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　　It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life．We all pass in different life problems and challenges．No one is free of life problems．Only a dead man faces no problem．As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere．

　　How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality．They make you who you are．Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it．If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction．If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them．

　　Problems are everywhere．No one can avoid them．And they are good too．They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see．When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out．Just cool yourself to think in a different direction．Think in a positive way．Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides．Focus on the good one．Look at the bright side．

　　Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them．No matter what happens, they will be there to help you．Trust them and they will never let you down．All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are．

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　　Online Voting-The Most Beautiful Places in China

　　What are the most beautiful places in China in your eyes? Please take part in our activity and vote online．We are looking forward to your choice and voice!

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　　The three top winners will each receive an award worth 300 yuan(about 48 US dollars);

　　The five second place winners will each receive an award worth 200 yuan(about 32 US dollars);

　　The ten third place winners will each receive an award worth 100 yuan(about 16 US dollars)．

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　　Hardly had the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break when they were greeted with a sign on the front door．The sign said："Yesterday the person who has been hindering ((阻碍) your growth in this company passed away．We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym．"

　　At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be．

　　The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects．Everyone wondered："Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he's no longer here．"

　　One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless．They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul．

　　There was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself．There was also a sign next to the mirror that said："There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU．"

　　You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life．You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success．You are the only person who can help yourself．

　　Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes．

　　Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life．

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　　A good many people queued up to use a cash machine after it started giving out double the money requested．

　　The cash machine, outside a Sainsbury's store in Barham Road, Hull, attracted a big crowd of people hoping to take advantage of the fault, on Tuesday night．Police officers were eventually sent in to guard the machine and prevent anymore money from being withdrawn．The fault is thought to have affected cash machines at supermarkets across the city．It is not yet known whether the customers will have to repay the cash or how much money was taken out．

　　A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said,“Officers were sent to the cash machine to prevent anyone else from withdrawing anymore money．We have also tried to make contact with the owners of the machine．” The spokeswoman said those who benefited from the fault could be traced and could face theft charges, but investigations would only take place if the operator made a complaint．

　　The cash machine is owned by a company called Payzone, a spokesman later confirmed．He said the fault was due to the machine being filled with notes of the wrong denomination(面值)．An investigation is underway into the incident and the machine had been taken out of service, he added．

　　The Payzone spokesman said,“The transit company(转运公司)which is contracted to service this ATM has filled it up with the wrong denomination of notes, meaning it is paying out double what it should have．” He could not say how much money had been taken out of the machine, or whether it would have to be paid back．It was understood that a number of cash machines in Hull owned by other companies had also been affected by this problem, he added．

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　　A capsule hotel is a unique style of accommodation in Japan, originating from the creative spirit of the Japanese mind．

　　A typical capsule hotel has two major sections：a public space including bathing and smoking area, and the other is a private space where the sleeping room (capsules) are arranged．The actual sleeping room is a capsule unit made of strong plastic and designed in the image of a jet airplane's cockpit(驾驶舱)，about 2 m by 1 m by 1.25 m．In the capsule unit, all the required things are provided：TV, radio, alarm clock, adjustable lighting… almost everything is provided! Every device is within your reach and you can control everything in a sleeping position．

　　The business people working hard until after midnight and missing their train, and all the people coming to Tokyo on a short business trip , or holiday , young and old, men and women, a wide range of people stay at capsule hotels in Tokyo．

　　Everybody that travels to Japan should experience this unique accommodation, one of the most unique accommodations in the world, at least once!

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　　There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is water between his feet and his pants are wet．He thinks his heart is going to stop．It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it．When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again．

　　The boy puts his head down and prays, “Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! I'm dead meat(完蛋了)．”He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．

　　As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water．Susie trips(绊倒) in front of the teacher and throws the bowl of water on the boy's legs．

　　The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!”

　　Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy．The teacher gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants are dried out．All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy is wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his goes to someone else – Susie．She tries to help, but they tell her to get out．You've done enough, you klutz!'

　　Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, ‘You did that on purpose, didn't you?'　Susie whispers back, ‘I wet my pants once too．'

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　　Most people believe they don't have imagination．They are wrong．Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it．Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas．People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems．Maybe you have a goal to achieve，a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you．

　　This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them．First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do．Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle．Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc．Think of as many as you can．The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do．So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night．

　　Imagine that normal limitations don't exist．You have as much time/space/money，etc．as you want．Think about your goal and the new possibilities．If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money)．Now adapt this to reality．Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January．

　　Look at the situation from a different point of view．Good negotiators use this technique in business，and so do writers．Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books．They ask questions： what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself “in their shoes”．The best fishermen think like fish!

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　　It is pretty much a one-way street．While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction．Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job．For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academic jobs outweigh any financial considerations．

　　Helen Lee took a 70％cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge．Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions．Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them．

　　The influence of a salary cut is probably less serious for a scientist in the early stages of a career．Guy Grant, now a researcher at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a medicine company before returning to university as a post doctoral researcher．He took a 30％ salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual chances．

　　Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more important, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the change to academia more attractive, according to Lee．Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts．They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing(生产)practice or product development．“Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career．So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project．”

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　　At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer．The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France．After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946．Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．Two months later he was on his way．

　　When the old car rumbled toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot, four inch frame．The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’re a skinny thing．” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids．“Money’s tight．You’ll get room and board．You’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again．Ten dollars a week．Sundays off．” Stanley nodded．He had never been on a farm before, but he took the job．

　　From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family．They made fun of the way he dressed and talked．The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake．The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played nasty tricks on him．But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded．

　　Stanley never became part of the Lapine family．After work, they ignored him．He spent his nights alone in a tiny bedroom．However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate．He called them his gentle giants．

　　Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand．In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again．That is, until one evening, almost 20 years later, when Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline, “Millionaire jockey, Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada．”

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