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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs Apple iPad 2
0. phoneArena posted on 15 Jun 2011, 06:48
Although they share many physical characteristics with their designs, both the Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are seemingly regarded as the cream of the crop in the tablet market right now. Surprisingly priced evenly at the starting cost of $500, the ultimate question comes down to which one is the better of the two...
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2. Sdota (unregistered)
This video really helped me made my final decision. Galaxy Tab 10inch it is.
4. AppleFUD (unregistered)
"the iPad 2's thin profile, solid construction, and choice of premium materials radiates more value for the buck."
You mean like the crappy cameras they chose to use? Or the lower quality screen? Or the low amount of RAM they went with?
Oh, it must be that soda can back they use. . . because that's going to add so much to the actual usability of the device and longevity.
61. andrewdreams (unregistered)
heres the deal, if you acutally read the article they said the ipad 2 pailed in comparison to most of the features of sammy's tab. i dont think phone arena's biased at all they re just trying to give you the facts straight. i liked this article alot and it definately swayed my decision to the android. its really just a personal thing, if you want smooth web browsing and dont care about running flash or making it more personal, shut up and get the ipad 2 no one cares what you do; at the end of the day its all about what you like not anyone else. furthermore, if you want to run flash and have a better camera and multitask then get the sammy tab. again NO ONE CARES what you do at the end of the day its all just opinions, PA's just tryin to break it down into facts/specs you can read, so everyone just CHILL out and happy spending.
64. Barca (unregistered)
but PA is saying this is a tie while clearly Samsung is the winner, SO YES PA IS MORON ASSHOLE WORST SITE ON TEH WORLD, F*CK YOU PA!!!!!!!!!!
71. andrewgarza (Posts: 4; Member since: 18 Jun 2011)
then stop reading! no ones making your browser come to this page, read a different website and shut up!
101. Insight (unregistered)
Well, you are comparing a NEWLY released model vs an older released model. Obviously there will be a difference.
Also the hardware is only as good as the best software. There are not much to look forward to a handful of good apps in Android compared to thousands of great apps in iOS. Despite better hardware specs you cannot really utilize them.
5. Synack (unregistered)
Clearly Phonearena is biased towards Apple. The new Galaxy Tab is a million times better than the iPad2 and everyone and their mother knows this. If you guy continue to write biased reviews towards a product instead of an open minded review where you choose the TRUE victor, then I'll go over to Phonescoop or BGR or Engadget. It's no wonder I've been confused at all of your reviews lately; it's because they're all ----- Product X vs Apple iPad; and the iPad always wins, even though it's worse than many more of these tablets.
Get your s**t together, write a real review.
I will give it to you though, your specs facts are correct.
30. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
why dont u just leave? it wud be better without u trolling anyways... u people are all retarded... why cant the ipad just be better... r u gonna die or something? and apps are the single most important thing on a mobie device... so ya, that kinda matters... oh and did u know honeycomb lags? ya well that kinda matters too... so ya the samsung wins stupid stuff like the camera... r u really gonna use ur ipad for that family picture?... and the notifications and browser are all not a win anymore... bcuase i wud say a smooth browser is just as important as flash...
45. jrock81 (unregistered)
You sir, have awful penmanship.
51. aztaxia12295 (Posts: 272; Member since: 22 Nov 2009)
ur a f**king moron, leave already!
44. Joe (unregistered)
Aaarrrggghhh!!! You Android fanbois are the worst!? Here you are threatening to leave to go to Engadget!?!? Go ahead and take a look because it's the EXACT same thing on every tech site. A bunch of crybabies screaming that "this crappy website is so obviously biased towards everything Apple! Wah!!!"
And do you know what gets on my nerves the most? That the same idiots that scream about how stupid we are for being in the walled garden, are the same ones that post the following on these threads...
"I don't have access to Netflix for my Asus Transformer?"'
"Why is there still no Netflix on Honeycomb?"
"I'm still noticing significant lag in 2.3.3"
"When is the UK getting 3.1"
"In EU Xoom still has not received 3.1 update."
"You need to have a locked bootloader/stock for this to work."
"Can't get it to install on Wi-Fi xoom running 3.1 unrooted."
"Just root and all of your problems are solved."
"Shut-up, you've been saying that since January."
"Come-on (Motorola, LG, Samsung, etc.), where's my update!!!"
Wow. You guys make it so tempting to jump ship. But hey, at least you've got your options right? It's great to have the option of having a buggy experience on so many different handsets and carriers. And please don't tell me how your phone/tablet/android gadget is completely bug and trouble-free. I'm happy for you. Just stop complaining so much about those that don't agree with you that everything Android is superior to anything else that's out there. You scream how important options are but you can't stand when I take my 'options' and choose something that's not Android.
63. wumberpeb (Posts: 453; Member since: 14 Mar 2011)
Good lord, stop complaining about "fandroids" and go back to your Apple forums. Its easy to handpick a clearly whiny, and therefore awful example, of an Android user such as Synack who cant believe a review that clashes with their own opinions of a given product...the iPad has its perks, as does the Galaxy Tab.
I'll agree that the review seemed to lead on that the Samsung would appear to win, but if they call it a draw in the end then I'm guessing the iPad evened out with the intangibles. Whatever the reason, if you're complaining that the reviews are biased based only on the final outcome, and then you spend 5-10 minutes telling everyone that you're gunna leave, then the entire charade is posted for the purpose of drawing attention...like a 5 year old. This example, unregistered Joe, is unfortunately NOT the Android majority.
For every example you gave as a common complaint in Android forums, I've got an iDrone claiming their iPad saved their life and folded the laundry at the same time
68. nbannis (Posts: 13; Member since: 17 Dec 2010)
You have no sense at all! The whole point is phonearena loves to write biased reviews towards apple. Thats the point. Why did you have to go into all that anyway?
7. ssk (unregistered)
Hey people.
I've seen many people call this website as the iphonearena and i just thought they were exaggerating, but now i think its true this really is iphonearena only!
8. anonymus (unregistered)
Hey man,
Sorry but i think it would better go as the Applearena!
9. ryq (unregistered)
wow! a lot of very emotional angry people are responding to this article! roly is right! its just a tablet.
10. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
wow you android fans make me laugh... first was the Zoom was better then the ipad but now months after its released nobody even considers them anymore.. now almost moths after thet ipad2 is released is being compared to a barely released product like the galaxy tab...it only shows that Apple are ahead of their time because they relased a tablet almost a year ago. multiples tablets have been released after but Sammy takes after the ipad... hmmmm.. weather if it looses or not. the comparison clearly states that it depends on what u want.. so android fan shut up and sit down... and get up once another android tablet comes out saying is the messiah of tablets..
16. lulz (unregistered)
24. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you do realize this was an ipad2,not an ipad1 right? lol. and we arent comparing sales numbers, we are comparing features and functions.
and yea, the xoom won, the gslate won, and the samsung tablet sure as hell wins too. Honeycomb in general kicks iOS's tablet booty.
if that translates to sales numbers or not is a different question. sales dont always mean the best device.
66. srx82 (unregistered)
I'm a Xoom owner, and I love it, and it's still relevant. Would keep it over an iPad 2 ANY day....
11. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Great review, especially the video. Points out pros and cons of each device with no bias. Really, you know if you're an Apple fan you'll choose the iPad 2, if you're an Android fan, you'll choose the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But good to see you won't go wrong selecting either one.
12. box (unregistered)
Serious question about tablet-apps: the Honeycomb tablets, are they able to download non-tablet apps, in essence, have access to the entire Android Market (or other non-market app stores)? I have a Viewsonic gTablet, and I'm able to download and install whatever Android app I want, so I have the same apps on my G2 as I do on my gTablet, but they're so much better on the gTab since its screen is 10.1" (Angry Birds is one of my favorite examples of a app better on a tab then a phone). Are the Honeycomb tablets able to do this? Also, is the iPad able to download any apple app store app just like its smaller self, the iPod/Phone, or can it only download the Pad versions? I only ever read about "tablet-optimized" apps in these reviews, and while that is useful info, it'd be more or less irrelevant if the hundreds of thousands of other apps are available, just not "optimized"
34. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Can't answer your question, but I have the iPhone 4. I find it kind of annoying when an app doesn't support the "Retina" display. There aren't very many that don't support Retina, but they do look jaggy and truly better on the 3GS/3G (kind of like viewing 480i content on an HDTV vs SDTV). They aren't to the point of unusable, but if there is an alternate app, I will use the one that supports Retina.
I think you would feel the same way once you find an "optimized" app vs non.
55. DigitalBoy05 (Posts: 272; Member since: 04 Jun 2011)
To answer your question If the app wasnt originally made for either honeycomb or iOS it will still be available to download in the marketplace / appstore, however its not a gaurentee that the downloaded app will have the same pleasurable experience as when viewing it on a phone. If the app isnt designed for tablets then chances are the app will not take up the whole screen of your device. iPad has a built in function to zoom in on the app so it will take up the whole screen but often times that can leave a jagged pixely image. As far as honeycomb goes I'm not entirely sure if it offers that same feature out of the box or if its a 3rd party app / plugin which could enable that.
13. jimeco (unregistered)
honeycomb apps 90.000 ....keep talking
14. jimeco (unregistered)
*ipad apps 90.000 , honeycomb apps
15. Florian (unregistered)
You can use iphone apps on your ipad, but it doesn't look that great ( you just double it in size) but, there are more than enough ipad-optimized apps in the appstore( around 60.000), so you don't have to use those blown-up iphone apps.
And for the honeycomb tabs, yes you can use normal android apps, but i cannot say more about it.
19. Alex (unregistered)
Reading this review, ive come to realize that according to this website, if its not apple, its not worth it. How unrealistic is that? Everything they compare in the video, whether it be screen resolution, or volume rockers, the unimportant yellowness of the white part of google's web page, always seems to be in favor of the apple product. They never seem to mention that the "not even noticeable" screen lag on the galaxy tab could be due in part to the extreme customization of the home screen. Something different than the dumb sqaures of the ipad? The plastic feel of the galaxy tab is PA digging for something to condemn. I guess the giant ipod will always be better.
20. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
why does a product have to better then the other...?? they are similar products for diferent kinds of shoppers ..enough with this nonsense.. i am a average shopper and dont know much about hardware or other specs. and most of the consumer dont so fighting for whiom has better especs... most people dont care...i dont.. i just a tablet that can take me places...and is a a flexible price
21. bucky (Posts: 3759; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Lol I didnt even read the review. I knew what the result would be. I just want to see you over emotional nerds bitch and complain.
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Today I want to share with you my latest illustration for the children's book which my friend and I are collaborating on - him as the writer me as the illustrator (obviously).
I've been working on this one for a while as i've had a lot of distractions recently, such as producing the invitation for our wedding and other stuff which has meant like the previous image (blogged about here) its taken me a long time to complete.
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Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, is due to announce his decision on the issue after Easter, following an earlier conclusion by external advisers that the use of chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioural research is, with a few exceptions, "unnecessary".
Advocates for primate experimentation reply that scaling it back would impede progress in developing better treatments for diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people, such as hepatitis. They also argue it would slow down the creation of "wonder drugs" against auto-immune disorders and some cancers.
But Dr Collins is expected to back a recommendation to retire all but 50 of the 360 chimpanzees currently owned by the NIH, the US government's medical research agency, and require future research to meet rigorous new criteria before further funding can be approved. Living standards for those that remain would also have to be improved.
A separate group of 111 chimpanzees is already being transferred out of the government's New Iberia Research Centre in Louisiana to Chimp Haven, the only national sanctuary for federally-owned primates, following a decision by the NIH last year to retire them.
"We are just thrilled that the scientific community is recognising the facts and giving these chimps the opportunity to live out their lives in a pretty swell environment," said Karen Allen, spokeswoman for Chimp Haven, also located in Louisiana.
New arrivals include animals formerly used in Aids and hepatitis research. Staff describe watching the latest shipment of retirees, with names including Tobias, Sabrina and Tinkerbell, standing on tiptoe to stare through the windows on the truck that transported them from the laboratory to capture "priceless" glimpses of the sky.
"Our hope is that they will ultimately joined by more that can leave behind these laboratories and enjoy the relative freedom that can be provided in these special habitats," said Ms Allen.
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The Texas Biomedical Research Institute, in San Antonio, houses 91 chimpanzees that are maintained but not owned by the federal government, leaving their future uncertain. Chimpanzee-based work has already enabled major advances in addressing health problems, leading to the formulation of vaccines against hepatitis A and B, and polio, and drug treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease and various leukaemias.
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Some people don't use soap. Other people eschew alarm clocks or cooking utensils. Over on the Obesity Panacea blog, Peter Janiszewski recently decided to give up the 21st century sedentary lifestyle.
That may not seem like a big deal, especially to those of us who exercise regularly, enjoy going for walks, and are, generally, not complete couch-potatoes. But, Janiszewski, who has a PhD in clinical exercise physiology, says that recent research is showing that even someone who visits the gym every day can still be living a sedentary life, especially if their job requires them to sit at a desk for hours every day. If you spend most of the day seated, he says, you could still end up with some negative health impacts, even if you do exercise in the morning. That describes me pretty well. And it described Janiszewski, too.
What did I do?
Essentially, I decided (completely arbitrarily) that I would do mini exercise breaks throughout my workday, with the daily goal of reaching 450 repetitions of whatever random movement popped into my head at each break.
When I first started - some 3 weeks ago now, I would do 3 different exercises per break for 30 repetitions per exercise. I would thus need to have 5 mini exercise breaks throughout the day to get to 450 total repetitions.
My 'equipment' consists of a floor mat, a 10lb medicine ball, 2 10 L plastic water jugs, stairs, and a lot of randomness. If nothing else, this new approach has certainly made me more creative with my exercises. My only rule thus far is that I never do the same exercise more than once on a given day - which means I need at least 15 different exercises. Also, I try and balance with a 1:1:1 ratio exercises that focus on upperbody: core: lower body, though I aim for full-body movements when possible.
Janiszewski hasn't been at this experiment for very long, but he says he'll be posting updates. In the meantime, you can read the five-part series his blogging partner Travis Saunders wrote about the health impacts of sedentary lifestyles:
•Part 1: Not just the lack of physical activity
•Part 2: Can sitting too much kill you?
•Part 3: The importance of interruptions in sedentary time
•Part 4: How does sitting increase health risk?
•Part 5: Future directions
Mark also recently posted about a different article Travis Saunders wrote on this same subject.
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Hey Guys,
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, Can't believe tomorrow is Monday already aah!
I'm super happy tho because I got Monday off work YAY I shall be spending it filming a makeup tutorial..... Talk about dedication hehe!
Anyways....... Today's post is outfit idea's for work as you figured out from the title. I know I know everyone has different policies etc etc but these are just basic looks, you can play around with these to suit your company and body shape.
Your Aim in any job is to look well- groomed, feminine and professional.
Your outfit should also reflect what you do.
If your in a job that wears all black that's ok..... Add different textures eg lace, print or add a pretty scarf to your neck or hair, accessorize or add a pop of colour on your nails, shoes or makeup.
ahem... but not all at once ha!
So let's get started.....
P.S I haven't uploaded the video yet so you guys get a first look, I will link video when it's live :)
Pencil skirts (Forever21) are a must have in every girls wardrobe. I know you business ladies are prob so sick of them but lets face it, they are super flattering and classy mix it up a little tho add a colourful blouse, pattern or different texture to your top half, I'm loving this blouse from Oasis very spring/summer and the stripes are quite small so they don't make you appear bigger like some stripes can. I finished off the look with a statement chain (Primark), tote black and heels that are not too high... wear wedges, pumps or kitten heels if that's what your comfortable in.
Yes it may be your usual boring black and white look but monochrome is totally on trend at the moment.
So work it girl!!!!
Add a pop of colour to mix it up red is still very professional and classy,
Wear a chiffon blouse with some detailing on the neck, a statement chain will also work if you don't want to add a pop of colour on your feet go for a purple or burgundy blouse LUSH!!
(Blouse and shoes both Primark)
Here I went for a cream blouse but It's got really cool cut outs on the sleeve which A. covers your arms and keeps you warm and B. Is also is very slimming.
I personally hate my arms but I'm working on them :)
I went for a shorter skirt just for a change and wore black 120 tights, I didn't want them to be see through at work and lastly added ankle boots for a edgy look. If you have a black peplum style skirt it would be so flattering with this blouse. I know warehouse had a lovely version.
For the last look I took a boring old black pants and rolled up the ends for a cute feminine look
Yes I did wear a work shirt but I make it awesome by adding a blazer and a tan or leopard print belt :)
Love Always
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text: Technical Article Web 2.0: Driving Adoption of Firefox? Updated 01-Apr-2008•Originally posted on 01-Apr-2008 by Lori MacVittie F5 article acceleration application acceleration application delivery availability firefox performance us web 2.0 web acceleration Matt Asay has an interesting post regarding the adoption of Firefox in the enterprise. According to a recent Forrester study, Firefox has garnered an 18% market share in that space in the US with an even larger share in Europe. Matt postulates that one of the drivers for adoption of Firefox is better performance. While he cites an evaluation of improved memory consumption as evidence of better performance, I'm willing to assert that it goes beyond simply memory consumption and into the realm of rendering speed and time to retrieve content. For example, modern browsers render content as it is retrieved, known as progressive rendering, except in the case of Internet Explorer and table objects. IE will wait for the entire table object to be retrieved before rendering it to the page, which can cause IE to appear to be "slow" when opening a web page. Unfortunately - at least it's unfortunate to the many nearly rabid supporters of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) as the primary mechanism for specifying the layout of a page - a large number of sites today still use table objects to position content. These means that because of the limitations imposed by IE on rendering and table objects that a proponderous of sites available are going to appear to load more slowly in IE than they will when viewed in Firefox. There's something more, though, hidden beneath the covers that, when paired with the Web 2.0 paradigm, may be driving adoption of Firefox as well. This "something" is the limitations imposed on the number of connections that can opened to any given host. Internet Explorer restricts browsers from opening more than 2 connections per host, while Firefox is more relaxed - allowing up to 8 connections per host. Furthermore, while increasing this limitation in both browsers is possible it is more difficult to do so for IE than it is for Firefox. The former requires a registry entry change while the latter requires simply a modification of a text-based configuration file. The Web 2.0 Connection So what does this have to do with Web 2.0? After all, enterprise use of Firefox would more likely be driven by some need inside the enterprise - not outside. And it certainly isn't Facebook or MySpace or LinkedIn that's driving adoption by enterprise users. Some of the earliest adopters of Web 2.0 technology in terms of connectivity and interactivity were packaged application vendors such as those offering CRM (Customer Relationship Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and BI (Business Intelligence) suites. These companies saw the benefits of web-based interfaces long before it became "standard" practice, and with the advent of technologies like AJAX and ASP.NET they quickly moved to utilize such programmatic techniques in order to maintain their competitive edge and provide users with a more interactive application, i.e. more desktop like. But with those changes came challenges, mostly in the form of performance due to an increase in the number of requests being generated by said applications. And as Web 2.0 and its enabling technologies continued to gain adoption, so too have packaged application vendors continued to expand upon them to improve their applications - often at the price of generating more connections as well as requests. With the limitations imposed on the browser by IE, this increase in requests by the browser can cause a backlog that results in increased delay as all requests are attempting to use just 2 connections while Firefox users see less of an imposed delay because by default it allows up to 8 connections per host. Now I'm not suggesting that users are flocking to Firefox because they understand the technical limitations and inner workings of applications and Web 2.0 technologies. But if they've compared the performance of one of these applications running in Firefox versus running in IE, well, it's likely they've figured out that Firefox probably works a bit faster than IE. And when it comes to web-based applications everyone wants two things: for the application to work, and for the application to be fast. As Matt suggests, word of mouth does the rest. If one employee mentions that Application A runs faster in Firefox, it's likely others will hear about it and subsequently download - and use - FIrefox. And because they don't really understand - or care - why Firefox is faster, they'll likely try it at home and tell their friends about their discovery. All because a little Web 2.0 snuck into the enterprise before it even had a name. For information on how F5 can solve this problem, check out this whitepaper or read more about BIG-IP WebAccelerator's MultiConnect feature. Imbibing: Water Technorati tags: MacVittie, Web 2.0, application delivery, application acceleration, web acceleration, Firefox, IE 0 Ratings Log in to rate this content Print Download Share


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Welcome to my blog! I hope you will find something here to whet your crafting appetite! So please have a look at my artwork and leave a comment. I love to read them! Have a great day and God bless..
Hi Janet -- I had trouble with this color combination too. I love your "plaid" idea! What a great way to use a variety of colors all in one creation -- I'm going to give it a try!ReplyDelete
I struggled with this colour combo as well. LOL. I think your card looks great! The colours are vibrant and you've wove them in together perfectly. I love the little pop of bling! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for your kind comments ladies! I am glad I was not the only one having a problem with these colours! :-)ReplyDelete
Great card. Love the basket weave.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card! I wasn't sure about the colours at first, but I actually really like them together now. I love the paper weaving look, so much texture and interest.ReplyDelete
I really like your idea. I was good with the colors except the green. Thats why i sanded mine. It looked better muted.ReplyDelete
Cute card!! Love the plaid look. :)ReplyDelete
Wow - I love your card, especially the woven pattern - thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
it is great! i loved the color combo, i think the only thing this needed was a bit of neutral color in there to help balance it out, but you have to admit...this is pretty cool idea with the plaid.ReplyDelete
WOW! WOW! WOW! From the look of the card it doesn't look like you had any problem with these colors!!! What a unique way to present the colors and the work planning out the actual weaving of the plaid - You nailed this one!ReplyDelete


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Unfold Potential/Legacy Labyrinth
Tree of Life Walks
Be The Tree
Dream Bigger, Create Legacy
Legacy Leaders
Survive & Thrive as a Caregiver
You're Invited
Experiences that challenge and inspire you, offering new approaches
to learning and living. The Legacy Center's onsite personal and professional development experiences allow you to relax, renew, and reperspective – all in a small-group setting, surrounded by a one-of-a-kind natural landscape.
The Legacy Center is a place for reflecting, creating, and connecting with yourself, others, and nature. We bring together a big-picture perspective, drawing on the best ideas of today's top thinkers, with the inspiration nature at its best can nurture.
The Legacy Project's work at the Legacy Center builds on and enhances the education children receive in school, and provides personal and professional development opportunities for adults. New approaches to lifelong learning that look
at the big picture foster more real, lasting solutions – and more hope. Learning is the means through which we fulfill our greatest hopes and personal potential, make connections and contributions to our families and communities, and leave a meaningful legacy for generations to come.
The Legacy Center offers custom, interactive learning experiences for
all ages – children, teens, adults, and elders. Individuals, couples, families, and small groups are welcome.
Unfold Your Potential, the Dream Bigger, Create Legacy workshop as part of YOU 177, and Legacy Leaders are our main onsite programs, in addition to our un-caregiving workshop. You can also schedule a visit to experience the transformative Legacy Labyrinth, take a thought-provoking guided Tree of Life Walk, develop your creativity through Be The Tree, or tour the trans/multi-generational design features of the building.
The Legacy Center is located just north of Toronto, Canada, a 40-minute drive from both the downtown core and the airport. For those travelling from out of town, we have special accommodation rates available with a local hotel. For half-day and full-day workshops at the Legacy Center, a gourmet lunch featuring local foods is included.
Find out more about learning experiences at the Legacy Center:
Unfold Your Potential… Featuring the Legacy Labyrinth
Tree of Life Walks
Be The Tree
Dream Bigger, Create Legacy
Legacy Leaders
Un-Caregiving: How to Survive & Thrive as a Caregiver
Unfold Your Potential…
Featuring the Legacy Labyrinth
You have 30,000 days or so walking this planet. How are you going to Unfold Your Potential?
Maybe you're looking for the inspiration that can come from nature. Maybe you want to reenergize your work or family life. Maybe you've set a new goal. Maybe you're facing a life challenge, like an illness. Or maybe you're asking some questions about your life and how you're living it.
That wonderful word "maybe" is full of potential – and that's the potential we help you fulfill at the Legacy Center.
Unfold Your Potential, drawing on research in the natural and social sciences, helps you create, connect, change – your life in the context of the people and world around you. It features the Legacy Labyrinth. Walking the Legacy Labyrinth, the only one of its kind in the world, is transformative. It offers an opportunity for reflection and insight, and a deeper connection to yourself and nature.
Labyrinths have
a long history, dating back to ancient times. There are labyrinths in cultures throughout the world.
They are a
symbol related to wholeness.
People often confuse a labyrinth with a maze. A maze has misleading paths and dead ends; you need to find your way through it. A maze creates chaos. A labyrinth, on the other hand, orders chaos. It has one well-defined path that eventually leads to the center and then back out again (symbolizing a journey to our own personal center and then back out into the world again, connecting both self and the world). The path is not visible or predictable, reflecting the journey of life. We know there is an end, but we don't know what we'll find on the path along the way.
Walking a labyrinth, particularly one as distinctive as the Legacy Labyrinth, is a unique experience for each person. Children tend to run and jump through the labyrinth, with a sense of discovery and joy. Adults generally walk the labyrinth more contemplatively. The Legacy Labyrinth includes contemplation stops along the path.
Research shows walking a labyrinth enhances right brain activity, and can prompt both physiological and spiritual transformation. You can walk a labyrinth for relaxation, to explore specific answers to challenges in your life, or simply to open your mind and senses.
The Legacy Labyrinth at the Legacy Center is a unique, custom design that incorporates two elements. The first element is the Classical Seven Circuit labyrinth pattern. As shown, you enter through the single opening at the bottom and then walk the paths or circuits. The goal is in the center of the labyrinth. When you reach it, you've gone half the distance. You then need to turn around and walk back out. This classical pattern connotes a seed and also the human brain, both of which speak to the Legacy Center's site and goals.
The second element in the Legacy Labyrinth
is that it incorporates the classical labyrinth pattern into the general shape of the stylized letter "g" in the Legacy Project logo, which symbolizes a winding path, question mark, and tree root. The whole idea behind the logo is that each of us is on the journey of life. We simultaneously must remain rooted while walking a path along which we ask questions and make choices; the answers we discover and the choices we make determine our life as we live it. As we walk our path, we leave a trail behind us for others to follow. Our legacy, therefore, is both ahead of us and behind us.
The Legacy Project is very much about helping young and old make their life mean something. The labyrinth helps visitors explore their meaning in a way that reenergizes you and lifts your body, mind, and spirit.
The Legacy Labyrinth is in a secluded area of the 15-acre Legacy Center site. Towering trees, including a White Pine that's over 100 years old, shelter the labyrinth. A gentle natural rise in the land to the side of the Legacy Labyrinth affords a lovely view of the design of the entire labyrinth. It also creates a natural amphitheater ideal for discussions and workshops.
Unfold Your Potential is led by Legacy Project Co-Founder Susan V. Bosak, MA. Susan is an educator, researcher, bestselling author and popular speaker. She offers ideas and insights that enlighten and entertain, move and motivate.
The Unfold Your Potential experiences draw on the Legacy Project's three banner programs: LifeDreams (developing your personal potential to create your life); Across Generations (your connections with others, particularly between generations); and Our World (how you can learn from the natural world and positively change your community).
Come create, connect, change with us. There are three Unfold Your Potential
options from which you can choose…
2-Hour Guided Legacy Labyrinth Walk: A personalized outdoor labyrinth experience that includes an introduction to some of the fascinating trees in the 15-acre Legacy Center arboretum, each with its own story. $85/person.
Half Day: Includes an opportunity to interact with Susan one-on-one, and a light gourmet lunch. $145/person, in a scheduled group workshop.
Full Day: A multilayered learning experience that includes both interactive activities and self-reflection, with a light gourmet lunch. $220/person, in a scheduled group workshop. Custom workshop for an individual, tailored to your personal or professional development, is $1,200.
For more information about Unfold Your Potential and to schedule your visit to the Legacy Labyrinth, e-mail or call
Tree of Life Walks
Where do you think it's best to plant a young tree? Ecologists tell us that a young tree grows better when it's planted in an area with older trees. The reason, it seems, is that the roots of the young tree are able to follow the pathways created by former trees and implant themselves more deeply. Over time, the roots of many trees may actually graft themselves to one another, creating an intricate, interdependent foundation hidden under the ground. In this way, stronger trees share resources with weaker ones so that the whole forest becomes healthier. That's legacy: an interconnection across time, with a responsibility to both those who have come before us and those who come after us.
A guided Tree of Life Walk through the 15-acre Legacy Center arboretum connects you with nature, time, and ultimately yourself. A shaft of sunlight beams through the towering trees. The calls of birds echo as leaves rustle in the wind. You gain calm and clarity as you walk the site. Each tree tells a story. You learn how to listen to the stories the trees tell, and use those stories to gain insights into your own life.
The arboretum is a place for exploration and discovery. You'll understand trees in a whole new way, including how to care for your own trees. While some areas of the arboretum are groomed, others are natural. And the more you look, the more you see. The microcosm of the arboretum is filled with natural delights, from wildflowers to mushrooms to wild berries.
A guided Tree of Life Walk through the Legacy Center arboretum (2 hours), led by educator Susan V. Bosak and recreational arborist Brian Puppa, is $85/person. For more information and to schedule your Tree of Life Walk, e-mail or call 1-800-772-7765.
Be The Tree
In our hectic, over-scheduled world, sometimes the most difficult challenge is simply to enjoy the moment you're in. The Be The Tree experience at the Legacy Center is a chance to relax and connect with nature, and also learn how to enjoy the moment.
a creative expression experience appropriate for children and teens, and also fun for adults.
We start by taking you on a quick tour through the Legacy Center arboretum to introduce you to some of the fascinating trees. Each has its own story and history. Which trees are you drawn to? Why? How do they make you feel?
Then, you choose a tree on the site that "speaks" to you. You can choose a tree based on how it
looks, its symbolism, or its personal meaning to you. The idea is to become or engage with that tree in some expressive way.
We give you a mime lesson on using your face and body to make shapes and express emotions. Mime is one of the oldest art forms and represents the peak of human performance and statement.
It's time to Be The Tree! We'll take several photos that will become keepsakes for you from the experience.
This is a unique way to learn about the natural world and trees, and an interesting way to learn more about yourself. Can you let go and enjoy the moment? When you do, you'll start seeing and feeling the world around you in a whole new way.
Check out more photos from Be The Tree experiences in the Legacy Center arboretum.
The Be The Tree creative expression experience is for individuals and families, children and adults. Be The Tree (2 hours) is $95/person. For more information and to schedule your Be The Tree experience, e-mail or call
Dream Bigger, Create Legacy
Instead of talking about "growing up" and "growing older," Legacy Project Co-Founder Susan V. Bosak helps people grow into yourself – no matter what age you are. The more years we're alive, the more we become ourselves.
Who are you and what matters to you? Are you making the most of who you are? You have your own dreams (you're never too young or too old to dream!), and you have the power to turn those dreams into a positive legacy.
Sometimes people are hesitant or too modest to think about their legacy, or they feel there's time to think about it "later." But the power of legacy is the single biggest gift each of us can use throughout our lives to better our own life, our family, and our community. You can take action to create an amazing living legacy that enriches who you are and what you're about. They say that we spend the first part of our lives looking for security, and the second part of our lives looking for significance. We believe people of all ages need meaning as much as they need air. We all want our lives, what we learn, and what we do to mean something.
This workshop is part of the YOU 177 global initiative, which stands for YOU in 1 World we all care for and share with 7 Generations and 7 Billion People. Based on more than a decade of real-world research, the YOU 177 call to action is: Dream Bigger, Create Legacy.
Susan will guide you through a
thought-provoking personal exploration and learning process that will help you take who you are and make it bigger and better.
Here's what you'll learn in this 1-day inspiring, interactive workshop in the beautiful 15-acre Legacy Center arboretum:
How you understand and experience time, and how that affects the way you live your life. You'll be empowered as you discover how to make time work FOR you and tap into the metaperspective of Big Time to break through boundaries that limit you.
How to turn knowledge into wisdom and teach your mind to "travel time" more often so that you make better life choices and decisions. The main life-orienting question in childhood is, "what should I know?" The question as a young adult is, "how should I use what I know." As an older adult, the question becomes, "why should I know?"
Using the award-winning book Dream as a rich life map, Susan will decode the symbolism and meanings in the story, and apply them to your life story using photos and examples from different stages in your life (we ask you to prepare these before the workshop and bring them with you). What's your story? Just like your fingerprints, your story is unique, whoever you are – you might be younger or older, a student in school or a student of life, a teacher or a lifelong learner, a parent or a grandparent. What has helped shape your story? How does your story relate to the stories of others and of the world? The more you explore your life story, the easier it is to identify those parts that really matter and give you pyschosocial meaning.
What are the themes that emerge in your life story? What metaphors do you use consciously or unconsciously to make sense of life and the world? How can you capture more of your life story and share it with others and the world, maybe even change the world? Based on research, we discuss the top regret people have as they face their own passing: why didn't I have the courage to live a life true to myself rather than the life others expected of me?"
In the words of John Muir, "the clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness." You'll have an opportunity to listen to the whispers of the trees in the Legacy Center arboretum as Susan guides you through a Wisdom Walk ending with the Legacy Labyrinth, which itself is a metaphor for the journey of life we all take.
As your mind discovers and focuses on new thoughts and ideas, you'll then explore what your legacy project might look like. Susan discusses the three key dimensions of a legacy project – North Star Worth, Intergenerativity, and Eco-Connection, which call on your intellect, empathy, and creativity. A high-energy, fun brainstorming wrap-up, with examples from around the world and group contributions, will have you emerge with plenty of ideas.
Ultimately, a legacy project reframes and expands what matters to you to make it count now and for generations far into the future for a world that's more meaningful, equitable, and sustainable. YOU 177 has been developed to spark a cumulative global transformation to a metaperspective of bigger, better, longer-term thinking and acting. Wouldn't you like to be a part of transforming the world?
Legacy projects are as varied, creative, exciting, and powerful as the 7 billion people walking this planet. Just think what 7 billion people can do! Just think what YOU can do – that's why we're calling it YOU 177.
So, are you ready to Dream Bigger and Create Legacy?
This workshop is available onsite at the Legacy Center and can also be done off-site for groups across the country. It can be customized to any age. When offered at the Legacy Center as a personalized experience for one person, the 1-day custom workshop with lunch and materials is $1,200. We're currently doing testing of this workshop, offering it for $185/person in a small group with a light lunch, all materials (including an autographed copy of the Dream book), and access to the 15-acre Legacy Center arboretum. For more information, e-mail or call
Legacy Leaders
The world changes all the time – sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But real transformation is something different. In the words of Mark Twain, it's the difference between a lightning bug and lightning. Politicians can't do it. Business people can't do it. All the experts out there can't do it. Only YOU can do it. That's how big transformational change happens – always has, always will.
Are you a Legacy Leader, someone interested in rippling out the power of the legacy concept in your community?
Our Legacy Leaders training is part of
the YOU 177 global initiative. Based on more than a decade of real-world research, the YOU 177 call to action is Dream Bigger, Create Legacy.
We'll train you in the multidimensional LegacyCubed concept, and how to help others explore and define their own life story in the context of creating a living legacy at the levels of personal potential, relationships, and community impact.
As a Legacy Leader, we'll show you how to do legacy work with students in school, families – parents and grandparents, community groups, and organizations. You can even be a local leader to involve your entire city as a YOU 177 Innovator City.
You'll be part of a global movement that builds bigger, better, longer-term thinking and acting – for the ultimate goal of more inspired lives, stronger communities, and a sustainable world. YOU 177 challenges all ages to transform the world, to create a powerful living legacy. It's all about the meaning and connection in your own life – in the context of the world around you, this moment in history, and a hopeful future.
Legacy Leaders training runs over 2 days at the Legacy Center, at a cost of $1,950/person, which includes light lunches. An annual fee of $295 gives you ongoing support, access to legacy resources, and the ability to use the YOU 177 Legacy Leader designation and the YOU 177 logo and branding. For more information, e-mail or call
How to
Survive & Thrive
as a Caregiver
As more people live longer, there are greater needs for professional caregivers to help families deal with physical or cognitive limitations. At the same time, more family members are being called upon to serve as caregivers. Caregiving is an increasingly important intergenerational challenge.
The opportunity
to take care of and give back to someone – particularly someone you love like a parent or grandparent, a life partner, or a brother or sister – is a gift. All too often, though, it can also become a heavy burden. Many caregivers experience so much stress that they become physically and emotionally exhausted, are forced to give up their job and lose their friends, and ultimately sacrifice their health and financial security. When you're taking care of someone, someone also needs to take care of you.
From studies of caregivers over the last thirty years, the Rosalynn Carter Institute estimates that about a third of family caregivers decline in health and well-being and age prematurely. Another third adapt to the stresses with varying degrees of success. Many do learn new skills and become more empowered in all areas of their lives. And another third say their lives have been significantly enriched. The How to Survive & Thrive as a Caregiver workshop is about becoming part of that second or third group.
Based on a decade of research, the Legacy Project has developed an "un-caregiving" model for both professional and family caregivers that addresses psychosocial needs in a profound new way. It makes the caregiver experience more effective, more empowering, and more life-affirming for both the caregiver and the person needing assistance. It's about caregiving that speaks to the heart.
Un-caregiving is based on seven fundamental principles, including elders as Time Teachers rather than simply dependents; moving away from a medical system to an extended "family" circle of care with a trio core; viewing dementia as an accessible shifted reality; the empathic compensatory brain; and the primacy of connection and meaning.
Our half-day and day-long un-caregiving workshops are customized to the participants, depending on whether you are a family caregiver or a professional caregiver. We cover practical "how to" topics in the context of insights on how to meet your emotional needs while meeting the needs of the person who needs assistance.
The workshop is led by educator, bestselling author, and Legacy Project Co-Founder Susan V. Bosak. When Susan's father had a severe stroke in 2009, the professional suddenly became very personal for her. She had to make a decision about how to care for him, as well as her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007. Susan has worked in the field of aging and intergenerational relationships for many years. She made the life-changing decision to move her parents into her home and become their primary caregiver. This personal experience has brought a rich new dimension to her professional work (read Susan's article Rethinking Eldercare).
Susan shares her personal and professional insights with warmth, humor, and inspiration. Topics covered in workshops can include:
Setting up an environment that works for everyone. You'll get a tour of the trans/multi-generational design features at the Legacy Center.
How to do the "practical stuff" WITH respect and dignity.
Changing your relationship with time for more effective planning and more enjoyable living.
Communication strategies for dealing with stressful care situations, particularly with people who have Alzheimer's and other dementias.
Meaningful activities for older adults who may be facing physical, cognitive, and other limitations.
Participants will also have an opportunity to walk the Legacy Labyrinth as a way to "recharge your batteries" and understand the learning principles in a dynamic, memorable way. Walking a labyrinth – which, unlike a maze, is a single, defined path – offers an opportunity for reflection, peace, and connection with nature. As Gail Sheehy describes in her book Passages in Caregiving, a caregiver's journey is very much like walking a labyrinth: at times you feel like you're going in circles, but there is a way in and a way out, and you can be enriched by the journey.
Un-caregiving workshops are $145/person for a half-day and $220/person for a full day (includes a light gourmet lunch) in a scheduled workshop; discounts are available for groups. For more information, e-mail or call
You're Invited
A visit to the Legacy Center is an experience you'll draw on for strength
and inspiration when you need it. In a busy, stressful world, the Legacy Center is a retreat that allows you to relax, renew, and reperspective.
In addition to the experiences listed above, the Legacy Center offers custom workshops and learning experiences for
children, teens, adults, and elders. Contact us for more information at
Get involved with the Legacy Project to support the Legacy Center's educational work onsite and online. For updates on the Legacy Center, sign up for our e-newsletter.


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Made in beautiful shiny satin, the top features a traditional large sailor collar, that folds at the front, and sits fully over the shoulders, which is trimmed with satin stripes. Cute semi-fitted short sleeves, with contrasting satin stripes at the hem of the cuff.
The sleeves are available both short or full-length, to cover your arms.
The optional satin over-sized hanging Bow Schu-Schu neck-tie (sold separately) is held under the collar with clasps.
The amazing matching Satin Pleated Party Skirt has deep folded pleats, with a side strong zip, and clasp on the waistband.
Please NOTE: This is for the blouse only - the hanging necktie (Cosplay Schu-Schu Neck-tie), and the skirt (Satin Pleated Party Skirt) are available separately.
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