Managed honey bees remain a critical resource for world agri-
cultural and food security. While global honey bee populations
have increased over the last 5 decades, this increase has not been
universal. Notably, Europe and North America have suffered steep
declines in managed populations. However, within these regions
some nations have seen increases while others have seen de-
creases. Disease factors, such as the bacterial diseases AFB and
EFB, have likely played an important role in honey bee colony de-
clines in the US over a century ago; however, their role in current
overall declines is likely minimal. Varroa mites, together with the
virus complex associated with mite parasitism, are likely one of
the major causes for considerable overwintering losses docu-
mented by many northern nations over the last several years.
However, overwintering losses do not have a direct or measurable
effect on total managed colony numbers as enumerated by na-
tional surveys in the US, likely because beekeepers are able to re-
place losses quickly. Pesticides, specifically those that directly
affect colony health, had a pronounced effect on colony popula-
tions in the US. However, modern pesticides with reduced acute
toxicity may have sub-lethal effects that are more difficult to quan-
tify. Additional factors, such as reduced bee forage, climate, nar-
rowing of the gene pool, poor queens, and socio-economic factors
all have measurable effects on managed honey bee populations.
Many of these factors influence the profitability of beekeeping
which may have the most dramatic effect on managed populations
of honey bees.
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Managed honey bees remain a critical resource for world agri-
cultural and food security. While global honey bee populations
have increased over the last 5 decades, this increase has not been
universal. Notably, Europe and North America have suffered steep
declines in managed populations. However, within these regions
some nations have seen increases while others have seen de-
creases. Disease factors, such as the bacterial diseases AFB and
EFB, have likely played an important role in honey bee colony de-
clines in the US over a century ago; however, their role in current
overall declines is likely minimal. Varroa mites, together with the
virus complex associated with mite parasitism, are likely one of
the major causes for considerable overwintering losses docu-
mented by many northern nations over the last several years.
However, overwintering losses do not have a direct or measurable
effect on total managed colony numbers as enumerated by na-
tional surveys in the US, likely because beekeepers are able to re-
place losses quickly. Pesticides, specifically those that directly
affect colony health, had a pronounced effect on colony popula-
tions in the US. However, modern pesticides with reduced acute
toxicity may have sub-lethal effects that are more difficult to quan-
tify. Additional factors, such as reduced bee forage, climate, nar-
rowing of the gene pool, poor queens, and socio-economic factors
all have measurable effects on managed honey bee populations.
Many of these factors influence the profitability of beekeeping
which may have the most dramatic effect on managed populations
of honey bees.
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Lauren Hill to be honored at ESPYS
Lauren Hill, who died in April after a long fight against a rare form of pediatric cancer, will be honored at the ESPYS tomorrow night. "Lauren Hill's journey inspired so many and speaks to the power of the human spirit," said Connor Schell, SVP, ESPN Films and Original Content in a statement to USA Today Sports.
ESPN knows they (frank)ed up by giving the tranny athlete from the 1970s a courage award when this kid should have received it, (frank) you ESPN I hope you all die of the most painful forms of cancer ever, (frank) off
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Lauren Hill to be honored at ESPYS
Lauren Hill, who died in April after a long fight against a rare form of pediatric cancer, will be honored at the ESPYS tomorrow night. "Lauren Hill's journey inspired so many and speaks to the power of the human spirit," said Connor Schell, SVP, ESPN Films and Original Content in a statement to USA Today Sports.
ESPN knows they (frank)ed up by giving the tranny athlete from the 1970s a courage award when this kid should have received it, (frank) you ESPN I hope you all die of the most painful forms of cancer ever, (frank) off - watsonnostaw
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Jul 17 @ 6:22 PM ET
Yesterday, Gawker published a post about the CFO of Condé Nast attempting to pay a gay porn star for a night in a Chicago hotel. Today the managing partnership of Gawker Media voted, 5-1, to remove it. Executive editor Tommy Craggs, who helped edit the piece, was the sole dissenter.
The vote to remove the post, which was written by staff writer Jordan Sargent and edited by several other Gawker staffers, comes after widespread criticism from our own readers and other outlets. Along the Craggs, every other member of Gawker Media’s editorial leadership, including Gawker’s editor-in-chief Max Read and the executive editors of Gawker Media’s Politburo, strenuously protested removing the post.
The partners who voted to remove the post were Heather Dietrick, who serves as president and chief legal counsel; Andrew Gorenstein, who serves as the president of advertising and partnerships; chief operating officer Scott Kidder; chief strategy officer Erin Pettigrew; and chief executive officer Nick Denton, who founded Gawker Media in 2002. Along with Tommy Craggs, they belong to Gawker Media’s managing partnership, which Denton established in 2014 and whose members decide on all major company matters.
“The point of this story was not in my view sufficient to offset the embarrassment to the subject and his family,” Denton wrote in a lengthy statement issued on Friday afternoon. “Accordingly, I have had the post taken down. It is the first time we have removed a significant news story for any reason other than factual error or legal settlement.”
Our union drive has expressed at every stage of the process that one of our core goals is to protect the editorial independence of Gawker Media sites from the influence of business-side concerns. Today’s unprecedented breach of the firewall, in which business executives deleted an editorial post over the objections of the entire executive editorial staff, demonstrated exactly why we seek greater protection. Our opinions on the post are not unanimous but we are united in objecting to editorial decisions being made by a majority of non-editorial managers. Disagreements about editorial judgment are matters to be resolved by editorial employees. We condemn the takedown in the strongest possible terms.
