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Kyle Lambert, 2013 senior at Sweetwater High School who will be attending Texas Tech University in the fall, majoring in Animal Science, received the Texas Tech Alumni Scholarship for the upcoming academic year. Lambert is pictured with Texas Tech Alumni Robert Whitteker receiving his award.
Texas State Technical College West Texas is now accepting students into the Associates Degree Nursing (ADN) program this Fall for the first time. Traditionally, the college has had only two entrance periods per year. Due to of the high demand for qualified nurses, TSTC West Texas will take in additional cohort of 20 students this fall.
Cicada shells are usually a sign that summer has arrived and that the insects have burst onto our summer scene in Texas, but rarely does one get the chance to witness the process as it happens. This particular cicada was attached to the side of a Sweetwater home as it molted.
Shown, the cicada is next to its abandoned shell, now split and fully empty. The cicada will eventually adopt different colors once its new body hardens.
Find more photos of the process on Page 1 of today's edition.
Sweetwater Animal Control currently has one puppy available for adoption.
Available for adoption is a male pit mix puppy.
According to Sweetwater's animal control officer, Don Kite, animals that are picked up are kept for a minimum of three days, but he tries to keep them from a week to 10 days.
Dogs and cats are available for adoption for a $15 fee and the cost of getting the pet vaccinated for rabies.
The pets are required to have their vaccination before they leave to their new homes.
Today will be sunny with a high near 97. Winds will be from the south-southeast around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Expect clear conditions tonight, with a low around 72 and southeastern winds at 5 to 15 mph.
Visit weather.gov to learn more.
A benefit lunch for Fidel "Pancho" Albarran, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, will be held Sunday, June 9 at the Roscoe Community Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mr. Albarran has been an employee for the City of Roscoe for over 20 years. Menu items are homemade beef or chicken enchiladas, beans, rice, tea, and banana pudding. Dine in or carry out. All proceeds will go towards Mr. Albarran's trips to Lubbock for treatment. For more information, please call Margaret Vega at 766-2112.
The Fourth Annual "Blue Agave" Bar-B-Que and Chili Cook-Off will be held today in Blackwell. The event is "Lone Star" and "CASI" sanctioned, which will include brisket, ribs, chicken and beans. There will also be margarita and Bloody Mary pour-offs. A concert and dance featuring Mark David Manders will be held thirty minutes after dark. All activities will be held at the AMA Tech/Tel pavilion, located east on Highway FM 1170 in Blackwell. For more information and concert cover charge prices, call 325-668-3552 or 325-370-1119.
The Maryneal Homecoming will take place today. A steak dinner will be served at noon by Royce Randell and Acey Hurn. For more information, call Carol at 325-288-4434.
The 32nd Annual Texaco Country Showdown is coming to Nolan County. KXOX AM/FM will host America's largest country music talent search and radio promotion. Approximately $200,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded nationwide including the Grand Prize of $100,000 cash to the National Winner, presented at the National Final televised special.
The Nolan County Crime Stoppers have announced two Crimes of the Week.
On Thursday, May 16, 2013, a burglary was reported to the Sweetwater Police Department. It was reported that sometime between Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, 2013 unknown person(s) entered a business located on the north side of town near FM 1544 and Elm. The unknown person(s) stole several large items as well as tools, ladders and smaller items.


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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico has moved up in the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
The caucus announced Thursday in Washington, D.C. that Lujan was elected first vice chair for the next congressional session.
Lujan, a Democrat, represents the 3rd Congressional District of northern New Mexico and has been the second vice chair of the caucus.
New Mexico's newly elected member of Congress, Michelle Lujan Grisham, will be caucus whip.
Lujan Grisham, an Albuquerque Democrat, takes office next year representing the 1st Congressional District. She replaces Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich, who was elected to the Senate.
Texas Democrat Ruben Hinojosa will serve as Congressional Hispanic Caucus chairman in the next Congress.
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Used this pack a couple times so far. I got the regular and it fits me good. Just followed the sizing chart via Arc'teryx.com. Hiked with the pack and my skis for about 4 hours total. I am on the Volkl Kuros, which are 132mm underfoot. Pack has no problem fitting the size on the side for the A-frame carry. Have not tried the diagonal carry. Waist belt is pretty decent. Would prefer to be a little more beefy for extra support on the waist, but this pack is smaller to begin with resulting in the smaller waist belt. One thing I don't really like is the compression system. Wish it was just normal instead of the weird buckle wrap things. Tried to remove them but was left with too much slack in the straps leaving them too long. You will get use to them, just a little odd at first. Overall a good pack.
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Bustling, noisy, and somewhat sterile environment, but guests won't be bored.
A modern 681-room mega-resort, the Riu has six three-story, light-purple buildings spread across a sprawling property that felt like a condo village on acid. I don't know the thinking behind the color choice, but it's decidedly odd, especially since the room décor is somewhat dark and austere.
Upon entering the marble and stained-glass lobby, I was reminded of something between a casino and a train station; lights blinked at the bar down the hall, and racks of luggage zoomed by in every direction. Tour buses continuously dumped large groups off at the door, while groups who had checked out but weren't ready for the airport loitered around the lobby on its many couches and chairs. Along these lines, there was even a lobby shower area and bright marble bathrooms.
The restaurants felt like a high school cafeteria, and the sports bar could have been plucked out of any airport terminal in the United States.
I saw lots of people cheering as they played volleyball in the rain or did shots at the Exodus bar. Guests in the massive Mahoe Bay dining room seemed pleased with the many, many food options (evidenced by their heaping platefuls of food).
But the Riu is not the place for R&R. With over 600 rooms, it's unlikely that guests would ever have the beach or pool to themselves.
Most guests are European, and every sign is labeled in English, Spanish and German, creating a sort of theme-park feel. My bellhop told me there are a lot of Ecuadoreans, and an events manager said the resort caters to mostly Spanish guests from May to October. (Riu is a Spanish hotel company.)
I encountered mainly American families, as well as some older couples and a few groups of American and foreign 20-somethings. Nearly everyone said they chose the Riu because they got a great deal on it. Notably, no one praised the service or a particular amenity.
It's as if the resort gives guests the tools to have a fun and safe vacation -- nice rooms, plenty of food and drink, a large pool and beachfront -- and then leaves them to their own devices. There's no real concierge (only a tour operator), and you can't call housekeeping for extra bedding. There are no restaurants where you actually send your personal order to the kitchen. The entertainment was meant for everyone from children to spring breakers.
Friendly but limited, with some surprising lapses.
A bellhop greeted me warmly upon arrival. He brought me up to the front desk, where two young women tag-teamed my check-in. I signed a form, one of the women disappeared for five minutes, and then someone else came back with my room key. Mildly confusing, but at least my room was ready. The bellhop later helped bring my bags to my room. He was quite charming, in a refreshingly nonaggressive way.
I didn't like our room, which was situated on the ground floor and exceptionally noisy. I called the front desk three times in an hour to ask to be moved. Finally, after I stopped by in person (walking through the rain across the grounds), they agreed to move me.
Since all the restaurants are buffet-style, there's only so much for the wait staff to do (aside from the ever-popular bartenders). However, everyone I passed in the halls greeted me with a big smile, and I never felt the service was lacking in any way.
Because the resort is so large and had just opened when I visited, I noticed some kinks in the service. For instance, I asked a man at the front desk to point me to the disco. He gave me directions and said, "There's a big red sign. You can't miss it." When I failed to spy a red sign and inquired with a bartender who was closing up (he was the only person in sight), he laughed and said the disco was closed that night.
Five minutes from the airport may be a bit too close, and not close enough to anywhere else.
The resort is five minutes east of the airport, a fact I never forgot since planes were frequently taking off overhead and shaking the lobby in the process.
The Ironshore shopping center is right outside the resort gates. It includes a Scotiabank, a Chinese food restaurant and a Burger King, but no shopping of interest to tourists. There was also a gas station nearby.
Very nice and well-appointed, but it's easy to forget you're in Jamaica with the European furnishings.
The hotel consists of six buildings, all offering non-smoking rooms only. Only Buildings 5 and 6 front the ocean, while Building 1 fronts the road. (Rooms don't face the road, though.) I was in Building 2, about a five-minute walk from the lobby and restaurants and two minutes from the pool.
Rooms are accessed by semi-open-air hallways that are kept extremely dark during the day. (The only light comes from the doorways on either end.) One doorway leads to two rooms off another small alcove (i.e., I shared with Room 2030). My room key was awkwardly large and antiquated and I fumbled with the lock every single time I tried to enter the room. I worried I'd gone to the wrong door.
I had a hard time adjusting to the light switches, sockets and toilet flush, all of which were European in style. At check-in, no one told me that a master switch turned on the room's electricity, so I spent a half-hour in my first room thinking that the electricity was out. Clearly, this is a common issue. When I called the front desk to complain, the girl sighed and told me to use the switch by the door.
Fixtures aside, the rooms were large, clean and appointed with dark wood furniture. The colors were a little dark for my taste -- somehow they didn't seem to fit with the Caribbean atmosphere. The bed was comfortable, though, and the marble bathroom featured two sinks and a nice shower (though it had no light of its own and was quite dark with the curtain closed).
The Riu all-inclusive plan includes a mini-bar that is restocked every two days. In addition to bottles of rum, brandy, vodka and gin, I was pleased to find six bottles of Red Stripe, four bottles of Coke, two bottles of a Jamaican soft drink called Bigga Orange and a large jug of water in the small fridge.
My king-size bed was comfortable, if a little firm, and the pillows were soft and hypoallergenic. I had wanted to type in bed while watching the 27-inch LG flat-screen TV, but the bedside socket was broken, so I had to charge my laptop elsewhere. Additionally, the toilet ran for a few seconds every couple of minutes.
Unexceptional, although the spa is quite nice and there are plenty of sporting and drinking options.
The Renova Spa is large and serene, with a fresh lemon scent. The two ladies I met in the modern nail and hair salon were very friendly, and I envied the women who walked down the mood-lit hallway to the massage area.
The gym shares a building with the spa and was equally spacious, with modern equipment including treadmills, ellipticals and bikes (though none had personal video screens).
There is a nice selection of water sports, and guests can take out non-motorized vessels like kayaks, Hobie sailboats and windsurfing boards for free. They must pay extra for scuba and snorkeling, and must also pay for instruction in sailing or windsurfing if they're inexperienced.
The disco was closed the night I visited, and the marble halls were a veritable ghost town when I went out at 12:30 a.m.
A few guests were hanging out in the brightly lit 24-hour sports bar, which also has Internet access ($9 for a half-hour), but that didn't satisfy my party itch.
On the bright side, all of the resort's bars feature well-above-average liquor like Appleton's Rum, Campari, Jim Beam and Cointreau, as well as both Red Stripe and Red Stripe Light.
Everything looks new and spotless.
Since the Riu only opened three months prior to our stay, I found the hotel to be in excellent condition. I saw housekeeping carts at all hours. (In fact, they knocked on my door three times before check-out the morning of my departure.) Men were constantly mopping the halls and tending to the grounds.
At lunch I made the mistake of leaving my lunch plate unattended, and by the time I returned from getting a drink, my fruit salad had already been whisked away. As I tried to enjoy my Chinese food at Kalu, I was asked three times if I was finished with my plate.
I did notice some dirty dishes on the beach, and one guest said dirty dishes were frequently left out all day by the pool. Overall, though, I found the resort to be spotless.
A playground is available for humans chronologically aged 4-12.
Varied to a comical degree, but it's buffet or bust. Dinner reservations require some planning.
Riu Montego Bay features four restaurants: Rose Hall (buffet for all three meals), Mahoe Bay (buffet at breakfast and lunch, steakhouse at dinner), Little Italy (Italian, dinner only) and Kalu (Asian, dinner only).
Guests are required to make reservations for dinner at the three themed restaurants. By the time I checked in to the hotel at 1:15 p.m., they were all fully booked. But after some wrangling, I was able to get into Kalu. For all the effort, I was disappointed to discover that it was also buffet-style. At least the wait staff brought me my drink immediately. The formality felt kind of silly, particularly since the cavernous space was half empty. Most of the food was fried, though I did see it all freshly cooked in an open kitchen. My favorite dish was the fried rice, which almost reminded me of the food at a typical Benihana (if I closed my eyes).
Mahoe Bay at lunch reminded me of an upscale high school cafeteria. It was noisy and crowded, and the food was only sporadically labeled. On the other hand, there was everything from guacamole to Jamaican curry patties (like empanadas) to chicken nuggets to pasta to an ice cream bar. Plus the drink fountain included Coke products, Red Stripe and Nescafe coffee drinks.
The breakfast buffet at Rose Hall was tasty, as varied as ever, and completely interchangeable with Mahoe Bay. One nice feature was a smoothie bar, where I had my choice of fresh fruits to custom blend for a refreshing morning drink. I tried Jamaican june plums from the salad bar (delicious and quite tart), and had some good cinnamon French toast. The coffee was hot and fairly strong, though there was only one kind of milk (the full-fat kind).
Unlike other resorts, you can rent out a disco, but the semiprivate ceremonies and receptions could be a little noisy.
Though conveniently situated near the airport, this mega-resort isn't ideal for a quiet or private wedding: Planes swarm above and crowds lurk around the two outdoor ceremony locations -- the only ones offered. And for a reception, plan to wine and dine near other guests at the cafeteria-style Mahoe Bay.
Opened in September 2008, the Riu all-inclusive mega-resort provides ample and eclectic food, name-brand liquor, a great beach, a 24-hour sports bar, a huge pool, a modern gym, a free liquor-stocked minibar, and an array of water sports. But guests can feel pretty anonymous in the crowded 681-room property.
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A car drove into Pier View Amusements arcade in Beach Street this morning, causing extensive damage.
The police were called to the scene just before 1.30am to reports of the incident.
The manager, Rob Grinstead, said he was first informed by his niece, who lives nearby.
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Around two hours were spent this morning making some vital repairs in order to keep the arcade open.
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Mayo Study Shows Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years
Angioplasty, a procedure used to open clogged arteries, can improve chest pain or shortness of breath, or open an artery quickly to reduce damage to the heart during an attack. During angioplasty, also known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a tiny balloon is temporarily inserted and inflated to unclog and widen the artery. In some cases, a small metal coil called a stent is placed in the artery to keep it propped open.
In a retrospective study of 17,249 patients who had 21,502 angioplasty procedures between 1994 and 2008 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the researchers identified patients who suffered an angioplasty-related cerebrovascular accident (CVA), defined as a stroke, or a transient ischemic attack
(TIA or mini-stroke), and compared outcomes with the remainder of the study population, according to senior author Rajiv Gulati, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist. Eighty-four patients, or three or four in 1,000 patients, had a stroke or a TIA, and 23 percent of those were mini-strokes, Dr. Gulati says.
The low number of patients who had a stroke was somewhat surprising, he says. "Given that we are now dealing with older and sicker patients, with more extensive blockages requiring more complex treatment, we found the current incidence of stroke related to this procedure to still be very low indeed," he says.
The research showed that patients with CVA were more likely to be older (average age was 74 years old versus 66 years old), female (52 percent versus 29 percent), have moderate-to-severe renal disease (8 percent versus 3.7 percent) and have a history of stroke unrelated to prior angioplasty (31 percent versus 11 percent).
This study helps physicians recognize patients who are at higher risk of stroke or TIA, Dr. Gulati says. And if a patient has a stroke or TIA related to angioplasty treatment, technologies to use clot-busting drugs or remove the clot are more readily available today. "We now have newer technologies that can deal with stroke should the worst happen," he says. "And recognizing patients at higher risk puts us in a good position to help."
The research also showed that other factors were predictors of CVA, such as the number of diseased coronary arteries, presence of intracoronary thrombus, an increased number of vessels treated and the need for emergency angioplasty.
Other Mayo Clinic study team members were Scott Hoffman, M.D.; Robert Simari, M.D.; Charanjit Rihal, M.D.; David Holmes Jr., M.D.; Rivaz Bashir, M.D.; Ryan Lennon and Alejandro Rabinstein, M.D.
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Activity is intense along the coast, rivers and lakes. Catamarans, sailing dinghies, surfboard, surfing, canoeing, rowing ... The directory of boating and leisure activities provided by Boating in Brittany is here to help you. Look up the sailing club's details and savour the pleasures of navigation.
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Oct. 7, 2012
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Georgia volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-2 (26-24, 25-16, 22-15, 21-25, 14-16) decision to the Tennessee Lady Vols on Sunday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. With the loss, Georgia falls to 9-7 on the season and 3-4 in the Southeastern Conference, while UT improves to 11-6 overall and 4-3 in league play.
"We came out really strong in games one and two," head coach Lizzy Stemke said. "We were proud of how we executed our game plan, particularly in those first sets. Tennessee came back really aggressive in games three and four. We, as a team, let down just a little bit and on the road in the SEC, you have to keep the pressure on. We had a really tough, hard-fought fifth set that could have gone either way. It is important to take away that this team is getting better, and we are fighting harder for every point."
Brittany Northcutt led the way 19 kills and 14 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Tirah Le'au went 16-for-34 with five errors to hit at an impressive .324 clip. Briana Bahr added 14 kills in 28 attempts. Jasmine Eatmon finished with two service aces. Defensively, Elena Perri led the Bulldogs with eight blocks, while Bahr added six. Eatmon finished with four blocks, including one solo stop. Allison Summers led the team in digs with 22, while Kaylee Kehoe finished with 32 assists.
After tying three times in the opening points of set one, the Bulldogs were able to take advantage of a Lady Vol service error that put them on top 8-6. Georgia scored the next two points thanks to a service ace by Eatmon and a Northcutt kill. A pair of Tennessee blocks put the Lady Vols within one at 11-10, but a Kehoe kill sparked a 3-0 run that put the Bulldogs up by four at 14-10. Tennessee made it a 15-13 set on a kill by Leslie Cikra, but Bahr answered with a kill that allowed Georgia to retake a 16-13 lead. With the Bulldogs holding the lead, Tennessee scored five of the next six points to tie the set at 19. A trio of kills by Bahr allowed Georgia to have set point at 24-21, but the Lady Vols scored three straight to tie the set at 24. Georgia responded by scoring the final two points to take set one 26-24.
Georgia opened up to a 7-2 lead in the second set, including a 4-0 run that saw a kill and a pair of Bulldogs blocks. Tennessee cut the lead to four a 10-6, but a kill by Northcutt put Georgia up 11-6. Georgia went on a 6-2 run that ended with an Eatmon kill that allowed the Bulldogs to extend their lead to 20-12. UGA scored three of the final five points to take the second set 25-16.
The teams kept the third set close, with neither team taking more than a two-point lead until Tennessee got a pair of kills that allowed it to take a 9-6 lead and force Georgia to call a timeout. Following the break, kills by Perri and Northcutt brought the Bulldogs within one at 9-8. After tying at 10 and 11, Georgia took a 13-11 lead with the help of kill by Northcutt and Le'au. The Bulldogs kept the edge, until a UT block tied the set at 16. The teams tied six more times until Tennessee pulled away and took the set 25-22.
The Lady Vols jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fourth set, but a pair of kills by Le'au made it a two-point set at 6-4. Tennessee answered with a pair of points that forced the Bulldogs to take their first timeout of the set. Kills by Northcutt and Le'au brought Georgia within two at 8-6, but Tennessee scored three-straight to take an 11-6 lead. The teams went back-and-forth for the remainder of the set, but the Bulldogs couldn't take the lead from the Lady Vols, falling 25-21 and forcing a fifth and deciding set.
Neither team was able to take more than a one-point lead during the opening points of the deciding set that saw the teams tie three times. A pair of kills by Eatmon and Le'au gave the Bulldogs a 6-4 lead and forced Tennessee to use a timeout. Following the UT timeout, the Lady Vols scored two-straight points that tied the set at six. A Lady Vol kill by Tiffany Baker sparked a 3-0 run that put Tennessee up 10-8 and caused Georgia to use a timeout. Trailing 12-9, Georgia got kills by Northcutt, Le'au and Bahr to bring the set within one at 12-11. Tennessee then scored two of the next three points to earn match point at 14-12. A kill by Le'au and a Lady Vol attack error tied the set at 14, but Tennessee was able to score the final two points to take the set 16-14 and the match 3-2.
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The space race between the two superpowers ended when the United States landed a man on the moon. But now a new space race maybe emerging between two other foes; Texas A&M and UT. This Saturday when the Space Shuttle Endeavor blasts off, satellites from the two Big 12 rivals will go up with it.
AggieSat2 and BEVO-1 will test a GPS satellite receiver that NASA built.
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How to replace old tapes to new ones, without losing media label
I have the following problem. We are using symantec backup exec, and we want to replace seven old tapes to seven new ones. These are part of a mediaset, which makes a back up everyday for each tape. Tapes are labeled as "Monday" "Tuesday" etc. I am not experienced in back ups. How do i change these tapes to the new ones without loosing the configurations for the media sets and labels?
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You can label the new ones to Monday,tuesday and so forth the way you want them to be labeled and can use them instead of your old 7 tapes.
Labeling will not imapct anything on media sets and you will not loos any configuration, Also if you label the old tapes then all the data will be lost so make sure you label the new ones.
now i moved it to the "Backup Daily Set", however when i run the backup it says insert overwriteable media.
When you moved it to the production media set it took on all properties of that media set including OPP and APP. Just leave it in the Scratch set and let Backup Exec move it to the production set when it opens the volume
Also there are two Wednesdays in this set now. What should i do ?
if you do not need the data on the old tapes, drag them to "retired media" and them delete them
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Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet Elementary School and Lakewood Montessori Middle School have earned the prestigious "Magnet School of Excellence" designation by Magnet Schools of America for 2014.
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MSA's Magnet Schools of Merit Award program recognizes magnet schools that demonstrate a high commitment to academic standards, curriculum innovation, desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement.
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DPS's City of Medicine Academy previously earned the Magnet School of Excellence designation in 2013.
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Next year's ninth-graders and their families can learn how to start their high school careers on the right foot at the Durham Public Schools "High School 101" event March 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at Riverside High School.
Students will learn how to plan for success, including understanding graduation requirements and learning how to register for classes.
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For information, contact the DPS area office for high schools at (919) 560-2550. Riverside High School is located at 3218 Rose of Sharon Rd. in Durham.
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A team of three Lucas Middle School students has won the East Regional of The Quill, the state's premier scholastic writing competition.
The team of Mary Margaret Johnson, Hannah Fogle and Miranda Straubel received their awards and congratulations at the school on Feb. 26.
As winner of the East Regional and one of 10 middle school finalists, the Lucas team will compete in the state finals at Atkins A&T High School in Winston-Salem on March 22.
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African-American history in Maryland runs wide and deep. There's Mathias de Sousa, one of the colony's first residents of African descent, and Eastern Shore natives Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, who became famed abolitionists. Baltimore's own Thurgood Marshall, Billie Holiday and business mogul Reginald F. Lewis are among the contemporary Marylanders who have shaped history. "The African-American experience in Maryland is full of amazing accomplishments and inspiring, uplifting stories," said Connie Yingling, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Office of Tourism, which provides written and digital materials for visitors. "It's full of individuals who rose from humble beginnings to do great things for our state and nation." Here is a collection of activities and sites that will enable you to explore and celebrate African-American history in Maryland, not only in February, Black History Month, but year-round. -Donna M. Owens, For The Baltimore Sun
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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their second little prince today, E! News has confirmed.
Son Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale was born Thursday at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, joining 2-year-old brother Kingston in the musically inclined couple's burgeoning brood.
The family's newest addition arrived at 12:46 p.m., weighing 8.5 pounds.
"Mother, baby and family are all happy and healthy," a rep for the couple said in a statement.
Stefani set tongues wagging early this morning when she was spotted checking into Cedars, around which the paparazzi immediately set up camp.
A clean-shaven Rossdale, clad in jeans and a black shirt, was spotted earlier this afternoon running through the maternity ward, looking for his wife's birthing suite.
"Run, daddy, run!" shouted a super excited Kingston, who was leading his father along.
Stefani had looked ready to burst for some time. In fact, today wasn't the first time a hospital run set off the stork alert.
On Aug. 7, the No Doubt frontwoman also got paparazzi in a tizzy when she showed up at Cedars-Sinai for what turned out to be a simple 30-minute checkup.
News of the pregnancy first broke back in January, when Gavin's father, Douglas Rossdale, confirmed the bun in the oven.
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President: : Julie Walker
Julie is co-owner and founder of Obra Verde Growers in Valley Center, California, along with her husband Joe, since 1975. Specializing in Australian, New Zealand and South African cut flowers and plants, Obra Verde Growers is the exclusive distributor in the United States of hybrid Australian plants, as granted by the Department of Primary Industries out of Western Australia. Obra Verde Growers also serves as an Ornamental Supplier for Ball Horticultural.
Julie is currently the chair for the CFBF PRC Taxation and Land Use and past chair for the CFBF PRC Transportation, Education and Health in Sacramento. She chaired the SD County Fair Farm Bureau exhibit for three years.
Julie is a past board and executive committee member of the CA Association of Flower Growers and Shippers, also serving as the Fun N Sun Convention Chair in 2003 and the Grower Tour Chair in 2002. She served as a member of the Transportation Committee and chaired the Millennium Committee.
She also was the grower tour coordinator for the International Protea Association Convention in 2006. Julie served as a board member for the SD Flower and Plant Association for two years.
Julie and Joe have three grown children, Jessie, Micah and Matthew, their spouses, and two grandchildren.
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Ken Altman
2nd Vice- President:
Lawrence Kellar
Like the Protea flower itself, Lawrence is a native of South Africa who has readily adapted to southern California.
He attended the University of Stellenbosch and Elsenburg Agricultural College, and attained his Certificate in Fynbos Cultivation and Management from the Agricultural Research Council Fynbos (Protea) Unit.
After college Lawrence ventured to Graz, Austria, and worked in Europe's 3rd largest glass green house, Herneth Gartenbau for 9 months, specializing in nursery operations.
He returned from Austria to help manage his family's Protea farm in South Africa.
After attending the International Protea Conference in 2002 in Hawaii, Lawrence migrated to California where he managed Rainbow Protea for 7 years, helping it become one of the largest commercial Protea farms in California.
Along with Rua Petty and Dennis Perry, Lawrence formed Protea USA to promote, grow and develop Protea farms. Protea USA has also developed a nursery operation to sell plants to commercial cut flower growers, wholesale and retail nurseries.
Lawrence has served as Chairman of the California Protea Association for 7 years and serves on the executive committee of San Diego County Farm Bureau.
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Treasurer/CFBF Director, District 1 (Imperial and San Diego counties): Janet Silva Kister
Janet Silva Kister is the co-owner of Sunlet Nursery, Inc., in Fallbrook with her husband John. Founded by the Kister's on five acres in 1985, Sunlet Nursery, Inc. has grown to 25 acres and employs a staff of 85.
Specializing in growing florist quality indoor flowering plants and selected foliage plants for wholesale customers throughout the United States, the Sunlet Nursery name gained national recognition for introducing the Kimberley Queen® fern into the United States from Australia and for their award winning Jester's Crown USPP #16531 fern.
Ms. Kister's trade affiliations have included terms as President of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, President of the San Diego County Flower and Plant Association, President of the Orange County Chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen, board member of the Society of American Florists, and as a founding director of the San Diego Agricultural Energy Cooperative. She has also served as Chairperson of the Southern California Plant Tour Days which received Floral Management's Marketer of the Year award in 2000, and is one of the founders of the California Nursery Roundtable. She currently serves on the California Farm Bureau Horticulture Commodity Advisory Committee, Policy Recommendation Committee and the California Department of Food and Agriculture Nursery Advisory Task Force. In recognition for her contributions to the nursery industry, she was honored as the San Diego County Flower and Plant Association's "Person of the Year" in 1998. She was also honored as the 66th Assembly District Woman of the Year in 2004 and the San Diego County Farmer of the Year in 2006. Her community service includes serving as a trustee of Quail Botanical Gardens.
Within the agriculture community, Janet takes particular interest in education. Locally she is a director of the San Diego County Ag in the Classroom Foundation and serves as the chair of the Farm Bureau's Scholarship Committee. On a nationwide basis, she is a director of the Joseph Shinoda Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarship to students seeking university degrees in floriculture and horticulture
A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, College of Agriculture Technology, she also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University. Janet and John have two daughters and two grandchildren.
Past President::
Noel Stehly
Noel Stehly is a third generation California farmer, and second generation in San Diego County. Noel is co-owner of Stehly Ranch and Stehly Farms Organics a citrus, avocado, berry, and vegetable operation in Valley Center. With a focus on organic growing and marketing, as well as educating the public on the value of local produce.
Noel has been a member of the SDFB board for some fourteen years and the last six on the executive committee. He has also represented San Diego County on the California Farm Bureau's Citrus and Avocado advisory committee, and represented the State Farm Bureau at the National Citrus advisory committee four times. He participated and graduated from the California Ag Resource Training class (CART) and was an alternate for the California Avocado Commission, representing avocado growers from Valley Center and San Diego in general for four years.
Currently, Noel is part of San Diego's Farm to School task force, which connects local growers with schools throughout the county. With the ultimate goal of providing local fruits and vegetables to our elementary, middle and high school students throughout the County.
Noel is a 1992 graduate of the University of San Diego with a degree in International Relations. He is married to his beautiful wife Stella, and together they have three beautiful daughters, Eleni 5, Amalia 4 and Sophia 1.
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Eric Larson
Eric Larson is the Executive Director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau. He has held that position since January 1997. Eric began working in San Diego County's agricultural industry in 1971. His professional activities have included two years as president of the San Diego County Flower and Plant Association. He also serves as a director of the Southern California Water Committee and a member of the Southern California Ag Water Team. In addition to his work in agriculture, he served two terms as a member of the Carlsbad City Council and is a past director of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, the San Diego County Water Authority, and the Encina Wastewater Authority.
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An electronic game apparatus includes a wearable unit having a wearable housing configured for releasable attachment with a bodily part of a player. An inertia sensor affixed to the wearable housing detects oscillations imparted to the wearable housing and produces an output signal corresponding to each oscillatory movement. A counter, affixed to the wearable housing, counts each oscillatory movement imparted to the wearable housing.
1. A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
(a) releasably attaching a shake sensor for detecting movements to a bodily part of a player;
(b) detecting with said shake sensor movements imparted to the bodily part of said player;
(c) counting the number of said movements of said bodily part detected by said shake sensor over a predetermined interval of time; and
(d) outputting a score to the player indicative of the number of movements counted in step (c).
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating an audible tone corresponding to each detected movement.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined interval of time is fixed by a music theme of finite duration.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined interval of time is fixed by an alarm generated at the beginning and the end of the predetermined interval of time.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined interval of time includes a plurality of successive predetermined intervals of time.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of displacing a moveable object in accordance with said detected movements.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of displaying an image of a moveable object and causing the moveable object image to move in accordance with said detected movements.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
(e) releasably attaching to a bodily part of a second player a second shake sensor for detecting movements;
(f) detecting with said second shake sensor movements imparted to the bodily part of said second player;
(g) counting the number of said movements of said bodily part of said second player detected by said second shake sensor over said predetermined interval of time; and
(h) outputting a second score indicative of the number of movements counted in step (g).
This application claims the benefit of a prior-filed co-pending provisional application, Ser. No. 60/070,642, that was filed on Jan. 7, 1998.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electronic games and, more particularly, to an electronic game apparatus having a sensor and a counter attachable to a bodily part of a player for counting the number of times the player shakes the bodily part over a preselected interval of time.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are known game apparatuses which provide competitive plays according to physical skills of a player. One popular game apparatus, typically found in an amusement park, includes a plurality of slidably mounted objects such as, for example, race horse figures. The game requires players to aim and shoot water into designated holes such that the more accurate is the player's aim, the further the corresponding race horse figure moves. Another popular game apparatus, also having slidably mounted model race cars, requires a player to drop as many ping pong balls as possible through a designated hole in a transparent plastic sheet, which then bounce into one of several openings in a wooden board below. Each of the openings in the wooden board corresponds to a different displacement value for the corresponding model race car. Thus, the player who can drop the greatest number of balls into openings with high displacement values will win the game.
An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost electronic game apparatus for enabling two or more players to compete with each other by vigorously shaking a bodily part such as, for example, a hand or a leg, within a preselected play period.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel wearable unit that is releasably attachable to a bodily part of a player and which counts and records the number of times the bodily part is shaken over a period of time.
In one embodiment, the electronic game apparatus comprises a wearable unit which includes a wearable housing, an inertia sensor, and a counter. The housing is releasably attachable to a bodily part of a player. The inertia sensor produces a signal each time the bodily part is shaken. The counter counts the number of times the player shakes the bodily part by advancing one count each time it receives a signal from the inertia sensor. A user-manipulable switch and/or a user-selectable timer are provided to define a play period by starting or activating the counter at the beginning of the play period and stopping or deactivating the counter when the play period expires. A sound generator, responsive to an output signal of the counter, produces an audible tone each time the counter advances one count. The sound generator may also produce a music theme during the play period. In this embodiment, a wearable unit is provided to each player so that the players may simultaneously participate for the same predefined play period, thereby reducing the possibility of disagreements among the players over the duration of play. Each player's score, e.g. the number of times the player shakes or oscillates her wrist, may be ascertained at the end of the play period from a display on the housing attached to the counter. Alternatively, where only one wearable unit is available for play, each player may take turn wearing and shaking the wearable unit as rapidly as possible so as to achieve the highest count during her play period. The count or score for each player may be stored in a memory device, or manually recorded at the conclusion of her play period.
In another embodiment, the game apparatus includes a plurality of wearable units and a master or control unit. Each of the wearable units contains an inertia sensor, a sound generator, and a counter. The master unit contains a controller, connected to a timer in the master unit and to each of the wearable units, for synchronizing the activation and deactivation of the counters. The controller also outputs the scores to a display for viewing by the players. A data storage device responsive to the controller outputs audio data to a speaker for generating a play period defining music theme and video data to the display for generating images including the scores. The controller also includes circuitry for determining which of the players imparts to the respective bodily part the highest number of oscillations, the maximum rate of oscillations, etc. This embodiment is particularly advantageous in that all the counters start and stop synchronously with the beginning and end of the play period; that the start of the play period may be initiated automatically or, alternatively, by a spectator or a non-participating player; and that the end of the play period may be signified by the expiration of the music theme.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are included solely for purposes of illustration and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:
FIG. 1 depicts a functional block diagram of a first embodiment of an electronic game apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 depicts a sectioned view of an inertia sensor for the first embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 depicts a functional block diagram of a second embodiment of the electronic game apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a wearable unit of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of two wearable units and a master unit configured in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 7 depicts a functional block diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates a first embodiment of an electronic game apparatus 10 of the present invention. As shown, the apparatus 10 includes a sensor 12 for sensing oscillatory movements imparted to a bodily part (e.g., an ankle or wrist) of a player, and a counter 14 connected to the sensor 12 for counting the number of oscillatory movements detected by the sensor 12 as by, for example, advancing one count for each oscillatory movement detected by the sensor 12. The counter 14 is preferably constructed to include a reset input for initializing the counter 14 to a value such as, for example, zero. The apparatus 10 further includes a timer 16 for defining a play period by starting and stopping the counter 14 and a display 18 for displaying information, such as the most current count value. The timer 16 is responsive to user commands so that the player or another can freely select the play period. A sound generator 20, connected to the counter 14, includes a speaker for outputting a tone each time the counter 14 increments its count.
All of the above-described components (i.e., the sensor 12, counter 14, timer 16, display 18, and sound generator 20) are preferably interconnected by a printed wiring board (not shown) so that the entire assembly can be conveniently affixed to a wearable housing 22. The wearable housing 22, configured for releasable attachment to a bodily part may include, for example, straps dimensioned to wrap around the bodily part and having complementary Velcro™ type surfaces for attachment. The housing 22 and the components mounted there at form a wearable unit 21.
As exemplarily illustrated in FIG. 2, the sensor 12 is preferably an inertia sensor and includes an electrically conductive cylindrical housing 24 and an electrically conductive, flexible deflection member 26. The sensor 12 has a disengagement position wherein the deflection member 26 is not in contact with the cylindrical housing 24 and an engagement position wherein the deflection member 26 contacts the cylindrical housing 24 by means of inertia. The cylindrical housing 24 or, alternatively, the deflection member 26, is electrically connected to a counter input while the other is connected to a voltage source such that when the cylindrical housing 24 and the deflection member 26 are in contact, i.e., when the sensor 12 is in its engagement position, the counter input attains the voltage level of the voltage source thereby causing the counter 14 to advance one count. The sensitivity of the sensor 12 may be varied by adjusting the free length and/or the cross-sectional geometry of the deflection member 26 so that the more flexible is the deflection member 26, the more sensitive is the sensor 12 and vice versa. The construction of the deflection member 26 can be readily realized by a person of ordinary skill in the art. It will be appreciated that the housing 24, being substantially cylindrical in shape, advantageously permits the deflection member 26 to contact therewith in a multitude of radial directions so that the sensor 12 can detect oscillatory movement in virtually any direction. It is contemplated that instead of inertia sensor, other art-recognized sensors such as, for example, mercury switches, may also be employed.
FIG. 3 diagrammatically depicts a second embodiment of the electronic game apparatus 10 which includes a plurality of wearable units 28 for group play and, particularly, head-to-head group play. In this embodiment, each of the wearable units 28 contains a counter 14, a sensor 12, and a sound generator 20 as described above. Unlike the first embodiment, however, each of the wearable units 28 does not include a timer 16 and a display 18. Rather, a single timer 16 is disposed in a separate housing 30, preferably a stationary, non-wearable one. A controller 32 such as, for example, a microprocessor is also disposed in the housing 30 and connected to the timer 16. The controller 32 is preferably configured to communicate with and to synchronize the activation of the counters 14 of the wearable units 28. A display 18 in the housing 30 is also connected to the controller 32 for displaying information such as, for example, the number of oscillations imparted to each wearable unit and/or other entertaining images. This embodiment further includes a data storage unit 34, connected to the controller 32, for storing audio data and/or video data. The audio data may consist of data representing, for example, a music theme to be outputted through a speaker 36 in a manner determined by the controller 32. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the audio data represent sounds of racing cars and the video data represent images of moveable objects, e.g., race cars--each of which corresponds to an individual player. The controller 32 is programmed such that the faster the player shakes her wearable unit 28 the faster the corresponding race car image travels or moves along, for example, a raceway image. In other words, movement of the race car image is proportional to the number or the rate of oscillations. This exemplary combination will provide a game that is fun and exciting for players of all ages.
Optionally, or in addition to the display 18, a mechanically moveable object 38 may be connected to the controller 32 and the data storage unit 34 also stores motion data representing, for example, incremental movement of the mechanically moveable object 38. The controller 32 includes an electromechanism for controlling movement of the moveable object 38 in accordance with the motion data and the number of oscillatory movements imparted to the wearable unit 28. The moveable object 38 may, for example, be a model race car slidably guided along a rail. So arranged, the model race car controllably moves along the rail in an amount proportional to, for example, the number of oscillations imparted by a player. Preferably, a plurality of moveable objects 38, e.g., model race cars, are provided for head-to-head play by multiple players such that each player or team of players can control movement of a corresponding model race car. Such collective effort by the players will add to the entertainment value of the inventive game apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the wearable unit 21 of the first embodiment of the present invention. The wearable unit 21 includes attachment straps 39 and is intended for solitary or one-at-a-time play while simultaneous group play may be achieved by using a plurality of these units, one for each player. As shown, the wearable unit 21 includes a speaker 36, a display 18, and a pushbutton 40. The display 18 is preferably a light-emitting diode (LED) type display but may alternatively include a liquid-crystal display (LCD), or any other art-recognized visual display device. The display 18 provides a real-time visual indication of each player's score. At the end of each play period, the player's total score is presented via the display 18. The speaker 36 may audibly communicate a tone each time a player shakes the bodily part to which the wearable unit 21 is attached. The counter 14 of the wearable unit 21 is activated at the beginning of a play period and deactivated at the end of the play period by depressing the pushbutton 40. The play period may be defined by, for example, the duration of a song or by a preselected play period defined with reference to a watch or clock. If a song defines the play period it may be generated by wearable unit 21 and played over speaker 36 or it may be played by an external audio device, such as a CD player. Alternatively, the variable timer 16 may be used for selecting the duration of the play period, which may be synchronized with play of a musical theme by wearable unit 21 via speaker 36. When so provided, the wearable unit 21 is activated by depressing the pushbutton 40 and automatically deactivated upon expiration of the play period. This alternative is advantageous insofar as it minimizes disagreements among the players over the duration of play.
For group play with a single wearable unit 21, the wearable unit 21 may be worn successively by each player. Each player initiates his/her play period by depressing the pushbutton, with the duration of play preferably synchronized with play of a musical theme via speaker or an external audio source as described hereinabove. Alternatively, the play period may be defined solely by the variable timer 16, and in either event display 18 may also display the time remaining during the respective play period. If no music is played, wearable unit 21 preferably incorporates an audio and/or visual indication that the play period has expired. Whichever approach is employed, at the end of each play period the current player's total score is visible on the display 18 or audibly communicated by the wearable unit 21, and may be recorded as on a scorecard or stored in a memory in the wearable unit.
Where multiple wearable units 21 are available, play may proceed with each player wearing a separate wearable unit. Here, a play period is initiated by each player simultaneously depressing his/her respective pushbutton 40 and the play period may be terminated in any of the ways described hereinabove. Preferably, however, the play period is defined by the players via the variable timers 16 on their respective wearable units with each player setting his or her respective timer to define the same play period. Deactivation of the wearable units occurs automatically upon expiration of the play period as defined by the variable timer 16.
Referring next to FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the present invention is schematically depicted. A plurality of wearable units 21, each having a speaker 36, are electrically connected to a master unit 42 by cables 44 via connectors 46. Although FIG. 5 depicts only two wearable units 21 connected to the master unit 42, as will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, more or less wearable units may be so connected. In lieu of cables 44, wearable units 21 may be connected to the master unit 42 by a wireless transmission system. The master unit 42 preferably includes a speaker 36 for producing theme music from audio signals transmitted via cables 44. The master unit 42 also includes a display 18. In this embodiment wearable units 21 may or may not include a separate sound generator, which, if included, could be automatically deactivated when a wearable unit 21 is connected via cable 44 to master unit 42. Master unit 42 also includes a pushbutton 40 for initiating a play period and a variable timer 16 for setting the duration of the play period. Alternatively, the timer 16 automatically activates wearable units 21 for a predetermined interval with actuation being indicated, for example, by commencement of play of the theme music or a visual indication by the display 18 which may be disposed at the wearable units 21 or master unit 42, or both.
In a preferred embodiment a play period selected by timer 16 is defined by theme music outputted by speaker 36, with the counters 14 of the wearable units 21 synchronously activated by depression of the pushbutton 40 and synchronously, automatically deactivated when the play period expires. An alarm may be generated by the sound generator 20 of the master unit 42 and communicated via the speaker 36 upon the beginning and/or expiration of the play period as defined by the timer 16. During the play period, the speakers 36 provided on the wearable units 21 may produce a sound each time the player shakes the bodily part to which the user-wearable housing 22 is attached, and the sound communicated by the separate speakers 36 may be the same or, preferably, different from each other. Alternatively, wearable units 21 may be further simplified by dispensing with speakers 36.
A third embodiment of the electronic game apparatus is exemplarily shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, a plurality of wearable units 21 are daisy-chained together. The wearable units --one master or control unit 48 and three slave or subordinate units 50--are electrically connected to each other via a cable 44. The master unit 48 may include a pushbutton 40, for synchronously activating and deactivating all units at the beginning and end of the play period, which may be predetermined by the players with reference to a clock or song from an external source. Alternatively, the master unit 48 may include a variable timer 16 for providing a user-definable play period or, alternatively, the play period may be of fixed duration, say 30 or 60 seconds. As shown, master unit 48 and slave units 50 may each include a speaker 36 and a display 18. When the master unit 48 is disconnected from the slave units 50 the master unit 48 may be employed for solitary play as described hereinabove with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4.
Each slave unit 50 includes two connectors for interconnecting with other units by cables. It will be obvious to persons of ordinary skill in the art from the above disclosure that the number of slave units connected to the master unit 48 may be varied as desired.
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment of FIG. 6. As shown, the timer 16 of the master unit 48 is used to synchronize the counters 14 of the slave units 50.
Although the various embodiments described hereinabove include a visual display 18, the wearable unit 21 may also or alternatively include components and devices for audibly communicating a player's score such as, for example, a voice-synthesizing integrated circuit connected to the speaker 36. Thus, a player's score can be "announced" at the end of a play period or audibly counted during play.
In accordance with a method of playing a child's game using any of the above-described embodiments, the player or players secure wearable units 21 to a selected bodily part, such as an ankle. The duration of the play period is then selected as by selecting theme music of finite duration from an internal or external audio source and/or by setting the timer 16. Once the play period is selected, the wearable units 21 are activated, whereupon the players try to move the selected bodily part as rapidly as possible, with each oscillatory movement being recorded by the counters 14. These movements are continually recorded until the play period ends, which may be signified in any of the ways described above. At the end of the play period the player having the highest score is the winner. For group play, each game may be defined by one or more play periods. For example, the players may decide that a game will consist of five play periods and the winner will be the player having the highest total score at the end of the last play period. Alternatively, players may form teams and total the scores from the team players to determine the winning team. For play with a single wearable unit, a plurality of play periods define each game, with one or several players wearing the same wearable unit during successive play periods. Solitary play is also possible, with the player "competing" against herself for the highest score. It will be obvious to persons of ordinary skill in the art that still numerous other variations in the method of play are possible without deviating from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
While there have shown and described and pointed out fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to several preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form and details of the devices and methods disclosed herein may be without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, it is expressly intended to include all substitute elements and/or method steps which perform substantially the same function in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same results as the elements and method steps disclosed herein. It is likewise intended that features mentioned in connection with any of the embodiments may also be applied, insofar as practicable, to every other embodiment.
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