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Special Committee formed to fix compensation for the owners in metro rail corridors
Owners of 86 properties on the Narayanaguda-Chikkadpally road categorised as occupants of the Government Vested Municipal (GVM) properties will be getting about Rs. 35,000 per sq.yard as per the price decided by a special committee for widening roads across the three metro rail corridors.
In all, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has drawn up an action plan to take over more than 500 properties on some of the busiest road sections by December end, said Additional Commissioner (Planning) K. Dhananjaya Reddy. While the right of way for the elevated metro rail is 100 ft roads, the government has decided to go for 150 ft to 200 ft in certain sections to facilitate smoother flow of traffic during construction and also as per the master plan specifications.
A high powered committee consisting GHMC Special Deputy Collector of Land Acquisition, Executive Engineer of Hyderabad Metro Rail's respective corridor and HMR General Manager (Land Management) apart from Mr. Reddy was formed to fix 'ex gratia' for owners of GVM properties to speed up land acquisition across the three routes.
The panel had also finalised a rate of Rs. 35,000 for about 19 GVM properties on the L.B. Nagar-Chaderghat road and Rs. 32,000 for some properties on the Chaderghat-Model School road. It had first had fixed a price of Rs. 45,000 for GVMs identified on the Greenlands-Ameerpet road though the land acquisition process for the stretch is currently in the High Court.
Coast is as good as clear for the first two stages where the construction of piers is in full swing – Nagole to Mettuguda on first stage (Line Three - Nagole to Raidurg) and second stage of Miyapur to S.R.Nagar (Line One – Miyapur to L.B.Nagar). Last week, the civic body has begun demolishing 26 properties near 'Maqbara' (Erragadda) following prolonged negotiations and agreement on compensation of Rs.45, 000 a sq.yard.
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"Most had notarised documents and there was a mistaken notion that GVM properties would be acquired without any compensation. They were convinced once compensation amount was announced and cheques were issued," explained Mr. Reddy.
There were also issues of pending court cases in the civil and high courts, improper documentation of relevant papers as per the Land Acquisition Act, revalidating cheques prepared due to time lapses and reissuing the draft notification in a few cases leading to a considerable slow down in acquiring properties.
As per the latest schedule: For Line One, cheques are ready to be issued to 20-25 properties on the Chaderghat-Model School of the 57 properties and land acquisition process was initiated for 27 properties on Rangamahal-Jambagh road among which are a dozen GVM buildings.
Talks are on with six property owners on Lakidikapul-Nirankari Bhavan road, six more properties from Khairatabad junction to Punjagutta and another six till Ameerpet. Onwards till Erragadda there are 11 properties to be taken over at Sundarnagar and 53 other properties are in various stages of acquisition, he said.
Apart from 16 buildings identified near the Bharatnagar station, 297 properties will be acquired between Erragadda-Kukatpally to widen the road to 200 ft. A draft notification to take 114 plus 50 properties has been issued.
For Line Two - Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) to Falaknuma, 250 land acquisition awards were passed for properties between Musheerabad to Narayanaguda, 158 handed over and 93 are in different stages. From Narayanaguda-Kachiguda, 71 buildings are to be acquired with 18 of them Central Government owned, the additional commissioner added.
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Wayne Krivsky brought in Josh Fogg and had Matt Belisle competing for that fifth spot, but so far neither is any more than hit machines. We knew that about Fogg (nobody else wanted him and he signed with the Reds for far below what he wanted), and Belisle continues to look like a minor league pitcher. That's only the first problem.
In the bullpen, the much heralded Bill Bray continues to be kerosene on an open fire, coming in today and not getting an out while allowing two hits and both of them scoring when Lincoln was brought in. Lincoln, for all the "Stuff" he supposedly has, seems to just blow up and the hits keep on coming. Today he walked two and allowed three hits in two innings of work. It gets shaky after that with Weathers being a question mark.
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Dr. Raul Mendez, another physician involved in the case, recommended a series of follow-up tests. One of them showed that the woman had the factor V Leiden mutation, which also increases the risk of blood clots.
So it was the combination of grapefruit juice, the estrogen in the birth control pill, the clot-inducing mutation and just sitting in the car in a position that narrowed the blood vessel, that threatened amputation of the leg, Grande said.
This means there is no great lesson for people in general from the episode, she said. "Grapefruit juice is not a threat to society at large," she said. "It is very healthy in most cases. I believe this was a unique situation, and it should not discourage people from eating grapefruit."
Still, it's best for someone who intends to embark on an unusual diet, such as one that includes a lot of grapefruit, to consult a doctor about possible interactions with any medications that the person might be taking, Grande said.
"You should consult a physician about any major change in lifestyle," she said.
Its not fair to blame the grapefruit for the woman's problem, said Dr. Alan Blum, a professor of family medicine at the University of Alabama. The effects of the long auto trip she took and the oral contraceptive she was taking would be "far greater risks for a deep vein thrombosis than a total of three grapefruits over three days," Blum said.
"The bottom line is that grapefruit remains a healthful, I'd even call it essential, food for the vast majority of people," he said. "The scary message from this case report, if widely disseminated, will do far more harm than good to public health."
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Do you wonder what happens on the farms that produce your food? Do you believe you have a right to know how animals raised for food are treated?
In the last few years, the farm industry has been driving the introduction of "ag-gag" or "whistleblower suppression" bills in state legislatures across the country. The purpose of these bills is to criminalize acts related to investigating the day-to-day activities of industrial farms, including the recording, possession or distribution of photos, video and/or audio at a farm. Such investigations have previously formed the basis of animal cruelty prosecutions and spurred reforms to protect the safety of our food supply.
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Ursula is a sweet dog who has a lot of love to give! This pretty girl may be shy at first, especially around stangers, but once she gets to know you, she'll never leave your side. With the help of her favorite toys, she'll soon warm up for plenty of playtime with her new family.
This smart pup already knows how to sit and she'd be thrilled to have you teach her a few more tricks, too. Although Urusla loves her human companions, she may benefit from training to help improve her manners. Ursula would do best as the only dog in a home with teens-and-up. Adopt Ursula today!
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The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) in Urbana, IL., handled more than 167,000 calls involving pets exposed to possibly poisonous substances in 2014. Nearly 16% of those calls were from pet parents whose pets got into medicines intended for human use, putting this category at the top of the toxin list for the seventh year in a row.
Here are the 10 most common pet toxins of 2014 ranked in order of call volume:
- Human prescription medications are most often exposed to pets, as mentioned above. The prescriptions that caused the most concern correlated with the most popular medications prescribed to humans.
- Over-the-counter medications, including herbal and other natural supplements, attracted greater concern this year than in previous years resulting in approximately 25,000 calls. This category is exceptionally large, encompassing more than 6,900 different products.
- Insecticides dropped to the third slot this year, comprising 9.1% of calls to the APCC (15,000 cases). These products can be very dangerous, especially if the label directions are not followed.
- Household items were the cause for concern in more than 13,500 cases, especially paints and cleaning products.
- Human foods are appealing to pets, especially dogs. Dogs can get into serious trouble by ingesting onions, garlic, grapes, raisins and xylitol, a sugar substitute which can be life-threatening for animals. Approximately 13,200 cases involved human foods in 2014.
- Veterinary medications made up 7% of total cases in 2014. Pet parents should be aware that chewable medications are very tasty and pets might ingest an entire bottle if it is not kept out of their reach.
- Chocolate ingestion is very common. At the APCC, chocolate calls make up 6% of the total call volume—more than 30 calls a day! The darker the chocolate, the more potential it has to do harm.
- Plants represent approximately 5% of the calls to the APCC and moved up a spot since 2014. Most of these calls involve cats and houseplants.
- Rodenticides are made to kill mice and rats, but they can also kill pets if ingested. APCC handled more than 7,500 calls about rodenticides last year.
- Lawn and garden products round out the top ten, accounting for about 2.7% of all calls. Many of these exposures occurred because people did not store lawn and garden products out of the reach of pets.
Want more poison control information at your fingertips? Download our free APCC by ASPCA mobile app, which features a searchable database of more than 275 toxins as well as helpful information for pet parents of dogs, cats, horses and birds. The app helps users quickly and accurately identify common hazards.
If you have any reason to suspect your pet has ingested something toxic, please contact your veterinarian or the Animal Poison Control Center's 24-hour hotline at (888) 426-4435.
When an animal has been through trauma, the ASPCA Animal Hospital has all the tools, experience and expertise needed to provide life-saving care. But although we are pros at administering medicine and conducting surgery, we know there is only one proven treatment that can heal broken a heart: a loving "forever home." Here is the story of one such patient, a cat named Dulcinea.
In June 2014, Dulcinea (Dulcie for short) was found as a stray on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, New York. She arrived at the ASPCA Animal Hospital in pain, suffering from unknown trauma that left her with lower jaw wounds and a burn on her back. She underwent surgery to remove the damaged skin tissue, and was soon transferred to the ASPCA Adoption Center to begin her search for a forever home.
At the Adoption Center, Dulcie grew increasingly standoffish. She was wary of people and animals, and it became apparent that her harrowing history had left her with lingering emotional wounds. She was having trouble wooing potential adopters until, four months later, a woman named Susan S. showed up and changed everything.
Last year, Susan lost both of her cats, Marabou and Molly-Plume, to lymphoma less than six months apart. Devastated and missing her feline companions, she agreed to join her daughter, an ASPCA volunteer named Allana, on a trip to our Adoption Center. "Of course we looked around at the cats who needed a home," Susan recalls. "That's when a feline behaviorist introduced me to a quiet little 16-month-old female cat who didn't like being caged, didn't like other cats and didn't like people much, either."
Although Dulcie was, in Susan's words, "physically well but socially reticent," Susan was intrigued by the green-eyed kitty. "When she came out of her cage to meet me, she seemed relatively relaxed and allowed me to stroke her head and scratch her chin." At home that night, Susan's couldn't stop thinking about Dulcie, so she returned the next day and made the adoption official. "Although I have had a shelter cat or two all my adult life, Duclie is the first one with an ASPCA 'pedigree,'" she says with a smile.
At Susan's apartment in Manhattan, Dulcie made herself right at home. Susan says, "On arrival, she got a quiet private room, a cozy bed and all her necessities right at paw…Food, water ,litter box, scratching board, small toys. Within a day, she made it clear that she wanted to leave her room to explore. She promptly made the full apartment her own."
Over the next six months, Dulcie continued to transform. "She has flourished in every possible way," Susan says proudly. "Her weight has gone from 7.5 pounds to a pleasingly round 10 pounds. Her coat has grown plush and glossy. She has found both her voice (chirp as well as meow) and her purr." Dulcie now spends her days playing, chasing her toys, and enjoying the sweet life Susan has given her.
Susan adds, "Dulcie is not a cuddler but she is delightfully companionable. She routinely goes to her bed when I go to my bed at night, to her chair when I go to my chair at the end of the day. She's also exceptionally intelligent and resourceful. It is a 'happy tail indeed!'"
After traumatic injuries and a terrifying ordeal on the expressway, Dulcie was clearly ready for a peaceful, happy home—and fortunately, she found it with Susan. Congratulations to this happy pair!
Every now and then, we come across special adoptable pets that need a little extra help finding a home. This week, we're shining our Adoption Spotlight on Kissy, Jack and Janet—a trio of playful Akitas who are sure to make their future adopters very happy!
Kissy, Jack and Janet came to the ASPCA after being rescued by the Oregon Humane Society from a large, commercial breeding facility. Their life in the facility had left them terrified of human contact, so they were sent to the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, New Jersey. Over their four-month course of treatment, each dog's sweet and special personality began to shine through. At the Rehab Center, they learned how to enjoy everyday activities like going for walks, being pet, coming when called and—most importantly—trusting humans again. Now these loving pups are ready to find their forever homes:
Kissy is a curious 5-year-old girl. She may be shy at first, but don't let that fool you—this pretty lady would love nothing more than to play with you and her favorite squeaky toys! Kissy likes to play with other dogs and would be thrilled to go home with a patient adopter who can love and care for her.
Looking for a goofy, but clever, new best friend? Jack is your guy. This sweet boy loves going for walks and playing with his favorite toys. Jack loves his dog friends, but may need some training to help improve his manners.
Janet is an energetic girl who loves snow and zooming around a fenced yard! She can be reserved around new people, but this curious girl will warm up for walks through the woods with her new family. Janet likes other dogs and would love to go to a household with a dog friend she can play with.
These sweet dogs have been through a lot and they have so much love to give. They would like nothing more than to find forever families to call their own. If you're interested in adopting or want to learn more about Kissy or Jack, please visit www.bigeastakitarescue.net or call (609) 388-7004. For more information on Janet, please visit www.sammyshope.org.


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Perezhogin doesn't deserve to be ahead of many good prospects right now, including Woywitka.
He's been very slow to adjust to North American play, he's a fairly plain player, not terribly creative, and doesn't work hard enough.
I interviewed him once, and he's a bit of a weird kid - kind of laid back and he plays laid back too. I don't think he'll be a great player.
i dunno doc... usually i'm all about your analysis but this guy has had success everywhere he's played and he's been a lot better lately and although i'm not sure how good he'll turn up... i just think he'll atleast be a good 2nd line player if he gets support...
as for everyone picking vaananen over ribeiro... i dunno, maybe its just been because i've seen more of ribeiro ( i live in mtl) than vaananen (whom i haven't seen that much of) but he's our leading scorer, he's getting better every game, he's got more points that players like lecavalier, richards, gagne, bonk, etc... and he's got a lot less of a supporting cast than any of those guys
my picks...
i guess grebeshkov (but i dont think for long)
wowitka (because he's older mostly... alex has a higher ceiling by far)
hamhuis (he's further along )
parise (although i think both wil be solid pros - ALL you kings fans will regret passing on this guy IMO)
btw, why so much hab haters?
i almost get the feeling we could put a poll of whos better between komi and mike van ryn and most of you would vote for van ryn...
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British GP victor Mark Webber has committed to Red Bull for 2013, with the team announcing that their driver line-up will be unchanged for next season.
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Mark Webber has committed to the Red Bull team for the 2013 season.
The Australian has been heavily linked with a move to Ferrari, but has opted instead to stay with the Milton Keynes outfit.
"No big surprise there, suspect they needed to sign him up before somebody else did. Like Ferrari," tweeted Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle.
The team have also confirmed that 'as Sebastian Vettel is already contracted to Red Bull Racing, this confirms the Team's 2013 driver line-up.'
"As there was a strong desire from both sides to continue the partnership, it was a logical decision to extend our relationship and it is with great pleasure that we confirm Mark will drive for us in 2013," confirmed team boss Christian Horner.
In a statement announcing his contract extension, this weekend's British GP victor said: "I've been with Red Bull Racing since 2007 and have achieved nine grand prix wins during that time. I'm high on confidence at the moment and firing on all cylinders. I know the Team well and I'm very comfortable here; we have grown together over the years and it feels like absolutely the right thing to stay with Red Bull for another season.
"The Team is constantly working hard to improve in all areas and we've shown that together we can win races. It's great to be able to make this announcement off the back of the win in Silverstone at the weekend and I'm looking forward to competing on the edge and pushing myself in every race again next season."
The announcement effectively marks the first major piece of next year's driver line-up falling into place and is bound to have significant ramifications on the destination of other top-line stars.
Most critically of all, the news that a vacancy at Red Bull will not now be available heightens the expectation that Lewis Hamilton, whose contract with McLaren expires at the end of the year, will stay on as Jenson Button's team-mate.
Ferrari, however, have been left in a quandary. Webber is widely believed to have been the team's favoured replacement for the under-performing Felipe Massa, but the Australian's decision to stay at Red Bull may now hand the Brazilian an unexpected reprieve. Sergio Perez and Paul di Resta remain alternative options if Ferrari do, though, decide to dispense with Massa's services.
Webber, who turns 36 next month, said he had talked to Ferrari about a possible move but in the end decided that continuity was more important.
"There were discussions with Ferrari, but my decision was to stay here," he said. "I virtually know everyone's shoe size! I know everyone's names, I know how everyone ticks and I know all the departments which is very, very important for a driver. There's a whole raft of factors."
The most important factor of all in Webber's thinking, however, is surely Red Bull's position as defending two-time World Constructors' Champions.
The decision also means that his partnership with Vettel, currently in its fourth season, is set to continue for another year at least.
The two have not seen eye-to-eye on occasion - most notably when both were title contenders in 2010 - but Webber insisted that the pairing is a proven one.
"Obviously with Seb, we've worked very, very close together for a long period of time now. I think no-one would really have envisaged how long we have worked together, so that's probably been a bit of a surprise," he admitted.
"There are not many team-mates staying together for that long in Formula One, but it's proved to be a successful partnership with both of us working very hard with the key technical members of the team. It's been a potent operation.
"We're still competitive when we hit the track, no question about it, especially in 2010 and this year. Last year there wasn't much racing between Sebastian and I, but in 2009, 2010 and this year, there have been some great battles.
"That's been enjoyable for the team, sometimes stressful too as it's not easy for both of us to be at the front and I can understand that, as both of us are thinking about ourselves sometimes, but ultimately we know that we need to get the cars home and get the best results for us and the team."


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A Little Rock police officer who was fired and then reinstated last year by court order is suing the city for refusing to recognize his seniority when making patrol assignments.
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A ball game system for training and/or play comprising a one or more playing areas suitably large to accommodate running and jumping players, each playing area including adjacent surface areas forming a court and having distinctly different properties, such as a first surface suitable for bouncing a ball and a second surface comprised of a deformable elastic material. The system includes an automatic ball feeder and sensors for monitoring the positions and trajectories of one or more players and/or balls on the court. Options include visual displays and/or audio outputs reflective of player performance, and payment-driven operation of the system components, including a means for adjusting the degree of rebound provided by the deformable elastic surface(s).
1. A ball game system, comprising:
a planar playing surface including a surface adjacent one or more deformable elastic surfaces;
a hoop dimensioned to receive a ball and disposed at an elevated position proximate an end of the playing surface;
means for adjusting or limiting the elasticity of rebounds provided by the one or more deformable elastic surfaces;
means for receiving a payment and providing a signal indicative of a payment being made;
means operably connected to the elasticity adjusting or limiting means for controlling the elasticity adjusting or limiting means in response to the signal from the payment receiving means so as to restrict or enable player use of the one or more deformable elastic surfaces;
the one or more of deformable elastic surfaces comprise trampolines, each including a flexible fabric to which is connected about a perimeter of the flexible fabric a plurality of biasing members providing elastic forces resisting deformation of the flexible fabric; and
the elasticity adjusting or limiting means comprises an inflexible member which is operably connected to the plurality of biasing members to constrain the motion and/or extension of the plurality of biasing members; and
at least one movable piston connected to the inflexible member to move the inflexible member to a position so as to oppose the resistive forces provided by the plurality of biasing members, the at least one movable piston being controlled by the control means.
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one or more pressurizable chambers disposed below each of the deformable elastic surfaces;
pumping means for adjustably pressurizing the chambers to a pressure such that the deformation of the deformable elastic surfaces is resisted; and
pressure releasing means for adjustably returning the one or more chambers to atmospheric pressure.
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a ball feeder for delivering a ball to a point above the planar playing surface, the delivery controlled by the control means in response to the payment received; and
a ball collector for conveying balls passing through the hoop to the ball feeder.
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The present invention relates to ball games and game courts for ball games involving running and jumping, and more particularly to court systems for use in practice and/or training for and playing such games thereupon with aid of objective measurements of player performance during such training and/or playing.
The sport of basketball has been known and popular for many years. Various embodiments of the game have been developed using different numbers of players. Similarly, elastic surfaces or trampolines have been a source of entertainment for over 70 years. Among the joys of playing basketball is the ability to dribble, jump high and dunk or slam a ball into the basket. The recently developed game of SLAMBALL™ combines many of these skills.
Basketball and SLAMBALL™ have captured the interest of spectators and players of varying levels of skill, from beginner to competitive professionals. Any person desiring to develop the skills required of either game may have a difficult time doing so alone. Finding an available court is sometimes challenging for basketball players, but it is especially challenging for SLAMBALL™ players, who must find a court having a combination of rigid and elastic surfaces that will accommodate practice, training and/or play. Players improve through repeated practice and by receiving instruction from others more knowledgeable than themselves, and in particular by receiving feedback regarding their own performance through criticism and/or objective measurements.
Ball game players often find that they do not receive sufficient shooting or slamming practice during normal team practices. Thus, there is a continuing need for persons desiring to improve their skills to practice independently and in a time-efficient manner, where a great deal of time is not lost chasing after loose balls rather than shooting or slamming. Several types of basketball retrieval apparatuses that automatically return a ball to a player are known in the art, but none address the court availability or performance improvement quantification problems, i.e. they do not address the need to objectively measure performance during either a practice session or an actual game. There are player skill parameters, referred to herein as "metrics", for which traditional means for measuring performance (e.g., a stopwatch) are insufficient. In the games of basketball and SLAMBALL™, these include measures of the vertical heights from a playing surface that a player attains, as well as statistics related to successful and unsuccessful slam-dunks. Means for quantifying such skills in the context of a practice session or an actual game would be highly desirable.
There is also a need for those players desiring training and instruction to receive it in a cost-efficient manner. A system allowing either individualized or group on-court instruction would be highly advantageous.
The objects set forth above as well as further and other objects and advantages of the present invention are achieved by the embodiments of the invention described hereinbelow.
The present invention provides a basketball and/or SLAMBALL™ court system enabling practice and skills development. The court system may be used by a single player or multiple players on the same court, or in alternative embodiments, one or more players on one court may compete against one or more players on a different court.
In preferred embodiments, the system includes at least one SLAMBALL™ court equipped with automated components facilitating practice and play. Operation of the automated components is controlled by a central computer, typically in response to a payment received from the player(s) wishing to use the facility. The system can be used for leisure or as an entertainment attraction similar to baseball/softball batting cages and soccer kicking cages. Several embodiments of the invention include sensors for measuring the athletic performance and/or skill level of the player or players on the court. Such performance information ("metrics") can serve a multitude of purposes. A single individual may wish to assess his or her own performance objectively, for example, to compete against themselves. The metrics may also be used to individualize training to be provided, or to compete against other players' performances.
Game courts may also be used by competing teams of offensive and defensive players on the same court, or by competing teams on different courts (i.e., in multi-court embodiments.) For example, two teams simultaneously competing against one another with appropriate offensive and defensive metrics can also use a two-court embodiment. Any number of courts can be included in the system, in configurations of competition and practice as desired. In practice mode, an automatic ball feeder delivers a basketball to a player at a selected speed and trajectory to a desired point.
In a basic form, the system includes a playing area including a planar playing surface (such as a basketball or SLAMBALL™ court), a hoop above the playing surface through which players attempt to shoot or slam a ball, and an automatic ball feeder that only delivers balls if the player(s) has paid for the privilege of using the court. The ball feeder operation is controlled through a mechanism, which is preferably but not necessarily a computer, that receives an indication from a payment receiving means of whether sufficient payment has been received. Payments may be made in any payment form, such as tokens, credits, cash, credit cards and arcade-type cards, and can entitle players to a certain amount of system use time, a certain number of delivered balls (determined by a ball counter), or any other predetermined measure of system usage. It is preferred to have some type of sectioning means surrounding the playing area for preventing loose balls from traveling too far, perhaps into adjacent playing areas.
The playing surface may comprise a typical basketball (parquet) floor, or alternatively a resilient surface adjacent one or more deformable elastic surfaces, such as trampolines that are well known in the art. Trampoline construction is well known, involving a sturdy membrane or fabric suspended by a plurality of coil springs each attached to the fabric on one end and to a stationary element on their respective other ends. A detailed description of SLAMBALL™ court surfaces may be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0013560. Artisans will appreciate that other materials may be used in the construction of the deformable surfaces while remaining within the scope and intent of the invention. For the protection of leaping players, it is preferred to dispose a layer of padding about the perimeter of the deformable surfaces, i.e. at the interfaces of the resilient and deformable surfaces. The deformable surfaces can exhibit a variety or uniformity of shapes, such as squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, ellipsoids, trapezoids, hexagons, and octagons.
In an alternative embodiment, player use of the system can be limited by a means for adjusting the elasticity of rebounds provided by the one or more deformable elastic surfaces. A number of means will be described in detail below with reference to the figures of the drawing. Several such means rely on the use of hydraulic pistons to counter the elastic forces provided by component springs of the trampoline that give the trampoline its 'bounciness'. Another approach involves pressurizing one or more chambers below the deformable surface to greater than atmospheric pressures, thereby reducing the extent of deformation possible of the deformable surfaces.
A non-obtrusive ball collector is preferably deployed below the hoop for conveying balls passing through the hoop to the ball feeder. In a preferred embodiment, the ball collector comprises netting sleeve disposed circumferentially below the hoop and forming a channel of sufficient diameter to accommodate the balls passing through the hoop. Other ball collectors, such as sheets of flexible polymeric materials similarly dimensioned and positioned could equally be used. One or more sensors disposed at the hoop and/or ball feeder indicates whether a shot or slam has been successful, i.e. by sensing whether a ball has passed through the hoop.
In yet another embodiment, a plurality of sensors outputs to the computer position and trajectory information related to the one or more players and the ball(s) on a court. The computer accepts this sensor information, and from it creates an output indicative of the movement of the one or more players and ball. The output can be visual, such as the display of player metrics, time, score, distance or angle from the hoop, etc . . . , and/or audio, such as simulated crowd noise or training instruction to a player in response to his or her measured athletic performance. The computer and sensors have the ability to differentiate between various players on a court, and can determine whether shot and/or slam attempts have been successful, or perhaps missed or blocked. Player metrics are directly related to the skill level of a player, and can include a variety of parameters, such as vertical height(s) jumped, percentage of successful shots or slams or blocks, overall number of successful shots or slams, number of jumps, average jump height, hang time, score, and others. These may optionally be represented as a function of time, deformable surface elasticity, hoop height, etc. The sensors may also be useful in determining whether players adhere to particular game rules. For example, in the game "around the world", players shoot balls at the hoop from predetermined, progressive positions (such as, for example, those indicated by reference numerals 53 in
In addition to controlling, in alternate embodiments, adjustable position of hoop and/or backboard, the ball feeder, elasticity adjusting means, sensors and output devices, the control mechanism may optionally control a camera for recording, in still photos or on videotape, a practice session or game played.
As mentioned above, the invention provides several configurations including multiple playing areas, which may be used independently or in combinations for competition. The multiple playing areas are, in some configurations, defined by a large single playing surface having multiple courts separated from one another by a sectioning means. The sectioning means may comprise a net, wall or some other type of divider that separates players and prevents loose balls from traveling to other courts, or alternatively the sectioning means may comprise a simple marking on the surface that does not present a physical impediment to players who wish to play a "full court" version of basketball or SLAMBALL™.
Distinct playing areas may each be equipped with independent ball capture and ball feeder mechanisms, but in one preferred form of the invention the playing areas are located around a single, central ball feeder responsible for delivering balls to all of the playing areas.
For a better understanding of the present invention, together with other and further objects thereof, reference is made to the accompanying drawing and detailed description, wherein:
FIGS. 1B,C are schematic illustrations of support mechanisms that allow repositioning of a hoop and backboard used in the system;
FIGS. 2A,B are schematic illustrations of trampolines and a hydraulic piston elasticity control means;
FIGS. 5A,B are schematic illustrations of multi-court embodiments of the system.
The present invention provides a system of one or more automated game courts, such as basketball or SLAMBALL™ courts, upon which one or more players can play or practice to improve their skills.
With reference to
Hoop 6 is located at an elevated position above the court 4, and is typically accompanied by a backboard 14. With reference to
Payment means 12 comprises any mechanism adapted to receive, for example, game tokens or arcade-type cards, credit cards or cash. A payment made entitles one or more players to commensurate use of the system. Payments may entitle the player(s) to a predetermined playing time, as measured by a timer 9 in control mechanism or computer 10, a predetermined number of balls to be delivered by ball feeder 8, or other means for limiting play (such as described below.) The term computer, as used herein, is understood to mean a generic device including a microprocessor and input/output means in electrical communication with the various system components so as to enable control over the system components configured in a particular system. In certain embodiments of the present invention, simpler mechanisms known in the art for controlling usage, for example, of batting or soccer cages may be similarly employed for limiting usage of the system.
Court 4 is preferably, though not necessarily, comprised of a flat, resilient surface, such as a basketball parquet, that will support players running and dribbling on it, and one or more co-planar deformable elastic surfaces, such as trampolines 16, each of which is lined with padding 18. The trampoline(s) 16 may have any variety of shapes, such as squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, ellipsoids, trapezoids, hexagons, and octagons. They are preferably arranged so as to enable players to bounce on them as they attempt to slam balls through the hoop. In one embodiment, their arrangement is similar to that of courts used in the popular SLAMBALL™ game. Because the trampolines require a region below the planar surface into which they may deform, the court is either elevated, or alternatively below each trampoline there exists a below-ground pit.
With reference to
Other means for controlling the elasticity of the trampolines 16 are also possible. One alternative (not shown) consists of pressurizing a closed region, or locating inflatable reservoirs, below the material 20 of the trampoline to a pressure that provides a sufficient resistance to the deformation of the elastic surface allowed by the springs 22. A controllable pump and discharge valve for each trampoline is required for such an embodiment.
With reference again to
In a preferred embodiment illustrated in
Computer 10 uses the position and trajectory information output from the sensors 44,46 to compute various player and/or team metrics, and/or to create a visual or audio output relative to the computed metrics.
Simpler alternatives to the three dimensional player-tracking sensing system can also be employed. For example, a simple ball counter or an electronic eye or sensor attached to the rim and or backboard can keep track of the number of successful and failed attempts and will capture such information which will then be transmitted to a computer controlled audio and scoring metric system.
Also illustrated is a pair of speakers 52 shown as embedded in scoreboard 50, but they are not required to be. The audio output that computer 10 causes speakers 52 to create is preferably responsive to the measured performance of the player(s) on the court. For example, speakers 52 may simulate crowd jeers and/or cheers in response to a made shot or slam. Alternatively, when system 2 is being operated in Training Mode, as opposed to Play Mode, the audio output may include training instruction individualized to a particular player based on his or her motions as detected by the sensors 44,46. Optionally, a camera 56 may record for the player(s) or coach(es) the action that occurs on the court. In a commercial pay-to-play environment, the camera may capture still photos or short movies on video tape of a game or practice session for sale to a user of the system.
The automated ball feeder (and collector), means for adjusting the hoop and/or backboard position, payment receiving means, and elasticity control means and sensing system features are not mutually exclusive; system 2 may be configured with each feature individually or in various combinations.
With reference to
As noted above, the system 2 may be used in multiple modes: Training (individual or team), and Playing (single or multiple courts, single or multiple players on each court.) The particular mode selected will determine what metrics are displayed on the scoreboards associated with the court(s) being used. Each use of the system, however, is preceded by the receipt of a payment from those desiring system usage. System computer 10 will then prompt the participants for answers to questions in order to select options and settings for the courts (e.g., hoop height, elasticity, etc.) As discussed, players may be required to wear some article that allows the system sensors (if selected for use) to detect and differentiate the players from each other. Various offensive and defensive metrics can then be more easily measured and maintained.
The system response for a single player practice session is represented in Table One, which reflects the visual (scoreboard 50 display) and audio (speaker 52 ) outputs created by the system computer 10 in response to the metrics reflected.
The system response for a team (one offensive, one defensive player) training session is represented in Table Two:
Although the invention has been described with respect to various embodiments, it should be realized this invention is also capable of a wide variety of further and other embodiments within the spirit of the invention.
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If the ace % is any guide the unreturned-serve % is probably not much different. Remember, the % of points won by aces is nearly identical between the AO and the USO, and as I like to point out the % of unreturned serves has almost certainly increased since the '90s, which, much like the % of service games won, doesn't support the "surface slowdown" talking points.
I'm not sure if you've done stats for multiple matches, but if you had, you'd immediately notice that the no of errors forced by the serve is always significantly more than the no of aces.
what was the gap b/w AO and USO , ace % for those years, 0.7% ?
that'd increase quite a bit more , if you included errors forced by the serve to get the total % of won off the serve alone.
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And again I return to my main point: if players are holding serve and winning more free points than possibly ever per these stats, then what does it matter whether the surfaces are slower? And you can't point to the racquets as the main culprit, either, because 1) again whatever advantages they afford the returner are somehow offset by the server's own advantages, and 2) the net stats today do not show such a big divergence from those of previous eras (or at least the last couple decades). Then what's the problem?
yes, it matters, because those service games are being won more from the baseline through rallies and not because of the conditions aiding the serve that much.
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That's why I say people are missing the big picture when they focus so much on the courts/racquets. Despite all the complaints the fundamentals of tennis haven't changed all that much. What have really changed are the players, and these changes began long before the so-called surface slowdown/racquet revolution.
I agree that the focus on courts/racquets is more than what it should be and the focus on coaches/players themselves is less than what it should be. But you IMO you are stretching in the opposite direction.
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Two Unusual Spellings of [m]: <mn> and <mb>
1. The sound [m] is spelled <mn> in six words:
In all six words the <mn> is in the same place. Is it at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the word? ___________
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The Latin words all had the <mn> in the middle, where it was easy to pronounce the [n], but in English the <mn> is at the end of the word, where it is hard to pronounce. So we just leave out the [n] and pronounce the <mn> as [m].
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4. The sound [m] is spelled <mb> in the following eleven words:
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|Old English, climban
|Old English, comb
|Old English, cruma
|Old English, dumb
|Old English, lamb
|Old English, lim
|Old English, niman
|Old English, thuma
|Latin, tumba
|Old English, wamb
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