Just five years ago, Charles Monnett was one of the scientists whose observation that several polar bears had drowned in the Arctic Ocean helped galvanize the global warming movement.
Now, the wildlife biologist is on administrative leave and facing accusations of scientific misconduct.
The federal agency where he works told him he was on leave pending the results of an investigation into “integrity issues.” A watchdog group believes it has to do with the 2006 journal article about the bear, but a source familiar with the investigation said late Thursday that placing Monnett on leave had nothing to with scientific integrity or the article.
The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation, wouldn’t comment further.
I was taught classical style that would root the study and research of ursa polarium habitats, breeding and longevity to the science of biology with a subtext science in zoology but the problem conducting detailed model research and documented findings of the living habits particular to urga polarium maximus is lunch.
@THE SOOTHSAYER:
To bad I didn’t understand your post, even a little bit. Usually I can at least wing it but this one has me stumped!
PurpleDragon, yes I am trying too,
I might try to put my 2cents, saying that the problem with the research is that you can become the lunch of the polar bear by staying there to research the dropping.
just trying SOOTHSAYER, BYE
That photo is terrific!
It is like watching a board full of dominos falling, watching this slow destruction of everything the Left and Green and Gore hung their dreams of world domination on.
A few years back a blogger invited all his readers to write to every country whose language they could write in and ask for the RAW DATA from all their country’s temperature data collectors.
He had asked for it through the East Anglian University and been turned down on the basis that raw data was a protected aspect of weather research, rather than something useable for the purpose of peer review to prove (or disprove) the conclusions of the global warmists there on campus.
I was happy to play a small part in getting a couple of places to send me raw data so I could forward it to this researcher.
It is gratifying each time a domino falls.
@ Bees & Purpledragon
My reading of the terms used:
Classical style = i.e. in a laboratory setting
root = base
ursa = bear
polarium = (polar-ium, i.e. associated with “polar”) due to the context, I would have to assume this would refer to those bears associated with the Earth’s Arctic polar region.
habitats, breeding and longevity= where the bear lives, study of their mating habits and duration of lifetime.
the science of biology with a subtext science in zoology = the field of biology (not to mention but including) studies in zoology
maximus = largest/greatest
“is lunch” = less clear to define, could be: “the problem of researching polar bears is __________” (1) largely easy as lunch. (2) no more complicated than eating lunch.
Overall, Soothsayer’s post brings to mind: “I am the very model of a modern Major General…”
Ditto, very interesting, you probably have the answer, because of you’re advance knowledge compare to mine, but It is challenging to decipher an intent by using high rised sentences audible only to the learned words in advance schooling,
where I just pick up from the words I was familiar with, and made a explanation that could have been taken as the true meaning of SOOTHSAYER’S COMMENT;
THERE IS THE DANGER OF THE COMPREHENDING SENTENCES AND THE FACT THAT i CHOOSE THE HUMORISTIC SIDE TO EXPLAIN, WAS MADE FUNNY,
BUT A LEADER LIKE OBAMA READING BOOKS THAT ARE SUBVERSIVE AND HAVING HIS OWN MIND PROBABLY STAINED BY DRUGS TAKEN IN HIS TEENS WHEN THE BRAIN IS GROWING AS IT BEING FED WITH TOO MUCH OF ONE NEGATIVE OR AND THE OTHER WHICH IS HATE COULD VERY WELL GET THE PERSON IN DANGER OF LIVING WITH IT’S OWN MANTRA AND IF THE FAULTY BRAIN ACQUIRE LATER A POWER TO APPLY HIS MIND ‘S GOAL THAT IS SET DEFINITELY NOT TO ALTER AT THE LATE YEARS OF ADULT HOOD.
THE GREAT DANGER IS NOT FOR HIMSELF BUT TO RUIN THE WHOLE COUNTRY WITH HIS POWER TO APPLY THE END GAME OF WHAT HE HAS DEEP INSIDE MIX WITH HATE ,AND ANGER, AND LAZINESS TO REFUSE TO SEARCH IN THE DEEPEST OF HIS MIND AND REACT SWIFTLY AS HE WOULD FACE THE CHILLING FEEL THAT HE IS DOING WRONG, BUT THEN HE IS TOO LATE INTO IT TO EVEN DESIRE TO CONFRONT HIS BRAIN.
Just reported on my Yahoo front page, some “researcher being filmed, they all want to be filmed, studying large sharks had his protective cage attacked because Whitey wanted lunch. Professor Tinfoil, with research team, from the University of South South South Florida studying up close the habitat, breeding and longevity of alligators has not responded to repeated cell phone calls from his wife who called him because her credit card maxed out in Boca.
Given Soothsayer’s lastest post, I’ll add this possible interpretation:
“is lunch” = The scientist potentially could become regarded as “something to be eaten” by his research subjects. That’s the risk you take observing carnivores close up. Nor can you blame the carnivore because it is their nature.
“Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!” – Anonymous, (a favorite phrase of RPG Dungeon Masters and Role Playing Gamers. )