Watch this video... see the fruits of the U.S. assistance to the Iraqi people...
peAce, please...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
...cell phones killing the world's bees?
Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to blame for mysterious 'colony collapse' of bees...
File this one under "unforeseen potential consequences of our technologies..."
Other possible scenarios include infections or pathogenic impacts.
"Recent research tested crops where seed was treated with imidacloprid. The chemical was present, by systemic uptake, in corn, sunflowers and rape pollen in levels high enough to pose a threat to honey bees. Additional research has fond that imidacloprid impairs the memory and brain metabolism of bees, particularly the area of the brain that is used for making new memories.
Implication: If bees are eating fresh or stored pollen contaminated with these chemicals at low levels, they may not cause mortality but may impact the bee’s ability to learn or make memories. If this is the case, young bees leaving the hive to make orientation flights may not be able to learn the location of the hive and may not be returning causing the colonies to dwindle and eventually die. It is also possible that this is not the sole cause of the dwindling but one of several contributing factors."
...preceding quote from "Fall Dwindle Disease (Now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary Report"
© The Pennsylvania State University 2007
Please also look at this previous post.
peAce...
topbop!
File this one under "unforeseen potential consequences of our technologies..."
Other possible scenarios include infections or pathogenic impacts.
"Recent research tested crops where seed was treated with imidacloprid. The chemical was present, by systemic uptake, in corn, sunflowers and rape pollen in levels high enough to pose a threat to honey bees. Additional research has fond that imidacloprid impairs the memory and brain metabolism of bees, particularly the area of the brain that is used for making new memories.
Implication: If bees are eating fresh or stored pollen contaminated with these chemicals at low levels, they may not cause mortality but may impact the bee’s ability to learn or make memories. If this is the case, young bees leaving the hive to make orientation flights may not be able to learn the location of the hive and may not be returning causing the colonies to dwindle and eventually die. It is also possible that this is not the sole cause of the dwindling but one of several contributing factors."
...preceding quote from "Fall Dwindle Disease (Now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary Report"
© The Pennsylvania State University 2007
Please also look at this previous post.
peAce...
topbop!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
"...the campaign has far wider military ambitions than the pacification of Baghdad..."
Divide and rule - America's plan for Baghdad...
"...So far, the Baghdad campaign has involved only the creation of a few US positions within several civilian areas of the city but the new project will involve joint American and Iraqi "support bases" in nine of the 30 districts to be "gated" off. From these bases - in fortified buildings - US-Iraqi forces will supposedly clear militias from civilian streets which will then be walled off and the occupants issued with ID cards. Only the occupants will be allowed into these "gated communities" and there will be continuous patrolling by US-Iraqi forces. There are likely to be pass systems, "visitor" registration and restrictions on movement outside the "gated communities". Civilians may find themselves inside a "controlled population" prison ..."
peAce...
topbop!
"...So far, the Baghdad campaign has involved only the creation of a few US positions within several civilian areas of the city but the new project will involve joint American and Iraqi "support bases" in nine of the 30 districts to be "gated" off. From these bases - in fortified buildings - US-Iraqi forces will supposedly clear militias from civilian streets which will then be walled off and the occupants issued with ID cards. Only the occupants will be allowed into these "gated communities" and there will be continuous patrolling by US-Iraqi forces. There are likely to be pass systems, "visitor" registration and restrictions on movement outside the "gated communities". Civilians may find themselves inside a "controlled population" prison ..."
peAce...
topbop!
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