Here's why the term 'Karen' became popular during the Black Lives Matter movement
Wednesday, 5th August 2020, 1:26 pm
Updated Wednesday, 5th August 2020, 1:26 pm
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One surprising development in the wake of 2020's Black Lives Matter protests has been the use of the name 'Karen' to signify an officious, entitled, white woman.
Its use has become so widespread on social media that businesses have jumped on the bandwagon.
In New Zealand, Domino's was offering people called Karen the chance to win a free pizza as a "break from negativity" (it eventually shuttered the promotion following widespread backlash).
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There's even a sub-Reddit dedicated to the shaming of r/EntitledKarens.
But where did the new meaning of the name come from, and how did a seemingly innocuous first name come to be shorthand for rude, obnoxious and insufferable middle-aged white women who complain about things?
Here's everything you need to know:
What does Karen mean?
The name Karen first entered the English language hundreds of years ago from Danish, where it has been a short form of "Katherine" since medieval times.
It became popular in the English-speaking world in the 1940s, and has seen a resurgence in online mentions in recent years; but not for the reasons many people called Karen would like.
Why Karen?
One may assume the name's current usage sprung up following the story of a woman calling the police on a black birdwatcher in New York's Central park after he asked her to obey the rules around dogs on leads.
But the name's new connotations predate that story: there was the time a woman was dubbed a Karen after helping herself at a restaurant's server's station in an impatient bid for condiments, and the story of a mum who was called a Karen for telling a woman wearing a bikini to cover up.
Rarely in those situations is the entitled person in question actually called Karen, so why has the name become attached to such instances?
According to Robin Queen, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, "first names tend to contain a range of social cues.
"An obvious one is gender," Prof Queen said, writing for The Conversation. "But they can convey other kinds of information too, including age, ethnicity, religion, social class and geography.
"The first name Karen peaked in popularity in 1965, which means that in 2020, most people named Karen are middle aged.
"Because roughly 80% of the U.S. population was white in the 1960s, it's safe to assume that the proportion of people named Karen in 2020 is predominantly white."
Prof Queen says it's "largely a coincidence" that Karen – rather than another popular baby name from the 1960s – is the name that became the label, and the name's repeated use on social media has reinforced its status.
Where did the new use of 'Karen' come from?
A number of theories about the origins of Karen's current subtext have been put forward.
In African American communities, generic names have stood as shorthand for white women to be wary of due to their propensity to wield their privilege for a number of years.
A trend of posting pictures of white women calling the police on the everyday activities of black people emerged in 2018, each labelled with alliterative hashtags like _TAG_ and _TAG_.
Another theory traces the use of Karen back to American comedian Dane Cook's 2005 skit in which he derided Karen as "that friend nobody likes."
Karen - according to Cook - is entitled and "always a douche," though Cook's angle seems to be void of racial critique and more focused on gender-stereotypes.
Another hypothesis points to the 2017 thread 'F*** You Karen', a parody of a Reddit user who ranted about his ex-wife (called Karen) receiving custody of their children and possession of the family home.
Central Park incident a 'perfect moment'
Those three ideas all seem to explain a different slice of the Karen pie.
The first deals with its racial connotations, the second with Karen's perceived entitlement, and the third with her pushy nature.
The Central Park incident earlier in 2020 fused all three together to form the Karen we know today, a "perfect moment" for the "strands to come together" says Prof Queen.
"There's the intersection of entitled behaviour, racism and demographics."
What happened on This Morning?
The Karen debate reached a new head in Britain this week when This Morning viewers were left baffled as three Karens appeared to complain about the "racist" and "unfair" use of their name.
Karen Masters, Trigg and Serfass all appealed to viewers to stop using their name in a "negative" way, a moment described as "the most Karen thing to do" by social media users.
"We can't, as Karens, now talk about how this is affecting us because we are told we are entitled if we do this," said Masters. "I set up a to show this is not fair for us to put up with this."
"'People say Karens are entitled, but we're not,' insists Karen, who started a petition and went on the TV to complain about people using the name Karen facetiously, in what is perhaps the most Karen thing any Karen has ever Karened," said one Twitter user.


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DANIEL KYALO1, ERIC BETT2, BERNHARD FREYER2, RHODA BIRECH3, KIBET NGETICH4
1Egerton University, Agricultural Economics & Agri-Business Management, Kenya
2University of Natural and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Inst. of Organic Farming, Austria
3Egerton University, Crop Horticulture and Soil Sciences, Kenya
4Egerton University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Kenya
The nature of marketing of high value agricultural products such as Organic products has evolved over time, resulting into well coordinated physical, exchange and facilitating functions. However, the degree of market efficiency and effectiveness of these functions is highly influenced by the nature of interactions between the actors and their attributes. The current study aimed at offering policy options for improving marketing of organic products in Kenya through an analysis of the marketing channels. First, the study identified the actors and activities involved in marketing of organic products in Nairobi urban area. Secondly, the commodity (organic fruits and vegetables) attributes, the actors and the activities were analysed with view of determining how they influence two key outcomes: transaction costs and profitability. Primary data for the study was collected through a survey among 31 traders dealing in organic fruits and vegetables within Nairobi city. The data were analysed within the Institutions Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework.
Results indicate that although transaction costs exist in the three channels identified, the nature and magnitude of such costs greatly varies across the channels depending on the number of players and their attributes. Traders incur transaction costs while searching and screening for reliable suppliers and customers, transporting the product and enforcing contracts. Furthermore, the type of transaction costs incurred within each marketing channel highly depends on the level of information asymmetry between actors, the actors' attributes and existing institutional arrangements that are necessary to maintain transactions and counter opportunistic behaviour. The nature of activities and actors within each channel was also found to influence the transaction costs. The study draws imperative policy implications that can be used to reduce the transaction costs incurred in the business of marketing organic products. Some suggested policy options include: improving market information transmission, reforms in legal framework to facilitate contract farming and improved transport infrastructure.
Keywords: Organic food products, organic marketing channels, transaction costs

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Do you think green spaces reduce criminal activity?
For the next few months, the Yale University data mapping expert and a cross-section of groups from around the city will crunch numbers involving crime and local green spaces. The idea is to learn whether the presence of a community garden, a park or trees makes an impact on criminal activity.
Do you think green spaces reduce criminal activity? Join the conversation below!

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Shadow Technique Improves Measurement of Micro Holes
June 2, 2005
Contact: Gail Porter
Sometimes seeing a shadow can be as good or better than seeing the real thing. A new measurement method* developed by researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a case in point. The method uses the shadow cast by a small glass probe to infer the dimensions of tiny, microscale holes or other micrometer-sized components. The technique may provide an improved quality control method for measuring the interior dimensions of fuel nozzles, fiber optic connectors, biomedical stents, ink jet cartridges and other precision-engineered products.
Designed to be implemented with the type of coordinate measuring machine (CMM) routinely used in precision manufacturing settings, the method uses a flexible glass fiber with a microsphere attached on one end. The glass probe is attached to the CMM's positioning system, inserted into the part to be measured, and systematically touched to the part's interior walls in multiple locations. A light-emitting diode is used to illuminate the glass fiber. While the microsphere inside the part is not visible, the shadow of the attached fiber—with a bright band of light at its center—shows the amount of deflection in the probe each time the part's interior is touched. A camera records the shadow positions. Based on prior calibration of the force required to bend the probe a specific distance, the part's dimensions can be determined with an uncertainty of about 35 nanometers (nm). The method can be used for holes as small as 100 micrometers in diameter.
"Our probe has a much smaller measurement uncertainty than other available methods and it is very cost effective to make," says Bala Muralikrishnan, a NIST guest researcher from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
The thin, glass fiber is about 20 millimeters long and 50 micrometers in diameter, making it especially useful for measuring relatively deep holes not easily measured with other methods. Replacement probes cost about $100 compared to about $1,000 for those manufactured using silicon micromachining techniques.
*B. Muralikrishnan, J.A. Stone and J. R. Stoup. Measuring internal geometry of fiber ferrules. Presented at the SME MicroManufacturing Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., May 4-5, 2005.

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DNA Discovery Center
DNA is the thread that connects all life on Earth—from microscopic bacteria, to mushrooms, to humans. But not all humans are aware of that fact. A new, permanent Field Museum exhibition is answering basic and complex questions about DNA and how DNA research is changing what we know about life on our planet.
At the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice DNA Discovery Center, you can experience the Field Museum's Pritzker Laboratory, a working, state-of-the-art DNA research facility where dozens of scientists are currently analyzing the DNA of thousands of different species—from the fungi of Antarctica to the birds of the Amazon. Comparing these genetic codes allows scientists to map out the relationships among all species on Earth and add to the giant Tree of Life.
In the laboratory viewing area, you'll have an opportunity to witness DNA research in action and speak directly with scientists about their work (weekdays from 11 am to noon). And in the surrounding exhibition, you can explore hands-on interactives, videos, and engaging displays that will brief you on the basics of DNA and provide you with a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible diversity of the Museum's collections.
Only a few museums in the world have DNA research facilities inside their walls; The Field Museum's lab is one of the ones you can view close-up. So don't miss your chance to see science in action and watch discoveries unfold daily at the DNA Discovery Center.


In this section, you'll find definitions of common flying trapeze terms. This list is not exhaustive and, given the wide variation in terminology across the globe, there will certainly be some omissions. However, if you would like to suggest additions or corrections, please contact us.
The parts of the net at either end of the rig that curve upwards. The front apron is next to the catcher and stops you if you fall during a catch. The back apron is at the other end and catches you if you fall off the platform.
The part of a swing closest to the platform.
A metal rod suspended between two cables that together make the trapeze. Flyers hold onto this as they perform tricks.
Bar Hook
A metal hook used to hold the trapeze bar stationary and in reach of the platform when not in use.
Bar to bar
A variant of the standard flying trapeze layout. Instead of having one platform, bar to bar rigs have two facing platforms and two fly bars. Flyers pass from one fly bar to another and back (often multiple times) and start from and return to either platform. In this most simple setup, there is no catcher.
A simple harness worn by flyers and to which the safety lines are attached by carabiners.
Horizontal platform on which flyers stand before starting their tricks.
Board Monkey
Slang for the person that runs the platform.
A break is a powerful movement that the flyer makes during a swing (often to initiate a somersault). It involves the flyer sweeping their legs backwards from a closed or piked position.
Wire cables (or 'wire ropes') are used all over a trapeze structure to hold the parts together and in position.
A carabiner or karabiner is a metal loop with a spring loaded gate used to quickly and reversibly connect components on a flying trapeze rig.
A catch refers to the moment in flying trapeze when a flyer leaves the fly bar and is grabbed by another performer (the catcher) on a second piece of equipment.
Catch Trap
Short for 'Catch Trapeze'. Refers to the trapeze that the catcher hangs from when they are making a catch.
There are two main roles in the flying trapeze: flyers and catchers. Catchers typically stay on one piece of equipment and catch flyers as the perform their tricks.
Catcher's Lock
The position that the catcher makes on the bar when they are catching
White powder (usually magnesium carbonate) applied to the hands and wrists to remove perspiration and reduce slipping.
Chalk Bag
A bag containing chalk (one is usually found on the board).
A cradle is a type of equipment which can be used by catchers instead of a trapeze. It typically consists of two parallel bars. The catcher hooks their knees over the first and under the second and is therefore able to pivot their body about the knee joint. Cradles can be fixed ('static') or attached to a swinging frame ('swinging').
Crane Bar
In an outdoor or free-standing rig, the crane bars are the horizontal poles at the top of the structure from which all the material is hung.
To leave the board and swing on the fly bar at the start of a trick.
Final Position
In tricks that involve several positions, the final position is the one just before the catch.
First Position
In tricks that involve several positions, the first position is adopted first. It is usually an intermediate step to getting into a more complex final position.
There are two main roles in the flying trapeze: flyers and catchers. Flyers are typically the ones who perform the tricks and are caught by the catchers.
A free-standing rig is typically made up of four frames: metal structures that make up the rig and from which equipment is hung. Usually one holds the platform, one the fly bar, one the catch trapeze and the final supports the front apron.
Free-standing Rig
A rig that is built up from the floor using frames and support cables. It does not require a ceiling to hang equipment from.
The end of the swing furthest from the board.
Full sized rig
Used to refer to the most common setup for flying trapeze equipment with a single platform, fly bar and catch trapeze, a net and 3.5m cables.
Full Time
Full time refers to the timing of a catch. The flyer swings out, back to the platform and then back out again to make the catch.
See: Noodle
Gloves are used by the safety line operator to protect his hands from rope burns while pulling lines.
See: Frame
Grand Volant
See: Full sized rig
See: Hand Grips
Half Time
Half time refers to the timing of a catch. The flyer leaves the platform and makes the catch immediately at the frontend (without an extra swing).
Hand Grips
Hand grips are protectors for the palm and fingers used by flyers to increase grip and prevent rips. They are commonly made of tape or leather.
Signal used to mean 'go'.
See: Bar Hook
Indoor Rig
A rig that is inside and therefore usually hung from the ceiling rather than being built up from the ground.
See: Carabiner
Ladders are used to climb up to the platform. They can be built into the structure, hung from a crane bar (in the case of a rope ladder) or they can be traditional ladders that are leaned up against the platform.
Leotards have a special history as they were invented by Jules Leotard, who also invented the flying trapeze. They are tight one-piece suits often worn by trapeze artists.
See: Safety Lines
Feminine of 'Listo'. Some schools will make the distinction when the flyer is female.
Signal used to mean'ready' (from the Spanish).
See: Catcher's Lock
See: Lines
Maillon Rapide
See: Quick Link
Mini Volant
A Mini Volant is smaller than a full sized rig. The length of the cables on the fly bar are shorter (which makes a faster swing). Usually Mini Volant rigs are lower to the ground and have mats underneath them rather than a safety net. The catcher also uses a cradle rather than a swinging trapeze.
The net is the one of two main safety tools used in trapeze to keep flyers safe from injury (the other being safety lines). Contrary to popular belief, flying trapeze is NEVER performed without a net (or a replacement like mats or an airbag).
A long (and often flexible - hence the name) stick or pole with a hook on the end which is used to pull the fly bar up to the platform after it is too far to reach with the shorter Bar Hook (for example if it has stopped swinging).
See: Riser
The extreme left or right position of a swing. At this point the swing stops going up and starts coming down and there is a moment when it stops completely.
See: Board
See: Board
See: Noodle
Petit Volant
See: Mini Volant
See: Board
When a flying trapeze is built up from the ground the poles are the vertical metal sections that support the crane bars. The poles on the fly frame are used to mark the middle of the swing and therefore some movements are timed to happen in relation to swinging past the poles.
Quick Link
A Quick Link is similar to a Carabiner. It looks like a link of a chain that can be opened and closed with a screw mechanism. They are used to connect cables on the structure.
A ratchet is a device used to tighten and secure straps (which are used to secure the structure of some rigs). There are typically a more temporary and easily adjusted solution compared to using turnbuckles.
A signal used to tell the flyer to prepare themselves to do something. Usually followed by 'hep'.
To return back to the platform after swinging on the fly bar.
See: Rosin
To swing back to the fly bar again after having made a catch.
The word used for the whole flying trapeze structure. As in: 'I'm putting my rig up in the park.'
Someone who puts up a rig
The act of installing equipment on a rig.
A wound on your hand caused by friction with the fly bar. These usually consist of 'holes' in the skin where a blister has formed and has been ripped off. The flesh underneath is typically very red and the wound is painful to fly on.
Some tricks require a flyer to leave from a higher point than the platform (for example if more height is needed for a trick). This is usually achieved by standing on a riser. The riser is a board or pole which is usually kept on the platform and placed horizontally between the platform supports when needed.
A product derived from pine tree resin. It comes in brittle blocks or as powder and when rubbed on the hands it is sticky and improves grip. It is commonly used in static circus disciplines (like single trapeze or silks) but is not usually used for flying.
In the context of trapeze, rotation refers to a somersault (turning about an axis that runs through the hips). Having lots of rotation means you are turning fast and vice versa.
Safety Lines
Safety lines are the ropes used to keep flyers safe while flying. They consist of a system of ropes
A forwards or backwards rotation about an axis running horizontally through your centre of mass (usually around the hips). Colloquially referred to as a 'flip'.
A spotter is someone ensures the safety of a performer, usually by standing ready to grab/catch them in the event of a problem.
The spreaders are the ropes that pull the net out horizontally to tighten it


Alternative_rock : definition of Alternative_rock and synonyms of Alternative_rock (English)
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Alternative rock
Alternative rock
Stylistic origins Punk rock – post-punk – hardcore punk – New Wave
Cultural origins Late 1970s–early 1980s, United Kingdom and United States
Typical instruments Vocals – electric guitar – bass – drums – keyboards
Britpop – College rock – Dream pop – Grunge – Indie rock – Indie pop – Jangle pop – Math rock – Noise pop – Noise rock – Post-Britpop – Post-grunge – Post-rock – Paisley Underground – Shoegazing
Fusion genres
Alternative dance – Alternative metal – Industrial rock – Madchester – Post-punk revival – Psychobilly – Riot Grrrl
Regional scenes
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Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt rock or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s and 2000s. Although the term was most commonly associated in its commercial heyday with a loud, distorted guitar sound, its original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style, or simply the independent, D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music.[1] At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock (including some examples of punk itself, as well as New Wave, and post-punk).
Alternative rock is a broad umbrella term consisting of music that differs greatly in terms of its sound, its social context, and its regional roots. By the end of the 1980s magazines and zines, college radio airplay and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock, helping to define a number of distinct scenes such as gothic rock, jangle pop, noise pop, C86, Madchester, industrial music, and shoegazing. Most of these subgenres had achieved minor mainstream notice and a few bands representing them, such as Hüsker Dü and R.E.M., had even signed to major labels. But most alternative bands' commercial success was limited in comparison to other genres of rock and pop music at the time, and most acts remained signed to independent labels and received relatively little attention from mainstream radio, television or newspapers. With the breakthrough of Nirvana and the popularity of the grunge and Britpop movements in the 1990s, alternative rock entered the musical mainstream and many alternative bands became commercially successful.
 The term alternative rock
Before the term alternative rock came into common usage around 1990, the sort of music to which it refers was known by a variety of terms.[2] In 1979, Terry Tolkin used the term Alternative Music to describe the groups he was writing about.[3] College rock was used in the United States to describe the music during the 1980s due to its links to the college radio circuit and the tastes of college students. In the United Kingdom, dozens of small do it yourself record labels emerged as a result of the punk subculture. According to the founder of one of these labels, Cherry Red, NME and Sounds magazines published charts based on small record stores called "Alternative Charts". The first national chart based on distribution called the Indie Chart was published in January 1980; it immediately succeeded in its aim to help these labels. At the time, the term indie was used literally to describe independently distributed records.[4] By 1985, it had come to mean a particular genre, or group of subgenres, rather than simply distribution status.[5]. The use of the term alternative to describe rock music originated around the mid-1980s;[6] at the time, the common music industry terms for cutting-edge music were new music and post modern, respectively indicating freshness and a tendency to recontextualize sounds of the past.[1][7] Individuals who worked as DJs and promoters during the 1980s claim the term originates from American FM radio of the 1970s, which served as a progressive alternative to top 40 radio formats by featuring longer songs and giving DJs more freedom in song selection. According to one former DJ and promoter, "Somehow this term 'alternative' got rediscovered and heisted by college radio people during the 80s who applied it to new post-punk, indie, or underground-whatever music".[8] At first the term referred to intentionally non–mainstream rock acts that were not influenced by "heavy metal ballads, rarefied new wave" and "high-energy dance anthems".[9] Usage of the term would broaden to include New Wave, pop, punk rock, post-punk, and occasionally "college"/"indie" rock, all found on the American "commercial alternative" radio stations of the time such as Los Angeles' KROQ-FM. The use of alternative gained further exposure due to the success of Lollapalooza, for which festival founder and Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell coined the term Alternative Nation. In the late 1990s, the definition again became more specific.[1] In 1997, Neil Strauss of The New York Times defined alternative rock as "hard-edged rock distinguished by brittle, '70s-inspired guitar riffing and singers agonizing over their problems until they take on epic proportions".[9]
Defining music as alternative is often difficult because of two conflicting applications of the word. Alternative can describe music that challenges the status quo and that is "fiercely iconoclastic, anticommercial, and antimainstream", but the term is also used in the music industry to denote "the choices available to consumers via record stores, radio, cable television, and the Internet."[10] Using a broad definition of the genre, Dave Thompson in his book Alternative Rock cites the formation of the Sex Pistols as well as the release of the albums Horses by Patti Smith and Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed as three key events that gave birth to alternative rock.[11] Until recent years when Indie Rock became the most common term in the US to describe modern pop and rock,[12] the terms "indie rock" and "alternative rock" were often used interchangeably; whilst there are aspects which both genres have in common, indie rock was regarded as a British-based term, unlike the more American alternative rock.[13]
 Alternative rock in the 1980s
—Mark Josephson, Executive Director of the New Music Seminar speaking in 1988 [19]
 The American underground in the 1980s
By the late 1980s, the American alternative scene was dominated by styles ranging from quirky alternative pop (They Might Be Giants and Camper Van Beethoven), to noise rock (Sonic Youth, Big Black, The Jesus Lizard[27]) and industrial rock (Ministry, Nine Inch Nails). These sounds were in turn followed by the advent of Boston's the Pixies and Los Angeles' Jane's Addiction.[14] Around the same time, the grunge subgenre emerged in Seattle, Washington. Grunge was based around a sludgy, murky guitar sound that synthesized heavy metal and punk rock.[28] Largely based around the Seattle indie label Sub Pop, grunge bands were noted for their thrift store fashion which favored flannel shirts and combat boots suited to the local weather.[29] Early grunge bands Soundgarden and Mudhoney found critical acclaim in the U.S. and UK, respectively.[14]
By the end of the decade, a number of alternative bands began to sign to major labels. While early major label signings Hüsker Dü and The Replacements had little success, acts who signed with majors in their wake such as R.E.M. and Jane's Addiction achieved gold and platinum records, setting the stage for alternative's later breakthrough.[30][31] Some bands such as the Pixies had massive success overseas while they were ignored domestically.[14]
 British genres and trends of the 1980s
Gothic rock developed out of late-1970s British post-punk. With a reputation as the "darkest and gloomiest form of underground rock", gothic rock utilizes a synthesizer-and-guitar based sound drawn from post-punk to construct "foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes", and the genre's lyrics often address literary romanticism, morbidity, religious symbolism, and supernatural mysticism.[33] This genre among bands that took inspiration from late-1970s British post-punk groups, Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees.[34] Bauhaus' debut single "Bela Lugosi's Dead", released in 1979, is considered to be the proper beginning of the gothic rock genre.[35] The Cure's "oppressively dispirited" albums Seventeen Seconds (1980), Faith (1981), and Pornography (1982) cemented that group's stature in that style and laid the foundation its large cult following.[36]
Other forms of alternative rock developed in the UK during the 1980s. The Jesus and Mary Chain's sound combined the Velvet Underground's "melancholy noise" with Beach Boys pop


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Wooden Medicine Cabinet
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Woodenwood•en (wŏŏd′n),USA pronunciation adj.
- consisting or made of wood;
wood: a wooden ship.
- stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait.
- without spirit, animation, or awareness.
- dull or stupid.
- indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
Medicinemed•i•cine (med′ə sin or, esp. Brit., med′sən),USA pronunciation n., v., -cined, -cin•ing.
- any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness;
- the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics.
- the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics.
- the medical profession.
- (among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers.
- give someone a dose or taste of his or her own medicine, to repay or punish a person for an injury by use of the offender's own methods.
- take one's medicine, to undergo or accept punishment, esp. deserved punishment: He took his medicine like a man.
- to administer medicine to.
Cabinetcab•i•net (kab′ə nit),USA pronunciation n.
- a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet.
- a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet; a medicine cabinet.
- a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records.
- (often cap.) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., esp. the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation.
- (often cap.) (in the U.S.) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
- a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects.
- a small chamber or booth for special use, esp. a shower stall.
- a private room.
- a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art.
- Also called cabinet wine. a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar.
- [New Eng.](chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts). a milk shake made with ice cream.
- [Archaic.]a small room.
- [Obs.]a small cabin.
- pertaining to a political cabinet: a cabinet meeting.
- pertaining to a private room.
- of suitable value, beauty, or size for a private room, small display case, etc.: a cabinet edition of Milton.
- of, pertaining to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking.
- [Drafting.]designating a method of projection(cab′inet projec′tion) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing(cab′inet draw′ing) having all vertical and horizontal lines drawn to exact scale, with oblique lines reduced to about half scale so as to offset the appearance of distortion. Cf. axonometric, isometric (def. 5), oblique (def. 13). See illus. under isometric.
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PIC18: Connecting to a PS/2 mouse
ps2 pic In a previous article we saw how to connect to a PS/2 keyboard. Here we are completing topic by describing how a PS/2 mouse can be interfaced to a PIC micro.
PIC18: 8x8 LED Matrix display and shift registers
In this experiment we will use PIC 18F4550 little bro, the 18F2550; it has (mostly) the same features as its oldest sibling but with a reduced number of IO's, making it suitable when there is no need of many ports.
PIC18: Connecting to a PS/2 keyboard
ps2 pic With the advent of the USB protocol in the 90's many peripherals' manufacturers abandoned the previous protocols and connections to adopt it as a unifying standard; in the past printers mostly used parallel/Centronics ports, modems were serials, scanners could use SCSI interfaces, which often required a daughter board to be placed inside the cabinet of PC's, and mice and keyboards had to be connected to PS/2 ports.
PIC18: Ultrasonic sensor
hc-sr04 In this article we are going to experiment with an ultrasonic sensor, the HC-SR04; it seems quite known and common, especially in the Arduino community, maybe because it is quite cheap and simple to operate.
Wanna discover how we can use it to measure the distance of an object, by interfacing it to the Freedom II development board? Yes? Coool! So... let's get started!
PIC18: 7-segment displays
7seg-3d 7-segment displays are an effective and still widely used way of displaying alphanumeric data.
In fact they are quite simple, because they consist of 8 leds (decimal point included) connected in parallel and with the cathode (or anode) in common; by turning on specific leds ('segments') a number or letter is displayed.
Here we see the two types of displays:
PIC18: PCF8563 I2C Real Time Clock Calendar
rtcc clock calendarThe Freedom II demoboard includes also a PCF8563 I2C Real Time Clock Calendar (RTCC); let's learn how to use it to display time and date and set an alarm.
PIC18: I2C EEPROM dump via RS-232 serial
In this project we are going to implement two different buses to get data from and to a PIC18: serial RS-232 and I2C bus. For an intro to I2C please see Wikipedia; the scenario that was implemented below is the one in which the PIC operates in master mode.
PIC18: branch instructions
binary codeSkimming through the PIC 18F4550 istruction set we can see, among others, a bunch of branch instructions.
What are they for and what's their relationship with the STATUS register? Let's see them in practice using some assembly code examples. This will also be a nice occasion to do a bit of simple HEX math.
Branch instructions
BC - Branch if Carry
BN - Branch if Negative
PIC18: a guide to assembling, linking and programming with Linux
microchip pic linux tuxHave you ever wondered how to program Microchip PICs in assembly under Linux? Here's a quite in-depth introduction that tries also to show the inner workings of the PIC18 family architecture.
We'll start to see how modular assembly is using relocatable code and how cool it is working at this low level, so low that we can understand how PICs think and work!
Il Timer0 sui PIC18
timerE' mia intenzione implementare del codice che sfrutta il Timer0 del PIC 18F4550; la particolarità di tale timer è che è impostabile a 8 o 16 bit; in quest'ultima configurazione il timer incrementa cioè di un'unità ad ogni ciclo di clock (Fosc/4) per raggiungere un valore massimo pari a 65535 (2^16-1), oltre il quale torna a zero e va in overflow, attivando il flag di interrupt T0IF.
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Troubleshooting Sound Problems -
Troubleshooting problems in the audio quality is one of the most difficult task to do with PJMEDIA, because not only it is system/usage specific but also sometimes it is quite hard to describe what the problem is. This page will try to provide a step-by-step troubleshooting guide to assist solving such problems.
Understanding Media Flow
If you want to understand how audio is flowing among various PJMEDIA components, the Understanding Media Flow page provides a detailed explanation about this.
Types of Problems
Please identify the problem with audio from the following list. If the problem is not listed below, it would be great to contact the mailing list so that I can add it here:
 1. No audio is heard on local speaker during the call
 2. No Audio is heard by remote party
 3. Audio breakups
 4. Audio drop-outs or "stutters"
 5. Loud static noise
 6. Soft/quiet noise
 7. Audio stutters when streaming tone to X-Lite/SJPhone
 8. High jitter value observed by remote party
How to Report Audio Problems
If the problem is not listed above, or a solution can't be found, then the next step is to try to contact the mailing list to see if members can provide some help to diagnose/solve the problems. When reporting the problem, it's always good to follow this guideline:
 - Try to describe the problem in detail (is it noise, stutters, etc). Be verbose, because certainly it doesn't help at all to say that "the audio is bad" without describing what it means.
 - Let others know what checklists have been done. Try to narrow down the problem. If there are some log output (such as output of pjsua's dq command or sndtest output or just pjsua's log file) then attach these outpus to your post. It's always better to have more data rather than less data.
 - It will be very useful to have a sample recording of the problem, if it is possible. We know that it's very hard to describe what something sounds like, so with a recording others can hear themselves what exactly the problem is. Use the How to Record Audio with pjsua page for some instructions. Note that the mailing list does not allow message larger than 100 KB so probably you'd need to put the sample recording somewhere and provide the link to your post.


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One question that comes up often with our homeowners is how to track how much energy is being produced. The solution to this is the monitoring systems. Currently Kiosk uses two different types of monitoring systems, depending on the type of system.
1. Microinverter systems have monitoring embedded into each microinverter, which are attached to each panel. They allow for per panel monitoring. You monitor the system by going onto the Enphase website and putting in your login and password. This is what the Enphase portal looks like:
2. Tigo boxes are designed for systems that use string inverters. The Tigos are attached to every panel, to monitor the production output and optimize production based on light conditions. You monitor the system by logging into the Tigo website and putting in your login and password. This is what the Tigo portal looks like:
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Core ADF11: Building Highly Reusable ADF Task Flows
In this old post in the Core ADF11 series, I explained the various options you have in designing the page and taskflow structure. The preferred approach in my opinion that maximizes flexibility and reusability, is to build the application using bounded taskflows with page fragments. You then have various ways to disclose these task flows to the user. You can use a dynamic region or dynamic tabs, or a human workflow task list, or even have the user add the task flow at runtime using Webcenter Composer.
To maximize reuse of individual task flows, there are some simple techniques you can apply:
 - Define a set of input parameters that allows you to configure for the various (re)use cases
 - Define a router activity as the default activity to enable reuse-case-based conditional flows
 - Configure use of dynamic iterator binding to use a task flow both as a master region or detail region
 - Configure display properties of UI components based on task flow input parameters so components can be shown/hidden, editable/readOnly, required/optional, etc based on the specific (re)use case
By applying these techniques, you can dramatically reduce the number of task flows you need to build in your project. In this sample application, you can see how you can reuse the same task flow to support the following reuse cases:
 - Show in read-only mode
 - Enable deeplinking from another page to show one specific row
 - Use as read-only context info in popup
 - Use as master region as well as detail region
 - Enable deeplinking from external source like e-mail.
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This section shows you how to remove all duplicate white spaces from a specific text file. In this section a program is given as follows for the best illustration for how to remove all duplicate white spaces from the given text file. This program reads the file line-by-line for search the duplicate white spaces and replace all duplicate white spaces with the single white space.
This program takes a text file name from which it reads text line-by-line and replaces all duplicate white spaces with a single white spaces for removing all duplicate white spaces from the text file. And finally this program writes the whole string to the file which is without any duplicate white space.
These all operations are performed by the program after checking whether the given is existing or not. If the file does not exist then the whole operations are denied otherwise it performs all the operations efficiently.
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This is the class of java.io package which is used to write contents to the specified file in the UTF-8 format.
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A new study finds that differences in sweat rate are linked more strongly with body mass than gender. – By Molly Hurford
Every athlete's sweat rate is important: It impacts how much we need to drink, and how many electrolytes we need to take in during exercise.Until recently, it's been postulated that men and women sweat at different rates due to hormonal factors, but a new study has found that rather than hormones, it's body mass that impacts sweat rate the most.
"Gender differences in heat loss responses—skin blood flow and sweating—are explained by morphology, not physiology. So larger individuals tend to sweat more, irrespective of gender," explains Dr. Sean Notley, one of the primary researchers in the study and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa.
The study assessed 60 individuals on indoor cycle-trainers, and were observed at different effort levels. Sweat rates were then measured, and the results revealed that there was a close relationship between sweat rate and body mass.
"Gender-differences in human heat loss—skin blood flow and sweating—have long been ascribed to innate differences between men and women," says Notley. "However, we believe that these were more related to size than to gender-dependent differences in physiology."
It's hard to avoid the question of hormonal impacts on female sweat rates, so the researchers took menstrual cycle into account, testing women participants within the fourteen days after the onset of their self-reported menses. "It should be noted, however, that there is recent evidence indicating that thermoregulatory function is not influenced by menstrual cycle phase," Notley adds.
Gender difference still explained a small amount of variation in sweat rate—around five per cent—which Notley says wasn't a surprise. Several studies have reported gender differences in sweating, he explains, but body mass is what impacts the rate the most.
This research may eventually help athletes roughly determine sweat rate simply by looking at a body mass chart, though such a chart hasn't been developed yet. Changes in body mass—not counting eating a big pre-ride meal—can impact sweat rate and, he believes, "provide valuable information concerning acute changes in hydration state."
For athletes hoping to perfect hydration techniques, this simplified body mass/sweat rate correlation might lead to more intelligent hydration planning, such as drink-mixing for optimal hydration in-ride, and a better sense of how much to drink to stay hydrated as you start perspiring.


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Why Functional Threshold Pace Testing Is Useful (And How To Do It)
The Functional Threshold Pace (FTPa) field test is useful for determining training zones and tracking fitness progression. Here's how to do it.
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If you want a way, outside of racing, to track improvements in your running performance, Functional Threshold Pace (FTPa) field testing could be just what you're looking for.
The best thing about this test is that it's free, anyone can do it, and it can be done almost anywhere and at any time. It's similar to the MAF Test we talked about previously, but where the MAF Test tracks your aerobic progress, this test tracks your (as the name implies) Functional Threshold.
Besides providing a way to track your fitness progression, the test's output also allows you to calculate training zones specific to your current level of fitness.
What Is Functional Threshold Pace?
Simply put, FTPa is the best average pace you can currently sustain for around 60 minutes. It's a measure of both your speed and endurance, and it provides useful feedback about your current fitness across all distances from 5km to marathon.
Knowing your threshold running pace is valuable for three reasons:
 1. It indicates your current running fitness.
 2. You can use it to determine your training zones.
 3. You can use the test results to help predict your time or pace for other races.
Three Common Ways To Determine Functional Threshold Pace
There are three common methods that runners and triathletes use to determine their FTPa.
 1. Lactate testing in a lab.
 2. 60-minute field test.
 3. 20-minute field test.
Lactate testing is my preferred method, but not everyone has access to a lab or wishes to invest the money. The 60-minute test is arguably the next most accurate behind the lactate test, but it puts a tremendous load on your body. It can interfere significantly with your training due to the recovery needed post-test.
The final option is the 20-minute test, my preference when lactate testing is not an option, and that's the focus of the remainder of this article.
Factors To Consider Before Your Test
Before deciding when to run an FTPa field test, you need to consider certain factors to maximise your run and get the most reliable result to establish your training zones.
Below are the factors that you have control over, and that can influence your test. Please consider each carefully and aim to keep things as consistent as possible between tests.
Physical Condition
The 20-minute test is challenging and puts a tremendous strain on your body. Do not attempt this test if you are ill or suffering from any form of niggle. You want to be in good condition when you run this test.
Time Of Day
Depending on where you live, we recommend that you conduct this test early morning or late evening when it is cooler. That way, you can avoid the added stress of heat and humidity.
Make sure you adequately hydrate before the test. If you are conducting the test in the morning, you will wake from sleep dehydrated. Preload with sodium (300-500mg) to assist your cardiovascular system 30-minutes before you start. The same applies if you run late in the evening. Hydrate well throughout the day and preload with added sodium 30-minutes before you start your run.
When conducting this test, you must run on a flat surface. Research a route near you beforehand where you know there is little to no change in elevation. The test must be continuous and uninterrupted, so plan a course that does not have traffic lights in your way. Stay away from tall buildings to avoid GPS and pace errors because they can cause interference with your monitor that could put your results at
risk. If you run on a treadmill, set the gradient to 1.5%.
Hours Of Sleep
Getting enough sleep is paramount when it comes to assisting your body. Aim for 7+ hours the night before the test. A lack of sleep will force your body to work harder than usual to manage the test's applied stress. This fatigue can lead to elevated heart rate, reduced output, and a false result.
Heart Rate Monitor
We strongly encourage you to use a heart rate strap for this test. Straps provide more accurate and reliable measurements and increase the validity of your results.
If that's not possible, use your wrist-based monitor, but ensure it's tight and reading as accurately as possible before you begin.
Cut Race Times, Not Corners.
Racing at your potential and enjoying training is easy when you're following the right programme.
How To Do A 20-Minute Functional Threshold Pace Field Test
 - Before the test, run Easy for 10 – 15-minutes, with Accelerations (optional), to warm-up adequately. An effective warm-up is essential to maximising your performance and minimising your injury-risk.
 - Next, run a 20-minute time trial all by yourself (no training partners and not in a race). Running alone is crucial for ensuring the most accurate result.
 - Run the test as if it was a race for the entire 20-minutes – that is, hard. You should run all 20-minutes at the maximum pace you can sustain for 20-minutes.
 - Aim to run an even pace throughout. If you end up slowing down significantly towards the end, then you pushed too hard at the start, and you should adjust for future tests.
 - Upon completion, do an Easy 10min jog to cool down properly. We also recommend you do some light stretching to aid in recovery.
What Now?
Upon completing the test, take your average heart rate and pace of the entire 20-minute time trial. Subtracting 5% from each number will give you an approximation of your lactate threshold pace and heart rate.
With lactate threshold pace and heart rate established, you can plug those numbers into an online calculator to determine your training zones.
You can also compare your results to past results or races to gauge how your fitness progresses over time.
When To Test Again
Testing every 8 – 10-weeks is a good guideline, although you should not be dogmatic and should set your testing schedule to suit your goals and current physical condition.
Related Articles
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How To Calculate Heart Rate Zones
Ben Pulham
Ben Pulham is the founder of Coached, a personalised training programme that helps runners & triathletes optimise, track and enjoy their training.


Cipangopaludina leucythoides (Cleaner Snail)
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The Cleaner Snail, Green Torpedo Snail, scientific name Cipangopaludina leucythoides, is a medium to large freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. Our snails originate from Vietnam. When the soft parts of the snail are fully retracted, the operculum seals the aperture of the shell, providing some protection against drying out and predation.
Species of the genus Cipangopaludina can be identified by their relatively large globose shells and concentrically marked opercula. The shell is conical and thin but solid, with a sharp apex and relatively higher spire and distant body whorl. This species has a small and round umbilicus and the spire is produced at an angle of 65–80°. Cipangopaludina leucythoides exhibits light coloration as a juvenile and olive green or greenish brown as an adult. The inner coloration is orange. The surface of the shell is smooth wit


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The goal of this paper is a systematic parameterized complexity analysis of different variants of propositional STRIPS planning. We identify several natural problem parameters and study all possible combinations of 9 parameters in 6 different settings. These settings arise, for instance, from the distinction if negative effects of actions are allowed or not. We provide a complete picture by establishing for each case either paraNP-hardness (i.e., the parameter combination does not help) or W[t]-completeness with t ∈ 1,2 (i.e., fixed-parameter intractability), or FPT (i.e., fixed-parameter tractability).


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Aggregate Transformation Editor (Aggregations Tab)
Use the Aggregations tab of the Aggregate Transformation Editor dialog box to specify columns for aggregation and aggregation properties. You can apply multiple aggregations. This transformation does not generate an error output.
NoteNote
The options for key count, key scale, distinct key count, and distinct key scale apply at the component level when specified on the Advanced tab, at the output level when specified in the advanced display of the Aggregations tab, and at the column level when specified in the column list at the bottom of the Aggregations tab.
In the Aggregate transformation, Keys and Keys scale refer to the number of groups that are expected to result from a Group by operation. Count distinct keys and Count distinct scale refer to the number of distinct values that are expected to result from a Distinct count operation.
To learn more about the Aggregate transformation, see Aggregate Transformation.
Advanced / Basic
Display or hide options to configure multiple aggregations for multiple outputs. By default, the Advanced options are hidden.
Aggregation Name
In the Advanced display, type a friendly name for the aggregation.
Group By Columns
In the Advanced display, select columns for grouping by using the Available Input Columns list as described below.
Key Scale
In the Advanced display, optionally specify the approximate number of keys that the aggregation can write. By default, the value of this option is Unspecified. If both the Key Scale and Keys properties are set, the value of Keys takes precedence.
Value
Description
Unspecified
The Key Scale property is not used.
Low
Aggregation can write approximately 500,000 keys.
Medium
Aggregation can write approximately 5,000,000 keys.
High
Aggregation can write more than 25,000,000 keys.
Keys
In the Advanced display, optionally specify the exact number of keys that the aggregation can write. If both Key Scale and Keys are specified, Keys takes precedence.
Available Input Columns
Select from the list of available input columns by using the check boxes in this table.
Input Column
Select from the list of available input columns.
Output Alias
Type an alias for each column. The default is the name of the input column; however, you can choose any unique, descriptive name.
Operation
Choose from the list of available operations, using the following table as a guide.
Operation
Description
GroupBy
Divides datasets into groups. Columns with any data type can be used for grouping. For more information, see GROUP BY.
Sum
Sums the values in a column. Only columns with numeric data types can be summed. For more information, see SUM.
Average
Returns the average of the column values in a column. Only columns with numeric data types can be averaged. For more information, see AVG.
Count
Returns the number of items in a group. For more information, see COUNT.
CountDistinct
Returns the number of unique nonnull values in a group. For more information, see COUNT and Distinct.
Minimum
Returns the minimum value in a group. Restricted to numeric data types.
Maximum
Returns the maximum value in a group. Restricted to numeric data types.
Comparison Flags
If you choose Group By, use the check boxes to control how the transformation performs the comparison. For information on the string comparison options, see Comparing String Data.
Count Distinct Scale
Optionally specify the approximate number of distinct values that the aggregation can write. By default, the value of this option is Unspecified. If both CountDistinctScale and CountDistinctKeys are specified, CountDistinctKeys takes precedence.
Value
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Unspecified
The CountDistinctScale property is not used.
Low
Aggregation can write approximately 500,000 distinct values.
Medium
Aggregation can write approximately 5,000,000 distinct values.
High
Aggregation can write more than 25,000,000 distinct values.
Count Distinct Keys
Optionally specify the exact number of distinct values that the aggregation can write. If both CountDistinctScale and CountDistinctKeys are specified, CountDistinctKeys takes precedence.
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With Soundwhich, anyone can combine these ingredients in any way they like to create a fully-realized piece of music, just like using meat, veggies and condiments to make a sandwich.
SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) February 20, 2018
Music is math that moves people. That's the conceit behind Soundwhich, an online platform that allows users to access, combine and share the basic "ingredients" of music to create their own songs, all without preexisting musical knowledge.
"It's well-known that musicians use widely-accepted formulas to compose the bulk of the music we hear every day," says Soundwhich tech lead Roger Chen of San Francisco-based Varidada Inc. These formulas specify tempo, chords and song structure. This is the minimum information a musician needs to know to compose an "ingredient" such as a bass line or a vocal harmonic that can be mixed with musical elements by other musicians using the same formula.
Soundwhich's innovation is to transform these formulas into algorithms called "musical guidelines." Using these common guidelines, musicians can create "ingredients" (divided into melody, harmony, bass and drums) that can be combined in nearly infinite variations. Soundwhich collaborated with hundreds of vocalists, guitarists, pianists, drummers and electronic producers around the world to source these ingredients.
"When you talk about sampling, whether that's digging in the crates at the record store or using a program to remix digital files, you're talking about composition as assemblage," says Chen. "The existing elements have their own meaning and context, but it's the distinctive way you put them together that makes the song new. We're trying to make that process more accessible to those with no previous musical knowledge. With Soundwhich, anyone can combine these ingredients in any way they like to create a fully-realized piece of music, just like using meat, veggies and condiments to make a sandwich."
Using the platform to create songs is simple and intuitive. Once a user has selected their formula, they can search for ingredients by category and tag, adding and dropping elements from the mix in real time. Stick to ingredients within a single "genre" to snap together a jazzy instrumental, or wander further afield to create a heretofore-unknown fusion of house, latin and metal. Without human intervention, Soundwhich has produced over 150 billion songs by using every possible combination of the samples in its database—but the one thing software can't yet do is immediately recognize when it's scored a hit like a human can.
Users are able to purchase their best creations directly from Soundwhich under royalty free music terms. Custom music from Soundwhich can be used to soundtrack films, corporate videos, podcasts, games and advertisements.


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[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2012-10-04
heritage.info at state.or.us
Thu Oct 4 15:23:27 PDT 2012
In this Issue:
1. Falls City Students Capture Local History on Exchange
2. New Exhibits Open in Baker City, Eugene, Portland
3. Cemetery Events Slated in Astoria, Jacksonville
4. "Best Old House Neighborhoods" Seeks Nominations
5. McMath Award Nominations Deadline Set for Nov. 19
FALLSCITYSTUDENTS CAPTURE LOCAL HISTORY ON EXCHANGE
Imagine a high school class where students learned about their
hometown's history, its developers and what happened to it over time.
Now, visit Heritage Exchange to learn about the Falls City High School
historic sites class.
NEW EXHIBITS OPEN IN BAKER CITY, EUGENE, PORTLAND
Baker City: An exhibit titled "Trails Through Time: Contemporary
Photography of the Oregon Trail" recently opened at the National
Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center five miles east of Baker City
on Highway 86. It runs through November 12. The exhibit includes 50
images by 16 photographers from two dozen locations along the Oregon
Trail route used by pioneers in the 19th century. The modern day images
document the current landscape. Photos capture images pioneers might
have recorded on their journeys if they had packed modern cameras in
their wagons, with several taken directly from preserved Trail ruts and
locations. Visit _URL_ (
_URL_ ) for further information.
Eugene: The Lane County Historical Museum will unveil its newest
exhibit, "Lane County: A Sense of Place" at 2 p.m., Oct. 6 at 740 West
13th Avenue, Eugene. This exhibit includes a series of then and now
photographs; photographs from the public that make statements of what
county means to them, and information on the J.J. Walton family, their
historic residence (now the Bates Steak House and Saloon), and their
role in the county. The exhibit also includes information about
conducting historic research on your home, the interactive Eugene
Coloring Book Project and a section for public comments. For further
information, visit _URL_ (
Portland: A new exhibit titled "The Mightiest Wind" will commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm beginning on its
anniversary at 8 p.m., Oct. 12, at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200
SW Park Ave., Portland. The exhibit will run through Jan. 6, 2013. The
exhibit features a wind machine that will blow visitors back 50 years to
the peak of the storm. For further information, visit _URL_ (
CEMETERY EVENTS SLATED IN ASTORIA, JACKSONVILLE
Astoria: The Clatsop County Historical Society will present "Talking
Tombstones" from 1:00 p.m. until dusk, Oct. 28 at the Greenwood
Cemetery, 91569 Highway 202. This year's sequel, "Talking Tombstones IX,
Stone Cold Stories" will feature former citizens returning from the
great beyond for a graveside chat with any and all willing to visit
their tombstone. Visitors should plan to arrive no later than 3:00 p.m.
as the deceased begin to fade from view as the darkness of night draws
near. To learn more, call _PHONE_ or email cchs at cumtux.org.
Jacksonville: The Annual Meet the Pioneers in Jacksonville's Historic
Cemetery event will take place from 4 – 7:30 p.m., Oct. 12 at North
Oregon and D Streets. The event includes a guided tour through torch-lit
cemetery grounds and storytelling. This living history program features
pioneers who will tell stories about Jacksonville's last hanging, the
first Oregonian killed in the Civil War. Cemetery visitors will also
learn what it was like to travel by stagecoach, the social life of
Jacksonville's young ladies. For further information, visit
_URL_ or call _PHONE_ to make a
"BEST OLD HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS" SEEKS NOMINATIONS
"This Old House" magazine and PreservationDirectory.com are seeking
nominations for the "Best Old House Neighborhoods" article, for
publication in 2013. The article will feature outstanding, sometimes
overlooked neighborhoods or towns, with exceptional older houses, and
residents working hard to both restore and maintain them for future
The magazine will feature 64 neighborhoods (one from each of the state
in the U.S., one from Puerto Rico and one from each of Canada's ten
provinces and three territories). Nominations should include the name
of the neighborhood, town or district; a brief history of the area; a
brief description of the types of houses available, including
architectural styles, the period, and the average price range; a short
paragraph explaining why the area deserves inclusion on the list; and at
least five high-resolution digital photographs (300 DPI, at about 8.5 by
6.5) of houses, streetscapes and, if possible, neighborhood events.
Send nomination suggestions to bestoldhousenabes at thisoldhouse.com. The
deadline is Oct. 19.
MCMATH AWARD NOMINATIONS DEADLINE SET FOR NOV. 19
Each year, the George McMath Historic Preservation Award celebrates a
leader who has made significant contributions to the field in the state
of Oregon. Honoring the legacy of George McMath, the award also raises
awareness of historic preservation; promotes excellence in preservation
practices; and builds partnerships between the professional and academic
communities to enhance the field of preservation. The deadline for
receipt of nominations is Nov. 19.
A jury of educators and professionals will consider each nomination for
the award. Interested in serving as a member of the jury? Contact
Kingston Heath by calling _PHONE_ or by emailat
kwheath at uoregon.edu.
For further information about the award, to download or fill out an
online nomination form, or to learn more about the nomination process
Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department,
provides technical support and services to people and organizations
documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage.
Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at
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let password = "abc123";
checkPass.test(password); // Returns true
However, if password = "abcd123" it still return as true, even though the password has more than 6 characters. Why is that? Shouldn't this return as false if there are more than 6 characters?
Also, I don't understand how the lookahead works when there is nothing in front of the (?=…) as given in this example. The other examples have something in front, as with q(?=u). How can you have a lookahead with nothing in front of the lookahead?
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I'll translate this regex to English and see if you can spot the problem:
 1. Anywhere ahead of me there must be three to six _alphanumeric characters
 2. Anywhere ahead of me there must be a digit possibly preceded by any number of non-digit characters
DISCLAIMER: "Anywhere" is somewhat incorrect technically, but still OK to understand the behaviour.
Ok thank you that does help! It seems that this regex just checks to see if there are 3-6 alphanumeric characters in the string ("ahead of me"), but the string can still be more than 6 characters.
Exactly! There is no way lookaheads can test the maximum boundary. In order for this regex to work you need to unwrap the first lookahead and introduce boundaries ^...$:
const re = /^(?=.*\d)\w{3,6}$/;
re.test('abc123'); // true
re.test('abcd123'); // false
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What Is Porting And How Does It Work?
by Trisha Hand
What is porting?
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ynamical analogue of the "mechanical absement"!
 Usually, people believe that the only usual kinematical/dynamical variables are the n-th derivatives (specially the 1st, and 2nd are the most important according to the galilean/newtonian/relativistic or even quantum theories). However, some "more interesting" variables do appear when you perform "integrals". Absement or the reciprocal inverse of position (something like a quantum momentum p=1/x with h=1) is the presement! Perhaps, the invention of infinitesimal calculus and that we are focusing only (generally speaking) in the first, second or third derivative of "position" is just un accident that we choose "position" as the main variable. I have my own suspitions about these facts…
 Imagine an exotic exoplanet where the ETI discover calculus not by differentiation but by "integration". How would ETI write the classical equations of motion?And the quantum counterparts?
 With respect to the interpretation of
 A=\int T dt
 beyond to be interpreted as "a momentum", you can also interpret it as the "farness" of temperature during some time interval. Moreover, note that if you introduce the Boltzmann constant (natural units) there, then you get something that is pretty like an action/angular momentum!
 In fact, making the full analogy with the mechanical definitions, another interesting magnitude would be the thermodynamical analogue of the presement, something like
 B=\int \dfrac{1}{T}dt
 Essentially, introducing again a Boltzmann constant (in the denominator of course this time) we would get the time integral of the celebreted \beta=(k_BT)^{-1}. In this case, you have something like \sim \mbox{TIME}/\mbox{ENERGY}=\mbox{POWER}^{-1}. This magnitude would measure the "nearness" in the thermodynamical sense!
 In summary, we get:
 1) Your idea of the integral of temperature with respect to time is the analogue of the mechanical absement.
 2) That "momentum" of temperature measure somehow the "farness" of the thermodynamical equilibrium as t flows!
 3) The analogue of presement can be also worked out. It shows that the nearness of the thermodynamical equilibrium is somehow related to the inverse of the energy flow, a.k.a., power.
 What do you think?
 2. Aaron Denney says:
 Wouldn't H -> -H reverse time, and thus give a sign flip to momentum?
 3. Joerg Paul says:
 Very interesting article! I wonder, if it is possible to found dualities in the other parts of phyics like Firestones analogy. In rotational mechanics this is easy, just swap angle and angular momentum. But are there useful dualities in hydralics, thermal physics or chemistry?
 4. Bossavit says:
 The idea [of Firestone's analogy] is to treat current as analogous to force instead of velocity… and treat voltage as analogous to velocity instead of force!
 I believe your mechanical 'auto-analogy' will prove essential to understand this puzzle. But reasoning on *lumped* dynamical systems may hide things that would look clearer in the context of the mechanics of continua. I mean this:
 – Calling q the charge density and j the current density, we have
 (1) d_t q + div j = 0 (charge conservation)
 – Calling p the density of momentum and s the stress tensor, we have (in the absence of body forces, that would otherwise appear in the right-hand side)
 (2) d_t p + div s = 0 (momentum conservation)
 (The sign convention I use in (2) is not the standard one: The standard stress tensor is minus s. Doing this will enhance the analogy.) The difference between (1) and (2) lies in q being scalar whereas p is vector-valued (or rather, covector-valued, since the force field f = d_t p is better conceived as a field of covectors). But apart from this difference, (1) and (2) are strikingly parallel: Integrating them over a bounded domain D will give a balance of "stuff", electric charge in the case of (1), momentum in the case of (2).
 Now, take the integral form of (1) and (2) and let D collapse to a point ("lumping"). One obtains
 (1′) d_t [charge inside] = [current flowing in]
 (2′) d_t [momentum inside] = [force exerted by outside matter]
 and there we are: "current analogous to force", indeed, and charge analogous to momentum.
 5. Frederik De Roo says:
 P is defined to be the outward pressure of the gas on our piston. If this is positive, reducing the volume of the gas takes a positive amount of energy, so we need to stick in a minus sign. I could eliminate this minus sign by changing some conventions
 If you use tension instead of pressure, you might get rid of the minus sign without provoking colleagues at UCR?
 Actually, even though you mention "on our piston" I find the word 'outward pressure' somewhat confusing because I would define outward and inward with respect to the (outward) normal of a small element inside the gas, so for me pressure would point inward and tension outward.
 6. Arrow says:
 My bet would be the analogies are a consequence of the fact all kinds of motion have the same fundamental origin – whatever it is.
 - John Baez says:
 Yes, I agree. I'd say it's mostly about Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics, which are the usual ways of understanding motion at the classical (i.e. non-quantum) level… but with few big extra twists: we're studying open systems, we're treating them as networks, and we're allowing dissipation. What I'm doing is warming up to present a mathematical theory of this stuff… which I'm still busy trying to learn/invent.
 - amarashiki says:
 I agree too, but with an addition…I believe that there is something BIG in all this analogy, and I think the key idea is to consider or better understand the origin of those kinds of motion. And my conjecture is that there are something else beyond Classical Hamiltonian/Lagrangian mechanics, even if we consider "dissipation"…If the origin of the analogies is that the origin of the motions is the same, what kind of physical principle "catches" all that. I mean, it can hardly be something related to classical mechanics since it "extends it". What kind of symmetry or invariance transformation is playing here?
 By the way, I have some questions for John…What about this "generalized momentum" of temperature:
 A^{(n)}=\int \int \cdots \int T d^nt or
 B^{(n)}=\in \int \cdots \int (1/T)d^nt?
 (1) What happens in the limit n\longrightarrow \infty? Can it make some sense?
 (2) What would happen in the case of the n-th jet derivatives d^n T/dt^n?
 Remark: In Cosmology, the statefinder variables in the Hubble luminosity distance relation relate important variables like the Hubble parameter,or some densities with the derivatives of the scale factor! So it seems that higher order derivatives make sense too in a "cosmomechanical" framework!
 - domenico says:
 I write this result in an other blog, so it is a repeat of one of my theories (I try to write here only new ideas).
 Each differential equation have an Hamiltonian, if we doubling the number of variable:
 0=F(y,\dot y, \ddot y, \cdots )
 0=\frac{d}{dt} F(y,\dot y, \ddot y, \cdots )=\dot y \partial_y F+\ddot y \partial_{\dot y} F+\cdots
 \left\{ \begin{array}{l} y = y_0 \\ \dot y_{j} = y_{j+1} \\ \dot y_n = G(y_0, y_1, \cdots, y_{n-1}) \end{array} \right.
 H = p_n G(y_0, y_1, \cdots, y_{n-1})+ \sum^{n-1}_{j=0} p_j y_{j+1}
 \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \dot y_0 = \ \ \,\frac{\partial H}{\partial p_0} = y_{1} \\ \dot p_0 = -\frac{\partial H}{\partial y_0} = -p_{n} \partial_{0} G(y_0,y_1,\cdots,y_{n-1}) \\ \dot y_j = \ \ \,\frac{\


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- The average temperature in Bergen in September is quite mild at 12.5 °C (54.5 °F).
- Afternoons can be mild with average high temperatures reaching 15 °C (59 °F).
- Overnight temperatures are generally quite mild with an average low of 10 °C (50 °F).
- The range/ variation of daily mean temperatures in September is 5 °C (9 °F).
- The weather in September is quite sopping with rain more often than not. A sizable 228mm (9in) of fluid is discharged across an average of 21 days.
- The skies in Bergen are dull with an average of merely 3:19 of magnificent sunshine per day.
- The shortest day is 11:31 long and the longest day is 14:15 long with an average length of 12:53.
- There are approximately 9:11 per day when bright sunshine is absent due to cloud, haze or the sun being too low on the horizon to register.
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- Orland, Norway - 429.4 kms (266.8 miles) NNE
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- Oslo, Norway - 303.1 kms (188.3 miles) E
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We have studied three fields of low surface brightness mapped with the ISOPHOT instrument aboard the ISO satellite. The observations consist of PHT-22 raster maps at 90μm, 150μm and 180μm. The maps are elongated with lengths up to 90 arc minutes and contain clear gradients of cirrus emission.The surface brightness values of the maps are compared with COBE/DIRBE. IRAS 100μm maps provide a spatial template of the FIR emission and make it possible to compare ISOPHOT and DIRBE despite the difference in angular resolution. Assuming a spatially constant cirrus spectrum within each field the correlation between DIRBE and 100μm IRAS data can be used to estimate DIRBE values for each IRAS pixel position. DIRBE values are interpolated to 90μm, 150μm and 180μm using fitted modified Planck curve ν2Bν(T). ISOPHOT and DIRBE are compared with two methods based either on the absolute levels or on the variations of the observed surface brightness. Both methods show that in most cases the DIRBE surface brightness agrees with the ISOPHOT value to within ∼20%.
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Structure-embedding network for predicting the transmission spectrum of a multilayer deep etched grating
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This letter presents a Structure-Embedding network(SEmNet) to predict the transmission spectrum of multilayer deep etched grating(MDEG). Spectral prediction is an important procedure in the MDEG design process. Existing approaches based on deep neural networks have been applied to spectral prediction to improve the design efficiency of similar devices, such as nanoparticles and metasurfaces. Due to a dimensionality mismatch between structure parameter vector and the transmission spectrum vector, however, the prediction accuracy decreases. The proposed SEmNet can overcome the dimensionality mismatch problem of deep neural networks to increase the accuracy of predicting transmission spectrum of MDEG. SEmNet consists of a structure-embedding module and a deep neural network. The structure-embedding module increases the dimensionality of the structure parameter vector with a learnable matrix. The augmented structure parameter vector then becomes the input to the deep neural network to predict the transmission spectrum of MDEG. Experiment results demonstrate that the proposed SEmNet improves the prediction accuracy of transmission spectrum in comparison with the state-of-the-art approaches.
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An inside look at the operations at the National Weather Service in Blacksburg
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Meteorologist Collin Rogers and Jeffrey Hoole graduated from Virginia Tech so they're no strangers to Blacksburg.
On Wednesday, they returned to their college town, this time to tour the National Weather Service Office.
The facility is located off Forecast Drive. Inside, they learned about the instrumentation and software used to create area forecasts. But first, they looked at the outdoor tools used to record climate data.
Nick Fillo, senior service hydrologist at NWS Blacksburg says, "Today we covered a little bit about the what the cooperative weather observer program is for the national weather service, which helps us keep track of the climate for the United States, and then we went over to the upper air shelter and took a look at the weather balloon."
These weather balloons are launched twice a day from certain NWS offices across the country.
Attached to them is a box called a radiosonde. It collects data while traveling up into the atmosphere. Inside are instruments that measure temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction, which are all very helpful for forecasters. After this lesson, they sat down to learn about AWIPS, their software used to create the forecasts.
AWIPS stands for Advanced Warning Interactive Processing System
The software uses a combination of automation and human input to make it easier for forecasters to create products for an extremely wide area including south central and southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina and southwest West Virginia.
It starts with a blend of model data, which is then tweaked to best fit each area based on observed trends. AWIPS then produces a text forecast from the data. The forecasters can then distribute it, eliminating a lengthy step in the process.
Dennis Sleighter, a meteorologist at NWS Blacksburg, says, "The less time you spend typing, the more you can actually look at the models."
This process is also used to track thunderstorms and issue warnings.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg covers eight total counties in our WVVA weather forecasting area.
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This paper studies the characteristics of Mai Jia's spy fiction. Placing it under the global map of spy fiction as a genre, this paper evaluates the uniqueness and contribution of Mai Jia to this genre. It identifies two themes of Mai Jia's works: The truth of history does not necessarily have the only answer, and individual's growth may not develop through a rational way. The main characteristics of Mai Jia include that he provides different perspective of certain event through various methods such as letters and interview; The unexpected ending of the story creates a dramatic effect of the uncertainty of life; The texts deconstruct the holy revolutionary discourse with the vernacular emotion and everyday practices. Through these methods, Mai Jia succeeds in overthrowing the tradition of Chinese spy fiction in the 1950s.
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At a time when virtually all other photographers focused on the metropolitan elite in the nation's capital, these three revealed the rapidly changing cultures in the interior of the country.Kohei Yasu (who became Juan José de Jesús Yas in Guatemala) was the first person to migrate from Japan to Guatemala in 1877."I was very sceptical about it at first," admits Alma, "because in Guatemala it's not very common.
Alma and I exchanged a few messages and three days later I closed my account." They have now been living together since June 2015.
Taken by the photographers Juan de Jesús Yas (Japan's first immigrant to Guatemala), José Domingo Noriega, and the Mexican of Italian descent Italian Tomás Zanotti, the images are central to the understanding of ethnicity and culture in Guatemala.
Inherently fragile and made more so by climatic and geologic conditions in Guatemala, the glass plate negatives will be transferred onto flexible negatives, copied digitally, and made publicly available for the first time to researchers and the general public.
They also documented local popular traditions and the natural and urban landscape of the region, leaving an excellent record of the state of Antigua's colonial architecture in the late 1800s -- after the 1773 earthquake but before the devastating earthquake of 1976 which left the city in ruins.
Tomás Zanotti was a contemporary of Yas, and born in Mexico to a Mexican mother and an Italian father.


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Based on varying tissue contrasts at different RF flip angles, a new TrueFISP imaging strategy for cardiac function measurement is presented. A single breath-hold dual RF flip angle cine multi-slice TrueFISP imaging sequence was implemented which provides a significant increase in signal contrast between blood and myocardium. The increase in image contrast combined with different characteristics in RF response facilitates the delineation of cardiovascular borders. Based on this imaging strategy it is demonstrated how a simple 2D histogram clustering algorithm can be used for the fully automatic segmentation of the left ventricular (LV) blood pool. The method is validated with data acquired from 10 asymptomatic subjects, and the results are shown to be comparable to that of manual delineation by experienced observers.
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Featuring veteran hiker and popular author Adrienne Hall's signature fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes and insider information, The Essential Backpacker is the ideal beginner's guide for the millions who hit the hiking trail for the first time each year. Focusing on the basics but also providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques, this clear-cut, handsomely illustrated handbook is packed with resources and allows novices to progress comfortably from debut day-hike to ambitious long-distance trek.
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As a self-sufficient backpacker, you can go wherever your feet will take you--to a wildflower meadow, a mountain summit, or the shore of a moonlit lake. The Essential Backpacker provides a clear and thorough education in backpacking, guiding you through hiking skills, what to take and how to carry it, and how to deal with the challenges of the trail. Other features include:
Featuring veteran hiker Adrienne Hall's fusion of expert advice, confidence-building anecdotes, and insider information, The Essential Backpacker is the ideal guide for anyone planning to hit the hiking trail for the first time. This straightforward handbook focuses on the basics while providing a taste of advanced backpacking techniques. And it's packed with the resources hikers need to progress comfortably from day hikes to long-distance treks.About the Author:
Adrienne Hall began backpacking at age 11. She has hiked in the Rocky Mountains, the Virginia Blue Ridge, and Europe, and through-hiked the Appalachian Trail and the Colorado Trail. She spent a season as a backcountry ranger in the Alaska Denali wilderness, and is the author of Backpacking: A Woman's Guide and A Journey North: One Woman's Story of Hiking the Appalachian Trail.
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Study finds starfish shed arms to protect against overheating
May 31, 2013 by Bob Yirka report
A Starfish in Mauritius. Credit: Alain Feulvarch/Wikipedia
( —A team of marine biologists has found that some starfish lose a leg when faced with too-warm environmental conditions. In their paper published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the researchers describe what they witnessed as they subjected 70 starfish to various heated environments and filmed the results with infrared cameras.
Starfish are considered to be a cold-blooded animal—they can't adjust their internal temperature as environmental temperatures change. Because of this, they are at the mercy of weather conditions. This can be a problem for them when tidewater recedes leaving them stranded on a beach exposed to the hot sun. Until now, most biologists have believed that starfish, like most other, have a uniform reflective of the temperature around them.
To find out how the starfish survived changes in heat, the research team captured 70 ochre starfish found living off the California shore and subjected them to heat related tests. Groups of the starfish were put into different tanks with different temperatures and were then filmed using an to see what was going on with heat distribution inside of their bodies. To their surprise, they found that the temperature in the legs of the starfish was different than that of their core—the disk at the center of their legs that holds their. They also found that starfish have a definite limit on core temperature—if it reaches 35 C they die. Most remarkably of all they discovered that if the starfish were subjected to for very long, they would engage in abscission (intentional shedding of a body part) of their legs.
More specifically, the team found that all of the starfish were able to keep their central disk 3 C to 5 C cooler than their arms, suggesting that the animals were using their legs as heat sinks. In extreme cases, the diversion of heat to arms would cause the arms to shrivel up and fall off—though that shouldn't be a problem for them as starfish are able to regenerate lost legs.
The findings by the team are the first time that arm loss in an animal has been seen to be attributable to thermal regulation. They also show that not all starfish leg loss is due to predators.
Explore further: Thousands of starfish found dead on beach
More information: Survival and arm abscission are linked to regional heterothermy in an intertidal sea star, J Exp Biol 216, 2183-2191 doi: 10.1242/jeb.083881, June 15, 2013.
Body temperature is a more pertinent variable to physiological stress than ambient air temperature. Modeling and empirical studies on the impacts of climate change on ectotherms usually assume that body temperature within organisms is uniform. However, many ectotherms show significant within-body temperature heterogeneity. The relationship between regional heterothermy and the response of ectotherms to sublethal and lethal conditions remains underexplored. We quantified within-body thermal heterogeneity in an intertidal sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) during aerial exposure at low tide to examine the lethal and sublethal effects of temperatures of different body regions. In manipulative experiments, we measured the temperature of the arms and central disc, as well as survival and arm abscission under extreme aerial conditions. Survival was related strongly to central disc temperature. Arms were generally warmer than the central disc in individuals that survived aerial heating, but we found the reverse in those that died. When the central disc reached sublethal temperatures of 31–35°C, arms reached temperatures of 33–39°C, inducing arm abscission. The absolute temperature of individual arms was a poor predictor of arm abscission, but the arms lost were consistently the hottest at the within-individual scale. Therefore, the vital region of this sea star may remain below the lethal threshold under extreme conditions, possibly through water movement from the arms to the central disc and/or evaporative cooling, but at the cost of increased risk of arm abscission. Initiation of arm abscission seems to reflect a whole-organism response while death occurs as a result of stress acting directly on central disc tissues.
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