LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 26, 2007 Oct 27, 2008
BeesCanCountToFour wrote on Oct 26, 2008 3:11 PM:In todays news, it says that Australian scientists have discovered that bees can count to four ... But, on the other hand, the eighth graders know alot more about diversity and their rights under SB777 than bees know ... Bee for VP wrote on Oct 26, 2008 5:16 PM:BeesCanCountToFour[-] wrote on Oct 26, 2008 3:11 PM:In todays news, it says that Australian scientists have discovered that bees can count to four. (North County Times)
Bee swarm kills 3 dogs, injures woman Oct 27, 2008
-- A 70-year-old woman is injured and three dogs are dead after a swarm of bees terrorized a neighborhood in South Florida ... The bees swarmed Nancy Hill and her two dogs ... The bees also attacked two other dogs in the neighborhood. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Bee swarm kills 3 dogs, injures woman in Florida Oct 27, 2008
RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (AP): A 70-year-old woman is injured and three dogs are dead after a swarm of bees terrorized a neighborhood in South Florida ... The bees swarmed Nancy Hill and her two dogs ... The bees also attacked two other dogs in the neighborhood. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
This Tech loss was uncharacteristic Oct 27, 2008
Losses to FSU, NC, Georgia will have bees back in Idaho for another pre Christmas bowl. BOB THAT HEAD. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Why bees can never hive five Oct 27, 2008
HONEY bees can be trained to count, researchers have found. Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, of the University of Queensland's Brain Research Institute, said yesterday research had also shown bees could learn colours and smells and be trained to fly through complicated mazes ... But Professor Srinivasan said the bees could not perform if there were more than four landmarks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Oct. 26 Oct 27, 2008
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; 336 pages; $15): A young white girl finds shelter with three black bee-keeping sisters during the summer of 1964 in South Carolina. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Voice Of A Princess Oct 26, 2008
Mary Costa, 78, was a relatively unknown 22-year-old singer when she was picked by Walt Disney himself to breathe life into Aurora, the lovely young princess who charms the birds, bees, flowers and trees, not to mention a handsome prince, before pricking her finger on a cursed spindle and falling into a deep slumber. It's to Costa's credit that Aurora manages to make an enchanting impression in just a few onscreen minutes without being pushy or saccharine. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
British Boy Scouts Get Sex Ed Oct 26, 2008
But take any selection of scouts who are slightly older--nine, say--and I suspect there is not much about the birds and the bees that they do not already know. The Scouting Association is hilariously behind the times if it thinks there's anything it can teach modern Britain's depressingly worldly teenagers about contraception or the dangers of various horrible diseases that can arise from a grope in the mulberry bushes. (Forbes)
Home that nurtured a star now harbors a calamity Oct 26, 2008
"The tragedy comes as Jennifer Hudson's star continues to rise. Her song "Spotlight" is No. 1 on Billboard's Hot RHop charts and her recent self-titled debut album is selling well. She was featured in this year's blockbuster "Sex and the City" movie and also stars in the hit film "The Secret Life of Bees. "Associated Press writers Michael Tarm and Sophia Tareen in Chicago and Ben Feller in Reno, Nev., contributed to this report.A service of the Associated Press(AP) POST A COMMENT... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Bees kill 3 dogs, injure woman, 70 Oct 26, 2008
RIVIERA BEACH Bees that had been living on the shutters of a vacant house in the Woodbine neighborhood have killed three dogs and injured a 70-year-old woman ... She made it 15 feet from the door when the bees swarmed her, then killed the 7-year-old dogs, Hill's husband Brian said ... Palm Beach County Animal Control said Friday that the bees also stung two pit bills, killing one and sending the other to the hospital. (The Palm Beach Post)
2 Dogs Killed When Hundreds Of Bees Attack Oct 26, 2008
-- A swarm of bees that attacked and terrorized a neighborhood has been contained in ... "We're given the understanding that once the material is moved and the queen bee is gone, the residual bees will move in or die off." ... The family said the bees killed two of their dogs -- 3-year-old Diamond and 2-year-old Turk. (WNBC.com, NY)
Bumblebees learn the sweet smell of foraging success Oct 26, 2008
Bumblebees use flower scent to guide their nest-mates to good food sources, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London. For any animal, finding food on its own can be time consuming and inefficient; social animals such as bees reduce these problems by informing their peers of plentiful sites, and 'recruiting' them to the search ... Honeybees use their waggle-dance to tell nest-mates the distance and direction of a food source. (EurekAlert!)
Singing star's mother, brother found shot dead Oct 25, 2008
She was featured in this year s blockbuster Sex and the City and is also starring in hit movie The Secret Life of Bees ... She had been scheduled to appear Monday in Los Angeles to collect an ensemble cast honor at the Hollywood Awards for The Secret Life of Bees with co-stars including Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Lady Bulldogs still in district hunt Oct 25, 2008
Against Academy, the Lady Dogs went to four games, but could not overcome the Lady Bees' attack, 19-25, 17-25, 25-22 and 20-25. Stats for the night were. (Thorndale Champion, TX)
Uganda: Displaced First By War, Now By Elephants Oct 25, 2008
Most affected are hundreds of returnees from six IDP camps - Goma, Anaka, Purongo, Ongako, Corner Nwoya, and Aler, all in Amuru District - whose crops have also been eaten by wildebeest roaming the villages in search of water and pasture. Some of the returnees have had narrow escapes from attacks by wildebeest competing for the same land that the villagers are returning to ... "We have started digging trenches at the elephants' crossing point, supporting community bee-keeping projects because... (allAfrica.com)
Depression days brought to mind Oct 25, 2008
Men corrupt themselves the way bees make honey. it s in our nature. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bee swarm kills dog, closes RB complex Oct 25, 2008
RIVIERA BEACH A swarm of bees stung two dogs and shut down a Riviera Beach apartment complex this afternoon, police said ... Palm Beach County Animal Control Capt. Dave Walesky said the bees stung two pitbulls, one of whom died ... The bees appear to have come from a vacant house near the complex, he said. (The Palm Beach Post)
GARDENING: Learn about plants and moe at the fair Oct 25, 2008
Because the Africanized bees are heading our way, a special display will focus on what to expect when they arrive. Don't miss the large display on Florida insects. (Florida Times-Union)
Sex ed to be taught in all British schools Oct 24, 2008
Birds, bees to be taught at all British schools ... LONDON - It's a controversial idea in a country known for prudishness about sex teaching kids as young as 5 about the birds and bees. (MSNBC -- International)
England to require sex ed for kindergarteners Oct 24, 2008
LONDON - Its a controversial idea in a land known for prudishness about sex teaching kids as young as 5 about the birds and bees. But with one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in Europe, the British government is bringing sex education to all schools in England including kindergartens. (MSNBC -- Health)
Building A Better Bee Oct 24, 2008
The bees are very gentle, very hygienic and very productive, and hopefully will confer increased resistance to pests and disease ... Holding a frame of bees, Kawamara correctly singled out the queen and praised the bees elegance and gentle temperament ... In his youth, he reared honey bees for several years, tending the hives and selling the honey. (Science Daily)
Marley & Me's Author on Childhood Oct 24, 2008
On listening to his father explained sex: "I nodded up and down, my mouth agape. If I appeared awestruck, it was not over this anatomical breakthrough but over my father's choice of props. It occurred to me that never before had any father pressed into service a garden hose to demonstrate the act of sexual intercourse. Not birds and bees. Not mating wolves. Not oak trees and acorns. The two ends of a rubber hose. Only my dad.". The Lowdown: There are some who think that memoirs should be... (Time.com)
Ayers' Agenda: First-Grade Guinea Pigs Oct 22, 2008
" The Ayers agenda appears to be gaining traction in D.C. s elementary school system. Most parents would not consider a Q&A session with first-graders about homosexual marriage as an "age-appropriate" discussion. After our daughter s revelation, we lodged a complaint with Chancellor Rhee's office, requesting an investigation, and asking what department in the D.C. government we can appeal to for restoration of our child's sense of innocence? We are still awaiting feedback from the school on... (Human Events Online)
'High School Musical' Was Vanessa Hudgens' Only High School Experience Oct 22, 2008
When most teens are learning about the birds and the bees in front of their classmates, Efron and Hudgens did it in front of the paparazzi but that doesn't mean she's ruled out working with Efron again. "We have the most amazing time," she said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Herb Bergamot Oct 21, 2008
Bergamot is also known as Bee Balm, as its flowers attract an array of bees and butterflies; however, bees can not reach the nectar unless other insects have already made holes. Bergamot now flowers in a variety of colors including white, purple, pink and scarlet; purple-blue flowers are known as Blue Stocking, pink flowers are known as Croftway Pink. (Suite101.com)
Worms' Nervous System Shown To Alert Immune System Oct 21, 2008
(July 19, 2008) Bumble bees go "off color" and can't remember which flowers have the most nectar when they are feeling under the weather. The behavior of the bumbling bees reveals that, like humans who are ill, bees. (Science Daily)
WR Rantavious Wooten commits to UGA Oct 21, 2008
I see the bees are still on Fantasy Island. Soon to be 8 in a row. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Beekeepers: Cold winter to blame for bee losses Oct 21, 2008
There s been no major evidence, maybe one or two colonies collapsing, but that can be a part of the natural order, said Bob Hoffman, a retired science teacher from Holmen High School who tends to his bees on Amundson Coulee Road north of Holmen ... CCD, a phenomenon where the worker bees from a hive abruptly disappear, first got major media attention in North America in 2006 when, according to some experts, about 30 percent of hives suffered CCD. ... The mystery is worth solving because of the... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Fear Factor: How Herd Mentality Drives Us Oct 20, 2008
Even wildebeests do it ... "We are mammals, just like the wildebeest in the plains of the African Savannah," said. (CBS News)
Palin a hit on 'SNL' Oct 20, 2008
"The Secret Life of Bees" opened in third place with $11. 1 million, followed by "W.," Oliver Stone's biography of President George W. Bush," in fourth with $10.6 million. Starring Mark Wahlberg, "Max Payne" is based on the video game about a US Drug Enforcement Agency officer seeking revenge after his family is murdered. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" dropped to second place from first. The film about a pampered dog lost in Mexico has taken in $69.1 million since it was released Oct. 3. (AP)Liza... (Boston Globe)
Scoop:Madonna split could get uglier Oct 20, 2008
The much-buzzed about W. came in fourth behind The Secret Life of Bees, which made $11 million. Fourth place might sound like a disappointment for the Oliver Stone picture, but the $10. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Green-eyed monster returns to Wisteria Lane Oct 20, 2008
They end up explaining the birds and the bees to her and she blabs it to her only friend. Then Carlos ends up telling that same friend that theres no Santa Claus. (MSNBC -- Politics)
...draws record ratings Oct 20, 2008
I'd like to build the world a home And furnish it with love Grow apple trees and honey bees And snow-white turtle doves. Chorus: I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony I'd like to hold it in my arms And keep it company. (The Drudge Report)
'Max Payne' No. 1 Oct 20, 2008
Max Payne,' 'Chihuahua,' 'Bees' out-poll 'W ... In this image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dakota Fanning, left, and Jennifer Hudson are shown in a scene from 'The Secret Life of Bees ... 2 million) and the chick flick "The Secret Life of Bees" (No. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Thriller "Max Payne" opens atop at N. American box office Oct 20, 2008
Starring action star Mark Wahlberg, "Max Payne" easily outdistanced competitions in theaters from a popular dog, bees and the current U.S. president, according to Los Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By Numbers Sunday ... Two movies aimed at adult audience opened in No. 3 and No. 4, as "The Secret Life of Bees" based on the bestselling book by Sue Monk took in 11. (Xinhuanet, China)
National Park Foundation Honorary Chair Mrs. Laura Bush Invites Kids to Participate in First Bloom Lessons at White House Garden Tours Oct 19, 2008
"Animal pollinators, bees, butterflies, birds, bats and others are essential to the reproduction of 80% of the world's flowering plants!" Launched in October 2007 by Mrs. Laura Bush, First Bloom is a national conservation education program from the National Park Foundation that reaches out to urban youth in their communities to teach them the science of native plants, encouraging them to protect the environment in America's celebrated national parks and in their own backyards ... Sponsored by... (PR Newswire)
36 hours in Paris Oct 19, 2008
How do you teach your adolescent son about the birds and the bees. If you're Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XIV, you hire a one-eyed 40-ish noblewoman named Catherine de Beauvais to initiate him into, ahem, adulthood. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Scoop: James Bond weighs in on the election Oct 17, 2008
"There was one memorable moment at a big governors' dinner, I believe, where there was an exchange between George W. and Jeb, where George W. says, I didn't grow up wanting to be president of the United States, and Jeb says, I did. And George W. says, Yeah, you did. Anyway Ouch! Click for related contentWeekend box office The good news this week: Beverly Hills Chihuahua is not going to be peering down from atop the box office for a third weekend in a row. Slide... (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Study Looks At The Lives Of Boys Who Commit Dating Violence Oct 17, 2008
(May 9, 2007) If you have teenage boys and are unsure about what topics to cover when discussing "the birds and bees" with them, it may be worth reading the latest piece of research about sexual communication and. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Mini movie reviews Oct 17, 2008
Queen Latifah, left, Jennifer Hudson, center, and Alicia Keys are shown in a scene from ;The Secret Life of Bees ... Secret Life of Bees - In 1960s South Carolina, a teenage girl (Dakota Fanning) goes on a journey to learn more about the life of her late mother. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mystery of lost bees points to pesticide Oct 17, 2008
It's been two years since Florida beekeeper Dave Hackenberg sounded the first alert about a mysterious disappearance of bees now known worldwide as Colony Collapse Disorder. Now Hackenberg and fellow Floridian Dave Mendes are headed to Paris, invited to speak before an international beekeeping conference on syndrome de depeuplement des ruches, the still-unsolved mystery of why bees abruptly leave their hives and never return ... The mystery: Adult bees disappear from a colony, leaving behind a... (The Palm Beach Post)
Just One Thing: Green Your Halloween Oct 17, 2008
Lipstick and lip gloss from Burt's Bees contain only natural ingredients. Tubes identified as #5 or #7 are recyclable. (ABC News)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Oct 16, 2008
SECRETLIFE-FILM (Pickle, SHNS -- Review) -- "The Secret Life of Bees" may have an explanation for the mysterious decline in the bee population: Bees just aren't getting enough love these days. 500. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
More of this story Oct 16, 2008
The walk-in containers also expose residents to swarming bees. He said he saw a man nearly fall when the edge of a loose gravel ramp gave way under his feet. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Sisterly bond is no secret for 'Life of Bees' co-stars Oct 15, 2008
Sisterly bond is no secret for 'Bees' co-stars Latifah, Keys and Okonedo - USATODAY.com ... Sisterly bond is no secret for 'Bees' co-stars Latifah, Keys and Okonedo ... "We really laugh a lot": That's how Secret Life of Bees' Sophie Okonedo, right, describes her relationship with co-stars Queen Latifah, left, and Alicia Keys. (USA Today -- Life)
Enough postseason, let's get to Peavy Oct 15, 2008
Elvis with God on his knees Elvis owned three TVs Here come the killer bees Head full of honey potato chips and cheese. Elvis the bumper stickers Elvis the white knickers Elvis the white wigger Ate at king burger and just kept getting bigger. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
"Secret Life of Bees" explores the power of love Oct 15, 2008
"The Secret Life of Bees" may have an explanation for the mysterious decline in the bee population: Bees just aren't getting enough love these days ... Bees are like family to these characters ... However, the film is set in 1964, decades before bees started disappearing, so love may not be enough to repopulate their world. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
What Is Wild? Odor Attraction Is Different Among Different Wildtype Flies Oct 14, 2008
27, 2006) Honey bees have a much better sense of smell than fruit flies or mosquitoes, but a much worse sense of taste, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Food For Thought Oct 14, 2008
It also helps prevent hay fever - if you eat honey from bees in your area - and has been used for thousands of years to help heal cuts. Manuka Honey has even been used to treat the hospital superbug MRSA.. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Calera man charged after streaking call Oct 13, 2008
Unfairness abounds wrote on Oct 10, 2008 11:45 AM:" funny someone can commit repetitive acts of domestic violence and only get $1000 bond, but if you run around naked (granted there were children around, but still), as a prank that a lot of us have probably done, then that deserves a $7500 bond. Heaven forbid you can't postpone that talk about the birds and bees with little Timmy. Just seems to extreme to ruin this young man's life with felony charges or what seems like such a minor problem. I... (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Hudson doesn't star in her own release Oct 13, 2008
After Jennifer Hudson was eliminated from the competition during season 3 of "American Idol," her career took an unexpectedly fortuitous turn: She landed a role in the film adaptation of "Dreamgirls," for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and then she won parts in the "Sex and the City" movie (for which she received critical acclaim this past summer) and the new "The Secret Life of Bees.". Now, more than four years after her "American Idol" season, Hudson finally gets around to the... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Corner Gas feature film a possibility; future of some cast members ... Oct 13, 2008
With the Secret Life of Bees, Alica Keys proves she can sing, act and smolder her way into the Hollywood. . (Canada.com)
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' Still Top Dog At Box Office Oct 13, 2008
Video game adaptation "Max Payne," starring Mark Wahlberg; "The Secret Life of Bees," starring Jennifer Hudson; Oliver Stone's President Bush-mocking "W." and the very funny "Sex Drive" all open in wide release this week. This report is from. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Defining drive Oct 12, 2008
Where are all the bees anyway. Out celebrating that tipped field goal attempt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
LETTER: Right to choose comes before the 'act' Oct 10, 2008
farmwife wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:38 AM:" in response to Ed Miller stating he didn't want birth control being offered in the grade schools, I do! I have an eleven yr old & we have had the birds and bees talk and discussed that waiting til he is older to have sex is the best idea. However I also know that by the time some of these kids are in 6th grade hormones are running wild. I don't want to be a grandma at 29 but I do want him to protect himself and the person he chooses to be with. ". Becky... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Millbrook Farmers Market holds Harvest Festival Oct 10, 2008
He also sold hand-made beeswax products including soaps, lip balms, and blocks of pure wax. Beeswax, he revealed, is excellent for unsticking zippers ... With the queens absent, and reproduction thus slowed, he worries that there will not be enough bees to keep the hives warm or enough food for them to subsist through the winter. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Scent On Demand: Scientists Genetically Enhance Scent Of Flowers Oct 10, 2008
Scent in flowers and plants is used to attract pollinating insects like bees and beetles that pass on the pollen and help in the reproduction and creation of fruit. The intensity of the scent that the flower emanates is influenced by the time of day, depending on weather, age of the flower and the species. (Science Daily)
Visiting Castle Campbell Gardens Sc... Oct 8, 2008
Summer will bring out the flowers, the bees and ice creams. Castle Campbell Gardens Scotland. (Suite101.com)
Good News For Pig Breeders Oct 8, 2008
10, 2007) The success of the "reign" of a honey bee queen appears to be determined to a large degree by the number of times she mates with drone bees. A honey bee queen mates early in her life, researchers. (Science Daily)
Could be worse Oct 8, 2008
A women with her beautiful young daughter yelled to me, roll around, so I did, I dropped and rolled, the next thing I remember she was standing above me with a tree branch covered in leaves brushing the bees away as they tried to land on me ... My mom called 911 and they checked me out, gratefully I am not allergic to bees so I simply needed some benadryl and a lot of ice packs. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Argentine Beekeepers No Longer in Clover Oct 8, 2008
Flowers provide bees with the nectar and pollen they need to feed and make honey, and a variety of species keeps them supplied for many months ... "Soy, the soy-takeover as we call it, is the biggest problem but actually any crop that is planted uniformly across large areas with the use of herbicides deprives bees of the flowers they need," said Alicia Basilio from the University of Buenos Aires' School of Agronomy ... "The biodiversity that's essential for bees is in decline due to the advance... (Planet Ark, United States)
Aggressive bees exterminated Oct 8, 2008
Delaney was exterminating a swarm of bees hovering around some sugar in the truck's bed ... That doesn't help the bees go down ... Instead, about 10 pounds of sugar lured a swarm of about 200 to 300 bees to an oilfield work truck on Tuesday afternoon in the 8900 block of Dublin Avenue in Lawndale. (Odessa American, TX)
Troubled economy means serious talks for parents, kids Oct 6, 2008
This conversation is about dollars and cents, not birds and bees. But it s no less important. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
PETA's newest idea: Mama's milk ice cream cone, anyone? Oct 5, 2008
jipsi wrote on Sep 26, 2008 10:29 PM:" to AD II:Human milk is what we're supposed to drink as NURSING INFANTS, NOT as a casual/nutrition beverage for adults!NO MAMMAL continues drinking milk from its mother long after maturity, so the 'natural' argument is flimsy, at best.Drinking cow's milk is no different than eating bees' honey (which is actually kind of gross, when you think about it!) or wearing silk: both are by-products of another species, that we consume or utilize for ourselves.With the... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Jackets' defense dominant Oct 5, 2008
Coach Johnson has put the buzz back in the bees. I think a 8-9 win season is very possible looking at their schedule. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)