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у нас, когда Нор что нибудь утащит- цокает тихо-тихо. Когда просто бегает:ТЫГДЫМ-ТЫГДЫМ, а когда сопрет:цоооок-....-цооооок-..... Так что чем тише и медленней идет, тем круче вещь ухватил
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Share202Mar 26 2013 18:48:30
Alla, Danka's the one hightailin 'from all the clutches of the. Gallop, proudly carring on their litter box, to already there deal, that to do with prey of. But to flee need to quickly, because as get caught and they'll take it away. He even hoko tried to running carry away, but not was able in familiar keep.
Share203Mar 26 2013 21:35:57
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Share204Mar 27 2013 17:48:49
Until so, one shudders to think, that soon this all begins to flow and will morph into a sand or mud!
Danka on nature bystander. Only substantially decrease under tail not gives him in full least enjoying the beauties surrounding world. Today 7 minutes (I have a stopwatch on!) with jiggly-face or the jaw watched for guy, which handled on tacky amusement have-spoiled.
And then still three minutes, as and doing chores flock with rivers. Sat on little bum cheeks exactly and watched. But then were overcome by the double besilki with willingness to break on me a jacket –, for that got smacked a leash around on ass and returned to staring natural beauty.
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Share205Mar 27 2013 20:15:43
And pyoska you all time only on tight leash walking? There is no opportunities his to float, to he vybegival its substantially decrease? A good it is a watchdog - embattled, it is a watchdog. Wore would go fetch or simply for snowballs in've been running, is content, came home and sleep this wedged. And there is no forces and time on hooliganism prevents. We, making renovating the other summer, were forced to keep their in a limited space. Cell unleash have was. Motto was: "Came, eat, became and until the evening about itself nor words." So us pulled bicycle paths walk. Wild Dogs so grew tired, that their at all not in sight was homes. Slept under a sofa without rear legs.
Share206Mar 27 2013 20:22:16
Tatiana, I quite not am sure, that it is a watchdog will come on call. He now, as the beagle has landed happily - is carried its nose in snow, took footprint and modicum not rassvetay. And climbs to all an opposing-powders to, people. Beasts. Birds - would still. Yes and for the lady of the he me until not holds. So. Apparatus for the Imperial food and awake. So that for him until freedom is determined by-the leash. .
Share207Mar 27 2013 20:29:13
Can be hockey box? , uh, dog's gathering spaces that offer universal? In general, something a hush-hush space, on which can be run not on 5 meters, and away. And to no one was distracting vypleskivaniya energy. But then can be residue already guide in peaceful direction.
Share208Mar 27 2013 20:42:52
Tatiana, there, alas. The entire district was lnspected on subject walks, but except reserved zone, until still free from developments, nothing there is no. Transport we have no, so that only paws. And, incidentally, not in measure retivye enforced services all boxes (three their, seems) have us again that the under rollers. On Ice not very lot to go on, yes and placard there immediately are hanging --walking dogs banned. He now almost everywhere banned.
Share209Mar 27 2013 21:49:58
Until there is no contact between master and dog ,-walking without the leash risks.
Share210Mar 27 2013 22:00:46
Share211Mar 27 2013 23:15:10
Норман у нас бывало( да и сейчас бывает) не реагировал на зов, так я пристрастилась отпускать его на шлейке с поводком (2 м.) Пес просек, что я его в любом случае поймаю и перестал убегать. Сейчас знает:раз не подошел, в следующий раз будет бегать с поводком, поэтому команду ко мне выполняет на раз-два. Но косяки бывают, особенно когда слишком много людей проходит: я его при людях беру за ошейник и мы ждем. когда пройдут, на 3-4 человеке собака перестает подходить: типа "хозяйка. эти люди мне на фиг не нужны", не понимает, что его просто боятся обойти,и я его беру для успокоения людей
Share212Mar 29 2013 21:48:17
My they - my hero! Today behavior simply an ideal. Truth, not go off without injuries. Jumped out of one for toy and sticks teeth in the table. I she feared, that a tooth has - nor fig! Alla us told - too many calcium. Accurately! The table suffered more. Truth, child 15 minutes lay, quietly poskulival and blood licked your. Then embarked and jumped of, as nor in than nor: Let.
And Iicaa. 're just lying on couch, Danka he's sleeping I have on its knees and suddenly's flipping out with seats, to doors and roar. -deaf so. That such? It turns out, in that airlock for over electricians lamp change. Danka never nor on what sounds not reacted: Nor on door stoppers pattern, nor on phone. (Likes one a melody, that is worth I have on phone napominalkoy, because immediately after it I of walking to do itself prick, and then his feed. So that improvisation is Jeremy Renner's have Danke in Ama!) A here I nothing not listened, and he grasp rustle and's wavin '. Is worth and regular. And stood, until they not are gone. Margalit my!
Today received the first lesson communication with feminine reproductive. Found itself friend, equal by age and shile-in-poposti. Livretku 5 fringes months. Wow, as they back yard with my friends on snow! Very prevents ceasing (L in free rude), but I not risk Danku of letting still. L modicum and easier his, but uvertlivee. My something " compared with its provolochnostyu. She his in snow povalyala! Suddenly in the midst of game she has the establishment mood. And Danka here same got smacked. Sat and excellent. As we with its host the 2016 just laughed!
- Take a lesson, - are talking, - with us, women, always so.
Home behaved reluctantly, but hunger can get overwhelmed by all - time lunch passed.
But all affairs made on the street. Good girl my.
Share213Mar 29 2013 23:08:30
Not, you would to address fristaylom or agility (dogs), but first on early.
Share214Mar 29 2013 23:13:05
Chantal, need to! Very need to! Because as mom refuses with him gulyat, until he not learning to a. And I cannot his to float, because not am sure in regaining the.
So that with the short salaries d turn to be people for Council in appropriate topic, who can advise practitioner, programs Malesherbes schenyachkoy on home.
Share215Mar 31 2013 12:38:03
'm photo our fellow brethren and sosester on breed and envy. Floors not closed, being shelved not moved, sofas not their houses tented. This my only such all-on-a tooth-with nothing? In the first month were cleaned a downside being shelved, now and medium-size - is growing. Sofa have closed bed covers with the most first day - upholstery protivokogtevaya, but not protivozubovaya. Curtains raised to the top and attached to the battery. All available seats were made on opportunities hard-to-reach. Laminate closed, because as hoisted were out in London.
Seen photo (pardon, not remember whose), where? Posing in on backdrop of open bookshelves. Me such until only dream about.
But. Last weeks Danka only aren. There is no, of course, have him not rose white neckline and not popped up over head a halo, but template: Pesa rolling stock clearly this room. And nice. Loath as on experiment: For starters "and I back curtains (Oh and the view, though. Have them after two months around batteries! ) and lifted plaids with the couch. The back approximately until do I veiled, Danka there all something dig tries to.
Moved the student back a coffee table, releasing access to the chamber (like boxes are stopped open), although toys on open being shelved until not lb - they me roads. As memory!
With the vacuum cleaner Danka retains an armed neutrality. Today tried to on him a roar, the not rewarded a blob answer. But includes not became now touch, when worked. Politely leapfrogged ahead. Danka gets down on gender and with seats not moved, truth, watched cautious, ready was give done a buck, if that. But. Confectionery for confectionery.
Cuisine, truth, until in former kind of Otherwise shall not pass. Painful for temptations there many.
He already far behind the breadbox to itself legs podtaskivaet!
Dogs clearly excellent. Churchgoers on room, as if not learns. Comical such. Waiting for outcome!
Share216Mar 31 2013 17:39:31
And still get back a little. Understand, that give a one-themselves, as good's from the babymama, but when in the first time. This is so nice!
Has found not far from homes. Ah. An launchpad call this up a match box language not firm Obama turns (there meters 7 on 10, not more), but she held! Borders with child launchpad (, wise guys, yes! Picket fence herbal, large the dog does step over times spit. But today Sunday, all feel relaxed while, so that we there were alone. I risk taking to Danku. My God, as he was whizzing! The speed of light pales compared with his now.
On call behaved immediately and without problems. Routinely received delicious treats for everyone and praise. For a piece of dainties ready was sneaks on boom (herbal, five steps), but on the third scared, slip for anyone is possible.
And already almost gathered stray, as came a boy with taksoy. Danka about Will.i.am from happiness. Further they the two of busied ourselves establishment, iineeenu, wilding out and were crazy mad. Danka periodically naprygival on born baby boy by. Simply covering past, is and jumped out of one. Not evil, not bite, but jumped out of one. The kid first were incapable, then was accustomed.
Here is here Danka on call not reacts at all. On delicious treats for everyone, too,. Forgot pro time lunch iai?i, pro me, pro all on light of. Pull out only when in another times blow past. Was strongly displeased with and only cherished - lunch - has revived child in reality. Dust himself off,, said - what OK you before kept quiet - and potrusil on the exit.
And still he today in the first time received a genuine a bone. And I received 40 minutes for work! Ah and her teeth have this child, I'd say I you! Kamnedrobilka!
Share217Mar 31 2013 18:25:03
Such khoroshik!! Write simply as if about our dog, one in one!! One the difference - our sgryz only 2 couples slipper shoe on Emperor and only in the absence of hosts. Was lucky, perhaps. And you where live? You such for organised every past three decades suitable.
Share218Mar 31 2013 18:55:47
We live on the north-the east Moscow. In Otradnoye. Gulyat have us well winter, and in the summer in this reserved zone until morning hang out lovers Villa, drunken sex on nature and motorcycles.
Share219Mar 31 2013 21:10:51
And we in Lianozovo District. See, something familiar. Let us to us, in Lianozovskiy cleanest!!
And snow can get away, pets market singing answer, we on early in taking "Lianozovo District". There and for agility (dogs) gathering spaces that offer universal there is!!
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Share220Mar 31 2013 21:13:16
Gorshkovy, Thanks for Sharing (invitation. We with relish, but we beskolesnye. Have us on two four hoisted and two its feet. And pull child in team bus I until not risk.

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I am interested in getting a better scope for my savage model fpx3 111 300 win mag. I will be using it for mostly target shooting from about 400 to 800+ yards. But a little hunting as well now I am kind of new to the shooting with a scope so I don't know a lot about them just the bare basickes of them so I might need a little help understanding some of the terms. Right now I have a Simmons 3x9x40mm some people say it is a ok scope and some people say it is junk I have yet to use it I got the gun and scope combo right before I deployed.
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Here's how you determine if a scope is worthwhile. You'll need a t-square or protractor. Zero the rifle for 100 yards. Then take a large square target. Put a self-adhesive target dot near the lower left corner. Then go straight up from that 8 inches, put another dot. Then go right from that 8 inches, put another dot. Then 8 more inches straight down from that, another dot. You'll have a square with a dot at each corner. Then, from the steadiest rest you can get or make, fire a group at one of the dots, doesn't matter which. Let's say your first group is the lower left. Your scope probably has 1/4 MOA (Minute of Angle) adjustments. That means each click should move the round 1/4 of an inch at 100 yds. So you should now turn your elevation dial 32 clicks up (4 clicks per inch, 8 inches to the next dot, 32 clicks). Fire a group while aiming at the original dot, not the new one. After that, turn the windage dial 32 clicks right, fire a group at the first dot, then turn the elevation dial 32 clicks down, fire another group at the first dot, then finally, turn the windage dial 32 clicks left and fire one more group at the first dot. You are hoping to see one group in each dot except the first one, which should have two groups. This shows whether the scope's adjustments are repeatable. If so, stick with that scope until you are confortable with the rifle, save up, and buy a nicer one based on the shortcomings of your current setup. No matter how high-end your scope is, you have to have experience with your particular rifle and load at varying ranges, under varying conditions, and you need to keep meticulous notes to develop load data. That data will help determine the amount of drop your bullet has at different distances under different conditions, and once you know that, and the range to the target, as long as the scope's adjustments are repeatable, you'll have no problem hitting what you need to hit. Whew, it's been a while since I wrote a novel like this. Hope it helped.
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Thank you for all of the good info Info I will put that in to practice when I get home and I hope it is a scope that will last me for a little while because I had a hard time talking the wife into letting me get the gun in the first place LOL
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Most people who are lucky enough to own a supercar treat it like a pristine and finicky piece of art. If the weather calls for even a 10% chance of rain, these car owners won't even think about driving their rides. And passengers practically have to wear clean suits for the privilege of sitting in one of these automobiles. One stolen Lamborghini Aventador was so prized, its owner offered a $100,000 reward after it was stolen.
Then there are other car owners that absolutely DGAF, like the guy in this video. Sure, the base price on a Lamborghini Huracan is a quarter million dollars and the car has been tuned to achieve peak performance on pristine asphalt. But if he wants to take the Huracan off-roading and do donuts in the sand with it, well, that's exactly what he's going to do.
The aftermath of this little off-roading escapade could not have been cheap. Think about how you keep finding sand everywhere days after you go to the beach and then imagine what it was like for whoever detailed this car afterward. But the owner of this Huracan is probably the kind of guy to buy the most expensive bottle of champagne and then spray it all over the crowd at the club just because he can. Because remember he DGAF.
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Nell is the kind of "brainiac" who study to no end and doesn't have a real life to talk about. But as her roommate Dylan hooks up with Silas the jock she starts thinking about the fact she is finishing college (early) in less than two months and basically missed the whole "college experience". So she does her usual - compile a "to-do" list for all those stupid college activities she never even considered doing. She finds the best accomplice for the job - Mateo whom we already met in the previous installments - he lives with Carson and Silas and is known for being totally uninhibited. Most of the time Nell finds Mateo to be terrifying, and yet there is something so appealing in the easy way he sails through life she finds herself nevertheless drawn to him. For me it sort of didn't make any sense.. and mostly I was tired of the way she tried to make sense of everything around her. If one thing can be said about her is she is NOT FUN. Maybe she does things out of her comfort zone (the ones on her list mostly) but her constant worry and complaints destroyed the whole experience. She is scared of her own shadow and she is SO insecure I truly can't see her as a MC material.
Mateo is all about living the life, enjoying the game and his friends, and having fun as much as possible, he doesn't have a real plan for the future even though he dreamed of professional Football from a young age. It all changes about a year ago when he and Lina broke up, she telling him basically that he won't amount to nothing, leaving him to pursue her academic interests. At first glance Nell reminds him of Lina which is why he is determined to spend as much time with her as he can, believing she could be a sort of "cure" for his broken heart, and yet Nell couldn't be more different than Lina but it takes him long enough to realize that, and also to see in a different light the whole relationship he used to idolize. Though I enjoyed reading Mateo's POV with his easy going take of life, I struggled with too much of his POV as well, it was either idolizing Nell as "girl genius" (The worst nickname EVER) or Football talk. Since I don't understand ANYTHING about the game (besides the ball not being round) it was a bunch of words compiled together that meant absolutely NOTHING to me. I would have loved getting more of his fun side or maybe more about his background (not Lina related).
This book was mostly about "having fun" and sort of "growing up" together for both MCs. Most of the "having fun" felt silly to me, I'm not sure if it's because I'm so far away from their age, or it's that I didn't have that sort of college experience (it's not like that in my country when it comes to colleges..) or maybe it was because I didn't like Nell.. I guess there's a lot of growing up in he MCs inner monologues but since I skimmed a lot of those (mostly of Nell) I mostly got the big punch in the end when everything fell together.
I was glad to have a little glimpse of Stella (that's what kept me reading actually.. getting more of the other characters and maybe a sneak pick into the next installments) but it wasn't a lot. She is in a very confused stage and doesn't really deal with what happened to her, can't wait to get to her book! I like both her and Ryan and so I'm very curious to see what's actually happening between these two! But first I need to wait for it to be published.. and there's no date at the moment.. :(
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Peter Koutoujian today convened a policy round table with students, parents, professors and educators to announce his plan to improve our education system.
"Education is the one issue we can tackle that would also improve every other issue we face as a nation," said Koutoujian. "For every $1 we invest in early education our country sees more than $7 in returns later on in life. If we reduce inequity in education between different student groups we can move more children up the economic ladder. If we permanently fix interest rates on student loans at a reasonable level — instead of letting the market determine the number — students and families can make sound financial decisions as they save for college.
"The plan I am putting forward today proposes more funding for programs like Head Start, which provides pre-Kindergarten programming for more of our nation's children. It also ensures that schools and educators have both the resources and flexibility needed to provide students the educational programs they need from Kindergarten through 12th grade," he continued. "It proposes more Pell Grants and permanently fixes interest rates on student loans at lower levels so that more students can earn more affordable degrees. And it creates pathways from the education system into the workforce so that our recent graduates can put their degrees to work and help build our economy from the middle out."
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"I earned the education I wanted, graduated with honors, and now I'm working two jobs that aren't in my field to pay off my loans," said Kathleen Kiely, a recent graduate. "Peter's plan will help students like me who struggle with their debts pay them off on a reasonable timeline so that we can put our degrees to work in the field we've been preparing to enter."
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Valerie Dunham. Zac Efron, Shirtless Men, and Sexism. (Christ & Pop Culture)
Picture this: You're watching the MTV Movie Awards and it's finally time for the "best shirtless performance" category. The nominees are read off, the envelope opened, and the winner announced. Imagine Jennifer Anniston (2014's only female nominee) climbing the stage to awkwardly accept the award, not sure how to respond to the many cat-calls and shouts of "Take it off!" Just when you think it can't get more awkward, one of the award presenters lends a helping hand by ripping off the winner's shirt. Appalling, right? Entirely inexcusable.
Now imagine the same scenario, but take out Jennifer Anniston and sub in Zac Efron. That's what happened at Sunday night's award show. Is it still appalling?
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Jonathan Dodson and Brad Watson. Raised? Reviewed by Aaron Armstrong.
Thom Rainer. Ten Reasons Some Pastors Don't Desire to Go to an Established Church.
In an earlier article this week, I shared several trends in the employment of pastors. There was some discussion and interest in my comment about established churches having greater difficulty finding pastors who meet their criteria. In this post, I want to open that discussion a bit more.
Please hear me well. I have a heart for the established church. Indeed, I see one of God's callings in my life to have some influence in the revitalization of established churches. But we can't begin to address issues until we have honest and transparent discussions. In that light, I offer today some of the reasons pastors have shared with me, explicitly or implicitly, why they don't see God calling them to established churches.
Bethany Jenkins. Seeking True Beauty as a Spokesmodel. (TGC)
The weekly TGCvocations column asks practitioners about their jobs and how they integrate their faith and work. Interviews are conducted and condensed by Bethany L. Jenkins, director of TGC's Every Square Inch.
Trinity Laurel is a fashion model in Los Angeles. She has worked for Ralph Lauren, Koral Los Angeles, Kimberly Ovitz, and appeared in Beachbody Exercise DVDs and on QVC with supermodel personal trainer Leandro Carvalho. She also has represented brands like Bentley Motors, Nike, Bloomberg, Herbal Essences, AirBerlin, Google, and Time Warner Cable in North America and has traveled to England, Jamaica, Italy, and the Middle East for work and humanitarian projects.
Rob Schwarzwalder. Why Younger Evangelicals Are Leaving the Church.
Many young people are leaving Evangelical churches. Statistics vary, but there is general consensus that large numbers of post-high school age Evangelical youth shed the faith of their fathers and mothers upon beginning their college years.
Acts 10:43 "To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
Martin Luther "Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime."


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- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Rotator Cuff
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In theis video, the Kinesio Taping Method is introduced, explained and applied to common conditions seen on the field or in the workplace.
Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor Jim Wallis, MS, ATC will take the practitioner step by step in proper application of the Kinesio Taping Techniques. From the lymphatic functions to the analgesic effects of the taping system, it is easy to recognise the many benefits possible for your patients. This modality works on a therapeutic basis 24 hours a dayfor 3-4 days per treatment. Now there is no such time as "off" treatment time.
"I love to use Kinesio Taping by itself or in combination with other manual therapies such as myofascial release. Using only Kinesio Taping for a patient with chronic De Quervains, the patient reported the pain and discomfort felt for years was gone within two days!On a 24 hour/day basis, Kinesio Taping releases just hte right amount of tension on the tissue providing incredible relief. Kinesio taping really works"Nora Jreige, PT
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Barnsley revival could hinder Blackwell's survival
For the second week in a row the Sky Sports cameras focus on Kevin Blackwell's Sheffield United and, for the second week in a row, you have to think the Blades will fall to another hard fought loss, this time against local rivals Barnsley.
I said it last week and I'll say it again now, I honestly think Sheffield United are in real trouble this season after bouncing back so horribly from their play-off final disappointment.
They're without a win since mid September, have only had four victories in total and are in real danger of finding themselves in a relegation battle sooner rather than later.
To make matters worse they're missing even more key players this week after Chris Morgan picked up a fifth yellow card of the season and Kyle Walker hobbled off in the loss to Newcastle.
They join Jamie Ward, Nick Montgomery, Lee Williamson and Gary Naysmith on the absentee list, meaning Blackwell, who is fighting for his managerial life, is forced into even more changes.
It's not just the Blades' own problems that point to a Barnsley win in the South Yorkshire derby either.
The Tykes are beginning to make a real nuisance of themselves ever since former Man Utd and Norwich striker Mark Robins arrived at Oakwell.
Robins made the short journey from Rotherham and it seems he has taken little time to settle into life in the Championship, leading his club out of the relegation zone and now hoping to pull them into the highest placed Yorkshire club in football.
He'll have to make do without suspended skipper Stephen Foster this week but they do head into the game full of confidence after an impressive away win at Peterborough.
One man who will be desperate to make an impression is Canadian international Iain Hume as he looks to prove he's back to full health after suffering a near fatal head injury in the corresponding fixture last season.
The highly anticipated battle between the striker and the man who caused his career threatening injury, Chris Morgan, may not be possible but Hume may still feel he is owed a goal.
He's a great 8/1 shot to score the first of the game and 11/4 to score anytime, and I'm sure there are few people who won't be rooting the former Leicester man on.
Another one to look out for is Daniel Bogdanovic at 6/1 to score first.
The former Locomotiv Sofia man has two goals in his last two games and will fancy his chances against what should be a very makeshift Blades backline.
One positive for Sheffield United is the performance they gave against the Magpies last week.
For the first time in a while they tried to get the ball down and play, and while it didn't lead to a goal, it should have been enough to realise they can be promotion contenders this year.
I still don't fancy their chances at what is sure to be a raucous Oakwell but they shouldn't be embarrassed like they were on their past two travels to Scunthorpe and Blackpool.
I'd be looking towards 2-1 to the home side priced at a very respectable 8/1 while I think 13/8 about Barnsley winning the game looks like an absolute steal.
Whether it'd be the last nail in Blackwell's coffin is unsure but one thing would be more certain, Barnsley would be more than happy recipients of all the bragging rights in South Yorkshire.


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July 29, 2011
Scientist Alleges Persecution By Department Of Interior
A federal scientist under internal investigation, apparently over a study on polar bear deaths that was cited by Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth", went on the offensive Thursday, filing a complaint alleging persecution from within the Interior Department, MSNBC is reporting.
Charles Monnett, Anchorage-based scientist with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), had earlier been questioned by investigators about the study he co-authored and was then placed on administrative leave.The complaint alleges that Interior Department "officials have actively persecuted Dr. Monnett, acted on hearsay and rumors, gratuitously tarnished his reputation and substantially disrupted important scientific research."
Coordinating much of the agency's research on Arctic wildlife and ecology, Monnett has duties that include managing about $50 million worth of studies, according to the complaint, a copy of which was provided to the Associated Press (AP).
The complaint seeks the biologist's reinstatement along with a public apology from the agency and inspector general. It also seeks to have the investigation dropped or to have the charges specified and the matter carried out in accordance with policy.
The complaint specifically alleges that Monnett's boss, ocean agency Director Michael Bromwich, and investigator Eric May committed scientific and scholarly misconduct.
The complaint also says that investigators took Monnett's computer hard drive, notebooks and other unspecified items from him, which have yet to be returned.
Investigators questioned Monnett in February about a peer-reviewed 2006 study, according to the complaint, which included a partial transcript of questions and answers that centered around how he and another scientist reached the conclusion that increasing polar bear deaths were tied to shrinking sea ice in the Arctic.
Similar studies highlighted a correlation between shrinking sea ice and polar bear deaths have since been peer reviewed and published and earlier this month, scientists reported polar bear cubs swimming longer distances than other cubs appear to have a higher mortality rate.
Monnett is being supported in his complaint by the activist group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), suggesting that the agency was being pressured by oil companies seeking to drill farther out at sea in the Arctic.
"Ever since this paper was published, Dr. Monnett has been subjected to escalating official harassment," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said in a statement. "This is a cautionary tale with a deeply chilling message for any federal scientist who dares to publish ground breaking research on conditions in the Arctic."
Beginning the entire controversy was after Monnett, on a research flight tracking bowhead whales in 2004. He and his colleagues spotted four dead polar bears floating in the water after a storm. The scientists concluded the bears, though typically strong swimmers, had grown exhausted and drowned due to the long distances between patches of solid sea ice.
It was the first time scientists had drawn a link between melting Arctic sea ice and a threat to the bears' survival.
Two years later, Monnett and a colleague published an article in the science journal Polar Biology, writing, "Drowning-related deaths of polar bears may increase in the future if the observed trend of regression of pack ice and/or longer open water periods continues."
Al Gore cited the popular study and used polar bear footage in his film Inconvenient Truth. Campaigners focused on the bears to push George Bush to act on climate change, and in 2008, the government designated the animal a threatened species. It was the first animal to be classed as a victim of climate change.
In 2010 the Obama administration began an investigation into his work and the scientist was suspended with pay on July 18. He is said to be under a gag order and forbidden from communicating with his colleagues, The Guardian reports.
The employee group's complaint alleges that the investigation is a thinly veiled attempt to disrupt scientific work on the Arctic.
Oil companies, wanting to drill in the pristine environment of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, have been complaining of delays caused by environmental reviews. This month Obama issued an order to speed up Arctic drilling permits.
A spokeswoman for BOEMRE, said the government would continue to carry out research on the potential impacts of Arctic drilling, despite Monnett's suspension.
Other organizations also accused the government agency of a long record of meddling in science. A 2009 report by the Government Accountability Office found huge gaps in BOEMRE's research on the impacts of drilling in the Arctic.
The Alaska Wilderness League stated, "Alaska BOEMRE has continued to ignore science and traditional knowledge in its decision-making about oil and gas development."
On the Net:
- Interior Department
- U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
- Polar Biology
- Government Accountability Office
- Alaska Wilderness League


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The hit television series "ER" provoked pained smiles from members of the Emergency Nurses Association, and the ambivalence of their feelings was apparent in the reactions of nurses.
"It is called the emergency department, not the emergency room," said Eleanor Kirsch, deputy director of the Park Ridge-based group and a former emergency department nurse. "The TV show really screwed that up."


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This Week on the Island 05/31/2009
'This week on the Island' is written by Doug Bennett and is an update to friends about happenings in Key West last week. Everything is true except for those parts that are lies.----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The picture this week (click to enlarge) is 'Cubana'. This aircraft is parked on the back side of the airport next to Government Road that leads to the old Cuban Missile Crisis site of the 1960's. The aircraft used to belong to the Cuban Government.
The picture this week (click to enlarge) is 'Cubana'. This aircraft is parked on the back side of the airport next to Government Road that leads to the old Cuban Missile Crisis site of the 1960's. The aircraft used to belong to the Cuban Government.
Weather: It is beautiful if you like it hot, which I do. There was a bit on MSN about 10 things you don't need in a house and one of them was A/C. The writer was from upstate New York and lived in the mountains. In Key West A/C is a necessity.
No book this week.
Things Tourist Say: 'What kind of money do you use here?'
Kind of a slow week.
Last week end was the Minimal Regatta in the Key West Bight next to Schooner Wharf. The announcing took place from the top deck of Schooner with Captain Morgan (Capt Morgan's Rum) looking on from the deck of the Schooner Halie & Matthews. There were over 40 home built boats in the race. Some sank, some didn't finish the race and some won there race and then lost in he next race. A good time was had by all.
Tuesday I rode my bicycle down to the Truman waterfront to watch the USS Vandenberg leave port for the last time. It had already left the harbor. http://keysnews.com/video/vandenberg-sinking . If a ship is supposed to be a 'she' and is named after a guy, is it still a 'she'? Anyway she went down Wednesday at about 10 AM. It only took about 1 ½ minutes to sink. One of the satellite dishes came loose and was fixed before allowing people to dive on Saturday. Needless to say someone jumped the gun and dove on Thursday and was arrested.
Tuesday evening was the third 'Shrimp Tuesday' (1/2 pound of steamed shrimp, and ear of corn, and slaw for $5) at Sunset Pier. Jo and I had a good time and the sunset, as always, was beautiful.
Friday evening was ½ priced appetizers at Alonzo's. Again, good as always.
Boca (the Siberian husky) likes to lay under my recliner at night, but first he has to get out all his toys and put them around himself. I really need to get a picture.
Key West, You have got to love it
'Living the life that others dream'
Doug Bennett
Lat 24.55967N, Long 81.80169W
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The police chief in the Georgia town of Nelson, 54 miles north of Atlanta, recently compared his city to Andy Griffith's Mayberry. That fictitious city had the lowest crime rate in the state for three years, as reported in the TV episode, "Sheriff Barney."
But the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a front-page story chronicling how the town council there recently passed a law requiring the head of every household to own a gun and bullets. The headline says it all: "Moving to Nelson? Pack a gun."
Local leaders say the law was meant as a security measure. But it also made a strong statement about possible federal gun restrictions.
In discussing the town and his support of the new law, Nelson's police chief, B. Heath Mitchell, noted that Nelson was a place full of good, law-abiding folks. In fact, "we're quieter than Mayberry," he said.
The chief was using a bit of poetic license here. But since he compared his town to one of the best-known locales on the planet - even if it is just a too-good-to-be-true TV town - we thought we'd go ahead and give it a spin in the Truth-O-Meter.
Mitchell describes the city as a Norman Rockwell painting with so few crimes that the crime rate is too low to calculate.
In fact, Nelson is smaller than Mayberry. Nelson's 2.5 square miles include a population of just 1,314 residents, according to the 2000 census. Mayberry's population is 5,360, according to the opening scene of a sign posted at the railroad station in a Season 8 episode.
The fictional Mayberry was said to be based on the actual town of Mount Airy, N.C., hometown of lead actor Andy Griffith. Griffith starred in the 1960s sitcom as the town's sheriff, and Don Knotts played his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife. Andy didn't carry a gun, and Barney was allowed just one bullet, which Andy made him carry in his shirt pocket as a safety precaution.
In Nelson, Mitchell is the only lawman in town. When he takes a vacation, the job falls to the sheriff's offices in Pickens and Cherokee counties. What crime Nelson does have is of the small-time variety, mainly burglaries. The last murder happened five years ago, and the suspect has fled to Mexico, according to the chief.
Back in Mayberry, the crime report looks pretty similar. We watched a Season 2 episode, "Sheriff Barney," for more information. In that episode, we find out that Mayberry has held the distinction of having the lowest crime rate in the state for three years running. In that episode, the major crime is said to be a resident operating an illegal moonshine still in the mountains. Eventually the moonshiner, Rafe Hollister, comes to the jail and turns himself in, saying it was only a matter of time before Andy and Barney would catch him anyway.
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports only provide crime statistics on cities with populations over 100,000, so Nelson is not covered in this data, and the city doesn't seem to have reported any data. As for unofficial data, real estate website Sperling's Best Places gives Nelson a rank of 2 on a 1-to-10, lowest-to-highest scale for property and violent crime. The U.S. average for that website ranking is 4.
One major difference in the towns: Mayberry's officers made a point of fighting crime with words, not guns. Andy didn't even carry one. Nelson's leaders opted for an entirely different style of governance by requiring each head of household to own a firearm and bullets.
Many small cities with low crime, such as Nelson, liken themselves to Mayberry. But living up to the extremely high standards set by that fictitious town is almost impossible.
We rated Mitchell's claim Half True.
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Holly Tran thinks green by re-using with flair
Graduation Year: Class of 2013
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Middletown, RI
What does sustainability mean to you?
Sustainability means being mindful of resources and personal impacts on not only that immediate moment, but also the near and distant future. It means creating and maintaining an environment in which the beauty of life can live on for generations.
Which URI project or program related to sustainability should we be
the most proud of?
I think URI's gravitation towards a more sustainable campus is commendable. It's great to see students make a conscious effort to recycle (correctly) and campus staff taking care to place items in their respective receptacles, instead of having the paper products intermingled with the trash pile. I was also ecstatic about the First Annual Tree Planting behind Swan Hall to commemorate Earth Day. Hopefully this practice, and many more, continues for years to come. I think the new green buildings on campus are great. They set the standard for surrounding businesses, and challenge students and faculty alike to consider their impact on sustainability.
How are you involved with campus sustainability at URI?
Within the student organizations I'm involved with, I make an effort to minimize paper usage—printing half-sheets for flyers as opposed to the full sheets produced in previous years, and making sure to purchase recycled paper for our office printing purposes. And once we have spreads with edits, the sheets get saved for notes or are put into the green bin!
What can URI do to be greener?
URI can continue to encourage and bolster the sustainability mindset—like through exploration of this webpage! It's great when students are able to learn about conservative practices or environmental issues they can directly influence either through activism or personal choices.
*(As a side note, I submitted the photo below when URI was in search of a picture depicting our idea of sustainability on campus. This photo, taken at the Bay campus, includes a representation of land, air, and water. The branches symbolize that all elements and our actions are intertwined and interdependent.)
What do you do in your personal life to be green?
I bring a creative flair to my green-ness. I have a green house in my room, where I've planted green beans, tomatoes, florals, a tropical plant, and a spruce tree. For the starter pots, I used washed out yogurt cups and frozen food trays. Just a few days ago, I transplanted the bean stalks into a large container—the plastic ones my spinach came in. Look in my room, and you'll see pencil holders made from salsa jars and Spam containers. There's a potential use for everything.


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Fire-bellied Toad
Bombina orientalis
About This Animal
SIZE: 3 in (7.6 cm)
RANGE: China, North and South Korea, adjacent parts of Russia
HABITAT: Streams and ponds
DIET: Insects
ON EXHIBIT: Rivers of the World at River Journey
The fire-bellied toad is well camouflaged with its green and black markings. When threatened, a fire-bellied toad will raise its head, arms and legs upward to show its brightly colored orange and black belly as a warning. This alerts would-be predators of the toad's toxic skin secretions. This behavior is called an unken reflex.
Populations are decreasing. All amphibians are at risk due to factors such as habitat destruction, pollution and diseases such as ranavirus and chytrid fungus.


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Scientists Declaration about The Holy Quran and Islam-T.V.N. Persaud
Author: -T.V.N. Persaud
Author and editor of over 20 books, and has published over 181 scientific papers. Co-author of The Developing Human (5th Edition, with Keith L. Moore). He received the J.C.B. Grant Award in 1991. Professor Peraud presented several research papers.
""It seems to me that Muhammad was a very ordinary man, he couldn't read, didn't know how to write, in fact he was an illiterate...
We're talking about 1400 years ago, you have some illiterate person making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature...
I personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many accuracies and like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which lead him to these statements.""
About the author: Professor of Anatomy, and Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


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The trip was part of an America's Team tour. The organization, whose motto is "Changing lives through sports," sponsors international tours for teenage teams as a way to use sports to help American teens understand foreign countries, their people, their cultures. They have partnered with the American Council for International Studies to recruit teams using local coaches and do so in a variety of sports, including basketball.
"We went to four cities in Italy: Milan, Rome, Montecatini, and Florence," said Tayler. "We played four games against Italian teams. We won two of the games."
The team was coached by Leland & Gray girls' varsity basketball coach Terry Merrow. This was his second year coaching a team. In 2016, he led an America's Team from Vermont to London for a series of games and a tour of England.
"Terry contacted me to play," said Tayler. "He had asked me last year about London, but I wasn't interested. This year he asked about Italy and I said 'yes.'"
Tayler said the experience was memorable, both for touring Italy and the connections she made through basketball. The Vermont team spent time getting to know their opponents, and a second team from the United States. "There was another team, from Michigan. We were together 24/7. We also got to talk with the girls from Italy, from the other teams we played. We also had a couple of dinners together."
Aside from playing the Italian teams, the two America's Teams squared off against each other. When asked about how the play was, Tayler's first response was that the gyms they played in were hot. Because of that heat, the girls all saw a lot of playing time. "We rotated every two minutes, because it was so hot there," said Tayler. "We didn't really have a set lineup."
The Vermont team was made up of eight players from Vermont, one from New Hampshire, and one from Arkansas who was a last-minute addition, just before they arrived in Italy.
Merrow said that his experience with the American's Team program has been nothing but positive.
"They're a phenomenal organization. They're very helpful and they take care of you. We stay at five-star hotels, the package includes breakfast and dinner, tours, airfare, everything. There are two organizations that are overseeing your trip, America's Team and ACIS. They take care of you. It's a very smooth transaction. I'm glad I got involved."
Merrow said that America's Team, based in Kansas, joined with ACIS out of Boston to give student athletes the opportunity to see other countries and play the sport they love.
When asked how he got involved, Merrow said he was skeptical about the program at first.
"I got an email asking if I'd be interested in coaching. At first, I through it was a scam. How do they pick a coach from little D3 Townshend, VT, to travel the world? So I called them and was put in touch with a person named Brigham Joy. My first question was, 'Is that your real name?'"
But Brigham Joy turned out to be real, as is the program. "He's been in contact twice a month to see if everything is on track. He's good at what he does."
Merrow added that the recruiting process for the team is a long cycle. He's already started for next year's trip, having sent information to coaches around the state and started talking to potential players. He also said that he doesn't work with any of the players during the school year.
"Once high school season is over with we get together twice a month to practice," Merrow said. "One of the hardest things about practice is you have kids playing spring sports and they are from all over the state. Tayler was the farthest south, and we had kids out of Newport. So we practiced in Chelsea, which was sort of in the middle."
Merrow said the cost of the package is approximately $4,500. That includes airfare, meals, admission to attractions, and of course, basketball. He and America's Team help with fundraising and planning, and Merrow and a tour guide chaperone the team.
As for Tayler, she had help from her family and friends fundraising. She had a GoFundMe page, and said family friend Brian Sullivan was a big help.
"It was a great experience," said Merrow. "I'm going to keep doing this as long as they'll have me and as long as I keep kids interested. It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing to go to another country, to wear USA on your chest, and to play basketball. "
Tayler had no doubt in her mind the experience was worth it. Among the many things that she recounted from the trip was the visit former Twin Valley exchange student Francesca Pozzi paid her in Milan. She also noted that she really enjoyed Milan, Florence, and the Italian countryside.
"Florence was really nice, it had a nice shopping area. It's known for leather, and we learned the difference between real leather and fake leather."
She added that Rome was too big for her liking. But she did have a special experience in Rome, one she's unlikely to forget.
"In Rome we saw the Pope speak. He was in a window of some building."
Merrow said that from where they watched outside the Vatican, the Pope looked like he was an inch tall.
Tayler said the trip was memorable, that she would do it again, and that there was another thing about the trip that made a lasting impression on her.
"We saw a lot of cathedrals, and we saw a lot of statues."
Next summer the Vermont America's Team girls' squad will be heading to Spain to play basketball. Any interested high school players are welcome to contact Merrow for more information. He can be reached at (802) 779-7627, (802) 824 3134 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What does outdoor sport mean?
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outdoor sport, field sport(noun)
a sport that is played outdoors
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Public Enemies is available December 8 on home video and the French actress shines in her role as Johnny Depp's John Dillinger's girlfriend. Through Cotillard, the audience is giving a ride into the wild world of one of the country's most notorious gangsters.
Dillinger was a charismatic bank robber whose sensational grab and dash from the nation's banks made him the stuff of legend to Americans in the grip of The Great Depression. The more he became popular, the more Dillinger was sought after by the head of the FBI and its top cop, J Edgar Hoover. Hoover (Billy Crudup) sends in his top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to hunt down and stop the "modern Robin Hood" from making a mockery of the United States justice system.
There was also one small little problem. Should Dillinger be caught, he had a nasty habit of escaping as no one else prior.
Cotillard portrays Dillinger's girlfriend, Billie Frechette. As directed by Michael Mann, Cotillard had the pleasure of working for a director whose attention to detail knows no bounds, thus allowing her to completely explore her character on many levels.
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Characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a thiomacrocyclic ionophore by surface pressure and AFM Torrent Burgués, Juan; Pla, M; Escriche, L; Casabó, J; Errachid, Abdelhamid; Sanz, F. (2006-09)
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Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with a Langmuir-Blodgett Film of a Thiomacrocyclic Ionophore for Cu(II) Recognition Guaus Guerrero, Ester; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Zine, Nadia; Errachid, Abdelhamid (2009)
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Multilayer ISFET membranes for microsystems applications Cané, Carles; Götz, A.; Merlos, A.; Gràcia, I.; Errachid, Abdelhamid; Losantos Viñolas, Pedro; Lora-Tamayo, E. (1996-09-01)
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe fabrication of microsystems in which chemical measurements play a role make the on-chip combination of chemical sensors and signal processing circuitry highly desirable. Chemical sensors use sensitive layers which are ...
Surface modifications of silicon nitride for cellular biosensor applications Gustavsson, Johan; Altankov, George Petrov; Errachid, Abdelhamid; Samitier Martí, Josep; Planell Estany, Josep Anton; Engel López, Elisabeth (2008-01)
Restricted access - publisher's policyThin films of silicon nitride (Si3N4) can be used in several kinds of micro-sized biosensors as a material to monitor fine environmental changes related to the process of bone formation in vitro. We found however that ...
Synthesis, Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a calix[7]arene ethyl ester Torrent Burgués, Juan; Vocanson, Francis; Pérez González, Juan Jesús; Errachid, Abdelhamid (Elsevier, 2012)
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Taj: A Story of Mughal India
Penguin Books Limited, Dec 31, 2003 - 336 pages
When his queen Arjumand Banu—Mumtaz-i-Mahal; the Chosen One of the Palace—died; Shah Jahan wanted to build a monument that was the image of his perfect love for her. For twenty-two years; twenty thousand men laboured day and night to fulfil the emperor's obsession. The result was the Taj Mahal; a marble mausoleum lined with gold; silver and precious jewels. This powerful novel narrates the story of the Taj on two parallel levels. The first one tells the passionate love story of Shah Jahan and Arjumand till her death through the voices of three main characters—Arjumand; Shah Jahan and Isa; Arjumand's favourite eunuch. The second recounts the later years of Shah Jahan's reign; the building of the Taj Mahal and the bloody pursuit of the fabulous Peacock throne by his sons. Intertwined in the building is the story of Murthi; the Hindu master craftsman sent as a gift to the emperor to carve the famous marble jail around Arjumand's sarcophagus. Complex and fascinating; Murari has written more than a historical romance. He has skilfully recreated the period against which the story is set; the sensual opulence of the palace; the grinding poverty of seventeenth century India; the vicissitudes of Shah Jahan's reign and the historical background of the conflict between men of different faiths.
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