Twelve fundamental particles - six quarks and six leptons (the other type) - are the basic building blocks for everything in the universe. Both quarks and leptons are distinguished in terms of flavors . as a way to distinguish them from each other. The six quark flavors are: up, down, top, bottom, strange, and charm. Everything in our readily observable world seems to be made up of just the up quark, the down quark, and the electron (which is the most famous flavor of lepton).
May 15-21 is northeast Florida's designated hurricane preparedness week. Monday is day two and we're focusing on evacuations. May 15-21 is northeast Florida's designated hurricane preparedness week.
(CNN)Time is running out to evacuate and prepare for Hurricane Irma, officials warned Saturday night as violent winds and rains from the Category 3 storm began pounding the southern tip of Florida. Irma's powerful winds and outer rain bands lashed the Florida Keys on Saturday as the massive storm slowly began turning from Cuba's northern coast up into the Florida Strait, the National Hurricane Center said.