Lying in Sanlitun, a famous bar zone in Beijing, Beer Mania is a down-to-earth Belgian(比利时) pub with a wide selection(选择) of light-colored beers．Beer Mania’s European style is also attractive with the Rin Tin posters hanging on the walls as well as some European beers hiding in the fridge．Perfect for having a romantic date with homesick Belgians．

　　Location：103, Taiyue Hotel, 16 Sanlitun Nanjie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：010-65850786

　　Open：2 p.m.-2 a.m．

　　Cost：99 yuan per person

　　Located in Wudaokou area, one of Beijing’s famous spots which foreigners like best, Beer and Girl features many kinds of beers as well as many pretty waitresses as implied(暗示) by the bar name．Beer and Girl also serves lots of tasty, deep-fried pub food．

　　Location：3 Zhongguancun Donglu, Wudaokou, Haidian District

　　Tel：010－62550676

　　Open：6 p.m.-3 a.m．

　　Beijing Okhotsk Beer is a popular Japanese pub called OKB and it offers four beers including weizen, pilsner, ale and mild stout．They are served in 300ml glasses up to liter tankards(28－72 yuan)．Besides, ice cream here is the only one of this kind．It’s very delicious．It’s worth a try．

　　Location：7 Business Street, Phoenix City, A5, Shuguang Xili

　　Open：9 p.m.－6 a.m．

　　Tel：010-58668552

　　Shanghai-brewed(酿制) and pale ale(麦芽啤酒)here are special．Regulars here are impressed by all of Henry’s five homebrewed ales, at 30 yuan for 16 ounces, 55 yuan for 24 ounces and 80 yuan for one liter．Henry’s also offers business lunches from 18 yuan to 25 yuan and dinner sets from 30 yuan to 52 yuan．

　　Location：1/F, 33 Sichuan Zhong Lu, near Guangdong Lu．

　　Tel：021－63217127

　　Open：Mon－Thu 11 a.m.－1 p.m.;

　　Fri－Sun 11 a.m.－2a.m．

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　　Michael Phelps was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood．He, an 18-year-old guy, graduated from Towson High School in 2003．His father, Fred Phelps, worked for the Maryland State Police and his mother, Debbie Davisson Phelps, was a middle school principal．The two divorced in 1994．Michael, whose nickname is “MP”, has two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary．Both of them were swimmers as well, with Whitney coming close to making the U.S．national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics before injuries stopped her career．

　　In his youth, Phelps was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(多动症)．He started swimming at age seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy．He stood out as a swimmer, and by the age of 10 held a national record for his age group．More age group records followed, and Phelps’s rapid improvement reached the highest in his qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics．

　　Between 2004 and 2008, Phelps attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, studying sports marketing and management．In May 2008, Phelps said he intended to return to Baltimore following the 2008 Olympics, joining Bob Bowman there when he left the University of Michigan, saying, “I’m not going to swim for anybody else．I think we can both help the North Baltimore Aquatic Club go further．I’m definitely going to be in Baltimore next year．” The club had announced that Bowman was leaving the University of Michigan to become the club’s CEO．Phelps purchased a house in the Fells Point section of Baltimore, where he intended to reside after returning from the 2008 Summer Olympics．

　　Phelps represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics．He qualified to compete in three team and five individual events, winning the gold medals in all eight events．

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　　I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own two feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another’s hands for reassurance．

　　They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes．They set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it．They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧) into a larger cocoon．

　　It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be．And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path．

　　But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following．You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates．Well, go to it．Find yourself．Be yourself．Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are．That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts．

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　　Ask Steveland Wonder and he’ll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling．Stevie was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950．He became composer, singer, and pianist．As a winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to the music world．

　　As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do．His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible．They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually(视觉的)disabled are so dependent．Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound．He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with his voice．Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica, and listened to the radio．

　　Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments．He first learned to play the drums．He then mastered the harmonica and the piano．He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer．In the evenings and on weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches of neighbors’ homes．

　　One of Stevie’s sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles．Ronnie immediately recognized Stevie’s talent and took him to audition(试听) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown．Stevie recorded his first smash hit “Fingertips” in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie’s story is music history．

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　　Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship．Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topic are suitable and which are considered baboo(禁忌)in a particular culture．Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art, and customs．The French think of conversation as an art form, and they enjoy the value of lively discussion as well as disagreements．For them, arguments can be interesting and they can cover pretty much or any topic as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent manner．

　　In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topic, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics．In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private．They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious(和谐的)business relationship they’re trying to build．Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters．It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children．As a general rule, it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends．This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different, religious views．In addition, discussing one’s salary is usually considered unsuitable．Sports are typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, but be careful not to criticize a national sport．Instead, be friendly and praise your host’s team．

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　　“Depend on yourself!” is what nature says to every man．Parents can help you．Teachers can help you．But all these only help you to help yourself．

　　There have been many men in history．But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them．They could not depend on them for an education．They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something．

　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself．”

　　Some young men don’t try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings．They can never gain achievements unless they see their points and change their coarse(粗俗)．They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts．

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　　Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统) of storytelling．

　　“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival in Wales．

　　“Some of the tales, like those the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old．So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this month．

　　Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound．Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively．

　　Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales．

　　“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions．And as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here，” Ambrose said．

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　　As a professional speaker, I speak to tens of thousands of people of all ages from all walks of life．I constantly get feedback(反馈) from those in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, advising me that it is too late for them to create their own destiny．They believe they are too old, too broke, too out of shape, and too tired to do anything about their future．They stubbornly believe achieving prosperity is only for those still in their 20s and 30s．

　　The question I always ask my audience is the same question I pose to you：Are you creating your own destiny, or are you creating someone else’s destiny? What do I mean by this? Consider the story of Cliff Young, a humble potato farmer in Australia, who consciously decided at age 57 to create his own destiny．Up to this point his destiny was running the family farm and settling for a life of hard work; however, Cliff was quietly harboring a passion for long-distance running．

　　Soon he was seen in the wet Australian countryside training in a rain coat and gum boots．It did not matter to him that he was 57 years old, ill equipped and drastically out of running shape．He ignored those who mocked him and the drivers who tried to run him off the backcountry roads．

　　In May 1983, after four years of constant training, Cliff Young shocked the world．At 61 he won the first Sydney-to-Melbourne ultra-marathona distance of 875 kilometers(nearly 545 miles), beating some of the world’s best-conditioned athletes in their 20’s and 30’s!

　　No matter your age and in spite of your current challenges, be more like Cliff Young and take control of your future．Embrace the belief that it is never too late to create your own destiny and achieve prosperity．

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　　Daisy’s tail wags back and forth actively as she listens to a story．Though the six-year-old beagle(小猎兔犬) may not be considered a traditional teacher, the dog’s presence has helped children practice their reading skills．The Sandusky Library’s newest program Paws to Read allows children in kindergarten through fifth grade to read their favorite stories to Daisy, one of two Read Therapy Dogs．

　　Morgan Skaff, 9, read a story at the library about Peanuts’ character Snoopy to fellow Daisy．“It’s fun because I like dogs,” said Morgan．

　　Daisy’s owner and trainer Laurie Buchele said it’s easier for children to read to a dog rather than a stranger．“Dogs are nonjudgmental,” Buchele said．“Dogs listen unconditionally and give a lot of attention and don’t care if you mess up a word．”

　　Angela Skaff said her daughters Morgan and Paige, 7, are both good readers, but the therapy dogs could help them get more excited about reading．

　　Julie Brooks, director of the Sandusky Library, brought the program to the library and said developing an excitement for reading was one of the main reasons．“We see it as one of our basic roles to make reading more fun and interesting,” Brooks said．“This is one of the ways kids can relax and enjoy reading．” Brooks said the Read Therapy Dog sessions will be an ongoing activity at the library since it has been so well received．

　　Daisy has had a lot of practice．The fourlegged canine(犬) has been visiting schools and libraries for about four years ever since she was rescued from the Humane Society of Sandusky County．“She gets to hear a lot of dog stories,” Buchele said．“But her favorite thing is…poetry．She’s a strange dog．”

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　　Researchers who helped discover a new species of Mexican butterfly are offering to sell the naming rights to raise money to fund more research．

　　Codiscoverer Andrew Warren is hoping to raise at least ＄50,000 by auctioning off(拍卖) the rights to name the 4-inch “owl eye” butterfly, which lives in Sonora, a Mexican state bordering Arizona．

　　“That would support at least two years of research for our team down in Mexico,” Warren said．“Money goes a long way down here in Mexico．”

　　According to the scientific tradition, discoverers of a new species have the right of naming it．In recent years, some discoverers have auctioned off their naming rights to raise money．

　　Warren said the amount being sought for the butterfly isn’t out of the question, noting that naming rights for a new monkey species brought in ＄650,000 two years ago．A group of 10 new fish species that went on the naming auction block at the same time earlier this year brought in a total of ＄2 million．

　　The butterfly discovered by Warren and researcher George Austin ranges as far north as Magdalena de Kino, about 120 miles south of Tucson, but the discovery itself wasn’t made in Mexico．

　　The butterfly was actually in a collection, misidentified(误认为) as an example of another species, at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, said Warren．

　　Warren, a researcher specializing in Mexican butterflies, said fellow McGuire researcher Austin spotted the impostor(错误) early this year．They soon began the hard process of determining that it was indeed a “new” model of butterfly．

　　After checking photos and comparing it with other known species, they determined it was a separate species．It’s in the Opsiphanes group, near the morphos and monarch branches on the butterfly section of the tree of life．

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