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Hockey returns – match reports 5/12/20
December 7, 2020 Craig Hockenhull
Whitchurch Men's 1s 7 – Deeside Ramblers Men's 5s 0
Whitchurch returned to competitive hockey, and to winning ways, this week playing Deeside Ramblers Men's 5s in the newly formed, pandemic-enforced Cheshire West 2 league. After some persistent rain in the morning, the sun came out and provided a perfect setting for a resumption of the interrupted season. Whitchurch were able to field a full-strength team with the Wales-based players available again, and did so – for the first two minutes before Sam Budd picked up a game-ending injury after rolling his ankle during an early attack.
Thankfully they had a sub, and so the game began again without the option of using rested impact-players coming on from the bench, and captain Danny Foulkes reiterated the need to make the ball do the work rather than players running themselves ragged. The key was to take the good work put in before the last lockdown and repeat that – with the added need to make the most of the opportunities in the opposition dee.
Whitchurch applied themselves well, against a Deeside team that was a mixture of youth and speed up front, and experience and control at the back. The Deeside keeper had another excellent game making a number of superb saves, but today was going to be the Reds' day, and it started with good control, keeping the ball and driving down the right time and again. Eventually a short corner was won, and was slipped left and right before it returned to the top of the dee where Jack Barnes belted it in.
This was followed shortly by another short corner, and Barnes was on hand again to receive the injection and flick it under the keeper. Deeside started to recover, and were able to make some incisive runs with high players receiving the ball well and driving to the dee, but Paul "Sturge" Leigh was again fantastic in the Whitchurch goal, sliding out to block incoming passes when the defence were still on their way back, and diving well to block the shots that Deeside could get away. Overall, the defence was solid, with Foulkes, Sam Conway and James Partington working well together to get the ball out. In front of them, Steve Kay had an impressive game holding the centre of the pitch and providing an outlet time and again before considering options and getting a good pass away up the pitch. Equally, the midfield – with Joel Leese, Barnes, Joe Coburn and Ben Kimberley – worked well going forward as a unit, but weren't afraid to recycle it all the way back to Foulkes if that was the right option.
Up front, Tom Forster and Chris Ruscoe – in a change from his usual defensive duties – caused Deeside's defence plenty of trouble, and it was Ruscoe who scored next, with a darting run down the right hand side of the pitch before getting into the dee and drilling it into the bottom corner of the goal.
In the second half, it was more of the same, as Kimberley and Forster worked the left-hand side of the pitch with some one-two passes, before Kimberley got his shot away in style. The game then took a turn as Conway picked up an injury and shortly after a green card took the Reds down to nine players, but Kay dropped back into defence so Foulkes could cover Conway, and Whitchurch then went into keep-ball mode, running down the clock before both players could make their way back onto the pitch. Deeside had made a number of attacks during this time, but Sturge was solid and the tackling in the defence was effective, and with eleven players finally back on the pitch the Reds could turn up the wick again.
The commitment was brilliantly shown with the next goal, as Coburn fought his way into the dee and rode six or seven stick-tackles that could each have led to a short corner, as the advantage was played well by the umpires, until he was able to flick the ball over the Deeside keeper for an excellent goal to add to his impressive tally. Ruscoe then went on another run down the right wing before getting into the dee and firing the ball into the centre of the net. The game was wrapped up with a seventh as Leese's shot bounced off the keeper and Forster was on-hand to clean up and put the ball away.
There could have been more goals, but this was an impressive return to hockey for Whitchurch, again thanks to the depth and strength of the squad, and putting into games the routines and skills learned during training sessions. Player of the match was, again, Joe Coburn – his goal was typical of his play throughout the game, consistently working hard, never giving up and using sublime skills to beat the opposition.
Chester Men's 6s 0 – 6 Whitchurch Men's 2s
After lockdown, new tier regulations, a revised league structure for the rest of the season and a struggle to get enough players, the Men's 2s returned to competitive hockey with a trip to Chester 6s.
The home side started positively but Whitchurch quickly settled into the game and assumed a control that they never relinquished. Chester found themselves penned in their own half, and anytime they did make progress into the Whitchurch half, Brendan Coburn, Wyn Morris and Gareth Teggin were quick to tidy up and set the 2s back on the attack.
Chances came and went. Good work down the right saw Fred Egerton smash a shot against the crossbar, and both Luke Beddow and Euan Morris fired wide when we'll placed. The excellent Chester keeper made a succession of smart saves to frustrate Whitchurch, but eventually the pressure paid dividends. Midway through the first half, with Chester trying to move forward, Whitchurch won the ball in midfield and set 3 players clear of the home defence. Luke Beddow calmly rounded the onrushing keeper and swept the ball into the unguarded goal.
Despite losing Doug Buckeridge to a nasty ankle injury, Whitchurch continued to push forward and the Chester keeper made more good saves, and final passes between the Whitchurch players weren't quite finding their intended targets, which Jake Buckeridge just unable to steer home a vicious cross from the right. But as half time approached, Euan Morris deservedly doubled the Whitchurch lead.
The 2s completely controlled the second half with keeper Neil Jones a virtual spectator. Richard Leigh orchestrated the Whitchurch play, organising the younger players from the centre of midfield.
Much of the game was now being played in and around the Chester dee and Ethan Gresty, Fred Egerton, Joe Faithfull, and Alex Leigh were all heavily involved in the action; all of them getting shots at goal, or being close to scoring. Further goals were added in the second half by Luke Beddow, Euan Morris (who completed his hat trick) and Jacob Buckeridge.
Although Whitchurch thoroughly deserved the 6-0 victory, the score line could have been much bigger. The Chester keeper had a fantastic game, making several excellent saves. But Whitchurch were incredibly wasteful in the second half. Too many players were intent on adding to their personal goal tally, taking on extravagant shots, when there were simple passes to better-placed teammates available.
A special mention for Will Snaith, who despite playing on the left side of defence, spent most of the game as a second left winger. He continually made himself available for passes forward and was an excellent support for the players in front of him, whilst never neglecting his defensive duties.
Many thanks for Chester in getting the fixture sorted out after the recent lockdown. The game was played and umpired in an excellent spirit and the Chester players were very supportive in a physical and medical capacity with Doug's injury.
Whitchurch Men's 2s will be playing their final game before the Christmas break at SJT on Saturday 12th December against Winnington Park 4s.
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James Leger, Editor-in-Chief
Adaptive synthetic-aperture focusing technique for microvasculature imaging using photoacoustic microscopy
Zilin Deng, Xiaoquan Yang, Hui Gong, and Qingming Luo
Zilin Deng,1,2,3 Xiaoquan Yang,1,2,3 Hui Gong,1,2 and Qingming Luo1,2,*
1Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
2Key Laboratory of Biomedical Photonics of Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
3These authors contributed equally to this work.
*Corresponding author: qluo@mail.hust.edu.cn
Z Deng
X Yang
H Gong
Q Luo
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.007555
Zilin Deng, Xiaoquan Yang, Hui Gong, and Qingming Luo, "Adaptive synthetic-aperture focusing technique for microvasculature imaging using photoacoustic microscopy," Opt. Express 20, 7555-7563 (2012)
Medical Optics and Biotechnology
Phantom studies
Three dimensional imaging
Medical and biological imaging (170.3880)
Photoacoustic imaging (170.5120)
Original Manuscript: January 23, 2012
Revised Manuscript: March 15, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 15, 2012
Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics Vol. 7, Iss. 5
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To improve the lateral resolution of the blood vessels along arbitrary direction out of focus in photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), we propose an adaptive synthetic-aperture focusing technique (ASAFT) for microvasculature imaging which can be automatically applied to each branch of blood vessels, based on our previous two-dimensional (2D) SAFT. The ASAFT is validated both in the phantom study and in vivo imaging. The results demonstrate that ASAFT can provide images of blood vessels with better lateral resolution both at different depths and along various directions compared with one-dimensional and 2D SAFT.
©2012 Optical Society of America
Photoacoustic microscopy in vivo using synthetic-aperture focusing technique combined with three-dimensional deconvolution
De Cai, Zhongfei Li, Yao Li, Zhendong Guo, and Sung-Liang Chen
In vivo volumetric imaging of subcutaneous microvasculature by photoacoustic microscopy
Hao F. Zhang, Konstantin Maslov, Meng-Lin Li, George Stoica, and Lihong V. Wang
Opt. Express 14(20) 9317-9323 (2006)
Multi-parametric quantitative microvascular imaging with optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy in vivo
Zhenyuan Yang, Jianhua Chen, Junjie Yao, Riqiang Lin, Jing Meng, Chengbo Liu, Jinhua Yang, Xiang Li, Lihong Wang, and Liang Song
Synthetic aperture focusing technique for photoacoustic endoscopy
De Cai, Guangyao Li, Dongqing Xia, Zhongfei Li, Zhendong Guo, and Sung-Liang Chen
Opt. Express 25(17) 20162-20171 (2017)
In vivo deconvolution acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscopy in three dimensions
De Cai, Zhongfei Li, and Sung-Liang Chen
Biomed. Opt. Express 7(2) 369-380 (2016)
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Fig. 1 Schematic of the virtual-detector concept in adaptive SAFT
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Fig. 2 Images of the phantom containing seven 25 μm-tungsten wires, which were imaged out of focus. (a) the MAP image acquired from the original data; The dotted lines marked by t1 and t2 are the cross-sectional profile of the corresponding tungsten wires used for further quantitative analysis; The tungsten wires indicated with 1-6 are all in different directions and at different depths; (b)-(d) the MAP image after processed with 1D SAFT, 2D SAFT and ASAFT, respectively; (e) two-dimensional skeleton image extracted from (c); (f) the three-dimensional rendering of the phantom.
Fig. 3 (a) and (b) are the lateral profile of the tungsten wires marked by t1 and t2 in Fig. 2(a).
Fig. 4 Images of the vascular distribution in the dorsal dermis in vivo: (a) original image, (b) 1D SAFT image, (c) 2D SAFT image, (d) ASAFT image and (e) the photography of the vascular network acquired using a stereomicroscope. (f) the 2D vessel skeleton image extracted from (c). The vessels indicated by 1-4 are also shown in Fig. 5(a) and these vessels marked by the dashed boxes are used for further analysis.
Fig. 5 In vivo B-scan images whose position is marked with the dashed line in Fig. 4(a) and processed with different methods: (a) original image, (b) 1D SAFT, (c) 2D SAFT, (d) ASAFT. The vessels labeled with 1 and 2 are at the focus, while 3 and 4 are out of focus.
Table 1 Comparison of the Diameters Measured by Stereomicroscope and PAM
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(1) S S A F T ( x i , y j , t i j ) = ∑ k = 1 N S ( x i ' , y j ' , t i j − Δ t i ' j ' )
Comparison of the Diameters Measured by Stereomicroscope and PAM
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2 / 444 70 240 / 242.9 250 / 257.1 190 / 171.4 100 / 42.9
3 / 936 130 700 / 438.5 190 / 46.2 180 / 50 145 / 11.5

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Phoenix Business Journal - Scottsdale stress-reducing wearable launches Kickstarter campaign
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Phoenix Business Journal - Scottsdale stress-reducing wearable launches Kickstarter campaign - By Hayley Ringle
A stress-reducing wearable device developed in Scottsdale launched Tuesday with a $15,000 Kickstarter campaign.
Buzzies are non-invasive, wearable devices that claim to alleviate stress and improve performance by overriding the "fight or flight" mechanism in your brain.
Peoria neuroscientist Dr. Amy Serin, who runs the Serin Center in Peoria, discovered the new technology and partnered with Vicki Mayo to patent and develop the brand new device.
The two entrepreneurs started Scottsdale-based TouchPoint Solutions LLC in January to find a way to make the technology affordable and accessible to the masses, said Mayo, the co-founder and CEO. Serin, who has a PhD in clinical psychology with a specialty in neuropsychology, is the company's co-founder and chief science officer.
"Anytime we feel overwhelmed, our instincts kick in and you feel stress," said Mayo, the former chief transformation officer for the Arizona Department of Economic Security who was appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey. "This overrides that and you feel calmer. The stress goes away as quickly as 30 seconds."
The two Buzzies coin-shaped devices, which can be worn like a watch or detached and discreetly put in a pocket, can be turned on using an iOS or Android app to give a vibrating stimulation.
The two women trademarked and patented the technology embedded in the Buzzies, called BLAST (bi-lateral alternating stimulation-delivered tactile).
Users can turn on the devices right before a stressful situation, like a presentation or meeting with your boss, or used throughout the day to improve focus. The devices are also deemed safe enough for children, who can use the devices in their socks to deal with anxiety.
"My 5-year-old daughter has night terrors and this helps her sleep," said Mayo, who was also former vice president of Valor Global Services, a Scottsdale tech company. "After using the Buzzy you can't get as upset because your fight or flight mechanism isn't working."
Buzzies are typically used for a couple of minutes to 15 minutes a day.
"This technology is so disruptive," she said. "Everyone suffers from stress. Eighty to 90 percent of disease is caused by stress. We want to be able to offer you release in as little as 30 seconds."
TouchPoint Solutions made it a point to use local or U.S. companies to make the devices. The electronics, programming, assembly and boxing is done at Quik Tek Assembly in Tempe. The plastics are made in Minnesota, and the app development was done in Seattle.
The Buzzies retail for $259 per order, which comes with two devices, two watch bands, a wall charger, a charging cable and a velvet carry bag.
The Kickstarter campaign was a way to test the market before the products went live, Mayo said. The company has been taking pre-orders on the devices since October through the company website.
TouchPoint Solutions had already raised more than $8,000 of its $15,000 goal by Tuesday evening. The campaign ends Dec. 20.
Kickstarter supporters are guaranteed to get their Buzzies before Christmas, Mayo added.
"We're thrilled with how the campaign has been going so far," she said. "It will be great to work with the backers and get their feedback."
The self-funded company with two employees was started by both as a way to give back, not to make money, Mayo said.
"We follow the Toms model. For every two devices we sell, we give away one to whoever is in need, children or adults," she said. "We're really just committed to women entrepreneurs and we wanted to give voice to this women's movement and keep our philosophy front and center."
Hayley Ringle covers technology and startups for the Phoenix Business Journal.
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I am convinced that now, not only are we getting our kids around town by bike, but we are setting them up for numerous wins in the mechanical bull riding contests in bars down the road.
Yuba came out with a Rumble Strap. What's that? It's a rather simple, yet very clever idea that solves a problem we've been discussing, but doing nothing toward solving. Gotta love me some Facebook because one of my Fb friends is Travis of bike, noun, verb who posted photos of this sweet Yuba accessory that had previously been unknown to us.
We need the Yuba for two passengers. With one passenger we are good with the Xtra Radish, but when we need to take out two fellows, or three if we are both riding, we rely on the Yuba Mundo. The front passenger has the stoker bars to grab onto, but the back passenger hasn't been so lucky. If his brother was feeling generous, he might get to hold on the front guy's shoulders or waist. Since that wasn't always the case (feeling such generosity), the back rider might grab the back of the longtail frame behind him with a hand or two. Truthfully, more often than not, our back passenger just held on with his thighs, keeping his hands in his pockets or sometimes waving them around when his mother wasn't yelling at him to stop.
Of course, I was worried about how safe the back rider was. We always make our younger guy sit up front and continually nag the back rider to move his bum up on the seat to make sure his tail is not hanging over the longtail. I have to admit that while I've been pretty confident in my boys' ability to hold on, even with no hands and just a good thigh squeeze, I am always aware of how the no-hands-hold-on thing for the back passenger opened us up to yet more criticism by outsiders concerning how unsafe our choice to ride our sons by bike is. I know I should not care about this, but I am sensitive to it, so often when riding in busier parts of the city, I will say to the guys, "Well, at least make it look good, like you're holding onto something."
And now they have a something to hold onto! I know there are also sorts of wonderful problem solvers out there that jerry-rig their cargo bikes in cool ways so both passengers are set up well, but we hadn't gotten that far. We are glad that Yuba did. And now, our back passenger has a strap to hold on to, attached to the frame of the bike so it is strong and secure, but small and soft enough that it won't get in the way of any non-kid cargo we may need to strap to the longtail while say, moving furniture or perhaps huge bags of chicken feed and screen doors (I kid you not).
I didn't manage to get a shot of S doing the full rodeo bull riding thing-- one hand holding onto the Rumble Strap, the other hand up in the air while gleeful shouts of "Yee Haw!" emanated from his mouth-- but it was happening. Yee Haw!
It's happening, folks. I see it and feel it coming on. The whispers are getting louder. Momentum is building.
Two and a half ago I began my obsessive reading of family bike blogs, looking for information, for community. I drooled over family bike events chronicled on Portland, OR bike blogs, on Seattle-based ones. I researched bakfiets dealers and owners, emailing them directly, asking their advice. I couldn't find much East Coast presence, save one lovely, bakfiets-owning, blogging mama in Massachusetts.
And then, two years ago, we bought our bakfiets. Had it shipped from Clever Cycles in PDX, feeling a bit guilty about all the gas it took to get it to us, but beyond excited by its arrival.
We started riding. We started noticing bikes with kids' bike seats attached, and sometimes a bike trailer, even some tag-alongs.
Then the two of us started jockeying over who got to ride the baks and who had to take the car. So we invested in an Xtracycle so we could both ferry kids by bike and leave the car parked for days and days.
People stopped and asked about our cargo bikes. Friends bought a Madsen. Our local bike store became Madsen dealer. We watched an Xtra with two kids perched on the snapdeck go by our home.
A year later, another set of friends bought a Joe Bike box bike.
People were talking. Conversations about kids as cargo-on-bikes became more frequent. A family on a bright blue Yuba Mundo rode up to school.
The boys grew bigger and heavier. The bakfiets could no longer hold three FullHands boys. Alternatives were researched. An orange Yuba Mundo joined the party. Friends got us in contact with another family researching cargo bikes and another orange Mundo appeared on the local streets.
Last Saturday, we joined a local clean-up day. We arrived on two longtails. Another family rode up on theirs. A third family stopped us, sharing that they had just been at Devil's Gear researching cargo bikes and ran into one of our neighbors, now proud owners of a Big Dummy Xtra.
On Sunday, at the farmer's market, a number of folks commented on our bikes, some asking for more details. We met another local Xtra-owning family. Later, at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, there were few cherry blossoms (too cold!) but suddenly tons of bikes were blooming all around us.
Finally, a friend met us at the Cherry Blossom Festival, enjoying a brief respite from caring for barfing kids. She had walked to Wooster Square and we invited her back to our house for some backyard hanging and beer drinking. Good thing for the two longtails as we had an extra seat! C was game and hopped on the back of the Yuba with one of the boys. When we reached our house, C gave the two longtails test rides and decided that an Xtracycle Radish just might be just what she is looking for. Later that evening, I took her home. For a brief moment, I was tempted to hop the car as it had been a long day and there would be a hill involved. But we decided to keep it a truly car-free weekend so set off via Yuba once again and it was fun.
And just this week, another local family who found this blog reached out to Facebook friends looking for us-- they did!-- to ask about our cargo bikes as they researched possibilities for their family of five. Yes, momentum is building. As more local families discover cargo bike options, as more parents transport their kids on two-wheels (and three!), as others witness this and think they too may give family bike riding a try someday, we all will benefit. And yes, looks like it time for some serious bikey family fun event here our city.
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Last week I participated in New Haven's Critical Mass for the first time. I don't have a firm stance about how I feel about Critical Mass. I can understand both sides of the debate concerning cyclists taking over the street en mass. Truthfully, though, I never rode a Crit Mass before because frankly, 5:30pm on a Friday is a *really* bad time to be anywhere but hanging at home with my three sons, who, tired from the week, just need downtime in the solitude of our own home.
But last Friday, I had to ride. P stayed at home with the boys while I bundled up and headed down to New Haven Green. I was looking for connection and community. I needed some place to gather with others who also were experiencing profound heartbreak. And riding with many people who cared about bikes throughout our city seemed like a fitting tribute to a sweet young man who, too, loved bikes and had lost his life the night before in a horrible act of violence.
There are few stores one ever wants to go into towing three little boys. I shiver thinking about grocery shopping with the guys and, malls-- well, I don't do malls by myself (hate 'em!)-- but the thought of entering such a shopping 'mecca' with my boys makes my head throb. But bike shops, well, bike shops are different-- especially this one. From the day we decided to start riding bikes, The Devil's Gear has been a big part of our journey. We spend a lot of time there. All of us. And there is something freeing about being in a bike shop with little boys because it is one place that the boys can look and touch and ask their numerous questions. And the folks at The Devil's Gear have been nothing but kind and open and patient with us.
And Mitch was always one of these guys. Extremely enthusiastic, he cheered on our family biking adventures, helping us out with our cargo bikes, and last summer, fitting the twins with their first new bikes ever (as they had started with wonderful hand-me-downs). He was helpful and kind and happily engaged with the boys as they asked how this thing or that thing worked and he never rolled his eyes or gave a pointed look as the guys discovered yet-another cool bike horn or bell they needed to test out-- multiple times. Last summer, we stopped by the shop on our way home from a cycling celebration. Mitch loved that we had turned the bakfiets into a pirate ship and asked if he could take a photo, mailing to others, calling us 'the coolest family in New Haven.' OK, so maybe his judgment on that one was a bit off, but this incredible positivity radiated out from him in all interactions. And when we gathered for his memorial service outside the bike shop last Sunday night, we heard stories over and over about his positivity, enthusiasm, and kindness, not only from all the bike folks who knew him, but a huge community connected with the underground music scene he belonged to as well.
This week P went to pick up the Yuba from The Devil's Gear, having dropped it off for a spring tune-up. When I got home later, I glanced down at the service ticket on the kitchen counter. There, written in all capital letters, was Mitch's name and his description of our bike ("LONGTAIL!!!" enthusiastic even in writing). And I smiled. And then I cried. I cried as I have done many times this week. I cry for Mitch's family and Mitch's friends and his co-workers at the bike shop, and I cry for the rest of us because he was someone the world needs. And I think of how gun violence has taken so many lives, and how it has forever changed Mitch's family and friends and my family as well, taking some innocence away from my sons.
But when I feel the freedom I experience riding our bikes and the joy watching my boys ride theirs, I will think of Mitch and I will work on sending out positivity into the world as he had done. His life made a profound impact. And if my sons grew up to be as kind as Mitchell Dubey was, I would be most proud.


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April 4, 2014: RTA takes you to Tribe Opening Day
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Indians open the season with 13 home games in April, starting with the home opener on April 4. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is ready to take you there.
On April 4, the festivities begin at 1 p.m. and first pitch is at 3:05 p.m. The Tribe will face the Minnesota Twins. Rally Alley, RTA's pre-game festival will start around 1 p.m.
Free parking is available at RTA Rapid Stations. Use your All-Day Pass ($5 Adults, $2.50 seniors & kids 6-12 years old, kids under six free) to ride the Red, Blue or Green Line train into Tower City, take the Walkway from the Tower City food court to Quicken Loans Arena – just across the street from Progressive Field. The Walkway opens 2 hours before game time and is open 90 minutes after the game. RTA train service continues 90 minutes after the game ends, or until the end of service (just after midnight).
Many buses provide service to Public Square or other locations nearby. Check out www.riderta.com to plan your trip.
Times to keep in mind
1 p.m.: Progressive Field gates open & RTA Walkway from Tower City opens. Walkway closes 90 minutes after the game ends.
1-3 p.m.: RTA's Rally Alley celebration.
3:05 p.m.: First pitch.
To enjoy RTA's Rally Alley celebration, you must have a game ticket.
Free parking at RTA Rapid Stations may fill up quickly during special events. Arrive early to beat the crowds.
Follow the Tribe this month at home
vs. Minnesota Twins April 4, 5, 6
vs. San Diego Padres April 7, 8, 9
vs. Toronto Blue Jays April 18, 19, 20
vs. Kansas City Royals April 21, 22, 23, 24
Details on the Indian's season.
RTA provides quality, economic and safe public transportation via rail, bus and Paratransit throughout Cuyahoga County. Real-time information is available for all buses and trains. Check www.riderta.com or call the RTAnswerline at 216-621-9500.
Media Contact: Mary Shaffer, Public Relations, 216-566-5211


On Thursday. August 28, 1997, Tacoma Police Officer Bill Lowry was shot and killed after barricaded suspect opened fire with a 7.62 mm SKS rifle at 1026 East 57th Street in the city.
Officer Lowry was shot by Sap Kray, a Cambodian immigrant who had earlier gone to Emerald Downs in Auburn to confront his estranged wife about accusations of infidelity. Kray showed up at the horse track at about 0030 hours on August 28, demanding to see his wife, Sameun Kray. An Auburn police officer arrived at about 0040 hours and immediately asked for back-up. Kray was infuriated and at one point displayed a weapon, telling officers he didn't care if he lived or died and also told them he'd shoot them if they approached. Kray wasn't allowed to see his wife and was allowed to drive away. Auburn officers followed Kray to determine if his driving was impaired by alcohol as it was believed he may have been intoxicated. After determining that his driving wasn't impaired, they stopped following him.
He then drove to her home on East 57th Street. Auburn PD communicated with surrounded agencies, including Tacoma PD, of what had occurred at Emerald Downs.
Later, Auburn PD said they had difficulty communicating with Sap Kray because he spoke little English.
When Sameun returned home, she saw that Sap Kray's van was parked there so she called police.
Tacoma PD and TPD SWAT responded to the home at about 0630 hours. After SWAT established a perimeter and negotiations were underway, it was believed that Kray was going to surrender. At about 1000 hours, Kray stepped onto the porch as officers attempted to take him into custody with verbal commands. Then, Kray was hit by two rubber projectiles fired by an Arwen, causing him to fall back towards the doorway. Kray grabbed a 7.62 mm SKS rifle. As SWAT officers approached Kray, he fired a single shot that struck Officer Lowry in the chest. The round exited and struck another officer as well.
Officer Lowry stumbled backward onto the large porch as other SWAT officers fired at Kray. He was shot by officers and retreated back into the house.
Several hours later, Kray surrendered; paralyzed from the waist down.
Officer Lowry was transported to Harborview Medical Center where he died later in the day.
Kray was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder of Officer Lowry and sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Lowry served with the Tacoma Police Department for 18 years and is survived by his wife and daughter.


Exploring the incredible Haleakala Volcano is on most people's Maui must-do list. At 10,000 feet, this massive shield volcano is the highest point on Maui and forms more than 75% of the island. Deeply sculpted and visually expansive, nothing can prepare you for the experience you will have here. Many visitors choose to traverse the landscape solo, but if you'd rather not go it alone, consider signing up for a guided tour. We promise it will be the highlight of your stay!
Learn more about volcano tours on Maui and other once-in-a-lifetime experiences when you download our free Vacation Guide. It's full of recommendations for things to do and see during your stay at The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono!
Haleakala is arguably the best place on earth to watch the sunrise. After all, it's called the "House of the Sun" for a reason! Hundreds of visitors head to the volcano each morning to witness an explosion of color as the sun rises above the clouds. Most tour companies will pick you up, take you to the summit, and offer a light snack during your mountaintop visit. Some even include a stop at a local restaurant for breakfast on the trip down.
Did you know that Haleakala Volcano has an observation deck that's perfect for viewing constellations? On a Stargazing Tour, your guide will provide a telescope and instruction on how to use it. You'll have views of planets and deep sky objects of the Milky Way, including nebulae, star clusters, and the galaxies beyond. Just be sure to bundle up – the temperature on Haleakala can dip below freezing at night.
If you're looking for a great place to hike, you're in luck! Haleakala National Park has over 30 miles of trails. Take a guided tour into native shrubland in search of native birds, or visit the aeolian cinder desert and learn about the geologic history of the volcano. Keep in mind that hiking is strenuous in the summit area because of the high elevation, so it's important to be on guard for symptoms of altitude sickness.
Cycling is another popular way to explore the volcano. Simply contact one of many bike tour guides on the island and they'll pick you up and outfit you with a bicycle. You'll head to the peak of Haleakala for an awesome view, then travel by van back down to 6,500 feet to begin your bike tour.
Note: Until 2007, tour companies brought visitors to the summit for sunrise and then launched their multi-hour downhill tour right from the parking lot. However, a string of accidents (including a fatality) caused the National Park Service to ban commercial launching of bikes within the park boundaries. Please remember to be careful during your bike excursion.
There are a number of local outfitters that offer guided volcano tours on Maui! Visit the park's website for a full list of authorized tour companies, then book your stay at our Inn. Just 28 miles from Haleakala, our property is a great alternative to commercial hotels on the island. You can book one of our Garden Rooms with a private lanai, or stay in the historic Vagabond's House. We even offer a delicious homemade breakfast each morning. Visit our accommodations page to see what's available and contact us today to make your reservations! We look forward to having you.
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يشكل فندق Avocado Sunset Bed and Breakfast بموقعه الممتاز في قلب جبل تامبورين نقطة انطلاق ممتازة لاستكشاف جولد كوست. لا يبعد الفندق كثيراً عن مركز المدينة، فهو يقع على بعد 2 km منها. في حين يستغرق الطريق منها إلى المطار حوالي 70 دقيقة. كما يمكن الوصول بسهولة إلى Tamborine Mountain Distillery, مونت تامبوراين, Tamborine National Park.
يقدم Avocado Sunset Bed and Breakfast خدمات لا غبار عليها وكل أشكال اللياقة وحسن الضيافة اللازمة لإسعاد ضيوفه. إن واي فاي مجاني في جميع الغرف, مدفأة, تخزين الأمتعة, واي فاي في المناطق العامة, صف السيارات هي جزء فقط من الخدمات التي تميز Avocado Sunset Bed and Breakfast عن باقي الفنادق في المدينة.
ادخل إلى واحدة من الغرف 4 وتخلص من عناء نهار طويل بمساعدة مجموعة كبيرة من الخدمات كمثل تلفزيون بشاشة مسطحة, اتصال لاسلكي بشبكة الإنترنت (مجاني), حوض الاسترخاء, غرف لغير المدخنين, مكيف هواء الموجودة في بعض الغرف. كما أن مجموعة الخدمات الواسعة الموجودة في الفندق لضمان راحتك تترك لك الكثير من الخيارات لقضاء وقتك أثناء فترة إقامتك. إن كنت تتطلع إلى إقامة مريحة وهادئة في جولد كوست، فستجد في Avocado Sunset Bed and Breakfast بيتك الثاني.
To call this just a B&B is bordering on the absurd. There may only be 4 rooms available and they may only cater for couples and not have availability for children. And it may be in a quiet area with not a great deal to do locally in the evening but... If you want to experience some of the best rooms you're likely to come across with some of the best views possibly in the world never mind Australia then for that special occasion and even just as a well deserved treat this has to be a must visit place. The owners look after and pamper all of the guests, breakfasts are generous and freshly cooked to order and the beds are as comfy as we've slept on. And did I mention the views. Truly heaven on earth. Don't take my word for it...book immediately!
Fabulous B&B. Everything was extremely well thought-out, from arrival to room to breakfasts. We will come back again.
It's a fantastic place!! Nice room nice facilities, the best nice are the hosts! The view of the room is so incredible. I enjoy the sunset. If I next go to tambourine, I will still choose this hotel.
Kind host, wonderful view, yummy brekkie and clean room! Everything was perfect :-) If i travel to tamborine Mt., i will stay here again!
We had a very pleasant stay, definitely will be back again!
A one night stay while visiting mt. tamborine, but next time would stay longer. We had the oriental suite and could not fault a single thing about the whole place. In fact we had the chance to look at all the rooms and they were all very nice. Big rooms with a dvd player and a big selection of dvd's to choose from. Pretty comfy bed and a very large communal sitting rooms with great views Also just outside this, a large veranda with views to the distance and all of the gardens.Very peaceful and quiet with birds and nature everywhere. The hosts are very welcoming and great to talk to, and very informative about the place and area. Breakfast was great, even using their free range chicken eggs. Overall faultless. Would definately recommend.
Short drive into town. Buffet breakfast was lovely, host were so helpful in every aspect. Beautiful views from main and private balconies.
Cheryl and Richard were welcoming and friendly always ready to tend to any requirements, topped off with fantastic views our weekend was a memorable one.
Great location and experience. The view was incredible and very good hosts. Would stay again.
Had a fantastic stay here only regret is not staying longer!!!! Absolutely stunning spot, staff were more than accomodating, beautiful breakfast, and very relaxing stay. Hope to stay 2 nights next time.
We cannot fault Avocado Sunset. The hosts Cheryl and Richard are just lovely and make you feel very welcome. We stayed in the safari room which had amazing views and a very comfy bed. Would stay again in a heartbeat!
The Sunset view was Awesome, the room was very clean and new. The bedsheets were all pure clean white, it gave us a sense of calmness and were fully assured that we are sleeping on clean sheets.
We really enjoyed our stay so much. Hosts are very nice and friendly. Breakfast that was prepared daily was superb. Room is very clean and everything in it is very well thought of and prepared. Daily sunrise and sunset views, and also starry night views were unforgettable. Would love to go back again.
We felt very welcome as soon as we arrived the host was friendly and most helpful. He was very informative about eating venues.
A very relaxing venue and an ideal location to check out the surrounding area.
As me and partner arrive to this beautiful place, we were already overwhelmed by how friendly the owners is. Opening the entrance door, REMEMBER NOT TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH TOO LONG, the view is absolutely AMAZING! The common living area for guest is absolutely beautiful. Make sure you watch out for sunset between 5PM and 6PM depends on the season and sit at the balcony with some wine/pot which Mt. Tamborine is famous for and enjoy that beautiful breathtaking view of the mountains with the love of your life right next to you. JUST PERFECT!ROMANTIC! The room were kept very clean. Avocado only have 4 rooms all in different themes and make sure, you book it early if you wish to have some awesome view from your room over looking the mountains, The Daintree Room is what you are looking for, and maybe, some fun - The Safari Room. Is good to sleep in during holidays but NO! Don't miss out on breakfast! Home cook fresh made by the owners and absolutely a 5 star and the owner are gorgeous. 5 star to their hospitality too. If you did not plan what you like to do/see/eat at Mt.Tamborine, do not worry! The owners has compile all restaurant, cafes, sightseeing location and recommendation in a book for you in your room that includes website, contact number and opening hours! Very thoughtful and helpful too. Avocado is close to all major sightseeing place and is recommended to rent a car and drive around the mountains as public transport is not what you will be looking for unless you wish to walk. Driving around the mountain from one place to another might only take you less than 5 minutes and maybe up to 10 minutes maximum. If your looking for a romantic weekend with your partner, Avocado Bed and Breakfast is absolutely the place. Price you'll be paying for, definitely worth it!
Our stay was memorable. Our first B&B experience and it was definitely a good one!


Warning! If this recipe won't make you love tuna, nothing else will!
One of the easiest and possibly healthiest way to add fish into your diet is to use sandwich tuna readily available at the supermarket. Tuna is an excellent source of omega 3 fats and protein.
While some enjoy eating tuna straight out of the can with crackers or in sandwiches, unflavored canned tuna preserved in oil, brine or spring water has a strong taste that is off-putting to most.
So more commonly canned tuna is made palatable with the addition of mayonnaise and sometimes even mustard. But you will agree that common tweak has become boring and needs a makeover!
Our neat little recipe takes it miles further by using bell peppers, jalapeños and a Mexican spice mix that will make your canned tuna sing!
If you are familiar with the Subway menu, you will see we have turned the heat up a notch on that classic Subway tuna sub and transformed it into this hearty toastie with a spicy, gooey and insatiable tuna filling.
Tuna tossed in Spicy Mexican rub and finished inside a Toastie!
Add the Mexican seasoning and stir well to coat the veggies; remove from flame.
Be sure to try out our recipe to make some delicious Kerala Style tuna too! This one's a winner if you are craving for some Kerala style fish preparation; and can be made in a jiffy! It is no wonder why we make this every week. It is perfect for lunch as a sandwich or with brown rice. Yum!


At the Germany-based European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE), Helmut Kuntz writes that Germany's all-time record high temperature recorded last year, 2015, is likely an artifact of the urban heat island effect (UHI) and instrumentation error margins.
In 2015 the Kitzingen weather station located in southern Germany set a new all-time high when it reached 40.3°C — twice: on July 5 and August 7 — breaking the earlier record of 40.2°C set on 27 July 1983 in Gärmersdorf. The whopping margin: a whole 0.1°C! Photo right: Kitzingen station.
So why is Kitzingen suddenly so hot?
EIKE guest writer Josef Kowatsch has often claimed that the UHI has played a major role in producing the warming effect over the past decades. Recently that claim got a boost of support from University of Wurzburg climate researcher Prof. Heiko Paeth, who in an interview with MAIN POST daily here on September 7, 2016, stated that it likely has more to do with station siting then it does with a climate trend.
According to Prof. Paeth, the high reading can be traced back to Kitzingen having certain special features.
First the town of Kitzingen is located at a relatively low elevation some 20 km east of Wurzburg — situated in the Main Valley at the bottom of a sort of a bowl where heat can collect.
Accuracy of the WXT 520 sensor for weather stations. As the ambient temperature rises over 0°C, so does the margin of error.
– Globally it has not gotten warmer over the past 103 years.
– The global temperature upper limit temperature has not changed at all in 74 years.
– It has not gotten warmer in Germany over the past 32 years.
– If the "discarded" older measurements were used, it would be much warmer earlier than currently stated.
And these are the new improved thermometers??!!!
Looks like they are suffering from a malady similar to what has infected (infested) NASA.
Even without UHI this record figure will have a rising trend simply because as more stations are added some of the new ones will be in warmer places than the existing stations, especially if the warmest existing stations are discarded, for being too warm.
Lies, damn lies, and climate statistics.
Record figures like this are useful to indicate the range of temperatures one might encounter in a particular country, but they should definitely not be used to indicate climate change, which requires something designed to avoid bias, such as sticking to a FIXED sub-set of FIXED stations with LONG histories.
My bride and I lived for two years in Kitzingen, 1963-1965. Our son was born in Wurzburg. The surrounding lands were agricultural, and even in the hofs, most homes had extensive vegetable gardens. We passed through a fews years ago and were amazed by the land-use changes. Where fruit orchards, hay fields, and pasture once graced hillsides, arrays of solar panels, suburbs, and shops stood. We were unable to find our old apartment in nearby Albertshofen, and backyards had been gentrified. Now, every home had all the amenities of modern life, full-sized refrigerators, and AC.
That's the obstructing commercial district built not long ago where once a US base had been located.
The location and history of the weather station is not something I can find.
I got a chuckle, though, when first I searched for Kitzingen and Google Earth placed the dot for the place name in a large brown field.
Another issue is how do we know the earlier record of 40.2°C set on 27 July 1983 in Gärmersdorf is correct? Was the reading correct, rounded from somewhere between 40.150 and 40.249?
It's time for a beer, or something stronger.
The WXT520, manufactured by Vaisala, is a solid-state, all-in-one weather instrument that measures wind speed and direction, precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature, and relative humidity. Its small size makes it ideal for quick, short-term deployments. However, the WXT520 is not intended for weather stations that require research-grade performance.
One should not get too upset about the UHI effect. Reflect that most of us in Western Europe are city and town dwellers and our daily comfort or discomfort may actually be accurately measured by the thermometers located in urban areas.
The use of such measurements to follow global climate changes rather than our daily experience is of course a different matter. Perhaps one should abandon such sensors in favour of refining sea surface temperature measurements or satellite low – to mid troposphere measurements.
Of course. Satellites have complete spatial coverage and therefore suffer less from the Niquist/Shannon theorem in spatial dimensions (Still suffer SOMEWHAT as the resolution isn't limitless). Furthermore, less sensors = less sources of error.
What is fascinating is that NASA runs the satellites but refuses to use them for their warmunist GISS temperature product. They know what they're doing: It is much simpler to pay that crook in NYC to fiddle with the thermometers so the US govt coughs up 1.2 bn USD a year because of the TERRIBLE TERRIBLE dreadful fate we all face when it will get a little warmer (which it doesn't and won't).
Same as in Australia, BOM discards a lot of very warm temperatures before 1910.
After reading the manual, the siting has issues on multiple levels in addition to UHI.
1) needs a150 m circle free from obstruction. The visible hedge intrudes.
2) any buildings must be at least 10x their height in distance from the unit.


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Blog Post Malcolm Fouhy Jul 11, 2013
Exploring Our National Heritage
This story is part of our series on national heritage areas, the large lived-in landscapes managed through innovative partnerships to tell America's cultural history.
Blackstone River Valley and Canal. Photo (c) C.S. Imming.
Never heard of national heritage areas? You're not alone.
Blackstone River Dam
The Blackstone River Dam in Blackstone, Massachusetts.
camera icon Photo © Mark Belingham
These 49 diverse natural and cultural sites across the country are the underappreciated jewels of national park preservation efforts. From the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area helping to interpret the Civil War in the Mid-Atlantic to the Kenai Mountains National Heritage Area preserving breathtaking natural areas north and east of Kenai Fjords National Park, these federally designated areas represent unique pieces of the American story. These areas receive a small amount of Park Service funding and technical assistance, but are not federally managed like traditional national park sites are. Instead, these landscapes, museums, and attractions are maintained through partnerships between businesses, citizen groups, municipalities, and other agencies interested in promoting an area's unique character—and they offer fascinating glimpses into America's history, region by region.
To shine a light on these underexplored landscapes and cultural sites, NPCA will highlight one national heritage area every month in the Park Advocate for the coming year. To kick off this series, we head to central Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, to a historic region that played a major role in the Industrial Revolution: The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
In the 1790s, the churning Blackstone River pumped life into American industry and fueled the growth of the villages along its banks. At the center of each of these villages sat a mill, built of brick, wood, and metal as if sewn together with the thread they once produced. Although the mills have closed, the allure of the valley remains. Blackstone River Valley is still a vibrant, living landscape that is home to half a million residents.
Slater Mill
The Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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Congress designated the Blackstone River Valley a National Heritage Corridor in 1986—the second created in the United States. The purpose of the corridor is to protect, preserve, and spread the iconic industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley. The land, buildings, and resources within the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Area are managed by a mosaic of 24 towns and cities as well as private entities that make up the corridor.
"People who live in the corridor have a tremendous sense of pride about the valley," said Donna Williams, a member of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Area's Board of Trustees, as well as a local resident. "They are pleased to identify themselves with it." This pride comes in large part from the many events, activities, and sites available to residents and visitors.
Just exploring the valley is a rewarding activity on its own. A 13-mile bikeway has recently been completed in the Rhode Island portion of the valley. "America's Hardest Working River" can also be more closely explored from the water. Visitors can paddle on their own down the Blackstone, sign up for a guided paddling tour, or board the Blackstone Valley Explorer, a tour boat that docks at various places along the river.
The Slater Mill is the icon of the heritage corridor. Located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the first water-powered cotton spinning factory in America is open to visitors seven days a week from July to October.
Park Ranger-led "walkabouts" are another excellent way to learn about the history contained in the National Heritage Area. On Thursday nights between May and August, visitors can take advantage of free walking tours of different parts of the corridor. Tours include William Blackstone's home village, a demonstration of a new water treatment system, and a presentation about the Blackstone Valley industrial baseball league. "The rangers are good at storytelling and explaining the history that we all ignore or aren't aware of," commented Williams.
On September 28, 2013, the Blackstone River Valley will host the 12th annual Greenway Challenge. The relay race features running, paddling, and biking legs and drew more than 500 participants to the valley last year. "The challenge lets them see the valley at its best," laughed Williams, "although they're seeing it as they're going really, really fast." The race welcomes participants as well as spectators and features a festival and children's challenge at the finish line.
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This region is so unique and full of history, NPCA is pleased that Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed is pushing to establish a national historical park that would encompass much of this national heritage area, expanding the Park Service role in protecting the valley's natural and cultural heritage and drawing more tourism and national attention to the area. To plan a trip to the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, visit http://www.nps.gov/blac/.
Malcolm Fouhy
Malcolm Fouhy is a former intern with NPCA's Government Affairs Department.
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Warner Bros. Games, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm Games unveiled a new gameplay trailer for LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga, coming April 5, 2022 to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch™ and PC will be released.
The trailer offers an in-depth look at the gameplay of the largest and most visually stunning LEGO Star Wars game yet, while also explaining the freedom of us by introducing new combat mechanics, a large number of characters and character classes, a vast galaxy to explore and much more introduces more. In true LEGO fashion, we will live through the epic story of all nine films in the Skywalker saga, as well as choose a trilogy of our choice to begin our journey with.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga allows us to enjoy combat like no LEGO game before. Various attacks can be linked together to form combos and combined to counter attacks. New blaster controls and all-new mechanics allow us to use high-precision aiming and cover to plan our next moves, or the skills of a Jedi when wielding a lightsaber, or the incredible powers of the Force to our advantage to use.
About the Skywalker Saga
We can traverse space using the galaxy map on our holoprojector to create our own unique route through the saga, continually unlocking new planets to explore. During our journeys through space, we engage in heroic space battles against enemy ships and take the helm of legendary ships like the Millennium Falcon™, the Imperial TIE Fighters™, the Resistance's X-Wings™ and many more. Once we have reached our destination, we can either choose to continue our journey through the game's main story, or explore our destination, uncovering exciting quests and puzzles across the galaxy along the way.
Exploring the galaxy rewards players with Kyber Stones, which can unlock new features and improve abilities on a variety of character classes. Play as one of over three hundred iconic characters like Leia™, Yoda™, Boba Fett™, Darth Maul™ and Poe™ as well as unlockable characters from all nine movies in Free Play mode to embark on fun and new adventures. From the idyllic grassy hills of Naboo to the desert dunes of Jakku, the LEGO Star Wars galaxy is just waiting for us to explore.
The trailer also reveals that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will feature a muddle mode. Fans of the classic LEGO Star Wars games can use this mode to replace all voices with the iconic mumble.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is available to pre-order now. Digitally pre-ordering the game gives us early access to the Troops Character Pack on release day. The pack will be available one month after game launch for anyone who purchases the Character Collection (Season Pass that includes all seven character packs) or sold separately. Digital purchasers also unlock the classic Obi-Wan Kenobi™ playable character, which will not be sold separately. The physical version of the Deluxe Edition also includes the exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure: Luke Skywalker with Blue Milk.
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Deroceras invadens – gatunek inwazyjnego, lądowego, nagiego ślimaka trzonkoocznego z rodziny pomrowikowatych (Agriolimacidae), opisanego naukowo w 2011 roku. Do tego czasu był uznawany za pochodzącego z Malty i Sycylii, pomrowika panormitańskiego (Deroceras panormitanum), uznawanego za szkodnika upraw. Opublikowane w 2011 roku badania morfologiczne, behawioralne i genetyczne wykazały, że są to odrębne gatunki, choć zewnętrznie nierozróżnialne.

Występowanie
Deroceras invadens pochodzi prawdopodobnie z Włoch. Uważa się, że został introdukowany w wielu krajach Europy, obydwu Ameryk, Afryki Południowej, w Australii, Nowej Zelandii i na wielu wyspach oceanicznych. Najstarsze wzmianki o introdukcji w Europie pochodzą z lat 30. XX wieku z Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii. Szybkie zwiększanie zasięgu jego występowania jest obserwowane od około 1975 roku. W Europie rozprzestrzenił się od Hiszpanii po Grecję i wyspy Morza Śródziemnego, Bułgarię, Wielką Brytanię i zachodnią Francję. Szybko rozprzestrzenia się w Europie Środkowej. Występuje na nizinach i na małych wysokościach na terenach górskich (w Bułgarii do 1500 m n.p.m.), w ogrodach, parkach, półpustyniach i na polach uprawnych. Preferuje zacienione doliny rzek w pobliżu źródeł. W Grecji i Wielkiej Brytanii spotykano go pod kawałkami drewna i pod kamieniami, w Wielkiej Brytanii również w kartonach i innych śmieciach na pustych lub porośniętych roślinnością nieużytkach.

W Polsce został stwierdzony w 2001 roku w pobliżu Ogrodu Botanicznego we Wrocławiu.

Budowa
Budową zewnętrzną nie różni się od wielu innych gatunków z rodzaju Deroceras, zwłaszcza od pomrowika panormitańskiego i D. golcheri.

Podobnie jak one, osiąga wymiary 20 × 4,5 mm (maksymalna długość 35 mm). Ma półprzezroczyste, jasnoszare, kremowo-, czekoladowo- lub czarnobrązowe ciało, z ciemnymi plamkami, czasami całkowicie czarne. Otwór oddechowy położony jest w tylnej połowie płaszcza. Długość płaszcza przekracza 1/3 długości ciała i wynosi 5,5–8 mm.

Różnice pomiędzy tymi gatunkami dostrzegalne są w budowie narządów rozrodczych i ich przydatków (w tylnej części prącia leżą dwa zwrócone ku tyłowi rożkowate wyrostki, pomiędzy którymi znajduje się gruczoł penialny w postaci pęczka kilku niepodzielonych struktur) oraz w zachowaniach rozrodczych.

Biologia
D. invadens zjada żywe lub gnijące części roślin. W sprzyjających warunkach może rozmnażać się przez cały rok. Jego jaja mają wymiary 1,75 × 1,4 mm.

Taksonomia
Do 2011 roku gatunek ten był opisywany głównie pod nazwą Deroceras panormitanum, rzadziej jako D. caruanae. Badania prowadzone nad gatunkami z rodzaju Deroceras wykazały, że oryginalny opis D. panormitanum (dotyczący osobnika opisanego z Palermo) nie jest zgodny z opisami osobników spotykanych na kontynencie europejskim. Dokładne badania morfologiczne, behawioralne i genetyczne przeprowadzony przez Heike Reise i współpracowników wykazały, że D. panormitanum jest endemitem Malty i Sycylii, a znany z kontynentu, inwazyjny ślimak to odrębny gatunek, który został przez tych badaczy opisany naukowo w 2011 roku pod nazwą Deroceras invadens, jako gatunek nowy dla nauki. Za holotyp przyjęto osobnika pozyskanego z Wielkiej Brytanii.

Etymologia
Epitet gatunkowy invadens pochodzi od łac. invadere (prowadzić inwazję) i nawiązuje do szybkiego rozprzestrzeniania się tego gatunku.

Zobacz też
 Mięczaki Polski

Przypisy

Pomrowikowate
Gatunki inwazyjne
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 2011 roku
Ślimaki Afryki
Ślimaki Ameryki Południowej
Ślimaki Ameryki Północnej
Ślimaki Australii
Ślimaki Europy
Ślimaki Oceanii

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Royal Navy Air Power Demo at Air Tattoo
Posted by Flightline UK | Apr 7, 2009 | Military Airshows, Royal Navy | 0 |
One of the biggest displays of Royal Navy airpower will be staged at this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to mark 100 years of naval aviation.
More than 40 fixed wing and rotary aircraft, from training squadrons and the front line as well as from the Royal Navy Historic Flight, will combine in unique formations in a dramatic demonstration of Fleet Air Arm aviation during the past century.
The Fleet Air Arm is the Royal Navy's air force, operating around 200 combat aircraft and more than 50 support/training aircraft. They provide the Royal Navy with a multi-role airborne combat capability in all environments, day and night, over the sea and land.
At the Air Tattoo, rare naval aircraft such as the Swordfish, Sea Hawk and Sea Fury will share the skies with their modern counterparts such as the iconic Harrier and the Jetstream. Also taking part will be Lynx and Sea King squadrons, a variety of training aircraft plus the Royal Navy helicopter display team The Black Cats.
Head of Aircraft Operations Rob Windsor said it was a great honour for the Air Tattoo to be chosen as one of only three events in the UK where the mass flypast would take place. The other two are at Yeovilton in Somerset and Culdrose in Cornwall.
He said: "It's not every day you have the chance to see the history of Royal Navy aviation before your eyes. It's going to be quite a spectacle. We hope we'll also have the opportunity to demonstrate the diverse roles carried out by the Fleet Air Arm including Search and Rescue, anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol. With the Royal Navy's participation, the Air Tattoo has become a valuable tri-Service event for the British Armed Forces."
The Air Tattoo, which takes place on July 18-19. is staged in support of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust. Advanced tickets only, priced £34.95, are available from airtattoo.com or by calling 0800 107 1940. Under-16s go free.
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What's the difference between a destructor and a finalizer?
Today, another dialogue, and another episode of my ongoing series "what's the difference?"
What's the difference, if any, between a "destructor" and a "finalizer"?
Both are mechanisms for cleaning up a resource when it is no longer in use. When I was asked this, at first I didn't think there was a difference. But some Wikipedia searches turned up a difference; the term "destructor" is typically used to mean a deterministically-invoked cleanup, whereas a "finalizer" runs when the garbage collector says to run it.
Doesn't that mean that the C# spec uses the term "destructor" incorrectly?
Yes, by these definitions, the C# spec gets it wrong. What we call a "destructor" in the spec is actually a finalizer, and what we call the "Dispose()" method invoked by a "using" statement is in fact a "destructor".
The CLI spec calls the finalizer by its right name.
Why did the authors of the C# spec get it wrong?
I don't know, but I can guess. I have two guesses.
Guess #1 is that on May 12th, 1999 there was not a Wikipedia article clearly describing the subtle difference between these two concepts. That's because there wasn't a Wikipedia. Remember back when there wasn't a Wikipedia? Dark ages, man. The error might simply have been an honest mistake, believing that the two terms were identical.
Heck, for all I know, the two terms were identical on May 12th, 1999, and the difference in definitions only evolved later, as it became obvious that there was a need to disambiguate between eager/deterministic and lazy/nondeterministic cleanup methods. Anyone who has more historical perspective on this than I do, feel free to chime in here.
Guess #2 is that on May 12th, 1999, the language design committee wished to leave open the possibility that a C# "destructor" could be implemented as something other than a CLR finalizer. That is, the "destructor" was designed to be a C# language concept that did not necessarily map one-to-one with the CLR's "finalizer" concept.
When designing a language at the same time as the framework it sits atop is also being designed, sometimes you want to insulate yourself against late-breaking design changes in your subsystems. Deliberately preventing name conflation is one way to do that.
What's your sudden obsession with May 12th, 1999 about?
The language committee's notes for May 12th 1999 read in part:
We're going to use the term "destructor" for the member which executes when an instance is reclaimed. Classes can have destructors; structs can't. Unlike in C++, a destructor cannot be called explicitly. Destruction is non-deterministic – you can't reliably know when the destructor will execute, except to say that it executes at some point after all references to the object have been released. The destructors in an inheritance chain are called in order, from most descendant to least descendant. There is no need (and no way) for the derived class to explicitly call the base destructor. The C# compiler compiles destructors to the appropriate CLR representation. For this version that probably means an instance finalizer that is distinguished in metadata.
Notice that this supports my hypothesis that the language design team was attempting to insulate themselves from becoming tied to a particular CLR term.


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Q: Masonry images design issue with MaterializeCSS "materialboxed" class I had created masonry images design with pure CSS.

Link here to codepen (only html and css) No materialize CSS and JS

However, I want the effect of `materialboxed` class from materializeCSS
Link to materialbox class from materializeCSS

The problem is that when I add materialboxed class to image, the masonry layout is changed
link to codepen with masonary design + materializeCSS
Expected Result
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Example with design not working with class materializedbox

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A: You can add full width and height to material-placeholder to get it working.

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Lithium Carbonate combined with Synthroid
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Tardive Dyskinesia Required Intervention 60 Female 8/21/2004 Physician United States
Tardive Dyskinesia Required Intervention 6/2/2004 43 Female 8/25/2005 Physician United States
Paranoia Other Serious 49 Female 123 lb 11/28/2006 United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 11/1/2005 18 Female 133 lb 12/4/2006 Physician United States
Anaphylactic Reaction Hospitalization 3/13/2006 39 Female 1/12/2007 Other Health Professional United States
Urinary Tract Infection Hospitalization 12/4/2006 66 Male 226 lb 3/23/2007 Pharmacist United States
Renal Disorder 61 Female 4/19/2007 Consumer United States
Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged Other Serious 1/1/2007 Female 170 lb 4/24/2007 Consumer United States
Drug Ineffective 28 Male 4/27/2007 Consumer United States
Fatigue 63 Female 130 lb 4/30/2007 United States
Treatment Noncompliance Hospitalization 9/16/2006 75 Male 222 lb 4/25/2007 Consumer United States
Therapeutic Agent Toxicity Hospitalization 8/3/2006 50 Female 150 lb 5/8/2007 Consumer United States
Aphasia Other Serious 56 Female 5/23/2007 Consumer United States
Vomiting 1/1/1997 34 Female 6/7/2007 Consumer United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 12/1/2000 40 Female 207 lb 6/8/2007 Consumer United States
Tremor Other Serious 22 Female 6/13/2007 Other Health Professional Canada
Parkinsonism Other Serious 1/1/2002 Female 6/22/2007 Consumer United States
Vomiting Other Serious 6/8/2007 50 Female 137 lb 6/20/2007 Physician United States
White Blood Cell Count Decreased Other Serious 3/13/2007 31 Female 6/29/2007 Consumer United States
Incontinence Hospitalization 2/1/2006 37 Female 180 lb 6/29/2007 United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 2/1/2003 47 Male 261 lb 7/12/2007 Other Health Professional United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 1/1/2005 Male 7/20/2007 Other Health Professional United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 53 Female 8/13/2007 Consumer United States
Therapeutic Response Unexpected 6/15/2007 46 Male 8/31/2007 Consumer United States
Psychotic Disorder Other Serious 1/1/2007 Female 125 lb 9/6/2007 Consumer United States
Vomiting Other Serious 8/1/2007 52 Female 9/7/2007 Pharmacist Canada
Application Site Reaction 4/25/2007 35 Female 9/11/2007 Physician United States
Application Site Reaction Male 229 lb 9/11/2007 Consumer United States
Vomiting Other Serious 8/1/2007 52 Female 9/12/2007 Consumer Canada
Menstruation Irregular 46 Female 9/18/2007 Consumer United States
Somnolence 60 Female 160 lb 9/18/2007 Consumer United States
Rash 67 Female 170 lb 8/17/2007 Physician United States
Drug Toxicity Hospitalization 1/1/1998 59 Male 8/7/2007 Consumer United States
Somnolence Other Serious 1/1/2007 54 Female 180 lb 10/11/2007 United States
Libido Decreased 35 Female 11/8/2007 Physician United States
Osteonecrosis Other Serious 1/1/2005 63 Female 11/28/2007 United States
Vomiting Other Serious 8/1/2007 Female 1/28/2008 Pharmacist Canada
Platelet Count Decreased 1/8/2008 61 Female 2/8/2008 Consumer United States
Vomiting 1/5/2008 41 Male 2/5/2008 United States
Pain In Extremity 1/1/2007 56 Female 221 lb 1/10/2008 Consumer United States
Prostatic Specific Antigen Increased 1/1/2006 74 Male 212 lb 1/10/2008 Consumer United States
Paraesthesia 2/1/2007 77 Male 190 lb 2/2/2007 Consumer United States
Therapeutic Agent Toxicity Hospitalization 12/27/2007 37 Female 159 lb 3/31/2008 Pharmacist United States
White Blood Cell Count Abnormal Other Serious 1/31/2008 32 Male 4/29/2008 Pharmacist United States
Neutropenia Other Serious 1/31/2008 32 Male 5/16/2008 Pharmacist United States
White Blood Cell Count Decreased Other Serious 1/6/1993 25 Female 180 lb 5/17/2008 Physician United States
Tremor Other Serious 1/1/2007 Male 160 lb 6/4/2008 Other Health Professional United States
Suicidal Ideation Other Serious 8/1/2007 Female 6/9/2008 Consumer United States
Suicidal Ideation Hospitalization 8/1/2007 Female 6/2/2008 United States
Tremor Other Serious 1/1/2007 Male 160 lb 6/18/2008 Other Health Professional United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 5/1/2000 Male 7/1/2008 Other Health Professional United States
Suicidal Ideation Hospitalization 8/1/2007 Female 6/20/2008 United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 1/1/2005 50 Female 7/2/2008 Consumer United States
Metrorrhagia Other Serious 1/1/2006 45 Female 200 lb 6/27/2008 Other Health Professional United States
Prostatic Specific Antigen Increased 1/1/2006 74 Male 212 lb 7/7/2008 Consumer United States
Therapeutic Agent Toxicity Hospitalization 4/20/2008 66 Male 7/7/2008 Pharmacist United States
Renal Disorder 1/1/2000 65 Female 8/22/2008 Consumer United States
Thyroiditis Life Threatening 53 Female 8/25/2008 Pharmacist United States
Pain In Extremity 1/1/2008 Male 175 lb 9/17/2008 Consumer United States
Feeling Abnormal 8/1/2007 50 Female 145 lb 9/23/2008 United States
Victim Of Sexual Abuse 10/9/2007 Female 150 lb 9/23/2008 United States
Weight Increased Hospitalization 12/1/2003 56 Female 118 lb 9/24/2008 Other Health Professional United States
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Other Serious 60 Male 9/25/2008 United States
Platelet Count Decreased Hospitalization 1/8/2008 61 Female 11/4/2008 Consumer
Urinary Tract Infection Other Serious 6/4/2001 Female 185 lb 11/25/2008 Consumer United States
Syncope Other Serious 10/4/2008 56 Female 175 lb 11/29/2008 United States
Tooth Infection Other Serious 1/1/2003 63 Female 11/26/2008 United States
Product Tampering Other Serious 12/4/2008 43 Female 163 lb 12/12/2008 Consumer United States
Hypersomnia 7/23/2008 71 Female 115 lb 1/7/2009 Consumer United States
Metrorrhagia Other Serious 1/1/2006 45 Female 198 lb 1/7/2009 Other Health Professional United States
Paranoia 1/1/2007 67 Female 1/13/2009 Consumer United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 59 Female 178 lb 2/10/2009 United States
Priapism Hospitalization 2/9/2009 Male 109 lb 2/23/2009 Other Health Professional United States
Wound Infection Other Serious Female 160 lb 2/24/2009 Consumer United States
Deafness Bilateral Other Serious 1/1/2009 Female 3/11/2009 Physician United States
Urticaria Hospitalization 8/1/2007 Female 150 lb 3/11/2009 United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 1/1/2006 Female 3/23/2009 Consumer United States
Vitamin D Deficiency Other Serious 4/15/2003 53 Female 284 lb 4/3/2009 United States
Weight Increased Other Serious 1/1/2006 Female 4/9/2009 Consumer United States
Libido Increased Other Serious 1/1/2009 54 Female 4/4/2009 Consumer United States


Alex has a tangent on the lack of hurricane preparedness. Jamual has a tangent about Josh Doctson. Steve has a tangent about the skins sellout streak. With a number of WR's injured the Redskins had to make a few moves. We break down the Colts defense or lack there of and try not to make too many jokes about Ryan Grant.