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[Updated at 9:30 p.m. ET] The U.S. military is ending its policy of excluding women from combat and will open combat jobs and direct combat units to female troops, multiple officials told CNN on Wednesday.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will make the announcement Thursday and notify Congress of the planned change in policy, the officials said.
"We will eliminate the policy of 'no women in units that are tasked with direct combat,'" a senior defense official said.
The officials cautioned, however, that "not every position will open all at once on Thursday." Once the policy is changed, the Department of Defense will enter what is being called an "assessment phase," in which each branch of service will examine all its jobs and units not currently integrated and then produce a timetable for integrating them.
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The Army and Marine Corps, especially, will be examining physical standards and gender-neutral accommodations within combat units. Every 90 days, the service chiefs will have to report on their progress.
The move will be one of the last significant policy decisions made by Panetta, who is expected to leave in mid-February. It is not clear where former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the nominated replacement, stands, but officials say he has been apprised of Panetta's coming announcement.
"It will take a while to work out the mechanics in some cases. We expect some jobs to open quickly, by the end of this year. Others, like special operations forces and infantry, may take longer," a senior defense official explained. Panetta is setting the goal of January 2016 for all assessments to be complete and women to be integrated as much as possible.
The Pentagon has left itself some wiggle room, however, which may ultimately lead to some jobs being designated as closed to women. A senior defense official said if, after the assessment, a branch finds that "a specific job or unit should not be open, they can go back to the secretary and ask for an exemption to the policy, to designate the job or unit as closed."
The official said the goal remains to open as many jobs as possible. "We should open all specialties to the maximum extent possible to women. We know they can do it."
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Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican who spent six years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, said he supports lifting the ban on women serving in combat, pointing out women are already serving in harm's way. But he said the move should not fundamentally change the military.
"As this new rule is implemented, it is critical that we maintain the same high standards that have made the American military the most feared and admired fighting force in the world - particularly the rigorous physical standards for our elite special forces units," McCain said in a statement.
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Thousands of women in the military have already found themselves in combat situations, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington. Recent wars such as Iraq and Afghanistan have lacked a real front line, and women serving there have come under fire and had to fight back alongside male counterparts, she said.
Murray, who leads the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and is a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, called Panetta's decision a "historic step for equality" that recognizes the role women play in the military.
The Pentagon must notify Congress of each job or unit as it is sent up to the secretary to be opened to women. Then the Defense Department must wait 30 days while Congress is in session before implementing the change.
It is a marked difference from the way the military ended the exclusion of gays serving openly, or the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. In that case, there were no stipulations attached to openly gay service members. There was no staggered approach that integrated openly gay troops into units. It was instead done all at once, across the board.
A senior defense official explained the Pentagon's reasoning behind the different approach: "You're talking about personal choice of behavior versus physical capability. And they were already in the units. If you take a unit that's never had women before, that's quite a culture change."
Another senior defense official said the goal is "to provide a level, gender-neutral playing field."
The American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense, charging that combat exclusion is unfair and outdated, harms America's safety and prevents women from receiving training and recognition for their work. The plaintiffs, who include women awarded Purple Hearts, say the exclusion places them at a disadvantage for promotion.
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The ACLU said it is thrilled about Panetta's planned announcement.
"But we welcome this statement with cautious optimism, as we hope that it will be implemented fairly and quickly so that servicewomen can receive the same recognition for their service as their male counterparts," Ariela Migdal, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Women's Rights Project, said in the statement.
Earlier this month, the Army opened the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment to women, and it has begun recruiting female pilots and crew chiefs. The Navy has put its first female officers on submarines in the past year, and certain female ground troops have been attached to combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 800 women were wounded in those wars, and at least 130 have died.
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The question still remains if the decision to allow women into combat job is the right thing to do. One side argues that women do not have enough physical strength to fight in combat. Also that man may feel obligated to protect a woman that is fighting beside them. Another side argues that there are several women that serve in the United States military that can meet the physical strength required to fight in combat. However those who believe that women are not capable of fighting in combat are based off of opinions. Studies have been done to prove that there are women serving in the military have the ability to fight in combat.
The United States Army provides Equal Opportunity to all Soldiers and their family members under Army Regulation 600-20 chapter 6. Yet there are many jobs and schools that female Soldiers are not authorized to attend or work. Combat jobs and special operations schools are only open to male Soldiers. While all branches of the Military are working to open positions for female Soldiers, in the US Army there will still be schools that will not allow females to attend such as Ranger School. Female Soldiers are needed for several reason including assistance with the female population when deployed. There are assistance teams for females to temporarily join when deployed but there would be no need to put together teams if more jobs were open to them. Women do not have the same muscle mass and their bodies are built differently from men. That is why the Army's Physical Fitness standard is different for males and females. While there are females that can max the standards on a male scale, just as men, women can train their bodies to get to a certain level. It has passed that the standards will not have to drop in order to allow female to join combat jobs. Since one of the Army's priority is to train, the female Soldiers will be trained and have to pass the same test and requirements as the male Soldiers. The problem is women are not being treated equally if they are not given the same opportunities as men in the United States Army. If women can deploy and give their lives in combat just as the men Soldiers, then they should be treated fairly and given the same opportunities as the male Soldiers.
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Combat arms jobs are to be exclusive. To spite the amount of worthless excuses for Soldiers and Service Members that were let in under the troop surge, combat arms jobs need to remain exclusive. The physical fitness standards are already way to low. I in no way shape form or fashion support allowing anyone into combat arms on the PT scale that has been adjusted for females.
Did you even read or listen to the news? STANDARDS WILL NOT BE LOWERED TO ACCOMODATE WOMEN. Women who are able to pass neutrality physical fitness standards will be able to apply to the restricted combat units. Training plans will not accommodate women, but will challenge them just as they do all men to reach as high a fitness level as their peers. Trust me, it doesn't take an Olympic lifter to aim and pull a trigger.
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I'm only a 13 year old girl, and I've already decided I am going to join the army. I'm thrilled that women are now aloud to fight in combat. That's all I've every really wanted to do. Serve my country. Like someone else was saying, I would hate to sit behind a desk all day. I want to face war head on and know upfront that I am serving my country.
It's about time that they started to allow women into combat units. I mean I am a female prior military and one of the biggest reasons that I got out of the military was because I wasn't a loud to do anything the men do such as 11B. I mean the whole reason I joined was to defend my country and ended up behind a desk and being made to feel like I was doing something. When I joined I knew exactly what I was joining and why I was joining and neither of these including sitting behind a desk. I join to protect my country not to defend a pen on my desk. I had so many hopes and aspirations while in the military and the biggest thing that I wanted to do of all was be a sniper. I got tired of being told you can't be a sniper you are a female or you can't be in special forces because you are a female. Straight out of my drill sgt's mouth was these words that I will never forget, he said "I would rather have a female battle buddy in combat over a man any day." When he was asked why, this was his response, " A female will protect you and shoot someone quicker than a man will." I believe there is a lot of truth to this. The reason I believe this is because many women have children at home that they must come back to and like they say it is a very dangerous spot to stand between a mother and her children.
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We males are just beasts, our manly flesh has the duty to love the toils and pains of the military life. We can be forced to be examined like animals, regardless to our modesty, completely naked; we can be forced to cut our hairs like prisoners, deprived of our civil rights for our Country's sake, because we males can be used as cannon fodder, but not the women! Having millions of males tortured and killed is better than having even just one woman in a dangerous situation! I respect the equality gender only to the advantage of women, rather I prefer more rights for them and more duties for us, because women are far superior than us males! I hope than the draft will remain just for males, because a woman cannot be forced to anything, much less to the war's dangers. A male.
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About time. I just wish they had said that a year or two ago when I went to pick my job for the Army.
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I agree, I think women should be able to fight. " WOMEN CAN DO WHAT MEN DO." Women should have the same rights as a man. Just because we are women it doesn't mean that we can't fight for what we think is right. It not a bad idea to lift the combat. Because I look at it as the women wanting to help the man out in what they do. People always look at the negative in life. Why not look at the positive in life. The women fight is showing how much they believe in them to do a mans job to me that says a lot. It also tells me that they don't care what they have to do to fight for what they believing. There is so many of us that are so glad that there is some women out who don't care about it and want to fight. I supports them 100% that they want to do this. I really don't care about the combat and I feel like the military don't either because they love there job. I also want to point out the if we do take them out what are we going to do when there is no more man out there that want to join the military? What are we really going to do? It give us some thing to think about. "WOMEN IN THE MILITARY I AM WITH YOU 100% GOOD LUCK!"
What I'm trying to do is at least make a ripple in the women's right community. I really believe that I can make a change and my voice can be heard I want to take a stand for all the women who love what they do and love what others do for them.
This topic has many different views, some more opinionated and passionate than others. Many concerns circle around this topic such as, women not being efficient or not being able to be equal to men fighting along side them. Women are just the same as men, they are just built different. If a women is physically efficient enough to fight in the front lines there shouldn't be a problem. I feel that it is good to have women fighting alongside men, it expresses and shows that they love their country as much as anybody else and they would risk their lives to show this. It would show other countries that America is one and they fight as one.
Citizens need to stop underestimating women! They may be emotional at times, but that doesn't mean they can't battle in combat. There has been a lot of heroism throughout history coming from women. People think that men are automatically cut out for being in the army or in combat. Why cat women be?? They can do anything they want to if they are determined and put their minds to it! Also, people think that women aren't physically prepared for the actions they do. Some women are so determined that they are. They deserve to battle in combat if they choose to!
Thank you so much that's all I want to get out. My aunt is amazing and she takes her job very very serious she is very great full of her chance to be in active duty and serve our country she loves what she does and I want to stand up for what she and I... And my whole family believes
I think that this is a huge step in women's right to fight in the frontlines of combat. I am pro for this because I have seen some of my female family members do great things in the military. My aunt has been in the military for over 3 years now and she is a sergeant. Women should have equal rights that men do. We have treated them equal in sports and other things like that, why can't we be equals in the frontlines of combat. If men want to take on the responsibility of having a man-made job than that's what they decide. I honestly believe that women should have 100% freedom in the military to have whatever job they wish. I believe that this is the beginning of a new era of women in combat.
Men and women aren't treated the same in sports, why do you thinm they aren't allowed to compete against women in basketball etc? Or in many Olympic sports? Know this, your beliefs will get people killed


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Mets RHP prospect Matt Harvey will start Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, the team said today.
Harvey, 23, is 7-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 20 starts for Triple-A Buffalo this season. He's allowed 97 hits, 48 walks, nine home runs, and 45 earned runs while striking out 112 in 110 innings.
In 245 2/3 professional innings over the last two seasons, Harvey is 20-10 with a 3.46 in 46 starts, having allowed 95 earned runs, 222 hits, 95 walks, and 18 home runs with 268 strikeouts.
There's no telling how his command issues will translate at the big league level, but it would be unfair to expect him to be lights out upon his arrival. He clearly still has work to do, especially with his off-speed stuff. But his stuff is electric, and it should be interesting and exciting to watch how this unfolds and see if he can continue to develop at the big league level. Far too often the Mets have rushed pitchers and put them in uncomfortable spots – see Mike Pelfrey and Jenrry Mejia as the most recent examples. I hope this move with Harvey (who has 1 1/2 years of professional experience in the minors under his belt) is the right decision for both him and the organization. Good luck, Matt…


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Ayala allows way to many inherited runners to score. Always has (36% rate)and always will.
Ayala had a team friendly contract but had no options. TJ McFarland also has no options THIS YEAR but will in the next three. This team will need these options going forward if they use up Matusz and Arrieta's options this year. If they are able to keep both Jake and Brian on the 25 this year they will have an option remaining next year as it will not get used.
I also look at this as a trade of Ayala for McFarland AND Jones. At what point does getting younger not count for something? I think the younger players have more upside than does Ayala hence a younger roster going forward plus the addition of options on these players if/when they are on the forty. A decent move IMO.


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While attending sportsmens shows in Syracuse and Oneida this past winter, I had the chance to visit with Captain Bob Dick, who had a display for Moby Dick Charters, his sport fishing charter service out of Henderson Harbor.
Dick and I are fellow members of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association, but our conversations were not about writing. Instead, the dialogue focused on two interests we have in common: Syracuse basketball and fishing out of Henderson Harbor.
SU Basketball
Dick and I are avid followers of SU hoops, and since the team had Saturday afternoon games during the Syracuse and Oneida shows, the two of us constantly consulted Dicks wife, Dawn, who was monitoring the games on her cell phone. Syracuse then was in a bit of a slide, but Dick and I agreed that downturns were common over a long season and that the team would turn things around. The Orange did, as evidenced by its recent performances in the Big East and NCAA tournaments.
What I found most interesting in our conversations about Syracuse basketball was that coach Jim Boeheim is a regular client of Moby Dick Charters. The brochure for the charter business includes two photos of the SU coach.
He and former SU star guard Gerry McNamara display an impressive catch of walleyes in one photo, while the other shows Boeheim with a mixed catch of brown and lake trout.
Commenting on the coachs fishing skills, Dick said, Boeheim is a really good fisherman.
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In addition to being fans of SU basketball, Dick and I are fans of Henderson Harbor fishing, and we have sung the areas praises in many newspaper and magazine articles over the years. Henderson Harbor is a gateway to world-class fishing.
Dick is a fan because the waters have allowed him to operate a successful charter service that puts plenty of big fish at lines end, and big fish translate to happy customers.
I am a fan because I love to experience good fishing, and on my numerous trips with Captain Bill Saiff III of Saiff Charters, the fishing has been great.
Dick has an intimate knowledge of the fishing out of Henderson Harbor because he spends six days a week from April through September on the water there.
I asked him to give an overview of the spring fishing opportunities out of Henderson Harbor so that I could share the information with readers of this column. Heres what Dick had to say:
Henderson Harbor may be No. 1 in the nation for catching trophy walleye. We have been blessed with a fishery that produces 10-141/2 pounders consistently.
Some of the best places are Campbells Shoal, Gull and Bass Islands, the Stony Creek area, and most of the areas around Pillar Point in Black River Bay. Popular stick baits for trolling include Bombers, No. 18 Rapalas, Thundersticks, Husky Jerks, and Reef Runners, and the best colors are black-silver, blue-silver, and fire tiger. Worm harnesses and crawler tipped jigs also produce excellent catches. In order to help protect the fantastic walleye fishery, more anglers are practicing catch and release.
Brown Trout
Brown trout fishing has been fantastic the past few springs. Some of the best areas are the sand beach from the mouth of North Sandy Creek and South Sandy Creek to Stony Creek and continuing north anywhere in Sawyers Bay, Rays Bay, and the shoreline continuing off the trench in to Henderson Harbor. Best trolling depths are between 3 and 30 feet, and favorite lures of the charter captains include Michigan Stingers spoons, Jr. Thundersticks, Smithwicks, and Rapalas. What is nice about targeting browns is you can also catch a lot of lake trout some days as well as the occasional steelhead.
Northern Pike
The northern pike is the bread and butter fish off Henderson Bay in the spring. Just about any spoon or stick bait will catch fish, and popular colors include black, blue, orange, chartreuse, and silver. Some of the best places are the sail boat moorings, Whites Bay, Lime Barrel Shoal, Gull Island, Bass Island, Horse Island, Campbells Shoal, and the east shore from Treadwell Point to the Gill House. The best depths are 8 to 35 feet of water. Use floating lures in the shallows and deep divers or weighted set-ups for fishing deeper.
More Information
Henchen Marina is the center of fishing in Henderson Harbor. The marina has everything to meet an anglers needs, and since the marina serves as the location where most guides pick up their clients, the folks at Henchen have access to the most up-to-date information on the fishing action.
For more information on fishing the Henderson Harbor area, visit www.henchenmarina.com, www.mobydickcharters.com, and www.billsaiffoutdoors.com.
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ATTLEBORO, MA- Alfred Whittaker, 90, of Attleboro, MA, formerly of Fall River, MA passed away on Wednesday March 16, 2011 at the LifeCare Center in Attleboro. He was the husband of the late Juliette (Meyrelles) Whittaker.
Alfred was born in Fall River the son of the late Thomas and Lillie (Lyons) Whittaker. He was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School class of 1938. Mr. Whittaker then served his country as a First Class Petty Officer with the United States Coast Guard. He also completed a "Theoretical and Practical Radio Operating Course with the US Coast Guard in 1943 in Atlantic City, NJ. After serving his country he went on to earn his degree in Accounting Business Management from the Thibodeau Business College in 1947. He worked as an accountant for Coronet Thermogravers Inc in Providence, RI, for twenty -five years. Alfred was active at one time with the Rhode Island Racing Pigeon Club and also with the Boy Scouts of America. He also earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Survivors are two daughters: Sharon Condon and her husband Richard of Woonsocket, RI; Gail Pacheco of Woonsocket, RI; a son: Brian P. Whittaker and his wife Mary Beth of South Attleboro, MA; five grandchildren: Melanie and Melissa Forget, Wayne Whittaker, Christopher and Matthew Pacheco along with several nieces and nephews. He was the father of the late Wayne A. Whittaker; brother of the late Edith Clough, Harold and Lawrence Whittaker.
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OK once again I am reaching out to the experts who regularly contribute to this site for answers to a questions I have long had. It seems to me that the O's rush promoting young talent compared to other organizations. I have understood why they do this. Anyone see Bryce Harper promoted yet? No, despite the numbers he has put up to this point.
In looking at some of the promotions we've seen so far, only Shutz made sense given his age (23) in, at the time Low A. I didn't agree with moving Klein after only I believe 7 games, I didn't agree with moving Mummey so quickly, and I think the rushing of Schoop to high A at this time is simply ridiculous. Is he hitting the ball? Yes, does that mean he is ready for the next level? No. Defensively, he needs a lot of work on his footwork and path to the ball. This has, in part lead to his 17 errors so far.
Hey, Bundy is having a good year, lets throw him in Bowie or even Norfolk!
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An ASU Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee has sided with Professor Jammie Price after she claimed that ASU violated due process and her academic freedom in actions it took in response to complaints students made about her classes—specifically showing a sexually graphic video.
But the committee said she "showed extremely poor judgment" in showing the film, but said it was not an "act of retaliation" involving the athletes in her class. The fallout from the report may be that the report documents preferential treatment for ASU athletes. For Price, she said yesterday that "If the chancellor accepts the report, I keep my job," but "If he rejects the report, they start termination." But the faculty grievance hearing committee pointed out that the way the university handled the complaints of two athletes shows direct evidence of Price's assertion of preferential treatment, as the two athletes that complained about a T-shirt Price wore to class regarding allegations of sexual assault by athletes led to a the athletes being moved to a newly-created section of the class she was teaching. Price was placed on administrative leave with pay March 16 after complaints from four students about remarks about student-athletes and her criticism of ASU administrators. Five concerns were returned by the committee in their report, including: Appearance of undue deference to student athletes; the manner in which student interviews were solicited—not being 'sufficiently neutral'; The lack of written complaints from the student athletes; inadequacy of the investigation into the matter, pointing to a number of shortcomings; and the 'uneven treatment of confidentiality.' Chancellor Kenneth Peacock has 30 days to act on the report.
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Aargh! *Finally partitioned a hdd and loaded Linux via LISA (standard GUI install from CD didn't like my onboard AGP SiS 530 video??). *
Now, when trying to configure XF86Setup (of course, I elected to try the GUI here, too!), I'm stuck on a screen displaying nothing but a big greyish rectangular blob on the screen. *Surely there is some command buttons and text I can't see or respond to. *So ... *how the heck do I kill the screen and get back to command line mode (short of the power switch).
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Mega-thanx for the bail-out, Ashcrow! *And expedient to boot * * I tried <ctrl>+<shift>+<bkspc>, <ctrl>+<esc>, etc.
Don't know what Twm is, so probably not.
I got the SiS 530 driver instructions and the .rpm and .tgz install procedures. *Looks like I shoulda run xf86config instead of XF86Setup?? *Anyway, sounds like I need to rpm or tar the drivers BEFORE running xf86config?
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Callorhinus ursinushttp://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3590A9963699.en
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|Vulnerable A2b ver 3.1
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|Gelatt, T. & Lowry, L. (IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group)
|Kovacs, K. & Lowry, L. (Pinniped Red List Authority)
The Eastern stock of Northern Fur Seals is predominantly in the Pribilof Islands. This stock has experienced a significant, steep decline in recent years and has failed to recover despite the cessation of commercial harvesting. Although the global population is still over a million animals, the current downward trend in abundance remains a mystery. The most troubling aspect of the situation is that the Pribilof population's pup production currently matches that during a time of very strong growth in the early 1900s (1918) yet the numbers continue to drop. Because this portion of the population represents approximately one half of the world-wide population, it seems that the species should be considered in the threatened category of Vulnerable under IUCN Red List Criterion A2 (due to the fact that the causes of the reduction do not appear to have ceased, are not understood, and may not be reversible based on the unknown cause). Thus, the Northern Fur Seal should remain classified as Vulnerable.
IUCN Evaluation of the Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus
Prepared by the Pinniped Specialist Group
A. Population reduction Declines measured over the longer of 10 years or 3 generations
Al. Population reduction observed, estimated, inferred, or suspected in the past where the causes of the reduction are clearly reversible AND understood AND have ceased, based on and specifying any of the following:
(a) direct observation
(b) an index of abundance appropriate to the taxon
(c) a decline in area of occupancy (AOO), extent of occurrence (EOO) and/or habitat quality
(d) actual or potential levels of exploitation
(e) effects of introduced taxa, hybridization, pathogens, pollutants, competitors or parasites.
Male Northern Fur Seals begin competing for a territory at approximately 7-9 years of age and females begin breeding after the age of four. Generation time is unknown but since females can breed successfully into their early twenties, it is likely in excess of 12-15 years. Northern Fur Seals have shown a significant decline in recent years but the reasons for the reductions are not fully understood, have not ceased despite a ban in commercial hunting and therefore are not clearly reversible.
A2. Population reduction observed, estimated, inferred, or suspected in the past where the causes of reduction may not have ceased OR may not be understood OR may not be reversible, based on (a) to (e) under A1.
Although other areas within the range of the species have shown slight increases and the proportion of the population on the Pribilofs has decreased, St. Paul Island remains the largest Northern Fur Seal rookery in the world with over 122,000 pups born in 2004. Accordingly, some rookeries are decreasing in size. The Eastern Pacific stock of Northern Fur Seals (Pribilof Islands and Bogoslof Island) experienced a decline of >50% between the early 1950's and 2005. However, this decline was at least in part due to a steady harvest of fur seals that ended on St. Paul Island in 1984. However, despite the cessation of the commercial harvest, the population in the Pribilofs has continued to decline and pup production on the largest rookery at St. Paul Island declined by over 22% between 2000 and 2004 and experienced an average annual rate of decline of 6% (SE = 0.7%) between 1998-2004. Although the overall world population has not declined as dramatically as that of the Pribilofs, because the Pribilofs represent almost half of the species population, the species should still be considered to be Vulnerable.
A3. Population reduction projected or suspected to be met in the future (up to a maximum of 100 years) based on (b) to (e) under A1.
A population reduction of northern fur seals is suspected in the future based on current trends at the largest rookeries. The likely amount of population reduction has not been projected, but if the current trend continues on the Pribilof Islands for the next 30 years, the population will move from being Vulnerable to being Endangered.
A4. An observed, estimated, inferred, projected or suspected population reduction (up to a maximum of 100 years) where the time period must include both the past and the future, and where the causes of reduction may not have ceased OR may not be understood OR may not be reversible, based on (a) to (e) under A1.
B. Geographic range in the form of either B1 (extent of occurrence) AND/OR B2 (area of occupancy)
B1. Extent of occurrence (EOO): CR < 100 km²; EN < 5,000 km²; VU < 20,000 km²
The EOO of Northern Fur Seals is > 20,000 km².
B2. Area of occupancy (AOO): CR < 10 km²; EN < 500 km²; VU < 2,000 km²
The AOO of Northern Fur Seals is > 2,000 km².
AND at least 2 of the following:
(a) Severely fragmented, OR number of locations: CR = 1; EN < 5; VU < 10
(b) Continuing decline in any of: (i) extent of occurrence; (ii) area of occupancy; (iii) area, extent and/or quality of habitat; (iv) number of locations or subpopulations; (v) number of mature individuals.
(c) Extreme fluctuations in any of: (i) extent of occurrence; (ii) area of occupancy; (iii) number of locations or subpopulations; (iv) number of mature individuals.
C. Small population size and decline
Number of mature individuals: CR < 250; EN < 2,500; VU < 10,000
The current global abundance of Northern Fur Seals (all age classes) is approximately one million.
AND either C1 or C2:
C1. An estimated continuing decline of at least: CR = 25% in 3 years or 1 generation; EN = 20% in 5 years or 2 generations; VU = 10% in 10 years or 3 generations (up to a max. of 100 years in future)
C2. A continuing decline AND (a) and/or (b):
(a i) Number of mature individuals in each subpopulation: CR < 50; EN < 250; VU < 1,000
(a ii) % individuals in one subpopulation: CR = 90–100%; EN = 95–100%; VU = 100%
(b) Extreme fluctuations in the number of mature individuals.
D. Very small or restricted population
Number of mature individuals: CR < 50; EN < 250; V number of mature individuals < 1,000 AND/OR restricted area of occupancy typically: AOO < 20 km² or number of locations < 5
The current abundance of Northern Fur Seals is approximately one million. AOO is > 20 km² and the number of locations is > 5.
E. Quantitative analysis
Indicating the probability of extinction in the wild to be: CR > 50% in 10 years or 3 generations (100 years max.); EN > 20% in 20 years or 5 generations (100 years max.); VU > 10% in 100 years
There has been no quantitative analysis of the probability of extinction for Northern Fur Seals.
Listing recommendation— The Eastern stock of Northern Fur Seals is predominantly located in the Pribilof Island; this stock has experienced a significant, steep decline since the 1950's that stabilized and then began dropping again recently. The reasons for the current downward trend remain a mystery. The most troubling aspect of this decline is that the Pribilof population currently has a pup production level similar to that in 1918, a time of strong growth, yet the numbers continue to drop. Because the Pribilof population represents approximately one half of the world-wide population the species should be considered in the threatened category of Vulnerable, based on A2b due to the fact that the causes of the reduction do not appear to have ceased, are not understood, and may not be reversible.
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|Northern Fur Seals are a widely-distributed pelagic species in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean and the adjacent Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan. They range from Northern Baja California, Mexico north and offshore across the North Pacific to Northern Honshu, Japan. The southern limit of their distribution at sea is approximately 35° N. Vagrants reach the Yellow Sea in the west and eastern Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. The vast majority of the population breeds on the Pribilof Islands, with substantial numbers on the Commander Islands as well. Still other sites are used, including San Miguel Island in California, Bogoslof Island in the Bering Sea, and Robben Island off Sakhalin Island in Russia. Many animals, especially juveniles, migrate from the Bering Sea south to southern California or the waters off Japan, to spend the winter feeding.
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Native:Canada; Japan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Mexico; Russian Federation; United States
Vagrant:China; Taiwan, Province of China
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Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northeast; Pacific – northwest
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|The current global population was estimated to be approximately 1.1 million in 2004-2005. Abundance is declining. The overall decline is not proportional with the regions where the greatest decreases are occurring - in the Pribilof Islands – in fact, the small populations in the Kuril Islands and on Bogoslof Island in the Aleutians have increased. Approximate individual site population sizes are estimated as follows: Pribilof Islands: 688,028: Commander Islands: 225,000-230,000; Robben Island: 88,000; Kuril Islands: 45,000-50,000; San Miguel Island: 7,784 (Reijnders et al 1993). The Pribilof Islands population declined at 6.2% annually on St. Paul Island and 4.5% annually on St. George Island between 1998 – 2004 (Towell et al. 2006). Pup production on St. Paul again dropped, by 10.5% between 2004 and 2006. Once containing approximately 75% of the world population of northern fur seals, the Pribilofs currently have approximately 50%. Estimated pup production on St. Paul Island in 2004 was at a level equal to that observed in 1918, which was a time when the population was growing at a rate of 8% annually following cessation of the pelagic harvests (Towell et al. 2006), so the current declines are quite perplexing.
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|Northern Fur Seals exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism, with males being 30-40% longer and more than 4.5 times heavier than adult females. Males can be as large as 2.1 m and 270 kg. Females can be up to 1.5 m and 50 kg or more. Newborns weigh 5.4-6 kg, and are 60-65 cm long. Pups are blackish at birth, with variable oval areas of buff on the sides, in the axillary area and on the chin and sides of the muzzle. After 3-4 months, pups moult to the colour of adult females and subadults. Northern Fur Seals become sexually mature at 3-5 years old, at which time females usually produce one pup a year for most of the rest of their lives. Gestation lasts 51 weeks, which includes a delay of implantation of 3.5 to 4 months. Longevity of this species is 25 years (Reijnders et al 1993). Males do not become physically mature, and large enough to compete for a territory that will be used by females, until they are 8-9 years old. The generation time for females is approximately 12-15 years depending on the determination methods used.
Breeding on the Pribilof Islands occurs from mid-June through August, with a peak in early July (the median date in southern California is approximately 2 weeks earlier than at the Pribilofs). This is a highly polygynous species. Males arrive at the rookeries up to one month before females and vocalize, display and fight to establish and maintain territories.
Northern Fur Seals usually give birth a day after arrival at the rookery. Mean time from birth to oestrous is 5.3 days, followed by a departure for a mean of 8.3 days for the first feeding trip. Females breeding at the Pribilof Islands are located relatively far from the foraging areas, which are concentrated at the edge of the continental shelf and hence females in this population consistently make longer foraging trips than most other female otariids, with a mean trip length of 6.9 days. Once foraging begins the mean depth of dives is 68 m and average duration is 2.2 minutes with maximum depth recorded of 207 m and maximum duration of 7.6 minutes. Pups are visited 8-12 times over the lactation period and attended for a mean of 2.1 days during each visit, before being abruptly weaned at 4 months old.
Northern Fur Seals are one of the most pelagic pinnipeds. They spend most of the year at sea, rarely (if ever) returning to land between one breeding season and the next. Thus, males spend an average of only 45 days ashore a year and females only 35 days a year. Once weaned, juveniles go to sea and do not haul-out until they return, usually to the island of their birth, 2-3 years later. At sea, Northern Fur Seals are most likely to be encountered alone or in pairs, with groups of 3 or more being uncommon. They forage relatively far from shore, over the edge of the continental shelf and slope. Diving is concentrated around dawn and dusk. Northern fur seals spend quite a bit of time rafting at the surface, either asleep or grooming. They employ a wide variety of resting postures, including raising one or more flippers into the air, and draping one of their fore flippers over both of the rear flippers to form a posture known as the "jug handle" position.
Many animals, especially juveniles, migrate from the Bering Sea south to California or the waters off Japan, to spend the winter feeding.
The diet varies by location and season and includes many varieties of epipelagic and vertically-migrating mesopelagic schooling and non-schooling fish and squid. Prey species of importance in the waters off California and Washington include anchovy, hake, saury, several species of squid and rockfish, and salmon. In Alaskan waters, Walleye Pollock, Capelin, Sand Lance, Herring, Atka Mackerel, and several species of squid are important prey.
Predators include Killer Whales, sharks, and Steller Sea Lions.
|Terrestrial; Marine
|Major Threat(s):
Northern Fur Seals have one of the longest and most complex histories of commercial harvesting, which began when the main breeding colonies were discovered in the late 18th century; exploitation continued through until 1984. Numerous international treaties and agreements were put in force over time in efforts to manage this species. There were many periods of decline and recovery over this long period. It is estimated that the population numbered up to 2.5 million animals in the 1950s. They may have been considerably more numerous than this level back when there were many more active rookeries, before the onset of exploitation by Europeans and Americans.
Northern Fur Seals compete for Walleye Pollock with one of the largest commercial fisheries world. Measurable annual mortality, especially for juveniles and subadults, is caused by entanglements in derelict and discarded fishing gear, marine debris and direct interactions with commercial fisheries. This mortality was highest during the period of active high seas drift net fishing in the North Pacific in the 1980s. But, entanglement in debris is an ongoing problem. Long-term ecosystem regime change in the North Pacific and possible changes in the foraging patterns of a key predator (the Killer Whale), may be working synergistically with the fisheries related issues to cause the current population decline.
Like all fur seals, Northern Fur Seals are vulnerable to oil spills because of their dependence on their thick pelage for thermoregulation. The small colonies at San Miguel Island in the California Channel Islands and on the Farallon Island may be at greatest risk due to proximity to major harbours, shipping lanes and offshore oil extraction facilities.
The effect of global climate change on this species is uncertain. However, any further negative disruption of the ecosystem of the northern fur seal should be considered a threat.
Small numbers of Northern Fur Seals are taken annually by Alaska Natives in a subsistence harvest on the Pribilof Islands. For the period 1999-2003, the average annual harvest was 869 animals; all animals taken were juvenile and sub-adult males. Subsistence harvest has declined in recent years to the level of 478 taken in 2007 on both Pribilof Islands (Lestenkoff and Zavadil 2007, Malavansky 2007).
|Conservation Actions:
|Following the termination of the Interim Convention on the Conservation of the North Pacific Fur Seal in 1984, the Northern Fur Seal is now managed on land independently by the Commonwealth of Independent States and the United States. The eastern north Pacific stock of the Northern Fur Seal was listed as depleted under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1988, and a final conservation plan was completed in December 2007.
|Gelatt, T. & Lowry, L. (IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group). 2008. Callorhinus ursinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T3590A9963699. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3590A9963699.en . Downloaded on 10 October 2015.
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The future is really in the past... Time for us to prove it!
This past weekend, I happened to be reading a bit of the Currey bibliography of Science Fiction first edition books and got to thinking about where certain bits of true science might have found their origin (in literature at least). My quest obviously led me to Jules Verne and his prediction of a moon walk in 'From the Earth to the Moon' in 1865. We had to wait 104 years, but Neil, Buzz and Michael pulled it off with Apollo 11 in 1969. What else is there??? A few to tickle your fancy are below. Would love to hear more as I know there are a ton. This is the stuff of great discussions here in the shop.
First Modern Card - Diner's Club was introduced in 1950 / FIRST PREDICTED IN 'LOOKING BACKWARD' BY EDWARD BELLAMY IN 1888
First automatic sliding door - Invented by Dee Horton and Lew Hewitt in 1954 / FIRST PREDICTED IN 'WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES' BY H.G. WELLS IN 1899
First test-tube baby - First accomplished when Louise Joy Brown was born in England in 1978 / FIRST PREDICTED IN 'BRAVE NEW WORLD' BY ALDOUS HUXLEY IN 1932
First handheld eBook reader - Amazon Kindle with built-in wireless connection available in 1997 / FIRST PREDICTED IN 'HITCHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY' IN 1979
By Mike Cotter
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The Dalai Lama Speaks At The Global Scholars Symposium In Cambridge
His Holiness the Dalai Lama laughs during a press conference in the... News PhotoBestof,Cambridge,Cambridge University,Cambridgeshire,Dalai Lama,England,Horizontal,Human Interest,Laughing,Press Conference,Religion,Seminary,Spirituality,St John's College,Tenzin Gyatso,Topics,Topix,UKPhotographer Oli ScarffCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesCAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - APRIL 19: His Holiness the Dalai Lama laughs during a press conference in the Divinity School of St. John's College, part of the University of Cambridge, on April 19, 2013 in Cambridge, England. The Dalai Lama was invited to address an audience in St. John's College by the Global Scholars Symposium during his 5-day visit to the UK. The exiled 77-year-old Buddhist Tibetan leader spoke on themes of non-violence, compassion, dialogue and universal responsibility. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)


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Lp-PLA2, Progenitor Cells and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Humans AIM III
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AIM III is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial. The study is directly connected to IRB 08-008161 as a specific aim of the National Institute of Health (NIH) grant. Participants may either consent to and qualify for AIM I and AIM II (IRB 08-008161) or have a cardiac catheterization with acetylcholine testing in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN to be considered for this study.
Endothelial Dysfunction
Drug: darapladib
Drug: placebo
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Lp-PLA2, Progenitor Cells and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Humans AIM III
- The dual primary endpoints will the pre-treatment and post-treatment difference in % change CAD (Ach)and % change CBF (Ach). [ Time Frame: six months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Darapladib
1:1 randomization drug or placebo
Drug: darapladib
darapladib, tablet, 160 mg, by mouth, one time daily, 6 month duration
Placebo Comparator: Sugar Pill
1:1 randomization placebo or darapladib
Drug: placebo
placebo, by mouth, once daily for six months
Detailed Description:
The main goal of AIM III is to assess and quantify the effect of long-term administration of darapladib 160 mg once a day, a selective, reversible, orally active inhibitor of plasma and vascular Lp-PLA2, on coronary endothelial function, progression of coronary atherosclerosis as determined by IVUS, and atherosclerosis in patients with early atherosclerosis. Patients with evidence of coronary endothelial dysfunction, as determined by intracoronary administration of acetylcholine during angiography and IVUS, will be followed for 6 months during once daily dosing of darapladib. Coronary endothelial function is determined by the changes in coronary artery diameter and coronary blood flow response to the intracoronary administration of acetylcholine and adenosine. The patients will be followed in clinic 6 months. They will have follow-up angiography, assessment of endothelial function, and IVUS during the six month visit.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing coronary angiography including endothelial function testing with the medication acetylcholine in the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Patients may be enrolled in AIM I and AIM II IRB 08-008161 :Lp-PLA2, Progenitor Cells and Atherosclerosis in Humans".
- Male or female aged at least 18 years, inclusive, at screening. Female subjects must be post-menopausal or using a highly effective method for avoidance of pregnancy. The decision to include or exclude women of childbearing potential may be made at the discretion of the investigator in accordance with local practice in relation to adequate contraception.
- Age greater than 18 up to age 85
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current severe heart failure New York Heart Association class III or IV with ejection fraction less than 40%
- Unstable angina
- Myocardial infarction or angioplasty within 6 months prior to entry into the study
- Planned coronary revascularization (PCI or CABG)
- Planned major surgical procedure
- Patients with segments with endothelial dysfunction of less than 10 mm in length or complete occlusion will be excluded.
- Angiographic exclusion criteria include left main disease with greater than 30% stenosis on angiogram, luminal diameter of the study vessel less than 2.5 mm, severe tortuousity of the study vessel, or any other relevant anatomical reasons that the investigator deems inappropriate for the study.
- Current liver disease, known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones) or evidence of abnormal liver function tests (total bilirubin or alkaline phosphatase > 1.5 x upper limit of normal (UNL); or ALT or AST > 2.5 x UNL or other hepatic abnormalities that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude the subject from participation in the study.
- Chronic or acute kidney disease with serum creatinine greater than or equal to 2 mg/dL or estimated glomerular filtration rate <40 mL/min/1.73m2, renal transplant status, history of contrast nephropathy,
- Poorly controlled hypertension despite lifestyle modifications and pharmacotherapy. (systolic BP >160 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP >110 mm Hg),
- Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c >10%),
- Current or within 1 month use of any form of corticosteroids,
- Severe asthma that is poorly controlled on pharmacotherapy
- History of anaphylaxis, anaphylactoid (resembling anaphylaxis) reactions
- Current life-threatening conditions other than vascular disease, alcohol or drug abuse within the last 6 months
- Malignancy within the past 5 years,
- Positive pregnancy test (all female subjects of childbearing potential must have a urine β-human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG] pregnancy test performed at Screening and/or within 7 days prior to randomization) or is known to be pregnant or lactating.
- Current or planned chronic administration of strong oral or injectable cytochrome P-450 isoenzyme 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors.
- Subjects with both parents of Japanese, Chinese, or Korean ancestry must have a blood sample collected for assessment of Lp-PLA2 activity by the central laboratory prior to randomization. Those with Lp-PLA2 activity ≤10 nmol/min/mL will be excluded from participation in the study.
- Previous exposure to darapladib (SB-480848).
- Use of an investigational device or investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) preceding the first dose of the study medication, or any subject the investigator deems unsuitable for the study
- Patients who require treatment with positive inotropic agents other than digoxin during the study
- Patients with cerebrovascular accident within 6 months prior to entry into the study
- Significant endocrine, hepatic or renal disorders
- Local or systemic infectious disease within 4 weeks prior to entry into study
- Mental instability
- Federal Medical Center inmates
- Hemoglobin less than 12 mg/dL
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01067339
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Principal Investigator:
|Amir Lerman, MD
|Mayo Clinic
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Amir Lerman, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01067339 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 9, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 22, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Mayo Clinic:
coronary endothelial dysfunction
coronary vasospasm
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary Disease
Heart Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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DERBY – Pending FCC approval, WMOO-FM and WIKE-AM will soon have a new owner.
Yesterday, Bruce James, president of Vermont Broadcast Associates, said his company signed a letter of agreement to purchase the stations.
Last May, Jeff Shapiro and Bill Binnie purchased 11 radio stations from Nassau Broadcasting during a bankruptcy action. Shapiro and Binnie divided the stations between themselves. Shapiro, from Vertical Capital, took over the Derby radio stations and other stations in northern New England.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the purchase of the radio stations in September. The FCC still needs to approve the transfer of the stations from Nassau Broadcasting to Vertical Capital. James expects that will be complete by Nov. 14.
Once that is complete, James will buy the radio stations from Vertical Capital.
James, who owns several radio stations in the St. Johnsbury, VT and Littleton, NH area, had a long-standing goal of bringing his company's successful formula of Northeast Kingdom radio stations to Newport.
"Newport is truly a wonderful place," said James. "Helping create a positive, energetic lifestyle where people want to live, work and play is very important to a vibrant community and our radio stations will do what we can to promote that to our listeners and advertising clients in the Newport area. This will be a very positive time for people in Newport and surrounding towns."
James hopes to bring some structure to WMOO-FM's format of adult contemporary content. He also hopes to bring in more local news, local weather and benchmark programming. James wants to make WMOO-FM the most professional station it can be.
James said the morning radio listener is not the same listener as the evening. In the morning, listeners are families who want to know what happened overnight and how to prepare for the day. The evening listeners are teenagers and young adults doing their homework, talking to each other and working on the computer.
James wants to have family programming.
James is still up in the air with the country western format of WIKE-AM. He is currently building a country station that will broadcast on 94.5 FM. The tower will be in Irasburg with a studio at the WIKE/WMOO building. That additional station gives James options on format.
"I know that country is very popular right now on WIKE," said James. "I got a feeling that the country listener would love to have a modern country station that's on FM that still has local news and weather and is very relevant to the community. I really have to take a look at that. Is that something I want to put on one of the FM stations? If I do that, then we have to talk about what we will do with WIKE to make that relevant for its listeners."
James is a strong believer in keeping his stations local. He would consider having a call-in trading post type program on the Derby stations. Overnight programming might not be local.
"I love radio," James said. "I love what local radio stations can do in local communities. I love the positive impact they can have on local communities. I want to bring 5,000 people into Newport for festivals and events. Those 5,000 people aren't going to come from Hartford, Connecticut; they're going to come from Holland, Morgan, Newport, Derby and all the towns around."
James' fell in love with radio by listening to distance AM stations late at night.
Newport Daily Express Publisher Ken Wells is delighted with James' purchase.
"I have known and worked with Bruce James for 20 years and we share the same vision for promotion and local expansion of the business climate in Orleans County," said Wells. "We will be working with this new ownership on several fronts and I congratulate Bruce on his latest acquisition."


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Cruz Convertible Pant (Boy's)
Out of Stock Product Number: 29079
On the island or the mainland, these multi-tasking convertible pants are made from performance fabric that's quick-drying, 30 UPF and treated with water-shedding DWR to stand up to excessive sun, fog or wind; DriClime interior waistband manage moistures. Extra packable, these pant legs zip off to convert into 7 1/2" inseam shorts; inseam gusseted panel for maximum freedom of movement.
- Blue Sign Approved Fabric
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Weight: 7.1oz (201.3g)
Material: 100% Nylon Plain Weave 3.0 oz/yd
Fit: Regular Fit
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Consumers should be aware that placing an international long distance call from your wireline telephone here in the United States to a wireless phone in another country may result in a "surcharge" on your bill in addition to your usual charges.
This can happen because many foreign countries use a "calling party pays" framework. Under a "calling party pays" framework, wireless phone subscribers pay only for the outgoing calls they place to others. The "calling party" must pay for calls placed to wireless phones. As a result, when wireline U.S. customers call foreign wireless customers, foreign carriers may pass through to the U.S. carrier the additional cost of connecting the wireless call. The U.S. carrier may then pass this cost through to the U.S. customer as a surcharge on his or her bill.
Steps You Can Take
- Check with your long distance carrier for more specific information about international wireless surcharges and for international rates.
- Check your carrier's website, which may list surcharges for calls to particular countries.
- Some countries use unique telephone numbers for wireless telephones. Your carrier may be able to provide those numbers (including on its website) so that you will know in advance whether you are about to incur a surcharge in calling a foreign number.
For More Information
For information about other telecommunications issues, visit the FCC's Consumer website [1], or contact the FCC's Consumer Center by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) for TTY; or writing to:
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