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	<title>Heather Spence, Marine Biologist</title>
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	<description>Orchestrating Coastal Marine Ecology Investigation and Outreach</description>
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		<title>World Listening Day Report!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Listening Day workshop in Isla Mujeres, Mexico (postponed til the Thursday after, due to weather) was a great success!  82 children participated and learned about the importance of sound and its role in coastal environments. The event was held in Haciendo Mundaca.
Sound samples were played from the audio gallery of a site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/07/29/world-listening-day-report/</link>
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		<title>Whale Shark Festival 3, Isla Mujeres</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, July 17 &#8211; 
International conference and festival celebrating the Whale Shark, largest fish in the world
Talks will be given from 4:30pm to 8:00pm in Sala de cabildos of H. Ayuntamiento de Isla Mujeres. 
Entrance is free.
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		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/07/16/whale-shark-festival-3-isla-mujeres/</link>
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		<title>World Listening Day Workshop, Isla Mujeres Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World Listening Day is July 18!
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World Listening Day will be celebrated on the island [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/07/13/world-listening-day-workshop-isla-mujeres-mexico/</link>
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		<title>World Ocean Day at the Smithsonian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of World Ocean Day, Dr. Jeremy Jackson (Director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and a  Professor of Oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) spoke at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC about the future of the oceans and how we are interconnected with them. He discussed the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/06/09/worldoceanda/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ask a marine biologist&#8221; response (whaling)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are whale populations endangered by whaling? &#8211; Could they become extinct?
 Whales are endangered due to many factors, and whaling is one of them. With the populations in such a delicate balance (due to low numbers and environmental pressures, among other things), even small-scale whaling could lead to extinction. One of the issues is that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/05/19/ask-a-marine-biologist-response-whaling/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ask a marine biologist&#8221; response (career)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1) Why did the study of marine biology even start?
In one word, curiosity.    The history of marine biology is linked with the history of science in general, and with ocean exploration and observation. Aristotle is sometimes cited as the father of marine biology. I particularly like this quote of his &#8211; &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/05/14/ask-a-marine-biologist-response/</link>
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		<title>Winning Video &#8211; Cancun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Jade (TecMilenio High School, Cancun) for her excellent video about ways we can help the environment. She received a Parque Nacional T-shirt and will go on a snorkeling trip to the coral reef.

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Watch her video here:

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Also -STAY TUNED for more Eco &#8211; Videos from Cancun students!
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		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/05/01/video/</link>
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		<title>Save the Arlington Planetarium &#8211; Vote is Tomorrow!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arlington Virginia Planetarium is in jeopardy. A vote tomorrow (Thursday, April 29 2010) will decide whether the Planetarium will continue or will be closed.  Please join the facebook group and go to the meeting and show your support:
The April 29th meeting is a School Board Meeting, located at 1426 N. Quincy St. Arlington, VA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/04/28/planetariu/</link>
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		<title>Birds and noise pollution in the news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Birds alter their songs in response to noise &#8211; and the media is picking up on it:
Washington Post article &#8220;Song sparrows adjust their songs to fit in with urban noise&#8221;
ABC Science show &#8220;Birds raise their voice over noisy traffic&#8221;
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From Washington Post April 20 2010:


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		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/04/24/birds-and-noise/</link>
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		<title>Cancun Earth Day Sunday Sculpture Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday April 25, 2010 
Location: Lagos del Sol, Cancun Mexico
Time: 11 am to 5 pm
Benefits Red Cross

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		<link>http://www.heatherspence.net/eng/2010/04/21/sculptur/</link>
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