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Phillip Island Penguins(企鹅)[

　　The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations．Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach-the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land．

　　·Leave Melbournc at 5：30pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island

　　·Sec the Gippsland area-Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthoworm(蚯蚓)

　　·Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance

　　·Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island-natural home for Little Penguins and many animals

　　·Take your place in special viewing stands(看台)to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins

　　Ultimate Penguins(＋U)

　　Join a group of up to 15．This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins．You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses．

　　Adult(成人)＄60.00

　　Child ＄30.00

　　Viewing Platform Penguin Plus(＋V)

　　More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands．

　　Adult ＄25.00

　　Child ＄12.50

　　Penguin Skybox(＋S)

　　Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower．Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach．

　　Adult Isyrs＋＄50.00

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Everybody wants it, everybody works for it, and nobody can live without it．What is it? Money, of course! How often people ask us, “Will you go on holiday this summer? Will you buy this? Will you do that? ” And very often the answer is, “It all depends…” It all depends what? “It all depends” always means, “If I have enough money, I shall…” Not only your simplest needs, but our wildest dreams are often connected with money．“If I win the national lottery(彩票), I shall…” Some people think it is the root of all evil(罪恶), others think it will solve all the world’s problems．Both sides agree there is never enough of it．Of course money isn’t an answer to everything．You can’t buy love or happiness．for example．But as someone said．“If you are going to be unhappy, it is easier to be unhappy in comfort．”

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　　The following diaries were written by an Australian boy named Tony．He was on holiday with his family in South Asia．

　　27 December, 2010

　　This morning I read an email about a boy in hospital looking for his father and I finally thought of a way to help．I took my camera to the hospital and took photos of the boy．Now I’m going to set up a website on my dad’s computer, upload the photos and add his name and information of the hospital．

　　Hopefully it will help!

　　2 January, 2011

　　At the end of the trip, I learned that the boy found his father! His Swedish uncle saw the email on my webpage and arranged the meeting．Is it my website that has made such a success? But at least I’ve done something．

　　We’re returning home tomorrow but I will remember the experience and tell my friends：No matter what we are．We can think of a way to help others．

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　　Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World(NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River．

　　Tuesday's Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday．

　　He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum．He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him．

　　“I didn't think at all, ” Duret told the Daily News．“It happened very fast．I reacted very fast．”

　　Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water．He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river．In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water．

　　When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said．Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes．

　　Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera．An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers．Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after．

　　The rescue happened on the day before he left for France．Duret said he didn't realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning．

　　“I don't really think I'm a hero, ”said Duret．“Anyone would do the same thing．”

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　　What is EQ? In the early 1990s, Dr．John Mayer, Ph．D．, and Dr．Peter Salovey, Ph．D．, introduced the term “emotional intelligence” in the Journal of Personality Assessment．They used this term to describe a person's ability to understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of others and to act properly based on this understanding．Then in 1995, psychologist Daniel Goleman popularized this term with his book Emotional Intelligence：Why It Can Matter More Than IQ．

　　EQ gives you a competitive advantage．Even at Bell Labs, where everyone is smart, studies find that the most respected and productive engineers are those with the special qualities of emotional intelligence quotient－it's not necessary for them to have the highest IQ．Having a high IQ may make you an excellent expert or a legal scholar, but a highly developed emotional intelligence quotient will make you a candidate(候选人)for a leader or a brilliant lawyer．EQ can make it more likely that your marriage will be successful．Lack of EQ shows why people with high IQ can be such bad pilots of their personal lives．

　　The study shows that these men with high IQ also lack these emotional abilities：suffering from being criticized and misunderstood, shy and uncomfortable, emotionally stimulated(激励)．Compared with those men with high IQ, these men(with high EQ)are calm and friendly, who are loyal to people and careers, have lots of sympathy with and care for others, with a rich but suitable emotional life－they're comfortable with themselves, others, and the human society they live in．

　　Is your intelligence the greatest predictor of what you'll achieve in life? We have believed that IQ is the best measure of human potential for so many years．In the past 10 years, however, researchers have found that isn't necessarily the case－that in fact, your EQ might be a greater predictor of success．

　　High IQ may help you the father of science fiction, but it won't make you a respected person．High EQ can help you more．

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　　The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place．The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC．In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published．Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany．

　　The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620．In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week．The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant(每日新闻)．It came out in March 1702．

　　In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston．But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper．In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter(波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies．By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States．

　　Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量)in the world．But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun(朝日新闻)．It sells more than eleven million copies every day．

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　　Happiness is for everyone．You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on．Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time．

　　In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it．When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get a success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it．And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too．All these are your happiness．If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you．

　　Happiness doesn't mean money．It is a feeling of your heart．When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something that can't be bought with money．When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself．As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door．When it closes, it also opens．If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person．

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　　NEW YORK CITY?A hurricane warning has been given for New York City．Forecasters say Hurricane Irene could cause widespread flooding, power failure and billions of dollars in damage．About 65 million Americans live in Hurricane Irene's projected path－many of whom have been evacuated．

　　In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the city's first-ever evacuation．Roughly 250,000 people have been told to leave their homes in low-lying areas, including the Wall Street financial district．

　　WASHINGTOND．C．－On Aug．24, 2011, Apple announced that Mr．Steve Jobs, who has battled cancer for several years, was stepping down as the CEO but would serve as chairman．

　　In January, he had announced that he was taking a medical leave of absence from Apple．In announcing his leave, he turned daily oversight of the company over to the chief operating officer, Timothy D．Cook, and it was Mr．Cook whom Apple named to succeed him as the next CEO of the company．

　　TRIPOLI－Opposition forces in Libya say they control more than 90 percent of the country．It is still not clear where Moammar Gadhafi is．The opposition has offered more than 1,600,000 dollars for his capture(逮捕)．The head of the opposition forces said his group supports a decision by local businessmen to provide the money in an effort to speed up the capture．Earlier Wednesday, government forces fired onto the former headquarters(总部)of Mr．Gadhafi, which is now controlled by opposition forces．Heavy fighting also continued near Tripoli's airport and in a town of Zuara．

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　　Most recently, it's very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews．Naturally, it's easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us．We－as parents－are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them．As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me．So, I'll let them fail．

　　I'll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．And failure long with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc．－will be part of growth for them．Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is, my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today．From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish．

　　My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now．It's a small price to help them learn a skill they'll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don't accompany them on job interviews．

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　　The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install(安装)video cameras in all 100 police cars．They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits(法律诉讼)．In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits．

　　The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars．we wouldn't have had to pay one cent．We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them．Then they always claim that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first．"

　　The cost of installing cameras will be about ＄500 each．The city council(委员会)will vote on the proposal next Monday．Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea．One member said that it makes good sense．

　　The police officers enthusiastically support camera use．One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth．"The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras," said one officer．

　　Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed．One person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented．But an elderly man strongly objected．'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything," he said．He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal．He hoped that other citizens would join him．