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06
Oct 11

Seattle: Home of the 78-minute summer

Two women seek shelter under an umbrella from the steady drizzle at the Bite of Seattle on July 17, 2011.

Scott Systek, KOMO News:   While Sea-Tac Airport only reports temperatures on the hour, the University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences Department keeps a minute-by-minute log of the weather station atop their roof on the Seattle campus. And since the UW is in the heart of Seattle, while the airport is more like the lower-left shin, I figure this could be an accurate representation of what a true Seattle person would have felt this summer.

The mission: Find out how many minutes it’s been at 80 degrees or warmer this year– what I would call a true warm summer day in Seattle.

The answer: 78 minutes.

Or, breaking it down: 12 minutes on July 2, and 66 minutes on July 6.

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03
Oct 11

Nanoparticles seek and destroy glioblastoma in mice

Scientists have combined a tumor-homing peptide, a cell-killing peptide, and a nanoparticle. When administered to mice with glioblastoma that could not otherwise be treated, this new nanosystem eradicated most tumors in one model and significantly delayed tumor development in another.

Read the full article…  Nanoparticles seek and destroy glioblastoma in mice.

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01
Oct 11

Flowchart…

Photography / Science & Technology — No Comments
29
Sep 11

According to Nikon…

A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses, and a good lens is essential to taking good pictures!

Oh Nikon… what were you thinking? You just totally offended a bazillion photographers. Some other thoughts… golfers only as good as their clubs, chefs only as good as their rangetops, artists only as good as their paint? Wow!

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