Canon expands ultra-wide zoom selection, preps Stormtrooper-friendly Rebel SL1
posted Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 11:59 AM EST
Good news, wide-angle fans: Canon just boosted its selection of ultra-wide angle zoom lenses by half, thanks to two brand-new lens models. Neither is a direct replacement for an earlier optic -- instead, they sit alongside the company's four existing EF and EF-S ultra-wide zooms. And alongside the new lenses, the company has also revealed a Stormtrooper-friendly white version of its tiny Rebel SL1 DSLR, arriving soon.
The Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM is far and away the company's most affordable wide-angle zoom to date, priced at just US$300. It's also the smallest and lightest by quite some margin, making for a particularly nice pairing with the compact Canon SL1 body. (It will work on any EF-S body, though.) The EF-S 10-18mm costs less than half as much as the existing 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM optic, which was until now also Canon's smallest and lightest ultra-wide zoom. And although it sacrifices a little zoom range and maximum aperture compared to that lens, it adds image stabilization to the mix. That's a pretty impressive feat, given that the new lens weighs a third less, and is 0.6-0.7 inches smaller in both length and diameter.
The other new offering is the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, and this looks to us to be aimed at video shooters. It's similar in size and weight to the existing EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, but with a list price of US$1,200, it'll save you $500 over the brighter optic. And although you give away something in terms of maximum aperture, you're rewarded with image stabilization. That's probably not a big deal for still shooters -- it's a wide-angle optic, after all, and you'd have gotten a faster shutter speed in the first place with the f/2.8 lens -- but the Canon 16-35mm f/4's stabilization will lend itself nicely to shake-free video.
Both lenses are slated to ship this June, and so is the new color variant of the Canon Rebel SL1 DSLR body. The white EOS Rebel SL1 kit will be priced at US$750, and comes bundled with a white version of the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit lens. Not included: a matching Stormtrooper costume, but we recommend one to complete the look.


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Philadelphia is a city of many wonders: a buzzing food scene, an established craft beer culture, and a parade of historical landmarks. But one aspect of our city that we are particularly passionate about is our magnificent local music community and all that is has to offer. Here at The Key, we often focus on the particulars of our scene – where artists will be playing each night, brand new local releases, etc. - so much so that we can forget how overwhelming it can be for newcomers to get their bearings.
So for those of you having trouble finding where to start, we are introducing this new Philly Music 101 series as your guide through the wonderful world of the Philadelphia music scene: all of its passionate, loving members, from artists to venues to studios and more. It’s meant to help new fans navigate the scene as much as emerging musicians looking to break in and behind-the-scenes folks trying to get their start. We hope it will illuminate just what makes it so damn exciting for music lovers to live here. To kick it off, here is a by-no-means-complete overview of the different pieces of the Philadelphia music scene that have come together to make up its sturdy foundation. Continue reading →
S.T.S. is addressing his fans as well as himself on his brand new track, “Hold On To Faith,” featuring singer Ebony Joi. On the first verse it seems like he’s talking to listeners and loved ones who have rocked with him for so many years, thanking them for their support throughout the struggles of his career and asking them to remain faithful to him as he continues his journey. The second verse sounds as if he’s talking to himself, using his rhymes to remind him of how far he’s come and to have faith that being a rapper is his calling. Continue reading →
The Red Bull Sound Select is an live music series sponsored by the wing-dispensing energy drink company it’s named for, in an effort to promote new music and artists in emerging genres and styles. The concert series happens all over the United States and presents lineups consisting of up-and-coming artists alongside national names. This Saturday, September 27th, the Sound Select series, curated for this show by Jump Magazine, brings a varied group of artists, each known for their own unique “spin” on hip-hop, to Underground Arts. The lineup consists of instrumental hip-hop producing and djing icon RJD2, slick-lipped Philly boy and “GOLD”-affiliated rapper Sugar Tongue Slim, and the Philly minimal electro-funk/soul/jazz/hip-hop/so-many-other-things duo known as Marian Hall. Continue reading →
It sounds like S.T.S. may have a hit on his hands. Yesterday, the Philly rapper released a brand new track from his upcoming project WhiteGold: 215′s In My Trunk featuring local leading man, Black Thought of The Roots.
“$5,000 Dolla Coat Shit” is a great song for two reasons, starting with the beat. Continue reading →
“The Philly hip-hop scene needs something fresh,” Hezekiah told the audience at MilkBoy. The Philly MC was in literal master of ceremonies mode at the center city venue last night, hosting the launch of a new party organized by Illvibe Collective that had clever wordsmith S.T.S. (Sugar Tongue Slim) in the headlining spot. Hezekiah explained to the crowd that their goal was a new showcase of the city’s emerging talent that also celebrated its established names on a planned monthly basis. Last night’s kickoff was modestly attended – decent for a Wednesday night though – but the people who went were pumped to be there. “We’re family,” Hezekiah and DJ PHSH said throughout the night, and indeed there was a warm and engaged vibe among the people on the floor, and the talent on stage did not disappoint. Continue reading →
S.T.S. (aka Sugar Tongue Sllim) recently released his newest EP, We Can Talk Politics & World Affairs, via Bandcamp this week. Earlier this year, the Philly rapper released a cover of Marian Hill’s “One Time” as a part of his In the Lab with GoldRush project.
Featuring his 2013 single “Hell Wrong,” the new EP was produced by the talented local producer and multi-instrumentalist Khari Mateen. The beats are sparse, alien and very effective in accenting S.T.S’s raps. However, it is his socially-conscious lyrics that take the stage, as they rightfully should. Continue reading →
Rapper S.T.S (better known as Sugar Tongue Slim), has premiered a remix of Marian Hill’s “One Time”. The song is a part of S.T.S’s ongoing “In the Lab with the GoldRush” mixtape project. Last week, S.T.S released a remix Jamie xx’s “Girl”. Previously, S.T.S. released Gold Rush I and II with remixes of songs by artists like Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Fun. and Sleigh Bells.
Marian Hill is a talented, local ambient-electro duo, consisting of Jeremy Lloyd and Samantha Gogol. “One Time” is off of their debut EP Play. Read our review of the EP. The first track from Play, “One Time” has an infectious mix of brass instrumentation, rhythmic beats and sultry vocals. In late March, the duo did an energetic Key Studio Session. Last month, they released the video for “Lovit”, following the release of “One Time”.
S.T.S. takes the insanely catchy beat of “One Time” and raps some sweet lines over it, along the same themes he explored late last year in “Hell Wrong.” The video takes you behind the scenes into S.T.S’s studio, where you can watch DJ BearOne remix the beats and S.T.S. record. The malleable nature of “One Time” points to the elastic nature of Marian Hill, able to transverse between electronic, hip-hop and jazz easily.
Catch Marian Hill at the XPoNential Music Festival on Friday, July 25th. Get more details here. Watch S.T.S’s take on “One Time” below.
While associations between the idea of the inner city and that of country clubs may not be immediately recognizable, it all makes sense in the context of local hip-hop’s elite. Inner City Country Club is a project that features collaborations between Philadelphia’s finest talents (rappers, singers, musicians, producers, etc…), embodying the theme of brotherly love.
This Sunday, we’ll see it in action as up-and-coming rappers Pooda Dappa, Chase Allen, and STS share the stage at Silk City in Northern Liberties. Pooda Dappa’s Take Notes EP hit the web in the earlier half of last year while STS dropped quite a few new videos in the latter half from his upcoming project. Allen opened for DMX last summer at The Blockley and released his new album D.A.R.K. in February. Get tickets here.


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Ram Charan is basking in the success of Dhruva, his latest action thriller. Charan is promoting the film big-time via media interviews. Of late, Charan is being seen sporting a beard in all his public appearances.
According to a latest update, Charan is growing his beard for his next film under Sukumar’s direction. Apparently, Charan will be seen with a thick beard in this movie, which will have a village backdrop.
Charan’s terrific image makeover in a chiseled avatar for Dhruva won him huge appreciation, and the Mega Power Star will be keen on raising the bar even higher with his next.
- RRR’s second schedule commences in style
- Hollywood star offered a fat paycheck for Anushka’s Silence?
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Graduate Student Finds Some Jellyfish Can Swim
By Scott Brinckerhoff
ncient and abundant, jellyfish are familiar to humans who splash
in salt water the world over. But few people know them as well, or with such affection, as UConn graduate student Sean Colin.
Colin established himself as a jellyfish expert when he and a colleague, Jack Costello, who teaches at Providence College, published a research paper that challenged a long-held belief about one of the planet's oldest animals.
Colin and Costello discovered that not all jellyfish use jet propulsion to move through the water as squid do. Some "row" - for lack of a better term. "Jellies are extremely graceful swimmers, and actually are some of the first metazoan multi-cellular animals to have evolved an ability to swim," Colin says.
In their experiments, described in detail in the February issue of The Journal of Experimental Biology, the authors videotaped jellyfish they gathered from Puget Sound, Wa. The article was illustrated with Colin's drawings.
By adding particles to the water and slowing down the video, they were able to observe and measure such phenomena as vortices and wakes surrounding the jellies as they moved through the water.
The two scientists' observations led to the unmistakable conclusion that some flat-shaped jellyfish use their body edges to gently row through the water, and that this method of locomotion affects their hunting strategy.
Colin found that the rowing jellyfish cruise through the water in search of prey to immobilize with their tentacles, while the jet-propelled jellies lie in wait for targets of opportunity, relocating only from time to time.
Although the discovery that some jellyfish row may seem modest in terms of impact on humanity, it adds to the body of knowledge about how jellyfish gather food and interact with their environment, one that is shared with mankind. Jellies have been floating around since the Mesozoic era.
"His theory about jellyfish didn't fit with the texts," says Hans Dam, an associate professor of marine sciences at UConn's Avery Point campus and Colin's academic adviser. "He provided new insights about how they forage and capture food."
Graduate students conducting research in marine sciences are often supported by grants. In Colin's case, he had already earned an M.S. in biological oceanography and was pursuing a Ph.D. based on his work with the jellies, when his money ran out. It may have been just as well, as his adviser was in no position to add to Colin's knowledge of medusoids.
"I don't do jellyfish. I can't advise you," Dam told his student at the time. But money was available for another research area, so Colin shifted gears and began studying copepods, tiny marine creatures so numerous they make jellies look like endangered species.
Dam notes that copepods "are more numerous than insects." To jellyfish, they are simply a meal that's pretty much available anywhere.
Just occasionally, however, copepods may be scarce - in the presence of toxic algae such as red tide, for example, a condition that sometimes closes beaches. For his dissertation, Colin is focusing on how copepods react to toxic algae and why some of the 10,000 species, perhaps in support of Darwin's theory of natural selection, have better tolerance than others.
A visitor to Colin's lab first meets the copepods in a large glass container. They are all but invisible. But when an eyedropper's worth is viewed under a microscope, the copepods are revealed as complex animals, highly animated, and magnificent in their detail.
They rocket around their drop of saltwater, moving at a rate of up to 900 body lengths per second and experiencing 8 to 9 Gs, according to Colin. "They're extremely cool animals when it comes to propulsion," he adds.
Referred to as zooplankton, copepods are crustaceans and are related to lobsters. Although only about a millimeter long, copepods are more complex than the jellies that eat them. They have an exoskeleton, jointed legs, antennae, and even a heart and circulatory system, whereas the jellies are mostly gut, mouth, and tentacles.
"These guys are a very important link in the food chain," Colin says. He explains that they feed on phytoplankton, the plant matter that floats in huge masses in seas around the globe. When copepods die, they deplete oxygen in the water and some add a toxin when they die. Tiny though they are, their fate may well be tied to that of all marine creatures - including man.
The 31-year-old Colin grew up in Virginia. Always inquisitive, he discovered scuba diving, boats, and water at an early age and has managed to keep them part of his life. After earning his undergraduate degree at Providence College, he received a master's degree from the State University of New York. He taught high school algebra and life sciences in Massachusetts before entering UConn's program.
Once he completes his current course of study, Colin will likely stay in academia. But that's something to consider in the fall. Right now, he's off to the Adriatic for fresh research.


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Получение трансгенных растений земляники садовой и салата, несущих ген сладкого белка тауматина II
Aim. According to the published data protein thaumatin II of Thaumatococcus daniellii is capable to induced sweet taste and antifungal resistant phenotype. A possible application of thaumatin II properties is to produce transgenic disease resistant crop plants with modified fruit taste. Methods. Transgenic plants were obtained via Agrobacterium mediated transformation method. Presence of the target and selective genes was confirmed by PCR analysis. Antifungal activity of the extracts from green-house grown lettuce plants was tested. Results. We report here the development of transgenic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) plants with thaumatin II gene under control of CaMV 35S promoter. Conclusion. The leaf extract from transgenic lettuce plants carrying thaumatin II gene had no inhibiting effect on mycelium growth in vitro of the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc.
Key words: thaumatin II, Lactuca sativa, Fragaria x ananassa, transgenic plants.

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Throughout the pandemic, mass injections have been dangled as the way back to normalcy — the only solution to end the pandemic and save lives from COVID-19. Now even with mass injections and some receiving two and even three shots in their arm, excess deaths are rising nonetheless.
Mercola– In the week ending November 12, 2021, the U.K. reported 2,047 more deaths than occurred during the same period between 2015 and 2019. However, COVID-19 cannot be entirely to blame, as it was listed on the death certificates for only 1,197 people.1 Further, since July, non-COVID deaths in the U.K. have been higher than the weekly average in the five years prior to the pandemic.
Heart disease and strokes appear to be behind many of the excess deaths, with the Financial Times reporting, “The new phase of excess deaths raises the possibility that since the summer more people have been losing their lives as a result of strains on the NHS or lack of early diagnosis of serious illness …”2 A similar scenario is playing out in the U.S.
More Seniors Dying, Despite Mass Injections
On Twitter, Silicon Valley software engineer Ben M. (@USMortality) revealed that in the last 13 weeks alone, about 107,700 seniors died above the normal rate, despite a 98.7% vaccination rate.3 In another example, he used data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, census.gov and his own calculations to show excess deaths rising in Vermont even as the majority of adults have been injected.
“Vermont had 71% of their entire population vaccinated by June 1, 2021,” he tweeted. “That’s 83% of their adult population, yet they are seeing the most excess deaths now since the pandemic!”4
Deaths Among Teenagers Increase After Jabs
An investigation by The Exposé, using official data from NHS and the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that deaths among teenagers increased 47% since they started getting COVID-19 shots.5 Not only that, but deaths from COVID-19 also went up among 15- to 19-year-olds after the shots were rolled out for this age group.
“We decided to take a look at official Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on deaths registered weekly to see if there was an uptick in deaths in people aged between 15 and 19 following the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine to this age group,” the report notes.6
Between the week ending June 26 and the week ending September 18, 2020, 148 deaths were reported among 15- to 19-year-olds. However, between the week ending June 25, 2021, and the week ending September 17, 2021, 217 deaths occurred among 15- to 19-year-olds. According to the investigation:7
“This shows that the number of deaths between June 19th 2021 and September 17th 2021 among teens aged 15 and over were 47% higher than the number of deaths in this age group during the same period in 2020, and the increase in deaths began at precisely the same time teens started receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
Our investigation of ONS data also revealed further concerns about Covid-19 deaths in people between the age of 15 and 19. The same 2021 ONS dataset shows that since teens started getting the Covid-19 vaccine there has been at least one Covid-19 related death recorded in seven of the thirteen weeks between June 19th and September 17th 2021. A total of 8 deaths in this time frame.
Yet in the fifteen weeks prior to teens over the age of 15 receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, just a single death was recorded associated with Covid-19 among this age group.
Correlation does not equal causation, but it is extremely concerning to see that deaths have increased by 47% among teens over the age of 15, and Covid-19 deaths have also increased among this age group since they started receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, and it is perhaps one coincidence too far.”
Significant concerns have been raised, for instance, surrounding antibody‐dependent enhancement (ADE), and the possibility that COVID-19 vaccines could worsen COVID-19 disease via ADE.8
Florida Has Been Heavily Criticized — Wrongly
Certain states have stood out for their refusal to buy into the draconian public health measures that were adopted throughout much of the U.S. Florida is chief among them. After a spring 2020 lockdown, Florida business, schools and restaurants reopened, while mask mandates were rejected.
“If Florida had simply done no worse than the rest of the country during the pandemic, that would have been enough to discredit the lockdown strategy,” John Tierney, a contributing science columnist for The New York Times, stated, noting that the state acted as the control group in a natural experiment. By summer 2021, the results spoke for themselves:9
“Florida’s mortality rate from Covid is lower than the national average among those over 65 and also among younger people, so that the state’s age-adjusted Covid mortality rate is lower than that of all but ten other states. And by the most important measure, the overall rate of ‘excess mortality’ (the number of deaths above normal), Florida has also done better than the national average.
Its rate of excess mortality is significantly lower than that of the most restrictive state, California, particularly among younger adults, many of whom died not from Covid but from causes related to the lockdowns: cancer screenings and treatments were delayed, and there were sharp increases in deaths from drug overdoses and from heart attacks not treated promptly.”
After an uptick in cases in late summer, rates plummeted by the fall. In late October 2021, Florida had one of the lowest COVID-19 daily average case rates per 100,000 residents in the U.S. “Without mandates or lockdowns, COVID-19 cases in Florida have decreased 90% since August,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis. “In addition to cases, hospitalizations have plummeted in our state.”10
Also since August, COVID-19 cases in school-aged children decreased 87% since school started back into session, while cases in young adults ages 18 to 24 decreased 93%11 Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez added in a press release, “As Florida now ranks lowest in the continental U.S. in terms of COVID-19 rates per capita, we are proud to have stood firm in protecting liberty throughout the pandemic.”12
By the end of November 2021, Florida was the only state in the U.S. with low community transmission in virtually every county. While the rest of the U.S. was seeing high, substantial or moderate spread, COVID-19 was largely absent in the sunshine state.13 On Twitter, Scott Ruesterholz wrote:14
“I’ve spoken frequently about how COVID waves clearly are driven by weather (South struggles in the summer; North in the winter). This should be considered when assigning “blame” or “credit” to a governor–some trends supercede policy. Nonetheless this map is something–Florida!”
Shots Double Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome
It’s concerning that heart-related events appear to be a leading factor behind the excess deaths being seen in the U.K., especially considering researchers have found Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 shots dramatically increase biomarkers associated with thrombosis, cardiomyopathy and other vascular events following injection.16
The study, published in the November 16, 2021, issue of the journal Circulation, concluded that “the mRNA vacs dramatically increase inflammation on the endothelium and T cell infiltration of cardiac muscle and may account for the observations of increased thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, and other vascular events following vaccination.”
People who had been jabbed more than doubled their risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), an umbrella term that includes not only heart attacks, but also a range of other conditions involving abruptly reduced blood flow to your heart. Signs and symptoms of ACS typically begin very suddenly and include:17
|Chest pain/discomfort, often described as aching, pressure, tightness or burning sensations
|Pain that radiates from your chest to your shoulders, arms, upper abdomen, back, neck and/or jaw
|Nausea and/or vomiting
|Shortness of breath
|Sudden heavy sweating
|Lightheadedness, dizziness and/or fainting
|Unusual or inexplicable fatigue
Patients who received a two-dose regimen of mRNA more than doubled their five-year ACS risk, driving it from an average of 11% to 25%. In a November 21, 2021, tweet, cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra wrote:18
“Extraordinary, disturbing, upsetting. We now have evidence of a plausible biological mechanism of how mRNA vaccine may be contributing to increased cardiac events. The abstract is published in the highest impact cardiology journal so we must take these findings very seriously.”
Can You Lessen the Damaging Effects?
If you now believe that getting the COVID-19 jab was a mistake and wish to lessen your doubled risk of cardiac complications, there are a few basic strategies I would advise.
- Make certain you measure your vitamin D level and take enough vitamin D orally (typically about 8,000 units/day for most adults) and/or get sensible sun exposure to make sure your level is 60 to 80 ng/ml (150 to 200 nmol/l).
- Eliminate all vegetable (seed) oils in your diet, which involves eliminating nearly all processed foods and most meals in restaurants unless you convince the chef to only cook with butter. Avoid any sauces or salad dressings in restaurants as they are loaded with seed oils. Also avoid chicken and pork as they are very high in linoleic acid, the omega-6 fat that is far too high in nearly everyone and contributes to oxidative stress that causes heart disease.
- Consider taking around 500 milligrams/day of NAC, as it helps prevent blood clots and is a precursor for your body to produce the important antioxidant glutathione.
- Consider fibrinolytic enzymes that digest the fibrin that leads to blood clots, strokes and pulmonary embolisms. The dose is typically two, twice a day, but must be taken on an empty stomach, either an hour before or two hours after a meal. Otherwise, the enzymes will digest your food and not the fibrin in the blood clot.

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Today, September 18th is Barnardos National Collection Day and all across the country collectors will be asking the public to support the charity. Actress and ambassador for the charity Amy Huberman has released an open call on Irish people to donate to the cause in a video.
Amy, a mother of two, says “Children deserve the best possible start in life but right now one in eight children in Ireland are living in consistent poverty. These children are going hungry, living in cold houses – they wake up each day with nothing to look forward to.
Barnardos works with these children and their families to protect their childhoods from poverty, hunger and fear
“Barnardos works with these children and their families to protect their childhoods from poverty, hunger and fear. But they need our help. Today, volunteers will be out all over the country collecting for Barnardos and raising vital funds for their work. Please donate or text what you can to help their important work.”
Barnardos works directly with disadvantaged children and families, providing services and support in 40 centres around the country. They also campaign for the rights of all children in Ireland, and provide training and knowledge resources to childcare professionals.
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In keeping with the old nursery rhyme, it turns out that some of the rain that goes away in Shakopee will, in fact, come again another day.
A new housing subdivision rising at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will capture rainwater that washes into the streets, treat it and then store it to be used for irrigation of residential lawns and a nearby soccer field.
That means less reliance on finite groundwater supplies.
The effort is meant to save "the high-quality groundwater that we drink — we'd like to drink [it], as opposed to spray it on marigolds," said Stan Ellison, SMSC's director of land and natural resources.
Reuse of rainwater has grown more common in the Twin Cities, but residential applications remain fairly rare. A similar project was completed last year in Hugo, and others are in the works.
The Shakopee subdivision features 23 homes, and the tribe expects to install a similar system at another subdivision with 50 homes.
"It actually pays for itself in about five or six years, because our drinking water is all pre-softened … so it's pretty expensive water," Ellison said.
The water will be treated with ultraviolet radiation, largely to kill off any E. coli bacteria that develop in the holding ponds. It will be treated to a standard that's suitable for human contact, though not for drinking.
Ellison said that officials expect the water to meet about 85 percent of the irrigation needs for the housing developments, with the remainder supplied by regular drinking water.
Rainwater isn't all that's being reused at SMSC. The tribe uses its treated wastewater to irrigate a golf course and other landscaped areas. It has even explored whether treated wastewater could be used to replenish deep groundwater aquifers, a project that remains tabled for now.
Most other examples of reused stormwater involve irrigating fields and golf courses rather than lawns. Target Field in Minneapolis and CHS Field in St. Paul both are watered with stormwater, and CHS Field uses stormwater to flush toilets.
Rainwater also is being used to flush toilets at a University of Minnesota residence hall, a Shoreview city facility and Great River Energy's headquarters in Maple Grove, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. MPCA hydrologist Scott Fox said smaller-scale applications have existed for 20 to 25 years.
"The fact that we're actually designing systems to apply water in large areas and developments, this is different," Fox said.
A project completed in Hugo last year uses stormwater to irrigate a neighborhood of 89 homes. "[Hugo's] is the first project that we're aware of that has done it this way in the state, on a single-family neighborhood," said Hugo City Administrator Bryan Bear.
Bear said city officials recently approved a similar project for 319 homes. This summer the city plans to begin retrofitting an 1,100-unit townhouse community with irrigation from reused stormwater.
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This 1983 Conan rip-off from Argentina, produced by Roger Corman, is about as cheesy at it gets. It is noteworthy for almost nothing, other than a mostly topless Lana Clarkson, who is sadly absent from most of this trailer.
Clarkson plays a female warrior called Kaira who has an aversion to clothing. She teams up with Deathstalker (yes, that's the big hunk's name) and comes to a bad end. Clarkson came to a bad end in real life, too. You've heard about it, trust me.
Also, despite what this movie poster would have you believe, there is no cool-looking monster in this movie. There is, however, a big muscleman in a pig mask. Compared to Deathstalker, our previous entry Hawk the Slayer is Citizen Kane. Some fantasy films of the Eighties are in "so bad they're good" territory. Deathstalker is not one of them, unless you purposely watch it to laugh. In that case, it's pretty entertaining.


text: APERIO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that presents unusual and rarely performed chamber music by contemporary composers from the Americas. The organization provides lively and thought-provoking concerts, educational opportunities and outreach programs to Houston’s diverse performing and visual arts audiences. By emphasizing the works of Latin and Anglo-American composers, APERIO illuminates the rich musical heritage of South and North America. Drawing from many indigenous and foreign cultures, the multicultural programming provides artistic, social and political contexts for the compositions from the New World. Through its interactive and explanatory format, locally and nationally recognized musicians draw parallels to other visual, literary and performing art forms.

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- New Zealand's business-friendly National Party emerged victorious in a national weekend election, winning enough seats under a coalition with its allied partners to defeat the ruling Labour Party, after nearly a decade in power.
National Party leader John Key, a former Merrill Lynch banker, will succeed Helen Clark as prime minister. Clark reportedly stepped down as party leader following Saturday's vote.
Analysts cited in newswire reports said management of the economy emerged as the main election issue, as voters weighed the nation's first recession in a decade.
The National Party, taking 59 s parliamentary seats, managed to carry the 61-seat majority required for control after receiving the support from the Act Party, which took five seats, and the United Future Party, which took one seat.
The election results were based on a preliminary tally of votes, according to reports citing New Zealand's Chief Electoral Office.

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Dutch painter, known for his oil paintings of flowers. Born in Amsterdam, van Huysum was the son of Justus van Huysum, who also specialized in flower paintings. Jan van Huysum painted both in oil and watercolor. His oils are characterized by elaborate composition, lavish detail, and his innovative use of a light background.
Jan van Huysum painted a few landscapes, but achieved an international reputation in his lifetime with his flower paintings. He insisted on observing details from life, sometimes delaying completion of a work until a particular flower had come back into season. Jan van Huysum worked throughout his life in Amsterdam.
You can buy Huysum fine art reproduction oil paintings at Bohemian Fine Art. Just click on the 'Back' button.
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Tom Cruise stars as secret agent Ethan Hunt in all three blockbuster instalments of the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, collected here. Based on the hit 1960s-'70s TV series, the films feature a raucous mix of spectacular chases, amazing stunts, high-tech gadgetry, and elaborate schemes. Set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force (IMF) traverse the globe, working to foil the plans of villains and terrorists. And as ever, it's a question of who's double-crossing whom?
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As part of the Council's decision to begin accepting subdivision roads for maintenance, the Village Engineer has completed a road condition survey. This survey will be used in creating the road acceptance policy for all subdivision roads. The Council plans to begin road maintenance within subdivisions in the spring of 2017. Once a five-year road acceptance recommendation and policy is approved, these items will be posted to the website.
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On 17 April 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a report containing the results of an external assessment of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), which includes recommendations to make the SREP more efficient and effective.
The report of the assessment was drafted by a group of independent experts.
- Confirms that since 2014, ECB banking supervision has successfully established itself as an effective and respected supervisor and integrated a wide variety of national supervisory approaches thanks to its detailed methodologies.
- Finds that the organisation is now sufficiently robust and mature to makes processes leaner and enhance risk-based prioritisation, which would allow greater freedom to rely on supervisory judgement.
- Acknowledges that European banking supervision has made good progress in ensuring that banks maintain sufficient capital levels and notes that the current level of capital requirements for supervised banks looks broadly adequate.
- Invites the ECB to reform risk scores and the process of determining Pillar 2 capital requirements.
- Recommends that the ECB make full use of all the instruments in its toolbox, including impactful qualitative measures encouraging banks to tackle weak business models and governance practices.
The ECB’s Supervisory Board will continue to strengthen supervisory practices and will evaluate the report’s input as part of a review of supervisory processes planned for 2024.

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I remember the make-up running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn’t need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
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Hurricane Energy PLC (LON:HUR) told investors that it has decided to shut one of the two wells feeding the Lancaster Early Production System amid flow instability and difficulties achieving targeted rates.
The UK offshore oiler had aimed to produce some 20,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) from the pair of wells.
Increasing production resulted in instability in the flow regime on the 205/21a-7Z well because of interference between Lancaster’s two wells. It has decided to shut-in the 205/21a-7Z well “for the time being” and will for a period test maximum sustainable rates from just the 205/21a-6 well.
Presently, Lancaster is producing some 10,300 bopd from the 205/21a-6 well.
Production from the two wells had averaged 15,500 bopd in the year to date, and, Hurricane informed investors that it is now suspending guidance because it will now experience a period of production substantially below forward guidance of 18,000 bopd net.
“The results of the recent testing of the Lancaster EPS wells at elevated combined production rates are disappointing and the degree of interference encountered is unexpected,” Robert Trice, Hurricane chief executive said in a statement.
“Whilst the wells show high productivity individually, their proximity and associated interference behaviour requires further data acquisition before the company can be confident about optimum long-term well rates. This latest development reinforces that.
“This data acquisition process continues, and further updates will be provided once we have determined our target plateau production rate with the existing well configuration.”
Published at Fri, 22 May 2020 06:32:00 +0000-Hurricane Energy to miss production targets as instability forces well shutdown


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Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested Jason Andre Bankston, wanted for the Neglect of a Disabled Adult/Elder Person.
On 07/14/13, Snellville Police officers responded to a call of a person down at 2131 Buckley Trail in Snellville and found 44 year old John Hammond Steele deceased.
A subsequent investigation by Snellville Police resulted in a warrant being obtained for Steele’s caregiver, Jason Andre Bankston, for Neglect of a Disabled Adult/Elder Person.
Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Bankston yesterday and he was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail without incident.

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During the «Deutscher Geographie Kongress» (DKG, German Geography Congress) and the «Junger Geographie Kongress» (JKG, Young Geography Congress) held in Kiel from the 25.09. until the 30.09.2019 our doctoral researcher Lena Reimann held a presentation with the title «How will sea-level rise affect human migration? Exploring potential impacts of sea-level rise on spatial population change until 2100». In this she presented the potential impacts of sea-level rise under a range of socioeconomic, adaptation, and SLR scenarios, using a spatial population downscaling model.
On the 6 November our doctoral researcher Lena Reimann participated in the annual DMDU Meeting in Delft and held a presentation with the title «Exploring the effects of adaptation strategies on population migration under uncertain sea-level rise» that was prepared by herself, Bryan Jones, Claudia Wolff and Prof. Dr. Athanasios Vafeidis. In this presentation different Shared Socialeconomic Pathways and their expected outcome on migration were explored: Under the SSP1 («Build with Nature»), SSP3 («Save yourself») and SSP5 («Hold the line»).
The whole presentation can be seen here.
At the 21-22 June 2019 our groupleader Prof. Dr. Athanasios T. Vafeidis was at the «Facing the Challenge» International Conference on the impacts of climate change on the cultural heritage. There he held a presentation regarding the «Sea-level rise impacts on the Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage Sites».


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Heading into Week 17, many NFL teams have been eliminated from playoff contention, while others have secured their post-season berth altogether. This creates a tricky situation, where teams may rest their players for most, if not all of their Week 17 game. With a potentially reduced player pool, focusing on Week 17's competitive games should lead to profitability. Here are a few notable plays on this week's DraftKings' main slate.
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We adjusted rates using the most conservative multiplier from any season between 2010â€“2011 and 2016â€“2017. Burden estimates from the 2018â€“2019 season will be updated at a later date when data on contemporary testing practices become available. CDC estimates that influenza was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018â€“2019 influenza season.
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However, influenza-associated pediatric deaths are likely under-reported as not all children whose death was related to an influenza virus infection may have been tested for influenza9,10. Peak activity during the 2018â€“2019 influenza season was classified as having moderate severity across ages in the population. Compared with the 2017â€“2018 season , which was classified as high severity, the overall rates and burden of influenza were much lower during the 2018â€“2019 season .
Among children, however, rates of influenza during the 2018â€“2019 season were similar to the 2017â€“2018 season. In addition, the 2018â€“2019 season had two waves of activity, including a wave predominated by influenza Apdm09 viruses and another wave of similar magnitude attributable to influenza A viruses5. The dual waves resulted in a protracted season during 2018â€“2019 that was less severe when compared with peak activity in 2017â€“2018, but resulted in a similar burden of illness in children by the end of the season.
This burden was similar to estimated burden during the 2012â€“2013 influenza season1. During the 2018â€“2019 season, 136 deaths in children with laboratoryâ€“confirmed influenza virus infection were reported in the United States8.
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This ratio is based on data from prior seasons, which may not be accurate if patterns of care-seeking have changed. Second, national rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations and in-hospital death were adjusted for the frequency of influenza testing and the sensitivity of influenza diagnostic assays, using a multiplier approach3. However, data on testing practices during the 2018â€“2019 season were not available at the time of estimation.

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