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Tonight my mate and I sat down to watch a couple of dvds and one of the treats I got us to nibble was a box of Cadbury's chocolate fingers as I spotted them in my local Spa shop costing only a pound a box and considering I have seen them on sale before in supermarkets for about the £1.50 mark I thought I was getting a good deal!
The Packaging:
These come in an oblong purple coloured box with a picture of the fingers on the front and the back of it and on the front of the box we are told in white and dark purple writing that they are Cadbury Fingers 'One may lead to another' and that just one serving contains 120 calories (one serving is actually 4 fingers by the way according to the information given on the back of the box). Other information listed on the back of the box includes ingredients and allergy advice being given as well as a full nutritional chart and an at a glance one, we are told that on average you get 24 fingers in a box and that they weigh 125g, they are suitable for Vegetarians and contact details for the manufacturer are listed. Nice enough packaging and inside the fingers are lined up in a black plastic tray with an easy to tear off see plastic cover. Nice enough informative packaging this is.
The Fingers:
Well in shape they are a couple of inches long and milk chocolate.....well fingers really. Slightly rounded to the top and flat to the unside the only problem I had with these is that they melt fast in the hand and after getting in a mess with a few fingers on our fingers (lol) my mate did pop them in the fridge but still hold them for a minute and they melt everywhere even when they have been chilled sadly.
The milk chocolate is nicely sweet and naturally so, creamy and smooth though I have to admit that as a chocolate lover I did find that although they were evenly coated all over them and looked nice enough there wasn't enough of the lovely chocolate all over them. Within each finger, the bulk of them is crunchy, shortbread biscuit which although crunchy wasn't all that flavoured which meant in the main you get the flavour from the chocolate....which I am not complaining about lol.
These are melt in your mouth (and hands if your not careful!) fingers with a very crunchy and not hard biscuit encased within chocolate and although I think that they are ok I do think that they are a bit boring, need more thicker chocolate on them and the shortbread could do with being more buttery and with flavour added to it and not so plain. I won't be buying these again but only cos their are nicer biscuits around than these in my opinion and you certainly can't dip em which is a negative for me!
Nutrional Information Per 4 Biscuits:
Calories: 120
Sugars: 7.6g
fat: 9.0g
Saturates: 2.4g
Salt: 0.08g
Available in all good supermarkets etc.
Extra crunchy chocolate fingers is yet another new product made from the original chocolate fingers as an attempt by Cadburys to gain a little more income out of the product name. The original chocolate fingers are something that I love any way and there is nothing wrong with them in the slightest, however there have been a few variations of them in the past few years and this is one of those.
All that is changed is basically how crunchy the biscuit inside is, which is why they are called extra crunchy chocolate fingers. The original biscuit isn't exactly soggy and in fact I do actually really like its consistency, however inside of these it's a kind of hard rocky biscuit similar to that inside bars like rockys.
The taste of the biscuit isn't as good as the original either in my opinion, to be honest there's not much difference however the taste isn't as smooth as the original ones and it doesn't seem to go with the chocolate as well like the other ones did, and in fact seems to overpower the chocolate taste which I don't really like.
I think this is a simple case of if its not broke don't fix it, there wasn't anything wrong with the original product, and whilst these are still really nice, and of course they are there pretty much the same product, I do prefer the original ones and wont be buying any more of these.
I am a huge fan of cadburys products, and cadburys fingers are no exception! For some reason I only seem to buy them at christmas, and because they seem to last for a long time I stock up on them while they are on special offer. I also love crunchie bars so I was most excited when I saw a crunchie version of cadburys fingers for sale, I just had to snap them up.
Extra crunchie fingers are amazing! They come in a cardboard box similar to the original fingers. The box it purple with fingers written in the style of fingers biscuits and it has a golden wave across it to represent the crunchie aspect of the fingers and so that people can see that they are different from the normal fingers. The box they are in is also recyclable which is always a good thing.
Inside the box comes a borwn plastic tray. From the outside extra crunchie fingers appear identical to the original fingers. Long and thin and chocolate coated. About the legnth of a medium sized human finger but thinner. The chocolate coating on the outside is the same delicious Cadburys chocolate. Inside the filling is different and it is quite hard to describe accurately. It is a cross between shortbread and crunchie. It is like shortbrad but with a more aerated honeycomb feel to it. Normally I dont like the special edition versions of things but this product is great. They taste fantastic and even better than the originals, if you believe that that is possible!
The only downside with these is the price, but they are often on special offers or in bigger cheaper packs. As they have a long sell by date, stock up, you will love them!
Everyone, but anyone has heard of Cadburys fingers, unless youve been somewhere remote for the last few years. But Cadburys have recently come up with many different ranges of the fingers though. From caramel, to crunchy to even the latest, limited edition white chocolate fingers. All of these are yummy, and my favourite has to be the caramel edition, but I thought that seeing as it was coming up to Christmas, that I might as well review these scrummy chocolate- biscuit treats.
The Cadburys history
Fingers have been made since 1897! Thats almost 109 years ago now. Can you imagine Queen Victoria, just a few years from her deathbed eating the normal scrummy fingers; its pretty amazing when you think about it. These extra crunchy fingers were launched in 1999; the mini fingers launched in April 2001 caramel fingers launched in September 2001. The packaging of these fingers hasnt been redesigned since September 2001 either.
The packaging
These chocolate biscuits come in a purple rectangular box and has the words fingers and crunchy on top of the front of the box. The packaging on the front cover has a golden whoosh colour underneath the fingers logo. On the back is all the nutritional information, the contact addresses and the summary of what Cadburys say these chocolate biscuits are. On the side is the cell by date which as I can see, is in date for another year or so, so if necessary, I could have brought more of these and just stored them for a lot longer .oh well.
Opening the actual cardboard box, I see a thin plastic bag around a plastic tray full of these yummy fingers. The plastic tray is black, and the bag as well as the tray seems to keep these fingers fresh, which makes me happy to eat them without a care in the world. There are around thirty or forty fingers in this box.
The taste test
Now this is my favourite part of being able to review food products. The tasting test.
Opening up the finger packaging, I am overwhelmed with a chocolate smell. It smells sweet and makes me want to eat them all up in one go. Each finger is around 2 and a half inches in length. Taking my first bite into the chocolate finger, I see a crunchy stick coated in a milk chocolate covering. Comparing it to normal original fingers, its certainly crunchier, and yummier, and it tastes really good (excuse me while I tuck into my second and third ones). I am actually beginning to wonder whether or not to make these fingers crunchier, whether or not they add in the base of the crunchy chocolate bars; you know the honeycomb middle, because these fingers remind me of the crunchy chocolate bars. The chocolate is easy to tell that its the Cadburys milk chocolate, and if any of you like the Cadburys dairy milk, or the dairy milk with biscuit bars, or Cadburys crunchie, then you are sure to like this range of fingers.
My overall conclusion
Overall, these fingers are yummy, and I think that I might just have to go out and buy another pack of them to satisfy my hunger and stomach. I really like these fingers and I think that in future, I will be adding these to my shopping list each week, or at least one box of the fingers range. I think its great that they also have a long cell by date, so when they are on offer down at the supermarket, I can buy more for my money and keep them for longer which is great. Overall, I give these a ten out of ten for yummyness, the packaging is funky and keeps the fingers fresh, and they arent all that expensive. I recommend these highly.
Available: all good supermarkets and food stores at around the price of £1-£2. I like the fact that my local Tesco has been doing a BOGOF offer recently, so for a box 150g, instead of getting one box for £1.07, I get two boxes.
Thanks for reading
Angiexxx copyright 2005
As you all know I am trying so hard to stick to this diet. When I found a packet of Cadburys Extra Crunchy Fingers in the cupboard. I thought I would ask my son Ross to sit beside me and tell me exactly what they were like (and I never had a tiny wee taste. Honest) but I have had a really big taste in the past so I CAN tell you they are brilliant. I personally like these better than the original ones as they are much more crunchy I bought them as a BOGOF at Tesco a few weeks ago I think they were just under £1 for the two packets. The box is a rectangular 9 inches by 4. With orange and purple/blue colours. The word fingers are "spelt" out using lettering like the biscuits. At the left hand corner it shows the familiar Cadburys logo complete with the one and a half glasses of milk. The biscuit itself is described as "crispy crunchy biscuits covered in milk chocolate." Inside the box there is a plastic tray with twenty-six chocolate fingers. sad eh! I just counted them :O). This is also inside a film wrapper .I suppose that is why they are always fresh. I opened it up and they smell terrific a true Cadburys Chocolate smell. They have a really strong. Chocolaty smell They taste like what they are a biscuit in Cadburys dairy milk chocolate but, really crunchy. They have a true Cadburys chocolate taste but with the biscuit too it is just the right crunchy texture. Ross likes to suck all the chocolate off first and then eat the biscuit but I just crunch my way through. They are just really lovely biscuits; they are extremely chocolaty and unfortunately very hard to stop eating. The box weighs 150g and is suitable for vegetarians (the biscuits not the box) They are not too bad calorie wise either as they are only25 calories each finger but I don't think anybody could stop at one. I know I couldn't. Per Biscuit 25 Calories 1.3 Fat
0.4 Proteins 3.5 Carbohydrate Cadburys fingers website at www.cadburyfingers.com It says on the packet "may contain nut traces" so be warned if you are allergic to nuts. Chocolate fingers Yummy! Yummy! Very nice for in the tummy Suck them bite them you can choose What then have you got to loose Buy BOGOF or only one But don't forget. Keep some for Mum. Weemam that is .Yes! Hope you enjoyed the read Now go buy some! Margaretxx
These biscuits are divine. they taste so yummy I wouldn't believe it unless I had tried them (and guess what? I have eaten many a packet of these biscuits) I first tried them about a decade ago. Michael Barrymore was advertising them in those days (my god how times change) and I thought I might as well go out and purchase them so as to see if my idol (he was and still is funny no matter what has been said of him) was telling the truth. He finished the advert by saying that they were "lovely biscuits". Now then I went to get one of these packets and began to eat them. As is the problem with these fingers once you start eating them you kind of forget how many you've eaten and before you know it, they've gone. Well what's to say about these biscuits? They are normal biscuits shaped in thin fingeresque shapes and they are very thinly coated with delicious Cadbury's milk chocolate. They taste divine and trust me, when you do eat one you begin to devour them. With this thin layer of chocolate, you are made to taste an exquisite biscuit. The packaging for this item is rather bland as it is a mere blue and white with the word "fingers" in the centre with a picture of one and a picture of chocolate and milk. There are a few problems with this product mind you. For firstly there are only some 30 or so fingers in a packet (that is way too little for my hungry stomach!). Also each finger is pretty small and for a price of around £0.99 I feel it is not value for money. The only reason I have been fortunate enough to buy these is because on some occasions, my local shop has an offer on. So my overall conclusion of this product is rather brief - go get them
WHAT ARE THEY: The same as the traditional Cadbury Chocolate Fingers that have been around for donkeys years. With one exception. The biscuit is crunchier. More like a Hob Nob. But the finger shape is still coated in booootiful Cadburys Dairy Milk chocolate. HOW MUCH DO THEY COST: 99p for 30 fingers. Although last night they were on Buy One Get One Free in Tesco. Those bought for family consumption have now all gone. ISN'T CADBURYS CHOCOLATE INFERIOR: Simple answer is no. A couple of years ago the European Commission decided that because Cadburys have a lower cocoa content than other chocolate it should be renamed Breakfast Chocolate. This madness disappeared after never being enforced. For me, Cadbury's make the best choccie in the world. ARE THEY HEALTHY: Of course not. At 25 calories each, made up of 90% fat/carbohydrate, these will do nothing for your health. But they do taste bloody good, and if it is true that chocolate can stimulate the need for sex you will hopefully wear off the calories soon after eating! WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW: They are suitable for the veggies in society and look beautiful when removed from their plastic packet and served out on a plate, concentrically arranged. they tend not to stay on the plate long. I also use them to treat my staff on a good day at the office! Give them a try. You'll like them!
This is an unusual opinion for me in that it is about something that I used to enjoy - no not that! As a lot of you will know I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes and I am trying hard (and mostly failing) to loose weight and gain control over my blood sugar level. It is with the greatest regret that I must avoid chocolate biscuits - for the time being at least - maybe later I can have the occasional treat! So what is it that I used to love so much - Cadburys Chocolate Fingers in the extra crunchy variety. I first tried them when taking advantage of a 'three for the price of two' offer and I thought I would try them, not really expecting them to be much different from the standard fingers, but I was wrong. The taste of the extra crunchy fingers is altogether better, and lets face it the original product was pretty damn good! The extra crunchy ones taste a bit like oat biscuits, although the texture is the same as the ordinary version - just crunchier! Oh dear, I always have such problems describing tastes and smells! Incidentally the smell of these biscuits is gorgeous - that lovely fragrance of Cadburys Milk Chocolate?.. The standard pack of Cadburys Milk Chocolate Fingers weighs 150g, contains approximately 30 fingers and currently costs 97p in Tesco's. Each finger is the aforementioned crunchy biscuit encased in Cadburys Milk Chocolate, which incidentally is my favourite chocolate in the whole world! As an added selling point they're suitable for vegetarians too. You can dunk them, suck them, crunch them, in fact eat them any way you like they will still taste wonderful. I find that they are also a great idea to put out on the buffet at parties - there's never any left at the end of the evening anyway! And, no it isn't because I've eaten them all either! BUT like they say in the yoghurt advert where there's pleasure there's pain! I am talki
ng about the 'c' word here - CALORIES! The fingers contain 505 calories per 100g, so if there's about 30 in a pack of 150g, then 100g must consist of about 20 fingers. That makes 505 calories in 20 fingers, making the calorie value of each finger about 25 calories. I appreciate that this doesn't sound a lot, but who can just eat one and leave the rest for another day? I used to be up for eating half the packet let alone one finger! The other nutritional values for 100g of these fingers are as follows: Protein 6.6g Carbohydrate 66.2g Fat 23.6g So there you have it, perfection in a finger (don't even consider a reply to that - that's not what I meant at all!) All I need is for Cadbury's to make a low calorie version that is also suitable for diabetics - in my dreams maybe?
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daverupa wrote:I don't practice the previous methods I'm familiar with because they simply cannot accomplish my current goal, which is dukkha-nirodha.
Ceremonial Magick, taijiquan, qigong, various shamanisms, Hoshinroshiryu's Secret Smile, Zen - it was all of a similar flavor, where satipatthana is altogether different, altogether useful, altogether productive of results. Night and day, really.
Beautiful Breath wrote::stirthepot:
We all have our particular practice that we either feel comfortable with or they work (for us). I have flirtations with Silent Illumination as well as attempting Jhana practice.
My question is this, why 'don't' you practice other methods that you may have experience of....whats your rationale?
For instance, I used to practice a very analytical form of meditation on Emptiness in the Gelug Tradition - but find that it feels like I am giving my mind more to deal with rather than attempting to calm it.
My motivation for asking is honest and its not meant to open a Pandoras Box
Coyote wrote: Getting inspiration is another matter but other traditions sometimes have a radically different understanding of the goal, so it doesn't really make sense to take too much from them.
May I be protector for those without one,
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For all who wish to cross (the water).
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danieLion wrote:Beautiful Breath wrote:My question is this, why 'don't' you practice other methods that you may have experience of....whats your rationale?
My question is this. Why do you seem to be presuming that Buddhists don't practice other methods? Or are you presuming that if you practice some form of Buddhist method that this implies that they are mutually exsclusive to anything not strictly Buddhist?
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Sylvie Parent of Laval University examined 3 Quebec sport federations and 3 Quebec sports clubs each affiliated with those organizations respectively to examine the interventions used in cases of sexual abuse and the perceptions of 27 stakeholders within these organizations regarding this issue. Several factors were identified which impeded the process of disclosure and caused victims to remain silent: prejudice, beliefs, and myths that seemed to perpetuate a culture of inaction and silence.


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I'm not here to troll, insult or make fun of the Reds. I'm not here to say the Cards were of no fault in the fight. I would like to share my view of the fight in a respectful manner. i wasn't surprised by what happened. It always seems to happen between LaRussa and whomever Dusty Baker is managing at the time. The two managers know how to press each others buttons.
1. I'll start with Brandon Phillips. Always thought he was a talented player and liked him. Now i think he's a talented, dumb player. Not because he said what he said, but because he called a whole team a bunch of "b*tchs" then tried tapping the catchers shin guard twice as if nothing happened. I won't call him a thug, or anything else. Just dumb. As Molina said "Don't talk bad about me and my team and expect me to be in a good mood."
2. Chris Carpenter. No clue what he said to Baker to get everything going again, but it was wrong. I agree with the Reds fans in that Carp should have gotten a suspension. Everything calmed down, and Carp said something to set off Dusty. I do think the huge brawl was largely misunderstood by the rest of the players as it looked like Rolen was trying to get to Carp to remove him from the situation. That's when the whole thing blew up.
3. Johnny Cueto. Here's where i disagree with most of you. Yes, he was getting pushed up against the fence but if you go back to watch the video again, he put himself on that side of the mob as he was going after Carpenter. Cueto and Carpenter were on opposite sides of the mob, Cueto being on the outermost part. When Carpenter opened his mouth(dumb), Cueto went around the mob to get at Carpenter. Rolen, Gomes and Hernandez (probably some others) were the players to inadvertently moved Cueto away from Carpenter and into the netting. At that point Cueto should have moved away. Actually, it looks like there were no Cardinal players around until Cueto started kicking. Now, at first it just looks like Cueto is trying to push the pile off of him. But, on the Fox Sports Midwest feed, he clearly maneuvers himself to kick Carpenter. Once he kicked Carpenter, LaRue went after him. One kick, i can accept the "he was getting the mob off him" excuse but he kicked one guy(LaRue) in the face repeatedly whom had to get stitches and has a concussion and kicked Carpenter repeatedly. One kick, ok. But he kicked many times, with spikes on. I don't care how you try to spin it, kicking a guy in the face with metal spikes is wrong and he was not defending himself.
In closing, I respect an honest discussion so you won't find a bunch of name calling from this guy. If you respect my opinion, i'll respect yours.


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Category: history of Charlotte
For the past couple of years, Charlotte has been at or near the top of the list of Berry favorites, and it's not hard to see why. It's a name at the very center of the Sweet Spot of names with a ton of great attributes and references—literary, historic, and royal. She's demure, yet solid and strong, classic but not stuffy, British with the slightest trace of a French accent–one of the very best classic girls' names.
She has so much going for her that we thought that she deserved a whole blog to herself.
Like her cousin Caroline, Charlotte is a feminine form of Charles, but arrived there in a roundabout way. Charlotte is actually the English and French version of the Italian Carlotta, itself a feminine version of Carlo, the Italian Charles, and has been in English-speaking use since the seventeenth century. In the fifteenth century, Carlotta of Savoy married King Louis XI of France, where her name became Gallicized as Charlotte, a form which then emigrated to England during the next century.


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Stronger action needed to meet U.S. climate pledge
In a recent report to the United Nations, the State Department lays out the United States' strategy for achieving its goal of reducing emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The strategy is "ambitious," as the State Department says. But a close read reveals that, in some key respects, it is more a menu of options than a clear blueprint.
The Biennial Report is the first required of parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of a series of measures aimed at ensuring greater transparency about steps countries are taking to meet their international climate pledges.
The figure below helps visualize the challenge facing the United States. The blue bar on the left represents 100 percent of U.S. emissions in 2005, or 7,195 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions. On the right side is the 2020 goal to reduce emissions by 1,223 million metric tons, or 17 percent.
What's happened since 2005?
The most recent (2011) Greenhouse Gas Inventory by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicates emissions have already declined by 493 million metric tons. That's roughly 6.85 percent (red bar) relative to 2005 levels.
A number of factors, both market-based and policy-related, have contributed to this decline. And reductions have occurred in all economic sectors:
- Electric power sector emissions have fallen 10 percent as a result of a shift from coal to natural gas and increased use of renewable energy.
- Improved vehicle efficiency has led to transportation emissions falling 8 percent.
- Structural changes as the United States has shifted from a manufacturing to a service-oriented economy have reduced industrial sector emissions 11 percent.
- Improved efficiency in lighting, heating, cooling and appliances have reduced residential and commercial sector emissions.
Business-as-usual forecast
Unfortunately, U.S. emissions reductions have hit a wall. As natural gas prices have inched up from historic lows in 2012, electricity generators are burning more coal. Energy-related emissions crept up 2 percent last year. The Energy Information Administration's business-as-usual forecast, which assumes no new policies, is not encouraging. It projects energy-related emissions will increase 1.57 percent (orange bar on the chart), or 113 million metric tons, by 2020. Therefore, additional policy measures must be quickly adopted and implemented if the United States is to meet its climate pledge.
Additional policy measures
The additional policy measures identified in the Biennial Report correspond to many of the executive actions outlined in the Climate Action Plan announced by President Obama in June 2013. Each action is classified under one of three greenhouse gas categories: hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), methane, and carbon dioxide.
The report projects HFCs could be reduced by phasing in alternative compounds with lower global warming properties in a range of uses (refrigeration, air conditioning, cleaning solvents, aerosols, etc.) in accordance with a proposed amendment to the Montreal Protocol. This would result in up to 135 million metric tons (carbon dioxide-equivalent) in reductions.
Additionally, the president has directed U.S. agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy for reducing methane emissions, including measures to reduce leakage from coal mining and natural gas production. These actions could result in up to 90 million metric tons (carbon dioxide-equivalent) in methane reductions.
Finally, the administration projects that 75 percent of the total reduction needed to meet the 2020 climate goal, or 800 million metric tons, will come from reductions in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. However, it is unclear from the report precisely what mix of policies will achieve that result.
The report, for instance, lists new carbon limits on power plants among the policies that will contribute to meeting the 2020 goal. But those limits were not among the policies included in the computer modeling done to show quantitatively how the U.S. will reach the target. (This may be because EPA has yet to propose limits on existing power plants, making it hard to model them.)
Instead, the modeling assumes a mix of policies that includes: extending renewable energy subsidies (which in fact have not been renewed this year), strengthening energy-efficiency standards for appliances and equipment, increasing industrial efficiency, making buildings more efficient, and reducing vehicle miles traveled.
In aggregate, the report projects a range of possible reductions -- anywhere from 610 million metric tons or 6.91 percent of the climate pledge (at the low end), up to 1,025 million metric tons or an additional 5.77 percent (green bar) of the climate pledge (at the high end). Only if the high-end estimates are achieved would our 17 percent emission reduction goal be realized.
With fewer than six years until 2020, the United States must close the remaining gap by implementing new policies. A range of policies has been proposed, but swift adoption and implementation is by no means assured.
Emissions standards for existing power plants -- the centerpiece of the president's Climate Action Plan -- are not expected to be formally proposed by EPA until later this year. Then it will take a year to finalize them, and longer for states to develop and for EPA to approve implementation plans. Legal challenges from various camps also threaten to delay the process.
As the report modeling has shown, pledged emission reductions are plausible. But it remains to be seen if they will be strong enough or can happen in time.
Domestic and international importance
As one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, the United States must do its part to lower its emissions, not only to help avoid the worst potential impacts of climate change, but also to demonstrate international leadership. As nations work toward a stronger international climate agreement next year in Paris, it is important that countries like the United States meet their pledged targets. This can serve to strengthen countries' confidence in one another, in the process, and in our collective ability to overcome the climate challenge.


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Baseball Prospectus Book News
Baseball Prospectus 2012 Update
We've been getting questions about Baseball Prospectus 2012... goodness, have we been getting questions. Here's an update on what you can expect from the 17th edition of the New York Times bestselling baseball annual.
Ship Date
The main question we're getting is "when can I get the book?" Baseball Prospectus 2012 is heading to the printer this week. Our publisher is expecting preorders through national accounts to start shipping between Feb 14 and Feb 21.
In the Book
Baseball Prospectus 2012 has some really cool stuff, including
As always, Baseball Prospectus 2012 will be sold in paperback at all major online and brick-and-mortar outlets. You can always visit the Prospectus bookstore or the BP homepage to see the current availability and pricing of the annual--as usual, it is being pre-sold at a significant discount. If you buy the book by clicking a link on our site, we get a small commission, which we appreciate.
For the first time ever, Baseball Prospectus 2012 will also be released in all popular ebook formats--Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo, or whatever reader you're using. The ebook version of Baseball Prospectus 2012 will have all the same content as the printed version, will sell for the same price, and should be available at about the same time--maybe a few days earlier. This will not be some crappy five-minute transfer of the print files to a minimal ebook format or a series of images... the ebook will be specially formatted to look good and perform well on your device of choice. Pre-orders for the ebook should be available soon, and we'll keep you updated.
Our publisher will also be releasing a fully-featured Baseball Prospectus 2012 app for iPhone and iPad. The app will have most of the same content as the printed book (minus manager stats and comments, Kevin Goldstein's Top 101 Prospects, and Ken Tremendous' 80-grade foreword), and it will also include expanded statistics and sortable projections so you can create your own leaderboards by position or statistic. You'll be able to refer to the app in-season, as it will include statistical updates throughout 2012. The app is iDevice only--sorry, Android users, we're going to try to have it for you next year--and we're hoping to have the initial release available by print date. Pricing is still being determined.
We'd been looking at offering Baseball Prospectus 2012 as a PDF, but we decided it would be a more useful option for people to make the book available in all popular ebook formats instead, so that's where our publisher directed their efforts. If a Baseball Prospectus 2012 DRM-protected PDF better meets your needs than any of the formats we're offering this year, please let us know what you're thinking in the comments or send us an email.
If you've got any other questions, please let us know in the comments and we'll try to get them answered.
Dave Pease is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @davepease
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Thanks, Dave! I'm torn between wanting it on my Kindle (which is where I read everything now) and in print, so it could sit next to the annuals from 2000 on.
Jan 25, 2012 19:32 PM
Pre-ordered my softcover copy along with the Best of BP series this past weekend. I'm psyched that I will be able to get a copy for my iPhone to read on my train commute!
Jan 25, 2012 20:02 PM
Does it take that much effort to convert an ebook into a PDF?
Jan 25, 2012 20:43 PM
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You are just one negative person huh Dick?
Jan 25, 2012 21:36 PM
That was kind of random, I thought I had a legitimate question... I have no experience with ebook formats but generally, it's pretty easy to convert Word documents and Excel spreadsheets to pdfs.
Jan 25, 2012 21:40 PM
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It wasn't random, just sick of your comments everywhere on the site
Jan 26, 2012 01:05 AM
Thanks for asking. I've actually learned a lot about this through the Best of Baseball Prospectus Vol 1 process.
Jan 25, 2012 21:43 PM
Will you have to buy the ebook and App separately? Or does buying the book on the iPad get you the app, etc.?
Jan 25, 2012 20:49 PM
Great news for the ebook format!!!!
Jan 25, 2012 21:04 PM
King Kaufman
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Wait, was I supposed to edit something?
Jan 25, 2012 22:11 PM
dREaDS Fan
Have to ask: player index this year?
Jan 26, 2012 06:26 AM
Gotta say - I love the teal cover. Uplifting, spring-like color!
Jan 26, 2012 07:14 AM
I have to ask...does the comment that the eBook "will sell for the same price" refer to cover price, or the bookseller (e.g. Amazon) price?
Jan 26, 2012 11:14 AM
Thank you thank you a thousand times thank you for the Kindle/Ipad news!
Jan 26, 2012 14:22 PM
Is there a estimation on when the Player Forecast Manager will have the 2012 projections in it?
Jan 26, 2012 14:32 PM
I'm really excited about the app, but I can't imagine putting too many more dollars towards BPs web-based content. Any chance that subscribers will get a discount on the app? is that even technically possible?
Jan 26, 2012 20:46 PM
The pre-order for Kindle is now working (only $9.99)!
Jan 30, 2012 13:18 PM
Torn between the Kindle and iPad version - real pity there are things missing from the book in the latter, what was the reasoning for that?
Feb 07, 2012 10:09 AM
Will the Kindle and iPad versions will be ready for Tuesday?
Feb 11, 2012 10:14 AM
Read that some were able to d/l Kindle edition. Anyone know if Nook version is downloading yet?
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BRONX, NY - St. Raymond has had to overcome a lot this season. The defending Archdiocese of New York and City champion lost almost their entire team from last year.
Most looked at the Ravens and saw a team rebuilding for the next couple of years, but not the coaches and players of St. Raymond. They expected to win, and win a lot. They had the confidence and the desire to succeed, and they have proved people wrong by defending step one, winning the Archdiocese title on Saturday afternoon over Cardinal Hayes 67-56.
When you lose high major Division 1 players, Daniel Dingle and Nkereuwem Okoro, to graduation. You also lose your point guard, Shane Rector, who most expected to be the leader, to a transfer. That along with the acquisition of first year head coach you could see a team losing faith. St. Ray's didn't though. One returning player from last year's team is Kayvon Williams and he said the fact people didn't give the Ravens, the defending champs, any shot, motivated them.
"Everyone doubted us. People were saying St. Ray's had no one at the start of the year. That just gave us fire and motivation to prove them wrong." Williams said.
They looked of their way to doing just that, but got caught in a slump late in the year and came into the Diocese tournament losers of 6 on a row, but 1st year Varsity coach Jorge Lopez said that while some teams may have lost faith reeling late the way the Ravens did, his team didn't do that.
"Sure at the time everyone is down, but everyone kept working hard in practice. We took each loss as a lesson to get ready and become better for the playoffs. We never lost faith, we never got down on ourselves, and we never lost sight of our goals." Lopez said.
They did fight out from the slump in wins over Mt. St. Michael and St. Peter's in the quarters and semis of the Archdiocese tournament, but Cardinal Hayes was a different animal, and it didn't start out great either for the Ravens on Saturday.
Mustafa Jones dominated the 1st quarter, he scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in the opening stanza, and the Cardinals overall seemed to be out hustling the Ravens who were settling for contested jumpers and not getting good looks. Hayes took a 16-10 lead after 1 and looked like the better team early on.
St. Ray's was able to turn things around though in the 2nd behind the thing that Lopez preached to his team in the days leading up to the game, defense.
"I said to the guys that Cardinal Hayes is probably the best team in the league in the open floor, so let's eliminate that." Lopez said.
They eliminated Hayes' open court game by switching to a 2-1-2 zone, which seemed to rattle the Cardinals guards, not letting them get clean looks, and the driving lanes were stifled by the imposing presence of Luis Santos in the middle as he had 3 blocks in the 2nd. Hayes was held to just 4 points in the 2nd, and Hayes coach Joe Lods admitted that the defense was a major factor in their woes in the quarter.
"We practice a zone offense but Santos is just such a force that if you extend your zone a little bit it's ok because Santos is there to protect the rim. They closed out on our shooters well and really gave us problems." Lods said.
Hayes was down 21-20 at the half because of the swarming zone defense, but they came out strong in the 3rd with Shavar Newkirk scoring the first 4 points of the quarter. Unheralded stars also emerged in the 3rd with a flu ridden Shawn Jones coming up big knocking down a corner three to tie the game back up late in the quarter and slashing his way down the left side to help Ray's take a 39-37 lead through 3.
Newkirk gave Hayes back the lead early in the 3rd, but Tory Ferguson came up with back to back steals and finished getting into the lane which helped propel the Ravens on a 9-0 run midway through the 4th. They never looked back after that. Ray's was able to finish the game strong going 15 for 15 from the FT line in the 4th to never give Hayes hope of making a run, as behind a bunch of youthful young stars, the Ravens defended the Archdiocese title, 67-56.
Ferguson led St. Raymond with 17 points, while Santos added 13 and 10 rebounds. Hayes in the loss was paced by Newkirk's 17 points, with Jones adding 15 and 14 rebounds as well.
It is impressive to think that a team with a 1st year coach and 5 new starters can come back and defend their title, but they did, and Lopez said that from day 1 this was the goal, defend the Archdiocese and City titles.
"We stuck to our game plan. We set a goal for ourselves at the start of the year so it feels great to achieve this. It says we are on the right path for sure." Lopez said.
The FT shooting was clutch late, and Lopez was not surprised by his team's performance late from the line.
"We spend 10 minutes every day shooting FT's. The kids aren't allowed to speak, all they do is shoot. If they speak they run. We so this because FT's are so important. They help you win games like they did today."
The Ravens won for a lot of reasons, and were truly the best team on the floor Saturday, but for Hayes, Lods is left to wonder, at least just a little.
"You just wonder if we make some of those shots you miss, if you press more, would the outcome be different. You don't know, but we will go home dejected tonight." Lods said.
Dejection for Hayes, and jubilation for St. Raymond in winning another Archdiocese of New York title. Can the Ravens go forward and defend the City title now is the question. One thing is for sure though. This group that not many gave a chance early in the year is for real and can now follow in the footsteps of last year's team and call themselves champions.
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Valerie Drabek is a 2010 graduate of Concordia University Wisconsin. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in justice & public policy, as well as a minor in legal studies.
Drabek was a Falcon cheerleader for four years, which led her to meet her husband, a fellow graduate and former Falcon football player. The 2012-13 athletic year will be her second year as head coach. Drabek brings over 10 years of cheerleading experience at the high school, collegiate and all-star level to the program.
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What is this medicine?PROPRANOLOL (proe PRAN oh lole) is a beta-blocker. Beta-blockers reduce the workload on the heart and help it to beat more regularly. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure, heart muscle disease, and prevent chest pain caused by angina. It is also used to prevent migraine headaches. You should not use this medicine to treat a migraine that has already started.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Do not crush or chew. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
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There are a lot of great points in this video that will trigger you take some time and think. New York has extreme seasons and I can attest it definitely makes me notice the passing of time and therefore makes me work harder. Last week my mother's cat and long time friend Asriel passed away. She was 14 years old. Yesterday I bought an iPad. I pulled up a few photos of Asriel on the device. The past, present and future collide.
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From: LEAVEN, Vol. 36 No. 3, June-July 2000, pp. 39-41.
We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.
Nipple shields ... controversial, hated, overused. There was a time when even the thought of their use had Leaders and lactation consultants wringing their hands. But are nipple shields really as terrible as we once thought? Are they always contraindicated? Let's take a look at the research and literature.
To begin, we should define our topic. Nipple shields are artificial nipples worn over the mother's nipple during a feeding. Since the 1500s, devices have been manufactured to provide a means of assisting infants at the breast or to protect a mother's sore or damaged nipples. Initially, nipple shields were made of lead, silver, wax, wood, pewter, tin, bone, ivory, or glass, usually with some sort of gum elastic or rubber teat on which the infant could suck. Interestingly, several of these older versions can still be seen in use today in certain areas of the world. While in Mexico recently, I was able to purchase a glass and rubber nipple shield at the local pharmacy and was told that they are used frequently there.
Currently, though, most nipple shields in use are of the rubber, latex, or silicone variety. They are readily available through lactation counselors and educators, in many hospital newborn nursery and postpartum units, and in chain stores that specialize in baby products. Research evaluating the rubber and latex designs revealed reduced milk transfers of 58 percent and 22 percent respectively. Often, with use of the thick rubber shields, including artificial bottle teats placed over the breast, infants are not able to compress the maternal milk sinuses, which can lead to long-term milk production problems and increased nipple soreness and damage. Since the infant has to rely on suction alone to transfer milk, these types of nipple shields can drastically reduce his milk intake, potentially causing slow or inadequate weight gain. There are reports that even the thin silicone nipple shields cause reduced milk intake and present a potential for reduced maternal milk supply and nipple damage with improper placement.
If there are known and potential problems why are nipple shields used at all? Untrained or inexperienced lactation educators who cannot get an infant to latch on to the breast may introduce them in the hospital to help the infant breastfeed before being discharged. Sometimes concerned friends or family may suggest their use. Common reasons for using a nipple shield include:
- to improve latch-on when mother has flat nipples.
- to overcome latch-on problems due to engorgement.
- to assist infants who are nipple confused, preferring an artificial nipple to the mother's breast.
- to aid premature infants with tiny mouths, reduced or impaired suck mechanisms, or other physical challenges.
- to protect sore or damaged nipples.
- to prevent sore nipples (claimed by manufacturers but not proven).
While nipple shields may permit breastfeeding to continue in some special cases, more often they give the illusion of solving a breastfeeding problem without truly addressing the cause. Most breastfeeding situations involving a healthy, full-term newborn, as well as some more challenging situations involving prematurity, neurological problems, or birth injuries, may respond to interventions that avoid nipple shield use. One-to-one assistance is a must, and experience is an excellent teacher. If a Leader is new to home visits or helping a new mother get started breastfeeding, seeking the expertise of an experienced Leader can be very beneficial. Many Leaders have found that what they thought was good positioning and latch-on over the telephone turned out to be poor positioning or latch-on in person. Being able to show the mother how to gently correct the infant's positioning at the breast may enable her to avoid sore nipples and other breastfeeding problems, without considering the use of a nipple shield. Take time to review the positioning, latch-on, and sore nipple treatment information in the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK, and share the "hows" and "whys" of good positioning with the mother.
Engorgement can cause a myriad of latching difficulties, and reducing the engorgement is vital to avoid the use of a nipple shield. To reduce fullness in the areola, mothers can use manual expression, a breast pump, and/or the application of cold or warm compresses. Manual expression can be very successful; unfortunately, many mothers are unfamiliar with the process. La Leche League International's tear-off sheet Manual Expression of Breast Milk-Marmet Technique (Publication No. 571-27), shows in detail how to manually express milk. If the mother chooses to pump, encourage the use of a hospital-grade automatic cycling electric pump and pumping only to the point of reducing the areolar engorgement so that the infant can then latch on and breastfeed well.
Although nipple shields are often recommended for mothers with sore nipples, their use does nothing to treat the cause of the soreness. Treatment of sore nipples is discussed in the LEAVEN article, "Nipple Pain: Causes, Treatments, and Remedies", Feb/March 2000, p. 10.
One of the most common rationales for the use of nipple shields is a maternal flat nipple but there are ways to assist the infant to latch on even to flat nipples. The "breast (or nipple) sandwich" technique involves the gentle compression of breast tissue to provide the appropriate filling of the infant's mouth with breast tissue to elicit the sucking reflex. This technique has been likened to an adult who is trying to take a bite out of a large sandwich or hamburger on a bun; the height of the sandwich is too big for the mouth, so the sandwich is compressed to help it fit into the mouth. Page 53 of the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK details this technique. When using this procedure to assist mothers, be sure to emphasize the following:
- Compression should not cause the mother pain.
- The mother's fingers and thumb should be well behind the milk sinuses where the infant's jaws and lips will be.
- The mother may need to maintain support of the "sandwich" through out the feeding until the infant learns how to achieve this on his own.
- The shape of the "sandwich" needs to match the position of the infant's mouth.
For example, in the clutch (football) position, the use of a C-hold on the breast could produce the appropriate shaping to match the width of the infant's mouth and thus achieve a good latch-on. But using a C-hold in the cradle position would put the longest portion of the "sandwich" running from the infant's nose to his chin, making latch-on very difficult. In this position, a U-hold might be more effective.
Offering supplemental expressed milk at the breast can act as a reward for infants who need additional encouragement to breastfeed well. The use of an eyedropper, syringe, or spoon to drip milk onto the breast while the infant is sucking can be helpful; care should be used to go slowly and not overwhelm the infant with large amounts of fluids which can cause choking, panic, or aspiration. Some infants may latch on at the breast but need continued encouragement via the use of a tube-feeding device or periodontal syringe. The periodontal syringe is commonly used by lactation consultants for supplementation at the breast and consists of a 10-cc syringe with a curved tip. Caution should be exercised when using the periodontal syringe, as the tip can easily scratch the inside of the infant's mouth if used incorrectly. Leaders desiring to learn more about use of these items can read the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK, and work with a more experienced Leader who can show them how to use the devices correctly and safely.
Leaders usually find themselves assisting the mother who is already using nipple shields rather than advocating for or against their use. Offering the mother what Leaders excel at, mother-to-mother support, is vital. Suggesting an increase in skin-to-skin contact between feedings can give both mother and infant a sense of enjoyment, better bonding, and decreased pressure to perform. Warm baths taken by mother and infant together can help them to achieve a state of relaxation that may encourage the infant to latch on at the breast without the nipple shield. Sleepy infants are less resistant to the change from shield to breast; encouraging the mother to attempt latching the baby on during early morning, naptime, or nighttime feedings might be helpful. Mothers who are trying to teach their infants how to breastfeed without the nipple shield will need a great deal of support. Stress levels are elevated during this time and many mothers have weaned from breastfeeding completely when faced with the additional challenges of feedings that do not go as anticipated.
If the infant refuses all attempts to latch on without a nipple shield, realize that the weaning process from a shield can be a lengthy one. If the mother is using a thick rubber shield, a bottle teat, or a latex shield, the first transition can be to a thin silicone shield. The silicone shield should be placed onto the breast snugly, literally becoming a "second skin," allowing the mother's nipple to be drawn deeply into the shank of the shield and causing the infant's jaws to compress the milk sinuses. If the shield is merely set on top of the breast, chances are higher that the infant will latch onto the shield but only take the end of the mother's nipple. This can increase maternal pain and nipple damage, decrease milk intake, and cause inadequate breast stimulation for milk production. One very successful technique is for the mother to warm the nipple shield in water or by holding it in her hand for a few minutes. This allows for more pliability in the shield, which can then be turned partially inside out, placed directly over the mother's nipple, and "peeled back" over the breast to create a tight fit. Moistening the inside of the shield with milk or water will help to maintain a seal once the shield is placed well onto the breast. With the infant's sucking, the mother's nipple is drawn more deeply into the shank of the shield, enabling the infant's jaws to compress the milk sinuses and permitting more effective milk transfer.
If a baby will not latch on to the breast without the nipple shield, the following observations can reassure the Leader and the mother that the baby is positioned correctly:
- The nose and chin are in contact with the breast.
- Both the top and bottom lip are fully flanged outward.
- The baby's cheeks are full and rounded; dimpling of the infant's cheeks during sucking can mean there is too much unfilled space inside his mouth.
- The mother experiences no pain during feeding.
- The baby is audibly and visibly swallowing.
- The mother's nipple is elongated and rounded when the infant comes off the breast.
Many infants are more willing to accept the change from nipple shield to breast after the initial milk ejection reflex (let-down) and a pause in the suck pattern occurs. Gently slipping the shield off the breast and encouraging the infant to latch on to the breast is often what the infant needs to successfully make the transition back to the breast. Other infants need a partial feeding at one breast before they might be willing to attempt to breastfeed at the other breast without the shield. Following the infant's cues will help the mother to know when to attempt removal of the nipple shield in her situation. It can be helpful to encourage the mother to attempt breastfeeding without the shield in place at every feeding. Whether this is done at the beginning, middle, or end of the feeding will depend on the individual mother and infant. The Leader needs to stress to the mother that these attempts are learning opportunities for the infant, not intended to pressure either mother or infant to perform.
Older lactation texts may advise gradually trimming the tip of the nipple shield back with scissors until the infant transitions to the breast without the shield. Using this method with a thin silicone shield leaves sharp edges that can lacerate the infant's mouth or the mother's nipple, increasing the breastfeeding problems and weaning potential. This technique should never be used with a silicone shield.
During the process of weaning from the nipple shield, it is essential for the mother to stay in close contact with the infant's health care provider in order to monitor the infant in terms of weight gain. Ask about adequate wet and soiled diapers, the mother's nipple discomfort and milk supply. Those infants who are healthy, alert, and gaining weight well may transition directly to exclusive breastfeeding. However, infants who are experiencing slow weight gain, weak or ineffective sucking, and/or neurological or physical challenges may need additional supplementation at the breast. The individual infant and family situation will determine what is appropriate.
Long-term use of the thin silicone shield may be the only option if the infant continually refuses the breast without the shield. Some mothers may consider this option preferable to not breastfeeding at all. However, the mother should continue to try offering the breast without the nipple shield at every feeding. Families in this situation will need continued follow-up for infant weight checks and assessment for adequate intake of milk and for maternal milk production. Referrals to knowledgeable health care providers are appropriate in such cases.
Nipple shields can be a useful tool in maintaining breastfeeding when all other techniques and methods have proven ineffective. However, they should always be used with caution, careful monitoring, and ongoing assessment of the infant and mother, and only after thorough instruction and informed consent of the family.
Nipple shields are frequently used (or misused) for:
Sore nipples (protection and/or prevention)
Problems frequently associated with nipple shield use:
Decreased milk transfer
Are nipple shields appropriate?
Has the mother been assisted in common interventions to get the baby to the breast? Or is the nipple shield the "first line of attack"?
Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Does the use of the nipple shield fit the mother's breastfeeding plan?
Common interventions to avoid nipple shields:
One-on-one assistance by a knowledgeable Leader or lactation consultant.
Precautions for nipple shield use:
Rule #1: Feed the baby.
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Orioles recall RHP Jake Arrieta from Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled RHP JAKE ARRIETA from Triple-A Norfolk.
Arrieta is 3-3 with a 5.50 ERA (36.0IP, 22ER) in seven games (six starts) for the Tides this season.
This will be Arrieta's third stint with the Orioles in 2013. He was most recently with the team from May 18-23 but did not appear in a game during that time. He was also with the club from Opening Day through April 22 and is 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA (19.0IP, 14ER) in four starts for the Orioles this season.


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I don't see Mayo coming here. The Pacers aren't going to promise him a starting role (at least they better not) and they'd have to overpay him. I can see him going to Phoenix --after NOLA matches for Gordon-- or Dallas, both places where he'll have an opportunity to start and still get overpaid.
I think Courtney Lee is probably the most realistic option at this point. Mayo is going to be another "swing and a miss" for the Pacers during free agency.


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THE owner of Accrington's Arndale Centre has promised to look at safety measures following the death of a teenage girl.
Lauren Johnson, 17, fell to her death from the centre's car park on Thursday.
More than 2,200 people have joined a Facebook group calling for the Arndale Centre, in Union Street, to be 'made safe or knocked down'.
The group was created by Sarah Clitheroe, who has since called for people to march from Accrington Town Hall to the Arndale Centre, at 11am on Saturday, June 21.
She said: "We want to get our voices heard. We will be getting in touch with the police because I need to tell them something is taking place."
Arndale Centre Holdings said in a statement: "The owners and centre management team are saddened by the tragic incident on Thursday.
"Staff worked closely with police to resolve the situation but were unsuccessful on this occasion.
"The centre will be working with the local authority and the Samaritans in order to prevent incidents such as this happening.
"Our thoughts are with the family at this very sad time."
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VISALIA, Calif. — More than 800 growers and citrus industry representatives at the 2013 California Citrus Mutual Showcase heard about the ongoing battle against the Asian citrus psyllid — and it's not been cheap.
"This is becoming a very, very expensive proposition," Nick Hill, chairman of the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee, told a standing room only workshop at the Showcase March 7.
The psyllid can carry huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease.
Growers and handlers are contributing more than $15 million annually with another $11 million coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Positive citrus news came from Greg Calistro, director of produce and floral for Save Mart Supermarkets and the event's keynote speaker. Calistro said citrus continues to be a strong fresh produce category for retailers.
"Nationally, citrus is No. 8, but starting October 2012 to date, citrus is No. 3 at Save Mart," he said. "Limes are our biggest (citrus) opportunity in retail, but the supply is not consistent."
Marketing research conducted about and for the Modesto, Calif.-based chain, Calistro said, also found:
- The economy remains a concern in California — especially in the San Joaquin Valley — and is not coming back as rapidly as the rest of the country;
- Organic produce sales are growing at 20% a year;
- Online sellers are becoming strong competition to brick-and-mortar stores;
- Coupon use is up 12%, and the average basket for shoppers using coupons has doubled;
- Social media is "on fire;" and,
- Sales of convenience items are up 20%.
"That tells us a customer even on a budget will spend the money for a convenient product that tastes good," Calistro said.
On the psyllid battlefront, an industry/state/federal taskforce remains committed to keeping the pest contained to Southern California.
"So far, we've been pretty successful with that strategy," said Robert Leavitt, director of plant health and pest prevention services for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Joining the arsenal of insecticides later this year will be a parasitic wasp that kills psyllid nymphs. Populations of the wasp are being grown at California Polytechnic University-Pomona.
To date, no cure has been developed for huanglongbing, but combinations of insecticides have been effective against the pest, said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, director of the Lindcove Research & Extension Center.
Such applications "can be very, very effective in terms of knocking the psyllids down so low that you don't find them for many months, if not for years," she said.
The key is to act quickly and aggressively and to coordinate the applications with other groves in an 800-meter radius.
"When groups agree on an area-wide program and act to suppress the psyllid, they can make a huge dent in the population," Grafton-Cardwell said.
Still somewhat vulnerable, however, are organic groves.
Some approved applications do work, Grafton-Cardwell said, "but they must be applied every 10 days to two weeks, and growers are not seeing very good control."