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Hanes Naturiol
Ebrill 2014
Exploring biodiversity in the Amazon
Adrian Plant continues his fieldwork in the Amazon in collaboration with Jose Albertino Rafael and Josenir Camara from INPA (Brazil's national Amazon research organisation) in Manaus.
So far two field-trips to remote corners of the Amazon have been successfully completed. The first was to Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira high up the Rio Negra not far from Brazil's borders with Colombia and Venezuela and the second to a major tributary of the Amazon along the border with Peru at Benjamin Constant.
The forests of the Amazon Basin are flood forests; they become seasonally inundated by the flooded river and the waters bring with them many of the nutrients essential to the forests great productivity throughout the region. This year the forest remains unusually wet for the time of year which has caused a few practical problems for field entomology.- it is an acquired pleasure to slosh around in deep mud and water searching for new and interesting insects under a constant plague of biting mosquitoes. Yet, to an entomologist this is more or less a definition of "fun"!
The biodiversity is amazing of course and many of the insects seen and collected are undoubtedly new to science but will require much study in more comfortable surroundings after returning from the field. Meanwhile, Adrian will shortly be setting out on a third fieldtrip, this time to a little known area between the mouth of the Amazon river and French Guiana where many exciting discoveries will undeniably be made.
Llwch Llundain
Os oeddech chi yn ymweld â Llundain yr wythnos diwethaf mae'n siŵr eich bod chi wedi sylwi bod yr awyr yn llawn llwch – fel edrych drwy gwmwl brwnt! Ond beth yw mwrllwch, a beth yw'r gwahaniaeth rhyngddo â niwl?
Beth yw niwl?
Cwmwl ar y llawr yw niwl! Llawer o ddiferion dŵr mân yn hofran yn yr awyr yw niwl ac mae'n rhan naturiol o'r tywydd. Mae niwl yn helpu i ddyfrio planhigion ac yn ddiogel i chi ei anadlu i mewn.
Beth yw mwrllwch?
Llygredd aer yw mwrllwch. Mae'n cael ei gynhyrchu wrth i niwl gymysgu â mwg a nwyon cemegol ceir a ffatrïoedd ac mae rhai o'r cemegau yma'n wenwynig! Mae'n niweidio planhigion ac anifeiliaid a gall fod yn beryglus ei anadlu i mewn.
Mae'r mwrllwch diweddar yn Llundain yn gymysgedd o niwl, llygredd a thrydydd cynhwysyn – tywod o'r Sahara! Anialwch anferth yn Affrica yw'r Sahara ac mae peth o'r tywod yno yn fân iawn, iawn fel llwch. Weithiau bydd stormydd gwynt yn codi'r llwch a'i chwythu filoedd o filltiroedd i'r DU. Dyna siwrnai hir!
Yn anffodus, mae'r gymysgedd o niwl, llygredd a llwch yr anialwch yn golygu bod mwrllwch Llundain yn niweidio'r ysgyfaint, ac mae wedi gwneud rhai pobl yn sâl. Mae mwrllwch yn un rheswm da iawn pam y dylen ni i gyd geisio lleihau llygredd aer!
Beth alla i ei wneud i leihau llygredd aer?
Meddyliwch am lygredd aer… beth sy'n ei achosi? Allwch chi feddwl am 3 pheth y gallech chi ei wneud i leihau llygredd aer? Trafodwch yn y dosbarth cyn gwirio eich atebion yma (gwefan Saesneg).
Dilynwch y ddolen hon i ddysgu mwy am fwrllwch. Dilynwch y ddolen hon.
Eich cwestiynau, fy atebion:
Glyncollen Primary School: Sorry we were late again. We had a busy week as we are going to Llangrannog. We have had great fun doing this investigation. We can't wait to find out who has won the competition. We are going to tell the year3 class about it as they will be doing it next year. Thank you Professor Plant. Yr. 4. Prof P: Hope you had fun at Llangrannog! I am so glad you have enjoyed the investigation Glyncollen. Thank you so much for taking part!
Ysgol Clocaenog: Pen wedi disgyn ffwrdd! Athro'r Ardd: Wedi colli ei ben!
Gladestry C.I.W. School: Although the flowers were open earlier in the week, they have closed up again at the drop in temperature. Prof P: I can tell that you have learnt a lot about your planrs Gladestry, well done!
Diolch yn fawr
Athro'r Ardd
Collecting Seaweeds in Ireland
By Kath Slade
The marine team are back from their fieldwork to West of Ireland with lots of specimens to sort through, including seaweeds. The timing of fieldwork was chosen to coincide with several very low tides, allowing us to sample species lower down the shore, which are less adapted to long periods out of water. We still had limited a time to sample around low water (approx. 2 hours).
The lower shore holds many of the red seaweeds, such as Sea Beech (Delesseria sanguinea), Fine-Veined Crinkle Weed (Cryptopleura ramosa) and Bonnemaison's Hook Weed (Bonnemaisonia hamifera).
Immediately after collection, there was a fair amount of processing to do, as seaweeds don't last long out of their natural habitat on the shore. Many were floated out in trays of seawater in order to spread all of the fronds ("leaves") out, before being transferred and pressed onto conservation grade cotton paper. The specimens were stacked together, and between each layer we had blotting paper to soak up the water. The stacks of seaweed were then placed into large plant presses, just like those used for flower pressing. Each day the blotting paper was changed to remove as much water as possible. When we returned to the Museum, we placed the plant presses in drying machines to speed up the process and prevent the seaweeds from rotting.
Some seaweeds are difficult to identify from external characters alone. For these species, small portions were collected and placed into silica gel. This dries the seaweed much quicker than pressing so that the DNA is better preserved enabling molecular work to be carried out at a later date. Others were preserved in formalin, which removes the colour of the seaweed but preserves the cell details and the seaweed's 3D structure. Further identification work, will now be carried out back at the Museum.
All this preparation allows us preserve the seaweeds for future scientific studies. The specimens go into the Welsh National Herbarium (plant collections) at the Museum, and each provides evidence of what seaweeds are present at a particular locality at a particular time. The pressing process is so effective that specimens keep for hundreds of years.
Fieldwork in Co. Mayo - Update
The team are now back from the West Coast of Ireland and the trip has proven to be really successful. The team continued to sample around Corraun, near Achill Island, north Clew Bay for several days, although the weather did turn. They are now processing the samples collected back at National Museum Cardiff. The seaweed samples are carefully dried and pressed, bristleworm and shell specimens are removed from the formaldehyde fixative and then placed into alcohol, and the DNA samples are placed into the freezer. Once processed the specimens will become part of the Museum Collections, and will contribute greatly to the research of the Natural Sciences department.
10 Uchaf yr Adar
Shwmae gyfeillion y gwanwyn!
Canlyniadau Big Garden Birdwatch
Beth yw'r 10 aderyn mwyaf cyffredin yn eich gardd chi? Cyfrannodd bron i hanner miliwn o bobl at Big Garden Birdwatch 2014 yr RSPB (y Gymdeithas Frenhinol er Gwarchod Adar). Dyma nhw'n cyfri dros 7 miliwn o adar! Wnaethoch chi helpu? Os na, beth am ddechrau eleni er mwyn gallu helpu y flwyddyn nesaf? I weld y 10 aderyn mwyaf cyffredin, dilynwch y ddolen hon.
Pa ysgolion sydd wedi gweld eu blodau cyntaf?
Mae Trellech Primary School yng Nghymru, ac Britannia Community Primary School yn Lloegr i gyd wedi anfon eu cofnodion blodau cyntaf. Da iawn a diolch yn fawr i'r ysgolion yma!
Dyma un o fy nghydweithwyr yng Nghaerdydd yn dangos y ffotograff yma i fi o gennin Pedr yn ei gardd. Allwch chi weld rhywbeth rhyfedd am y blodau? Mae'r llun ychydig yn aneglur ond wrth edrych yn ofalus gallwch chi weld bod gan rai o'r coesynnau ddau neu dri o flodau! Rhyfedd iawn. Ydych chi wedi gweld unrhyw blanhigion anarferol?
Diolch i Ysgol Gynradd SS Philip a James yr Eglwys yn Lloegr am anfon y ffotograff hwn o'u holl flodau hyfryd. Yn y trydydd ffotograff gallwch chi weld eu bod nhw hefyd wedi gweld blodau anarferol – wnaeth rhai o'r cennin Pedr ddim agor yn llawn. Mae hyn yn ddiddorol iawn, alwch chi feddwl am unrhyw reswm pam na fyddai'r blodau yn agor? Wnaeth hyn ddigwydd i'ch blodau chi?
Cot Cennin Pedr!
Ydych chi am weld llun doniol o ddyn yn gwisgo cennin Pedr? Dyma chi! James yw ei enw ac mae'n gwisgo siwt wedi'i gwneud o gennin Pedr i godi arian at elusen. Da iawn James!
Your comments, my answers:
Prof P: I had lots and lots of comments from Dallas Road Community Primary School so I thought I would put them all on the blog this week, thank-you all for sending me your messages! Congratulations to all of you, even if your flower did not grow, was stepped on, got broken or died, you are ALL Super Scientists! Prof P.
Dallas Road Community Primary School:
I think it didn't open because the daffodil was hovering over it and so it didn't get enough sun and rain. :(
I think my daffodil was in the shade so it did not open.
Someone cut its head off
It didn't open because somebody stepped on it
It died
Someone broke the bud off
Mine did not open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Bulb disappeared
It was a bit floppy so we did not get chance to tie it up. But it is still open.
I am quiet sad my daffodils have not opened but they are growing so I will believe that soon they will and they are really tall.
My daffodil is growing very tall but it is a bit floppy.
My crocus is beautiful some of them are starting to die but still i'm happy because some are still growing and some have opened and some of them are fully beautiful i'm really happy about every crocus. My crocus's are quiet tall some are small as well
my crocus is really beautiful i have got another 3-4 crocuses opening i really enjoy seeing my plant grow.
My crocus has flowered well and is growing quite tall which is good and happy about it all.
I did not get a daffodil so it did not grow.
Daffodil has broke and I had to tie it up.
My plant head fell off. I haven't seen it since so I don't know if it has grown back.
My daffodil didnt open. I dont think mine had enough sunlight
Prof P: Culross Primary School sent me messages to tell me they had named their flowers, thanks Culross! Here are some of the names they gave their Daffodils and Crocuses: Danny, Dafty, Crocy, Abby, Croaky, Dave, Chris, Cassy, Ceeper, Bob, Jim.
Diolch yn fawr
Athro'r Ardd
On fieldwork in County Mayo
Six members of Natural Sciences staff are currently on fieldwork in Co. Mayo, Ireland. After attending the 2 day Porcupine Marine Natural History Conference at the Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway they set off for Co. Mayo for 5 days of intertidal fieldwork. Their primary interests are in marine bristle worms (polychaetes), bivalve shells (molluscs) and seaweed.
After setting up a temporary laboratory the scientific team have spent the last two days visiting several shores in Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay — following in the footsteps of those who carried out the historic 'Clare Island Survey' in the early 1900s. Samples are being processed for both morphological and DNA work contributing to the Museum's collections and research programme. Many live animals and algae are being photographed. Today the team is setting off to Corraun, near Achill Island, north Clew Bay. They will be joined by Fiona Crouch of the Marine Biological Association UK, who has been extending her 'Shore Thing' community science programme to Ireland (as ShorTIE).
Further updates to come, but for up-to-date news follow us at https://twitter.com/CardiffCurator
Mawrth 2014
Y Dyddiad Cau!
Mae dyddiad cau Bylbiau'r Gwanwyn wedi cyrraedd! Diolch yn fawr IAWN i chi gyd am gasglu eich cofnodion tywydd a blodau a'u hanfon ata i mewn pryd.
Pa ysgolion sydd wedi gweld eu blodau cyntaf?
Mae Balcurvie Primary School, Chatelherault Primary School, Glencairn PrimarySchool, St. Blanes Primary School, St. Patrick's Primary School, Tynewater Primary School ac Wormit Primary School yn yr Alban, ac Brynhyfryd Junior School, Cleddau Reach VC Primary School,Coed-y-Lan Primary, St Athan Primary,St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School, Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn ac Ysgol Y Plas yng Nghymru i gyd wedi gweld eu blodau cyntaf. Yn Lloegr, mae ysgolion Bleasdale CE Primary School, Combe Primary School, Cutteslowe Primary School ac Flakefleet Primary School i gyd wedi anfon eu cofnodion blodau cyntaf. Da iawn a diolch yn fawr i'r ysgolion yma!
Daliwch ati i anfon eich cofnodion blodau!
Fel y dwedais i yn y blog diwethaf, os oes blodau ar eich planhigion ond eu bod nhw heb agor eto, daliwch ati i wylio ac anfonwch eich cofnodion pan fyddan nhw'n agor. Fyddan nhw ddim mewn pryd i gael eu cynnwys yn Adroddiad Bylbiau'r Gwanwyn eleni, ond byddan nhw'n gwneud adroddiad y flwyddyn nesaf yn fwy cywir.
Planhigion heb flodeuo?
Diolch i bob disgybl anfonodd gofnodion yn dweud fod eu planhigion heb flodeuo, neu'r blodau heb agor (gwnewch hyn drwy glicio 'Heb agor' yn y Cofnod Blodau). Mae'n gallu bod yn deimlad siomedig os nad yw'r planhigion y blodeuo, ond peidiwch â phoeni! Un o'r gwersi pwysig fyddwn ni'n dysgu fel Gwyddonwyr Gwych yw na fydd pob arbrawf yn rhoi'r canlyniad oedden ni'n ei ddisgwyl. Ond nid yw'r arbrawf yn fethiant. Mae cofnodi pan fydd rhywbeth ddim yn digwydd YR UN MOR BWYSIG i wyddonydd â chofnodi pan fydd rhywbeth yn digwydd.
Does dim ots os agorodd eich blodyn neu beidio, os weithioch chi'n galed a helpu gydag Ymchwiliad Bylbiau'r Gwanwyn, byddwch chi'n derbyn tystysgrif a phensel Gwyddonydd Gwych!
Gweirglodd blodau gwyllt Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd
Yma yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd rydyn ni'n arbrofi wrth dyfu gweirglodd blodau gwyllt. Oes gweirglodd blodau gwyllt yn eich ysgol chi? Rydyn ni wedi plannu rhai hadau a bylbiau a'r blodau cyntaf i ymddangos yw'r crocysau a'r cennin Pedr! Dyma ffotograff ohonyn nhw. Dyw e ddim yn edrych yn debyg iawn i weirglodd eto, ond gobeithio y bydd e'n llawn blodau erbyn yr haf. Yn y cylch mwdlyd, rydyn ni wedi plannu llawer o babïau coch i gofio'r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Eleni rydyn ni'n cofio 100 mlynedd ers dechrau'r Rhyfel a byddwn ni'n cynnal digwyddiadau ac arddangosfeydd yn Amgueddfa Cymru i adrodd hanes pobl Cymru yn ystod y Rhyfel. Cliciwch yma i ddysgu mwy.
Eich cwestiynau, fy atebion:
Dallas Road Community Primary School: Hi Proffeser Plant!! Prof P: Hi everyone at Dallas Road!
Pinfold Primary School: nearly all the bulbs have opened. The mystery bulbs are blooming very well. The crocus is growing purple flowers. Prof P: What were your mystery bulbs Pinfold?
Glyncollen Primary School: Hello Professor Plant, We're excited because our bulbs have now sprung and we can't wait to get our certificates. From, Year 4. Prof P: Congratulations Year 4! I look forward to sending them to you, you are Super Scientists!
Ysgol Terrig: Our Bulbs have opened and they are 15cm tall :). Prof P: Great measuring Ysgol Terrig.
Rougemont Junior School: What a warm a dry week Professor Plant, our crocuses are all blooming as are our daffodils. Prof P: All the colours look so lovely don't they?
St. Ignatius Primary School: We have uploaded our weather records for this week but unfortunately our bulbs have not flowered just yet. We are disappointed as this is the last week and we can see them coming along but not as quick as we would have hoped. We will continue to keep an eye on them and let you know when they have flowered. Our teacher will need to do this next week as P7 are off to Kilbowie in Oban for an outward bound trip. Prof P: Please don't be disappointed P7, your results are still really important, even if your flowers didn't open by the deadline. Enjoy your trip it sounds like fun!
Kilmaron Special School: We are using the findings of our daily temperature readings and rainfall as evidence in our SQA National 1 Measurement unit. Prof P: That is fantastic Kilmaron, I am so glad it is helping you with your qualification.
Stanford in the Vale Primary School: Thank you very much we really enjoyed it and are datherdils are blooming and are very healthy and strong through all of these conditions. Stanford in the vale gardening club. Prof P: I am so glad you enjoyed it Stanford, that makes me very happy!
St. Blanes Primary School: Hi Professor Plant, the start of the week felt much warmer. It's the first time we saw the temperature in double figures! Prof P: I hope you enjoyed the warm weather.
Gladestry C.I.W. School: it has grown well i'm a mum. Prof P: Congratulations! You must have looked after your baby bulb very well.
Chatelherault Primary School: Some of our plants are starting to bloom the daffodils are showing the most. The crocuses are still growing but not as much as the daffodils. Prof P: That is very interesting as crocuses usually flower before daffodils.
Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands: Dyma ein blodyn cyntaf gan LM o Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands. Mwy o haul plis!Prof P: Llongyfarchiadau LM o Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands!
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School: my plant is just the same as the plant I got at my home it has grown twenty cm. Prof P: It's wonderful to hear that you are growing flowers at home too, well done!
Diolch yn fawr
Athro'r Ardd
The Peregrines are back
The Peregrines are back on the City Hall Clock Tower. One bird seems to be spending most of the day hidden in the recesses of the nest (on the right hand side of the ledge underneath the clock face), suggesting that she may have started incubating eggs. This would imply a laying date a little earlier than we have seen in previous years. However, we are aware of another local pair of peregrines that are incubating eggs, so perhaps it is an early season this year. Museum Curator Adrian Plant has taken over the duties of the Peregrine Web-cam, and will be keeping an eye on them for us.
We will keep you posted on what happens.
Exploring Biodiversity in the Amazon
Adrian Plant (Principle Curator of Entomology) is about to set off on a trip exploring biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon. This will be the second of three planned trips hosted by the premier Amazon research institute - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) based in Manaus and funded by Brazil's Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Adrian has been collaborating with fellow Diptera (fly) specialist Dr José Albertino Rafael and PhD student Josenir Camara in understanding more about Amazonian species of an aquatic fly genus called Hemerodromia. The project intends to describe all of the many new species of this group of flies found in the Amazon Basin and will look at their evolutionary relationships with other related forms around the world. It is anticipated that the researchers will be able to learn much about the reasons why certain insects occur where they do by relating the findings to ecological, biogeographical and climatic data. The team will be in the field for one month, surveying areas in the central Amazon around Manaus and also some of the upper tributaries of the river in Ecuador. Following completion of this phase of the Project, Josenir will spend six months based in Cardiff using the Museum's extensive collections to help advance her work.
Dr Adrian Plant
Mae blodau Athro'r Ardd wedi agor!
Dwi wedi cyffroi yn lân! Mae fy mlodau i wedi agor o'r diwedd, ac mae nhw mor brydferth alla i ddim peidio gwenu wrth edrych arnyn nhw. Blodeuodd y crocws ar 16 Mawrth ac roedd e'n 90mm o daldra. Blodeuodd y cennin Pedr y diwrnod wedyn ac roedd e'n 240mm o daldra. Dyma ffotograff o'r ddau.
Diolch yn fawr i Glwb Garddio Stanford o Ysgol Gynradd Stanford in the Vale CE yn Lloegr am eu ffotograff o'u cennin Pedr cyntaf! Oes unrhyw un arall am anfon ffotograffau o'u planhigion ata i, i fi gael eu rhoi nhw ar y wefan hefyd?
Pa ysgolion sydd wedi gweld eu blodau cyntaf yn agor?
Mae Abronhill Primary School, Culross Primary School, ac Glencairn Primary School yn yr Alban, ac Christchurch CP School, Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, Gladestry C.I.W. School, Rogiet Primary School, Ysgol Clocaenog, Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands, Ysgol Deganwy ac Ysgol Santes Tudfulyng Nghymru i gyd wedi gweld eu blodau cyntaf. Yn Lloegr, mae ysgolion Arkholme CE Primary School, Burscough Bridge Methodist School, Coppull Parish Primary School, Hillside Specialist School, John Cross CE Primary School, Pinfold Primary School, Scotforth St. Paul's CE Primary School, SS Philip and James CE Primary School, St Laurence CE Primary School ac Woodplumpton St. Anne's Primary School i gyd wedi anfon eu cofnodion blodau cyntaf. Llongyfarchiadau i chi gyd!
Un wythnos ar ôl…
Dim ond un wythnos sydd ar ôl tan ddyddiad cau project Bylbiau'r Gwanwyn. Cofiwch anfon eich cofnodion ata i erbyn 28 Mawrth.
Beth i wneud os nad yw'r blodau wedi agor erbyn y dyddiad cau?
Daliwch ati i anfon eich data blodau! Os nag yw eich blodau wedi agor, mae croeso i chi barhau â'r ymchwiliad. Pan fydd y planhigion yn blodeuo byddwch chi'n dal i allu cofnodi y dyddiad a'r uchder ar ein gwefan.
Y rheswm am y dyddiad cau yw fy mod i'n ysgrifennu adroddiad arbennig bob blwyddyn yn crynhoi yr holl ddata fyddwch chi'n ei anfon. Rhaid i fi ysgrifennu'r adroddiad ym mis Ebrill. Bydd cofnodion fydd yn cyrraedd cyn y dyddiad cau yn cael eu cynnwys yn yr adroddiad eleni. Bydd cofnodion fydd yn cyrraedd ar ôl y dyddiad cau yn cael eu hychwanegu at y bas data ac yn cael eu cynnwys yn adroddiad y flwyddyn nesaf.
Mae eich cofnodion i gyd yn bwysig iawn. Rwy'n addo y bydd eich data i gyd yn cael ei gynnwys yn y project ac yn helpu i wneud yr ymchwiliad yn fwy cywir yn y dyfodol.
Ydych chi wedi gweld unrhyw arwyddion o'r gwanwyn wrth chwarae? Fe welais i gacynen flewog dros y penwythnos, buwch goch gota ac ŵyn bach! Dyma fi'n edrych mewn llyn ond welais i ddim grifft llyffaint. Ydych chi wedi gweld grifft llyffaint neu unrhyw arwyddion eraill o'r gwanwyn?
Hoffech chi fod yn Dditectif Natur? Mae Coed Cadw wedi paratoi gweithgareddau gwych y gwanwyn ar eich cyfer chi. Dysgwch sut i adnabod arwyddion cyntaf y gwanwyn yma ac am ragor o syniadau gwych y gwanwyn cliciwch yma.
Eich cwestiynau, fy atebion:
Ysgol Bro Eirwg: Roedd y mesurudd glaw yn llawn ar ddydd Llun gan ei fod wedi casglu'r holl law dros hanner tymor. Rydym ni yn gyffrous iawn bod rhai o'r bylbiau wedi dechrau agor. Rydym wedi sylwi bo'r bylbiau sy'n agor yn hwyrach llawer yn llai, oes rheswm am hyn? Athro'r Ardd: Rydw i'n falch iawn bod eich blodau chi yn agor Ysgol Bro Eirwg! Da iawn chi am arsylwi mor ofalus ar y planhigion a gofyn cwestiwn gwyddonol gwych. Yr ateb yw… dwi ddim yn siŵr!! Efallai bod rhai o'r bylbiau yn llai na'r lleill wrth gael eu plannu. Gallai hyn olygu eu bod nhw'n cymryd mwy o amser i flodeuo a'u bod nhw'n llai o faint. Oes gennych chi unrhyw syniadau i'w esbonio? Sut fyddech chi'n profi eich syniadau wrth dyfu rhagor o blanhigion y flwyddyn nesaf?
Raglan VC Primary: Our flowers are blooming now! The shoots are 85 cm tall! Prof P: Do you mean 85mm tall Raglan? An 85cm tall flower would be HUGE!
Glencairn Primary School: It was very foggy on Thursday night and Friday morning! Prof P: Great weather reporting. I love fog, it's quite spooky isn't it?
Hillside Specialist School: Our first flower opened. By K. Prof P: Well done K and everyone else at Hillside School.
Greyfriars RC Primary School: It was fun me and R. really enjoyed it. Prof P: Hooray!
SS Philip and James CE Primary: A lot of our crocus flowers had come out over the holidays! Prof P: Fantastic! A lot of people's flowers opened during the holidays.
Pinfold Primary School: Mystery bulbs started opening on Monday. We think they're daffodils. Other bulbs are growing very well. Prof P: Great news Pinfold.
Ysgol Terrig: our bulbs are growing great they are now 7cm tall !!!!! Prof P: Fantastic news Ysgol Terrig!
Chatelherault Primary School: During the week it has been sunny and because of this our plants has started to blossom although the flowers are still closed. We have had a lot of spiders in our pots. Prof P: Oooh, how cool! I love spiders! Their webs are so beautiful and the way they make them is so clever.
Culross Primary School: We have been very busy in P5-7 recently with trips to Scottish Parliament and also the Foodbank with a collection we organised. Sorry for the lack of records for Tuesday and Thursday! Matt is the name of my daffodil and he was the first one to flower here at Culross PS. It has been quite warm here at Culross and we haven't had any snow, so the daffodils are now beginning to grow. O's crocus is called Coco and measures 50mm. Her's is the first crocus to flower here at Culross. Well done to O.! Prof P: Wow you sound like you have had some really interesting school trips Culross Primary. Well done for collecting for the Foodbank. I love the names you have given to your plants!
Darran Park Primary: The first crocuses flowered on the 7th of march. Their colour is purple\violet. The bees have already started collecting the pollen and they are 6 cm tall. Some of the other crocus bulbs have only just started to sprout through the soil. Prof P: Great observations Darran Park, I like your description of the crocuses as purple/violet.
Arkholme CE Primary School: Sun shining at last it is doing the flowers a world of good they have come out to see it!!! Prof P: It is doing me the world of good too Arkholme!
Diolch yn fawr
Athro'r Ardd
Ffotograffau Hanesyddol (Esmee Ffairburn)
Hanes Naturiol
Linking Natural Science Collections in Wales
Project Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru Project Creu Hanes
Ymchwilio yn Ynysoedd Falkland
cofnodion diweddar
Exploring biodiversity in the Amazon


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Alloy Wheel
If you have a question, look no further. We post all common questions here.
Q What information should I include in regards to my alloy wheel enquiry in Luton?
A Having as much information concerning your alloy wheel will improve the service to you in Luton.
For example alloy wheel brand, finish, type of all alloy wheel will allow us to quickly source high quality tools and parts needed for the alloy wheel repair or refurbishment.
Q What is the difference between alloy wheel repairs and alloy wheel refurbishment in Luton?
A Alloy wheel repairs Luton is for severe damage to your alloy wheels e.g. cracking, buckling and dented wheels. This service is offered by insured couriers as specialist workshop equipment and methods such as welding is required.
Alloy wheel refurbishment Luton is a mobile service by fully trained technicians for minor alloy wheel damage e.g. cosmetic, scratches and scuffs.
Please select the right option so the right team can contact you back during business hours.
Q Does the team offer trade solutions for alloy wheel repairs in Luton?
A Yes the network of alloy wheel repair specialists for Luton in Bedfordshire offer trade solutions for car dealerships, insurance companies and fleets of any size.
Please enquire via the alloy wheel form for further information on the services that the team can provide.
Alloy Wheel Repairs Luton
Alloy wheel repair Luton
Choose this service for severe damage to your alloy wheel in Luton e.g. pot hole damage, cracked, broken, buckled, spilt and bent wheels.
We offer this specialist service via insured couriers.
Alloy wheel refurbishment Luton
Choose a refurbishment if your alloy wheels in Luton have minor scuffs, chip damage, kerb damage, scrapes or require painting and polishing.
We aim to offer a mobile service for Bedfordshire covering alloy wheel refurbishment.
Arrange your alloy wheel repair and refurbishment in Luton
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Alloy Wheel Refurbishment Luton
If you are looking to get your alloy wheels repaired or refurbished near Luton we can help.
For minor alloy wheel damage such as scratches or minor dents we can offer mobile alloy wheel refurbishment covering Luton.
If the alloy wheel is heavily damaged e.g. bent, corroded, steel rim damage then a repair via courier collection and delivery is necessary.
The alloy wheel specialists will assess the damage to your wheels and decide what method will be required to get the best finish.
Affordable alloy wheel repair for Luton covering the following:
• Buckled wheels
• Dent wheels
• Pot hole damage rims
• Cracked alloys
Alloy wheel refurbishment in Luton for:
• Scratched wheels
• Chip damage wheels
• Scuffed alloy wheels
• Alloy wheel painting
• Kerb damaged wheels
The are just some of the alloy wheel problems that the team can repair. Please note that severe alloy wheel damage i.e. heavily buckled, pot hole damage and dented wheels is not covered by the mobile service.
We offer alloy wheel repairs for almost any alloy wheel size (please include this information in the enquiry) including:
• 15 inch
• 16 inch
• 17 inch
• 18 inch
• 19 inch
• 20 inch
• 22 inch
• 24 inch
We offer alloy wheel repairs and refurbishment for all major manufacturers of alloy wheels in the UK market.
Below is the process for most alloy wheel repairs and refurbishment.
• We will take the alloy wheels off your vehicle and take the tyres off if required
• An assessment on the wheel will be carried out
• We will repair the wheel using different techniques depending on the damage
• The wheel will be primed first to stop corrosion
• We can put the wheel under infra-red lighting and will do this numerous times
• We will apply lacquer to the wheel and polish it to ensure a high quality finish
We offer other services for diamond cut alloy wheels and split rims.
The team pride themselves on the exceptional customer service and competitive alloy wheel repair quotes as shown on the testimonials page.
Book a alloy wheel repair or refurbishment for Luton
Get in touch with us today to see what solution we can offer you for alloy wheels in Luton. You can do this by filling in the alloy wheel form and leaving a description of the damage to your car alloy wheels.
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More poverty, hunger in developing world as recession takes hold
Editor's note: October 16 is World Food Day. Please pray for those facing hunger now and in coming months. Read more about MCC's Food for All campaign [1].
WINNIPEG, Man.— Although the worldwide recession appears to be letting up in the U.S. and Canada, in many developing countries it has barely begun and the impact will be devastating, says an MCC spokesperson.
"Many families in Africa, Asia and Latin American spend between 50 to 70 per cent of their household income on basic food staples," says Bruce Guenther, MCC's coordinator of humanitarian assistance. "Food prices have come down from the extreme levels they were at last year, but they are still up to triple what they were."
Families are spending so much on food that they have little money for other essentials like education and medicine. The stress and shock is enough to throw many families that were able to get by, into poverty.
"On top of this, people are now beginning to lose their jobs because of this recession," said Guenther. "The effects of mass hunger will continue to make it harder for people to survive."
Guenther recently saw the impact of hunger firsthand in Kenya, where severe drought conditions have increased the need for humanitarian assistance. MCC is responding by providing emergency food for 3,000 Maasai families and nutritious meals to 43 primary schools.
As well, MCC has organized food for work programs where participants can collect maize, beans and cooking oil in return for community work in sustainable agriculture.
MCC food aid reached record levels this past year as the organization responded to hunger caused by disasters, skyrocketing food prices and climate change. This next year is shaping up to be worse.
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations recently reported that the number of hungry people in the world is on track to reach more than one billion in 2009—the highest number ever.
In March, 2009, the World Bank said the recession was expected to trap 53 million more people in poverty this year, defined as subsistence living on less than $1.25 U.S a day. Poor people in developing countries have little buffer to protect them against the effects of the crisis.
"The high cost of fertilizer and fuel, in combination with extreme weather conditions, are affecting access to food and the amount of food grown," says Willie Reimer, Director of Food, Disaster and Material Resources for Mennonite Central Committee.
"And while there is still a surplus of food being produced, it is not as large as in previous years."
That there is even a surplus of food being produced in the world is of great importance for Reimer.
"This is really more than a food crisis. It is a hunger crisis. There is still more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone."
The problem, often, is access to food caused by factors like unequal access to land and conflict.
"In war-torn areas like southern Sudan, 22 years of conflict has resulted in fading knowledge about food-growing techniques. Hidden landmines in the soil complicate people's abilities to go out and till the land."
MCC is responding by increasing the amounts of emergency food assistance, continuing to help farmers increase the food they can grow, and advocating for food systems that are fair and just.
However, the needs are still great. Here is what you can do:
Pray for the people who are hungry that they may have enough to eat, soon. Pray for the people struggling to provide comfort and food to the hungry.
Live simply so that your lifestyle in this interconnected world is not a burden on the poor.
Speak out on behalf of the poor and hungry so that they are not forgotten by governments.
Donate to MCC (gifts can be designated to Food). In Canada, gifts can also be made to MCC's account at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
For more information visit mcc.org/foodforall [2]


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Artists often depict themes drawn from our experiences of the world. As a practicing scientist I've created a large number of images for a scientific context: images that were themselves data, images of data, images as illustrations of data and hypotheses, and images serving as guides to complex concepts buit up from data and hypotheses. These technical images are very different from the illustrations and images of everdyay things. Rather than a direct depiction, technical images must often serve as visual similes to data and hypotheses, and as visual metaphors for complex and often highly abstract concepts.
Imagery as similes or metaphors for abstract technical concepts is incorporated into many of my paintings. Often my paintings are abstractions and impressions of things I've seen molecules do, or paintings with rhythmic patterns reminiscent and inspired by theoretical concepts underlying my experiments. Lately I've been exploring ideas of cooperativity and connectivity; emergent phenomena, percolation, and other ideas from contemporary Soft Matter Physics, Biocomplexity and Ecology, Nanoscience, and Particle Physics. My art will often take key elements of complex scientific ideas and alter their context to one of artistic expression. This allows the works to simultaneously comment on the emotional content of scientific experience, and on the scientist's relationship to imagery and representation of complex abstract concepts.
Short Bio
Dr. Valluzzi holds BS's in Materials Science (3) and in Humanities (21.6 - Music composition) with a minor in Visual Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a PhD in Polymer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. While Dr. Valluzzi is better known for her work in protein biophysics and bionanotechnology, she has always pursued her love of art. She studied painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Museum School in Boston while simultaneously pursuing her degrees at MIT. The balance of her artistic training has been self-taught, through experiments with paint and painting materials and various lessons from her father, who was also a painter.
A number of her original pieces have been sold into private collections (email for a listing), and she has shown in juried, non-juried, and ad-hoc shows for over two decades.
Shows and Exhibits
1989 Exhibit with Gerald McCarty at the MIT student Gallery
1989 Exhibited at the Newport Rhode Island Outdoor Art Festival
1990 Part of a juried group show sponsored by the Long Island Artists League
1992 Exhibited in the UMass Amherst graduate student lounge
2003 -2006 Artwork exhibited at Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences (on loan as corporate art)
2010 Exhibited in the Arlington Open Studios
2010 Exhibited in the Arlington, MA Jam N Java coffee shop, November 2010 through the end of December
2010 Exhibited in the Brighton Allston heritage Museum Indoor Arts Fair
2010 Exhibited in group show at the New School for Music, Cambridge, MA (juried, as part of a fundraising gala)
2010 'Woodshed group show', Woodshed gallery, Franklin, MA (juried)
2011 Melrose Arts Festival (juried)
2011 '9x12' group show, Ferencvarosi Pince Gallery, Budapest, curated by Beata Szechy
2011 'Identity' group show at the Brighton Allston Heritage Museum, curated by John Quatrale
2011 'Appearances' group show, part of the Provincetown Green Arts festival, curated by Dorothy Palanza
2011 'Images of Arlington' community Art show, sponsored by the Arlington Center for the Arts
2011 Keep a Child Alive, charity Art show and auction
2011 Still Point 3, juried group show, Still Point online Art Gallery
2011 Beacon Hill Art Walk
Represented by Turning Art, Member of the Arlington Center for the Arts
2010 Special Recognition for Edge of Eden in Landscape painting competition sponsored by the Light Space and Time Gallery online (http://www.lightspacetime.com/landscapes-exhibition-january-2011/)
2010 Interviewed on Cambridge Cable Television, by Danny Degug. The link to the recorded interview is here: http://www.blip.tv/file/4255617
2010 Drawing 'Gaia' Featured in Pink Panther Online Magazine http://www.calameo.com/read/00021430527b959ffb924
2010 Online - 4 works featured on the Redbubble Homepage, 1 work featured on the Fine Art America home page., Featured on the Women Artists page of the AROHO foundation, featured in Artist Quirk blog
Artwork in Private Collections
New York
Arnheim, Netherlands
Long Island
Worcester, MA
Seacliff, NY
Zurich, Switzerland
Hadley, MA
Sofia, Bulgaria
Tskuba, Japan
Cambridge, UK
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Alexandria, VA - Each day during Earth Science Week 2014 (October 12-18), science teachers, students, and the public are invited to focus on a different area of Earth science. Go online today to view a new webcast about "Focus Days"
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I send greetings to those celebrating Earth Science Week 2005, sponsored by the American Geological Institute.
The desire to explore and understand is part of our Nation's character, and we have a rich history of scientific achievement. Across our country, geologists, geophysicists, and other earth and environmental scientists are expanding our knowledge of the world around us and showing us innovative ways to care for the environment. Their curiosity and passion for discovery reflect the spirit of America.
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I send greetings to those celebrating Earth Science Week 2003, sponsored by the American Geological Institute. Earth Science Week provides an opportunity to recognize our progress in conservation through environmental stewardship and the contributions of geologists, geophysicists, and other environmental scientists. These professionals help preserve our natural resources, protect our health, keep us safe from natural disasters, and increase our appreciation for the Earth's beauty.
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A Cuban plantation owner, imprisoned for 20 years, is finally released in 1980 and allowed to join the boat migration to Florida, where he yearns to see his wife and daughter. Circumstances team him up with a fiery young woman, while his wife--who thinks he didn't make the last boat--finally lets herself fall in love with a new man.
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I'll be fair with you readers. I've only toyed with the ASP.NET MVC framework. It looks great as of now but it's the first full blown MVC framework that we have that is backed by Microsoft. However, there is a lot of opposition nowadays that tend to be formulated like this:
Why should I use ASP.NET MVC? WebForms works well.
Why should I use ASP.NET MVC? WebForms works well.
Other problems come from the lack of server controls. When a developer look at that and he then wonder why he should have to write HTML and Javascript when before he could have retrieved all that beautiful information with a simple postback.
So without ranting any further, here is 5 reasons why you should use ASP.NET MVC.
When the MVC model is properly applied, it allow for a better separation of your business logic and your presentation code. If the view is not included inside your model, you can easily test without requiring a web server. By default, when starting a new MVC project, Visual Studio offer to create a new Unit Test project based on Microsoft's Unit Test framework. Other Unit tests framework can also be configured to be used by default instead of Microsoft's solution.
The way the code is also made, the controller is the one handling the calls from the route. They can be instantiated outside of a web request which makes them easy to test too.
ASP.NET MVC use URL Routing to better control the request and forward them to your controllers. Instead of 1 to 1 mapping, they allow pattern matching. The default being "{controller}/{action}/{id}" with the default being "Home/Index". This technically allow you to set the URLs exactly how you want. You don't have to create folder for every level deep it goes. The URL routing allows you to make clean URL that will be easy to remember.
Would you rather try to remember http://localhost/Sales/DisplayProduct.aspx?ProductID=23213 or http://localhost/Product/Detail/23213 ? Even better, if you are an e-Commerce site and want some fast link.... you can directly bind those URL to http://localhost/23213 to make it more easy to remember. Doing that in WebForm while keeping all this unit testable would just be too time consuming now is it?
In WebForm, you would have to detect on each page that the browser is a mobile and adapt your rendering for the mobile on each and every form. You could also redirect the user to different page when it's a mobile. What is excellent with MVC is that it's not the view that is receiving the request. It's the controller. The controller can then dynamically decide which view to render while keeping the same URL. So to see a product view, you don't even need to send different URL to different provider. You just detect which device you are handling and redirect it to the proper view. As you support more and more mobile device, you can keep on adding view that are more specific to each device. Want to support this new HTC? Create a view, detect the browser and ensure the right view is displayed. Want to support some iPhone goodness with some device specific HTML? Create the necessary view, reuse the browser detection and display the view.
You can keep on doing that ad infinitum and as much as you want depending on your audience. Having Mobile support now is more convenient than it has ever been.
Now if you only built ASP.NET WebForms, this term might be weird for you. Let's just say that you have been using the same view engine all this time without wondering if you could choose. The WebForm view engine is... well... what you have been using all this time. This includes server tags (<% %>), binding tags (<%# %>) as well as control tag (<asp:TextBox ... />).
The Spark Engine is a good example. MvcContrib also offer 4 different view engine (Brail, NHaml, NVelocity, XSLT). Each of those engine are created to fix some specific problems. Different view engines can be used on different view. One page could be handled with WebForm view engine, one with Spark Engine, one with XSLT, etc. Different view, different problem different solution.
You might not have to use those, but the simple fact that they are available will make your life easier if they are needed.
Lots of point goes toward MVC. Way more could be added. You certainly don't want to miss Kazi Manzur Rashid's blog about ASP.NET MVC Best Practices (part 1, part 2). Scott Hanselman, Phil Haack also have great posts about ASP.NET MVC.
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mixed review – After reading glowing reviews online we decided to give jamms a visit. The service was quick and they actuallyhad divided smoking and non smoking. Although due to the size of jamms it didn't make much difference. The staff was very friendly. The food was good. The homemade bread was awesome clest thing to what my grandmother used to make I have ever eaten and she made the best bar none! So why only average rating? It was very noisy, children roaming aimlessly, as an asthmatic the smoke was enough to cuase me problems. Just as we were leaving I visited the ladies restroom...That was the biggest mistake and I am glad it was after we ate or we would have cancelled our order and left! Their was the biggest and ugliest insect on the floor~ it was not not very clean, on the way to the restroom near what looked like a storage area there was "debris" on the floor and what appeared to be another insect. One of the people who came out of the kitchen was less than hygenic looking.
So if you don't mind noisy, less than clean, and smokey the restaurant has good food, good service.
A good old-fashioned American diner, tucked away in a strip mall. – In Short
This quintessential coffee shop opens up to the morning smell of fried bacon and freshly brewed coffee wafting through the air. Regulars have come to expect the bottomless cups of coffee and huge three-egg omelets stuffed with everything from fresh veggies to sausages. Fluffy Belgian waffles are made from scratch, but pancakes are still the favorite with kids. The expanded lunch offerings adds burger and sandwiches as well.
I give it a "B" – Everything about this diner is just average. My sundried tomato and spinach omlette was topped with two unmelted bars of cream cheese, and my sweet potato hash browns tasted of bacon. The booths were crusty, overly large, and uncomfortable, and the coffee was acrid. the pot of bread was tasty, though.
Breakfast burritos – The breakfast burrito rocks! I'm so glad I'm the type of person that will try anything once, that's how I found JAMMS. The servers are friendly, you can tell they love what they do, and that makes a whole world of difference! TWO definite thumbs up!!
Great food and loads of FUN! – If you haven't been to Jamm's... You're missing out. I frequent there for the omletes - the best - any breakfast you can think of - Jamm's has it and does it right. Get home made bread and a whole plate of different jamm's MMMM I'll see you often too. NOT TO MENTION the service is tops! Always friendly, laughing, smiling... these folks are happy to be there too. You don't find this often.
I eat here all the time... – Wouldn't seem like a normal week without stopping in and eating at least once. Breakfast is incredible and the Philly Cheesteak Sandwich is the BEST! All of the staff is like "family".
jamming at jamms – The service is excellent and the waitress remembers us. We are seated comfortably and well served.
Great staff, great food – Since moving from Tahoe, this is THE friendliest place in which I've had breakfast. Fantastic amount of food for the money and very laid back. Wish that they would open another restaurant on the East Side!!!!!!!!!
Awesome breakfast – Everyone seems to be having a great time there ... one great breakfast anytime you want it ... they also have great chicken noodle soup which homemade with homemade noodles
An "almost primetime" cafe – My wife and I read all "best breakfast" reviews, chose Jamm's... set in a strip mall, we got snappy service, but food was only "basic." She had a waffle (good but not great); me an omelette. Quality was not great... dry, not enough cheese to hold ham-asparagus-tomatoes-scallions together, hashbrowns too brown. Java was just OK. Jamm's is... decent, but (despite all the glowing reviews) not yet ready for primetime.
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Exquisite Experience-Couples Massage – My husband and I received a gift certificate for a couples massage at Westlake Wellbeing, and the experience we shared there was wonderful. Sharmin and Shelley are very experienced massage therapists who gave us the best massages we have ever had. The room was very comfortable, stylish and warm with a wood-burning fireplace and real beeswax candles. We left feeling totally relaxed and pampered. My husband said the restroom was immaculate which was indicative of the cleanliness and attention to detail in everything we saw there. I highly recommend Westlake Wellbeing for an exquisite experience.
Relaxing and Healing – If you are looking for a welcome smile, inviting atmosphere, and wonderful massage, then you must come to Westlake Wellbeing. You will feel like you a walking on cloud nine. Not only are you well cared for by her healing touch, but you are also made to feel at ease which is very important to me. I would recommend this to everyone that needs either relaxation or theraputic massage.
Relaxing & Restorative – This was such a wonderful massage. Unlike the 50 min / hour sessions I am used to, Sharmin spent the full hour in session, with excellent flow and pressure. I am am an acupuncturist who was in need of my own rest and restoration from my work week, and that is exactly what I received. I have since sent several patients to Sharmin who also gave very positive feedback..
Great experience – My wife and I recently tried this spa while on a weekend getaway and had a great experience. The staff was extremely friendly and professional and we walked away very relaxed. We'd definitely go back and refer Westlake Wellbeing to friends.
Best massage and herbal wrap anywhere! – I have been going to Westlake Well-Being for 16 years and this is the best massage and herbal wrap anywhere. I frequently get massages and herbal wraps when travelling and nothing can compare. Great personal service and relaxing surroundings.
Incredible experience – I have gotten massages many times and having just moved to the Austin area, I came to Wellbeing on recommendations from several people. I was incredible impressed with the scenery and the service. The massage was amazing and just what I needed!
Great Spa! – This is our favourite spa in Austin. Me and my husband visit there and always come out relaxed and rejuvenated. We always long to go back..
Without a doubt, one of the best in the country. – I have traveled to spas across this country and Canada searching out the great massage. I've had some wonderful experiences in some remarkably beautiful surroundings with some very good massage therapists. However, I always look forward to returning to Sharmin and her experienced, knowledgeable hands. I've been a client for several years and I've yet to find anyone to measure up to her expertise and training. The surroundings are calming, inviting and convenient. I've enjoyed facials, which are always a treat, as well as other massage therapists. I do enjoy Sharmin the most because of her years of training and experience with me. I would recommend Westlake Wellbeing to everyone and I do.
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Horticulture: The utilization of plants to improve and sustain the world by;
Students majoring in horticulture prepare for careers in landscaping, fruit, vegetable, turfgrass, interior plantscaping, golf course, woody ornamentals, greenhouse, and related industries.
Our laboratories, including a tissue culture lab, computer-controlled greenhouses, plant materials nursery, and fruit orchard, supplement classroom instruction and provide excellent opportunities for hands-on experience.
Graduates of the horticulture program have a more than 90% job placement rate and often receive multiple jobs offers upon graduation commonly securing a starting salary range between $30,000 and $55,000.
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Prepares students for a diversity of careers within horticulture, including production and marketing of edible and ornamental crops; public horticulture; golf course management; garden writers; retail and wholesale distribution; and research.
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Prepares students for careers in landscape design, management and restoration.
In addition, a business emphasis can be added to either of these options. Students are not required to declare a minor, but many choose to do so. View all CAFES minors.
Horticulture faculty members hold Ph.D. degrees and are dedicated to educating students and mentoring through individualized advising. Students benefit from the strong industry connections our faculty have developed, leading to quality internships and career placement opportunities.
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NBL pumps Shs. 240 million water for farmers
18 November 2009
Press release. November 16 - Nile Breweries Limited has expanded its corporate social investment among sorghum and barley farmers in Uganda, by launching a shs. 240 million, three-year, project to provide them with clean water.
Each year the company will provide four boreholes to selected sorghum and barley farming communities in different Ugandan districts that grow the two crops, from which the company makes beer.
The company handed over the first four boreholes drilled during 2009 to the benefitting communities on November 11, 2009, at Ocapa Soroti District, in a ceremony presided over by the Minister of State for Water, Jennifer Namuyangu.
"The government commends Nile Breweries for supporting its efforts to ensure one hundred per cent clean water coverage for rural communities," Minister Namuyangu said.
The first farming communities to get boreholes were Kaderuna, Kachumbala, Usuk and Ocapa in Budaka, Bukedea, Katakwi and Soroti districts respectively.
"This is the latest addition in our corporate social investment programmes for our farmers," Nile Breweries Managing Director Nick Jenkinson said.
He said the company already had health, environmental conservation and enterprise development programmes for the farmers.
Over 8,000 farmers across Uganda are engaged in growing sorghum and barley for Nile Breweries, enjoying guaranteed market and stable prices for the past eight years.
Nile Breweries, the leading provider of Uganda's locally produced beer, is a subsidiary of SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer. SABMiller is listed on both the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.