Happy Reading for today, <Karen> 1) March 10, 2010 Groups aim again to reduce spanking in N.C. schools RALEIGH, N.C. Corporal punishment is still allowed in 23 states. There are no state laws against spanking although 27 states have policies against the practice and this year Pennsylvania is becoming the 28th. Spanking in schools is currently allowed in 23 states. Malnutrition In Early Years Leads To Low IQ And Later Antisocial Behavior, USC Study Finds. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/discipline.html 2) Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. In 2006, 28% of teens ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-29 were bloggers, but by 2009 the numbers had dropped to 14% of teens and 15% of young adults. During the same period, the percentage of online adults over thirty who were bloggers rose from 7% blogging in 2006 to 11% in 2009. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx 3) White House Announces 2009 National Medal of Arts Recipients Presidential initiative is managed by the National Endowment for the Arts Contact: Victoria Hutter, hutterv@xxxxxxxx 202-682-5692 On February 25, 2010, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts to ten recipients for their outstanding achievements and support of the arts. (Twelve medalists were announced; however two were not able to attend the ceremony. Their medals will be presented at another time.) The medals were presented by the president and Mrs. Michele Obama in an East Room ceremony at the White House. http://www.nea.gov/news/news10/Medals.html 4) Wake schools superintendent placed on administrative leave <http://ow.ly/1gKsG>http://ow.ly<http://ow.ly/1gKsG>/1gKsG 5) Oscar Winner "The Cove": An Eco-Documentary On The Dolphin Slaughter Of Taiji, Japan <http://ow.ly/1fpIw>http://ow.ly<http://ow.ly/1fpIw>/1fpIw 6) New ECP Blog Post Womens History Month - Computer Wonder Women Pioneers - March is Women's History Month <http://ow.ly/16IcDz>http<http://ow.ly/16IcDz>://ow.ly/16IcDz 7) Educational CyberPlayGround - Newest fad is Chatroulette explained and Parents still need to keep kids safe. <http://ow.ly/1dQzf>http://ow.ly/<http://ow.ly/1dQzf>1dQzf 8) St. Patricks Day Is Coming Up - Something New To Do Learn about the Etymology of Jazz and Irish American Vernacular English http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/irish.html 9) Video stroboscopy of Mel Blanc's vocal cords as "the man of a thousand voices" does Bugs Bunny, Barney Rubble, Pepé Le Pew, and other favorites. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejVQEFbIfmI