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In early May, a New York Times article profiled the N.Y.U. College of Dentistry’s Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities. As the Times article describes, the new facility establishes an important point of service for people with developmental disabilities in New York City. It also creates a much-needed pipeline for dentists skilled in treating this special population. Read More
By Stephen Waldron
Health care leaders gathered at Harvard Law School on April 26 to discuss opportunities to redesign care delivery for people with serious illness. These efforts are informed by the shift to value-based care, which has been championed by innovators in the advanced care movement.
The event was part of the Project for Advanced Care and Health Policy, a collaboration between the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). Read More
Every day, 10,000 people die because of a lack of health care. Yes, every day. That’s over 3.5 million people annually. This shocking statistic comes from a report released last month by Oxfam.
The primary topic of Oxfam’s report was not global mortality rates or health coverage. Rather it was about global wealth and income inequality. Oxfam’s title for the press release containing this information was “Billionaire fortunes grew by $2.5 billion a day last year as poorest saw their wealth fall.” Read More
By Evan Selinger and Arthur Caplan
Perhaps you’ve seen the debate? A physician used video chat technology to inform a hospitalized Ernest Quintana and his family that he would be dying sooner than they expected. After he passed away, they objected to how the news was delivered. Over at Slate, Joel Zivot an anesthesiologist and ICU physician, responded to the uproar with an essay titled, “In Defense of Telling Patients They’re Dying Via Robot.” Read More
States can be laboratories of health reform.
Massachusetts and Oregon expanded insurance coverage during previous periods of federal inaction, and with solutions unlikely to come from a politically divided Washington D.C., how will states tackle the problem of health insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and unattainable for many families?
Is there a role for the government to play a greater role in making health insurance affordable and accessible? As public support for action on health care grows, what options are available to states now?
I spoke to former Petrie-Flom Student Fellow and Medicaid policy scholar Emma Sandoe about states that have begun to explore Medicaid Buy-In policies, which allow people to purchase government backed health insurance or Medicaid-like plans. Read More
By Adrian Gropper
Imagine solving wicked problems of patient matching, consent, and a patient-centered longitudinal health record while also enabling a world of new healthcare services for patients and physicians to use. The long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on information blocking from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) promises nothing less.
Having data automatically follow the patient is a laudable goal but difficult for reasons of privacy, security, and institutional workflow. The privacy issues are clear if you use surveillance as the mechanism to follow the patient. Do patients know they’re under surveillance? By whom? Is there one surveillance agency or are there dozens in real-world practice? Can a patient choose who does the surveillance and which health encounters, including behavioral health, social relationships, location, and finance are excluded from the surveillance? Read More
With Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announcing that she was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, I suppose that means the 2020 Democratic Primary is off to the races. Joining her are some lower profile candidates, including John Delaney (former MD congressman), Richard Ojeda (WV state senator and former congressional candidate), Tulsi Gabbard (HI congresswoman), Julian Castro (former secretary of HUD). And within the last week, senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) put their hats in the ring.
While many issues are likely to play prominent roles in this campaign — immigration, taxes, inequality, housing, universal pre-k, college affordability, environment/climate change — healthcare is likely to play an outsized role after Democrats found it to be a winning issue in 2018. Read More
The call for “Medicare for All” has grown louder and its cadence more frequent. Even President Obama has expressed support for it. Increasingly, as policymakers and stakeholders debate the path forward for healthcare in the U.S., a familiar invocation of human rights language can be heard.
The sentiment that “healthcare is a right” — rather, that it should be a right — has many layers. Its complexity is more accurately captured as “health(care) is a (human) right”. These parens make my head spin, too. They also suggest that Medicare for All is at best a piecemeal solution to the causes of poor health in the U.S. Read More
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll, shockingly large swaths of Americans have reported that they don’t have a primary care provider.
The July 2018 report found that 45 percent of 18-29 year olds, as well as 28 and 18 percent of 30-49 and 50-64 year olds, respectively, also lack designated primary care.
Kaiser Health News (KHN) explained that the price transparency, convenience, and speed of alternatives to office-based primary care physician (PCP) visits appear to be some of the preferences driving these patterns. Retail clinics, urgent care centers, and telemedicine websites satisfy many of these preferences, and are therefore appealing alternatives to scheduled appointments with a PCP. For example, extended hours and shorter wait times at increasingly widespread retail clinics have attracted young patients who want to avoid the hassle and wait times involved in scheduling and attending a traditional doctors office.
A 2015 PNC Healthcare survey similarly found that millennials saw their PCP significantly less (61 percent) than baby boomers and seniors (80 and 85 percent, respectively). The study emphasized the effects of technology on millennials’ trends in healthcare acquisition, such as higher utilization of online reviews to shop for doctors (such as Yelp). It also found that millennials are much more likely to prefer retail and acute care clinics, and are more likely to postpone treatment due to high costs than older generations.
Short-term, limited-duration insurance was designed as a temporary gap-filler while a person transitions from one kind of health insurance to a different plan or coverage. In 2016, recognizing its serious limitations, an Obama Administration rule mandated that coverage of short-term, limited-duration insurance be limited to three months, including any period of renewal.
But due to a final rule in August 2018 from the Trump Administration, short-term, limited-duration insurance coverage contracts can now last as long as one day short of a year, and can last as long as three years with renewals or extensions. The Trump Administration explained in its final rule that it selected this standard to promote access to choices of health coverage and to individual health insurance coverage. The rule also acknowledged this kind of insurance may not be the most appropriate or affordable for everyone. As of Tuesday, October 2, insurers can sell these “skimpy” plans for the extended duration.


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Kakadu uranium mine begins operations again
THE uranium mine in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park has begun processing operations again, after a toxic spill at the mine.
A statement from Ranger mine operators Energy Resources Australia to the stock exchange on Thursday said the company took a $120 million hit from the stall.
The company stopped operations last year after a leak of acidic and radioactive slurry from pits onsite in December last year.
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane approved the re-opening of operations on Thursday, after an investigation into the leak.
That report, he said in a statement, gave the all-clear to restart processing uranium, as long as a site visit and second report on operations are provided in two weeks.

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By Erin Marissa Russell
Lettuce is one of humanity’s oldest foods and a popular addition to the vegetable garden for beginners and expert gardeners alike. This standard of the veggie patch is so popular because it’s a low maintenance crop that usually doesn’t struggle with diseases or infestation by garden pests. Lettuce also has the benefit of being a natural space saver, producing a sizable harvest in exchange for quite a small investment of garden square footage. With so many different varieties of lettuce available, there’s one to suit every taste and every climate.
Keep reading to learn everything you need to know to choose lettuce varieties for your garden, plant them, and nourish them to maturity. Our section on companion planting will guide you in selecting plants to grow alongside your lettuce and warn you against plant partnerships that will drag one another down instead of building one another up. We’ll also discuss troubleshooting in case your lettuce plants do happen to face a plant disease or insect problem as well as how to harvest and store your crop. First things first—here’s a rundown of the essentials of lettuce cultivation.
The Basics on Growing Lettuce
Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa L.
Common Name(s): Lettuce, garden lettuce
Plant Type: Annual or biennial leafy herbaceous plant eaten as a vegetable
Mature Plant Size: 12 to 40 inches tall; 6 to 24 inches wide (size depends on lettuce variety)
Days to Maturity: Average of 45-55 days from seed for most varieties, except heading types, which need a little longer. Romaine generally matures in 75-85 days, and most crisphead lettuces mature in 70-100 days. Starting with baby plants instead of seed reduces the maturation period by 10-14 days. Cool weather can push harvest date back by up to 21 days; hot weather can make harvest up to 7 days earlier.
USDA Hardiness Zones: 2 through 11
Temperature Tolerance: 60-65 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5-18.3 degrees Celsius) is ideal. Hardened off transplants can survive temperatures as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (6.67 degrees celsius), and all lettuce should withstand frost as long as the frost is not severe. Properly hardened young plants are actually hardier to cold weather than more mature lettuces. Soil temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.6 degrees Celsius) or warmer will trigger thermal dormancy and stall germination.
Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Requirements: Fertile, loose loamy soil rich with compost that drains well and has moderate water retention and a slightly acidic to neutral pH level of 6.0 to 6.8
Soil Preparation: Add compost to soil before planting; aerate soil that is not loose
When to Plant: Start lettuce from seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last expected frost in spring or direct sow 2 weeks before last expected frost in spring. Succession planting can continue every one to three weeks from spring’s last frost until the middle of June. For a fall harvest, plant eight weeks before the first expected frost of autumn.
Plant Spacing: Initial spacing = 1 inch, in rows spaced 12-18 inches apart
Planting Depth for Seeds: One eighth of an inch
Germination Temperature: Ideal germination range = 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 to 20 degrees Celsius), but germination is possible when soil is 40 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit (4.5 to 24 degrees Celsius). High temperatures can trigger thermal dormancy, stalling germination.
Average Germination: Germination depends on temperature and ranges from two days at 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) through one to two weeks at 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius).
Thinning Young Plants: When seedlings have grown two or three true leaves, thin crisphead lettuces to 12 inches apart. Other lettuce varieties should be thinned so mini heads are spaced at 6 inches and standard sized heads spaced at 8 to 10 inches. Rows of lettuce plants should stand 18 inches apart for all varieties.
Watering Needs: Water deeply once per week or more often unless rainfall is heavy; increase hydration in times of drought. Aim for soil to remain consistently moist throughout lettuce’s development.
Shelf Life of Seeds: One year
Companion Planting: Lettuce does not struggle against much difficulty with plant diseases or garden pests, so it makes a good companion for many plants. It benefits from shade in the hot part of the summer or neighbors that deter caterpillars, worms, aphids, and other pests that feed on succulent plant life. Lettuce is a good space-saving plant in the garden and can be tucked in between specimens of other plants.
Choosing Which Variety of Lettuce to Grow
Because humans have been cultivating lettuce for such a long time, there are tons of different varieties to choose from when you’re deciding which kinds of lettuce to grow in your garden. If your climate tends toward hot weather, choose heat tolerant lettuces or those that are slow to bolt in hot weather. To prevent problems with lettuce mosaic virus, you can select seeds tested disease-free. These seeds are designated with the letters “MTO-30” on the package, which means the seeds went through testing for lettuce mosaic virus and none was found in a sample of 30,000 seeds.
The many varieties of lettuce plants out there come in five distinct types depending on their characteristics.
Butterhead lettuces are known for their high quality and oily, flavorful leaves, which come from loose heads. Butterhead varieties mature in 55 to 75 days.
Crisphead lettuces, which are so familiar at the grocery store, are the most difficult types of lettuce to grow. Iceberg is an example of a crisphead lettuce. They take 75 days or more to mature and need a long, cool growing season. Any kind of stress can result in bolting; for best results, transplant seeds started indoors into the outdoor garden in early spring.
Looseleaf types grow quickly, within 45 to 60 days, and are known for being easy to care for. Gardeners can start to harvest looseleaf varieties when they have been growing for four weeks for baby lettuce though it takes 45 to 60 days to reach maturity.
Romaine lettuces are also often referred to as cos varieties. They grow in an upright formation, and the shape of the heads is elongated. Some Romaine lettuce heads can reach heights of 2 feet. Romaines come in red or light green and take an average of 70 days to mature. They are more likely to tolerate hot climates and less likely to struggle with bolting than other types of lettuce.
Summer crisp lettuce varieties are also called French lettuces. They fall between butterheads and crispheads in their texture and flavor. Gardeners can wait 50 to 75 days for mature heads to form or can harvest them early as they would leaf lettuce.
Selecting a Location for Growing Lettuce
The most important factor when choosing where to grow your lettuce is the soil. Lettuces need soil that is loose and moist, as their root systems never get very deep. They also need at least six hours of sun each day, ranging up to 10 to 12 hours, although shade is beneficial in warm climates. Keep reading for details on finding the perfect spot for your lettuce bed.
Sun Requirements for Lettuce
For maximum production, lettuce needs to grow somewhere that receives six hours of sun each day at minimum, with 10 to 12 hours of sun each day being beneficial. However, shade is a welcome reprieve from hot weather, especially in the summer. Try to find a place where lettuce plants will get some afternoon shade from trees growing nearby, a fence, lattice, or other structure. If your garden doesn’t have any of these shade options, consider large plants instead, such as beans, corn, kohlrabi, okra, sunflowers, or tomatoes. Shade cloth will also offer a cool shadow where tender lettuce plants can spend their afternoons.
Soil Requirements for Lettuce
Lettuce can tolerate a variety of soil types, loamy being preferred, as long as the pH level is between 6.2 and 6.8. The plants are sensitive to low pH, so if your garden’s pH balance falls below 6.2, use a lime amendment to raise it to the range lettuce can tolerate. Soil should be loose and cool, providing drainage while still retaining plenty of moisture.
Preparing Soil for Lettuce
By improving the soil in fall where your lettuce will grow in spring, you’re making an environment that will result in healthy, tender lettuce plants with flavorful leaves. Use a layer of several inches of rich organic material rich in nitrogen and potassium, such as aged compost, well rotted manure, or a fish emulsion. Mix the amendment down into the top six inches or so of the soil, then rake the top smooth and flat, and leave the soil from fall until spring, giving it time for the organic material to decompose and become one with the soil. Any time you add chicken manure, it’s smart to wait several months (as with this plan, when you’d amend in the fall before a spring planting) to prevent the manure from “burning” your plants with excess nitrogen.
Planting Instructions for Lettuce
You can grow lettuce from seeds or from starter plants procured from a garden center, nursery, or friend’s garden. Seeds can be started indoors early in the season, or you can wait a while to direct sow the seeds into the outdoor garden. For maximum harvest, consider starting some plants indoors and sowing others directly into the outdoor garden or implementing succession planting using the instructions we provide here.
Starter plants should be transferred into the garden as soon as possible after purchase, so wait to purchase your baby lettuce plants until it’s time to plant lettuce outdoors in your USDA Hardiness Zone. If you must wait more than a week or two to move your starter lettuce plants outdoors, you’ll improve their chances of survival and their overall health both short term and long term by moving the baby lettuce plants into larger containers. Simply follow the instructions for planting lettuce in containers that’s listed a few sections below. Then care for the starter plants using our instructions for lettuce plants grown indoors until it’s possible to transplant them into the outdoor garden.
Knowing How Much Lettuce to Plant
Plan to grow lots of lettuce—six to 10 lettuce plants per person who will be eating lettuce will work. Just be sure to renew the harvested lettuce using succession planting. Each 10-foot row of lettuce you plant will yield four to 10 pounds of lettuce in the kitchen.
Planting Lettuce From Seed
To grow lettuce plants from seeds, you can either start the seeds indoors or sow them directly into the garden. When starting seeds indoors, start them six to eight weeks before the last frost date forecasted for the spring. When sowing directly into the outdoor garden, do so as soon as the soil can be worked (or 2 weeks before the last frost date forecasted for spring.) Seeds you start indoors should go into a seed cell tray, with one seedling per cell.
In the garden, plant lettuce seeds at one eighth of an inch deep, arranging them in rows between 12 and 18 inches apart. Thin the seedlings once they each have two or three true leaves to stand 12 inches apart when you’re growing crisphead lettuce or six to 10 inches apart when you’re growing other lettuce types. Light must reach the seeds for them to germinate, so be careful not to plant lettuce seeds too deep.
To grow a lettuce bed or lettuce patch instead of planting lettuce in rows, simply sprinkle the seeds lightly in the area where you want lettuce to grow. Then cover with about an eighth of an inch of fine soil, and press lightly with the palm of your hand to firm the soil. This technique works especially well with looseleaf lettuces, which can grow with up to nine plants per square foot, whereas it would not work for a crisphead variety, which would need the whole square foot to itself.
Planting Lettuce From Transplants
Seeds you start indoors should be left to grow three or four weeks before the seedlings are transplanted to the garden outside. You can transplant lettuce you started from seed and kept indoors or lettuce plants purchased from the nursery or garden center into the outdoor garden once you can work the soil in the garden.
Help lettuce get used to the outdoor weather by using hardening off for three days to gradually increase the amount of time the seedlings spend outdoors. Once they go through hardening off, young plants should be able to survive temperatures as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-6.6 degrees Celsius).
Plants should be spaced 12 inches apart for crispheads and six to 10 inches apart for other varieties in rows that stand 12 to 18 inches apart. Keep dry soil consistently moist so seeds germinate well and to make sure the ground stays cool and damp but not waterlogged. Lettuce will need consistent moisture from the seedling stage until plants are harvested.
Planting Lettuce for Microgreens or Baby Leaves
To grow lettuce that will be harvested at the microgreen stage or as baby leaves to be used in salad, sow more thickly in a band between two and four inches wide. Your seed density should be something close to 60 seeds per foot.
Planting Lettuce for a Fall Harvest
Plant lettuce in midsummer for a fall harvest, following the same instructions as for springtime planting with the exception of the date. When you plan your planting date, work backwards from the harvest date and plan for lettuce to mature close to when the first frost of fall is expected. Although developing seedlings that have been hardened off can usually survive temperatures down to 20 degrees, more mature plants close to their harvest will not be as resilient.
Planting Lettuce for Continuous Harvest Using Succession Planting
Use succession planting by planting new lettuce every one, two, or three weeks from the last frost of spring until the second week in June. This technique will give you a consistently available supply of lettuce to harvest while it is in season. If you plant a few different varieties with varying maturation periods, your selection will be varied as well as prolific. Start the season with early lettuces, grow heat tolerant species for most of the season, and at the end of the summer, begin planting fall lettuces.
Planting Lettuce in Containers
Lettuce grows well in containers because it doesn’t require a lot of room for its roots. However, containers should be at least six inches deep, and you will need the container to have holes in it to provide drainage. The soil in containers heats up more quickly and to higher temperatures than soil in the garden, making it possible for plants to get sunscald on their leaves. They may also have foliage burned where it touches the sides of the container, and in warm weather, containers may not retain water very long. For these reasons, choose containers light in color or paint them white if you garden in a warm region, and avoid those made out of plastic, metal, or terra cotta. Instead, choose clay, coir, concrete, fabric, fiber-resin, glazed ceramic, polystyrene, pressed paper, or wood containers. Place containers in spots that will get at least six hours of sun as well as some shade in the afternoon, and choose larger ones when you can so they will not need water as frequently.
Soil for growing lettuce in containers should be rich in organic material, such as compost or peat. You can add well-rotted manure or additional compost to the soil to make it richer if you like. The soil you use should be loose and loamy, providing lots of drainage. You can treat with a balanced fertilizer, like a granular or water-soluble 5-5-5 or 10-10-10 fertilizer, diluted to half strength, before planting your seeds. Continue fertilizing about every two weeks.
Sow a dense layer of seeds on the soil’s surface, then use your hand to press them gently into the soil. Water the soil well to keep it moist and help seeds say where you placed them. Do not allow the soil to dry out as lettuce plants are developing, but also avoid oversaturated soil. Some people prefer using a spray bottle to keep young lettuce plants evenly misted.
When plants are an inch tall, thin them with clean, sterilized garden shears or clean hands so that leaf lettuces stand four inches apart, Romaines stand six to eight inches apart, and heading varieties are 10 to 12 inches apart. If your containers are not very large, you may thin to just a single plant per container.
When leaves are four inches tall, you can harvest baby leaves for salad, or you can harvest earlier for microgreens. You can also wait through the maturation period for each variety to have completely mature lettuce. For all but heading varieties, you can use cut and come again harvesting. Use clean, sterilized shears to clip off only the leaves you need, starting from the outside base of the plant and working your way inward. Never harvest more than two thirds of a plant’s foliage.
Heading varieties may be pulled up roots and all or clipped to the ground using clean, sterilized shears. Plants you harvest by pulling up from the roots will not keep growing like those you use the cut and come again approach to harvest. To replace these lettuce plants, you can sow two or three seeds or tuck a seedling into the hole the head of lettuce left behind. Plants you cut down to the ground will begin to sprout anew from the remaining foliage.
Planting Lettuce Indoors
You can grow lettuce indoors for a harvest that lasts all year long. Just be sure to situated your lettuce in a south-facing window that gets 10 to 12 hours of sun each day. If you don’t have a spot like this that is draft free and safe from sources of heat, pets, and children, consider using grow lights to plant lettuce indoors.
Loose leaf varieties grow better indoors than heading varieties. Choose containers with good drainage that are flat and shallow or have a diameter of four to six inches. If you will start plants as seeds, use a seed starting mix to replace potting soil in the container.
Start with three or four inches of soil in your container, and water the soil to moisten it. Add your lettuce seeds, at a distance of about an inch apart. Sprinkle a shallow layer of seed starting mix over the seeds. Use a tray or other container beneath your lettuce pot to catch water that flows from the drainage holes, and set your lettuce plants up in the spot you’ve chosen for them. While plants are young, tent plastic over the container to create a greenhouse effect, or use a lid when one is provided.
Make a point of checking your seeds daily for germination. Once sprouting begins, remove the cover or plastic wrap from the container. Use clean, sterilized shears to thin the plants out so they stand one inch apart. Continue keeping plants evenly moist using a spray bottle. Start a fertilizing routine once plants have their true leaves. When three or four weeks have passed and the leaves of your lettuce plants are four inches long, you may harvest them as baby lettuce. Whenever you choose to harvest, cut only the leaves you will use, and new ones will grow in their places.
Regardless of the planting method you choose for your lettuce, unless you’ll be growing your salad greens indoors, it’s worth taking the time just after planting to add a layer of mulch around where your lettuce is growing. Make sure to leave an empty margin around your plants where the mulch does not touch to avoid problems with fungal diseases and rot.The mulch will help moderate the soil temperature, keeping the ground cool when the summer sun is high and hot, and the layer of mulch also offers a good bit of protection from weeds, which will be choked out by the mulch before they can struggle past it to the surface. If slugs are problematic in your garden, however, mulching your lettuce bed may not be the best option for you.
Caring for Lettuce Plants
If cold weather strikes when plants are new, use row covers to shield them from the cold. Row covers can help keep insects at bay as well. In hot weather, use hoops to support row covers to provide plants with some shade. Row covers or cloches should be used to protect plants in a hard freeze.
Watering Lettuce Plants
Aim for a consistent watering routine throughout lettuce’s growth period so plants keep growing throughout maturation. Because lettuce has shallow roots, plants need water moderately but nearly constantly, especially when the weather is hot, so do not allow soil to dry out. Water deeply at least once a week, unless rainfall contributes, adn water more often when drought occurs.
A layer of mulch made from compost or clean straw will aid the soil in staying cool and retaining plenty of moisture. (Just make sure to leave a margin so mulch doesn’t touch lettuce plants). A drip irrigation system is also an optimal solution. As weather gets hotter, plants will require more water, especially those in containers. You can always test the soil to check its moisture level by inserting a finger near where plants are growing. If the ground feels damp or earth clings to your finger, more water is needed.
Make sure to water your lettuce in the cool of the morning or the evening instead of when the sun is high in the sky. Water heated by the sun when the day is at its hottest can burn plant foliage or get so hot as to damage plant cells.
Fertilizing Lettuce Plants
Every two weeks during the growing season for lettuce, fertilize the plants with a balanced water soluble or granular fertilizer diluted to half strength. Find a fertilizer blend that has the three numbers separated by hyphens at equal values, such as a 5-5-5 or 10-10-10 blend.
Harvesting Instructions for Lettuce
Once true leaves have formed and lettuce is four inches tall, you can begin to harvest. Early lettuce is more tasty and delicate than lettuce that’s left in the ground too long. Most lettuces that are not heading varieties can be harvested using the cut and come again approach, and new leaves will grow where the old ones have been taken. Just use clean, sterilized shears or clean hands to pick off the leaves you need, working from the outside base of the plant up and toward the inside. Heading varieties that cannot be harvested this way can either be pulled up at the roots or cut down to the ground. With the latter approach, a new plant will sprout from the foliage left behind.
Grow Lettuce Next to These Companion Plants:
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): When the summer sun is too severe for tender lettuces, the asparagus will be tall enough to shade the greens.
Basil (Ocimum basilicum): Basil in the garden benefits the whole area by keeping mosquitoes at bay, but when planted near lettuce, it will improve the taste of the lettuce as well.
Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris): The lettuce’s appetite for rich nutrients will be satiated by the nitrogen that beans infuse into the soil. The taller bean bushes or vines will also give the lettuce some restorative shade in the heat of summer.
Beets (Beta vulgaris): As beets develop underground, they release nutrients into the soil that will be happily drawn in by neighboring lettuce plants.
Borage (Borago officinalis): Borage works as a natural repellent for the tomato hornworms and cabbage worms that can inflict such damage on developing heads of lettuce. In bloom, borage it boosts the whole garden’s well-being by enticing pollinators and other beneficial insects to stop by and visit.
Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera): Make the most of your limited garden space by sowing lettuce seeds between your Brussels sprouts—or instead of seeds, you can start with baby lettuce plants purchased from the garden center or started indoors earlier in the season.
Calendula (Calendula officinalis): Slugs can make short work of young lettuce plants, but when calendula grows nearby, it distracts the slugs, who prefer calendula to lettuce. Use the calendula as a trap plant (also called a sacrificial plant) in gardens that already struggle with slugs. Gardeners who don’t already see slugs on their property should beware calendula’s potential to draw them in, however.
Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus): When carrot plants blossom, they lure in pollinators and insects that will prey on garden pests. Repay the favor by interspersing your carrots with lettuce plants to keep weeds out of the way so they won’t compete against the carrots for room and resources.
Catnip (Nepeta cataria): Bugs and beetles will stay far away from lettuce when catnip grows nearby.
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium): Chervil repels slugs and aphids while encouraging lettuce to grow faster.
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum): Grow chives near lettuce to stave off aphids and Japanese beetles.
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum): Plant lettuce and cilantro (also called coriander) simultaneously.
Corn (Zea mays): Give lettuce plants some shade when they need it by growing them next to corn.
Dill (Anethum graveolens): Growing dill will keep all kinds of garden pests away.
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis): Keep slugs and beetles out of the garden and off your lettuce plants when you grow hyssop.
Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group): While kohlrabi plants throw shade on delicate lettuce, the lettuce repels earth flies from the kohlrabi.
Lavender (Lavandula): Keep lettuce growing healthy and strong by growing lavender nearby..
Leeks (Allium porrum): The carrot flies that can be a problem for lettuce will stay away if you grow leeks close by.
Marigold (Tagetes): Functions as an all-natural pest repellent and attracts hoverflies that eat aphids.
Marjoram (Origanum majorana): Adding marjoram to the vegetable garden keeps all the plants growing strong.
Melon (Curcumis melo): Make the most of the space you have by groing heads of lettuce soaved
Mint (Mentha): Tell cabbage moth and ants to steer clear of the garden whn you grow mint.
Nasturtium (Trapeolum): Attract pollinators and use nasturtium as a trap plant for caterpillars, aphids, and whiteflies.
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus): Double up to save space and simultaneously keep lettuce plants shaded and cool when you intersperse them with okra.
Pets (Pisum sativum): Lettuce needs lots of nitrogen, and peas fix nitrogen in the soil.
Radish (Raphanus sativus): Use radishes as a trap crop to draw beetles and cucumber away from lettuce. Gardeners also say that the texture of radish is improved when lettuce grows close by.
Sage (Salvia officinalis): Keep slugs and beetles far away from developing lettuce plants when you grow sage near them.
Strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa): Make a protective barrier around strawberry plants by planting lettuce around them.
Sunflowers (Helianthus): Sunflowers reel in pollinators while also shading lettuce and other delicate plants.
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare): Keep cutworms off your lettuce plants when you grow tansy.
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum): When the weather is hot, tomatoes will give lettuce a break with some shade.
Winter squash (Cucurbita): The shape of winter squash and lettuce plants as well as their timing in the garden means growing them together makes sense.
Troubleshooting Lettuce to Prevent and Treat Common Diseases and Pests
Lettuce is often recommended as a starter plant for beginning gardeners and those who bemoan their lack of a green thumb because it isn’t susceptible to serious challenges from plant disease or insect infestation. However, even the most resilient and vigorous crops will face a problem now and again, and lettuce crops are no different.
When problems do strike, lettuce plants tend to have problems with caterpillars, slugs and snails, and bacterial or fungal rot. To prevent bacterial and fungal disease from striking, use crop rotation to avoid planting lettuce in the same location two years running.


Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is building a large green area for students' recreation and intellectual leisure. The University will have more than a kilometer of the parkland near the IAT, FCE, and FICS campus buildings.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute held two months on clean-up and landscaping and a spring toloka. Vice-Rector for Administrative Affairs Vadym Kondratiuk told the “KP” newspaper correspondent about the clean-up results and upcoming plans for landscaping.
For a year now we have been learning to live next to a constant danger - an insidious virus. At the university, among other tasks, special attention is paid to the safety of students in dormitories in compliance with the requirements of relevant laws, regulations and recommendations.
Half years of forced solitude sharpened our imagination, encouraged us to be more attentive – look at everything around us and notice nature’s beauty and search for comfort when we are buried under a pile of work. These days, working online, with nostalgia and fondly, we are looking at the photo
Every day, from the birth to our last days, nature gives us joy, inspiration and beauty. The plants that surround us affect the climate, provide oxygen, process harmful emissions, provide food and healthy environment.
Polytechnicians are already accustomed to the fact that the apple tree, among other trees, is the roundabout of the first building. Another tree of the same beauty grows behind the seventh building. As if in a fairy tale, they please the eye from early spring to late autumn.
The cold is coming again, and it is a difficult period of survival in the life of the birds. Some of them fly away to the warm and rich sites of the land, and those that remain during winter, need our help. A real-life gift for birds can be feeders, placed by caring people in the parks.


Upcoming Samsung event to showcase Galaxy and Ativ devices
We had recently heard rumours of Samsung launching a tablet powered by Intel processor, while we thought it was unlikely back then, an announcement from Samsung has brought the theory up again.
As per the event scheduled for June 20 by Samsung, new devices would be introduced in the Android based Galaxy range along with the ATIV range which runs on the Windows Phone. Reports claim that the company would be launching a series of tablets with screen sizes 7, 8, 10 and maybe even 11.6 inch.
The largest tablet is said to be have an Intel inside and while it is unknown whether the device would be a merger of the Galaxy line with the ATIV line, it would make more sense to see two tablets, one running Android and the other running Windows 8 OS.


As an award-winning journalist and photojournalist I've been around the world and now have taken a deeper dive into screenwriting. Recent accolades for my debut script, TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN, include Writer: Recommend Austin Film Festival, Semifinalist Scriptapalooza, Semifinalist Stowe Story Labs, Second Rounder Launchpad, Quarterfinalist Screencraft, WeScreenplay. MFA, Screenwriting and New Media, Antioch University, 2020.
Turquoise Mountain Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Adventure When a troubled female photojournalist now Chicago cabbie meets a Navajo scientist fighting GMO corn, she follows him out West to pursue romance, spiritual healing, and possibly staving off an apocalyptic Navajo prophecy, but their greatest challenge is their improbable mix of cultures which forces them both to change.
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2017 was a great year for music. Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of you', Louis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's 'Despacito', and Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do' literally BROKE the Internet, but there were many other songs that we fell in love with this year and it is quite possible you did not know about them. Here are 17 songs that you MUST listen to before the end of 2017.
1. Kendrick Lamar – 'Humble.'
In a time where rappers choose to write songs about sex, drugs, and money, Kendrick has always been an outlier. 'Humble.' is an instruction piece to all millenials and is predicted to sweep the Grammy's this year.
2. Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane – 'Fetish'
Due to health issues, Selena was missing from action in the early part of 2017. However, she was back soon enough with 'Fetish'. The track, described as alt-pop, is fresh, sexy, and will leave you, dare I say, pursuing that fetish!
3. Dua Lipa – 'New Rules'
Dua Lipa has been making music since 2015 but 'New Rules' truly put her on the map. With repetitive lyrics and a catchy beat, the song is THE go-to manual to put an end to a bad relationship.
4. J. Balvin, Willy William – 'Mi Gente'
If you liked Despacito, you will LOVE 'Mi Gente'. This Spanish firecracker of a song is a great party starter. The song's video is the third fastest music video to reach 400 million views on Youtube. Curious? See for yourself!
5. Jay Z – 'The Story of O.J.'
Jay Z opens up about the troubles in the African American Community in this heavy track. The music video itself shows the crude cartoon portrayal of how black people were drawn in the past. The song is hard-hitting and will go down in time as one of Jay-Z's bests.
6. Calvin Harris ft. Future, Khalid – 'Rollin'
When you listen to 'Rollin' for the first time, it is hard for you to believe that this track was composed by Calvin Harris. This synth-funktrack is sure to give you cool, beach vibes.
7. Drake – 'Passionfruit'
Passionfruit is another one of Drake's catchy tunes that is sure to get you dancing. It may not be as fly as 'Hotline Bling', but it is still pretty damn good.
8. Imagine Dragons – 'Thunder'
“Just a young gun with a quick fuse.” Story of all our lives. Amiright?
9. Jain – 'Makeba'
You may have heard this groovy beat in the new Levi's ad. The track was released in 2016, but it made its way to mainstream in 2017 thanks to the viral ad. The 70s rhythm pattern coupled with African beats are bound to give you eargasms.
10. Parekh and Singh – 'Ghost'
This Kolkata-based duo sure knows how to make a great feel-good song. Chracterized as a dream pop track, 'Ghost' is without a doubt distinctive.
11. Kesha – 'Learn to Let Go'
2017 saw the return of Kesha and she did not disappoint. 'In Learn to Let Go', she chronicles her past troubles and urges people to move on. More power to her!
12. Linkin Park – 'One More Light'
Chester Bennington's death hit us like a truck this year and we still can't believe he's no more. The track 'One More Light' truly personifies the grief. It comes as no surprise why Linkin Park chose to release this single in memory of Chester.
13. Childish Gambino – 'Red Bone'
Another song that was released in 2016 but peaked in 2017. This catchy soulful tune is sure to get you moving! Also, you'd be surprised to know that 'Childish Gambino' is none other than the actor Donald Glover.
14. Macklemore ft. Lil Yachty – 'Marmalade'
Macklemore is churning great music back to back and we're lovin' it! If Billboard calls a song “a joyous record”, then you MUST check it out, right?!
15. Cardi B. – 'Bodak Yellow'
The track's simple beat and catchy lyrics made Cardi B. the second solo female hip-hop artist to have a number one single on BillBoard 100! And that's pretty big, coz it hasn't happened in 19 years. Way to go, Cardi!
16. Judah and the Lion – 'Take It All Back'
Has a country track ever made you head bang? Well, be prepared, because the banjo stylings in 'Take It All Back' will most definitely catch you by surprise.
17. Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – 'Chained to the Rhythm'
Chained to the Rhythm is not your average Katy Perry song. Yes, the song's genre is a combination of Dancehall and Disco, but beneath this dance-worthy beat is an important question: Are we living a delusional life?
There you have it folks! Your year-end playlist has been sorted.


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Meet Tanya Tucker’s Silver Fox Boyfriend [Pictures]
The couple have been together for just a few months, but have known each other for nearly 50 years. Per People, they met when both visited a Texas radio station as 13-year-old newcomers to country music. The story goes that Tucker kind of forgot about that day, but he never did.
“Craig’s always loved me, always,” 61-year-old Tucker shares.
Watch: Tanya Tucker Had a Grammy Moment With "Bring My Flowers Now"
On two occasions they gave love a try, but it never worked out. Tucker would date and get engaged to several men, like the late Glen Campbell in the 1980s. She has a daughter named Layla with producer Jerry Laseter. She also has two kids with actor Ben Reed.
Credit Lee Ann Womack for bringing Tucker and Dillingham together once and (perhaps) for all. Her husband is friends with Dillingham so they invited him to a Tucker/Womack show.
“She talked him into going, so when he got there, I got off the bus, and he walked up and I went, ahhhh!” Tucker tells People. “And so we’ve been together ever since.”
Is marriage in the plans? Tucker says she’s not opposed. In fact, she says if she suggested it, he’d do it!
“I love being around him,” Tucker says of Dillingham. “And we love doing things together. He adores me, but he also don’t let me slide. I really want him in my life.”
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- Wilton Candy Melts Candy And Chocolate Melting Pot, 2.5 Cups
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Featherweights Danny Chavez and Ricardo Ramos will look to rebound when they square off in June.
Six fighters were suspended for 180 days due to injuries sustained in Abu Dhabi.
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2015 Infiniti QX70 | new car review
Decent amount of tech to improve the ride and handling of the QX70
External appearance and interior design need a makeover.
The first generation model of the QX70 ran from 2003 to 2008 and I’d like to think it stuck around for only six years because it wasn’t very pretty. But then in 2009, the second generation model emerged and all of a sudden, that first generation model became so much more desirable. I’m not sure if it’s the awkward headlights or just the structure of the QX70, but the only thing that comes to mind whenever I see one, is a wild boar.
Boring, dull, monotonous, call it what you may but the lack of creativity in the 2015 Infiniti QX70 is dreadful. Of course, it all feels very good because it is an Infiniti but that tired centre console and poorly designed steering wheel are in dire need of an immediate makeover.
With the engine’s weight toward the center and the wheels pushed to the corners, the balance of the QX70 is believed to enhance its handling. With the optional Continuous Damping Control (CDC®) the car automatically tightens or softens the suspension when you’re cornering or cruising, or allows you to manually set sports mode. Additionally, the Rear Active Steer system turns the rear wheels for a sharper turn-in as well.
What’s on offer?
Under the curvaceous hood sits either a 3.7 litre V6 or a 5.0 litre V8. Although both engines are mated to a 7 speed automatic transmission, the former churns out 329 horsepower and 360 Nm of torque, while the latter ups the ante to 390 horsepower and a ground shaking 500 Nm of torque. With power being sent to all four wheels, the 3.7 litre completes a 0 – 100 km/h run in 6.3 seconds, while the 5.0 litre tidies it up in 5.6 seconds.
If it isn’t this Japanese luxury crossover that gets you weak in the knees, you could always jump ship to Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus and pick up the better looking RX for a similar amount of dough. But, that would be a silly move because you’d have ignored the wonderful Audi Q5 that costs just AED 170,000!
|Specifications||2015 Infiniti QX70 - 3.7L||2015 Infiniti QX70 - 5.0L|
|Engine/ Cylinders||3.7 litre / V6||5.0 litre / V8|
|Max Power |
|329 hp @ 7,000 RPM||390 hp @ 6,500 RPM|
|360 Nm @ 5,200 RPM||500 Nm @ 4,400 RPM|
|Tranmission||7 speed automatic||7 speed automatic|
|Drive||All wheel drive||All wheel drive|
|0-100 km/h||6.3 secs||5.6 secs|
|Top speed||230 km/h||250 km/h|
|Price||AED 173,000 - 205,000||AED 225,000|


1998 Volvo S70 from North America
All the light bulbs had been replaced at least twice in the past 4&1/2 years.
Turn signals were replaced 3 times.
Window control unit need to be replaced before 100,000 miles and it costed almost $400.
At 107,250 miles, the oxygen sensors and both left and right engine pads need to be replaced and it costed me over $1000.
This is a very safe car with very smooth handling.
However it just seems like everything begin to fall apart after 100K miles, even I took it to the dealer for services every 5000 miles.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 5th September, 2002
16th Jun 2007, 11:05
The S70 is known for having stupid electrical problems. Light bulbs burn out constantly in these cars. It shouldn't be, but It's the norm with these cars. From what I gather, the master control power window switch is also a common failure on the S70. It's also common for "check engine" lights to come on. The good thing about all of this is they are very minor problems. Just an annoyance more than anything. There are cars of this class and price that are plagued with engine or transmission problems, so comparably, it's a dependable car. The S70 was nothing more than an updated version of the '93-'97 850. It wasn't plagued by quite so many electrical issues, but it had it's fair share too. It's common for the interior door skin to release from the door panel itself on the S70. It has to do with the glue Volvo used. On the 850, it's commonplace for the passenger airbag cover to warp and peel away from the dash. Overall though, they are still long lasting and dependable cars (the engine and transmission) compared to most. Considering they can be had for low prices compared to the competition, they are a bargain.


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If you are looking for a vegan-friendly protein shake made from real food that tastes delicious, then Puriton might be the protein powder for you. This week I’ve been sampling their vegan range of shakes and have found them truly delicious!
This Shropshire-based company prides itself on creating shakes from ‘real food’. It is produced in small batches, with locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.
Flavour not Flavourings
Puriton believe that there is a big difference between flavour and flavouring. That is why they focus on using authentic ingredients. The strawberry flavour in their mix comes from real strawberries and not strawberry flavouring. The Vanilla is made with Madagascan vanilla pods. There are no artificial sweeteners or flavourings.
The vegan range includes Chai Latte, Banana, Chocolate and Hazelnut, Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, Almond, Beetroot, Beetroot and Chocolate, Coffee and Walnut, Chocolate Orange, Coconut, Raspberry, Blackcurrant and Pistachio – yum!
I tried the Strawberry and the Chocolate and Hazelnut and both were really tasty. Neither had that ‘protein shake’ chalky flavour that I associate with most protein shakes I’ve tried.
What’s in them?
The strawberry ingredients included a vegan protein blend of pea, rice and hemp protein, golden flaxseed, sunflower kernels, freeze dried strawberries, almonds, coconut, chia, pumpkin and sesame seeds, nutritional yeast, psyllium husk and apple pectin.
The Chocolate and Hazelnut ingredients include the same vegan protein blend, golden flaxseed, sunflower kernels, hazelnuts, coconut, cocoa, almonds, chia, pumpkin and sesame seeds, nutritional yeast, psyllium husk and apple pectin.
Both come in at around 190 calories and 14.5g of protein (before milk).
I mixed the powder with oat milk in my Nutribullet to make sure it was properly combined. In addition to the powder, I have to admit that I blitzed some frozen banana in with both shakes I was using them as a meal substitute and as I’m breastfeeding at the moment I feared the shake alone wouldn’t keep me going until dinnertime! I did also have to have some fruit and a handful of nuts later in the day, so I imagine if you are also working out (or also breastfeeding) then this won’t act as a meal replacement alone. That said, they were delicious and I’m keen to try some of the other vegan flavours.
Not just vegan options
Puriton also include shakes for diabetic, paleo, low carb and gluten free diets. You can find out more about these on their website.
Find out more
You can find out about all flavours available and their ingredients on the Puriton website. The website also includes recipes and dietary advice depending on your goals.
If you want to try these out there is a samples discovery range with costs from £2.50 per sachet or 6 or £13.50.


Tuesday May 14
Buccaneers training camp preview: Running back
With Doug Martin the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a clear feature back, but behind him the talent doesn't run very deep.
Mon May 13, 2013
Bucs start signing their draft picks
There aren't many headaches left in the process of signing draft picks, but the few that remain generally only relate to first-round picks.
Tue May 07, 2013
NFL Starting Lineups: Where do the Buccaneers rank?
Where would you rank the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in terms of their starting lineup? They have All-Pro talent at several positions, Pro Bowl talent at even more positions and added several of high-level players this offseason.
Sat May 04, 2013
Sat Apr 27, 2013
Tampa Bay Online
Bucs trade RB Blount for pick, RB Demps
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday traded running back LeGarrette Blount to the New England Patriots for a seventh-round pick in the 2013 draft and the rights to running back/track star Jeff Demps.
Tue Apr 23, 2013
Ranking the needs: Running backs
We continue our pre-draft rankings of position-group needs with the running backs.
Mon Apr 22, 2013
Watertown Daily Times
Malone's Smith has speed to burn on the track
Harvey Smith spent his first spring of high school playing on the Salmon River boys lacrosse team and he almost joined Malone's baseball team as a sophomore.


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Release Date(s)2019 (July 20, 2020)
Studio(s)Square Peg/B-Reel Films/A24 (A24)
- Film/Program Grade: A
- Video Grade: A+
- Audio Grade: A-
- Extras Grade: D
[Editor’s Note: This release is currently only available through A24’s website here.]
With just two features under his belt, writer/director Ari Aster has already established himself as a singular voice in the realm of horror. Both films have mined familiar subgenres, but they’ve done so in ways which still manage to feel fresh. Hereditary was an unconventional take on conventional supernatural horror, and Midsommar is an unusually disturbing trip through the world of folk horror. It burns slowly but surely, especially in its 171-minute director’s cut version. Each sequence, each shot, and even each individual frame builds on everything which has come before, all of it leading to a seemingly inevitable conclusion—although that outcome may only be inevitable in hindsight, despite the fact that Aster left clue after clue along the way. The fact that those clues are hidden in plain sight helps to make Midsommar particularly rewarding on a second viewing.
The story follows Dani (Florence Pugh), a college student traumatized by a recent tragedy, as she accompanies her emotionally distant boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) and several of his friends on a trip to Sweden. Pelle (Vilhelm Blomgren) is taking them to his home village of Harga, a small commune which celebrates the old ways of life. The longer that they stay, the more that they see of the ancient rituals celebrated by the community, and they find themselves facing varieties of dangers, including some which result from the growing separation between Dani and Christian.
While Hereditary and Midsommar operate in very different milieus, they both share Aster’s interest in the complex and frequently uncomfortable ways that relationships can unravel, familial or otherwise. Heredity’s family issues are replaced in Midsommar by the dysfunctional romantic relationship at its core, and yet family is still the key factor in the narrative. Midsommar is essentially a fairy tale, and the driving force behind such stories is often one of abandonment—think of Hansel and Gretel or Snow White. The tragedy which opens the film is what sends Dani on the path that leads to her decision at the end, and her struggles with Christian are an outgrowth of her unfulfilled need for a sense of belonging.
If Aster’s films can be summed up by a single word, it would be “precision.” Everything unfolds carefully and deliberately, with nothing left to chance. The smallest details of the production design, set dressing, and costuming are all significant. The compositions within the frame have meaning. More is not always better, but in this case the lengthier director’s cut of Midsommar is an improvement because the extra accumulation of detail gives more power to the conclusion. It better establishes the problematic nature of the dynamic between Dani and Christian, and that’s crucial for feeling the full impact of the ending.
Cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski captured Midsommar digitally using Panavision Millennium DXL2 cameras. Scenes set in the United States were captured at 5K resolution using Panavision Primo Prime 35 mm lenses, while the scenes set in Sweden were captured at 8K using Panavision Primo Artiste 70 mm lenses. The film was then finished as a 4K Digital Intermediate, and framed at Aster’s preferred aspect ratio of 2.0:1. A24’s Ultra HD release presents the film in its native 4K, and includes high dynamic range in both Dolby Vision and HDR10. Unlike many digitally photographed productions, nothing was added to mimic the look of film, and as a result the image is absolutely razor sharp. Every hair on the heads and beards of the actors, every thread on the costumes, and every blade of grass or other environmental detail is perfectly delineated. There’s little in the way of noise or other digital artifacts, either—it’s just a clean, pure image. The wider gamut of HDR improves the contrast compared to the Blu-ray version, with deep blacks but plenty of detail in the shadows, and the color balance is superb. Aster and Pogorzelski used the look of three-strip Technicolor as a reference, but in a more naturalistic fashion—they wanted it to feel like Technicolor more than look like it. The colors are enhanced without being oversaturated, and there are many more refined shades visible. The grass isn’t necessarily more vibrant, but it has more color detail, and the costume designs are heightened without being overtly vivid—Dani’s headdress and her suit of flowers really shine here. It’s an outstanding transfer for a remarkable film.
Audio is available in English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio with optional English subtitles. Many of the visuals in Midsommar are of a subjective nature, and the sound design is no different. The surrounds are used for subtle ambience throughout, but they’re also used much more actively in subjective sequences such as Dani’s dance, where the world swirling around her is represented for the viewer by specific sound effects circling the room. It’s dizzyingly effective. There are also a few extremely important sound effects which play off-screen, such as a faint sound which indicates the fate of one character—Aster rewards those who pay attention. The frequently disturbing score by Bobby Krlic (as The Haxan Cloak) is reproduced well here, and it’s a major contribution to the effectiveness of the film as a whole.
The director’s cut of Midsommar is only available directly from A24, in either Ultra HD or Blu-ray versions—there’s no combo pack. Whichever version you choose, the single disc is housed in an oversized clothbound digibook, with a clothbound hard slipcover to protect it. The 64-page book features an introduction from Martin Scorsese, artwork for the film by Ragnar Persson, murals from the youth house, and murals from Siv’s house. Be forewarned that Scorsese drops a blatant spoiler for Hereditary, and also take note that the artwork is frequently NSFW. There are no extras whatsoever on the disc—not even a menu, but just a title screen which offers the choice to watch with or without subtitles. Missing from the theatrical cut Blu-ray is the Manifesting Midsommar featurette, the Bear in a Cage Promo, and the theatrical trailers. The lack of extras may be disappointing at this price point, but on the other hand, the packaging itself certainly qualifies as a special feature of its own, and as of this writing, it’s the only way to get the director's cut on physical media in either Ultra HD or Region A Blu-ray. (There's an Australian Region B-locked Blu-ray available from Roadshow Entertainment, but no UHD.)
Like most folk horror films, Midsommar is decidedly not for all tastes, and Aster’s precision extends to the exacting way that he presents some sights which can be difficult to watch. But for patient viewers with strong stomachs, Midsommar is a rewarding journey which affirms Aster as a major filmmaker.
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Edgar and I have now completed 7 turns, so we're a third of the way through the campaign and moving into the middle part oft he third day of the campaign.
Aside from a few rules ambiguities that we've been able to work through, the game seems to be working well enough on a technical level.
The overall situation is developing more or less as I expected it would. Militarily the Israelis are overwhelmingly dominant. Aside from a few targeting errors on my part it's pretty clear that the Israelis can guarantee the destruction of any target they decide to attack. Their main constraints are time, intelligence and military points and the distance to some targets.
The Iranian military options are feeble. Except for short-range SAMs which can knock down some of the precision-guided munitions, the Iranian air defense weapons are a negligible factor and easily neutralized. Sooner or later they may get lucky and shoot down a plane, but unless they capture the pilot this will have no effect on the course of the campaign.
Iranian fighters are likewise toothless, basically reduced to hoping they manage to ambush an Israeli unit at "dogfight" range. As there's only about a 3 percent chance of this happening it is also a case of hoping for a lucky break that might, just possibly, result in a captured Israeli pilot but has no hope of materially reducing Israeli resources. So far the Iranians have lost 21 aircraft without getting so much as a shot off in return.
Showing a little more promise for the Iranians is the "missile war." While there isn't a great chance of getting through, on several occasions the Israeli missile defense have missed and Scuds have landed near Tel Aviv. So far they haven't hit anything, but this is another case where it seems likely the Iranians will get lucky sooner or later. But likewise it seems very unlikely that even a damaging hit will have any material effects on the Israeli war effort.
Terror tactics are also long shot affairs for the Iranians that have also had no effect so far.
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It seems like the best chance for the Iranians is some combination of political events that manage to shut down Israeli access to targets before they've had a chance to do enough damage. This is a real danger for the Israelis and means they don't have the luxury of taking a deliberate pace. They can't count on the full 21 turns to do what must be done.
It's been very interesting and I'm looking forward to taking my turn as Iran, which I still think is the bigger challenge to play.


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The fastest living woman, Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce confirmed her ratin by running another scintillating time of 10.71s to win the Jamaica championship on Friday (25).
But in the final there was an upset, the Olympics champion Elaine Herah was displayed to third place by the dark horse Shericka Jackson. Jackson ran 10.82s to Elaine 10.84s.
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Steps To Fix The PC Connection Switch
If your computer has a modem switch, this guide should help. Connect your Nintendo Switch console to your computer using a USB cable (sold separately). The USB cable should only be connected to the USB Type-C™ port on the bottom of the Nintendo Switch console (not all dock USB ports support the following feature).
There are several ways to change the system URL for nintendo to change system calculations. If you’re wondering how to deal with this, read on. In this article, we will explain what you need if you want to enjoy Nintendo Switch games and use your own controllers on your computer.
The best solution is to buy a gadget, such as the Egato HD60 card, which acts as a docking station to connect your laptop to your Nintendo Switch, allowing you to play games without lag even if you have problems connecting to your laptop.
How To Use Nintendo Switch With A Windows Or Mac Computer
To connect your Nintendo Switch to any PC or laptop, press and hold to connect and start the one-time setup process. Here’s what to doWe do users:
- If you see a Nintendo Switch cable that is securely connected to your TV, unplug it.cable
- Connect HDMI to Egato HDMI Capture Card.
- You can open the Capture game HD application on your laptop or computer.
- Enable Switch Developers, and by pressing the home button on any controller.
- Connect your laptop to the device containing Egato. You can now see the Nintendo Switch From home screen on your personal device screen.
These steps are common to all commercially available capture card peripherals. They all work on the same principles.
How To Use Switch Controllers With Computer
Switch controllers only work with the device over a Bluetooth connection. The public can simply do this by following the same steps:
- Turn on the computer. you start
- Click > Settings > Devices.
- Then Toggle turn on Bluetooth and it will appear on the device screen.
- Disconnect gamepads from Nintendo Switch.
- Press and hold the sync button on your controllers until it flashes.
- In the Bluetooth section, click Add, otherwise click Device.
- When you see Joy-Con(R) and Joy-Con(L), click Pairing done and.
- Once you see the controllers at the top of the list, you can link them to your computer.
- When they are connected, the computer registers each of them as a separate controller.
If you want to use them as a controller, you can use them as device one with sync. This is the hardest part as it will require the use ofUsing other programs, the whole process will take a considerable amount of time.
However, if you need to use them together, a Better software called Joy that you can download to use Joy-Cons two in one should be the solution.
How To Use The Switch Pro Controller On A Windows PC
If you’re wondering if you can use a Nintendo Switch Pro controller with a PC, you can, but the whole process can be complicated. If you are connecting to a professional controller, you can use streaming or wireless connection. A wired connection is simple, but a wireless one-to-one connection is more complicated.
- Be sure to connect the cable to and the controller to your computer.
- Windows will automatically rediscover the specific Device in pro as a controller.
- Continue tweaking until everything is ready to play.
If you want to use a wireless connection, you can do the following:
- Flip the professional controller over and hold the sync button on the magazines. The above is the control type. lera.
- When the indicator starts flashing, the controller appears to be discovered by other devices. Your
- Now open a specific system and right-click the menu, usually the Bluetooth icon.
- In the &Bluetooth menu for many other devices, click Add Bluetooth other or device.
- In all the lists of devices available to you, you will see controllers, click on them.
- Then bind in a pop-up click window.
If anyone is having problems with Bluetooth, you can purchase a more powerful Bluetooth USB adapter. This provides a stronger and more stable connection, so you can play many games without interruption.
How To Use The Switch Pro Controller On Mac
When Nintendo decided to make the Bluetooth-enabled Pro Controller on the Switch, many users who love to play games on PCs and laptops were in the East. rge. Now you can synchronize it and use different accessories with the application.
- Open your Apple computer and click the open bluetooth icon to open Bluetooth settings.device
- Move the sync to the Pro that has its controller next to the charging port.
- When your organization sees your computer’s new device controller report, return Connect.Times
- after pairing devices, you will see the state of the controller. real
- The devices are now connected and you can start using them.
does the switch work in Windows?
Yes, whether you use the First Connection Capture Card resource for both devices or not, customers can play all of your online Nintendo games on your laptop. In addition, there are many PC versions of Nintendo Switch games for smokers who cannot afford a capture card. it seems
Because all commands are compatible with any desktop computer, you no longer need to spend time learning new ones.commands. In order to use the Nintendo Switch on almost any computer or laptop, you’ll need to plug it in and go through the basic setup process. You are asking the following:
• If you have a cable from one Nintendo Switch that goes to another, unplug them.
—Connect HDMI transmission.Ã For example, prepaid HDMI card capture.Activate
• Capture Game HD application on your laptop or computer.
• Turn on your Nintendo Switch and Media one home of our controllers.Connect
• your laptop to your Egato device. You can now see the main Nintendo Switch screen on your corporate device.