Monthly Archives: May 2007

Suffering in Sderot

Low attendance as schools reopen in shell-shocked Sderot See also: Dealing With Bullies  From IRIN, May 29, 2007 Photo: Shabtai Gold/IRIN Teenagers from Sderot in a Jerusalem hotel JERUSALEM, 29 May 2007 (IRIN) – Schools reopened on Monday in the … Continue reading

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Israel Teaches British MP

British MP Looks to Israeli Model For Autistic Children By Ruth Eglash, Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2007 A visiting British parliamentarian who has taken up the cause of improving life for families with autistic children is looking to Israel for … Continue reading

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Preschool Arithmetic

Preschoolers Don’t Need Math to Do Math They already have good grasp of how much is ‘more’ or ‘less,’ study shows. By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) — Five-year-olds can come to approximate solutions for addition … Continue reading

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Dealing With Bullies

Rockets on Sderot: Palestinian sympathizers have the solution By Israel Zwick, CN Publications, May 29, 2007 “Joey, are you OK, you’ve been in the bathroom a long time,” shouted Mrs. Miller from the kitchen, “if you don’t come out soon, … Continue reading

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Haliburton Banks on Middle East

Halliburton seeks Middle East investors Oil services and infrastructure company says it is looking to launch $80 billion in new projects worldwide during the next five years   Reprinted from CNN Money, May 22 2007 DUBAI (Reuters) — U.S. oil … Continue reading

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Night of Violence

From Google News, Monday May 21, 2007 Play MP3, Eve of Destruction More rockets hit southern Israel despite Olmert warning (1st Lead)Monsters and Critics.com – 1 hour agoGaza City – An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City building block factory killed … Continue reading

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Understanding Global Warming

What is Global Warming? The Planet is Heating Up—and Fast Reprinted from National Geographic Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It’s becoming clear that humans have caused most … Continue reading

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Rockets Rain on Sderot

American reporters witness the sheer terror of rockets in Sderot By Noam Bedein, Israel Insider,  May 18, 2007 Ballplayers take cover (Yosi Shitrit/SderotMedia.com) How can I begin to describe the experience I went through yesterday? How can you capture the shaking … Continue reading

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