In less than an hour, all 65 tons of roses are moved from the freighter to the perishable center where their temperature is taken once again.

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According to the National Oceanographic Data Center, the water temperature off San Francisco was 49.3 degrees Fahrenheit (9.6 C).

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In its report issued Thursday, the climate data center said the average U.S. temperature between March and May was 57.1 degrees, 5.2 degrees above the long-term average from 1901 to 2000.

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The 2013 Nissan LEAF is offered in three well-equipped models, the LEAF S, LEAF SV and LEAF SL. Standard features include a 6-way manual driver's seat, 4-way manual front passenger's seat, trip computer (instant and average energy consumption, driving time, outside temperature and autonomy range), Automatic Temperature Control (ATC), center console storage and 3.6 kW onboard charger.

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In fact, a little computer on the CJ1's center console calculates rotation speed to the knot, based on temperature, altitude and weight aboard.

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Even on a mild spring day, you can feel the temperature of the room rise as you approach the center of the factory.

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They then used that proxy data, which they dubbed the Paleo Index (PI) and compared it to the merged land-ocean surface temperature (MLOST) records developed by the National Climactic Data Center.

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"If it were ever shut off, Europe would see an average temperature drop of 15 degrees, " says Jeff Schultz, the center's chief climatologist.

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So imagine my delight this morning to receive the annual report from the Center for Venture Research at UNH, which tallies angel investing activity from the previous year to take the temperature of the current funding landscape.

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