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One aspect of parenting I have applied myself most to, or given special attention, is that of my son's social integration, and acceptance.
I accept that an overbearing parent, pushing others into corners to accept their kids into their own social control, is not the right way to go, and I do not believe I have tried to do that. But I have certainly acknowledged its importance, and perhaps weighted its significance higher than other things.
With the lack of siblings, and none on the immediate horizon, I have always though it was important to involve other children in our lives, particularly Max's, as much as possible.
Not only is it nice to have friends, and to start developing social skills from the earliest possible outset, but I believe by having peers around it helps an only-child discover that things do not always go their way, and that others' claims, and needs, are just as valid as theirs.
Success in this area has been rewarding on so many levels. For me, the gift of time when he is off playing, eating with or just out with others. It is also nice to feel the acceptance when others trust me with the care of their offspring.
I dig acceptance.
Plus I get to muck around with a multiple of children rather than just one; it certainly makes trampolining more of a challenge.
For Junior he is developing relationships, it can make the mundane more interesting and he gets to experience new and different things.
Some he will like, some he won't, but experience all the same.
We have had a fair percentage of the kids from nursery back at home, and I think in all cases that has been reciprocated.
We join others on days out, Max sometimes going off without me.
And whilst not being pushy, I am keen on doing such things. If a parent expresses an interest in getting our children together, I, more often than not, push that past the vague, and into the diary.
Trying to maintain balance, and not to exclude anyone else on any particular grounds of unsuitability. I certainly like to think I give everyone a chance, even if they been unruly with others, braking lamp shades or wills to live etc.
That is up until now.
Max has always seemed very sociable, happy to mix and play with anyone, a penchant for playing with other lads, but not to the total exclusion of the girlies. Needs must, and all that.
Because of this, whenever I have asked in the past if he wants to go to such-and-such's, or provide entertainment for them, he has always replied in the affirmative, often before I have finished the question.
For that reason I have not been afraid to ask him in front of others, or others' parents.
But these last couple of weeks one of his nursery chums has asked for his company on a couple of occasions. My son has been round to his before, and this lad to has been to our place on more than one occasion too.
However instead of initiating the normal jump-at-the-chance protocol, he has steadfastly refused to accept these kind requests.
When asked he has explained that he does not want to go, and the most detail I could get was that 'he doesn't play nice.'
Clarity unbound.
I must admit, that when they have been here they have not played brilliantly, spending quite a lot of time playing separately, which defeats the object.
But I am, dangerously assuming, that this will only get better if they spend more time together.
So I am still keen for them to play together, as is this other lad's parents.
At the moment we would not actually have been physically able to make these meets happen in any case, but I fear the impending time when we can, and Junior turns his nose up at the opportunity in public.
I have been thinking of pre-empting and averting such a social disaster, by actually inviting this kid out, or to our residence.
The counsel of my parenting inner-sanctum has been sought, and seems to be a situation all too familiar to them, and one I just have to suck up, handling the truth as delicately as possible.
Their argument is that my son will only make things worse if he goes against his will, which would ultimately make everyone feel worse.
Genius, yet it does not make this any easier.
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Thursday, 14 May 2009
I Don't Want To
One aspect of parenting I have applied myself most to, or given special attention, is that of my son's social integration, and acceptance.
Posted by Ian Newbold at 21:16
Labels: Days Out, Friends, Living, Single Parenting
19 comments:
- Badass Geek said...
Ah, the dilemma's of parenthood.
Best to leave them to people who are in it, instead of the guy who is on the outside looking in.
- 14 May 2009 at 21:47
- Rebel Mother said...
Even at such a young age, kids know who they like. If your son does not like to play with this particular kid, maybe there is another one he could play with?
My eldest son was an only child for 12 years, and I did encourage him to have lots of friends -they hung around all the time - got on my nerves in the end!
Hope you sort it.
- 14 May 2009 at 22:16
- Jo Beaufoix said...
Hmmmmm. I have no idea what to say. Why do you and this child's parents want them to be friends? Are you friends? If so I do get that and I think it will inevitably happen at some point anyway so don't worry. I've learnt with my two that generally where possible it's better to let the kids sort this kind of thing out themselves. Maybe the other child's parents need to work on his social skills so that Max feels more comfortable with him??
- 14 May 2009 at 22:43
- Perfectly Happy Mum said...
It seems that something might have happened that you didn't witness and maybe something your little one doesn't want to discuss because he doesn't know how to explain it, not finding the correct words. Of course I am not talking of something major here, but what feel like a silly row to you, might mean a great deal to him. Maybe there 's been a couple of fights and he rather turn down the opportunity to go back to this boy's house rather than finding himself in an unpleasant situation?
You know he is young, but like Rebel Mother says, kids that age know who they like and who they don't.
What you can maybe do to get over this phase is organise a get together in a neutral place, like a park or somewhere else, and see what is happening between them. Why a neutral place? because it is less likely that the possessiveness over personal belongings comes in the way and therefore less likelyhood to end up fighting.
Also I suggest that you tell your son that it is you, the parents, who have organised to meetup for whichever reason you like and you are requesting that both kids come along. That he doesn't have to play with the other boy if he doesn't want to but that he will be there with his parent. Like this your relieve the pressure of them 2 getting along and playing together and you can see what is happening then.
This is just a thought but only you know what is right for your little boy. Good luck I am sure he will get other it. Don't worry too much either. It is not because this particular boy is not his best friend that he will not be a happy sociable bean!
- 14 May 2009 at 23:37
- SciFi Dad said...
Forcing him will only make things more difficult. Think IV: the tighter you grasp, the more slips through your fingers.
I would try to suggest alternatives, more preferable alternatives (such as maybe going to a park instead of one of your homes) to entice the two to play together.
I'd also have a chat with him about how everyone needs friends, and if this boy doesn't play nicely, then it would be nice of your son to help this other boy learn.
- 15 May 2009 at 00:10
- Not a soccer mom said...
We all have things that just press us the wrong way and maybe the two of them just dont have friend chemistry...
Give them time. see how they interact when they are together but not alone.
I know there are people who I just dont get along with.
I do however commend you on your concern with his social acceptance and acceptability.
It is important to stress compassion at a young age and stays with them a lifetime.
- 15 May 2009 at 02:06
- Nicole said...
My son is an only child and very few of my friends have small children. And they all live a good 10 hours west of here.
It's been important to me to take my son to the park everyday to play with other little kids and to make sure he was enrolled in a daycare with other children his age.
He is so much happier and excited everyday now.
The only downfall is that there is one little girl that has taught him to hit and not share when he was so good before.
He even pinched someone today.
I was incredibly embarrassed.
My only hope, like yours, is that the more they play together (as a group, not one on one) the better it will get.
Here's hoping!
- 15 May 2009 at 02:09
- smittenbybritain said...
I would side with your parenting inner-sanctum on this one. It's best not to force the issue. It's good (and totally natural) for Max to begin discerning good friends from bad, nice people from not so nice people. As a single mum (at one time) of an only child I completely relate to the need for you to have Daddy time and your concern that your child develop relationships with others his age. Amazing...he's only four(?) and already you have to loosen the reigns a bit. I wish I could tell you it gets easier but you know I would be lying.
- 15 May 2009 at 02:16
- Zoeyjane said...
I wouldn't force it. Speaking from experience, my daughter wasn't getting along with a little girl, who unfortunately is the daughter of one of my best friends. Her daughter's a bit...yell-y, like, in faces, and occasionally hits and kicks and bites. Pretty rad for a kid a year older than mine. Point is, I kept trying it out, even though she wasn't especially excited to hang out with the violent one. And eventually, one day, she just said she didn't want to play with her (at the public playgroup), no drama, no fuss, just didn't play with her anymore.
You know, even at these young ages, they can develop opinions based on real facts and feelings. Trust him, I say.
- 15 May 2009 at 02:57
- Canadian Bald Guy said...
I'll be paying close attention to see how this turns out. It's a situation, I think, that happens a LOT with kids...and with mine 2 1/2, I'm sure this is probably an eventuality.
Hopefully it's only a short-term situation on your end.
- 15 May 2009 at 03:23
- English Mum said...
Yeh, I've had similar stuff with my #2 son (must find him a better name). When we moved to Ireland my #1 son bounded off and made tons of friends, but #2 found it very difficult. I'd try to encourage him but he'd hang back in the car until the very last minute, and never invite anyone back. When I asked him about it he'd just say 'I don't need any more friends, I have mine in England'. I was really worried, but slowly he's met people he's comfortable with. He's never going to be a big socialiser, but now he's 11 I've just learned not to push it, but if he talks about someone I gently offer a playdate or trip to the cinema or whatever.
I like the fact your little guy is choosing his friends already. A small person with integrity, methinks.
Oh, and BTW your muffin challenge is up!
- 15 May 2009 at 08:25
- Blogging Mama Andrea said...
I definitely think if Max doesn't want to play with this pal then you should let it go. My son was like that with some kids, he would suddenly say he didn't want to play with them anymore. It was usually the result of something happening at school. The playmate pushed a friend of my sons so he didn't want to play with them anymore.
Sometimes kids just find they no longer like their old friend. Kids are fickle. Maybe he will tell you why he doesn't like this boy anymore and it will make more sense.
It may be uncomfortable with the other parent but trying to delicately be honest may help to actually get to the bottom of the problem. Who knows next week they may be pals again!
- 15 May 2009 at 08:35
- Linda said...
I remember when this sort of thing started to rear its head in our family, one week one or either of my daughters is best friends with someone, the next they aren't.
We've found that being laid back about it helps. I fall over myself (and sometimes bounce back up again) to be friendly with other mums and in the main we get on great, so when it started that some people's daughters were better friends with some kids than others, some were invited to play, some were invited to parties etc, where others weren't, I had to take the attitude to let it all happen and what would be would be.
I think you should just let it be that Max and the other boy don't want to play together at the moment, they may feel differently in a little while.
- 15 May 2009 at 10:27
- Surprised and Excited Mum said...
I can very much relate to the 'no siblings' thing.
I think you know what to do, and are doing it.
As you said yourself, pushy doesn't work.
- 15 May 2009 at 12:29
- Writer Dad said...
My Max knows exactly who he likes and who he doesn't. We can try to sway him in one direction or the other, but people are people. Some click, some don't. You can encourage him, but be happy that your son is confident in his own sense of natural selection.
- 15 May 2009 at 15:50
- rosiescribble said...
I wouldn't force it but let it evolve naturally. I guess you can't force them to play togethet. Maybe at some point Max can explain why, or they make 'make-up' and everything will be fine again. IJ makes and breaks friends every day, sometimes her best friend changes during the course of a day. You know what kids are like!
- 17 May 2009 at 20:44
- Part Mummy Part Me said...
It's tricky, navigating the often turbulent waters of friendship. I don't think it gets any easier as an adult either. Maybe after a cooling off period they'll be good friends again?
- 17 May 2009 at 21:39
- UDH Boy said...
I'll join the masses here and say in my opinion there's no upside in "forcing" them to play together. Max is evidently a well balanced and sociable lad so there must be something on his trouble radar for him to be so sure that he doesn't want to play with this boy.
Whatever "it" turns out to be, should you ever find out, it may seem insignificant to us, but it's relevant to Max right now and the more you try to push them to play together the more he'll feel you're ignoring what is important to him.
The idea of a subtle or "accidental" meeting at a park playground has already come up and is a good one, if you really do still want to try and get them together or witness them at play outside of their own homes....
- 17 May 2009 at 21:49
- Single Parent Dad said...
Badass Geek - Quality dodge.
Rebel Mother - Oh, he has plenty of kids he does willfully go and play with. It is just a shame the other boy doesn't seem very popular at the minute.
Jo Beaufoix - Sort of, but it really is for me to avoid the awkward moment. And they do need to.
Perfectly Happy Mum - To be fair, it is the other parents that should be making the effort. Thanks for your words.
SciFi Dad - Quality referencage.
Not a soccer mom - Compassion is a good thing.
Nicole - Thanks for sharing.
Smitten - I agree.
Zoeyjane - Trust him is right.
CBG - Thank you.
English Mum - I hope so (And I've been shopping)
Blogging Mama Andrea - I am going to let it go, just have to suck up the discomfort.
Linda - They may do, they may not, I agree let's go horizontal on it.
Surprised and Excited Mum - Thank you.
Writer Dad - I will be, thanks for that.
Rosiescribble - Indeed.
Part Mummy Part Me - Maybe.
UDH Boy - Yeah, this boy should really make more appearances at the park after nursery.
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Personally, I think both methods are valid. While there's nothing quite like finding an actual record that you can make copies of to add to your files, conducting research online certainly serves a valuable purpose for genealogists everywhere.
Before the wonders of the internet provided me with the ability to peruse decades of census, marriage, birth, and death records, my research options were strictly limited to a fairly small geographic area. For the most part, I was only able to conduct research in locations that were within a reasonable driving distance. Now, I'm able to make a significant amount of progress that likely would have taken me years to accomplish the old-fashioned way.
I think that one of the major issues some people have with online research is the number of individuals who blindly add ancestors to their family trees without taking the time to properly evaluate the evidence on which they're basing their decisions. They find a name that seems right and add it without examining things like dates, geographic areas, or family relationships. In other words, they're not really researching; they're just looking to add names to their family trees.
Whether this type of activity is due to laziness, carelessness, or indifference, I don't know. As someone who conducts research in-person (when I can) and online, I feel very strongly about the importance of being able to cite resources for each individual within my family tree. The more evidence, the better. It doesn't matter whether I share my research with anyone else or not. I want to have proper documentation for my own benefit as a researcher.
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Online vs. In-Person Research
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I don't consider the blind adding and copying of trees online to be "research" at all.ReplyDelete
Hi Amy, I agree with you completely. I have noticed, though, that some people tend to approach their "research" exactly that way. They create an account on ancestry.com, for example, and just start adding the names that pop up as hints without bothering to evaluate them and check the existing evidence. I think that practice, in general, has given something of a negative impression of online research.ReplyDelete
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The collection mainly consists of incoming correspondence to Alice Jones MacMonnies and Frederick MacMonnies from Alice's mother, Georgina Sullivan Jones. Georgina's diary from an 1896 European tour and a variety of photographs of Alice, her sisters, and Frederick MacMonnies are also included.
Alice Jones MacMonnies (1875-c.1963) was the eldest daughter of Nevada Senator John P. Jones (1829-1912) and his second wife Georgina Sullivan Jones (1853-1936), also called Bonnie. Alice had a half-brother, Roy, from her father's first marriage and two full-sisters, Marion (sometimes spelled Marian) Jones Farquhar (1879-1965), a renowned tennis player who won the U.S. Championship in 1899 and 1902 and was an Olympic medalist in 1900, and Georgina Jones Walton (1882-1955), who was also an Olympic tennis player (she also joined the Vedanta Society as Sister Daya, was a close confidant of Swami Paramanada, and wrote the play The Light of Asia, which was turned into a show choreographed by Ruth St. Denis). Alice graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1896. Like her mother, who had been raised in France, Alice had an affinity for music and the arts, and moved to Paris to train her voice. In her late twenties she began studying art with American sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937). The two were married in Switzerland in 1910 (MacMonnies divorced his first wife, artist Mary Louise Fairchild, in 1909) and lived in Giverny, France, until the outbreak of World War I, when they returned to the United States and settled in New York. Alice spent part of 1917 in California to help settle disputes over her father's estate. The MacMonnies lost most of their assets in the 1929 stock market crash, and lived primarily off of Frederick MacMonnies' sculpture commissions until his death in 1937. Alice never remarried and died in the early 1960s.
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Today is Friday, and that means it's time for another post in my series of restaurant reviews which I call Foodie Friday, where I get to eat out with my husband using a discount voucher. Today's meal was brought to us by Groupon. A few weeks ago I bought a voucher for Nick's cafe. The voucher was $10 and allowed Juan and I to buy $20 worth of food. $20 for lunch may not seem like enough for two people to eat lunch in a cafe, but once we arrived at Nick's we knew we'd be just fine.
Nick's cafe is not located in a high rent district. It's situated outside Chinatown and across from a large park, in an industrial area north of the civic center where I work. The place has been there since the 1930's, and it looks like it hasn't been updated in about as long. The place is kind of an institution but aside from that, the food also garners some pretty good reviews on Yelp.
The small cafe has only counter seating indoors, but it was so stuffy inside that we opted to sit outside at one of the few tables. The outdoor tables are opposite the park, and along Spring Street, a major street with a lot of traffic. It was an interesting view. At one point during our lunch a movie crew passed by with a camera aboard a flat bed truck, hauling a train car with passengers. Only in LA.
The service and the food were not trendy LA at all. The waitress took her time to take our order and when she spoke with us she kept calling us, "Baby," and not in a LA kind of way. More like a familial way. The food was classic diner food. I ordered the turkey melt and Juan had the club sandwich. The sandwiches were really good. Both our sandwiches had thick homestyle bacon slices, which was a delicious addition to an otherwise ordinary selection. The portions were not huge and came with only a pickle and a teeny tiny taste of coleslaw. I don't like coleslaw so it's okay with me that the portion was so small. We paid extra and I ordered sweet potato fries while Juan ordered regular fries.
I would like to come back to this place for breakfast sometime. Yelp has some good reviews for the ham and eggs and other old school breakfast items. Speaking of "old school, Nick's doesn't take credit cards. It's a good thing we had some cash because even with the $20 Groupon, Juan and I had to pay an additional $7.00. It may not be in a high rent district, but the food prices sure aren't low.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 13, 2012) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team used 20 blocks to defeat Puerto Rico 25-15, 25-12, 25-14 Friday evening during the Women's Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico.
The U.S., now 2-0 in the Pan American Cup, continues Pool A action on July 14 at 6 p.m. MT. Team USA faces Colombia on July 15 at 4 p.m. MT before concluding pool play on July 16 versus host Dominican Republic at 6 p.m. MT. To view video live stream, visit www.norceca.net.
The U.S. put together a 9-2 scoring run in the opening set to break free from an 11-10 advantage in winning 25-15. Team USA raced out to a 7-1 advantage in the second set and never looked back in tallying a 25-12 victory. The Americans unleashed a 9-1 scoring run to establish a 16-7 lead in the third set and finished off the set 25-14 with eight team blocks.
Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) tallied a U.S. and match-high 11 points with seven kills on 12 attacks and four blocks. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) contributed five blocks and five kills on eight swings for 10 points. Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) charted six kills on 10 errorless attacks and three blocks in the victory. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) totaled six kills on nine errorless attacks and a block for seven points, which was matched by Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) and her seven kills on nine errorless attacks. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) came off the bench to score three kills and two blocks for five points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) recorded three blocks, while Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) and Keao Burdine each placed a kill and block on the stat sheet for two points.
Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) totaled a team-high six excellent receptions on 12 attempts. Banwarth, Fawcett and Metcalf all tallied two digs each. Glass notched eight running sets on 26 set attempts, while Lloyd added three running sets on 23 attempts.
"Puerto Rico started off well," said Reed Sunahara, who is serving as the U.S. Women's National Team head coach for the tournament. "For us we were worried about it. It is a good team, with good passing and they did a nice job. Tonight our bench did a nice job. Once they got in they did what we expected."
Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati, Ohio), who is serving as the head coach for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team competing at the Pan American Cup, started Richards and Lichtman at outside hitter, Paolini and Gibbemeyer at middle blocker, Metcalf at opposite and Glass at setter. Banwarth is the designated libero for the tournament. Lloyd and Fawcett each subbed into the match in the second set and started the third set. Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) subbed in the second and third sets, while Burdine came off the bench in the third set.
Team USA held a commanding 20-3 block advantage and limited its errors to 12 in the match. The Americans converted 59.0 percent of their attacks with a .508 hitting efficiency (36-5-61). Puerto Rico committed 19 errors with a negative .033 hitting efficiency (24-27-90) to offset its 2-0 margin in aces. The U.S. produced a 36-24 advantage in kills.
"Puerto Rico is a very good team," said Sykora, who is serving as the captain of the team. "It is always good for us to play against them. Despite the 3-0 score, they are a great team. This was a positive victory for us and we expect to play better."
Puerto Rico's Stephanie Enright scored a team-high 10 points all coming on kills, while Yarimar Rosa added five points. No other Puerto Rican tallied more than three points in the loss.
The Pan American Cup serves as a qualification tournament into the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix, which the U.S. has won each of the past three years. The top four teams from NORCECA, plus the top team from South America other than Brazil, will qualify for the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.
After an off-day on July 17, cross-over quarterfinal matches between second- and third-place teams in each pool will take place at COBACH on July 18 as well as classification matches for positions seven through 12. Pool winners earn a direct ticket to the semifinals, which take place on July 19 at COBACH. The tournament concludes with medal round and final classification matches on July 20 at COBACH.
Richards put up a block followed by a Metcalf kill to put the U.S. in front 4-2, but Puerto Rico knotted the score at 5-all on an ace and went in front 6-5 on a dig that landed on the U.S. side for a point. Lichtman followed a Puerto Rico service error with a kill to reverse the lead to Team USA at 7-6. Team USA extended the lead to 9-7 with a Gibbemeyer kill and Puerto Rico back-row attack. Metcalf connected for consecutive kills followed by a block to lift the U.S. to a 14-10 advantage prompting a Puerto Rico timeout. Paolini and Richards scored back-to-back kills to lead the Americans to a 16-11 lead at the second technical timeout. Out of the timeout Gibbemeyer put up a block and Metcalf fired off a kill for a third and fourth straight points at 18-11. Glass collected a block after a Metcalf kill to push the gap to 20-12. The U.S. scored the final three points with a Richards block and kill after a Puerto Rico service error for a 25-15 victory. Metcalf tallied six points to lead the U.S., followed by Richards' five points. Team USA out-blocked Puerto Rico 5-1 in the set.
Team USA scored the first four points of the second set with a Metcalf kill and Gibbemeyer block around two Puerto Rico errors leading to a timeout. Out of the break Gibbemeyer scored another block at 5-0 before Puerto Rico stopped the scoring run. Paolini followed a Richards kill with a block at 7-1. Gibbemeyer notched a kill and Puerto Rico followed with consecutive attack errors to yield a 13-5 score. Puerto Rico stopped the run with back-to-back points at 13-7. Richards slammed a kill between a Puerto Rico service and attack error for a 3-0 U.S. scoring run and 16-7 advantage at the second technical timeout. Out of the break Glass put up her third block and Puerto Rico hit wide for an 18-7 American advantage on a 5-0 scoring run. The U.S. stretched its margin to 20-8 with a Gibbemeyer kill and Puerto Rico error. Puerto Rico closed the gap to 21-11 with back-to-back points. Fawcett notched her first kill off the bench to add to the lead at 23-11. Paolini and Lichtman tallied the final two points with kills at 25-12. Paolini turned in five points for the U.S. in the second set. The Americans tallied seven blocks in the set.
The U.S. scored three unanswered points with a Gibbemeyer block and Lichtman kill after a Puerto Rico service error to yield the first two-point separation of the third set at 7-5. Gibbemeyer and Richards tallied kills before a Puerto Rico error to push the American lead to 10-6 at a Puerto Rico timeout. Team USA scored a fourth and fifth straight points with consecutive Puerto Rico errors out of the break for a 12-6 margin. Richards put up a block for a sixth point on Lichtman's serve at 13-6. Team USA went into the second technical timeout on a 3-0 run at 16-7 with consecutive blocks by Paolini after a Richards kill. Puerto Rico chipped two points off the deficit at 16-9. Burdine and Paolini pocketed kills around a Puerto Rico attack error to send the score to 19-9. Puerto Rico served an ace to cut the gap to 19-11. Fawcett hammered a kill and put up a block after a Puerto Rico service error to shift the U.S. lead to 22-11. Lichtman followed with a kill to push the lead to 23-11 to cap a 4-0 scoring run. Fawcett formed a block to yield set and match point at 24-12. Puerto Rico saved two match points before Gibbemeyer won a joust for the final point at 25-14. Gibbemeyer ended the set with five points as the Americans tallied eight blocks.
Women's Pan American Cup Year-by-Year
Year: Gold – Silver – Bronze
2002: Cuba – Dominican Republic – USA
2003: USA – Dominican Republic – Cuba
2004: Cuba – USA – Dominican Republic
2005: Cuba – Dominican Republic – Brazil
2006: Brazil – Cuba – Dominican Republic
2007: Cuba – Brazil – Dominican Republic
2008: Dominican Republic – Brazil – Argentina
2009: Brazil – Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico
2010: Dominican Republic – Peru – USA
2011: Brazil – Dominican Republic - USA
2012 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Roster for Pan American
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 – Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 – Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, Nebraska)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 – Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 – Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, Poway, Calif., Stanford)
17 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, Calif., California-Berkeley)
19 – Keao Burdine (OH, 6-1, Pico Rivera, Calif., Southern California)
24 – Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
25 – Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota)
Head Coach: Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati,
Assistant Coach: Tom Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Dan Fisher (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Team Manager: Mike Hebert (San Diego, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Nate Ngo (Lincoln, Neb.)
Medical Support: Maria "Larnie" Boquiren (Culver City, Calif.)
2012 Women's Pan American Cup Schedule
Pool A: Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto
Rico, United States
Pool B: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago
Pool A
July 12: Dominican Republic def. Colombia 25-13, 25-18, 25-11
July 12: United States def. Canada 25-15, 25-22, 25-15
July 12: Cuba def. Puerto Rico 16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19
July 13: Cuba def. Colombia 25-19, 25-21, 25-15
July 13: Dominican Republic def. Canada 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21
July 13: United States def. Puerto Rico 25-15, 25-12, 25-14
July 14: Canada vs. Colombia, 4 p.m. MT
July 14: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m. MT
July 14: United States vs. Cuba, 6 p.m. MT 6 p.m. MT
July 15: United States vs. Colombia, 4 p.m. MT
July 15: Puerto Rico vs. Canada, 4 p.m. MT
July 15: Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 8 p.m. MT
July 16: Cuba vs. Canada, 4 p.m. MT
July 16: Puerto Rico vs. Colombia, 4 p.m. MT
July 16: United States vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m. MT
Pool B
July 12: Brazil def. Costa Rica 25-9, 25-15, 25-11
July 12: Peru def. Argentina 14-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23
July 12: Mexico def. Trinidad & Tobago 27-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19
July 13: Argentina def. Trinidad & Tobago 26-24, 25-14, 25-13
July 13: Brazil def. Peru 25-11, 25-19, 25-16
July 13: Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. MT
July 14: Brazil vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m. MT
July 14: Peru vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. MT
July 14: Mexico vs. Argentina, 8 p.m. MT
July 15: Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m.
July 15: Brazil vs. Argentina, 6 p.m. MT
July 15: Mexico vs. Peru, 8 p.m. MT
July 16: Peru vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m. MT
July 16: Argentina vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. MT
July 16: Mexico vs. Brazil, 8 p.m. MT
July 18: Match 31 - 4B vs. 5A, 4 p.m. MT (at UACJ) – Classification
July 18: Match 32 - 4A vs. 5B, 6 p.m. MT (at UACJ) – Classification 7-10
July 18: Match 33 - 6A vs. 6B, 8 p.m. MT (at UACJ) – Classification 11-12
July 18: Match 34 - 2A vs. 3B, 6 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Quarterfinal
July 18: Match 35 - 2B vs. 3A, 8 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Quarterfinal
July 19: Match 36 – M31 winner vs. M34 loser, 4 p.m. MT (at UACJ) –
Classification 5-8
July 19: Match 37 – M32 winner vs. M35 loser, 6 p.m. MT (at UACJ) – Classification 5-8
July 19: Match 38 – M31 loser vs. M32 loser, 8 p.m. MT (at UACJ) – Classification 9-10
July 19: Match 39 – Pool B Winner vs. M34 winner, 6 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Semifinal
July 19: Match 40 – Pool A Winner vs. M35 winner, 8 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Semifinal
July 20: Match 41 – M36 loser vs. M37 loser, 2 p.m. MT (at COBACH) –
Classification 7-8
July 20: Match 42 – M36 winner vs. M37 winner, 4 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Classification 5-6
July 20: Match 43 – M39 loser vs. M40 loser, 6 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Bronze-Medal Match
July 20: Match 44 – M39 winner vs. M40 winner, 8 p.m. MT (at COBACH) – Gold-Medal Match


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Big Lots has taken the unusual step of overturning a majority vote by shareholders by reappointing Russell Solt to its board of directors.
While uncommon, the action does follow Big Lots' corporate-governance guidelines, said Chad Reynolds, vice president and deputy general counsel at the Columbus-based closeout retailer.
"Mr. Solt received just over 48 percent of votes, but no successor was elected," Reynolds said. " In accordance with our corporate-governance guidelines, he tendered his resignation.
"Our governance guidelines then provide for a deliberation process where the nominating and corporate-governance committee makes a recommendation to the board, and the board then decides what to do."
The move to overturn the majority vote of shareholders is unusual among local companies, said Eleanor Bloxham, a Westerville-based corporate-governance expert.
"This doesn't make shareholders happy," she said. "They have gone to the trouble of getting the majority to vote no, so who knows what they're (the company and board) in for next year from shareholders. It really does raise the ire of shareholders when a board doesn't take action."
The board reached out to various shareholders to find out why Solt had not been re-elected and found that the vote had been related to complaints about executive pay at the company, Reynolds said. The vote wasn't directed personally at Solt, a veteran retail executive who previously has served as CFO of Williams-Sonoma and of discount retailer Venture Stores.
"What we heard was, 'Fix the underlying issue,'" Reynolds said, "and that's what Mr. Solt and the board have been doing."
At Big Lots' annual shareholders meeting in May, the company made several changes in its corporate-governance practices. The biggest changes included reducing the overall compensation package for the CEO; changing the way in which new CEO David Campisi is paid; focusing more on shareholder return; and appointing separate executives to serve as chairman and as CEO.
In view of those changes, the board decided that the underlying issues had been resolved and therefore asked Solt to return, not only to the board of directors but also as chairman of the compensation committee, Reynolds said. Solt's term will continue until the company's 2014 annual meeting.


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Former UBS chiefs grilled by Libor panel
A quartet of former investment bank heads at UBS were today hit with accusations of "gross negligence" as they faced questions from MPs over the Swiss bank's role in the manipulation of Libor.
The UK's Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, led by chairman Andrew Tyrie, this morning grilled the former UBS group chief executive Marcel Rohner as well as former investment banking heads Huw Jenkins, Jerker Johansson and Alex Wilmot-Sitwell.
UBS paid $1.5bn late last year to US, UK and Swiss regulators for attempts to manipulate the lending rate from 2005 until 2010.
A Financial Services Authority report in December detailing its fine for UBS over the wrongdoing acknowledged that senior management were unaware of what was going on at the bank regarding Libor submissions during the period.
But Lord Lawson of Blaby, former UK Chancellor and a member of the parliamentary panel, yesterday branded it "baffling" that senior figures at the bank did not know. He said: "Either they turned a blind eye or they were totally incompetent. Which was it?"
Today the panel had the chance to level the question directly to those who led the investment bank for much of the period in question. Jenkins was chief executive of the investment bank until October 2007, when Rohner assumed direct oversight of the unit in the wake of writedowns. Johansson joined the Swiss group in March the following year as chairman and chief executive of the investment bank, a role he held until April 2009, when it was shared by Wilmot-Sitwell and Carsten Kengeter.
Kengeter took sole charge of the investment bank in November 2010, when Wilmot-Sitwell moved to become co-chief executive of UBS' business in the Asia-Pacific.
Financial News live blogged the event.
-- 10:05: Slightly later than billed, today's meeting, or should that be grilling, is underway, and Pat McFadden MP wastes no time in setting the tone for proceedings. He questions the fact that the commission has repeatedly heard the misconduct was down to a "small group of traders", when the FSA's findings described it as "routine, widespread and condoned".
Among the quartet of former UBS investment bank chiefs appearing today, Huw Jenkins, who led the division from May 2005 until October 2007, admits such behaviour was an "extremely pervasive part" of the relevant business area. He echoes former group chief executive Marcel Rohner is expressing his shock at the Libor revelations.
Jenkins says Libor manipulation had been "completely abhorrent" and that he was "very shocked and upset by this report and what happened on my watch".
He adds: "I'm deeply sorry that we didn't stop this and it's clearly a failing in our systems and controls and in our culture that it wasn't highlighted through whistleblowing or other checks and balances in the system."
Given the commission members' incredulity at claims that UBS management was unaware of the wrongdoing between 2005 and 2010, Jenkins told the panel: "I know you find it hard to believe, but it was indeed the case. The issue of conflicts [in Libor submissions] was never raised."
All four former UBS investment bank chiefs tell the politicians they first became aware of the potential wrongdoing through the press coverage rather than during their time in charge of the investment bank.
But McFadden is having none of it: "What does this say about the worth of the management of UBS when you have to find out about what's going on with your own traders in the press?"
--10:20: Johansson says he "didn't see [Libor manipulation] as being one of the key risk areas for the bank at the time and that was clearly a mistake". McFadden replies with venom that it hadn't been a mistake, it had been "gross negligence of what was going on in the business".
He adds that the bank had been "engaged in widespread stealing from its clients" and that senior management had been living in "blissful ignorance".
Andrew Tyrie asks whether executive management had been negligent, to which Rohner replies: "I feel that we tried as best as we could with the best intentions in many ways and in many occasions successful, and in others we have to recognise once all these have happened that it was insufficient and adequate."
--10:30: Rohner is enduring the most uncomfortable time so far, it appears. He agrees when Tyrie asks if he knew nothing about Libor, only for Tyrie to hone in on a December 2007 presentation http://bit.ly/Zve95c delivered by Rohner in London, which allegedly set out the bank's core strengths. Rohner cannot remember the details of that presentation.
Tyrie, though, is unamused as the only area listed in the presentation as a core strength was none other than structured Libor. Tyrie finds it "incredible" that Rohner doesn't remember. He says the Libor business had been "the jewel in the crown of your fixed-income business, your bright light". Rohner says that he would have been watching out for outlier businesses, making outsize or unusually low profits, under normal circumstances, but in late 2007 he had been more focused on multiple capital raisings and profit warnings during a period of "unprecedented turmoil" for the bank.
--10:50: We are on the verge of an hour gone in this morning's feistiness, and while Rohner, Jenkins and Johansson have each had some tricky moments at the hands of the panel, Wilmot-Sitwell has so far emerged relatively intact. In fact, he has barely said anything. Time will tell whether this is because the politicians are focusing their questions chronologically. If that is the case, then Wilmot-Sitwell, the most recent investment bank chief of the four, must be expecting the spotlight to fall upon him anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Lord Lawson again brings up the December 2007 UBS investor day http://bit.ly/Zve95c , which refers to structured Libor as a "competitive strength", and asks each former executive whether they knew how much the business line was making.
Rohner says he did not know, to which Lord Lawson replies: "This was presented to potential investors as the greatest potential for growth at UBS and none of you had the faintest idea how much you were making from it."
Jenkins steps in to say it was not necessarily structured Libor the bank was referring to, it was the firm's broader structured derivatives business – which happens to use the Libor curve, he explains.
--11:15: After a lengthy exchange between the former UBS bankers and the politicians over the extent of management's awareness or not of the Libor practices, Tyrie presses Johansson on his description of the wrongdoing as "irregularities", branding his use of the word annoying and inviting him to characterise it differently.
"Is it stealing? Is it fraud?", asks Tyrie, specifying he does not mean in legal terms but in terms of how such behaviour would appear to the ordinary person. Johansson, under pressure from the committee chairman, says: "I think if you misrepresent your funding cost, and you make a gain somewhere else in your book, and you're the same person, that would be stealing to the man in the street."
He adds: "I think stealing is fraudulent."
--11:30: Garnier MP asks the ex-UBS bankers about their backgrounds in banking. All apart from Rohner, who broadly began in back-office roles, started in client-facing, profit-making parts of the business.
He asks what average return would be expected of a single trader, which Wilmot-Sitwell eventually puts in a $25m to $35m range, on an annual basis. In that case, says Garnier, they must have been extremely happy to have a trader who allegedly made $40m in his first year at the bank and more than $250m over three years.
Garnier came to his point by asking the witnesses if they remembered the Barings crisis, in which no director of the now-collapsed firm "ever asked why one guy was doing so well. It turned out he was a rogue trader". Garnier said he was not suggesting this was the case at UBS, but illustrated that the executives must have known the importance of spotting outliers.
--11:45: Archbishop-elect Justin Welby asks Alex Wilmot-Sitwell – who has been relatively quiet until now – what he is doing now to ensure Bank of America Merrill Lynch is an "ethical organisation".
Wilmot-Sitwell says that new businesses are grown under "operationally controlled" circumstances and that there has been a "major simplification" of the firm's business since the crisis. He says: "The litany of problems that have become exposed are a strong reinforcement of managing the reputation of a firm. We are only as good as the reputation of our firm, we are only as good as the integrity in which we carry out our business."
He adds: "There is a recognition that we have a massive hill to climb in rebuilding our business, our integrity."
Rohner, for his part, says the cultural problem at UBS was not that the bank's culture was bad in the parts of its business that encountered problems, but that there was a "lack of culture". He says this was down to the bank's push to grow too quickly. "When you grow so quickly and hire from other firms like 'mercenaries'," it doesn't help foster a strong culture, he said.
--12:10: Lord McFall of Alcluith, who sparred with many a banker during his tenure as chair of the Treasury Select Committee following the financial crisis, has never been one to pull his punches, and so it proves today, as he says the executives' claims remind him of the classic film Casablanca.
In the film, says McFall, the character of Captain Renault threatens to close down Rick's (Humphrey Bogart's) nightclub and gambling venue, saying: "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!".
After a croupier appears with his winnings, Renault thanks him.
McFall asks the quartet if they were UBS' Captain Renault. They say they were not.
A moment later, Tyrie wraps up proceedings by inviting the former executives to challenge two assumptions: they were "ignorant" of what was going on, and they were "out of their depth". None of the them challenge either.
All four agree with his summarising assertion that far more must be done, and on a global basis, than simply changing the structure of banks.
• AMENDMENT: An earlier version of this story carried an introduction that said the four ex-UBS bankers had been hit with accusations of"'widespread stealing" and "gross negligence" by the UK's banking standards commission. This has been amended: the commission accused UBS the bank, not the bankers, of "widespread stealing".


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Whale shark
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow moving filter feeding shark, the largest living 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), but unconfirmed claims report considerably larger whale sharks. This distinctively-marked fish is the only member of its genus Rhincodon and its family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhinodontes before 1984), which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The shark is found in tropical and warm oceans, lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years.[2] The species originated about 60 million years ago. Although whale sharks have very large mouths, they feed mainly, though not exclusively, on plankton, microscopic plants and animals, although the BBC program Planet Earth filmed a whale shark feeding on a school of small fish.[3]
The species was distinguished in April 1828 following the harpooning of a 4.6-metre (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] He published a more detailed description in 1849. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology. As large as a whale, it too is a filter feeder.
Known as a deity in a Vietnamese culture, the whale shark is called "Ca Ong", which literally translates as "Sir Fish".
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".
Distribution and habitat
The whale shark inhabits all tropic and warm-temperate seas. 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; 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 and Zanzibar. 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 700 metres (2,300 ft), and is migratory.[2]
Anatomy and appearance
As a filter feeder it has a capacious mouth which can be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wide and can contain between 300 and 350 rows of tiny teeth.[5] 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 not an efficient swimmer since it uses its entire body, unusually for fish and contributes to an average speed of only around 5-kilometre-per-hour (3.1 mph). The largest specimen was caught on November 11, 1947, near the island of Baba, not far from 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).[6] Stories of vastly larger specimens—quoted lengths of 18 metres (59 ft) 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), which have been exaggerated to a more precise measurement of 17.98 metres (58.99 ft) and weight 43 tonnes (95,000 lb) in recent years. A shark caught in 1994 near Tainan County in Southern Taiwan reportedly weighed 35.8 tonnes (79,000 lb).[7] There have even been claims of whale sharks of up to 23 metres (75 ft). 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.[8] 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,[9] and small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates. The many rows of teeth play no role in feeding; in fact, they are reduced in size in the whale shark. Instead, the shark sucks in a mouthful of water, closes its mouth and expels the water through its gills. During the slight delay between closing the mouth and opening the gill flaps, plankton is trapped against the dermal denticles which line its gill plates and pharynx. This fine sieve-like apparatus, which is a unique modification of the gill rakers, prevents the passage of anything but fluid out through the gills, trapping anything above 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.12 in) in diameter. Material caught in the filter between the gill bars is swallowed. Whale sharks have been observed "coughing" and it is presumed that this is a method of clearing a build up of food particles in the gill rakers. Whale sharks migrate to feed and possibly to breed.[2][10][11]
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.[2][10]
Behaviour toward divers
This species, despite its size, does not pose significant danger to humans.[12] Whale sharks serve as an example when educating the public about the popular misconceptions[citation needed] of sharks as "man-eaters". Whale Sharks are actually quite gentle and can play with divers. Divers and snorkelers can swim with this giant fish without risk apart from unintentional blows from the shark's large tail fin.[13]
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), Belize, Tofo Beach in Mozambique, Sodwana Bay (Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) in South Africa, at the Galapagos Islands, off Isla Mujeres in Mexico, the Seychelles, West Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and in Puerto Rico.[12]
Whale sharks 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. One is on display in the Taiwan, Kenting National Museum of Biology and Aquarium. Four whale sharks, two males, Taroko, and Yushan,[14] 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 January 11, 2007 and June 13, 2007 respectively. The two females were added on June 3, 2006 in hopes that reproduction in whale sharks could be studied in captivity. All six whale sharks were imported from Taiwan, where whale sharks are dubbed tofu sharks because of the taste and texture of the flesh. 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.[15] One Whale Shark lives in Dalian, China.
The capture of a female in July 1996 which was pregnant with 300 pups indicates that whale sharks are ovoviviparous.[2][16][17] 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. It is believed that they reach sexual maturity at around 30 years and the life span is an estimated 70[2] to 100 years.[18]
On March 7, 2009, marine scientists in the Philippines discovered what is believed to be the smallest living specimen of the whale shark. The young shark was found with its tail tied to a stake at a beach in Pilar, Philippines, and was released into the wild. Scientists believe that this site is a birthing ground.
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.[1] In 1998, the Philippines banned all fishing, selling, importing and exporting of whale sharks for commercial purposes,[19] followed by India in May 2001,[20] and Taiwan in May 2007.[21]
See also
- For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of sharks.
- ^ a b Norman, Brad (2000). Rhincodon typus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jurassic Shark (2000) documentary by Jacinth O'Donnell; broadcast on Discovery Channel, August 5, 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. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Compagno, L.J.V.. "Species Fact Sheet, Rhincodon typus". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/fishery/species/2801/en. Retrieved 19 September 2006.
- ^ Gerald L. Wood, Animal Facts and Feats, 1990.
- ^ Summary of Large Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828)
- ^ Xavier Maniguet, Jaws of Death; 1991.
- ^ Rebecca Morelle. (2008-11-17). "Shark-cam captures ocean motion". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7727136.stm. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ a b Martin, R. Aidan.. "Elasmo Research". ReefQuest. http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/d_filter_feeding.htm. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ "Whale shark". Icthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Whaleshark/whaleshark.html. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
- ^ a b Compagno, Leonard J. V. (April 26, 2002). Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date: Bullhead, Mackerel and Carpet Sharks. 2. Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ISBN 978-9251045435. http://books.google.com/books?id=cxxSN4YA2i8C&lpg=PA207&dq=%22whale%20shark%22%20diver%20gentle&pg=PA207#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Garrison, Tom. Essentials of Oceanography. Brooks Cole. pp. 312. ISBN 978-0495555315. http://books.google.com/books?id=srUHU4SrCT4C&lpg=PT340&dq=whale%20shark%20struck%20by%20tail&num=100&pg=PT340#v=onepage&q=whale%20shark%20struck%20by%20tail&f=false.
- ^ "Aquarium gains two new whale sharks". CNN.com. June 1 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/01/aquarium.whale.sharks.ap/index.html. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- ^ http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EH2LF80&show_article=1
- ^ Shoou-Jeng Joung1, Che-Tsung Chen, Eugenie Clark, Senzo Uchida and William Y. P. Huang. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a livebearer: 300 embryos found in one 'megamamma' supreme. Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 46, Number 3 / July, 1996
- ^ Dr. Eugenie Clark. "Frequently Asked Questions". http://www.sharklady.com/faq.html#A12. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
- ^ "Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Issues Paper", Biology of Whale Shark, Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government), 2005, http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/r-typus-issues/biology.html
- ^ Whale Sharks Receive Protection in the Philippines
- ^ National Regulations on Whale Shark fishing
- ^ COA bans fishing for whale sharks
- General references
- J. G. Colman (1997). A review of the biology and ecology of the whale shark. Journal of Fish Biology 51 (6), 1219–1234.
- FAO web page on Whale shark
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2004). "Rhincodon typus" in FishBase. November 2004 version.
- Rhincodon typus (TSN 159857). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 16 November 2005.
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Wikimedia Commons
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Wikispecies
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Animal Diversity Web
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at IUCN Red List
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at FishBase
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Ocean Biogeographic Information System


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You're right. Steelers are just screwed up and not as good as other teams. We should just fire Colbert, Tomlin and the rest of the coaches. Start all over.
Why are you resorting to a straw man argument, intellectual dishonesty and not addressing the specific subject of the post? Anyone can deal in straw man arguments, as they are the weakest, least intelligent form of discussion. Stick to the subject at hand, or shut your stink hole.
You've got it so twisted it's ridiculous.
A guy makes a sarcastic comment, and you're response is that he is being 'intellectually dishonest' and only capable of the 'least intelligent' form of discussion.
You then tell him to stick to the subject or shut his stink hole.
Quick recap:
no 'ad hominem' attacks or anything else made at you, yet you call the guy intellectually dishonest and only capable of being an idiot.
You bring this all on yourself.
This board would certainly be better without your particular way of "debate", IMO. Since you seem insufferably committed to your act, the board would be better off without you. I've seen other boards where your act would fit in, where you could be in your own kind of debate heaven. Go for it on one of those boards. Or just go.
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Tuffy Flat Panel Carts with Cabinet
H. Wilson's Tuffy Flat Panel Cart with Cabinet is a safe way to move and display your TV and protect your expensive AV equipment. This attractive cart features a counterweight system that ensures stability and safe movement. Since the cart is made of injection-molded, engineered thermoplastic resin, it won't chip, rust, dent or warp. The universal mount is designed to hold a 37" to 60" flat panel TV. Adjust the steel mount up to 15 degrees up or down for the perfect viewing angle. Includes flat panel to mount hardware. You will also receive a three-outlet UL approved electrical assembly with a 15-foot cord, cord management wrap and three cable management clips. Store your projector and other equipment in the locking cabinet when class is over. The electrical attachment is recessed to allow for easy passage through doorways. H. Wilson's Tuffy Flat Panel Cart with Cabinet is backed by a lifetime warranty.
As always, our knowledgeable customer service is glad to help you with a quote or order. Give us a call at (877) 839-3330.
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