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As the metaphorical canary in the global warming coalmine goes, the planet's coral reefs are hard to beat.
Swathes of corals in all tropical basins have been hit by the longest mass bleaching event yet recorded that kicked off in 2014 and ended, at least officially, in June.
Fossil fuel burning is firmly linked to rising ocean temperatures that push the corals into a stress reaction – they expel the special algae that give them their colour and most of their nutrients. It's not certain death, but it can take five to 10 years for even the fastest growing coral species to fully recover.
On Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one research group found the abnormally hot conditions that caused corals to bleach in 2016 were 175 times more likely under today's climate than one that hadn't been loaded with extra carbon dioxide.
In 2016 about 30% of all corals on the reef died. In 2017 James Cook University's Prof Terry Hughes estimates another 19% died.
And all this as global warming reaches just 1C. What happens to coral reefs at 1.5C of warming – the target set by the United Nations Paris climate agreement? Or higher?
It's under this stark reality that a group of 18 mainly Australian scientists and reef managers, including those in government agencies, have waded in with a controversial proposal in an article in the science journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.
Existing conservation approaches, such as improving water quality around reefs and imposing restrictions or bans on fishing, are not working, the article says.
Instead, the scientists argue: "New and potentially riskier interventions must be implemented alongside conventional management efforts and strong action to curb global warming."
Those interventions include "assisted evolution" – a suite of techniques that have been commonly used in commercial settings (think of selective breeding in plants and livestock as one example) but are now being considered as a way to develop coral species that have better tolerance of the heat extremes that reefs are increasingly facing.
Another idea is known as "assisted gene flow" – and involves essentially moving coral larvae or corals that can cope with higher temperatures into areas where current coral species are dying.
Much further down the track, the authors also suggest developments in synthetic biology where beneficial genes are either created or selected from the same species.
Across all these methods, the authors write there are multiple issues, some ethical and some practical, that need to be much better understood. But the time to start is now.
For example, physically moving coral species could see dangerous pathogens hitching a ride. Or, once in place, transplanted coral could simply die because of a lack of adaptation to local conditions.
How do you select which species to "save" and which ones to discard? With those decisions, also come knock-on effects of the multiple marine species that rely on those coral habitats.
How would the public react to an "artificial reef" or the inevitable claims that scientists are playing God?
It could all get very messy and very costly.
Several leading scientists I've spoken to say a key danger in advocating technological fixes is that it could be an excuse to ignore what everyone agrees is the main game – cutting greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possibly.
The lead author of the new article is Dr Ken Anthony, a principal research scientist at the Australian government's Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Anthony accepted that some in the science community could see the pursuit of unconventional methods as a tacit admission of defeat on the emissions front.
"But we need a philosophy where we don't just give up," he told me. "We do need two balls in play. We need to fix climate change and the more we can mitigate carbon, the better the chances that these things will work. It is not an either, or, situation.
"But we agree it's controversial to talk about this … We have to start looking at the reef in an objective way. How can we protect habitats that protect species?"
James Cook University's Prof Terry Hughes, a director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and also the convenor of the national coral bleaching taskforce, is deeply skeptical about the viability of many of the proposed techniques.
In particular, whether corals are developed in laboratories or are physically transferred from one location to another, the physical placement of corals on reef structures is "extremely expensive".
He said: "I actually see this problem we are now facing – with back-to-back bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef killing about half the corals – that this is more a governance problem. What's broken is not so much the corals – they don't need fixing – but the legal frameworks, the politics and the institutions.
"We need to find solutions, but I don't think growing corals is part of that. I think it's about changing people's attitudes and behaviours and getting carbon dioxide emissions down by transitioning away from fossil fuels as quickly as possible. Without that, nothing else really works."
On this point, AIMS's Anthony is in agreement. "The better outcome we get in terms of carbon mitigation, the better chance we stand with conventional and these new interventions," he says. "I can't imagine having success where you don't have both. As I said, you have to have two balls in play and if you drop either of them, then it could be game over."
Dr Mark Eakin, coordinator of Coral Reef Watch at the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, thought it was "responsible and necessary" to have open discussions about alternative strategies.
"Corals and coral reefs are now at a critical juncture," he told me by email. "Conventional conservation measures alone are no longer enough. We need to be looking at all of the tools in our toolboxes."
But critically, Eakin added: "The biggest danger of moving in this direction is the potential that some will see this as being a way to engineer our way out of the problem — using it as an excuse to not act on the rising CO2 that is the ultimate cause of the problem."
Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, a leading marine biologist and director of the University of Queensland's global change institute, is a pioneer in coral bleaching research.
He told me there was a "movement sweeping the coral research community" in response to the massive and unprecedented bleaching at reefs around the world.
"The pace of environmental change is outstripping the natural ability of corals to keep up, and people are now operating under the terms that everything should be on the table. That's reasonable."
But he said each time the media reported on new technological fixes, there was a ripple effect among politicians looking for a way out.
"A solution might look good on paper and yes, you can grow heat-resistant corals in a lab, but nobody wants to talk about the economics. Once you scale these things up, they can become very expensive."
One study looking at marine restoration projects found coral reefs were the most expensive to restore, with costs as high as $1.8m per hectare (the entire Great Barrier Reef covers about 35m hectares).
Hoegh-Guldberg offered up a "back of the envelope" calculation on costs.
The Great Barrier Reef is 40,000 sq km. If you were to grow a coral in a lab and transplant it every five metres at $5 each time, then this gives a cost of about $40bn, "and that's just for one single species," he says. Scale this up globally, and he says you easily get to costs in the trillions of dollars.
"We are in a desperate situation and we need to try all sorts of things because you don't know what might work," he says.
"But on the other hand, you can get distracted from the main game. The only economic way to deal with this issue is to reduce emissions and take up renewable energies at a furious rate," he says.
"Clearly we have to think outside the box, but let's not pretend the core issue is not reducing emissions. For coral reefs, it's really the Paris agreement and 1.5C … or bust."


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We continue the conversation between Colton Perry, VP Channel @ Dynamic Yield and Randy Kohl, Digital Marketing Director @ Gorilla Group. In this second installment Colton and Randy talk about leveraging loyalty, the pain points of creating personalized experiences, and how Google is competing with Amazon's Alexa and Echo. Read part 1 of the interview.
If less than 5% of site visitors are now driving more than 90% of revenue, how can ecommerce marketers optimize conversions for that crucial 5% contributing to their site's KPIs?
Colton Perry: That is a great and timely question. I was just reading a study from Retail TouchPoints and it was amazing because they talked about this concept exactly, being a missing link in how we connect or use personalization for customers. And they surveyed a number of retailers, and out of the ones they surveyed only 13% said that they are able to identify their most profitable customers. That is unbelievable to me. But I think about how we should be doing that and there are lots of ways through the data that we've collected.
If you are integrated like Dynamic Yield is, ultimately it is the catalogue and the cart, or you are also able to onboard data from other sources like offline sales or the POS. There are many ways we can leverage personalization to engage with those most loyal customers. We can think about things like specialized VIP offers for example. You almost think about it in a way of gamification, but how do I, on an average order or a total lifetime value perspective, go ahead and identify and make these specialized offers available using technology like dynamic yield?
When I think of my most loyal customers, they are also great brand advocates and ambassadors, so when I have someone who is very engaged when shopping with me, can I use personalization to urge or encourage, or gamify the ability to have those customers share their positive experiences with the brand added to other channels? There are lots of things like that. We can think about how do we make people aware of special events for sales that make them feel special.
Randy Kohl: To add onto that a little bit, one thing is to treat known customers like known customers. An example of this is when you are visiting a website, we all have done this, and you get the email site uplink within a few seconds of landing on the homepage, regardless if you bought from them never or 100 times. And really, if you know your customers, give them a chance to login or use whatever technology you have implemented to present that personalized experience and not have everyone come in as if they're a new customer when they may be a very loyal customer. I think that is a turn off.
People want to be empowered today, and I think that the customer is in control in a lot of cases. So by having that be a part of the overall experience it is a great way to generate more revenue from some of the best customers. But I guess even at the bigger picture, even if 5% penetration is the standard I would say that brands need to look beyond that because even if they hit the same 5% of customers over the long term, it won't be sustainable. Eventually you run the risk of running the well dry by going back to the same people over and over. So use the personalization tools you have. Find those customers that haven't bought yet and guide them to purchase.
What are the main barriers keeping ecommerce brands from delivering on true, omnichannel personalization?
CP: I think everybody would expect me to say technology, being on the vendor side, but I think there is an over investment in marketing technology. And there are a lot of great platforms, tools, and technologies out there. There is also a smaller subset that actually has been able to crack more of that omnichannel problem. What I do find is that there is, definitely from the technology side, an exaggeration of capabilities out there among that lot. But there are some great technologies out there and what is holding people back is that rationalization, your omnichannel, cross channel, whatever your definition of it is. But the ability to act in the moment with not only websites or mobile apps or email or display… and just doing this in an orchestrated, elegant, and integrated fashion.
The barrier to the execution is how teams on the brand's side are actually organized and structured. They are not set up to work in a collaborative manner. Again, the same retailer I was referencing that I met with in Boston last week literally asked for guidance on how to set up a governance model, because to them, the quote was, "It represented an entirely new way of working and collaborating." So how do you actually piece together, when we think of acquisition marketing, for people that are charged with search and email. Then another team is charged with affiliate and display. And you have an ecommerce team that is just working day-to-day to solve their own problems and they all are not collaborating.
So they are ultimately working in a much more tactical function, whereas an acquisition marketing team might want to be doing things in email but they are going to drop traffic off at the doorstep of the website, and then maybe the ecommerce operations team is going to do what they are going to do from there. So I think it becomes much more of how, to date, teams are working in silos and they are just not used to collaborating or thinking about these cross-functional programs around personalization.
RK: That's absolutely correct. My first note was actually siloed organizations. And I think a lot of it, especially when we talk about omnichannel, are companies out there where the physical retail leadership and the digital ecommerce leadership are separate entities. They are driven by different metrics, so the physical store managers and marketing people want to drive same store sales while ecommerce (leadership) obviously wants to drive sales through that channel. And they're not necessarily compensated across a general growth strategy. There isn't enough collaboration between them. I think that's a huge problem.
We do see an overreliance on marketplaces. And not that this is anything against Amazon and selling products there, but there seems to be a short-term focus on selling through Amazon and counting that as a win. When if you are looking to build relationships over the long-term 99% of retailers and brands do not have access to that customer data. You do not have the ability to remarket to them. Or to personalize. So when they do come to your website the next week or the next month you don't have that data to work with. Which I think is something that is holding them back over the long term.
The last thing that came to mind is that there is so much data coming in from email, social, websites, and so on that it is just a lot of information to process. And there might be a bit of analysis paralysis. Just too much coming in and not knowing what to do with it. That is really holding [many brands] back. With a crawl, walk, run philosophy just get something started vs trying to make it perfect from day one.
As Amazon continues to disrupt retail and ecommerce, forcing companies to raise their game and lower their price points, how can companies use personalization to compete?
CP: Again, such a great and relevant question that we can look at in so many different ways. I think that competition on price by itself is nothing but a race to the bottom. It is just the wrong way to think about it. Really, the way that we should be looking to win customers' hearts and minds is through experience. That's how we think about it. We should be always thinking about the customer being empowered to shop with the brand, when and how they want to, on their terms. At a higher level, we need to be equipped to anticipate and meet their needs or expectations in real time across any digital touch point.
To add onto the thread about Amazon, if the customer ultimately wants to purchase through Amazon and we want to do that from a marketplace perspective, we need to be able to do that. But Amazon is also always held up as a bellwether, if you will, of customization and leveraging data. So I think brands have to be equipped with the same tools, mindset, and abilities to go ahead and be as engaging and relevant to their customers as they can in the moment. And have more of an experimentation mindset and the willingness to go and find the things that are going to work or resonate. And also leverage machine learning capabilities of platforms as well to achieve scale.
RK: Those are great points. One thing I think flew under the radar a couple of weeks ago was Google announcing their shopping actions services, which is basically their counter to [Amazon's] Alexa and the Echo, where they are now offering shop by voice. They have partnered with some of the top retail brands including Target, Walmart, Costco, and 1-800 flowers, just to name a few, offering a universal cart that they will tie into retailer loyalty programs. So, to me this is the other side of the vice and is a real threat to mid market brands and retailers. Again that is where personalization comes in.
Customer experience is key, but we know that Amazon does everything well around making sure they have the right price, the right service, great shipping, so 'good enough' is not good enough anymore. and my mandate is for brands to take the data they have, take personalization technologies like Dynamic Yield, and then uncover the peaks in a customer experience that you could offer that go beyond the basics of good service and an overall smooth digital experience.
Reward customers for being your customer in ways that they don't expect. These are going to be memorable in the long term and in turn these are what really is going to drive people to come back, versus that next sale or blog post that might resonate for a few seconds. Doing something unexpected for customers with the data that you have can be something that lasts a lifetime. And I really encourage all brands to think about how they can incorporate memorable moments into their customer experiences and really make that a part of our DNA and culture.
I always say best practices are a race to the middle. If you are at the bottom, maybe that's good enough. But for everyone else, that's not just going to cut it. You need to think bigger.
Checkout the full interview on SoundCloud.

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Zach Azzanni was hired by the Bears on Feb. 22 as their new wide receivers coach. He comes to the NFL from the University of Tennessee where he was the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the past two seasons. Azzanni has worked for the Volunteers since 2013 and prior to that spent one season as the wide receivers coach at Wisconsin.(Adam Lau / AP)
Dave Ragone was named quarterbacks coach in January 2016 after spending the 2015 season as an offensive quality control coach for the Redskins. Ragone has previously worked under new Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains in Tennessee.(Handout / Getty Images)
Curtis Modkins replaces Stan Drayton as the Bears' running backs coach. He has 22 years of coaching experience, including nine years at the professional level with the 49ers, Lions, Bills, Cardinals and Chiefs.
Jeff Rodgers joined the Bears on Jan. 19, 2005. He spent the past four years in the same role with the
Jeremiah Washburn replaces Dave Magazu as the Bears' offensive line coach. He has 15 years of coaching and scouting experience at the NFL level.(Handout / Getty Images)
Cliff Stein is the general counsel for the Bears and the former lead contract negotiator . He was hired in 2002.(David Trotman-Wilkins, Chicago Tribune)
The NFL's new league year began March 10, opening the free-agency market across the league. As deals unfold and players change teams, the Tribune's coverage team is keeping you up to speed with all the latest Bears transactions while also providing insight into what it all means. Check back often for updates.
-- The Bears announced the release of 14-year veteran center Roberto Garza and also signed Will Montgomery to a one-year contract.
What it means: The Halas Hall housecleaning continues. Garza, after 10 seasons and 145 starts with the Bears, has been sent packing. And while the 36-year-old center missed four games last season with an ankle injury and hadn't been a dominant presence on the interior over the past couple of seasons, the Bears' line takes an immediate hit in the leadership department, where Garza was universally admired for his drive and professionalism. The Bears formally announced Garza's departure in a news release with general manager Ryan Pace stating, "We have a great deal of respect for what Roberto has brought to the Bears over the last 10 years. He has been a great player, teammate and leader. We wish Roberto and his family the very best as he continues his career." That's a small gesture to be certain but meaningful nonetheless with the organization making sure to show the proper respect for its longtime leaders, a lesson learned after the callous separation from linebacker Brian Urlacher two years ago. Montgomery, meanwhile, figures to be the front-runner to start at center as the offseason program begins. He has made 71 career starts in 10 NFL seasons, spending 2014 with the Broncos. His familiarity with new Bears coach John Fox and coordinator Adam Gase should ease his transition.
-- The Bears announced one-year deals for outside linebacker Sam Acho and cornerback Sherrick McManis.
What it means: General manager Ryan Pace continues to hunt bargains in the latter waves of free agency, landing two more potential contributors on one-year "prove it" contracts. Pace's approach has been calculated, aiming to unite with players with the hunger to earn their keep. Acho had a seven-sack season in 2011 as a rookie with the Arizona Cardinals, becoming a full-time starter there. But in 2013, a broken leg set Acho back and he's still working to climb back into a starting role. That won't be easy with the Bears, who are stockpiling competition at outside linebacker as they undertake a major project in transitioning to a 3-4 defensive system. It's not inconceivable that Acho, at 6-foot-3 and 257 pounds, could also be utilized as an inside linebacker during the Bears' offseason program as they experiment to identify players' strengths and proper fit. McManis, meanwhile, is a solid back-up option in the secondary with his most significant value coming on special teams where he has been one of the Bears' best contributors the last three seasons.
-- Running back Jacquizz Rodgers signed a one-year contract with the Bears.
What it means: Coach John Fox used a committee approach to the running back position in Denver and Carolina, but Bears running back Matt Forte has proved he can be a featured back, unlike many of Fox's previous backs. Fox recently expressed appreciation for Forte's ability to handle such a significant workload, but it remains to be seen whether Forte, 29, will continue that through the upcoming final year of his contract. Rodgers at least adds depth, along with second-year pros Ka'Deem Carey and Senorise Perry. Rodgers excelled with the Atlanta Falcons as a receiver out of the backfield. In four NFL seasons, he had 155 catches for 1,104 yards and five touchdowns. Rodgers, who's listed at 5-foot-6 and 196 pounds, also returned kickoffs for the Falcons from 2012-13.
-- The Bears signed veteran cornerback Alan Ball to a one-year contract.
What it means: What it means: Ball, who turns 30 on Sunday, adds depth behind first-stringers Kyle Fuller and Tim Jennings. At 6-foot-2, 197 pounds, his ability to play press man coverage should give coaches flexibility against three- and four-receiver sets. Coach John Fox said on March 25 that Jennings could play inside in the slot, and that the main goal for Jennings should be improving on a down 2014. Fox has gushed about Fuller, identifying the 2014 first-round pick as a building block. And if an additional clue was needed to indicate the new regime's willingness to let Charles Tillman sign elsewhere, this is one.
-- The Bears agreed to terms with defensive end Ray McDonald and signed end Jarvis Jenkins to one-year contracts.
What it means: From a football standpoint, the Bears addressed their need for run-stuffing ends who can play in the base package. Signing McDonald, however, has deeper ramifications. Multiple incidents in 2014 involving police and accusations of assaulting women prompted the 49ers to release him in December. The 49ers cited a pattern of poor decision making. New Bears general manager Ryan Pace decided McDonald's football talent was worth bringing that baggage into the program in the nascent stages of its construction. It must be noted that McDonald has not been charged with any crimes. The Bears protected themselves by investing little money in him, so the risk has as much to do with public relations as anything. Chairman George McCaskey is convinced McDonald, 30, is sufficiently motivated to be an upstanding citizen because his career is at stake, but he must prove it.
-- The Bears agreed with inside linebacker Mason Foster on a one-year deal.
What it means: Foster immediately becomes a leading candidate to start among a group of undistinguished inside linebackers. After four NFL seasons, the former third-round pick is known as a good run defender and an inconsistent pass defender who occasionally flashes in coverage. He did not thrive last season in Lovie Smith's Tampa-2 defense, a scheme that requires the middle linebacker to defend the intermediate middle, often against tight ends. Foster surely will be motivated to cash in with a productive season on his one-year 'prove-it' deal.
-- The Bears re-signed tight end Dante Rosario to a one-year deal.
What it means: The versatile tight end reunites with coach John Fox, for whom he played with the Carolina Panthers (2007-10) and Denver Broncos (2011). He's a versatile offensive player who can block out of the back field and catch passes downfield. He's also a special teams contributor. The Bears could still add a blocking tight end, but they're in short supply.
-- The Bears officially announced the signing of veteran long snapper Thomas Gafford.
What it means: Check another box off Ryan Pace's to-do list for March with the new general manager giving Gafford a one-year deal. Gafford had been with the Chiefs since 2008 and appeared in 105 consecutive contests in Kansas City. At 32, Gafford should provide a level of stability on special teams given his experience and reliability. The Bears struggled to solidify their long-snapper position a year ago. Following the spring retirement of Patrick Mannelly, the Bears took a pair of long snappers to training camp -- Chad Rempel and Brandon Hartson. But both players were cut before the regular season. Jeremy Cain was then signed and handled that role for all 16 games last season before his contract expired earlier this month.
-- The Bears signed veteran free-agent guard Vladimir Ducasse to a one-year deal.
What it means: Ducasse adds depth to he offensive line. The 6-foot-5, 325-pounder has appared in 63 games and started a total of 11 for the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings. Six were at left guard, four were at right guard, and one was as a sixth-eligible offensive lineman. He joins a Bears offensive line that required eight different starting combinations last season because of injuries and underperformance. Left guard Matt Slauson, the most seriously injured, had surgery in November to repair his torn right pectoral muscle.
-- Safety Ron Parker agreed to re-sign with the Kansas City Chiefs, choosing them over the Chicago Bears.
What it means: Parker visited the Bears on Thursday, but the two sides didn't find common ground. Instead, he agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal with the Chiefs, NFL Network reported. Parker was known to be seeking $6 million per year, and he reportedly got it in a thin market for safeties. He would have added versatility to a Bears secondary whose depth was tested last season because of injuries. Parker started 11 games at safety and four at cornerback for the Chiefs, who benefited from his ability to diagnose and defend deep routes. The Bears already signed safety Antrel Rolle on Wednesday, guaranteeing him $4.9 million. This year's draft class is widely regarded as shallow at the safety position, and the best value lies in the mid to late rounds.
-- The Bears signed veteran receiver Eddie Royal to a three-year deal, according to a league source. Terms of the contract were not yet known.
What it means: Royal's arrival won't immediately replace the production in the passing game that the Bears lost when they opted to trade Brandon Marshall to the New York Jets. But as a proven slot receiver, Royal should still be a solid addition. He has 338 career catches, 3,750 yards and 25 touchdowns during his first seven seasons -- four with the Denver Broncos and the past three with the San Diego Chargers. He also has a positive history with quarterback Jay Cutler from their one season together in Denver in 2008. As a rookie that year, Royal recorded 91 catches, 980 yards and five TDs. Make no mistake, the Bears still need to add more to their receiving corps and could either strike again in free agency or eye up this spring's draft where a talented class of pass-catchers awaits. With the current needs on defense, it still seems likely that the Bears will push to use their No. 7 overall pick on that side of the ball. But general manager Ryan Pace wants to position himself to be flexible enough to take the best player available when he's on the clock next month. That could open the door for the Bears to eye one of the top receivers in this year's class -- players such as West Virginia's Kevin White, Alabama's Amari Cooper or Louisville's DaVante Parker.
-- The Bears signed veteran safety Antrel Rolle to a three-year deal worth $11.25 million, including $5 million guaranteed, according to Rolle's agent.
What it means: Pace struck for a second time Wednesday night, giving starter's money to the three-time Pro Bowler. Rolle, 32, has a track record of durability, leadership and playmaking. The former cornerback played alongside safety Ryan Mundy with the Giants in 2013. He may be better suited to play a strong safety role near the line of scrimmage, so it will be interesting to see how coach John Fox and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio deploy him and Mundy. Fox spoke Wednesday afternoon about the importance of competition for playing time, and Rolle establishes it in the deep secondary. Pace also said he valued instincts most heavily when evaluating safeties and Rolle's are proven.
-- Safety Ron Parker is visiting the Bears, according to a league source.
What it means: The Bears' push to upgrade their talent and depth at safety produced a meeting with Parker, a 27-year-old playmaker who spent the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Rolle's signing is notable. But an eye on Parker shows the intent of Pace to add further reinforcements to a position at which the Bears currently have only four players -- Rolle, Ryan Mundy, Brock Vereen and Anthony Walters -- under contract. Parker slid into a starting role at safety last season and was dependable on the back end for the Chiefs as part of a pass defense that led the AFC in yards allowed (203.2 per game). He finished the year with 94 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and 12 passes defensed. He is figured to have versatility in the secondary, another trait that may be intriguing to Pace and head coach John Fox.
-- The Bears announced their agreement with former Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Pernell McPhee, confirming it's a five-year deal.
What it means: Instead of pursuing a high-profile, big-money signing, Pace was measured and deliberate in addressing one of the club's many needs. McPhee, 26, is considered an ascending pass rusher with positional versatility that will allow coordinator Vic Fangio to disguise blitzes and exploit matchups. The deal, which is worth up to about $40 million and includes approximately $16 million guaranteed, surfaced Monday. McPhee, Pace and coach John Fox spoke at a press conference Wednesday at Halas Hall. Said Pace of his new defensive pawn: "This is a player we honestly targeted right from the onset. He's a highly productive, disruptive and versatile defender. This guy not only brings the top physical talent but also the right mentality and makeup for our football team." Fox lauded McPhee for his ability to be productive with sound technique, good hands and his body lean.
-- Receiver Eddie Royal is currently scheduled to visit with the Bears as the team zeroes in on bolstering its passing attack. A deal could be coming soon.
What it means: Jay Cutler could be reuniting with another link from his past. As Brandon Marshall heads out the door to New York, Royal could be on his way in. Royal was a Broncos rookie in 2008 during Cutler's final season in Denver. That year, you may recall, was Cutler's lone Pro Bowl season and Royal aided that cause with 91 catches, 980 yards and five touchdowns. The following two seasons in Denver, Royal worked closely with receivers coach Adam Gase, who is now the Bears offensive coordinator. So it shouldn't be difficult for the Bears to quickly identify Royal's strengths and identify the right fit for him within their offense. Even with Marshall and Alshon Jeffery last season, the Bears struggled to solidify a No. 3 receiver with a complementary skill set. So out of the gates with Royal, there would at least be a confidence that his ability to be productive out of the slot will help open up the offense. In seven total NFL seasons, Royal has averaged 48 catches, 536 yards and four TDs.
-- Safety Antrel Rolle is visiting the Bears but no deal is yet in place, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus.
What it means: Safety was considered to be a top priority for the Bears on the free-agent market. And it's no shock that they cast their line toward Rolle, a heady and durable 32-year old veteran who has played five seasons apiece with the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. Rolle has 26 career interceptions and 68 passes defensed, an instinctive difference maker on the back end. He also has been a three-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving that honor after the 2009, 2010 and 2013 seasons. It's hard to gauge exactly what Rolle has left in the tank at this stage in his career. And there's a sense that he's optimally suited as a strong safety going forward. It's also worth noting that Rolle and fellow Bears safety Ryan Mundy started alongside one another for the first seven games of 2013 with the Giants. At the very least, Rolle will heighten the leadership and competition in the secondary.
-- The Bears are expected to officially announce the signing of outside linebacker Pernell McPhee to a five-year contract, worth up to $40 million with $16 million in guarantees. McPhee spent the past four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
What it means: McPhee, a fifth-round pick in 2011 out of Mississippi State, has developed nicely over the first four years of his career and the Bears are hoping his ascension continues. New defensive coordinator Vic Fangio admires players with an adaptable skill set and figures to have plenty of options tapping into McPhee's versatility, which may be his greatest strength. At 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds, McPhee brings quickness and athleticism. He'll be used most for the Bears as an outside linebacker but his aforementioned versatility will allow Fangio to move him around in a variety of ways. The big question for McPhee, coming off a career year with 7 1/2 sacks last season, is how much of his production and worth was heightened by his supporting cast in Baltimore, namely pass rushers Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil and space-filling nose tackle Haloti Ngata.
-- Defensive tackle Stephen Paea has agreed in principle to a four-year deal with the Washington Redskins, according to NFL Network and CSN Chicago.
What it means: Paea excelled in his contract year last season, delivering six sacks for the Bears and putting enough on tape to highlight his unique combination of power and quickness. That sent the 26-year-old onto the open market with heightened leverage and options to explore and he'll now join the defensive front in Washington, leaving the Bears to continue addressing their depth needs on the interior of the defensive line. Paea is one of five 2014 opening day starters on defense for the Bears whose contracts will expire Tuesday. None are expected to re-sign with the team, including linebacker Lance Briggs, cornerback Charles Tillman, safety Chris Conte and linebacker D.J. Williams.
-- The Bears' trade of receiver Brandon Marshall to the New York Jets, a deal that was agreed upon Friday, became official when the new league year began Tuesday afternoon.
What it means: The Bears also gave up a seventh-round pick and received only a fifth-round pick from the Jets for Marshall, who recorded 279 catches, 3,524 yards and 31 TDs during his three seasons in Chicago. Still, Marshall's unpredictable temperament and history of off-field melodrama became major factors for new GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox. The belief at Halas Hall is that Marshall's exit, while leaving a huge void at receiver, will remove some of the tension and negative energy that mushroomed during the team's 5-11 skid last year. With Marshall gone, Alshon Jeffery immediately emerges as the No. 1 receiver for the Bears with Pace needing to utilize both free agency and the draft now to add more talent, speed and quality depth to the receiving corps. This year's draft class, in particular, has been widely touted as deep with quality playmakers at the position. Marshall's exit also gives the Bears added resources financially as they consider a possible early extension for Jeffery, who's entering the final year of his rookie contract.


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Entertainment publicist Phil Lobel dreamt of becoming a journalist. A Leon Russell concert changed all that, and the rest, as they say, is history.
During his freshman year in 1974 at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Phil attended a Leon Russell concert. He wound up staying past the end of the concert watching the production crew break down the set. "I wanted to know how I could be a part of that," Phil says.
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never use new old stock if what you are offering is not new as in brand new! new old stock cannot have anything that is worn or not working or shows anything that is not like new… what it means is that it has been in a box or safe or manufacturer warehouse or someone's safety deposit box or where ever in near mint condition. say the item shows that it was exposed to the sun, it has worn or faded paint, or has anything that shows it was used in any fashion, it cannot be claimed to be nos. . now, a movement cannot be claimed to be original in excellent condition if that movement shows any sign of dirt, rust, or that it requires any cleaning. very simple. most movements need servicing no matter how great they run. how in the hey do they become dirty or worn or stop running? well , when you are a dummy and open one up, and it was running great, you break the seal. now, a watch breaths, that is correct, no matter the seal. duh!!. every time you pull the crown fresh air rushes in. the transfer of hot and cold like weather its self causes dust and particles to enter watch . over a 30 40 50 year it also gathers light moisture. this turns to rust dust and chemicals. this watch is desperately in need of service. look a the old seal? see the oranges dusty stuff????? it is light but there. i cannot believe it was not serviced. you can tell by the very markers and hands that it is a sugar coated time piece no better than a used car on a used car lot all polished up with bright signs, seat covers and a slick as ice salesman pawning it off as like brand new that is only surface rust, will come off with a garden hose… heck just wax her……………………… LATER rock
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i am just wondering: i am confused. you have sapphire crystal. i do not recall a quality genuine dive watch having a sapphire crystal.. they shatter too easy. I BELIEVE ONLY HARDLEX WAS USED FOR GLASS AND MOSTLY ACRYLIC FOR PLASTIC.Japan used HARDLEX … even when others used sapphire, Dive manufacturers preferred not to use synthetic sapphire in applications where shatter resistance is important, hence Seiko was still using 'HARDLEX' glass long after many began using sapphire in quartz watches in the 1970's
The most sort-after and collectible Seiko divers watch ARE NEW OLD STOCK. That would be like BRAND NEW. Hence NEW Old Stock. Like found in a safe or in a Manufacturers Storage.
"Superb Seiko 6217-8001 Automatic Diashock gents divers watch featuring a black sunburst dial,luminous raised baton hour markers,center sweep seconds,date aperture at 3, "SEIKO AUTOMATIC" at 12, "WATER 150 PROOF, DIASHOCK 17 JEWELS" & JAPAN 6217 -8000T" at 6. Very minor patina on the raised gilt stainless steel baton hour markers & hands as clearly shown in pics..the luminous filling is all in good order.
I would state that that is not a patina but that wear from use in ultraviolet rays, "sunlight" wore off the silver coating to the plastic markers revealing the white plastic base.
Finished in brushed & smooth steel tones.Yes, but it shows recent high speed buffing wheels with no finish wheeling..
Original stainless steel case-back still with thin plastic film covering it numbered 6513531, well, may be, but the actual blue protective covering was not as thick as what i am looking at. today there is plenty of blue covering. now i cannot tell from picks, yet you have markers and hands that show extensive wearing in sunlight, i mean years of use to make the markers peel off like they have. it takes years of use to do that. l;ook at the 6105 8000 i restored, it went diving from brand new to 1979 when it was used to knock a moray in the head. the owner still received 40 stitches and smashed the crown flooding the watch with salt water. it was thrown into a cooler upon reaching shore and given to me in 2006. the dial is original and markers. look at it. note the markers….so, how did your become peeled if it was nos.
The brilliant movement is marked SEIKO 17 JEWELS, 6217A and is in super clean condition. This is a highly renowned automatic movement for both it's accuracy & reliability. The watch is also known as 62MAS to resemble the "62" Movement-Automatic- Seconds sweep functions.Fully working and keeping excellent time..you do see the rust and dirt no?? it was not serviced and for a NOS watch how come all the rusted metal. granted it is not pitted, but even the rotor screw has light orange around the screw????t
Finding one in fair, all original condition is hard enough as most out there have been refurbished.This is undoubtedly the best you'll ever find in 100% original condition. It has obviously been handled over the past 50+ years from new but shows minimal signs of this so selling strictly as NEW OLD STOCK! sorry it cannot be new old stock. it can be A 62 MAS in excellent condition, with slightly damaged markers hands movement runs like new but requires servicing and cleaning, strap is after market. illumination is worn and worn down from exposure to the suns ultra violet rays and could use refilling.


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Nicholas Meserve was a patrol officer with Lewiston Police. He worked there since 2009.
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston Police announced Saturday afternoon that one of their officers died at his home Friday night.
Lt. Dave St. Pierre said officer Nick Meserve died, and did not release any details about the circumstances of his death, only saying that there was no criminal aspect or violence. He called it an "unattended death."
"There was no sign of violence, and the cause of death is not known at this time. The state police will be investigating the cause of his death," he wrote in a statement.
He said officer Meserve's body will be sent for an autopsy, which St. Pierre believed would shed light on the details surrounding his death.
"Many of us are mourning at this time, including family, friends, and members of the police department," said Lt. St. Pierre. "It's tough on all of us. He was very involved in the community."
Officer Meserve has been employed with the City of Lewiston Police Department since 2009 and prior to this employment he worked for the Androscoggin County Jail.
Meserve helped with many Special Olympics events.
St. Pierre asked the public to respect the time that people are mourning.
"With the deepest sadness and regret, The Lewiston Police Department announces the untimely death of one of our Officers; Nicholas Meserve. He was found deceased at his home on Friday, February 08. 2019," St. Pierre wrote on the department's Facebook page. "We would like to express our sincere condolences to Officer Meserve's family, friends and colleagues alike during this difficult time."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and with those who worked closely with him in the department."


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Do you ever think you're finally done with your track, but it feels like it just lacks depth and feels too static?
Don't worry – most music producers have bumped into this problem at some point. In this blog post, we'll explore three ways to address this issue through the use of soundscapes and textures.
What are soundscapes?
For the purpose of this tutorial, a soundscape is a sound (which can be composed of multiple layers of foley recordings, noises, and various forms of synthesis) that slowly evolves with the use of effects.
What is the goal of adding soundscapes?
Depending on what kind of music you make, soundscapes and textures have different levels of importance and priority. For example, if you make ambient music, the soundscapes are going to be predominately sitting at the front of the mix, where the listeners can focus their attention on the slow evolution of their sonic layers (a lot of ambient tracks are considerably longer than traditional pop arrangements).
If you make other kinds of music where the focus is on other elements such as vocals in a pop record or intricate bass patches in dubstep, soundscapes play a much different role. Let's say you're working on the bridge of your track, where a lot of the main elements of the chorus are removed and something new is introduced. Maybe you want to have the lead vocals at the front of the mix, with a repeating percussive loop to keep the tempo going. Adding a subtle, constantly evolving soundscape in the background is a nice way to add that extra depth to the section, while not taking the focus away from the singer.
The bottom line is that no matter which genre of music you make, interesting soundscapes will add depth and variation to the track you're producing. Now that we've outlined what soundscapes are and examples of how to use them, let's explore some techniques you can use to create them.
1. Add depth using time stretch
Synth progressions are ideal elements to manipulate to achieve long soundscapes. Let's say you have a great fuzzy synth sound in your track that follows the main chord progression of the arrangement. The more fuzzy, analog-sounding, and gritty the synth is, the better it will work when you time stretch it. Here's an example of a great source to process:
As you can hear, the synth is full of movement and fuzz, and a time stretch will nicely accentuate these sonic peculiarities. Hear how it sounds when we pitch it down and double the length:
By pitching it down 12 semitones, we also make sure that the new sound doesn't interfere with the frequencies of the original synth, since we want to create a soundscape that acts as a background-filling element.
Let's keep in mind that the goal is to create a deep, washed-out soundscape, so now we'll have to apply a chain of effects to make it sound wide and evolving. To do this, we'll add a simple mix of Grain Delay, Simple Delay, Reverb, and EQ. These are all stock Ableton plugins that achieve effects that can also be found in other DAWs.
The Grain Delay creates some grainy-sounding sparkles, which add some more movement. Inserting an additional delay after this allows us to produce even more of these new sparkles so that the sound continues to bounce around and evolve. To send the sound further back in the mix and even out the sharp accents that the Grain Delay introduced, we apply a fairly wet and long reverb, dialed in until the sound is smooth and lush. To top it off, we apply an EQ to remove any unwanted frequencies that might clash with the other elements present in the rest of the track. Here's how it sounds after the processing:
To give the soundscape a swelling feeling, we'll reverse the sound so that a smooth increase in volume happens at the end of each chord:
The last step is to stretch the processed sound further to accentuate the slow evolving details of the soundscape. To do this, freeze and flatten the track. Then, with the "Warp" mode off, transpose the sample down 12 semitones. This will also stretch the sound, doubling its length. Here's the final result:
2. Add foley recordings on top of synth pads
To take our soundscape one step further, we're going to add a layer of foley recordings on top of it. This more complex layering will make our soundscape become even more unique and unpredictable to our listeners. For this example, we recorded a random series of bolts and metal objects:
Without warping the audio file, we're going to transpose it down 24 semitones, which will conveniently stretch the audio to be approximately the same length as our soundscape. This will make the sound less harsh and recognizable.
Let's apply some processing to turn this recording into a textural layer. By applying a series of Grain Delay, Ping Pong Delay, Reverbs, Compression, and EQ effects, we'll turn this series of noises into an ever-evolving soundscape. Since this sample has no audible key-signature, it makes for a perfect accent to our tonal soundscape.
The Grain Delay and Ping Pong Delay cause the sound to constantly bounce left and right in the stereo field, adding movement to the texture. There's room for experimentation here – the more extreme you push the different parameters, the more the sound will bounce around.
Next, we add multiple reverbs to even out and widen the layer. In this case, we used Native Instrument's Replika and Valhalla DSP's ValhallaRoom as our reverbs to generate some variation, but you can replicate this effect with any stock reverb with a long decay and high wet/mix setting. Don't be afraid to experiment – some fun parameters to tweak are the reflection and size settings.
The compressor controls the sound and brings up the reverb tails, while the EQ is used to cut off any unwanted frequencies, mud, and harshness caused by the multiple effects:
Here's how it sounds layered with our initial soundscape:
3. Add further variations with arpeggiated sequences
Now that the core of our soundscape is complete, we can add a few more ear-candy details to really take it to the next level.
Start by creating a MIDI chord progression of your track, and choosing a plucked synth or any sound that has a distinctive attack and a short decay. Now you can either manually turn your chord progression into an arpeggio, or add an arpeggiator to the MIDI track. This device will create an arpeggiated sequence automatically for you by using the MIDI notes within the chord and following the parameters you input. For this example, we used the Ableton stock Arpeggiator to create a 1/16 converging sequence.
By adding a Grain Delay to the pluck, we'll create additional details so that when we successively stretch the sample, it'll create a much thicker texture.
To really turn this sound into an additional layer for our soundscape, we have to process it further with the use of delays and reverbs (by now you should have picked up that to create soundscapes you need lots of delays and reverbs).
First of all, we'll completely change the nature of the arpeggio by freezing and flattening the arpeggiated sequence, and then we'll warp it, stretch it, and transpose it 12 semitones up.
We'll now break up the sound into tiny fragments and grains by selecting the "Beats" warp mode. Select the transient loop mode and lower the transient envelope down to about 20. In this warping mode, Ableton identifies all the transient markers of the sample, and plays each segment to its end and then stops until the next one. The envelope sets the duration of a volume fade applied after each transient, almost like a gating effect. At 100 there's no fade, while at 0 the volume decays immediately.
To smooth out all these tiny grains and bleeps, we'll apply a Ping Pong Delay, Ableton's new Echo plugin, and a big reverb.
This creates a nice lush, icy bed of sound that fills the higher frequencies of our soundscape. Since we don't want this layer to play throughout our soundscape, we'll just cut out a few parts that we like and scatter them throughout the duration of the sound. The end result is a nice complex soundscape that gives the listener a chance to focus on the tiny textural details and evolving movements.
While these are just basic guidelines for creating soundscapes, there are really no strict rules when it comes to creating them. Feel free to experiment with different effects and parameters – don't be afraid to try doing something that nobody else has done before.
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While the state increases taxes, fees and everything they can legally or even non-legally get away with, the bureaucrats who run the state get raises to build their retirement pensions. Sick leave, excessive Workman Comp payments, personal days, sick leave 10-11 holidays while the state is going broke.
In the meantime, the Federal Government keeps building new monster buildings including a new USDA building in St. Louis. Add more people to hand out the subsidies to the corporate farmers like ex-Bull, Scottie Pippen who never came close to farm until he heard about the gravy trains.
In Peoria, drive around, if you don't work for the government and can afford it, and look all the empty commercial buildings, 5 on Pioneer Parkway that I noticed.
Government is bloated even if some cuts have been made. Someone suggested today in the media, that the government should take over airlines. Bureaucrats and elected officials, mainly Democrats should be exported to the countries the Democrats are denying free trade with our country; Columbia, Panama, South Korea.


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The Big Challenge is a youth focussed prize fund designed to make a difference in local communities. I'm pleased to be able to report that following the latest round of applications a plan to regenerate the Lace Market Square has won funding!
The winning proposal, put forward by Bobby Goulding, involves using the central building as a shop space to showcase upcoming designers and design-focused retailers. Under the plan, designers will each have a period of 3-4 months to display their skills/products. The area will also be used to host lectures, workshops, and community events, as well as discussions and think tanks in the café area.
Nottingham has long been at the forefront of design, thanks in part to the presence of the universities, so this could be a great way to draw attention to the creative output of our city, and the Lace Market Square is a space that has been woefully underused so this could be just the project it needs.


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Step 6: Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Insert and solder the LED, labeled D1 on the PCB. It is polarized, so be sure to put the longer (positive) lead in the hole with the square outline, on the right side of the part. Bend the leads so it doesn't fall out, then solder and clip the leads.
Step 7: Reset button
The reset button is used to reset the Arduino, since the Video Game Shield obstructs the Arduino' own reset button. It might be easier to put the button in place if you first straighten the leads with a pliers. The button belongs just below the LED from the previous step.


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David Tipton. Sherlock Holmes: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. San Diego, CA: IDW Publishing, March 22nd, 2016. 120 pp.
I enjoyed this graphic novel on Sherlock Holmes, with this being a revision of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original series. I wanted to take a break from reading about superheroes but still enjoy graphic novel so this book was definitely welcomed change of pace. This particular Sherlock Holmes story help explain the mystery of how in Doyle's famous story, the "Final Problem" and "Empty House" it was possible that the former tells us of Sherlock's death while in the latter we see Sherlock's re-appearance. Basically we discover in this story that an older Watson later confessed to making up both stories and here he gives his account of what truly happened and why he lied earlier in his earlier stories.
The events takes place in the eve of World War One and Holmes and Watson eventually finding themselves in the midst of events with serious international political and military implications. Even with these big events going on the story was also intensely focused on the person of Sherlock Holmes. I like how the book allows the readers to learn a little more about Holmes where we see a Sherlock Holmes that is human, fallible and able to be tempted like other men. His battle with cocaine and Watson's attempt to help him is powerful and weaves right in with the other elements of the story in such a way that you didn't feel there were three disconnected stories going on. I also think the book was great in keeping the suspense going concerning the character named Moriarty that Holmes was so obsessed with. Moriarty of course is the character that kills Holmes in the original Doyle's story titled "Final Problem." The other amazing character that the book presented was also the psychologist Freud. I recommend this graphic novel for its story. I also found the artwork delightful in capturing the mood of the story and the drawings is helpful for the readers to appreciate the late 1800s backdrop of both England and Continental Europe that the story took place in.
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Hanoi is one of the most air polluted cities in the world. The high traffic volumes along with industrial activities have caused that, the last year, the PM2.5 particulate level recorded was seven times higher than the permissible level set by the World Health Organisation. In this context is where the Pavilion of the Origins appears. An architecture intervention aimed to house plants that will purify the air while reconciling human beings with nature.
Created by Hung Nguyen Architects, the Pavilion of the Origins is a simple metallic structure set on the terrace of a three-storey dwelling. This structure is composed of cuboid frames which act, separately, as small pavilions for plants, and whose superposition generates a human scale pavilion. A range of white nets covers different modules and not only helps to filter the sunlight but also invites us to sit on them to read, to lie down and to behold the vegetal surrounding.
The Pavilion of the Origins appears as a green retreat in the middle of the city created as a link with the natural environment and aimed to purify the polluted air of Hanoi
The different modules that configures the Pavilion of the Origins are arranged at variable heights in such a way interstices are generated among them resulting in fluid interconnected spaces. As it is an open structure, the sunlight spreads all over it and wind flows through the voids so limits between interior and exterior are blurred. As a result, a harmonious relationship is established between human, nature and space.
Nevertheless, the Pavilion of the Origins is not only a garden of ornamental plants for decorative purposes. The selection of plants is carefully made in order to include those which purify the air the most based on their capacity to absorb CO2 and harmful toxins. Thus, it is set as a green retreat dominated by nature in the middle of the polluted city of Hanoi.
The structural system that composes the Pavilion of the Origins is built with slender steel profiles coated in white resting on a floor surface made of white rolling stones that reflects the light. These elements, along with the translucent methacrylate roof that covers the whole garden, give the space an airy and bright look where plants become the main characters. The result is an installation where architecture acts as a connecting link and reinforce the interaction between human beings and nature, exalting the inner beauty of the natural origins.
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We hope your pepper patch yielded much more than a peck of peppers this past season. But whether you grew fiery hot habaneros, sweet mild bells, or a combination; and whether your harvest was bountiful or not quite as big as you hoped for, now is a good time to begin planning for a big harvest from productive plants next summer. Here are some tips on ways to maximize your pepper production.
Starting Indoors from Seed
Peppers are easy to start early from seed as long as you keep their love of warmth and their need for lots of light in mind. Bottom heat, while not essential, will help to speed germination and make it more uniform. After germination, continue to keep seedlings relatively warm -- daytime temperatures of 75-80 degrees F are ideal. And water your plants with lukewarm, not cold water.
Pepper seedlings also need lots of light. While you may have success in a sunny, south-facing window, keeping your seedlings under grow lights hung just a few inches from the tops of plants will greatly improve the quality of your seedlings.
Start pepper seeds about 8-10 weeks before you plan to set them out in the garden, which should be at least a week or two after your last spring frost date. Don't be too eager to get transplants out in the garden. Planting them out when soil and weather are still chilly may permanently set them back. Instead, wait until it is nice and warm and weather conditions are settled before setting plants in the garden. Ideally the soil should be at least 65 degrees F and nights should stay reliably above 50 degrees F.
Gardeners in short season areas can use black plastic to pre-warm the soil. You can also give plants some extra protection by setting them in a cage enclosed in clear plastic or row cover fabric. Be sure to vent plants on warm days and remove the covers as the weather warms.
Tips for Productive Peppers
Protect Transplants with Cutworm Collars Cutworms are night-feeding caterpillars that would love nothing better than to chomp through the stems of your carefully nurtured transplants once you set them in the garden. Encircle each stem with collars fashioned from sections of toilet paper or paper towel tubes, old tuna cans, or cut-down yogurt containers, or wrap the base of stems in multiple layers of newspaper.
Support Plants Pepper plants, especially those of sweet peppers, may not reach the same heights as tomatoes, but they can get top-heavy when loaded with fruits, causing branches to break or the entire plant to topple over in the wind. Use cages or stakes to help keep plants upright.
Keep Soil Moisture Consistent Peppers won't tolerate soggy soil, but they do need consistent moisture in well-drained soil to do their best. Fluctuations in soil moisture can lead to problems like blossom end rot, which causes dark, leathery spots to form on the blossom end of the fruit.
Don't Overdo Nitrogen Peppers need a balanced supply of nutrients, but too much nitrogen will encourage lots of leaves and fewer fruits. Start out with soil that's been amended with compost; then sidedress plants lightly with a balanced fertilizer as they come into flower and again about three weeks later.
Keep on Picking! The more you harvest, the more peppers your plants will produce.
Watch Out for Hot Weather While temperatures that are too low will slow pepper growth down and may even stunt plants permanently, at the other extreme, peppers may drop their blossoms and stop producing fruits if the daytime temperatures remain above 90 degrees. Hot peppers tend to be more tolerant of high temperatures than sweet peppers. While you may simply need to wait until temperatures moderate for plants to begin bearing again, you can help by keeping the soil consistently moist. If you garden where summers are hot, use an organic mulch rather than plastic to help keep the soil cool. Covering plants with shade cloth stretched on supports may help, or try placing them in the garden where they'll get some afternoon shade in midsummer from taller plants nearby.
After Pepper Heat? Wait to Harvest Hot peppers will develop more heat as they turn to their mature color, so if five-alarm chili is your goal, let them ripen completely on the plant. You can pick them when they are green, but they will be more flavorful if you let them develop some color. The heat will vary with the variety of hot pepper (habaneros are hotter than jalapenos), as well as the weather and the stress the plants experience as the fruits mature. Hot weather produces hotter peppers. You can't do much about the weather, but you can refrain from fertilizing hot pepper plants as they set fruits and keep watering to a minimum as the peppers ripen for maximum heat.
After Vitamin C? Go for Red Sweet peppers can be harvested and enjoyed both green and at their mature color. But if you're interested in maximizing the vitamin C content of these veggies, let pepper fruits remain on the vine until they've turned red, orange, yellow, or whatever the mature color is for the variety you're growing.
Harvest with Care The stems of peppers are brittle, so the safest way to harvest is with scissors, rather than trying to pull peppers off by hand.
Preserve the Harvest To preserve hot peppers, freeze them whole in plastic freezer bags. The smaller hot peppers, or chilies, can be dried individually when mature or strung into ristras or long ropes of dried fruits for use through the winter. Remember to wear rubber or disposable gloves when working with hot peppers and don't touch your eyes or face until washing your hands well with soap and water.
Wash, dry, and seed sweet peppers; then slice or dice them as desired. Spread the cut pieces out on a cookie sheet and set them in the freezer for an hour or so until frozen. Place the frozen pieces in a freezer storage bag, pushing as much air out of the bag as possible before sealing. Then it will be easy to pour out the amount of peppers you need for cooking, reseal the bag, and put the remainder back in the freezer.Question of the Month: Harvesting Collards
Q: I grew collards for the first time this season. What's the best way to harvest this crop?
A: Start harvesting the leaves of this hardy and nutritious green when they are no more than 10 inches long; larger, older leaves are likely to be tough. Begin picking leaves at the bottom of the plant, working your way up. Eventually you may have what looks almost like a miniature tree, with a bare "trunk" and a cluster of new leaves at the top. Light frost won't trouble collards; in fact the leaves will taste sweetest after they have been touched by frost.


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Guo Xianwen
Chinese Name: 郭显文
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
City: Chumen City
Province: Zhejiang
Date of Death: 2004-08
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Most recent place of detention: Shiliping Forced Labor Camp
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Mr. Guo Xianwen was about 40 years old; he lived in Chumen City, Zhejiang Province. He was illegally detained at the Shiliping Forced Labor Camp in Zhejiang Province. In August 2003, Mr. Guo was singled out for intensive brainwashing, but he remained steadfast in cultivating Falun Dafa. He refused to cooperate with the persecutors. During that period of time, he was given only rotten food to eat. He was tied to a bed frame with his four limbs extended. The torture caused his muscles to wither. Eventually, Mr. Guo was incapable of having bowel movements. Since he was denied timely medical treatment for his condition, Mr. Guo died in August 2004.
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Two Sarasota County students scored "top in the world" for their performance on Cambridge International examinations, among only five students in Florida to do so, according to a news release Monday.
Sarasota High School's Margaux Bernadette Albiez received acknowledgement for her work in Global Perspectives and Research. Booker High School's Alexis McKinnon received top honors for her general paper.
"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by Cambridge International as Top in the World. The best way to describe the Cambridge International program is as an integration into a world of next level thinking," McKinnon said in a press release. "My Cambridge classes have engaged me in a way standard classes had never done before. Learning about issues in the world around me, how to use critical thinking techniques, and how to go about analyzing information has exposed me to concepts that I will be able to apply to thinking in the real world and in my future."
Booker, Sarasota and North Port High School all offer the Advanced International Certificate of Education, created by the University of Cambridge, according to the school district's website. In 2017, students in the United States took nearly 100,000 Cambridge exams. More than 600 U.S. colleges and universities accept Cambridge exams for credit and placement.