And environmental activists also question the project's impact on the sea bed, marine ecology and livelihood of fishermen - the oldest residents of this island city.

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He circuited the double bed and closed the shutters and the window and drew the curtain, and, as he darkened the room, he unbuttoned his shirt and undid his belt and he also removed his shoes and undressed and lay down on the bed beside his ancient mother.

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Also, be a little cautious about letting outdoor pets on the bed, Bergquist said.

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Hundreds of routine operations were also cancelled earlier in the year due to bed shortages and pressure on acute services.

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It also wants to build 11 four to five-bed houses for sale on the site.

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Hutchinson's unconventional route to fitness included strapping water bottles to his leg and lifting it while he lay in his hospital bed to maintain his leg muscles and he also cycled extensively with a protective metal cage on the injured left leg.

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Ms Dean and Dr Siva-Jothy were testing the idea that fine body hairs (known, technically, as vellus and terminal hairs) are there to alert their owner to creepy crawlies such as bed bugs, which might be intent on biting them, and that the hair may also get in the way of such arthropods' activities, giving the owner more time to react before he is bitten.

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