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Cassidinae from Costa Rica.Indd
Genus Vol. 14 (1): 109-120 Wrocław, 15 IV 2003 Tortoise beetles of Costa Rica: new records and localities (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) CAROLINE S. CHABOO Department of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West @ 79th St., New York, NY 10024-5192, [email protected] ABSTRACT. Sixteen species in 12 genera in the cassidine tribes Cassidini, Delocraniini, Goniocheniini, Physonotini, Spilophorini, and Stolaini, are reported from Costa Rica for the first time. Localities for these new records are presented. Data are based on collections accumulated under the intensive survey of Costa Rica by Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio). Key words: entomology, zoogeography, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Costa Rica, new records. INTRODUCTION CHAMPION (1893) recorded 47 species of chrysomelid cassidines for Costa Rica. Cassidine diversity in Costa Rica has been further documented in BLACKWELDER (1946), FLOWERS and JANZEN (1997), BOROWIEC (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002) and CHABOO (2002). The intensive inventory effort of Costa Rica’s Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) has accumulated a large collection of specimens in just over 13 years. In this paper, I provide 16 new species records along with provincial collecting data. Localities are provided for all new records, with provinces listed alphabetically and dates abbreviated to roman numerals. Each locality corresponds to a specimen in INBio's collection. Taxon names follow the nomenclature of BOROWIEC (1999). 110 CAROLINE CHABOO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This paper is only possible because of the tremendous work of INBio’s parataxonomists who have collected a large quantity of material and processed, mounted and labeled the specimens. I am indebted to Angel SOLÍS for access to the collections in his care, and for his encouragement in preparing this manuscript. -
Rworldmap: a New R Package for Mapping Global Data
CONTRIBUTED RESEARCH ARTICLES 35 rworldmap: A New R package for Mapping Global Data by Andy South There appears to be a gap in the market for free software tools that can be used across disci- Abstract rworldmap is a relatively new pack- plinary boundaries to produce innovative, publica- age available on CRAN for the mapping and vi- tion quality global visualisations. Within R there are sualisation of global data. The vision is to make great building blocks (particularly sp, maptools and the display of global data easier, to facilitate un- fields) for spatial data but users previously had to go derstanding and communication. The initial fo- through a number of steps if they wanted to produce cus is on data referenced by country or grid due world maps of their own data. Experience has shown to the frequency of use of such data in global as- that difficulties with linking data and creating classi- sessments. Tools to link data referenced by coun- fications, colour schemes and legends, currently con- try (either name or code) to a map, and then to strains researchers’ ability to view and display global display the map are provided as are functions to data. We aim to reduce that constraint to allow re- map global gridded data. Country and gridded searchers to spend more time on the more important functions accept the same arguments to specify issue of what they want to display. The vision for the nature of categories and colour and how leg- rworldmap is to produce a package to facilitate the ends are formatted. -
Ironic Feminism: Rhetorical Critique in Satirical News Kathy Elrick Clemson University, [email protected]
Clemson University TigerPrints All Dissertations Dissertations 12-2016 Ironic Feminism: Rhetorical Critique in Satirical News Kathy Elrick Clemson University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations Recommended Citation Elrick, Kathy, "Ironic Feminism: Rhetorical Critique in Satirical News" (2016). All Dissertations. 1847. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1847 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IRONIC FEMINISM: RHETORICAL CRITIQUE IN SATIRICAL NEWS A Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of Clemson University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design by Kathy Elrick December 2016 Accepted by Dr. David Blakesley, Committee Chair Dr. Jeff Love Dr. Brandon Turner Dr. Victor J. Vitanza ABSTRACT Ironic Feminism: Rhetorical Critique in Satirical News aims to offer another perspective and style toward feminist theories of public discourse through satire. This study develops a model of ironist feminism to approach limitations of hegemonic language for women and minorities in U.S. public discourse. The model is built upon irony as a mode of perspective, and as a function in language, to ferret out and address political norms in dominant language. In comedy and satire, irony subverts dominant language for a laugh; concepts of irony and its relation to comedy situate the study’s focus on rhetorical contributions in joke telling. How are jokes crafted? Who crafts them? What is the motivation behind crafting them? To expand upon these questions, the study analyzes examples of a select group of popular U.S. -
Nombre Del Comercio Provincia Distrito Dirección Horario
Nombre del Provincia Distrito Dirección Horario comercio Almacén Agrícola Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala Aguas Claras, Cruce Del L-S 7:00am a 6:00 pm Aguas Claras Higuerón Camino A Rio Negro Comercial El Globo Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala Aguas Claras, contiguo L - S de 8:00 a.m. a 8:00 al Banco Nacional p.m. Librería Fox Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala Aguas Claras, frente al L - D de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 Liceo Aguas Claras p.m. Librería Valverde Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala, Aguas Claras, 500 norte L-D de 7:00 am-8:30 pm de la Escuela Porfirio Ruiz Navarro Minisúper Asecabri Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala Aguas Claras, Las Brisas L - S de 7:00 a.m. a 6:00 400mts este del templo católico p.m. Minisúper Los Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala, Aguas Claras, Cuatro L-D de 6 am-8 pm Amigos Bocas diagonal a la Escuela Puro Verde Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala Aguas Claras, Porvenir L - D de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 Supermercado 100mts sur del liceo rural El Porvenir p.m. (Upala) Súper Coco Alajuela Aguas Claras Alajuela, Upala, Aguas Claras, 300 mts L - S de 7:00 a.m. a 7:00 norte del Bar Atlántico p.m. MINISUPER RIO Alajuela AGUAS ALAJUELA, UPALA , AGUAS CLARAS, L-S DE 7:00AM A 5:00 PM NIÑO CLARAS CUATRO BOCAS 200M ESTE EL LICEO Abastecedor El Alajuela Aguas Zarcas Alajuela, Aguas Zarcas, 25mts norte del L - D de 8:00 a.m. -
The Lure of Costa Rica's Central Pacific
2018 SPECIAL PRINT EDITION www.ticotimes.net Surf, art and vibrant towns THE LURE OF COSTA RICA'S CENTRAL PACIFIC Granada (Nicaragua) LA CRUZ PUNTA SALINAS Garita LAGO DE Isla Bolaños Santa Cecilia NICARAGUA PUNTA DESCARTES Río Hacienda LOS CHILES PUNTA DE SAN ELENA Brasilia Volcán Orosí Birmania Santa Rita San José Playa Guajiniquil Medio Queso Boca del PUNTA río San Juan BLANCA Cuaniquil Delicias Dos Ríos Cuatro Bocas NICARAGUA PUNTA UPALA Playuelitas CASTILLA P.N. Santa Rosa Volcán Rincón de la Vieja Pavón Isla Murciélagos Río Negro García Flamenco Laguna Amparo Santa Rosa P.N. Rincón Canaleta Caño Negro Playa Nancite de la Vieja R.V.S. Playa Naranjo Aguas Claras Bijagua Caño Negro Río Pocosol Cañas Río Colorado Dulces Caño Ciego GOLFO DE Estación Volcán Miravalles Volcán Tenorio río Boca del Horizontes Guayaba F PAPAGAYO P.N. Volcán Buenavista San Jorge río Colorado Miravalles P.N. Volcán Río Barra del Colorado Pto. Culebra Fortuna SAN RAFAEL Isla Huevos Tenorio Río San Carlos DE GUATUZO Laurel Boca Tapada Río Colorado Canal LIBERIA Tenorio Sta Galán R.V.S. Panamá Medias Barra del Colorado Playa Panamá Salitral Laguna Cabanga Sto. Rosa Providencia Río Toro Playa Hermosa Tierras Cole Domingo Guardia Morenas San Gerardo Playa del Coco Venado Chambacú El Coco Chirripó Playa Ocotal Comunidad Río Tenorio Pangola Arenal Boca de Arenal Chaparrón o Boca del ria PUNTA GORDA BAGACES Rí río Tortuguero Ocotal ibe Caño Negro Boca Río Sucio Playa Pan de Azúcar Sardinal TILARÁN Veracruz San Rafael Playa Potrero Potrero L Río Tortuguero Laguna Muelle Altamira Muelle Playa Flamingo Río Corobici Volcán FILADELFIA R.B. -
Costa Rica Family Odyssey
COSTA RICA FAMILY ODYSSEY A tropical green adventure into rainforests, volcanoes and beaches Expertly designed for nature-oriented families with kids ages 7 and up DURATION: 8 days / 7 nights SEASON: November through April DEPARTURES: Guaranteed with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 12 participants. TRIP RATING: Moderate nature, cultural, educational and family-friendly Tour, Grade (I): This first-class soft adventure is an activity-oriented program featuring walking tours through forest and National Parks (2-3 hours in duration at elevations below 9,000'). Also floating or rafting, wildlife viewing, zip lining, snorkeling, surfing and sea kayaking. 2020/21 DATES: On request any week of the year during the travel season. INTRODUCTION: At the heart of Central America, Costa Rica shines as one of the happiest and most peaceful countries on earth. Adventurous families with kids (or kids at heart), couples and nature-lovers of all stripes will find magical moments and make fond memories in this diverse and safe outdoor wonderland. Approximately 25% of the country has protected forests, parks and reserves. There are more than 100 different protected areas to visit in this country about the size of West Virginia. Southwind Adventures brings you the essence of Costa Rica – a classic, family-friendly journey that includes all the ‘musts’. Experience the pristine white sand beaches of Tamarindo. Get active on hiking trails, river floating, or paddling a sea kayak. Relax in a hot spring and in comfortable, environmentally friendly lodging. Spot exotic wildlife like howler and squirrel monkeys, tree frogs, sloths, turtles, butterflies and birds galore. -
Exhibit R-163 Martha Honey Et.Al, Impact of Tourism Related Development on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Summary Report, Cent
Exhibit R-163 Martha Honey et.al, Impact of Tourism Related Development on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Summary Report, Center for Responsible Travel April 2010 Impact of Tourism Related Development on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica Summary Report By: Martha Honey Erick Vargas William H. Durham Center for Responsible Travel A Nonprofit Research Organization Stanford University and Washington, DC www.responsibletravel.org April 2010 Foreword The following Summary Report, based on two years of research and some two dozen individual studies by a team of Costa Rican and U.S. experts, offers the first multidimensional analysis of the phenomena that Costa Ricans have dubbed “residential tourism.” While this term has become popular, most Costa Ricans have had little understanding of its dimensions and implications for the country, the country’s Pacific coast, or Costa Rica’s tourism industry. The study traces the origins of this coastal transformation from the 1970s to the present, with particular focus on the real estate and construction boom and bust (caused by the global economic crisis) from 2002 through 2009. As members of the Advisory Committee that has assisted the research team, we believe that the study’s findings and recommendations can play a constructive role in helping to foment public discussion, civic engagement, and policy reforms to ensure a sustainable economy in coastal and marine tourism. Over the last decade, Costa Rica’s Pacific coast has become one of the epicenters in the Americas for rapid beach resort and vacation home development closely tied to the U.S. market. Together with cruise ship tourism, residential tourism is transforming swaths of the physical landscape and displacing or competing for resources with many fishing, farming, and ranching communities in the coastal zone. -
View Adventure Book
Experiences Book Experiences & Adventures PALO VERDE WILDLIFE AND OBSERVATION TOUR The Palo Verde National Park is one of the best wildlife and bird watching spots in Costa Rica. Ride a boat down the river and get up close to the wild animals in their natural habitat. Iguanas, crocodiles, birds, monkeys, and bats are all active in this area. The tour takes 1.5hrs on the river and afterwards we will eat an authentic Costa Rican lunch. The boat and restaurant are owned by a local family: the husband is the captain of the boat and his wife will cook lunch for us. Quick Guide: What to bring: Comfortable shoes, sunscreen, camera, insect repellent, sunglasses Includes: Private transportation, bilingual guide, boat ride, lunch Departure time: 7.30am Tour duration: 6 hours Driving time: 1h20 min. Price: $176 p.p BIRD WATCHING SPECIALIZED TRIP Looking for great professional bird watching trips? Go into the field with an expert bird watcher. To make these trips as educational as possible, these are all private tours. You will learn to identify local species by their markings, sounds, and behavior. We can also accommodate small groups. Our full day trips last until the birding is over but we are flexible to adjust our itinerary to any special situations related to schedules, heat, rain, etc. Before your trip, please provide some details about your ideal experience, target species, and number of days you would like to go birding. Whether you are a beginner or expert, we will tailor your trip to you. Quick Guide: What to bring: Comfortable clothes, sneakers, Costa Rican bird guide, sunscreen, camera, binoculars, insect repellent Includes: Private transportation, bilingual bird guide, entrance fee, breakfast, snacks Departure time: 5:30am (full day tour) or 6:00am (half-day tour) Tour duration: 6 hours Driving time: depends on the National Park Price: Half-day $215 p.p; full day $266 p.p MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST & COFFEE TOUR Covering just 1% of all woodlands of the world, this rare and rich forest is a national treasure. -
3.1 What Is the Restaurant Game?
Learning Plan Networks in Conversational Video Games by Jeffrey David Orkin B.S., Tufts University (1995) M.S., University of Washington (2003) Submitted-to the Program in Media Arts and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY August 2007 © Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007. All rights reserved. A uthor ........................... .............. Program in Media Arts and Sciences August 13, 2007 C ertified by ...................................... Associate Professor Thesis Supervisor Accepted by................................... Deb Roy 1 6lsimnhairperson, Departmental Committee on Graduate Students QF TECHNOLOGY SEP 14 2007 ROTCH LIBRARIES 2 Learning Plan Networks in Conversational Video Games by Jeffrey David Orkin Submitted to the Program in Media Arts and Sciences on August 13, 2007, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Abstract We look forward to a future where robots collaborate with humans in the home and workplace, and virtual agents collaborate with humans in games and training simulations. A representation of common ground for everyday scenarios is essential for these agents if they are to be effective collaborators and communicators. Effective collaborators can infer a partner's goals and predict future actions. Effective communicators can infer the meaning of utterances based on semantic context. This thesis introduces a computational cognitive model of common ground called a Plan Network. A Plan Network is a statistical model that provides representations of social roles, object affordances, and expected patterns of behavior and language. I describe a methodology for unsupervised learning of a Plan Network using a multiplayer video game, visualization of this network, and evaluation of the learned model with respect to human judgment of typical behavior. -
Impact of Tourism Related Development on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica Summary Report
Impact of Tourism Related Development on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica Summary Report By: Martha Honey Erick Vargas William H. Durham Center for Responsible Travel A Nonprofit Research Organization Stanford University and Washington, DC www.responsibletravel.org April 2010 1 Foreword The following Summary Report, based on two years of research and some two dozen individual studies by a team of Costa Rican and U.S. experts, offers the first multidimensional analysis of the phenomena that Costa Ricans have dubbed “residential tourism.” While this term has become popular, most Costa Ricans have had little understanding of its dimensions and implications for the country, the country’s Pacific coast, or Costa Rica’s tourism industry. The study traces the origins of this coastal transformation from the 1970s to the present, with particular focus on the real estate and construction boom and bust (caused by the global economic crisis) from 2002 through 2009. As members of the Advisory Committee that has assisted the research team, we believe that the study’s findings and recommendations can play a constructive role in helping to foment public discussion, civic engagement, and policy reforms to ensure a sustainable economy in coastal and marine tourism. Over the last decade, Costa Rica’s Pacific coast has become one of the epicenters in the Americas for rapid beach resort and vacation home development closely tied to the U.S. market. Together with cruise ship tourism, residential tourism is transforming swaths of the physical landscape and displacing or competing for resources with many fishing, farming, and ranching communities in the coastal zone. -
San Diego Public Library New Additions May 2009 [April 1, 2009 – May 14, 2009]
San Diego Public Library New Additions May 2009 [April 1, 2009 – May 14, 2009] Adult Materials 000 - Computer Science and Generalities California Room 100 - Philosophy & Psychology CD-ROMs 200 - Religion Compact Discs 300 - Social Sciences DVD Videos/Videocassettes 400 - Language eAudiobooks, eBooks & eVideos 500 - Science Fiction 600 - Technology Foreign Languages 700 - Art Genealogy Room 800 - Literature Graphic Novels 900 - Geography & History Large Print Audiocassettes Newspaper Room Audiovisual Materials Biographies Fiction Call # Author Title FIC/AALBORG Aalborg, Gordon. The horse tamer's challenge : a romance of the old west FIC/ADAMS Adams, Will, 1963- The Alexander cipher FIC/ADDIEGO Addiego, John. The islands of divine music FIC/ADLER Adler, H. G. The journey : a novel FIC/AGEE Agee, James, 1909-1955. A death in the family FIC/AIDAN Aidan, Pamela. Duty and desire : a novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, gentleman FIC/AIDAN Aidan, Pamela. These three remain : a novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, gentleman FIC/AKPAN Akpan, Uwem. Say you're one of them [MYST] FIC/ALBERT Albert, Susan Wittig. The tale of Briar Bank : the cottage tales of Beatrix Potter [MYST] FIC/ALBERT Albert, Susan Wittig. Wormwood FIC/ALBOM Albom, Mitch, 1958- The five people you meet in heaven FIC/ALLEN Allen, Jeffery Renard, 1962- Holding pattern : stories [SCI-FI] FIC/ALLSTON Allston, Aaron. Star wars : legacy of the force : betrayal FIC/AMBLER Ambler, Eric, 1909-1998. A coffin for Dimitrios FIC/AMIS Amis, Kingsley. Lucky Jim FIC/ANAYA Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless me, Ultima FIC/ANAYA Anaya, Rudolfo A. The man who could fly and other stories [SCI-FI] FIC/ANDERSON Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- The ashes of worlds FIC/ANDERSON Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. -
“Body Art and Greater Nicoyan Identity Through Time”
“Body Art and Greater Nicoyan Identity Through Time” Laura M. Wingfield, PhD Emory University [email protected] NOTE: This paper was written for the electronic symposium on Nicaraguan Archaeology, led by Geoffrey McCafferty and Alex Geurds, at the 2011 Society for American Archaeology conference in Sacramento, California. The images included here are for instructional purposes only and not to be reused. If/when this paper is published, most images will be drawn by the author (except those from the Carlos Museum of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia). 0 Determining cultural identity for ancient peoples who left no formal system of writing behind can be difficult if not impossible. Body art designs can be a system of codes akin to writing and perhaps one of our best avenues for identifying distinct cultural patterns through time. The original inhabitants of southwestern Nicaragua and northwestern Costa Rica, an area called Greater Nicoya by archaeologists, left behind thousands of ceramic effigies of humans often covered with body art designs. When the Spanish arrived in the sixteenth century, they recorded seeing tattooed bodies among the Nicarao in Nicaragua and body painting on the men among the Chibchan-speaking Huetar of Costa Rica (Oviedo as cited in Lothrop 1926: 38). Today in the remaining indigenous areas of Costa Rica and neighboring Panamá, Chibchan women particularly don body paint for special occasions (Salazar S. 2002: 16, 136- 139). Can we determine from the ancient Nicoyan ceramic effigies if the body art designs were tattoos or body painting and/or if they are designs that signal Nicarao identity or Chibchan or that of other groups? Who were the peoples who inhabited Greater Nicoya through time? When the Spanish arrived they recorded that the Nicarao, a Nahuatl-speaking group, lived along the southwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua (also called Lake Cocibolca) (see Fig.