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A golf game uses radio signals from golf clubs to signal to a central computer for automatic score-keeping by the computer. Sensors in each hole also send signals to the computer on the completion of each hole play for each golfer. The golf clubs are distinguishable by the computer according to their radio frequencies or digital or other signal processing and coding encoding. The golf clubs include transmitters in their handles which emit radio signals when the clubs are struck against preferably special golf balls, which incorporate magnets or other sensed qualities in their structure; the clubs include magnetic or other corresponding sensors. Each player, upon starting the game, inputs his/her name or initials along with an identification of the specific club he/she has selected to use on the course. Scores are reported optionally at each hole, and a final score is reported by the computer at the conclusion of play.
1. In a game for players, of the type having a ball, a plurality of clubs for striking the ball, and holes into which the ball may fall, and wherein scores are maintained, the improvement comprising:
a ball-strike sensor associated with each respective club;
a transmitter associated with each respective club, the transmitter being coupled to the ball-strike sensor of the respective club for emitting a signal upon striking the ball, the signal being unique to the respective club and distinguishable from signals of all others of the clubs;
receiver means for receiving the signals, the receiver means including signal identifying means for determining the respective club which has struck the ball;
processing means for calculating and keeping scores, the processing means being coupled to the receiver means;
ball-in-hole sensors, coupled to the processing means, for reporting presence of the ball in each of the holes; and
score-displaying means, coupled to the processing means, for selectively exhibiting a score of the respective club.
2. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the ball-strike sensor includes means for distinguishing ball contact from other contacts with objects other than the ball.
3. The improvement according to claim 2, wherein
the ball includes means for generating a permanent magnetic field and
the ball-strike sensor includes a magnetic sensor responsive to the magnetic field,
wherein the club sends the signal to the processing means only when the ball is struck.
4. The improvement according to claim 3, wherein the club includes a ball-striking face, the face includes a cover of non-magnetic material, and the magnetic sensor is disposed in adjacent the face behind the material.
5. The improvement according to claim 2, wherein the ball-strike sensor includes selectively a force sensor, an optical sensor, and a magnetic sensor.
6. The improvement according to claim 2, wherein
the ball includes selectively optical and magnetic properties,
the ball-strike sensor includes a force sensor, and
the ball-strike sensor includes an other sensor being selectively an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor responsive to selectively the optical and magnetic properties of the ball.
7. The improvement according to claim 2, further including a plurality of the ball, and wherein
each one of the balls includes an infra-red optical identification marking, and
the ball-strike sensor includes
an impact sensor and an optical scanner for reading the identification marking of each one of the balls.
8. The improvement according to claim 2, further including a plurality of the ball, and wherein
each one of the balls includes a unique identification marking being selectively an optical marking and an electronic marking, and
the ball-strike sensor includes
means for reading the identification marking of each one of the balls.
9. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter includes an antenna in an elongated handle of the respective club.
10. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the clubs include respective unique identifying indicia observable by the players and the score-displaying means selectively shows the indicia when reporting scores.
11. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the score-displaying means includes a plurality of hole displays, each of the hole displays being located adjacent a respective one of the holes.
12. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the score-displaying means includes a printer for making a hard copy of a final score.
13. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the score-displaying means includes an input device and a confirmation display of player names.
14. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the score-displaying means provides information including selectively player names, order of play, hole scores, hole-in-one announcements, instructions, and final scores.
15. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the score-displaying means includes selectively voice announcements, audible alarms, and lights.
16. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the signals are distinguishable by incorporating various different electronic signal processing methods.
17. The improvement according to claim 16, wherein the signals are distinguishable selectively by
being transmitted on various different radio frequencies,
incorporating various different digital codes,
digital compression, and
selectively phase coding and other signal processing methods.
18. In a plurality of clubs for striking balls, the improvement comprising:
a ball-strike sensor associated with each respective club;
a transmitter associated with each respective club, the transmitter being electrically coupled to the ball-strike sensor of the respective club for emitting an electrical signal upon striking the ball, the signal being unique to the respective club and distinguishable from signals of all others of the clubs whereby any of the plurality of clubs may be identified upon striking a ball.
19. The improvement according to claim 18, wherein the transmitter includes an antenna in an elongated handle of the respective club.
20. The improvement according to claim 18, including a ball wherein:
the ball includes selectively optical patterns and magnetic fields; and
the ball-strike sensor includes, for distinguishing ball contact from other contacts with objects other than the ball, selectively a force sensor, an optical sensor, and a magnetic sensor.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to games of the type having a ball, a plurality of clubs for striking the ball, and holes into which balls may fall, and more particularly to such games with automatic scoring devices.
2. Description of the Related Art
Mini golf has been in use for many years, with courses of typically 9 or 18 holes. Scoring is typically done manually by each player, sometimes resulting in arguments between players as to whether the proper score has been written by the player. Players also may lose scorecards or pencils, or may not wish to carry them. There is a need for automatic scoring of each player at each hole and for a central means for reporting scores to the players.
Several U.S. patents are concerned with the field of the invention.
Nicholls et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,052, shows a golf course hole-in-one detector.
McEvoy, U.S. Pat. No. 1,840,406, shows a mechanical stroke counter attached to a golf club. The counter is augmented when a ball is struck.
Reising, U.S. Pat. No. 5,370,389, discloses golf balls which include bar codes for identification of the individual balls. FIG. 7 shows a computer 118 connected to a plurality of sensors.
Valentino, U.S. Pat. No. 5,132,622, shows a golf ball having a metal center which is magnetically detectable.
Wang et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,106, shows radio location of golf course positions using different radio frequencies.
Gordon, U.S. Pat. No. 3,891,221, shows a magnetic golf ball. The magnetic properties of the ball are not used for sensing.
Jetton, U.S. Pat. No. 3,104,879, shows cables running to a central computer from various golf holes having golf ball sensors.
Golf clubs with impact sensors are disclosed by Wilhelm, U.S. Pat. No. 4,991,850, and by Allen, U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,236. Both employ piezo-electric sensors in the golf club head to register impact against golf balls. The sensors do not appear to distinguish between impacts with golf balls and other objects.
Other U.S. Pat. Nos. are: 5,056,106 to Wang et al; 3,436,076 to Barthol; 3,868,692 to Woodward et al; 4,220,992 to Blood et al; 4,660,039 to Barricks et al; 4,879,651 to Little, Jr.; 4,940,236 to Allen; and 4,991,850 to Wilhelm.
The prior art does not disclose any device which allows automatic score-keeping for each player.
Accordingly, the present invention has an object, among others, to overcome deficiencies in the prior art such as noted above.
The invention relates to, for example, a mini golf game, although the invention will work as well in any golf game. The invention provides that at the start of play of a golf game, each player keys into a computer keyboard his/her name or initials in conjunction with an identification of a particular golf putting club selected to play the game. All golf balls used for play are coded-magnetically, optically or otherwise to cause a response when struck by the club, which contains sensors to register when a stroke has been taken. The sensors in the club are connected to a low-power radio transmitter also contained in the club which signals a central receiver in a manner unique to each club, which receiver may be located in proximity to the central computer. Thus, the computer is capable of receiving and storing the number of strokes taken by the player. Sensors in each putting hole, either optical, magnetic or otherwise, also alert the computer that a ball being played towards that hole has entered the hole, allowing the computer to determine that the player last striking a ball has completed that hole. Displays of the number of strokes taken by each player are located at each hole area, and a final display of the sum of all strokes taken during play is located at the final hole. Also located at the final hole is a printer to print out the score, total as well as hole-by-hole, for each player.
The above and other objects and the nature and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of an embodiment taken in conjunction with drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a golf course according to the invention;
FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C illustrate some methods of coding the golf balls used in the invention;
FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D show one method of detecting strokes by the club, and transmitting such strokes to a central receiver and computer;
FIG. 4 shows an arrangement that may be used in each hole for sensing the completion of play at that hole;
FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D depict the various displayed information used in the system; and
FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of the entire automatic-scoring golf course.
FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C show an alternative stroke-sensing method.
A plan view of a nine-hole mini-golf course is shown in FIG. 1. Each of the golf holes 1 through 9 contain a tee area 10, a fairway 11 and a golf hole 12. The final hole usually contains a target 13, which retains the golf balls for further use. Fairways are typically distorted and/or contain obstructions 14, which test the skill of the players. A computer 15, with its keyboard 16, display 17, and printer 18 is located adjacent to the tee of the first hole 1. Also collocated with the computer 15 is a receiver 19, with its antenna 20, the function of which will be described below. Adjacent to each golf hole 1 through 9 are displays 21 through 29, wired to computer 15 to display each players' golf score for that hole. A final display 30 gives the total score for each player in their foursome. Golf holes 31 through 39 each contain sensors which are wired to computer 15 to signify the presence of a golf ball in that hole.
Prior to the start of play, each player of a mini-golf foursome (or less) is provided with a golf ball constructed to emanate a weak magnetic field around its spherical area. Several methods of construction of such magnetically-responsive golf balls are given in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2A, previously magnetized metal rods 40 are imbedded around the spherical area of the ball 41. In FIG. 2B, previously magnetized particles 42 are molded between the ball core 43 and cover 44. In FIG. 2C, sections of previously magnetized strip 45 are cemented to a golf ball core 43 prior to applying the cover 44.
Each player then selects from one of many golf clubs, putters in the case of mini golf, individually numbered and constructed to transmit a signal from a low powered transmitter actuated when the putter head comes in close proximity to a magnetized golf ball. Each of the many putters is individually coded, by frequency, digital code, or other means, to correspond to the number printed on the top of the club grip. For a 9-hole mini-golf course, for example, at least 36 such clubs would be required if a foursome were playing on each hole. For an 18-hole course at least 72 such clubs would be required.
The construction of the magnetically-activated golf club transmitter is given in FIG. 3. FIG. 3A identifies the parts of the golf putter 46 as the putting head 47, shaft 48, grip 49, and the numbered plate 50. In FIG. 3B, a cross section of the putting head 47 is shown to contain a cavity 51 which holds a transmitting module 52, a module containing magnetic sensors 53 with impact sensors 54, and a replaceable battery 55, all held in place by a screw-in cover 56. A hole 57 through the top of the putting head 46 allows the transmitter 52 to be connected by a wire to the club shaft 48 which acts as a transmitting antenna. FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram of the putting head components. The transmitter 52 is energized through any of a set magnetically-actuated sensing switches 53, each of which is connected in series with an impact sensor 54, and battery 55 to transmit a coded pulse through antenna 48, which is the putting club's shaft.
FIG. 3D shows a top view of a putting head 47 at the moment a magnetized golf ball 41 is struck. The weak magnetic field emanated by the ball 41 closes a magnetically-actuated switch 53, and the ball strike also closes impact sensor 54. This allows transmitter 52 to be connected to battery 55, thus energizing a transmitted signal through transmitter port 57, which connects to the metal club shaft antenna 48. Four (or more) magnetically-actuated switches 53 are used each in series with an impact sensor 54, all connected in parallel, to allow for players' variations in striking the ball at any point along the club face and to accommodate right or left-handed players. The outer material of the putting head 47 is aluminum or hard rubber or any nonferrous material, with sufficient wall thickness to prevent wall collapse during normal use, while thin enough to allow the magnetic field of the ball 41 to close one of the magnetically- actuated switches 53 and to register ball impact by impact sensor 54.
In addition to the magnetized golf ball and putter-transmitter described above, each golf hole is constructed as shown in FIG. 4. The body of each golf hole 58 is built out of plastic or any other non-magnetic material. At the base of each hole, a magnetically-activated switch 59 is located to sense the presence of a magnetically-treated golf ball.
As each player in a foursome (or less) approach the first hole's tee area, the computer display 17 is as shown in FIG. 5A, which requests each player to enter their initials and club number via the keyboard 16. When all players have entered their data, the display is as shown in FIG. 5B, informing that group to begin play. The computer 15 is programmed to start scoring for each entered player until a hole sensing switch 38 is closed, which will alert the computer 15 that the player whose last stroke was received on that hole has completed that hole. When all players of a group complete each hole 1 through 9 successively, the displays 21 through 29 at each hole present the display given in FIG. 5C. When the final hole 9 has been completed by all players in a group, the final display 30 presents the information of each player's score at each hole, and total score, as shown in FIG. 5D. This information is also printed for players retention by printer 18.
A block diagram of components of the Automatically-Scoring Golf Game is given in FIG. 6. Computer 15 receives inputs from keyboard 16, receiver(s) 19 and each of the hole sensors 38. Golf clubs 46 sense strokes of golf balls 41 and transmit such information 60, each separately coded by frequency, digital code, or other multiplexing means, to receiver(s) 19 for storage by computer 15, and later scoring use. Computer outputs are to the entry display 17, intermediate hole displays 21 through 29, final display 30, and printer 18.
An alternative stroke sensing system is given in FIG. 7, where the magnetic ball is replaced with an optically-coded ball using spherically-recognized markings and the club sensing devices are a scanning optical device in conjunction with an impact sensor. For this alternate system, a similar scanning optical device would also be used as the golf hole sensor. One advantage of this alternative is that each ball may then be coded differently, thus allowing unique ball identification with a particular player. All other aspects of the automatically-scoring golf gam remain the same as given previously.
To further illustrate this alternative, FIG. 7A gives an example of one of several possible spherically-adaptable optically-recognizable codings which may be imprinted on the ball. The scanning beam width is adjustable to assure that the beam would read the coded lines as well as the spaces between the lines regardless of the ball aspect. The scan angle of the scanning beam may also be alternated between scans to assure that the desired coded line-space separation required by the line reader is maintained for a spherical object. The ball codings and scanner may be either visible or infra-red.
FIG. 7B shows the club head construction using this alternative. The battery module and transmitter module are as previously described. The scanning module for this alternative contains a pair of optical scanners 61, one inside each right or left club face, powered by the battery 55, and either used to energize solid state switches 62 connected in series with impact sensors 54, to energize transmitter 52.
FIG. 7C is a schematic diagram of this configuration. As the ball is struck, scanner 61 reads the ball pattern,energizing switch 62. Simultaneously, impact sensor 54 registers ball impact and closes the circuit between battery 55 and transmitter 52.
A further alternative substitutes a magnetic pattern coding on the ball and magnetic code readers in the clubs and golf holes. Except for the magnetic vs. optical sensing, the system is identical to that previously described.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments, without departing from the generic concepts, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.
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W: K. Wood (3-3) L: J. Johnson (4-6)
|4th Inning
Shin-Soo Choo (18) solo shot to right off Berken.
Andy Marte (6) 2 run shot to left center off Berken, Hafner scored.
Cabrera singled to right, Marson scored, Crowe to second.
|5th Inning
Robert Andino (2) solo shot to left center off Sowers.
Wieters doubled to left, Roberts scored.
Luke Scott (25) 3 run shot to right off Sowers, Wieters, Mora scored.
|6th Inning
Michael Aubrey (2) solo shot to right off Lewis.
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Valbuena doubled to right, Brantley and Cabrera scored.
Peralta doubled to deep left, Valbuena scored, Choo to third.
Marte hit sacrifice fly to left, Choo scored.
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Markakis hit sacrifice fly to center, Roberts scored, Fiorentino to third.
Mora hit sacrifice fly to right, Fiorentino scored.
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This is the first new account of Elizabeth's life for over fifty years and David Baldwin sets out to reveal the true story of this complex and intriguing woman. Hers was certainly a dramatic life with dizzying reversals of fortune; from poverty in 1461 to queenship in 1464, followed by deposition, restoration, and conflicts with Richard III and Henry VII before spending he ...more
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Dec 23, 2014 Fergie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition
**3 1/2 stars** A thoughtful, sympathetic biography of the unfairly maligned England's Queen Elizabeth, Consort to King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. This was the famed time in English history known as the War of the Roses. Elizabeth, the White Queen of York, was wife to the first king of the Yorkist supporters. Baldwin does his best to sort through the old evidence, attempting to paint one of the most accurate portraits of the Queen to date. For most of his endeavor, I think he s ...more
Dec 03, 2013 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: biography, historical-nonfiction
I enjoyed this biography. It was a swift read, and covered most everything I already knew about Elizabeth. However, the rich finds (for me) came in the appendices. Baldwin includes some interesting material about Elizabeth Woodville (not all of it verified, he acknowledges), but excellent for historiographical purposes.
Baldwin takes a pretty hard line against Richard III (as biographers of Elizabeth Woodville tend to do, I've found) but I appreciate that he acknowledges that other players also ...more
Baldwin takes a pretty hard line against Richard III (as biographers of Elizabeth Woodville tend to do, I've found) but I appreciate that he acknowledges that other players also ...more
Sep 27, 2009 Marie Z. Johansen rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: non-fiction-history
I just got David Baldwin's "Elizabeth Woodville" from the library through inter-library loan. I am thoroughly enjoying it! Lots of great genealogy information that helps to sort out some of the complicated inter-related family lines. Mr. Baldwin also introduces lots of direct quotes from relevant documents that are, generally speaking, easier to read then I had thought they would be. Interesting to see how the language has morphed since then. Excellent book for anyone interested in the realities ...more
Apr 09, 2015 Finuala rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: history, strong-women
An enjoyable book by an author new to me. The highest praise I can give is that, having finished this, I went searching my shelves to see if I had another by David Baldwin; I don't, but this will soon be rectified.
Women's stories are hard to find, particularly those who lived from the 16th century backwards in time. However, David Baldwin has scoured the annals of the 15th century to collect and collate what could be found on Elizabeth's life, and to discover what can be inferred from the storie ...more
Women's stories are hard to find, particularly those who lived from the 16th century backwards in time. However, David Baldwin has scoured the annals of the 15th century to collect and collate what could be found on Elizabeth's life, and to discover what can be inferred from the storie ...more
I read this book hoping to get a clearer picture of Elizabeth Woodville, but i still found myself lost as to who she was. I was more caught up in the political history of the late 15th century and drowning in a list of names and found myself very confused as to who was who. I understand reliable information is scant on this topic, but i was really hoping for better.
Feb 05, 2014 Kelly Dowling rated it 4 of 5 stars
There is just not very muchb contemporary source material on poor Elizabeth, but David Baldwin makes some well researched guesses and it's a far more sympathetic treatment then she usually receives from biographers. Believe it or not, it seems like Shakespeare's version of the lady, plucky, intelligent, forced to make horrible decisions in a series of dangerous circumstances, may be fairly accurate. At least the populace of England seemed to like her, which is more than you can say for poor Marg ...more
Dec 29, 2013 Irina rated it 5 of 5 stars
Despite being a non-fiction it's easy to read and get into the topic. Though some of the statements have been discussed by later publications on the Woodville family the author makes valid points that are essential for a round observation of the subject. This is probably the most balanced view on Elizabeth and one of my favorite biographies. I came to admire her even more than I did.
May 19, 2013 Katherine rated it 5 of 5 stars
Loved this book! Not only was Baldwin thorough, but I felt that he put a lot of effort into producing the most factual account of Woodville's life and circumstances. He was comfortable to plainly state when the information just wasn't available as well as pointing out the flaws and discrepancies of other accounts. It gives me confidence in the quality and legitimacy of his work. This was a very enjoyable book to read!
Dec 29, 2014 Debra Cook rated it 2 of 5 stars
I really didn't like this book all that much because I wanted to learn more about Elizabeth Woodville and what I got was info on the times and her husband's fight to keep the throne. No word on if she know or thought what had happened to her sons or how she survived periods of time I already knew about from the Historical fiction book THE WHITE QUEEN. Why do authors say its on a subject but it really isn't.
Nov 21, 2009 Mandy Moody rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: non-fiction
Very interesting, though not the easiest to read. I don't love non-fiction, but after reading a few books with conflicting accounts of Elizabeth, I really wanted a factual basis for her personality and actions.
Baldwin does a great job of giving historical evidence of Elizabeth's personality and her actions. To me, it seems like she's been unfairly maligned by many novelists.
Baldwin does a great job of giving historical evidence of Elizabeth's personality and her actions. To me, it seems like she's been unfairly maligned by many novelists.
Jun 05, 2012 Nikki rated it 2 of 5 stars
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Despite liking one of David Baldwin's other books, I actually found this one really really tedious. It's just a procession of facts with precious little interpretation, and nothing I hadn't gleaned from mere chapters in books like Queens Consort (Lisa Hilton). Not really recommended unless you need a painstakingly in depth study of Elizabeth Woodville.
Feb 24, 2011 Alice514 rated it 3 of 5 stars
Would have been more enjoyable as a recreational read had it not been written as an academic/scholarly history. The author's insistence on quoting his medieval sources verbatim, without translating the Old English for contemporary readers, was pretty tiresome.
Oct 16, 2014 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition
Naturally a biography of this period, 15th century, suffers from the lack of reliable sources and has to make do with guesswork and legends. Nevertheless, an interesting book with a clear intention not to be "another book about the War of the Roses".
Sep 27, 2013 Russamun82 rated it 4 of 5 stars
A good and brief account of this ancestress of the royal family. So many novels drag her through the mud, and this clears it up a bit, though as so often with history so distant, so many questions remain. Not too much conjecture either.
Sep 16, 2013 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars
An interesting read and pretty impartial for a change. Shame there is not more evidence around to explain some of the mysteries about this compex woman of her time though.
Jan 16, 2009 Mlg rated it 3 of 5 stars
Very historically grounded. Interesting portrayal of the families involved in the Wars of the Roses. Richard III was really EVIL!
Aug 03, 2011 Xenia0201 rated it 4 of 5 stars
Probably the most through and only exisiting biography of Elizabeth Woodville. A must for any collector of English royal history.
Jun 03, 2012 Judith rated it 4 of 5 stars
Excellent biography that I felt I must read after I had finished reading Philippa Gregory's the White Queen.
Aug 28, 2012 Barbara Lynn Johnson rated it 4 of 5 stars
Excellent book about Elizabeth Woodville. I recommend this book.
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Wanda already runs 82 Imax theaters in its shopping and entertainment centers, which are located in major cities across China.
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STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut junior guard Kemba Walker will be honored during this year's senior day ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion, an indication the Husky star is not planning to return next season.
Walker will participate in ceremonies Saturday, along with seniors Charles Okwandu and Donnell Beverly before the No. 16 Huskies (21-8, 9-8 Big East) take on Notre Dame (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) in the team's regular-season finale.
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Egremont RL's convincing win over rivals, Whitehaven's cricketers enjoy success, Seascale golf captain Stirling Graham takes pride of place in four-ball competition, Hensingham RL's under-12 side clinch the title and Mimic lifts the President's Cup.
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2010 Husch Knoll Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., 200 cases, $40. Original plantings that were the first Pinot Noir vines in Anderson Valley dating to late 1960s. Harvest Brix 25.9º-26.4º. 15% whole cluster fermentation. Aged 17 months in 50% new French oak. · Moderate reddish purple color in the glass. A very rustic and earthy wine with aromas of forest floor, mushroom, black cherry and a hint of oak. On the palate, the moderately sappy black cherry fruit is embellished with noticeable oak, very dry tannins and juicy acidity. There is a subtle sense of alcohol. Score: 89. Reviewed July 28, 2014 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Husch Knoll Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.3% alc., TA 0.56, 410 cases, $40, release July 1, 2012. Old vines originally planted in 1971, the first Pinot Noir vines in Anderson Valley. The vines thrive in an outcropping of sandstone with shale lenses, possessing excellent drainage. 75% de-stemmed, 25% whole cluster. Aged 17 months in 50% new French oak barrels. · Moderately deep reddish-purple robe. Heady aromas of dark red cherries and berries with hints of spice and an earthy bent. Discreetly concentrated core of spiced black cherries, wrapped in big-boned, ripe tannins typical of this site, finishing with crispness and very impressive length. Considerable nuance lies within this special wine. A connoisseur's wine. Very good (+). Reviewed June 24, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2005 Husch Vineyards Knoll Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
425 cases, $38. 25% whole cluster. Aged 15 months in 50% new French oak. Not tasted. The wine is available on the website. · Reviewed June 9, 2008 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2004 Husch The Knoll Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 265 cases, $38. · This is a spirited Pinot that wows you with soft, dark fruits, a caressing texture, and sleek tannins. Plenty of style and grace. Reviewed June 3, 2007 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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Spain striker David Villa is not worried about his role on the pitch, as long as he is in the starting line-up at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.
The 28-year-old, who is preparing for tomorrow's friendly against Korea Republic in Innsbruck, is happy to be used anywhere by coach Vicente Del Bosque as the European champions look to secure world glory.
Villa, who joined Barcelona from Valencia last month, said: "The important thing is to play.
The important thing is to play. If there is another striker, I don't mind shifting to one wing.
"If I play alone up front, then I tend to play central. But if there is another striker, I don't mind shifting to one wing."
With Liverpool's Fernando Torres having recovered from knee surgery, Del Bosque could opt for two up front tomorrow instead of playing with Villa as a lone striker. The pair have scored a combined 59 goals for La Roja.
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is also likely to be given some playing time against the South Koreans, after resuming full training following a cracked fibula.


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SanDisk's $100 Sansa slotRadio player we reviewed previously is another attempt to convince us to adopt the music/media "format of the future" — which is, of course, the company's microSD card. Last year, you may recall SanDisk launched a huge print marketing campaign that featured billboards of people next to the phrase "Sally found her slot" (yes, I know). The idea was simple: First make consumers understand it's possible to pump music into a phone via memory card. (OK, we got you)... Then try to get them to purchase albums on individual, 1GB cards... for $15 a piece. (Uh, no thanks!). First of all, if you ask major labels what the real format of the future is, they probably won't say the microSD, but CMX. Secondly, they're pushing a proprietary player and mix cards with 1,000 songs culled from the Billboard Charts, as if that's appealing on any level. Here's what's completely asinine about this (and forgive me for re-stating much of what Joel's said previously): 1) A lot of people don't want to hear just 1,000 "hits." They want 10,000 micro-hits. Why not give it to them? That's right, storage is very expensive and hard to come by... Oh wait, no it's not. 2) NO ONE wants to carry and organize potentially hundreds of little microSD cards. Yes, they are small, which makes 'em easier to cart around, but even easier to misplace. Let me buy music digitally (with awesome bonus content/videos, etc.), so I can shove the files I want to hear onto a 32GB card. 3) Instead of zero onboard memory for $100, you can get an iPod Shuffle with 4GB of space for $79. If you don't like the idea of random tracklists, then you can spend $150 for an 8GB iPod nano. Hate Apple? You can pick up an 8GB Zune for $110, which is $10 more than the Sana SlotRadio and won't require you to fuss with physical cards. Good luck, SanDisk! [via Uncrate]
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at least the sansa clip is still a decent offering from sandisk, but yeah. nobody cares if sally found her slot.
and if you just wanted billboard hits, you can turn on any friggin radio and get those all day, every day, over and over and over again. invariably, it'll be interrupted by morning zoo douchebags and cringingly asinine mcdonalds ads, but hey, if you're into billboard hits, that kind of brain damaging aural garbage is probably right up your alley anyways.
We've had these on sale at Rad Schmack and it's difficult to keep the cobwebs from building up on the display.
Don't forget to dust the slots 😉
I don't know, I think digital distribution and physical media can co-exist. Competition is generally good, right? Especially within an otherwise price-fixed copyright monopoly. OK, perhaps not.
Maybe I've got a soft spot for Sansa, since I use an e280 (with a microSD slot and 8GB built-in memory) running Rockbox, but I can see occasionally buying an album on microSD, copying the songs I like to built-in memory, and never having to turn on a computer to download and transfer/sync. This would be more likely while traveling where Internet access is not a given, or when I don't have my main sync computer (maybe I'm carrying a netbook instead).
This format also seems reasonable for local artists to sell at concerts, rather than expensive-to-produce and inconvenient-to-carry CDs.
Technically, CMX could be put on a microSD card, but of course CMX will be laughed out of the market.
> blah blah iPod shuffle blah
Or for half as much money as that iPod shuffle (and with more features and twice the capacity) you can get sansa's own Clip mp3 player.
That's the bit that's got me scratching my head about this thing.
CMX is a file format. MicroSD is a storage device. The one cannot replace the other.
@ #5 – right! I have a Clip 2GB which cost me less than $40. Its great, and I have no idea what they are playing at with this SD card thing.
I got a free sample of a slotRadio card, with a bunch of songs on it which I deleted. It came with a tiny plastic microSD reader. So I got a free 1GB stick! Nice.
@ #4 – They just tend to give away regular USB sticks. A super-cheap 256MB has plenty of room for goodies.
Mildly unimpressed review: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/04/21/review-a-day-with-sl.html
what i've always wondered is, why do no PMPs have USB ports and a basic file browser built in?
if i could plug my 1TB drive straight into, say, an ipod touch, and navigate through and drag shit over… i'd be all about that. thumbdrives, too. i still wouldn't buy thumbdrives of music but being able to walk into a brick and mortar and legally download an album from a kiosk would be awesome.
What if other businesses wasted a decade trying to push nonsense like this and CMX?
"Hey, I've got a great new car to sell you. It costs twice as much as other new cars, and is far less fuel efficient than your 98 carolla. It also has to be driven on special roads that haven't been built yet. And it can't cross state lines."
@8 Nutbastard
The Sansa E260 I use has just that. I never use any kind of "managing" software to load my music on. Just open up the drive and plop it in. Same goes when i use its expanded memory on the SD card.
An argument for SD cards:
I have a primary set of music that I have full on my device that I listen to at random of the complete collection. Occasionally, I want to play something else but don't want to hear it on my normal random play (ie a set for working out.) Plop in the SD card that has the specifics I want and I am good to go. When im done, pop out the card, reboot and then I am back to just my normal regular random stuff.
The main point against this argument I see is why the vitriol against it? Aren't more options filling more needs better?
@AKBAR56: I think that the basic problem with this particular option is that, already, there are devices that can do everything it can, and more, cheaper(Like, for instance, Sandisk's own Sansa models.) I have nothing against the notion of a cheap, internal-storageless player to pop cards full of music into; but when the storageless special purpose player costs twice as much as my 4GB model, which is from the same company and has the same expansion options, I wonder what is being smoked.
If I'm going to pop cards into anything, it'll be a phone which I already carry. That's what I did with a Nokia I carried. 8GB of my iTunes library hand-picked.
Why anyone would buy a 1GB card every time a new album comes out is totally beyond me.
I don't understand your #3. You compare Sansa's slotradio player against other mp3 players w/o mentioning Sansa's own offering. I got a Fuze for $79. It has 4GB internal and infinite via microSD. Also, radio, video, recording and photos in a very nice piece of hardware (they have a really great feel–so solid).
Also, I just spent 2 months traveling Europe with my girlfriend. We both had Sansas so were able to swap huge libraries in seconds with no computer needed.
@Rodney: Yes, you're right. But now that we're talking about the Fuze, why on Earth would anyone want a slotRadio player instead of a Fuze, for $100?
So when we don't want a Microsoft OR an Apple MP3 player, where should we turn?
@16: Sansa! Just.. not this one.


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