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Fascinated by the nature and the organicism of smells Peter De Cupere identifies his world of objects and his installations with a corresponding smell as an extension of their meaning thus penetrating deeper into their singularity and complexity. By doing so he confronts us with experiences lost as the result of ever-greater taboos under pressure from chemical developments in that area and, of course, from ever-changing sophisticated fads. In the case of De Cupere, however, it is also about processes, about changes in time and this in combination with the spatial power of smells that imprint themselves on our memories more indelibly than pictures. http://www.freeturbine.com/index.php/news/artists-news/item/peter-de-cupere-olfactory-artFascinated by the nature and the organicism of smells Peter De Cupere identifies his... more
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Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) says torrential rain that has caused chaos around the state's south-east on Tuesday is only going to get heavier.
Hundreds of millimetres of rain has been dumped across the Gold and Sunshine coasts and Brisbane, bringing flash flooding, landslips and hundreds of road closures.
Evacuation centres have been opened at Narangba and Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, with about a dozen homes evacuated in Burpengary.
The Bureau of Meteorology says flooding could worsen in some areas with more rain expected across the region overnight and wet weather forecast for the rest of the week.
Police have reported dozens of traffic incidents since the big wet began and officials are warning people to stay out of floodwaters.
EMQ director of operations Warren Bridson says the situation is deteriorating.
"The rain is going to get heavier particularly between Maroochydore and Brisbane city in the next couple of hours, which means our State Emergency Service personnel are escalating their response," he said.
"We've had about 500 calls for assistance up until now and of course that is increasing all the time."
Mr Bridson says emergency crews will work through the night.
"The predictions are... more rain tonight and again tomorrow. I would expect the disaster management systems will escalate tomorrow if that transpires therefore there will be more activities around the local disaster management groups," he said.
He says it will be a long night for residents throughout the south-east.
"We're asking the community to really be aware tonight about what's predicted," he said.
"To take care on the roads and to be patient if they make calls to the State Emergency Service because it's going to be a long, hard night for the SES people in the south-east."
Weather bureau spokeswoman Michelle Berry says the wet conditions are likely to continue until next Tuesday.
"This is certainly quite a severe event that's occurring throughout south-eastern Queensland at the moment," she said.
"We can get these very moist air streams through the summer months.
"It doesn't have the same depth of moisture as what we were seeing through January of last year but it's certainly a very severe event ands that's why we are warning for it continuing into tomorrow also."
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More than 6 inches of rain fell in some parts of Charlotte. Many area streams were above flood stage Friday afternoon, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services. Even after the last of the rain ends, streams may continue to rise for several hours.
More at the link.More than 6 inches of rain fell in some parts of Charlotte. Many area streams were... more
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Please, your child's life is more important than any practice or sports event.
This excessive heatwave is dangerous.Please, your child's life is more important than any practice or sports event.... more
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A violent summer storm slammed hailstones the size of baseballs down onto eastern Queens and western Nassau County Monday afternoon, shattering windshields in New Hyde Park, Long Island, and damaging cars in Douglaston, Queens, the National Weather Service said.
Three-inch hailstones were reported in New Hyde Park around 4:30 p.m., said Nancy Furbush, a meteorologist with the weather service. No one was injured. The same storm hobbled much of the Long Island Rail Road, creating big delays for the evening rush.
In Douglaston, Nathaniel Arad, 7, said that the storm sounded “like rocks were hitting our house.” His mother, Melanie Fitzpatrick, 40, estimated that the blocks of ice had been grape-sized, then golf-ball-sized, before forming clusters as big as baseballs.
Ms. Fitzpatrick said that the area has experienced a number of weird weather events since last summer, including a fierce thunderstorm with hail in June 2010 and a violent storm that included two tornadoes in nearby Flushing last September.
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An oppressive and potentially deadly summertime mix of sizzling temperatures and high humidity baked a large swath of the country again on Sunday, pushing afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels.
Forecasters warned the heatwave would persist through much of the coming week and cautioned residents in more than three dozen states to take extra precautions.
The National Weather Service posted excessive heat warnings for much of the country's midsection, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, as well as South and North Dakota, where forecasters predicted heat indexes could hit 115 degrees.
"This will likely be the most significant heat wave the region has experienced in at least the last five years," the weather service said.
Cities especially hard hit by the heat included Rapid City, South Dakota, Springfield, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, where AccuWeather.com meteorologists were predicting long-standing high-temperature records would fall this week.
Kristina Pydynowski, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, predicted the heatwave will affect more than 40 states.
All the states will see temperatures of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, she said, and "a large number of them will bake above 100 degrees for days on end."
The scorching weather is the latest in a series of meteorological problems to best the Midwest in recent months.
The list includes the devastating tornado that ripped through Joplin, Missouri in late May, killing nearly 160 people and destroying more than 8,000 homes and other structures, as well as the ongoing flooding along the Missouri River, which has triggered weeks of evacuations and other emergency measures from Montana through Missouri.
While the heat wave is currently focused on the High Plains and Mississippi Valley, it is expected to press east by the middle of the week, the weather service said.
In Chicago, where high heat and humidity warnings were twinned with an alert for poor air quality, temperatures were expected to hit 95 degrees in the afternoon, creating heat indexes as high as 105.
In Minnesota, the heat wave was expected to continue through Wednesday with possible thunderstorms in some parts. Highs in the Twin Cities area could reach 94 degrees on Sunday, and 97 degrees from Monday through Wednesday.
The weather service is projecting possibly six consecutive days of temperatures at 90 degrees or higher in the Twin Cities, the longest stretch to far this year, but short of records, meteorologist Jim Richardson said.
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