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November 1, 2017, 11:30AM - 1:00PM, Room 620A
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Systrarna är en skulptur i Ekebergsmarmor av Nils Sjögren på Mosebacke torg i Stockholm.

Systrarna föreställer två unga kvinnor som står i klassicistiska poser med ryggen mot varandra. Den ena står med öppen blick och har en kruka i famnen, vilken lätt lutar mot höften, den andra står ljuvt leende med händerna bakom huvudet. Sjögren har använt detta motiv endast i denna staty; däremot finns flera statyer av en enskild kvinna som står i en liknande pose som den längre av kvinnorna (skulpturen Sommar eller Efter badet) i två varianter i Göteborg, Gävle, Stockholm och Linköping.

Systrarna är en skulptur som kommissionerats av Stockholms stad och som Nils Sjögren börjat arbeta på 1935. Den tog konstnären tio år att färdigställa. Tanken var från början att den skulle föreställa kärleksgudinnan Venus. Istället kom Sjögren att inspireras av en tragisk händelse som utspelats i Stockholm 1911, och som skildrats i dagstidningar och i ett skillingtryck. Statyn restes 1945.

Två unga kvinnor dränkte sig då tillsammans i Hammarby sjö, en händelse som på sin tid blev mycket omtalad. I en artikel i Dagens Nyheter den 20 november 1911 ges en ledtråd till orsaken: "Det synes mellan dem ha existerat en svärmisk flickvänskap med något överspändt i sig". I tidningen berättas vidare att "de hade bundit samman sina kroppar med sina hattslöjor och fyllt sina väskor med stenar för att av deras tyngd dras ned i djupet - det var häraf tydligt att de båda unga flickorna sökt och funnit döden tillsammans". Mian Lodalen har skrivit en bok som är inspirerad av flickornas öde.

Det är oklart om Nils Sjögren med hänsyn till dåtidens tidsanda har velat tona ned den troliga lesbiska bakgrunden till sitt skulpturmotiv genom att namnge den som Systrarna. I nutid har dock skulpturen kommit att uppmärksammas som en påminnelse av tidigare tiders stora svårigheter för människor att leva i en homosexuell relation. Under senare år har man kunnat se olika installationer med HBT-tema. År 2007 virade Jorun Kugelberg in statyn i tygband för att sedan symboliskt befria kvinnorna, och under några dagar sommaren 2008 hade både kvinnorna försetts med regnbågsfärgat syntetiskt pubeshår.

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 Nättidningen DN På Stan - Mer På Stan uppdaterad 2008-03-31, artikeln Stockholms kön, intervju med arkitekturläraren Katarina Bonnevier av Lisa Boda

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Skulpturer av Nils Sjögren
Skulpturer 1945
Skulpturer på Södermalm
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President Donald Trump said he is considering capital gains and "middle-income" tax cuts to revive the pandemic-stricken economy.
"Were looking at also considering a capital gains tax cut, which will create a lot more jobs," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday.
The presidents remarks come days after he signed a series of executive orders to extend the enhanced jobless benefit, to defer payroll taxes and federal student loan payments, and to prolong an eviction moratorium, after negotiations between congressional and administration representatives on additional COVID-19 aid ground to a halt.
"Looking very seriously at a capital gains tax cut and also at an income tax cut for middle-income families," Trump said, adding, "I think it will be very exciting. A capital gains tax is going to be a lot of people put to work, and it will be a cut in the capital gains tax and also a cut in the middle-income tax."
The impact on the economy of cutting the capital gains tax rate, which is currently 20 percent in the United States, is a matter of debate between economists, with traditional-view models predicting it leads to more capital investment and jobs.
Critics argue it is a windfall for the rich, reduces budgetary inflows, and has little proven impact on capital investment and job creation. Proponents say the benefits of a capital gains tax are widely distributed as many Americans have exposure to equities markets. They also point to evidence showing that when the capital gains tax was cut from 28 percent to 20 percent in 1997, budgetary inflows grew from $62 billion in 1996 to $79 billion in 1997, rising to $89 billion in 1998 and $109 billion in 1999. With regard to driving investment, a recent Princeton University study (pdf) concluded: "Taken together, the findings are consistent with a class of the traditional-view models predicting that lower capital taxes spur equity-financed investment by increasing the marginal returns on investment."
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Parksville, BC – On June 27th, Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch, Variety – The Children's Charity's brand new fundraising event, brought together some of BC's finest chefs in a battle for best brunch. Guests sampled each deliciousvoffering and cast their ballot to declare one chef the Food Fight champ! Close to 300 foodies and their friends enjoyed avgorgeous harbour front view at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Event contenders were the Executive Chefs from LIFT Bar & Grill, MARKET at Shangri-La, O'Doul's Restaurant and Bar,River Rock Casino Resort, YEW Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel and the Cedar Room at Tigh-Na-Mara SeasidevSpa Resort.
Sweet Potato Waffle with Ginger Peach Compote. Now on Tigh-Na-Mara's Breakfast Menu.
After the ballots were cast Tigh-Na-Mara's Chef Eric Edwards was declared the Food Fight Champ! Chef Eric prepared delicious Seared Qualicum Bay Scallop on Warm Nanoose Edibles' Spinach Salad and Sweet Potato Waffle with Ginger Peach Compote. The Waffle is now a featured item on the Cedar Room's Breakfast Menu.
"Tigh-Na-Mara has long been a supporter of Variety, and we are very proud to participate in the inaugural Food Fight for Brunch," says Jenn Houtby-Ferguson Tigh-Na-Mara's Director of Sales & Marketing. "It is a tremendous honour for our team to be the first ever Food Fight Champs!"
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Stage Wine Bar, Victoria. Photo Courtesy Cornichon.
Victoria's Secret Tastes
You can hardly say that Stage, a small plates wine bar in Victoria's Fernwood district, is a secret – still. Not since it earned Eat! Magazine's Reader's Choice award for Best Place for Appies and Drinks in March and was also honorably mentioned for 2009's Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival's Wine List Awards. En Route magazine also named it "one of Canada's best new restaurants."
Tucked away as it is in this Victorian theater district, across the street from Fernwood Inn, which is just down the block from the Fernwood Theater, and you see why Victoria's city dwellers would hanker after a tapas night on the town where you feel like you could be anywhere – Vancouver, San Francisco, Soho, even.
The evening we dined there was early in the week. At 6:30, the wine bar was nearly empty. By 8:00 it was packed. Once the theater-goers walk the couple blocks down the street after their show's end at around 10 p.m., it becomes that much more popular. Seating is augmented by a generous bar area to accommodate overflow.
Stage Wine Bar's exposed brick interior is partly what gives it that urban, hip appeal. It's also the diners who, my guests explained to me, are part of the contingent of young professionals who increasingly live and work in downtown Victoria and surroundings. "It's starting to feel a bit like Vancouver," the twenty-something Victorian explained to me, saying that she and her husband are happy to be living where they are and don't miss "the city" at all.
Of course, it helps when you have hip hang-outs like Stage tapas and wine bar. The evening I stopped in, there were several wine specials written in chalk on a menu board hung by a nail on the brick wall. I ordered a glass of Pinot Noir from Venturi-Schulze.
Choose from a variety of Vancouver Island Varietals at Stage Wine Bar.
Pinot Noir is one of the most grown grapes on Vancouver Island, also known as "Wine Island." The server attempted to dissuade me from my locally produced Pinot by suggesting a Malbec. And while I am a fan of Argentine Malbecs, I felt it was my duty to explore the island's wines while exploring the island. Sometimes "duty" has its rewards. My elegant, medium-bodied Pinot paired well with the local lamb dish I ordered. Oh, and, the "small plates," – by no means large – are most adequately filling. Click Here for Stage's Menu.
Vancouver Island Varietals
There are four basic grape varietals that thrive on Vancouver Island. They are Pinot Noir, the island's most planted red variety, and, notoriously temperamental, also known as the "heartbreak grape"; there is Marechal Foch which is cold-tolerant and yields jammy flavors; there is Ortega, named after the Spanish philosopher, one of the first planted vines on the Island which gives grapes that yield a bright floral aroma and citrus flavors; and there is the ever popular Pinot Gris, also planted extensively in both Alsace and Oregon, that the Island has embraced and developed two distinct styles from, the coppery-hued Oaked Gris and the crisp, light Unoaked Gris.
Vancouver Island also makes a home for Meaderies (two) who make their honey wines from "herds" of bees, Cideries (two), and Breweries (several). In fact, Victoria had a brewery before it had a lighthouse! The Wine Islands have 150 years experience making brews and micro brews.
If you've dropped down into Victoria on a day-trip, then Saanich Peninsula's Wine Route is the most accessible by car and is only about an hour's drive from the city. Some of the wineries to see: Chalet/Muse Winery including their Bistro Muse open Th-Sun; Victoria Spirits, Vancouver Island's first artisan distillery; Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery, British Columbia's first meadery and it boasts an ocean view; Starling Lane Winery, also noteworthy for 19th century charm; Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, organic "hard" cider, open year-round; Malahat Estate Vineyard grows all the Island's main varietals and is the highest vineyard on the island; and Church & State Wines which was the Island's largest winery but has since moved their operations to the Okanagan. It is suggested that you pack a cooler with you to keep your purchases from the wineries from getting too heated as you make your rounds.
Victoria's Secret Tastes – Take Two
The Bengal Room at Victoria's Empress Hotel
Another not so secret Victorian spot is the Bengal Room at the Empress Hotel. Whenever you see a picture of downtown Victoria, invariably it is focused on the Legislative Building and the Empress Hotel, two of Victoria's most recognizable landmarks.
BC Legislative Building
Tucked inside the Empress is the large leather couched, tapestry-walled, tiger-motiffed Bengal Room that transports you immediately into the Victorian Era upon entrance. They do have mint juleps on the menu, with freshly muddled mint, if you're there on a warm, summer afternoon. If you've popped in for a nightcap, try their "Bengal," a hot coffee drink with Kahlua, Grand Marnier and Bailey's (notice the and, not or).
View of Inner Harbor, Downtown Victoria
Breakfast At Victoria's
If you're up in time for breakfast, you'll have a big, tough decision to make. Pancakes with fresh, stewed local berry compote accompanied by organic island turkey sausage is one choice at Aura restaurant. You could also go for their in-house made organic granola – so good guests frequently request if it's available for purchase at the gift shop (not yet).
Aura took its seat in the exquisite Inn at Laurel Point where Chef Brad Horen continues with his "locally-sourced, organic ingredients" philosophy while outdoing himself with his innovative cuisine. Horen blends Japanese and European flavors with local ingredients fresh from Vancouver Island and the west coast. He and Sous-Chef Patrick Gayler both have spots on Culinary Team Canada for the 2011 World Cup in Luxembourg and 2012's World Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany. Horen is active in the Canadian Culinary Federation and was a mentor on the Food Network's Next Great Chef.
The view from Aura Restaurant, looking out its floor-to-ceiling window/walls onto Victoria's Inner Harbor, will prove one of the most memorable of your stay in Victoria. They serve lunch and dinner and host wine tastings, such as the Naramata Bench Spring Releases 2010.
Baker Cliff Leir, Fol Epi, Victoria
Another breakfast – or snack – choice is Fol Epi, a bakery which sports an on-site stone mill and outdoor oven. Artisan baker Cliff Leir bakes his organic, heritage and whole grains into succulent baked goods such as quiche, pastries, pizzas and baguettes. Caffe Fantastico next door serves up aromatic coffees and both offer spectacular views of Victoria's Inner Harbor. Fol Epi was voted by Eat! Magazine readers as their favorite bakery in Victoria. Both businesses are housed in the developing Dockside Green which is 15-acre mixed use community development that will be the world's First LEED Platinum community.
Notable: Taste Victoria upcoming this Summer For more info: http://www.victoriataste.com/
Kurtis Kolt of Salt Tasting Room, Sommelier of The Year, Awarded by Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
Kurtis Kolt took home Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Sommelier of The Year Award 2010 during last week's festival.
Kurtis Kolt was awarded the Sommelier of the Year Award at the 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.
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He is the General Manager at Gastown, Vancouver's Salt Tasting Room and has been in the Vancouver wine and food industry for the better part of two decades. He is a passionate supporter of BC wines, and has been at the forefront of introducing them to Vancouver consumers. He is certified by the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, The Wine Academy of Spain and is credited in the Winemaking program at UC Davis.
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Kurtis' managing and wine-directing experience has launched two local restaurants, Main Street's Aurora Bistro and Gastown's Salt Tasting Room onto the international culinary map… Both restaurants won gold as Best New Restaurant in the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards and were named one of Canada's Top Ten New Restaurants by enRoute Magazine in their respective years. Along with receiving a Gold Award for his much-acclaimed wine program at Salt Tasting Room from the Vancouver International Wine Festival, Kurtis has received the Premier Crew Service Award from Vancouver magazine. He's also not half as serious as all of this makes him sound.
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House Wines, Two Trained Sommeliers
House Wines is co-owned by Michelle Bouffard, and Michaela Morris, both trained Sommeliers.
house wine advocates wine pleasure without pretense, where wine is demystified and laughs are guaranteed. Find out more about house wine and the services they provide.
Michelle Bouffard, Sommelier, co-owner House Wines
Michelle grew up in Québec where she studied classical trumpet and performed, taught and conducted music. She moved to Vancouver in 1996 to finish her bachelor's degree in classical music and learn English.
In 2003, she completed her International Sommelier Diploma with top marks and today she teaches for the International Sommelier Guild. Michelle continued her wine education with the completion of the internationally recognized Wine & Spirit Education Trust's (WSET) Diploma Program in 2007. Her first year was funded by a scholarship awarded by the Vancouver Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier.
Michaela Morris
Michaela Morris, Sommelier, co-owner House Wines
Michaela earned her bachelor's degree in Linguistics and French from the University of British Columbia, funding her studies by working in fine dining restaurants. A one year exchange program led her back to France where she discovered the wine region of Burgundy.
It was there that she decided to pursue a career in the industry. She enrolled in the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) classes and was awarded a scholarship by the Vancouver Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier for the WSET's Diploma Programme. She successfully completed the program in 2005 and is currently a guest lecturer for the WSET Diploma.
April/May 2010: New Zealand the Green
"The picture perfect wine producer continues to redefine its story." Just in time for the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Michaela & Michelle provide a primer on New Zealand's wine regions and share their favourite outdoor, cultural and gastronomic experiences.
Michaela and Michelle conducted a seminar at the recent 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival called "Get The Dirt On New Zealand Terroir." They gave an overview, compiled from their 3 weeks of travel to the country late last year, on the main 8 wine-growing regions of the island nation south of the equator.
During last week's festival, The Globe And Mail, Canada's national newspaper, did a profile Q&A on each of them. Here is a slice of excerpt from both…
Globe And Mail Q&A With Michaela Morris
What wine are you most excited to taste at the festival?
MM: With hundreds of wines to taste, it is impossible to choose just one. I look forward to indulging in plenty of wines from Argentina and New Zealand but always like to make time to visit the German tables. There are usually great off-the-beaten track surprises. Bürgerspital Estate from the region of Franken is definitely on my list. Beyond their Riesling Spätlese, they are also pouring a Gewürztraminer and a Scheurebe as well as a Rieslander Beerenauslese.
Q&A With Michelle Bouffard by Globe And Mail
MB: Oyster Bay Sparkling Cuvée NV from New Zealand to satiate my bubble craving and Zorzal Pinot Noir to transport me to sunny Argentina.
You're going to a dinner party tonight. You have $20 to spend on a bottle of wine from the BCLB. What would you buy?
MB: 2008 Schloss Reinhartshausen, Riesling Dry, Rheingau, Germany, $19.99. I love introducing people to dry Riesling. Its low alcohol content is a bonus. It allows you to drink a few more sips.
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Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
"The true decision-makers of wineries and the wine industry from around the world are all together, so the side meetings and boardroom discussions are more fruitful than any other festival in Canada, which of course, is incredibly valuable."
CANADA [participating wineries] /BRITISH COLUMBIA
Artisan SakeMaker at Granville Island, Averill Creek Vineyard, CedarCreek Estate Winery, Church & State Wines, Ex Nihilo / Celebrity Cellars, Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery, Gray Monk Estate Winery, Herder Winery & Vineyards, Mission Hill Family Estate, Osoyoos Larose, Peller Estates, Poplar Grove Winery, Quails' Gate Winery, Sandhill, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
CANADA / ONTARIO Mike Weir Wine
The 32nd annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival being held April 19th – 25th, 2010 will feature Argentina and New Zealand as the Theme Regions. Rosé is the Global Focus.
The 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is "all about altitude, latitude and attitude," says Festival Executive Director Harry Hertscheg. The combination of these two very distinct cultures and countries will provide both strength and sex appeal to this year's festival, while the newfound confidence of Rose' wine in the global market will add a counterpoint to the Pinot Noirs, Torrontes, Malbecs and Sauvignon Blancs that will be poured.
Each winery that has been selected to participate will showcase products at each of the five sessions in the International Festival Tasting Room. Two afternoon sessions are dedicated to members of the trade including buyers, retailers and chefs.
Click Here for Complete List of Participating Wineries
The three evening sessions expose consumers to the outstanding wineries and wines featured at the Festival. Participating wineries will showcase their products in a range of events over the week – including winery dinners, regional lunches, Sunday brunches, seminars and boardroom tastings, as well as a comprehensive trade program. The 2009 Festival featured 183 wineries from 15 countries participating in 61 events over the course of the week.
The Playhouse Wine Festival, Canada's "Premier Wine Fest," is one of the biggest and oldest wine events in the world.
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Number of Wines to be poured: 1700
Total Wines in the Festival Tasting Room: 941
Total Number of Participating Wineries: 197
Countries Participating: 14
Number of Events: 61
Projected Attendance: 25,000
CALIFORNIA WINEMAKERS DINNER
April 6, 6:30 PM Seasons in the Park Restaurant
Queen Elizabeth Park
Join us for a special California Winemaker's Reception and Dinner featuring wines from Robert Mondavi Winery.
Nicole Meacham, an International Wines Associate based in California, and Leslie Gadoury, Brand Manager for Robert, will be here to provide insight about each of the wines which will then be masterfully paired with a four-course dinner prepared by Executive Chef at Seasons in the Park, Buddy Wolfe. Seasons features a stunning panoramic view of the city, and is the perfect setting to enjoy this exciting wine selection.
CALIFORNIA WINE FAIR BALLROOM TASTING
Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, 999 Canada Place. 7PM
Now in its 30th year of touring across Canada, the 2010 CALIFORNIA WINE FAIR BALLROOM TASTING boasts 350 wines from 100 wineries throughout the Golden State. Under one roof, the range of wines include products currently available in the market to new vintages and varietals that have yet to be released in the Canadian market. Six hundred guests sample wines, and bid on silent auction items including many of the hard-to-find wines featured at the tasting.
Thursday, April 15, 7:00 PM
Buschlen Mowatt Galleries Main Floor – 1445 W Georgia St
What is the difference between merlot and cabernet?
What wines pair best with what foods?
How should I store my wine?
Returning from its SOLD OUT launch in 2008 and again in 2009, Wine 101 is a lively interactive tasting hosted by Sommelier,
Benjamin Howard, from the Beach House Restaurant. It is a "no experience necessary" event designed to enhance yourknowledge and enjoyment of wine. Taste a range of wines from Chardonnay to Zinfandel, from Merlot to Riesling (and many more), and have all your questions answered by knowledgeable professionals!
Tickets: $40 Includes the tasting, and all the questions you can ask.
Sunday, May 30th, 2010 2 PM – 9 PM
@ the new Vancouver Convention Centre
New location for 2010! @ the new Vancouver Convention Centre
This Year's New Location!
The New Vancouver Convention Center
The Eighth Annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival will launch on May 28 – 30, 2010 at its brand new home: the recently opened Vancouver Convention Centre – West,at Canada Place in the heart of Vancouver.
Bite of Vancouver
Come for lunch and stay for dinner! Eat in numerous Vancouver restaurants at the same time! When you visit, you'll discover the The Bite of Vancouver, where Vancouver restaurants will be tantalizing your taste buds with appy-size offerings of their regular menu selections.
Liquor Tasting
Enjoy some of the best wines, beers and spirits from British Columbia and around the world, offered for tasting by the vintners and producers themselves. Sample, compare and ask questions directly from those who know.
EAT! Vancouver
Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage
International Culinary Stage
Grapes and Hops Presentation Stage
Dairy Farmers of Canada Cheese Seminars
Gable's Sketchbook
Pacific Kissed B.C. Oysters In Vancouver
Comox Valley on Vancouver Island is not only the where the locavore community was born in B.C. but also where much of the region's best shellfish comes from. If you are lucky enough to be in Vancouver during the shellfish season, look for the Pacific Kiss oyster, B.C.'s renowned shellfish that has a sustainably farmed stamp of approval. Pacific Kiss affiliate partners are providing 12 different kinds of shellfish to be served side-by-side. Participating restaurants are Monk McQueen's Restaurant and Patio and Joe Fortes Seafood and Chophouse.
British Columbia boasts some of the richest shores found throughout the world. There are over 1,000 oyster farmers caringly growing dozens of varieties of world-class oysters along those shores. Eating oysters in B.C. is eating locally sourced, sustainably cultivated food. In fact, when you choose to eat oysters in B.C. you are supporting a small farmer and a rural community.
The Pacific Kiss platter is offering a tasting of oysters, their full flavors offered side-by-side, giving a rare culinary experience to savor and compare the subtle differences in Beach oysters, to deep-water-cultured oysters to those oysters grown by the K'omox First Nations to the tray-cultured beach hardened oyster. Each of the twelve varieties come from a different coastal region of B.C. The Pacific Kiss stamp of approval authenticates that the oyster has been grown in a sustainable and environmentally sound way by a registered B.C. Shellfish Association member. Pacific Kiss respects and adheres to both the Sea Kiss and OceanWise programs.
Here is a short video on How To Shuck An Oyster by Nigel McMeans, executive chef at the BlackFin Pub at the Marina in the Comox Valley:
A few more choices for fresh B.C. Shellfish are:
C Restaurant (an Ocean Wise Founding Restaurant Partner)
900 West Lounge – The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – 900 West Georgia Street – 604.684.3131
A Kettle of Fish – 900 Pacific Street – 604.682.6661
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Aboriginal Feast and Wine Pairings. Doesn't just the sound of that say it all? The evening of fine dining and entertainment is the brainchild of a partnership between Theresa Contois and chef Ben Genaille, owners of Kanata Cuisine.
Nk'Mip Cellars, Osoyoos, Okanagan
Kanata Cuisine was formed in the last six months when Theresa was noted for her exquisite "front of house" hospitality skills while putting the finishing touches on her training at Vancouver Community College's Aboriginal Culinary program. Chef Ben Genaille, an expert in Aboriginal Cuisine, and Theresa got to talking and Kanata Cuisine is the result of their pairing strength with strength.
Much like the pairing of Nk'Mip's outstanding wines with Kanata Cuisine's tasting menu. If you are one of the lucky ones to opt in for this culinary adventure, your tastebuds and senses await delight.
Randy Picton, Nk'Mip Cellars, Winemaker
Nk'Mip Cellars winemaker, Randy Picton, has chosen versatile pairings for the cuisine, including selections from their critically acclaimed Qwam Qwmt, known in the vernacular as their Q2 selections.
"Qwam Qwmt means the best of our Reserve Tier wines. QQ Chardonnay, for example, is one of our upper tier wines. It starts with the grapes in the vineyard," says Randy. "I know going into it that this crop of grapes will be giving us our Reserve Tier wines. These wines we put into French oak," he explains, noting their toasty vanilla and butterscotch essences.
Picton was the pioneer in the Okanagan who began the method of picking the grapes at different times in the harvesting season. "Even three weeks later, so there's an evenness in the wine/grapes," he explains. He began at Nk'Mip Cellars, the celebrated first winery in North America to be aboriginal owned, in 2002.
Nk'Mip is known for their Pinots and Chardonnays. Picton is the first to admit that pinot, at least in the Okanagan, can be a "fussy" grape to grow well. Their $20 bottles of Merlot are very popular choices however the winery is shifting their portfolio focus to upper tier wines. They are capped at about 18,000 cases per year production so they are looking to focus on, for example, a Q2 Riesling and a higher end Meritage that will retail for approximately $50-$60 a bottle.
Kanata Cuisine, Chef Ben Genaille and Theresa Contois
The menu for the Kanata Cuisine Aboriginal Feast includes:
*"hot rock" poached spot prawn, cattail heart cream with wild onion oil.
*fire roasted corn soup, oolighan oil [used as a dipping oil with bannuck, aboriginal bread]
*salmon duo candied & sausages nass river/ seaweed bannock crackers
*crisp duck glazed halibut, mushroom hazelnut ragout, potato, chives
*Rhubarb ice [delightful in both taste and texture]
*braised bison short ribs, watercress, parsnip mash
*cranberry bannock bread pudding "Indian ice cream" with maple sap ice wine reduction
For more information about the $245 per person dinner seatings, contact Kanata Cuisine. Kanata * Cuisine. Nk'Mip Cellars
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February 5, 2018 by tricia
Upsize your super with downsizer contributions
Legislation has passed that will enable people aged 65 or over to make additional super contributions of up to $300,000 per person from the proceeds of the sale of their home from 1 July 2018.
These are known as 'downsizer contributions' and they can be made on top of the existing contribution caps, without having to meet certain contribution rules and restrictions.
The downsizer contribution rules remove some of the barriers that prevent or restrict the ability to make super contributions at age 65 or over.
Provided certain other conditions are met (see below) eligible people will be able to contribute up to $300,000 per person (or $600,000 per couple) from the proceeds of selling their home on or after 1 July 2018.
The contributions won't count towards the concessional (pre-tax) or non-concessional (after-tax) contribution caps and there is no maximum age limit. Also, the 'work test' (for people aged 65 to 74) and the 'total super balance' test won't apply.
There are a number of conditions that will need to be met to be eligible to make downsizer contributions, including:
The individual must be aged 65 or over at the time the contribution is made.
The property must have been owned by the individual or their spouse (but not necessarily both) for at least 10 years prior to the disposal.
The contract for sale must be entered into on or after 1 July 2018.
The property must qualify for the main residence capital gains tax exemption in whole or part, so properties held purely for investment purposes won't qualify.
The contribution must be made within 90 days of the change of ownership.
An election needs to be made to treat the contribution as a downsizer contribution.
No tax deduction can be claimed for the contribution.
Other conditions may also apply. For more information, please visit the ATO website at www.ato.gov.au
There are some key issues that should be considered when assessing whether making downsizer contributions could be a suitable strategy, including:
The property being sold to fund the contributions doesn't have to be the current home. It can be a former home which meets the requirements. Also, a new home doesn't need to be purchased.
Once contributed, downsizer contributions will count towards the 'total super balance' which could impact capacity to make future contributions.
Downsizer contributions can't be transferred into a tax-free 'retirement phase income stream' if the 'transfer balance cap' has been used up. The transfer balance cap is $1.6 million in 2017/18.
If the transfer balance cap has already been used up, the contribution must remain in the 'accumulation phase' of super, where investment earnings are taxed at a maximum rate of 15%.
Money held in the accumulation or retirement phase of super is assessed for both social security and aged care purposes.
Could you benefit from downsizer contributions?
If you are thinking about selling your home after 1 July 2018, we can help you decide whether making downsizer super contributions is a suitable strategy for you and assess other options.
This document has been published by Michael Campbell, Authorised Representative of Godfrey Pembroke Limited (ABN 23 002 336 254) ("Licensee"), an Australian Financial Services Licensee, registered office at 105 –153 Miller St North Sydney NSW 2060 and a member of the National Australia Bank Limited group of companies ("NAB Group").
Any advice in this publication is of a general nature only and has not been tailored to your personal circumstances. Accordingly, reliance should not be placed on the information contained in this document as the basis for making any financial investment, insurance or other decision. Please seek personal advice prior to acting on this information.
While it is believed the information in this publication is accurate and reliable, the accuracy of that information is not guaranteed in any way. Opinions constitute our judgement at the time of issue and are subject to change. Neither the Licensee nor any member of the NAB Group, nor their employees or directors give any warranty of accuracy, accept any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document.
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Q: Как сделать так, чтобы метод вызывался только после того, как отработает другой? Я использую firebase для авторизации пользователя и хранения его данных. И у меня есть картинка, которую я заливаю в Storage при помощи данного метода:
    private func uploadImage(image: UIImage, data: Data) -> URL? {
        var url: URL?

        let filename = NSUUID().uuidString

        let profileRef = Storage.storage().reference().child("profileImages").child(filename)

        let uploadTask = profileRef.putData(data, metadata: nil) { (metadata, error) in

            let profileRef = StorageReference().child("profileImage")
            if let err = error {
                self.showErrorAlert(with: err.localizedDescription)
                print("Failed to uploud image: ", err.localizedDescription)
                return
            }

            var profileImageUrl: URL?
            let profileImageUrlTask = profileRef.downloadURL { (imgUrl, error) in
                if let err = error {
                    self.showErrorAlert(with: err.localizedDescription)
                    print("Failed to get image url: ", err.localizedDescription)
                    return
                }

                print("Successfully upload profile image: ", imgUrl)

                url = imgUrl
                self.isImageUplouded = true
            }
        }

        print(#function)
        return url
    }

И сохраняю пользователя в Realtime data base.
    private func saveUserIntoDatabase(username: String, uid: String, imageUrl: URL?) {
        Database.database().reference().child("users").updateChildValues([uid:["username":username, "profileImageUrl":imageUrl]]) { (error, reference) in
            if let err = error {
                self.showErrorAlert(with: err.localizedDescription)
                print("Failed to add user into database: ", err.localizedDescription)
                return
            }

            print("User " + username + " saved with image: \(imageUrl?.absoluteString)")
        }
        print(#function)
    }

Данные два метода я вызываю в замыкании метода createUser:
    private func createUser(email: String, password: String, imageToUpload: UIImage, data: Data, username: String) {
        Auth.auth().createUser(withEmail: email, password: password) { (result, error) in
            if let err = error {
                self.showErrorAlert(with: err.localizedDescription)
            }
            print("User created ", result?.user.uid)

            let imgURL = self.uploadImage(image: imageToUpload, data: data)

            guard let uid = result?.user.uid else { return }
            self.saveUserIntoDatabase(username: username, uid: uid, imageUrl: imgURL)
        }
        print(#function)
    }

Но метод saveUserIntoDatabaseвызывается до того, как в Storage зальется картинка, соответственно в БД создается только пользовать, у которого доступен только username, а profileImageUrl нет.
Вот что выводится в консоль
createUser(email:password:imageToUpload:data:username:)
User created  Optional("KwcCguJUaqevJuv00CEEu1ST5X63")
uploadImage(image:data:)
saveUserIntoDatabase(username:uid:imageUrl:)
User Test56 saved with image: nil
Successfully upload profile image:  Optional(https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/url-to-image)

A: Передайте result и username в функцию uploadImage и в ней же вызовите метод saveUserIntoDatabase в блоке загрузки после ее завершения.

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Margaret Wilkerson Sexton: A Calling That Will Take the Edge Off
Books | November 14, 2019
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, was longlisted for the National Book Award in fiction in 2017. This year, she returns with a second novel, The Revisioners, which, like her first, is set in the South, where she's from.
She never expected the nomination, saying she didn't even know her book was eligible. Then she woke up one morning in her childhood home in New Orleans and discovered her Twitter was blowing up. This, she says, was unusual as she doesn't tweet. She read one of the articles referencing her nomination to her husband, observing it as if it were an interesting possibility. The next thing she knew, her agent had called and the nomination became real to her.
Wilkerson Sexton was an attorney before she became a writer, always wanting to have something stable to fall back on financially. She was working at a law firm during the height of the recession when they began offering something called "Pursuits." The program was intended to allow associates to leave without bringing on the stigma of massive layoffs. The idea, she explains, was that you'd take a year off, receive a portion of your salary, and pursue your real dreams. Wilkerson Sexton "sat on that offer for almost a year" before taking it, when her work morale was at its lowest, and she calls the decision the best thing she's ever done.
Wilkerson Sexton's new book tells of the connections between generations of women, and she notes that people are drawn to Josephine, one of the main characters. The author describes Josephine as someone sturdy, dependable, and spiritually sound–and she expresses a longing for someone with these qualities in her own life. Thinking about the character she created reminded her of her great grandmother, Margaret Miller, whom she never met but has heard stories about her whole life. "She is the one person I can point to who is most similar to this character I created. I wonder if subconsciously I based Josephine on her," Wilkerson Sexton muses. In her own life, it's her mother, aunts, and grandmothers who are the women who have shaped her.
As a mother, she takes her own children to the library every week and is fascinated by what they bring home, what books speak to them, and how each book represents facets of their personality. "I love that they're able to explore other worlds for a moment and then return the book, but that the world still lives with them," she says. Growing up in New Orleans, she spent summers anywhere she could go within walking distance. One of the places she chose was the library across the street: "I always felt such a thrill walking in like so much promise lay ahead of me, like I could leave the place a different person almost, depending on what book I chose, what story I chose to inhabit. I still feel that way when I walk into a library."
Wilkerson Sexton's influences are many and diverse; Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Edward P. Jones, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eudora Welty, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Octavia Butler, Jesmyn Ward, Yaa Gyasi, and Tayari Jones have all inspired her. Despite her books being set in the American South, she says that so far she hasn't brought much of her own experiences to bear on the plots and characters of her novels. The plot points, she says, are in most cases drastically different, but that's changing with a book she is working on now that draws heavily on her life.
The author advises readers to chase a dream. "There's a reason it calls to you and there's a reason you can't stop thinking about it," she says. For her, that dream was writing, which she explains saved her from herself: "All the issues that used to cause me so much angst, I feel like I can wrap inside a story now, and that gives it a life independent of mine, a purpose if you will; it takes so much of the charge off of my personal relationship with the problem. I think there's something like that for everyone, some calling that will take the edge off and make the pain we go through in life somehow manageable and worthwhile."
The Revisioners and A Kind of Freedom are both available now at Queens Public Library.
Top photo of Margaret Wilkerson Sexton by Melissa Schmidt; center photo by Ben Krantz.
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton National Book Awards Queens Public Library Magazine Magazine Top Twelve 2019
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Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ ELOX ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Common Stock 06/24/2019 P(1) 42,261 A $9(1) 510,846 I By Pontifax Investment Fund(2)
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Common Stock 2,287,937 I By Pontifax Investment Fund(6)
1. Reflects the purchase of shares in the offering of Common Stock of Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that closed on June 24, 2019.
2. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) IV, L.P. ("Cayman IV"). Pontifax IV GP L.P. ("Pontifax IV") is the general partner of Cayman IV. Pontifax Management 4 G.P. (2015) Ltd. ("Management 4") is the general partner of Pontifax IV. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management 4. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
3. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) IV, L.P. ("Israel IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of Israel IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
4. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (China) IV, L.P. ("China IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of China IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by China IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
5. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax Late Stage Fund L.P.("Late Stage Fund"). Pontifax Late Stage GP Ltd., the general partner of Late Stage Fund, has a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Late Stage Fund. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
6. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) III, L.P. ("Cayman III"). Pontifax Management Fund III L.P. ("Pontifax III") is the general partner of Cayman III. Pontifax Management III G.P. (2011) Ltd. ("Management III") is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
7. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) III, L.P. ("Israel III"). Pontifax III is the general partner of Israel III. Management III is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.
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Dialoghi di Numismatica
Editorial secretariat
DNUM - The Journal
Volume I - browse
Volume II - news
Volume III - CALL
WIN - Proceedings
Written by Federico
Giacomo Pardini - Università degli Studi di Salerno
Direttori scientifici
Alessandro Cavagna - Università degli Studi di Milano
Giacom o Pardini is currently Assistant Professor of Ancient Numismatics in the Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences of the University of Salerno, where in 2013 he obtained his PhD in Metodi e metodologie della ricerca archeologica e storico artistica with a thesis entitled "Rinvenimenti monetali a Pompei. Contesti e circolazione." Dr. Pardini studied at the Sapienza-University of Rome (Faculty of Liberal Arts), where he obtained a degree in Archaeology (Methods and Techniques of Archaeological Research) in 2004, and a post-graduate certificate in Classical Archaeology (Greek and Roman Numismatics) in 2008. He was awarded Research Grants from the same university in 2011 and 2014. From 2008 through 2014, he served as Instructor in Ancient Numismatics at the Sapienza-University of Rome, holding seminars and training sessions for graduate and post-graduate students. He was also a member of the Examining Commission for Undergraduate Courses in Ancient Numismatics and of the Bachelor's Thesis Examination Committee for Ancient Numismatics and Physical Methods for Cultural Heritages. Dr. Pardini has participated in several international archaeological missions, including the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia, University of Cincinnati; and the exploration of the north-eastern slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome, Sapienza-University of Rome. He is also a scientific consultant to the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma. He has taken part in numerous international conferences. He organized the I International Numismatics Workshop: "Numismatica e Archeologia. Monete, stratigrafie e contesti. Dati a confronto" (Rome, 2011), the International Seminar "PRotocollo di studio e Analisi della Moneta proveniente da Contesti Archeologici Pluristratificati – PRAMCAP/18" (Rome, 2018) and the International Conference "Monete frazionate. Quadri regionali, questioni cronologiche, aspetti economici" (Milano, 2019). He has played high-level roles in several excavation projects, including the Meta Sudans site (1996-2003) and the exploration of the north-eastern slope of the Palatine Hill (2001-2015), in Rome; the Trebula Mutuesca (Monteleone Sabino) site, in the province of Rieti (2000-2001); and the Tell Barri/Kahat site in Syria (1997-1998). His main area of interest is ancient Greek and Roman numismatics, with particular emphasis on the relations between archaeology and coins, numismatic research methods, the interpretation of numismatic finds from multi-layered excavations, and the analysis of monetary circulation systems and ancient economic processes. He is currently involved in the analysis of monetary finds in Rome (the north-eastern slope of the Palatine Hill, Piazza Venezia, and Piazza Vittorio-Horti Lamiani), Ostia (Terme del Nuotatore), Naples, Pompeii (Regiones I.1 and VIII.7.1-17, Temple of Venus, Stabian Bath, Fondo Iozzino) and Velia. Following the discovery in Rome of the Meta Sudans Augustea (Piazza del Colosseo) and the Imperial Regalia attributed to Maxentius (north-eastern slope of the Palatine), Dr. Pardini conducted a study on the coins found in these sites to identify their significance within the ideology of imperial power. In 2014-2015 Academic Year, he was a Margo Tytus Visiting Scholar in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH-USA), where he is conducting research on "Men and their Coins. Ports, trade, and monetary circulation in Tyrrhenian Italy between the Hellenistic Age and the first century AD". From 2019 he is Member and Secretary of the Board of the Consulta Universitaria Italiana di Numismatica (Co.I.N.).
Alessandro Cavagna, studied at the University of Milan and obtained his PhD at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici of the University of San Marino. He collaborated with the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa and he specialised in Archaeology at the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens (SAIA).
He is Associate Professor of Ancient Numismatics at the Department of Literary Studies, Philology and Linguistics of the University of Milan, where he is also charged with the the role of Deputy Head of the Department. Since 2019 he is treasurer of the Consulta Universitaria Italiana di Numismatica-Co.I.N.
His research focuses on the economic and monetary aspects related to the production and circulation of ancient coins; he studied and classified coins stored in Italian Museums (Florence, Milan, Como, Parma, Taranto) and in European and International Museums (Athens, Corinth, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Zagreb, Paris, London, Vienna, New York).
He collaborates with different archaeological expeditions, on behalf of which he is numismatic expert, including the Mission at West Aswan (EIMAWA, P. Piacentini) and the italian archaeological projects of Gortyna (G. Bejor, F. Slavazzi, C. Lambrugo), Tarquinia (G. Bagnasco), Nora (G. Bejor, F. Chiesa), Monte Zara (F. Chiesa). He is the author of works in peer-reviewed academic journals, series and conference proceedings, including three monographs La crisi dello Stato tolemaico tra inflazione e svalutazione del denaro (2010), Provincia Dacia. I conî (2012) and Monete tolemaiche oltre l'Egitto (2015).
«Dialoghi di Numismatica. Protagonisti, prospettive, ricerche» è una rivista scientifica peer reviewed che si attiene al codice etico elaborato da COPE: Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
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I remember reading somewhere that one of Bill Gates' regrets was not learning another language. It was a refreshing admission to hear because I could relate to that feeling of regret. But I could also take confidence in knowing that at least there is something I can do better than Bill Gates!
One of my regrets that has pestered me for far too long is my lack of full fluency in another language. Even though I grew up in Pakistan, no Urdu ever stuck, though my ears do perk up when I hear someone speaking Hindi or Urdu. I received a certificate in bilingualism from York University's bilingual college, Glendon, but that was more derived from passing the correct number of French language courses. At any rate, I have rarely used French since I graduated.
Coming to China gave me a chance to retry learning a language from scratch and another opportunity to redeem myself. So I did my best studying, practicing, and plodding away. But teaching students whose English was invariably better than my Chinese, and not being pressured to achieve a certain level through any external motivations, I only acquired a base of a thousand plus characters and some conversational competence.
After the first two years, however, I stopped studying. I followed my wife, who was then my fiancee, to her hometown in the south and discovered that none of her family speak Putonghua at home. Instead, they speak several dialects/languages*: a city dialect called Huizhohua, Hakka with older relatives, and Putonghua only with classmates and non-locals. Finally, Cantonese is understood and spoken because of the proximity to Hong Kong and the city's location in Guangdong province.
My wife can therefore speak five dialects/languages: Huizhouhua, Hakka, Putonghua, Cantonese, and English. It really is admirable, but in another important sense, it's not that special. After all, my wife belongs to the majority of people in the world that are multilingual, many of whom did not have to work very hard. When others, usually western Anglophones, comment on her ability, she is quick to point out she can only really claim credit for learning English.
Anglophones struggle with acquiring second languages. I used to be severely critical of myself for belonging to this community, but I could pride myself in my somewhat above average (by Anglophone standards) language learning accomplishments. Any temporary feelings of pride are soon dashed when I meet someone from Europe, a trader from Nigeria, or a medical doctor from the Middle East and see how my proficiency pales in comparison.
And that brings me to my point. Anglophones have not needed to learn another language. The world has been shaped by English and the powers behind it. English has so dominated business, science, and education, that it takes a particular kind of perseverance to acquire a second language when the odds are increasingly good that you'll meet someone whose English is better than the language you're trying to acquire.
It's quite clear that anyone can learn another language. For the most part it's just a lot of hard work, particularly for older learners. In my experience, there is a direct correspondence between the amount of effort and exposure a language learner has to a language and the resulting proficiency.
Let's face it, Anglophones experience a paradoxical advantage. On the one hand, English is everywhere. Non-native English speaking academics have to master their area of specialty AND devote time to communicating their findings in English if they wish to reach a broader audience. The incredible demand for English Medium of Instruction "international schools" shows no sign of decreasing until governments can offer attractive alternatives for emerging middle classes. Prejudice against accents makes it challenging for people from countries such as India or the Philippines to find employment as teachers even if English is their first language. While there are "bilingual dummies", there are plenty of English speaking "dummies" too, who in their own estimation and too often the opinion of others, come across as polished and intelligent largely because of a native like fluency.
But, none of this is to say that Anglophones should be blaming themselves for a limited proficiency in another language. There's more to life than learning another language. If you have a language that meets your needs, which is by definition what a living language is, then why spend the precious resource of time to acquire another? I think I could argue that the majority of my students over the years have not chosen to learn English because they want too but rather because they feel they have to. Not all my students have been as successful as my wife, even if the relative majority have been more successful than the majority of Anglophones.
It's instructive to point out that my wife was not successful in learning French, despite taking some classes in university. She has spent this past year working really hard to study Japanese, and she made as much progress as you could considering that she doesn't live in Japan or have a Japanese social circle. But when we went to Japan this summer, But when we went to Japan this past summer, she was still discouraged by her lack of progress and inability to hold a meaningful conversation.
Young children can learn languages well (but not automatically) because their brains are wired to acquire it. This wonderful ability to learn language in childhood is not guaranteed, but kids are more likely to acquire a native-like accent as a result. Adults can acquire fluency and a very high degree of communicative competence, which is ultimately what's most important. Our value should not be tied to how well we are perceived to speak a language.
Now, even though monolinguals, particularly Anglophones, need not be so hard on themselves for not having acquired another language, they should be open to creating opportunities and systems so that more languages can be learned more easily. Canada has done this with the popular and widespread implementation of French immersion schools and programs. The United States faces a wonderful opportunity to embrace a bilingual character. In fact bilingualism might help it resolve some of its own internal contradictions that manifest themselves in such painful ways.
So let's stop judging monolinguals individually for not acquiring more languages. Instead, let's put pressure on governments and schools to embrace bilingualism and multilingualism. Kids learn languages most naturally, and so we need to persevere through the messy challenges and misconceptions of multilingualism as we push for our schools to acknowledge that all languages matter and multilingualism is a wonderful inoculation against the linguistic imperialism that is English.
*I argue that the difference between language and dialect has to do with mutual intelligibility. A speaker from one language will not understand a speaker from another language, but they might if it's a dialect.
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Thanks for your post Graham. Very insightful. So, do we need to become like children in the method we use to learn language or is there no hope for that? Has our many years of formal education that focuses on reading and writing prohibited our ability to learn languages like a child? A child takes 1-2 years to listen to language around them before speaking it. They never write a list of new vocabulary or do grammar exercises in a workbook. Should we model that approach?
Not all kids automatically pick up a second language automatically, though every human, unless their is a cognitive issue, learns how to speak. Children with parents speaking two different languages and not being exposed to another common language, will develop a creole, a hybrid language that is just as sophisticated as any other language. Same for sign language.
Kids learn differently because their brains are different. They're primed to learn language and generally do fairly well with spoken language. With writing it can be different because writing is a very unnatural cognitive task for our brains.
A big advantage for adults is that they can be on top of their learning and can develop high levels of proficiency if not a completely "native-like" accent. Most spoken language is full of grammatical errors and it's a miracle that anything gets communicated at any time.
The only consistent tip for language learning that I've seen is the relationship between time and effort put in and the end result. There are more or less efficient ways of learning, but at the end of the day it takes a lot of energy. Hence why I am not as critical as I used to be of myself or other Anglophiles who have struggled to learn another language. If you need to, you can, and you will.


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Banksy Gifts Primary School With A Mural Of Their...
Banksy Gifts Primary School With A Mural Of Their Own
By Holly Williams in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 06 June 2016
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The kind of vandalism you wish would happen to you.
The only time you'll ever want your property to be defaced by a graffiti artist is if its by Banksy. Then suddenly you've got a valuable piece of art right on your doorstep. The pupils and teachers of one British primary school are the latest to be honoured.
Banksy's been at it again
Bridge Farm Primary School in Bristol decided that they would name one of their classrooms after the elusive contemporary artist recently, and sent a letter to Banksy to let him know about their dedication. In true Banksy fashion, he secretly took over their playground during the half-term break to leave them a token of his appreciation.
On the wall of one of the buildings is a six-foot high child-like doodle of a house, a flower and a child holding a stick; the child is chasing a more elaborate sketch of a car tyre which had been set alight. Plus, he'd also written his own name, 'Banksy', at the bottom of the image despite the fact that he never usually signs off his work.
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A new Banksy has appeared in Bristol overnight. Here's where to see it...https://t.co/JVKTsSjQg6 pic.twitter.com/ZbAFQfF5v1
— Bristol Post (@BristolPost) June 6, 2016
According to the school's headteacher, a note was also left by the artist for the pupils reading: 'Dear Bridge Farm School, thanks for your letter and naming a house after me. Please have a picture, and if you don't like it, feel free to add stuff. I'm sure the teachers won't mind. Remember, it's always easier to get forgiveness than permission. Much love, Banksy.'
The tongue-in-cheek, mischiveous tone of the painting and the letter certainly seems genuine enough, and the head explained that he received confirmation from the PR company to whom he originally told about the 'house' naming competition.
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'We ran a competition to change the house names, and we decided to name them after Bristol legends', he told the Bristol Post. 'We had to include Banksy. We thought it would be a good idea to write to the PR company and let them know we've run the competition.'
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So there I was, enjoying one of my favorite rituals—tea on the porch; perfect weather for it, too, by the way—and considering my piano practice for today.
I had the thought: "I really should practice the left hand part of Forgive." And then I almost spilled my tea, laughing.
Because, of course, Forgive is all left hand, all the time.
Usually, on the piano, our melody is in the right hand, and possibly only in the upper notes of the right hand part. Not always, of course, but usually.


The Secretary of Health of the State of Tocantins (SES-TO), Brazil, gathered representatives of their technical fields in a Workshop in order to discuss the "Information and Knowledge Management Plan", in the context of the Cooperation Term 94 (TC-94) between PAHO/WHO Brazil, BIREME/PAHO/WHO and SES-TO.
For each line of action, BIREME/PAHO/WHO presented a proposal of activities to be developed and the participants, divided into groups, discussed and developed a S.O.W.T. matrix (Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats). A total of 18 S.O.W.T. analyses were made, which will be consolidated by the SES-TO and considered by BIREME in the specifications of the projects related to result number 5 of the TC-94.
"It was an excellent opportunity for professionals of the different sectors of the Secretariat to analyze the current situation", said Renato Murasaki, Manager of Information Technology at BIREME/PAHO/WHO. Veronica Abdala, Manager of Cooperative Information Services, highlighted that "opportunities for cooperation with BIREME and PAHO/WHO Brazil through the Center's products and methodologies, such as LILACS, DeCS and the VHL, were recognized during the Workshop".
In the context of the cooperation of BIREME/PAHO/WHO in the TC-94, two editions of the Communication and Scientific Writing course were held in April and May. "An innovative component in this project," said Dr. Lilian Calò, Coordinator of Scientific Communication in Health at BIREME, "was the inclusion of scientific article writing activity for the students of the first workshop". They produced their articles during the interval between the two courses and the articles were reviewed and evaluated by the instructor during the second workshop.
Participants expressed their impression of the course through online evaluation questionnaires, which were answered anonymously. Of the nearly 70 participants, 29 responded the survey. The course was evaluated as excellent (41,4%), very good (31%) and good (20.7%). For 90% of the students, the content was totally or partially new. Sixty-nine percent of the participants affirmed that the content presented is relevant to their professional development, and all of the respondents believe that the course will henceforth allow them to write better scientific articles and documents.
The personal impressions of the course were varied, but in general, the participants were satisfied with the topics addressed, the methodology, the exercises and the practical part of the course, to an extent that they asked for a new Workshop the following month. Some participants, however, would like the duration of the course to be longer, in order to address some of the topics in more detail.


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Memo Exclusive: An Interview with Vladimir Zolotnik of Belava
by Anne Moratto | April 25, 2017 | Bookmark +
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When launching his business, Vladimir Zolotnik, co-founder of Belava, a line designed to promote salon sanitation, created his first product before he had a name for his new company.
"Natalie, my wife and partner, came up with 'Belava,'" Zolotnik says. "We wanted a simple name for the company and for our website. It had a homey sound and would be easy to remember but it doesn't have a specific meaning." The concept behind Belava's beginnings was also simple; design products that make for a safe and sanitary pedicure service and an enjoyable, relaxing visit to a salon.
MODERN spoke with Zolotnik about the reason behind the brand and its future plans.
MS: Please share a bit about the background of Belava.
VZ: It was founded in 2004 by Natalie and myself. It came about out of a conversation we had with someone in our family. They talked about being in a salon and experiencing very unsanitary conditions during a pedicure service. At the same time, there were many accounts of people contracting infections from visiting salons where there wasn't enough attention to cleanliness or hygiene and the tubs were not being properly cleaned. It sounded to us like a problem to be solved and we saw an opportunity.
I'm an engineer and Nathalie is an accountant so we didn't have experience in the beauty industry but I understood manufacturing and development. I've designed many things so I worked on this myself and we came up with our first Belava product. It was a blue tub and a removable liner.
MS: What was special about the tub and liner and how did you introduce it?
VZ: What was special about the tub is that it had a disposable, pre-fitted liner. It was easy-to-use and ensured that during each service, the client was putting their feet into a clean tub. Of course, it was supposed to be best practice to clean the tubs of these pedicure thrones after each use but that wasn't happening, everywhere. Those chairs have so much plumbing and piping in the back which creates the perfect environment for bacteria to grow. The removable liners make it simple to be sanitary.
Working with vendors and mold makers from my mechanical engineering past, I made the first prototype and then produced our first batch. In July 2004, during a pretty hot summer, we walked from salon to salon, up and down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Then we went to the San Fernando Valley and did the same, salon to salon, on Ventura Boulevard. We talked to everyone, listened and learned. Slowly, we gained some traction. Belava was born in our garage and was built by going door-to-door.
MS: How did you launch to the professional beauty industry?
VZ: After we had tweaked and improved the product, we introduced it at Cosmoprof Las Vegas. We got a booth there and people were very positive in their response. We heard, 'Finally, someone is doing something about this problem.' It was pretty inspiring.
We went to more trade shows and talked to the industry. We got more and more feedback about the tubs and liners but we also started to think about our next product. Around 2007, we designed a heated massage unit, the Pro Massager. It's a very robust, strong massage for either a wet or dry pedicure service. It's also very quiet so it doesn't disturb the environment.
MS: Please talk about your chairs that can be used for different services.
VZ: Around 2007, there was a big slowdown in the economy and the nail salons started to slow, as well. We thought it was the perfect time to give beauty professionals and salons a way to use a little bit of real estate to make a profit with just one piece of equipment. We designed a chair that can be used for manicures, pedicures, facials, eyebrows, eyelashes, threading, facial waxing, permanent makeup—the list goes on. It's very simple, all-in-one, with no need for additional plumbing or permits. All you need is a sink and a client.
Our first chair we called Dolly. The chair was hard to break and easy to fix. You don't need a professional to change it, you just need a screwdriver. Our chairs are very easy to maintain.
Sole proprietors who work from their own salon suites or booths or who rent space in existing salons loved the chair. So did schools. They are some of our best customers. It's very sanitary and easy to keep clean which instructors love.
Our second chair, Embrace, had everything: adjustable heater/massage unit, pedicure tub, an attached manicure table and swing bowl. It is our best-selling chair. It's very compact and can be transported with an SUV
MS: What is next for Belava?
VZ: For the last ten years, Belava has become our life and we're very quickly outgrowing our Canoga Park, CA headquarters.
We are coming up with new product. We want to increase distribution and to have our name mean reliable equipment. I like to say that the only thing we import is my accent.
Originally posted on Modern Salon


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U.S. Stocks May Come Under Pressure On Trump Comments About Trade Deal
After ending the previous session notably lower, stocks may see some further downside in early trading on Tuesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the Dow futures down by 218 points.
Renewed trade concerns may weigh on the markets after President Donald Trump suggested he might prefer to wait until after the 2020 elections to strike a trade deal with China.
Trump told reporters at a NATO summit in London there is no deadline to reach a trade deal, adding, "In some ways, I think it's better to wait until after the election."
"But they want to make a deal now, and we'll see whether or not the deal's going to be right; it's got to be right," Trump said.
Trump claimed a potential trade deal is only dependent on whether he wants to sign it, because the U.S. is "doing very well" and China is "having by far the worst year that they have had in 57 years."
The comments from the president added to rising trade concerns after his administration threatened to impose duties of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French imports, including champagne and handbags.
The threat comes after the administration concluded France's new digital services tax discriminates against U.S. companies such as Google (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), and Amazon (AMZN).
Nonetheless, overall trading activity may be somewhat subdued, with a lack of major U.S. economic data keeping some traders on the sidelines.
Traders may also be reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of the closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday.
Stocks showed a notable move to the downside during trading on Monday, extending the pullback seen on Friday. With the drop on the day, the major averages pulled back further off the record highs set last Wednesday.
The Dow ended the day just off its lows of the session, down 268.37 points or 1 percent at 27,783.04, while the Nasdaq tumbled 97.48 points or 1.1 percent to 8,567.99 and the S&P 500 slumped 27.11 points or 0.9 percent to 3,113.87.
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region moved mostly lower during trading on Tuesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index slid by 0.6 percent, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index plunged by 2.2 percent.
Meanwhile, the major European markets are turning in a mixed performance on the day. While the German DAX Index is up by 0.1 percent, the French CAC 40 Index is down by 1 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index is down by 1.6 percent.
In commodities trading, crude oil futures are falling $0.53 to $55.43 a barrel after climbing $0.79 to $55.96 a barrel on Monday. Meanwhile, after slipping $3.50 to $1,469.20 an ounce in the previous session, gold futures are jumping $10.70 to $1,479.90 an ounce.
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at 108.72 yen compared to the 108.98 yen it fetched at the close of New York trading on Monday. Against the euro, the dollar is valued at $1.1070 compared to yesterday's $1.1079.


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Motorola to launch G40 smartphone in the Indian market this month
By Shanmugam
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After the launch of the cheapest 5G smartphone in the Indian market, Motorola has been planning to launch a few more handsets till next month. The new one in the lineup is the Motorola G40 which is tipped to launch in the month of February in the Indian market. The phone will be yet another budget 5G enabled phone offering in the market and has been codenamed Ibiza. There is currently no official confirmation from the company yet, but as per the details from the reliable tipster Mukul Sharma, we will be able to see the launch of the phone in February.
The exact date is unknown at the moment but is expected to be revealed soon. Some of the features that have been leaked about the phone include a 90Hz enabled IPS LCD display and the use of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC. The phone is expected to launch with a single variant of 6GB RAM and a triple camera setup which will include a 48MP primary camera sensor along with a 5MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor.
The front comes with an HD+ display and will have a waterdrop-style notch for the front camera, which is expected to be a 13MP camera sensor. The phone will be powered using a 5,000 mAh battery, but there is no confirmation about the addition of fast charging capabilities. It will operate on Android 11 out of the box and will be a budget 5G offering for those who do not want to spend premium prices for flagship devices with 5G support.
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