That’s so early 2007.
By alison
Personally, we felt that our year would best be described by another runner-up, the beekeeper-scourge that is “colony collapse disorder.” + Oxford Word Of The Year: Locavore (Oxford University Press Blog)
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Oxford word of the Year
By noninedaywonder(noninedaywonder)
Other runners-up have also made prominent appearances in The Times, including colony collapse disorder, cougar (redefined), MRAP vehicle and bacn. There are several more listed on Oxford’s blog. And if your appetite for new words and …
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Other words of this year
By John McGrath(John McGrath)
The runners-up that OUP chose included, to my mind, too many phrases, like “colony collapse disorder” and “social graph.” DE’s list: brick, hypermiler, griefer, jatropha, and unconference. Check out the post for the full poop.
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Dark Days digs deeper
By Anita
… editors of the New American Oxford Dictionary — have dubbed ‘locavore’ their word of the year for 2007, beating out such other contenders as ‘cougar’ (hint: not the big, spotted cat) and ‘colony collapse disorder’ for the big prize: …
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Collapsing Beehives
By Brother Dave(Brother Dave)
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). In the photo above we see a honeybee on an almond flower. American agriculture survived a season in the face of dwindling hive populations. A virus is now suspected to be the culprit after initial …
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Malvarosa
By bb
I never realized until the whole Colony Collapse Disorder scare how important the roll of honey bees is in the world of agriculture and was fascinated to find out, when she spoke at SLOWednesday, that there are huge honey beekeepers …
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Bee Movie
I’m surprised they didn’t take on the issue of the environment more, especially with the honeybee crisis, and I am glad they didn’t because there is only so much “subliminal learning” an audience will swallow. …
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2007 Word of the Year: Locavore
By Cream of the Crop(Cream of the Crop)
colony collapse disorder: a still-unexplained phenomenon resulting in the widespread disappearance of honeybees from beehives, first observed in late 2006 cougar: an older woman who romantically pursues younger …
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Colony Collapse
By Freddy Hillcrest(Freddy Hillcrest)
So as that was going on I started to read about Bee Hive Colony Collapse. One theory besides pesticides, viruses and parasites is Electromagnetic Radiation or “EMI” Electro Magnetic Interference. The thought is that bees use some sense …
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