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The "Rare Book Room" site has been constructed as an educational site intended to allow the visitor to examine and read some of the great books of the world. Over the last decade, a company called "Octavo" digitally photographed some of the world ’s great books from some of the greatest libraries. These books were photographed at very high resolution (in some cases at over 200 megabytes per page). This site contains all of the books (about 400) that have been digitized to date. These range over a wide variety of topics and rarity. The books are presented so that the viewer can examine all the pages in medium to medium-high resolution. - Kaylin Quinn

Is it true you don't have to be a good swimmer to dive? The simple and most commonly heard answer to this question is yes, it is true; you don't have to be especially good at swimming to Scuba dive. I've heard this said a little too often and surprisingly by some experienced Scuba Instructors which is a little worrying to say in the least especially when the statement isn't backed up by a longer explanation. What is even more shocking is when you hear somebody say, "You don't need to know how to swim to Scuba Dive, your BCD acts as a life vest". The truth is that you need to be able to swim if you want to learn to Scuba dive, and not just one swimming lesson either, to get by your certification requirements, but well enough to be able to save yourself should the worst occur. Certification agencies like NAUI and PADI require the diver to be able to swim at least 200m unaided to certify, and to be able to tread water (stay afloat) for at least 10 minutes and be comfortable in the water.... - Kaylin Quinn

I was amazed to discover that in olden-days (19th century) sailors thought it was "bad luck" to know how to swim. If you are going to spend time on the water, in the water or even by the water it would be reasonable that you should know how to swim. You may not be an "excellent swimmer" but you should know how to survive in the water, it would be enough that you simply "don't panic". - Saverio M Rinaldi

Genetically Modified Ingredients Overview - Kaylin Quinn

A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others. - Kaylin Quinn

Attention Training: Games that are Good for Kids - Kaylin Quinn

From the page: "VIDEO: Explorers census thousands of unique ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss" - Kaylin Quinn

Nonverbal Intelligence Tests - The Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: The Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence is an intelligence test that measures nonverbal reasoning. The purpose of this test is to isolate and assess a student's visual learning skills. - Kaylin Quinn

Search results for "gifted" from Duke University for related articles in archives. Some really good articles here on gifted children. - Kaylin Quinn

Articles on About.com about gifted. Some good articles here. - Kaylin Quinn

Search for articles listed under "gifted". Some really good articles here. - Kaylin Quinn

Also about mentors - Kaylin Quinn

You have a right... * …to know about your giftedness. * …to learn something new everyday. * …to be passionate about your talent area without apologies. * …to have an identity beyond your talent area. * …to feel good about your accomplishments. * …to make mistakes. * …to seek guidance in the development of your talent. * …to have multiple peer groups and a variety of friends. * …to choose which of your talent areas you wish to pursue. * …not to be gifted at everything. —Del Siegle - Kaylin Quinn

Environmental Sciences and Resources: Biodiversity, climate change, ecology, sustainability - Kaylin Quinn

I'll meet you here.... - Kaylin Quinn

And Now, This Word From El Nino - Kaylin Quinn

Arabian "Sea Cows" Going Hungry? http://su.pr/2lWFZL [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Andrea Marshall: Queen of manta rays http://su.pr/1vDH5N [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Extraterrestrial rafting: Hunting off-world sea life http://su.pr/1kpZJb [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales http://su.pr/1jtVGw [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Manta Ray's Secret Life Revealed http://su.pr/1v2cr6 [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques http://su.pr/2auBFt [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Turtles are 'Right-Flippered' http://su.pr/1CPanz [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

The deep-sea crab that eats trees http://su.pr/2PC1XF [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

There is a dangerous PIG on the loose in West Antarctica http://su.pr/6XZKv3 [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

And now, this word from El Niño... http://su.pr/1Gp75L [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Fish Migrating Off Your Plate ... http://su.pr/1iNmMW [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Monster Fish's Creepy Eating Habits http://su.pr/33EP5W [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

RT @cephalopodcast:"Real-time, global marine traffic map" http://marinetraffic.com/ais/ (via @boingboing) [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

First film of a 'giant' stingray http://su.pr/1tL3GX [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn

Divers probe Mayan ruins submerged in Guatemala lake http://su.pr/2wLLb7 [from http://twitter.com/KaylinQ...] - Kaylin Quinn