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Too bad Kim Jong Il isn't still around. Last I heard, he claimed to be an "internet expert," and he was rumored to be an expert in all things..
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A method and apparatus for determining a value of each bit in a secondary radar response pulse train sampled at a bit rate greater than one sample per bit is provided. The received signal is sampled repeatedly over a bit period. A scale factor for a weighting function is defined based on the amplitude levels detected from the response preamble. The weighting function has a maximum positive value at the expected bit amplitude for the first half of the bit period and decays to zero at higher amplitudes so that the effect of very large samples will be negligible. For lower amplitudes, the weighting decays to zero at the threshold level and becomes increasingly negative until zero amplitude. In the second half of the bit period the sign of the weighting function is swapped compared to the first half. The amplitude samples taken during the bit period are then each applied to the weighting function and the sum of the weighting function for the samples taken over the bit period is calculated. If the sum is positive, the bit is declared a "1"; if the sum is negative, the bit is declared a "0". The magnitude of the sum may be used as an indication of the quality of the bit decision.
1. A method of decoding an SSR signal encoded using pulse position modulation, wherein a received SSR signal is sampled repeatedly over a bit period and the sample values weighted according to predetermined weighting function, the weighting function having a maximum positive value at an expected bit amplitude, decaying to zero for higher amplitudes, and decaying to a negative value for lower amplitudes for a first half of a bit period, and wherein a sign of the weighting function is swapped for a second half of the bit period, and summing the weighted values to a decode value signal for that bit; and outputting the decoded SSR signal.
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11. Apparatus for decoding an SSR signal encoded using pulse position modulation comprising means for sampling a received SSR signal repeatedly over a bit period, means for weighting the sample values according to a predetermined weighting function, the weighting function having a maximum positive value at an expected bit amplitude, decaying to zero for higher amplitudes, and decaying to a negative value for lower amplitudes for a first half of a bit period, and wherein a sign of the weighting function is swapped for a second half of the bit period; means for summing the weighted sample values to provide a decode value signal for that bit; and means for outputting the decoded SSR signal.
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The present application claims the benefit of and priority to Great Britain Patent Application Number GB 0405175.1 filed on Mar. 8, 2004 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to the field of secondary radar receivers. Secondary radar is used to obtain, from co-operating carrier vehicles equipped with transponders, coded information elements on the identity of the carrier and other information.
The transponders emit replies upon receipt of interrogation transmissions and may also spontaneously transmit in a mode of operation with selective addressing, called mode S operation. Secondary radar must therefore be provided with means enabling it to recognise those responses, among all the responses received, that are responses to its own interrogations, and having detected them, to decode and validate the code of the response.
As standardised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a response in mode S is constituted by a train of pulses emitted on a carrier frequency of 1090 MHz, Each train of pulses comprises a preamble and a data block.
The preamble has four identical pulses with a nominal duration of 0.5 microseconds each. The first two pulses and the last two pulses are separated from each other by 0.5 microseconds. The first pulse and the third pulse are separated from each other by 3.5 microseconds.
The message or data block may be short or long. A short message message has 56 pulses of 0.5 microseconds each, and when it is long, it has 112. The modulation of the message is done by the position of the pulses that may be at the first or second half of 1 microsecond intervals. Some of the pulses merge and are then nominally one microsecond long, for example when a "01" code sequence occurs in the SSR response message. The first of these intervals begins 8 microseconds after the start of the preamble.
A secondary response is formed by a pulse train. Each pulse has a leading edge such that, in 50 nanoseconds, a power level representing 90% of the maximum level is reached. This pulse comprises a plateau corresponding to the power level and a decreasing edge. The time difference between the point of the leading edge and the point of the trailing edge having a power level equal to 50% of the maximum power of the pulse is 0.45 microseconds plus or minus 0.1 microseconds.
There is a surveillance technique, related to Mode S, which is known as ADS-B, where an aircraft may spontaneously transmit information such as position, that it has measured using satellite or other navigation means, coded into a set of Mode S messages.
It is expected that Mode S responses, spontaneous Mode S transmissions, surveillance modes such as ADS-B, and other uses of the 1090 MHz band will lead to a substantially increased number of messages in the future. There are currently no satisfactory mechanisms to ensure that only one message will be being received at any one time by the receiver. The term 'garbling' is used to refer to instances where more than one message is present at a receiver at anyone time. A garbled message is one where, during the time it is received, one or more other messages are present, coincident, or starting and stopping during the time period of the garbled message. Using conventional decoding methods, this will cause an increasingly high proportion of messages to be unreadable and limit the capacity of the system. This is because the decoding methods currently deployed are known have a limited ability to deal with the consequences of garbling.
The receiving processes employed for receiving the SSR signals are typically to receive the signal's 1090 MHz reply and to mix down to an intermediate frequency before envelope-detecting the signal, providing a voltage signal that represents the logarithm of the envelope amplitude versus time. Monopulse SSR radars also provide a signal that represents the angular deflection of a signal, relative to the centre of the main beam that indicates the direction of arrival, provided that there is only one signal being received. The noise bandwidth of the voltage channel is typically 8 MHz, and matched filtering techniques for reception are not commonly used.
In a well known technique for decoding Mode S signals, using the receiving processes as described above, the position of the preamble bits are detected and used to set a sampling position, two samples are made every bit period as shown for an example bit in
A new algorithm in the public domain has been defined in order to improve the chances of decoding a signal in the presence of garbling, The algorithm is described in Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Services-Broadcast (TIS-B), RTCA DO-260A, Appendix 1, RTCA Inc 2003. The principle of operation of this algorithm is shown in
A higher sampling rate is employed than the common techniques, which generate 10 samples within the 1 microsecond bit period. The samples are categorised into one of 4 amplitude bands determined by analysis of the Mode S preamble, this is coded as 2 bits. From the 20 bits so formed a look-up table with 2 to the power 20 combinations is accessed to read the bit state and the bit confidence levels.
This technique is improved when compared with the original technique described in
Other known art is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,094,169, which is a multi-lateration approach to measuring time differences from replies at multiple receive stations, U.S. Pat. No. 5,0633,86, which describes a method for multipath reduction and garbling reduction utilizing histogramming techniques, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,288 which describes a sampling and synchronisation method to reduce the probability of a garbled message.
In order to separate garbled signals, superresolution approaches have been suggested. WO02082121 describes the use of the slight frequency difference between the received carrier frequencies of garbled signals. This frequency difference is comprised of the errors in setting downlink carrier frequency, and also the Doppler shift of received signals. The downlink transmitter frequency reference source will typically be a crystal oscillator, and its accuracy will be in the order of one part in one million or worse The Doppler shift will be approximately in the range +/−1 kHz for civilian air traffic at 1090 MHz. The observation time for a single message of 120 microseconds will require very high signal to noise ratios for signals separated by one kilohertz or so, and in particular closely spaced aircraft in an airlane will tend to have highly similar Doppler shifts.
So it will be seen that previously known methods of decoding a 1090 MHz Mode S SSR transmission are limited to allowing a limited degree of decoding to be made
in the presence of garbling, but not in general allowing the separation of signals.
In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, there is provided apparatus for and a method of decoding an SSR signal wherein a received signal is sampled repeatedly over a bit period and the sample values weighted according to a predetermined weighting function and summed to provide a decode value signal for that bit.
Preferably, the weighting function is such that the polarity of the decode value signal indicates the presence or absence of a digital signal pulse.
In a preferred embodiment the weighting function is such that the magnitude of the decode value signal provides a measure of the reliability of the indication of the presence or absence of a digital signal pulse provided by the decode signal value polarity.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method of and apparatus for decoding SSR signals wherein a received signal comprising at
least two signals garbled together is received at two or more antennas, the received signal from one antenna being combined with a phase-shifted received signal from one or more other antennas, the phase shift being chosen so as to suppress one of the two garbled signals so as to permit the other to be decoded.
In a further aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for decoding a received SSR signal comprising at least two signals garbled together wherein model fitting is utilised in order to separate garbled signals present in a single channel.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail, by way of example, with reference to the drawings, in which
According to one aspect of the present invention an improvement is provided which may be applied to a system with the receive processes described earlier, in particular in connection with
The amplitude samples that are taken during the bit period are then each applied to the weighting function and the sum of the weighting function for the samples taken over the bit period is calculated. This is illustrated in
In the first half of the bit period, the weighting function has a maximum positive value at the expected bit amplitude. The weighting function decays to zero at higher amplitudes so that the effect of very large samples, obviously affected by interference, will be negligible. For lower amplitudes the weighting decays to 0 at the threshold level and becomes negative. The weight becomes increasingly negative until zero amplitude. In the second half of the bit period the sign of the weighting function is swapped compared with the first half, so that the weighting function has a maximum negative value at the expected bit amplitude increasing to zero at the threshold and becoming positive as the voltage from the detector decreases.
The sum of the weighting function for each bit period is taken and the bit is declared a "1" if the sum is positive, and it is declared a "0" if it is negative. The magnitude of the sum is an indication of the quality of the bit decision.
After the message has been decoded in this way, the checksum that is incorporated into the Mode S message may be evaluated, and if it is consistent with the message received, there is a high probability that the received message is correct. If the checksum is found to be incorrect, then the decoded bits that have the worst quality, and so have the highest likelihood of error, may be tested to see if by changing their state, a consistent checksum may be found. In this way simple controlled bit error correction may be made.
In a typical embodiment illustrated in
The effect of forming the sum of the weighting functions for each sample is a non-linear integration that takes into account the probability distribution function of the
sample values under the hypothesis either of a signal being present, or of a signal not being present. In general for the receive processes used in an envelope detector the amplitude probability distributions will be Rayleigh distributed in the case of no signal, in the presence of Gaussian distributed noise, and Rician in the case where a signal is present, If the signal of interest, as identified from the preamble is present, the probability distribution function will be known. The Rician probability distribution has two parameters, namely the amplitude of the signal, and the magnitude of the noise. In the case of garbling the probability distribution will be affected according to the phase and amplitude of the interfering signal. The total signal amplitude formed by the summation of the signal of interest and any garbling signal may be greater or less than the amplitude of the signal of interest alone. In general, the amplitude is more likely be higher and the probability distribution function will be skewed towards higher amplitudes,
In the practical case, the actual distributions may not be Gaussian, and also the pulses will have finite rise times as described in the background section. The weighting function is preferably chosen to match the characteristics and the environment. The weighting function can, thus, provide a decoder which is matched to the amplitude distribution characteristics of the received signals, and so provides improved performance compared to the detectors described in the prior art.
The number of samples taken should preferably be as high as possible, however the limited IF signal bandwidth at the detector will provide a practical upper limit to the number that can usefully be utilised. There is no penalty for exceeding this; all that will happen is that the noise and signal levels on each successive sample will become more highly correlated, and thus provide no more information. According to the Nyquist criterion, well know to those skilled in the art, there will be no additional information in the sum by increasing the sample rate to be greater than twice the signal bandwidth.
According to another aspect of the invention the receiver processes are enhanced by adding one or more additional receivers and receive processors connected to antennas that have different phase centres. Preferably the phase centres should be separated so that aircraft separated by a small amount in azimuth have a significant path, and hence phase difference in each of the antennas, Typical embodiments would have a linear phased array of antenna elements, or a circular array of elements or any other spatial arrangement that would allow the received signals from a single aircraft to be distinctly separated in phase.
An embodiment of this aspect of the invention is where a single additional receive antenna and processing chain is illustrated in
Preferably the signals are sampled coherently at IF on each processing chain to provide the amplitude and phase information for the signals present which are then placed into a temporary buffer memory store. The complex signals can then be compared between channels in order to compute the cancellation weights. The process can be repeated using the stored signals to extract several garbled signals.
The weights can be calculated by using many of the well known constrained interference cancellation methods that are known in the art that place spatial nulls in the direction of the unwanted signal source so as to cancel its effects from the signal of interest. These methods include for example covariance matrix inversion or QR decomposition.
This aspect of the invention provides the advantage that it allows garbled and garbling signals to be recovered and so provides for a dramatic improvement in the capacity of the system.
An additional aspect of the invention is to provide a single receive chain, (or multiple receive chains accordance with the second aspect of the invention) with a coherent sampling to provide the amplitude and phase information for the signals present which are then placed into a temporary buffer memory store.
The complex signal envelope information is then processed to construct a parameterised model of the signal as a combination of several superimposed signals. The parameters of the model of each received message will include amplitude, phase, frequency, start time and the state of the information bits in the message. One or more messages may be represented in the model. Typically a least squares fit of the model to the measured signal will be made, varying the model parameters, until a minimum is found indicating the most likely value of the model parameters. This can be used to separate the signals and thus decode the information in the garbled messages. Typically the fit of the model to the measured data uses the criterion of the lowest least squares error. The least squares fit can be tried for 1, 2 3 or more messages represented by the model and the lowest error found can be used to declare how many garbled messages were found.
The method of solution may be an iterative gradient descent algorithm where the initial condition is determined by inspecting the signals and estimating the signal amplitudes, start times and phases. Alternative criteria can be used in solution such as minimum absolute deviation in order to reduce the effects of an impulsive non-Gaussian noise amplitude distribution.
These method employing the phase of the received signal allow the recovery of the constituent garbled messages.
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When a user upgrades their licence key, the SupersededID is populated with the original LicenceID. This can occur multiple times and there will therefore always be a trace back to the very first licence that was issued. It is also possible for a licence key to never be superseded.
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"Difficult narration"
This is a great story, obviously, as the introduction between Watson and Holmes is established as roommates who grow to know one another and enter into their first great mystery. The low ranking therefore has little to do with the novel, but that of Watson's narrator who, although full of character, belies the voice of what our minds tell us he should be, and bumbles at too quickly a pace to enjoy a fireside mystery.
"As for literary history"
This book, like Pamela for feminist literary history, is important due to the fact that it was the first gothic novel ever written. The voice is a good one for the story, deep, reverant, dramatic; the writing is of excellent breed as well. With that said, however, so much has been ripped-off from this novel, and into novels that we've already read, that the story itself comes off as a bit cliche, not to mention ridiculous. Although the hyperbole of the novel is based off sybolic intentions, the best that one can say about this piece is that it lit a torch for future great novels--not that it's so much a great novel on its own two feet. Worty of reading if you care about the history of novels in general, but if you're looking for a great gothic novel this can't be a first choice.
"Great bedtime story"
This is the kind of story that you play with headphones, in bed and stark blackness, during a rainy night when you want an old-fashion suspense story. Although short and not to the perfection of Poe or a Holmes story, it's better in adventure at least and entertainingly read. I really had fun with this one. Save it for that perfect night.
"Great reading"
Although Wilde tries to hit far too many home-runs with quotable-quotes, sometimes hitting flush and sometimes missing altogether, he proves his greatness in this novel without question. This is a strong, bold story of a man who accidentally sells his soul for eternal youth. On that premise, the story unfolds in the hands of an excellent storyteller.
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Well, after a long, cold, snowy winter, baseball is back and the start of spring in New England has finally arrived. (We hope!)
The Red Sox are off to what could be called by many a surprising start. They've gotten good starting pitching, and stellar starting pitching from their top two pitchers -- Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. They've gotten some timely hitting, as we saw with Daniel Nava's three-run homer on Monday. They've gotten some relentless offense, as we saw Sunday in Toronto. And they've played error-free defense.
Not a bad way to start the season. How long can they keep it up? We'll see.
But let's get to your questions.
A lot of today's questions revolve around the impending roster moves the Sox will be making in the next few days. I hope you don't mind, but I've grouped similar questions together, for ease of answering and reading. So, let's get to it . . .
@maureenamullen Has Iggy earned a shot as the regular SS?— rrlse (@priusport) April 9, 2013
@maureenamullen your thoughts on Iglesias/Drew/Ciriaco at SS?Who starts/sits?— Dirty Water Rants (@dirtywaterrants) April 9, 2013
The situation with shortstops Stephen Drew and Jose Iglesias is a bit of a dilemma for the Red Sox. They acquired Drew in the offseason, on a one-year, $9.5 million contract, with the plan of sending Iglesias back to Triple-A Pawtucket to work on his offense. We all know Iglesias' glove has never been an issue. He is one of the top defensive players in baseball. And Drew has been solid both offensively and defensively. Before the concussion on March 7, when he was hit in the helmet by a pitch, Drew appeared to be over the (gruesome) ankle injury that limited him to just 165 combined games between 2011-2012. In four rehab games with Double-A Portland he has gone 2-for-13, batting .154. He went 1-for-3 with a home run last night, in what is expected to be his final rehab game.
This is not meant as a knock on Drew in any way, but I was surprised when the Sox acquired him.
I was of the opinion that the job should have been Iglesias'. Actually, I thought the job should have been his last year. I thought the Sox should have just said to him "Hey, kid, the job is yours. Don't worry about looking over your shoulder." But, because he hit just .118 in 25 major-league games last year, the Sox brought in Drew.
Iglesias showed a much better approach at the plate in spring training. The Sox were happy with it, and scouts were impressed by it, too. Now, he is hitting .450 (9-for-20). His OPS of 1.026 is almost equal to his OPS's added together in his first two major-league seasons. Yes, it's early in the season, and yes, it's a small sample size, and yes, he went 0-for-3 in the home opener (although, the Sox had just five hits altogether). But, it's the approach and the confidence he's shown at the plate that are different this year.
But, yes, barring anything unforeseen (an injury, a trade, another blizzard), I expect Iglesias will be sent to Pawtucket when Drew is scheduled to be activated on Wednesday. You can't leave that amount of money on the bench.
As for Ciriaco, I think his role as the utility infielder, pinch-runner, pinch-hitter, and occasional center fielder at the Trop (Kidding! . . . just wanted to make sure you were paying attention) is exactly where he needs to be and exactly where the Sox need him. He can play three infield positions and can be used in the outfield if necessary, as he did last season and again this spring. He has some speed and he always seems to make things happen.
@maureenamullen If Lackey goes on the DL, could Allen Webster get a shot in the rotation? #redsoxtalk— Scott Wrotenbery (@sufukingpin) April 9, 2013
Scott, I think the Sox see Webster coming up to help at some point this season, but I'm not sure it's this week. They certainly liked what they saw of him to have him included in the blockbuster trade with the Dodgers in August, and he backed that up with his performance this spring. In four spring training games, spanning 11 innings, he allowed just three runs, two earned, on nine hits and one walk with 14 strikeouts, for a 1.64 ERA.
While talking with a scout this spring about a completely different subject, he offered the unprompted opinion that Webster was the best pitcher he had seen this spring, at any age, any level. That's pretty high praise.
But, keep in mind Webster, who just turned 23 in in February, has pitched just one game above the Double-A level. And that was last week when he started the second game of the season for the PawSox, when he went five scoreless innings against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, giving up two hits and three walks, with five strikeouts.
Also keep in mind that this is a young pitcher who is still learning how to pitch. Here's one story that was relayed to me of a minor-league game this spring: Webster had the batter down 0-and-2 after throwing two of his high-90s fastballs. On the second pitch, the batter stepped out of the box, shaking his head, and muttered "Diablo!" On the third pitch, Webster threw a curveball, which the batter crushed for a home run.
Also, before Lackey's injury on Saturday, colleague Sean McAdam wrote that he had talked with someone in the Sox organization who had targeted June as a possible arrival date for Webster. And, on Monday, manager John Farrell said Alfredo Aceves could be a candidate to take Lackey's spot in the rotation if Lackey is not able to make his next start on Sunday. The original spring training plan was for Aceves and left-hander Franklin Morales to get stretched out in case of situations like this.
So, while things can change on a moment's notice, all of that is a long-and-winding answer to: Yes, I think Webster will be up this season, and likely sooner rather than later, but I don't think it will be Sunday.
@maureenamullen What's the feel in the clubhouse this year compared to last?— Mitchell McGuire (@McGuire_2032) April 9, 2013
Mitchell, I think you have to take into consideration that the Sox' clubhouse has had tremendous turnover since last season. The 40-man roster includes 11 players, more than 25 percent, who weren't in the organization last season. The 25-man roster has eight such players, 32 percent. Also, every coach is new, and only first-base coach Arnie Beyeler, assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez, and bullpen coach Dana LeVangie were even in the organization last season, all in different capacities. (Yes, manager John Farrell and bench coach Torey Lovullo have a past with the organization, and are familiar.)
Any time any group undergoes that kind of transformation there is bound to be a change. And the new players the Sox brought in brought with them reputations as high-character people. And, so far, from what I have witnessed, they have lived up to that.
And, I think the players who had been here wanted things to be different -- and better.
Last season will be remembered as one of the most chaotic and dysfunctional in recent Sox memory. I think everyone who remained after all the roster moves wanted a change -- and a chance to make things better.
I got a sense very early in spring training that there was a different and better vibe to the clubhouse. Whether that will translate to wins on the field remains to be seen.
@maureenamullen #redsoxtalk what player loses when ortIz returns? Jackie B? Sent down?— dale powis (@walkingpro) April 8, 2013
@maureenamullen when does Bradley get sent down, when Papi is ready?— dan celso (@dan_celso) April 9, 2013
Dale and Dan, yes, at this point Jackie Bradley is the most likely candidate. As of Monday, the Sox hoped Ortiz would get into three consecutive days of simulated and/or extended spring training games in Fort Myers before going out on a rehab assignment, possibly beginning Thursday. A roster move wouldn't be required until Ortiz makes his return to the active roster.
Bradley, who will turn 23 on April 19, was one of the most exciting and eye-opening players to watch this spring. He was brought to big league camp, but was not expected to contend for a roster spot. A typical progression for a player who had been promoted to Double-A during the previous season would be to return to that level, or maybe earn a promotion to Triple-A out of spring training.
But, Bradley's spring performance, combined with injuries to fellow left-handed hitters Ortiz and Drew, opened the door for Bradley to crack the big-league roster.
But, in six games this spring, he is batting just .143, going 3-for-21, with one extra-base hit (a double), five walks and seven strikeouts. He was not in the starting lineup Monday for the first time this season, after going 0-for-7 with four strikeouts in the previous two games.
But, if Bradley is sent down, I have no doubt he will be back to the major leagues this season and will have very nice career ahead of him.
@maureenamullen What are the best online ways to follow the PawSox and Sea Dogs? Writers? Internet radio of games? Thanks in advance!— John Burke (@JohnBTV) April 9, 2013
John, I would check each team's website: Pawsox.com and Seadogs.com. The PawSox have a new radio team this year with Bob Socci and Jeff Levering. And Mike Antonellis has been doing a fantastic job on Sea Dogs radio for several years. I think you'll enjoy listening to both broadcasts.
@maureenamullen How do you see Ryan Dempster, a career NL pitcher, transitioning to the AL East? I think his ERA will rise. #redsoxtalk— Matt Orso (@SportsTalk2345) April 9, 2013
Matt, yes, it's very possible Dempster's ERA could rise. Pitching in the American League and facing a DH, rather than in the National League against another pitcher at the bottom of the order is a challenge for any pitcher. Dempster, who turns 36 next month, knows that.
In 16 starts with the Cubs last season, he posted a 2.25 ERA. In 12 starts with the Rangers, after being traded at the deadline, he had a 5.09 mark.
"Whether people admit it or not, aside from probably about 10 pitchers, there is that little bit of a break at the bottom of the lineup where you get to face the pitcher," he said, when the Sox signed him. "You still have to make your pitches and get outs but I'd much rather sit there and face a pitcher than have to face a David Ortiz, that's for sure. That's probably the bigger test, you have to maintain your focus. And once you do that, it's just about making pitches."
Dempster, who is scheduled to start Wednesday, is 4-9 with a 4.93 ERA (a little over half a run more than his career 4.34 ERA) in 19 career games against the other four AL East teams, including his first start with the Sox, a loss in Yankee Stadium on Thursday. He has made three starts in his career at Fenway Park, where he is 1-1 with a 6.06 ERA, allowing 11 earned runs, with five home runs in 16 1/3 innings. He made one start at Fenway in 2012, though, going seven scoreless innings for the win on June 15.
@maureenamullen David Ross wears the hockey-goalie style mask. Has any other Sox catcher sported one?— Yawkey Yak (@YawkeyYak) April 9, 2013
I checked with Joe Cochrane, the Sox long-time equipment manager, who said the only other Sox catcher who comes to mind is Josh Bard.
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A 3-year-old male grizzly bear that was haunting the Heart Mountain area was destroyed early Friday morning.
The bear was euthanized because of fears that the human-habituated bear was a danger to humans, said Luke Ellsbury, Wyoming Game and Fish Department large carnivore biologist.
September 06, 2012 9:16 am
A black bear damaged beehives west of Powell between Ralston and Lane 9, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed. The bear is suspected to also have damaged a pool owned by Kelly and Mindy Christensen, but the department won't confirm that.
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The fate of diseased whitebark pine will play a part in the effort to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.
A federal appeals court ruled last year that more data was necessary to explain the decline of whitebark and how that decline will affect the grizzly population before delisting can be achieved.
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The Powell library has been around for 100 years now, with a history of steady growth.
Library staff will celebrate its centennial Aug. 9. (See related story.)
"The first semblance of a library in Powell was formed by 10 women in a cabin used by the employees of the Bureau of Reclamation in 1910," wrote Cindy Moore, Powell library branch manager, in a letter to The Powell Tribune.
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Heart Mountain pipe ceremony brings cultures together
Heart Mountain and the people who revere the mountain seemingly were able to summon an energy jump-start following a Crow Indian pipe ceremony there Saturday.
The ceremony was simultaneously sacred, serious and celebratory for natives and folks of European descent.
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'Grumpy' flies in Park County skies this week
It was a flight down memory lane or a learning experience for those that boarded "Grumpy," the B-25 at Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody on Monday.
Grumpy is like the planes Jimmy Doolittle's Raiders flew to bomb Japan 70 years ago during World War II.
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Foundation Repair - Hole For Well Hose
Hello, I have a large hole in my foundation where the hose for the well enters the house and connects to the pump. The hole is approx 1 foot in diameter and opens up into a hollow space that appears to be under the foundation. The hole is located in my crawl space we use for storage and mice are entering the house here. The previous owners had stuffed pink insulation into the house but of course that does not stop mice or the draft that comes from this.
I want to plug this up to keep out the mice and drafts but not impact the hose for the well or making servicing or replacing the hose problematic. I plan to use some expanding spray foam along with a layer of steel wool. Can anyone think of a reason not to, or a better way? I did not want to get involved in using a mortar or mix if possible.
My personal favorite is to use a piece of 2" PVC through the wall, run the well piping through that (if it is a single pipe) and caulk with silicone between the PVC sleeve and the pipe. Mortar would be one way to fill around the outside of the PVC. I have better results if I add a bit of Portland cement to the mortar to richen the mixture. But the Portland cement is sold in bags of 94 pounds and needs to be used soon after opening the bag. Wet the old masonry before applying the new.
Bus driver is bang on. I would use a 3" sleeve to easily change the line if need be. Put a threaded cap on each end with a hole cut to take the hose. Seal with silicone.
If you spray foam you will never be able to easily change the line without ripping the entire patch out. No steelwool please.
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The FCC is moving forward with plans to free up a portion of the 3.5GHz band for wireless broadband use. The agency has been exploring the idea of sharing the airwaves with the incumbent users, including the military, and wants to make 150MHz of the spectrum available for wireless purposes. Chairman Tom Wheeler today circulated a draft Report and Order proposing to create a new Citizens Broadband Radio Service. The idea is to use a three-tiered sharing paradigm. In a segment called General Authorized Access, any FCC-certified device would be able to access the spectrum as long as it doesn't cause interference. In the Priority Access tier, users would have to acquire "short-duration licenses" at auction. Any service provided in the Priority Access would have to protect GAA users. Existing government users would stand at the top of the three tiers. They use the spectrum for satellite and radar, and will be protected from the two lower tiers. The tiers will be managed by something called the Spectrum Access System, which uses cloud computing technology to visualize and control what entities are using the spectrum in which locations. "I look forward to my fellow Commissioners' feedback on the draft Report and Order," said Wheeler. "I think it provides a peek of the future, and that future is very exciting indeed."
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Verizon was the last of the major carriers today to announce pricing and availability details for its version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The company will begin taking pre-orders for the phones on April 1, but Verizon did not provide a shipping or in-store date. The 32GB Galaxy S6 will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract, $24.99 per month with an Edge plan, or $599 at full retail. The 64GB model will cost $299.99 with a contract, $29.16 per month, or $699. The 128GB model will cost $399.99 with a contract, $33.33 per month, or $799. Verizon is offering the S6 Edge with similar pricing breakdowns. The 32GB model starts at $299.99 with a contract, $29.14 per month, and $699; the 64GB model runs $399.99, $33.33, and $799; and the 128GB model runs $499.99, $37.49, and $899. (All on-contract prices reflect a $50 mail-in rebate.) Both the GS6 and GS6 Edge will include VoLTE and HD Voice, as well as simultaneous voice and data access.
Sprint Will Be First to Sell HTC One M9 In Stores On March 27
Sprint today said it will begin selling the HTC One M9 both online and in stores on Friday, March 27. Sprint is offering the device for $0 down followed by 24 monthly lease payments of $20. Customers who want to upgrade their device after 12 months can pay $10 more per month. Sprint leases require customers to turn in their device at the end of the leasing period, but they'll be able to lease a new phone with $0 down. For a limited time, customers who buy the One M9 from Sprint will be able to purchase a Harmon Kardon speaker for $99 (savings of $50). Sprint said it is still willing to pay all of potential customers' costs if they switch to Sprint from a competing carrier.
Verizon Kicking Off HTC One M9 Preorders April 1
Verizon Wireless today released pricing and availability details of its variant of the HTC One M9. Verizon is opening up pre-orders for the device on April 1. The phone will reach Verizon's retail stores on April 10. Verizon is selling the M9 for $199.99 with a two-year contract or for $25 per month for 24 months with a Verizon Edge plan. The One M9 will launch with Verizon's Advanced Calling 1.0 capabilities, which enables HD Voice and Video Calling to other compatible Verizon smartphones over LTE. Activating this feature also lets Verizon customers talk and surf the web at the same time.
Sprint Hopes 600MHz Auction Permits Joint Bidding
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure recently suggested the company might participate in the forthcoming auction for 600MHz spectrum if it is allowed to bid jointly with smaller carriers. Claure made the remarks during a roundtable discussion at the Competitive Carrier Association's Global Expo in Atlanta. "Hopefully the rules of the auction will allow us to participate," said Marcelo, noting the incentive auction will be a "great opportunity for us to lobby together to potentially form a coalition to go after this spectrum together." The 600MHz low-band spectrum is valued highly because of its propagation characteristics. Sprint said CCA members operate regional networks in areas it doesn't provide coverage, and vice versa. Allowing them to bid together would be advantageous to all involved and might let them actually win the licenses. The FCC hasn't finalized the rules for the auction yet, but it is scheduled to begin early next year. Surely AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which already own vast sums of low-band spectrum, will oppose any rules that might limit their participation or prevent them from competing for the licenses.
Sprint Offering Galaxy S6 and Service For $80 Per Month
Sprint is hoping to attract customers to its network with a combined promotion that includes the Samsung Galaxy S6 and a Sprint Unlimited Plus service plan for $80 per month. The plan includes the 32GB GS6 for "free" after a $20-per-month credit with a 24-month lease; unlimited talk, text, and data; international value roaming; and annual upgrades. Customers who want the 64GB or 128GB models can get them for $85 and $90 per month, respectively, with the same service plan. Families interested in the Galaxy S6 can score four of them with unlimited talk and text, and 20GB of shared data for a total monthly price of $200 per month. Annual upgrades would cost another $10 per line per month. Customers looking for the Galaxy S6 Edge can snag one for $85 per month ($5 per month after $20-per-month lease credit) with the Sprint Unlimited plan. Customers not interested in contracts or leases can pay full price for the Galaxy S6 ($649.99) and pair it with a Boost Mobile plan. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge go on sale in Sprint stores April 10, with pre-orders beginning March 27.
Amazon Offering Unlimited Cloud Storage for $60 Per Year
Amazon today debuted two new cloud storage plans that should appeal to consumers looking to store backups of important files online. The Unlimited Everything Plan offers an unlimited amount of online storage for photos, videos, files, documents, movies, and music in Cloud Drive. It costs $59.99 per year. For customers interested in spending less, Amazon is also offering an Unlimited Photos Plan, which lets people store an infinite number of photos in addition to 5GB of additional storage for videos, documents, and other files. The Unlimited Photos Plan costs $11.99 per year. Amazon is offering a free three-month trial of both plans beginning today. Prime members and Fire device owners, who already have access to unlimited photo storage, can choose to sign up for the Unlimited Everything Plan to store videos and files in addition to their pictures.
T-Mobile Asking $780 for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
T-Mobile was the first carrier today to reveal pricing information for its variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. T-Mobile listed the full retail prices at $679.92 and $779.76, respectively, for the two handsets. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge share nearly all specs and features, but the S6 Edge has a display that's curved on two sides. Customers can pre-order the phones beginning at 7:00 AM Pacific on March 27. The S6 will go for $0 down followed by 24 monthly payments of $28.33, while the S6 Edge will require 24 monthly payments of $32.49. T-Mobile customers who order before April 12th can also receive a one-year Netflix subscription at no cost.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Lands In Carrier Stores April 10
Samsung today announced the general availability details for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. The devices can be pre-ordered beginning Friday, March 27 and should reach most carrier stores on April 10. Samsung said the black, white, and gold models will be sold in the U.S. in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB configurations. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and U.S. Cellular all plan to sell the GS6 and GS6 Edge. Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and MetroPCS will only offer the Galaxy S6. In addition to carrier stores, the two phones will be available at Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy, as well as Amazon, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, and Walmart. Some carrier stores will have the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on display beginning tomorrow, even if sales don't commence until April 10. Samsung said carriers will announce individual pricing details later. The devices include 5.1-inch quad HD screens, 16-megapixel cameras, fingerprint readers, and multi-standard wireless charging.
Google's Keep App Scores Labels In Latest Update
Google this week pushed out an update to its Keep application for Android devices. The note-taking app adds labels, which users can take advantage of to organize their notes or make them easier to search. The app also adds scheduled reminders (daily, weekly, monthly) for recurring tasks or events. Google Keep is free to download from the Google Play Store.
Twitter's Periscope App Powers Live Video Streaming
Twitter today released a new application for the iPhone called Periscope. The app lets people broadcast live video to their Twitter followers. When Periscope users choose to publish live video, their followers are notified and can view the stream, comment on the video, and send feedback in the form of hearts. Periscope saves broadcasts for up to 24 hours for replay, and permits people to share live video privately if they wish. Periscope will suggest who to follow based on the user's Twitter network, as the app allows people to follow/unfollow other Periscope users at will. Users can easily act on or ignore incoming notifications when others in their network begin streaming live video. The feedback mechanism, which uses hearts, tells Periscope streamers how much love their video receives. Periscope is battling a third-party app called Meerkat, which similarly offers live video feeds via Twitter. Periscope is free to download from the iTunes App Store. Twitter didn't indicate if it will release a version for Android devices.
AT&T, T-Mobile Share HTC One M9 Pricing Details
AT&T and T-Mobile today followed up HTC's announcement concerning One M9 pricing and availability with their own. AT&T will begin accepting pre-orders for the M9 at 12:01 AM tonight and will sell the device in stores April 10. The device will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract or $708.99 at full retail. Customers looking to pay over time can get the One M9 for $23.64 per month with Next 24, $29.55 with Next 18, or $35.45 with Next 12. AT&T is selling the 32GB model in silver or gray. T-Mobile plans to begin accepting pre-orders for the M9 at 6:00 AM Pacific Time on March 27 and will sell it in stores April 10. T-Mobile is offering it for $0 down followed by $27.08 per month for 24 months. T-Mobile will also sell the device at the full retail cost of $649.92. T-Mobile's version of the device will have WiFi calling. Both AT&T and T-Mobile will ship the One M9 as customers place orders, which means they'll likely arrive before the April 10 in-store availability date.
HTC to Sell One M9 March 27 for $649, Carriers April 10
HTC will make the One M9 available for purchase on its web site beginning Friday, March 27 for $649. Carrier and major retailer sales of the device will kick off on or about April 10. HTC will be offering an unlocked version of the One M9, which supports the LTE networks operated by AT&T and T-Mobile, in addition to major carrier models. The company is offering a 12-month, interest-free payment option for customers who'd rather pay for the device over time. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon plan to sell the phone and it will also be available from Amazon, Best Buy / Best Buy Mobile, Costco, and Target. The phone will be sold in gunmetal gray or two-tone gold/silver and in 32GB and 64GB models. The One M9 comes with Uh Oh protection, which will let owners get a free replacement device if theirs suffers a broken screen or water damage. The One M9 goes on sale via HTC's web site at 12:01AM Eastern Time. The phone features a 5-inch full HD screen, 20-megapixel main camera, Snapdragon 810 processor, BoomSound stereo speakers, and an all-aluminum chassis.
Motorola Found to Infringe on MMS Patent
A Delaware jury today said Motorola violated a patent held by Intellectual Ventures. The patent pertains to how multimedia messages function on mobile devices. The jury cleared Motorola of violating a second patent related to wireless bandwidth. Damages will be decided later. The two companies faced off in court last year over these same patents, but the trial resulted in a hung jury. Today's decision comes after the case was tried again. Intellectual Ventures is taking Motorola to trial over yet another patent later this week. Intellectual Ventures is a patent-holding firm with some 17,000 patents in its portfolio.


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The Grove offers a new urban dining experience in Downtown Houston. This SDG concept is located on the South end of the beautiful Discovery Green Park and serves Rustic American Cuisine.
In new downtown park Discovery Green, this restaurant overseen by legendary Texas chef Robert Del Grande has an herb and tomato garden that gives cocktails and savory dishes local appeal.
2010 Best of Houston® Winner: Best Pre- or Post-Theater Restaurant: The Texas organic chicken, roasted w/Yukon potatoes are cooked w/the chicken's drippings, is 1 of the best meals to be had anywhere!
Try the hummus, it's served with a cornucopia of delightful veggies. Also, the pomegranate screwdriver is top notch.
Try the Clear Spicy Bloody Mary. It consists of Hangar One Organic Chipotle Vodka served with house made tomato water & basil. The bartender is super yummy! Read more
Enjoy an upscale dinner inside the architecturally stunning Grove, which provides a beautiful view onto the park by day or night.
Great food, the service can be iffy sometimes, but my wife and I love this place. So much that we got married in the space upstairs!
New restaurant to check out.
Shrimp & burgers! #Yum
Try the San Antonio Missions Martini - Delicious end if evening cocktail expertly prepared by Kirsen.
Must try the Cucumber Rose.
Taco platter was great!
THe Ginger Margarita! What!!! What!!!! Amazing venue...great for a private party....Very close to the Convention center if coming to Houston for a conferecne and looking for eating venues...
worth a visit
Go see a server named matt ainsworth if you want great service n treatment of a lifetime. Lol
The pecan cake is simply amazing. Fresh, bakery crisp atop warm, sweet honey served with creamy vanilla ice cream. My tongue is still tingling.
Great sightseeing as you eat delicious food.
Try the local cuisine by a legendary chef.
Nice place in an area devoid of decent food.
Good drinks. Bad food.
Always great seating with views of Discovery Green and DTH. The burger is near-perfect, as are the seasoned fries, as is the shrimp and crab salad, as are the desserts...
Beware: restaurant is fine but don't leave your car with the valet. We got Into our car and everything was changed and upon leaving we saw the valet guys drag racing people's cars trough downtown.
The margaritas are great! Expecially the ginger one!
Steak and potatoes
Ambiance is great. Rotisserie chicken was a nice change from what I expected it to be. Apple Crisp was perfect. Pineapple Orchid drink was delightful, tasty and strong.
The crab and shrimp salad sandwich was great. The Texas Whisky Jam was so tasty! And OMG the banana pudding tiramisu was Soooo good!
Awesome filet steak, quiet atmosphere
The mojitos are slammin'!
This restaurant was once a main attraction for downtown diners, but it's now more of a large-scale version of Café Express for the upscale set. Read more
Great place to brunch in Houston! Also a great place to experience with a group of friends! Service is excellent here!
Delightfully light and refreshing, the Ahi tuna sashimi with slices of tuna nestled atop slices of avacado topped with a mango and pineapple pico and micro greens is perfection for these hot months. Read more
Houston Press recommends the corned beef salad.
The Grove has wonderful food. And they make killer mojitos.
It's awesome.
Ginger Margaritas!
So this place is suppose to be like RDG Bar Annie. But this place was horrible. I didn't like anything. I got the salmon and it was flavorless!!
Delicious blondie topped with gelato. Highly recommended!
Brunch: Sunday 11am-3pm. Try their BBQ Glazed Jalapeno Pork Meatballs with buttermilk dressing!
The breezy second-level domain offers captivating views of vibrant sunsets, city high-rises and sturdy oak trees.
The corned beef salad is delicious.
The best Young Palmer I've ever had.
Light & Fresh arugula salad
Good food. Unfortunately the service wasn't that great - disappointing.
Red fish. Do it! Small portion, but well worth it....especially if its not your money. :)
Try the Skewered Tx Quail - It had #bacon and it was #spicy. Perfect.
The Picnic Platter
Try the Salsa And Guacamole - Three days in a row. Great dish.
Ask for Bryan or Jared to be ure server; they are the best!
Restaurante bem movimentado em frente ao Hilton. Cardápio com poucas opções. Ambiente bonito mas um pouco barulhento. US$ 35/pessoa.
Estoy absolutamente enamorada con este lugar. La comida es deliciosa, las bevidas deliciosas!


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WANTED: masses of Amsonia Hubrechti in exchange for mass plantin
I would like to do a large trade with 1-3 people this fall.
I would like to plan it ahead and execute it in the fall when planting time is right. Plus, some of the things that I have to share won't look nice again until spring...aka pulmonaria, ostrich ferns, etc. However, if you want to transform an area, I may have enough for you to do it....the plant that is a WOW here that I have to offer is geranium macrorrhizum...google image it. It's my #1 favorite perennial for 3 season interest, ease, and weed control!
I need about 10-15 shovel fulls of Amsonia Hubrechtii. It's the only thing I need or want (i'm actually downsizing, no need to send freebies, or anything like that...)
I have lots of these four plants...enough for huge mass plantings across a full size of your house:
geranium-macrorrhizum'>geranium macrorrhizum
hosta fortunei aureomarginata
ostrich ferns
sorbaria sem (this is a great groundcover shrub, but it spreads, so not for contained areas, great for problem areas)
The geranium macrorrhizum: This looks beautiful in full or part shade (including dry shade) and can also take full sun in the right places. I have it in full sun now because I lost a tree. It looks decent if it gets enough water. It has a pine scent if touched, and is the easiest ground cover I know. About 12" in mid-season. Not invasive, yet a fast grower and super easy to transplant or pull out where you don't want it. Blooms dark pink in early June and is one of the first things to green out and make your early spring garden look nice. Has red fall color, too. Gets about 1 foot high...but you can mow it down if you want and it will leaf out again, a bit shorter. Check Google Images for it and you'll see how great it is for mass plantings. This plant can transform a problem area in one season and I have a ton to share with you. The roots are nearly on top of the ground, which means you can pull it out with your hand and share it with a friend. It doesn't even need water to get home.
I also have some:
peonies, which I WOULD dig and share if someone has a lot of amsonia to share, but otherwise it's too much work
some named hostas (stained glass, elegans, more)
more stuff....If you have lots of amsonia to share, let me know and we can see if there's something else I have here that you would like.
I really only want to do trades for what I need, thank you, as my time is limited in the fall.
Here is a link that might be useful: geranium macrorrhizum


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Albino/Mutant/Diseased Zucchini?
This started out in another thread about leaves paling a bit and taking on a yellowish tint. But I've fertilized the plant with all purpose fertilizer plus some fish emulsion and it appears to be recovering a bit. But the mutant Zucchini are still showing up. And they're coming with a fervor. I'd say 30-40% of my Zucchinis are now this really *bright* yellow Zucchini. The blossom for this Zucchini appears almost white with hints of red, as opposed to the normal orange and yellow. I was a little freaked out so I've aborted all yellow Zucchini as they approached pollination stage, but I think I'm going to let a few of them grow. I'd be convinced that the plant was sick, but it's still producing normal, seemingly healthy dark green Zucchini. What's going on?
I'm embedding a few photos of the plant and a link to access the rest of the photos. Please check out the whole album and the full-sized photos as it may be kind of difficult to get the full impact of oddness with these small thumbnails. You can see the odd Zucchinis growing along side seemingly healthy ones. I'm really curious/concerned about what's going on. I can't find any information online that would describe this phenomenon.
Thanks!! Any feedback helps.
Interesting. Thanks farmerdill. That's a bummer.
How did you identify it? I just looked through traditional symptoms if ZYMV and my plant doesn't meet any of those. The foliage doesn't exhibit the mosaic, the growth isn't stunted, and the green Zucchini it produces appear perfectly normal to me. I'm not sure how the plant would have contracted it either. It's been growing for well over 2 1/2 months now and these are the first yellow Zucchini it's producing and I'm in a suburban area, there isn't commercial agriculture within 50 miles of me. Haven't seen an aphid yet. Been looking for them!
Do you have a favorite ZYMV resistant variety that you like to grow?
I cant't see enough of your plant to verify. Basicly I am judgeing by the fact that yellow squash on a green fruited plant is caused by a mosaic virus. Cucumber mosaic (CMV) which I am most familiar with turns yellow squash green, ZYMV puts yellow in green squash. I don't ZYMV yet, so I can't say for sure. I grow mostly middle eastern type zukes as I prefer the flavor and texture.
Here is a link that might be useful: squash diseases
I think I may well give those a go next year! They look delicious and I've become a bit of a squash addict it seems.
I just added a full-view photo of the plant -- my apologies for the apparent dirtiness of the plant, the tree above it sheds at a ridiculous rate. Aside from some leaves with powdery mildew (my own fault for watering from above, duh) and some dried milk marks from attempting to get rid of the powdery mildew (didn't work), I don't see much else wrong with the foliage. No mosaics or mottling what-so-ever. I have been reading a bit since you suggested ZYMV, and it seems that some seeds can be tolerant to severe strains of ZYMV and only show weak symptoms of infection. Perhaps that's it.
In any event, a green female blossomed today, and 2 more will tomorrow, and a yellow female is close to blossoming. I intend on growing all of them out to see if any of them are misshapen and what color they ultimately take. The four that I've harvested thus far were all nicely-shaped and green. I'm still not *totally* convinced it's pathogenic, but the next couple weeks should be telling.
Can you notice anything in the foliage that might be suggestive?
Thanks Jean.
Is this the silvering induced by silver-leaf whiteflies? That seems feasible to me.. I remember several months ago seeing tiny white flies around the Zucchini. I'm also noticing the leaves of my bush beans and tomato plant getting many, many tiny holes in them, as if something's been eating them.
Have you had any success in treating this?
It isn't a mosaic virus, it would be if you actually had fully formed fruit that were yellow, but I only see flowers. I see what happened here, you claim to have yellow fruit when in reality you just mean the female flower buds are yellow. None have grown and are yellow have they?
The "yellow" female flowers you posted pics of would not have flowered. It is very common for female flowers to abort before they open and this is why they turn yellow. They were dying, never to flower in the first place. That is all you are seeing
And no there is nothing wrong with that happening. Zucchini cannot support all the female flowers they produce so some just never flower.
All is well be happy for your healthy plants!
Thanks for the info Trev. I hadn't considered that but it's looking like you're right! All the yellow ones have died and only greens remain. A few weeks ago I think I slightly over pruned and since then I've fertilized and there's much more foliage and I'm seeing fewer yellows females emerging. In fact, right now that single plant is growing 4 hefty Zucchini with 2 more females blossoming tomorrow! Yay! As an aside though, should I be allowing all 6 to grow or will that impact the health of the plant and the quality of the fruit?
Zucchini are normally picked when 6 - 8 inches long to optimize yeild. If you like them the size of baseball bats go for it, but understand that letting the fruit grow too large negatively impacts the female blossoms and will cause more to yellow and die. Having even a single large fruit pretty much guarantees that you will have a week or two with no females flowering.


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