Slipper
* also keep out sound and wetness.
* are a kind of indoor shoe
  - footwear
* are located in bedrooms
  - beds
  - homes
  - necessary at many temples, shrines and castles
  - shoes
* includes half soles
* usually match the color of the pollera.
+ Shoe: Footwear
  * One type of shoe is trainers. Their main purpose is to make running, walking, or jogging easier by making the weight of the shoe lighter and the sole of the shoe softer. Leather shoes are formal shoes. There are worn in business and ceremonial functions. There are also worn for fushion. Slippers are a kind of indoor shoe. They are often worn when it is cold. Rubber boots are used in rainy day. The shoes with a high heel which women wear are called pumps.

### slipper:

Bootie
* Some booties have snaps or ties at ankle.
* can prevent frost bite and protect paws from sharp ice and salty sidewalks.

### slipper:

Snowboarder
* Some snowboarders like to ride over jumps and do tricks
  - use snowboard sizing calculators
* also glide just as fast as skiers, due to the large surface area of their boards.
* can carve turns and prefer aggressive speed and terrain
  - turn with a slight carve and prefer a variety of speed and terrain
* compete in the half pipe and big air jump.
* generally expend larger amounts of energy than do Alpine skiers.
* have a style all their own
  - access to all alpine terrain
* love to carve the waves and glades.
* suck because they tear up the good snow and shave it into drywall sheeting.
* take challenges and do things differently.
* tend to injure their wrists and ankles more often than skiers.
+ Snowboarding: Winter Olympic sports :: Winter sports :: Board sports

Slit
* Some slits are covered by membranes
  - improve respiration
* are bands
  - cracks
  - noise control devices
  - openings
* includes sections.
* is an opening
* provide spatial information along their axis.

### slit:

Pharyngeal slit
* Some pharyngeal slits improve respiration.
* are present in the embryos of organisms as diverse as fish, chickens, and humans.

Slot
* are positions
  - receptacles
  - slot machines
  - status
  - trails
* game that anyone can play.
* refers to the slot grid.

### sloughing:

Ecdysis
* involves many behaviors that are unique to ecdysis.
* is the last moulting for the chrysalis upon which emerges the adult butterfly.
* vulnerable period for trap-door spiders period.

Molt
* occur about once a year, usually during the summer.
* usually begin on the belly and spread to the sides and back, finishing with the tail.

### slow death:

Crucifixion
* are capital punishment
  - executions
  - torturing
* is an execution
* is the process where a person is nailed or bound to a cross or a stake
  - torture and execution of a person by fixation to a cross
* means the giving up of the whole personality.
* slow death.
* slow, tortuous death.

### slow process:

Hair growth
* Most hair growth depends on concentration
  - dietary concentration
  - factors
  - genetics
  - occurs on tops
  - takes time
* Some hair growth lasts for years.
* begins inside the hair follicle
  - under the skin in structures called follicles
* depends on a lot of factors
* follows a cycle.
* is controlled by several factors, including nutrition, hormones, and time of year
  - fastest from the age of sixteen to the late twenties
  - one of the topics that a lot of people are interested in
  - patchier in females due to presence of second X chromosome
  - slower and remains thinner, especially around the crown and hairline
  - stimulated and lost hair starts to grow back
  - under hormonal control
  - over the next decade
* slow process.
* starts at the roots, but hair damage is concentrated near the tips.
* tends to peak at one year and there slow decline for regrowth after one year.

Social evolution
* is as dynamic as biological evolution.
* needs to be examined in relation to the distinct environments of each society.