Buzz off: Pa. honeybee colony getting new home

Tristan Saunders, a member of the PA Backyard Beekeepers Association in the Harrisburg area, studies an old piece of bee hive he pulled from the catalpa tree on Friday, March 1, 2013 that was home to a honey bee colony behind Leona Brensha's home in Duryea, Pa. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Pete G. Wilcox) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

Tristan Saunders, a member of the PA Backyard Beekeepers Association in the Harrisburg area, studies an old piece of bee hive he pulled from the catalpa tree on Friday, March 1, 2013 that was home to a honey bee colony behind Leona Brensha's home in Duryea, Pa. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Pete G. Wilcox) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

PPL Utility work crews lift a section of the catalpa tree on Friday, March 1, 2013 that is home to a colony of honey bees behind Leona Brensha's home in Duryea, Pa. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Pete G. Wilcox) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

Leona Brensha of Duryea, Pa. monitors the activity around her house on Friday, March 1, 2013 while a combination of workers from Asplundh Tree Expert Company and PPL Utility Company removes a honey bee colony nesting in catalpa tree behind Brensha's home, in Duryea, Pa. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Pete G. Wilcox) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

Luke Cline of the PA Backyard Beekeepers Association prepares a bee smoker used to calm bees while the section of catalpa tree containing the bee hive is placed into a truck ready to take the hive to its new home in the Harrisburg area on Friday, March 1, 2013, in Duryea, Pa. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Pete G. Wilcox) CITIZENS' VOICE OUT; SCRANTON TIMES OUT; STANDARD-SPEAKER OUT

DURYEA, Pa. (AP) ? They say home is where the hive is. Or something like that.

A colony of troublesome honeybees will settle into new digs in northeastern Pennsylvania after being removed Friday from a back alley in Duryea, where the queen and thousands of her loyal subjects had taken up residence in an old tree several years ago.

They were such a nuisance that neighbors say they couldn't stand to be outside in the summertime. The bees got into garbage and recycling bins, disrupted barbecues and buzzed anyone who got too close.

"It was a big safety issue for us," said Joe Roscioli, 32, who is allergic to bees and whose house is only a few feet from the tree.

Years ago, an annoyed human might've eliminated the problem with a can of insecticide.

But with a mysterious affliction called colony collapse disorder decimating hives around the nation, Duryea's streets supervisor got a bee in his bonnet to save the colony and its 10,000 to 20,000 occupants. So on Friday, PPL Electric Utilities, a tree-trimming crew and several bee experts converged on the alley for a rescue operation.

With a small crowd looking on, licensed apiarist Bill Fisher and other experts drilled several holes in the tree, then inserted probes to establish the lower and upper limits of the hive.

"It's a lot like a colonoscopy for bees," Fisher joked.

Once the 60-foot northern catalpa tree was cut down to size, a crane lifted a 15-foot section of trunk onto a trailer destined for the Hershey area, where Fisher has a small farm. When it gets warmer, Fisher will try to extract the queen, slice out the comb, and transfer the colony to a bee box. Its ultimate destination, if all goes well, is a community garden in Drums, about 30 miles southwest of Duryea.

Such rescues are becoming more common. The state Department of Agriculture said it's seen an increase in calls from exterminators, residents and business owners who want to avoid destroying inconvenient hives and are seeking help.

"Colony collapse disorder has really increased awareness of the importance of honeybees," said Karen Roccasecca, Pennsylvania's state apiarist.

Gino Marriggi, the Duryea streets supervisor who launched Friday's rescue mission, said he couldn't be happier with the outcome.

"The neighbors are happy the bees are going to be gone, and I'm happy nobody's going to destroy them," he said. "It's a win-win."

Associated Press

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Escaping through Fiction | The Cornell Daily Sun

Literary pundits and theoreticians posit a bevy of lofty ideals toward which all good literature should aspire. For example, according to Ralph Waldo Emerson, ?fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.? Emerson is perhaps trying to say that fiction is a way for people to access knowledge outside of their daily experiences. Except it isn?t the kind you?d learn in textbooks, but rather knowledge of the more visceral, emotional, wishy-washy quality, otherwise known as wisdom. Other notables go further. The noted playwright Bertolt Brecht, of Mother Courage fame, ventured that ?art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it?. That is to say, literature is not isolated from the social and cultural framework in which it is set, but takes an active part in constructing it. Literature has a socializing, acculturating function. It can topple regimes and spark changes in ways of thinking that reverberate down generations.

However, readers are perhaps most often drawn to literature out of an intense desire to escape ? usually, through escapist fiction. ?Rather than observing reality or changing it, escapist fiction instead posits an alternate reality rooted in its own rules. Escapist fiction is sometimes said to be disdained by the reactionaries and aristocrats of the literary world. The common stereotype involves a middle-aged snob sitting in his armchair next to a fireplace, glass of scotch in hand, sneering at a pristine copy of The Sword of Shannara open across his lap, lamenting the ?death of literary fiction?. Despite this highly exaggerated image, though, escapist fiction has become an inextricable part of our cultural fabric; those who look down upon it are fighting a losing battle.

Nevertheless, there still exists that implicit consensus that escapist fiction is somehow on a lower pedestal than non-escapist fiction, that because it depicts a world we?d rather live in it is automatically inferior, aimed to pacify the common man as he slaves away in his gilded hamster cage, fashioning baubles for the shadowy plutocrats that loom above the puppet stage. Science fiction adventure stories do not usually win Oscars, or Man Booker Prizes. Instead, escapist literature is relegated to the realm of children or young adults. ??Simply put, escapist literature is everywhere, but by virtue of its ubiquity it is not granted the recognition it deserves.

What level of recognition does it deserve, you ask? I think that escapism is probably the most important literary development in recent times. It is properly not an end unto itself, it is a mode, a hook, a literary device to draw readers in. Literary fiction has always seemed unapproachable because it often deals with heavy topics: the human condition, war, slavery, inequality, the like ? all within the confines of mundane existence; a mirror unto the imperfections of our own reality. Many people don?t like that. Escapism replaces that reality with one in which we actually want to live in, and thus makes literature accessible. Escapism is not incompatible with literature-as-mirror or literature-as-agent-of-change. In fact, far from being the great enemy of traditional affective literature, it may be its greatest emerging ally, combating the evil forces of reality TV, celebrity gossip and the always-on camera recording the lives of the Kardashians. That is because escapist fiction can, at its best, act as a cradle for good stories and good literature. If the thought of escaping to a world where you can ride broomsticks and cast spells introduces kids to the wonders of reading and good storytelling (and a life of literacy afterward), more power to escapism.

But escapism doesn?t just rely on its status as a hook to justify its importance to the future of literature. The experience of escapism, itself, opens up the gates to an entirely new way of experiencing the fictive realm. It signifies a change in paradigm: Fiction is no longer merely a convenient tool with which to size up the world, it is a desirable destination from which the world may be sized up. The best escapist literature consists of fully formed worlds of wonder and terror, where setting, backstory and ambience are paramount, rather than merely being mis-en-scene for the narrative. These places are sandboxes of the imagination, within which authors and readers alike participate in the exercise of imagining creative new ways of living. Science fiction sandbox worlds ?like Star Trek are visions of the possible future; others, like Warhammer 40k, are portents of what could go wrong. As places in which creativity is inspired, and both author and reader become active participants in their construction, these escapist realms are the future of storytelling and literature.

And what better medium to carry the new era than video games? Right now, video games have not quite ascended the artistic hierarchy from crass entertainment to art form. But, with technological improvements, the virtual worlds of video games might become conduits or vessels through which people can experience the kinds of stories that excite interest in the human condition, within the confines of a vast, rich and detailed world in which the setting is its own attraction. Games like Fallout, Bioshock and The Witcher are already steps in the right direction. So I say, rejoice, gamers, at the coming apotheosis of your burgeoning craft.

Source: http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2013/03/01/escaping-through-fiction

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How To Be The Perfect Boyfriend | Meeting Girls On Metro

There is a lot I claim to know that I actually make up: How to pick up women; how you should have sex; how I should have sex. It?s all incoherent half-thoughts that I dribble onto internet paper and expect you take as gospel

(Do not stop taking what I say as gospel.)

However, there is one aspect of life that I am well-versed in, where I can truly contribute to the conversation utilizing real, first-hand knowledge.

Two of my past three roommates were women. Each time it was a one-on-one situation, just me and a female. I wasn?t sexing them good on the reg (or ever) but I basically lived the life of a domesticated, cohabiting gentleman. I?ve been watching, observing and taking notes all along. Which is why, despite being single, I can present to you my guide to being the perfect boyfriend.

Always suggest Thai food: It?s Friday and instead of going to dinner you two want take out. But your girlfriend doesn?t know what she wants. Pizza or Chinese or maybe even that Lebanese spot down the road if we?re feeling adventurous. Here?s a hint. She wants Thai food. I know it. You know it. But she doesn?t want to feel like you two are in the always getting Thai food rut. Preempt the conversation.

?I think we should get Thai food.?

?Really, are you sure??

Nod authoritatively. ?Yea.?

No women is ever upset she ate Thai food.

Know she will always want better kitchen supplies: I own a $150 7? Japanese steel knife that I use for everything: Mincing garlic, butterflying flank steaks, dicing root vegetables. Every couple of months I get it professionally sharpened. I take better care of this knife than I do my dog. Last weekend, I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond with my roommate.

?We don?t have any good knives.?

I looked at her

?But a knife for like if I want to??

I have no idea how that sentence finished because I walked to another part of the store.

I can do that, but you need to know there is always more and there can always be better. Every women will vehemently deny what I just said then spend Saturday at HomeGoods seeing what they have in stock. My advice here is common sense doesn?t matter.

We means me: Like in the aforementioned quote ?We don?t have any good knives.? I have a great knife. Also in this BB&B trip I was told ?We don?t have a potato masher.? I don?t have kids to make mashed potatoes for. I am an adult. When I want a potato I will bake it. You can?t take offense to this because it literally does not involve you?or anything that has ever happened in your life?in any fashion. Imagine she said ?I? and it?ll be so much easier to agree.

Champy!: Fun fact: A female has never been upset while drinking champagne. I don?t understand the concept (I drink bourbon whatever my mood), but you?ll never see a women having some to get over exes or unwind after a bad day at the office. No, champagne (Champs, Champy, The Bubs, et al.) is only consumed while happy. So always keep a bottle on ice. When thing get ugly, pour her and you a glass.

?What?s this?? (Wow, can you hear that accusatory tone? It?s not even real. I made it up.)

?We should celebrate. We?re lucky to have each other. That?s always worth a toast.?

Boom. Every argument ever can be ended.

Don?t fight reality: This isn?t a philosophical tome on your being in a relationship. No, it?s about not calling reality television stupid. Don?t say it?s sophomoric. You know how you love sports? Yea? And how you love those mic?d up, behind-the-scenes, 24/7 specials? Reality TV is that for all the things women love: Dating; being married to rich men; forcing your daughter to join a dance troupe; being Persian at a club. It?s the same shit. Watch with a newfound appreciation. Or bitch and continue to think NFL players forget they are on camera and dance after a sack because Britney?s on.

Always keep hummus and baby carrots in the fridge: ?Our reservations aren?t until nine. I know, I?m sorry. It was the earliest I could get.? As you feel that evil hunger stare, walk to your refrigerator and pull out some baby carrots and hummus. ?Here. We can snack on these.? Look how thoughtful?and health-conscious!?you are. But be careful. Do buy any hummus brand but Sabra. Women consider everything else inferior. It?s the Tampax of hummus.

Pretend you aren?t hungover: ?You are probably going to drink. A lot. At night. And sometimes that will coincide with things your girlfriend wants to do. Ugh. But being hungover for these fun canal hikes she planned is literally an affront, like you were never interested to begin with. So just fake it. It?s hard to be chipper, so if you need to, overdose on Advil and Red Bull. Yea, your heart and liver may give out in the long-term, but don?t you want to keep your girlfriend through the weekend? Relationships are all about sacrifice.

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Source: http://meetinggirlsonmetro.com/blog1/2013/02/28/how-to-be-the-perfect-boyfriend/

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Oreo Separator Machine: Modern-day Robert Oppenheimer splits the Oreo

Oreo Separator Machine: Scientist?David Neevel doesn't much care for the creme inside Oreo cookies. So he did what any man with too much time on his hands would do: He invented a revolutionary technology.

By Eoin O'Carroll,?Staff / February 27, 2013

It's a basic human desire to separate an OREO cookie. Humans love either cookie or creme. And sometimes a man just needs to invent a machine to do the hard work of separating the two. Today, that man is physicist and cookie-part preferrer David Neevel. Watch him operate the machine he created that separates OREO cookies.

Once every several generations, an invention comes along that fundamentally alters the course of human civilization. For those living in the 15th century, it was Gutenberg's printing press, which enabled a rapid dissemination of knowledge that ushered in the Protestant Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution. In the 18th century, it was the steam engine, which set in motion the Industrial Revolution and its attendant social upheavals.

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Today, it's the Oreo Separator Machine, which removes unwanted creme from Nabisco's iconic?sandwich?cookie.?

Developed by physicist and copywriter David Neevel in Portland, Ore. over the course of "0.04 years" ? which is how scientists express the concept of two weeks ? the OSM uses a hatchet to split the cookie in half. The two halves are transported, Rube Goldberg-style, to a tray where a CNC router removes all remaining traces of the offending creme, all without human intervention.?

Like?Pliny the Elder, Sir Francis Bacon, and Marie Curie before him, Neveel thought nothing of sacrificing his well-being in the pursuit of science. "I didn't get to see my girlfriend or my dog for hours at a time sometimes," Neveel says of his hours spent laboring in Portland's chilly Mad Dog Garage. "And I had to try to find, like, a good sandwich in this part of the city and stuff."

Neevel also added that it was hard to "learn how to build robots and make them work."

Neveel has yet to coin a catchphrase for his invention, which is promoted by Nabisco's "Cookie or Creme?" campaign to celebrate the Oreo's 100th birthday, but he has a few thoughts, including "Let's get that cream out of there," and, "This cream is no good; let's get it off the cookie."?

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Modern Family Recap 2/27/13 'Best Men'HaveUHeard

By: ?Chris Pavone

Check out this week?s Modern Family?recap, before your thing with the Flenderson?s?

Phil shows off his post-adolescent predator skills in an online chat room, scoring an early teen girl? for his son of course.

Cameron and Mitchell excite over their new role as best men for their scandalously sloppy pal Sal (Elizabeth Banks).? That is until she hops over the bar and oddly into the hands (and mouth) of the dimpled bartender.

Gloria and Jay fear that Manny has become obsessed with the female body because of Gloria?s free ranging feeding of Joe in the house.? As it turns out, their new nanny/housekeeper Dahlia is the true reason Manny cannot keep his mind off the female specimen and it shows when he listens to not a word of his parent?s advice.

After feeling like the dorky chick who got asked to go to prom by the football stud, Claire finds herself thrown to the curb like a dog in an alley behind a Chinese food restaurant.? Hayley ditches her mom for another friend, while Phil finds himself on a date of his own, with Luke?s date?s mother.

Hayley eventually returns, out of guilt (still returns though!), to her mother, where the two share a realization that Alex is actually in a surprisingly cool rock band.

Phil?s ?date? escalates quickly, as he barely escapes the falcon grasp of a divorcee, while Manny sets up a date and romantic dinner with his nanny.? Both end the way they should? in flames, and Sal?s wedding doesn?t? somehow, as she has found her true equivalent.

A Few Last Thoughts?

• ?Please, you?re in the hands of the master.? I think I know how to pick up a 14-year-old girl? for you.? ? Phil
• ?There were even more, but I think the janitor took some home.? ? Art teacher, about Manny?s racy paintings
• ?Well, if I?m playing board games on a Saturday night, you can shoot me in the cranium.? ? Sal
• ?We both know I know hot to use a credit card.? ? Gloria

Everybody shut up for a second, and leave a comment on tonight?s episode?

Source: http://haveuheard.net/2013/02/modern-family-recap-22713-best-men/

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Mineral diversity clue to early Earth chemistry

Feb. 28, 2013 ? Mineral evolution is a new way to look at our planet's history. It's the study of the increasing diversity and characteristics of Earth's near-surface minerals, from the dozen that arrived on interstellar dust particles when the Solar System was formed to the more than 4,700 types existing today. New research on a mineral called molybdenite by a team led by Robert Hazen at Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory provides important new insights about the changing chemistry of our planet as a result of geological and biological processes.

The work is published by Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Mineral evolution is an approach to understanding Earth's changing near-surface geochemistry. All chemical elements were present from the start of our Solar System, but at first they formed comparatively few minerals -- perhaps no more than 500 different species in the first billion years. As time passed on the planet, novel combinations of elements led to new minerals.

Molybdenite is the most common ore mineral of the critical metallic element molybdenum. Hazen and his team, which includes fellow Geophysical Laboratory scientists Dimitri Sverjensky and John Armstrong, analyzed 442 molybdenite samples from 135 locations and ages ranging from 2.91 billion years old to 6.3 million years old. They specifically looked for trace contamination of the element rhenium in the molybdenite, because rhenium can be used to use to gauge historical chemical reactions with oxygen from the environment.

They found that concentrations of rhenium, a trace element that is sensitive to oxidation reactions, increased significantly -- by a factor of eight -- over the past three billion years. The team suggests that this change reflects the increasing near-surface oxidation conditions from the Archean Eon more than 2.5 billion years ago to the Phanerozoic Eon less than 542 million years ago. This oxygen increase was a consequence of what's called the Great Oxidation Event, when Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels skyrocketed as a consequence of oxygen-producing photosynthetic microbes.

In addition, they found that the distribution of molybdenite deposits through time roughly correlates with five periods of supercontinent formation, the assemblies of Kenorland, Nuna, Rodinia, Pannotia, and Pangea. This correlation supports previous findings from Hazen and his colleagues that mineral formation increases markedly during episodes of continental convergence and supercontinent assembly and that a dearth of mineral deposits form during periods of tectonic stability.

"Our work continues to demonstrate that a major driving force for mineral evolution is hydrothermal activity associated with colliding continents and the increasing oxygen content of the atmosphere caused by the rise of life on Earth," Hazen said.

Hazen's other co-authors were Joshua Golden, Melissa McMillan, Robert T. Downs, Grethe Hystad, and Ian Goldstein of the University of Arizona; and Holly J. Stein and Aaron Zimmerman of Colorado State University (the former also of the Geological Survey of Norway).

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