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" Every Monday, tune into Daily Buzz to get the who, what and whereabouts of this weekend&amp;#039;s breaking news.  Edible Schoolyard Expands to New York  An opening ceremony was held on Friday for New York&amp;#039;s first Edible Schoolyard Academy at P.S. 216, the Arturo Toscanini School in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The inaugural Edible Schoolyard program was established in 1995 in Berkeley, Calif., by renowned chef Alice Waters. Her Chez Panisse Foundation aims to establish Edible Schoolyards across the nation to teach children about food, the environment, health, gardening and cooking. The curriculum for P.S. 216 is being developed by Columbia University&amp;#039;s Teachers College. Replete with a fruit and vegetable garden, greenhouse and kitchen, P.S. 216 will serve as the launch pad to help 25 area elementary schools start their own gardens.  Strikes in France Disturb Air and Ground Transportation  Outrage over President Nicholas Sarkozy&amp;#039;s plan to reform the retirement system has caused strikes by workers at France&amp;#039;s 12 refineries and blockades at some of the country&amp;#039;s 200 fuel depots. After fuel production halted, the French railway authority said only half of the country&amp;#039;s high-speed trains would run today. Authorities have begun to draw on France&amp;#039;s 30-day strategic fuel reserves, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. Fearing the strong possibility that transport disruption on the rail network and highways will spread to the skies, the French civil aviation authority is asking airlines to cut flights into French airports by up to 50 percent on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Exxon Mobil told Reuters: &amp;quot;The situation is critical.&amp;quot;  Obama on Discovery Channel  President Obama is appearing on the December 8th episode of MythBusters, a popular television show on the Discovery Channel which uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends. His mission is to help determine whether the Greek scientist Archimedes really set fire to an invading Roman fleet using only mirrors and the reflected rays of the sun. As the first president to appear on the show, he hopes to spur interest in math and science. Obama makes the announcement tonight at the White House Science Fair, a part of his Educate to Innovate campaign to help American students excel in these subjects. \u2013\u2013Emily Chen, Editorial Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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