Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 15 March 2011 Today from VOANews.com How Sharks Have Paid the Price for Demand for Shark Fin Soup Also, scientists say a piece of bone found on a South Pacific island did not come from pilot Amelia Earhart | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS Getting to the Bottom of a Fish Die-Off in Southern California What may have caused the deaths of millions of sardines in a marina l AGRICULTURE REPORT Ten of Thousands of Technology Lovers Head South to Austin A look at what’s new, what’s hot and what’s next at South by Southwest Interactive in Texas | TECHNOLOGY REPORT Census Findings Show Changes in US Population A look at newly released results from the national count that takes place every 10 years | THIS IS AMERICA Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: The Making of the Artist and His Art Hopper painted scenes of American life in interesting and mysterious ways | PEOPLE IN AMERICA Words and Their Stories: Monkey Expressions Expressions about tricky people or playful acts | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES Short Story: 'Keesh' by Jack London An Eskimo learns to use ''head-craft'' to provide for his people | AMERICAN STORIES Quake, Tsunami May Only Add to Economic Struggles for Japan Oil prices fell Friday on a belief that the damage will hurt Japanese growth and reduce demand for energy | IN THE NEWS British Singer Adele Is Number One in US A new report on the status of the nation's women. And a question from Thailand about Michael Jordan | AMERICAN MOSAIC How High Will the Price of Oil Go This Time? High prices could hurt European countries heavily in debt, but actually help American carmakers | ECONOMICS REPORT American History: A Long Conservative Period Ends With Election of 1932 Americans elected Franklin Roosevelt and the Democrats with a big victory during the Great Depression | THE MAKING OF A NATION Teaching Children How to Think Internationally The International Primary Curriculum, started in Britain, is taught in more than 1,000 schools in 58 countries | EDUCATION REPORT Learning How to Make Soap We also visit a soap maker in Virginia | EXPLORATIONS Are People Who Speak More Than One Language Smarter? Not necessarily, but new studies show that bilingual speakers might be better at an important skill | HEALTH REPORT More News Headlines