【推荐1】When going out to dine with kids，you need to know the places where kids are not only welcomed，but really catered for. The following are some of the best family friendly restaurants and cafes.

Billy Lids

It is a unique environment where your child can play safely while you relax in the central cafe area. The indoor playground includes facilities for children up to 11 years old. There are plenty of food options for the kids，including homemade sausage rolls.

Business Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tel: 9916 0350

Gladesville Bistro (小餐馆)

Welcome to our revolutionary kid-friendly family bistro—where your kids are welcome to play, draw, slip and slide. Our menu includes sandwiches and chips. Your children will receive a free cup of popcorn with every kid’s meal purchased.

Business Hours:

Monday to Sunday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tel: 9816 4052

MUMU Grill

It offers the perfect family dinner. The children can eat and then play in the park opposite the restaurant. Children will be kept amused by the kids, menus, which feature coloring in activities. Children are able to color in a picture of a cow with crayons.

Business Hours:

Monday to Friday: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to Sunday: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tel: 9460 6877

Flying Fox Cafe

It is located in a park in Mona Vale. Near the cafe is a fantastic fenced children’s playground, famous for playground facilities including a bike track, walking tracks and a dog walking beach.

Business Hours:

Monday to Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The weather can sometimes influence the closing time. If you are unsure, please call 9986 0980.

【推荐2】Volunteering abroad enables you to travel and explore a country with the locals, and the experience you gain would last a lifetime. Take a quick look at the best summer volunteer programs where students can travel to volunteer in 2021!

Thailand summer volunteering program

The program in Thailand will allow you to experience the real Thai way of life while contributing meaningfully towards society. Being a volunteer, you will get a chance to support the poor communities of Thailand, and have some local dishes.

*Duration of the program: 3 weeks

*Location of the project: Surin, Bangkok

*Minimum age requirement: 18 years old

Volunteer for the penguin and marine bird rescue center

The program aims at protecting and caring for the endangered species. As a volunteer, you'll h ave to play an active role in rescuing them and educating the public.

*Duration of the program: 4 weeks

*Location of the project: Port Elizabeth

*Minimum age requirement: 18 years old

Peru summer volunteer program

The program in Peru will make your summer break worth remembering! Engage in some meaningful volunteer work to make a difference in the lives of the people. Head out for weekend trips with your fellow volunteers to Machu Picchu in Cusco and sail the Amazon River in Amazonia.

*Duration of the program: 2 weeks

*Location of the project: Cusco

*Minimum age requirement: 17 years old

Youth athletic volunteer program in Brazil

Brazil and soccer have had a link since forever! This ensures the fact that the youth of the country have natural skills at the game. If you are a sports lover, you can join the youth athletic program.

*Duration of the program: 1 week

*Location of the project: Rio de Janeiro

*Minimum age requirement: 17 years old

【推荐3】Free Ice Skating Is Back These School Holidays

It's time to put your skates on because free ice skating is returning to New World Shopping Center these school holidays!

When: Sat. 27 June-Sun. 12 July

Where: Floorl, near the supermarket

SessionTimes: Everyl5 minutes between10:00 am--4:00 pm (Mon.—Wed. Fri.—Sun), 10:00 am--8:00 pm (Thurs.)

PleaseNote: Online bookings have now booked out. However, don't worry; walk-in sessions are also available. Just come between10:00 am-4:00 pm (or10:00 am-8:00 pm on Thursdays) and get the next available session on that day. Because this activity is very popular, lines for it can become quite long and sessions often book out before lunch. We suggest arriving early to make sure you don't miss out. If you have booked too many sessions and cannot attend, we kindly ask that you cancel your session so someone else can book in.

Parking for Ice Skating: Gatel Floor 5 by Moggill Road; Gate 5 Floor 4 by Musgrave Road

Walk-in Bookings: You must be present on the day to make a walk-in booking. You will be given the next available session and a ticket to come back15 minutes before your session. You don't have to wait in line until your session time. If you don't arrive on time, you may lose your booking.

Please feel free to call our information desk at 3378-4022 if you have any questions or email customerservice@newworldshopping.com.au.

【推荐1】Mount Huang (Anhui)

A UNESCO World Heritage Site set amidst “the loveliest mountains of China,” Mount Huang, aka Mount Yellow, is a once­in­a­lifetime trek for many Chinese.

The 1,863-meter mountain is renowned for its oddly shaped pines, spectacular rock formations, hot springs and seas of misty and melancholy clouds. A trip here provides a mountain of feeling.

Admission fee：RMB 230 between 1 March －30 November

RMB 150 between 1 December－28 February

Major cities connected to Huangshan Airport by direct flights include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi’an.

TEL: 0559­5561111

Huangguoshu Waterfall (Guizhou)

The highest waterfall in Asia, majestic Huangguoshu “Yellow Fruit Tree” Waterfall plunges a dramatic 77.8 meters across a 101­meter­wide span.

The best visiting season is June to August, when the water reaches a peak flow of 700 cubic meters per second.

Admission fee：RMB 180 between 1 March－31 October

RMB 160 between 1 November－28 February

The nearest traffic hub to Huangguoshu Waterfall is Huangguoshu Airport. It’s about six kilometers away. Major cities connected to Huangguoshu by direct flights include Beijing and Guangzhou.

TEL：0851­33596663

Shennongjia (Hubei)

More than 400 people claim to have seen a Bigfoot­like creature among the lush vegetation of Shennongjia over the past century, yet no hard evidence has been found to prove the “yeti’s” existence.

The 3,200­square­kilometer nature reserve also purports to be “the only well­preserved subtropical forest ecosystem in the world’s mid­latitudes”, with more than 5,000 species of animals and plants. It’s home to snub­nosed or golden monkeys, a rare and protected species in China.

Admission fee：RMB 100

Wuhan is the nearest major city and traffic hub to Shennongjia. From Wuhan’s long­distance bus station at Xinhua Lu, take the daily coach to Xingshan County. Then transfer to a mini­bus from Xingshan to Shennongjia.

TEL：0719­8128855

For more information, just click：http：//edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china­beautiful­places/ index.html or WeChat：CNN — Travel. Letters are not recommended at all, though.

【推荐2】Hop On Hop Off(随上随下) London Bus tour24- hour Ticket

Description

Have an unforgettable tour of London on our hop-on hop-off bus through the heart of the city with only £34. Taking you to the doorstep of the capitals most iconic(标志性的)locations, you’ll get to discover the best that one of the most famous cities in the world has to offer! Whether you decide to stay, on the open top bus and appreciate views of London’s most iconic landmarks or hop-off at any of the 70 stops across the city, there is much to see and discover.

Be driven through the famous Parliament Square, home to Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, go past the iconic London Eye as you enjoy London’s Southbank area, see the city’s biggest skyscraper, The Shard, and visit the golden gates of Buckingham Palace, the St Paul’s Cathedral and much more.

With audio commentary(解说音频) throughout giving you the chance to learn more about the capital, it’s the perfect way to get to know London, regardless of the time or your budget!

Additional Information

Included:

24 Hour Hop-on hop-off ticket

Free Walking Tour

Free River Thames boat ride valid for 24 hours

Not included:

Entrances to attractions

Tips

Food and drink

*Please Note:

Valid for 24 hours from when you first hop-on the bus.

Unlimited usage within this time.

The first bus stop departs from Westminster at 11 am- to view the full route including the last bus stop at St Katharine’s Pier, click here.

【推荐1】There is a common belief that clutter (杂物) adds unnecessary stress to our lives and is holding us back from our dreams and goals. But is it true? Sabine Kastner of Princeton University, an expert on the subject who has been studying how the brain processes clutter for 20 years, may answer this question. “Not all clutter is bad. And our brains can deal with it.” She says, “The media often writes about clutter in a very simple, black-and-white way: Clutter affects the mind and we need to clear it out. But it is much more complex than that. For starters, our brains are designed to deal with clutter.”

“The attention system in our brains actually likes clutter because that is what it is used to. And it is using this cluttered environment to make meaningful selections from it.” In terms of how best our brains perform around it, Kastner says there is not a one-size-fits-all solution. The idea that an uncluttered workplace is better is not “universally true.”

Some people need to see their work. If something is carefully put away, to them it does not exist anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. For other people, objects can stimulate their creativity and give them ideas.

Even there are other people who actually like that clutter. And they clutter their environment because it actually helps them. It almost like stimulating their brain to do something.”

However, other people are unable to work in a cluttered environment. Kastner notes that some people may get distracted by having lots of things around them. These people may need more organization and less clutter to work well.

Some people do not care either way. Whether the area is cluttered or clear they work the same. And for others it may depend on the project. For administrative work, they might need a clear workspace. But for more creative projects, they may need many things around them.

Our brains are all so different and that is what makes us who we are.

【推荐2】A poem is defined as a composition written in verse. Poems rely heavily on imagery, precise word choice, and metaphor(隐喻), and may take either the form of measures consisting of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables. But they don’t necessarily make use of rhyme. Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature;however one cannot readily tell the characteristics of early poetry. Typically, as a form of literature, poetry makes great use of the forms of the words it uses. That is to say, it focuses on the features of the written or spoken word, rather than on their meaning.

The play, or drama, is another classical literary form that has continued to develop over the years. It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, opera developed as a combination of poetry, drama, and music.

An essay consists of a discussion of a topic from an author’s personal point of view. The word “essay” in English is from the French word meaning “attempt”. In this sense, it could be said to mean the author’s attempt to make others accept their view.

Prose consists of writing that does not stick to any particular formal structures. Prose writing can take beautiful forms, but not because of the forms of words it uses.

A novel consists simply of a long story written in prose, yet this form has only developed comparatively recently. Early novels in Europe did not, at the time, count as significant literature, perhaps because “mere” prose writing seemed easy and unimportant. It has become clear, however, that prose writing can provide pleasure to those readers even though it doesn’t stick to poetic forms.

【推荐3】Have you ever wondered why hair turns gray as you get older and whether there is something you can do to prevent graying or at least slow it down? Here's a look at what causes hair to turn gray and some of the factors that affect graying.

The age at which you'll get your first gray hair （supposing your hair doesn't simply fall out） is largely decided by genetics. You'll probably get that first strand （缕）of gray hair around the same age your parents and grandparents started to go gray. However, the rate at which the graying progresses is somewhat under your own control. Smoking is known to increase the rate of graying. Generally poor nutrition, insufficient B vitamins, anemia, and untreated thyroid （甲状腺）conditions can also speed the rate of graying.

What causes your hair's color to change? That has to do with the process controlling the production of the paint called melanin （黑色素），the same material that tans your skin in response to sunlight. Every hair cell contains melanin cells called melanocytes. The melanocytes produce eumelanin（真黑素），which is black or dark brown, and pheomelanin, which is reddish-yellow, and pass the melanin to the cells which produce keratin （角蛋白）, the chief protein in hair. When the keratin-producing cells die, they keep the coloring from the melanin. When you first start to go gray, the melanocytes are still present, but they become less active. Less paint is kept into the hair so it appears lighter.

As graying progresses, the melanocytes die off until there aren't any cells left to produce the color. While this is a normal and unavoidable part of the aging process and is not of itself associated with disease, some autoimmune diseases can cause premature graying. However, some people start going gray in their 20s and are perfectly healthy.

Extreme shock or stress can also cause your hair to go gray very quickly, though not overnight.

【推荐1】The city of Toronto is the capital of Ontario and is a popular tourist destination with its beautiful city attractions, activities, sights, and so much more to enjoy. During your time in the city, you can find theme parks, historic locations, beautiful nature areas, and great shopping opportunities. Prepare for an unforgettable vacation to the city with many of the locations listed below.

Popular Toronto, ON Attractions

Canada's Wonderland

This amazing 330-acre theme park allows for the entire family to enjoy their time in the city of Toronto, Ontario. The park offers a variety of rides for all ages including thrilling rides and roller coasters, family areas and rides featuring over 25 attractions and rides, and amazing live shows to enjoy during your visit. During the warmer months, the park also includes a 20-acre water park to cool off and relax together with fun slides, pools, and more. To make the park a full-day adventure, there are multiple dining options as well for a bite to eat when hunger sets in.

Toronto Helicopter Tours

The city of Toronto has a lot to offer from its skyline including historic locations, skyscrapers, and more. With Toronto Helicopter Tours, you can see all of these amazing sights from high above the sky for the perfect bird’s eye view of the city. Your experienced guide will provide a live commentary （报导）along the way to point out points of interest, as well as give fun facts and information about certain areas. The tour will be the perfect opportunity to get photos of the city and of your travels as you fly up to 2,000 feet over the beautiful downtown Toronto sky.

Hop On - Hop Off City Tour

See the beautiful city of Toronto with this amazing hop on and hop off city tour. This city tour allows you to get around the city in an one-of-a-kind way to see many popular locations in the downtown area. The tour allows you to hop off at any time to see the sites and then hop on again to continue getting around the city. The full tour without hopping off takes 2 hours if you are wanting to get a great overview o£ the city to decide where to go first as well as get great photos from the double decker bus. Locations along the way of the tour include the Bata Shoe Museum, Casa Loma, Dundas Square, Park Hyatt, CN Tower, Union Station, Harbourfront, Distillery District, and so much more.

【推荐2】You’re walking down a quiet street and suddenly you hear some footsteps. Undoubtedly, it means that there’s someone around. But have you ever wonder why it occurs to us that it’s someone else’s footsteps, not ours?

According to a new study published in the journal Nature in September, this phenomenon arises from a function in our brain to ignore the noise we make ourselves.

In order to explore how our brain does this, a group of scientists carried out an experiment with mice at Duke University. The research entered on an intuition(直觉)—that we are usually unaware of the sound of our own footsteps—as a vehicle for understanding larger neural(神经系统的) phenomena; how this behavior reveals the ability to monitor, recognize, and remember the sound of one’s own movements in relation to those of their larger environments.

In the experiment, research controlled the sounds of a group of mice could hear, reported Science Daily. During the first several days, the mice would hear the same sound each time they took a step. This was just like “running on a tiny piano with each key playing exactly the same note”, senior study author Richard Mooney, a professor of neurobiology at Duke University, told Live Science.

Scientists found that their auditory cortex (听觉皮层) – the area of the brain that processes sound – became active at first but decreased its response to the sound after two or three minutes when the mice became familiar with it.

“ It’s almost like they were wearing special headphones that could filter(过滤) out the sound of their own movements.” David Schneider, an assistant professor at the Center for Neutral Science at New York University, told HuffPost.

But once the sound changed, their auditory cortex became active again. This suggests that the “sensory filter” in a mouse’s brain could help it detect new sounds or abnormal noise in the environment easily after tuning out familiar sounds.

“For mice, this is really important,” said Schneider. “They are prey animals, so they really need to be able to listen for a cat creeping up on them, even when they’re walking and making noise.

Being able to ignore the sounds of one’s own movements is likely important for humans as well. But the ability to predict the sounds of our own actions is also important for more complex human behaviors such as speaking or playing an instrument.

“When we learn to speak or to play music, we predict what sounds we are going to hear – such as when we prepare to strike keys on a piano – and we compare this to what we actually hear, ”explains Schneider. “We use mismatches between expectation and experience to change how we play – and we get better over time because our brain is trying to minimize these errors.”

【推荐3】Who would have thought that potato fries could unite an entire country? Well，that seems to be the case in Belgium where there is currently a movement to have Belgian potato fries officially recognized as cultural heritage.

The fries are served in a paper cone(圆锥体) from a “fritkot”，which is a shack(小屋) or a food truck. Across Belgium，there are at least 5，000 fritkots which is 10 times more common than McDonald's restaurants in the United States.

The movement for the fries to be declared official cultural heritage was started by UNAFRI，also known as the national association of fritkot owners. They claim that their establishments represent Belgium very well. “A cone of potato chips is Belgium in miniature(微模型). What's amazing is that this way of thinking is the same，in spite of differences among communities and regions，” added spokesman Bernard Lefevre.

Tourists can even be seen to line up with locals in Brussels to buy a cone of fries from well－known fritkots such as Frit Flagey and Maison Antoine. “Before I came here，the only thing I knew about Belgium was that they liked their fries，” said Rachael Webb，a tourist from Ottowa，Canada.

In order to be recognized by UNESCO，it has to be formally supported by the Belgian government of culture.

As of right now，UNESCO has a list of 314 items of “cultural heritage” that they say is worthy enough to be preserved. Items on the list include Turkish coffee and the old native singing of the Central African Republic.

Potatoes reached Belgium in the 16th century，but it wasn't until the 19th century that they were cut up into fries and sold as a meal.