【推荐1】What to do when it’s wet in Woolacombe

When it’s wet in Woolacombe you still have so much to do. Though the weather in England is changeable, there are still many attractions and activities for all-weather family fun in Woolacombe.

Cinemas

Both of our Woolacombe Bay and Twitchen House Holiday Parks have brand-new air-conditioned cinemas. These cinemas are always showing the latest blockbuster films, with drinks and hot snacks, and comfortable seating. We let you bring in your own snacks, or order from the bar and get an in-seat delivery. Hide from wet Woolacombe in style.

Indoor Pools

Try our amazing surfing simulator (模拟器). Our Wavesurfer, at Golden Coast, creates an artificial wave you can bodyboard on—for beginner or experienced boarders alike.

When it’s wet in Woolacombe, our indoor pools and waterslides are a fantastic option. Arcades (拱廊) and soft-play areas are all over our Parks, as well as eateries and bars. Ask at reception for a list of our on-Park activities—all included in the price of your holiday!

The Milky Way

This family-friendly theme park is an out of this world, all-weather adventure!   Featuring North Devon’s largest indoor play area, typhoon roller-coaster, gravity rider, circular slide, bumper cars and so many more activities!   

Wake Park and Aqua Park

If you don’t mind getting a bit wet in Woolacombe, then head across to Bideford and visit the Wake Park and Aqua Park. Something for all the family, from beginner to the experienced. Race, slide and chase each other across the fantastic Aqua Park—or learn a new skill in the Wake Park, hours of fun!

【推荐3】Live out your "Night at the Museum" fantasy with these one-of-a-kind museums nationwide

American Museum of Natural History |   New York, New York

In 2014， it hosted its first adults－only sleepover（（夜宿的客人）. Now the event is more popular than ever. Those fortunate enough will delight in a warm reception with live jazz music, plenty of time to wander, and you can name It.

Ages: 21

Cost: $350 for general admission/$ 300 for members

National Archives Museum I Washington, DC

Pack your pillow and pajamas(睡衣)for a night of history and heroes. Here kids with dreams to change the world will learn about the founding fathers and the role of government, and rest the their hand in the Rotunda near the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

Ages: 8 to 12

Cost: $125 for general admission/ $ 100 for members

Carnegie Science Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Looking for something awesome and affordable that the family can do together? Sleepovers here are designed to engage parents and kids alike with themes ranging from electricity to chemistry. Included in the price are educational activities, a movie in the new Rangos Giant Cinema, laser show, snacks, breakfast, and free admission the following day

Ages: 4+

Cost: $39 for general admission

California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, California

If you're in San Francisco, "Penguins + Pajamas" at California Academy of Sciences is not to be missed. Twilight (微光 )exploration, rainforest access, and camping out near sea creatures make it a memorable experience for everyone. it's sold out through summer. Fall dates are still available

Ages: 5 to 17

Cost：$ 119 for general admission/ $99 for members

【推荐1】Here are four of the most charming villages in Europe, along with our top picks for places to stay in each.

Eze in Cota D’Azur, France

Set on a hilltop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Provencal township of Eze is easily one of the most picturesque spots in the region. It is largely a tourist destination, and many of its buildings dates back to the Middle Age. In fact, Eze is particularly popular with couples seeking romantic solitude.

Hotel pick: Chateau de la Chevre

Baden-Baden in Wurttemberg, Germany

Germany’s best-known spa town, Baden-Baden, in the Black Forest of Baden- Wuttemberg, has been a popular spot for soaking in mineral-rich waters off and on since the Roman era. And while spa treatments and hot springs are still among the most popular draws for tourists, there are also plenty of museums, gardens, performing arts venues and charming old buildings and churches.

Hotel pick: Hotel Belle Epoque

Montepulciano in Tuscany, Italy

Spread over a hilltop nearly 2,000 metres above sea level, the Tuscan village of Montepulciano offers gorgeous Renaissance architecture as well as opportunities to visit wine companies. Surrounded by strong walls dating back to the 14th century, the village features a handful of churches and public squares.

Hotel pick: Etruria Resort

Oia in Santorini, Greece

Oia is undoubtedly the most charming village on the beautiful Greek island of Santorini. This town is best known as a sunset-viewing spot, but it is fantastic any time of day thanks to its abundance of typical whitewashed structures topped with blue domes plus its fabulous views out onto the Aegean Sea.

Hotel pick: Hotel Aspaki

【推荐2】The Internet makes your work or study more convenient and efficient, and there are many apps that are beneficial both in your life and study. Below are some examples that you may find easy to download.

♦App Detox (Android)

To prevent you spending too much time browsing the web, App Detox blocks your access to the Internet or to apps of your choosing for a certain period of time to allow you to get things done without distractions.

Price: $3 per month

♦Studious (iOS)

Studious is an efficient homework planner that helps you achieve your maximum potential. You can input your class schedules in Studious, and it saves them and organizes them by their due dates in order to help you better be prepared for what’s up next. It can be set to remind you of when homework assignments are due and when your tests are approaching.

Price: $20 per year

♦Streaks (iOS and Android)

This award-winning app is an addicting goal-tracking app that challenges you to achieve a “victory” by tracking the number of continuous days you’ve stayed focused and completed specific tasks. It works well for goals like turning in homework on time or reading chapters in assigned books.

Price: Yearly Fee: $24

♦Remember the Milk (iOS and Android)

This is a smart to-do list app. You can create lists of things you need to accomplish on a specific day and organize these lists. The app breaks down all your tasks by the day, and organizes them the way you want to with priorities, due dates, repeats, lists and more.

Price: Monthly Fee: $4

【推荐1】A university in southwest China’s Chongqing City set up a reading room as part of a campaign (活动) that stops students from taking their mobile phones with them in case the device distracts (使分心) them from concentrating on their studies.

Reportedly a student named Hu Xiaopeng participating in the campaign studied 530 minutes without using his mobile phone. Unlike Hu, another one picked up his mobile phone in less than 20 minutes. “Having seen many students use their mobile phones in the library, a habit that shortens their study time and negatively impacts their learning, we decided to open this reading room,” said Zhang Shuran, the person responsible for the project at the university.

Zhang added that students can keep their phones in appointed bags with numbers on them. The hags are placed on a desk near the door of the reading room. “Staff members at the reading room will check the phones when there’s a call,” said Zhang, adding that they will inform students when their parents or teachers call them, but will not tell students if an unknown person is calling or when there is a text message. Based on the time students hand in their phones when they come to the reading room and the time they get them back when they leave the room, Hu Xiaopeng from College of Animal Science and Technology of the university set a record of the longest time. Hu spent 530 minutes studying without using his phone. Though feeling somewhat surprised, Hu said, “It’s bad to keep mobile phone with you when you are reading or studying.”

The campaign has attracted nearly 200 students since it was launched a week ago. Some Internet users praised the campaign. One user named Liu Jingchang said, “It’s good. I don’t bring my phone when going to the library in case I get distracted.”

【推荐2】The start of the U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is just over two weeks away and forecasters are expecting particularly high activity this year. With warmer than usual conditions expected in the North Atlantic this summer, meteorologists have predicted that the season could produce eight or more hurricanes.

While forecasters cannot predict how many hurricanes — if any — will make landfall, the potential for dangerous storms to strike the southern and eastern coasts brings an additional problem for authorities already struggling with the COVID-19.

Experts say that the COVID-19 is affecting the capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other organizations involved in responding to natural disasters.

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jeffrey Talley, who now leads global efforts on disaster management at IBM’s Center for the Business of Government, said that with FEMA and other authorities engaged with responding to the COVID-19, resources will be limited if a hurricane strikes.

“When we look at a disaster... I think of it in terms of how we prepare for, respond to and recover from those types of events,” Talley said. “Right now we’re in the middle of the response of COVID-19. None of us are really sure how long it’s going to last and how the response to disasters is going to be different, say, two months from now, six months from now, so on and so forth,” he said.

According to Talley, the COVID-19 could complicate the response to a hurricane by interrupting the flow of emergency supplies to areas where they are urgently needed at crucial moments.

Social distancing and stay-at-home orders will also force authorities along the south and east coast to rethink how they manage people who must leave their homes in the event of a disaster. While many states are already lifting some lockdown restrictions, social distancing will still be important for many months to come.

【推荐3】Depression is a mood disorder accompanied by emotional and physical symptoms that interfere with your daily life. Everyone experiences depression differently. Some people experience significant increases in their depression symptoms at night. Nighttime depression can also create or worsen insomnia, by keeping you awake longer or making it more difficult to fall asleep.

There are a number of causes that can contribute to increased depression at night. One commonly suggested reason for the increase is the lack of distractions (干扰). During the day, it’s a little easier for some people—especially those with mild or moderate depression—to keep themselves busy. Work, school, or social activities act as a distraction during the day. But at night, when you settle down to sleep, there’s nothing but you and your thoughts.

Researchers have looked into other things that could be increasing our nighttime depression symptoms. According to 2013 research on animals, bright lights (especially blue and white) at night can not only keep us awake, but may also increase symptoms of depression. In the study, even having a TV on in a dark room increased the animal’s cortisol levels and created changes in their hippocampus (海马体), both of which can increase depressive symptoms.

It’s also thought that if your circadian rhythm (生理节律) is disrupted, your depression may be triggered or your symptoms could increase in severity. One 2009 study found that increased artificial light can significantly disrupt our circadian rhythm, causing or increasing mood disorders like depression.

Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can cope with depression that occurs or increases in severity at night. For depression symptoms, regardless of the time of day they show up, you should maintain the treatment plan prescribed by your doctor.

【推荐1】“Smombies”— people walking while staring at their smartphones are very real and a growing cause for concern. To let people pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, government in a small German town has come up with a more positive solution — embedding (嵌入) traffic lights in the pavement to make them noticed by people always looking down at their phones.

The safety measure was taken. Authorities in Augsburg decided to act, installing ground level traffic lights at two tram (电车) stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red when a tram is coming, or when the regular traffic light turns red. “We realized that the normal traffic light isn't in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days,” said Tobias Hermes, a city official. “So we decided to have an extra set of lights — the more lights we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”

Some Augsburg people appear to be quite happy with the idea. “I think it makes sense,” Jack Smith said, speaking to The Augsburg Alleghenies. “One always sees young people these days running over red lights. This makes it more obvious that you need to stop.”

Others, however, found the need for ground traffic lights unnecessary and even frightening. “I find it scary that smartphone users are so engrossed that they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming,” one person told the local paper.

But do this kind of pavement-embedded lights actually work? One interviewed teenager believes not really. “To be honest, I didn't even notice it,” he told The Augsburg Alleghenies. "Maybe it’d be useful at night, but I didn’t realize it was there until just now.”

【推荐2】“I don’t want to sigh when I get an invitation in the mail, but I can’t help it,” Susan, aged 30, tells us. “I want to go, but how do I explain I can’t?” Weddings are supposed to be about fun and togetherness — a time to get together and celebrate a huge life milestone.

However, more and more, they’ve become a source of tension and distance. When wedding season approaches and another wave of wedding invites start to roll in, many millennials are facing an uncomfortable truth – they’re just too expensive.

Because it’s not just the wedding. It’s the engagement party, the gifts and the airfare in the middle of high season to a destination wedding. The average bachelor party now costs an eye-watering $1,532 and the average bachelorette party isn’t far behind at $1,106, and that’s before we even get to the wedding, which, by the way, costs the average guest $1,386. It doesn’t matter how many times the thrifty among us can restyle the same old jumpsuit because the money you’re saving isn’t going to touch your Air BNB bill.

It’s no surprise that more people are saying no to wedding invitations because of the cost. And who can blame them? It’s hard to see another solution. It’s natural to want everyone you care about to be at your wedding, but it’s also understandable if you can’t afford to fly to three different weddings during six weeks.

The wedding machinery shows no signs of slowing down, so all we can do is have a little more sympathy. If you’re throwing a wedding, try to be sensitive about the cost and understanding when someone just can’t make it. We have to create more socially acceptable ways of celebrating a marriage without spending a month’s salary to be there to celebrate the big day. It really should be the thought that counts.