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|Publication number
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|Mar 13, 2012
|Filing date
|Mar 10, 2006
|Priority date
|Mar 10, 2005
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|David J. Braun, Thomas A. Belton
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|Braun David J, Belton Thomas A
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|Patent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (3), Classifications (16), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is related to, and claims priority from PCT application no. PCT/US2006/008974 filed on Mar. 10, 2006 by David J. Braun and Thomas A. Belton and entitled "A System and Method for a Golf Tournament" and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent application No. 60/660,212 on Mar. 10, 2005 filed by David J. Braun and Thomas A. Belton et al. titled "System and Method for a Golf Tournament", and to U.S. Provisional Patent application No. 60/737,593 on Nov. 17, 2005 filed by David J. Braun and Thomas A. Belton et al. titled "System and Method for Enabling Remote Participation in a Broadcast Sporting Event", the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to systems and methods for tournaments, and, more particularly, to systems and methods for staging and scoring golf tournaments.
Golf is a game with a long tradition that has become popular worldwide and on television.
While most many golf matches use the number of strokes as a way of scoring the game, an alternative is to use the number of holes won in a system called match play golf.
In traditional match play golf, players compete hole by hole, and the golfer who wins the most holes wins the match. Scoring is in match play match golf traditionally is rendered relationally, i.e., if player A has won 5 holes and player B has won 4 holes, the score is not 5 to 4, but rather 1-up for player A, or 1-down for player B. Essentially, match play scoring tells golfers and spectators not how many holes each golfer has won, but how many more holes than his opponent the golfer in the lead has won. If the match is tied, it is said to be "all square."
Match play matches do not have to go the full 18 holes. They often do, but just as frequently one player will achieve an insurmountable lead and the match will end early. If, for instance, player A has a score of 6-up with 5 holes to play, player A has clinched the victory, and the match is over.
The final score is reported as 1 up if it went the full 18 holes, or else 2 and 1, 3 and 2, etc. to reflect the fact that the winner was 2 games up with one hole to play or 3 games up with 2 holes to play.
There are numerous formats for team match-play tournaments, only a few of which are typically used in televised tournaments, including the popular "skins" format and the format used in the Ryder cup tournament.
A "skins game" is a golf betting game that pits members of a foursome (or threesome or twosome) against each other in a type of match play. Each hole carries a value, and the winner of the hole wins that amount. Ties, or halves, result in the bet amount being carried over to the following hole, adding to the pot.
When a player wins a hole, they've won the "skin." Professional skins games are ubiquitous, having grown since the debut of the Skins Game in 1983 (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson were the original participants).
Because of carryovers, pro skins games often result in a single hole being worth tens—even hundreds—of thousands of dollars (of course, the pros are playing for someone else's money).
The most watched match play golf event is, however, is the Ryder cup, which is a team event. The Ryder Cup is a competition between two teams, the USA and Europe, which, since 1981, has the form of a 3-day event with four foursomes and four fourballs on both days 1 and 2, and 12 singles matches on day 3, for a total of 28 possible points.
In fourballs matchplay, each side consists of two players. Each player plays his or her own ball throughout the round. On each hole, the low ball of the two players serves as that side's score. For example, on the first hole for Team A, Player 1 scores a 4 and Player 2 scores a 5, so the team score is 4. If Team A gets a 4 while Team B scores 5, then Team A wins the hole.
In foursomes, 2-person teams play against each other, with each team playing one ball, alternate shot. Example: Player A and Player B are partners. On the first hole, A tees off; B plays the second shot; A plays the third shot; and so on until the ball is holed. The lower of the two teams' scores win the hole.
In the Ryder cup, as in most tournaments, the winning team or individual in any one match, whatever the format, scores one tournament point, the loser gets none, and in a tied match both score half a point. The tournament points are awarded independently of how closely the match was contested, and the team that has the most points at the end of the event, wins the tournament.
The present invention relates to a system and method for a golf tournament that enhances the entertainment value of the event by introducing novel tournament scoring and novel rules that allow viewer interaction with a live tournament.
In a preferred embodiment, the novel scoring and rules are incorporated into a team match play golf tournament. Selected spectators, or viewers of the event, who may, for instance, be watching in person or via a televised broadcast, may participate in a team's compliance with one or more of the tournament rules. In this way, the tournament method of this invention facilitates viewer participation in a way that may affect the outcome of the event.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the tournament is based on the Ryder cup format, but condensed into a single day. Two teams of eight players compete. In the morning, there are multi-ball team match play matches such as, but not limited to, alternate-shot foursomes matches and better-ball four-ball matches. In the afternoon, there are individual match play matches. The winner of the tournament is the team with the most points. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, however, the match scoring system factors in the margin of victory. For instance, rather than simply awarding one point for a win and half a point for a tie, the number of tournament points awarded for winning a match is related to the margin of victory.
Match play golf scores are typically expressed as a combination of the number of holes ahead and the number of holes remaining. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the number of tournament points awarded for winning a match is the sum of the number of holes ahead and the number of holes remaining.
In addition, the present invention allows for selecting a "2� player", who's score counts double, in, for instance, the individual match play. Moreover, the choice of the 2� player may be made, or influenced, by the non-playing team members who are spectators that pay to belong to a particular team. In the event that some of the non-playing members are remote to the event, the choice of the 2� player may, for instance, be made in part based on voting over an internet connection. The tournament of the present invention also allows for a substitute player in the individual match play matches. A decision regarding the choice of a substitute may also be made, or influenced, by the non-playing team members.
Other aspects of the present invention designed to make the tournament more interesting may include a shot clock, which in a further preferred embodiment only allows a player 30 seconds to take their shot once they have reached their ball and determined the yardage. Failure to complete the shot within the required time may, for instance, result in a one shot penalty.
These and other features of the invention will be more fully disclosed in the following detailed description.
The present invention provides a system and method for staging a golf tournament that has allows greater interaction between the tournament competitors and the tournament viewers.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the golf tournament uses match play scoring modified by the additional scoring concepts of this invention.
In a preferred embodiment of the tournament of the present invention, the number of points in awarded for winning a match will, for all formats, be dependent to some degree on how closely the match was contested.
In a preferred embodiment, the match scoring would follow conventional match play scoring in using the number of holes ahead a winning contestant is at the conclusion of the match and the number of holes remaining when the match is concluded. In a conventional match play golf tournament, the points awarded for wining a match are simply one for a win, none for a lose and half each for finishing even. In a golf tournament, or golf game, scored in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the points awarded for winning a match may be the sum of the number of holes ahead and the holes remaining at the conclusion of the match, as detailed in table 1 below.
Tournament points for winning a match varying
according to the margin of victory.
Points Awarded for
Holes ahead
Holes remaining
Score Example
Winning a Match
1 up
2 up
2 and 1
3 and 1
3 and 2
4 and 2
4 and 3
5 and 3
5 and 4
In this way a winner of match is awarded more points for winning by a greater margin.
One of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that there may be many variants of this scoring system in which the points awarded for winning a match-play match of golf are dependent on the margin of victory in the match. For instance, half a point may be awarded to each contestant for a match that ends even, while the remainder of the scoring in table 1 applies to other outcomes. Or the number of points awarded to contestant, i.e., the player or team, that wins the match may be directly proportional to the sum of the number of holes ahead and the number of holes remaining, with the constant of proportionality being any suitable integer or floating point number. Or the number of tournament points awarded to the match winning player may increases incrementally corresponding to the number of holes remaining in the manner shown in, for instance, Table 2.
In Table 2 the number of points for winning a match varies between 0.5 and 5 points depending on by how much the match was won. For instance the number of points may depend on a formula that it is a minimum of 0.5 and maximum of 5, and is closest to half the maximum number in the final score, i.e., a match won by 3 and 2 would be worth 1.5 points, a match won by 8 and 7 would be worth 4 points. Alternatively, a table such as table 1 may be used to relate the number of points for winning the match to the final score.
Match points related to the final score in one embodiment.
Final Score
Match points
1 up
2 and 1
3 and 2
4 and 3
5 and 4
6 and 5
7 and 6
8 and 7
9 and 8
In a preferred embodiment, the tournament of this invention will be a one day event, loosely based on the Ryder cup format. In particular, the tournament will be between two teams, each team comprising 8 players. In the morning, four to eight players from each team will play two to four foursomes (alternate shot) matches, and four to eight players from each team will play two to four four-ball (best ball) matches. In the afternoon the eight players will all play one match of individual match play against the eight players of the other team.
In a preferred embodiment, foursome play will be governed by USPGA rule 29: 29-1. General. In a threesome or a foursome, during any stipulated round the partners must play alternately from the teeing grounds and alternately during the play of each hole. Penalty strokes do not affect the order of play. 29-2. Match Play. If a player plays when his partner should have played, his side loses the hole. 29-3. Stroke Play. If the partners make a stroke or strokes in incorrect order, such stroke or strokes are canceled and the side incurs a penalty of two strokes. The side must correct the error by playing a ball in correct order as nearly as possible at the spot from which it first played in incorrect order. If the side makes a stroke on the next teeing ground without first correcting the error or, in the case of the last hole of the round, leaves the putting green without declaring its intention to correct the error, the side is disqualified.
In a preferred embodiment, the four ball (better ball) match will be governed by the United States Golf Association rule number 30. In better ball play, the low score from each team is the score that counts for the team.
For added entertainment value, a preferred embodiment of the tournament will include the option of "declaring your major", in which one player from each team may be selected to have that players point score in the individual match play doubled. The selected player will be referred to as the "2�" player.
In a further embodiment of the invention, if a team selects a "2�" player, it must also select a player whose scores will not count.
The process is for the names to be withheld from the other team until the selections are made final by each team. At the beginning of the afternoon play, the teams will be asked if they have "declared a major" to allow for both teams to know if it has been selected or not.
In alternate embodiments of "declaring a major", more than one 2� player may be allowed, and there may also be no player whose score does not count.
In a further embodiment of the invention, some or all of the holes of some or all of the matches in the tournament will include a shot clock. When playing a hole at which a shot clock is operative, each player will have a limited time to play each shot. This limited time may, for instance, be measured from the time the player reaches their ball. The limited time may be determined from when the player reaches their ball and determines the yardage to the intended target. The yardage may be considered to be determined when, for instance, a club has been selected by the player. Club selection may, for instance occur at the time the player takes the club from the bag. In a preferred embodiment, the player will be limited to 30 seconds to play each shot upon reaching their ball and determining their yardage to the intended target. Failure to complete the shot within the required time may incur a penalty, which may for instance be a one or more stroke penalty or may result in the hole being forfeited.
In an alternative form of the shot clock, the time may be governed in a manner similar to chess, in which each player gets a set amount of time to complete each hole or the entire course. In this format, the clock timing a player starts when, for instance, the preceding player's ball comes to rest. The player may then stop their clock by striking the ball. In alternative forms of the chess shot clock, a player's clock may be started as soon as the preceding player strikes the ball, or some set time after the preceding player strikes the ball, such as but not limited to, 15 seconds after the previous player strikes the ball.
In tournament regulations of this invention, one or more substitutes may be allowed in any of the matches. In a preferred embodiment, one substitute is allowed in the afternoon individual match play matches.
Tournament scoring. The winning team will be the team with the most points at the end of each tournament. In a preferred embodiment, a willing team will receive 3 points, a losing team 0 points, and in the event of a tie both teams will receive 1 point. In alternative tournament scoring, there may be bonus points for the magnitude of the victory. For instance, if a team wins by 12 or more points, they may score a bonus point.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the matches and scoring include virtual and remote participation by the Pro Team Golf (PTG) membership. For instance, any person around the world may become a PTG member by, for instance, paying an annual membership fee to PTG or paying to participate in a tournament. Membership advantages may include, but are not limited to, the following benefits:
Team Members may also play a significant role in the actual competition. A Team Member may provide selections or recommendations for, for instance, line-ups, order of play and 2� selections to coaches prior to the match. Other teams do not know the actual line-ups or other selections of the opposing team until the match commences. A team may allow the Team Member to have an advisory role in other strategy decision. The input provided by the Team Members may also determine some elements of the scoring in the match. Team Members may select, or influence the selection of, their "2�" player for the match. Thus, the PTG concept is a true merger of virtual and reality golf play. The selection may, for instance, be performed via a password protected website, or by email, text-message, voice-message or fax using an internet connection, a telephone, a wireless phone, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant or an other suitable communications device or method. A suitably accessible database with team statistics may be available to help members make decisions.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each tournament is played as part of one of organized league. The organization may, for instance, have multiple leagues such as, but not limited to, the North American league, the European league, the Asian league and the Southern Hemisphere league or the league may be a regional league such as a Southeastern US league. Each league may, for instance, comprise from 8 to 32 teams and may have one or more associated minor leagues. Each team may, for instance, have 12 active players and play 24 one-day matches of team golf per season. These matches may, for instance, be compressed into 8 weekends by having four teams meet at a location for the weekend and play one of the other teams on each of three days. In this way, on each of the three tournament days, two inter-team matches will be taking place, one of which may, for instance, be started shotgun fashion off the 1st tee, while the other is started shotgun fashion off the second tee.
Each league may, for instance, be divided into two divisions of 16 teams, and may play each of the other teams once and 3 teams (rotating from year to year) from the other division, for a total of 18 matches at 2 home and 6 away venues.
Under a three league format, 16 teams will be eligible for the play-offs, namely the two division leaders in each league, as well as the next three point-leaders, in each league, and one wild card, that has the next highest point total from any of the three leagues. The playoffs will start with one weekend of four tournaments, at the venue of the league leaders and the next highest point total. These four tournaments will be winner take-all, knockout events. Each of the winners from the four tournaments will be paired for a best of three game series. The winner of each of these two events will then play for the championship. The championship may, for instance, be decided by a three game series held at a predetermined, neutral location.
The league may for instance, select and trade players using Soccer style contract system and the playoffs may be a winner take all.
Under a single league format, there may, for instance, be a group of four teams that gather at a venue location and play each other team in single day competitions over three days. The winning team in each game may receive three points for the win or one point for a tie A full regular season may consist of eight weekend series- and thus twenty four games per team. At the end of the regular season, the teams with the highest game point totals may move to an elimination playoff to determine the Pro Team Golf Champion. Each team may field in each game eight players in there separate formats of match play-nine holes of two-ball, nine holes of four-Ball and nine holes of singles.
Purses may, for instance, be awarded to three of the four teams at each venue series, to the regular season leaders, and to playoff participants.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, fans interact with the game by, for instance, serving as a voting member fan, also known as a Team Pro Coach™, and voting to determine match pairings, order of play and formats through website voting, mobile telecommunication and IM tools. The voting member fans may "declare a Major" player in each format of match play whose point score is doubled in the competition, also known as the 2� Player. The team line-up, pairings and 2� selection may be hidden from the other team. Fans may win weekly and season prizes based on their participation, including the accuracy of their participation via for instance their Strat.e.Q™ which is their Strat.e.golf™ score, both of which are discussed in more detail below, the team performance, and 2� and favorite player performance.
A venue series may consist of the following format:
T1 v T2 and T3 v T4 on Day 1 T1 v T3 and T2 v T4 on Day 2 T1 v T4 and T2 v T3 on Day 3
where T1, T2, T3 and T4 represent the four teams participating in the venue series.
The team may select eight players in advance that are eligible to participate in each weekend series. The fans may lobby for team strategy on, for instance, a secure team chat room, a blog and through IM tools. The home Team Pro Coach may select and discloses whether 2-Ball or 4-Ball goes first. Each Team's Pro Coach selects players for 2-Ball and 4-Ball pairings. The Pro Coachs may then select the order of play for each 2-Ball, 4-Ball and singles match. The Pro Coach may also select a Team 2� golfer for each format of play. The selections may be withheld from other Team until "polls" close. Separate selections may be made for each of the three games during the weekend.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, there are a number of membership levels including Basic Membership, Intermediate Membership and All-inclusive Membership.
Basic Membership members, also known as Par Members, may have complete access to the Pro Team Golf website, affiliation with a team of their choice, and be eligible for prizes based on team and favorite player performance.
Intermediate Membership members, also known as Birdie Members, may have the ability to serve as Pro Coach™, be eligible for Strat.e.Golf™ prizes on a weekly and season basis based on the member's Strat.e.Q™ (i.e. their scoring quotient for Strat.e.golf™ and accurate drives, their success in picking the order and format of play for the home team and accurate 2� selections, their Long drives, and the cumulative scoring of selected 2� and 2 other favorite players on team.
All-inclusive Membership members, also known as Eagle Member, may have personal interaction with the Team and players during season and be eligible for oversized Strat.e.golf™ prizes. For instance, they may be eligible for weekly Pro-Am tournaments with team players. The highest Strat.e.Q members may be eligible for post-season dinner and golf outings with Team players and Strat.e.QSchool™, that is they may be eligible for participation in post-season clinics, camps and lessons from nationally recognized golf instructors and Team players. They may also be eligible to participate in the League's post-season Coaches Challenge™ golf tournament.
Pro Coach Scoring
The Pro Coach, i.e., the participating fan, receives two performance scores during each Team v. Team Game. First, the Pro Coach receives a Strat.EQ representing the accuracy and success of the Pro Coach's match selections for the Game. Secondly, the Pro Coach receives a Long Drive Score representing the cumulative match point scores of the Pro Coach's 2� player and 2 other selected favorite players during the Game. Strat.EQ is averaged for the 24 Games during the regular season with a separate Strat.EQ for the playoffs. The Long Drive Score is cumulative for the regular season and separately tracked during the playoffs.
Compiling Strat.EQ
Two points are received for each accurate pairing of players for the total of 8 2-Ball and 4-Ball matches (maximum score-16 points). Example: The Pro Coach selects Player A and Player B to be paired during a 2-Ball match. The consensus vote of the voting Pro Coaches for the Team agree with this selection. Two EQ points are awarded to the Pro Coach for that match.
One point is received for each accurate order of play selection for each of the 8 singles matches (maximum score-8 points). Example: The Pro Coach selects Player A to lead off in singles. The consensus vote of the voting Pro Coaches for the Team agree with this selection. One EQ point is awarded to the Pro Coach for that match.
Four points are received for each accurate 2� selection during the 3 formats of play (maximum score-12 points).
Four points are received for each match victory for the Pro Coach's correct selections from 1, 2 and 3 above (maximum score-64 points). Example: The Pro Coach accurately selected a 2-Ball pairing. If the Pro Coach's team wins that match, four EQ points are awarded to the Pro Coach. For singles matches, the Pro Coach will receive four EQ points for each match victory for which Pro Coach accurately selected the order of play.
Measuring the Pro Coach Game Strat.EQ Maximum Strat.EQ = 100 points Genius Strat.EQ = 75 points or more High Strat.EQ = 50-74 points Average Strat.EQ = 25-49 points Dunce Strat.EQ = 0-24 points
Long Drive Score
Each Pro Coach makes 3 separate 2� selections during each Game. In 2-Ball and 4-Ball matches, the Team score of the pairing containing the 2� player is counted. The Pro Coach also can select 2 other favorite or "hot" players whose Game point totals will be separately cumulated for each Pro Coach. The Pro Coach will receive the cumulative point totals from each of those matches as his Long Drive Score during the Game.
Match Score
Match Point Totals
2X 2-Ball match
3 and 2 win
2X 4-Ball match
1 up
2X singles match
5 and 3 win
1st Hot Player match 1
1st Hot Player match 2
2 up win
1st Hot Player match 3
2d Hot Player match 1
4 and 3 win
2d Hot Player match 2
5 and 4 win
2d Hot Player match 3
Game Long Drive Score
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the methods of implementing a golf tournament described above may be readily implemented using one or more computers and may also be integrated into a conventional golf tournament television broadcast.
The modules running on the central server 32 are capable of interacting with end-users via the end-user equipment for the purposes of registering the end-user a registered non-playing member of one of the participating teams. This registration may be performed using the technology used in the well known pay-per-view form of television distribution as described in, for instance, U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,330 issued to Haave et al. on Nov. 22, 1994 entitled "Pay-per-view television delivery system", the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The software modules running on the central server 32 are further capable of using the interactive program guide technology to collect the registered viewers' vote.
When a vote has been taken and tallied, the resultant decision may then be relayed to one or more of the participating players in the case of an ordering of the team or it may remain secret until the event is over in the case of a choice of a 2� player.
In a further preferred embodiment of the central server 32 may make use of the selected 2� player in scoring the matches as the tournament unfolds without revealing the selection to either the players or the audience. There may then be a competition to guess the identity of the 2� player based on the score. Alternately, the central server 32 may initially calculate the tournament score without using the 2� player, and at some stage such as, but not limited to, prior to the final round of the tournament, reveal the players identity and recalculate the score. In another alternative embodiment, the 2� may be revealed at the end of the tournament and then score recalculated then.
In step 40, a viewer of a tournament that is about to be, or is already being broadcast may register to participate as a fan, or decision influencing non-playing member, of one of the teams or players participating in the event.
Prior to or during the event, the pre-registered non-playing member of a team will, in step 42, receive a menu of options related to, for instance, the order in which the members of the team are to play or who is to be the 2� player or which players scores will not be counted.
In step 44, the pre-registered non-playing member will make a selection from the menu. This selection may include using a cell-phone, either at the event or remote to it, a television remote in a fashion similar to the way a channel selection is made from an electronic programming guide, and may use similar technology as detailed in the US patents cited previously.
In step 46, the non-playing team member may watch the broadcast tournament played and scored using the voted selection.
In step 50, if the tournament is not over and there are more 2� picks, player substitutions or team ordering decisions or to be voted on, the next menu of options will be presented in step 42. If the game is over or there decisions to be participated in by the pre-registered non-playing team members, the service ends in step 52.
In step 60 a menu of decision options related to 2� player selection or team order in a tournament, or about to be, broadcast.
In step 62 the menu of decision options is presented to one or more registered fans viewing or listening to a broadcast event.
In step 64 responses to the menu by the one or more registered fans are collected.
In step 66 a decision is produced by tallying the collected responses.
In step 68 the decision is conveyed to one of more players participating in the event being broadcast.
In step 70 the decision made by the non-playing team member is used to score the match and the tournament.
Although the invention has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed as exemplary forms of implementing the claimed invention.
In the fields of sporting event management, advertising and television broadcast there is significant interest in methods and systems for improving the appeal of golf tournaments. Such a method and system would be of considerable utility as, for instance, the basis for providing a more entertaining golf tournament to attract viewers, sponsors and advertisers.
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#26 Jun 10, 2013
I do not know what you are talking about. I am not a board member, nor do I work for Young and Associates. I do not know the answers to your questions as I am a homeowner who attends meetings on a regular basis.
#27 Jun 10, 2013
I am an original owner and am tired of listening to people b!tch about management and the board. If you are unhappy come to meetings or better yet run for the board. Quit complaining and step up to the plate.
#28 Jun 21, 2013
This place is a joke and everything written about how horrible it is is the truth !!! I own in here, and wish i did not !
#29 Jun 21, 2013
The super is a joke, the management company is a joke with horrible attitudes..
Last summer, i had the upstairs people clog their toilet somehow, i heard the water running down my wall in my bedroom...i go into the bathroom to see whats going on, and pee water, yes PEE water from upstairs comes falling thru the ceiling vent all over me...i go running outside and over to the supers door...banging and ringing bell...tv was so loud, he was probably passed out drunk in there...calling and calling the emergency number...no one answers...called the office the next day and the lovely manager of ridge did NOTHING to help..2 years ago i slipped on ice on the steps and could not get up, had to be hauled off in an ambulance and could not walk right for almost a month, i was literally crawling around my apartment on all fours...i STILL have not received reimbursement for my bills or a call back from the insurance...there is people is building 14 who let their out of control son scream and scream all over the place at 7am all summer long...i complain and they tell me there is nothing they can do, to call the police..they want to collect $240 a month in maintenance fees in an AFFORDABLE housing unit the wonder why people cannot keep up with the payments !! People here are too good to pick up dog shit...i had the mirror on my truck broken by the little shit next door 3 years ago because he runs around and does whatever he likes while his mother sits on the bench and just watches...note after note after phone call because my boyfriend had his personal, PERSONAL pickup truck parked here WHERE HE LIVES with *gasp* a commercial plate on it, and i was the only one who kept getting singled out..but yet L***** Landscaping up the street can keep his truck(s) parked there with no problems...recentl;y my daughter was at the pool and was being harrassed by some bitch old lady named PAM who lives on Thoreau because somehow she knew my personal situation as to why i did not have pool passes, but my daughter DID have a pool band on her arm...is someone on the board spreading people's personal information to people who shoudl not have it ?? ONLY EXPLANATION in my book !! The an email goes out that no one from my house is to be allowed at the pool, and specifically posted my underage daughter's name in the email ! I don't know who PAM thinks she is, but if my daughter has a pool band, regardless of who gave it to her, she is allowed at the pool !! Harrassing someone's child ?? Really ?? I could go on and on and on.
#31 Jun 21, 2013
I live in the building right next to this....it is completely true...and they also park their dpw and mahwah fd trucks in the parking lot
#32 Jun 25, 2013
Dear Joe, it's called theft of services. We pay for your service and get nothing in return.
We do go to lots of meetings. That's how we know how big this scandal is.
Are you telling me the photos on this Facebook website are fake?
Ridge Garden Residents are still being screwed by the board, management and the super/radpol sending unmarked crews in to do work with no lisencing & no insuranse.
Its not a coincidence that every picture posted on Facebook have been addresses or are being addressed. For two years the home owner meetings said they were fixing roof leaks. All of a sudden it's posted on Facebook and now they are fixing SOME roof leaks. We have been complaining about the roads for years and now that pictures are posted on Facebook your fixing the roads. The list goes on and on.
#33 Jun 26, 2013
www.yaapropertymanagement.com has destroyed my building in ridge gardens. I was better off with the old roof. The new roof leaks and I get " what do you want me to do" from HW Young and Associates when I tell them. The leak goes down my exhaust vent for my water heater and HVAC system. It has leaked through my ceiling leaving stains soft spots and a crack. They expect me to fix my ceiling without the source of the problem on the roof being fixed.
Think hard before you hire http://www.yaapropertymanagement.com for your needs. They have destroyed Ridge Gardens in Mahwah NJ
Ridge Gardens needs to vote http://www.yaapropertymanagement.com out ASAP. It's currently a sinking ship.
#34 Jun 28, 2013
I guess we can't afford to mulch and trim the landscaping at Ridge Gardens in Mahwah since HW Young & Associates www.youngandassoc.com spent $20,000 on POOL FURNITURE, a SHED for Radpol contractor Llc, who is an unlisenced, uninsured contractor that wins ALL the bids in Ridge Gardens Condo complex in Mahwah and uses our dumpsters to dump his trash from his other jobs. Who paid for radpol contracting Llc Japanese motif backyard landscaping? How much did it cost us to lay all the rock down for his drinking friends in the building next to him?
How did building 1 get mulch. How did building 1 bring in fill and change the layout of the property and water table. Did you buy fill tickets for this? How does building 1 have a beautiful cement bench when the rest of the complex gets cheap ass iron benches? Who payed for all of building 1,2,3,4, Radpol and his buddies upgrades while the entire complex is in shambles. How does building 1 still have an illegal antenna on the roof? How does building 1 have mulch? How did building 1 get more then 1 tree that was effected by Sandy removed and all their stumps removed when the storm cause knocked down trees all over the complex and those stumps have still not been addressed.
The super is so lazy that half the crawl space doors aren't closed. Why have doors on them if you don't know how to close them? Leaving doors open creates all kinds of creepy issues.
Young and Associates http://www.yaapropertymanagement.com is running this place into the ground.
Bottom line is if a realtor is telling you Ridge Gardens is a great place to live they have no ethics. You need to find a new realtor that cares about YOU.
If you believe the town is involved in this scandal the you need to contact The Bergen County Prosecutor`s Office www.bcpo.net/
#35 Jun 28, 2013
NO ONE and i repeat NO ONE keeps the downstairs doors closed and locked...we all have a key...WHY ARE THESE DOORS CONSTANTLY LEFT OPEN ???? Had animals in my storage unit last week, too afraid to go back down and see if they are still there...spoke to the 'super' and he told me he knows the ladies that keep opening the doors, but NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT AND WHY ???? It is disgusting enough down there with the moisture and mildew that has grown on my boxes and the creepiest bugs i have EVER seen, but now we have to have animals living in our stuff too ?? Whatever it was, was big enough to knock stuff of mine over !!! Was told they are not calling animal control because they will take care of it...hmmm
#36 Jun 28, 2013
Harvey Young of Young & Associates is the biggest a**hole !! He is a plain old douchebag with a horrible, nasty attitude ! Does not want to hear about your problem with anything in the condo assoc !!! Can someone respond and please tell me how to find out when a board meeting is ? We need these people OUT asap !!!
#37 Jul 1, 2013
Do not buy or rent in ridge gardens in mahwah nj. If a realtor is trying to rent or sell you a unit in ridge gardens they they don't care about the costumer and just want a commission. If a realtor had any morals they would point all customers away from ridge gardens until young & associates inc. and his crews get voted out.
There is something called the Directors' Code of Ethics that is signed and signed by a witness.
Ridge Gardens Condominium Association Directors Code of Ethics:
Honesty and good faith
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They are legally bound to the code of ethics.
#38 Jul 3, 2013
HW Young & Associates is still letting Radpol and his guys park their vans and do work in Ridge Gardens in Mahwah with no insurance or license to do home improvement. Do you think his van parked over night in building 2 would go unnoticed? Or the work being done in building 4. Again remember only building 1,2,3,4 only get work done in this place. Unless your related to the super or have worked for the town or friends with the board members.
I guess it's why we get no pool privileges unless we get homeowners insurance. This allows HW Young Associates to hire uninsured workers and not be liable.
Force us to buy homeowner insurance or no pool. lol
Who is the Director of Ridge gardens in mahwah? I would like a copy of the code of ethics they signed.
#39 Jul 3, 2013
IS there a reason why no one has called the state of NJ on him ??? If you look inline it is CLEAR from the website that Radpole license is indeed EXPIRED !!
#40 Jul 5, 2013
lol HW Young and Associates has full control over all the fools in Ridge Gardens. You have no chance. He has been with Ridge Gardens since the beginning. Toney fought HW Young and Associates constantly. When Toney passed HW Young and Associates monopolized this place. Good luck with your cause. The town is waiste deep into it also. The town knows the super is doing illegal pluming,electrical, and more.
"Ridge Gardens and Young and Associates has put in writing why not to buy or rent in Ridge Gardens. Any realtor trying to sell or rent a unit in Ridge Gardens is not looking out for the best interest of their customers and are just look to make a quick buck.
"Section 18 paragraph 1 of the Rules and Regulations state that the Board of Trustees has the power to ADOPT! AMEND, and enforce compliance with the rules and regulations relative to the operation and use of the facilities."August 4 2010
This is why they always say no one goes to the meetings so they can do what they want. If no one goes to the board meetings then how come it was standing room only then you moved meetings to a bigger place to accommodate all the people. "
#41 Jul 12, 2013
Pay your monthly maintenance bills like everyone else and you would have pool bands. Your daughter has no right being in the pool if you are not current.
#42 Jul 23, 2013
1005 Thoreau Court Is having electrical work done. Happened to pass by and see worker outside making a mess and leaving an electrical cord outside on parking space just after the worker leaves and then a major rain deluge occurs. Has the person no concept of electrical cords being left in the rain and the damage that might occur?
The whole building area has been left messy, wood carvings outside and on the staircase landings and the person working has smoked outside on the stairs every fifteen minutes. I would like to know who is home supervising the work being done. As it looks to me there is no one home. This has been going on for the past week..weekend included.
How a ridge garden owner can be absent when work is being done in their unit is beyond imagining, irresponsibility should be accounted for. This has been posted so all will see what is occurring in building 10 without anyone being present.
#43 Jul 25, 2013
Yes, I have encountered Pool Pam and she went into a nasty, rude tirade towards me. At first I thought she was helpful, but I have seen and heard about her harassing and rude behavior which is almost comparable to a psychotic behavior. How people put up with her is beyond belief. Sweet and nice and then for no reason turns into a veritable harassing harridan.
Can no one put a stop to her behavior? I have learned she has been reported previously for harassment. Still nothing has been done. She is allowed pool privileges as all of us are. She is a serious problem. Hopefully, one day some some will help with this.
#44 Jul 26, 2013
EXACTLY !!!!! Busy body old b**** who has nothing better to do !!!
#45 Jul 26, 2013
Did i say that is why she was 'not allowed' there jerk off ??? If she has a band on her arm, she can go as the guest of whomever is bringing her as their guest. Case closed. It's a dumpy ass pool, we are not swimming at the Ritz Carlton here.
#46 Jul 31, 2013
Name calling is not going to help the situation at Ridge Gardens. Giving out personal information is illegal for both the board and Young and Associates according to the directors code of ethics.
I had an issue in my building where Radpol construction workers were fixing some kind of vent and they blocked my neighbors AC compressor and it over heated and blew the entire system. They tried to fix it themselves even though they have no insurance or construction license not to mention electrical lisence. Young and associates was trying to talk their way out of it. I think in the end it was fixed however the Point is smart people know not to block compressors so they don't over heat. Another example how this place works. Low end workers cost more in the end. Talk about liabilities.
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I haven't actually used the product yet, so I can't say whether or not it's good. The reason for the low score is because I felt like the brand is misleading. I originally was going to give this as a gift, but then I could not because the brand name on it is actually "Economy" and you can't tell that by the picture, it looks like "Eco" as in eco-friendly. I did not want to give it as a gift and look cheap.
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Thank you for the heads up! I was also going to order this as a gift, thinking "ECO" meant eco-friendly. Thank you for saving me the embarrassment, as I was going to have this sent directly to the person, and I wound have never known that it said "Economy"!
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Not a helpful review. I don't know if you hovered over the picture or not so that it could enlarge itself, but it's pretty obvious to me that it says economy on the picture. Plus you didn't try the product so that tells me zip about the quality. Thoroughness is key, I find this to be an injustice to the product when someone posts a review about something cosmetic when they failed to look as closely as they possibly could, and then they don't even follow through with actual product quality. It's not the product's fault.
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While I see what you (Christina Hyatt) are saying, it was helpful to me, and apparently others as well! There are a lot of products, more and more it seems, popping up on Amazon of sub-par quality. Calling a product "Eco" in its actual title gives off the impression that it's eco-friendly, not as a shortened version of "economy." That is extremely misleading.
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Childhood visits to his grandmother weren't complete for Greg Davies without her pulling out a big old biscuit tin of family photos from the top hall cupboard for them to look over together.
"Once, among the pile of pictures, I found an ancient leather-bound album filled with numerous little snaps of a sepia-toned Christchurch and Auckland," Mr Davies says.
"My grandmother said they belonged to her brother Lance - I didn't even know she had a brother. She told me I could have them if I promised to take care of them. They didn't mean much at the time."
The album and the small hand-written diary that went with it belonged to Lance Rosser who moved to Auckland from Christchurch in 1923 with the hope that a better climate would help with his lung condition.
He was just 19 at the time and the excitement of the growing city prompted him to start a diary.
That diary is now the subject of a book put together by Mr Davies.
"It's the story of a young person living a full life in Auckland in the early 1920s. It's all very fascinating," he says.
Mr Rosser lived in a boarding house on Dominion Rd and worked at a grocery store on Grange Rd.
Most of the diary talks about his day trips around Auckland and outings.
He writes about going to the Auckland Zoo in its first year, concerts at the town hall, visiting royals and adventures to the beach.
He also talks a lot about his work.
"I don't think he liked his boss much. It's nothing too scandalous, just interesting."
In the diary Mr Rosser details major events for the city including Dominion Rd being developed and sealed.
From October 1924 he writes about the road being "upside down from one end to the other" and the work being "a great nuisance".
He comforts himself with the thought that "the road will be splendid when finished - one of the best in Auckland".
Mr Rosser died in 1928 at the age of 24 from tuberculosis which he likely contracted at the Dominion Rd boarding house where he lived.
"It's really tragic reading the diary when you know he died so young. He got out there and made the most of his life but you can sort of see the writing is on the wall for him," Mr Davies says.
After getting the diary as a child the Wellington resident stored it away until he was made redundant last year.
"As I got a bit older I got more of an appreciation for the past and I wanted to ensure it wasn't lost. I thought it would be a good time to start working on it."
Originally the book was just going to be for family but Mr Davies says his publisher seemed instantly excited by the project.
"They said there isn't really anything else out there like this. There are a lot of war-time diaries out there but not many that talk about everyday life."
Copies of Feet in Auckland Heart In Christchurch are available at Timeout Bookstore, at 432 Mt Eden Rd, or from the website steeleroberts.co.nz.
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Kerala High Court orders release of Italian ship
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered
release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained off Kochi port
for over a month in connection with the gunning down of two
Indian fishermen allegedly by marines aboard the vessel.
Allowing the plea of ship owners Dolphin Tankers, Justice
PS Gopinathan directed the state government and police to
release the ship, subject to the owners executing a Rs 3 crore
bond before the deputy conservator of Cochin Port Trust.
The court also directed the shipping company to give an
undertaking that the vessel, its master and crew would appear
as and when called upon by competent authorities with three
weeks` prior notice.
On the argument of Advocate General KP Dandapani that
other marines (on board the ship) could also be required as
part of the investigation, the court said release of the
vessel should not interfere with the probe.
The owners argued they could not take responsibility of
the marines as they were not part of the ship`s crew and they
were deputed by the Italian navy for security.
The two fishermen, Valentine Jalstine and Ajesh Pinki,
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But now with two young kids; any "big" event I will take my Nikon gear; but for just smaller outings; that I would like " better than phone photos" I have been taking the EM5. But my wife still thinks it too big; it takes up most of the room in her purse so she doesn't take it often when she's out with the kids by themselves.
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Nonetheless it didn't stop guys at ModMyWhat to resume where they left off. They are actively testing the Mafia 2 multiplayer client and have released few videos and screenshots of the mod in action, which you can see below.
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