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Finally, some sun. Let's celebrate with some links. Science: Russia launches inquiry into Pavlovsk seed bank after Twitter campaign: President Dmitry Medvedev orders immediate inquiry into potential destruction of world's oldest seed bank Sinus infections: what we do and don't know 'Women are…
Sunny. Kinda warm. Seems like a good reason for links. Science: Small Beetles Massacre The Rockies' Whitebark Pines Why the grass is always greener once you hit grad school Nuclear Reactors A More Ancient World: Bird Evolution for Birders Part II (WARNING! Super long and photo rich) Other: Some…
The LA Times has taken upon itself to rate school teachers in Los Angeles. To do this, the LA Times has adopted the 'value-added' approach (italics mine): Value-added analysis offers a rigorous approach. In essence, a student's past performance on tests is used to project his or her future results…
We're having a very wet Wednesday. Time for links. Science: A Piece of Internet History: Duke to shut Usenet server, home to the first electronic newsgroups Brand-new research: Vast increase MRSA, CA-MRSA diagnoses among kids CREDIBILITY Troubling New Research on MRSA in Kids Knowledge and Use of…