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Pay Eden Project a Shit ton of money or let the children down?(13 Posts)
We have annual membership. We went to Halloweden last year, got in at around 4pm, stayed there until almost closing at 9am and had a blast. The children dressed up, we got their faces painted (£3 each) when we got there as they had dressed as cats, then we walked through the rainforest dome in the pitch black, before having spooky stories in the wishing tent, made wands, ate spooky cake and drank hot chocolate, saw bats and it was amazing. we were so busy we didn't have time to go to the disco. It was included in the (expensive) annual membership.
We had such a great time we said we would come again this year and get better costumes as some had made such effort, we said we would go every year. We have bought costumes, DD's friend is coming, we are meeting other friends there. I have raved about it as it was such a good deal and made the expensive cost of the tickets worth it.
This year they are charging an additional £7 per person (that includes adults) to go to the Monsters Ball in the evening. I called to check that we can still access the rest of the event without purchasing these tickets as we are not bothered about the disco.
We were told we will have to leave at 6pm as the evening event is only for those with additional guests and the other activities are only available to those who have paid additionally. We can access the day time stuff with our annual pass.
I am working until mid afternoon. And, to be honest, the whole point of it is ghostly and spooky in the dark.
It will cost us £35 to get in, as well as having to renew our memberships (as it's due to expire this week) (unless we only go to the evening event, after 6pm, but that's not enough time to do much as I can't walk fast, and those things are free before 6pm)
So. should I a) pay the extra £35 for us to access the evening event, even though we won't go to the disco or b) sod the cheeky fuckers?
I really want to tell them to piss off, as if we have to renew our membership that will be over £55 before we even get in and have faces painted etc, BUT, I have promised this for the children for the last year and it's been such a fun thing we have looked forward to over the coming weeks. I feel awful to let them down, and to tell their friend we are not going (she is getting a costume to come with us).
WWYD? swallow it and just go, or not?
It will be dark well before 6pm - can you just go for a.couple of hours?
I wouldn't go. you promised your children you'd go to the event with face painting and bats, like you did last year, but that's no longer on offer, or certainly not for the price you paid last year, so it's no longer an option.
we have to drive to it and it takes an hour. I won't finish work til mid afternoon and then we have to pick up friend and get there. We will be there for like 2 hours max. And it's huge! It takes a good 20 mins to get into the place from the carpark to queuing up, then 15 mins to get to the domes, it's not just a little place to pop in to. We usually allow ALL day!
Add to this the fact that I am not able to walk fast and need to stop for a rest.
You are right though, we should try to go for a couple of hours, better than nothing. Just feel really cross as the evening spirit is what it's all about, with everyone coming in fancy dress and it's just a fab vibe.
Is this Monsters Ball something new? Is it in addition to all of the things you saw last time?
It is quite normal for places with members to charge a bit extra for these 'premium events'. What exactly will you get for the £7?
peter just feel gutted as the children have their costumes. I am so glad I didn't spend money on mine due to lack of time!
shatners they do the Monsters Ball every year. Last year it was included in the cost of the entry. This year it is £7 on top of that x 4 (5 as we are taking a friend). Had it always been that way I would not be so cross and would not have promised them this.
There is nothing on offer this year that was not on offer last year.
However. This year it is advertised as 'the monsters ball' costing an additional £7, except when looked more closely, it seems that everything shuts at 6pm except for the ice rink and the Monsters Ball. So I checked to see if we get there before 6pm, can we still access it all apart from the ball and the guy said that it all shuts before 6pm and re-opens for those who have paid additional fee.
Maybe we can just get there for 3:30pm or so and see if they kick us out!
I would pay as you were all looking forward to it but follow up with a strongly worded complaint and see if you can garner support from others too.
It's bloody expensive enough to have a family day out without hidden extras. This kind of extra cost makes this event exclusive. Maybe you can ask them if that is their intention.
I do hope you can reconcile the extra money with yourself, go and have a fantastic time.
So it's just a disco, the ball? I wouldn't pay £7 for that, unless they were also throwing in refreshments which you'd need to buy anyway if you're there all evening.
I'd go for a couple of hours, but perhaps extend the evening by stopping somewhere nice for dinner.
shatners yes basically, but, if we don't go the disco (in one of the biomes) ie, if we don't buy the disco tickets, we can't access the evening event at all. And no refreshments. If we want facepainting that is £3, ice skating is like £6 (I can't do that due to disability and DH can't do it due to being rubbish ). Food is pricey but as we felt it was good value we were taking food and treating the children to a hot chocolate and toffee apple or slice of eyeball cake or something ghouly.
I am wondering HOW they anticipate kicking us out at 6pm? I wonder whether we were meant to pay last year but just didn't as we got there before 6pm? Hmm. I have just emailed my friends and asked them if they want to chance it at 3:30pm ish and if we only stay til 6pm then sobeit, but if they don't kick us out then marvelous.
(unless my membership has run out and I won't pay £25 for 2 hours, as that is how much it will cost to get in with no membership)
angelick I have emailed them just that, saying they are pricing out people who would otherwise support their cause, and rather than us paying £35 just for an evening event (on top of our membership), we would not come and would not renew unless they didn't intend it as it states/I was told.
Thing is, IF I paid £35, I would not buy hot chocolate, get faces painted and all those little treats that help to make this event fab.
shatners that's a good idea about dinner, we could stop on the way home somewhere for fish and chips
Thank you! I needed to get it all out and think about it.
I think, we will go for a couple of hours so the children don't feel let down, and if we get to stay then brilliant, if not, we will stop on the way home somewhere. If it is cloudless we can do some stargazing as I promised the children we will do that soon.
Just wondered how it went in the end?!
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It was all going well enough. The World Cup started and though it started with the famous combination of Clive Tyldesley and Townsend, there was no cause for our righteous indignation, because that was reserved for Brazil and the referee. The first game was a total joke and there was plenty to complain about. #Blatterout.
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Every game since Mexico v Cameroon has been a minimum of 7/10 as a spectacle and after the turgid fare in South Africa four years ago, that's a) fantastic and b) a little unexpected. Isn't it supposed to be too hot to play high tempo football?
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I bet he wishes he'd never said yes. Neville was absolutely annihilated on social media, trending in the UK above and beyond those who actually featured in the match.
The main criticism wasn't that he was lacking in eloquence (Ian Wright), that there was little substance to what he was actually saying (Robbie Savage) or that he looked uncomfortable and unable to voluntarily control his own limbs (Glenn Hoddle), no, no, no, Phil's crime against football was far more serious.
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When the final buzzer sounded in NC State's heart-breaking loss to Florida a week ago in Gainesville, Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe was proud to see how the team responded.
The players were upset, frustrated and new they gave a win away in the 68-66 loss to the Gators. It was the kind of reaction that Lowe wanted to see, and gives him hope that better things are ahead with NC State starting its ACC schedule at 12 p.m. today at Clemson.
"They took it very hard, and you know me, I like to see that," Lowe said. "That tells you that one, they wanted it, and two, that it hurts. While it might sound bad, I want them to hurt."
The mindset that evolved with last year's nine-game losing streak to end the year has disappeared. The Wolfpack expect to win today against Clemson, and avoid the pain that goes with losing.
"You want them to say to themselves that you never want that feeling after ball games," Lowe said. "During the game, you do everything you can so you don't walk into that locker room with that same feeling. It tells me that they certainly believe in themselves, and believe that they could have won that ball game."
Clemson has raced out to a 15-0 start and No. 12 ranking in the country. Power forward Trevor Booker, small forward K.C. Rivers and point guard Demontez Stitt were all starters on last year's NCAA Tournament team. The Tigers' experience and fullcourt pressure defense will be a good challenge for NC State, who just faced a similar style team in Florida.
Lowe often talks about where his players "head is at." He likes their mental toughness, which has been put to the test with close losses to Davidson, Marquette and Florida, all by a combined 10 points.
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PG — 2 Demontez Stitt (6-2, Soph., 8.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.5 spg)
SG — 22 Terrence Oglesby (6-2, Soph., 13.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg)
SF— 1 K.C. Rivers (6-5, Sr., 15.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.7 spg)
PF — 35 Trevor Booker (6-7, Jr., 14.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 spt, 2.5 bpg)
C — 12 Raymond Sykes (6-9, Sr., 8.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg, 1.0 bpg)
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Attack of the Finesse Pitchers
Strategery and Arms Control
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."-Warren Spahn
Prior to his July 10 meeting with the Phillies, Albert Pujols was sporting a gaudy .346/.467/.613 line with just 28 strikeouts in 334 plate appearances. The season's eventual MVP had been giving opposing pitchers fits, and it seemed unlikely that a pitcher with a 4.50 defense-neutral ERA and an average game score of 49 could do anything to change that. The Phillies, however, were counting on a starting pitcher with just those numbers in one Jamie Moyer, who was preparing to engage in another prototypical David vs. Goliath showdown with the game's best hitter, an imposing and muscle-bound 230-pounder standing no more than 60'6" away from a scrawny 46-year-old lefty with a fastball slower than Joe Sheehan's.
Yet somehow, someway, six pitches into that fourth inning, Pujols would sullenly trot back to the visitor's dugout as a strikeout victim. How did Moyer and his 80 mph heater do it? For that matter, how can any pitcher like this, without a put-away pitch, who relies on acumen as opposed to "stuff," compete consistently in an environment in which they all too often appear overmatched? Granted, Pujols had singled off of Moyer in the at-bat preceding the strikeout, but Moyer's ability to adjust and miss the bat of the best hitter in the league speaks volumes. By definition, finesse pitchers walk and strike out less than 24 percent of their batters faced, a cap that makes sense given their pitch-to-contact mentality and penchant for limiting free passes.
What differentiates these pitchers from the rest? Their method, which involves not only having less oomph on the fastball and placing more emphasis on movement, but also a lesser overall reliance on the fastball, must have some specific quantifications. To find out, I began by extracting the 2008 season lines of all major league pitchers from Retrosheet, calculating their walk and strikeout percentages, and summing the two. Next, each pitcher was coded as a finesse, neutral, or power pitcher based on the results. I repeated the same process for hitters, classifying each one as either a contact, average, or power hitter based on their slugging percentages. The results were then linked to my Pitch-f/x database, so that every single plate appearance last season carried with it the classifications of both the hitter and the pitcher. Before getting too granular, however, here is the overall fastball data for each of the three types of pitchers:
Pitcher FB% Velocity Movement
Finesse 56.4 89.92 6.60/7.96
Neutral 55.3 90.53 6.27/8.38
Power 61.3 92.36 5.87/9.21
Conventional wisdom holds true here, as the velocity and movement data trend in opposite directions. Next I wanted to find out how the different types of pitchers varied their offerings, and if their were specific off-speed pitches that each group favors:
Pitcher FB% CU% SL% CH%
Finesse 56.4 9.8 15.1 13.6
Neutral 55.3 11.9 14.1 12.1
Power 61.3 9.5 15.6 8.2
The table above can be slightly misleading since it shows the overall percentages. Lacking an electric fastball, finesse pitchers incorporate off-speed pitches more frequently, but the interesting aspect here is the actual distribution of those pitches. Power pitchers tend to throw two pitches while their finesse counterparts are more inclined to throw up to four pitches a high percentage of the time. This is largely lost in the overall percentages because it fails to differentiate between the fastball/slider and fastball/curveball power pitchers; it combines the two, which distorts the data.
The percentages of off-speed pitches, outside of the changeups which greatly favor the finesse group, appear quite similar because of this lack of differentiation. In fact, it looks as if the only difference between the two types of pitchers is in their use of fastballs and changeups. In actuality, there are many more finesse pitchers that average the overall percentages above than there are power pitchers who match these numbers. At this juncture it appears that success for finesse pitchers stems from using fastballs with more movement as well as a more varied approach in dealing with opposing hitters. Staying with the fastball, let's look at how the frequency, the velocity, and the movement data shift in each pitch classification when shown in conjunction with the different types of hitters:
Pitcher Hitter FB% Velocity Movement
Finesse Contact 57.6 89.84 6.59/7.99
Finesse Average 55.9 89.81 6.57/7.92
Finesse Power 54.3 90.36 6.74/7.95
Neutral Contact 57.5 90.49 6.32/8.39
Neutral Average 55.3 90.52 6.27/8.43
Neutral Power 53.8 90.96 6.19/8.35
Power Contact 63.5 92.31 5.87/9.22
Power Average 60.4 92.29 5.89/9.20
Power Power 58.8 92.54 5.85/9.19
Let's focus primarily on the results against power hitters. Against hitters with clout, finesse pitchers throw their fastballs not only with some extra tail, but they also add a half-mile per hour of velocity. Without sacrificing movement they begin to throw as hard as their neutral peers. Neutral pitchers see an increase in velocity against power hitters as well, albeit with a drop-off in movement; harder but slightly straighter. Power pitchers, whose vertical movement is more telling than their horizontal, see similar results: higher velocity with less movement. All three groups show a decline in the frequency with which they use their fastball as the hitters grow more powerful. No matter the pitching classification though, power hitters see a more varied pitch distribution and harder fastballs.
What about location, an aspect of pitching that is stressed from the little leagues on up to The Show? Finesse pitchers are occasionally referred to as "junkballers" due to their propensity for throwing off-speed pitches on the corners or out of the zone, attempting to coax the hitters into making mistakes. Their reputation as strategists portends precision control and a higher ability to live on the black, hitting the corners of the strike zone. Do they really throw as high a percentage of pitches on the corners as their reputations would indicate?
Instead of boring you with the technicalities of how the zone corner ranges were determined, here is a diagram that shows the usual strike zone as well as the corners. Anything outside of the corners horizontally constituted an out-of-zone pitch, as did anything vertically above or below.
Plugging in the actual measurements, here are the breakdowns of pitches on the corners and pitches completely out of the zone for each of the pitcher/hitter sub-groups:
Pitcher Hitter C% OOZ%
Finesse Contact 19.1 20.8
Finesse Average 20.1 22.3
Finesse Power 19.9 23.4
Neutral Contact 18.2 21.3
Neutral Average 19.1 23.2
Neutral Power 19.6 23.8
Power Contact 18.1 21.9
Power Average 18.3 23.3
Power Power 18.4 24.7
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For as long as the game has been deconstructed, the qualities that make pitchers effective have been at the forefront of analysis. Why does one pitcher succeed while the other fails if both possess similar abilities? And how do pitchers who look as if they belong in a softball league manage to stick around for so long while remaining effective? As the data in this study shows, finesse pitchers have a different approach to dealing with the various types of hitters than power pitchers do. The junk-ballers and strategists can't afford to make the same kinds of mistakes that a power pitcher is able to get away with. Despite their differences, both sets of hurlers are quite comparable in several areas, detracting from their reputations as being polar opposites. The areas in which they differ are very important, however, and should not be written off based on slight percentage discrepancies given the massive sample sizes involved. Finesse pitchers are able to succeed with seemingly mediocre talent and "stuff" because they distribute their pitches in more varied sequences, hit the corners more often, deliver their offerings with more movement, and have the ability to make adjustments depending on the tendencies of the opposing hitters.
Eric Seidman is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Hey Eric - nice article. Quick question - does anyone weight the credibility of a pitcher's contribution to the sample based on their results? That is, you explicitly discuss Moyer - successful junkballer - but not Ian Kennedy - a significantly less successful finesse guy. You don't really want to treat these guys the same in an analysis, *if* you're interested in what good pitchers of a particular type do. Just a thought.
Feb 19, 2009 14:44 PM
I agree there is a difference between the Moyers and Maddux's and the Kennedy's. What actually interests me more is the pitchers with reverse-numbers. As in, the guys who throw below 89 mph classified as power pitchers and above 92 classified as finesse.
Feb 19, 2009 15:05 PM
Al Skorupa
The difference is Kennedy was never the finesse/control pitcher he was made out to be. His walk rates throughout the minors were never great - just good. The only thing he has in common with control artists like Slowey, Moyer, etc... isnt control - its marginal stuff.
Feb 19, 2009 15:24 PM
G. Guest
Nice work Eric.
Feb 19, 2009 14:57 PM
"To find out, I began by extracting the 2008 season lines of all major league pitchers from Retrosheet, calculating their walk and strikeout percentages, and summing the two. Next, each pitcher was coded as a finesse, neutral, or power pitcher based on the results. I repeated the same process for hitters, classifying each one as either a contact, average, or power hitter based on their slugging percentages. The results were then linked to my Pitch-f/x database, so that every single plate appearance last season carried with it the classifications of both the hitter and the pitcher."
Feb 19, 2009 16:26 PM
Matt Lentzner
Feb 19, 2009 17:38 PM
Matt, there are definitely finesse pitchers with 4-seamers and power pitchers with 2-seamers, but for the most part you're correct. Though this point wasn't really missed as I stated that vertical movement is much more telling for power pitchers than horizontal. And yes, it's horizontal/vertical. Since the classifications between 2-seamers and 4-seamers are still somewhat hazy in the data it is more accurate to discuss the actual movement as opposed to what the pitches are called.
Feb 19, 2009 17:57 PM
For some reason, I think this was almost gone about backwards. Someone with low walks and low strikeouts could just be someone with a very flat and straight fastball. Would the results be different if you started with a pitch FX profile, then looked at the walk/strikeout ratio?
Feb 20, 2009 08:06 AM
I correct anything that seems fishy with regards to the algorithm for that very reason.
Feb 20, 2009 09:11 AM
Your idea is interesting though I think it depends on what you consider finesse/power pitchers to be. The < 24% BB+K% makes sense, in my eyes, because finesse pitchers throw to contact. They aren't going to walk or fan many. Power pitchers pitch less to contact. Because of this definition, we get guys throwing > 94 mph as finesse (Bobby Jenks, for one), and some guys throwing < 90 as power pitchers, like Chris Young. What would your profile look like? With such variance in the individual components, what would a finesse Pitch F/X profile look like?
Feb 20, 2009 09:14 AM
Let's use that definition of finesse pitchers throwing to contact, on the idea that finesse pitchers try to paint the corners, adjust eye levels, etc. As you said:
Feb 20, 2009 17:17 PM
One thing beyond the scope of this article is career progression. I think the interesting thing is that almost nobody comes up as a "finesse" pitcher and then has a long successful career (anyone have an example to suggest). Some of the great finesse pitchers started out as power pitchers and then lost their power, due to injury, or just plain age. They were forced to "learn to pitch" to stay in the game. Frank Tanana is the prototypical example in my mind. I guess Moyer would be another, even Tommy John himself. But it seems to me a mystery and a shame that players have to "lose" something before they really learn to play the game at its highest level mentally. Does that say something about the arrogance of youth, the 22-year-old throwing 95 who doesn't think he needs to know anything else (Homer Bailey, I'm talking to you)? Or does it say something about the coaching in the minor leagues? Can you just imagine if a power pitcher used finesse too, from a young age, what you would have (maybe that's Clemens, or Maddux, or Seaver, one of the true all-time greats)?
Feb 20, 2009 08:52 AM
Interesting. For the record, I do have everyone's classification for every year of their career from 1950-2008. Here is Moyer's:
Feb 20, 2009 09:18 AM
And actually, Tommy John was classified as Finesse from 1963-1974 and 1976-1989, so he may have done a few things differently pre and post-surgery, but his classification remained the same. Since I find this stuff fascinating, let's look at some others:
Feb 20, 2009 09:24 AM
As an aside, it might be interesting to categorize pitchers by various injuries they have received (elbow tendinits, rotator cuff, frayed labrum), etc. or surgeries performed on them (arthoscopic, TJ surgery) and see how their velocities and movements changed before and after surgery.
Feb 20, 2009 17:19 PM
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You wrote, "Against hitters with clout, finesse pitchers throw their fastballs not only with some extra tail, but they also add a half-mile per hour of velocity."
Feb 23, 2009 07:36 AM
It could be, but given the enormous sample size I tend to think that things even out, and a selection effect like you described would only exist in a smaller sample, like the study I did last year about those who threw a ton of pitches in one inning. In that study, it definitely was a selection bias in the sense that those whose fastballs required more effort to throw (harder, faster velocity) saw a sharp decrease in average velo in their grouping because it included a 3 mph range, and those on the low end of the range ended up using it more.
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Christmas season is here, so now is the time for some pointers about what makes a care package special among soldiers serving in combat zones.
In my 30 years in the active and reserve Army, I have been blessed by numerous care packages from loved ones and complete strangers alike. I appreciated them even more during my 2011 reserve mobilizations to Iraq and Afghanistan.
I get many questions about care packages and how to make them special. People struggle about packing them because they don't understand war-zone life.
I'm here to help.
Overwhelmingly, soldiers get tons of pre-packaged sweets. Girl Scout cookies arrive by the crate. Generally, soldiers have access to PXs brimming with national brand cookies. These gifts are great – and nobody complains – but then again, I can't recall anyone ever bragging about their newly arrived Oreo cookies.
Care packages worth remembering are ones with a local flavor. One from Redlands included a big bag of pistachios from Trader Joes – a local brand whose label screams, "Hey! I'm from California! Just like you!"
That was a strong message of appreciation for me while serving in Afghanistan, 11.5 time zones away from the Golden State.
My favorite package came from my fellow conservatives in the Redlands Tea Party Patriots, who mailed a bright-red Tea Party T-shirt covered with heart-felt messages in black marker (I opened it during a Skype video conservation with my wife and son on Father's Day, 2011, while stationed in Baghdad). I pinned it to my wall for the rest of my tour because it was a tangible and daily reminder about people back home praying for my safe return.
Most packages I received were shared with the civilians and soldiers I worked with during our 12/7 shifts. It was custom among us to plop them in our work bays so everyone could dig in.
My church, the First Congregational Church in Redlands, sent me four sizable boxes filled with toiletries – always popular because PXs just don't have the shelf space to offer all the brands of shampoos, foot creams, and tooth paste soldiers of both sexes might want.
One package that broke my heart was from a friend in Iowa who sent me a big and beautiful home-made rhubarb cake. The tin foil had opened en route and mold had set in. I can still feel the pain of having to lob the entire thing into the trash bin.
The most creative package was from a friend in Redlands who sent me home-made biscotti, which I consider the most underrated gift anyone could mail to anyone at war. Soldiers tend to be caffeine addicts. Biscotti can survive anything. Just dunk in coffee to add moisture.
(In Afghanistan, at our local coffee shop, I ordered a "MOAC," or "Mother Of All Coffees." It included four shots of espresso; it kept me lit for my 12-hour shifts.
My other care package advice includes:
*Cigars. Good cigars. I was underwhelmed by their quality at the PX.
*Coffee. Good coffee. Soldiers never deploy without their coffee makers.
*Mail early.
*Wetter is not better for home-baked goods. Distance and moisture do not mix. Think biscotti.
*Send books and magazines only by request. More than 99 percent of the unsolicited books and magazines mailed are never read.
*And do not, even as a joke, send any form of alcohol, pornography or pork. All three are banned in Muslim countries. You could get your loved ones into extreme trouble.
I sense people, especially children, grow frustrated when they don't hear back about their gifts. This is understandable because soldiers receive numerous unsolicited care packages.
If possible, send packages to a named soldier. This is never easy considering how often soldiers rotate in and out of war zones. But by sending a package to a specific soldier, somebody over there will take ownership. (And yes, feel free to request a thank-you note. Even in war zones, it is considered bad manners not to send a kind note in return).
Care packages are huge morale boosters, especially during the Christmas season. They are a great way to support the troops. They punctuate never-ending work days with a moment of joy – and home.
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Hanukkah started sundown Sunday, and some Tampa Bay Jewish organizations are having fun with the holiday (such as the fab party scene at the Matzo Ball) or using it as a time to give back (as with the giant Can-orah Menorah to restock food pantries).
With the holiday being nestled in the middle of the Christmas season, some events have a certain frivolity — like the Mazel Lights Chanukkah Bowling and Chinese Dinner on Wednesday. Jewish families will gather at 4 p.m. at Pinarama Bowling, 5008 S Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. After bowling a few games, the group will light a menorah and have a Chinese food buffet. Call (813) 259-1264 to RSVP or Congregation Schaarai Zedek at (813) 876-2377, or go to zedek.org.
But by far, the biggest party scene in the Jewish circuit is this year's Matzo Ball, beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Blue Martini Lounge at International Plaza, 2223 N West Shore Blvd., Tampa.
The party, which was called Vodka Latke last year, has drawn a couple hundred fabulously dressed young revelers in the past. This year, a national event-planning company is adding its marketing muscle to the Matzo Ball, and organizers are expecting twice that number.
"It's the biggest social event of the year," said Vicki Teplin, 35, the Young Adult Division director of the Tampa Jewish Federation. "What else is a Jew going to do on Christmas Eve? It's a fun night; you see all the Jews in town. Everyone looks great, you go dancing and you hang out and party for the night."
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Biometrics Market in India 2014-2018
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Biometrics market in India to grow at a CAGR of 44.22 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing number of government-initiated biometrics projects. The Biometrics market in India has also been witnessing the integration of biometrics in smart cards. However, the strong competition from inexpensive non-biometric technologies could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, the Biometrics Market in India 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers India; it also covers the Biometrics market in India market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors dominating this space include 3M Cogent Inc., NEC Corp., Safran SA, and Suprema Inc.
Other vendors mentioned in the report are 4G Identity Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Arya ITES Pvt. Ltd., BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Precision Biometric India Pvt. Ltd., Smart Identity Devices Pvt. Ltd, and Systematic Communications Ltd.
Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2018 and what will be the growth rate?
What are key market trends?
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01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
03.1 Market Overview
03.2 Product Offerings
04. Market Research Methodology
04.1 Market Research Process
04.2 Research Methodology
05. Introduction
06. Market Description
06.1 Description of Biometrics
06.1.1 Physical Biometrics
06.1.2 Behavioral Biometrics
06.2 Physical Biometrics
06.2.1 Face Recognition
06.2.2 Fingerprint Identification
06.2.3 Iris Recognition
06.2.4 Retina Recognition
06.2.5 Palm Vein Authentication
06.2.6 DNA Identification
06.3 Behavioral Biometrics
06.3.1 Keystroke
06.3.2 Signature
06.3.3 Voice Recognition
06.4 Applications of Biometrics
06.4.1 Identification
06.4.2 Authentication
06.4.3 Monitoring
06.5 Functioning of Biometric Readers
06.6 Comparison of Biometrics Technologies
07. Market Landscape
07.1 Market Overview
07.1.1 Product Lifecycle of Biometrics Technology
07.2 Market Size and Forecast
07.3 Five Forces Analysis
08. Market Segmentation by Product
08.1 Biometrics Market in India by Product Segmentation
08.1.1 Biometrics Market in India by Product Segmentation 2013-2018
08.2 Biometric Cards Market in India
08.2.1 Market Size and Forecast
08.3 Biometric Readers Market in India
08.3.1 Market Size and Forecast
09. Market Segmentation by Technology
10. Market Segmentation by Application
11. Buying Criteria
12. Market Growth Drivers
13. Drivers and their Impact
14. Market Challenges
15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
16. Market Trends
17. Trends and their Impact
18. Key Developments
18.1 Government Sector
18.2 BFSI Sector
18.3 Law Enforcement Sector
18.4 Healthcare Sector
18.5 Education Sector
19. Vendor Landscape
19.1 Competitive Scenario
19.2 Competitive Analysis 2013
19.3 Prominent Vendors
20. Key Vendor Analysis
20.1 3M Cogent Inc.
20.1.1 Business Overview
20.1.2 Business Segmentation
20.1.3 SWOT Analysis
20.2 NEC Corp.
20.2.1 Business Overview
20.2.2 Business Segmentation
20.2.3 SWOT Analysis
20.3 Safran SA
20.3.1 Business Overview
20.3.2 Business Segmentation
20.3.3 SWOT Analysis
20.4 Suprema Inc.
20.4.1 Business Overview
20.4.2 Business Segmentation
20.4.3 SWOT Analysis
21. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Market Research Methodology
Exhibit 2: Biometrics Segmentation
Exhibit 3: Physical Biometrics Segmentation
Exhibit 4: Behavioral Biometrics Segmentation
Exhibit 5: Applications of Biometrics
Exhibit 6: Functioning of Biometric Readers
Exhibit 7: Comparison of Biometrics Technologies
Exhibit 8: Product Lifecycle of Biometrics Technology in India
Exhibit 9: Biometrics Market in India 2013-2018 (US$ million)
Exhibit 10: Biometrics Market in India by Product Segmentation
Exhibit 11: Biometrics Market in India by Product Segmentation 2013
Exhibit 12: Biometrics Market in India by Product Segmentation 2013-2018
Exhibit 13: Biometric Cards Market in India 2013-2018 (US$ million)
Exhibit 14: Biometric Readers Market in India 2013-2018 (US$ million)
Exhibit 15: Biometrics Market in India by Technology 2013
Exhibit 16: Applications of the Biometrics Market in India
Exhibit 17: Biometrics Market in India by Applications 2013
Exhibit 18: Business Segmentation: 3M Cogent Inc.
Exhibit 19: Business Segmentation: NEC Corp.
Exhibit 20: Business Segmentation: Safran SA
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PVT: SYLVESTER STRONG of the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry of Company G. Civil War Veteran of Monterey County.
Sylvester Strong was born in Union City, Michigan on October 7, 1843. During the Civil War, he enlisted into the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry, Company G as a Private on August 5, 1862; he saw major action during the Siege of Vicksburg. He was wounded. He returned to service as a Sergeant and as a Regimental Clerk.
According to his obituary he served to the end of the war, with no specific mustered out date mentioned. He went to Minneapolis and became very successful in the Grain business and became one of the first members of the Chamber of Commerce of that city. In 1901 he moved to Palo Alto, California and later in 1906 retired to the coastal city of Pacific Grove, California. He was married (name of Wife is unknown at this time) , a son – George, and a daughter- Virginia. Sylvester Strong answered final muster on August 4, 1923, he passed away at his home on 165 Carmel Ave, Pacific Grove. He was a member of the Lucius Fairchild GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Post # 179, based out of Pacific Grove, California.
The following transcription is from the "Peninsula Daily Herald" August 6th, 1923.
STRONG, SYLVESTER (1843-1923) Pacific
Grove, El Carmelo Cemetery
Strong was born in Union City, Michigan, October 7, 1843. He enlisted in the Twenty-third Wisconsin Infantry, August 5, 1862, although not quite 18 years of age. He saw much service before Vicksburg, was wounded, but later went back into the service as a sergeant and regimental clerk.
Following the war he became very prominent in the grain business in Minneapolis. He was one of the first members of the chamber of commerce of that city.
Strong retired from business and came to California in 1901, settling at Palo Alto. He moved to Pacific Grove in 1906 and has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business since that time.
The deceased is survived by his wife, a son George Strong, a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Johns, of Seattle, and two grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. from Paul's Undertaking Parlors. The service will be in charge of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which the deceased was a member. Rev. Orville Coats pastor of the New Monterey Baptist church, will officiate.
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Theoretically, and assuming all proper fit and function, the mandrel the Collet Die forms the neck against should prevent a donut from narrowing the neck. The squeezed brass flows some, of course, as Mr. Guffey says. I don't know how much simply distributes around the neck circumference and how much squeezes back toward the shoulder. Of the portion that squeezes back, I would expect some follows the mandrel surface, forming a kind of internal crater rim around the inside base of the neck which should not hurt anything. Some other portion may end up in the neck OD at the corner with the shoulder.
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What are some things you consider to be total ripoffs?
I just got back from CVS where I bought (because I have to have one) a watch battery. It's the size of three grains of rice and cost me $4.13 with tax. No telling what the cost-per-ounce would work out to be. Cost of materials? I'll guess well under a buck.
Another example -- water heaters, again because you have to have one! Now you're lucky if they last longer than ten years, but you are invited to spend even more money for one that says it's guaranteed for 12-years. Fuck this!
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Angat Kabataan, unique summer heritage pilgrimage, held in Iloilo
The youth as inheritor, protector and promoter of cultural heritage was the focus of Angat Kabataan, the unique yearly gathering of youth leaders from all over the country during National Heritage Month. This year, Angat Kabataan, supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, was held May 1-5 in Iloilo.
The heritage pilgrimage featured talks providing updates on the conservation of 39 Roman Catholic churches declared National Cultural Treasures by the Philippine government and World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
Other talks and workshops focused on Jefarca, the heritage movement from Pulilan, Bulacan; Escuela Taller, the school promoting Hispanic design and craft skills; and Society of Ecclesiastical Archivists of the Philippines (SEAP).
Cynthia Rivera, consultant of the Intramuros Administration, discussed the importance of cultural heritage.
Rivera said cultural heritage was everywhere, with old buildings and structures being the most obvious examples.
She said heritage was also intangible, consisting of highly perishable pieces of culture. "Intangible heritage may cover oral literature, mythology, and even spirituality."
Rivera said the next generation should redefine culture and foster heritage. "Continuity in culture entails certain technologies we need to protect. You should strive for a society that stands for something."
Starting at home
Fr. Gaspar Sigaya, OP, archivist of the Philippine Dominican Province, discussed Church archives—diocesan and religious—and their relevance.
Sigaya told youth leaders every diocese must have its own archives. "The archives serve as the cultural goods of the Church," he said. "Even correspondence and photos should be kept."
Sigaya noted that building the habit of keeping records should start in one's household. "That transmission and keeping of records serve as pastoral instruments," he explained.
Sigaya said the archives the Catholic Church maintained were very helpful in keeping and recovering the historical memory of the Filipino people.
Lito Zulueta, Arts and Books editor of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, talked about cultural heritage and media.
"Media being popular and a channel for wide dissemination serves as an engine of culture," he said.
Zulueta noted that culture provided a people with a "sense of identity." He also said there were many ways for cultural heritage and conservation to be popularized or "mainstreamed."
However, he warned against reducing cultural heritage as mere tourism showcase, which could be exploited for commerce.
First community museum
To provide youth delegates an idea how they could help promote cultural heritage, there was a talk on Jefarca Arts and Historical Society, an organization dedicated to heritage preservation which started from the initiative of high school students in Pulilan, Bulacan.
"The group started in 1991 with relief operations and tree-planting activities, which later shifted to cultural preservation," said Andrew de Guzman, president and founding member of Jefarca. "In 1997, we decided to build Museo San Ysidro de Pulilan."
The museum is dedicated to preserving Pulilan's local history. It is the first community museum in Central Luzon.
Jefarca is also involved in environmental preservation, having initiated the Biak-na-Bato National Park conservation project in 2000. It has also embarked on the Pulilan River conservation project.
The organization is conducting a restoration project of the Pulilan Gabaldons, early public schools constructed by Americans for Filipino children in 1907-1915.
Escuela Taller gave youth leaders the building blocks of cultural conservation.
"We conduct restoration of heritage sites, not protection," said architect Michael Manalo, executive director of Escuela Taller de Intramuros.
The school was initiated in Spain in the 1980s for heritage-building conservation and later brought to the Philippines.
It began with 75 apprentices ages 17-25, all from Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila. The apprentices were taught 18th- and 19th-century construction techniques in carpentry, masonry, stone-, brick- and wood-carving, and metalwork.
During the heritage camp, portions of the façade of San Joaquin Church in San Joaquin, Iloilo, were restored by Angat Kabataan delegates with help from Escuela Taller instructors.
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While at Jimmy Kimmel Live for his latest stop on a whirlwind Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 media tour—though based on the women screaming in the audience, we're not sure they even need to promote the franchise—Robert Pattinson (aka Edward) had some very choice words about a clip Kimmel showed of Pattinson with co-star and real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart (Bella) that culminated in quite the lip-lock. "I just realized something, and this [scene] is a very clear example of it," the actor (in an Alexander McQueen suit) said. "In basically every scene of the series I end up kissing someone, and I have such extraordinarily loud little pecks. It sounds like I'm walking around in wellies. I don't understand. It's like my lip is a vacuum. It's not sexy at all." Um, we disagree—big time! Just watching the video from his interview (above) made our hearts go aflutter and now we're even more enamored with the star. So, who else is going to keep count of how many times Pattinson's loud kissing technique takes over the big screen when Breaking Dawn – Part 2 comes out on November 16?
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Taking Supermax Seriously
Justice Posner's description of a Supermax prison, in Scarver v. Litscher rekindled my discomfort with such facilities. Posner draws a clear picture of life at the prison's "Level One" where all prisoners begin their stay and some continue for several months:
Inmates…are locked in windowless single-person cells for all but four hours of the week; the four hours are for recreation in a small windowless room not much larger than the cells. The cells are illuminated 24 hours a day so that the guards can watch the inmates, although they glance in only intermittently. The cells are not air-conditioned, and so, being windowless, they become extremely hot during the summer–the heat index sometimes rises above 100 degrees, and often above 90. The inmates are not allowed to have mechanical or electronic possessions, such as a television set, a clock, or even a watch–just one religious text, one box of legal documents, and 25 personal letters.
Perhaps it reflects my own lack of an inner life, but this sounds like hell on earth. I think I would quickly go mad in that little box. Although Level One is clearly the worst of the worst, it appears – looking over some of the prison handbooks for Level 2 – 5, available here – that life in the Supermax doesn't get hugely better. Although Level 5 offers a small TV, you're still locked in that room almost all day and night.
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Liz Dahlgren was selected by the San Anselmo Town Council on Tuesday to temporarily fill the opening created by the resignation of former councilwoman Lori Lopin in February.
"I am pleased and honored that they selected me," said Dahlgren, a project management consultant who has served on the town's Library Tax Advisory Committee and the Financial Advisory Committee.
Dahlgren said serving on the council seemed to be the next logical step after her work on those committees.
"Once you start being able to facilitate change and improvements, it's hard to stop," Dahlgren said. Married with a 12-year-old daughter, Dahlgren, 48, has lived in San Anselmo for 15 years.
Dahlgren's appointment extends until the November election. San Anselmo voters will decide then who they want to serve out the final two years of Lopin's term. Dahlgren said it is "highly likely" she will run in November to complete Lopin's term.
The terms of council members Kay Coleman, Tom McInerney and Jeff Kroot all end in November, as well.
Dahlgren was selected on a 3-1 vote, with the support of Kroot, Coleman and Councilman Ford Greene. McInerny dissented.
Three other people besides Dahlgren submitted applications for the opening: Stephen Burdo, a public affairs consultant who serves on the San Anselmo Parks and Recreation Commission; Chris Livermore, a technology and finance executive who has served on the Financial Advisory Committee; and Douglas Kelly, a business owner who has served on the Parks and Recreation Commission and Sign Committee.
Council members were polled before the vote to determine their preferences. Coleman and Kroot opted for Dahlgren. McInerney said he favored Livermore, and Greene stated a preference for Burdo. But Greene later decided to vote with Kroot and Coleman to give them the three votes necessary to appoint Dahlgren.
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Preview Of National Championship
Auburn and Oregon will meet on the gridiron tonight to play for the BCS National Championship. It is the first appearance in the title game by both schools. Here is a preview of the Tostitos BCS National Championship game, courtesy of espn.com.
Though the national title game is void of any traditional powerhouse programs, it's impossible to argue either team doesn't belong.
Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton refused to let Auburn lose and Oregon was rarely at risk, assuring the BCS of a most intriguing showdown between power conference teams in its showcase event Monday night in Glendale, Ariz.
A matchup no one expected would decide the BCS champion when the season began has the potential to be the highest-scoring in this game's history, with the Ducks going for their first national title and the Tigers seeking their first in more than half a century.
"We're not happy with just going to it, we wanna go and win it now," Ducks wideout Jeff Maehl said. "We put too much hard work and time into it to not go there and play well."
These teams have owned the top two spots in the BCS standings since late October and wouldn't give them up. While the Ducks' only real close call was a 15-13 win at California on Nov. 13, the Tigers came much closer to blowing it because they needed eight come-from-behind wins — four by double digits.
"Our football team has been probably one of the most resilient groups of young men I've seen in 25 years of doing this," coach Gene Chizik said.
Newton overcame all the headlines over possible recruiting violations to lead Auburn to a 13-0 record and the No. 1 spot in both the BCS and AP polls following a 56-17 rout of South Carolina in the SEC championship game. Oregon ended up No. 2 with a 12-0 record behind tailback LaMichael James, who finished third in the Heisman voting.
That combination caused BCS-busting hopeful TCU and its 12-0 record to miss out on a chance at playing for the championship, again keeping mid-major schools — and potentially a lot of controversy — out of the bowl season's finale.
Excluding the inaugural BCS title game in 1999, this is the second time both teams are making their first appearances. The other came in 2001 when Nebraska faced Miami, but those are perennial powers who have won plenty of national titles.
Auburn's only one came in 1957 and Oregon has never won one. All the other winners of this game over the past 10 years have multiple national titles to their credit.
Plus, this is the first time two teams which began the season not ranked among the AP's top 10 are playing for the BCS crown. Oregon started at No. 11 while Auburn was No. 22.
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