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	Valva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The claspers of a wobbegong shark (Orectolobus maculatus).
		In biology, a clasper or valva (plural valvae) is a body part of male insects that is used to hold the female during copulation.
		Male cartilaginous fish also have claspers, which developed from their pelvic fins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clasper (90 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Business \| \| After soft soap, plane talking
		Clasper's home is in the Hertfordshire commuter belt, midway between Heathrow and Luton airports and a fairway from the flightpath of any commercial jets.
		Clasper says BAA told locals a runway would be "politically and environmentally difficult" - which, he admits, is still the case.
		Clasper was never much of an aviation anorak, although he does know his way around airports, from his time as worldwide boss of P&G's homecare products.
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,3604,957971,00.html (1404 words)

	Clasper Fallcaster
		She kept away from the coast, inland lakes and large rivers, and she was apprehensive of open-air swimming-pools.
		Clasper's sense of direction became phenomenal, although family car-rides now had to be planned to avoid bridges over water, and, in England, to especially avoid the towns of Bath, Leamington, Harrogate and Tunbridge Wells.
		Clasper's sensitivity to the Earth's electric field was very favourably compared to that of night-flying migrational birds that could accurately navigate without the aid of the moon and the stars.
	vue.org.uk /clasper.htm (138 words)

	Sources
		The surname "Clasper" appears to have originated in the Northumberland area of England.
		One theory is that "Clasper" is a Hanoverian name, this would appear to be based on the fact that the Hanoverian immigrants populated parts of the east coast of England.
		A small group of "Clasper" families have been found in North Lincolnshire from 1600, but these had disappeared by 1837.
	freespace.virgin.net /rod.clayburn/clasper/clasper.htm (205 words)

	Tyne Oarsmen
		Clasper was born in 1812 in Dunston, near Gateshead, home also of that latter- day Geordie sporting hero, Paul Gascoigne.
		Clasper was convinced that the London victory was as much to do with the London men’s superior boat as to any superiority of the crew.
		Though Clasper did scull (race solo) he is known as well for the teams he led.
	www.ihbc.org.uk /context_archive/49/tyneoarsmen.htm (759 words)

	NOVA Online \| Island of the Sharks \| Ask The Expert (October 16, 1998)
		The clasper is a scroll-like organ formed from the pelvic fins through which sperm is inserted into the female's cloaca.
		However, the clasper serves another purpose here: as a signaling device advertising the male's presence and his willingness to choose a partner with which to mate.
		It is likely that the male bites the female on a fin as, in other species, this induces the female to roll onto her backside and permit the male to insert its clasper in her.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/sharks/masters/ask19981016.html (619 words)

	HinsGal2
		A good way to visualize the clasper is to place your thumb just below the first and second fingers of your hand, with the two fingers separated from the thumb by an inch or so.
		In fact, claspers of dragonflies are species specific, and one of the surest ways to identify a male Hine's Emerald is to look at the tip of the abdomen for the characteristic shape of the clasper.
		Note the manner in which the clasper is locked to the head of the female, while the female tightly grasps the abdomen of the male for support.
	hinesemeraldgallery.org /hinsgal2.htm (743 words)

	Clasper, Combs Named Student-Athletes Of The Week :: Women's golfer, men's lacrosse player recognized.
		Clasper, a freshman from North Potomac, Md., helped the Terps to a seventh-place finish in last week's Snowbird Intercollegiate golf tournament hosted by Northern Illinois University.
		She carded a second-round score of par 72 and had a two-day total of six-over 150 for a sixth-place individual finish out of 114 competitors.
		Clasper is majoring in elementary education, Combs is majoring in communications.
	umterps.cstv.com /genrel/032200aaa.html (201 words)

	Clasper
		Roffe is a descendent of the famous Claspers from Newcastle-On-Tyne, England and his eagerness to have the rowing community enjoy these valuable objects is very much appreciated.
		Harry Clasper was one of the great and famous professional oarsmen as well as an inventive boat-builder during the middle part of the 19th Century.
		In the Clasper book it describes the sterling silver skiff presented to Harry Clasper by his supporters at a testimonial in Newcastle on 19 November, 1845, commemorating his recent victory on 29 September.
	www.rowinghistory.net /clasper.htm (337 words)

	Evolution of cetaceans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They had small brains; this suggests they were solitary and did not have the complex social structure of modern whales.
		Basilosaurus had two tiny but well-formed hind legs which were probably used as claspers when mating; they are a small reminder of the lives of their ancestors.
		Today, the whale hind parts are internal and reduced, and they serve as anchor for the muscles of the genitalia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evolution_of_cetaceans (1020 words)

	BCBSNC News - Press Releases - 06/10/2003
		Clasper has more than 30 years' experience in finance and treasury with broad experience in financial reporting, portfolio management, investment accounting, regulatory and tax compliance, cash management, budgeting and cash flow forecasting.
		Clasper previously served as president of First Continental Life and Accident Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital Area (BCBSNCA) and chief financial officer of its insurance division.
		In addition, Clasper served as director, CFO and senior vice president of DeRand Corporation of America for nearly 10 years, developing accounting policies, financial controls, SEC and financial reporting and structuring and financing limited partnerships in real estate and telecommunications.
	www.bcbsnc.com /news/press-releases/PR2003-0610.cfm (546 words)

	BBC - Tyne Features - Tyne's rowing heroes
		Harry Clasper began competitive rowing at the age of 30 and was largely concerned, during his time on the water, with streamlining his boats and oars to have the competitive edge.
		Harry Clasper had spent many years coaching his prodigy, and now he was coming good.
		The swivel rowlock which was introduced in the USA about the same time as the sliding seat in the 1870's and J H Clasper invented and patented the fin keel to solve the problems of steering in adverse conditions.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/features/2004/05/rowing_heroes.shtml (764 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Clasper, 50, will oversee construction of a fifth terminal at Heathrow and efforts to convince the government to allow a third runway.
		Clasper, a former senior executive at Procter and Gamble Co., joined BAA as deputy chief executive in July 2001.
		Clasper also plans to put pressure on the U.K. government to ensure BAA has enough new runway capacity to cope with the forecast traffic increase.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a.pfWhKoMRPM&refer=uk (944 words)

	Thought Raker » Clasper
		Clasper crept up behind Jenny, and began to engulf her in a slow embrace.
		Clasper released Jenny all of a sudden, and Pow!
		She was knocked out by a blow, the pattern on Clasper’s ring imprinted deep on her chin.
	thoughtraker.com /?p=81 (1341 words)

	Terps Kick Off Season With Edwin Watts/Carolinas Collegiate Classic :: Same lineup competing that finished fourth at ...
		Clasper and Harper were the only Terps to compete in all 11 rounds of the fall, spanning four tournaments.
		Clasper led the team with 77.9 strokes per 18 holes, but Harper and Crowther were each within a stroke at 78.4 and 78.8, respectively.
		In his fourth season as head coach, Jason Rodenhaver is the only coach the Maryland women's golf team has ever known, and he built the program from scratch.
	umterps.cstv.com /sports/w-golf/spec-rel/022703aaa.html (900 words)

	Stop Stansted Expansion Campaign - SSE News Archive - July to September 2003
		Clasper's rebuttal refers to BAA's three priorities: to provide a decent service to passengers and airlines, to manage a huge capital investment programme and to provide new runway capacity for the South East.
		Clasper adds that BAA interviews around 100,000 passengers each year on their experience of passing through the airports and that the response is overwhelmingly positive.
		Clasper responds that the funding approach was agreed with the regulatory authorities after wide consultation.
	www.stopstanstedexpansion.com /news_archive04.html (20969 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| Harry Clasper - Champion Rower
		I started with my own surname BAGE and also my paternal grandmothers name of CLASPER because they seemed unusual and there were not that many in the phone books.
		A tremendous race followed but the Clasper boat won by about one and a half boat lengths.
		It was a great night and Harry was presented with a Pub bought and paid for with the money collected from friends and the public who couldn’t seem to do enough to honour their hero.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/clasper/page2.phtml (1221 words)

	Women's Golf Takes Ninth At Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate :: Clasper claims 15th for Terps' first top-20 finish of ...
		The Terps improved one stroke from their second-round total, but could not move up in the standings, as they stood in ninth place for all three rounds of the tournament.
		Senior captain Erin Clasper (North Potomac, Md.) led Maryland in 15th place, the first time a Terp has finished a tournament in the top 20 this season.
		She fired a six-over-par 77 in the final round after carding a 78 and 75 in the first two rounds for a total of 230.
	www.theacc.com /sports/w-golf/recaps/101502aaa.html (414 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| History of the Clasper Family
		The earliest records for the surname Clasper are in the Northumberland area of England in the Ponteland and Morpeth districts, and in the Durham area of Whickham.
		A branch also moves to London with John Hawks Clasper the son of the famous rower Harry, and a branch also moves to Scotland.
		However, the vast majority of records show the Clasper surname in the Northumberland and Durham Counties of the U.K. Branches also extended overseas to Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/clasper/page1.phtml (307 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| Couple say: 'It's good to talk'
		The threat of war loomed over Europe as Mr Clasper married his then 18-year-old bride in 1937.
		He was called up to the Durham Light Infantry in 1940 and taken prisoner of war in north Africa in 1942.
		After the war, Mr Clasper returned to England and the couple went on to have four children and are now grandparents of seven.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/1818638.stm (355 words)

	genius3 - page 342 of 424
		He has brothers, but they are too young to have shown their powers.
		John Clasper; very excellent oarsman; was drowned when young (aet.
		The father of the Clasper family was a keelman.
	galton.org /books/hereditary-genius/text/html/galton-1869-genius342.html (221 words)

	NEWS SNAP: BAA Sees 2% Fiscal Year UK Airport Passenger Rise -2- - BEURS.NL
		Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Chief Executive Mike Clasper said the sedate rise in passenger traffic expected this year also reflects a softer U.K. economy and the terrorist attacks in London last July.
		Clasper declined to comment on the current bid situation or on BAA's possible defense to any formal takeover offer from the Ferrovial-led group.
		Clasper added that BAA is examining the potential for transferring some of its property portfolio into Real Estate Investment Trusts.
	www.beurs.nl /nieuws/artikel.php?id=110023&taal=US (647 words)

	Joint Reaction : About Us : Surgeons : Jonathan Clasper
		During his time at Oxford, Mr Clasper spent 1 year working for Professor A Carr, performing shoulder and elbow surgery.
		Mr Clasper is the author of a number of book chapters, and of specific papers on trauma and upper limb surgery and has gained doctorates in both Medicine and Philisophy.
		He is regularly asked to review papers and advise on research, and teaches on both military and civilian othopaedic and trauma courses.
	www.jointreaction.co.uk /surgeons/jonc.html (254 words)

	Why Do Sharks Have 2 Penises?
		These organs, called 'claspers', are developed along the inner margin of each pelvic fin (the paired fins located behind a shark's belly).
		If the amorous male happened to 'dock' along the left side of the female, he flexes his right clasper across the mid-line of his body and inserts it into her vent (genital opening).
		To secure the inserted clasper in place, its tip unfolds in complex, species specific ways -- often anchoring by way of one or more spike-like clasper spurs (ouch!).
	www.elasmo-research.org /education/topics/lh_2penises.htm (299 words)

	ITV plc announces that Mike Clasper CBE will be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company
		ITV plc announces that Mike Clasper CBE will be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company
		ITV plc announces that Mike Clasper CBE will be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 3rd January 2006.
		Mike Clasper is the Chief Executive Officer of BAA plc and prior to 2001 was with Procter & Gamble where he held senior positions in both marketing and operational management.
	www.itvplc.com /itv/news/releases/pr2005/2005-10-04?t=print (231 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| CLASPER FAMILY HISTORY
		At the same time many hours were spent in the local history department of the library transcribing all the Clasper entries in the St. Catherine's Index.
		The many trees I have put together still need connecting up to each other and this is now the main task in hand, to produce one big 'Clasper' Family Tree.
		The author has taken great care to record the information on these web pages as accurately as possible, however, if any errors are discovered he would appreciate feedback in order to rectify them.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/clasper/index.phtml (476 words)

	NOVA Online \| Island of the Sharks \| Clickable Shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Only males have claspers, which Aristotle thought were used to clasp the female during mating (hence the name).
		In fact, during mating, the male passes one of his two claspers over his cloaca -- the chamber into which the reproductive, intestinal, and urinary systems discharge in many fishes -- thus forcing semen into a groove in the clasper.
		He then rotates this clasper so it's facing forward and inserts it into the cloaca of a receptive female.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/sharks/world/clickclasper.html (97 words)

	RedOrbit - Technology - BAA Threatens Regulator With Switch of Investment Overseas
		BAA's chief executive, Mike Clasper, made his comments as he unveiled details of the pounds 1.25bn acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Budapest Airport, including news that the company will keep 99 per cent of the airport's profits, despite sharing ownership with the Hungarian government.
		Mr Clasper said that the profit split " which was kept confidential until yesterday " showed that BAA had not overpaid for what he described as one of the two most important assets in the new countries of the European Union.
		Mr Clasper said: 'The core of the debate is over how to encourage investment.
	www.redorbit.com /news/technology/333850/baa_threatens_regulator_with_switch_of_investment_overseas/index.html?source=r_technology (525 words)

	North East Rowing On-line - History Timeline
		Following the race Coombes' backers suggested a return match the next week £100 from Clasper to their £200, the challenge being accepted £20 was deposited by Coombes with Joseph Hair of the Quayside and £10 by Clasper.
		Clasper's single was described as the "beau ideal of his four-oared gig, The Five Brothers" (Newcastle Journal 14-21/12/1844) but Coombes' was 6lbs lighter at 43lbs.
		Clayton to umpire for Claspers and Jenkins of Leander for Coombes with Layton as referee.
	www.nerowing.com /rowhist (14593 words)

	ARS \| Publication request: Differences in Mating Behavior among Three Populations of Anthocoris Antevolens White ...
		The 21% success occurred for two populations in which males are similar in phallus length, and it is possible that population similarity in this trait allowed some insemination; however, the success was asymmetric, in that insemination occurred for males of one population but not for the reverse cross.
		Females in all crosses resisted mating attempts by males by hunching of the abdomen to prevent insertion of the clasper by the male, by use of a hind leg to block male attempts to insert the clasper, and by attempts to dislodge the male.
		For two populations, female resistance increased when paired with a male from a different population than when paired with a male from her population.
	www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=165328&pf=1 (461 words)

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