Entries from March 2008

March 31, 2008

When Wikipedia Won’t Cut It…

By Jessica Hupp
Although Wikipedia is a great place to find information, it’s
subject to incomplete citations, biased views, and inaccuracies. And
when you absolutely have to have undisputable facts, that’s just not
good enough. Fortunately, there are plenty of alternatives out there
that can deliver with high quality accuracy, and we’ve listed 25 of the
best here.

Citizendium:
This wiki focuses on [...]

March 31, 2008

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

* About.com: American Revolution – Collection of articles about the American colonies and their struggle for independence from Great Britain.
* American Revolution – The Making of America and Her Independence – Guide to the American Revolution, covering its history and people as well as offering a collection [...]

March 28, 2008

Northern Light Search

Welcome to Northern Light Search which provides access to business and industry news from thousands of hand-selected business news sites, leading business publications, industry authority blogs, regional newspapers, and national news sources.
You can search, browse and analyze content, personalize the site, set search defaults, and create and subscribe to alerts.
Also, you can analyze your search [...]

March 28, 2008

Welcome to the Friday Brainteaser from Credo Reference.

Double Acts
Many people, especially entertainers, work in pairs – whether they are comedians doing a double act, musicians performing as a duo, or writers collaborating with one another. Try to answer these questions about various kinds of double acts.
Questions:
1. Which folk-rock duo had hits with “Mrs Robinson” (1968) and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)?
2. Two [...]

March 27, 2008

Arthur C. Clarke

Brilliant Careers article from Salon.com
Link: http://archive.salon.com/people/bc/2000/03/07/clarke/
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C_Clarke