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Saturday, September 01, 2007
Refdesk Thoughts of the Day: "Adolescents may be, almost simultaneously, overconfident and riddled with fear..." "Adolescents may be, almost simultaneously, overconfident and riddled with fear. They are afraid of their overpowering feelings, of losing control, of helplessness, of failure. Sometimes they act bold, to counteract their imperious yearnings to remain children. They are impulsive, impetuous, moody, disagreeable, overdemanding, underappreciative. If you don’t understand them, remember, they don’t understand themselves most of the time." -Stella Chess ----- "I hear and I forget..." "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand." -Chinese Proverb ----- "One of the luckiest things that can happen to you..." "One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood." -Agatha Christie ----- "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia..." "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." -Winston Churchill ----- "What we’re saying today is that you’re either part of the solution..." "What we’re saying today is that you’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem." -Eldridge Cleaver ----- BOOKS ON-LINE Checkpoint -- Peter Roberts Flora of the Economic Plants of California -- Willis Linn Jepson Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge -- John Fiske . The Refdesk Site of the Day is: Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs Award winning photographs presented by the Newseum, the interactive museum of news. ----- GardenWeb GardenWeb is the largest gardening site on the Web, with garden forums, articles on gardening, directories of nurseries, gardens and gardening organizations, a botanical glossary, an events calendar, a plant database, contests, and much more. ----- LibrarySpot.com Welcome to LibrarySpot.com, a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information. ----- HowStuffWorks HowStuffWorks is an online publishing company widely recognized as a leading source for clear, unbiased, reliable explanations of how everything actually works. With thousands of articles, content features and illustrations populating ten different content channels, HowStuffWorks.com attracts millions of unique visitors each month. ----- Thomas Featuring information on current legislation, the Congressional Record, links to Committee reports, and more. Thomas is a service of the Library of Congress. ----- MedicinePlus The National Library of Medicine's authoritative and current database of health information for consumers and health professionals. Coverage includes conditions and diseases, drug information, dictionaries, physician and healthcare directories, and links to other medical resources. ----- |