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Portland Author Amber Case on 'Cyborg Anthropology'

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OPB | Jan. 20, 2013 midnight | Updated: Jan. 20, 2013 3:53 p.m.

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If you're struggling for words to describe your relationship to your cell phone, your iPad or an Android Google app, a new dictionary may help you update your lexicon database.

Self-described "cyborg anthropologist" and Portland author Amber Case has written An Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology, a dictionary that defines relationships between people and their technological devices.

For example, Case classifies popular calorie and location tracking apps as part of the "quantified self movement." The widespread exposure to global news stories is "microsingularity." Omnipresent devices such as cellphones and Facebook-like sites cause a phenomenon she describes as "connective obligation," where you feel like you need to respond to every message and update in case you miss out.

In an interview with Think Out Louds Dave Miller, Case discusses the dictionary and explains that as our relationship to technology evolves, our language needs to evolve too.

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Year 11 GCSE Astronomy Project – Wonders of the Solar System – Part 1 – Video

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Astronomy buffs gaze at stars in Agoura Hills' Paramount Ranch

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Photo by David Yamamoto, Special to the Star

Volunteer Gary Bostrup uses a Cassigreen telescope to look at the moons of Jupiter on Saturday during the National Park Service Winter Sky Star Party at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills. The event featured lectures and a constellation tour given by CLU professor Mike Shaw and astronomers from the National Park Service and the Griffith Park Observatory.

Light from a half-moon dimly lit the field Saturday night as volunteers trained their telescopes on Jupiter, its four satellites, the Orion Nebula and the Andromeda Galaxy.

The National Park Service's Winter Star Party attracted more than 400 amateur astronomers, stargazers and science fans to the Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills to catch a glimpse of the celestial bodies.

Saturday's moon, between the new and first-quarter phases, was just bright enough not to drown out the stars. The brightness also accentuated the moon's own grooves and craters, making it one of the party's main attractions.

"I absolutely love astronomy, and I think it's vitally important that we keep eyes in the sky somehow," said volunteer Colin O'Mara-Green, who works part-time at the Griffith Park Observatory. "It gives us an idea how insignificant we are."

The moons of Jupiter the rocky Callisto, Earth-size Ganymede, volcanic Io and icy Europa lined up almost perfectly with the giant gas planet through O'Mara-Green's telescope.

Photo by David Yamamoto, Special to the Star

Valerie Landon points out a constellation to her daughter Brooke Landon, 5, on Saturday at the Winter Sky Star Party at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills.

"Europa is covered in ice water ice," O'Mara-Green said to an eager young scientist.

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Aerospace students learning about ultrasonic testing – Video

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When it comes to aerospace, ultrasonic testing can turn up potential defects in both plane parts or existing aircraft, and this week local college students are attending an advanced class on how to inspect planes and parts for structural defects. KXLY4 #39;s Jeff Humphrey reports.

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Kerbal Space Program – Improved Aerodynamics With Ferram Aerospace Research Mod – Video

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UTC Aerospace Systems Exhibits Comprehensive Customer Service Capabilities at MRO Middle East

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems will showcase its comprehensive global customer support capabilities at this year's MRO Middle East trade show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. MRO Middle East will be held at the Dubai World Trade Center on January 21-23, 2013. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTX).

UTC Aerospace Systems will be exhibiting at booth 409. Visit the display for the latest solutions in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), provisioning, and technical support and innovative ways UTC Aerospace Systems helps customers to operate more efficiently.

With a simplified customer interface, UTC Aerospace Systems provides a full array of support capabilities for its product offerings. Services are accessed through an easy-to-use online customer portal, which quickly equips customers with tools and solutions they need to reduce aircraft down-time. UTC Aerospace Systems' experienced Customer Service teams consistently deliver enhanced product reliability, reduced total life cycle costs, and dependable performance. More than 6,000 customer service employees across 26 countries are dedicated to the operation of 64 MRO and service centers, providing support 24/7/365.

UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service facilities.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company providing high-technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries.

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Nanotechnology-enabled High Resolution DBT – by Otto Zhou, PhD – Video

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Nanotechnology-enabled High Resolution Digital Tomosynthesis for Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Lecture by Otto Zhou, PhD David Godschalk Distinguished Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Curriculum in Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Depression: Special Caustic Soda Edition! – One Minute Medical School – Video

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