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Overview of Vectors
Polar CoordinatesA vector has a direction and magnitude, or length. One way to represent a vector is uing polar coordinates. In polar coordinates the vector's direction is measured by the angle it forms with the positive x-axis. So a vector pointing right is 0 at degress and a vector pointing up is 90 at degress. The vector also has magnitude. This is measured by the distance from the origin of the vector to its end. Rotating a vector in polar coordinates is trivial. You simply change the angle. This simple rotation operation makes the polar representation appealing, but don't take the bait. The polar representation makes other operations more difficult. As a simple example, adding two vectors in polar cannot be done. You would have to convert to rectangular first then back to polar.
Rectangular CoordinatesA vector in rectangular coordinates is repesented by an x and y value. This is the location of the head of the vector if you were to plot it on the Cartesian plane. The appeal of rectangular coordinates may not be immediately apparent but as we go over some of the uses of vectors it becomes clear why they are preferred.
Conversion Between RepresentationsWhile it is better to do all of the mathematical operations in one representation when possible, it is sometimes necessary to convert between the two representations. The conversions are based on the properties of a right triangle. To convert from polar to rectangular:
x = cos(angle) * magnitude
y = sin(angle) * magnitude
And to convert back to polar:
// to get the magnitude, use the pathagorean theorem
magnitude = sqrt(x * x + y * y)
angle = atan2(y, x)
That is it. Just some basic trigonometry.
Unit VectorsThere is a class of vectors called Unit Vectors. Simply put, they have a length of one. This property is very useful when dealing with angles. More on that later. Any vector with a length greater than zero can be normalized or, in other words, be modified to have a length of one. In rectangular coordintes you simply divide both x and y by the magnitude. Normalize a vector:
function normalize()
float magnitude = sqrt(x * x + y * y)
x = x / magnitude
y = y / magnitude
The above code has a problem. If the length of the vector is 0 then the x and y values will become invalid. In many languages they become NAN or infinity. If you were to normalize a zero vector with the above code and then try and use it other numbers added to or multiplied by the infinity result, these values will also become infinity. For example, if you normalized the player's velocity that was zero the velocity will be infinite. When you then try and update the position using the infinite velocity, the position will become infinite as well. These invalid values can propogate through the code causing weird things to happen. The fix is fairly easy though.
function normalize()
magnitude = sqrt(x * x + y * y)
if (magnitude > 0.0)
x = x / magnitude
y = y / magnitude
Now the code will leave a zero vector as is, so it wont go corrupting all of the floating point values in the game.
Applications of Vectors
Moving Towards a TargetLet's take an example where we have a turret and we want the turret to fire at the player. How do we calculate the heading of the bullet? Well, it is pretty straight-forward. The first step is finding a vector that represents the direction from the turret to the player.
// subtract the player position from the turret position
// to get the direction
direction = player.position - turret.position
// the above code is really just shorthand for
direction.x = player.position.x - turret.position.x
direction.y = player.position.y - turret.position.y
// when using vectors you should use a vector class that lets you write out
// operations like a - b, or a.sub(b) instead of having to subtract
// each component individually
Now we have a vector, in rectangular coordinates, that represents the direction from the turret to the player with the magnitude of the vector being distance between the two. If we used that vector as it is for the velocity then the bullet would always take one second regardless of how far the two objects were from each other. We want to be able to control the velocity of the bullet, however. If we were to use polar coordinates we could simply set the magnitude to be the velocity we want, but that would require us to convert to polar to make the change, then back to rectangular in order to update the bullet's position. We want to take the rectangular approach here.
// make the length of direction one
// set the velocity of the bullet
bullet.velocity = speed * direction
// remember, the above code is the same as
bullet.velocity.x = speed * direction.x
bullet.velocity.y = speed * direction.y
// since speed is just a number value, not a vector, it
// scales both components equalily
And that's it. The unit vector direction could also be used to rotate a sprite to face in the same direction, but that will depend on how your graphics library handles the rotation of sprites. If the graphics library expects an angle you will have to extract the angle of direction using atan2 as shown previously in convertering from rectangular to polar.
Angle Between Two DirectionsThis is where using rectangular coordinates really starts to make sense. You may have come across this problem before. Let's imagine there are two objects moving in different directions and you want to find the angle between their movement. Let's first look at this problem using polar coordinates. This may seem like a simple problem. Simply take the absolute value of one angle minus the other. For example, given the two angles are 50 and 90, you subtract one from the other and are left with 40 degrees. But what if one angle is 310 degress and the other is 20 degrees? Since degrees go up to 360 for a full circle, 360 degrees is the same as 0 degrees, and 20 degrees is the same as 380. If we applied the basic algorithm to 20 and 310 we get 290 degrees. However, since 20 is the same direction as 380 we can substitute them out and using 380 and 310 we are left with 70 degrees, the actual rotation we were after. There are algorithms that can handle this problem while staying in polar coordinates but I am not going to show that here. We are interested in using rectangular coordinates. To find the angle between vectors, we will use a useful little equation called the dot product and is defined as follows:
// dot product
dot(a, b) = a.magnitude * b.magnitude * cos(angleBetween(a,b))
// also equal to
dot(a, b) = a.x * b.x + a.y * b.y
So how can we use this equation to find the angle between a and b in rectangular coordinates? Simply set the two equations equal to each other and solve for the angle. The angle measure calculated here is smallest angle between to vectors meaning it could be a clockwise or a counter clockwise direction and the angle measure returned will always be between 0 and pi radians, or 0 to 180 degrees.
angleBetween(a,b) = acos((a.x * b.x + a.y * b.y) / (a.magnitude * b.magnitude))
This equation can be even simpler if we represent directions using unit vectors, since the magnitude of a unit vector is one. Keep in mind this only works if the two vectors are unit vectors.
angleBetweenUnitVectors(a,b) = acos(a.x * b.x + a.y * b.y)
// also the same as
angleBetweenUnitVectors(a,b) = acos(dot(a,b))
And there we have it, the angle between two unit vectors. This is a simple, elegant solution to the problem written as a single line of code.
Rotate by Another AngleAnother common problem in games is changing an object's heading by a certian amount. For example, if we need to rotate the heading of an object by five degrees every frame. It isn't immediately apparent how to do this in rectagular coordinates. The answer is fairly simple. You simply multiply the two vectors together as if they were imaginary numbers. Actually, 2D vectors in essence are complex numbers where x is the real part and y is the imaginary part.
(a + bi) * (c + di) = (a*c - b*d) + (b*c + a*d)i
// or using x and y
function rotateVector(Vector2 a, Vector2 b)
float x = a.x * b.x - a.y * b.y;
float y = a.x * b.y + a.y * b.x;
return new Vector2(x, y);
For 2D vectors, it doesn't matter the order of a and b. Switching them will give the same answer. However, this function also has the effect where the resulting vector's magnitude is a.magnitude * b.magnitude. So when rotating vectors where you want to preserve the magnitude, use a unit vector.
function unitVector(float angle)
// this returns a unit vector in the direction of angle
// it will always be of length 1 since, in this case
// magnitude = cos(angle)^2 + sin(angle)^2 = 1
return new Vector2(cos(angle), sin(angle));
// rotate the velocity by 10 degress
velocity = rotateVector(velocity, unitVector(degToRads(10)))
Rotate Towards TargetIn this situation we want to take the current heading of the object and rotate to face a new heading. A great example is a turret that can only turn a certain amount of degrees per second. We want to make sure it always turns in the most direct way. For example, if the player is directly to the turret's left we don't want the turret to turn 270 degrees to the right, we want it to turn 90 to the left. To do this, we will need to add one more tool in our toolbox: Slerping. Slerp is short for Spherical linear interpolation. To understand how it works first imagine two vectors both coming out of the origin. Then draw a path from the end of one vector to the other. In reality, there are an infinite number of ways to get from point a to point b, but we are interested in a direct path that smoothly changes the angle of a vector. The the path we want the point to travel along is a curved path between the ends of the vectors forming circles or sections of circles. This is what slerping is and is implemented as follows:
// a and b should be unit vectors
// t is a value in the range [0, 1]
// when t = 0, slerp returns a
// when t = 1, slerp returns b
// any value between 1 and 0 will be
// vector between a and b
function slerp(Vector2 vectorA, Vector2 vectorB, float t)
float cosAngle = dot(vectorA, vectorB);
float angle = acos(cosAngle);
return (vectorA * sin((1 - t) * angle) + vectorB * sin(t * angle)) / sin(angle);
There is a lot there to take in. You might have to do a little more research on slerping to fully understand it. You will want to use somebody else's implementation of it however, the simple implimentation shown here will have some stability issues when vectorA and vectorB are pointing nearly in the same direction due to floating point rounding errors. Anyway, now we have our slerp so let's use it to help us rotate towards a target.
// rotates rotateFrom towards rotateTo by maxDeltaTheta radians and returns
// the result. If the angle between them is less than maxDeltaTheta then it
// simply returns rotateTo
// rotateFrom and rotateTo should both be unit vectors
function rotateTowards(Vector2 rotateFrom, Vector2 rotateTo, float maxDeltaTheta)
float angleBetween = acos(dot(rotateFrom, rotateTo));
if (angleBetween <= maxDeltaTheta)
return rotateTo;
return slerp(rotateFrom, rotateTo, angleBetween / maxDeltaTheta);
// and an example of how it can be used
Vector2 playerOffset = player.position - turret.position
// the input to rotates towards needs to be a unit vector
// turretDirection is a unit vector specifying where the turret is pointing
// delta time is a float holding the number of seconds between this frame and the last
// turretTurnRate is the turn rate of the turret in radians/second
turretDirection = rotateTowards(turretDirection, playerOffset, turretTurnRate * deltaTime)
You may have noticed how rotateTowards calculates the angle between the two vectors and that some calculation is done right away inside of slerp. It would probably be a good idea to inline the slerp code into rotateTowards so it doesn't have to do the redundant calculation, but I will keep it seperate here for simplicity.


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1. Lowest spike pendant.
2. Female spikes truncate at base, 5–7 mm wide; perigynia 1.6–2.5 mm wide, yellow–brown, leathery, stipitate; fruit dull, constricted; mostly saline or brackish wetlands ---- C. lyngbyei
2. Female spikes acute at base, 4–5 mm wide; perigynia 1.0–1.2 mm wide, pallid–brown, papery, sessile; fruit glossy, not constricted; fresh wetlands ---- C. sitchensis (C. aquatilis var. dives)
1. Lowest spike erect or spreading.
3. Stem round or very obtusely angled, smooth; scales sometimes scabrous-awned; perigynium beaks conical; lowest bract often spathe-like and enclosing spike; saline or brackish wetlands.
4. Leaves filiform–involute, 1–2 mm wide, rounded on the back, with the midvein inconspicuous and smooth; fertile stems less than 15 (–28) cm tall (vegetative shoots can be taller) ---- C. subspathacea
4. Leaves flat to folded, 2–5 mm wide, with a conspicuous, ± scabrous midvein; plants (15–) 20–50 cm tall ---- C. ramenskii
3. Stem clearly triangular, angles acute or obtuse, scabrous or smooth; scales not scabrous-awned; perigynium beaks cylindrical; lowest bract not spathe-like and not enclosing spike; fresh wetlands.
5. All spikes strongly overlapping, inflorescence dense, ± head-like; terminal spikes usually gynecandrous.
6. Perigynia ovate, with 5–7 nerves on each face, stipe to 0.5 mm
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6. Perigynia elliptic, with 0–5 nerves on each face, stipe to 0.2mm ---- C. eleusinoides
5. At least the lowermost spikes ± separate, not notably overlapping with the terminal, inflorescence more open; terminal spike usually staminate.
7. Perigynia nerved on both faces, distended at base, stipitate, tightly enclosing fruit; basal sheaths lacking reddish or purplish color ---- C. kelloggii (C. lenticularis)
7. Perigynia essentially nerveless on the faces, not distended at base, ± sessile, loosely enclosing fruit; basal sheaths usually reddish or purplish tinged.
8. Lowest bract longer than the inflorescence; pistillate spikes 3–7, 3–10 cm
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8. Lowest bract ± equal to or shorter than inflorescence; pistillate spikes 2–3, 1–3 cm long.
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Why did Eichler consider modular forms "elementary arithmetical operations"? Not to mention that subtraction and division are just addition and multiplication with inverse elements. Can anybody shed some light on his train of thought?


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Resistance thermometers usually consist of a ceramic or glass core, containing a length of fine platinum, nickel or copper wire. Since resistance thermometers are fragile, they usually come in a housing or with a protective pocket. The common accessories bought along with resistance thermometers include immersion sleeves and tension straps. These thermometers are now in widespread use for industrial applications, for measuring temperatures below 600°C. Miniature temperature sensors are resistance thermometers that fit almost anywhere, and are waterproof. These sensors are flexible, with very small diameters, and ideally suited to pharma, biotech, sanitary and industrial process applications. These devices usually have an operating temperature range between -200°C and 200°C. Thermometers are available in various measuring ranges, measuring element, lead and output. Depending on the application, the sensitive length and wire configurations may also be important considerations. A thermostat, in contrast, senses the temperature of a system, to maintain it at the desired point. When the device is hotter or cooler than the set point, the thermostat switches on the cooling or heating mechanism. Thermostats come in various switching temperature and reset temperature modes, and may require accessories such as mounting clips. The usual operating temperature range for thermostats is between – 55°C and 160°C.
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If meeting any of the requirements for this merit badge is against the Scout's religious convictions, the requirement does not have to be done if the Scout's parents and the proper religious advisors state in writing that to do so would be against religious convictions. The Scout's parents must also accept full responsibility for anything that might happen because of this exemption.
- Do the following:
- a. Before completing requirements 2 through 9, have your health-care practitioner give you a physical examination, using the Scout medical examination form. Explain the following:
- 1. Why physical exams are important
- 2. Why preventative habits (such as exercising regularly) are important in maintaining good health, and how the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and other harmful substances can negatively affect our personal fitness.
- 3. Diseases that can be prevented and how.
- 4. The seven warning signs of cancer.
- 5. The youth risk factors that affect cardiovascular health in adulthood.
- b. Have a dental examination. Get a statement saying that your teeth have been checked and cared for. Tell how to care for your teeth.
- a. Before completing requirements 2 through 9, have your health-care practitioner give you a physical examination, using the Scout medical examination form. Explain the following:
- Explain to your merit badge counselor verbally or in writing what personal fitness means to you, including:
- a. Components of personal fitness
- b. Reasons for being fit in all components.
- c. What it means to be mentally healthy
- d. What it means to be physically healthy and fit.
- e. What it means to be socially healthy. Discuss your activity in the areas of healthy social fitness.
- f. What you can do to prevent social, emotional, or mental problems.
- With your counselor answer and discuss the following questions:
- a. Are you free from all curable diseases? Are you living in such a way that your risk of preventable diseases is minimized?
- b. Are you immunized and vaccinated according to the advice of your health-care provider?
- c. Do you understand the meaning of a nutritious diet and know why it is important for you? Does your diet include foods from all food groups?
- d. Are your body weight and composition what you would like them to be, and do you know how to modify them safely through exercise, diet, and lifestyle?
- e. Do you carry out daily activities without noticeable effort? Do you have extra energy for other activities?
- f. Are you free from habits relating to poor nutrition and the use of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other practices that could be harmful to your health?
- g. Do you participate in a regular exercise program or recreational activities?
- h. Do you sleep well at night and wake up ready to start the new day?
- i. Are you actively involved in the religious organization of your choice, and do you participate in its youth activities?
- j. Do you spend quality time with your family and friends in social and recreational activities?
- k. Do you support family activities and efforts to maintain a good home life?
- Explain the following about physical fitness:
- a. The components of physical fitness
- b. Your weakest and strongest component of physical fitness
- c. The need to have a balance in all five components of physical fitness.
- d. How a program like ScoutStrong can lead to lifelong healthful habits.
- e. How the components of personal fitness relate to the Scout Law and Scout Oath.
- Explain the following about nutrition:
- a. The importance of good nutrition
- b. What good nutrition means to you
- c. How good nutrition is related to the other components of personal fitness
- d. The three components of a sound weight (fat) control program.
- Before doing requirements 7 and 8, complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests along with the body composition evaluation as described in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Record your results and identify those areas where you feel you need to improve.
- Outline a comprehensive 12-week physical fitness program using the results of your fitness tests. Be sure your program incorporates the endurance, intensity, and warm-up guidelines discussed in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Before beginning your exercises, have the program approved by your counselor and parents.
- Complete the physical fitness program you outlined in requirement 7. Keep a log of your fitness program activity (how long you exercised; how far you ran, swam, or biked; how many exercise repetitions you completed; your exercise heart rate; etc.). Repeat the aerobic fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility tests every two weeks and record your results. After the 12th week, repeat all of the required activities in each of the three test categories, record your results, and show improvement in each one. For the body composition evaluation, compare and analyze your preprogram and postprogram body composition measurements. Discuss the meaning and benefit of your experience, and describe your long-term plans regarding your personal fitness.
- Find out about three career opportunities in personal fitness. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for these professions. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
NOTE: The text of requirements 6 & 8 above are taken from the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet, not the Boy Scout Requirements book.
The Physical Fitness Tests and Body Composition Evaluation specified for requirements 6 and 8 are as follows:
- Record your performance on one of the following tests:
- a. Run/walk as far as you can as fast as you can in nine minutes
- b. Run/walk one mile as fast as you can.
- Using a sit-and-reach box constructed according to specifications in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet, make four repetitions and record the fourth reach. This last reach must be held steady for 15 seconds to qualify. (Remember to keep your knees down.)
- You must do the sit-ups exercise and one other (either push-ups or pull-ups). You may also do all three for extra experience and benefit.
- a. Sit-ups. Record the number of sit-ups done correctly in 60 seconds. The sit-ups must be done in the form explained and illustrated in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet.
- b. Pull-ups. Record the total number of pull-ups completed correctly in 60 seconds. Be consistent with the procedures presented in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet.
- c. Push-ups. Record the total number of push-ups completed correctly in 60 seconds. Be consistent with the procedures presented in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet.
- BODY COMPOSITION EVALUATION (Calculating Your BMI percentile):
- Step 1 - Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.
- Step 2 - Divide the figure you get in No. 1 above by your height in inches.
- Step 3 - Divide the figure you get in No. 2 above by your height in inches to get your BMI.
- Step 4 - Use the chart in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet to determine the BMI percentile for your age.
- As an example, if you are 15 years old, you weigh 130 pounds, and you are 5'8" (68") tall, then:
- 1. 130 x 703 = 91390
- 2. 91390 / 68 = 1344
- 3. 1344 / 68 = 20. This means your BMI is 20.
- 4. From the chart in the pamphlet, you are at the 50th percentile.
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A grape varietal, most notably known as Sylvaner, used in the production of white wine. Believed to have originated in Austria only small amounts are planted there in modern day. Sylvaner is being replaced by Müller-Thurgau, a hybrid of Riesling and Sylvaner. Although it is grown in the United States, (specifically California), Alsace, Switzerland, Chile, and Northern Italy, production has been dramatically reduced. Germany has become the most extensive producer of the Sylvaner (Silvaner) varietal, mainly in Rheinhessen, Rheinpfalz, and Franken. The highest quality Sylvaner's are produced in Alsace (France), Franken (Germany), Switzerland, and Italy.
Also known as: Sylvaner, Franken Riesling and Sylvaner Riesling
Characteristics: Dry, soft white wines, mildly intense, with moderate acidity. A modest grape varietal, it still has the ability to produce full, clean, white wines with a strong aroma. Floral, earthy, honey, and light spice are typical characteristics.
Ageing: Ageing potential of 1-3 years.
Serving temperature: Serve at a temperature of 50º-54º F.
Food pairings: As well as being an excellent aperitif, it pairs well with asparagus, cold meat platters, pasta dishes, rice dishes, white meats, and fish dishes.


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Michigan police find body of OHLer Terry Trafford
The body of missing OHL forward Terry Trafford was discovered in a truck in Michigan where the Toronto native played for the Saginaw Spirit.
Team officials confirmed that the 20-year-old was discovered by Michigan State Police Tuesday afternoon. He was last seen March 3.
An officer driving through a Walmart parking lot at approximately 3:35 p.m. in Saginaw Township saw a vehicle matching the description of Trafford's and found him dead inside. A cause of death was not immediately available.
"Our deepest condolences are with Terry's family and his friends both in Ontario and Michigan," says a team statement released late Tuesday night. "Terry played on our team and was a member of the Spirit family for the last four years and he will be missed."
Team officials said they had reached out to Trafford's family, Roy and Bev Trafford who live in Toronto, to provide support.
"In addition, we met with team players and staff this evening, along with our team chaplain," the statement says.
"On behalf of the Spirit, we would like to thank the police who were looking for Terry, the media for providing updates and all who provided information. The coming days will be difficult and we will endeavor to keep the community and media apprised of arrangements and other details."
Trafford was last seen at his team's home arena, the Dow Event Centre. He was driving a green 1995 GMC Sierra pickup truck with Michigan plates.
Michigan State Police and Toronto Police began investigating his disappearance over the weekend as friends and teammates took to social media to bring attention to his disappearance.
Trafford's girlfriend, Skye Cieszlak, told the Toronto Sun's Jenny Yuen on Sunday that he suffered from depression for many years and had threatened to kill himself during a phone conversation with her on March 1.
On Tuesday, Cieszlak voiced her anguish around 4:30 p.m. on Twitter: "I catch myself screaming at you and crying for you at the same time."
OHL Commissioner David Branch issued a statement Tuesday offering condolences to Trafford's family and friends.
"This is a tragic situation for all involved," he said. "We will work closely with the Saginaw Spirit to provide any support required to the players and staff during this very difficult time. In addition, all of our teams will be offering support to their players."
Trafford had been sent home to Toronto more than a week ago, Spirit president Craig Goslin told MLive.com Tuesday. Goslin did not what infraction prompted the move, but added that Trafford was still "on the roster" and the 20-year-old could have returned to the Spirit.
"That would have been up to Terry," Goslin said. "He'd have to change his behavior and make some adjustments."
Goslin also confirmed that Trafford was living with him and his wife, Karolyn, in the hopes of getting his life in order.
"The reason that he was in with us was that he needed some mentoring," Goslin said. "We made sure we mentored the young man. He's a good kid that seems to make some bad decisions at times."
Trafford played four seasons with the Spirit, scoring 29 goals and making 49 assists in 221 games.
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A top Hillary Clinton campaign official responded to Donald Trump's call for African-Americans to vote for him by accusing the businessman as indifferent to the support of white supremacists and referring to Trump's past questioning of President Barack Obama's birthplace.
At a Michigan rally Friday, Trump cited what he called high unemployment and poor schools to argue that Democrats have failed them. "To those hurting, I say: What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump?" the Republican nominee said, NBC News reported.
Hillary for America Director of State Campaigns and Political Engagement Marlon Marshall hit back Friday.
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Robert DeNiro gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
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Martin Scorsese's long-gestating mob opus, The Irishman, is finally coming out later this year, thanks to Netflix. It stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a mob hitman who claimed on his deathbed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa. Al Pacino stars in The Irishman as Hoffa, and Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci also co-star. Full Story
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Deadline reported yesterday that Robert De Niro is negotiating to be in Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, also starring Leonardo DiCaprio. People are excited. Scorsese and De Niro are a legendary team. Scorsese and Leo have a thing too. Full Story
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Knowing absolutely nothing about boxer Roberto Duran, I was intrigued going into his biopic, Hands of Stone. Biopics often work better the less you know about the subject—dramatic license is less distracting—but then, if the biopic is too broad and messy, you can feel even more lost because you have no frame of reference for what's going on. Full Story
Tom Hiddleston and James Bond
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I've written several times recently about Titanic nostalgia. The movie means a lot to people, I get that. Which is why you lose your sh-t every time Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet find themselves at the same event. And since they're both award season participants this year, we're getting a lot of that. Full Story
I saw Dirty Grandpa and a part of me died
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It's Brange Week! Angelina Jolie was presented with the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award last night in New York. She and Brad Pitt attended the event and hung out with Robert De Niro and Anna Wintour. Tonight, as you know, By The Sea opens AFI Fest so they'll be back in Hollywood on the carpet once again. Full Story
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Nancy Meyers's latest Upper East Side White People With Problems movie, The Intern, follows the likes of It's Complicated and Something's Gotta Give, except The Intern has been liberally doused with hipster flavor in an attempt to appeal to The Youths. Manhattan has been traded for Brooklyn—sorry, Brooklyn, as the location of a Nancy Meyers movie you are no longer hip—and the "people of a certain age" rom-com plot has been replaced with a platonic, inter-generational friendship between a thirty-something Millennial and a septuagenarian Baby Boomer. Full Story
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2014: Appeared in 19 games, starting seven … had a record of 1-5 … pitched 41.1 innings … posted a 4.57 ERA … struck out 23 batters ... pitched 3.0 innings and struck out one against Kentucky on Feb. 6 … recorded three strikeouts vs. Oklahoma on Feb. 8 … pitched 6.0 innings and struck out five against Sacramento State on Feb. 21 … recorded one strikeout against Iowa State on Feb. 23 … struck out two vs. Seattle on Mar. 1 … vs. UC Davis on Mar. 1 pitched 3.0 innings and struck out one … struck out one against Seattle on Mar. 2 … recorded three strikeouts again Fairleigh Dickinson on Mar. 8 … allowed zero earned runs in 3.0 innings pitched vs. Grand Canyon on Mar. 22 … struck out four at Pacific on Apr. 5 … recorded two strikeouts at Pacific on Apr. 6.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013: Appeared in 21 games and started 10 games … had 18 strikeouts … struck out one while pitching 1.0 inning vs. Pacific on Feb. 9 … struck out six and gave away no runs while pitching 6.2 innings vs. Idaho State on Feb. 24 … threw three strike outs while pitching 2.1 hit or run less innings vs. Oklahoma State on Mar. 8 … threw two strike outs vs. Northern Iowa on Mar. 9 … struck out three while pitching 7.0 innings vs. BYU on Apr. 19 … pitched 2.0 innings vs. USD on May 5.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012: Was a key part of Santa Clara's pitching staff as a true freshman … started 13 games and was called upon in relief on 16 occasions … posted a team-leading 5.59 ERA through 29 total appearances and 85-plus innings … struck out 35 batters and won three games, including a complete-game victory over LMU (Mar. 31) in the team's Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) opener … fanned a season-high five batters and allowed just two runs in that 6-2 victory over LMU (Mar. 31) … pitched four innings of three-hit softball in an early-season game at Fresno State (Feb. 18) … picked up her first win by pitching three solid innings of relief during an extra-inning game against Northern Colorado (Feb. 25) … also defeated Brown (Mar. 24) with three quality innings of relief … finished the year by throwing a scoreless inning at Stanford (May 1).
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the best pitchers in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) as a four-year varsity starter at Central Catholic High School in Modesto, Calif. … named an All-WAC performer for three-straight seasons … helped Central Catholic advance into the CIF playoffs as a junior and senior – the first time the Raiders had qualified since the early 90's … named Central Catholic's Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2010-11 and was a nominee for the Dale Lacky Award, given to the San Joaquin Section's top student-athlete … competed with the Concord Bears club team, helping the team qualify for the 18 Gold Nationals in Marietta, Ga. … also earned varsity letters in basketball and tennis.
PERSONAL: Born in Modesto, Calif. … daughter of Jose and Barbara Rios … has one older brother, Matthew … outstanding student, meeting the qualifications for academic all-league honors as a prep … majoring in Public Health Science.


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The Candlewood Suites of Fort Lauderdale, Florida brings you the comforts of home with a convenient location. We're two miles from both Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and the Amtrak Tri Rail Station.
While lodging in Ft. Lauderdale you'll find many exciting attractions nearby. Spend a day exploring Fort Lauderdale's waterways on a water bus or JungleQueen boat tour. You'll find popular districts like Las Olas and Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District just three miles from our extended stay hotel. Ft. Lauderdale is also home to many of Florida's sports teams.
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Pork famously became "the other white meat" when the National Pork Board launched the slogan back in the 1980s. It's a term that's stuck — more than 90 percent of Americans recognize it today, according to Pamela Johnson of the board's Pork Information Bureau. Ironically, perhaps, the slogan is so familiar that the National Pork Board is looking for new slogans to help wake up the consumer to all the porky possibilities.
If I was working for the pork board, I'd tell them to go grab a wine glass. The pork board's Web site (theotherwhitemeat.com) has recipes, a handful of which include wine in the cooking. But there are no wine pairings or wine tips.
"We think everything goes with pork. It's so versatile," Johnson said.
That's fine, but it is not going to help the average wine buyer looking for a bottle to go with tonight's pork chops or tomorrow's sausages or Sunday's pork roast. Many guides point to red wine as the answer, but what about white, particularly when it is hot out?
The best advice on choosing a white wine for pork is to consider how fatty or rich the cut is, how it will be prepared and the flavor of the other ingredients.
Fiona Beckett, the Britain-based author of "Food, Wine & Friends," writes that pork works well with the same wines you would serve with chicken. "But the extra fattiness calls for wines with a little more acidity." Beckett suggests a roasted pork, flavored Italian-style with garlic and fennel, pairs well with a dry Italian wine. Cold roast pork hits it off with chenin blanc and riesling. Otherwise, though, she goes for a soft, fruity red.
Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, authors of "What to Drink with What You Eat," like chardonnay, especially from California, and Alsatian gewurztraminer. Gewurztraminer is also a go-to wine if the pork is served with fruit or a fruit sauce, like apples, they note.
Do experiment. Our tasters really liked a California chardonnay paired with a pork chop, but were less enthusiastic about the gewurztraminer match.
What white wines work best with pork?
Tasters sampled six whites from around the world with broiled center-cut pork chops. The wines were tasted first on their own, then with the pork. The resulting score below reflects on how well the wine worked with the meat.
2007 Rodney Strong Chardonnay Reserve: From Sonoma's Russian River Valley, this is a classic California chardonnay, aromatic with notes of vanilla, caramel and ripe peaches. The flavor is big and buttery with notes of toast, peaches and butterscotch. The pork's natural sweetness worked with the rich fruity profile of the wine; the meat minimized some of the wine's excesses. $35
2008 WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Gris: This wine from Oregon's Willamette Valley is leaner and more minerally than the California chard, but still has a smooth peach and apple flavor. The aroma is strangely porky, but that works fine. The wine brings out a nutty quality to the pork. $20
2008 Inama Vin Soave Soave Classico: An Italian wine made from 100 percent garganega grapes, the grape used for Soave. A deep gold color, the wine has a caramel and peach nose, a big bone-structure and a rich toasty flavor. The pork makes the wine taste fruitier, livelier. $14
2009 Meinhard Forstreiter Gruner Veltliner Grooner: The "Grooner" moniker on a label sporting a woman yodeling sends a clear message this Austrian wine is aimed at the smart, ironic Millennial set. But it is a charming wine for all ages, with a citrusy nose, a lively minerality and flavor notes of litchi, pineapple and pear. The pork cuts slightly into the wine's acidity. $12
2009 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc: From New Zealand's Marlborough region, this well-known white has that classic Kiwi profile: A cat pee nose (yep, that's a real wine term) that turns herbaceous; flavor notes of mango countered by lime and grapefruit. The pork counters some of the wine's tartness. $16
2007 Hugel Gewurztraminer: Softly floral and aromatic, with a spritzy minerality and crisp finish, this gewurztraminer is a classic wine of France's Alsace region. But the wine neither helps nor hinders the pork. If anything, the wine recedes a little too far into the shadows. $28
You want that wine. But your store or area distributor may not carry it. State law may prohibit you from ordering a wine online. What to do? Ask your wine retailer for a wine similar in flavor, style and price. Remember, too, prices vary.
Grilled marinated center-cut pork chops
Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 16 minutes Makes: 4 servings
This recipe from Jim Villas' "Pig: King of the Southern Table" calls for thick, center-cut pork chops. "Broil or grill them just until golden," Villas writes, noting the marinating and cooking times will be shorter with thinner chops.
1/3 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons each: fresh lemon juice, soy sauce
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 piece (1/2-inch long) ginger root, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage leaves
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 pork center-cut loin chops, about 1-inch thick
1 Whisk the juices, soy sauce, oil, ginger, garlic, sage and pepper in a bowl until blended. Arrange the chops in a glass baking dish. Pour the marinade over the top; marinate uncovered at room temperature, about 1 hour, turning the chops twice and spooning the marinade over the top.
2 Prepare a grill or heat broiler. Arrange the chops on the rack or in broiling pan. Grill or broil about 5 inches from heat until golden, about 8 minutes. Turn the chops; grill until golden brown but still moist inside, 8-9 minutes.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 247 calories, 50% of calories from fat, 13 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 89 mg cholesterol, 2 g carbohydrates, 28 g protein, 388 mg sodium, 0 g fiber
Pork famously became "the other white meat" when the National Pork Board launched the slogan back in the 1980s. It's a term that's stuck — more than 90 percent of Americans recognize it today, according to Pamela Johnson of the board's Pork Information Bureau. Ironically, perhaps, the slogan is so familiar that the National Pork Board is looking for new slogans to help wake up the consumer to all the porky possibilities.


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Redemption Walkthrough
Disable the ship's defences
Start roving over the enemy ship and turn a pristine cargo freighter into a smoking hulk. The Rusalka's model is similar to the ship model used for the Nazi ship in Project Nova.
Use the chopper's rockets and guns to hose the deck of the enemy ship. Get rid of people, emplacements, and anything marked by a yellow objective dot. The rockets are double-shot, and never reload, so just hold down the rocket trigger and watch the spot at the end of your scope explode.
After protecting Weaver's team, back off from the ship and engage the enemy Hind-17. Upon destroying the enemy craft, steer your own UH-1B onto the stern landing pad. Mason and Hudson get out automatically.
When the first team lands, cover them by elminating the next set of yellow dots. Only after they enter the ship will you have to worry about the enemy Hind which spawns above you and starts attacking. You may want to fly past it, turn, and then attack. Like the choppers in the previous missions, staying to its side and rear will reduce the damage you take.
Land and Scour[edit]
Land the chopper on the marked helipad, then get busy with the infantry on the deck. Head to the marker on the end of the ship and watch out for snipers in the windows, and choppers in the skies.
Just past the blown out cargo container is the Valkyrie SAM. Take it and head back into the container for cover. Unlike the STRELA-3, the Valkyrie requires user-guidance. Fire and steer the warhead into the enemy. You can detonate the missile anytime by pressing FIRE again.
Bonus Task - Double Whammy Destroy both enemy choppers from the deck of the ship using just one missile. You can guide the missile and detonate it by pressing FIRE again. This is a tedious task, since if you fire and miss, you have to die and retry. Best do this on Casual so you survive longer / have a chance to recover life.
Redemption - Intel 1 On the starboard side of Rusalka, there is a cargo container on the main deck with a tape player wedged under one of its doors. You can see the container from the chopper, but you will need to land before you can get the item. You may want to destroy the two enemy choppers first, then explore for this one.
Destroy the two enemy choppers with the Valkyrie launcher dropped on the deck of the ship. You can use the open cargo container to shield yourself from being mauled and destroyed.
Breach and Blast[edit]
Head into the ship's interior and ditch the ACOG guns. You can use the MAC11 you started with, or pick a stronger Galil with a masterkey or Red Dot sight. Since the weapons are random, take what you find and work with it.
The fighting goes from close to far in the span of a few rooms. One weapon with moderate zoom will help you nick enemies across the way.
Redemption - Intel 2 When Mason and Hudson enter the ship's interior, you will pass through a locker room (with wet-suits) and then arrive in a control room of sorts. Investigate the control room and check out the table with the tea kettle/water boiler and stack of drawers. A tape player is secreted under this particular table. If you enter the diving bay, you went too far.
Engage the enemy in the diving bay and work your way around and down towards Weaver. Once you meet up, you will move into the next zone.
The name's Mason. Alex Mason.[edit]
Queue the G--D--- James Bond muzak. You and Hudson will be attacking an underwater base, just like in Atari's Thunderjaws. Swap the weapons for something with close-up sights (and perhaps dual or extended magazines).
The corridors here are tight, so there is no room for you or enemies to move once either is in firing view. However, the water interferes with your vision -- not the A.I., which can kill you easily through water, smoke, or other visual impairments.
The base's dock are easy to fight in at first, but when the place starts leaking, water will interfere with your ability to visually detect enemies. If you find a weapon with a FLIR scope (a random drop), you may be able to use it to scout ahead. Just don't use Fine AIM / ADS, as the FLIR scope will throw your aim off at tight quarters.
Redemption - Intel 3 At the undewater base, there is a small room right before the large room (with a map of the U.S.A.) and the signal switch you need to activate (this switch ends the game). In the small room just before, stand at the entrance opposite of the clock on the wall. The tape player is underneath the control panel to your front and right.
Fight through the tunnels and control rooms until you get to the panel emitting the transmission. Once you trigger the switch, Mason will have to battle Draaay-go-vitch. Punch him out with the buttons displayed on the screen and end the mission.
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UPDATE 2: Lucasfilm has confirmed that Michael Arndt is writing the Star Wars: Episode VII script. Scroll down for even more information.
UPDATE: Michael Arndt is now reported to have written a treatment for Star Wars: Episodes VII-IX.
It didn't take long for the Star Wars rumor mill to start functioning at full capacity again, once the Walt Disney company formerly announced that it is purchasing Lucasfilm from George Lucas and plans to release a third trilogy beginning with Episode VII in 2015. The news broke over 10 days ago now, but people around Hollywood are still reeling from the unexpected news; not to mention, the easily-excitable Internet masses have gone into overdrive, debating the benefits and drawbacks of this development (in ways both serious and not-so-serious).
We heard some rumors about prospective directors for Episode VII earlier on this week, with candidates including Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) and Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class). However, today we have a nice juicy rumor about who has written the screen story for the new installment.
Mark Hamill revealed last week that plans for a new Star Wars trilogy have been developing for over a year now, so it would make sense for a story treatment for Episode VII to have been written by now (seeing how we've heard the plan is to cover a new original story). Vulture has been told by its "informed sources" that such a 40-50 page treatment has indeed been finished, by none other than Oscar-winner Michael Arndt.
Arndt won his Academy Award for scripting Little Miss Sunshine; some four years later, he picked up an additional Oscar nod for his Toy Story 3 screenplay. He has since contributed to the scripts for the upcoming Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller Oblivion and Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, as well as Pixar director Peter Docter's followup to Up (with the playful working title The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind). Hence, it would make perfect sense for Disney and LucasFilm to recruit Arndt to write up a story treatment for Episode VII, given his established relationship with the Mouse House (in combination with his stellar output to date).
[caption id="attachment_169601" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Michael Arndt also co-wrote the script for 'Catching Fire'[/caption]
Arndt's history lends further credibility to this Episode VII rumor, as he's overseen numerous writers' retreats in the past; specifically, ones where he traditionally breaks down and examines the effectiveness of Lucas' screenplay for the original Star Wars installment, Episode IV - A New Hope:
At these talks, Arndt always tells attendees that Star Wars' enduring appeal has to do with resolving its protagonists goals' nearly simultaneously, at the climax of the movie. In the comments section of a discussion about a Star Wars talk Arndt gave at the Austin Film Festival in 2010, one attendee of the seminar notes, "Arndt stated that if a writer could resolve the story's arcs (internal, external, philosophical) immediately after the Moment of Despair at the climax, he or she would deliver the Insanely Great Ending and put the audience in a euphoric state. The faster it could happen, the better. By [Arndt's] reckoning, George Lucas hit those three marks at the climax of Star Wars within a space of 22 seconds."
The Episode VII story treatment from Arndt reportedly sets the stage for both Luke and Leia Skywalker to return in some capacity - along with Han Solo and (by extension) possibly other important characters from Episodes IV-VI. Nothing is set yet, of course, but we know that Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher met with Lucas to discuss the third Star Wars trilogy last summer; moreover, Harrison Ford recently announced that he is indeed open to the idea of reprising his role as Han Solo.
It's also worth mentioning that Arndt's treatment reportedly calls for "much older" versions of these characters, so the stage would be set for all three stars to return to the franchise (assuming this element of Vulture's scoop is accurate). Suffice it to say, there should be more than enough fan support for the trio coming back - even if the Skywalker siblings and Han Solo end up serving little purpose beyond bridging the gap between the second and third Star Wars trilogy (a la Leonard Nimoy as the older Spock in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot).
On that note, Abrams is also name-dropped as one of the individuals who will be receiving Arndt's treatment for Episode VII. Other big-name contenders are said to include Lucas' BFF Steven Spielberg (who was offered the chance to direct Return of the Jedi back in the day) and Brad Bird. The latter of those two filmmakers is a very popular choice among fans for tackling the Star Wars franchise, based on his work on such do-daring action-packed titles as The Incredibles and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. However, these individuals are considered long-shots right now.
It also needs to be emphasized that this is all technically RUMOR (until we report otherwise, at least). Nonetheless, if Arndt has indeed written a story treatment for Episode VII, then there's a good chance he'll be involved in the actual screenwriting process (which would be welcome news indeed). Furthermore, it's not surprising to hear that the cream of the crop are being looked at to direct - but is quite encouraging, all the same.
UPDATE: Deadline is now confirming that not only has Arndt written a treatment for Episode VII, but the entire third Star Wars trilogy. Furthermore, the site has been informed that he will indeed begin working on the script for Episode VII next year.
UPDATE 2: The official Star Wars site has confirmed that Michael Arndt is scripting Star Wars: Episode VII.
As pre-production of Star Wars: Episode VII begins, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new Star Wars film. As revealed in the ongoing video series posted here on StarWars.com, Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas have begun story conferences with Arndt. Arndt won an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay for writing Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing Toy Story 3 (2010).
More on Star Wars: Episode VII as the story develops.
Source: Vulture


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Posted by Editoress on 06/28/12
Slipstream Sports recently welcomed Sharp as a new co-title sponsor and today unveiled its new team kit, which will be ridden for the first time at the 2012 Tour de France. The kit was created by the team's innovative technical clothing partner, Castelli.
The new jersey and shorts prominently display the Sharp logo and retain the distinctive Garmin and Barracuda logos. The signature Slipstream Sports argyle is, of course, incorporated.
"We are thrilled to welcome Sharp to the team's family. Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda is the most tech-savvy team in the peloton and the addition of this new sponsor, prominently displayed on the new kit, is special for all of us involved," said Steve Smith, Castelli Brand Manager. "Additionally, this team is rider-centric, and Castelli has done its part once again to make sure the riders have the most comfortable and technically-advanced clothing for all racing and training, and especially for the Tour de France. In addition to the new colors, the riders will be wearing the updated light weight hot weather shorts and jerseys that the Giro d'Italia crew tested and improved. We're counting on similar success with the clothing in the heat of France in July."
The new Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda kit will be available at the end of July at Castelli dealers and is also available now for pre-order at www.shopargyle.com
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College football team relied on three big scoring plays and capped a thrilling ending with a 30-yard touchdown pass with 22 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated on the season and started Empire 8 play with a 24-20 win at Buffalo State on Saturday afternoon. The first two Ithaca touchdowns were 63-yard scores, and a 30-yard touchdown pass from Phil Neumann to Vito Boffoli proved to be the decisive score as Ithaca improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Empire 8. The Bengals are 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Empire 8.
After Ithaca saw a 17-7 lead erased by the Bengals with two late fourth-quarter touchdowns, the Bombers took possession at their own 28 with 1:05 remaining and moved 42 yards in three plays on consecutive completed passes. After one incompletion, Neumann found Boffoli in the middle of the field and Boffoli broke two tackles and raced through the Bengal secondary for the winning touchdown.
Boffoli finished with career-best totals of five receptions for 68 yards and the 30-yard score was the longest reception and first receiving touchdown of his career.
For the complete recap and other game notes, please see Ithaca's game story.


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People are being warned to be extra vigilant after a number of reports of the toxic giant hogweed across Northern Ireland in the last couple of weeks.
The plant grows very quickly and contains chemicals known as photo-sensitising furanocoumarins.
These substances prevent the body from protecting itself from UV light and can lead to severe burns.
A red rash develops on the skin, which grows more painful and then blisters.
Guy Barter of the Royal Horticultural Society said: "Wherever you live in the UK, you can expect to encounter this plant".
Paul Cook, curator at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate, points out that in some places it's on the increase. "You tend to find it in less accessible places," he says.
"In some parts of the county it's increasing and in others, where it's been controlled, it's going down."
It's attractive appearance can lull unsuspecting people who stumble across it into a false sense of security. "It's very distinctive but a lot of people have forgotten just how horrible it can be," said Paul.
Those who encounter Giant Hogweed certainly don't forget it in a hurry.
"When the sap or juice from the stem comes into contact with the skin it can cause intense irritation, particularly in the sunny weather.
"It doesn't last very long but it can feel like you're skin is being burned."
VIDEO: "Lauren Fuller was on a fishing trip with her dad near Loch Lomond in Scotland when she picked a piece of a Giant Hogweed plant to add to a den she was building. Within 24 hours, Lauren had bright red burns on her hands and cheeks, but when her parents took her to hospital, they were told it was just sunburn. Unsatisfied with the diagnosis, Russell and Charlotte Fuller turned to Google to research their daughter's symptoms - and quickly realised she was a victim of Giant Hogweed."
The facts: what does it look like
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a close relative to cow parsley.
It has thick, bristly, reddish-purple stems and can reach over 3m (10ft) in height.
The flowers are white in a flat-topped clusters that can be as large as 60cm (2ft) across.
Giant hogweed was originally brought to Britain from Central Asia in 1893.
It commonly grows on riverbanks and wasteland.
Its leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds contain toxic components which can be transferred by contact and make exposed skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
What to do if you come into contact
After coming into contact with the plant, the burns can last for several months and the skin can remain sensitive to light for many years.
NHS advises: "If the sap of the giant hogweed comes into contact with your skin, it can cause severe, painful burns and make your skin sensitive to strong sunlight.
"If you touch a giant hogweed, cover the affected area, and wash it with soap and water.
"The blisters heal very slowly and can develop into phytophotodermatitis, a type of skin rash which flares up in sunlight. If you feel unwell after contact with giant hogweed, speak to your doctor."


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Scandvik Inc., a leading marine, RV and specialty industry supplier of high quality faucets, LED lighting, Planus brand toilets, sinks, electric table pedestals and accessories for over 30 years, announced the addition of Cressy Marketing Inc. as their exclusive sales representatives for the Midwest, according to a news release from Vero Beach, Fla.-based Scandvik.
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Cressy Marketing was founded in 1986 by Ray and Mary Lou Cressy to represent companies with innovative products for the marine and RV industries. Cressy Marketing has grown to a staff of seven sales and marketing people who cover the Great Lakes area as well as some national accounts.
The Great Lakes Area, rich in boat production, is also home to the largest concentration of RV manufacturers in the world. "Cressy Marketing is pleased to have the opportunity to work with such a well respected company with high-quality products. Scandvik is a top-tier supplier with great people and is a perfect fit for our agency," says Jim Cressy, president of Cressy Marketing.
Scandvik will rely on Cressy Marketing to continue to grow their marine industry market share as well as expand the business further into the RV and specialty markets.
"Cressy Marketing, like Scandvik, has been a long-standing presence in the marine and RV OEM industries and we are excited for the relationships and knowledge that their entire group brings to Scandvik," said Sebastian Blackman, president of Scandvik Inc.


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There is an old legend that "Hingwar the Dane" (Ivarr the Boneless, d. 873?) drowned accidentally while crossing the Kennet, and that the town was named after him. By 1241, it called itself a borough. And in the late 14th century John of Gaunt, medieval lord of the manor granted the people of the village the lucrative fishing rights on the River Kennet.
Farleigh-Hungerford in Somerset was another ancient family seat. " This place derives the adjunct to its name from the distinguished family of Hungerford, for more than 300 years lords of the manor, which was sold in 1370, with the hundred of Wellow, to Sir Thomas Hungerford, steward to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
The castle of Farleigh is of uncertain foundation; it was enlarged in 1378 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, with four towers, of which two are remaining" [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. A brass plate to the memory of Robert de Hungerford can be found in the church of Hungerford, Berkshire.
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text: At eight years old, Jack is no spring chicken. But he recently injured his leg jumping to the couch, and is going for a second opinion to see if surgery will be required. Not a great day for the Hoyas, who won a tournament bracket based on tuition. Not a great day for Jack, because he's a Bulldog and is genetically unfeasible. [DC Sports Bog]


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Weathered pine brings the rustic look of a mountain cabin to the bath with our Stella Recessed Medicine Cabinet. Skilled craftsman have applied a rich, warm stain by hand to complement the wood's natural character.
- 23.4" wide x 30.5" high x 4.5" deep
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