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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, April 27, as collected by the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department is releasing the 1st quarter Gross Domestic Product report. 8:30 a.m.

12 p.m. DISAPPEARING BEES — May Berenbaum, head of department of entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speaks about the economic effect on agriculture from losing the bee.
Location: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H St., NW, Washington, D.C.

April 25 - 27. 8:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS — School of the Americas Watch holds a three-day nationwide public fast in support of legislation that would suspend operations at the U.S. Army's School of the Americas, renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Location: Outside Cannon House Office Building.

April 26 - 27. REAL PROPERTY — The American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Laws 18th Annual Real Property and Estate Planning Symposia will be held in Washington.
Location: Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M St. NW; and Park Hyatt, 1201 24th St. NW.

April 26 - 30. DOE SCIENCE BOWL — Teams representing high schools from 42 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl. The DOE National Science Bowl is the nation's largest academic competition of its kind and the only competition sponsored by a federal agency.
Location: National 4-H Youth Conference Center, 7100 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, Md.

10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. PALESTINIANS-ISRAELIS WORKSHOP — Workshop on the challenges of dealing with contested history and other issues regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
10:30 a.m. Introduction of PRIME History project and establish Palestinian and Israeli roles and ground rules for Role Play Exercise.
11 a.m. Meetings of uni-national groups to work on composing their narratives.
11:45 a.m. Bi-national meeting: Groups will present their narratives to each other.
12:15 p.m. Working Lunch: Uni-national groups to discuss their narratives again after listening to the other side’s narrative.
12:45 p.m. Bi-national meetings: Groups will present their narratives to each other a second time.
1:15 p.m. Video of PRIME process.
1:45 p.m. Lessons learned from the role play exercise. Discussion for participants and observers to contextualize the experience by drawing on their own teaching and education experiences.
2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion on the challenges of teaching about a contested past and controversial issues and the importance of teacher training. Participants: Susan Fountain, Teacher’s College, New York; Alison Milofsky, Education Program, United States Institute of Peace; Karyna Korostelina, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University; and Paul Scham, Middle East Institute, and co-editor of Shared Histories: A Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue
Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 1200 17th St, NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room

9 a.m. ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS — The Food and Drug Administration holds a public hearing to solicit views about electronic distribution of FDA-approved prescribing information to replace paper package inserts.
Location: Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 3rd Fl. conference rooms D and E, Rockville, Md.

9 a.m. TEACHER OF THE YEAR-NCLB — News conference to discuss recommended changes to No Child Left Behind. Participants; Maddie Fennell, Nebraska Teacher of the Year; Justin Minkel, Arkansas Teacher of the Year; Catherine Davis-Hayes, Rhode Island Teacher of the Year; Susan Ryder, Colorado Teacher of the Year; Lee-Ann Stephens, Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Sts. NW

10 a.m. CLIMATE CHANGE — USGS hosts a congressional briefing on how science can be used to address the potential impacts of climate change on U.S. water resources. Panelists: Chris Milly, USGS; Kathy Jacobs, Arizona Water Institute; and Curt Schmutte, California Metropolitan Water District
Location: Room 2325, Rayburn

10 a.m. PURPLE HEARTS — Purple Heart ceremony for six U.S. troops injured in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Location: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave NW, Joel Auditorium, 2d fl main hospital

12:15 p.m. - 2 p.m MEDICAL DECISIONS — Alliance for Health Reform luncheon briefing on ways to help payers, providers and consumers make more informed decisions about coverage and use of available treatments. Panelists: Steven Pearson, senior fellow at Americas Health Insurance Plans; Ian Spatz, vice president for public policy for Merck & Co.; Sean Tunis, director of the Center for Medical Technology Policy; and Gail Wilensky, senior fellow at Project HOPE. Ed Howard of the Alliance and Stuart Guterman of Commonwealth will co-moderate.
Location: Columbus Club, Union Station

12:30 p.m. HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES-EGYPT — News conference and protest by the the Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation and other human rights groups to protest Egypt’s retreat from a stated commitment for a more open and inclusive government.
Location: In front of the Egyptian Embassy, 3521 International Court NW.

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION — The International Monetary Fund hosts a discussion on the merits of financial globalization. Panelists: Guillermo A. Calvo, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Jeffrey A. Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Kenneth S. Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University; and Stijn Claessens (Moderator), Assistant Director and Chief of the Financial Studies Division, Research Department, IMF
Location: 720 19th Street NW, IMF Auditorium (HQ1-R-710)

3 p.m. JAPAN-CHILD ABDUCTION — News conference on the longstanding refusal by the Japanese government to cooperate with other countries regarding international child abduction cases. Participants: Walter Benda, Patrick Braden, Mike Gulbraa, and Paul Toland, all parents of American children who have been abducted to and/or retained in Japan; David L. Levy, J.D., CEO of Children’s Rights Council; John Crouch, J.D., of Crouch and Crouch; and Jessica Sarra of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children .
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Sts. NW

All times local in Washington.