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It's a G Plan
On our last trip to Europe, we found some amazing G Plan pieces that we had to bring back. Get a closer look at his iconic, mid century furniture brand below.
First, we want to show you this beautiful, teak G Plan dresser. It is a multi-purpose item that could be used an entertainment center, buffet, as well as a dresser.
If you're wanting a cohesive look in the bedroom or living room, this one of kind G Plan floating top desk/vanity will do the trick. It's perfect in your home as a vanity or remove the mirror and use it as desk for work!
Next, we want to show you these G Plan Astro tables. Designed by Victor Wilkins for G-Plan, England, circa 1960s.
We have two in the shop right now. An oval table featured above and a circle table below.
In true mid century fashion, we have a gorgeous G Plan credenza, in teak, on the showroom that's ready to go home with you!
Last but not least, this set of G Plan tables are a fitting for any room of the house! They'd make a perfect coffee table and side tables in a living room or put the long table at the foot of your bed and the square tables on each side as night stands.
We have plenty more where this came from, so make sure to stop by this weekend and check out all the great G Plan items we have on the showroom! We offer delivery with Too Big for My Car and some of the prices in Portland! We have plenty of street parking available out front and we'd love to hear about your next home decor project! Come say hi!
New Inventory is Here
The long awaited shipment from Europe has arrived and the new items are making their way onto the showroom. See more below!
In the spring, we took a trip to Europe and hunted down some fantastic new pieces that will help you create the look you've been wanting!
This G Plan "Astro" table is an ICONIC item that you won't find just anywhere. Designed by Victor Wilkins for G-Plan, England, circa 1960s.
If you're trying to create a fun dining area for your loft, or you need a table for a break room at work, we just got these awesome Industrial chic picnic tables! They're in excellent condition and fold up for easy storage.
While on our trip, we focused on finding quality dining room tables and chairs. After all, the holidays are not too far away and if you're hosting this year, you're going to need a table that seats everyone.
Don't forget about credenzas! We found some gorgeous, teak credenzas with ample storage and style. We have an amazing selection of credenzas in all sizes!
This is just a sneak peak at the new inventory we have. You can see more on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter OR you can head down to SE 7th and Clay to see all the great new pieces we found on our Euro trip!
Chairs with Flair!
Is your living room lacking adequate seating for guests? Or maybe your office looking a little bare? We have a solution!
We have some great chairs on the showroom that will add style and functionality to your your living room, office, beach house, cabin, where ever!
Look at this gorgeous chair! The throw pillow from Studio Tullia adds a pop of wild design too!
Are you an interior decorator? Your clients will love our selection of mid century inspired chairs from great companies like Nuevo Living and One for Victory!
Get cozy after a long day in this leather bound beauty!
Bring a little elegance into your space with this stylish chair!
Gotta love those clean lines!
Our selection of chairs is one of the best in town! If you're in the market for a truly unique, quality item make a quick stop by shop this weekend! Plus, with this heatwave, our AC will be on high, so don't be a stranger! We're located at SE 7th and Clay with plenty of street parking out front! Come say and go home with a new chair!
Featured Item of the Week!
Is it time to upgrade your sofa!
This week we wanted to highlight a gorgeous sofa from Nuevo Living!
The Ingrid Sofa captures all the mid century flair you're looking for with it's clean lines and minimal design.
According to luxedecore.com...
"With vintage elements and stunning modern details, Nuevo Living pieces are sure to leave a lasting impression. The brand incorporates a mix of enduring materials, from stained hardwood and cast iron to wool textiles and polished glass. The effect is a classic, balanced aesthetic with plenty of visual intrigue. The brand's palette leans heavily on muted, natural hues with touches of brass and gold throughout to add a dash of glamour."
If you're out and about this weekend, make sure to pop by the shop. Our new inventory is slowly making it's way on to the showroom and our AC will be on high!
Pull Up a Chair
You get chair! You get chair! Everyone gets a chair!
Our dining room showroom has some unbelievably beautiful dining chairs right now that you must see!
These classic 3/4 arm teak chairs by Dyrlund of Denmark come in a set of 6 and are in excellent condition. Upholstery options available.
Looking for something with a utilitarian, Industrial vibe? These chairs would be perfect for a coffee shop or waiting room area!
Maybe it's a big comfy rocker for your back porch or beach house you seek. Let your bones go lazy in these woven rockers circa 1910. You can find these beauties on our Mission Arts and Crafts showroom!
We have an entire room dedicated to your dining needs. Our inventory is literally floor to ceiling! We have upholstery options available if you love the wood and design, but hate the fabric.
Shop for your next dining suit at Legacy Modern. Our selection is hand picked with an eye for design and quality. If you're on the hunt for a new table and chairs, your search stops here!
Get to Know Johannes Andersen
Who was Johannes Andersen?
According to Vintage Home Boutique....
"Andersen was born in Aarhus, Denmark in 1903. He apprenticed as a cabinet maker, becoming certified in 1922. By the mid-1930s, when Danish modern design rose in popularity beyond Denmark, he opened his own workshop."
"Scandinavian furniture was known for its distinctive shapes, flowing contours, and "restrained chic." (Scandinavian Style) Andersen certainly followed this aesthetic in his designs. Looking at his work, it is also easy to see the influences of the culture and environment that surrounded him. The hallmarks of the Scandinavian ethos are present, but interpreted in a way that is Andersen's alone."
Currently on the floor, we have this beautiful dining table designed by the man himself!
This quality Danish table is from the 1950s and extends up to 94.5 inches! Great for parties and everyday use!
Are you in the market for a new dining suite? If so, make sure to stop by Legacy Modern and SE 7th and Clay. We have an amazing selection of Danish Mid Century Modern dining tables and chairs! Cool off in our air conditioned store and find the perfect item for your home or office!
Living for Nuevo Living
Does your space need better lighting?
Lack of light can make spaces feel smaller and have been known to slow down productivity.
At Legacy Modern, we have some gorgeous lighting pendants, floor lamps and more that will enhance your room in a modern, stylish way.
Shop more below!
The Lucille floor lamp is always a favorite!
You can't go wrong with an Atom 8 pendant lamp!
Wow your guests with the eye catching Corrine pendant lamp!
We have a fantastic selection of Nuevo Living sofas and chairs too. Color options available.
The Nicklaus Sofa
Streamlined and stunning. This beauty is perfect for your home or office.
The Lucie Occasional chair is makes a great center piece in a living room or waiting room area.
Make sure to shop with us this weekend at SE 7th and Clay! We have extended our Summer Solstice Sale! Details below.
*Nuevo Living not included in Summer Solstice Sale. BUT free delivery is!
Get Some Dim Sum
If you're in the catering or restaurant industry, we have a special item that will make your next event or restaurant shine!
These vintage Chinese Dim Sum carts create a fun filled atmosphere for your guests while providing plenty of storage for your crew.
Plus, they're 20% OFF!
Made from quality stainless steel, these one of kind bar and service carts will hold up during the busy shuffle of multiple parties or shifts. The wheels are in solid condition and they are ready to go!
Original price: $5K
On sale: $4K for suite
Don't forget! Our Summer Solstice Sale is still happening!
We're located at SE 7th and Clay! Don't be a stranger! We have street parking available outside!
Featured Item of the Week!
Are you on the hunt for a new headboard?
Well look no further because we have the one you've been looking for!
We have a new twist on a classic mid century favorite that you simply must see!
We took this 1906's G Plan "Fresco" headboard and gave it a face lift with new upholstery! The new teal fabric pops off the lovely teak wood!
Comes in teak with with floating night stands and fits a queen mattress!
Measures 100" x 18" x 36"
We're located at SE 7th and Clay! We have street parking available outside!
CLOSED JULY 4th!
Shop with us the next day when we open for our regular business hours!
Summer Solstice Sale
Get your home summer ready and take advantage of some BIG savings!
Are your walls needing some love? Right now shop great artists such as Tappen Studios and Barloga Studios for some fabulous art!
Our Mid Century Dining Room selection has one of a kind pieces that extend for parties and break down for everyday life!
Planning a pool party! You'll need at new cocktail bar and at 20% off, how can you resist?
Don't forget about the great savings that can be found on our Mission Arts & Crafts showroom too!
Dining Room attire, bookcases, chairs, and home accessories are all on sale this weekend!
We're located at SE 7th and Clay! We have street parking available outside! Don't be a stranger!
New Inventory Recap
Our store is constantly evolving and we want to preview all the new items we have currently on the showroom!
Have you seen the new lighting from Pendulux?
Designs inspired by the archaic and historic, tied together with a common thread of functionality that bring the elegance and style of the past into today's modern environment.
Have you seen our new Legacy Modern signature rug collection? We offer over 130 styles at price that won't break the bank!
At the end of May we announced that we are the new Flagship store for Casamotion lamps. Each one thoughtfully named after a Portland neignborhood! This is the Brooklyn!
In the late spring we got some beautiful new artwork from Tappen Studios! Perfect for your home or office!
Curl up with a good book on this Anders Sectional from Nuevo Living!
With so many great new items in the floor, make sure to head down to the store and find the perfect piece to tie your room together!
We're located at SE 7th and Clay! We have street parking available outside!
Keep in mind.....
Decorate Your Floors
Legacy Modern now has their own signature collection of area rugs! Available now!
We are thrilled to now offer AFFORDABLE stylish floor coverings made from recycled materials in over a 130 styles!
With so many patterns and colors to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect rug for your home or office!
With so much focus on furniture and walls, we often forget how a rug can really tie a room together.


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The MVCC Men's Soccer team dropped their first game of the season to Genesee Community College.
Genesee broke the deadlock with 4:15 remaining in the first half when the Cougars were awarded a penalty kick. Rodrigo Albuquerque finished the penalty kick to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Genesee came out and scored their second goal of the game in the 3rd minute of the second half. The Cougars would go on to score four goals in the next twenty minutes to give them a 6-0 lead. Issak Somow found the back of the net for the Hawks in the 85th minute to give them their first goal of the game. Santiago Rojas and Caden Blazek combined for 6 saves. The Hawks drop to 2-1 this season while GCC starts the season off 1-0.
The Hawks return to action against SUNY Broome in a home contest on Wednesday, September 5th at 2:00 PM.

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Lord knows the world doesn't need another one of these doohickeys. But it does need love. So share a hello, or the name you wish you'd been given at birth, or your go-to Karaoke song.
I'll even field messages about work stuff like writing, branding, social media, content strategy, social entrepreneurship and design thinking. Topics that always seem to balance the scales in my life between labor and love.
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From Amy Jacks Dean, Co-Pastor Park Road Baptist Church:
This Sunday, as we do every Sunday, I will share with the Park Road congregation our Assurance of Pardon:
"You are loved. You are forgiven. BE AT PEACE."
But how in the world can we be at Peace after watching the videos of the shooting of black members of our human family, followed by anger boiling into a rage that lets loose a random retaliation killing of innocent police officers?
God, forgive us. And God help us.
As a preparation for worship this Sunday, perhaps we can all start ahead of time praying our Prayer of Confession for Sunday:
"We live in the shadow of peace, O God, but too often we face the shadow and not the light. We pray for peace today because we know we are not a whole people without it. Forgive us our warring madness, our abuse of power, and our disregard of the rights of others. Lift from us the burden of the need always to be in control. Teach us the ways of mutual love for all people. Help us to give peace a chance. Amen."
— Paul B. Robinson


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Kelly Azevedo is the founder of She's Got Systems and an online business systems expert. Beginning in the corporate world, Kelly used her innate ability to create and utilize systems to streamline accounting, marketing, human resources and administrative departments before she sought out a more challenging environment. Kelly believes that every single online business needs systems to support clients, document results and dominate in the field. She's Got Systems provides courses and programs in the easy to access and affordable System Academy as well as private coaching programs for clients worldwide. Kelly frequently writes for media outlets such as Forbes, the Washington Post and Women 2.0 and her unique brand of life work balance was featured in the New York Times.
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Beaumont Hospital CIO says 'no thanks' to bigger budget
The CIO at one of Ireland's biggest teaching hospitals has refused to increase its IT budget. He says his department already has enough money, thanks to...
The CIO at one of Ireland's biggest teaching hospitals has refused to increase its IT budget. He says his department already has enough money, thanks to using a new capability assessment model to align the hospital's IT and business strategies.
Over the past two years few sectors have faced as much pressure to cut costs as the public sector in Ireland. In the spirit of not wasting a good crisis, Beaumont Hospital CIO Martin McCormack says the pressure to cut costs meant that people could think freshly about what was really important.
McCormack called for an IT capability maturity assessment using the Innovation Value Institute's (IVI) IT-CMF process, and used the results to guide the board's decisions about how best to spend an IT budget cut by 25%.
"After some help from IVI, the results gave us a common language with which we could discuss the applications portfolio, plan new apps, and the criteria we would use to measure return on investment," McCormack said.
The key change has been to evaluate the systems in terms of value delivered to patients. "We deal with life and death decisions," said McCormack. "What patients and doctors value is fast and accurate information about a patient's condition."
Understanding the hospital's IT capability was key to winning early involvement with projects such as the €40m (£33.47m) National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS). Beaumont now uses the web to deliver scans of accident victims within 30 minutes of the patient being scanned.
Similarly, it developed an electronic patient record for its 600 cystic fibrosis patients. The application saved the hospital €200,000 at a cost of €3,000. "That is now a fixed cost. We can now reuse that record template at no cost for all future cystic fibrosis patients, and we can adapt it at minimal cost for other care disciplines," says McCormack.
It also allowed him to go back to the board and tell them not to give his department any more money. This year's budget, which includes 200 staff, is €7.5m. "I had all I needed," he says.
Beaumont's expertise with handling images and making them available quickly for analysis prompted interest from energy company Chevron. Jack Anderson, who is in charge of innovation at the oil company, said Chevron engineers use imagery extensively to find new oil deposits.
"We might have something to learn from Beaumont," he says. "That is one of the main benefits of being part of the IVI community - there is always someone who has found a way to address a similar problem to yours, and they are happy to share their knowledge."
Read more on IT strategy
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UKTech50 Video: Digital and corporate IT— Reckitt Benckiser
UKTech50 Video: What can The Lego Movie teach us about innovation – Starbucks
CWwomen: Research findings into the marketplace – Capability Jane and BP


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My Uterus Is Trying To Kill Me
jasmine banks
I am laying in bed. Well, technically, I am sitting up because I can't type laying down without my boobs trying to cut off my air supply. #FirstBoobWorldProblems
I arrived home from AWBU with a prompt case of " You are dying from an unknown something".
Don't laugh. I am not a hypochondriac.
I didn't feel very well at AWBU and I knew I needed to go see a doctor. My uterus was painin' me and I knew I needed A LADY doctor STAT.
The last time I felt this horrid I was rushed into surgery and two doctors drilled holes into my ovaries to keep them from exploding. YES! Exploding. My ovaries are all, "go big or go home, y'all." (yes. I have Southern ovaries... I hear people with West Coast ovaries are super chill and enjoy avocado smoothies)
I have PCOS. Polycstic Ovarian Syndrome, if you're nasty. PCOS is an evil bitch that makes my life hard, conception confusing, menses non-existent, carb cravings constant, and hormones chronically unstable. For the last two weeks I have had constant hormone headaches, a lower back ache that feels like I am carrying a baby, uterine cramping, and a 99.8 degree fever.
My beloved OB/GYN who has managed my health issues with me since I moved to Arkansas got tired of Arkansas and hightailed it back to California, so I had to schedule an appointment with his predecessor. I was not very happy about this since:
1) I am considered a very rare medical case and some doctors just think I am crazy
2) All the new doctors usually are all, "hey... stop being fat and that will fix everything (which isn't true AT ALL) or
3) HOLY HELL you are super interesting lets run all these tests on you you've had done over and over your whole life only to get the results you told us we would get!
So I made my appointment reluctantly with the new OB/GYN, arrived at my scheduled time, took my pants off, and had an hour long conversation with a total stranger whilest pant-less. Dr. Thompson was super awesome! He looked at me from the corner of his eye first and asked me questions like, "Jasmine... you don't have a period- yet you had children." "Mmhmmm..." I answered. I was tempted to tell him I went to a church and danced with snakes and through my faith healing the venom helped me conceive, but I was in too much pain to be THAT funny. "Yep. Three kids," I answered and continued, "No period. Anovulation since age 12 Laparoscopy drilled right ovary with cauterization. High levels of estrogen, low levels of progesterone, high levels of DHT, stable blood sugar- clean Hemo A1C, low blood pressure, typical gestational size of newborns birthed, hirsutism, excellent cardio health, excellent thyroid, chronic depression perpetuated by low B vitamins and vitamin D deficiency, and no cholesterol issues." Dr. Thompson was puzzled, as I assumed he would be.
So we took a urine and blood pregnancy test. Negative
So we checked for infection. Negative
Then Dr. Thompson did the whole check out my uterus with your hands and a quick looky lou of the cervix.
"Bad news, Jasmine."
I scowled.
"Looks like you need to come back in for a pelvic ultrasound. We need to start thinking about ways to get you to menstruate or we risk cancer (again). The tenderness in your uterus and the pain are most likely caused by lack of menstruation and/or fibroids. I am suspecting endometriosis as well. We need to check out your ovaries too because they are unusually swollen, and I imagine painful. Until we can do surgery I can prescribe a muscle relaxer and some meds to make you menstruate for 10 days or so."
So I am laying in bed with a uterus that hates me. I am extra emotional (read: hormonal) and I am facing the very real prospect of surgery. I schlepped myself out of bed yesterday to go run at the gym for the sake of my mental health... but I am feeling very puny.
I need a massage, a pound of chocolate, and a new uterus.


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Researchers from the University of Sydney's Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research have added to the evidence that soft drink is not good for our kids.
They studied over 2300 12-year old children in 21 Sydney high schools, and found those who drank one or more soft drinks or serves of cordial each day had narrower arteries in the backs of their eyes compared to those who never or only rarely drank soft drink. Narrow arteries indicate poor circulation, increasing their chances of heart disease and high blood pressure in later life. The leader of the study hopes the findings may contribute to policy changes in marketing and advertising to kids.


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Sprouted Wheat Flour--the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread/
I have made my own sprouted wheat and added it to bread and although the results were delicious, the sprouts that rose to the surface became unpleasantly hard enough to encourage me to abandon the practice. So imagine my delight when chef/author/teacher par excellence Peter Reinhart told me that he was offering a class on bread made with sprouted wheat flour.
When the sprouted wheat is ground finely the result is the incredibly silky texture of the dough and open grained springy, moist, and soft texture of the bread's crumb and is nothing short of amazing. There are many virtues to this flour. For one thing, it flies in the face of conventional artisanal bread-making. Peter informed us that rather than requiring a preferment or long fermentation for depth of flavor, this is provided by the flour itself in much less time because the enzyme activity is already accomplished during the sprouting phase. (The dough, however, can be held for up to three days in the refrigerator.)
A bread made with 100% sprouted wheat flour will be much milder than one made with 100% whole wheat flour. It will also be sweeter in flavor and much softer and moister in texture. Another virtue of major importance is that bread made with sprouted wheat flour is considered to be more digestible and tolerable to those with some degree of wheat allergy or gluten intolerance that is not true celiac disease. The following is a fascinating explanation from the Essential Eating Site:
Sprouting a grain actually changes its composition from a starch to a vegetable. How cool is that? When whole grains are sprouted, they are converted into a more nutritious and digestible food. As the grain sprouts, it turns into a plant, and the body recognizes it as a vegetable. Vegetables are the easiest-to-digest foods because they are broken down by vegetable enzymes, not pancreatic enzymes which are less abundant in most people's digestive systems. The sprouting conversion happens when the sprout pierces the shell of the grain. Once this process is complete, the body can digest the sprouted grains as a vegetable. Picture a grass seed that has begun to sprout into grass coming alive as a vegetable. The sprouted grass seed is then dried and milled into flour.
The Organics Sprouted Flour site offers the following valuable information: • Easier to Digest - Sprouting breaks down the starches in grains into simple sugars so your body can digest them like a vegetable (like a tomato, not a potato). • Increased Vitamin C - Sprouting produces vitamin C. • Increased Vitamin B - Sprouting increases the vitamin B content (B2, B5, and B6). • Increased Carotene - Sprouting increases the carotene up to eight times. • Increased Enzymes are actually produced during sprouting. • Reduction of Anti-nutrients - Sprouting neutralizes enzyme inhibitors and phytic acid, which is a substance present in the bran of all grains that inhibits absorption of calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc. Peter Reinhart, who calls this the flour of the future, generously has given me permission to publish his recipe for bread using 100% sprouted wheat bread. I will also offer one I adapted from his special method which uses 50% sprouted wheat flour and 50% bread flour. The 100% sprouted wheat has a somewhat more open crumb and a more springy chewy texture.
Peter Reinhart's Sprouted Whole Wheat Dough, Master Formula (This recipe makes one loaf but can be extended to any size using the formula percentages) The ounces and grams both refer to weight.
100% Sprouted Whole Wheat Flour
Sprouted whole wheat flour 100% 16 oz. (454 grams)
salt 1.65% 0.25 oz. (7.5 grams) app. 1 teaspoon
instant yeast 1% 0.16 oz. (4.5 grams) 1-1/2 teaspoons
water (room temperature) 90% 14.5 oz. (411 grams)
50 % Sprouted Whole Wheat Flour
Sprouted whole wheat flour 50% 8 ounces (227 grams)
Bread flour 50% 8 ounces (227 grams)
salt 1.7% 0.28 oz. (8 grams)
instant yeast 1% 0.16 oz. (4.5 grams)
1-1/2 teaspoon water (room temperature) 81% 13 oz. (368 grams)
Mix on slow speed with the paddle (not the hook) for one minute. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes, then increase to medium speed and mix for two minutes. The dough will be slightly sticky.
Remove the dough to a lightly oiled work surface and perform one stretch and fold. Transfer the dough to an oiled container (or cover the dough on the oiled work surface with a bowl) and perform 2 additional stretch and folds at 5 minute intervals (these intervals can be extended to up to twenty minutes each). After the final stretch and fold place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and ferment for 60 to 90 minutes at room temperature (shorter if using a proof box).
Shape the dough for either sandwich loaf or hearth baking. For a loaf, use a 6-1/2 to 7 cup loaf pan. (The dough will be full of bubbles so dimple it before shaping to prevent large holes.) Mist the top of the loaf with nonstick cooking spray and cover loosely with plastic wrap (for hearth baking you can use a couche). Proof for 60 to 80 minutes, or as needed. For hearth bread, bake at 450˚F/232˚C with steam for approximately 30 to 35 minutes. For sandwich loaf, bake at 350˚F/175˚C for approximately 45 to 55 minutes.
Note: for Peter's sprouted whole wheat pizza recipe check out his site. Sprouted wheat and other sprouted grains can be obtained from the following places: Lindley Mills (Joe Lindley) 336-376-6190 King Arthur Flour: 800-827-6836 www.kingarthurflour.com To Your Health (Peggy and Jeff Sutton), 877-401-6837 www.organicsproutedflour.netNotes: Sprouted wheat flour can be stored for 90 days at room temperature and for several years in the freezer. Bill Weekley, an experienced baking expert who works for General Mills, reports that adding 10-15% vital wheat gluten to the sprouted wheat flour results in a slightly higher rise but will also make the crumb a bit more chewy. I suspect that challah would work well with this flour. The high percentage of honey or sugar normally requires a higher than usual percentage of yeast but the enzymatic activity of sprouted wheat flour might well serve to counteract this effect making less yeast possible and desirable. The dough made with this flour is also exceptionally extensible which would make braiding a breeze. Do let us know the results of your baking with this flour There will be a posting on Sprouted Ancient Grains in a few weeks!


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Try this question out on your friends – or your children.
If you were to choose to get either $1,000 a day for 30 days or a penny on the first day and then double your money every day for 30 days, which would you choose?
Most people will begin to silently add up the numbers. They get to about day 10 or so, when the amounts would be $10,000 and $5.12 respectively, and then opt for the first offer, totaling $30,000.
A few people figure it's a trick question and reflexively choose the second option.
Very occasionally will someone double the pennies on paper. When you do, you realize that in 30 days you will have amassed $5,368,709.12!
Why do people quit playing this game before finding out where it might go? Is it because we prefer instant gratification instead of what money can do over time?
Related: Delayed Gratification
We don't respect the small amounts of money enough to believe that they can grow into a fortune.
Do you fritter you money away heedlessly? Do you go for the bargain at the mall instead of socking away an extra $50 in a savings program?
Do you automatically say no to spending, thereby valuing money itself more than what it can do for you?
When you let emotions and reflexes govern your behavior with money, you almost always fail to act in your own best financial interest.
You don't have to be a financial genius to make your money grow. Time devoted to considering you financial decisions is essential.
Do you stash your money where it's most convenient or follow the first piece of advice you hear? Don't act too hastily or wait too long.
Related: Paying The Price For Financial Procrastination
What is your risk tolerance? Really?
Susan has inherited $10,000 that she wants to use towards a down payment on a house. Where should she invest it until it's needed?
A reliable vehicle for keeping short-term money safe is recommended. But she is doubtful. "I want to get a good return and a high interest savings account only pays 2%," she says.
Financial advisors will ask investors to choose between two options. Here's an example:
- An 80% return on their money the first year but a 40% loss the second year, or
- A 5% return the first year and another 5% return the second year.
Almost without fail people will choose the first option, figuring that if they earn 80% the first year and lose only 40% the second they still would have a 40% gain. Right?
Wrong. An 80% gain on $10,000 is $8,000 for a total of $18,000 after the first year. The next year, the loss is 40% of $18,000 or $7,200 for a total of $10,800.
Now look at the return on the other choice. 5% of $10,000 is $500 for a total of $10,500 after one year. 5% of $10,500 (we're compounding here) is $525 in the second year, for a grand total of $11,025.
Distinguish between short- and long-term goals
People see the above illustration of the idea that if you just plod steadily along you will come out ahead. But that's not always true. If you have a long period of time before you need your money (more than 5 years), you are better off investing in the stock market.
When you have a limited amount of time (one to three years) you don't want to take the risk that any of your money will be lost.
Related: The Best Time To Start Saving Is Now
Research shows that stock investors have a 28% chance of losing money during any one given year, but over 10 years that risk falls to only 3%, while the average gain totals more than 10%.
As I mentioned above, you don't need to be a genius to make your money grow. Make a timely decision instead of dithering away because you don't know what to do or want to time the market. Be honest with yourself about how much risk you are comfortable with.
Related: Financial Literacy Is A Lifelong Pursuit
Don't risk short-term money because you deem the returns too low. But don't shortchange your future by not giving your money the time it needs to do all it can for you.


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Building work update at the mosque site has been running on schedule.
The continuous piles around the basement area and ramp are complete and have been covered with a capping beam. Rain water pipes and stop ends have been cast into the concrete.
The reduced level dig commenced on December 7.


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All of us snore during the night from time to time. Annoying, yet bearable, typically just causing a couple of digs in the ribs from our irritated resting companion and a mild sensation of exhaustion the adhering to day. However, things obtain even more severe if you snore continuously, frequently making it essential to attempt locating some snoring treatments as well as trying them bent on see if any kind of will work for you. The most awful snorers have to see a Health and wellness Professional, who may have the ability to identify the factor behind the snoring problem.
There are a few reasons seeing a medical professional is good for your snoring problem. First of all, if you have an advanced situation of snoring, a medical professional could end where the snoring problem is coming from and also could commonly prescribe drugs that could efficiently relieve your condition much better than any other over-the-counter treatment could. On top of that, with severe situations of snoring, a physician is likely, and rightly so, to be worried that the snoring could be a negative effects of a more severe problem like obstructive rest apnoea, or breathing disruptions throughout sleep.
In these extreme instances while making use of common Snoring Remedies might aid to stop the snoring, it is not visiting enhance just what could be a potentially severe health and wellness condition. However, if you are privileged sufficient to have actually been checked out by the doctor and also examinations show you do not experience any kind of significant problems, after that the doctor can recommend you if your current form of Snoring Treatments are on the best track, of is an adjustment might be in order.
You may feel your snoring issue is too insignificant to trouble your medical professional with, yet I prompt you to make that consultation as it is possible it could possibly conserve your life! Even if you are currently attempting one or various other of the snoring cures offered you could have the tests done, get a tidy bill of health, and afterwards ask the physicians professional guidance on which of the lots of snoring cures offered might be appropriate for your certain trouble.
Snoring cures abound and also many aren't very expensive" opportunities are that there is one that will match you and also alleviate your problem once and for all. Visualize the joys of nights of uninterrupted sleep for both you as well as your other half as soon as your snoring issue is in control. You will both be much healthier when you are no longer worn out as well as grumpy during the day, and also the globe will seem a much brighter place.


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The 47th Annual Service League Ball--presented by the Service League of Cherokee County and Northside Hospital-Cherokee--showcased its popular "Dancing for the Children" celebrity dance challenge again this year to a packed house of over 500 guests at the Atlanta Marriott Hotel-Alpharetta. The dance challenge, which has become a major fundraising vehicle for the historic Ball, has grown exponentially in size and impact over the past three years since its inception, and we are grateful to announce this year's net profit was a record-breaking $50,000!
This year's "Dancing for the Children" Championship was awarded to Dr. Miles Mazzawi of Cherokee Children's Dentistry for his show-stopping performance of "Won't You Charleston with Me?". Complete with spins, lifts, cartwheels, and lots of quick, fancy footwork, Dr. Miles--as he's known to his patients--and professional instructor, Karrie Mattice of Applause Performing Arts Conservatory.
The award for "Most Money Raised" on behalf of the event went to Cherokee County Assistant Superintendent, Trey Olson, who got into character to perform a crowd-pleasing ballroom number to a rendition of the '80s hit song "Living on a Prayer" from Glee with his professional instructor, India Vasicak of Cherokee Rhythm and Smooth.
All seven celebrity dance competitors did a remarkable job of fundraising on behalf of the Ball, each committing to a minimum of $2,500 in sponsorships, in addition to helping sell tables and individual tickets to the event. We couldn't have done it without them! We are so grateful for the time and incredible effort they spent in helping fundraise, as well as for the generosity of spending so much time away from their own families in order to prepare the amazing routines they performed the evening of the event. Their professional dance instructors were nothing short of amazing, as well--they spent innumerable hours preparing choreography and spending time away from their families to rehearse, often times early in the morning or late at night--anytime they could meet their celebrity dancer to fit it in. All of their efforts were evident in the show they put on! It was spectacular!
If you missed the show--or want a copy of it so you can relive the magic and share it with your friends!--we now have the DVD on sale! The DVD is $12.72 (price includes tax and shipping). All profit from the sale of this DVD goes to further benefit the children here in Cherokee County with much needed assistance. Order now and spread the word! Also, see images from the event on our the official Facebook Page of the Service League of Cherokee County.
Thank you so much for your support of the Service League of Cherokee County. By being a part of the Ball in any way, including the purchase of this DVD, YOU have made a difference in the life of a child here in our community.


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Need a Quick Energy Fix?
A bit famished but dinner is a ways off? The venerable hardboiled egg will not let you down if you want something to take the edge off your hunger, but add less than 100 calories to your daily intake. We love it with pink Himalayan salt. Oh, and a cool tip for making shell removal a breeze, steam your eggs for 16 minutes. You won't believe it!
Keep your eggs in something like this, and you will be looking forward to your snack ALL day.


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To meet 21st century environmental, economic, and social constraints, the construction sector has to focus on new materials that meet:
* climate demands (fighting CO2 releases),
* saving of fossil fuel resources,
* use of renewable raw materials,
* conservation of water resources,
* respect for biodiversity.
Use of these ecomaterials allows:
Reduced costs of use,
Creation of new jobs,
Waste-free job site management,
A healthy habitat (air quality, water).
Blocks and slabs made of hemp concrete are molded industrially and dried naturally in our factory.
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A Year in Moving Images
If 2017 made you want to run into a movie theatre and hide, you aren't alone. Luckily, it's been an exceptional year for the moving image. TIFF looks back at the moments that helped us maintain, find hope, and transform the way we see the world through film.
For a more in-depth look at the process that went into making this piece please visit my blog.
Client: Toronto International Film Festival
Producer: Dept. 30
Director/Editor: Adam Schoales
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The freshest and sweetest of grapefruits will not be in season for a few months more, but the sweltering heat, this heatwave in Southern California, waits for no one. Inconveniently, the heat makes a hobby of presenting itself at your door the morning you forgot your asphalt roads would literally turn to lava.
Recover your sanity.
Satiate your thirst.
Juicy Italian plums are studded atop this cake like edible purple gemstones. Nutty browned butter meets ginger, cinnamon, and caramelized fruit. Take a bite of the infamous Italian plum skillet cake.
Let's talk chocolate! With Easter upon us you might find yourself with an abundance of chocolate bunnies and mini-candy bars, might I suggest dicing them into small bits and adding them to your next batch of cookie batter? Just imagine these chocolate crackle cookies studded with melty pieces of peanut butter cups
Today we are enjoying another version of no-knead crusty bread: Walnut and Blue Cheese. Toasted walnuts and tangy blue cheese crumbles are dotted throughout this easy to bake, no-knead, artisan-style bread. Tossed into a dutch oven for all of 45 minutes after an overnight rise it adds up to very little work for a very tasty loaf of fresh bread.
Happy Pi Day, my friends! Today we are making meringue topped tartlets with a brown-butter crust rather than typical pie shell. The Brown-Butter crust is first par-baked and then filled with luscious citrus custards which is topped with a heaping mound of fluffy meringue. After a few moments back in the heat we soon have a golden-brown swirls atop the perfect single-serving dessert. We use egg yolks in the curd and egg whites in the meringue. A frugal and practical solution for divided eggs, but more importantly, a tastefully balanced dessert with the bold brightness of winter citrus and the sweetness of vanilla-scented meringue.
Let's talk Pavlovas. Pavlova is a light and crisp meringue cake with a crunchy shell, they are often garnished with whipped cream and fresh fruit. From outwards appearances you may easily mistake Pavlova for Meringue, however, they have vastly different interior textures. A meringue is made from egg white and sugar, they are typically very dry and have crunchy centers. Pavlova have a similar base but also include cornstarch and vinegar which results in a a slightly squishy interior, almost marshmallow-like consistency at their center.
With a wonderfully pillow-soft interior beneath their crunchy shell, pavlova are a multi-textured phenomena. Paired with fresh orange zest, bitter blood orange curd, fresh fruit, and a cool dollop of fresh whipped cream - these are clouds from an orange-scented heaven.
Citrus is at it's finest in the depths of winter, a welcome blast of tart, bright edible sunshine. Here is Southern California we are lucky (ahem, spoiled) to have access to a dizzying variety of locally grown produce throughout the year, but even here in this coastal paradise, we too must follow the seasons when it comes to Meyer Lemons & Blood Oranges. These elusive winter gems seem to pop-up overnight and disappear just as quickly.
Gather a bag (or two) of these fine fruits while they are still abundant and make yourself a winter treat: Meyer Lemon Curd & Blood Orange Curd. Dolloped onto yogurt, spooned directly into happy mouths, baked into bars, meringue pies or tarts, poured over pavlovas... the possibilities go on and on. Point being, you want this, you need this, so let's get cooking shall we?
There is a surprisingly simple lesson to explain the baking process behind a beloved coffee-shop favorite: Biscotti. In Latin, biscotti translates to twice-baked, "bis" means "twice" and "cotto" means "cooked." Twice-Baked! So simple. So good.
Spritzgebäck are a classic butter cookie popular in Germany and Scandinavia. The literal translation of "Spritz" means to "spray" or "squirt" which refers to the fact that these cookies are pressed or piped into elaborate designs. And while they are commonly considered a Christmas confection I would happily accept a plateful of Spritz any day of the year. Buttery golden cookies with a delicate crumb and just the right amount of jammy centers.
Have you made No-Knead Bread? For the unfamiliar, the now famous recipe was published by Mark Bittman in 2006 and was immediately received with great enthusiasm. It has since become a New York Times "classic recipe". It is a simple recipe - just flour, yeast, salt, and water. The only other essentials are a dutch oven and time. Much beloved by bakers everywhere, you can find reproductions and variations all over the internet.
Today I would like to present one of my adaptations featuring a wonderful combination of garden fresh rosemary and soft, creamy baby gouda cheese. Quite literally things found in and around my kitchen! This winning flavor combination may not have been planned in advance but it was immediately a new favorite (really though, isn't any oven-fresh-hot-bread a favorite?) That is the real beauty of this simple artisan bread, it is perfect as-is but takes to additions wonderfully.
Perfect with a cup of coffee and a drizzle of icing, this delicate orange cake is studded with whole cranberries and candied orange peels. A classic winter season combination. Bundt Cake is a easy yet impressive show piece, it looks tricky but the fluted bundt pan does all the hard work. Your biggest challenge is deciding what to do while it bakes, a whopping 70 minutes of baking time. This isn't a fast cake but it is a good one. I suggest making the most of your free time by whipping together a classic white or sweet orange icing (yes, please) and dancing to your favorite kitchen tunes.
If orange-creamsicles dreamed of a winter season reincarnation, they would aspire to be these candied orange peels with creamy vanilla undertones. Make your own summer-sunshine dreams come true with a few Valencia oranges and a double dose of vanilla. While these are delightful to nibble as-is (hello, movie snacks!) you must promise me to add some to one of your favorite baked recipes. Use them anywhere dried fruits are suggested. I've had wonderful results when added to oatmeal cookies, carrot cake, Irish soda bread, cranberry orange bundt cake, and even a savory chicken and sweet potato tagine.


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The Berlin-based Artemis Quartet was founded at the Lübeck Musikhochschule in 1989. Walter Levin, the Emerson Quartet, the Julliard Quartet and the Alban Berg Quartet have been and remain important teachers and mentors for the quartet. Since 1994 the four players have performed as a professional ensemble, quickly gaining a reputation as one of the leading ensembles of their generation. The ensemble's international stature was established by winning First Prizes at the ARD Competition in 1996 and soon thereafter First Prize at the Premio Borciani. Rather than pitch themselves into the tempting fast track of career success, the members of the Artemis Quartet instead immersed themselves in further study in 1998 the ensemble spent a year in residence with the Alban Berg Quartet in Vienna followed by a three month sabbatical at Berlin's Wissenschaftskolleg. Their debut at the Berlin Philharmonie in June of 1999 marked the formal start of their career.
A new phase of the chamber group's life began in July 2007 with Gregor Sigl and Friedemann Weigle becoming members of the string quartet. Their first appearances with their two new members included performances at the Salzburg Festival, the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, the Rheingau Musik Festival as well as Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey.
Since 2004 the quartet's series of concerts at the Berlin Philharmonie has met with high praise from critics and audiences alike. In addition to their busy schedule of concerts at all the most important concert venues in Europe, the US, Japan, South America and Australia, and numerous appearances at international festivals, the Artemis Quartet is also committed to teaching. One example of this vocation is their joint professorship in chamber music at Berlin's Universität der Künste and their guest lectureship at the "Chapelle Reine Elisabeth" in Brussels.
From the outset, the Artemis Quartet has highly valued sharing the concert podium with leading concert artists. Most recently they were on a concert tour with Juliane Banse, Truls Mørk and Leif Ove Andsnes. Intensive study of contemporary music is also an important focus within the quartet's repertoire. Composers such as Mauricio Sotelo (2004), Jörg Widmann (2006), and Thomas Larcher (in a work to be premiered in 2008) have composed works for the Artemis Quartet.
The Artemis Quartet appeared in a motion picture early in its career, playing in an EMI production in 1996 as guests of the Alban Berg Quartet in Bruno Monsaingeon's feature-length documentary named after Schubert's quartet of the same name - Death and the Maiden. Five years later the Artemis Quartet once again performed in another film by the renowned director. Monsaingeon's 2001 documentary on Beethoven's Grosse Fuge op.133 - Strings Attached - is at the same time an impressive portrait of the Artemis Quartet.
In recognition of the ensemble's contribution to the interpretation of Beethoven's music, the Verein des Beethoven-Hauses Bonn conferred honorary membership to the Artemis Quartet in 2003. In 2004 the quartet won the 23rd "Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana" in Siena, Italy.
In 2005 the Artemis Quartet signed an exclusive recording contract with Virgin Classics/EMI which will ultimately result in at least ten recordings over a period five years. Most recently a CD featuring string quartets by Janácek and Dvorák was released, to be followed in September 2007 with a new recording of Brahms and Schumann piano quintets with Leif Ove Andsnes. The first recording with the newest members of the ensemble will be a CD of works by Schubert including the Quintet for Two Cellos with Truls Mørk. Recordings by the Artemis Quartet previously on the Ars Musici label and now on Virgin Classics/EMI have been awarded the German Record Critics' Award (Deutscher Schallplattenpreis) and Diapason d'Or. In October of 2006 the Artemis Quartet's recording of the String Quartets, op. 95 & 59/1, was awarded Germany's definitive Echo Klassik award for "Chamber Music Recording of the Year."


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Vegan, Low Protein (PKU), Gluten Free and Dairy Free Total Protein Count: 2 g Protein 8-10 Serves: 0.25 g Protein per serve Guacamole! It is a side dish, a main, a snack and is ridiculously easy to make. In our house could not live without… Read More
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Green Gazpacho
Vegan, Low Protein (PKU), Gluten Free and Dairy Free Total Protein Count: 0 g Protein (without seed garnish) 2 Serves = 0 g Protein per serve I recently enjoyed a week of juice cleansing. I love juices so much, or my tummy does rather, I… Read More
Summer Breakfast Salad
Low Protein (PKU), Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Low Fructose
Total Protein Count: 11 g Protein
6 Serves = 1.8 g Protein per serve
On charlotteats we make a healthy breakfast salad that can easily be adapted for the whole family. Full of fresh vegetables and optional protein, this salad was an instant hit in our house that everyone could enjoy. This is the perfect summer breakfast and beautifully combines your vegetables, protein and carbohydrates all in one dish. It's the best way to start the day and is filling enough to last you straight through to lunch. Read More
What is the low FODMAP diet?
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In the world of fashion, effect of globalization is vast and very experimental. Gothic clothing is one of them. The clothes of Gothic era are generally divided into two periods in early gothic period and late gothic period. Gothic Clothing Style came from the people of gothic subculture in Elizabethan and Victorian period. Gothic clothing is sophisticated, graceful and elegant in style. Dark and light both shades are available with different type of sizes, pattern and work. Currently Gothic clothing is very much in demand now for their quality, texture and modern designs. New talented designers are now creating and experimenting with these kinds of Gothic Dresses with remarkable designs, shapes, and skin friendly, durable and ideal fitting. Male and female both can wear these types of garments.
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Variety: Gothic Clothing shows women clothing like cross garter, poncho, corset, sarong, gloves, umbrella, scarves, shawls, Gothic Gowns and long line dresses. Fashion accessories like silver ornaments, bags, shoes, hats, belts. Men can also wear shirts, waist coats, pants, leather belts.
Color: Gothic costume colors are very dark dull and shaded mostly use black, red, gray, green, purple, royal blue etc. It is very common in this type clothes to have crystal like tinge.
Elements: There are many elements of gothic clothing like heraldry, diapering, party coloring, chaperon, doublet, pour point, cote hardie, tippet, hennin, coif, and tabard. These are popular among high and low classes of the gothic people.
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Dress and ornaments of the people always denotes their place and hierarchy in society. These are styles adopted by all over the world according to their popularity. In early gothic period men wore hair in sensible length and women accessories them with gold and silver clips band. Velvety long dresses are very popular as antiquity dresses. Gothic Gowns are decorated with lace and frill work. Sometimes the cyber gothic dresses are very attractive and showy with leather and rubber work. These are shiny glossy very tight fitting and sturdy type. The fairy gothic style is ideal for young ladies who like to wear short fairy like dresses to attain party with dress codes. Spice goth style includes wide skirts covered with net and shot top blouse with puffed sleeves. Neo gothic styles show variety and very experimental these days. Architectural and digital printing is very popular among designers because of low costing and easy availability. Women's dress in the last decade of the Victorian age was exemplified by high collars, and hard steel boning in long row bodices .But now there were neither crinolines nor bustles. Women chose for the small wasp waist as a substitute. For more formal meetings, a cutaway coat is popular with light pants during the daytime, and a dark tail coat and trousers is popular in the evening occasions. Many brands and retailers are now creating their own version of gothic clothing inspired by modern fashion.


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Something About a Tree, Flag Art Foundation, New York,NY
545 West 25th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001
July 10 - September 7, 2013
There really is something about a tree. Trees have as many shapes and sizes as human bodies. As figures in a landscape, they represent the human condition-psychological as well as physical-perhaps better than any other structure in nature. They have hundreds if not thousands of representations by artists of many stripes, who have branched out in every medium. On the 9th floor, Something about a Tree offers 51 examples selected by Linda Yablonsky.
Darren Bader, Jules de Balincourt, James Brown, Bill Burns, Sarah Cain, Cynthia Daignault, Tacita Dean, Mark Dion, Mitch Epstein, Francesca Gabbiani, Cyprien Gaillard, Sally Gall, Anya Gallaccio, Robert Gober, April Gornik, Rodney Graham, Katy Grannan, George Haas, Jim Hodges, Georgie Hopton, Steven and William Ladd, Jim Lambie, Zoe Leonard, Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo, Andrew Lord, Sarah Lucas, Brendan Lynch, Goshka Macuga, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Mirabelle Marden, Tony Matelli, Rory McEwen, Peter Nadin, Richard Nonas, Giuseppe Penone, Jessica Rath, Charles Ray, Tim Rollins & K.O.S., Ugo Rondinone, Peter Schlesinger, Jennifer Steinkamp, John Stezaker, Michael Stipe, William Stone, Yuken Teruya, Oscar Tuazon, Rob Wynne, Amir Zaki


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Meeus, G.; Pinte, C.; Woitke, P.; Montesinos, B.; Mendigutía, I.; Riviere-Marichalar, P.; Eiroa, C.; Mathews, G. S.; Vandenbussche, B.; Howard, C. D.; Roberge, A.; Sandell, G.; Duchêne, G.; Ménard, F.; Grady, C. A.; Dent, W. R. F.; Kamp, I.; Augereau, J. C.; Thi, W. F.; Tilling, I.; Alacid, J. M.; Andrews, S.; Ardila, D. R.; Aresu, G.; Barrado, D.; Brittain, S.; Ciardi, D. R.; Danchi, W.; Fedele, D.; de Gregorio-Monsalvo, I.; Heras, A.; Huelamo, N.; Krivov, A.; Lebreton, J.; Liseau, R.; Martin-Zaidi, C.; Mora, A.; Morales-Calderon, M.; Nomura, H.; Pantin, E.; Pascucci, I.; Phillips, N.; Podio, L.; Poelman, D. R.; Ramsay, S.; Riaz, B.; Rice, K.; Solano, E.; Walker, H.; White, G. J.; Williams, J. P. and Wright, G.
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In an effort to simultaneously study the gas and dust components of the disc surrounding the young Herbig Ae star HD 169142, we present far-IR observations obtained with the PACS instrument onboard the Herschel Space Observatory. This work is part of the open time key program GASPS, which is aimed at studying the evolution of protoplanetary discs. To constrain the gas properties in the outer disc, we observed the star at several key gas-lines, including [OI] 63.2 and 145.5 μm, [CII] 157.7 μm, CO 72.8 and 90.2 μm, and o-H2O 78.7 and 179.5 μm. We only detect the [OI] 63.2 μm line in our spectra, and derive upper limits for the other lines. We complement our data set with PACS photometry and 12/13CO data obtained with the Submillimeter Array. Furthermore, we derive accurate stellar parameters from optical spectra and UV to mm photometry. We model the dust continuum with the 3D radiative transfer code MCFOST and use this model as an input to analyse the gas lines with the thermo-chemical code PRODIMO. Our dataset is consistent with a simple model in which the gas and dust are well-mixed in a disc with a continuous structure between 20 and 200 AU, but this is not a unique solution. Our modelling effort allows us to constrain the gas-to-dust mass ratio as well as the relative abundance of the PAHs in the disc by simultaneously fitting the lines of several species that originate in different regions. Our results are inconsistent with a gas-poor disc with a large UV excess; a gas mass of 5.0 ± 2.0 × 10-3Mʘ is still present in this disc, in agreement with earlier CO observations.
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Bruce on Mac OS Ken
If you're involved in Notes and Domino in any way then you'll know Bruce Elgort, and if you follow the Mac world then one of the most famous podcasts is Mac OS Ken. Well Bruce got a namecheck in today's episode, and apparently will be interviewed in an upcoming episode about Notes 8.5 on the Mac and the DWA on the iPhone. Congrats Bruce!


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Metal-Billy Only!!
Dedicated to the Revv'd Up Rockabilly band CALLING KINGS
Band Left to Right: Rick, CJ, Mythias
CALLING KINGS is a Heavy Rock band with an Upright Bass (Metal-Billy). They bring the feel of the 1950's to a harder contemporary showcase. An all original band that can get anyone and everyone moving with a familiar but new heavy sound. The band puts on a high energy show that will leave you wanting more! They are the next wave of contemporary rock and are paving the way for their unique brand of music.
The band is a three piece hailing from Los Angeles, CA. CJ (GUITAR/VOX) Rick (BASS) Mythias (DRUMS) Kick ass and take names as CALLING KINGS!! And Play jazz fusion right?


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Oh darlings, some women share their secrets with me and recently I've heard the word 'spanx' so many times, that I do thoroughly believe that the next time a lady utters it I shall spanx the word right off her lips.
But we do like to be svelte. And I'm making a lot of great svelte dresses that perhaps need a bit of structure at times. I've often looked at my daggy undies and thought they should be tighter but not THAT tight and I detest the g-string and don't want to go nudie underneath. I don't mind a bit of visible panty action on a bottom, but perhaps I need a little tummy tucking at the same time.
So, I've found some things (that may not all be available here in Australia but online nonetheless) that help you in the svelte department...
Here's the original Spanx, the one I like anyways,
Flexees slip thing, without straps (I think they're removable) and I really like the shape of this bust line:
And this one is not really a dress or a skirt, kinda a high waisty thing, I think it's a TC Wonderful thing:
And that's kinda my fave at the moment, since I don't really wear strap less, but need more hugging on all my loving bits.
But if you'd like to browse a proper review (rather than just my blah blah blahs) The Chic Fashionista has put together a what's what kinda thing with loads of pictures.
Our internerd has been down again, so I feel a bit out of the loop with things! I've had to put the sewing on hold as a guest from Melbs arrives for a night, but I'm practically on holidays now, so Yippee! It's such a gorgeous day here in Sydney, so hoping the weather remains lush to spend the weekend with Husbie and Doggie Darling! Cute!
Friday, 11 December 2009
Faux Svelteness
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Have you tried control top stockings?? Often that is enough just to keep the tummy bits nice and flat. If you'd rather have a bare leg look, you can cut the legs off and just use the tops! A cheaper option because Spanx are sooo expensive :(ReplyDelete
actually I got mine at Kmart... and wear them all the time.ReplyDelete
hope you will share your home progress on your blog! All this week I am posting bits of my home in Marrakech on my own blog - maybe come see?ReplyDelete
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Monday Already?/
Couldn't I just stay here a little longer?
Nope....it's time to get cracking! Lots to do this week.
To start off, don't forget to enter
Charles Faudree's new book is so beautiful, you will want it for your own library!
You will find that Charles Faudree is a designer that is totally OK with mixing man's best friend and pillows.


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Public & Key Note Speaking
If you are looking for an entertaining & motivational speaker for your business event, I'm not that one!
Why not? Two reasons:
The world is full of those public & key note speakers, no more are needed
It rarely has a sustainable and lasting positive impact - which is the opposite of what my life and business is about
On the other hand, if you are looking for something that is
thought provoking and makes the audience get on the edge of their seats
awakens peoples potential
creates dialogue & discussion afterwards
the audience won't forget


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Back to the Future was almost a Disney film. However, due to the "inappropriate" scene with Marty and his mom kissing in the car, they thought it was "too extreme" for a family film under the Disney banner.
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Bright Blue researcher Sam Hall is quoted in the Guardian on the Environmental Audit Committee's report on the impact of Brexit on the natural environment. He argues that any new legislation should increase ambition, for instance, on air pollution.
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Sam Hall, at the liberal conservative thinktank Bright Blue, said: "Brexit is an opportunity to improve the UK's environment.


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In the News:
- Hedging their bets: 2014 Pennsylvania Governor's Race – Philadelphia Business Journal (1/17 – Subscription required to access full article; Dr. Wes Leckrone, associate professor of political science, provided expert commentary)
- Calvary Baptist to kick off Dr. King events – Delaware County Daily Times (1/17 – A listing of the many ways Widener is celebrating the life of Dr. King on Monday)
- Widener unable to host Hoops from the Heart clinic – Delaware County Daily Times (1/17)
- Law Professor G. Randall Lee was a guest on the noon news on WDEL-AM on 1/16. He discussed the Supreme Court case involving free speech and protesters outside abortion clinics.
- West Essex area students make their mark – The Progress (1/17 – Michael Mitchell of Roseland, NJ, a junior accounting major, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester at Widener)
- Three Medford high school students win leadership awards – The South Jersey Sun (1/15 – Mention of recipients of the High School Leadership Award)
- D'Antonio receives Widener leadership award – Chester County Press (1/14 – Mention of a recipient of the High School Leadership Award)
Athletic Update:
Events on Main Campus today:
- Student Involvement Fair; 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; University Center Atrium
Events on the Delaware Campus today:
- Roundtable Discussion with Richard Negrin, deputy mayor of administration and coordination and managing director of the city of Philadelphia; 2–4 p.m.; Alfred Avins Special Collection Library Room
Events on Main Campus Saturday:
- Women's Basketball vs. Hood College; 1 p.m.; Home
- Men's Basketball vs. Hood College; 3 p.m.; Home


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After two weeks of hard work in the world of landlubbers, it was time for a trip with Little Titan. I arranged a crew member who would come over for a day, but stayed for three nights. Kind of weird to have a guest in my tiny home who I did not know at all, but it worked out really good.
We decided I would try to do everything solo. It was a nice idea to have someone around in case of shit hitting the van. We started easy after a night of way too much wine and enjoyed a sunny day with little to no wind at a tiny island at The Grevelingen. We cooked, build a camp fire, added a sound track and drank more wine.
The next day there was a lot of wind; squalls of 5/6 beaufort. I sticked to my plan to hoist the main by myself on the foredeck. The helm was unattended but fixed with a line to both port and starboard winches and I left the motor running to keep the bow windwards. It worked! Another goal achieved. It was an exciting trip with few other sailboats on the water. We sailed about 15 nautical miles and landed at the other end of The Grevelingen. It was quite a thrill!
After helping two surfers who got caught on lee shore, we went for the beach, spotted some seals and drank some wine (of course). Next day I woke up with hundreds of jellyfish surrounding the boat. The water was really still and it was such a pleasure to watch them during my morning coffee. Never a dull moment. Nature is a wonder and it is so much fun to be in the middle of it.
Time to go home. After a full day of sailing, it was awesome to arrive at the harbor again and take a hot, freshwater shower after three days of salty air, sand and cold sweat. Doing the dishes with hot water was also a luxury I really learned to appreciate.


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Doctors do not know the day-to-day progression of individuals living with dementia. Doctors only have a snapshot of the condition when the patient goes to do a checkup and primary caregivers may not be in the city to maintain a close watch on their patient. Dementia patients value their independence in the community, but when caregivers are far away, it is hard to know when issues arise or symptoms worsen.
How might we support doctors by detecting early signs of dementia for a patient?
This project was created for DementiaHack, a 30-hour hackathon presented by Facebook and Hackernest. The challenge presented was to create hardware and software solutions for those living with dementia and for their dedicated caregivers. Our end result is a mobile app that acts as a caring support system assisting doctors and people with detecting early signs and symptoms of dementia and "filling in the gaps" between checkups.
— User Research
Before the hackathon event, I conducted user interviews with personal support workers and caregivers who have direct contact with patients living with dementia. Personally, I do not know anything about the topic of dementia, so I needed to gather research, insight, and empathize with the people who cared for dementia patients so I could design for a solution that best fits our target users' needs. I wanted to get more information and understand what problems dementia patients go through on a daily basis. I interviewed a personal support worker who cared for patients with dementia and documented habits and lifestyles of both caregivers and patients. I had also contacted some mentors who were researchers and asked for some of the problems they had with collecting data from dementia patients.
— User Groups / Personas
We decided to create a solution on mobile as from the user journey had showed that the user is outside of their home a majority of the time when they have dementia. From our mentors and the user interviews, we realized that usually people with dementia will have changes in the following categories: Caregiver, Dementia Client, and Doctor.
— Research Synthesis
After gathering user research and defining user groups, I found a core problem within the three user groups — there is a somewhat bent and broken link between data passed between dementia patients and doctors while there is not a huge link between caregivers and doctors.
The most alarming information I found was that the patients only get checked up two times a year from their doctors through the MMSE — Mini-Mental State Examination. This progress check up is not enough for dementia patients. There is not enough data from the dementia patients for the doctors to monitor their progress. There must be a better way to keep track of their progress!
— More Research
I shared this information with my team but we were still stuck on how to display the information and how to track the dementia patients. At the hackathon event, there were mentors who were caregivers for dementia patients, researchers, and clinicians. I did some more interviews and research at the event and found there were some key indicators of dementia change and being able to collect these would be very beneficial for doctors. Understanding the changes and progress of each will be super helpful for doctors between each doctor visit. They will be able to see the progress and make better informed medical decisions. It is also a better way than just having the "two times a year" MMSE checkup.
Analyzing the MMSE further, I found a document that outlined the key indicators of the exam and broke them down. There were 15 categories. I narrowed down the key indicators to 5 that seemed to encompass the others evenly. Here is my thought process.
— Digital Platform Decision
From the above user flow, our solution is for caregivers of dementia patients to record daily activities or changes in the five key indicators of dementia. The best platform for the solution is to create this is on an app. Information, changes and progress will be recorded through the app and sent to the patient's doctor so that the progress can be tracked. The caregivers will have an account and see the content they have recorded for the dementia patient. The doctor will see the collective data from the caregiver or other public about the progress of the dementia patient so that there will be a better understanding about the dementia patient's progress between doctor visits.
We decided to create an app because caregivers and a majority of the general public in North America have smart phones and use apps to record and document things. It is easily accessible and easy to use. Our target audience who will use the app (as mentioned in the personas above) are those who are familiar with using smart phones and find it easy to use apps that record daily activities.
— Hardware Decision
We decided to work with Estimote beacons. One of the reasons why we chose to work with beacons is that this technology has not been used in the health field and we thought that through this hackathon, we would be able to see it's potential to positively impact the industry. We also wanted to test a new hardware for our personal learning and incorporate it in our project. Other reasons for using a beacon is that they are inexpensive, they can show amounts of data and are relatively strong against hacking, shows proximity and location of where the beacon is without spilling privacy, and is compatible with smartphones. This is especially good for caregivers who care of more than one dementia patient — the beacons can emit their proximity and the caregivers will be able to record the activities of each patient without getting each patient mixed up.
— Public Community Involvement
We decided that the public community can also record their observations in this app. The information that is displayed for the public will be limited (ex: it will not show the dementia patient's profile) but the UI is relatively the same. They will be able to record the same things as caregivers who log into the app, but they will not be able to access the information they have sent previously.
Beacons can hide the dementia patient's profile and become ID numbers for the public and they can be detected and shown through the app which is emitted from the beacons the patients carry around. For caregivers, there will be a secure "sign in" system before showing the dementia patient's simple profile. We decided to open this up for the public community so that they can also support the patients through recording changes in the key indicators of dementia and add to the patient's dementia progress. This will especially help if the patient does not have a primary or secondary caregiver around them all the time and will support their independent living for longer.
— User Flow + System Flow
From the user flow and data diagram, I placed markers of where the solution would come into play and how it would impact the users.
— Wireframing
I considered different UI patterns for users to input and record dementia patient data.
— Style Guide
Brand Colours
Blue: Calm, safety (patient data and privacy, security), intelligence, trust, confidence, beneficial to mind and body, piety, sincerity, tranquility
Purple: Independence, wisdom, dignity
Green: Renewal, growth, natural, balance, calm, harmony, stability, endurance
— Final Mockups
I created the high fidelity prototype on Illustrator and created a prototype on InVision.
— Prototype
I created the high fidelity prototype on Illustrator and created a prototype on InVision.


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So here I am new to blogging and having done all my research and watched many Utube videos on how to blog I find myself sat staring at a blank screen!
It leads me to think about my first experience of counselling. I chose a Psychodynamic counsellor, not for any particular reason, in fact at that point I wasn't really sure what psychodynamic was. She just lived close to me and was within a price range that I could afford.
The First Session
I remember that first session so well. I was very nervous and totally unsure what to expect (a bit like I am writing this blog)! I arrived at least ten minutes early as I didn't want to be late and wasn't 100% sure where I was going. This lead to an anxious ten minute wait in my car whilst my mind plagued me with thoughts of what she would be like and what she would ask me? Would she be able to take one look at me and know my every thought?
Finally my the ten agonising minutes were up and I found myself at her front door. As I pressed the bell I was still wondering what she would be like. I was met with an older lady dressed all in black with a lovely warm smile. As we climbed the stairs to her room I remember thinking, "I think I've made a good choice here."
The room itself was a moderate size with two chairs and a chaise lounge. There was a small window in the far wall of the room but as we were on the second floor all that could be seen was trees. I did not realise at that time how often I would come to look at those trees as they changed with the seasons and wonder if their change was symbolic of my own.
My counsellor went through the initial contract and we discussed how frequently I would attend sessions and agreed the rate that I was to pay. We also talked about confidentiality and her cancellation policy.
That first session sticks in my mind still whenever I prepare to see a new client. I remember the anxiety and try to emulate the warm smile that first put me so at ease. She explained to me her way of working and I came to learn the importance of learning to trust in the process.
The Blank Screen
The Blank Screen as described by Freud was to play a key role in my counselling. Although I never made it onto the couch, preferring to sit facing my counsellor, she would often sit very still and without any expression on her face. This would allow me to project my own thoughts and feelings onto her and to allow me to make conscious my unconscious thoughts thus allowing insight to take place.
In Practice
In my practice today I do not use a chaise lounge or couch of any sort preferring my clients to be able to sit facing me. However, having since trained as a psychodynamic counsellor I do believe very much in the process of making the unconscious conscious. What was most useful for me was to have someone listen and make relevant interventions when they felt it was useful. I do work with some silence in the room as I think this is a powerful tool and after-all we all need time to think and process now and then, but I feel that the most crucial part of counselling is the relationship. It is so important that clients and supervises alike feel comfortable and that the environment is one of respect and non judgement.
I always try to offer a warm smile when opening the door and always remind myself what it can feel like in the first session. I became a counsellor because I am interested in people and love to feel that I am helping others in some way, not because I wanted to be able to look at someone and analyse their every thought!
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to read this, my very first blog. I would love to hear your comments and ideas about future blogs that you would be interested in.


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Extradition: Hush (LP, 1971/Re 2000, ltd 450)
Shadoks Music: 016
Used tags: folk, psychedelic, shadoks
Limited edition release of 450 numbered copies. Still sealed!
Grading cover: MINT/SS | Grading vinyl: MINT/SS
"One of my favorite LPs from down under, this spiritual femme folker with psych moves can sound utterly hypnotic if you're in the mood. You probably know this one already, if not here's a chance for a beautifully done repro that's been out of print for like 10 years, with a thick sleeve and a gold-embossed detail that I admire." (Patrick Lundborg)


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Last week, we discussed the importance of clearing out things in your life so you can move into a new season of bliss. It's important to update your energy each season so that you continue to evolve and grow, moving to a better version of yourself. I once read that keeping your vibration high is good for activating the Feng Shui that is in your environment, so when we are trying to make things happen in life, we want to keep our vibes high. One of the best things you can do to up your vibes is getting really good, deep sleep. This Fall, I encourage you to give your master bedroom a little refresh with some gorgeous bedding. Today, I am sharing this beautiful bedroom to inspire you to make your master suite more blissful!
Want help pulling your room together virtually? I can help you, see how here.


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The best way to learn about history and historic preservation is to see where it happened!
Every other year MPA immerses about 100 participants in the history and cultural heritage of one of Montana's many fabulous regions. For three days, an intrepid group of historians, preservationists, archaeologists, tribal experts, and authors hop on the bus with you to visit everything from ancient rock art and archaeological sites to depots, barns, mining ruins, churches, homesteads and more. Afternoon talks and dinner lectures with National speakers round out this comprehensive conference that seeks to celebrate rural Montana and build capacity for historic preservation in our rural communities.
To learn more, take a look at highlights from one of our last three Road Shows.
2018 Road Show, Columbia Falls & Flathead/Glacier region
2016 Road Show, Red Lodge & the Beartooth region
2014 Road Show, Lewistown & Central Montana
2012 Road Show -- Dillon and Southwest MT
The 2012 Path Less Traveled: Montana Preservation Road Show was held May 31 to June 1, 2012, based in Dillon, MT. The traveling workshop featured full and half day historic preservation tours around Southwest Montana, select lectures, and a wood window preservation workshop.
Please follow the links below to read, watch, and learn more about the 2012 Road Show.


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TP's are the nightmares of many CELTA or DELTA trainees. During the TP's "Anxiety" is the exact word to describe the mental uneasiness of the trainee. Any trainee can learn teaching by talking about the techniques or materials, but of course practice makes teaching perfect as in most other skills.
Its being carried out in a very supportive environment is a good thing about a TP. The thing is anxiety is always there for the trainee, but it can be seen more especially during the first TP. After receiving the constructive feedback from your trainers and other trainees, The level of anxiety will surely decrease and self confidence takes its place;)
TP's generally focus on:
- Classroom management,
- Teaching techniques,
- Language learner (how they learn, the strategies they employ, their problems in learning etc.)
Of course TP's have some objectives. With the helps of TP's, you can;
- have a chance to simulate in a real teaching situation,
- develop your own teaching style,
- find a chance for assessment or to try out the teaching techniques you've learned,
- have the chance to be observed and get constructive feedback,
- (after some TP's) become more independent and safe first in your TP's then in your lessons 🙂
But we should never forget that TP is a time for experiment 😉 That means we shouldn't be demotivated if we make mistakes. Because making mistakes is in the nature of learning and we are the ones as teachers who know that "Learning never ends 😉
What's more we can also learn from the feedbacks that we get from our trainers, observer trainees and from the students.
After each TP we will be;
- more aware of ourselves and the language we are teaching,
- in control about classroom management,
- be able to plan better lessons,
- be able to prepare better materials and activities for our lessons,
- help student develop awareness and
- be better in thinking creatively and constructively about our lessons 😉
In short if we,as teachers, are ready to develop ourselves, renew our teaching skills and open to novelties in teaching; we will be safer in our classes. Being observed does not mean that you don't know how to teach or you are a bad teacher. It only proves that you are a teacher who never stops learning 😉


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Session 60 - Multiple Stars.
Display session, Wednesday, June 12
Great Hall,
In our continuing campaign to obtain light and radial velocity curves of short period eccentric eclipsing binary (EEB) candidates, we have obtained complete UBV observations of the neglected system, HW Persei. They were taken at Lowell Observatory in January 1996. Three new epochs of minimum light have been determined. A preliminary period study, spanning some sixty years of timings (with a 24 year gap), result in the following improved linear ephemeris, 2450097.7836(70) + 0.6348285d X E. A quadratic fit was also calculated. This gave a marginally significant quadratic term of 8(6)X10-11 which translates to a period increase of 5(4)X10-8 d/yr. The U, B, V light curves formed from the present precision observations show that HW Per is a near or shallow contact system. Contrary to earlier reports that HW Per has a displaced secondary eclipse, our secondary eclipse falls at phase 0.5. A complete analysis of the synthetic light curve is presented and discussed.
This research was supported by funds from the National Science Foundation.
Program listing for Wednesday


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Recently, Alibaba and Mattel entered into a strategic partnership which will allow the latter both to sell toys in China via Alibaba's marketplace and to use its data and insights on the Chinese consumers to develop new toy products specifically targeting the Chinese market. This deal not only furthers Alibaba's goal to bring foreign brands to China via its marketplace, but also allows the company to monetize its huge data mine around consumer preferences and habits. Mattel will leverage this data to make its brand more relevant to Chinese parents. Alibaba is the largest e-commerce platform in China and its annual transaction volume crossed 3 trillion yuan ($463 billion) last year. Foreign players selling on its platform are the key catalysts for this growth. However, these large volumes also result into vast amounts of data around consumer purchase patterns, which Alibaba is now looking to monetize. We believe the partnership with Mattel will enable Alibaba to use its consumer data more effectively leading to a mutual benefit for both companies.
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Customizing Foreign Products To Meet Chinese Consumer Preferences
While several foreign brands are looking to enter the high potential Chinese market, their products might not always appeal to the Chinese consumers. Cultural differences between the West and China make certain products nonviable in the region. However, customizations and minor modifications in these products to suit Chinese needs can help these players grow in the region. While Alibaba has been providing a platform for foreign players to sell their products in China, the company is now looking to do more in terms of providing data and insights to make the products more relevant to the region. For instance, Chinese parents prefer to invest surplus funds towards educational pursuits for their children rather than buying expensive toys. This insight has encouraged Mattel to develop educational content based toys which can persuade Chinese parents to buy its products. Alibaba's data can help Mattel get specific insights on its products and the company can then customize them according to the needs of the consumers. The toy market in China is highly fragmented and much smaller in size compared to the U.S., given that Chinese parents believe that toys can impact the academic performance of their children negatively. If Alibaba is able to help Mattel in developing the toy industry in the region, it can also benefit from the higher volumes of toys sold on its platform.
We believe Alibaba's strategy of allowing brands to leverage its data on consumer spending habits can benefit the company in the long term. As it looks to grow volumes rapidly in the next five years, products tailor-made for the Chinese market can lead to higher sales for these brands. Furthermore, a strategic partnership of this nature also allows Alibaba to monetize the huge data mine it creates through the millions of transactions on its platform every year.
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