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Texas colleges, universities brace for hard changes
Local // Houston
Battles brewing over changes eyed by Congress
Lindsay Ellis Dec. 10, 2017
University of Texas at Austin graduate students protest low wages and proposed federal legislation that would tax tuition exemptions as income during a graduate student walkout at the school last week.
Photo: Jay Janner, MBO
As graduate students from Houston to Austin to College Station protest proposals to tax the value of their "free" tuition, Texas colleges and universities are bracing for changes to higher education proposed by a Republican-led Congress, including an overhaul of the Higher Education Act.
Behind-the-scenes fights are brewing over issues ranging from taxing university endowments and graduate student tuition waivers to eliminating interest subsidies on student loans, as congressional leaders work to balance tax-reform proposals and address voter concerns about the value of higher education.
The pressure is mounting for universities, experts say. But the colleges also must walk a fine line in the legislative process this year.
"They have to be careful about how they speak about individual pieces of legislation, realizing that if you're advocating for (changes), House and Senate writers have to get that revenue from somewhere else," said Robert Kelchen, a higher education professor who has dissected the tax bills offered by the U.S. House and Senate as well as the proposed revision to the Higher Education Act.
Kelchen, an assistant professor at Seton Hall University and author of "Higher Education Accountability," said the pressure in Texas is "even more salient" than it is nationally, because state lawmakers are predominantly Republican and likely would support the federal tax bill.
$5 billion: Approximate amount of Rice University's private endowment, which would be taxed under bill.
40: Percent of university operations Rice says it uses endowment to help fund.
58: Percent of survey respondents who say universities have negative effect on the country.
The debates in Washington come as lawmakers in Texas and across the nation are increasingly voicing skepticism about the value of a post-secondary education, questioning whether universities can better train their students for the workforce or minimize the costs of a degree.
The House and Senate must reconcile their differing tax bills before presenting the legislation to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign a bill that wins approval from both chambers.
Worries in Texas
A key concern for Texas' research universities and graduate students is a provision in the House version of the bill that would tax tuition waivers, which universities use to make graduate student tuition more affordable. This would strain the already low stipends that graduate students receive, students and university administrators say.
Protests against the legislation in the last few weeks have included University of Houston and Rice University students writing letters and making phone calls to elected officials. Students at the University of Texas at Austin Wednesday walked out from all work-related responsibilities, chanting "overworked, underpaid."
Students are anxious and want to know "that someone's fighting for them," said Sydney Gibson, the president of Rice's graduate student association, though she acknowledged that Rice is working quietly on the issues.
Both the House and Senate bills also would tax wealthy private university endowments, including Rice's roughly $5 billion fund, as lawmakers argue campuses should spend more from their endowments directly on education.
Rice says it uses endowment money to support 40 percent of its operations in addition to financial aid.
The tax bills have spurred action from schools. UH, Rice and UT-Austin administrators are meeting with the Texas delegation over concerns with the bills, and trade groups representing Texas campuses are also speaking out.
The Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, of which UH and UT-Austin are members, urged House and Senate members of the tax bill conference committee to keep tuition waivers tax-free.
The Association of American Universities, which represents Rice, UT-Austin and Texas A&M University, created a video shared on social media as lawmakers considered the tax provisions.
A voice-over on the animated video said it's "more important than ever" to support research universities "for a better America tomorrow."
Rice's lobbyists are also involved as the tax bill is shaped, said Nathan Cook, the university's head of government relations.
Growing protests
These efforts may be moving the needle for lawmakers. A letter from Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Dallas) and dozens of other lawmakers to House leadership said taxing graduate tuition waivers would be "unfair" and inhibit economic growth.
Still, graduate students are questioning whether university presidents are doing enough, citing a lack of vocal support from their campus leaders.
"I understand, from the university perspective, why they're holding their tongues," said Hannah Locke, a president of UH's graduate and professional student association, acknowledging that UH leaders are public employees.
"At the same time, however," Locke said, "I think it's really important that graduate students see some level of leadership action on this as a form of reassurance that their work is valued."
Historically, UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator has spoken out on issues when her comments would "make a difference," said Jason Smith, UH's vice chancellor for government affairs. In this case, "our position is known with the delegation."
Shilpa Bakre, a UT-Austin spokesperson, said in an email that UT-Austin President Gregory Fenves communicated directly with Texas delegation members on the issue.
Mark J. T. Smith, the dean of UT-Austin's graduate school, emailed graduate students that the university was taking the proposed tuition tax waiver "very seriously."
"(The Graduate School) will do all we can to adjust for any difficult changes ahead to assure your success as a Longhorn," he wrote.
Texas Southern University President Austin Lane declined to comment through a spokeswoman, citing the ongoing legislative process. The University of St. Thomas did not respond to requests for comment.
The PROSPER Act
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has pledged to re-evaluate how campuses adjudicate sexual misconduct, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C, has unveiled a 542-page bill called the PROSPER Act that would overhaul the Higher Education Act.
Foxx's bill would force universities to publish salaries by program for students who receive financial aid, and it pares back regulations former President Barack Obama imposed to regulate for-profit colleges.
The proposal simplifies portions of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and consolidates grant programs, a proposal that the Washington, D.C., nonprofit Institute for Higher Education Policy has criticized.
It also bans "free-speech zones" - the only places on some college campuses where students and outsiders can put up fliers and protest. A Senate version is expected early next year.
Rice and UH say they are still examining Foxx's bill.
Michelle Asha Cooper, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, said she sees a connection between eroding support for higher education and the focus on the sector by the Republican-controlled Congress.
Fifty-eight percent of Republican and right-leaning respondents to a Pew Research Center survey released this summer said they believe colleges and universities have a negative effect on how things are going in the country.
"The public is asking what is this degree worth, and lawmakers desire to be responsive to that," Cooper said.
Higher education, she said, needs to better communicate its value in this era.
'A very busy time'
The developments could mark a "pivotal moment" for higher education policy, Cooper said.
"We have a Congress that wants to make sure that they are seizing opportunities at the beginning of this administration," she said. "(And) we have a need in the field. We have issues related to college affordability that we need to address. There are a number of things that are swirling at this time that make this a really important moment."
Smith from UH said he is confident that higher education will be "comfortable" with the enacted tax law.
"It looks like there might be a target on higher education's back, but I don't think that's the case," Smith said, noting that revamping the Higher Education Act has been on the table for several years and that many sectors are included in the tax bills.
Bakre said UT-Austin is used to tackling multiple legislative challenges at once. Still, she acknowledged in an email that this is a "very busy time" for UT in Washington.
Kelchen, the Seton Hall professor, said the focus in the sector may be politically expedient.
"Given that graduate students tend to lean more toward the left, and elite universities with large endowments are punching bags on both sides of the aisle," he said, "it makes sense that to minimize push-back from constituency groups conservatives value, they may be willing to go after higher education."
Lindsay Ellis
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Lindsay Ellis covers higher education at the Houston Chronicle, where she has worked since August 2016. Previously, she covered business news at the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., with internships at The Wall Street Journal and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She grew up in Boston and studied nonfiction writing and history at Dartmouth College.
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Authors: Dan Jurafsky
The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
OF FOOD
A Linguist Reads the Menu
Dan Jurafsky
New York • London
For Janet
How to Read a Menu
From Sikb
j to Fish and Chips
Ketchup, Cocktails, and Pirates
A Toast to Toast
Who Are You Calling a Turkey?
Sex, Drugs, and Sushi Rolls
Potato Chips and the Nature of the Self
Salad, Salsa, and the Flour of Chivalry
Macaroon, Macaron, Macaroni
Sherbet, Fireworks, and Mint Juleps
Does This Name Make Me Sound Fat? Why Ice Cream and Crackers Have Different Names
Why the Chinese Don't Have Dessert
THE LANGUAGE
THIS BOOK BEGAN
two questions. The first came from Katie, the very observant seven-year-old daughter of my old friends Jim and Linda. Katie asked why the label of a ketchup bottle read "tomato ketchup." (Go look: most of them do.) Isn't that redundant, she asked? It was a sensible question. After all, if I go into a bar and order a margarita, I don't order a "tequila margarita." A margarita is made of tequila. (Otherwise, it would be a daiquiri. Or a gimlet. Or even, God forbid, a cosmopolitan.) The tequila is understood.
So why do we mention the tomatoes in ketchup?
The second question came from Shirley, a friend from Hong Kong. Back when I was a young linguist studying Cantonese there, everyone assured me that the word ketchup came from Chinese—the second part of ketchup,
tchup
, is identical to the word for "sauce" in Cantonese, and the first part,
ke,
is part of the Cantonese word for "tomato." Shirley was so convinced that ketchup was a Chinese word that when she went to a McDonald's in the United States she confused her friends by asking what the English word for
ke-tchup
was. But how could ketchup be Chinese?
It turns out Katie's question and Shirley's question have the same answer. The ketchup we eat today is nothing like the original version created many centuries ago. Few people today would recognize the link with the original
, a Chinese fermented fish sauce first
made in Fujian province (an area that also gave us the word
). From the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Chinese traders settled in ports throughout Southeast Asia and brought Chinese fermentation methods. They fermented local fish into ke-tchup—a fish sauce like the modern Vietnamese fish sauce
nuoc mam
—they fermented soybeans into soy sauce, and they fermented rice with a red ferment, molasses, and palm sugar and distilled it into an ancestor of rum called
arrack
. Arrack was the first widely produced liquor, long before rum or gin had been invented, so when English and Dutch sailors and merchants came to Asia around 1650 to trade for silk, porcelain, and tea, they bought vast quantities of arrack and used it to invent the world's first cocktail ("punch") for their navies. (And punch led eventually to modern cocktails like daiquiris and gimlets and margaritas.). Along the way, they also acquired a taste for the pungent fish sauce.
The traders brought ke-tchup back to Europe and over the next 400 years this dish evolved to fit Western tastes, losing its original ingredient, the fermented fish. Early recipes replaced the fish with English mushroom or, as in Jane Austen's household, walnuts. By the nineteenth century in England, there were many recipes for ketchup; eventually the most popular one added tomatoes and then came to America where it acquired sugar. Then it acquired even more sugar. This version eventually became America's national condiment, and was then exported to Hong Kong and the rest of the world.
The story of ketchup is a fascinating window onto the great meetings of East and West that created foods we eat every day, telling us how sailors and merchants spent a thousand years melding the food preferences of the West and the East to form our modern cuisines. But this great process produced more than just ketchup, as we can tell from linguistic evidence scattered through modern languages. Fish and chips, England's national dish, began with Persian
sikb
a sweet-and-sour stew with vinegar and onions loved by the Shahs of sixth-century Persia. The dish leaves its marks in the names descended from
in different languages—French dishes like
, Spanish dishes like
, or Peruvian dishes like
—and the story moves from the golden palaces of medieval Baghdad to the wooden ships of Mediterranean sailors, from the religious fasts of medieval Christians to the cold Sabbath fish of the Jews who left Spain in 1492.
all descend from one sweet doughy predecessor, when a Persian food, the almond pastry called
lauz
, intermingled with the pastas of the Arab world and the durum wheat that the Romans had planted in Sicily, the breadbasket of the Roman Empire.
We'll look at the answers to questions of science, politics, and culture. Who came up with the idea of putting cream or juice into a bucket surrounded by salt and ice to make sorbet or ice cream
and how does it relate to the patent medicinal syrups that became our modern Cokes and Pepsis? The answers lie in the adventures of the words
, and their descent from an Arabic word meaning drink or syrup.
Why is the
, a bird native to Mexico, named for a Muslim democracy of the eastern Mediterranean? It has to do with the fanatic secrecy of the Portuguese in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, whose attempt to keep other countries from finding their overseas sources of gold and spices and exotic birds led to the confusion of the turkey with an entirely different bird that was imported by the Mamluks.
Why do we give
at weddings? It is not related to the custom of toaster ovens as wedding presents, but the two do share a surprising history involving toasted bread.
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Home Numerology Angel Number Meanings Quadruple Digit Angel Numbers Meanings Angel Number 5555 Meanings – Why Are You Seeing 5555?
Sometimes the same number seems like it is everywhere. Reading the newspaper on a Sunday morning a story catches your eye, and you notice that the hotline for more numbers ends in 5555. You head off to the farmers market and spend more than you expected at the fresh fruit stall. Your total comes to $55.55. Later in the day you pop into the book store and a new title catches your eye. You notice that the barcode on the back of the book ends in 5555. Why are you seeing 5s everywhere you go? Could the Angels be trying to tell you something with these numbers? What could the quadruple digit Angel Number 5555 be trying to tell you?
What does Angel Number 5555 mean for love?
Angel Number 5555 is a quadrupling of the vibration of the number 5, so when 5555 shows up, you can be certain than it relates to your personal freedom in some way. The number 5 is linked with our independence, sense of personal freedom and spirit of adventure. It can represent opportunities for freedom and adventure, or it can suggest that we need to break a bond that is preventing us from growing. It is also linked with the feelings of isolation and rootlessness that can sometimes accompany intense independence. Angel Number 5555 also culminates in the number 2, as 5+5+5+5=20, which is further reduces to 2+0=2. This links 5555 more closely with the bonds that hold us than the number 5 alone.
Angel Number 5555 suggests that we need to break free of bonds that are inhibiting us, and move forward to find our own personal destiny with confidence.
Sometimes when we are feeling stagnant, or perhaps after a difficult time, a bad break up, or losing a job, we feel like we need something to re-energize us. Often we have had some kind of adventure in the back of our minds for many years, or an unexpected adventure has landed on our doorstep. Angel Number 5555 suggests that now is not the time to play it safe, and that this adventure is exactly what we need to lift us up and put us back on the right path. Go for it.
It is always useful to have the feedback of others around us, as they can help us see ourselves more clearly when our vision is clouded for some reason. They can help us realise when we are being unreasonable, or maybe being lazy. But there is a difference between feedback, and doubt. Some people will always doubt the ability of others because they are constrained by their own fears. If you have your heart set on something, Angel Number 5555 can show up to suggest that in this case, don't listen to those who don't think you can. Only you know what you are capable of.
Maybe you have been coasting through life for a while. You are letting your partner take the lead on the home front in terms of buying a house, planning your savings, and allocating household responsibilities. You are accepting new roles and responsibilities from your boss without really considering whether they take your career in the direction that you would like. Angel Number 5555 can show up to tell you that it is time to stop coasting and start making some active decisions about your future. If you do not, you may soon find yourself in a place you never expected, and never wanted to be.
The modern world grants us many freedoms, we can travel the world, live as nomads, and sometimes pass weeks without seeing our friends and just liking their posts on social media. While this grants us great freedom, it can also leave us feeling isolated. Angel Number 5555 can appear when our independence is starting to weaken us and leave us feeling isolated, rather than boosting us and giving us confidence. It suggests that we take the time to reconnect with our roots to reinvigorate ourselves. This does not mean taking a step backwards, but it does mean remembering where we came from and the people who supported us along the way.
Angel Number 5555 often relates to bonds that hold us in place and keep us from reaching our full potential. But not all bonds keep us bound in place, some drag us forward and help us accomplish more than we imagined faster than we could have hoped. Sometimes Angel Number 5555 shows up to suggest that a bond that we are wary of is the type of bond that will pull us forward rather than hold us back. Do not fear all responsibility, it can be liberating.
When it comes to love, Angel Number 5555 often suggests that our relationship, or our intense desire to be in a relationship, is stifling us. Perhaps we are making too many compromises to support our partner, or we are expending too much energy trying to find someone to complete us. While Angel Number 5555 does not suggest that we need to walk away from a relationship, it does suggest that we need to find our independence. It is time to branch out on our own and start exploring our own interests and desires independently. We may find our relationship is actually stronger as a result, and that the new opportunities we encounter throw us into the path of the person we have been looking for.
Seeing an Angel Number is always a blessing as it means not only that the Angels are with you and supporting you, but that you are in a positive place where you are ready to see and receive their guidance. Nevertheless, understanding what the complex meaning behind a number signifies for you can be challenging. Always pay attention to what you were doing or thinking when the number was shown to you. Angel Numbers will always appear when the thing to which they relate is in front of you in some way. Then use your intuition to understand how the message applies to your life.
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First of all Stockholm, which as the stopover for your flight to Lapland, does not get enough credit. I wholeheartedly urge you to leave the airport and see this picture perfect city. The archipelago is beautiful in winter and summer, with boats lit up by fairy lights along the harbour and an abundance of history and culture to keep you busy. Two days here would be ideal to really get your teeth sunk into the city, exploring the galleries and museums, indulging in fantastic seafood, and staying in some absolutely fabulous hotels.
The Grand is a tourist destination in itself, being the oldest five star establishment in the city, and there have been a wealth of famous clients, rockstars, politicians and artists who have all graced its halls. The Swedish Royal family often use the entertaining space for engagements and parties, and the harbour view suites that look over the Royal Palace are quite magnificent. The Lydmar, under the same ownership, is often described as the younger sister of the Grand, and bridges the gap between the traditional and the much cooler Scandi style. Hot on its heels is the Nobis - an incredibly stylish and much more contemporary option for those who prefer modern elegance over traditional splendour. The hotel does have an interesting history though; the building was once a bank and was in fact the site which coined the term 'Stockholm Syndrome'. Of course those after a home from home, need look no further than Ett Hem. Its tasteful interiors make you feel as though you've stepped inside the pages of an OKA magazine. There really is something for everyone in this stylish and sophisticated city.
Swedish Lapland is a world apart; you step through from the hustle and bustle of Stockholm into what appears to be a completely foreign land. The people that live here are incredibly proud of their heritage and the natural beauty of the landscapes. And so they should be - if I try and describe how mesmerising it all is, I will sound as though I'm exaggerating. There just aren't enough superlatives. The sun rises late and low, casting long shadows but creating a brilliant glow over the world. Photographers will be so snap happy - everything becomes photogenic, not to mention the Instagram-worthy activities that are what makes this destination stand out from other winter wonderlands.
Brandon Lodge is a perfect base for those looking for adrenaline fuelled adventures. The lodge has snowmobiles aplenty, dog sledding just around the corner and it is right on the edge of the sea (although in winter this is completely frozen) making ice fishing possible. Being miles from anywhere, if you're going to see the famous Aurora Borealis then there's no better place for it! The lodge also has a hovercraft for whizzing over the frozen sea - need I say more. Cabins work well for families and couples, Goran is a great host and there are even reindeer behind the lodge, meaning you don't really have to go anywhere else! Pine Bay lodge is a sister property just along the coast and you can enjoy all the same activities here, from dinner on ice, saunas after your activities, and absolutely delicious food. This was my first stop and on leaving I really didn't think that any of the other locations would match it.
Sorbyn Lodge, further inland on a stunning lake, has a very similar atmosphere. It was here that I went dog sledding. This was the highlight of the stay for me - it's very hard to describe just how cool but also how magical it is. The dogs are brilliant and the respect they have for their master is very reassuring as you power through the trees and out over frozen lakes. The thing that really stays with you is the silence, and the peaceful tranquillity of dog sledding. Unlike snowmobiling where there is an engine, all you can hear is the panting of the dogs and the soft rush of the wind. Children can sit on the large and comfortable passenger sled and adults, if they're feeling intrepid, can drive their own sled, with their own team of dogs.
Swedish Lapland is not all about the adrenaline and the activities. There are some amazing hotels that tick the interior design box, while still allowing you to enjoy the landscapes and the excursions if you wish. Treehotel has recently built the fantastic 7th Room which sleeps five and offers a perfect family option - but all of the other tree houses are equally unique and comfortable. Clambering up the ladders (some have ramps making it easier for children) you arrive in a hotel room unlike any other. The tree houses have views out over forests and there is a river running through the forest in summer too. The bird's nest and the UFO have to win the most imaginative of the lot, but the cabin is furthest from the path, sleeps two and is very romantic - perfect for honeymooners. The Mirror Cube is the first you see, if you can spot it, and the Dragonfly is also a great family option. Activities here are easily arranged but I would view this hotel as somewhere that combines perfectly with Brandon or Sorbyn - so you can experience both the uber cool design aspect, and also get some more adventurous fun!
The Ice Hotel is spectacular. The clue lies in the name, but until you arrive it is quite hard to imagine a hotel that is built entirely from ice. Each year they rebuild the structure, and the rooms are not only functional, but also are works of art. From 10am-4pm each room is vacated so you can wander around and explore the different designs and sculptures. It's definitely not for everyone; you are staying in a room made of ice, on a bed made of ice, with no heating in mid-winter. The hotel cleverly decided to offer alternative accommodation, in cosy log cabins, so to appeal to a wider audience - I personally don't think I could last longer than one night in the cold rooms! The concept is great and good fun - drinking from ice glasses in the bar - it definitely is something you don't do every day. Activities are all readily available here too so you don't miss a thing.
Altogether I came away from Swedish Lapland with a different perception of winter holidays and what I want from them. There is no denying that escaping to the sun is a lovely idea, but embracing winter and really immersing oneself in the snow and the cold is something that I think should be on everyone's radar at least. It works perfectly for families, friends or couples, and whether you are six or 66, you would be guaranteed a wonderful time.


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Das Naturschutzgebiet Panzertal liegt auf dem Gebiet der kreisfreien Stadt Remscheid in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Das Gebiet erstreckt sich östlich der Kernstadt von Remscheid und südlich von Lennep. Westlich des Gebietes, das die Panzertalsperre umfasst, verläuft die B 51, nordwestlich die B 229 und südlich die Landesstraße L 412. Östlich erstreckt sich das etwa 104,8 ha große Naturschutzgebiet Feldbachtal.

Bedeutung
Das etwa 27,0 ha große Gebiet wurde im Jahr 1996 unter der Schlüsselnummer RS-008 unter Naturschutz gestellt. Schutzziele sind
 der Erhalt und die Optimierung von stehenden Gewässern und deren Uferbereiche als wichtige Lebensstätten gefährdeter Wasser- und Uferpflanzen und als wichtige Refugialräume u. a. für Fledermäuse und Wasservögel. Das Schutzziel umfasst gleichermaßen die randlich angelagerten kleinen Röhrichte und Verlandungssümpfe,
 für die degradierten Stauteiche die Wiederherstellung wasserpflanzenreicher Feuchtbiotope ohne Fremdfischbesatz als Entwicklungsziel,
 der Erhalt und die Renaturierung der speisenden Quellen und Bachoberläufe,
 der Erhalt der Vegetation der Feuchtwiesen, Borstgrasrasen und Heiden durch Pflegemaßnahmen, insbesondere als Standort des Lungenenzians und
 für die Wälder der Erhalt und die weitere Entwicklung von bachbegleitenden Erlen- und Eschenwäldern sowie von Eichen- und Buchenwäldern.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Naturschutzgebiete in Remscheid

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Einzelnachweise

Naturschutzgebiet in Remscheid
Schutzgebiet (Umwelt- und Naturschutz) in Europa

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Karloff is a name that is used as a professional name. Notable people who use this name include the following:

Boris Karloff, whose birthname was William Henry Pratt (1887 – 1969), English actor
Karloff Lagarde, stage name of Carlos Delucio Lagarde, uncle of Karloff Lagarde Jr. (1928 – 2007), Mexican Luchador
Karloff Lagarde Jr., stage name of César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia, nephew of Karloff Lagarde (born 1970), Mexican Luchador

See also

Carloff


Yesterday was a big day at work. My department (the pharmacy) won the Halloween costume contest!!!
I was the mummy. I dyed a white sheet in some coffee. (I smelled like toffee coffee all day.) I ripped the sheets and pinned them to some long underwear. I used a spray sock on my head. I added a little black eye makeup and mummy done.
I then realized that I needed gas in my car to get to work and I was dressed as a mummy. Nate went and got it for me after some mummy begging. Husbands.
I had trouble looking at co-workers without laughing. Patients either stared or wouldn't look me in the eye as I explained their medications to them. You know, just another day at work.
One of my co-workers had some cool embalming stuff and creepy Halloween decorations. Another co-workers brought in some dry ice and food coloring. Too much fun.
More importantly, Ike dressed up too. He decided that he wanted to be Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty.
Did you have a good Halloween? What was your favorite costume (either worn or seen)?


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YouTube is actively maturing into a legitimate threat to film and TV studios and shows no signs of slowing down. Much better production quality & long-form storytelling will come out of YouTube.: As YouTube usage grows in developing markets, multi-channel networks (MCNs) will aggregate channels there. Major media organizations will apply their skills in integrating productive assets while divesting less-productive assets to MCNs.


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Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Devy Fantasy Football Prospect Preview
By: Marc Poust | @fatpoust
Memphis vs FAU (7:00)
QB Brady White (#3)
6'3 210 – Redshirt Senior
Hart HS – Santa Clarita, California
Arizona State Transfer
CFB Stats
2020 (10G): 232/386 (60.1%) for 3,096 yards and 28 touchdowns / nine interceptions ; 61 carries for 76 yards (1.2) and two touchdowns
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brady-white-1.html
247 Composite: 4th PRO in 2015 (4STAR)
US Army AA Bowl
Originally committed to Arizona State
Senior: 243/392 (62.0%) for 3,725 yards and 45 touchdowns / 19 interceptions ; 177 carries for 433 yards (2.4) and seven touchdowns
Career: 754/1,183 (63.7%) for 10,835 yards and 109 touchdowns / 44 interceptions ; 385 carries for 799 yards (2.1) and 19 touchdowns
Brother of Brevin White – plays at Princeton
RB Rodrigues Clark (#2)
6'0 200 – Sophomore
Starkville HS – Starkville, Mississippi
2020 (8G): 125 carries for 523 yards (4.2) and two touchdowns ; nine receptions for 40 yards (4.4) ; one kick return for 19 yards (19.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/rodrigues-clark-1.html
247 Composite: 76th RB in 2019 (3STAR)
4.70 40 ; 4.57 Shuttle ; 32.60 inch Vertical
Senior: 176 carries for 1,268 yards (7.2) and 23 touchdowns ; 30 receptions for 208 yards (6.8) and two touchdowns
Sophomore: tore his meniscus
Freshman: broke his leg
RB Kylan Watkins (#17)
5'11 170 – Redshirt Junior
Whitehaven HS – Memphis, Tennessee
2020 (10G): 77 carries for 399 yards (5.2) and one touchdown ; 23 receptions for 154 yards (6.7) and one touchdown
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kylan-watkins-1.html
247 Composite: 548th WR in 2017 (2STAR)
Originally committed to UT-Martin
Walked on at Memphis
Senior: 1,984 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns ; 13 receptions for 343 yards (26.4) and five touchdowns
Junior: 2,041 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns ; four receiving touchdowns
RB Asa Martin (#28)
5'11 200 – Redshirt Sophomore
Austin HS – Decatur, Alabama
Auburn Transfer
2020 (8G): 40 carries for 137 yards (3.4) and one touchdown ; eight receptions for 92 yards (11.5)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/asa-martin-1.html
247 Composite: 9th RB in 2018 (2STAR)
Originally committed to Auburn
Senior: 2,228 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns ; Alabama Gatorade POY
RB Marquavius Weaver (#26)
Bartlett HS – Bartlett, Tennessee
2020 (8G): 35 carries for 183 yards (5.2) and one touchdown ; one reception for eight yards (8.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marquavius-weaver-1.html
247 Composite: N/A
Senior: 1,170 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns
Junior: 625 rushing yards and six touchdowns
RB Timothy Taylor (#21)
Memphis East HS – Memphis, Tennessee
2020 (5G): four carries for 66 yards (16.5) and one touchdown ; three receptions for 20 yards (6.7)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/timothy-taylor-1.html
247 Composite: 37th APB in 2017 (2STAR)
WR Calvin Austin III (#4)
5'9 162 – Redshirt Junior
Harding Academy – Memphis, Tennessee
2020 (10G): 60 receptions for 1,025 yards (17.1) and ten touchdowns ; two carries for 14 yards (7.0) ; 18 punt returns for 185 yards (10.3) and one touchdown
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/calvin-austin-iii-1.html
247 Composite: 88th ATH in 2017 (3STAR)
Career: 74 receptions for 1,513 yards (20.4) and 24 touchdowns ; 558 rushing yards and eight touchdowns ; 541 punt return yards and six touchdowns ; 758 kick return touchdowns and five touchdowns
WR Tahj Washington (#18)
5'11 175 – Redshirt Freshman
Marshall HS – Marshall, Texas
2020 (10G): 35 receptions for 638 yards (18.2) and six touchdowns ; four carries for 11 yards (2.8) and one touchdown ; 12 kick returns for 242 yards (20.2)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tahj-washington-1.html
Senior: 45 receptions for 868 yards (19.3) and 12 touchdowns ; 29 carries for 255 yards (8.8) and three touchdowns
Junior: 31 receptions for 478 yards (15.4) and six touchdowns ; 11 carries for 159 yards (14.4) and two touchdowns
WR Javon Ivory (#13)
6'2 180 – Redshirt Freshman
Clarke County HS – Grove Hill, Alabama
2020 (8G): 16 receptions for 230 yards (14.4) and two touchdowns ; three kick returns for 47 yards (15.7)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jason-ivory-1.html
Senior: 37 receptions for 644 yards (17.4) and six touchdowns ; one kick return touchdown ; 41 tackles and 13 PBUs (7 interceptions)
TE Sean Dykes (#5)
Manvel HS – Houston, Texas
2020 (10G): 47 receptions for 581 yards (12.4) and seven touchdowns
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/sean-dykes-2.html
247 Composite: 119th TE in 2016 (2STAR)
Senior: 37 receptions for 659 yards (17.8) and 14 touchdowns
Junior: 31 receptions for 498 yards (16.1) and 11 touchdowns
Son of Billy Dykes – played football at Oklahoma
Nephew of Hart Lee Dykes – former Oklahoma State receiver and Patriots' first-round pick in 1989
TE Kameron Wilson (#45)
6'7 232 – Redshirt Sophomore
Hueytown HS – Bessemer, Alabama
2020 (5G): seven receptions for 71 yards (10.1) and one touchdown
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kameron-wilson-1.html
Senior: missed most of season with ankle injury
QB Nick Tronti (#6)
Ponte Vedra HS – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Indiana Transfer
2020 (8G): 73/135 (54.1%) for 759 yards and five touchdowns / two interceptions ; 57 carries for 106 yards (1.9) and two touchdowns
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/nick-tronti-1.html
247 Composite: 30th DUAL in 2017 (3STAR)
Originally committed to Charlotte – signed with Indiana
Senior: 3,328 passing yards and 34 touchdowns ; 650 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns ; Florida Mr. Football
Career: 510/808 (63.1%) for 7,443 passing yards and 72 touchdowns ; 20 rushing touchdowns ; 72 passing touchdowns is 2nd most in St. Johns County History behind Tim Tebow
QB Javion Posey (#11)
Greeneville HS – Greenville, Alabama
2020 (5G): 30/60 (50%) for 390 yards and two touchdowns / three interceptions ; 56 carries for 401 yards (7.2) and three touchdowns
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/javion-posey-1.html
Originally committed to Western Kentucky
Senior: 102/178 (63%) for 1,976 passing yards and 30 touchdowns / five interceptions ; 623 rushing yards and ten touchdowns
RB James Charles (#28)
5'10 190 – Redshirt Senior
St. Thomas Aquinas HS – North Lauderdale, Florida
2020 (8G): 76 carries for 347 yards (4.6) and four touchdowns ; seven receptions for 49 yards (7.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/james-charles-1.html
Senior: 121 carries for 644 yards (4.4) and 11 touchdowns ; five receptions for 53 yards (10.6)
RB Malcolm Davidson (#20) (out)
5'10 220 – Junior
Osceola HS – Kissimmee, Florida
2020 (6G): 42 carries for 298 yards (7.1) and two touchdowns ; six receptions for 96 yards (16.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/malcolm-davidson-1.html
Senior: 64 carries for 558 yards (8.7) and 11 touchdowns
RB BJ Emmons (#4) (out)
6'0 220 – Senior
Freedom HS – Morganton, North Carolina
Alabama/Hutchinson CC Transfer
2020 (4G): 37 carries for 116 yards (3.1) and one touchdown ; three receptions for 13 yards (4.3)
2018 (Hutchinson CC) (12G): 150 carries for 694 yards (4.6) and ten touchdowns ; five receptions for 25 yards (5.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bj-emmons-1.html
247 Composite: 2nd RB in 2016 (4STAR)
Originally committed to Georgia – signed with Alabama
247 Composite JUCO: 9th RB in 2018 (3STAR)
Senior: 2,417 rushing yards and 41 total touchdowns
Junior: 2,348 rushing yards and 38 total touchdowns
RB Kelvin Dean Jr. (#21)
James Rickard HS – Chipley, Florida
2020 (4G): 14 carries for 28 yards (2.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kelvin-dean-jr-1.html
247 Composite: 103th ATH in 2019 (3STAR)
Originally committed to Temple
Junior: 1,836 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns
WR T.J. Chase (#8)
6'1 185 – Graduate Student
Plant City HS – Plant City, Florida
Clemson Transfer
2020 (7G): 20 receptions for 322 yards (16.1) and one touchdown
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tj-chase-1.html
247 Composite: 43rd WR in 2016 (4STAR)
Originally committed to Clemson
Senior (Plant City HS): 32 receptions for 593 yards (18.5) and nine touchdowns
Junior (IMG Academy): 25 receptions for 521 yards (20.8) and five touchdowns
WR Willie Wright (#1)
William M. Raines HS – Jacksonville, Florida
2020 (7G): 15 receptions for 117 yards (7.8) ; six carries for 41 yards (6.8)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/willie-wright-4.html
247 Composite: 252nd WR in 2017 (3STAR)
Originally committed to Memphis
Career: 2,082 all-purpose yards and 22 touchdowns
WR Jordan Merrell (#81)
St. Thomas Aquinas HS – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2020 (6G): 15 receptions for 192 yards (12.8) ; three carries for 36 yards (12.0)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jordan-merrell-1.html
Originally committed to Cincinnati
Senior: 31 receptions for 339 yards (10.9) and five touchdowns
WR LaJohntay Wester (#83)
5'11 160 – Freshman
Palmetto HS – Palmetto, Florida
2020 (8G): 14 receptions for 95 yards (6.8) and one touchdown ; seven carries for 34 yards (4.9) ; 12 kick returns for 260 yards (21.7) ; ten punt returns for 89 yards (8.9)
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/lajohntay-wester-1.html
Senior: 35 receptions for 758 yards (21.7) and eight touchdowns ; 12 carries for 135 rushing yards (11.3) ; four kick return touchdowns ; three punt return touchdowns
WR Brandon Robinson (#89)
Trinity Christian Academy – Jacksonville, Florida
Warner University Transfer
2020 (4G): eight receptions for 106 yards (13.3) and three touchdowns
Career: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brandon-robinson-2.html
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This collection consists of papers collected by Robert L. Burns. Burns, an Aviation Machinist's Mate, served on seaplane tender USS Kenneth Whiting and the carrier Ranger.
There are two series in the collection. In Series I, Publications, are newsletters and booklets from Ranger and Kenneth Whiting. Included are a souvenir booklet from Ranger's 1937 cruise to Peru, containing photographs, cartoons, an itinerary of the ship's Peruvian visit, and a lengthy section on the Neptune Party held during the cruise. Other items in this series include three issues of the newsletter "Kenneth Whiting Wilco," and a photographic booklet called "Life Aboard the Kenneth Whiting." The Publications Series is arranged alphabetically by title.
Series II, Photographs, contains photos of Burns, Captain John S. McCain, group shots of crewmembers and Burns' class at Aviation Machinist's School, aircraft, and photographs of Ranger, Saratoga, and Lexington.
This collection should be cited as Papers of Aviation Machinist's Mate Robert L. Burns, Archives Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.


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Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars
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A British stage star turned Georgia plantation mistress, Fanny Kemble is perhaps best known as America's most unlikely abolitionist, whose passionate writings against human bondage made her a heroine of the Union cause. Irrepressible in word and deed, Kemble captured the imaginations of many famous Americans of the antebellum era. Walt Whitman was held spellbound at one of her early New York City stage performances, rhapsodizing: "Fanny Kemble! Name to conjure up great mimic scenes withal -- perhaps the greatest! Nothing finer did ever stage exhibit." Henry James predicted that Fanny Kemble's literary gifts would "make her what I call historic," and abolitionist Catharine Sedgwick enthused: "She is a most captivating creature, steeped to the very lips in genius." By the mid-1830s, American society was firmly in the grip of Kemble's celebrity. A tulip was named in her honor. Young ladies adopted "Fanny Kemble curls" and donned "Fanny Kemble caps." Harvard undergraduates smeared themselves with molasses to fend off rivals for scarce tickets to her performances, and lecture attendance fell off so sharply on the afternoons of Kemble's matinees that Harvard faculty threatened to cancel classes. In a fit of passion, one smitten suitor rented the horse Niagara so that he could be astride the mount Kemble had once ridden. Her private life, however, was the stuff of tabloids for different reasons. She married, for love, Pierce Butler -- a Philadelphia native and heir to a Georgia plantation fortune -- but the union soon turned bitter. In her correspondence, Kemble derisively referred to her husband as "my lord and master," and tried to run away from the couple's Philadelphia homeafter just four months of marriage. This defiant behavior fueled public scandal, which reached an incendiary peak in 1835, when Kemble published her "Journal of Residence in America." The book not only aired Kemble's controversial views on slavery but launched a satirical send-up of American society, which Butler maintained would bring shame on their friends and family. The book became an instant bestseller and left New York City "in an uproar." Kemble's name became permanently linked to the issue of slavery when, in 1863, she published her most famous volume, "Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation." "I think I should die if I had to live here," Kemble confessed after a season on the Butler lands, and her journal of those days hauntingly records the "simple horror and misery" she saw as the plight of the slaves. The raw power of her words made for a powerful antislavery tract, which influenced European sentiment toward the Union cause. Passages were read aloud on the floor of the House of Commons and to cotton workers in Manchester, and the book was embraced by Northern critics as "a permanent and most valuable chapter in our history" "(Atlantic Monthly)." In "Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars," we learn how this fascinating figure lived up to her pledge: "[I]t was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution." Bringing to bear the tools of both history and biography, Catherine Clinton reveals how one woman's life reflected in microcosm the public battles -- over slavery, the role of women, sectionalism -- that fueled our nation's greatest conflict andhave permanently marked our history.


As part of national 'Drowning Prevention Week', children across the school have been learning how to stay safe near water. Year 1 had a visit from Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, who showed them their equipment and explained how they help people. Miss Richardson also delivered assemblies to Reception, KS1 and KS2 on the 'SAFE' code and what to do in an emergency.


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Grave Hunters Bring Lively Activity to Cemeteries
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By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press — Aug 21st, 2005
ALBANY, N.Y. Here lies President Chester A. Arthur, amid the tall trees and tousled grass of Albany Rural Cemetery.
A dribble of people still visit the Victorian-style grave of the little remembered 19th century president. More than a century after his death, Arthur is something of a cemetery star.
Consider Patrick Weissend, who traveled hundreds of miles to see Arthur's grave — twice — as part of his quest to visit all 38 presidential graves around the country.
"This kind of thing gets you off the expressways and you get to see America," said Weissend, a 37-year-old museum director from Batavia, N.Y.
Weissend is part of the thriving community of people whose idea of fun is checking out lonely roads and rows of granite. They are sometimes called "gravers" or "grave hunters." They are an odd assortment of history buffs, celebrity hounds, military aficionados, amateur genealogists and the occasional Goth kid. They like the tranquility, the connection to the past, the beauty, the thrill of the hunt and the buzz of being close to famous people — albeit dead ones.
"People initially think it's this morbid, weird fascination," said Jim Tipton, proprietor of the popular Find A Grave Web site. "I'm not there thinking about what their decaying body looks like or anything like that, you're thinking about their life."
Cemetery tourism is nothing unusual. Visitors flock to Arlington and Gettysburg national cemeteries, as well as to the handful of star-packed graveyards around Hollywood. Grave hunting is a bit different. Gravers typically seek out individual plots of specific people, be it megastars like Marilyn Monroe, less lustrous lights like Gen. George Custer or their great-uncle.
A number of sites are devoted to dead celebrities like Karen McHale's Hollywood Underground. Her site gives useful tips like this one from Home of Peace Memorial Park: "Jerome 'Curly' Howard - Actor, Curly of the 'Three Stooges' and brother to Shemp and Moe. Location: Western Jewish Institute Section, SW Corner, Plot 1, five rows back."
The wealth of detailed information can make "grave hunting" seem like a misnomer, since most of the famous graves are logged already. But there are still challenges such as finding poorly marked graves and the occasional hassle.
"As long as you are unobtrusive and stay out of their way, then there's not a whole lot they can do," McHale said. "Open ground is fair game."
Guatemala Declares Landslide Areas Are Now Cemeteries
People are pulled over rails to cross the destroyed international bridge on the Mexico-Guatemala border at Ciudad Hidalgo in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico. Jose Luis Magana | Associated Press A man who tried to recover his belongings from his flooded house is ... [Read More...]
Gravestones of War Dead Include Pentagon Slogans
The gravestones of fallen Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery during the Iraq war era show a change in style from earlier conflicts, in Arlington, Va. Unlike earlier wars, nearly all Arlington National Cemetery gravestones for troops killed in Iraq or Afghanistan are ... [Read More...]
Grave Missing for One of Oregon's Oldest Veterans
WREN, Ore. Pioneer Nahum King fought in the War of 1812 and was buried near this Benton County town, making him one of Oregon's oldest veterans. While his descendants will be thinking of him this Memorial Day, there will be no flags or flowers ... [Read More...]
Star-Studded Cemetery Draws 'Em In
Oct 2nd, 2005
English Circle, a towering monument, reminiscent of Monument Circle downtown is viewed through the trees in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. The monument is a tribute to the family of four-term Congressman William H. English, a lawyer, financier and historian. MICHAEL CONROY | ASSOCIATED ... [Read More...]
For Those We Remember
Jim Brown, right, took time to honor his heritage at Sunset Lane Cemetery in Port Orchard after the Memorial Day service by playing bagpipes over his grandfather's grave. Upon hearing the songs, Tracy King of Tacoma asked Brown to play "Scotland the Brave" ... [Read More...]


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Families will no longer be threatened with prosecution over ransom payments for loved ones.
WASHINGTON — President Obama unveiled new rules Wednesday that would basically allow families to offer private ransom payments for relatives kidnapped overseas.
While the federal government will continue to refuse to make ransom payments, Obama and other officials said families will no longer be threatened with prosecution if they seek to do so privately.
"I'm making it clear that these families are to be treated like what they are -- our trusted partners and active partners in the recovery of their loved ones," Obama said in announcing the changes from the White House.
All too often, the families of hostages -- some of whom have died in captivity — have been treated like "afterthoughts" or bullied by public officials, Obama said. "These families have already suffered enough," he said, "and they should never feel ignored or victimized by their own government."
Obama signed an executive order creating a new office to deal with hostage families, including the facilitation of communication with terrorist groups that could theoretically be used to organize ransom payments.
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In dealing with the families of hostages, the administration said in its statement it will now apply a "new paradigm that emphasizes continual collaboration between the Government and families in the safe recovery of their loved ones."
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Als Neukalendarier (griech.: Νεοημερολογίτες) bezeichnet man in der Orthodoxen Kirche diejenigen Teilkirchen, die den neu geschaffenen Orthodoxen Kalender 1923 angenommen haben. Zu ihnen gehören
die konstantinopolitanische, griechische (Ausnahme sind die Klöster auf dem Berg Athos), rumänische, bulgarische, antiochenische und alexandrinische orthodoxe Kirche.

Das Gegenteil zu den Neukalendariern sind die Altkalendarier. Das sind die russische, serbische, mazedonische, georgische und jerusalemitische orthodoxe Kirche und die Athos-Klöster, die sich noch nicht für den neuen Kalender entschieden haben. Die
Neukalendarier entschieden sich, zur Bestimmung des Osterdatums und der anderen davon abhängigen beweglichen Feste den julianischen Kalender noch solange zu benutzen, bis die anderen Kirchen den neuen Kalender übernehmen. Für die festliegenden Feiertage (wie Weihnachten) gilt aber seit 1923 der neue Kalender.

Der Oster-Kompromiss wurde eingegangen, um die Einheit der  Kirche bei diesem wichtigsten Fest der Orthodoxie auch kurzzeitig nicht aufzugeben. Die Altkalendarier gibt es aber heute noch.

Der orthodoxe Kalender unterscheidet sich bis zum Jahr 2800 nicht vom westlichen gregorianischen Kalender, den die finnische orthodoxe Kirche 1921 angenommen hat. Sie feiert das Osterfest nach diesem Kalender und ist somit die einzige orthodoxe Kirche mit abweichendem Osterdatum.

Einzelnachweise

Gregorianischer und julianischer Kalender
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Ameerega shihuemoy, new species, described from Peru, and account added for Andinobates opisthomelas
By Evan Twomey | Uncategorized | One Comment
A new species, Ameerega shihuemoy, has been described from Peru. The new species, described by Rojas-Serrano and colleagues in Zootaxa, is known from Madre de Dios department in Peru, in the vicinity of Manu National park. Although the new species somewhat resembles A. yungicola, it is in fact a close relative of A. macero, which also occurs in the region. Overall this paper was extremely thorough, using a combination of phylogenetics, bioacoustics, and morphology.
Serrano-Rojas, S.J., A. Whitworth, J. Villacampa, R. von May, R.C. Gutierrez, J.M. Padial, & J.C. Chaparro (2017). A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura:Dendrobatidae) from Manu province, Amazon region of southeastern Peru, with notes on its natural history, bioacoustics, phylogenetics, and recommended conservation status. Zootaxa 4221:71-94.
In other news, Juan Salvador Mendoza Roldan has generously contributed a species account for Andinobates opisthomelas. The account is very thorough with lots of natural history information. Check out the account here.
Account added for Andinobates abditus
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With the update of this website, one of our new goals is to add species accounts for the entire subfamily Dendrobatinae, rather than focusing only on Peruvian species.
With that in mind, we're happy to announce that an account for the enigmatic species Andinobates abditus has been added.
This account was contributed by Santiago Ron from AmphibiaWeb Ecuador who offered to allow us to post a translation of their account.
Andinobates abditus is one of only few remaining "lost species". It has not been seen in decades, despite relatively recent attempts to find it. Given that there are only two photos of this species in life, we've instead decided to use artwork from Ted Kahn for the species account image. This drawing, as well as many others like it, can be found in the new Conservation International volume "Aposematic Poison Frogs (Dendrobatidae) of the Andean Countries".
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After several years of dormancy, dendrobates.org has been updated. The current format allows for easier posting of blog-like updates, where the plan is to post about current research on poison dart frogs.
Although I have wanted to update the website for a long time, it wasn't until I was contacted by Erik Melander that the project materialized. Erik generously offered to do a website redesign (more of a resurrection, really), while also offering to stay on as website administrator.
Since the last website updates, there have been a number of new species described. One of these, Excidobates condor (Almendariz et al. 2012), is remarkable in that it is the first entirely black poison dart frog. The authors also present larval data to suggest Andinobates abditus is actually a species of Excidobates. Following these results the genus Excidobates now contains three (likely four) species: E. mysteriosus, E. captivus, E. condor, and (likely) E. abditus.
Two new species of Andinobates have been described: The first of these Andinobates cassidyhornae (Amezquita et al. 2013) is a member of the bombetes group but differs from all other species phylogenetically and bioacoustically. Superficially, the species appears similar to A. opisthomelas.
The next new Andinobates is A. geminisae (Batista et al. 2014), which is a remarkable discovery in that the species occurs in a relatively well sampled area (north Panamanian coast, east of the Bocas del Toro). This species bears a striking resemblance to Oophaga pumilio but the two species are not closely related. Rather, Andinobates geminisae is closely related to A. minutus and A. claudiae.
Almendáriz, A., Ron, S. R., & Brito, J. (2012). Una especie nueva de rana venenosa de altura del género Excidobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) de la Cordillera del Cóndor. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), 52(32), 387-399.
Amezquita, A., Marquez, R., Medina, R., Mejia-Vargas, D., Kahn, T. R., Suarez, G., & Mazariegos, L. (2013). A new species of Andean poison frog, Andinobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae), from the northwestern Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa, 3620, 163-178.
Batista, A., Jaramillo, C. A., Ponce, M. A. R. C. O. S., & Crawford, A. J. (2014). A new species of Andinobates (Amphibia: Anura: Dendrobatidae) from west central Panama. Zootaxa, 3866, 333-352.
Mimicry in Ranitomeya imitator
By dendrobates.org | Featured Species Articles | One Comment
Why does mimicry evolve?
Mimicry refers to shared warning coloration between co-occurring species. There are two main classes of mimicry: Batesian, and Müllerian. Batesian mimicry is when a non-toxic species resembles a toxic species. The benefits of Batesian mimicry are fairly obvious: by resembling a toxic species, a non-toxic species "tricks" a predator into thinking it is toxic, and thus avoids being attacked. Müllerian mimicry is when two (or more) toxic species share a common warning coloration. This spreads the cost of predator learning across a larger pool of individuals, reducing the per-capita mortality rate. In Müllerian mimicry, because both species are toxic and appear similar, a predator attacking species A will then avoid species B, and vise-versa. It is therefore a mutualistic relationship.
Slideshow 1 – Basics of Müllerian mimicry
An important point about Müllerian mimicry (and aposematic signals in general) is that they are positive-frequency dependent. This means they have "strength in numbers": the more abundant a warning signal is, the greater protection it confers to those who possess it. This explains the elaborate mimicry rings in tropical butterflies, with numerous species "participating" by converging on a single wing pattern. This positive-frequency dependence also means that novel phenotypes that do not conform to the local mimicry ring will be at a disadvantage. Because these individuals are not recognized by predators as being toxic, they will be selectively attacked. This means that once a mimetic morph is established in an area, it will be stable and resistant to invasion by a foreign morph.
In north-central Peru, the dendrobatid species Ranitomeya imitator bears a striking resemblance to other species of Ranitomeya (Figure 1).
Figure 1 – Mimicry in Ranitomeya imitator
These morphs occur in different geographical areas, forming a "mosaic" of mimetic morphs across the landscape (Figure 2).
Figure 2 – Distribution of mimetic morphs of R. imitator
The possibility of Müllerian mimicry in R. imitator was recognized by Rainer Schulte in the original description of the species (Schulte 1986). However, it was not rigorously tested till much later.
A key aspect of mimicry is that warning coloration is shared not by common ancestry, but by convergent evolution. In other words, if two species appear similar because they are very closely related, this is not mimicry but simply a symplesiomorphy (shared ancestral character). Symula et al. (2001) provided phylogenetic evidence that that color similarity between R. imitator and its co-mimics was not due to common ancestry, thus supporting the hypothesis of Müllerian mimicry. They found that all populations of R. imitator—despite their highly variable coloration—were members of a single, variable species, and that the co-mimic species were more distantly related. This meant that the color morphs found in R. imitator evolved after the split from its co-mimics, supporting the mimicry hypothesis.
Another important aspect of Müllerian mimicry is that co-mimics are (a) both toxic and (b) confer mutual protection on one another. In other words, a predator attacking species A will learn to avoid species B, and vise-versa. Surprisingly, these predictions were not tested in R. imitator until over a decade later, when Adam Stuckert published two papers on this topic. Alkaloid data confirmed that R. imitator was indeed toxic, possessing quantities of alkaloids comparable to (if not exceeding) that of the co-mimic species (Stuckert et al. 2014a). A predator-learning experiment further found that predators attacking the spotted morph of R. imitator learned to avoid attacking its co-mimic, the spotted morph of R. variabilis, and vise-versa (Stuckert et al. 2014b).
Mimicry as a cause of population divergence
While the evolution of mimicry causes phenotypic convergence among unrelated species, it can also drive phenotypic divergence within a species. If a species co-occurs with different potential model species, different mimetic morphs can be established in different geographical areas. Because these morphs are under local positive frequency-dependent selection, they are resistant to invasion by foreign morphs. This can lead to the formation of narrow transition zones between different mimetic morphs. In R. imitator, three such zones have been identified (Twomey et al. 2014, 2016).
Slideshow 2 – The establishment and spread of mimetic morphs and the formation of transition zones.
Mimetic transition zones are of considerable interest for evolutionary biologists as they yield insights as to how populations of a single species diverge and become reproductively isolated, which may give clues about how new species are formed. For example, transition zones that are very narrow indicate that there is strong selection against immigrant phenotypes crossing the zone (crossing either physically by dispersal, or "crossing" indirectly via morph hybridization). Morph-based assortative mating may also reinforce morph boundaries, leading to narrow transition zones. Ultimately, strong selection and assortative mating may reduce gene flow between morphs, leading to genetic structuring that coincides with the mimetic transition zone.
Slideshow 3 – Mimicry "transition zones" in Ranitomeya imitator.
In R. imitator, field work has led to the discovery of three mimetic transition zones: striped-banded, striped-spotted, and striped-varadero. These transition zones are characterized by narrow areas of rapid phenotypic change. For example, in the striped-banded transition zone, the Huallaga Canyon provides a "natural" transect: in the upper and lower areas of the canyon, pure banded and striped morphs are found, respectively. In the central areas, there is a shift from banded to striped phenotypes that occurs over a relatively short stretch of river (~5 km). In addition to the rapid color pattern shift, the central populations are much more phenotypically variable than the "parent" populations, consistent with the idea that these populations are mimetic hybrids.
In the case of the striped-banded transition zone, there is a shift in color pattern elements, specifically the dorsal coloration, dorsal pattern, and leg color/pattern. However, there is no evidence of assortative mating at the transition zone, and no evidence of a reduction in gene flow between morphs (Twomey et al. 2016).
The striped-spotted transition zone is similar in the sense that there is a shift in color pattern elements, but no evidence of reduced gene flow. This transition zone occurs at the lowland/highland transition north of Tarapoto, and tracks the variation seen in the polymorphic R. variabilis.
The striped-varadero transition zone is different in a few ways. First, it is much narrower than the other zones, approximately 2 km wide. Second, there is some evidence for assortative mating at the morph boundary, with the local striped morphs showing a preference for their own morph (Twomey et al. 2014). Third, there is relatively strong genetic structuring at the transition zone, indicating that the two morphs may be reproductively isolated. Finally, the two morphs are different in aspects seemingly unrelated to mimicry (but possibly related to reproduction): size (with the varadero morph being much larger), and calls (with the varadero morph having a lower, longer call). Because of the narrowness of the zone, the presence of assortative mating, and the reduction in gene flow, this zone may be indicative of an early, but incomplete stage of speciation that is being driven by Müllerian mimicry.
Schulte, R. 1986. Eine neue Dendrobates—art aus ostperu (Amphibia: Salienta: Dendrobatidae). Sauria 8:11–20.
Stuckert, A. M., R. A. Saporito, P. J. Venegas, and K. Summers. 2014a. Alkaloid defenses of co-mimics in a putative Müllerian mimetic radiation. BMC evolutionary biology 14:76.
Stuckert, A. M., P. J. Venegas, and K. Summers. 2014b. Experimental evidence for predator learning and Müllerian mimicry in Peruvian poison frogs (Ranitomeya, Dendrobatidae). Evolutionary ecology 28:413–426.
Symula, R., R. Schulte, and K. Summers. 2001. Molecular phylogenetic evidence for a mimetic radiation in Peruvian poison frogs supports a Müllerian mimicry hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 268:2415–2421.
Twomey, E., J. S. Vestergaard, and K. Summers. 2014. Reproductive isolation related to mimetic divergence in the poison frog Ranitomeya imitator. Nature Communications 5:1–8.
Twomey, E., J. S. Vestergaard, P. J. Venegas, and K. Summers. 2016. Mimetic divergence and the speciation continuum in the mimic poison frog Ranitomeya imitator. The American Naturalist 187:205–224.


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