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The Predictive Dialer is a tool which helps to process a large number of calls in less time. Call-processes can be executed more smoothly and efficiently.
Graz, Austria (PRWEB) November 15, 2012
MSCRM-ADDONS.COM is an Austrian software company and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The company develops and distributes addons for MS Dynamics CRM which provide users with missing functionalities. Therefore, they improve the benefit of using Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The new Predictive Dialer dials numbers of CRM-records attached to marketing lists of call-campaign-activities. Additionally, it offers functionalities for the pre- and post-processing of calls. Therefore, it helps to optimize the management of phone-calls and enables a more efficient processing of them within less time. Besides that, the Predictive Dialer is a monitoring tool for analysing pre-processing and post-processing times.
In general, TelephoneIntegration connects Microsoft Dynamics CRM with various phone systems using TAPI. Furter options are Skype, OCS and Microsoft Lync including Lync Chat. The main user interface, a pop-up window called 'balloon', displays information (e.g. call direction, caller name, call duration, etc.) and provides several functions, for example opening regarding CRM-records, creating new records and activities, searching for CRM contacts/accounts/leads, starting outgoing calls straight away, etc. All calls are tracked and shown in the call history. A seperate TelephoneIntegration Lync Chat window displays all current chat-conversations and details about the instant messaging partners retrieved from CRM. The window offers several functionalities, such as opening the chat-partners' CRM records, creating a new contact, lead or account, storing chat conversations within CRM by creating chat- or letter-activities, etc.
The new Predictive Dialer for TelephoneIntegration provides the possibility to automatically or manually dial the numbers of CRM-records (accounts, contacts, users, etc.) which have been attached to marketing lists of call-campaign-activities. The lists with the selected records can be distributed to various users of a team for simultaneous processing. Callers can prepare for and rework calls within generally determined pre-processing and post-processing times. After the pre-processing time has expired, the Predictive Dialer automatically starts the call. In case callers need more preperation time, they can individually pause the countdown. In the post-processing phase, callers have the possibility to mark the call as succesful/failed or to reschedule it. After post-processing, pre-processing for the next call starts again. These options are available within a specific Predictive Dialer-header added to the CRM call-window. The header also includes details about the contacted record and the processed marketing-list. In case callers log off from the list, the remaining records to be called are allocated to the other callers.
"The Predictive Dialer is a tool which helps to process a large number of calls more efficiently and in less time. Due to the automatic dialling, call-processes can be executed more smoothly. Additionally, it is helpful for the analysis of pre-processing and post-processing times. The Predictive Dialer especially addresses the needs of customers and prospects whose daily business consists to a large extent of processing a vast number of calls, like call centers, etc.", says Christian Ternek, Product Manager of MSCRM-ADDONS.COM.
The product is available for MS Dynamics CRM 2011 On-Premise, hosted (IFD) and for CRM Online.
About MSCRM-ADDONS.COM (http://www.mscrm-addons.com):
MSCRM-ADDONS.COM, a corporate sector of PTM EDV-Systeme GmbH, is a software company founded in 1998 and situated in Graz, Austria. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provides a high standard of knowledge, skills and commitment. It specialises in the development of diverse addons for Microsoft Dynamics CRM which could improve the benefit of using MS CRM. As a valuable addition to their products, the company provides technical support that distinguishes itself with quick and high qualitative answers and the willingness to always provide the best solution for the customers.
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"It's finally here, the book all Harkness' fans have been waiting for! Matthew and Diana have returned to the future and things have changed, as have they. Surprising twists and turns make this a delightful conclusion to the All Souls trilogy. While Harkness ties up loose ends, her complex characters leave enough room for her to return to this world should she wish to. With history, genetics, and morality all playing out, this is the very best in escapist fantasy for all readers!"
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Freetown, 8th July 2005: As global efforts intensify towards meeting the targets set in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sierra Leone today joins the campaign on the promotion of girls education with the launching of the United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI).
The initiative which was inaugurated in April 2000 by the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan at the World Education Forum in Dakar, is geared towards narrowing the gender gap in primary and secondary education and ensuring that by 2015, all children complete primary schooling with girls and boys having equal access to free and quality education at all levels. UNICEF is the lead agency and Secretariat for UNGEI globally and works with an Advisory Committee composed of key partners who share in the planning, decision making, guidance and accountability of UNGEI.
The UNGEI strategy in Sierra Leone, through a well constituted partnership, therefore seeks to influence decision making and investments in education to ensure that gender equity and equality are addressed in education plans and programmes. It will operate as a mechanism to advance education strategies in Sierra Leone. UNGEI partners are expected to mobilise resources for both targeted project interventions and their respective country programmes. The Sierra Leone UNGEI will streamline its efforts through the strategic use of existing mechanisms such as Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSPs), Education for All (EFA) Action Plan, Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and joint UN intervention strategies.
As such the UNGEI partnership embraces the UN system, governments, donor countries, non-governmental organizations, civil society, the private sector, and communities and families. Current partners in Sierra Leone include Government Ministries and Institutions including the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST) and the University of Sierra Leone (USL), the UN Gender Theme Group chaired by UNIFEM, other UN agencies;UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, UNAMSIL and UNDP, national and international NGOs and Zonta Club among others.
In Sierra Leone, despite the significant gains made in school enrolment over the past few years, coupled with policies on free primary education for all children, free education for girls in first year of secondary education with provision of uniform and books, thousands of girls still do not have access to basic education. According to projections, over 300,000 children of school going age (6-15 years) in Sierra Leone are still out of school. Sixty percent of these are girls. While the gender gap in primary school attendance is shrinking nationally due to the near parity in the western area, in many parts of the country, especially in the north and parts of the east, it still yawns wide. Whatever the exact figures, it is clear that far too many girls are still unable to have a seat in the classroom. In order to meet the goal of universal primary education by 2015, it is crucial that there is shared responsibility by every stakeholder; parents, communities, donors and government.
There are still social and cultural barriers militating against girls education in this country. Making universal primary education and gender parity in schools a reality will require some radical shifts in thinking and policies. Education must be viewed as a fundamental human right, not as an optional add-on. A quantum leap is therefore needed both to break down the barriers keeping girls out of school and to make school available to all children, both boys and girls.
In the words of Geert Cappaleare, UNICEF Representative in Sierra Leone Girls education is not about putting girls into classrooms instead of boys. It is about creating equal opportunities for all. None of the worlds wealthier countries developed without making a significant investment in education.
The issue of girls education is not unique to Sierra Leone; it is one of the most crucial issues facing the development community today. Girls are the focus because disparities and inequalities in education leave girls disadvantaged more than boys, as girls are more vulnerable to poverty, hunger, physical and sexual abuse, trafficking and other forms of exploitation when left uneducated. They are more likely to die in child birth and are at greater risk of disease including HIV/AIDS. As such when girls are left out of school, the country is also left behind.
On the other hand, educating girls has a multiplier effect. It ensures that a woman is empowered to provide the best start for children and serves as one of the most effective means of combating many of the most profound challenges to human development, including HIV/AIDS. Educated women are more likely to have healthy children and more likely to ensure that their children, both boys and girls, complete school. Girls education adds value to other development sectors, eases the strain on the health care system, reduces poverty and strengthens national economies. Educated girls therefore are a uniquely positive force for development. In order to address this disparity, girls education has therefore been strategically placed at the centre of global efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
The goal of universal primary education with equal opportunity for girls and boys is realistic, it is affordable, it is achievable and whats more, its our childrens birthright. Let us join forces in this national effort and global partnership to make a difference for the children of this country.
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I am torn here, folks. I have lived through a time without the other piece of my soul. When he was gone, I can honestly say that it was my kids, having to get up every day and take care of them, keep life some semblance of normal for them, that kept me a form functional. But, I knew (for the most part) that he was coming back. I (thankfully) can only imagine that, if that weren't true, it would be similar. I would endure because my kids needed me. How could Bella not do the same for the daughter, Edward's daughter, that she faught so hard for in the first place?
At the same time, this is where we have to seperate real life from the mystical in the story. Bella, at the time, was not only resolving herself to most assuredly loosing (most likely) her soul mate as well as her entire family, but also the idea that she had a very slim hope of giving her daughter a chance to live. Bella was a key to the battle, even if she didn't realize that she was the key. By staying and fighting and therefore dying, she would give Renesmee and Jacob a chance to live. It was choice, yes. But, it was the choice between running carelessly to die and dying so that someone else can live.
But in real life you wouldn't have someone to take care of your kids forever. I think if she were to leave Nessie with Rose or Alice or something like that, it would be bad. But Nessie had Jake forever and he was everything she needed forever. I think she felt that was better. Plus, she, unlike Edward never really was suicidal. She didn't think she would want to go on without Edward and had said so in the past, but never acted on it. I think if the battle had been bad and she lost Edward, she would have went to find Jake and Nessie.


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Structures and details, purity and the beauty of imperfection and spontaneity: these are the ingredients of the works of Marloes Duyker. Her work is created by the sewing machine to produce textile works that balance between figurative and abstract worlds; a delicate game of structures and fragile stitching.Naked Design is a flexible one-man business that designs remarkable concepts and 2D and 3D images for editorial purposes, display windows, stands, fashion, jewellery and furniture.
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Dainius Zubrus is representing his national team for the first time in nearly a decade. Photo: Sarunas Mazeika
VILNIUS – Having got used to battling to stay in the division during the last couple of years, Lithuania now find themselves playing for silver against Croatia in their final game at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B. Their sudden upturn of fortune can be traced to the immense contribution of Dainius Zubrus, a presence felt on as well as off the ice.With 1,169 regular NHL-season games and 92 play-off games under his belt, the 35-year-old speaks to IIHF.com about how he became the most successful player ever to wear the colours of Lithuania and his contribution to try and make the sport more prosperous in his home country.Welcome home! Or is it right to still call Lithuania your home, after you just finished your 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL)?Yes, I am saying that to people but they don't really believe me. My hometown is Elektrenai, 50 kilometres from Vilnius, but I have recently bought an apartment in Vilnius for me and my family because I want to feel like home when I am here. Of course, having been in the United States all those years I probably feel more comfortable there, but it does feel like I am coming home when I return to Lithuania. It is still my people, I feel like I understand them and they understand me, so I am always happy to be here.How frequently do you make your way back to Lithuania?I am here every summer. As a President of the youth hockey league in Lithuania, I am trying to do the best I can to get hockey to a higher level than it is now. I am trying to promote the game so I also travel around the country to skate with kids, meet with politicians and for the last three years I have been bringing over hockey equipment as I was lucky enough to get the NHLPA to donate 3x50 sets. It is an expensive sport and without private investors it is tough to survive, especially during the last few years with the economical situation being the way it is.And do you feel the development of hockey in Lithuania is heading in the right direction?I believe we are. The reason I am the President of the youth hockey league is because that's where it all starts. The more kids playing hockey, the better the chances are for good results. We have almost doubled the amount of kids playing hockey in Lithuania and I think in ten years we will see our level being raised. Of course I would love to see more hockey rinks being built, because without those it is really tough to go higher up in hockey, but even with the conditions we have right now, I believe we are on the right track. Looking at your own development as a youngster, how did you first pick up the game in your home town of Elektrenai, home of 14,000 people and a well-known hotbed for hockey?I have a brother, Audris, who is two years older, and Aleksey Nikiforov, our first coach, visited his school when he was in second grade and I was still at home. The coach invited them to come down to the rink and try hockey and also bring along their brothers. It was Soviet Union times then and I was six years old. From day one I was basically skating with kids two years older than myself, so right away I had to push myself a bit harder. Eventually I was the best player on our team so I had to go somewhere else to get even better. I think it's ok to start playing hockey in Lithuania, but once you run out of competition you need to go somewhere else, and that's what I did.Your next move was to Druzhba-78 in Kharkiv in what today is in Eastern Ukraine. Leaving behind your home and family in your early teens must have been very difficult?At that time Kharkiv was probably the best team in Soviet Union for my age group, so I ended up going there. I hopped on a train, 24 hours later I came out in Ukraine and a kind of a new chapter started for me. I was 12 years old. The first couple of times I went there for a month or two, to see how I would adapt. I also went from being in a Lithuanian school at home to a school where every subject was in Russian. During the Soviet Union days we had been taught Russian at school twice a week, plus our TV channels were in Russian and Nikiforov, my first coach in Elektrenai was Russian too, so all those things helped me. I was put up with a family who also had a kid who played on my team, Gennadi Razin, who still plays for Donbass Donetsk in the KHL.Roughly around the same time as you moved to Kharkiv, another youngster from Elektrenai, Darius Kasparaitis made his debut in the Soviet top division for Dynamo Moscow before later embarking on a successful career in North America. Did your paths ever cross during your early years in Elektrenai?I knew about Darius ever since I was six or seven years old, and I actually skated with him, because the first year or so when I started playing hockey I still wasn't going to school. I would first skate with my own team and then in the afternoon I also skated with Kasparaitis' team who were six years older and way better, so they usually made me do something in the corner.Your formative years as a hockey player began before the break-up of the Soviet Union. Do you think it helped your development in any way that you picked up the game while Lithuania was still part of the Soviet Union?I think so. Hockey is an expensive sport and these days parents are facing a reality where they might not be able to afford to buy hockey equipment for their kids. In the system I started playing hockey in the equipment was all given to me. It might not have been of the best quality, but at least you had something. My family were not poor by any means, we lived a regular life in a regular apartment with my dad being an electrician and my mother working in a kind of a mall. We always had food on the table, but I am not sure if we would have been able to afford too many other things, so I think in a way the system at the time did help me out.You have played almost 1,100 regular NHL-season games in a 17-year long career in North America suiting up for Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils. What are you best memories of your years in the NHL so far?It will have to be reaching the Stanley Cup final twice (Flyers 1996-97 and Devils 2011-2012). Of course it is a huge disappointment when you lose. In my rookie year I was 18 years old when we got to the final and unintentionally you think you'll eventually get there again. I didn't get to the finals for another 15 years, so I'd say my second final series was probably more special, because I knew how hard it was to get there. I also played a lot of minutes then and I knew it might be my last chance to play at that level.During all your years spent in North America, how have you kept track on the development in Lithuanian ice hockey?There was a period when I didn't quite know how the whole federation was being run, so during that time I didn't want to get involved, because I didn't quite believe and trust the people that were in charge. But when Rolandas Bucys, an ex-player became President of the Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation I started to get involved more and more. He was also one reason why I played for the national team during the lockout season 2004-05. Since then when I have seen how committed people are, I decided to start getting more involved.You represented Lithuania at the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Nine years later you are in Vilnius representing your country for the second time during a world championship. How do these two experiences compare?Being able to play in front of our own fans is a different feeling. Teamwise I really didn't know what to expect last time, and for some reason I think this team is sticking together more. Whether it is because of the young guys or because of we are playing in Lithuania I don't know, but I also think these guys want to win a bit more than last time, so it feels like this team can achieve more than last time I played for Lithuania.Looking at your own role in the team, how does it change from playing in the NHL compared to representing Lithuania?The last few games in the NHL before coming here I was playing centre. In some games I might play in all the different forward positions during the same game, depending on where the coach feels he needs me. During the last couple of years in the NHL I have also been used a bit more on the defensive side and I play quite a few minutes on the penalty kill. For Lithuania I am the captain and a go-to guy as I feel like I am pretty much involved in all parts of the game, whether it's power play or penalty kill. Our coach (Bernd Haake) told me we have been struggling a little bit with the faceoffs so he wants me to take most of them especially the ones in the key situations.How do you look at Lithuania's performance at the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B? Are you happy with how the team has performed ahead of your deciding game against Croatia for the silver medal?It is a different feeling when your last game is not for a championship or for the gold, but I guess you can say that this game will be for just that. Because from what I feel, not many expected us to compete for the medals, so I think for the fans and the players it would make it even a bit more special if we could win the game tomorrow and finish on a high. I think we are pretty equally matched with Croatia in every way, and I feel whoever has the best day will win the game. And finally, how do you look ahead to the future?I have two more years left on my contract (with Devils) and I want to play as long as I can and I want to win a Stanley Cup. I love the game, I love coming to the rink. I watch and analyse pretty much all my games, my shifts and things that I can do better. I take a bit of a break in the summer time, but I enjoy working out and getting in shape and do what is necessary to get yourself ready for the whole year, and when it's time to push yourself during summer training and you might not feel like it, I dream about winning the Stanley Cup and that won't change.HENRIK MANNINEN


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From climbing out of cribs to scaling staircases and playground equipment, infants and toddlers get their fair share of scrapes, cuts and bruises. While you won't always be able to keep your kids from getting hurt, most injuries occur at home and can be avoided by following a few, simple preventive measures. This section of the our website is written by medical experts who specialize in pediatric trauma and provides parents with the latest safety guidelines designed to help keep your infant, toddler and preschooler safe from common accidents and hidden hazards in and around the home.


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RALEIGH, N.C. – One good goalie probably won't be enough to get NHL teams through this season's lockout-compressed schedule.
With 48 games crammed into roughly three months recovery time will be at a premium. Goaltenders used to playing virtually every minute of every game will have to pace themselves—maybe even take some extra nights off—to stay fresh.
"It's going to be, obviously, very busy and it's definitely going to be important to keep your nutrition, keep your body and keep that rest going throughout this process because it is going to be go-go-go," Carolina goalie Cam Ward said. "But at the same time, I am excited about the challenge. It's going to be like an adrenaline rush."
Ward started a league-most 142 of 164 regular-season games the past two seasons. He and Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff are the only two who have started at least 80 per cent of their team's games—66 games each season—in that span.
That could be hard for anyone to do this season because there's less time than usual between games for goalies to recover.
The league's 82-game schedule last season was spread over 185 days, meaning teams played an average of every 2 1/4 days. This year, 48 games are lined up during the 99-day span between Saturday and April 27—a game, on average, nearly every other day.
"In a 48-game spread, you're going to need mileage out of both guys," said Phoenix coach Dave Tippett, who started Mike Smith 67 times during the regular season and 16 more times in the playoffs. With seven games in the season's first 12 days, he knows he'll need some relief from backup Jason LaBarbera.
"Smitty will get the bulk (of playing time throughout the season), but we'll need Barbs to be a very good player for us," Tippett said.
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella said there's "no blueprint" to follow for Henrik Lundqvist, who made 129 starts the past two seasons.
"The most important thing for the coaches is to have a really good pulse and see how they feel," Tortorella said. "Recovery is huge."
Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said Jonas Hiller—who led the league with 73 starts and 4,252 minutes of ice time in the 2011-12 regular season—"will play unless I think he's either struggling or tired.
"It's not one of those things where we can sit there like a baseball pitcher and say they're pitching every fifth day," Boudreau said. "My goals are one week at a time. They don't have five-game goals, 10-game goals. We have one-week goals."
New Jersey coach Peter DeBoer doesn't have a set number of games planned for veteran Martin Brodeur—but the winningest goalie in NHL history knows he'll get some time off when the Devils play on back-to-back nights.
The 40-year-old Brodeur has been through a shortened-season before, playing 40 games during the last lockout-compressed 48-game season in 1995.
"Back when I was younger, I wanted to play every single game. That's not what I want (this season) either, even if it were available I might decline," Brodeur said. "I like to play a lot of games still. It's a shortened season, but timing comes with playing a lot of games, and when you get to the playoffs, you need to be on top of your game."
It certainly will help to have a dependable backup. Carolina coach Kirk Muller says that's the most important position on the roster this season.
His second goalie last season, Brian Boucher, was injured much of year and played just 10 games. This year, the Hurricanes awarded the No. 2 job to veteran Dan Ellis—a former starter in Nashville with experience behind a workhorse: Last season, he was Hiller's backup.
"You might not play for three weeks or four weeks or whatever it is, but when you do, you have to go in there, relieve the pressure from him, give him a full game's rest so that he can go back in there energized," Ellis said.
For the iron men themselves, a major key will be preparation—both mental and physical.
Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Quick, who made 69 regular-season starts last season and 20 more in the Los Angeles Kings' playoff run, spent most of the lockout rehabilitating from back surgery and will be fully healthy for the start of the season.
"Not playing gave me plenty of time to heal up and get ready to go again," Quick said.
Ward stayed in Raleigh and skated roughly three times per week with the Staal brothers and some other Hurricanes teammates. Hiller remained in California instead of returning to his native Switzerland, in part because he wanted to stay fresh for the grind of the shortened season.
"I don't want to look too far ahead," Hiller said. "There could be three games in one week you're playing, it's not a lot, and then you play two games a week, and both games you get 50 shots (on goal). . It definitely looks like a crowded schedule, but I think I've proven last year that I'm able to play a lot of games and be on a consistent level, and hopefully I can show the same thing again this year."
AP Sports Writers Greg Beacham in Anaheim, Calif., and Los Angeles; John Marshall in Phoenix; and Tom Canavan in Newark, N.J.; and AP freelancer Denis Gorman in New York contributed to this report.


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Discovering DNA: Do Your Cheek Cells & a Strawberry Both Have DNA?
AbstractDNA is what makes you look like you. It contains your body's instructions for your hair and eye color, ear shape, your height, and much, much more. Do other living things also have DNA or is DNA only found in humans? You can answer that question yourself (and have your first look at your own DNA) by doing this project.
Extract DNA from your own cheek cells and then use the same procedure on a strawberry to see if it also has DNA.
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Why does your home look the way it does? Why is the kitchen not in the bathroom, or the bedroom not in the closet? Because carpenters used a set of instructions, called blueprints, to build your home. Building complicated things often takes good instructions, as shown in Figure 1, and people are no exception. You may not think of yourself as being "built," but, in fact, you look the way you do thanks to a set of instructions called DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid (pronounced dee-oxy-RYE-bo-NEW-clay-ik a-sid).
Figure 1. Both of these are instructions for building things. On the left is a blueprint for a house. On the right is a diagram showing DNA—the instructions cells use to build your body.
DNA is material, made up of chemical units, inside every cell in your body. Most of your cells contain a full copy of the DNA instructions for what you look like. This full copy of DNA is called your genome. Your genome is responsible for your hair and eye color, how likely it is that you will get sick if exposed to a cold, and many other things that make you who you are. In fact, identical twins look the same because they have the same genome — their DNA is identical!
Although a genome contains an amazing amount of information, DNA is so small that even if you have an entire copy of your genome, it is too small to see. Even with the world's most powerful microscopes, it is difficult to see individual bits of DNA clearly! But you can see it if you get enough copies of your genome together. In this biochemistry science project, you will do exactly that. You will use the tools and chemicals in Bio-Rad's Genes in a BottleTM Kit to extract (pull out and separate) DNA from your own cheek cells. If you follow the instructions carefully, you will be able to easily see the DNA with your eyes — no microscope needed!
So now you know that humans have DNA and that is why they look the way they do. But what about other living things? How about a strawberry? What makes a strawberry look like a red fruit rather than a furry mouse? Does a strawberry also have DNA? You will use the same Bio-Rad kit to try to extract DNA from a strawberry. Then you can see if you and a strawberry are alike in one way: Do you both have DNA?
Terms and Concepts
- Cell
- Genome
- DNA extraction
- Why is DNA important?
- If DNA is so tiny, how come you can see it after you extract the DNA in this experiment?
- Do fraternal twins (twins who do not look the same) have identical genomes?
- What are some other things around you that you think have DNA? What are some things that you think do not have DNA?
Check out these sources for more information about DNA:
- BrainPOP staff. (2012). DNA. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from http://www.brainpop.com/health/geneticsgrowthanddevelopment/dna/
- Bio-Rad staff. (2012). Genes in a BottleTM Kit Instruction Manual. Published by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA.
- The Tech Museum of Innovation. (2012). Zooming into DNA. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from http://genetics.thetech.org/online-exhibits/zooming-dna.
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Materials and Equipment
- Bio-Rad's Genes in a BottleTM Kit. Available for purchase at
The kit includes:
- Test tubes (2)
- Measuring cups (2)
- Transfer pipets (2)
- Bottle of Bio-Rad DNA extraction buffer
- Pendant vials and string for making DNA necklaces (2)
- Drinking glass
- Water; tap water or bottled water can be used
- Permanent marker
- Strawberry, fresh
- Knife, specifically a butter knife or kitchen knife that can be used to cut the strawberry
- Small bowl
- Fork
- Adult helper
- Lab notebook
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Experimental Procedure
Once you have the Genes in A Bottle Kit and other materials, you can do this entire set of experiments in less than an hour.
Learning How to Use a Pipet
Before you start this experiment, take a moment to practice how to use a pipet. This will make the rest of the project much easier.
- Fill a drinking glass with water.
- Hold the bulb of the pipet between your thumb and pointer finger, as shown in Figure 2. Squeeze the bulb. Keep squeezing while you put the tip of the pipet into the water.
Figure 2. Squeeze the bulb of the pipet to both suck up liquid and release liquid from the pipet. When sucking up liquid, the pipet tip should be in the liquid. When releasing liquid from the pipet, as shown in this picture, the pipet tip should be in the container you want to add the liquid to.
- With the tip of the pipet in the water, stop squeezing the bulb. This will create suction and cause water to be sucked into the bulb. The pipet should now be full of water.
- Pull the filled pipet from the water. Move the tip of the pipet so that it is inside another container — one of the measuring cups from the kit will work well for this. Slowly squeeze the bulb of the pipet again and the liquid will squirt into the container.
- Repeat steps 2-4 several more times until you can use the pipet well.
Extracting Your Cheek Cell DNA
The steps for this part of the experiment are the same as the DNA Extraction steps in the instruction manual that comes with your Genes in a BottleKit.
- Use the permanent marker to label one test tube "Human" so that you know it is the tube that contains human DNA.
- Use a pipet to fill the measuring cup to the 2.5 milliliter (mL) mark with water from the drinking glass, as shown in Figure 2. Save the pipet. You will use it again in step 5.
- Collect your cheek cells.
- Pour the water (2.5 mL) from the measuring cup into your mouth. Swish the water around while using your teeth to scrape/chew the insides of your cheeks gently. Do not swallow! Do this for about a minute - try humming your ABC's three times while you do this to make sure you have scraped and swished for long enough.
- Tip: This step will scrape off old cheek cells (do not worry, you have plenty more). The cheek cells contain DNA. But to get enough DNA to view with your kit, you need to collect lots of cheek cells. The more you swish and scrape, the more cells you will get and the better your results will be.
- Carefully spit your cheek-cell sample into your measuring cup.
- The sample will contain the water you started with (2.5 mL) plus saliva and the cheek cells you scraped off. There will now be more than 2.5 mL in the measuring cup.
- Pour all of the cheek-cell sample from the measuring cup into the test tube.
- Using your pipet, add DNA extraction buffer to the test tube until the liquid level in the test tube reaches the 20 mL mark.
- Put the cap on the test tube. Make sure the cap is on tight or it may leak!
- Slowly and gently turn the test tube upside down and then right side up again. Do this a total of five times.
- Tip: Do not shake the test tube! Shaking will break the DNA into such small pieces that you will not be able to see them.
- You should now be able to see your DNA. Look for fluffy, clear/white, stringy, web-like strands. Write your observations (what you see) in your lab notebook.
- Troubleshooting: If you do not see your DNA, you probably did not get enough cheek cells. Collect more cheek cells by repeating steps 2-4. Add the new sample of water, saliva, and cheek cells directly into the test tube; it is fine if adding the extra sample brings the total amount of liquid in the "Human" test tube to more than 20 mL. Repeat steps 6-7 and then look for DNA.
- Set this tube with DNA aside and try to extract DNA from a strawberry by following the next set of directions.
Looking for Strawberry DNA
This part of the project is similar to the cheek-cell DNA extraction, except this time you will mash a strawberry as your sample and see if the strawberry cells also contain DNA.
- Use the permanent marker to label the remaining test tube "Strawberry" so that you know it is the tube that contains the strawberry sample.
- Use the second pipet from the kit (the one you did not use during the cheek cell DNA extraction) to fill the measuring cup to the 2.5 mL mark with water from the drinking glass. Save the pipet. You will use it again in step 6.
- Have an adult helper cut a marble-sized piece of strawberry (approximately 1 centimeter all around) and place it in the small bowl.
- Pour the 2.5 mL of water from the measuring cup into the small bowl with the strawberry piece. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. To collect your strawberry-cell sample, start by putting a marble-sized chunk of strawberry in a small bowl. Add 2.5 mL of water to the bowl.
- Using a fork, mash the strawberry until it is mostly liquid. Make sure there are no large chunks left. Your mashed-strawberry sample should look similar to Figure 4.
- Tip: To make this a good test, you must mash the strawberry very well. Otherwise the extraction buffer that you add in step 7 will not be able to reach all the strawberry cells. If the buffer cannot react with all the cells, it cannot extract DNA - even if DNA is in the strawberries.
Figure 4. To make a good strawberry-cell sample, you must mash the strawberry until it is mostly liquid, as in this photo.
- Using the pipet, transfer the strawberry-cell sample liquid from the small bowl to the "Strawberry" test tube. This will be tricky. It will take several tries and some patience. As you use the pipet, the strawberry-cell sample in the pipet should look similar to Figure 5.
- Tip the bowl so that the liquid is easier to suck up with the pipet.
- The strawberry pulp may clog the opening of the pipet. If this happens, it is OK to put a little bit of pulp in the test tube, too. But avoid sucking up too much pulp because it will make it harder to see the DNA strands (if there are any) in the "Strawberry" test tube.
- Repeat this step, using the pipet. until you have transferred as much of the strawberry liquid to the test tube as possible. You will need to refill the pipet and transfer the liquid between the bowl and the tube several times.
Figure 5. Use the pipet to suck up the strawberry cell sample. Avoid as much as possible sucking up the pulp. This is tricky and will take several tries.
- Rinse the pipet with clean water from the drinking glass.
- Using your newly cleaned pipet, add DNA extraction buffer to the test tube until the liquid level in the test tube reaches the 20 mL mark.
Figure 6. Once the strawberry-cell sample is in the test tube, it is time to use a clean pipet to add the DNA extraction buffer.
- Put the cap on the test tube. Make sure the cap is on tight or it may leak!
- Slowly and gently turn the test tube upside down and then right side up again. Do this a total of five times.
- Tip: Do not shake the test tube! If there is DNA in the strawberry-cell sample, shaking it will break the DNA into such small pieces that you will not be able to see it.
- Do you see any DNA? If you do, the strands will be fluffy, clear/white, stringy, and web-like.Write your observations down in your lab notebook.
- Troubleshooting: If you do not see any DNA, make sure you have enough strawberry cells in your test tube to draw a scientific conclusion. Repeat steps 3-6 and add the extra strawberry-cell sample directly to the test tube; it is OK if adding the extra sample brings the total amount of liquid in the "Strawberry" test tube to more than 20 mL. Mix gently as in step 10 and look for DNA.
- What can you conclude from your experiments? Do strawberries have DNA, just as humans do?
Ideas for Fun with Your DNA
If you would like to keep your DNA extraction(s), the Genes in A Bottle Kit comes with two pendants you can use to store the DNA. The kit even has directions on how to add food coloring to the DNA to make it more colorful if you prefer!
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Nieves described the committee's alternatives, including one to place a buoy in waters just north of the island that would carry natural gas to facilities of the state-owned power authority. A second alternative calls for construction of a floating terminal near the island's south coast facilities that could be used by boats to distribute gas to a satellite terminal in the north. The third alternative is to supply compressed natural gas through a northern terminal built either on land or underwater.
Juan Camacho, spokesman for a local group that opposes the original project, said he worries that building a smaller pipeline along the north coast is still a possibility, and said he favors the water-based alternatives. "For us, it is unacceptable that even one inch of a natural gas pipeline be built," he said.
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Holiday photo recipes
Great tips for winter holiday memories
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Family, friends, and the sights and sounds of the season
One of the best uses of a camera is to bring it out at holiday time. First of all, it's a time when some of the more far-flung members of the family might make an appearance. Second, due to the many opportunities for fun and joy, you'll be likely to capture moments that have meaning and resonance. And they'll be ones that will echo down the years if printed for use in pictures frames, albums, or scrapbooks.
We encourage you to get a camera in your hands the moment the family gets together, because whether you're lighting candles for a celebration, playing in the snow, looking over mouth-watering treats in the kitchen, or scoping out amazing neighborhood lighting displays, there are photo opportunities galore at this time of year.
In our holiday catalog, we gave you some thumbnail sketches of things to consider in certain "holiday photo recipes." We'd like to take things a step further and have each of our photographers describe their approach to each shot and add a few tips for holiday photo success.
You'll need a wide-aperture (f/2.8 or lower) lens for great natural light shots.
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Zak, one of Crutchfield's most experienced camera slingers, took this wonderfully evocative shot while evaluating the Fujifilm X100 fixed-lens, rangefinder-style camera. Zak likes prime lenses (ones that have a fixed focal length, no zoom) with large apertures for holiday shots. Here's why:
"One reason is that a lot of shots are made indoors, in variable and dim light. Prime lenses can gather more light. Plus, you can dictate how people remember a certain event by focusing deliberately and drawing their eyes to a certain part of a photo...."
"For this shot, I chose a slow shutter speed (in this case, 1/8 second). I turned the camera 90 degrees for a vertical orientation, and stabilized it against the kitchen table. . I had set the ISO to 400, and the X100 chose f/5. The icing on the cake was composing the shot to include my daughter in the background as she ate her dinner."
Julie, Crutchfield's brand manager, is another very experienced hand with high-end cameras. She contributed two excellent photos to the spread, and added her enthusiasm for natural light photos where possible in the comments below:
"I do actually have a rather nice Nikon flash, but I am a huge fan of "natural" photos – no flash involved. So I tend to buy lenses with really large apertures, so I can get lots of light in there... The photo of the girls was taken with the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 lens. It does a great job for portraiture, sharp detail in my subjects and excellent bokeh (creamy, out of focus backgrounds), and is a "fast" enough lens that I can shoot flashless in lots of situations (it also doubles as a nice macro lens)."
Getting up close to your subject with a wider focal length really helps you emphasize perspective. You can almost taste these oranges.
Patience, a good eye for color and composition, and a good prime lens helped Julie capture a seasonal shot to treasure
Travis's Christmas tableau was created with a tripod, a fast lens, aperture priority mode, and some careful "set dressing"
"The photo of the oranges was taken with my 50mm f/1.8. That's my primary lens – I use it all the time because it's light, it's super-fast, and it's affordable, because being carried around all the time means it could get hurt."
Travis, our designer for the spread and a working photographer on the side, said this about his staged Christmas gift still-life:
"I started by using a Tamron 17-50mm zoom lens on my Nikon D90 and setting it fairly wide. Because I wanted the natural light in the scene to carry the feeling of warmth, I opted not to use a flash. Instead, I used a tripod and set my camera to aperture priority mode. Because this was shot in fairly close quarters, the wider angle helped give me the scope I needed, and the wide aperture let me make the most of the light I had to work with."
Additional tips for the season from our staff:
When looking for great holiday candids and family memories, take advantage of natural light from a window. It's better to have a great photo of everyone in casual clothes, taken in the morning with light pouring through the windows, than a flash-lit, uneven photo of everyone in their best clothes before a holiday dinner.
A tripod can be very useful for indoor shots. If I'm going to be in the picture, I use my Nikon accessory remote too – if not, I just lock the tripod down and click away.
I believe in the shot-between-the-shot. Too many people methodically take a picture, check the viewscreen, and then take another. Don't waste your time with that; instead, snap away ferociously, checking only occasionally to make sure your shots are properly framed and your exposure is coming out right. I'll sometimes take 50 photos of a group of people in just a few minutes – but it's the best way to get a keeper.
When it comes to shooting winter scenes outdoors with lots of snow in the daytime, consider a good polarizing filter or neutral density filter. It will help you make higher contrast shots, avoid the effects of glare, and, in the case of the neutral density filter, give you the ability to open your aperture and enjoy the perspective-enhancing effects of a shallower depth of field.
I like using prime lenses with large apertures for holiday shots. One reason is that a lot of my shots are made indoors, in variable and dim light. Prime lenses can gather more light. Plus, you can dictate how people remember a certain event through focus choice. During the holidays, the details I like to selectively focus on are facial expressions.
Get the nearest eye in focus! I use the center focus point on my camera, focus on the near eye, recompose the photo (keep the shutter button halfway pressed as you recompose), then shoot.
When using a flash, the key there is not to point it at people, but to bounce the light off the ceiling or a wall behind you. I use manual mode, and expose so the background is two stops darker than the person or object I wish to illuminate. That gives you a nice, balanced photo that most people won't even know was made with a flash.
When photographing children, your shots will always have more impact if made from their eye level. A lot of pictures of kids are made from 5-1/2 feet at a downward angle. So squat, sit, or even lay down and you'll get your best kid photos ever. Try this with a compact camera: set it to face detection, keep it at its widest focal length, and just shoot pictures of the kids (no flash) from your hip without even looking at the screen.


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The lawsuit was filed only hours before San Francisco-based Lyft planned to enter the New York City market. The suit said the company actually operates as a traditional for-hire livery service using mobile technology, not a peer-to-peer transportation platform as claimed.
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"After Lyft rejected a reasonable request by the State to delay its launch, we filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in State Supreme Court this morning. As a result of that action, the court has granted the State a temporary restraining order preventing Lyft from launching this evening in New York City. We will return to court on Monday, to address issues pertaining to Buffalo and Rochester in addition to New York City," Schneiderman said in a written statement.
Lyft responded Friday afternoon in a statement saying, ""There was no TRO or injunction granted today. Instead, the judge adjourned to Monday and we agreed to hold our launch and maintain status quo. We are obtaining the court transcript, and we will obtain statements by those in court to show this is a deliberate misstatement by the AG and DFS. There would be no need for a hearing on Monday if a TRO or injunction was granted. As further proof that court was adjourned, the AG's insurance claims were never presented and Lyft had no opportunity to respond.
We agreed in New York State Supreme Court to put off the launch of Lyft's peer-to-peer model in New York City and we will not proceed with this model unless it complies with New York City Taxi and Limousine regulations. We will meet with the TLC beginning Monday to work on a new version of Lyft that is fully-licensed by the TLC, and we will launch immediately upon the TLC's approval. This is a positive step forward and a good demonstration of compromise in balancing innovation with government regulation, and we appreciate the continued efforts of New York City government to find common ground for the betterment of New York.
We will celebrate our upcoming launch at an event tonight as scheduled with members of New York's Lyft community."
A day earlier, the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission posted a notice that, in light of Lyft's announced plans to offer free rides in Brooklyn and Queens starting Friday evening, its so-called ride share service is unauthorized in the city, that it has not complied with the commission's safety requirements and other licensing criteria "to verify the integrity and qualifications of the drivers or vehicles used."
Lyft spokeswoman Erin Simpson told the Daily News that the company was "in a legal process with local regulators" on Friday "and will proceed accordingly." The company seeks to work collaboratively with officials and has in cities and states across the country, she said.
In April, the on-demand ride-sharing app best known by the fuzzy pink mustaches on its cars, said it was launching its service in 24 new locations, nearly doubling the startup's U.S. markets.
Meanwhile, its rival Uber agreed with Schneiderman's office on Tuesday to limit prices during emergencies, natural disasters or other unusual market disruptions consistent with New York's law against price gouging. Uber later said it was adopting that policy in its other markets nationally. Its rates rise and fall with demand. On Monday, Uber said it was temporarily cutting New York City prices in a bid to compete with taxis.


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Brick Fest is full of creations made by Master Builders, bricks to play with and create your own work of art. There are popular movie characters and local landscape recreations that are perfect for a photo opportunity. There are lots of tables and exhibits for kids to play and create. Our favorite was the black light glow in the dark bricks! We spent most of the time there and I'm still trying to figure out a good reason to buy a black light for the house. They were so cool!
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Wine of the Week: A Donkey and Goat "Melange" Syrah
I'm sick of Syrah getting kicked around. It's a noble grape, the source of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, powerful and nuanced enough to stand on its own, but friendly enough to play well with other grapes, particularly Grenache and Mourvedre. It can be be savory. And sweet. It can charm you with briar fruit and tempt you with the luscious scents of bacon cooked over a fire while camping in the Sierras, hints of wet granite tickling your nose. Can your Merlot do all that?
Still, Domestic Syrah seems to get little respect. It was the
"next big thing" until it wasn't. But it is still championed by a handful of sommeliers, wine geeks and writers, passionate advocates of well made wine and the vignerons who are pushing the boundaries of what the grape is capable of here in California. This week's Wine of the Week celebrates that kind of California Syrah, from one of the producers we feel is really doing the grape justice and one of the San Francisco Chronicle's Winemakers to Watch for 2011: A Donkey and Goat.
The 2008 A Donkey and Goat "Melange" Mendocino Syrah ($18.99) is made by the husband-and-wife team of Jared and Tracey Brandt, a small winery that focuses on creating natural, unadulterated wines in a warehouse in downtown Berkeley. The Melange combines fruit from the Broken Leg and McDowell vineyards in Mendocino, and is cofermented with 2% Viognier like many Northern Rhônes. A great deal from the winery, this is made from fruit usually destined for single vineyards wines, but because of the fires in 2008, the winemakers chose to declassify it. The smoke influences are there, but in a pleasing way, with classic blackberry fruit, black pepper spice and smoked meat undertones. It's medium-bodied with lots of raspberry on the palate, and fresh acidity that keeps it from getting tiring half way through the glass. The tannins are dusty and fine and the finish hangs out awhile, like your best friend at a party. Enjoy this with early season barbecue, roasted chicken or pulled pork sandwiches.
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Those who see slavery as 'a blessing in disguise'
Arkansas state Rep. Jon Hubbard (R) thought it'd be a good idea to pull together a series of letters to the editor he's written, and then compile them in a book called "Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative." I think it's fair to say he failed to think this through.
Excerpts of Hubbard's book have started to make the rounds, offering the public a chance to learn exactly what it is that's "frustrated" this particular "conservative." For example, the Republican apparently believes slavery has received a bad rap.
"… the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a blessing in disguise. The blacks who could endure those conditions and circumstances would someday be rewarded with citizenship in the greatest nation ever established upon the face of the Earth." (Pages 183-89)
African Americans must "understand that even while in the throes of slavery, their lives as Americans are likely much better than they ever would have enjoyed living in sub-Saharan Africa."
"Knowing what we know today about life on the African continent, would an existence spent in slavery have been any crueler than a life spent in sub-Saharan Africa?" (Pages 93 and 189)
Hubbard's book goes to say, among other things, school integration has been a mistake because black students have corrupted white students.
And as it turns out, Hubbard's colleague, Arkansas state Rep. Loy Mauch (R) has also written a series of letters to the editor, some of which also defended slavery. This is the same Mauch who "helped organize a 2004 conference calling for the removal of an Abraham Lincoln statue in Hot Springs, which included a keynote speech entitled 'Homage to John Wilkes Booth.'"
Arkansas GOP officials "tried to distance themselves" from the two state lawmakers over the weekend, but it's probably fair to say the Republican outreach effort to minority communities has suffered another setback.


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If a health insurance issuer offers health insurance coverage in any level of coverage specified under section 18022 (d) of this title, the issuer shall also offer such coverage in that level as a plan in which the only enrollees are individuals who, as of the beginning of a plan year, have not attained the age of 21.
(d) Dental only
This section shall not apply to a plan described in section 18031 (d)(2)(B)(ii) [1] of this title.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2707, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1201(4),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 161; amended Pub. L. 113–93, title II, § 213(b),Apr. 1, 2014, 128 Stat. 1047.)
References in Text
Section 18022 (c) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original "section 1302 (c)", and was translated as meaning section 1302(c) ofPub. L. 111–148, par. (1) of which relates to annual limitation on cost-sharing, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Section 18031 (d)(2)(B)(ii) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original "section 1302 (d)(2)(B)(ii)(I)", and was translated as meaning section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) ofPub. L. 111–148, which relates to offering of stand-alone dental benefits, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300gg–6, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2706, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IX, § 903(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–438, which related to required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, was renumbered section 2727 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to section 300gg–27 of this title.
A prior section 2707 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 2728 and is classified to section 300gg–28 of this title.
Another prior section 2707 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238f of this title.
2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–93substituted "paragraph (1)" for "paragraphs (1) and (2)".
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Pub. L. 113–93, title II, § 213(c),Apr. 1, 2014, 128 Stat. 1047, provided that: "The amendments made by this Act [probably means this section, amending this section and section 18022 of this title] shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148)."
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Section effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, see section 1255 ofPub. L. 111–148, set out as a note under section 300gg of this title.
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Ryan Howard signed a five-year, $125 million extension a few weeks ago. Many Phillies fans loved it, but number-crunchers winced at the thought of having a one-dimensional power hitter through his age-36 season. The prevailing thought was that it is not a good idea to pay so much money to the type of player that typically does not age well. No one, however, questioned that he would be productive in the early stages of the deal.
Presently, Howard has his batting average up to .290. Great, so that means an OPS of about .900?
.797, more than 150 points below his career average. His previous career-low in slugging percentage was .543; his 2010 SLG is .464. Over his career, 48 percent of his hits have gone for extra bases, but that percentage has dropped to 32.5 percent in 2010.
More disturbing is that, while he has cut his strikeouts by six percent, his walk rate has also been cut to nearly one-third of his career average 12.6 percent. He has had a significant loss in power with an isolated power (ISO) of .174 compared to his career average .300. 30 percent of fly balls hit by Howard have cleared the outfield fence over his career; only 16 percent have so far in 2010. Going into the season, there was roughly a 95 percent chance that he would have a HR/FB% between 19 and 31 percent, so he has thus far been defying the odds.
His last 10 hits have been singles and he continues to struggle against left-handed pitching.
What happened to Ryan Howard's power?
It appears that, given his decreased walk and strikeout rates, Howard is simply trying to make more contact. The plate discipline stats at FanGraphs back this up. While his overall swing rate hasn't changed much between 2009 and '10, he has swung at pitches inside the strike zone nearly six percent less and more than eight percent at pitches outside the strike zone. Howard's contact rate on pitches inside and outside of the strike zone have increased at about the same rate, six to seven percent.
Could southpaws be to blame for this? In 2009, 36 percent of his plate appearances were against lefties; 35 percent this year. While his performance against them continues to dwindle (.579 OPS this year), he has not faced them in any greater amount in 2010 than he has in the past. It is interesting to note that Howard swings a lot more at fastballs thrown by left-handed pitchers: 61 percent to 48 percent.
2009 was the beginning of the Breaking Ball Era for Howard. Between 2005-08, he saw between 51 and 58 percent fastballs; last year, he saw only 45 percent and that rate has held constant so far in 2010 as well. However, unlike last year, he is simply not hitting fastballs well at about one run below average per 100 fastballs. Having seen more than 200 fastballs this year, that puts him at more than two runs below average already.
It has been clear since his MVP season in 2006 that opposing managers are fearful of Ryan Howard. While he has been intentionally walked less and less, that has gone hand-in-hand with his increased plate appearances against left-handed pitchers. This is not a tactic soon to be abandoned.
Howard needs to take an approach similar to that of Barry Bonds, who gave him hitting instruction during the off-season: recognize how opposing managers and pitchers are (not) pitching to him, accept it, and wait for his pitch. It has been said that Bonds may have seen only one pitch throughout an entire at-bat at which he could reasonably swing. The same may hold true for Howard, what with all of the low-and-away sliders he has been seeing.
If Howard sees his pitch, great: hack away. Strikeouts are fine as long as he is generating his prodigious power to the tune of at least a .550 SLG. If Howard doesn't see his pitch, great: take. Walks are fine as well.
What's not fine is a power hitter to whom the Phillies owe $19 million this year and $145 million in 2011-16 turning into a singles hitter with evaporating plate discipline.


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Following the re-introduction of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in Congress last month, voices against the 'cybersecurity bill'—deemed a major threat to civil liberties by its many critics—have grown louder across the country.
This week, a petition placed on the U.S. government's website 'We the People' reached over 100,000 signatures. The 100,000 signature threshold legally requires the White House to release an official response to the petition's greviences.
The petition reads:
CISPA is about information sharing. It creates broad legal exemptions that allow the government to share "cyber threat intelligence" with private companies, and companies to share "cyber threat information" with the government, for the purposes of enhancing cybersecurity. The problems arise from the definitions of these terms, especially when it comes to companies sharing data with the feds.
Additionally, on Monday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and over 30 other internet privacy advocates and civil liberty groups sent a letter to members of Congress demanding they vote "No" on CISPA.
In the letter, the groups—including Mozilla, the ACLU, and the American Library Association—called on representatives to oppose CISPA because of privacy and civil liberties concerns:
We the undersigned organizations write in opposition to H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 (CISPA). We are gravely concerned that this bill will allow companies that hold very sensitive and personal information to liberally share it with the government, which could then use the information without meaningful oversight for purposes unrelated to cybersecurity. [...]
CISPA's information sharing regime allows the transfer of vast amounts of data, including sensitive information like internet records or the content of emails, to any agency in the government including military and intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency or the Department of Defense Cyber Command. Once in government hands, this information can be used for undefined 'national security' purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.
Read the full letter here.
Congress is holding three different hearings on CISPA this week. The hearings will focus on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) role in cybersecurity, proposals to increase penalties for "computer crime laws" (such as those pursued against social justice activist Aaron Swartz), and the future of the U.S. military in modern information technology.
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Sen. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Calif.) unveiled CISPA to their Capitol Hill colleagues last year and touted it as a surefire solution to the impending cyberwar that lawmakers in Washington — including the Pres. Obama — have repeatedly warned of during his tenure as commander-in-chief. In the wake of protests aimed at other computer bills, such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sister bill, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), the public response to CISPA was overly negative and it never advanced in the House of Representatives far enough to be voted on before the last congressional season expired. Rogers and Ruppersberger recently reintroduced their failed bill, however, and hope to have it added to the books soon as warnings of a cyberwar with the likes of Iran and China continue to come from Washington's elite.


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