So far, this cuts no ice with those who administer the region from Silesia's capital, Katowice.

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This cuts no ice with Tucker, though, since William--no scientist--was a well-known scalawag.

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That cut no ice with voters, who reminded the governor that in one of his campaign mail-outs he had promised to veto legislative pay rises.

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Very few scientists think Greenland would be stable in an Arctic with little or no summer sea-ice, and opinion is split as to whether it is past its tipping point already.

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Of course, the administration is deporting DREAM'ers, along with gardeners, housekeepers, nannies and ice cream vendors who represent no threat to public safety.

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It is, moreover, a consumer cooperative, founded 60 years ago by some climbers with no profit motive, just a need to import high-quality ice axes from Switzerland.

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Also show are agricultural land use and land surfaces with little or no plant cover - such as bare ground, urban areas and permanent snow and ice.

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