It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Texas--Tyler's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 73. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,312 (2014-15); out-of-state tuition and fees are $18,172 (2014-15).
par'-me-nas (Parmenas): A Greek name, an abbreviated form of Parmenides. Parmenas was one of the seven chosen by the people and appointed by the apostles to superintend the daily distribution to the Christian poor of Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). Tradition states that he was martyred at Philippi, in the reign of Trajan, but his name does not appear again in Scripture.
Capers are the unripened flower buds of Capparis spinosa or Capparis inermis, prickly, perennial plants native to the Mediterranean and some parts of Asia. Their use dates back to 2000 B.C. where they are mentioned as a food in the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh.