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The IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is proposed to take place between 31st of January to the 4th of February in the year 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The theme of the conference is "Silicon Systems for the Internet of Everything" (IoE). A Norton coupon is available from next month to all attendees. As a result of technology, the world has changed in the sense that people and devices are becoming connected expeditiously.
It is this era of the Internet of Everything (IoE) that human beings and all the surrounding things are able to communicate meticulously and work together through processes deemed to be intelligent. Most importantly, the IoE is bringing about the diverse opportunities through which human beings can improve their standards of living. People are therefore able to create exponential growth, thus generating wealth.
IoE's future growth may be slowed down by security and power-efficiency if the two are not addressed. ISSCC will, therefore, be trying to advance IoE to a higher level by seeking innovations in circuits and systems so that the human life can become better. Essentially, solid-state electronics are those electronics that have solid-state circuits and systems at their core and includes:
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Solid-state electronics as the name suggests, include those devices and circuits that are built from solid materials. The electrons of these devices are confined within the solid material that they are built from. The most common building material in these electronics is the crystalline semiconductor.
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Flash memory is the specialized type of RAM that is used in flash drives. Solid-state drives have also been devised to replace the hard disc drives whose mechanism are that of a rotating magnet. Note that the electric current in solid-state components is enclosed by the solid elements and the compounds that are contrived to either boost or switch it.
The aim of the ESSDERC conference is to provide an annual European forum for the presentation and discussion of recent advances in solid-state devices and technologies. ESSDERC and its sister conference ESSCIRC, which deals with solid-state circuits, are jointly organised.
The increasing level of integration for system-on-chip design made available by advances in silicon technology requires a deeper interaction amongst technologists, device physicists and circuit designers. While keeping separate Technical Programme Committees, ESSDERC and ESSCIRC will share plenary keynote presentations and tutorials bridging both communities. Delegates registered for either conference are encouraged to attend any of the scheduled parallel sessions.
The conferences will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland from 15-19 September 2008.
Solid state devices have no moving parts, and are considerably different from old gas-based systems. In modern computing, SSD's have come to the fore because of their strong abilities when it comes to increasing the speed of operations in a computer system. In a solid state scenario, the electric current moving through a device stays confined to the solid elements of that device. The engineering behind this setup is meant to amplify the functions of a particular unit, whether it is a RAM unit, a transistor or a semi-conductor.
The concept of SSD's is closely linked to security within computer systems. As technologies diversify, computers become more vulnerable to attacks .We have always known that solid state devices are great at fighting viruses and intrusions, and this helps us design better anti-virus programs for use in many scenarios. The working of an anti-virus depends largely on the platform they are working on. If the attached hardware is easily compromised, then the potency of that program is reduced. At the same time, the speed at which the antivirus will detect problems and disinfect parts of a system depends on the ability of the underlying mechanisms. There is no doubt that SSD's work way better with anti-viruses than those old systems which were built on vacuums or gas-discharge technologies.
Solid state devices have solved many security concerns, as evidenced by the leaps they have helped us make in the field of data security and system integrity. Today, we are seeing the advance of technologies that allow for anti-virus protections to be set up to work in a particular way. Such programs facilitate the scanning and disinfection of many areas of a single system over the same time span. They also have the ability to combine SSD potentialities and solve problems facing several devices over an integrated network. A parallels coupon is also now available in the program.
Zenni Optics new production method consists of solid state circuits. Zenni has started using solid state technology in its production process. SSD and optics are now interconnected due to the capacity given by the new circuits. Technical Programme Committees, ESSDERC and ESSCIRC have recently added a Zenni coupon into their presentations and tutorial.
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Sunday, May 29, 2016
Figs Don't Lie: Canterbury and Pimlico Post Significant Gains
HALLANDALE BEACH, May 29, 2016—Long term, the jury on the takeout experiment at Canterbury Park will be sequestered for quite a long time.
But after reviewing the initial evidence, skeptics who questioned whether horseplayers would support a track in the hinterlands with their betting dollars against prime time rivals have been found guilty as charged.
There is one important takeaway for the industry, that no matter which branch of the sport practitioners engage in they need to learn this: Horseplayers Matter.
Whether the opening weekend momentum can be sustained over time is going to keep the jury out for quite some time, which is something that the Shakopee, Minnesota track has pledged to give it.
Canterbury's bold decision to lower takeout to 15% in the straight pools and 18% on all exotics was well received by racing and social media alike. Sunday's program is the fifth of a 69-day race meet.
The aim, of course, is prove once again that lower takeout rates will stimulate betting volume so that at worst the experiment would prove revenue-neutral at the bottom line while at best it would increase profitability.
Takeout reductions have spiked handle everywhere it's been implemented since the '70s. There's no logical reason for it not to succeed again, especially given that savvy present-day horseplayers have become price sensitive, knowing the simulcast market gives them options.
Shopping for value before the handicapping begins is mandatory since there are so few of us left, making it difficult for the horse-playing 99% to find an edge. Today's loyal customer is better educated, and there's more handicapping data available than ever before.
Given this new reality, Canterbury is supposed to show substantial gains and it will with player support. The Shakopee track lacks a national presence but horseplayers have lent their support for the reduced-take experiment. Once again there's data proving that churn works.
Betting handle has increased and, on a percentage basis, increased dramatically, Saturday notwithstanding. The attendant publicity Canterbury has garnered, along with an instant decision to scuttle a higher takeout Jackpot bet—helped enable big gains on opening weekend, May 20.
Field size was moderate last weekend yet Canterbury posted increases of 34% for the Friday opener; 20% on Saturday despite Preakness competition, and a staggering 48% last Sunday. Canterbury races Friday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
There will be a Memorial Day program on Monday.
This weekend began well, too, with Friday posting a gain of 17% year over year. But on Saturday Canterbury got slammed. Bad weather and a sealed wet track against the sport's biggest markets--most enjoying good weather—was too big a mountain to climb.
After scratches, Canterbury's eight races Saturday averaged six starters, including four seven-horse fields. Three turf races were rescheduled to dirt and handle for the day was only $325,894. In all, 48 runners competed for total purses worth $148,500.
Resultantly, handle was down a whopping 47% compared to 2015, but four out of five days ain't bad, good for an overall boost of 9.1% for the first five days of racing.
I have looked at the past performances for the highest-pursed races for five days and bet from $10 to $24 at each session, Preakness day notwithstanding. On balance, the racing has been good and form held well.
(Thanks to Foolhardy [$26.20], we're ahead for Canterbury [see Friday's Feature Race Analysis page]. And I will continue to support the track that wants to help support me).
Looking back, the two stakes offered opening weekend, the 10000 Lakes Friday night and the Paul Bunyan Sunday afternoon, were good, competitive events on paper and played that way. Those races, filled with some nice runners, were quite handicappable.
Admittedly, the dirt track was a little speed crazy opening weekend--albeit not as much as Woodbine's was Monday for its special Victoria Day program.
I have no experience as to whether this bias trend will prevail but certainly we saw nothing that proved extraordinary. Speed, especially tactical pressers, have historically done well at the Minnesota track on both dirt and turf, around one turn or two.
Two-turn turf routes give stout closers their best chances to win, but do try to avoid double-digit outside posts on either surface whenever possible.
The turf races play like they do at most other venues, although there aren't many last-to-first dynamics at longer distances like those seen most everywhere else. Generally, it's always best to think speed, the universal bias.
Preakness Sets All-Time Records in Handle and Attendance
The good karma surrounding Maryland racing this year, due mostly to major improvements made at Laurel Park for the winter meet, might, in the final analysis, be helping downtrodden Pimlico.
Attendance records reportedly were broken for both the Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness day programs and the second jewel of the Triple Crown turned out be an aesthetic success despite dreary weather and the defeat of super gallant Nyquist.
Total handle on the 14-race Preakness program, featuring seven other stakes, was a record $94,127,434, eclipsing the previous mark of $91,028,704 set 11 years ago. Total handle was up 10.8 percent year over year, with attendance up 2.5 percent.
Alas, the hangover effect from American Pharoah's Triple Crown accomplishments turned out to be a good thing. While ratings were spotty for this year's Derby, the undefeated Triple Crown-eligible Nyquist attracted a half-million more viewers than Pharoah did last year.
NBC's coverage averaged 9.4 million viewers, 6% more than last year's 8.9 million. The 9.4 million viewers plateau was 200,000 fewer than California Chrome's two years ago and Oxbow's 9.7 million mark the year before that. Numbers like this have not been seen since the early 2000s.
Additionally, over 3.1 million minutes of coverage were streamed live on the Internet, a gain of 221% over 2015, with a record 115,000 unique users.
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 10.1-inch screen, which is slightly larger than its 7-inch sibling.
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The Samsung Galaxy S II (internally known as model GT-I9100) measures in at 8.49 mm thick and steals the title of world's thinnest smartphone from LG's 9.2mm Optimus Black and Samsung's own Infuse 4G 9mm thin smartphone, devices that were both recently announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas.
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Tube-foot morphology has been included among a variety of taxonomic criteria for the Asteroidea over the past twenty-five years. Other than a few families belonging to the order Paxillosida, which are thought to have pointed, non-suckered tube feet that are used for digging and burial in soft sediments, the presumption has been that asteroids have flat-tipped, suckered tube feet. This has become an accepted model despite the fact that the comparative morphology of asteroid tube feet has not been considered. In the present study we examine tube-foot morphology of 45 species of Asteroidea representing 19 families. Our analysis confirms that members of the Luidiidae and Astropectinidae (order Paxillosida) lack suckers on the tips of their pointed tube feet. We demonstrate that there is considerable variation in tube-foot morphology among members of the Asteroidea including an entirely new type of flat-tipped, non-suckered tube foot in species belonging to the order Valvatida. The external morphology of tube feet in species belonging to the order Velatida could not be distinguished from "typical" flat-tipped, suckered tube feet; nonetheless, histological sections revealed a distinctive internal morphology. Finally, we report the first observations of the tube-foot morphology of representatives of deep-sea asteroids belonging to the orders Notomyotida and Brisingida, a group that also lacks the typical flat-tipped, suckered tube-foot morphology. The results of our study demonstrate that the current tube-foot morphology model needs to be reconsidered, as there is considerably greater variation than was previously believed to be the case. Moreover, we conclude that while tube-foot morphologies show consistent similarities within orders, tube-foot morphology is less appropriate as a taxonomic character below this level.
Extant asteroids currently number approximately 1,600 species, occurring from the intertidal to the abyssal and from tropical to polar seas (Blake, 1989). Classifications of asteroids have been based primarily upon skeletal morphologies of adults (Spencer and Wright, 1966; Downey, 1973; Hayashi, 1973; Blake, 1987; Gale, 1987; Clark and Downey, 1992). Morphological differences or similarities of adult skeletons have been used to group asteroids into species, genera, families, and orders. Nonetheless, asteroid classifications have not gone without considerable debate among taxonomists. Species belonging to the families Astropectinidae and Luidiidae are a classic example of such a debate.
Both families were initially separated into two entirely different orders (Spencer and Wright, 1966; Downey, 1973; Hayashi 1973), only to be re-classified within Paxillosida (Blake, 1987; Gale; 1987; Clark and Downey, 1992). The question of whether paxillosidans are "primitive" or "advanced" members of the Asteroidea has been a matter of considerable discussion (Fell, 1963; Blake, 1987, 1988; Gale, 1987; Lafay et al., 1995; Wada et al., 1996; and Knott and Wray, 2000). Paxillosidans were originally positioned as a primitive group based upon a skeletal morphology that appeared to be similar to early fossil asteroid species (Blake, 1987). Moreover, Luidia spp. display similarities to the somasteroid Platasterias latiradiata, considered by Fell (1963) to be a "living fossil." Blake (1972, 1982) re-examined the skeleton of P. latiladiata and concluded it was an advanced asteroid belonging to the Luidiidae. This re-classification of the Paxillosida was based upon various characteristics including not only adult skeletal morphologies, but functional considerations such as developmental mode and, importantly, tube-foot morphology of both juveniles and adults (Blake, 1987). Oguro et al. (1976) reported that newly metamorphosed juveniles of the paxillosidan Astropecten scoparius possessed suckered tube feet, while adults lacked suckered tube feet.
Both histological and ultrastructural studies of asteroid tube feet have been conducted (Paine, 1926, 1929; Smith, 1937, 1947; Hyman, 1955; Souza Santos, 1966; Souza Santos and Silva Sasso, 1968, 1970, 1974; Engster and Brown, 1972; Hermans, 1983; Thomas and Hermans, 1985; Flammang et al., 1994; Flammang, 1995a, 1995b; McCurley and Kier, 1995). Nonetheless, none of these morphological studies have taken a broad comparative approach. Engster and Brown (1972) examined the (typical) pointed, non-suckered tube feet of Astropecten sp. (Fig. 1A). The tube foot was divided into a stem and a tip instead of a stem and a distal disc. The tip of the tube foot was tapered, the lumen was elongated into the tip, there was a thin layer of longitudinal muscle and an accumulation of mucopolysaccharide granules in the epithelial layer (providing capacity for adhesion), and there was no branching of connective tissue. Suckered tube feet (Fig. 1B) were carefully examined in Asterias vulgaris by Paine (1929) who described the basic internal morphology. A longitudinal section of the tube foot revealed a distinct stem and a flat distal disc with an outer cuticle, underlaid by an epithelium, nervous and connective tissues, longitudinal muscle, endothelium (coelomic lining), and lumen. The connective tissues were branched in the disc area and extended toward the distal end of the tube foot. The basic internal morphology of the (typical) suckered tube feet described by Paine is similar to the internal morphology of the pointed, non-suckered tube feet described above.
The adhesive properties of the tube foot of Asterias vulgaris were shown to involve a combination of mechanical suction and secretion of mucus (Paine, 1926), and a simple suction cup model of the tube foot was proposed by Smith (1937, 1947). More recently, the morphologies and adhesive properties of tube feet from various species were examined in detail (Hermans, 1983; Thomas and Hermans, 1985; Flammang et al., 1994; Flammang, 1995a,b). These studies suggested that tube-foot morphologies might be more diverse than previously thought, which emphasizes the need for the examination of tube-foot morphology on a broad scale, with possible phylogenetic implications. To date, no such broad scale comparative analysis of asteroid tube-foot morphology has been conducted, thus the general concept has been that asteroids have only one of two tube-foot types, a pointed, non-suckered tube foot in members of the Paxillosida and a flat-tipped, suckered tube foot in all other orders (Spencer and Wright, 1966; Downey, 1973; Hayashi, 1973; Blake, 1987; Gale, 1987; Clark and Downey, 1992).
In the present study we examine the adult tube-foot morphology of 45 species of asteroids representing 19 families and 7 orders (Clark and Downey, 1992) to determine whether the flat-tipped, suckered versus pointed, non-suckered tube-foot model can be used to accurately generalize asteroid tube-foot morphology. Moreover, in order to evaluate whether there is an ontogenetic component to tube-foot morphology, the external morphology of the tube feet from recently-metamorphosed juveniles of three species representing the families Luidiidae, Pterasteridae, and Asteriidae were examined. We interpret our findings in a phylogenetic context by examining patterns of species-specific tube-foot morphology with respect to current classification schemes for the Asteroidea and evaluate the use of tube-foot morphology as a taxonomic character.
Asteroids were collected from a variety of geographical regions (Table 1). Representatives included species from six orders (Paxillosida, Valvatida, Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida) from the Pacific Northwest, five orders (Paxillosida, Notomyotida, Valvatida, Velatida, Forciupulatida) from Antarctica, two species of brisingids from the Pacific, and two species of paxillosids from the Gulf of Mexico. Tube feet of each species collected from the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf of Mexico were surgically removed and immediately preserved in 70% ethanol after being relaxed in 5% MgCl2 in filtered sea water. Two preserved samples of brisingids were obtained from the California Academy of Sciences. Tube feet from specimens obtained from the Antarctic Invertebrate Collections at the Smithsonian Institution had been fixed in formalin and then transferred into 70% ethanol.
The external morphology of tube feet of all species was observed under a dissecting microscope. Representative species from each family were chosen for further examination using scanning electron and light microscopy. Tube feet were re-fixed with 1% osmium (Sigma) in 0.1 M cacodylate buffer (pH 7) after being submerged in distilled water for 24 hr (modified after Amemiya and Emlet, 1992). After a one-hour fixation period, tube feet were dehydrated using a graded ethanol series (50%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%, 5 min each). The samples were subsequently mounted on aluminum specimen mounts (SPI Supplies) with carbon conducting tabs (Ted Pella, Inc.) following critical-point drying. A single layer of gold-palladium was applied by sputter coating, and samples were examined and photographed with a Philips 515 scanning electron microscope.
For light microscopical examination of histological sections, tube feet were re-fixed with Bouin's fixative after being held in distilled water for 24 hours. Standard paraffin (melting point 52–55°C, Fisher Scientific) embedding methods were applied after dehydrating the samples in a graded ethanol series (70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%, 5 min each) and treatment with toluene as a clearing agent (5 min) (Humason, 1997). Seven-micrometer thick longitudinal, serial sections of tube feet were stained with Harris's hematoxylin and eosin and then permanently mounted with ParaMount (Sigma). The sections were examined under a Leitz Diaplan versatile microscope and photographed with an Olympus C-35 camera.
Juveniles of Luidia foliolata and Pisaster ochraceus (adults are believed to have pointed, non-suckered tube feet and flat-tipped, suckered tube feet, respectively) and Pteraster tesselatus (adults are believed to have flat-tipped, suckered tube feet) were obtained by standard larval culture techniques (Strathmann, 1987). After the bipinnaria larvae of L. foliolata and the brachiolaria larvae of P. ochraceus completed metamorphosis, juveniles were immediately fixed in 70% ethanol. As P. tesselatus has lecithotrophic development (McEdward, 1992), larvae (mesogens) were kept in small containers without food until they completed metamorphosis, after which juveniles were fixed in 70% ethanol. The external morphologies of juvenile tube feet were examined using dissecting and compound light microscopy.
Tube feet of members of the order Paxillosida had pointed tips. Psilaster charcoti provided a representative example of the paxillosidan tube-foot design with a sharply-tapered tip lacking a distal depression (Fig. 1C). At the tip, dense mucus secretory granules were observed in the epidermal layer. One of the four species of astropectinids examined by scanning electron microscope, Macroptychaster accrescens, had pointed tube feet with slightly rounded tips. Nonetheless, histological sections of tube feet of M. accrescens revealed an internal morphology similar to those of P. charcoti, L. clathrata, and L. foliolata, and therefore, must be considered pointed, non-suckered just as in other members of the Luidiidae and Astropectinidae.
Representatives of the orders Forcipulatida (Diplasterias brucei, Pycnopodia helianthoides, Labidiaster annulatus) and Spinulosida (Henricia sp.) displayed external and internal tube-foot morphologies consistent with the typical flat-tipped, suckered tube foot (Fig. 1B, D, F). Eleven representative species from five families of the order Valvatida were examined to determine whether tube feet were suckered. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the tube feet of Acodontaster conspicuus lacked suckers (Fig. 2A), with no distinct concavity in the center of the disc, as seen in a typical flat-tipped suckered tube foot. Histology further revealed an unusually-thin longitudinal muscle layer and an extension of the lumen into the distal disc. Scanning electron micrographs of the discs of the tube feet of Odontaster validus revealed varying degrees of concavity. Nonetheless, histology confirmed a non-suckered tube-foot design similar to A. conspicuus. Histological observations of additional representatives from the five valvatid families revealed that they all lacked typical flat-tipped, suckered tube feet, possessing instead a more intermediate morphology. For example, the lumen was broadly expanded into the disc area and quite distinct from either the classic pointed, non-suckered or flat-tipped, suckered tube feet (Fig. 2B). Although divided into stem and disc, tube-foot epithelial, longitudinal muscle and connective tissues were thinner than those found in the typical pointed, non-suckered tube foot. In the central disc area, the epidermis was much thinner than in other portions of the disc. A slight concavity was observed in the disc. The longitudinal muscle layer was thinner than that observed for any other tube feet, and the connective tissue layer was branched in the disc area and surrounded by lumen. This branching may provide support for the disc. As this type of tube foot has not been described previously, and was observed in all eleven representative members of the order Valvatida examined (see Table 1), we broadly classified this novel tube foot type as "flat-tipped, non-suckered."
The two representatives of the order Velatida that were examined histologically, Pteraster tesselatus (Pterasteridae) and Solaster stimpsoni (Solasteridae), were observed to have tube feet that differed from the typical flat-tipped, suckered tube foot. Sections revealed that the connective tissue was not branched within the disc, and very thin connective tissue and muscle layers were evident (Fig. 2C). We considered such morphological differences to be a variation of the typical flat-tipped, suckered tube foot and classified the tube feet of P. tesselatus and S. stimpsoni as "semi-flat-tipped, suckered."
We examined tube feet from seven species representing four families of deep-sea asteroids from the orders Notomyotida and Brisingida. In contrast to the classic tube-foot model, we found that Cheriaster gerlachei (Notomyotida) lacked a typical flat-tipped, suckered tube foot. Instead, the tip of the tube foot was a rounded point. Histological sections revealed that C. gerlachei lacked the typical internal anatomy of a flat-tipped, suckered tube foot (Fig. 2D). Specifically, while the tube foot was distinguished clearly into a stem and a tip, the lumen did not extend into the distal tip area as seen in Luidia foliolata(Fig. 1E). Moreover, connective tissue branched at the tube-foot tip, perhaps explaining the rounded shape. The epithelial and longitudinal muscle layers were thinner than the "typical" flat-tipped, suckered tube foot described by Paine (1929) for Asterias vulgaris. Accordingly, we classified the tube foot of C. gerlachei as "semi-pointed, non-suckered."
Among four species of the deep-sea order Brisingida examined, Novodinia pacifica possessed a rounded, knob-like, tube-foot tip. Histological examination of the internal tube-foot structure revealed that the central portion of the disc had a very thin epidermal layer, making the tube foot appear similar to the flat-tipped, non-suckered tube feet described in the order Valvatida (Fig. 2E). Examinations of the internal morphology of two additional brisingid species revealed that they also lacked a typical flat-tipped, suckered tube foot. Histological sections of the tube feet of Brisingidensis auchista and Freyella insignis revealed a thin epidermal layer in the central disc and a semi-flat-tipped, non-suckered tube-foot morphology, similar to N. pacifica.
By dissecting and compound light microscopy, it was determined that the tube feet of recently metamorphosed juveniles of Luidia foliolata, Pteraster tesselatus, and Pisaster ochraceus lacked suckers. Juvenile tube feet of all three species were similar in shape and design, with rounded tips, indicating that considerable modification in tube-foot design occurs between the juvenile and adult phases.
The current flat-tipped, suckered versus pointed, non-suckered model for asteroid tube feet is inadequate. We found three distinct types of tube feet among the representative species examined: flat-tipped suckered, flat-tipped non-suckered, and pointed non-suckered. Each of these three types is further distinguished by variations on the general theme. Among those species with flat-tipped, suckered tube feet, some possessed thin connective and muscular tissues suggesting a weakened ability to grasp the substrate; we classified these as semi-flat-tipped, suckered tube feet. Flat-tipped, non-suckered tube feet were further distinguished in deep-sea species by the lack of branched connective tissues and a flattened tip with a slightly-rounded shape (semi-flat-tipped, non-suckered). This is the first examination of tube-foot morphology among any members of the deep-sea asteroids. Finally, species with pointed, non-suckered tube feet could be divided into those that had tube feet with or without branched connective tissues (Fig. 1A; Paine, 1929). It can be expected that these variations upon tube-foot morphology will have functional consequences.
As described earlier, there has been an on going debate among asteroid phylogeneticists about whether Luidiidae and Astropectinidae (both members of the Order Paxillosida) should be considered "primitive" or "advanced", and this has been based, in part, on differences in tube-foot morphology (Blake, 1987). Our analysis of the tube feet of 45 species of asteroids sheds some light on the question of whether pointed, non-suckered tube feet can be considered "primitive", while flat-tipped, suckered tube feet should be considered "advanced" (Gale, 1987). It is clear from our analysis that it is not possible to simply categorize asteroid tube feet as pointed, non-suckered (primitive) or flat-tipped, suckered (advanced) because of the diversity of tube-foot morphologies that characterize the Asteroidea. The varied tube-foot morphologies that we detected suggest that there has been considerable evolutionary adaptation to a wide variety of substrates and/or feeding habits. While we found pointed, non-suckered tube feet across all representatives we examined from the Paxillosida, we also detected semi-pointed, non-suckered tube feet among representatives of the deep-sea order Notomyotida. This suggests that tube-foot morphology should be viewed with caution when used as a measure of which asteroid taxa should be considered "primitive" or "advanced."
In a further analysis of the question of whether paxillosids are primitive, Blake (1988) argues that pointed, non-suckered tube feet are, in fact, advanced rather than primitive. This was based on a study of juvenile tube-foot morphology in Astropecten scoparius (Oguro et al., 1976) which "suggested" that newly-metamorphosed juveniles possessed suckers on their tube feet while adults lacked suckered tube feet. Blake (1988) surmised that this example of potential phylogenetic recapitulation in the ontogeny of the morphology of juvenile tube feet supported his argument that the paxillosidans were indeed an advanced group. In contrast, our evaluation of the tube feet of newly-metamorphosed juveniles from three species representative of three orders, revealed an absence of suckers on juvenile tube feet. Our findings, in addition to other studies showing scanning electron micrographs of juveniles of Asterina pseudoexigua pacifica, Patiriella exigua, Patiriella regularis, Patiriella vivipara, Pseudarchaster pareli, and Pteraster tesselatus (Komatsu et al., 1990; Chia et al., 1993; Byrne, 1995; Byrne and Barker, 1991; Byrne and Cerra, 1996), clearly indicate that juveniles do not possess suckers on their tube feet. It is significant that the tube-foot morphology of all of the juvenile species examined to date, including those in the present study, are similar in design, with non-suckered, rounded, knob-like tips. This indicates that considerable morphological change occurs in the post-juvenile tube foot. Particularly-dramatic changes occur in those species whose tube feet ultimately possess suckers as adults, where the central portion of the adult tube-foot disc becomes markedly concave (M. S. Vickery, unpublished observations).
An examination of the major classification schemes (excluding more recent phylogenetic trees based on molecular data) for the Asteroidea reveals a consistent progression from the primitive paxillosids to the more advanced forcipulatids (Spencer and Wright, 1966; Downey, 1973; Hayashi, 1973; Gale, 1987; Clark and Downey, 1992). If one accepts this as dogma, then it follows that pointed, non-suckered tube feet might be considered by association to be "primitive," while flat-tipped, suckered tube feet might be construed as "advanced." This theme has been perpetuated in the literature and contested by Blake (1987, 1990) who argued that morphological diversity in the Asteroidea is a result of adaptation to habitat and that, specifically, tube-foot morphology is an adaptation to varying types of substrata. Our study demonstrates that a consistent relationship exists between tube-foot morphotype and taxonomic order (see Table 1), however, the variety of tube-foot morphologies observed suggests plasticity in tube-foot design that might reflect adaptations to variable environments. Further, more detailed, biomechanical and histological studies using additional species from each order and diverse habitats may shed more light on this issue. The present study suggests that tube-foot morphology may be useful as a taxonomic character at the ordinal level.
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The fix
Fixing two issues in one patch here as its easiest and they were resolved together.
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Source file: https://testpilot.mozillalabs.com/testcases/index-tb.json
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This is generated because the xml parser thinks its getting a .html file not a plain text file, we can force this formatting server side or client side, but I've chosen server side for now.
When test pilot hasn't got any studies listed in index-tb.json (like is currently the case), it displays "Loading, please wait" in the list of studies forever. I've found this to be a bogus check for zero length on the list of studies.
I've checked this with Jono and he thinks it is fine to remove that check.
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Looks reasonable to me!
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Fused with camaraderie, faith and fury, Generation Kill brings you the gritty, raw and brutally honest insider's look at what has become of our comtemporary American war. Based on Evan Wright's best-selling book, and produced by David Simon and Ed Burns, two of the men who brought you the critically heralded HBO series The Wire, Generation Kill is now an equally acclaimed seven-part miniseries event from HBO Films.
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I wanted some leather boots really bad and havent had boots in years. I ordered a size 9 black, and was not happy with what I received. The only thing I like about these boots are the cute buckles on the sides. They fit true to size. What I hate is that the picture shows a thicker better quality boot. When the material is fake and shiny, and not thick. I can even see the glue on the front. . . What I really hated is the fact that these boots dont look good with jeans or skinny jeans only with skirts and I dont wear skirts that often. Will be returning, so not worth $30, maybe $20.
Boot does not fit true to size runs very narrow. Otherwise a great book great styling. I would recommend to friends but order at least 1/2 to a full size larger
These boots are super cute and they fit very well. I was a little hesitant because one reviewer said that it wasn't true to size and to get a half size bigger. Well, I tried to do that but the half-size bigger was completely sold out. So I went with my normal size and it fit perfectly. I'm not sure if that reviewer didn't know what her true shoe size is or typically buys shoes that run on the larger size. Regardless, these shoes are beautiful and are cute with my boot cut jeans.
These were my first real pair of boots and so far I love them! I got them in size 10 brown and they look just like the picture. They're adorable with leggings, jeans, skirts, and dresses. The quality seems to be pretty good(I inspected after reading other reviews) but the bottoms are a little lacking in the cushion area. They were quite comfy for hours until I was walking in the mall(my first day wearing them) and I realized my feet were hurting a little.
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I had these shoes for less than 2 weeks. I thought they looked great and wore them a few times. The sole got a crack in it and then finally fell off completely. Save your money and buy more quality shoes. These won't last long.
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Great boots! Fit true to size.
These boots are very nice for the price! I usually wear a 7.5-but it was out of stock-so I got a size 8. The size 8 gives me a little extra room and I wore the boots all day and they were very comfortable. The style is great and the treads on the bottom seem sturdy. I don't know how long these will last. I rotate with a tall boot and a snow boot.
Sent the wrong color shoe in the mail. I had to return the shoe by mail and I couldn't return it in the store because the shoe was not in stock. The shoe looks like the picture online. All I can say about the shoe that is very stylish.
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These boots look adorable on, they are so comfy and the price was the best! Love these boots, love Walmart for carrying them!!
i bought these for myself. they fit nice and i love the color. i have been searching for the right pair for awhile. not to tall and not to short. i like the fact that they are flat. No big heal. my feet get too sore with heels anymore.
For me, these were over-styled, trying to hard, and cheap looking. Probably would be cute on a teenager though.
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Want to create an Android application having key features of Vine.
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