又一個Quarter (August 15, 2010)

終於又讀完一個summer quarter啦

4月時去左一個全日既interview, 目的就係要入到而家讀緊既program!

O個陣真係好想入到呢個credential + master既課程, 因為有獎學金之餘,

仲會響畢業後分派我地去學校做野, 唔駛擔心budget cut唔請新老師.

去到6月確定收左我後, 我又唔係好興奮喎

可能, 呢個program同我原本讀緊既唔同方向, 而我又已經有左個credential,

所以其實而家只係當免費讀書, 而且仲有埋生活費, 都算唔錯既!

話說呢個係新課程, 所以有好多野都唔肯定, 好多問題連d professors都答唔到!

我同20個同學仔做左白老鼠, 比人做實驗, 不過我地既意見佢地都好重視,

發表左之後真係有人會改善!

另一個好處就係我地21個學生響為期14個月既課程入邊,

所有堂都會一齊上, 可以互相支持

啱啱讀完既Summer Quarter, 持續左6星期, 雖然比平時11個星期既quarter短左,

但就十分intensive! 每個星期一至五八點至三點上堂, 7個professors輪流教我地,

每個禮拜有至少一份功課, Labor Day前我仲要交多三份功課

希望快d做晒所有功課, 然後好好享受下開學前僅有既悠閒時光

夏天來了 (August 17, 2010)

夏天終於蒞臨洛衫磯啦琴日下晝我架車既溫度計量到外面既氣溫係95F,

今日下晝量到既氣溫就係105F! 熱到我開行架車既冷氣都勁出汗

其實, 今年七月同八月上旬既平均氣溫係大約75F, 係1991年以黎最涼快既夏天.

我上個星期朝早出門返學時都仲要著外套, 但今個星期就要著背心啦

上個禮拜我覺得自己去左三藩市, 今個禮拜就去左拉斯維加斯

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L.A.'s summer heat arrives late

After a prolonged June gloom, a heat wave is expected to roll in this week, beginning Sunday and peaking Monday.

August 15, 2010|By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

 

Summer, which seemingly fled Los Angeles this year, will make a brief cameo this week.

Forecasters say a high-pressure system moving in from Arizona and New Mexico will boost temperatures to between 90 and 104 degrees in the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys, making for a heat wave that is to begin on Sunday and peak on Monday.

One of the Southland's perennial hot spots, Woodland Hills, could reach the triple digits, and Pasadena may hit the mid-90s early this week.

"The summer heat has finally arrived," said Bonnie Bartling, a weather specialist at the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. This is expected to be only the second time this summer that temperatures will top 100 in the valleys.

The heat will raise wildfire concerns in the mountains and Antelope Valley as humidity drops, the weather service said.

Anyone seeking relief may want to head closer to the beach, which will be protected from the heat by the marine layer, the low, cool clouds that hug the coast in the evenings and mornings. Downtown L.A. will hit the 80s through Tuesday, while highs at the beaches will stay in the 70s.

The heat wave is expected to be short-lived. Cooling is expected predicted to begin on Tuesday, but that day will also bring humidity from the south, so "it might feel sticky," Bartling said.

Last week, the National Weather Service issued a statement explaining why summer jilted Southern California so far this year, saying persistent low-pressure systems have been loitering off the California coast for the last 2-1/2 months.

The phenomenon has kept Southern California's traditional May gray and June gloom around for July and August. For much of this time, fog has rolled in overnight and made L.A.'s summer seem almost as chilly as those in San Francisco. The average temperature recorded at Los Angeles International Airport throughout July was 65.7, a low that matched records set in 1948 and 1965.

Lower-than-normal ocean temperatures have also kept onshore Pacific breezes "extra chilly," according to the National Weather Service.

Those lower-than-normal ocean temperatures, a phenomenon scientists call La Niña, could exacerbate wildfire conditions this fall and winter by bringing little or no rain.

"The fires that would start would spread much easier during times of less precipitation, because the vegetation is much drier," said Jamie Moker, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego.

Southern California's cool summer comes as much of the world has baked. The global average land surface temperature worldwide in July was the warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency has records going back to 1880.

Moscow, which has been suffering a heavy death toll from an extended heat wave and nearby fires that have raged out of control, set a record July 30 when the mercury hit 102, surpassing the previous record of 99 set four days earlier.

China had its warmest July since 1961, and Finland set a new all-time high of 99 degrees on July 29, breaking the previous record of 96.7 made in July 1914.

From: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/15/local/la-me-weather-20100815

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The mild summer weather? For many, it's way cool

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say the L.A. Basin's coolest summer since 1991 reflects a transition from an El Niño pattern to a La Niña. But a heat wave may be on the way.

August 14, 2010|By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times

 

From: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/14/local/la-me-cool-summer-20100814