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RICHMOND, California, April 18, 2007—Patricia Cochran, chief financial officer of VSP (Vision Service Plan), the nation's largest specialized health plan for vision care, and Richard Moran, a partner in Venrock Associates, one of the most established venture capital firms in the U.S., have been elected to Mechanics Bank's Board of Directors. .
"Patricia and Richard are two extremely strong additions to our board," said E. M. "Eddie" Downer, III, chairman of Mechanics Bank board. "They share our focus on community, employees, and customer service. We feel fortunate to have found such good matches for our bank's culture."
Cochran has been with VSP since 1978, and was part of the team that led the 52-year-old company's expansion nationwide to all 50 states. Started by a small group of optometrists in Oakland as a not-for-profit vision benefits plan in 1955, VSP has grown to become the nation's largest eyecare benefits provider, with 48 million patients covered by its plans, and with a network of 24,000 doctors. Despite its rapid growth, the company has maintained a strong customer-service reputation and was ranked "Highest in Member Satisfaction, National Vision Plans" three years in a row by J.D. Powers Associates. VSP also has made Fortune Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" eight consecutive years and ranked in the top 25 seven of those years.
"One of Mechanics Bank's operating principles is that you can't deliver great customer service without great employees," said Cochran. "I couldn't agree more, and I will be a strong advocate of policies that promote employee well-being and loyalty. I also admire their commitment to building stronger communities."
Cochran is widely known in the Sacramento community where VSP is headquartered, and where she and her husband Bruce raised their five children. Her corporate duties include managing VSP's charity care program, Sight for Students, which annually provides over 50,000 needy children nationwide with free eyecare. An active community volunteer, she is a member of the Rotary Club of Sacramento and serves on the Boards of Directors for Catholic Healthcare West's Sacramento Community Hospitals, the Tierra Del Oro Girl Scouts and the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. Cochran also is a member of the Advisory Council for the College of Business Administration for California State University, Sacramento.
Professionally, she serves on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' national Governing Council and chairs its Business and Industry Executive Committee. She has addressed the World Congress of Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and several AICPA national conferences on the topic of Enterprise Risk Management. She also addressed the California Governor's Conference for Women on Employee Satisfaction.
In 2007, Cochran was named to the Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement. She earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Alumni Association of California State University, Sacramento in 2001 and the College of Business Administration named her alumnus of the year in 2005. She received the 2000 Executive Woman Award from the Sacramento Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Moran, a partner in the Menlo Park office of Venrock (founded as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family seven decades ago) is a noted workplace expert focusing on digital media and software investments and offering assistance to Venrock portfolio companies. His 25-year career in Silicon Valley has included positions at a veritable "Who's Who" of consulting firms, including Accenture, Towers Perrin, Price Waterhouse, and Regis McKenna.
"As Mechanics Bank continues to grow, it will be important to increase the bank's technological capabilities," said Dianne Daiss "DD" Felton, Vice Chairman of the Board. "Rich brings an ideal mix of technological and organizational expertise to help guide us in this area."
Before joining Venrock, Moran served as the Chair of Portal Software until their acquisition by Oracle in 2006. He currently serves on the Glumobile and Sutura boards, and is on the Advisory Board of New Vine Logistics. His consultancy includes News Corporation, Sega, Apple, SBC, Hewlett Packard, and Electronic Arts as clients.
An expert on organization change who has written five best-selling books (his latest is Nuts, Bolts and Jolts) Moran is a member of the Silicon Valley branch of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He has an AB from Rutgers College, an MS from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from Miami University.
In the community, Moran has applied his organizational expertise to serving as chairman of the board of Golden Gate University, the San Francisco Historical Society, and Project Open Hand. He currently serves on the board of the California Historical Society. He and his wife Carol divide their time between their home in San Francisco and a small winery, Moran Manor, in Calistoga.
"The opportunity to serve on Mechanics Bank board ties together many elements of my career," Moran said. "While I admire their strong tradition, I definitely feel I can bring them fresh ideas and thoughts about advancing technologically."
Mechanics Bank is headquartered in Richmond, California. The 102-year-old family-owned community bank is one of the largest independent banks in California, with more than $2.7 billion in assets..
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As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of Hindi/Telugu/Marathi and Indian English, you will be part of a team based in an office location in Mountain View, CA, processing large amounts of linguistic data and carrying out a number of tasks to improve the quality of Google's speech synthesis and speech recognition in your own language.
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U.S. Helicopters Adds AS350 to ENG Fleet
Marshville, N.C.-based U.S. Helicopters Inc. has received a new AS350B2 AStar that will join its fleet of electronic newsgathering (ENG) helicopters.
(U.S. Helicopters Previously Purchased AS350 B2)
American Eurocopter announced the delivery of the new helicopter last week. It will replace an AS350BA operated in support of a Chicago-area television station since 2001. Cress Horne, president of U.S. Helicopters, said the company will continue to add more AS350B2s as part of its fleet modernization program.
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Governor lauds plane crash rescuers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the forest rangers, state police and local emergency personnel who worked together to rescue three men in a plane crash in the McKenzie Mountain Wilderness late Thursday and early this morning.
"No matter the weather conditions or the time of day, our state's first responders step up to the call of duty and do what is necessary to find and rescue people that are lost or injured," Cuomo said in a press release. "These first responders went above and beyond to save lives and on behalf of all New Yorkers I thank them for their bravery and service."
Today's statement from Cuomo's office singled out forest rangers Lt. Charles Platt, Joe LaPierre, Scott VanLaer, Jim Giglinto, Kevin Burns, David Russell, Pete Evans and Chris Kostoss.
"Responding to a small plane crash near Lake Placid, a team of DEC Forest Rangers walked miles in the bitter cold and dark through rough terrain to find and safely rescue three individuals who were in the aircraft," Cuomo said.
The plane was a Vans RV-10 amateur-built experimental aircraft, and it crashed at 6 p.m. Thursday, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told the Associated Press. The spokesperson said the flight departed from Somerset Airport in Bedminster, N.J.
The three men in the crash were 54-year-old Michael Oster, 58-year-old Jeff O'Connor and 51-year-old Frank Dombroski, all from Westfield, N.J. The plane was on its way to the Lake Placid Airport when it crashed.
After the crash, one of the men called Essex County 911 from a cell phone, initiating the search efforts. Forest rangers originally searched the Nye Mountain area, looking for the plane there because of the coordinates one of the men gave them indicated the crash was in that area.
"At 10:50 p.m. forest rangers concluded that Nye Mountain location was not the correct location," a statement from the DEC said. "At about this same time the first two forest rangers had hiked three miles to the crash site and confirmed there was no airplane present. It was determined through discussions with others that the original coordinates were provided in untypical format. Plotting the coordinates in the other format it was determined that the crash site was actually just west of Lake Placid near Big Burn Mountain."
Forest rangers initiated a new search from that area, starting at the trailhead for the Jackrabbit Trail off of Whiteface Inn Road. They found the men at 1:55 a.m. today and had them out of the woods by about 3:30 a.m. The men were were checked out by the Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service but apparently didn't have any serious injuries and declined further treatment.
Temperatures were in the single digits Thursday night into today, and there was light snowfall. The men stayed warm by using a tarp as a temporary shelter and putting on extra clothing.
The FAA is investigating the crash.
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About the Author: Preeti Shah serves as Vice Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey."Um, so… can you tell us a little about your personal life? Like, do you date and stuff?" the 16-year-old with furry boots asked, as her classmates giggled in response.
"That's a good question actually," I responded, smiling. "Dating in this line of work can be tough, but it can also be pretty exciting," I continued, sharing with the 25 high school juniors some of the pitfalls and bonuses that come with being a Foreign Service Officer.
The opportunity to serve as a Hometown Diplomat during my two week vacation at home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan was one that I had looked forward to for almost a year. A proud graduate of the local public school system, I was eager to share my experiences as a diplomat. More importantly, my goal was to raise awareness about the myriad career options about which I, at the same young age, was completely unaware.
Though it was immensely gratifying to hear from students, both after the presentations and via emails, that they were now seriously thinking about government service as a career option, I'm certain that I am the one who benefited the most from the experience. Not only was I asked questions about issues I hadn't considered in a long time, such as how I reconcile my personal beliefs to that of official policy, but I was also reminded of what an adventurous career I have in the Foreign Service. The "war stories" I shared took on a new life as I saw them through the eyes of young adults who had never heard of this job and life.
My high school has always been very ethnically diverse, and was even more so when I returned as a Hometown Diplomat 10 years after graduating. I was careful to emphasize my school's diversity by sharing with the students the times when I had negative experiences based on stereotypes about Americans. I told them that one of the best parts of my job is getting up in the morning and knowing that I, just by being me, represent one of the United States' strongest assets. By encouraging these young students to consider themselves as examples of America's opportunities, I renewed my own faith in the very same and returned to my job with newfound energy and enthusiasm for being one of the faces of American diplomacy.
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It is inspiring to read your story and hear how you helped raise awareness for young people about the option of pursuing public service as a career. I share that goal and now I'm helping to launch to U.S. Public Service Academy, which will encourage and hopefully inspire more young people to pursue public service. If you're interested in getting involved, send me an email or visit our website.
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After having his business equipment stolen numerous times before (worth around $50,000), Scott Williams, a Tampa businessman, decided to take the matter of protecting his property into his own hands. He installed GPS trackers in his business truck and all of his landscaping equipment, so that he would be able to track its exact location in case it was stolen again.
And when it did get stolen yesterday morning, he logged on a friend's computer and was able to see exactly where the truck and stolen equipment was heading. He then called up the police and gave them the exact location of the truck.
"When the vehicle was taken, he got with a friend who could track it on his home computer and was able to give our officer a play-by-play, street-by-street location of that vehicle as it was fleeing the area," said Lt. Bruce Leidholdt.
Thanks to the GPS trackers, within a few hours, all of Scott's equipment and truck was returned to him and he was able to get back to work.
Now most people wouldn't normally expect lawnmowers and landscaping equipment to be tracked by GPS, but when you really think about it, all of this equipment is really expensive.
"A mower is $15,000. A weed eater is $400. Back pack blower is, like, $600. This stuff gets expensive," Williamson said.
As of right now, the police haven't found the thief, but they have found what seems to be his car and a gun inside it. And as for Scott Williams, he is just happy that the thieves didn't put him out of business.
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In a bid to ensure the best possible consumer experience, Microsoft Corp. reportedly imposes rather strict hardware requirements on tablet PCs running Microsoft Windows operating system (OS). While manufacturers of personal computers in slate form-factor seem to understand Microsoft's intentions, the requirements make it harder for the companies to create devices and offer choice for consumers.
"They are really controlling the whole thing, the whole process. Chip suppliers and PC makers all feel it is very troublesome," said J.T. Wang, the chairman and chief executive officer of Acer, in an interview with Bloomberg news-agency.
The highly-ranking executive did not outline actual restrictions that Microsoft imposes, but it is clear that any requirements lower manufacturers' flexibility.
It is known that Microsoft imposed certain requirements for PCs featuring Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems for personal computers. The software giant also imposed strict guidelines for smartphones powered by Windows Phone 7 operating systems. Manufacturers have to install certain processors, certain amount of memory and flash as well as use screens with no less than 480*800 resolution. As a result of such demands from Microsoft, there are no truly affordable Windows Phone 7-based handsets at the moment.
Microsoft is projected to unveil its first Windows operating system for tablets this week.
Although strict hardware requirements ensure that the software runs smoothly and is free of issues (as Microsoft may tailor its OS for particular software), the lack of low-end devices with reduced capabilities generally does not allow the platform to become popular among volume users.
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From 30 – 31 March, Timbre Rock & Roots Festival showcases world-class blues music at Singapore's Marina Promenade. The two-day evening music fest features Grammy award winners and nominees, including Chicago blues favorite Buddy Guy as well as Earth, Wind & Fire. See the 2012 schedule for information on times and artists.
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BERG, Shirley May, 72, of Alpena, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Tendercare/Alpena.
She is survived by three children, Richard (Wendy) of Rogers City, Amy Berg of Alpena, Michael (Patti) of Ossineke; three grandchildren, Kaydee, Patrick, Anthony; her mother, Helen Bartlett; two brothers, Kenneth (Shirley) Bartlett of Kinross, Roger (Lillian) Bartlett of Ossineke; a sister, Patsy Gilbertson of Ossineke; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial visitation will be held Friday, June 28, 2013, at the Ossineke United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 12 noon with Rev. Micheal Kelley officiating.
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There are 6 officer positions within the GSC: Two Co-chairs, Secretary, Treasurer and two Event Managers. These officers, along with Student Representatives form the core team within the GSC and as such, work together to coordinate the GSC's efforts throughout the year. Detailed descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of the GSC officers and student representatives are provided below.
Will oversee the operations fo the Council as a whole including the social events and advocacy issues of the GSC. Will make sure the other officers are aware of issues and complaints that they are responsible for. Will facilitate the officers in carrying out their elected positions. Will run monthly Executive Council meetings and email out information to the GSC. Will propose new initiatives and advocacy topics that will help improve academic, residential and social life at AECOM. Must attend student council budget night.
Will ensure effective management and communication of information within the GSC and with the wider community and manage GSC archive of information. Will type up minutes of the GSC meetings and agendas, and work with the GSC Webmaster to oversee the printed and electronic communication. Will coordinate the meeting room. Will make sure the Co-Chairs order the pizza!
Will devise balances and monitor the annual GSC budget and expenditures for GSC events. Will collect receipts being submitted for reimbursement and submit them to Dr. Lazar's office. Must attend student council budget night.EVENT MANAGERS:
Will run the social events of the GSC, and will form their own committees to assist them. Will make sure treasurer receives all receipts for reimbursement.
Advocate for issues affecting everyday life for all students (MD and PHD) as well as postdocs (health/dental/vision insurance, housing, parking, cafeteria/coffee shops, gym, transportation. etc) **For Housing Issues Students will follow this chain of command:**
1. If it is your apartment only, fill out a work order. If it is water, elevator, heat/AC related, call engineering at 718-430-3000.2. If it is not resolved in a timely manner, contact the Housing Manager3. If you haven't heard back within a *reasonable* amount of time or are unsatisfied with the result, contact Quality of Life Reps.
Will advocate for issues affecting only the students of the graduate program (policies, thesis defense, qual, stipends, classes, etc) at Graduate Committee meetings of the graduate division.
Will advocate for issues affecting quality of life and are in charge of bridging the MD and PHD programs in student acitivities (clubs, etc).
Will report problems affecting the first year students to the GSC.
Represent students' opinions with regard to curriculum and class design at CCL meetings.
Attend the Senate meetings and represent the opinions of the students for the record as well as vote on their behalf.
Will design the GSC website with help from the IT Department. Will post the GSC minutes in a password protected area within the GSC site. Will maintain & update the GSC website as needed.
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Mike wrote:George not only produced Day After Day but the lead guitar you hear is both George and Pete doubling up.
Good question, 2-0', those alternative versions would be fun to hear.2 of 3 wrote:I've got a Badfinger boot with all the "alternative" cuts from Straight Up....I wish I knew who produced what...the versions I have are really different..especially Name Of The Game...I wonder if it was George's version or Todds?....I mean, it has a horn section and is up tempo!
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ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, has plans to demonstrate processing of physics effects on ATI Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs) at the forthcoming Game Developers Conference, an official for the company said late on Thursday. The company also promised to disclose its general GPU physics computing strategy at GDC 2009.
"ATI GPU physics strategy and maybe a demo being thrown down next week at GDC. If you're there, go see it," said Terry Makedon, general manager of ATI Catalyst driver development, in a blog post.
During one of the sessions at Game Developers Conference AMD's Neal Robison and OTOY's Jules Urbach will explain how improved realism in games does not have to increase development time and effort. Besides, attendees can hear the latest on game computing featuring open, standards-based physics with OpenCL and ATI Stream, and increasing content scalability through server-side rendering powered by AMD's Fusion Render Cloud.
Discrete graphics chips developers ATI Technologies and Nvidia Corp. have been developing video game physics effects computing technologies on graphics chips since 2006. However, since then Intel Corp. has acquired Havok, a game effects specialist, and Nvidia took over Ageia, physics effects specialists. As a result, the so-called GPU physics technologies largely have become proprietary and ATI/AMD had to rely on open-standard OpenCL and DirectX 11's compute shaders. Nevertheless, it seems that ATI/AMD has still been working on a yet another proprietary physics processing engines on the GPU.
It is unclear whether any video game developer has adopted AMD's proprietary physics effects engine for video games.


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(Indianapolis, IN) July 15, 2013 - Women who own or manage farmland in Howard County are invited to participate in a free conservation discussion on Friday, July 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Howard County Farm Bureau Office, located at 3505 S. Lafountain Street in Kokomo. The workshop, called Women Caring for the Land, offers women landowners the chance to talk about their land stewardship goals and share information.
Women now comprise 27 percent of farm landowners in Indiana and the impact of women landowners will only increase as the farm population ages and more women outlive men. Experts estimate that more than 200 million acres of farmland nationwide will change hands in the next 20 years with women potentially owning most of the land that is transferred.
"More women now manage farmland on their own, as they inherit it from their spouses or parents," explained Jane Hardisty, Natural Resource Conservation Service State Conservationist. "Many wonder whether they are doing all they can to improve soil and water quality while maintaining high agricultural productivity. Some are unsure of how to reach their conservation goals and what resources are available to help them. If they are leasing their farmland, they wonder how best to discuss their concerns and goals with their tenants."
Women Caring for the Land utilizes a women-only peer-to-peer, informal discussion format. Women conservationists will help facilitate the discussion and share resources, such as USDA cost-share programs and other tools.
"I am excited about the opportunity to talk conservation with women farm owners and operators," said Hardisty. "It is important that women in our community know how to access all of the conservation options that are available."
This session of Women Caring for the Land is sponsored by the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) in partnership with American Farmland Trust and Howard County Farm Bureau. Staff from these organizations as well as USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Central Indiana Land Trust will be on hand to answer questions.
The workshop is free and includes lunch. Space is limited, so please RSVP by Friday, July 19, to Iris Eller at email@example.com or 765-883-7022. For more information, visit http://www.farmland.org/programs/environment/solutions/Howard-County-WCL-Workshop.asp.
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While the legislature has not yet approved any laws specifically addressing smart grids, the Louisiana state legislature has passed legislation focusing on net-metering standards. In June 2003 the Louisiana state legislature directed the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) to establish net-metering standards for certain renewable-energy systems. [2]
The Louisiana Public Service Commission first addressed demand side management with interruptible business accounts as early as 1995. By 2005, time of day rates were approved for business customers with distributed generation being addressed as early as 2006. [3, 4, 5]
"In August 2007, the Louisiana Public Service Commission adopted its Staff 's April 2007 Final Proposed Rule, which does not specifically adopt or reject PURPA Standard 14 ("Time-Based Metering and Communications") as enacted in EPACT 2005. Instead, it states that deployment, implementation, and use of both smart meters and demand response "shall be on a voluntary basis unless otherwise ordered by the Commission." It also provides the framework for utility deployments of smart metering and demand response programs:
- Utilities will be allowed to deploy demand response and smart metering through pilot programs or through full-scale programs.
- "Utilities will have the opportunity to recover through their approved rates and charges prudently-incurred" costs associated with smart metering or demand response programs.
-While weighing the merits of a proposed smart metering program, the Commission will consider whether the program includes demand response.
- Utilities deploying smart meters will be required to file with the Commission bi-annual reports about the deployment.
The Commission, however, made a slight amendment to the rule: it decided that Section 3.6.9 of the rule will read, "Communication between the meter and its head-end system shall be consistent with an open standards architecture that is compliant with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)."
Furthermore, because the Staff's Final Proposed Rule included a provision that the Commission's Order adopting the rule should not preclude utilities that have "installed qualifying facilities from seeking recovery under this rule," the Commission directed the Staff to further investigate "pilot program implementation for utilities" and Commissioner Field requested that Staff "consider commercial and industrial pilots, in addition to residential."" [1]
Demand side management uses interruptible accounts provides limited access to power over a contracted firm demand specified in an Electric Service Agreement.
Time of day rates break the cost for electricity into periods on a seasonal basis and on-peak, or off-peak energy pricing.
Distributed generation include qualifying cogeneration and net metering systems. Qualifying cogeneration and net metering is priced annually based on the Company's avoided costs.
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Whale shark
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and there are unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks. Claims of individuals over 14 metres (46 ft) long and weighing at least 30 tonnes (66,000 lb) are not uncommon. The whale shark holds many records for sheer size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living non-mammalian vertebrate, rivaling many of the largest dinosaurs in weight. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhiniodon and Rhinodontidae before 1984), which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The species originated approximately 60 million years ago.
The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years.[3] Although whale sharks have very large mouths, as filter feeders they feed mainly, though not exclusively, on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals. However, the BBC program Planet Earth filmed a whale shark feeding on a school of small fish. The same documentary showed footage of a whale shark timing its arrival to coincide with the mass spawning of fish shoals and feeding on the resultant clouds of eggs and sperm.[1]
The species was distinguished in April 1828 after the harpooning of a 4.6 metres (15.1 ft) specimen in Table Bay, South Africa. Andrew Smith, a military doctor associated with British troops stationed in Cape Town, described it the following year.[4] The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology, being as large as many whales[5] and also a filter feeder like many whale species.
Distribution and habitat
The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas. They are known to migrate every spring to the continental shelf of the central west coast of Australia. The coral spawning of the area's Ningaloo Reef provides the whale shark with an abundant supply of plankton. Primarily pelagic, seasonal feeding aggregations occur at several coastal sites such as the southern and eastern parts of South Africa; Gladden Spit in Belize; Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia; Great Rann of Kutch in India; Útila in Honduras; Donsol, Pasacao and Batangas in the Philippines; off Isla Mujeres and Isla Holbox in Yucatan, Mexico; Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia; Nosy Be in Madagascar Off Tofo Reef near Inhambane in Mozambique, and the Tanzanian islands of Mafia, Pemba, Zanzibar and, very rarely, Eilat, Israel. Although typically seen offshore, it has been found closer to land, entering lagoons or coral atolls, and near the mouths of estuaries and rivers. Its range is generally restricted to about ±30° latitude. It is capable of diving to depths of at least 1,286 metres (4,219 ft),[citation needed] and is migratory.[3] On 7 February 2012, a large whale shark was found floating 150 kilometres (93 mi) off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan. The length of the specimen was said to be between 11 and 12 metres (36 and 39 ft), with a weight of around 7,000 kilograms (15,000 lb).[6][7]
In 2011 the largest aggregation of whale sharks ever recorded was reported from the Yucatan coast of Mexico, in which more than 400 animals gathered in one place to feed on spawn from the little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus.[8]
As a filter feeder it has a capacious mouth which can be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wide and contains 10 filter pads and between 300 and 350 rows of tiny teeth.[9] It has five large pairs of gills. Two small eyes are located towards the front of the shark's wide, flat head. The body is mostly grey with a white belly; three prominent ridges run along each side of the animal and the skin is marked with a "checkerboard" of pale yellow spots and stripes. These spots are unique to each individual and are useful for counting populations. Its skin can be up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) thick. The shark has a pair each of dorsal fins and pectoral fins. Juveniles' tails have a larger upper than lower fin while the adult tail becomes semi-lunate (crescent-shaped). Spiracles are just behind the eyes.
The whale shark is the largest non-cetacean animal in the world. The average size of adult whale sharks is estimated at 9.7 metres (31.82 ft) and 9 tonnes (20,000 lb).[11] The largest verified specimen was caught on 11 November 1947, near Baba Island, in Karachi, Pakistan. It was 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) long, weighed more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and had a girth of 7 metres (23.0 ft).[11] Stories exist of vastly larger specimens – quoted lengths of 18 metres (59 ft) and 45.5 tonnes (100,000 lb) are not uncommon in the popular shark literature – but no scientific records support their existence. In 1868 the Irish natural scientist Edward Perceval Wright obtained several small whale shark specimens in the Seychelles, but claimed to have observed specimens in excess of 15 metres (49.2 ft), and tells of reports of specimens surpassing 21 metres (68.9 ft).
In a 1925 publication, Hugh M. Smith described a huge animal caught in a bamboo fish trap in Thailand in 1919. The shark was too heavy to pull ashore, but Smith estimated that the shark was at least 17 metres (56 ft) long, and weighed approximately 37 tonnes (82,000 lb). These measurements have been exaggerated to 43 tonnes (95,000 lb) and a more precise 17.98 metres (58.99 ft) in recent years. A shark caught in 1994 off Tainan County, southern Taiwan reportedly weighed 35.8 tonnes (79,000 lb).[10] There have even been claims of whale sharks of up to 23 metres (75 ft) and 100 tonnes (220,000 lb). In 1934 a ship named the Maurguani came across a whale shark in the Southern Pacific Ocean, rammed it, and the shark consequently became stuck on the prow of the ship, supposedly with 4.6 metres (15.1 ft) on one side and 12.2 metres (40.0 ft) on the other.[12] No reliable documentation exists for these claims and they remain "fish-stories".
The whale shark is a filter feeder – one of only three known filter feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and the megamouth shark). It feeds on macro-algae, plankton, krill, Christmas Island red crab larvae,[13] and small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates. It also feeds on small fish and the clouds of eggs and sperm during mass spawning of fish shoals.[1] The many rows of vestigial teeth play no role in feeding. Feeding occurs either by ram filtration, in which the animal opens its mouth and swims forward, pushing water and food into the mouth, or by active suction feeding, in which the animal opens and closes its mouth, sucking in volumes of water that are then expelled through the gills. In both cases, the filter pads serve to separate food from water. These unique, black sieve-like structures are presumed to be modified gill rakers. Food separation in whale sharks is by cross-flow filtration, in which the water travels nearly parallel to the filter pad surface, not perpendicularly through it, before passing to the outside, while denser food particles continue to the back of the throat.[14] This is an extremely efficient filtration method that minimises fouling of the filter pad surface. Whale sharks have been observed "coughing" and it is presumed that this is a method of clearing a build-up of particles from the filter pads. Whale sharks migrate to feed and possibly to breed.[3][15][16]
The whale shark is an active feeder, targeting concentrations of plankton or fish. It is able to ram filter feed or can gulp in a stationary position. This is in contrast to the passive feeding basking shark, which does not pump water. Instead, it swims to force water across its gills.[3][15]
Behaviour toward divers
Despite its size, the whale shark does not pose significant danger to humans. Although massive, whale sharks are docile fish and sometimes allow swimmers to catch a ride,[17] although this practice is discouraged by shark scientists and conservationists. Younger whale sharks are actually quite gentle and can play with divers. In July 2011, several sources reported, with photographs, an incident of a diver who, allegedly, was nearly sucked into the mouth of a whale shark (but escaped unharmed) off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico.[18]
The shark is seen by divers in many places, including the Bay Islands in Honduras, Thailand, the Philippines, the Maldives, the Red Sea, Western Australia (Ningaloo Reef, Christmas Island), Taiwan, Panama (Coiba), Belize, Tofo Beach in Mozambique, Sodwana Bay (Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) in South Africa, the Galapagos Islands, Isla Mujeres and Bahía de los Ángeles in Mexico, the Seychelles, West Malaysia, islands off eastern peninsular Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Fujairah, and Puerto Rico.[17]
In captivity
Two whale sharks are featured as the main attraction of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and as of 2005, three whale sharks are in captivity at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. The Ioworld Aquarium in Kagoshima, Japan, also features a single adult whale shark as a major attraction. One is also on display in the Taiwan, Kenting National Museum of Biology and Aquarium and 5 are on display at the Yantai Aquarium in China. Four whale sharks, two males, Taroko and Yushan,[19] and two females, Alice and Trixie, live in the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta, USA. Two male whale sharks, Ralph and Norton, died in captivity at the Georgia Aquarium on 11 January 2007, and 13 June 2007, respectively. The two females were added on 3 June 2006 and two more males in 2007. All six whale sharks were imported from Taiwan, where whale sharks are dubbed tofu sharks because of the taste and texture of the flesh; the fishery from which they came has since closed. Two whale sharks live at Polar Ocean World in Qingdao, China. One whale shark was at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, but was released in March, 2010.[20]
Neither mating nor pupping of whale sharks has been observed.
The capture of a female in July 1996 who was pregnant with 300 pups indicates that whale sharks are ovoviviparous.[3][21][22] The eggs remain in the body and the females give birth to live young which are 40 to 60 centimetres (16 to 24 in) long. There is evidence that the pups are not all born at once, but rather that the female retains sperm from one mating and produces a steady stream of pups over a prolonged period.[23] It is believed that they reach sexual maturity at around 30 years and the life span is an estimated 70 [3] to 100 years.[24]
On 7 March 2009, marine scientists in the Philippines discovered what is believed to be the smallest living specimen of the whale shark. The young shark, measuring only 38 centimetres (15 in), was found with its tail tied to a stake at a beach in Pilar, Philippines, which was released into the wild. Based on this discovery some scientists no longer believe that this area is just a feeding ground; it may also be that this site is a birthing ground as well.[25]
Conservation status
The whale shark is targeted by commercial fisheries in several areas where they seasonally aggregate. The population is unknown and the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.[2] It is listed, along with 6 other species of shark, under the CMS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks.[26] In 1998, the Philippines banned all fishing, selling, importing and exporting of whale sharks for commercial purposes,[27] followed by India in May 2001,[28] and Taiwan in May 2007.[29] They are currently listed as a vulnerable species; however, they continue to be hunted in parts of Asia, such as Taiwan and the Philippines.
In 2006, Resorts World Sentosa announced its plans to bring in whale sharks for their marine life park. This was met with opposition from seven notable conservation societies. In 2009, the plan was shelved in favour of a search for other alternatives.[30][31]
In 2010, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill resulted in 4,900,000 barrels (780,000 m3) of oil flowing into an area south of the Mississippi River Delta, where one-third of all whale shark sightings in the northern part of the gulf have occurred in recent years. Sightings confirmed that the whale sharks were unable to avoid the oil slick which was situated on the surface of the sea where the whale sharks feed for several hours at a time. No dead whale sharks have been found however.[32]
In human culture
Known as a deity in a Vietnamese culture, the whale shark is called "Ca Ong", which literally translates as "Sir Fish".[33]
In Mexico, and throughout much of Latin America, the whale shark is known as "pez dama" or "domino" for its distinctive patterns of spots. However, they go by "Sapodilla Tom" in Belize due to the regularity of sightings near the Sapodilla Cayes on the Belize Barrier Reef.
In Africa, the names for the whale shark are very evocative: "papa shillingi" in Kenya came from the myth that God threw shillings upon the shark which are now its spots. In Madagascar the name is "marokintana" meaning "many stars".
Javanese also reference the stars by calling it "geger lintang," meaning "stars in the back". In the Philippines, it is called "butanding" and "balilan",[34] while in Madurese, it is known as "kikaki".
The whale shark is featured on the reverse of the Philippine one hundred peso bill.
See also
- For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of sharks.
- ^ a b c Jurassic Shark (2000) documentary by Jacinth O'Donnell; broadcast on Discovery Channel, 5 August 2006
- ^ a b Norman, B. (2005). "Rhincodon typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19488. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. "Rhincodon typus". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2081. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ Martin, R. Aidan. "Rhincodon or Rhiniodon? A Whale Shark by any Other Name". ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research. http://elasmo-research.org/education/topics/ng_rhincodon_or_rhiniodon.htm.
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- "Rhincodon typus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=159857. Retrieved 16 November 2005.
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Wikimedia Commons
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- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Animal Diversity Web
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- "Whale Sharks, Whale Shark Pictures, Whale Shark Facts". Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts. National Geographic. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/whale-shark/.


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President Earl H. Potter III said today that St. Cloud State University must "be what it teaches" by focusing on the "triple bottom line" of ecological, social and financial outcomes.
In a Ritsche Auditorium address that kicked off Convocation Week, Potter praised people and partnerships that have advanced the university's agenda, including three task forces, a receptionist and a campus-community science initiative.
Two sustainability task forces are developing best practices that will help the university sustain natural resources. Their ideas will be discussed throughout Convocation Week, including at "Sustainability in the Five Colleges: Teaching, Scholarship and Service," an 11 a.m. Aug. 19 session in Atwood Memorial Center's (AMC) Voyageurs North Room.
Tending to the social bottom line is the Diversity Task Force, which will present 9 a.m. Aug. 21 in AMC's Mississippi Room. The task force, which has been meeting since November 2008, is assessing the university's "practices and strategies for building a truly multicultural community," Potter said.
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The farmers' market, which was proposed by AMC receptionist Kathy McLeod, is "another wonderful example of how the ideas of caring people throughout the university can change the ways in which we work to fulfill our mission," said Potter.
Potter pointed to the planned $44 million Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) as a prime example of a "positive community partnership." Funding for construction will be requested at the 2010 Legislature. Planning, including a schematic design, is underway thanks to funding from the 2008 and 2009 sessions of the Legislature.
"ISELF would never have been approved without the support of Medtronics, and local firms like MicroBiolgics, the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and the Partnership for Economic Development," he said.
ISELF is the third step of a campus-community Science Initiative. The first step was the January 2009 opening of the $14.5 million Wick Science Building addition.
The second step will be moving two departments -- Nursing and Communications Sciences and Disorders -- into Brown Hall spring semester. The 50-year-old building is being renovated with $15 million in legislative funding.
Sharing the stage with Potter and making brief remarks were Devinder Malhotra, provost, and Craig Wruck, vice president of university advancement.
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