It very well may be Russian bees...
from http://urbansurvival.com/nl20070224a.htm: (Saturday Feb 24th)
Bee Story
The collapse of bee colonies has something to do with Russia? Well, here's an email to ponder from a bee-keeping reader:
"Hello George, Just a comment on the honey bee problems in the US.
I agree that genetically modified plant-life may be causing many problems for the bee population.
There is also another possible cause that non-beekeepers probably wouldn't know about.
Over the years the honey bee population in the US has been greatly reduced due to attacks of Tracheal mites, Varroa mites, and Hive beetles.
Two years ago, in an effort to replenish the bee supply, the government introduced a program to give away "Russian" honeybees.
In the US, most beekeepers keep "Italian" honeybees. The "Russian" bees were supposed to be more resistant to the Varroa mites.
The original deal was that selected beekeepers would receive (free-of-charge) 2 packages of "Russian" bees and 2 hives. In exchange the beekeepers agreed to not sell the hives for 3 years and to allow regular inspections by government officials.
Due to an overwhelming response by beekeepers the deal was later changed to 1 hive of "Russian" and 1 hive of "Italian" bees.
I did not take part in the program but I did keep watch on the results in my state.
Within the first year (2005) all 250 hives of "Russian" bees that were introduced into this state were dead.
I personally know two beekeepers who took part in the program. By the end to 2006, one had lost 43 hives to "Colony Collapse", the other had lost 200 hives (his entire operation) to "Colony Collapse"
I don't know if there is a connection or just a horrible coincidence but perhaps the plants aren't the only things being "modified".
I've always wondered how much of Ron Paul's immigrant bashing is his own opinion and how much of it is his own way of pandering to his congressional constituency (Texas), since he doesn't exactly even try to bring home the federal dollars. For better or for worse(worse in my opinion), this does play well nationwide as well. Despite this, I do like him. Not that our country is ready for somebody like him to be president. I only hope that it doesn't end up costing him his congressional seat, even if he is not the right person for the presidency right now we do need people like him in Congress.
In most modern aircraft, control for all avionics equipment is done through a central mission computer. If that computer crashes(usually there are two but they have identical software), all avionics will be unavailable. This includes radar, navigation, most radios, etc. Usually there is a backup RCU(remote control unit) for one of the radios and of course you can still steer, but that is about it.
Consider also the opportunities that come from being the biggest fish in the water, so to speak. If you go to MIT/Caltech you will be surrounded by extremely smart people. There are a lot of benefits to that. You will learn a lot from them. Consider also going to a second/third tier school. Assuming that you are MIT/Caltech material, you will be at the top of the class in these schools. You will get more attention from the professors in these schools. They will let you in on their pet projects. You will spent less time on schoolwork and more time to pursue your own projects. You will learn a lot doing this.
I'm reading all of these posts and am shocked at how many software people have blackberries. My husband is a programmer and he doesn't. I don't think anybody at his company does. What can they possibly need them for? If something is urgent people have called before, but we usually don't answer anyway. How many software people really work with things that are THAT urgent that they wan't wait until morning. And is everybody else really working that late into the evening? I feel sorry for them.
I used to teach kindergarten, so I can give a little bit of insight into this.
I agree that the way that kindergarten SHOULD be taught is give kids blocks, etc and let them run around outside. Now, in PRACTICE, kindergarteners are required to sit and do worksheets most of the day. They are allocated about 15 minutes recess in the morning, a half hour for recess after lunch, about a half hour lunch, and about a half hour of "centers" time per day. Centers includes things like blocks, playing house, reading casually, and computers.
In my classroom last year, we used computers that ran windows 98 and had an old dot matrix printer that my husband had to search for hours to find the right programs to run. We played Clifford and microsoft paint. Computers were the most popular of all the centers. They were drawn to it. So I guess I figured if that's how they want to use the little free time they're given, why not let them?
Slashdot Mirror
It very well may be Russian bees... from http://urbansurvival.com/nl20070224a.htm: (Saturday Feb 24th) Bee Story
The collapse of bee colonies has something to do with Russia? Well, here's an email to ponder from a bee-keeping reader: "Hello George, Just a comment on the honey bee problems in the US. I agree that genetically modified plant-life may be causing many problems for the bee population. There is also another possible cause that non-beekeepers probably wouldn't know about. Over the years the honey bee population in the US has been greatly reduced due to attacks of Tracheal mites, Varroa mites, and Hive beetles. Two years ago, in an effort to replenish the bee supply, the government introduced a program to give away "Russian" honeybees. In the US, most beekeepers keep "Italian" honeybees. The "Russian" bees were supposed to be more resistant to the Varroa mites. The original deal was that selected beekeepers would receive (free-of-charge) 2 packages of "Russian" bees and 2 hives. In exchange the beekeepers agreed to not sell the hives for 3 years and to allow regular inspections by government officials. Due to an overwhelming response by beekeepers the deal was later changed to 1 hive of "Russian" and 1 hive of "Italian" bees. I did not take part in the program but I did keep watch on the results in my state. Within the first year (2005) all 250 hives of "Russian" bees that were introduced into this state were dead. I personally know two beekeepers who took part in the program. By the end to 2006, one had lost 43 hives to "Colony Collapse", the other had lost 200 hives (his entire operation) to "Colony Collapse" I don't know if there is a connection or just a horrible coincidence but perhaps the plants aren't the only things being "modified".
I've always wondered how much of Ron Paul's immigrant bashing is his own opinion and how much of it is his own way of pandering to his congressional constituency (Texas), since he doesn't exactly even try to bring home the federal dollars. For better or for worse(worse in my opinion), this does play well nationwide as well. Despite this, I do like him. Not that our country is ready for somebody like him to be president. I only hope that it doesn't end up costing him his congressional seat, even if he is not the right person for the presidency right now we do need people like him in Congress.
In most modern aircraft, control for all avionics equipment is done through a central mission computer. If that computer crashes(usually there are two but they have identical software), all avionics will be unavailable. This includes radar, navigation, most radios, etc. Usually there is a backup RCU(remote control unit) for one of the radios and of course you can still steer, but that is about it.
Suppose it all depends on your temperment.
Objectivists are hardly uniformly pro-corporation. Only if the coporation produces something of value. Hardly any right now...
I'm reading all of these posts and am shocked at how many software people have blackberries. My husband is a programmer and he doesn't. I don't think anybody at his company does. What can they possibly need them for? If something is urgent people have called before, but we usually don't answer anyway. How many software people really work with things that are THAT urgent that they wan't wait until morning. And is everybody else really working that late into the evening? I feel sorry for them.
I used to teach kindergarten, so I can give a little bit of insight into this. I agree that the way that kindergarten SHOULD be taught is give kids blocks, etc and let them run around outside. Now, in PRACTICE, kindergarteners are required to sit and do worksheets most of the day. They are allocated about 15 minutes recess in the morning, a half hour for recess after lunch, about a half hour lunch, and about a half hour of "centers" time per day. Centers includes things like blocks, playing house, reading casually, and computers. In my classroom last year, we used computers that ran windows 98 and had an old dot matrix printer that my husband had to search for hours to find the right programs to run. We played Clifford and microsoft paint. Computers were the most popular of all the centers. They were drawn to it. So I guess I figured if that's how they want to use the little free time they're given, why not let them?