> hi: focussing on Saitek Cyborg Evo Wireless
> hi 2004.02.16. bugs? firstname.lastname@example.com
Hmm – are you sure you're not using an old, pre-release version of [hi]?
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Quote: nick rothwell / cassiel wrote on Fri, 30 June 2006 10:57
> > hi: focussing on Saitek Cyborg Evo Wireless
> > hi 2004.02.16. bugs? firstname.lastname@example.com
> Hmm – are you sure you're not using an old, pre-release version of [hi]?
Just checked this and I was using an old version of [hi]. After remedying this (using the newest version, dated 2006.01.04) I still get the same problems…
hi 2006.01.04. bugs? email@example.com
1 devices Saitek P3000 Wireless Pad
0 elements
Thanks for your comments – the windows version of the hi object will
support multiple devices soon.
Thanks Ben!
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- 1 loaf (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
- 1 raisin
- 1 egg, beaten
- Roll dough into a 10-in. x 7-in. rectangle with rounded corners. Cut off one corner (see Fig. 3). Pinch the nose to create a flare snout. Place on a greased baking sheet. Divide the corner piece of dough into two large pieces and one small piece the size of a quarter. Roll one large piece into a 2-1/2-in. x 2-in. rectangle; cut in half diagonally to make two triangles for ears. Referring to photo at top right, attach short side of each triangle to head, one on top of dough and one underneath, folding over the tips. Shape the other large piece of dough into four teardrops. Slice hooves (see Fig. 4); position under body. For tail, roll small piece of dough into a 4-in. rope. Curl and position on pig. Add raisin for eye; cut the mouth. Cover with plastic wrap that had been sprayed with cooking spray. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush with egg. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 1 loaf.
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The Lagrangian Pendulum Spring model asks students to solve the Lagrangian for a spring-pendulum and then develop a computational model of it. The model framework is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double-clicking the ejs_CM_Lagrangian_pendulum_spring.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. In order to run correctly, the student must add the correct physics to the EJS differential equation solver and parameter definitions. If EJS is installed on your computer, you can right-click within the simulation window and select Open Ejs Model from the pop-up menu. Information about Ejs (Easy Java Simulations) is available at: http://www.um.es/fem/Ejs/.
The CM Lagrangian Pendulum Spring model is one of several Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) models used to incorporate computational physics in Classical Mechanics. Ejs, a part of the Open Source Physics Project, is designed to make it easier to access, modify and generate computer models. Additional models can be found by searching ComPADRE for Ejs. Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
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Can jaundice be dangerous?
In the vast majority of cases, jaundice isn't anything to worry about. But if a baby's bilirubin levels get too high, jaundice can cause permanent damage to the nervous system. A very small percentage of jaundiced newborns develop a condition called kernicterus, which can result in deafness, delayed development, or a form of cerebral palsy.
Are some babies more prone to jaundice than others?
Yes, babies is more likely to have noticeable jaundice if they:
- has a sibling who had jaundice
- had bruises at birth (the red blood cells that are part of the bruises are broken down and produce bilirubin as a byproduct)
- were born prematurely, because their immature liver may not be able to handle the bilirubin levels
- are of East Asian descent
- have a certain genetic disorder (such as Gilbert's syndrome; inherited red blood cell membrane defects; or galactosemia, an inherited metabolic disorder)
- have a certain disease, such as cystic fibrosis or hypothyroidism
Jaundice during a baby's first 24 hours can also be caused by serious conditions such as liver, gallbladder, and intestinal disorders, an infection, excessive birth trauma, certain diseases, or extreme prematurity (birth before 28 weeks gestation). Rh-incompatibility and blood-type incompatibility can also cause jaundice in the first day.
Are there tests for jaundice?
Your medical team will examine your baby for jaundice at birth. Ideally, they should also look at him three to five days after birth, when his bilirubin levels are likely to be highest.
If there's any concern that your baby is jaundiced, his doctor may do a skin test or blood test to check his bilirubin levels. (The test will definitely be done if your baby appears jaundiced in the first 24 hours, because jaundice that appears then is more likely to be a problem.)
If you leave the hospital soon after your baby's birth, though, you and your baby may be home by the time jaundice shows up, and you may be the first to notice it.
Here's how to check for jaundice: Take your baby into a room with plenty of natural or fluorescent light. If your child is fair-skinned, gently press your finger to his forehead, nose, or chest, and look for a yellow tinge to the skin as the pressure is released. If your child has dark skin, check for yellowness in his gums or the whites of his eyes.
When should I call the doctor?
Talk with the doctor if your baby's skin is yellowish, especially if the whites of his eyes, his tummy, or his arms or legs are yellow. Also call the doctor if your baby is jaundiced and becomes hard to wake or fussy, or doesn't want to eat, and if he has even a mild case of jaundice for more than three weeks.


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You can get to Ka'ena Point by hiking the old railroad bed along the westernmost tip of O'ahu. The railway leads around from Waianae or Mokuleia, to Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve. The reserve protects the last vestiges of coastal sand dune habitat on the island. The area has recently been fenced off to keep ...
The Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve (NAR) occupies the western tip of O`ahu. It is home to breeding colonies of Laysan Albatross, Wedge-tailed shearwaters, and other seabirds. The NAR is home to several threatened and endangered plant species, and to the occassional endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. A predator-proof ...
Here is a closer look at West Point Island's Rockhopper Penguin and Black-browed Albatross nests You can see more Albatrosses in the sky and on the cliffs in the distance.
We crossed the Wooly Gut from West Falkland, and we landed on West Point Island on a bright Sunday morning. Land Rovers took us across the island to these grassy cliffs that overlook the Atlantic Ocean. Here we found a colony of Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatross. I can understand the how the island got its...
Prion Island is in the Bay of Isles at the north end of South Georgia. There was a boardwalk under construction when we were there in March 2008. It was over half done, and it gave us a nice beginning to the long climb up the slippery, wet gully to the plateau that you see here. The main attraction of the island a...
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Looks like Rhode Island Christians (mainly catholics) are continuing to try to terrorize student activist, Jessica Ahlquist, and her family for her successful court-ordered removal of a christian prayer from the wall of her high school gym. The accompanying letter threatening violence and death to her and her family if they didn't leave the state in a hurry was sent to her last month (published in FFRF Freethought Today, May 2012, p. 15). These Rhode island Christians, largely Catholic, are just as bad as the Taliban and should be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We can help by publishing their threatening letter and circulating it to as many influential sources as possible. Particularly effective would be to send it to as many foreign countries to show the world what kind of a "democracy" America really is. Even the local Christian politicians of this state are against separation of church and state (Mayor Leo Fontaine, RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, State Rep. James McLaughlin (D-Cumberland), former state Adjutant General Reginald Centraccio, supported of course, by Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin).
If in case the scan of the letter did not reproduce well, this is what it said:
"The cops will not watch you forever. We will get you good. Tell you little asshole sister to watch her back. There are many of us, 'Crusaders," we have a better [sic] pool going to see who gets you first! Your fuckin old man better move or keep you locked up if you know whats good for you. We know where he works, what kind of cars yoju have + the plate numbers of the cars. Get the fuck out of R.I. you bitchin whore. You are nothing more than a sex-toy of a slut. Maybe you will gang-banged before we throw you out fo one of our cars. WE WILL GET YOU - LOOK OUT1"
How scared to these people sound, how panicked and desperate?
And what an overreaction to the removal of a banner, a piece of cloth with a few words on it. If those words were so important, those who cared about them could memorize them and enjoy them in that fashion, while respecting the law of the land and the rights of others who do not believe as they do. Sadly, this appears to be beyond their meager capacity.
To be blunt, I hope those to issue such threats are caught, publicly tried and incarcerated. This manner of behavior should not be tolerated or sanctioned by inaction.
This is a good example of the true nature of christianity. The North Carolina Pastor wanting gays behind an electrified fence, the Westboro Baptist Church, the massive criminal organization which is the Catholic Church, the redneck minister in Florida that wants to burn the Koran, the evangelical state legislators that want to take away women's reproductive rights, and the list goes on and on. Behind all the phony messages of love and understanding, the real nature of their tribal in group/out group mentality shows. And these clowns are worried about Sharia Law. Just one more example of that hate mongering that is religion.
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Another Brigadista who volunteered for "Nam. You'd think ONE betrayal by politicians should be enough for any soldier's lifetime! But no….
Mr. Sosa-Camejo died while rescuing a wounded comrade during the Tet offensive, he'd already been awarded 12 medals, including the Bronze Star, three Silver Stars and two Purple Hearts. I'll quote from his official citation:
"On February 13, 1968, the lead platoon was hit by an enemy bunker complex manned by approximately forty North Vietnamese Regulars. Upon initial contact the point man was wounded and lay approximately 10 meters in front of the center bunker.
With disregard for his safety, Captain Sosa-Camejo ran through the intense enemy fire and pulled the wounded point man to safety. After ensuring that the wounded man was receiving medical treatment, Captain Sosa-Camejo returned to the fire fight and again exposed himself to the intense enemy fire by single handedly assaulting the center bunker with grenades killing the two NVA soldiers manning the bunker.
As he turned to assault the next bunker an NVA machine gun opened up and he was mortally wounded. Captain Sosa-Camejo's valorous action and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
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Hans Downer wants to put the days of having to piece together dozens of track changes on Microsoft Word behind him.
Hans Downer is the CEO of SavvyDox.
His company, SavvyDox, has developed a cloud-based solution that allows busy employees to track the changes a document has been through since it left their hands.
Mr. Downer illustrates its usefulness with the example of a contract that a company has developed. The document has likely been through multiple people, making it easy for the original author to mix up changes that have already been made to those that still need to be corrected.
"If you happen to miss one that's really important, then you've got a problem," he said. "With our solution, we have a viable alternative to track changes so that you don't miss the changes."
The program, which SavvyDox can tailor to whichever content management system a company is using, has two other principal benefits: ensuring everyone who needs to read a document has checked it over and helping authors save time by quickly bringing them up to speed on changes.
Mr. Downer said they are primarily targeting the product to health care providers (since doctors and nurses often need to get quickly up to date on changing protocols) and manufacturers (a sector where quality assurance and safety procedures change regularly).
Governments are also a primary market, he said, since so much of what bureaucrats do involves documentation. Helping companies that deal with contracts, another main function of the solution, is applicable across sectors.
Since there's no specifically defined market, it's going to be tough to sell the product because you're not selling into a well-defined market. Hans Downer, CEO of SavvyDox
The company still has some work to do to become profitable, however. The problem with growing the product's appeal, said Mr. Downer, is that SavvyDox isn't currently selling into a well-defined market. As it stands now, the solution stands somewhere between a content management system and a file-sharing program like Dropbox.
That's why he's trying to reach agreements with businesses like OpenText to build the program into the products that they sell, rather than try to sell to individual companies.
SavvyDox currently has revenues of less than $100,000. The company needs to grow that to $3 million to become revenue neutral, which Mr. Downer anticipates will take place in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next year.
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How do I remove (or at least adjust upwards) the quota for an email account? I have tried updating the value in mysql by setting the QUOTA value to NULL but no joy. Adjusting the number to a higher value doesn't seem to adjust the quota from the original 10485760 bytes either. The cron job to notify me of my 'impending quota doom' still runs. Is there a change I should be making to a postfix config file? Perhaps /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf I have tried restarting postfix after changes but no joy. Any suggestions? Cheers. This relates to Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And Squirrelmail using Ubuntu 8.10 (and others like it).
All you have to change is the quota value in the database. If that doesn't work, then there's probably something wrong with your setup.
dragging an old thread back here...but i have the exact same problem. getting 'over quota' errors (Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Debian Lenny)) but adjusting the db value does nothing current maildir size is about 110mb, i've raised the limit to 1gb (6gb free space on server) the strange thing about this is that i can still receive emails, i just cant move them to my other imap folders any suggestions? have updated everything, done the postfix quota patch, increased the value in the db... i would have thought if my setup wasn't working that other parts would be failing?
no errors at all (and nothing in mail.err/.info.warn relating to quotas or even the account doing it) basically i'm using imap, and have an imap folder. when i originally setup the account i gave it 100mb quota, and now it seems to have reached that (the vmail folder for the account is around 100mb) the thing is, i can still receive emails but i cant move them from one imap folder to another
i think i just found the problem...in the virtual mailbox folder there's a maildirsize file, containing a hardcoded value (which was the original value when i setup the accounts) changed that, and it's all sweet


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The Wranglers (8-14-3, 19 points) fell behind 3-0 and couldn't recover in a 4-3 road loss to Bakersfield (10-15-1, 21).
Last-place Las Vegas, which has lost four straight, rallied for three third-period goals — by Adam Huxley, John Armstrong and Nolan Julseth-White, who made it 4-3 at the 14:13 mark.
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Can Duck and Cat be friends?
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This cute book about an annoyed cat and a relentless duck will tickle your funny bone. The pictures make the cat and duck actually touchable.
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We know how important it is to stay safe online so FileHippo is using virus scanning technology provided by Avira to help ensure that all downloads on FileHippo are safe. The program you are about to download is safe to be installed on your device.
# Changes in RAR compression:
* RAR general compression algorithm is optimized for better utilization of several processor cores. While some speed gain is possible even in single processor mode, best results are achieved in multi-core environment.Speed gain depends on data type and average file size. Several cores are utilized more efficiently when compressing large files.
* we had to increase memory requirements to achieve higher compression speed. General RAR compression algorithm allocates about 120 MB comparing to 40 MB in WinRAR 4.11
* RAR text compression algorithm cannot utilize several CPU cores efficiently, so its performance in multiprocessor environment is much lower than for general algorithm. Also its decompression speed is much lower than in general algorithm regardless of CPU number. So we decided to disable the text algorithm by default.If you need maximum possible compression ratio for plain text data regardless of speed, you can enable the text compression in "Advanced compression parameter" dialog. Press "Compression..." button on "Advanced" page of archiving dialog to access it. You can also change this option permanently in default compression profile In the command line mode the text compression can be enabled with -mct switch
* "Fastest" (-m1) compression mode also supports several processor cores now. In 4.11 it could use only a single processor core.
# RAR general decompression algorithm speed is slightly improved, though not to same extent as RAR compression. RAR decompression is not able to use several processor cores, so its performance does not depend on a number of cores.
# Changes in ZIP compression:
* now ZIP compression supports several processor cores resulting in noticeably higher performance in multi-core environment. Single CPU ZIP compression is also faster than in 4.11;
* memory use for ZIP compression is increased to about 15 MB.
# Recovery volume creating and processing can use several CPU cores resulting in higher speed. Though, typically hard drive seek speed is a limiting factor for recovery volumes, so this gain is most noticeable when working with solid state drive.
# Now the allowed value for -mt switch is 1 - 32, not 0 - 16 as before.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — C.J. Fair scored 18 points, James Southerland added 14 and fourth-seeded Syracuse survived a second-half drought of more than 12 minutes without a field goal to beat No. 12 seed California 66-60 on Saturday night and advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
The Orange (28-9) frustrated California with their zone defense to overcome a dismal shooting night when they made just 39 percent of their shots and missed 15 of 41 free throws.
But it proved to be enough to send Syracuse to Washington, D.C., for the East Regional where the Orange will take on the winner of Sunday's game between top-seeded Indiana and Temple on Thursday.
Richard Solomon scored 22 points for the Golden Bears (21-12), who were trying to make it to the round of 16 for the first time in 16 years and just the third time since 1960.


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By Rhonda Miller
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NEWPORT – Decision-makers in banking, finance and across the corporate spectrum are being offered training in awareness of, and defending against, cyber-security threats at a series of workshops sponsored by Salve Regina's Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.
"It's not just IT people who should be concerned about cyber security. You must train your leaders in the corporation, the bank or the university. If they're not aware, they can be the weakest link," said Pell Center Cyber Leadership Fellow Francesca Spidalieri.
The first topic, Cybersecurity Awareness: Don't Be a Target, will be presented Wed., Sept. 11 at Salve Regina in Newport and will be repeated Thurs., Sept. 12, at GTECH in Providence.
Sessions on related topics are scheduled on Oct. 9 and Nov. 13. There is no charge for the workshops and participation is by invitation only. For information call the Pell Center at 401-341-2927.
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Gooseberryleaf Globemallow, Berry-leaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Family: | Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee) (Info) |
Genus: | Sphaeralcea (sfeer-AL-see-uh) (Info) |
Species: | grossulariifolia (gross-yoo-lar-ee-ih-FOH-lee-a) (Info) |
Synonym: | Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia subsp. grossulariifolia |
Synonym: | Malvastrum grossulariifolia |
Synonym: | Sida grossulariaefolia |
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Foliage Color:
Bloom Characteristics:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Water Requirements:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Where to Grow:
Suitable for growing in containers
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom Color:
Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Blooms repeatedly
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Patent Information:
Propagation Methods:
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Cameron, Arizona
Roswell, New Mexico
San Antonio, Texas


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Leonard Busher, a refugee from London, living in Amsterdam about 1610. He was the head of a party of Teleiobaptists (i.e., of people who practiced adult baptism). He was a friend of Thomas Helwys, a Brownist leader. Busher is also the author of a treatise, Religious Peace or a Plea for Liberty of Conscience, which was printed anonymously in England several times, and also of Persecution for Religion Judg'd and Condemn'd . . . Proving That no Man Ought to be Persecuted for His Religion (n.p., 1662, reprint), likewise anonymous. The group mentioned above was not Mennonite, as is stated in Prophane Schism (p. 65) by Christian Lawne, but a separated group of Brownists, who later probably joined the Baptists in England; Busher himself also returned to England about 1614.
Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 158.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de and William Elliott Griffis. History of the Free churchmen called the Brownists, Pilgrim fathers and Baptists in the Dutch republic, 1581-1701. Ithaca, NY: Andrus & Church, 1922: 171, 176, 177.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Busher, Leonard (ca. 1573-ca. 1651)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 28 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Busher,_Leonard_(ca._1573-ca._1651)&oldid=86408.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Busher, Leonard (ca. 1573-ca. 1651). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Busher,_Leonard_(ca._1573-ca._1651)&oldid=86408.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 480. All rights reserved.
©1996-2017 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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Great blue heron
Great blue heron | |
Dark form | |
White form, A. h. occidentalis both in Cuba |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Ardea |
Species: | A. herodias |
Binomial name | |
Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 |
Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range Present during migration |
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found only in the Caribbean and Florida was once treated as a separate species and known as the great white heron.
The great blue heron was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae.[2] The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, and Ancient Greek erodios, both meaning "heron".[3]
The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea), which differs in being somewhat smaller (90–98 cm (35–39 in)), with a pale gray neck and legs, lacking the browner colors that great blue heron has there. It forms a superspecies with this and also with the cocoi heron from South America, which differs in having more extensive black on the head, and a white breast and neck.
The five subspecies are:[4]
- A. h. herodias Linnaeus, 1758, most of North America, except as below
- A. h. fannini Chapman, 1901, the Pacific Northwest from southern Alaska south to Washington; coastal
- A. h. wardi Ridgway, 1882, Kansas and Oklahoma to northern Florida, sightings in southeastern Georgia
- A. h. occidentalis Audubon, 1835, southern Florida, Caribbean islands, formerly known as a separate species, the great white heron
- A. h. cognata Bangs, 1903, Galápagos Islands
It is the largest North American heron and, among all extant herons, it is surpassed only by the goliath heron (Ardea goliath) and the white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis). It has head-to-tail length of 91–137 cm (36–54 in), a wingspan of 167–201 cm (66–79 in), a height of 115–138 cm (45–54 in), and a weight of 1.82–3.6 kg (4.0–7.9 lb).[5][6][7][8] In British Columbia, adult males averaged 2.48 kg (5.5 lb) and adult females 2.11 kg (4.7 lb).[9] In Nova Scotia and New England, adult herons of both sexes averaged 2.23 kg (4.9 lb),[10] while in Oregon, both sexes averaged 2.09 kg (4.6 lb)[11] Thus, great blue herons are roughly twice as heavy as great egrets (Ardea alba), although only slightly taller than them, but they can weigh about half as much as a large goliath heron.[12] Notable features of great blue herons include slaty (gray with a slight azure blue) flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black or slate plumes runs from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like; it also has plumes on the lower back at the start of the breeding season. The bill is dull yellowish, becoming orange briefly at the start of the breeding season, and the lower legs are gray, also becoming orangey at the start of the breeding season. Immature birds are duller in color, with a dull blackish-gray crown, and the flank pattern is only weakly defined; they have no plumes, and the bill is dull gray-yellow.[4][13][14] Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 43–49.2 cm (16.9–19.4 in), the tail is 15.2–19.5 cm (6.0–7.7 in), the culmen is 12.3–15.2 cm (4.8–6.0 in), and the tarsus is 15.7–21 cm (6.2–8.3 in).[15][16]
The heron's stride is around 22 cm (8.7 in), almost in a straight line. Two of the three front toes are generally closer together. In a track, the front toes, as well as the back, often show the small talons.[17]
The subspecies differ only slightly in size and plumage tone, with the exception of subspecies A. h. occidentalis, which also has a distinct white morph, known as the great white heron (not to be confused with the great egret, for which "great white heron" was once a common name). It is found only in south Florida and some parts of the Caribbean. The great white heron differs from other great blues in bill morphology, head plume length, and in having a total lack of pigment in its plumage. It averages somewhat larger than the sympatric race A. h. wardi and may be the largest race in the species. In a survey of A. h. occidentalis in Florida, males were found to average 3.02 kg (6.7 lb) and females average 2.57 kg (5.7 lb), with a range for both sexes of 2 to 3.39 kg (4.4 to 7.5 lb).[5] This is mainly found near salt water, and was long thought to be a separate species. Birds intermediate between the normal morph and the white morph are known as Würdemann's heron; these birds resemble a "normal" great blue with a white head.
The theory that great white herons may be a separate species (A. occidentalis) from great blue heron has again been given some support by David Sibley.[18]
With nesting material in Illinois
Similar species[edit]
The "great white heron" could be confused with great egret, but is larger, with yellow legs as opposed to the great egret's black legs. The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) and little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) could be mistaken for the great blue heron, but are much smaller, and lack white on the head and yellow in the bill. In the southern reaches of its range, the great blue sometimes overlaps in range with the closely related and similarly sized cocoi heron (A. cocoi). The cocoi is distinguished by a striking white neck and solid black crown, but the duller juveniles are more easily confused. More superficially similar is the slightly smaller grey heron, which may sometimes vagrate to the northern coasts of North America. The grey heron (which occupies the same ecological niche in Eurasia as the great blue heron) has very similar plumage, but has a solidly soft-gray neck. Erroneously, the great blue heron is sometimes referred to as a "crane".
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The great blue heron is found throughout most of North America, as far north as Alaska and the southern Canadian provinces in the summer months. In winter, the range extends south through Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean to South America. Birds east of the Rocky Mountains in the northern part of their range are migratory and winter in the coastal areas of the southern United States, Central America or northern South America. From the southern United States southwards, and on the lower Pacific coast, they are year-round residents.[4] However, their hardiness is such that individuals often remain through cold northern winters, as well, so long as fish-bearing waters remain unfrozen (which may be the case only in flowing water such as streams, creeks, and rivers).
The great blue heron can adapt to almost any wetland habitat in its range. It may be found in numbers in fresh and saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, lake edges, or shorelines. It is quite adaptable and may be seen in heavily developed areas as long as they hold bodies of fish-bearing water.
Great blue herons rarely venture far from bodies of water, but are occasionally seen flying over upland areas. They usually nest in trees or bushes near water's edge, often on islands (which minimizes the potential for predation) or partially isolated spots.[19]
It has been recorded as a vagrant in England,[20] Greenland, Hawaii, and the Azores.[4]
The primary food for great blue heron is small fish, though it is also known to opportunistically feed on a wide range of shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents, and other small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Primary prey is variable based on availability and abundance. In Nova Scotia, 98% of the diet was flounders.[10] In British Columbia, the primary prey species are sticklebacks, gunnels, sculpins, and perch.[21] California herons were found to live mostly on sculpin, bass, perch, flounder, and top smelt.[22] Nonpiscine prey is rarely quantitatively important, though one study in Idaho showed that from 24 to 40% of the diet was made up of voles.[23]
Herons locate their food by sight and usually swallow it whole. They have been known to choke on prey that is too large.[24][25] It is generally a solitary feeder. Individuals usually forage while standing in water, but also feed in fields or drop from the air, or a perch, into water. Mice are occasionally preyed on in upland areas far from the species' typical aquatic environment.[19] Occasionally, loose feeding flocks form and may be beneficial since they are able to locate schools of fish more easily.[19] As large wading birds, great blue herons are capable of feeding in deeper waters, thus are able to harvest from niche areas not open to most other heron species. Typically, the great blue heron feeds in shallow waters, usually less than 50 cm (20 in) deep,[19] or at the water's edge during both the night and the day, but especially around dawn and dusk. The most commonly employed hunting technique of the species is wading slowly with its long legs through shallow water and quickly spearing fish or frogs with its long, sharp bill. Although usually ponderous in movements, the great blue heron is adaptable in its fishing methods. Feeding behaviors variably have consisted of standing in one place, probing, pecking, walking at slow speeds, moving quickly, flying short distances and alighting, hovering over water and picking up prey, diving headfirst into the water, alighting on water feet-first, jumping from perches feet-first, and swimming or floating on the surface of the water.[19]
This species usually breeds in colonies, in trees close to lakes or other wetlands. Adults generally return to the colony site after winter from December (in warmer climes such as California and Florida) to March (in cooler areas such as Canada). Usually, colonies include only great blue herons, though sometimes they nest alongside other species of herons. These groups are called a heronry (a more specific term than "rookery"). The size of these colonies may be large, ranging between five and 500 nests per colony, with an average around 160 nests per colony. A heronry is usually relatively close, usually within 4 to 5 km (2.5 to 3.1 mi), to ideal feeding spots.[19] Heronry sites are usually difficult to reach on foot (e.g., islands, trees in swamps, high branches, etc.) to protect from potential mammalian predators. Trees of any type are used when available. When not, herons may nest on the ground, sagebrush, cacti, channel markers, artificial platforms, beaver mounds, and duck blinds. Other waterbirds (especially smaller herons) and, occasionally, even fish and mammal-eating raptors may nest amongst colonies.[26][27] Although nests are often reused for many years and herons are socially monogamous within a single breeding season, individuals usually choose new mates each year.[28] Males arrive at colonies first and settle on nests, where they court females; most males choose a different nest each year.[28] Great blue herons build a bulky stick nest. Nests are usually around 50 cm (20 in) across when first constructed, but can grow to more than 120 cm (47 in) in width and 90 cm (35 in) deep with repeated use and additional construction.[29] If the nest is abandoned or destroyed, the female may lay a replacement clutch. Reproduction is negatively affected by human disturbance, particularly during the beginning of nesting. Repeated human intrusion into nesting areas often results in nest failure, with abandonment of eggs or chicks. However, Vancouver B.C. Canada's Stanley Park has had a healthy colony for some years right near its main entrance and tennis courts adjacent to English Bay and not far from Lost Lagoon. The park's colony has had as many as 140 nests. The Stanley Park Colony can be observed at their interactive web cam at http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/heron-cam.aspx
The female lays three to six pale blue eggs. Eggs can measure from 50.7 to 76.5 mm (2.00 to 3.01 in) in length and 29 to 50.5 mm (1.14 to 1.99 in) in width, though the smallest eggs in the above sample may have been consider "runt eggs" too small to produce viable young. Egg weight ranges from 61 to 80 g (2.2 to 2.8 oz).[30] One brood is raised each year. First broods are laid generally from March to April.[31][32] Eggs are usually laid at two-day intervals, incubated around 27 days, and hatch asynchronously over a period of several days.[28] Males incubate for about 10.5 hours of each day, while females usually incubate for the remainder of each day and the night, with eggs left without incubation for about 6 minutes of each hour.[28] The first chick to hatch usually becomes more experienced in food handling and aggressive interactions with siblings, so often grows more quickly than the other chicks.[33] Both parents feed the young at the nest by regurgitating food. Parent birds have been shown to consume up to four times as much food when they are feeding young chicks (about 4300 kJ/day) than when laying or incubating eggs (about 1200 kJ/day).[28] By the time they are 45 days old, the young weigh 86% of the adult's mass.[34] After about 55 days at the northern edge of the range (Alberta) and 80 days at the southern edge of the range (California), young herons take their first flight.[28] They return to the nest to be fed for about another 3 weeks, following adults back from foraging grounds, and are likely to gradually disperse away from their original nest over the course of the ensuing winter.[28] Young herons are not as successful at fish capture as adults, as strike rates are similar, but capture rates are about half that of adults during the first 2 months after fledging.[28]
Predators of eggs and nestlings include turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), common ravens (Corvus corax), and American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), American black bears (Ursus americanus), and raccoons (Procyon lotor) are known to take larger nestlings or fledglings and, in the latter predator, many eggs.[9][35][36][37] Adult herons, due to their size, have few natural predators, but a few of the larger avian predators have been known to kill both young and adults, including bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (the only predator known to attack great blue herons at every stage of their lifecycle from in the egg to adulthood), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) and, less frequently, great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) and Harris's hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus).[38][39][40][41][42] An occasional adult or, more likely, an unsteady fledgling may be snatched by an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). Using its considerable size and dagger-like bill, a full-grown heron can be a formidable foe to a predator. In one instance, during an act of attempted predation by a golden eagle, a heron was able to mortally wound the eagle although it succumbed to injures sustained in the fight.[43] When predation on an adult or chick occurs at a breeding colony, the colony can sometimes be abandoned by the other birds. The primary source of disturbance and breeding failures at heronries is human activities, mostly through human recreation or habitat destruction, as well as by egg-collectors and hunters.[21][44]
In art[edit]
John James Audubon illustrates the great blue heron in Birds of America, Second Edition (published, London 1827–38) as Plate 161. The image was engraved and colored by Robert Havell's, London workshops. The original watercolor by Audubon was purchased by the New-York Historical Society, where it remains to this day (January 2009).
Wading at Grande Lakes Audubon Cooperative Wildlife Sanctuary, Orlando, FL
Eating a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) hatchling
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ardea herodias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Linnaeus, C (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. (in Latin). Holmiae. (Laurentii Salvii). p. 105.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 54, 190. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ a b c d del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J., eds. (1992). Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 84-87334-10-5.
- ^ a b CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
- ^ del Hoyo, J; Elliot, A; Sargatal, J (1996). Handbook of the Birds of the World. 3. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-20-2.
- ^ Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- ^ Great Blue Herons, Great Blue Heron Pictures, Great Blue Heron Facts – National Geographic. Animals.nationalgeographic.com (2012-12-13). Retrieved on 2012-12-19.
- ^ a b Simpson, K. 1984. Factors affecting reproduction in Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias). Master's Thesis. Univ. Brit. Col. Vancouver.
- ^ a b Quinney, T. E. and P. C. Smith. 1979. Reproductive success, growth of nestlings and foraging behaviour of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias herodias L.). contract rept. No. KL229-5-7077. Can. Wildl. Serv. Ottawa.
- ^ Bayer, R. D. (1981). Arrival and departure frequencies of Great Blue Herons at two Oregon estuarine colonies. The Auk, 589-595.
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
- ^ Sibley, D. (2000). The Sibley Guide to Birds. National Audubon Society ISBN 0-679-45122-6
- ^ Dickinson, M. B. et al., eds. (1999). Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic ISBN 0-7922-7451-2.
- ^ Blake, Emmett Reid (1977). Manual of Neotropical Birds, Volume 1. University Of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0-226-05641-8
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Volume 42.
- ^ Murie & Elbroch, Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks, pg. 334 (2005)
- ^ Sibley, D. A. "Great White" Heron – not just a colour morph (retrieved 2009-01-24)
- ^ a b c d e f Short, Henry L. and Cooper, Robert J. (1985). Habitat suitability index models Great blue heron. Biological report 82(10.99). Washington, DC : Western Energy and Land Use Team, Division of Biological Services, Research and Development, Fish and Wildlife Service
- ^ "Heron in UK, 3K miles off target. Thesun.co.uk (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2012-12-19.
- ^ a b Butler, R. 1991. Habitat selection and time of breeding in the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Phd Thesis. Univ. of Brit. Col. Vancouver.
- ^ Hom, C. W. 1983. Foraging ecology of herons in a southern San Francisco Bay saltmarsh. Colonial Waterbirds 6:37-44.
- ^ Collazo, J. A. 1979. Breeding biology and food habits of the Great Blue Heron at Heyburn State Park, Benewah County, Idaho. Master's Thesis. Univ. Idaho, Moscow.
- ^ "Hinterland Who's Who – Great Blue Heron". Canadian Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Wolf, B. O. and S. L. Jones. 1989. Great Blue Heron deaths caused by predation on Pacific lamprey. Condor 91:482–484.
- ^ Custer, T. W., R. G. Osborn, and W. F. Stout. 1980. Distribution, species abundance, and nesting-site use of Atlantic Coast colonies of herons and their allies. Auk 97:591-600.
- ^ Ryser, Jr., F. A. 1985. Birds of the Great Basin. Univ. Nevada Press, Reno.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Butler RW. The Great Blue Heron. In Birds of North America (ed: Poole and Gill), No. 25
- ^ Andrle, R. F. 1988. The atlas of breeding birds in New York State. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, New York.
- ^ Bent, A. C. 1926. Life histories of North American marsh birds. U.S. Natl. Mus. Bull. 135.
- ^ Brandman, M. 1976. A quantitative analysis of the annual cycle of behavior in the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Phd Thesis. Univ. Calif. Los Angeles.
- ^ Vermeer, K. 1969. Great Blue Heron colonies in Alberta. Can. Field-Nat. 83:237-242.
- ^ Naumann, Robert. (2000-05-16) Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved on 2012-12-19.
- ^ Quinney, T. E. 1982. Growth, diet, and mortality of nestling Great Blue Herons. Wilson Bull. 94:571-577.
- ^ Lopinot, A. C. 1952. Raccoon predation on Great Blue Herons. Auk 68:235.
- ^ Hjertaas, D. G. 1982. Great Blue Herons and raccoons at Nicolle Flats. Blue Jay 40:36-41.
- ^ Foss, E. 1980. A black bear in a Great Blue Heron colony. Murrelet 61:113.
- ^ Forbes, L. S. 1987. Predation on Great Blue Herons: is it important?. Colonial Waterbirds 10:120-122.
- ^ Kelsall, J. P. and K. Simpson. 1980. A three-year study of the Great Blue Heron in southwestern British Columbia. Proc. Colonial Waterbird Grp. 3:69-74.
- ^ Olendorff, R. R. (1976). The food habits of North American golden eagles. American Midland Naturalist, 231-236.
- ^ Houston, C. Stuart, Dwight G. Smith and Christoph Rohner. 1998. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/372
- ^ Woodward, H. D., & Trussell, R. W. (2003). Lone Harris's Hawk kills Great Blue Heron. JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH, 37(1), 85-86.
- ^ Santy, D. 1964. A recollection of an encounter between a Golden Eagle and a Great Blue Heron. Blue Jay, 22: 55.
- ^ Simpson, K., J. N. M. Smith, and J. P. Kelsall. 1987. Correlates and consequences of coloniality in Great Blue Herons. Can. J. Zool. 65:572-577.
Further reading[edit]
- Dolesh, Richard J. (April 1984). "Lord of the Shallows — The Great Blue Heron". National Geographic. Vol. 165 no. 4. pp. 540–554. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ardea herodias. |
Wikispecies has information related to: Ardea herodias |
- Audubon's Great Blue Heron – Close-ups from Plate 161, Birds of America
- Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Great Blue Heron Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- "Great Blue Heron media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Great Blue Heron photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)


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Why does this article have a redirect to Prawns? I want to make an article about the little, tiny shrimp and this article doesn't let me!
Besides, there are such things as Prawn Puffs and McPrawny's restaurants. They take dead chickens that fell off of skyscrapers and cut them up into burgers and nuggets! This is fact and no one can dispute it. Dennis Dunjinman 13:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- You can change the redirect and make an article. --epynephrin 12:50, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- Specifically, click the link after "redirected from." -- Lenoxus 19:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- You can change the redirect and make an article. --epynephrin 12:50, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Edit away --CoyoteJoe 01:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
edit A comment on a recent revision.
Somehow somebody edited this page to the entire Wikipedia article on corn. Which despite the very slight innuendo is not at all funny. Does anyone else agree? I only ask this because I'm not sure whether anyone could expand on this concept, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't under construction or anything before I proceeded with a rewrite.--Emperor Norton 21:39, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
edit needs pictures
Yeah needs some good, realistic examples of what porn is.
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edit Yep, more "axioms of society"...
Would editing the "Every woman on the planet is bi" one to something like "Every woman on the planet is bi, even the lesbian ones"? While that particular axiom is funny as it is, there isn't yet a joke about the numerous 'lesbians' who 'want hard cock', as far as I know... Cheese 19:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
edit some axioms of society
- If a husband comes home and finds his wife doing the gardener, he won't get angry. He'll just join the fun.
- People like to have sex on a bed with no sheets in the middle of the day with the lights on
- No one ever coughs, sneezes, farts or belches.
edit Fixed up The Axioms a Smidge; Hope Nobody Minds
I fixed a spelling error and linked to the Kool-Aid Man on axiom 15 where it reads "Men always groan "OH YEAH!" when they cum." I did it without reading the talk page first, so hopefully I didn't burn anyone's ass.
edit mistake?
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- Great!!!--184.108.40.206 12:18, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
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Lol!!! It is very nice!--18.104.22.168 22:21, December 20, 2009 (UTC)
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edit Offer void in Utah (where you can have 4 wives anyway, so why would you need it)
They'll be mormons.
edit You know...
In the 80's they made some OK porn movies, women actually had hair and they didn't say "yea baby me fuck me" every 10 seconds. These days I don't know...looks like a bunch of people with AIDS. --220.127.116.11 14:50, May 28, 2012 (UTC)


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America's voters may be ready to cast a black man in a lead role, but Hollywood still seems a bit skittish.
With the exception of a select group of top talent like Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey, African-Americans remain woefully under-represented on screens big and small, say advocates. Barack Obama's election could change that.
"There seems to be a steady and progressive cultural shift," says Rebecca Yee, the national director of affirmative action/diversity for the Screen Actors Guild. "Hopefully, that will leak into the entertainment world."
Consider television, an "alarmingly pale" medium, according to an Entertainment Weekly study conducted last summer. The report, which looked at network television comedies and dramas, found that an average of 76% of on-screen characters were white, compared with 66.2% of the U.S. population.
"Anyone suggesting a lack of diversity at CBS hasn't watched our prime-time lineup recently," says Josie Thomas, the network's senior vice president for diversity. "Particularly the two series with African-American leads and a large roster of dramatic programs with very diverse casts."
She's referring to Dennis Haysbert, who stars in The Unit, and Laurence Fishburne, who replaced William Petersen on CBS' hit series CSI this month. "The fact that I happen to be a man of color–well, I like to think of it as a bonus," Fishburne told reporters earlier this year, "in the way I think of the man who will become our president."
The only minority character to anchor a new scripted show this season is a cartoon character named Cleveland Brown on Fox's The Cleveland Show (the man providing his voice is white). Of the comedies already on the schedule, only CW's The Game and Everybody Hates Chris, serve up black stars as the clear series' lead.
Ironically, race was less of an issue in decades past. TV grids of the 1970s featured popular black-themed sitcoms like The Jeffersons, Good Times and Sanford and Son; the 1980s ushered in hits like The Cosby Show and Diff'rent Strokes.
But by 1999, network casts had grown increasingly white–and increasingly dismayed diversity groups. Many banded together and threatened boycotts unless changes were made. Broadcasters responded by adding minority actors in supporting roles and hiring high-level executives.
Jarvee Hutcherson, president of the Los Angeles, Calif.-based Multicultural Motion Picture Association, says that without more black writers, directors, producers and studio executives it's unlikely we'll start to see more diversity on camera.
Yee thinks the roots run deeper: "It's a business. … Some executives do not believe that specific minority programs make money or serve as a viable product."
Tell that to Tyler Perry. The Atlanta-based writer-producer-director-star, who raked in $125 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, made history last year as the first black film producer to own a major television and film studio. To date, his movies have grossed more than $250 million, and he's sold more than 25 million DVDs. Also on his résumé: two hit TBS comedies, a best-selling book and several successful stage plays.
Will Smith similarly out-earns his Hollywood counterparts, black and white. During the same 12-month period, he raked in $80 million. He too made history last year, when his summer blockbuster Hancock became his eighth consecutive flick to rack in $100 million at the box office.
Then there's Oprah Winfrey, who handily banked $275 million over the course of the year. The self-made billionaire and Obama confidante doesn't just have a talk show, she has the highest-rated talk show in television history. Her ever-expanding portfolio also includes a
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Ed Nowak, The Fishin' Pole, has been actively chasing fish since he was old enough to gather worms and bait a hook! His hobby became his livelihood when he married after the war and helped support a family of four boys and a princess.
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The Governor of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico said recently that international attention on the situation in Ciudad Juarez is damaging the city's public image. The purpose of Reyes Baeza's comments is unclear, but such statements in the past have had the effect of undermining families and local NGOs seeking justice.
To say that it is international concern, and not the situation in the region, that is damaging the city's image is very clearly wrong-headed. Ciudad Juarez has a reputation for violence and brutality against women -- not because of international concern -- but because of the reality and the institutional failures to deal effectively with this reality.
The reality is that since 1993 more than 370 young women and girls have been murdered in the cities of Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua - at least a third suffering sexual violence - without the authorities taking proper measures to investigate and address the problem.
Thanks to the efforts of the families of the victims and local women's organizations, coupled with international campaigning by the likes of Amnesty International and V-Day, things have begun to change. In 2003-4, in the face of this intense pressure, the federal government finally agreed to get involved, with a range of measures to combat violence against women in Ciudad Juarez -- but sadly not the city of Chihuahua.
A widely respected human rights activist, Guadalupe Morfin, was appointed to lead a Special Commission to oversee federal intervention in Ciudad Juarez. The Special Commissioner's office has played an important role in fostering contact with the families of victims and human rights organisations, developing projects to address underlying social problems and highlighting the systemic failure of state authorities in allowing the murders and abductions to take place and related abuses. However, her powers are very limited -- she has been denied access to the case files of the murder enquiries.
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I got this stove because I liked that the knobs are on the front and do not have to reach I've hot pots to turn them. I had gas built-ins and finally realized that the gas was making me sick. (I have asthma) I had a heat pump installed and got this stove, and can now cook a whole meal without fleeing the kitchen. The only problem I have is that I put the stove where the built in cook top was and the back is not finished , I am trying to find out if there is a panel that can go on it , I do not want to build around it, that would spoil the whole look I aim for. But the stove is great, I love it.
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We bought this stove for our Mom who has gotten so short as she ages that she could no longer reach over the top of hot pans to turn her burners off! Hard to find electric stoves with front controls. The blank back panel is a little weird...could have used a clock or even a GE emblem...
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By bud_
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Like the title says: it' basic. Just what we wanted. The knobs are in the front so we do not have to reach over cooking pans to adjust the temperature of the burner. The price was also a factor in buying this range.
By NICELADY
from Whitehouse, TX, United States
love the color
By bighoneytiger
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When thy cam out with the black I just feel inlove.
Great features
By gerardcarr
from Philadelphia, PA, United States
It is a nice stove nice color works great I like it
Sturdy stove.
By bjta
from Medon
I like every thing about this oven. I can clean the drip pans, the storage drawer is big enough, the oven is plenty big for everything I cook, the pre-heat is fast, the oven temperature is even and coils can both warm,simmer, boil and saute at high temperatures. I also like the knob placement on the front. No computerized functions, just a good simple oven.
Just what we wanted
By Jeress26
from Frostburg, Maryland, United States
This is a nice looking, fast heating and has the dials in the front so you don't have to reach over hot pots to adjust the burners. Mom is in her 90's and I'm 65. We couldn't be happier.
High end features, without the big price tag
By MagC
from San Antonio, TX, United States
This range is has all the features I look for in a mid price range. Great style and function.
Good range
By clem75
from Oklahoma City, OK, United States
a basic range, been using it about 2 months now, recently cooked a turkey, took longer that expected to roast (about an hour), overall construction seems good, can't get balancing of range exact, some steam from cooking discolored the black finish on back of stove (not good), oven control knob a little wobbly
By Ranger in Manton
from Michigan
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$840K Carmel Valley olive ranch looking for new owners
Published 6:53 pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
If you ever had dreams of being a gentleman — or gentlewoman — farmer, an olive ranch that just came on the market in eastern Carmel Valley for $840,000 could let you make them a reality.
It would certainly be a lot easier than when Andy and Theresa Briant bought the 120-acre spread 16 years ago. At the time, the land, formerly part of a 400-acre, turn-of-the-last-century dairy farm was uncultivated. "It had nothing. Zero," said Andy Briant, now 66.
He had made bold moves before. At 17, Briant said, he emigrated from England, "on the old Queen Elizabeth with a tennis racquet, $33 and alone." He became the tennis pro at Pebble Beach and eventually became involved in developing Spanish Bay, but always wanted to live up to the English reputation for being able to grow things, Briant said.
"I had tried growing things at our home in the mid-valley and nothing worked — it all died — and then someone said, 'Why don't you grow olives, any fool can do that,' " Briant recalled.
The property that became Sandy Creek Olive Ranch seemed ideal, just 45 minutes east of the Briants' home, at mile marker 32 on Carmel Valley Road (G16), and already cleared of rocks and boulders in the early 1900s. One of the two 60-acre parcels that forms the ranch still boasts a large meadow with a large lone oak.
It also came with two one-bedroom, one-bath cottages, the "top" cottage at about 1,700 feet of elevation, and the "bottom" closer to the valley floor. Both have decks, well water and a newly installed solar system, but not cell phone signal. The nearest full-time neighbor is 5 miles away, but the adjacent properties host a small cattle operation (about 20-30 head) and Highlands Vineyards' 21 acres of grapes.
After being the first olive farmer in California to plant the hardy Canino varietal, which Briant said took two years of monitoring by state agricultural officials, he eventually added other species, such as Leccino, Frantoio, Marino and Pandolino. The ranch's more than 600 trees now produce about 120 gallons of olive oil a year, which the Briants distribute to friends and family.
But there is one fly in the ointment — the olive fly, in fact. "We got hit big time this year, to the extent that we had infestation of about 40 percent," Briant said. "Anywhere more than 10-20 percent, you just get rid of the olives because it affects the flavor, making it taste musty."
Fortunately, there's an organic compound that can be sprayed on the olive trees. "It's very labor intensive but it kills the flies — and not bees or other insects," Briant said. But that's not the reason he's selling the ranch, which comes with all the necessary farming equipment, vehicles and facilities, according to Briant. Even though a contract labor team can pick the crop in one day for pressing at Pietra Santa Winery in Hollister, and return it in jugs the next, Briant said he has been spending about eight to 10 hours a weekend in manual labor at the ranch for the last few years.
That takes away from time at his and Theresa's silkscreen and embroidery clothing business, Fashion Streak, and their four grandchildren — soon to be five — and three children, scattered across three states. "This time of year it's not frantic," Briant said, "but the only way I can spend more time traveling and seeing the grandchildren is to divest ourselves of the ranch."
For more information, see www.olive-ranch.com.