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　　The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer．It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只)operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales．

　　·Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back．

　　·Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on．

　　·Keep noise levels down－no horns, whistles or racing of engines．

　　·Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel．

　　·Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales．

　　·Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction．

　　·Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales．

　　·Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales．

　　·When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore．

　　·Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales．

　　·If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales．

　　·Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines．

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　　More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple．The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within．Then in 1996, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves．

　　The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green．It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside．But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known．In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world’s best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple．

　　In nutrition(营养)it was all good news too．This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(维生素C)than the old green variety．Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases．People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit．The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater．

　　Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself．But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples．Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed．Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market．

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　　Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona．He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends．

　　My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was．Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard．

　　On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café．We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions．Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules．Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

　　The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend．My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was．

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　　When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power．But what are these really, and how do they operate?

　　Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things, If this is even possible．it is short-term, and tends to backfire．If you order someone to do something against their will．they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term, They will also experience fear．

　　Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best．If they associate you with this emotion of fear．They will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot．but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively．Fear has no place in leadership．

　　The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion．We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation(积极性)。Today’s work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker．Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like．Leaders understand the way things work．They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor(因素)in the work life of most people．

　　The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence－knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others．Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills．

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　　In meditation(冥想)，people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath．As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings．As thoughts go through their minds．they let them go．Breathe．Let go．Breathe．Let go

　　According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts．Three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates(分配)attention．It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world．Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli(刺激), like facial expressions．

　　The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training．People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice．everything from driving to playing the piano．The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain, It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being．

　　In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day．A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period．Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters．As both group looked for the numbers, their brain activitity was recorded．

　　Everyone could catch the first number．But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number．Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number．as if letting it go, which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number, This shows that attention can change with practice．

　　Just ask Daniel Levision, who meditated for three months as part of the study．”I am a much better listener,” he said．“ I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying．”

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　　I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman, Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me．Fifty is supposed to be my father's age．but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means．

　　A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, “Fifty is what forty used to be．”He had made an inspirational point, Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that he high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now．

　　“Your are not getting older, you are getting better．” says Dr．Joyce Brothers．This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion．

　　And so．as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net．I am moves to share some thoughts on aging with you．I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally．Getting older．of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies(悼词)．In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all：

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Grow old along with me!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The best is yet to me．

　　Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by．I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious bleng(混合)of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲学家)was right when he said．”Old is always fifteen years from now．”

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　　Venue(地点)　　The Ian Potter Centre

　　Admission　　　Free entry

　　Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams．In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll's extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole．meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things．At that time．Blackman's wife was suffering form progressive blindness．The story of Alice moving through the strange situations．often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife's experiences．It also reflector so much of his own life．All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings．

　　Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration．The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects．

　　Date Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug．10 a. m－1 p. m

　　Venue Gas Works Arts Park

　　Celebrate the exhibition and Children's Book Week with special activities just for the day．including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit

　　Date Sunday 24 June, 11 a. m－4 p. m

　　Venue Exhibition Space．Level 3

　　Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box．Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you．Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland will be screened．

　　Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July, 12noon－3 p. m

　　Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

　　Distortions of scale(比例失真)can make artworks strange but interesting．Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world．then experiment with scale in your own drawings．More information upon booking．

　　Date Friday 27 July,10∶30a. m-3 p. m

　　Venue Foryer, Level 3

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　　The city of Rome has passed a new to prevent cruelty to animals．All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs．

　　This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs．

　　“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Carina, the councilor(议员)behind the new law．

　　“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper．

　　The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind．

　　“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world．It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve(值得)over respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals．

　　Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines(罚款)and prison sentences．Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules．

　　The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to ＄598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day．

　　The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelies．The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats．The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks．

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　　“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo etown University student raised that question．Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to fin the answer．A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charity bin(慈善捐赠箱)．The result is an interesting new book, The Tra ’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济)．

　　Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over gobal trade．She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner．In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better e for the people who work there．In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes, th “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color．Rivoli’s book is full of mem able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton．”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas．”

　　Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections．She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization．The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check．True economic progress needs them both．

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　　When asked to point out of or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars．

　　A true friendship carries-a-long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected．It is a treasure we should prove it．Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements．And the sult can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship．

　　The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．First, don’t let your pride get in your way．Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open．Second, apologize when you’re wrong–even if you’ve been wronged．Over the course of friendship, even the best people make mistakes．Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes wrong．Third, see things from your friend’s point of view(观点)．And finally, accept that friendships changes as our needs and lifestyles(生活方式)change．Making friends can sometimes seem easy The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the nature ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships．My suggestion：Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture(培养)．

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