New Worlds: New program teaches science and math teachers Jerusalem Post
A new program at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot is aimed at raising the low level of Israeli high-school pupils knowledge of scientific subjects and math that has been exposed in recent years in international comparison studies. The innovative "Caesarea Program" will soon be inaugurated at the Rehovot institute. Made possible by the Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation, it will offer masters' degrees in science education to outstanding high-school and middle-school science and math teachers.
The three-year curriculum, prepared by Weizmann faculty members, will include studies designed to broaden and deepen scientific knowledge, meetings with scientists working at the cutting edge of research and practice in applying innovative approaches to teaching. Participants will also conduct research in the field of science teaching and gain first-hand experience in leading original initiatives.
Teachers will study two days a week for the first two years and one day a week in the third year. The rest of the week, the participants can continue their normal teaching duties. Participants will be selected on the basis of recommendations and personal interviews, and each will receive a study grant in addition to an exemption from tuition. For teachers who already have advanced degrees, the program offers a multi-track option that will integrate practical studies with research.
Participants in this branch of the program are also eligible for study scholarships. A continuing education program will be offered to those who finish either track, in collaboration with the science teaching department and other scientific departments at Weizmann, and with the Davidson Institute of Science Education, which also conducts its activities there.
The continuing program will support participants in developing and implementing innovative science education projects. The Caesarea Program is open to outstanding science and math teachers who have at least three years of experience. Those teachers chosen to participate are required to commit themselves to teaching for at least another three years.
Interested candidates can write to Miriam Carmeli at miriam.carmeli weizmann.ac.il. POLLINATING BEES CONFUSED BY POLLUTION A rose is a rose is a rose, but when it - or other flowers - grows in polluted air, its fragrance is diminished, thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source.
A new University of Virginia study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment found that air pollution from power plants and road vehicles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby making it difficult for pollinating insects to follow scent trails. This could partially explain why wild populations of some pollinators, particularly bees - which need nectar for food - are declining in several areas of the world.
The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment, such as in the 1800s, could travel about 1,000 to 1,200 meters; but in today's polluted environment downwind of major cites, they may travel only 200 to 300 meters, said the study co-head, environmental sciences Prof. Jos Fuentes. This makes it increasingly difficult for pollinators to locate the flowers."
The potential result is a vicious cycle where pollinators struggle to find enough food to sustain their populations, and populations of flowering plants, in turn, do not get pollinated sufficiently to proliferate and diversify.
Other studies, as well as the actual experience of farmers, have shown that populations of bees, particularly bumblebees, and butterflies have declined greatly in recent years. Fuentes and his team believe that air pollution, especially during the peak period of summer, may be a factor. To investigate this, they created a mathematical model of how the scents of flowers travel with the wind.
The scent molecules produced by flowers are very volatile and quickly bond with pollutants such as ozone, hydroxyl and nitrate radicals, which destroy the aromas. This means that instead of traveling intact for long distances with the wind, the scents are chemically altered. This forces pollinators to search farther and longer, and possibly to rely more on sight and less on smell.
The scientists calculated scent levels and distances that scents can travel under different conditions, from relatively unpolluted pre-industrial revolution levels to the conditions now existing in rural areas downwind from large cities.
It quickly became apparent that air pollution has destroyed the aroma of flowers by as much as 90 percent from periods before automobiles and heavy industry," Fuentes said. And the more air pollution there is in a region, the greater the destruction of the flower scents."
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Holly's Flowers opens at Elephant shopping centre 17 April 2008
It just shows that no matter how old you are you can re-train and set up a business as long as you have the energy and vision as Jean clearly has," said Cllr Pidgeon. I am delighted that Jean has set up her new business, and hope it goes from strength to strength".
James Stockdale of centre owner St Modwen commented: "We are keen to attract a wide range of retailers and shoppers to the centre and are delighted to announce the opening of Holly's Flowers." Jean Reardon, who worked in the print industry, began her training to be a florist at Southwark College in The Cut last year.
She has already been awarded several City and Guilds certificates and is creating table decorations and other orders on the barrow. I am not just cut flowers," says Jean who was delighted have a wedding bouquet among her first orders. She is also stocking plants.
She is excited to be working in the shopping centre as this not just close to home but the site of the Horse Repository where her grandfather took part in horse auctions. I feel that I have come back to my roots," says Jean. Holly's Flowers is open Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 5.30pm on the ground floor of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre. E&C Shopping Centre Credit crunch and the Elephant & Castle regeneration Stanton's yellow streak Good passport photos TFL Torpedos the E&C Again!!
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Wausau Daily Herald - Town Chatter: Expectant mom directs shower gifts to friends
Matson asked her guests -- instead of bringing gifts -- to donate $5 to a fund for Keyshon Ivey, the 1-year-old son of Holly Mecikalski and her boyfriend, Randal Ivey. Keyson has short-gut syndrome and faces many medical procedures and possibly a transplant. The shower raised $250; $150 was given to Mecikalski to help with medical bills and $100 will be used to start another fundraiser that Matson is planning for Keyshon in the near future.
Matson said she also received plenty of gifts from her generous guests. Gerald Morris, Wausau, author of the popular "Squire's Tales" series, will have a new series of books out this May. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great" is the first book in "The Knights Tales" series for middle-grade readers. Morris depicts the tales of Sir Lancelot in a humorous manner to attract young readers to the traditional tale.
The 96-page book is writen for grades one through five and sells for $16. While the rest of us were trying to find ways to relax during spring break, Chelsea Lorge and James Brodzeller joined in on a 200-mile walk across Wisconsin. Both are D.C. Everest Senior High School graduates and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students.
Lorge and Brodzeller were among 11 walkers from UWSP and the school's Environmental Council participating in the annual Eagle Walk to support the Wisconsin chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Around $2,000 was raised by the five walkers who completed the trek and the six who walked part of it, according to Katie Adams, one of the Eagle Walk organizers. This was Brodzeller's first year participating in the walk.
He said he made the mistake of wearing hiking boots instead of walking shoes and really could feel it in his shins during and after the walk. The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin has protected more than 139,000 acres of forests, wetlands, prairies, lakes and streams since 1960. Gannett Company website. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, updated April 11, 2007.
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Hadassah Celebrates Israel"s 60th Birthday With Flowers - Around The 5 Towns - Five Towns Jewish Times
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as a rose.. Yeshayah 35:1). Set your table with Israeli roses from M&M Roses grown in Moshav Sde Nitzan in the northern Negev, freshly picked and shipped overnight. These roses are a message of solidarity with the land and people of Israel and are beautiful gifts for all the special ladies in your life.
Mail a form including your name, phone number, and e-mail address, your selection, and the total price (mixed bunch roses are an assortment of three or four colors at $18 per dozen) along with a check payable to HADASSAH to Miriam Abrahams, 8 Pine Street, Woodmere, NY 11598. Order with payment must be received by Monday, April 14.
Roses pickup will be on Thursday, May 8 at 8 Pine Street in Woodmere (between Central Avenue and Broadway). For more information, contact Miriam Abrahams at 516-569-9343, Nava Ramek at 516-239-3117, or Mimi Weinerman at 516-569-4597. Your order will benefit Hadassah, the Women"s Zionist Organization of America, the largest women"s, largest Jewish, and largest Zionist organization in the U.S.,
Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. HMO is the most advanced medical and research center in the Middle East; nearly one million patients from all over the world are treated each year at the two hospitals, a community health center, and more than 100 outpatient clinics. In the U.S.,
Hadassah programs also include health education and services, social action and advocacy, Jewish education, conservation, and forging partnerships with Israel. To learn more, visit www.hewlett.hadassah.org.
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Sports
The former Madison La Follette standout scored 29 points and had five steals Wednesday to lead the third-ranked Warriors to a 67-54 victory over top-ranked Grand Valley State (Mich.) NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament in Springfield, Mass. Next up for Winona (36-1), which has won 30 straight games, is Bentley (Mass.) No.
1 ranking. The Warriors beat an undefeated Bentley team in the Elite Eight last year. Grand Valley State (36-1) scored the final 18 points of the first half, thanks in part to 10 Winona turnovers during that span, to carry a 29-24 lead into the break. But Flowers, who according to the school Web site sat out the last 10 minutes of the half due to injury, gave the Warriors the lead for good on a putback with 16 minutes, 25 seconds left.
We had a very good discussion as players at halftime and knew that last 10 minutes of the first half we just killed ourselves," Flowers told the Winona Daily News. We just kept talking and at one point we said, 'You know what? Don't worry about the past, don't worry about the future. Just live in the moment, and live it fearlessly."
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Central Illinois - CMS Admin
For 35 years the American Cancer Society has used the flower for a fundraiser. This year they're delivering over $8,000 in Central Illinois. The group hopes to raise $83,000 dollars. Families or businesses donate money and the flowers are delivered to cancer patients all over the area.
Today people also had the opportunity to buy some flowers at the Shoppes of Grand Prairie. Kirstin Marshall from the American Cancer Society says, "It just brings them a little bit of sunshine, daffodil is the first flower of spring, just a reminder of brighter days are coming their way." Today was the last day to pick up flowers out at the shopping center.
Volunteers are also delivering flowers throughout the week.
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ReviewJournal.com - Living - GARDENING: Locate feeder near flowers to draw hummingbirds
Direct sun heats up the solution and it may ferment. She encourages hummingbird lovers to make their own solution of 1 4 part of white granulated sugar to one part of water. To attract more, add food coloring to solution. Stay away from additives such as honey or brown sugar. Put your feeder out now, as summer hummingbirds soon will be returning. If you really want to know, males come first and females follow about 10 days later.
There are some hummingbirds that stay here year-round. Avoid putting seeds in containers. Seeds spill on the ground as birds scramble for them and that attracts pigeons. Most homeowners' associations forbid seed feeders because of pigeons.
She also recommends placing perches nearby, so birds can survey the situation before approaching feeders. One was a big rotating barrel. Where can we get one? We don't have much space but want to start composting. A: Google "compost tumblers" and you'll find many to select from that take up very little space. Perhaps more importantly, they don't require much work to rotate.
This particular compost tumbler is three-feet square and stands as high. You remove the cap and toss in green material and give the barrel a few turns. The more you turn it, the sooner you get the final product -- humus. Q: Our Chinaberry berries are starting to drop. Can we prevent new flowers from setting fruit? A: Berries dropping is a mess.
Use the same chemical used to stop olives to prevent new blossoms from setting on. And speaking of olives, spray them to prevent pollen production and olives setting on. Q: We have a small lot and are considering a five-in-one apple tree. Is this a good idea? A: These curious trees consist of a rootstock with five different apple varieties grafted on to it.
The trees are not as easy to grow as one might expect. More often than not, one grafted variety will dominate others, thus requiring closer scrutiny when pruning to avoid cutting off other varieties. It is hard to distinguish one variety from another. On the other hand, they are beautiful when blooming with multicolors and with their different fruit later in season. Q: Should I put in a genetic dwarf peach tree or a normal one?
A: Nurseries create genetic dwarf fruit trees by propagating a naturally very compact variety on a standard-size rootstock. The genetic dwarf trees are compact and short; few exceed seven feet in height, with an equal spread.
You can fit one neatly into the smallest garden or tub, or plant four in the same space it takes to grow one standard tree. They bear normal-size fruit, with most producing about a fifth as much as regular fruit trees. They look almost muscular, with closely spaced leaves and fruit buds. These midgets are easy to care for, require very little pruning, and if pests spring up, are easy to spray. Q: We planted an apple tree last year and are wondering when it will start producing fruit.
A: It takes apples three to four years to produce, but expect a few this season. I might add that figs, grapes, nectarines, peaches and plums take three years to start, and apricots, citrus, pears, pecans and persimmons take a year or two longer. Q: I suspect we'll get a late frost. What can I do to protect my fruit trees from frost? A: If that becomes the case, cover them with tarps that reach to the ground to trap warmth coming from it.
If it gets real cold, hang Christmas lights on trees and cover it with a tarp. Q: Is it true grass clippings cause thatch if left on the lawn? A: A resounding no! Thatch is a layer of organic material composed of roots, rhizomes, crowns and stolons. These plant parts have high lignin content that is very slow to decompose. If thatch dries out, it repels and wastes water.
Grass clippings decompose in a hurry, returning valuable nutrients to the lawn to reduce your fertilizer bill. Q: We have a hybrid Bermuda lawn with dead patches in it. Can we reseed them? A: No. Hybrid Bermuda doesn't produce seeds. You need to sod in spots. Clean out dead areas and lay in new grass and keep moist until it roots in.
Did you know hybrid Bermuda grass is good for someone suffering from allergies because it doesn't produce pollen? Q: I planted Mexican Evening Primrose a couple of years ago and was so excited with its blooming ability, but it's now taken over my yard. How do I get rid of it? A: Yes, it is beautiful with its profusion of showy pink flowers. They get the size of a half-dollar on stems that get a foot high.
It does thrive with little or no care once established, but it's invasive and needs controlling, so go after it with a contact weed killer. NATIVE PLANT GIVEAWAY Drop by Dr. Green Thumb's booth at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday to get a free native plant. Choose one from the many species available, answer the question attached to it and take it home.
We want to make this a tradition by giving away native plants on holidays such as Easter weekend," said Laura Eisenberg of the Springs Preserve. We are anxious for homeowners to incorporate these beauties into their landscape." UNLV Garden Lecture Series: Do you wonder how to landscape your yard to be the envy of the neighborhood?
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Homeland Reverses Policy to Let on Recycled Inundate for Flowers, Trees :: WRAL.com
RALEIGH, N.C. Kingdom officials any more asseverate it's OK to moisten plants with used water. The Communique & Spectator reported Wednesday that drench used to bathe or wash dishes can nowadays be recycled to irrigate flowers and trees. Management health officials had formerly said employment of such "gray water" was a threat to common safety.
The country Branch of Field and Natural Funds plans to draft guidelines approximately how to safely apply grey water. Department assistant secretary Robin Smith said laws that propose gray imbue appropriateness is unlawful testament be altered. Smith said those laws mostly residence how baptize systems for household appliances and sewer systems must be assembled. However, Smith said that piping bath water into your yard is yet lawless and a health hazard.
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