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Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped.

This minimizes metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserve energy.

Dormancy tends to be closely associated with environmental conditions.

Organisms can synchronize entry to a dormant phase with their environment through predictive or consequential means.

Predictive dormancy occurs when an organism enters a dormant phase before the onset of adverse conditions.

For example, photoperiod and decreasing temperature are used by many plants to predict the onset of winter.

Consequential dormancy occurs when organisms enter a dormant phase after adverse conditions have arisen.

This is commonly found in areas with an unpredictable climate.

While very sudden changes in conditions may lead to a high mortality rate among animals relying on consequential dormancy, its use can be advantageous, as organisms remain active longer and are therefore able to make greater use of available resources.

The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a vinyl record format characterized by a speed of rpm, a 12 or 10 inch (30 or 25 cm) diameter, and use of the "microgroove" groove specification.

Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.

Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.

Jeans are pants, a type of garment, typically made from denim or dungaree cloth.

Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of pants, called "blue jeans," which were invented by Jacob W.

Davis in partnership with Levi Strauss & Co. in 1871 and patented by Jacob W.

Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873.

Prior to the Levi Strauss patented trousers, the term "blue jeans" had been long in use for various garments (including trousers, overalls, and coats), constructed from blue colored denim.

Originally designed for cowboys and miners, jeans became popular in the 1950s among teenagers, especially members of the greaser subculture.

Jeans were a common fashion item in the 1960s Hippie subculture and they continued to be popular in the 1970s and 1980s youth subcultures of punk rock and heavy metal.

Historic brands include Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler.

In the 2010s, jeans remain a popular fashion item, and they come in various fits, including skinny, tapered, slim, straight, boot cut, cigarette bottom, narrow bottom, bell bottom, low waist, anti-fit, and flare.

High-heeled footwear (often abbreviated as high heels or simply heels) is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes.

When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is technically not considered to be a high heel; however, there are also high-heeled platform shoes.

High heels tend to give the aesthetic illusion of longer, more slender legs.

High heels come in a wide variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes, including stiletto, pump (court shoe), block, tapered, blade, and wedge.

A knit cap, originally of wool (though now often of synthetic fibers) is designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

Typically, the knit cap is of simple, tapering constructions, though many variants exist.

Historically, the wool knit cap was an extremely common form of headgear for seamen, fishers, hunters and others spending their working day outdoors from the 18th century and forward, and is still commonly used for this purpose in Scandinavia and other cold regions of the world.

Being found all over the world where climate demands a warm hat, the knit cap can be found under a multitude of local names.