Mar. 2012 Links

Teachers, parents, and kids!

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March 27, 2012
Children's Choice Voting:
http://www.BookWeekOnline.com

Venice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17445936
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57400879-76/uh-oh-venice-hasnt-stopped-sinking-after-all/

Shark finning
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/19/MNIV1NN62K.DTL
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/eu-to-crack-down-on-shark-finning-1.1260254

Mercury mission
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/messenger/main/index.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0321/Mercury-Unusual-insides-and-active-history

March 20, 2012

Learning to fail
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/14/kids-fail-less-when-they-know-failure-is-part-of-learning-study-finds/
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/03/academic-pressure.aspx

Cable in Asia
http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/discovery-networks-asia-pacific-makes-its-foray-in/

Explosions on pig farms
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-2114572/Scientists-stumped-mysterious-foam-causing-hog-farms-explode.html
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/03/mysterious-exploding-foam-is-bursting-barns/

Bald beauty queen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/close-shave-beauty-queen-lops-locks-for-childrens-cancer-research-public-service-project/2012/03/15/gIQAtqKpES_story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/debbe-ebben-shaves-head_n_1340053.html