Shopping in China

Where to buy cheap and reasonable quality stuff in China through the internet?  Check out the following online shopping websites recommended by Rong.

Taobao
Everyone in China knows Taobao and it sells everything.
"Chinese eBay" Set up in 2003, Taobao is the biggest online shopping platform in China, accounting for over 80% of domestic online business. Most shop owners are individuals, however, more and more big-brands are opening their official shops on Taobao Mall (Tmall).
The nasty part is everything is in Chinese and most of the owners can't chat with you in other language than Chinese. Maybe this could be a motivation for some of you to learn Chinese .Or you can view online shopping taobao english-Agreetao.

How to use taobao?
1. Set up an account.  An email address would be required.
2. Search items. Type in things you want to buy in the searching bar either in characters or pinyin (yes, you can use pinyin as well!!!).
You can set some search requirements as well, such as arrange the items bases on price or popularity, choose the places where the shop is located ( this affects the delivery time)
3. Purchase. You don't have to bargain over Taobao. Once you see something you want, just click the "buy" button.Then you need to fill in your address and contacts.
4. Pay. The payment part is the most complicated: you need to have a Chinese bank account and make sure it has the online payment service. Then you need to set up an Alipay account (like "paypal", but completely FREE!!! So much better). The fascinating part is almost all the online shopping websites can be paid through Alipay afterwards.

If u want to buy books...
1. Dangdang  is "Chinese version of Amazon" .You can find almost every book published within 30 years in Mainland China on Dangdang and with a discount. The best part is no delivery fee is charged once your purchase is over 29 RMB(4.75USD) and also you can choose to pay when goods are delivered.

2. Kongfuzi
As the biggest second-hand Chinese book online platform, it's the best place for you to find an ancient or limited-edition book. Most of the bookstores are owned by private owners, therefore sometimes the delivery fee can be a bit expensive.

3. Taobao
You can find a lot of Ebooks (especially English ones or acedemic ones ) on Taobao for about 5 RMB (82cents) per one. I don't think they have the digital copyrights, but it is so cheap that it's hard not to be tempted. And sometime it's the only fast way you can get a book for your thesis.

How To Choose Your Running Shoes

Whether you're an Olympic competitor or an occasional asphalt pounder, happy feet can make a huge difference. For most runners, choosing the right running shoes is similar to acquiring a house or a car; you're going to invest a ton of time in them, so you need something you truly like. In addition to a comfortable ride, shoes can play a huge role in keeping you strong and healthy.
My Story With Running Shoes

The first time I searched for a pair of running shoes for my first halfmarathon I failed to make the right decision. I’m a slight over pronator and I bought a pair of running shoes for supinators. I didn’t know “the theory” and, most importantly, I didn’t know how to choose the right running shoes for me.

You are most likely to be like me. I’m the kind of guy who wants everything to be just fine and can’t sit and relax until he knows everything is in order. So I did some research.

Running shoes are, without a doubt, the foremost vital piece of kit that any runner - whether or not they are simply taking their first steps into the sport or whether they are seasoned athletes - can buy. Choosing the proper running shoes can make the difference between having a great experience or a crappy one.

Shoe technology has changed and improved dramatically during the last decades: nowadays, there are taobao sports shoes for every foot type, every running style and every environment. There are women-specific shoes, shoes for incresing the pace - there are even shoes specific to different kinds of pavements/bitumen.

Pronation Explained

The term 'pronation‘ is pretty talked over in any conversation about buying running shoes. Pronation is the rolling of the foot from heel to toe through the foot strike. Pronation is actually a good thing because it helps your feet absorb the shock. But the excessive pronation can cause increased injury risks. That's called over-pronation, and the answer to it is choosing a running shoe with gomotion/move control.
Supination Explained

A much less frequent problem is supination. Runners who do this tend to have inflexible feet (and, often, high arches, too) and when they land, their feet don't make much of a turning-in move. The result is a lot of pounding force and they need a shoe with plenty of cushioning or support in order to absorb the shock.

Once you've established what type of shoe you'll need, it all gets to choosing a brand. You may have a personal favourite, but it‘s worth keeping an open mind about your shoe choice because there are different technologies and they just fit differently on your feet. You have to be open minded to make the right decision.

 You Have to Experiment

Many runners experiment with different brands and models until they find just the light ?t. Ultimately, a proper ?t is the most important step in finding the right running shoe. A shoe that fits is going to protect enough, but it won’t be too tight.

Enough with the talking, let’s see which are the most important parts in choosing the perfect running shoes.

 How Much Should You Expect To Pay for Running Shoes?

Only a few runners need the most expensive running shoes available on the market – the pros. But I have good news for you. The more efficient a runner you are, the less probable you may to need all the sustain and guidance features of the trendy new shoes.

At the highest end of the pyramid, shoes are probable to be within the $200-400 group; a mid-price shoe will be $100-200; and therefore the cheapest, under $80 - of course, if you don't necessarily want this season's colours and trends. If you’re willing to wear last year's model, there are a number of retailers who sell discounted versions of what is, essentially, the same shoe.

Companies tend to tweak their shoe ranges twice a year. It's actually a bit like buying a car or smartphone - if you want the most recent model, you'll pay the highest price; if you're willing to go for something that's been available for longer, you could get a true discount.

Agreetao, the English taobao agent

Confused by Taobao and Alipay? You’re in luck. Agreetao is the Alibaba Group’s gift to foreigners who don’t understand complicated payment processes. The wholesale website features clean lines, neatly-categorized products, and relatively intuitive design completely in English as a taobao english.

The removal of the language barrier makes browsing the sea of clothes, bags, stationery, makeup, gadgets, home items, and more much easier than before. The days of translating keywords on Google Translate, plugging them into Taobao, and hoping to turn up a gem are over.

However, it’s obvious from the product names, descriptions, and tags that English isn’t the sellers’ first language. Many item names are simply strings of search engine tags, such as “free shipping unicorn designer laser silver horse clutch bag HARAJUKU unicorn woman handbag horse bag.” But the same is true of Taobao, so at least on Agreetao you can understand the tags and change your search accordingly.

Despite the broken English and tag overload, the sellers all understand English to some degree. Agreetao doesn’t allow Chinese input in its messaging fields, which means communication between buyer and seller (private messaging, feedback, and additional comments) must take place in English. The sellers I have communicated with had no problems understanding me and telling me my order was “OK.”

Personally, I found my orders more than “OK.” I’ve bought necklaces for USD 3 each, a lifetime supply of cute sticky notes from Korea for USD 7, and the aforementioned unicorn clutch (don't ask) for USD 10. I don't doubt I would have been able to find slightly better deals on Taobao, but it would have required more hours and patience, both of which are often in short supply.

To sweeten the deal even further, most sellers offer free international shipping, making Agreetao a viable competitor to Amazon – even if you enjoy free shipping with Amazon Prime.

Despite Agreetao being a “wholesale” website, single units are also available for purchase. You may get more of a discount if you buy in bulk, but they’re often negligible. Some items are subject to a minimum order, but you can filter your search results to show only products available for single-item purchases. In my experience, most are.

I thought Agreetao was perfect right until I got to the part of the purchase where I typed in my shipping details; I was shocked to find that China wasn’t an option on the dropdown menu. However, I wasn't deterred because if there’s one thing that living in China has taught me, it’s that anything is possible as long as you ask. I asked the seller over private messaging if he’d mind shipping to Beijing, and he was happy to accommodate me.

Problem solved, I thought, and wrote a fake address in the online form. I was going to leave him my Beijing address in the additional comments, but came up against another problem: the system didn’t let me input messages in Chinese characters.

I found a solution by chatting with the seller about my dilemma: Agreetao supports the WebATM instant messaging system that Taobao uses and integrates it into the website. Buyers can use their Agreetao ID to log in and chat with sellers in real time. Chinese is supported by the instant messaging system (different from private messaging), so I sent the seller my details there. While it was a little complicated, the time and money I saved using Agreetao was worth it.

To top it off, all major foreign credit cards are accepted so you don’t have to have a Chinese bank account or navigate confusing banking and validation systems.

Shopping should be a fun activity, and online shopping in particular shouldn’t be complicated. Agreetao offers the affordability of Taobao and the usability of Amazon, resulting in an ideal platform for shopaholics all over the world.

Something About China property bonds

To many global investors, bonds from China’s property sector are toxic nuclear waste, not to be touched at any cost. To others, they come with a more pragmatic “handle with care” warning. I belong to the latter camp.

From just a handful of bonds 10 years ago, the sector has grown to contribute 9.5% of the Asian US dollar bond market with US$51bn of bonds trading. That is nearly a third of all high-yield corporate bonds in the region.

Over this period, the sector has gone through three cycles of downturns and upturns. Several Chinese property companies have issued, redeemed and refinanced their offshore bonds. Companies with credit ratings ranging from Single A to Triple C have managed to issue bonds, which chinese trade credit actively in the secondary market. Yet, a feeling of unease persists.

Perhaps the first source of discomfort is the fact that offshore Chinese property bonds are deeply subordinated, since they are issued by offshore-incorporated entities, which inject the bond proceeds as equity into their onshore companies and service their debt only out of equity dividends received back from the mainland. The difficulties in repatriating equity funds out of China mean that the offshore principal effectively has to be refinanced. In case of bankruptcy, the onshore lenders have the first claim over the onshore assets.

While this structural weakness is undoubtedly true, it applies to every other bond issued by Chinese businesses, including investment-grade bonds far beyond the property sector, since the structure was born out of regulations prohibiting the issuance of debt or guarantees by mainland companies. (Only recently have the authorities begun to relax this prohibition, and the first few offshore bonds are now coming out with direct guarantees from mainland operating companies.)

ANOTHER SOURCE OF discomfort is the government’s meddling in the property sector through various measures, including the flow of credit to the builders, rules for financing land purchases, obtaining mortgages, and mortgage down-payment requirements. The harshest controls came in 2010 when the government restricted the number of apartments that an individual could purchase.

Property prices are a sensitive subject everywhere, and China is no exception. The government presses the brakes if the prices are speeding too fast and pushes the accelerator if property construction flags too much so as to threaten the overall economic growth.

This government intervention makes asset values volatile in both equity and debt markets, and raises the cost of capital to the sector.

Some investors have also been scared away by stories of oversupply and ghost cities. The property development business model, by definition, consists of a long operating cycle, and there may be genuine demand/supply imbalances, as in any other industry, but the overwhelming majority of Chinese properties are built in response to actual demand from a rapidly urbanising population. The same goes for talk of speculative buying, when the reality is that most of the properties are bought for self-occupation. Buyers have to put up a minimum 30% down-payment, they are not over-leveraged and there is no subprime lending.

WHEN IT COMES to investing in Chinese property bonds, one should realise that there has already been one level of filtering – only those companies large enough to go through a rating process and the expense of issuing offshore actually end up selling dollar bonds. They are all listed offshore, most of them in Hong Kong, and are subject to audits and disclosures that go with the listing status. The additional scrutiny from equity analysts and investors that comes with listing also offers additional information for bond investors.

There has not been a single default in the sector so far, and only two distressed exchanges in 2009, both at 80 cents to the dollar. Some companies did go through financial distress during previous sector downturns, but they managed to sell land or unfinished projects to stronger players and stave off default.

This is not to argue that we would never see a default in the sector. We will, sooner or later. But the sector has genuine fundamentals, strong and weak players, and saleable assets that can be realised in times of distress.

So, how should one approach investments in Chinese property bonds? First of all, investors need to be prepared for the volatility that comes with the regulatory changes. Any crash in value following a regulatory tightening offers an opportunity to pick up the higher-quality bonds at more attractive prices. In fact, such moves also enable the stronger players to buy out the weaker ones or to acquire assets from the struggling players, and increase their market share.

The current downturn in the market is no different. It is true that the stock of unsold property is running above average; that the leverage has increased in the last 12-18 months in response to slowing sales; that margins are under pressure due to the pressure to liquidate stock; and that some of the weaker companies are likely to experience a liquidity crunch in the next 12-18 months, unless they slow down their expansion. But the current downturn is also an opportunity to pick up bonds issued by stronger companies, which will benefit from the tight conditions in the sector. The challenge is reading the credit fundamentals carefully enough to identify the winners.

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Shanghai Local Restaurant Food

If the relationship between the past and present to describe Shanghai cuisine, it is past and local cuisine, and this life is Shanghai cuisine. Used to narrow the Shanghai cuisine is the cuisine, usually refers to the old people of Shanghai dishes,Local restaurant search and the generalized Shanghai dishes called new Shanghai dish is the cuisine is based, absorption of Guangdong, Sichuan, Ning Yang, Su, tin and other local flavor and Western food cooking methods, pay attention to take many long push Chen Chuxin, reflecting the accept fresh things Shanghai diet spirit.


Shanghai cuisine cooking braised, fried, steamed, stir and simmer for worse. Thick red oil sauce is Shanghai food is the most traditional features, meaning zhinongweihou, heavy oil, sugar, bright color, used to describe the Shanghai local cuisine braised dishes. Toothed burclover circle, oil and Butter Crab, oil burst shrimp these are old Shanghai restaurant will point the dish, the characteristics of "thick red oil sauce," show incisively and vividly. Shanghai food and day location, wide selection of materials, materials of fresh, seasonal stress. Four seasons climate gave Shanghai quarterly the freshest ingredients, for example in the spring to eat raw stir toothed burclover, stir Lycium chinense Mill, saury, back to the fish, the summer eat fried eel paste, refined steamed shad, crystal shrimp in autumn and winter, and stir fried crab with butter, shrimp big bird ginseng, herring bald lung dishes. Shanghai cuisine in the penetration of the Shanghai People's character, gentle and delicate, refreshing cool, Wen did not fire is Shanghai cuisine consistent style, embody the people of Shanghai fine and delicate.

In addition to the thick oil red sauce of this group of food and beverage, the most so that Shanghai people are proud of a variety of folk snacks. Both familiar "cake, fried dough sticks, soybean milk, rice and millet" four diamond, or a native of fried bread, Nanxiang, Sam sun small wonton, crab shell yellow, always remind the bottom of my heart the most warm food and memory. Taste the classic Shanghai flavor snacks, familiar with the spread of happiness.

Shanghai is also a special petty bourgeoisie of the city, in this full of romantic land, too many delicious to tie him down a our steps. Whether it is in a lazy afternoon, in the high-rise buildings in the Bund to taste afternoon tea, or find a old villas private restaurant, cup staggered back to the 1930s Shanghai, alleys of the old Shikumen, and flowing exotic bar, everything can become amorous Huai old objects, eat shopping will let you warp.

Shanghai braise in soy sauce meat mainly with rock sugar fried candy colors, accompanied with a small amount of soy sauce, and red color bright attractive, fat but not greasy, taste sweet side, importers melted, memorable, and show the characteristics of Shanghai cuisine thick red oil sauce.

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How about China’s economy tanks?

The Chinese housing bubble is at risk of bursting due to economic imbalances. If China’s housing bubble bursts, a shockwave will reverberate through its economy, causing a dramatic slowdown that will spread around the world. Utilizing a powerful new simulation tool, we forecast how a “hard landing” for China would impact the global economy.

China’s business climate is uncertain and growing more so by the day. Cheap china trade credit and a ballooning shadow banking sector in the past few years drove a massive increase in new lending, which fueled a red-hot real estate market and excess construction. As the economy cooled, the massive housing supply ramp-up resulted in high vacancy rates in some Chinese cities, which led to steep price discounts on new properties and rising default rates among smaller property developers.

Global corporations are watching China closely, wondering what will happen next. If the situation were to spiral out of control, they must be able to evaluate the impact on their business quickly and make appropriate course corrections. For instance, what does a hard landing in China mean for interest rates, trade, capital investment, commodity prices, and consumer demand, not only in China but in Europe, India, the US, and elsewhere? The more variables they can control to simulate possible scenarios, the better prepared they will be to respond to the one that actually unfolds.

Using a new econometric simulation tool called the Global Link Model, IHS is able to quantify the impact of economic shocks and regulatory changes to test a wide range of scenarios on the global economy. The model includes 68 countries and is linked to sector-specific econometric models, enabling users to see how changes in the macro-economy impact sectors and companies, as well as how changes at the micro level influence overall economic developments.

This article examines the consequences of just one scenario: a hard landing in China and the impact it would have on both the Chinese economy and the global economy. We define a hard landing as annual GDP growth for China of less than 5%. See the table at the end of this article that captures the impact on GDP growth for 15 of the largest economies in the world.

Annual Meeting Of Chinese Company Credit

December 21st, 2015 chinese company credit had been held in the National Political Consultative Conference Hall, the relevant ministries and commissions to attend the annual meeting and expressed concern and support for activities. Tongrentang, Haier, GAC biography Kei, sesame credit, Xinjiang innovation, drops travel, Zhuge repair network, seized ELISA, vertical and culture, SOHO brand, window of China, Junfeng spectrum, ASAT group, Perth music group, TCL, music, sports and other enterprises for the elite from all walks of life on behalf of more than 100 outstanding enterprises, experts and scholars, associations,
representatives of the media authority and enthusiastic about the integrity of the building of nearly a thousand people gathered, in good faith for the media, to join the festivities, discuss the integrity of the value, feel power transfer of honesty.Please pay close attention to china credit.

Honesty will not only bring economic benefits, but also will bring a huge social effect. China Dream Vision of modern society is not only the material prosperity, but also the integrity of social good governance. To this end, the Chinese business enterprise credit transfer activities by the erection of credit information platform for the dissemination of held covered the integrity of the relay, to establish the credit business model, shaping credit business model, let more enterprises to grasp the profound connotation of honesty and credit, actively cultivate the integrity values, integrity of the building of enterprise culture, accomplish self-consciously honesty and self-discipline, let the light
of faith, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire, get far-reaching spread more widely.

The theme of this year's annual meeting of China's enterprise credit is "value of good faith", which is the three dimensions of the relationship between integrity and efficiency, platform and culture. The value of integrity is deeply discussed and analyzed.
Forum dialogue (one)
Tongrentang, GAC biography Kei, inspection of ELISA, ASAT group and music, as the sport and credibility of the ambassador, the famous actor Taohong together, from the perspective of the relationship between honesty and efficiency, analyzes the adhere to honesty can bring the value of, adhere to honesty may make enterprise lose some short-term interests, but in the long run, with integrity will bring long-term benefits of the brand for the enterprise, the value of honesty is the efficiency, uphold the integrity to for the enterprise to bring long-term benefits.
Forum dialogue (two)
Haier, sesame credit, drops travel, Zhuge repair network, Junfeng spectrum and credibility of the ambassador, Olympic champion Chen Ying together, from the point of view of the relationship between honesty and platform, discusses the platform for the integrity of the concept of transfer and norms and self-discipline to shoulder the heavy responsibility. For enterprises, the use of their own integrity to build a platform for consumers, this is not only ecological, but also the responsibility. Enterprises by encouraging the integrity of consumer behavior, so that the integrity of the social system in the hearts of the people.
Forum dialogue (three)
Xinjiang innovation, TCL, China window, vertical and culture, SOHO brand, Perth music group and the integrity of the ambassador, famous music person Hu Haiquan together, from the point of view of the relationship between honesty and culture, tells the story of if the integrity of the system, and finally the formation of a culture, in order to better regulate the market and the whole social environment, at the same time, enterprises will also be benefited from it. In going out of the country, the enterprise with good faith culture to open the international market, the enterprise will play an important role in the globalization strategy.

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The 3 C's of Content Marketing

Happy Monday, everyone! This week in news read about the top 5 emerging technology trends, 19 social media facts that every marketer should know, Google Android catching up to Apple in race for mobile ad dollars, and mobile contributed 59% to ad revenue for the first quarter of Facebook. In tips, learn how to increase your social media click-through rates, the three C’s of content marketing, effective, ethical native advertising, and 5 steps to creating a better app… It’s Skimming the News!

NEWS

The Top 5 Emerging Technology Trends of 2014 via Business2 Community

According to Gartner, one result of BYOD is “a doubling or even tripling of the size of the mobile workforce.” Gartner predicts improvements in JavaScript performance will push HTML5 and browser-based enterprise application development environments into the mainstream. Gartner believes the number of mobile apps will grow—while the number of larger applications shrink–with apps becoming smaller and more targeted than more comprehensive applications. Read the full article for the complete list of emerging technology trends.

19 Social Media Facts that Every Marketer Should Know [Video] via Mashable

Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30 years old. 53% of people on Twitter recommend products in their tweets.93% of shoppers’ buying decisions are influenced by social media. 90% of consumers trust peer recommendations whereas only 14% of consumers trust advertisements. The four C’s of digital are creating, curating connecting, and culture. See video for full list of facts.

Google’s Android Catching Up to Apple in Race for Mobile Ad Dollars via AdAge

In a report published Tuesday, mobile-ad platform Opera Mediaworks found that devices running Android sent a greater percentage of ad requests in the first quarter of 2014 than those running Apple’s iOS. The report found that, in the first quarter, Android devices’ share of mobile-ad requests reached 42.8%, up from 31.3%. Over that time iOS’s share fell to 38.2% from 44.5%. After serving 76% of impressions in the first quarter last year, Android and iOS now control 81% of all traffic and 86% of revenue.

Facebook’s Q1: Mobile Contributed 59% of Ad Revenue in Q1 via AdExchanger

Facebook reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday, exceeding analyst estimates with ad revenue growth of 82% to $2.3 billion. In contrast, Google’s Q1 revenues were seven times larger at $15.4 billion, but its growth was only 19%. The number of users accessing Facebook via a mobile device jumped 43% year over year to 609 million globally, and monthly active mobile users surpassed 1 billion for the first time. Mobile now contributes 59% of the company’s total ad revenues, up from 30% in Q1 2013.

TIPS

How to Increase Your Social Media Click-Through Rates via Social Media Examiner

Most businesses make the same mistake in their social media updates: They don’t have a call to action that routes people back to their website. Remember to give fans a reason to click through. To get the most out of your efforts, look at which social updates, blog posts and advertising campaigns your prospective customers have responded well to in the past. Use your landing page to provide more information and another clear, strong call to action and the means to complete that action.

The 3C digital accessories Marketing via Entreprenuer

Be compelling. The information and perspective you provide should feel unlike anything that’s available elsewhere, and it should give your customer pause. Always customize. When publishing your content, it’s important that it feel unique to your customer, specially created to suit their certain kind of needs. Keep consistency. Each piece of content you distribute should be published consistently, with purpose, and with a constant brand voice.

The Essential Guide for Effective, Ethical Native Advertising via Business2Community

To avoid angering your audience, transparency is critical when it comes to native advertising. Strive to educate, inform, or entertain while weaving your brand message subtly into the content. Since kids are less likely to distinguish between advertising and regular content, avoid sponsored ads in children’s publications and websites. Native ads work best when the content is consistent with a brand’s personality, as well as the publisher’s editorial mandate. Finally, provide an opportunity to participate and make customers feel empowered.

Five Steps to Better Apps: A Cookbook for Mobile Application Security via Forbes

Code should be regularly scanned for security vulnerabilities during the development cycle.  Companies that have to go back and add security after development often find that it can be more expensive. Applications produced should be automatically tested as part of a build automation process. All development staff should have received some secure application development security training. Check for security gaps by testing vulnerabilities. Utilize other testing techniques such as penetration testing, infrastructure tests, and risk reviews.

Din Tai Fung Shanghai Teach You To Eat Hot Pot

Many people eat hot pot at the restaurant in Shanghai first eat mutton, and then seafood, vegetables, and finally eat potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., in fact, this is not the best choice for the order. From the health point of view, should be the first to eat Hot pot after stroke, and it is best to rinse potatoes and sweet potatoes. This is because potatoes and sweet potatoes contain a lot of starch, the staple food and vegetables are both. Shabu Shabu eat starchy foods can protect the stomach on the one hand, because of the general Hot pot flavor is stimulated, will hurt the stomach, and potatoes and sweet potatoes rich in starch can form in the gastrointestinal mucosa, protect the stomach from harm. On the other hand, the first food to eat the food can enhance the sense of fullness, reduce the amount of meat and seafood, but also to avoid the first meat to bring the waste of protein. Potatoes and sweet potatoes also contain a large number of dietary fiber, can reduce the body's absorption of fat and cholesterol. In addition, compared with the traditional pastry, Clay oven rolls grains noodles, potato and sweet potato in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers have a stroke above. Therefore, using potatoes and sweet potatoes instead of the traditional staple food, can let the body get more nutrition.Din tai fung shanghai is a great restaurant.

In addition to the pecking order, but also to choose a healthy diet sauce. If the point of the seafood Hot pot rinse dishes more, try not to choose the seafood sauce taste, so as not to cause excessive purine. Sesame oil with high fat content, high blood lipid population is not appropriate. Sesame is more suitable for gastrointestinal bad people. High salt pepper sauce, bean paste in the Southern Common sauce, hypertension is not suitable, replace with vinegar, onion, ginger, garlic mix seasoning.BonApp is a good website.

If you use the charcoal stove burning Hot pot, you should be careful, be sure to open the window, let the air flow; air circulation, indoor oxygen, charcoal burning out, will produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, easy to poisoning, carbon dioxide poisoning is usually not easy to find, because eat hot pot and drink and the poisoning symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, vomiting and headache mistaken for severe poisoning, drunkenness, will occur in a coma, decreased blood pressure and a cherry red lips, so if you use the charcoal stove burning Hot pot when pay attention to indoor ventilation.

Many people love to drink Hot pot soup, said good taste is very thick, and is the essence; actually eat better, because Hot pot is mostly in the meat, vegetables, mushrooms and seafood, these food materials together cooked soup, have a high concentration of substances into the stomach after the decomposition by the liver the metabolism of uric acid, renal dysfunction, excretion blocked, too much will cause the deposition of uric acid in the blood and tissues, and causes of gout, so eat Hot pot should be drinking water, with ethacrynic acid excretion.

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An Overview On E-Scooters

There is absolutely nothing new about electric scooters given that they make their appearances last few years ago. Formerly, 10 miles is all they can go before recharging. It can never go past 12 mph. With improved technology, these mobility devices can attain a top speed of 25 mph. A complete charge can go a maximum of 30 miles. If you’re sick and tired of ridiculous traffic congestion, then they can be the solution. Kids and old individuals are also suitable candidates since these transporters are not heavy.

As a remarkable transport, electric scooter is not only small but additionally stable and safe. The build-in intelligent chip of it adopts aerospace attitude control concept, fuzzy program algorithm and gyroscope system. These systems lower the trouble of learning for newbies and concurrently offer the outstanding speed limit protection for users.

As the wheel is small and portable, it won’t take too much room of the trunk. If users arrive at the hotel, they could place it in the luggage, without stressing to look for a parking spot for it. The exquisite body of an electric powered scooter enables riders to bring it to virtually any part in the world. Rider can even ride it to just take the elevator or ride it from outside to the dormitory directly.

New and advanced level batteries have come up that last longer and can be recharged quickly. This age increase to their usage for vehicles. Another major good reason why electrics scooters have begun to grow in popularity is continually increasing gas prices. It is becoming a growing number of hard for the typical man to own a car and make use of it for leisure purposes.

But remember that not all regions have legalized power-assisted scooters for general public road usage. In addition, age requirements can vary from a province to another. Municipalities might also pass by-laws targeting e-scooters that forbid them from using municipal roads, sidewalks, scooter paths, scooter tracks, and scooter lanes under their legislation.

In conclusion, an electric powered scooter is safer for children’s use than fuel powered ones because they do not have to keep revving the engine. I also favor them since they run with absolutely no emission. Then again you must be aware of a parental concern. You ought to know where your kids ride their scooters the moment they master the control of the transporter.

What is a Self-Balancing Scooter

A Self-Balancing Scooter, sometimes known as a ‘Hoverboard Scooter’, is a 2 wheel automatic balancing rover which allows the user to move like they were on a segway while only using their feet to control the device. Borrowing most of its technology from the modern segway,  this scooter is a smaller, carry-on option for the average consumer.

The Self-Balancing Scooter has been climbing its way into consumer media with the popularization of the device by celebrities and YouTube personalities such as Kylie Jenner, Casey Neistat, and Tmartn. With each having their own unique massive audience it was a surefire conversation starter.

The Self-Balancing Scooter has been acquiring tremendous reviews from users so much so that some people have been buying in bulk so that they could get the best discount. While some scour the internet for the cheapest price. Some of the most praised and renowned balancing scooter is made by IO Hawk, MonoRover, and CHIC.

Though some can reach an amazing speed of 12 MPH, these scooters are made extremely durable. It accelerates by simply applying pressure with the front your feet. It carries two driver motors withing the wheels that can be controlled with both feet individually for easy turns, rotation, acceleration and smooth breaking. Weighing about 22 pounds this scooter is not light, however it is a sturdy enough to take a good amount of beating.

There have been some talk over the scooters that were sold by IO Hawk. Some people have noticed that the devices that were sold by the company cost ~$1,800 were the exact same as a copy by a Chinese company was selling for only ~$360. Some argue that they are a rip-off trying to make an absurd amount of profit while others defend the company saying that it is easier to deal with an american company as the middleman when it comes to redeeming their warranty rather than a Chinese Company.

For the most part the generic models that are being sold by the Chinese companies are of decent quality. Some popular YouTube personalities such as FouseyTube and Casey Neistat have personally praised some of the generic models because of the great quality and the savings.

Though some of these scooters are rather expensive, it is only in its early stages. As the technology advances the price of the device will ultimately drop. This will concurrently change the way that people get around and push us forward to a better future.

How To Buy Children Polka Dot Paper Plates

To the baby to choose the best choice of polka dot paper plates for the children of the special children's tableware, because these dishes will be designed according to the physiological characteristics of the child, compared with the use of baby. When you buy a table, you can take a child to go with, because the child is given to the use of tableware, if he chose his favorite dishes, then to attract him to eat.Igotoshop provide paper straws wholesale.

1 material
At present, most of the children in the market are made of plastic. Children eat a lot of time, the glass bowl or the traditional ceramic bowl is too heavy, not easy to let the children use, it is easy to break.

2 style
In the market, a circle, found that children's style is really all kinds of dishes, a round, oval, polygon, etc.. And the spoon in addition to the traditional straight line shape, there is a spoon head bent style, because the child's hand will not turn a corner, with a spoon to the mouth after a meal to send more difficult, so the design of the first corner of the spoon, to facilitate children to send food into the mouth.

3 function
Tableware for children function also many, chassis with sucker bowl to the bowl with a ceiling on the desktop will not move. Thus, it is not easy to be upset the baby; temperature sensing the bowl and spoon to allow parents to control temperature, not as to let their children burn; high temperature resistant tableware to high temperature disinfection, ensure the health and safety.

4 color
When the children choose the tableware, must not choose those colorful, color messy tableware, because the color of lead content is relatively high, easily lead to children lead poisoning. Children tableware is generally colorless and transparent plastic made, in order to attract the attention of the child, some products have added some lovely cartoon image, the color is simple and color is very shallow. In general, the well-known brands have been tested by the State Department, the use of the color of the child has no effect. And the best choice of chopsticks no paint, because the paint contains harmful substances, and the use of more than the number of times, the paint will fall off, easy to let the child eat into the stomach.

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Din Tai Fung Shanghai Provide Food For Radiation Protection

Often feel giddy, eyes fatigue, loss of appetite, cough tightness in the chest, waist sour backache, dull skin, no gloss, hair frizz, body resistance force more and more weak, memory decline. You can not imagine the reason on the "computer", the computer sends out the radiation waves are often ignored. White collar to the computer every day, the time is too long. Such an unhealthy way of life so that white-collar workers slowly into the sub healthy state. So, white-collar workers should be how to resist? Din tai fung shanghai is a great restaurant.

The anti radiation, anti - mutation and anti - oxidation of the seaweed can be related to selenium. Selenium is an important trace element, can enhance the body's immune function, protect human health. Eat selenium rich purple amaranth, can improve the ability of the body against radiation.Local restaurant search is a very important thing.

Tea polyphenols in green tea is an anti radiation material, can reduce the adverse effects of various radiation on the human body. Tea also contains lipopolysaccharide, can improve the body's hematopoietic function, and elevated blood platelets and white blood cells.The latest research has found that the extract of kelp, seaweed polysaccharide, has the anti radiation effect because of inhibiting the apoptosis of immune cells.

Lycopene through the quenching of the free radicals in the body, the formation of a natural barrier in the skin surface, effectively prevent the outside world of ultraviolet radiation, radiation damage to the skin. It can promote the combination of collagen and elastin in the blood, make the skin full of elasticity, charming. In particular, lycopene and freckle, removing pigmentation effect.

The folk is known as "bean soup of 100 drugs," said. Modern medical research has proved that the mung bean contains help to discharge in vivo poison, accelerate the metabolism of the material, can effectively resist all kinds of pollution, including electromagnetic pollution.Spicy food is commonly used in hot peppers, but also to resist the natural food radiation. Eating chili can not only mobilize the whole body immune system, pepper, black pepper, curry, ginger and so on the spice of the material, but also protect the cell's DNA, so that the radiation damage. Therefore, often eat hot, physical health.

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Hoverboard Takes You on a Brilliant Ride

Thanks to the new-age scooters and skateboards, personal transportation doesn’t look or sound that old-school anymore. Urban travelers can now enjoy their everyday journey to work in a more sophisticated way. From smart bike wheels to unicycle electric scooters, I feel we are on the verge of a major transportation shift. Only this time, the mode of travel seems to take us on a ride to the future. Ideas that were confined to the TV screen till date are now being applied in our day to day lifestyle which is great for people like you and me who don’t prefer riding the public transports all the time. If you consider me, I would do anything to get rid of a subway or a bus ride. Riding on a skateboard or a unicycle sounds more “free” to me. Even better than a car drive at times when I am willing to go for a weekend joy ride!

This is exactly why when I first came across the Hover board on Kickstarter, I couldn’t stop looking at the campaign twice. The reason is obvious – It’s not just an electric vehicle; it’s the closest thing on earth you can compare to an actual Hoverboard!

Personal Electric Mobility Evolved!

Now, if you’ve been following the latest innovations we have had in technology, hoverboards aren’t a new concept. But giving a real shape to such a sci-fi concept cannot happen in a day. You need time to evolve and the team behind Hoverboard is undoubtedly trying to make their way towards that spectacular innovation, one day at a time.

This is a one-wheeled, gyro-stabilized personal electric vehicle which has just one mode of contact with the ground and will make you feel like you’re hovering on the streets every time you decide to take your ride on it. Only six people on earth have had their exposure to this Hoverboard and now it’s your turn to try it out.

What I love about the Hoverboard is the ground sensing sonar which keeps the board parallel to the ground. Not only this, your glowing Hoverboard can charge itself in less than 16 minutes. Starting from a pre-order price of $3775, it’s time you book your Hoverboard ride now! Happy Gadgeting!

Picking Out Your Electric Scooters

Electric scooters have substituted the necessity of engine scooters in a large way. In the present time electric scooters have become equally popular among the kids as well as among the adults. This is a good alternative of conventional scooters and is a very cost effective solution. And the most important reason behind such a massive popularity of these scooters is its eco-friendly functionality. Since electric motor scooters are run by battery and there is no need to fuel or gas consumption, it doesn’t produce any smoke or sound. This is how it maintains the equilibrium of the eco-system.

Another very positive fact about these scooters is the easy maintenance solution. Electric scooters require very low maintenance. You don't need to change the engine oil, don’t need to fill up the fuel tank, you don’t need to visit service center at a regular interval, it is very easy to maintain. You just need to charge the battery on a daily basis for a period of around 6 to 8 hours. And with this amount of charge, you can travel up to 30 to 35 miles. And the speed is also enough. Users can enjoy a highest speed of 30 miles per hour which is pretty decent.

Different models of electric scooters are now available in the market. And these models are mainly designed keeping in mind the age of the users. The power of the engine varies largely with the scooters. It starts with 100w engine and there are engines which are as powerful as 1600w or 2000w. Obviously, high power engines are for adults. Most adults will choose 4000w electric scooter. There are options for kids ageing 4 to 6 years and there are options for adults. This scooter is for all. And now anybody can buy electric scooters from online. There are numerous online electric scooter suppliers who offer these scooters through their online shop. You just need to choose your model and make the payment. Your scooter will be delivered at your house.

At lifestyle Mobility they aim to please and assist people who at other times would not be able to move freely or enjoy a life that was independent. This comes from the fact that they sell electric scooters that will help assist people to get about and to be able to do every day things, they may not otherwise be able to do. At least not without the help of another person.

Good Paper Napkins To Stimulate A Good Appetite

Good tableware is to let us enjoy the heart, good tableware is also the embodiment of art and taste, but also to stimulate the appetite of people. Ceramic tableware in this point can be done with the combination of art and practical. It is also the color of ceramic tableware tableware. Now the ceramic tableware is divided into very fine, European style, simple atmosphere; Japanese style, pure and fresh and delicate; Korean style, focusing on appearance design; and Mediterranean style, let a person plaint color gorgeous. What kind of style do you prefer? Green chevron party paper napkins is my favorite.

With the social progress and development, people pay more and more attention to their own living environment system of this idea. First of all, in the bedroom design, after a unified design, so that all kinds of living appliances are closely linked to each other, to achieve a tacit understanding. Style uniform furniture, wall decoration, fabrics, lamps and the overall tone and other background, and more and more people turn their eyes to a more subtle place, for example, choose a set of furniture for their home environment, tableware style and Restaurant Design complement each other; more to set off the identity, status, occupation, interest, aesthetic taste and living habits. Now the most popular type of tableware in the functional design is very particular about the practical". This kind of tableware highlights its own function, and to "use the main, auxiliary" principle of design, modeling simple tableware quite a number of busy consumers, especially white-collar workers. And modern personality of
tableware also attaches great importance to and if tableware in color and shape design capable of deterring Kung Fu, is bound to be moved to the consumer.

Paper napkins is one of the most beautiful and attractive, the most attractive one, the material is the paper. The beauty of paper, often people appreciate, Kit Kat shape, crystal integrity, high transparency, druses in smooth surface is considered to share, Jinxian distinguished quality morphology is really wonderful. And paper on the human body have a certain effect, many of the electromagnetic wave is can make the body gradually aging, causing a variety of diseases, the paper can absorb the harmful ones evil, reflected and crystal powerful energy field to the inside of the human body structure can play a great role in relief.

Paper napkins has become a new fashion home products or holiday gifts, due to the paper with a variety of colors, with the manufacturing of tableware is more ornamental and are generally transparent, pink, yellow, purple and so on, vibrant, to the naked eye a good visual impact. The price of paper tableware is also more expensive than other utensils, usually ranging from hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars. Although the paper tableware is expensive, but the more popular, in addition to use, many people will be used for the decoration of the writer, or do wedding, will buy a set, there are some hotels use paper tableware is to enhance the grade, giving a kind of noble atmosphere.Igotoshop mall sales of various parties to use the tableware, there is a need to access the internet.

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​What To Eat To Face The Computer

Life in the information age, mobile phone, computer radiation is inevitable, especially for office workers need a long time on the computer, to introduce 6 kinds of food to resist radiation. These foods you can find through the local restaurant search.

A kelp: taste salty, cold, phlegm, phlegm, relieving asthma effect, detoxification, laxative. Kelp is rich in iodine, is very useful for the human body, can be treated for thyroid enlargement and iodine deficiency caused by the disease. After kelp iodide absorbed by the body, can accelerate the matter lesions and inflammatory exudate of exclusion, there are lower blood pressure, prevent hardening of the arteries, promote the excretion of harmful substances. At the same time, kelp also contains a substance called polysaccharide sulfate, can absorb blood vessels in the cholesterol, and to discharge them in vitro, so that blood cholesterol levels remain normal. Kelp on the surface of a layer of slightly sweet white powder, is very valuable for the treatment of mannitol, has a good diuretic effect, can treat drug poisoning, swelling and other symptoms, so the ideal of kelp is the detoxification of food, middle-aged men should eat more kelp, in order to maintain the health of the prostate and kidney.
Two, honey: sweet, flat, since ancient times is the tonic, Paiduyangyan jiapin. Honey is rich in vitamin B, vitamin D, vitamin E, high-quality protein, potassium, sodium, iron, oxidase, Runfei cough, Runchang pass, Paiduyangyan a significant effect. Main components in honey, glucose and fructose (content of 65% ~ 80%), it is easy to be absorbed by the body to use, in addition to eat honey, to achieve emission of toxins, cosmetic beauty of the effect, the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia symptoms is also very good.
Three, radish: sweet, cool, there are nourishing and detoxification, spleen and stomach effect. Carrots are rich in carbohydrates, fat, volatile oil, vitamin A, vitamin B2, anthocyanins, carotene, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Carrot is effective detoxification food, it not only has a rich carrot element, and contains a lot of vitamin A and pectin, after the combination of in vivo and mercury ion, effectively reduce the concentration of mercury in the blood, accelerate mercury ion exclusion, white radish, carrot small Luo Bu etc. also the efficacy.
Four, edible fungus: sweet, flat, there are detoxification detoxification, clearing the stomach intestine, and blood to stop bleeding and other effects. Due to the rich variety of nutrient components of the fungus is known as "the prime of the stroke". Fungus contained in a plant gum, has a strong adsorption, can be left in the human digestive system in the dust concentration of dust adsorption, and then discharged in vitro, thus playing a role in detoxification, and therefore, in the dust environment of the people, in particular, should eat fungus.
Five, cucumber: sweet, flat, with obvious Qingrejiedu, thirst effect. Cucumber is rich in protein, sugar, vitamin B2, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, is a rare detoxification food.
Cucumber with cucumber acid, can promote the body's metabolism, excretion of toxins; vitamin C content is five times higher than the watermelon, can beautify the skin, so that it remains elastic, inhibit the formation of melanin. Moreover, the cucumber can inhibit carbohydrate into fat, to the lung, stomach, heart, liver and excretion system are very useful. Summer easy irritability, thirst, sore throat or if phlegm, eat cucumber help alleviate inflammation.
Six, tea: cool, taste joys, has the effect of heat Chufan, promote digestion, kiyotoshi lose weight, Tongli pee. Tea is rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B1, niacin, amino acids and a variety of enzymes, refreshing, kiyotoshi chief, Relieves summer heat and thirst quenching effect is particularly significant. Tea is rich in a bioactive substance, tea polyphenols, which has the function of detoxification. Tea polyphenols as a natural antioxidant, can remove reactive oxygen free radicals, for health and anti-aging health.

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The Rise Of "Green Tableware"---Paper Straws

How to control and eliminate the "white pollution" has become a hot topic in the study of environmental protection. To this end, many developed countries and regions have already enacted laws and regulations in a few years ago, the prohibition of the use of plastic products packaging food, and began to study alternatives. Scientific and technological personnel in Italy Province, Japan, USA, Austria, Taiwan and province have developed a new type of packaging material which has no poison, harmless, and can be completely degraded or recycled. The most widely used alternative is paper tableware.I like using light purple paper straws at the party.

1 made of plant materials
The starch and grain shell and rice straw, corn stalk, bagasse, etc. plant material produced by the fast food tableware, has completely dissolved and non-toxic harmless, no carcinogenic substances, not only can rot in the natural environment, also can be used as edible organic fertilizers and animal feed, on the environment without any pollution. But the research has not yet achieved scale production.

2 the main components of starch can be degraded by the use of different types of biodegradable, and can be divided into biodegradable tableware and light. Two kinds of biodegradable tableware.
Biological degradation tableware is made of common starch in the polyethylene and polystyrene materials, with the aid of additives, and mixed with a certain amount of starch. The tableware after discarding, under natural conditions is environment consumptive can achieve three-stage degradation: one is microbial phagocytic degradation; the second is swallowed up by lower animals, insects and so on; the third is the oxidant crack damage layer, shedding until broken, powder, and disappeared by the, the whole degradation process takes about 300 days or so.
The photo - biological double - degradation tableware is made of 40% or more of the starch, 10% of the light thermal power, and the polymer material is less than 50%. Use of lunch boxes made of this material, the starch months within the natural decomposition, remaining poly hydrocarbon in light, heat, electricity reminder agent down within a year can be decomposed into water and carbon dioxide, decomposition rates up to 100%.

As the main ingredient of starch can be the main component of the degradation of starch and additives in the tableware and the polymer material does not change the chemical reaction, so the nature of the plastic has not changed. The difference between ordinary plastic foam and fast food boxes is that it is broken only by the use of starch. So, it is only the degradation of the plastic used in agricultural plastic film, garbage and other non food items, etc.. In addition, the degradable tableware appearance and the existing foam lunch boxes, easily lead to genuine, thus causing difficulties for the management and supervision.

3 paper tableware
Paper tableware according to the different production methods, can also be divided into pulp molding tableware and cutlery coated cardboard. Has the appearance of plasticity, the source of raw materials wide (straw, wood pulp, bamboo pulp, reed pulp), low production cost, its biggest characteristic is may, according to different levels of consumption determine choice of raw material and processing technology: for the use of export and senior hotel of high-end meal can be imported high-grade wood pulp production, consumption is generally mid-range tableware available common wood pulp, and use a lot of common fast with is available reed pulp, white edge, such as.

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Nine Kinds Of Food For Office Workers

Office workers often sit in front of the computer is very hard, here for you to prepare the most appropriate to eat nine kinds of food can help you solve the fatigue. In the end of the work, you might as well use the bonapp website, begin local restaurant search.

Persimmon anti fatigue
Tired of manual workers to eat more of the big persimmon is very good. Because of fatigue in most cases because of ischemia, and persimmon contains a lot of iron elements, in particular, deep red, pinch up very soft persimmon, can stimulate the formation of hemoglobin, help to resist fatigue.
Orange exhaust
Oranges can help drivers who often breathe in the air to remove toxins from the body.
Banana moderated mood
Bananas can make the waiter a better attitude towards the consumer, it can ease the tension, improve work efficiency, reduce fatigue.
Kiwi increase immunity
The old man and the child can eat some kiwi. Because the content of vitamin C is two times of oranges, can better improve the resistance, to avoid infection disease. In addition, the grape has expectorant effect, eat when you cough, but not in patients with diabetes eat.
Anti-aging anti-cancer food -- broccoli
Broccoli is rich in antioxidant vitamin C and carotene. Scientific studies have proven that, broccoli is the best anti-aging and anti-cancer food.
Tomato antioxidant
Tomato is rich in vitamin C and lycopene, lycopene has other fruits can not match the antioxidant effect, and can effectively prevent cancer, male prostatitis and other diseases, but also has the effect of beauty. For IT, office workers, drivers, and other people in the elderly.
Best protein source - Fish
Fish can provide a large number of high quality protein, and digestion and absorption rate is very high, is the best choice to add quality protein. At the same time, the fish in the cholesterol content is very low, in the intake of high quality protein, but will not bring more cholesterol. Studies have shown that, eat fish also help prevent cardiovascular disease.
Detoxification - mung bean
Mung bean can be Qingrejiedu, diuretic swelling, barley can Jianpi Zhixie, Qingshenjianfei Qi, regarding workers often need to stay up late or upset gas impatient, dry mouth, constipation, acne, in addition to eat more fruits and vegetables with added water, the mung bean barley soup as a snack food, to relieve summer heat Chufan very helpful.
To maintain the vitality of food -- cabbage
It is rich in vitamin C content of cabbage, while rich in fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, make the digestive system to maintain youthful vigor.

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On balance bikes and stabilisers: how we should support and scaffold

You're teaching a toddler to ride a bike.

You don't want to stick them on a bicycle straight away. That would be an injurious, bloody, tear-filled, failure. You want to give them a little extra support.

You go to the bike shop. A spotty teenager tells you that you have two options: a balance bike, or stabilisers.

You may not think it matters. Both seem similar: both keep the child upright, moving along, in a way they couldn't on a regular bike. Your choice has big implications.

Give stabilisers, and you get something that looks more like a real bike. But the stabilisers are doing the hard work of balancing for the kid. Yes, it gives a child a chance to practice some steering, and it's nice for them to be able to keep up with others who can already ride, but the whole time they're riding with stabilisers, they're missing out on practice of the core element of bike riding: staying upright by balancing.

A balance bike, on the other hand, specifically hones in on that crucial skill. It makes them work harder, concentrate more on, hone in on that one critical element of bike riding. It's all about the balance.

So in fact, stabilisers and balance bikes are polar opposites: one removes the balancing aspect altogether, and one takes the balancing aspect and puts it centre stage.

The nature of the support, scaffolding and differentiation we give can be like stabilisers or like a balance bike. It can either remove the most crucial, central tricky part of our subject from the task, or put it centre stage.

It can be difficult to tell the difference on a surface level. It can be impossible to tell based on the work produced. One needs to think about the long term implications. We remember what we think about. Is your scaffold encouraging or discouraging thinking about the core subject content?

"Stabiliser help" helps pupils by allowing them not to think about the hard stuff. A literacy mat that gives them the answer to whether it's "they're" or "their", so they never have to figure it out for themselves. A times table grid poster up in class, so the pupils can outsource their knowledge of basic number facts and never have to automate them. Cloze sentences so tightly controlled that it becomes an exercise in "pick the adjective" rather than construction of an argument.

"Balance bike help" makes things more accessible, but in the opposite way to stabilisers. It concentrates on that core bit of thinking that is key for ultimate success. It might be spending a whole lesson on a sentence. Going back three steps to concentrate on the underpinning knowledge they're missing. Giving mnemonics that cue deeper domain content.

The key questions need to be:

1. What do my pupils need to be thinking about to master this content?

2. Does my scaffold mean they concentrate on that thinking, or does it do that thinking for them?

Balance bike tasks might seem less impressive than a stabiliser task. Short term, the evidence from observations and book looks might be more favourable to stabiliser tasks. This is the problem with focusing on performance versus learning. Long term, it's balance bikes that'll lead to success on the real thing. Let's throw the stabilisers away.