1. That no one knows everything, and you don't have to.

2. Go for the messes - that's where the action is.

3. It is to forgive yourself for wasting time. You will have to get used to spending most of your time not being creative, to being becalmed on the ocean of scientific knowledge.

4. Learn something about the history of science, or at a minimum the history of your own branch of science.

为确保考生安全，经四川省人民政府慎重研究并经教育部同意，决定四川省成都市、德阳市、绵阳市、广元市、雅安市、阿坝州等6个重灾区的40个受灾严重的县延期举行高考。具体考试时间视救灾情况另行确定，其他地区高考时间不变。

教育部门将为重灾区考生无偿提供复习和生活条件，保证考生顺利参加高考。

对考上大学的孤残考生将免收学费，并提供生活补助；对没考上大学的孤残学生将免费就读中等职业学校。

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The left picture shows the extent of the earthquake (brown) in wenchuan area. The right picture shows the situation before earthquake.

The terrain of Wenchuan looks so similar to Heidelberg (Germany).