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(Warning: This is not about sports. If you believe that a discussion of law and psychology does not belong on BN, please stop reading here. it is a rant on rape and the way the topic is being discussed in the "sports" threads.)
Underlying the heated debate on whether Aflord's reaction to Pierce's attacks on women was proper is a far more divisive topic -- rape.
Simply stated, studies show that men and women have vastly different views of what should be considered rape and the damage that the rapist causes. For a long time, the law has reflected those differences.
I write now because I see those preconceptions emerging in our threads.
Rather than focus on an individual or set of posts, I thought I'd put up a general response. I do no fault anyone for holding those beliefs. They are deeply held. But, they are in conflict with learned studies and what we know about rape, it's victims, and the perpetrators.
And, it causes women great harm. Both those who are victims of the attacks. And, those, like the women in our threads, who feel the burden of responding to explain why the posts are wrong.
Rape is not a crime based on sex. It is a crime based upon power and control. The greatest damage done the victims is the loss of a sense of autonomy and safety. The penetration and bruising heal. The psychological damage lingers far longer.
For many years, the law required proof of penetration. Some states also demanded collateral bruising and damage. They required that the woman fight back. The assumption was that if she was not fighting she was consenting. Even if the attacker was someone she did not know. And, even though many studies showed that women who resisted were often brutalized and/or murdered. (There are conflicting studies on the value of resistance; I'll not get into them here.)
The point is that the woman's word was not enough.
Why? Because, we did not trust women. We did not believe that "no" meant "no".
This gap showed up when I was teaching criminal law. In the classroom discussions, some men would tell us that they were conditioned to believe that sex was a form of conquest, that the woman was expected to say "no" and that they were supposed to overcome her faux objections. They felt it unfair to be at risk for going forward when all they heard was the word "no".
For a long time, the law agreed with the men. The law required resistance; and words were not resistance. We simply did not trust women when that they meant "no" when they said "no".
We also do not trust women when they say they have been raped.
The truth is that there are far more unreported cases of rape than false reports of rape. Far more. Of course, the unreported cases don't get publicity -- no one ever knows about them. False rape claims are far lower on the totem pole than false reports of most other crimes.
Yet, we draw inferences against women who do not report rapes or attempted rapes. We fall into the "if it really happened it would have been reported", or "it's her duty to report a crime" or her family's duty.
The problem here is that the social and psychological cost of reporting a rape is substantial. It's not just what the victim has to go through -- for her body, her very being is the scene of the crime and will be poked and probed. And, the event will be replayed, in detail at many public levels. We've all read about that. It's true.
But, perhaps more damaging is the STIGMA that attaches to rape victims and those who report rapes. The stigma is based in religious and cultural beliefs that a woman has been sullied or devalued by a rape and is no longer worthy.
With a team of psychologists, I've done extensive studies on the general perception of the crime and its victims. Our studies made clear one thing: When people on the street are asked about rape, or presented the facts of a rape case, they ask questions like "What was she wearing", "How was she acting" -- even if she was dragged down from behind in a park. The bottom line is that a common belief is "She deserved it". That stigma attaches at the moment the victim comes forward and carries with her even if their is a conviction of the perpetrator.
We found the reason for that belief and a way to deal with it in our studies. I'll not go into it in a lot of detail but here's a very short hand version of what we found:
Rape is a terrible crime of violence -- most often random violence. When it happens, it severely damages the victim. We have people we love. We do not want it to happen to them. The way we make ourselves feel that it won't happen to them is to believe that the victim did something to cause the rape. That she deserved it. The people we love will not do something like that. So it won't happen to them.
Seen in this light, it is much easier to see how the stigma -- the life long stigma -- can affect the victim's decision to report a crime. And, that it is totally unfair to chastise a father or family for not doing so against a daughter's wishes.
The stigma is even greater when the perpetrator is a popular public figure. Or, prominent in a small community, like a college. Or that that charge may take a key player off a team that is the pride of the campus.
In her own way, each of the women on Iowa's campus showed great strength. Each found a way to stay on campus and finish the path she had started. To fault either of them is wrong. To demean what happened is wrong. To demean their families is wrong. I am sure the dorm victim's father wanted to handle this his own way; I have great respect for his not doing so. I am not sure I would be that strong. I'm sure most father's have a deep inbred feeling that you harm my daughter at great risk to yourself.
My bottom line: I think it wrong to be defending Alford by attacking the victims or their families. Many of those attacks are built on the very same belief systems that underlie our rape laws -- belief systems that simply don't trust women.
Our focus should not be on whether the events happened -- two of them were reported and prosecuted, the third was not.
Our focus should be on what Alford did when he knew of the events. Do his actions show him to be a man of the character we require at UCLA?


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Sister Carmel Somers of Valley Family Center
The national discussion over the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School is beginning to shift to the long simmering debate over gun control.
Locally, in the city of San Fernando, there is a recognition by those who work to counsel those in need that action needs to be taken to address the prevalence of guns and have an open discussion about what is needed.
Sister Carmel Somers, the director of The Valley Family Center, the nonprofit counseling organization based in the city of San Fernando, is that society has outgrown the old gun laws. "The ability of anybody to control that [guns] or manage [guns] when we're still using the same rules and regulations suited to a smaller environment where there was a sense of community.
Janel Meza of Living Hope Community Church in San Fernando
I think that as we've gotten bigger, we haven't adjusted the way in which we do things to match that," she said. "I mean a young man who has been exposed to using a gun every week for fun is in a very different category to most of the children that I know." Sister Carmel feels that these tragic killings, once the initial impact has passed, provides an opportunity to come together as a society, and to sit down and have a frank conversation about the kinds of rules and regulations that need to put in place.
"I was talking to student last year who goes to one of the [public] schools here in the Valley and she actually said to me 'I have to watch my back all day long.' I said, Why? 'Because I never know when someone is going to shoot at me, somebody's going to point a gun at me, maybe somebody has a knife.' Now that came from a senior in a workshop I was involved with (who) was doing fine in school. I came here from Ireland in 1965, and I don't think any senior in high school would have said that to me forty years ago," said Sister Carmel.
She added that an important public discussion must be held for the best interest of children goes beyond political considerations. In the face tragedy, they must not feel abandoned for the sake of their emotional health.
"I would say that the most important thing is that they have assurance that their family and friends are there for them. That they are included in whatever is going on, that they are not left to themselves," Sister Carmel stated. The idea of supporting those in grief is also on the mind of Janel Meza, wife of the Pastor of the Church of Living Hope Community
Church. Like Sister Carmel, many people in need arrive at her door. Having places where people can go whether they are counseling centers or places of worship where people are accepted regardless of what life has thrown their way is vital. "We pray for them, comfort them, walk with them, pour love into them and let them know that there is a God today that loves them. We may not understand how and why these things happen but we do know from experience that God is the only one who can see us through."
Meza is personally opposed to guns although she understands that people have a right to own them, but believes there are limits. "Like they say, everybody has a right to a gun, but to machine guns, I don't think so, No."
She believes that community involvement is needed now. "I think it's a time when we need to stand up, the people of San Fernando, all those all over, need to fight for what we believe. Fight for our families, pray for peace. What better time? We need to come together and believe that there is hope. Just think if everyone did their part, to bring joy and happiness to children's faces, [we can] believe with all our hearts that there is hope for tomorrow," she said
By working through the church and the community, Meza wants to offer hope. "We may not be able to control everyone's vision and choices that we do in life but as a community, if we come together and do our part we'll be a spark of hope, that's what we really want to do, to impact our city and make a difference," she said
Sister Carmel feels that it is vital to engage young people in dialogue. She points out that they may know things that people who are no longer in school don't know. The more communication there is the easier it will be to develop policies that protect children without stifling freedom. It is, Sister Carmel says, the way forward.
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Beth Lawson, Associate CEO of Lubbock Regional MHMR says Lubbock could see a 10 to 12 percent cut in funding. Lubbock MHMR is already in the process of making cuts. As a result of the cuts in progress, more than 400 adults and children are being discharged from services. Specifically, Sunrise Canyon Hospital could lose more than $400,000 in funding.
Brian Shannon is on the Lubbock MHMR board, a law professor at Texas Tech, and a brother of an MHMR patient. He says these cuts will affect everybody in the system. "When you see cuts across the board in these human services areas you see connection to impacting a lot of very real people," Shannon said.
MHMR helped Shannon's brother when he became mentally ill. He thinks his brother's life was saved because of the level of care he received. He worries those seeking treatment may not receive the same care if the cuts go through. "What we've seen through the research is treatment works, and the up front costs of providing care today is not only the humane thing to do, but also less expensive than the backdoor types of treatment."
Backdoor treatments can affect everybody, not just patients. Drue Farmer is a member of the Lubbock MHMR board and a Lubbock County Judge. She often hears troubling stories of the mentally ill in prisons. "If their illness is not recognized then they tend to withdraw and become the silent inmate. Nobody realizes that they have a problem and they just end up in the criminal justice system," Farmer said.
It costs more money to treat the mentally ill in prisons than it does locally. Shannon says that mentally ill patients' crimes are often committed as a result of their condition. He says many are sentenced for misdemeanors such as loitering or trespassing. Once they're released, if their conditions go untreated, they find themselves in similar situations. Farmer refers to this as the 'revolving door'. "I think we can stop that revolving door through medication and local services," she said.
A rainy day fund has been set up for times of financial crisis. Shannon said that with the current deficit if today isn't considered a rainy day, he isn't sure what is.
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Hats off to the Beverly High School Destination Imagination team "Left Ventricle," which took first place for its "Pandemonium Challenge" at the state competition held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on March 29.
Destination Imagination is a creative problem-solving competition in which students from elementary through high school solve challenges involving technical, scientific, theatrical, mechanical, improvisational and other skills. In a nutshell, it's a hilariously entertaining, mind-boggling adventure for the students and audience alike. Check out their website (madikids.org ) to see if your kids might be interested in this amazing program.
The Destination Imagination team now has the distinguished honor of representing Beverly High School at the global finals held at the University of Tennessee on May 21 to 24, competing with more than 1,300 teams representing 26 countries. Absolutely amazing.
And the guys — Edward McFeeters Jr., Owen Bolas, Liam Beaudoin, Alex D'Alfonso, Matt Gill and Ryan Noss — are pumped! What a great way to top off senior year. Great job!
Hats off, as well, to the team's manager, Suzanne Beaudoin, who has been with our boys (young men now) for the whole seven-year journey. We, the parents, appreciate her time, effort, her opening up her home, the snacks, her patience and her belief that eventually, victory would come, and it would be sweet. And yes it is!
This is Beverly High School's first trip to globals. Briscoe Middle School had the honor two years ago.
If you would like to help support our team, we need to raise $10,000 before the finals. Please check us out on the fundraising website: gofundme.com/Beverly-HS-DI-2014-Globals.
We appreciate your consideration and potential funding of our team.
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Rams Need To Draft Down With Cleveland.......
The Rams need to draft down with Cleveland. Why?
1) Cleveland has 2 first round picks. With the # 4 pick, they can still address one of several needs with a player rich in talent. They would then get the # 22 pick which would help them fill another one of several needs in a draft filled with talent. Possibly the best all around talent in an NFL draft ever. Cleveland is the only team with 2 first round picks besides Cincinnati. However, Cincinnati's first pick is to low compared to Cleveland's. (# 17)
2) They would then have a minimal of 2 picks in the next four rounds of the draft if Cleveland really wants to get RG III. # 33, 37, 66, 68, 96, 100. Even if Cleveland gives up only both first, second round picks, that still gives us 6 picks in the first three rounds. All of these picks, except for # 22 in the first round are in the top 5 of each round. Think of the talent they could get to fill so many needs so quickly versus getting just one player in the first round.
3) Cleveland is in the AFC. Why would we want to trade a # 2 pick to an NFC team that somewhere down the road we may face in the playoffs to the Super Bowl?
4) . At the # 4 pick NOT the # 6 pick as some speculate, we would still be able to get one of the following play makers with the # 4 pick, Trent Richardson or Justin Blackmon. I'm leaning towards Richardson. We drafted young talented receivers last year and SJ is not getting any younger. We also need to re-sign Brandon Lloyd. We have plenty of talented receivers, the issue is keeping them healthy. Remember, the running game and passing game need to compliment each other.
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BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama man is in custody on several charges after passing a Mississippi deputy on I-20 at a speed in excess of 100 miles per hour early Sunday.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/X7jL5r ) 29-year-old Govan Brandon Mills, Boaz, Ala., is being held at the Rankin County Jail on charges of felony fleeing of a marked police car, possession of stolen property, DUI, open container, no driver's license, no insurance and reckless driving.
Sheriff Bryan Bailey said a deputy tried to stop the vehicle, driven by Mills, at the downtown Brandon exit and it continued west on I-20.
The chase continued to Warren County where officers stop the vehicle. After a short foot pursuit, Mills was arrested.
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Yeah, I know most of you are probably sick of all the Rays comparisons. But if you do plan to read this, I promise I'll try my best to make more sense than the ESPN comparisons. I'd think ESPN would realize that teams don't instantly become playoff contenders... but anyways, the post is after the break.
I decided to compare the 2012 projected roster to the 2008 Rays, mainly just for fun. I used the Rays usual lineup because their team mold was so similar, but I do think Tabata should hit higher in the lineup. I assume NH gets the "coveted" Eric Young Jr, and we absolutely tank the 2nd half of the season, and are able to take Bryce Harper #1. I also took Perrotto's rumored Duke trade to Texas and lowered it to Holland and lesser prospects, but I think Duke could do pretty well in here too.
1-2B Eric Young Jr. He is a better base-running Akinori Iwamuri. Should at least have the same bat.
2-CF Andrew McCutchen. Almost identical to BJ Upton. Speed, power, average.
3-1B Pedro Alvarez. Carlos Pena's twin. Strikeouts, power, .250 average.
4-3B Bryce Harper. He'd probably be moved due to Sanchez. At such a young age, I don't see the Longoria power.
5-LF Lastings Milledge. If he can turn his career around, he can be Crawford with more power.
6-C Tony Sanchez. I doubt he hits near .300 like Navarro, but .270 with decent pop seems fine.
7-RF Jose Tabata. He should be much better than Gabe Gross. Think .320 average, maybe some HRs.
8-SS PTBNL. Not sure who takes this spot, but a Jack Wilson type will due. It Shouldn't be too hard to get a Bartlett.
1-Holland. Like James Sheilds, great stuff, can be special if he pans out.
2-Lincoln. Could be Scott Kazmir. Strikeout rates the same, ERA should be similar. Still not dominant in AAA though.
3-Maholm. Maholm pitches like Matt Garza in K's and ERA. Of course, he doesn't have the upside of Garza.
4-Ohlendorf. Just like Sonnanstine, throws fastball, slider, changeup. Better heat than Sonnanstine, though.
5-Morton. Like Edwin Jackson, great stuff, he's a little inconsistant, but can easily maintain a 4.50 ERA.
The Pirates usually have a pretty good bullpen, and in 2012 it will probably have Moskos, Dubee, Hanrahan, Gorzo, and Dan McCutch at the top. I'm sure we will pick up some flame throwers to fill it out, and I think either Dubee or Moskos can be a dominant closer for us.
Maybe I'm too optimistic in my projections, but I see huge similarities in these lineups. As a side note, I don't think we'll be getting Harper, since the Nats are horrid. Our 2 needs are 3B and "Ace". I can see the "Ace" being drafted next year (*cough* AJ COLE), and if Andy LaRoche can start hitting HRs, we can be real good in 2012. However, prospect success rate isn't 100%, and 5 year plans never work in Pittsburgh, jk.


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Jane Tegal: Quite a few. Do you have many available in the warehouse?
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Jane Tegal: Well then. I'd like 75 units by the end of the month. Could I get an estimate before place an order?
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Utility capacitor bank switching can have negative impacts on power quality, especially for customer power systems. AC and dc drives, along with other electronic equipment, can be very sensitive to transient voltages. Utility capacitor bank switching transients can be magnified at low voltage capacitor locations on customer power systems, causing drives to trip and production and other processes to stop. In a time when customers are being allowed to choose their power provider, utilities cannot afford to be seen as the cause of customer power problems.
Studying, analyzing, and preventing utility capacitor bank switching events often requires the use of sophisticated computer simulation tools. Simulations provide a convenient way to characterize transient events, determine resulting power quality problems, and evaluate possible solutions. Frequently, simulations are performed in conjunction with power system monitoring for verification of models and identification of important power quality concerns. Application considerations include capacitor bank configurations, insulation withstand levels, switchgear capabilities, grounding, overcurrent protection, overvoltage protection, energy duties of protective devices, and unbalance detection.
There are a number of important transient-related concerns when transmission voltage level capacitor banks are applied. Transmission system concerns include insulation withstand level, switchgear capabilities, energy duties of protective devices, and system harmonic considerations. These considerations must be extended to also include distribution systems and customer facilities.
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The capacitor bank energizing transient is important because it is one of the most frequent utility system switching operations. It can produce high phase-to-phase overvoltages on a terminating transformer, excite circuit resonances resulting in transient voltage magnification in secondary voltage networks, or cause problems with sensitive electronic equipment in customer facilities. Power quality symptoms related to utility capacitor bank switching include: customer equipment damage or failure (due to excessive overvoltage); nuisance tripping of adjustable-speed drives or other process equipment shutdown (due to dc bus overvoltage); transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS) failure; and computer network problems (e.g., UPS cycling).
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CARTHAGE, Miss. (WLBT) – The U.S. Justice Dept. has found another Mississippi school district defying more than 40 year old federal desegregation orders.
Tuesday night parents upset about consolidation and school closures in Leake Co. met to voice their concerns.
"Just to do this here just for the reason of integration is just plain silly," said Cleophus Bright during the Justice Department public meeting at Carthage Elementary School.
Hundreds packed the school assembly hall with dozens standing in the doorway to hear what government officials had to say about the future of the school district.
Cheers followed Bright's comments as many parents said they weren't concerned about the racial disparity of the Leake Co. schools.
Federal officials began investigating racial segregation in the district in 2007 and determined that the school system has continued to violate the 1969 desegregation order.
But that is not a problem for many.
"It's not about the race. We welcome them all. We can move the lines, bring more to Edinburg that will be perfectly fine with us. We just want to keep our school together and not have to transport our kids so far to get an education," said Edinburg parent Denise Thornton.
"As far as the segregation law at the school that's not right. Right now up above Thomastown there's plenty of white folks, but they choose to send their kids to private schools. We can't stop it because it's their right. So why should our school get shut down?" asked Thomastown parent Deshawn Earnest.
590 students currently go to Edinburg Attendance Center.
The K-12 school is 80 percent white.
There are 378 children at Thomastown Attendance Center.
It is also K-12 and is 98 percent black.
Both schools have been targeted for closure.
Leake Co. District officials said plans require students living north of the Pearl River to attend Carthage schools, while students living south of the Pearl River will attend South Leake schools.
"These are community schools. They mean a lot to them, and they have a lot of value placed on them.
"I feel for them, but we hope that if we do have to do this consolidation move that we can offer our students some opportunities they don't have now," said Leake County Superintendent Monte Ladner.
"The board continues to operate four schools that remain racially identifiable based on student assignments, faculty assignments, facilities, extracurricular activities and quality of education," said attorney Krishna K. Juvvadi with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Juvvadi made his comments during a presentation to the audience on the government's findings after investigating the school district.
Parents told the school board and federal officials they did not want to change.
They cited longer bus rides for their kids, a loss of tradition and in some cases a lesser quality education.
The Justice Dept. will take all comments into consideration, but officials said plans for consolidation could begin next school year.
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A Catholic bishop who was instrumental in creating California's Proposition 8 says that same sex marriage is a natural impossibility and granting marriage rights for LGBT couples "is like legalizing male breastfeeding."
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone recently told the Catholic Herald that the "truth is clear" that it "discriminates against no one" to insist that children have a mother and a father.
"Every child has a father and a mother, and either you support the only institution that connects a child with their father and mother or you don't," he insisted. "Adoption, by a mother and father, mirrors the natural union of a mother and father and provides a balanced, happy alternative for when a child may not be reared by their biological parents."
Cordileone warned Catholics not to use the Bible as a defense when arguing against marriage rights because "you will play into their hands and they will say you use religion to control people."
In fact, the archbishop told the Catholic Herald's Mary O'Regan that "gay marriage" was a nonsense term that Catholics should avoid.
"[I]t should be used 'only sparingly' because it is a natural impossibility and if we keep talking about gay marriage we might fool ourselves into thinking it is an authentic reality, which only needs government approval to make it legitimate," O'Regan wrote.
"Legislating for the right for people of the same sex to marry is like legalizing male breastfeeding," Cordileone said.
Throughout history there have been examples of men lactating, and the United States currently has no law against male breastfeeding. Pulitzer Prize-winning former physiologist Jared Diamond even thinks it makes a lot of sense.
"Diamond points out, however, that with the societal norm of fathers helping to rear their young, male milk production could actually be to our advantage, especially with all the career women trying to balance the demands of job and family," The Scientific American's Nikhil Swaminathan reported in 2007. "Why else would men still have nipples?"
After O'Regan recalled that she had avoided debates about marriage equality because she did not want her journalism career to suffer, Cordileone asserted that the opponents of same sex marriage were the true victims of intolerance and discrimination.
"You say that you can't debate it without suffering for your beliefs, so who is being discriminated against?" he asked. "Who is being intolerant? It is the secular orthodoxy that allows no dissent and will punish those who do."
Cordileone was charged with drunk driving in August last year, just one month after Pope Benedict XVI announced that he had been appointed to serve as the Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco.
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The Claiborne County Board of Supervisors have approved a loan of $150, 000.00 to meet payroll for hospital employees. Workers say the county recently took over management duties at the Claiborne County Hospital, and paychecks have been late.
County officials say they were not given the proper provider numbers for reimbursement for medicaid and medicare from the previous management company, causing a cash flow crunch.
Claiborne County Board of Supervisors President Charlie Norrell Sr. says, "We've gone through all kinds of problems including legal court documents, going through judges. The cash flow from medicare and medicaid will help us in getting our monies flowing."
Norrell says the checks have not been more than three days late.
The county took over management of the hospital, after the previous owner got in trouble for embezzlement.
"The provider numbers are important to us, very important for the existence of every rural hospital," says Norrell.
County officials hope to get the hospital on independent financial footing in the next few weeks, and get the employees their checks on time.
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The deadline to enroll for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has now arrived.
The uninsured who elect not to enroll by Monday's deadline will face a first-year penalty of one percent of their income, with gradual rate increases over the next three years.
Already Monday morning, users were encountering error messages on the Federal health insurance exchange, stating the site was down for maintenance. That follows a warning from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Friday, during a last minute push for Texans to sign up at an event in Austin. Sebelius warned the administration expects delays due to heavy traffic and last minute shoppers rushing to sign up.
So far, six million people have signed up nationwide, short of the Obama administration's original goal of 7 million. Of that, only 295,00 Texans have enrolled, which is less than half of the 629,000 that the White House aimed for. Texas is considered a critical piece to the healthcare overhaul, as the state with the highest number of uninsured citizens in the country.
Approximately 47% of the uninsured population also qualifies for large subsidies to help pay for their insurance, but of the over 2.6 million eligible, few have signed up.
According to Forbes, premiums for the coming year have increased on average 26% in Texas, however individual rates are determined on a case by case basis. Typically, young men have seen the highest increases, with women and the elderly hit less by rate hikes. Premiums are determined using a combination of location, type of plan, income, age, number of people on the plan and whether or not the consumer uses tobacco.
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Overview of Cradle of Hope changes to Safe Slumber Program for PHNs and others serving low income families
The Safe Slumber program sponsored by Cradle of Hope receives funds via a Positive Alternatives grant. Recently, changes in this program have made the application simpler and additional cribs more available throughout Minnesota.
The Safe Slumber program, is now associated with Cribs for Kids, a national program that supplies Pack-N-Play (PNP) portable cribs. The benefits of PNP over full size cribs are:
- Ease of set up – no tools needed
- Wheels allow it to be moved from room to room
- Portability increases likelihood that it will be transported with a family in a move
- Cost - $75, includes PNP, Safe Sleep reminder crib sheet, and shipping via Fed Ex (Crib and mattress cost is $170)
The PNP is safe for babies up to 30 pounds and includes a removable bassinet. This model is not returnable at any store.
How to help your client apply:
- Refer the client to a crib site location. There are now 25 sites across the state, where she will be screened, complete an application if she meets the criteria, and eventually pick up her PNP if she is awarded one. (NOTE: Please don't promise a client that she will receive a PNP. There is a limit to the number each site can distribute monthly and Cradle of Hope has established criteria which the crib sites must adhere to. See the PNP Agency Application for more information.)
- If you are in an area that is too far from a crib site to feasibly use one, you can complete the application with the client, submit it to Cradle of Hope and, if a PNP is awarded, have it shipped to you (see application).
- If you deliver the PNP, you are required to provide safe sleep education to the client and have the client sign the application indicating that she has read this educational material. You are also required to have the client sign the Hold Harmless Agreement (see application page 3).
If you have any questions about the Safe Slumber or other Cradle of Hope Programs or if you would like a supply of Safe Slumber brochures, please contact Kathy at the Cradle of Hope office (email@example.com or 651-636-0637).


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We finally made it to spring break! Say goodbye to the bad winter weather and hello to warm sunny South Carolina skies. If you're headed down our way for spring break, we've got some great suggestions for kids to enjoy here at the resort. From golf to swimming to fishing and more, there's no time for video games or for getting bored here on Hilton Head Island.
Here's our list of top spring break activities for kids on the island:
1)     Swim -- What child doesn't love to jump in the water and splash away? We figure that's probably the first thing they're going to want to do when they arrive, so we put it first on the list. Depending on the weather, if the ocean waters are a little too cool yet, hit the pool at your Hilton Head vacation rental, some of which are heated, and should be plenty warm in the sun.
2)     Ride a bike – Our next suggestion that kids will love is riding their bike. We're sure they're already used to it at home and now they've got an entirely new area to explore. We recently replaced most of our bike paths, which number 5 miles within the resort alone. Instead of driving your car, ride your bike to the beach, to lunch, to golf, you name it! Get your Hilton Head bike rentals and all the gear you need at Hilton Head Outfitters.
3)     Learn a new skill – Palmetto Dunes offers wonderful junior programs for both golf and tennis. Not only will kids and teens stay active and keep their minds firing, they'll come home from Hilton Head Island proud to show their friends what they've learned. Watch these fun videos about our Little Swingers golf class and junior tennis clinics.
4)     Explore nature – Nature is all around you on Hilton Head Island from the moss-draped live oak trees and colorful azaleas to shore birds and plentiful fish. Rent double kayaks and put an adult with each child for a peaceful kayak through our calm 11-mile lagoon system. See who can spot the most birds!
5)     Reel in a big one – We have lots of great fishing around Palmetto Dunes, including our fair share of "monster" fish. Take a Hilton Head fishing charter on our lagoon and see if you can reel in Elvis, the giant red fish, or head out into the ocean for some exciting shark fishing for the whole family.
6)     Go crabbing – This one may surprise you, but crabbing in Hilton Head is one of our favorite activities for families because everyone can get involved. Our charter, the Crabber J, teaches you how to catch a crab and then awards their world-famous Crabber J T-shirt to the person who catches the most!
What do you think your kids will enjoy the most on their Hilton Head Island spring break?
If you still need assistance booking a Hilton Head vacation villa or would like to book any of the above, please contact us at 866-744-7558.


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---- — HAVERHILL — For four years, the historic Whittier Building on Winter Street sat vacant, surrounded by overgrown grass.
The YMCA injected life into the building in 2011, taking it over and renovating the first floor for use as a early childhood education center.
Now, the YMCA wants to spread that life to the second floor of the building where local poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier attended school in the early 1800s. The organization is raising money to renovate the second floor to add additional rooms for its growing early education program, while maintaining the historic facade of the building.
"We hope to begin renovations this summer and have them completed by September," said YMCA Director Tracy Fuller.
She said the YMCA hopes to raise $100,000 for the renovations between now and a planned opening in the fall.
"We already have a few major donors, including Haverhill Bank, and we're looking to raise another $50,000 or more," Fuller said. "We've sent out donation requests and our capital campaign is led by King Davis (the well-known former owner of a real estate firm). There's also an opportunity for people to buy bricks, which will become part of a walking and biking path around the Whittier Building."
The 6,000-square-foot Whittier Building at 87 Winter St. is next to the YMCA. The building is considered one of the city's signature properties. Besides its role in the poet Whittier's education, the building was also the city's first high school.
In June 2011, the YMCA announced it was renovating the first floor of the old brick building to create its Children's Learning Center, a preschool program that opened that fall. The building had been empty since the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce moved out in 2008.
The building came back to life when the YMCA opened the children's center. Fuller said it cost about $175,000 to renovate the first floor, including installing a sprinkler system for the entire building.
"We started with about 25 children and we now have over 50 children enrolled in the program and a waiting list, which is why we want to expand," Fuller said. "We also want to have full use of the building."
Prior to opening the center, the YMCA operated an early education center in Groveland, which served about 30 children, more than half from Haverhill.
"We opened the program knowing there was a need for affordable, early education in Haverhill," Fuller said. "One of the additional bonuses to the Whittier Building location was the close proximity to the YMCA and its many programs."
The Children's Learning Center currently has four classrooms and bathrooms for staff and children. Fuller said renovations to the second floor will add one large classroom, two bathrooms, a kitchen, an elevator for handicap access and a community recreation room that can be used for a variety of purposes. She said the new classroom will allow for an additional 20 children.
The program currently serves children 15 months to 5 years old. With the addition of another classroom, the program can serve more than 70 students, Fuller said.
"We serve snacks right now, but with a kitchen we'll be able to serve lunch and do more cooking projects with the children," she said.
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411's Wrestler of the Week 12.25.12: Year Eight, Week 38
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Ric Flair made his return on WWE TV; Jeff Hardy retained the TNA Title on Impact, Big E. Langston made his debut and more! Check out 411's Wrestler of the Week for all the details…
Welcome to WEEK 38, YEAR EIGHT of 411's Wrestler of the Week. A quick overview of the rules to kick things off for us as a reminder…
Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this…
1st - 5
2nd - 4
3rd - 3
4th - 2
5th - 1
Then we tally up the votes and the official 411 Wrestler of the Week is crowned. But wait, there's more! Each week the top SIX vote getters get a points value for their ranking which looks something like this…
1st - 15
2nd - 12
3rd - 9
4th - 6
5th - 3
6th - 1
...and they go towards the 411 Wrestler of the Year award to be announced each year around WrestleMania. This will be posted every Monday (the voting week runs Monday through Sunday). Let's see who wins this week…
Larry Csonka
On the most recent Dragon Gate PPV, CIMA retained the Open the Dream Gate Title in a three way main event, defeating Shingo Takagi & BxB Hulk. Not only did he retain the title, but also it was elimination rules, and CIMA eliminated both challengers himself. This was great work by the champion to close out the year.
Jeff Hardy
: Retained the TNA Title in a good match on Impact against Austin Aries.
Big E. Langston
: Big E. Langston and has targeted John Cena. That's a pretty big deal, and while Langston is filled with question marks as far as how much he will accomplish, he debut week was big.
Kenny Omega
Ric Flair
James Wright
Austin Aries
He might not have won his TNA title shot on Impact but he put on one hell of a match and probably would have won the damn thing had Roode not attacked him. Roode attacking Aries I think cements Aries as the top heel in TNA as Roode must now at least partially be viewed as a face, costing Aries the match while not attacking Hardy in the process. Apart from anything else Aries took the time to mock Hardy for his stupid inner monologues that have been cropping up ever since he became TNA champion.
Jeff Hardy
: On the other hand it takes two to tango and as much as I hate Hardy he did successfully defend his world title this week and was part of a great match on Impact. He is still a deluded, self-indulgent douche though.
Dolph Ziggler
: While not as good as his last week the Show Off is now in a much better position with the back up of AJ and Big E. Already he has been saved from a pinfall or tap out to Cena in two matches and that is pretty good going for a guy that has been known this year for eating a Brogue Kick 3,492 times.
Team Hell No
Ryan Byers
Ric Flair
Nobody generated as much hype in the wrestling world this week and dare I say that nobody had a performance as great as Ric Flair. I disagree wholeheartedly with how WWE chose to book the return of the Nature Boy, because it basically wasted what could have been a hot angle to pop a one-time rating, but, if you accept the fact that they were going to do it that way, it was entertaining professional wrestling television, and it did attract a pretty decent audience per WWE programming standards of the last several months.
: If you asked me a couple of years ago what I thought CIMA would be doing in pro wrestling in 2012, I would've guessed he'd be near retirement. However, what he has actually done has been one of the most impressive, dominant major title runs in the world. That continued this week, as he retained his Open the Dream Gate Championship in a three-way on Dragon Gate's latest pay per view, pinning both Shingo Takagi and BxB Hulk to keep the belt.
Kenny Omega
: After years of being the most frequent foreign guest in Japan's Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion, Omega now holds the company's top prize, as he defeated El Generico to become the new KO-D Openweight Champion this past week.
Team Hell No
Jeremy Thomas
Dolph Ziggler
The ZigglePush continues, as Dolph gained ever more credibility as a main eventer due to the latest developments in his character's storyline and his feud with John Cena. Now that they seem ready to accept Dolph as a main eventer and actually build him up before his Money in the Bank shot, they're doing a killer job with him.
Big E. Langston
: Okay, so we know how things turned out when Tensai came into WWE and went after Cena right off the bat. It could be the same with Big E., but at least at the moment he's in a huge spot right now for a new guy on the main roster.
Ric Flair & Tommy Dreamer
(tie): The Nature Boy returned on Raw, got a huge pop, got in a mini-feud with CM Punk and became the most talked-about guy of the week, while Dreamer made a much more surprising Raw return that warmed the cockles of my heart. Need I say more?
Kenny Omega
Austin Aries
Trent Howell
Two victories over the US Champion and regaining his shot at the WWE Championship in what could (should) be a well promoted and entertaining TLC match seals up a slow news week win.
Big E Langston
: Questions about where we're going aside, Big E Langston is clearly beginning his post developmental career squarely in a main event feud.
Tommy Dreamer
: I'll probably get some heat for not putting Flair on here, but Dreamer was the one who actually worked a match, looked decent in the process, and took a solid Shield beat down. Plus I marked out over his return since it was completely out of nowhere. What about it?
Dolph Ziggler
Jeff Hardy
James Gold
Ric Flair
What can I say Flair half an hour of TV on Raw was great advanced several different branching storylines and will mean that we will not remember Flair last appearance in WWE shilling that Million Dollar Lottery from 4 years back.
New Age Outlaws
: Short cameo appearance for the Outlaws but I love seeing them back on TV and hope that will Billy signed now we will see more of them in the future
Tommy Dreamer
: Enjoyed seeing Dreamer back on WWE TV, and helping to further the Shield road to dominance
Dolph Ziggler
Big E Langston
Jack McGee
Jeff Hardy
Defended the TNA World title in a very good match on Impact against Austin Aries. I think I can really get onboard with the Jeff Hardy Title run if he keeps having good matches like this.
Big E. Langston
: Made his debut by destroying John Cena. That's pretty big if you ask me.
Ric Flair
: "Wooooooooooooooo!"
AJ Lee
Dolph Ziggler
Special Mention…
Kenny Omega
- 7 Votes
Fifth Place…
Tommy Dreamer & CIMA
- 9 Votes
Fourth Place…
Dolph Ziggler
- 13 Votes
Third Place…
Jeff Hardy
- 14 Votes
Still your current, reigning and defending TNA World Champion…
Second Place…
Big E. Langston
- 16 Votes
The newest call up from NXT put John Cena on notice with his debut…
Wrestler of the Week…
Ric Flair
- 17 Votes
Year-End Standings~!
And here are the standings after week 38…
CM Punk - 131 points (WWE)
Daniel Bryan - 87 points (WWE)
Jeff Hardy - 75 points (TNA)
Dolph Ziggler - 72 points (WWE)
Sheamus - 69 points (WWE)
Austin Aries – 63 points (TNA)
Samoa Joe - 62 points (TNA)
Big Show - 57 points (WWE)
Brock Lesnar - 55 points (WWE)
James Storm - 54 points (TNA)
Bobby Roode - 53 points (TNA)
Bully Ray- 51 points (TNA)
Kevin Steen – 51 points (ROH)
John Cena - 40 points (WWE)
The Ryback - 40 points (WWE)
Kane - 40 points (WWE)
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 36 points (NJPW)
Antonio Cesaro - 33 points (WWE)
Johnny Gargano - 31 points (US Independent)
Kazuchika Okada - 28 points (NJPW)
Alex Shelley - 27 points (US Independent)
Alberto Del Rio - 27 points (WWE)
KUSHIDA - 24 points (NJPW)
Seth Rollins - 22 points (WWE)
Dean Ambrose - 22 points (WWE)
Roman Reigns - 22 points (WWE)
Kofi Kingston - 21 points (WWE)
Christopher Daniels - 21 points (TNA)
Kazarian - 21 points (TNA)
Kenny King – 21 points (TNA)
Christian - 21 points (WWE)
Player Uno – 19 points (US Independent)
Stupified – 19 points (US Independent)
Damian Sandow - 19 points (WWE)
CIMA - 18 point (Dragon Gate)
Samuray del Sol (aka Octagon Jr.) - 18 points (US Independent)
Adam Cole – 18 points (ROH)
Wade Barrett - 18 points (WWE)
Chuck Taylor- 18 points (US Independent)
Hirooki Goto - 15 points (NJPW)
Masata Tanaka - 15 points (ZERO1)
Ryusuke Taguchi - 15 points (NJPW)
Nick Jackson- 15 points (US Independent)
Matt Jackson- 15 points (US Independent)
Tyson Kidd - 15 points (WWE)
Rhett Titus – 15 points (ROH)
Portia Perez - 15 points (US Independent)
Nicole Mathews - 15 points (US Independent)
Ric Flair - 15 points (US Independent)
Karl Anderson - 13 point (NJPW)
The Miz - 13 points (WWE)
El Generico - 13 point (US Independent)
Devon - 13 points (TNA)
Big E. Langston - 12 points (WWE)
Tim Donst – 12 points (US Independent)
Sweet Saraya Knight – 12 points (US Independent)
Masakatsu Funaki - 12 points (AJPW)
Magnus - 12 points (TNA)
AJ Styles - 12 points (TNA)
Zema Ion - 12 points (TNA)
Tensai - 12 points (WWE)
Dr. Wagner Jr. – 12 points (AAA)
Texano Jr. – 12 points (AAA)
Kenta Kobashi - 12 points (Retired)
RVD – 10 points (TNA)
Rey Mysterio - 9 points (WWE)
R Truth - 9 points (WWE)
Kurt Angle - 9 points (TNA)
Low Ki - 7 points (US Independent)
AR Fox - 7 point (US Independent)
Cody Rhodes - 7 points (WWE)
Sting - 6 points (TNA)
Taiyo Kea - 6 points (AJPW)
Lance Archer - 6 points (NJPW)
Davey Boy Smith Jr. - 6 points (NJPW)
KAI - 6 points (AJPW)
Adam Pearce - 6 points (US Independent)
17 - 6 points (US Independent)
Shard - 6 points (US Independent)
assailANT - 6 points (US Independent)
combatANT - 6 points (US Independent)
Colt Cabana - 6 points (US Independent)
Ultramantis Black - 6 points (US Independent)
Hallowicked - 6 points (US Independent)
Frightmare - 6 points (US Independent)
Mr. Touchdown Mark Angelosetti - 6 points (US Independent)
AJ Lee - 5 points (WWE)
Mark Henry - 4 points (WWE)
PAC - 4 points (WWE)
Michael Elgin – 3 point (ROH)
Paul Heyman - 3 points (WWE)
Jerry Lawler - 3 points (WWE)
Gran Akuma - 3 points (US Independent)
Sara Del Rey - 3 points (WWE)
Chris Sabin - 3 points (TNA)
Chavo Guerrero - 3 points (TNA)
Hernandez - 3 points (TNA)
Robbie E - 3 points (TNA)
Christian York - 3 points (TNA)
Genki Horguchi - 3 point (Dragon Gate)
Tommy Dreamer - 3 point (US Independent)
Jon Davis - 2 point (US Independent)
Kota Ibushi - 2 point (NJPW)
Mick Foley - 1 points (WWE)
Shuji Kondo – 1 point (Japan)
Akebono – 1 point (Japan)
Dick Togo – 1 point (Japan)
Yujiro Takahashi - 1 point (NJPW)
Tara - 1 point (TNA)
Miss Tessmacher - 1 point (TNA)
Katsuhiko Nakajima - 1 point (NOAH)
Charlie Haas – 1 point (ROH)
Shelton Benjamin – 1 point (ROH)
Layla - 1 point (WWE)
Dmitrious "The Greek God" Papadon - 1 point (US Independent)
Kenny Omega - 1 point (US Independent)
Sami Callihan - 1 point (US Independent)
El Terrible - 1 point (CMLL)
Rush - 1 point (CMLL)
Voting began 4.09.12
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Japanese Contracted Wrestlers are represented in BLACK.
Mexican Contracted Wrestlers are represented in MAGENTA.
Other International Wrestlers are represented in INDIGO.
Year One Winner: Ric Flair
Year Two Winner: Samoa Joe
Year Three Winner: John Cena
Year Four Winner: Chris Jericho
Year Five Winner: CM Punk
Year Six Winner: The Miz
Year Seven Winner: CM Punk
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2013 Newsletters - Wild Blueberry Newsletter – July 2013
July 2013
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Updates
Spotted Winged Drosophila (SWD) is an invasive pest native to eastern Asia which first appeared in wild blueberry fields in Maine last year. We know that the SWD maggots have been found in fruit and can produce a significant crop loss if not controlled. It is important to monitor for this pest in your own field (see http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/insects/spotted-wing-drosophila-update/). Wild blueberry growers can also receive timely updates on SWD fly captures from Cooperative Extension on our email listserv. If you are not receiving the wild blueberry listserv updates, fill out the "Wild Blueberry Newsletter" form at http://umaine.edu/blueberries/newsletters/ and be sure to include your e-mail address. Also, be sure to keep us abreast of any e-mail and mail address changes so that you don't miss out on timely and important information. You may also check the "Wild Blueberry Blog" at http://umaine.edu/blueberries/blog/. If you do not have a computer, your local library can help with web access. Currently, this pest has no natural enemies in Maine to keep populations in check. However, fruit growers across the country are successfully managing SWD and maintaining fruit quality.
Wild Blueberry Crop Prospects for 2013
Maine Crop – Dave Yarborough, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
The blueberry plants in Maine had a long fall and a mild winter, so plants had plenty of buds and a great potential crop. We had an initially dry spring, and very few infection periods for mummyberry disease so most growers were able to protect plants with just one fungicide application. There was a 10-day stretch of rain at the end of May which coincided with peak bloom and this year we also observed many fields with high levels of botrytis blossom blight, which was also seen last year in Maine. We had good conditions at the beginning of pollination, so some fields had adequate to good pollination but pollination weather deteriorated at the end of May and early June so set was not very good in the coastal Downeast fields unless there were high levels of bees in the field. Tony Jadzack's best estimate for bees contracted to pollinate wild blueberries is 74,772 hives. This is a "new" record for hives used to pollinate Maine's blueberry crop. In 2012 (a now broken record) 69,428 hives were shipped to Maine for blueberry pollination. Hives originated from operations based in: AR, CA, FL, GA, KS, LA, MA, ME, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, and TX. Tony indicated that if the trend continues and the weather and the blueberry market cooperate, we could approach 80,000 hives next year. In Jonesboro, we received 3.47 and 5.75 inches of rain in April and May respectively and had 7.3 inches in June, with many areas receiving record amounts, so moisture has been more than adequate which has provided for both good blueberry and weed growth. It is very uncertain with the uneven pollination and with the threat of SWD and the push for an early harvest what the final crop will be this year. But the weather has been cool so there is little stress so far on the plants and with a good fruit set in some areas of the barrens and if we get adequate moisture for the remainder of the summer, the crop in Maine could still be about average at 85 million pounds.
Quebec Crop – Samuel Cote, Quebec Wild Blueberries Inc.
In most areas in Quebec we had good snow coverage over the winter. In early spring, we did not notice any winter injury. By the end of April to beginning of May, we had warm weather for a week that started development earlier than usual. Then we had a period of continuous cold and rainy conditions which stalled development back to normal. In early bloom stage towards the end of May, we had a couple of nights of frost. Then, we had cold and rainy conditions until the middle of bloom, so we had about one week of good conditions for pollination. Unfortunately, toward the end of bloom, in the third week of June, we had another night of frost. Then we had more cold and rainy conditions until the beginning of July, at which time we are finally getting warmer weather. We noticed highest rates of disease, such as mummyberry, botrytis blight and others, than we have ever seen in Quebec in most fields. We are expecting a below average crop and are estimating about 50% of damage from frost and disease. If we get adequate weather, we believe that we could still have about 35 million pounds of wild blueberries in Quebec, which includes a good crop in the forest of about 10 million pounds.
Nova Scotia Crop – Peter Burgess, Perennia
Nova Scotia had a more traditional start to the year compared to 2012. We had a dry April and early May which allowed some growers to get away with one application for Monilinia control. The weather during early bloom, for the bulk of the province, was quite good, with several warm flying days. As we got into later bloom rainy cool conditions began, but there were still some flying days that allowed for a decent pollination. Nova Scotia again brought in 4400 hives from Ontario through the import permit program. There is also an effort to increase the size and number of Nova Scotia beekeeping operations, and although numbers are not finalized, there was a significant increase in available hives in 2013. The use of Bumble bee quads is also increasing. Nova Scotia looks to have a decent fruit set and yields should be similar to last year of around 40 million pounds. The major challenges we are starting to see as we head into July are increased weed growth due to the moisture and increased levels of botrytis. Botrytis has been increasing over the last several years as we get denser canopies combined with wet weather. The biggest concern for growers as we head into harvest is SWD. There is a large effort among growers and researchers to monitor for this pest in 2013.
New Brunswick Crop – Mike Melanson, New Brunswick DAAF
Growing conditions for the vegetative fields in 2012 were generally good. A number of insects, blueberry gall midge and other sucking insects, killed the growing tip and branching occurred and set buds in the fall. The control of leaf rust with fungicide application helped plants set the fruit buds. Although little snow covered the fields for a period during January, only minor incidents of winter injury were reported. Conditions in late April were warm and dry. Monilinia blight pressure was low, however daily rain during mid-May created an infection period for Monilinia blight. Fortunately, only a few fields have some losses due to Monilinia blight. Rain continued throughout early bloom and resulted in some fields with poor fruit set. Better weather was recorded in later fields; however pollination is mediocre throughout the province. NB growers imported fewer honey bee colonies from Ontario and Quebec, and it is suspected the total number of colonies is less than in 2012. A number of growers are reporting Botrytis blight. Damage is more severe in fields with no fungicide application. In collaboration with the fruit growers of NB, a monitoring program for the detection of Spotted Wing Drosophila was put in place. Traps have been set up throughout the province in early crops such as strawberry, raspberries and early blueberry fields. More traps will be established in blueberry fields as the season progresses. If there is adequate moisture for the rest of the season, and growers manage SWD accordingly, it is expected that most regions will harvest an average crop of 35 million pounds.
PEI Crop – Chris Jordan, PEI DAF
PEI has had a good start to the 2013 growing season for wild blueberry. There was very little winter kill overall, although there were some isolate exceptions in exposed areas. The weather was more 'typical' compared to 2012 season which was very early. Very little variation in crop development across fields resulted in many growers scrambling to apply fungicides in a timely manner. This resulted in good Monilinia blight control. Several infection periods occurred for Monilinia blight and growers were able to protect the crop in a timely manner.
Although pollination weather appeared to be less than ideal, there is good fruit set and fields look to be well positioned to produce a good crop for 2013. There were higher than normal numbers of bumblebee quads used this year as a result of some high over winter losses in one large beekeeping operation. The use of bumblebee quads contributed to the high pollination levels during the less than ideal pollination weather. Changes to PEI's Bee Health Regulations permitted the entry of honey bees from regions other than Nova Scotia for the first time. Although no significant loads of honey bees entered PEI for pollination due to lack of availability in provinces such as Ontario, beekeepers did take advantage of sourcing nucs and queens from Ontario and Saskatchewan. A small load of colonies did enter from New Brunswick.
Insect pressure has been very low so far this season. Although Botrytis blight is typically not a big problem for PEI growers, 2013 proved to be the exception with higher than normal levels of Botrytis reported. The big focus this year will be monitoring for spotted wing drosphila (SWD). An extensive network of monitoring fields has been established between the PEI Department of Agriculture & Forestry, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Bragg Lumber Co. and Wymans to help growers identify the appearance of SWD and time that first insecticide treatment. SWD trap captures will be reported to growers on a weekly basis for the major growing regions. So, PEI is expecting an average crop of 11 million pounds for 2013.
David E. Yarborough
Extension Blueberry Specialist
Wild blueberry fact sheets, past newsletters, contacts, resource links, calendar of events, and more can be found at the wild blueberry website: www.wildblueberries.maine.edu
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