【推荐1】While it’s always a good time to visit Disneyland, there are times during the year that are better than others. Holidays, school schedules and yearly passholders greatly affect Disneyland’s schedule. For example, Disneyland has a large number of locals. Many of those locals are yearly passholders, who think of the fantasy amusement park as their second home. They pop in for a few hours here or there — maybe on a weekday, or on a spring or fall Sunday morning before heading to the beach.

Since the Happiest Place on Earth can be also one of the Busiest Places on Earth, it’s helpful to have some tips in play when you hit the park. Here, we’re outlining the best times to visit Disneyland in 2018.

Weekdays in January (minus the week of New Year’s Day)

Weekdays in February (minus the days around President’s Day)

The first few days in March (until March 9, 2018)

Weekdays in the second half of April 2018

Weekdays in May

The last two weeks of August

The first half of September

Mondays through Thursdays in November (minus the week of Thanksgiving)

Mondays through Thursday during the first half of December

If you’re planning a visit, but don’t see your particular dates here, click the comments below. We will be happy to provide answers. And our Disneyland Crowd Calendar is also available on line. It is a helpful tool to help you get an idea of expected crowds in advance.

【推荐2】BBC SHOP

Entertaining. Informing. Inspiring.

WHATA RELIEE!

Delight everyone on your holiday gift list with great gifts from the BBC.

You’ll earn heartfelt thanks from nature lovers for Planet Earth I & Ⅱ: The Complete Collection (page 41) — inspiring look at our planet’s wildest, most mysterious creatures and their breathtaking home.

...from mystery lovers for Sherlock: Complete Seasons 1-4 and The Abominable Bride Giftset (page 13) — entertaining proof that Holmes can be difficult, dangerous, accurate, and absolute funny.

.….and from those who appreciate all things British. Delight Charles Dickens fans with Dickensian (page 7). The new drama series with more adventures for Dickens’ characters...Dinner with Dickens Cookbook (page 9) with procedures for his favorite dishes...and Tom Baker Reads “A Christmas poem” (page 8) for a wonderful new holiday tradition.

Plus teapots, T-shirts, shortbread, mugs and more – just in time for the holidays.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to murder, suspense, romance, robbery and clothing in this exciting historical drama! Trouble begins for Rachel Verinder the day she inherits a large diamond stolen from a Hindu temple. When it disappears again, suspicion falls on Franklin Blake, the man who loves her. But what about mysterious cousin Godfrey, the housemaid with a thieving past, and doctor who experiments with opium(鸦片)? Blake must discover the fate of the Moonstone or lose Rachel forever. A powerful tale and emotionally sudden changes, based on the first-ever English detective novel by Wikie Collins. 33/4 hours.

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WALKERS CHRISTMAS TREE SHORTBREAD AND TINS

Santa and a beautiful Angel put the finishing touches on Christmas tree tins – perfect centerpieces and holiday decorations that your family and friends will enjoy year after year.

Lift the treetops and taste the delicious secret inside: pure butter shortbread shaped like mini-Christmas trees, and made from only finest ingredients — flour, butter, sugar and salt.

Baked in the village of Aberlour in the Scottish Highlands, they follow a generations-old family procedure, first perfected by Joseph Walker in 1898. While the shortbread will disappear as if by magic, the tins will hold your holiday cookies and candy for many Christmases to come.

Wonderful hostess gifts. Both tins:6’h ×4%’d;net wt 4.4 oz.

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【推荐3】Apps to Help in a Disaster

Disasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are computer apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alert users when a disaster has taken place.

The free Siren GPS Mobile app connects users to emergency services at the tap of the screen. The app will let emergency workers know where the person in need is.

The app works over cellphone networks. But it also works on Wi-Fi if cellphone networks are down after an emergency.

Users can create a personal health report on the app to share with emergency services. This will provide information about medicines that users take, allergies they might have and other medical information important to treatment decisions.

The Life360 app provides a service to keep the loved ones connected. Users can set up a network of people to share their location, chat and get alerts when they are near someone in their network. People in the same network can use the app on iPhone and Android devices.

The app helps users communicate when they are in danger. The location sharing function can be suspended（暂停）when desired.

The Life360 app is free, with some services available for a fee.

When a person is in danger, the Red Panic Button app might help. This app can send a text message to chosen contacts providing the user's location. You can also add a voice or video message or photo to your text and email.

This app can also be used to contact emergency services.

Red Panic Button is free, but extra features are available for a fee.

The free First Aid app by the American Red Cross helps guide users in giving first aid to the injured people. The app can also help with information to help plan for droughts, floods, storms and more.

Watch videos and take quizzes within the app. Users can switch the app from English to Spanish.

【推荐1】Lessons Learned from the Olympics

The Olympic Games are enjoyed by everyone. Here are some tips about how to bring the deeper meaning of the Olympics into your life:

Find your strong feelings and develop them.    1    , each standing for a specific activity that athletes have chosen to follow. You can recognize the creativity and excitement and form strong feelings about it, which will help you to achieve your dreams.

Excellence comes with hard work and practice. Learning about the training schedules of Olympic athletes reminds us that success doesn’t come easily.    2    Set long-term goals as well as realistic ones and try your best to reach them.    3    , and remember the most important competitor you have is actually yourself.

Face the failures. Every athlete who has made it into the Olympic competition has suffered injury and disappointment along the way, but that has not been the end of their dream.    4    

    5    With the symbol of its five-ring Olympic flag, the Olympics celebrate the unity of the games while honoring individual nationalities. Athletes show respect for those from other countries.

【推荐3】Ultimate Expression 2021 is an international online art contest which is open for all children of age group6 to 19 years old. It has been started to motivate artistic and creative minds. More details are mentioned as follows.

Date: June 13th- -July 13th ,2021

Subject or Theme : Painting on any subject or theme is accepted except related to violence，drugs or adult themes

Entry Fees: NO entry fees

A wards/Certificates: Winners will receive Art Recognition Pack , which consists of publication of painting in the website , publication of winner’s photo in the winner’s gallery. Certificate of Achievement and Recognition as Star Artist ，Diamond Artist and Gold Artist.

Fees for Art Recognition Pack & Certificate: The fees is $ 1.5 for Star artists and $ 17 for some selected Artists.

Judgments: Innovation , Creativity , Engaging, Perfection, Age of Artist ，Presentation and Artistic A-bility

The entries may be REJECTED due to following reasons :

●Your art-work contains any objectionable subject or copyrighted material.

●The image of the painting is not clear.

●You don’t conform to the age limit of the art contest.

● You submitted the drawings multiple times.

●Signature of the artist is not on the painting.

How to participate: Click the button below. In the next page you need to fill the form and upload the painting, and click on submit button.

【推荐1】Family Activities in Hawaii

Kids get bored easily, but they won't be in Hawaii. To help you and your kids plan for that perfect Hawaiian vacation, here are some of activities you can enjoy at Hawaii's main islands:

To start off, keep your kids busy by letting them explore Hawaii's art, culture, history, and unique geography hands-on at the Kauai Children's Discovery museum. Exciting activities your kids will enjoy at this museum include star observing, creating artworks and rock climbing.

Oahu is another island that offers plenty of activities the whole family will enjoy. If you want to pet a dolphin or sea lion, you can go to the Sea Life Park. Also get a sight of life underwater through their Sea Trek Adventure activity where you go 18 ft. underwater for a human-and-fish meet and greet.

Enjoy Molokai's laid-back atmosphere by visiting the Molokai Horse & Wagon Ride. The horse and wagon ride usually starts at the mango grove. Another good idea is to visit the Big Wind Kite Factory to see how kites are made and fly one of your own. Learn kite-flying and kite-making techniques and let kids pilot their own kites.

Aside from the beaches, Hawaii is especially known for its volcanoes. And if you go to the Big Island, you can let your family experience several of these volcanoes by visiting the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Watch up close a live volcano gently spewing lava at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for an unforgettable yet educational experience.