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Science
Q. and A.: Dances With Cranes
A conversation with George Archibold, who is known for persuading an endangered bird to lay an egg,
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Opinion
From Death Strip to Tech Campus
A once-forlorn zone near the Berlin Wall holds the promise of Germany's tech industry.
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Business Day
Rio Tinto to Book $14 Billion Charge; C.E.O. Steps Down
The Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto blamed challenges in the aluminum business and at its coal unit in Mozambique for the write-down, and said its chief executive, Tom Albanese, was stepping down.
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Health
Study: More to Meal Delivery Than Food
Meals on Wheels advocates have always believed that something as fundamental as a hot meal, a greeting and another set of eyes can help keep people in their homes longer. A study says they are right.
5
Opinion
Make Law Schools Earn a Third Year
Letting law students take the bar exam after two years would keep many from drowning in debt — and force law schools to make their third-year curriculums worthwhile.
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Business Day
'Tax Extenders' That Slip Under the Radar
Consider the special provision for "qualified small business stock," which provides a zero percent tax rate on capital gains from certain investments. A better name would be the "angel investor loophole."
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N.Y. / Region
Former Counsel to Paterson Is Fined on an Ethics Law Violation
Peter J. Kiernan, who was chief counsel for Gov. David A. Paterson, sought state work for his law firm less than two years after leaving his official post.
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Opinion
Emancipation — Then What?
Though it is forgotten today, Attorney General Edward Bates's opinion in the Selsey case revolutionized American citizenship.
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Opinion
Is 'Wild West' Era for Gas Drilling Coming to an End?
A discussion of ways that innovation and regulation might take the fear factor out of fracking.
10
Business Day
German Economy Shrank in Fourth Quarter
The decline was largely the result of sagging investment by German managers worried about the future of the euro zone.
11
Style
The Mom Who Put Her a 7-Year-Old on a Diet Speaks Out
An interview with Dara-Lynn Weiss, author of "The Heavy:" "I did what worked for us, and I stand by it. I'm glad I did it."
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Science
Life in the Red
Millions of Americans have been keeping the lights on with borrowed money, and recent research suggests that debt can often reinforce reckless financial behavior.
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Opinion
Wreckless Driving
You think Israelis are aggressive, competitive and careless drivers? They're among the safest in the world.
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Style
Solving Bus Strike's Impact on Special Needs Students Isn't Simple
New York City's bus strike reveals how years of inertia, shortsighted policies, and competing interests can magnify an already tough problem.
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Business Day
Supreme Court Hears Argument on the F.C.C.’s Authority to Rule on Cellphone Towers
A case questions whether the F.C.C. is able to set time limits to build or alter wireless facilities and whether it has the jurisdiction to do so.
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Arts
Chinese Vase Said to Sell for Less Than Half Its Record-Setting Price
An 18th-century Chinese vase that sold for a record-setting $83 million at auction in 2010 but never paid for has now been sold for less than half that amount, according to Bloomberg.
17
World
Tallest Building Divides Londoners
The Shard, Western Europe's tallest building, opens to the public in London next month. Towering over the city, it has been as divisive as it is high. And the objections of its critics are not based only on aesthetic grounds.
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Technology
Critical Infrastructure Systems Seen as Vulnerable to Attack
A computer security company wanted to see how many people working in companies that run the nation's critical infrastructure would respond to an e-mail that could potentially introduce malware into their computer. The hit rate was enough to make you shudder.
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Opinion
Long Island’s Future, Stuck in Transit
What is it going to take for a new generation of leaders to come up with a plan to bring this sprawling stretch of suburbia out of the 19th century?
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Science
Counting the Vanishing Bees
No census exists so far, but a new monitoring method involving pan traps is remarkably cheap and efficient.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
Colony collapse disorder
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
European beekeepers observed similar phenomena in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,[2] and initial reports have also come in from Switzerland and Germany, albeit to a lesser degree[3] while the Northern Ireland Assembly received reports of a decline greater than 50%.[4]
Multiple possible causes of CCD have been identified. In 2007, some authorities attributed the problem to biotic factors such as Varroa mites and insect diseases (i.e., pathogens[5] including Nosema apis and Israel acute paralysis virus).[6][7] Other proposed causes include environmental change-related stresses,[8] malnutrition, pesticides (e.g.. neonicotinoids such as clothianidin and imidacloprid[9][10][11]), and migratory beekeeping. More speculative possibilities have included both cell phone radiation[12][13] and genetically modified (GM) crops with pest control characteristics.[14][15]
It has also been suggested that it may be due to a combination of many factors and that no single factor is the cause.[16][17][18] The most recent report (USDA - 2010) states that "based on an initial analysis of collected bee samples (CCD- and non-CCD affected), reports have noted the high number of viruses and other pathogens, pesticides, and parasites present in CCD colonies, and lower levels in non-CCD colonies. This work suggests that a combination of environmental stressors may set off a cascade of events and contribute to a colony where weakened worker bees are more susceptible to pests and pathogens."[19] Applying proteomics-based pathogen screening tools in 2010, researchers announced they had identified a co-infection of invertebrate iridescent virus type 6 (IIV-6) and the fungus Nosema ceranae in all CCD colonies sampled.[20][21] However, subsequent studies have questioned the methodology used in these proteomic experiments.[22][23]
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Signs and symptoms
- 3 Scope and distribution
- 4 Possible causes
- 4.1 Selective commercial breeding and lost genetic diversity in industrial apiculture
- 4.2 Malnutrition
- 4.3 Pathogens and immunodeficiency theories
- 4.4 Viral and fungal combination
- 4.5 Pesticides
- 4.6 Antibiotics and miticides
- 4.7 Bee rentals and migratory beekeeping
- 4.8 Electromagnetic radiation
- 4.9 Parasitic phorid fly
- 4.10 Genetically Modified Crops
- 5 Management
- 6 Society and culture
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
Whatever is doing in the bees is getting the solitaries too.
Yet another reason for the Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation.
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