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greater-shade · 2 years

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Something about the Inspector and the Melter

So, after playing through Inscryption once in English, I wanted to try and play it again in German (since that is my native language), and I noticed some interesting stuff with the localization.

Among other things, the Inspector and the Melter are actually referred to as female there!

I was curious if that was just a little thing the German version added or not, so I checked the other localizations I could roughly understand as well.

This is gonna be a bit long, so putting the rest under a readmore.

It turns out the French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish localizations all refer to the Inspector and Melter as female. (These being languages that have a so-called grammatical gender.)

Here’s screenshots that show this off, plus English equivalent screencap for the reference:

Inspector - English

Inspector - French

Inspector - German

Inspector - Italian

Inspector - Portuguese

Inspector - Russian

Inspector - Spanish

Melter - English

Melter - French

Melter - German

Melter - Italian

Melter - Portuguese

Melter - Russian

Melter - Spanish

In case you’re not familiar with how these languages work, basically many nouns, especially for professions, will have different endings and sometimes articles depending on if they’re masculine or feminine. (Compare “actor” vs “actress” in English.)

And for these two character, they always seem to use feminine forms when possible.

In addition, while Japanese doesn’t have a grammatical gender quite like this, the Japanese version does have the Inspector and Melter use speaking styles that are generally considered feminine (for example, usage of the “わ” particle), and the Inspector even uses the very feminine first-person pronoun “アタシ”.

Neither of these have to mean that a character is female, they would definitely make most people playing in Japanese likely to think that they are.

The only languages I didn’t check are Turkish, Korean and either version of Chinese, since they lack grammatical gender as far as I am aware, and I don’t understand enough of them to pick up on additional indicators like in Japanese.

But, in conclusion, the fact that this seems to be consistent through all the localized versions for languages that use gendered terms or the like, I think this probably isn’t a coincidence, or something the localizers decided on independently. I feel this could be an intentional detail.

So, the Inspector and the Melter are most likely supposed to be women or feminine-leaning, even if that’s not immediately obvious in English.

Now, I wouldn’t wonder if this has been pointed out before, but I still thought it might be nice to have all the reference screenshots in one post and all.

There’s some more details along these lines too that I might look into and document later - for example, the German version had several of the Mage cards be referred to as female, etc.

I don’t know, I thought it was interesting.

#inscryption #inscryption spoilers #inscryption inspector #inscryption melter #inscryption details #inscryption localizations #reposting this now that I got an inscryption-focused blog #one of the reasons this is so interesting to me is like #as someone who's native language isn't English let me tell you #this never happens in localized content like ever #pretty much

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olderthannetfic · 3 years

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It's really surprising that you're so well versed in older fandoms and yet participate in new popular ones (that cdrama, kpop) is this by design? Im in my twenties and my interest turnover is already way slower than it used to be

You know, that’s a really interesting question. I wouldn’t say it’s by design exactly in that I do tend to just follow what strikes my fancy, and I can’t force myself to want to write fic for just anything. (I find it easier to like reading fic without serious involuntary emotional investment, but writing takes more. Vidding I can do on command most of the time, but I don’t usually bother unless I have a lot of feels or I’m fulfilling someone’s prompt.)

However, me getting into BTS was 100% due to me wanting to understand BTS enough to explain to people who weren’t very interested but wanted to know what was going on in fandom lately. Under normal circumstances, I run the dance party at Escapade, the oldest extant slash con. We borrowed vividcon’s thing of playing fanvids on the wall--all of them set to dance music--as the soundtrack for the dance party. This means I’m creating a 3-hour mixtape of fannishness, which has amazing potential to make people feel in the know about Fandom Today... and equal potential to make them feel alienated if nothing they care about shows up. Only about 100-150 people attend the con, so it really is possible to make a playlist that feels inclusive yet informative--it just takes a huge amount of work.

Every year, I do a lot of research on which fandoms are getting big and look for vids from vidders people won’t have heard of, so there is an element of consciously trying to keep up with things. Generally, I only get into these fandoms myself if I had no idea what they were and then suddenly, oops, they’re my kryptonite, like the buddy cop android plot in Detroit: Become Human, which sucked me in hard for like 6 months on the basis of a vid.

(So if you’re into cross-fandom meta and associated stuff as one of your fannish interests, you tend to have broader knowledge of different fandoms, old and new, than if you’re just looking for the next place you’ll read fic. It’s also easier to love vids for unfamiliar things than fic.)

But though I was only looking for a basic primer on BTS, BTS has 7 members with multiple names and no clear juggernaut pairing, not to mention that AU that runs through the music videos and lots of other context to explain. The barrier to understanding WTF was going on at all was high enough that to know enough to explain, I had to be thoroughly exposed... And once I was over that hurdle, oops, I had a fandom.

In terms of old vs. new, here’s the thing: kpop fandoms in English and c-drama fandoms in English right now feel a lot like anime fandom in English did in the early 00s. I had a Buddy Cops of the 70s phase in the middle, but my current fannishness is actually a return to my older fannishness in many ways.

What do I mean about them being similar?

Yes, I know some wanker will show up to say I think China, Korea, and Japan are indistinguishable, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the way that I used to routinely meet Italian and French and German fans, Argentinian and Mexican, Malaysian and Indonesian and Filipino too. English-language fandom of SPN or MCU may have all those fans from all those countries, but it feels very American most of the time. English-language fandom of a non-English-language canon is more overtly about using English as a lingua franca.

It also tends to attract people who as a sideline to their fannishness are getting into language learning and translation, which are my other passion in life after fanworks fandom. (I speak only English and Spanish and a bit of Japanese, but I’ve studied German, French, Russian, Mandarin, Old English, and now Korean.)

Nerds arguing about methods of language learning and which textbooks are good and why is my jam. This is all over the place in English-language fandoms of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean media. Those fandoms also tend to be full of speakers coming from a Germanic or Romance languages background who face similar hurdles in learning these languages. (In other words, if you’re a native Japanese speaker trying to learn Korean, the parts that will be hard for you are different than if you’re an English speaker, but you’re also usually not doing fandom in English.)

There’s also an element of scarcity and difficulty of access and a communal attempt to construct a canon (in the other sense) of stuff from that country that pertains to one’s fannishness. So, for example, a primer explaining the genre of xianxia is highly relevant to being a n00b Untamed fan, but just any old thing about China is not. A c-drama adapted from a danmei webnovel is perhaps part of the new pantheon of Chinese shit we’re all getting into, but just any old drama from decades ago is probably not... unless it’s a genre precursor to something else we care about. Another aspect here is that while Stuff I Can Access As A N00b Who Doesn’t Speak The Language may be relatively scarce, there’s a vast, vast wealth of stuff that exists.

This is what it felt like to be an anime fan in the US in 2000. As translation got more commercial and more crappy series were licensed and dumped onto an already glutted market, the vibe changed. No longer were fans desperately trying to learn enough of the language to translate or spending their time cataloguing what existed or making fanworks about a show they stuck with for a bit: the overall community focus turned to an endless race of consumption to keep up with all of the latest releases. That’s a perfectly valid way of being fannish, but if I wanted that, I’d binge US television 24/7.

Anime fandom got bigger, but what I liked about anime fandom in English died, and I moved on. (Okay, I first moved on to Onmyouji, which is a live action Japanese thing, but still.)

Hardcore weeaboos and now fans of Chinese and Korean stuff don’t stop at language: people get excited about cooking, my other other great passion. Times a thousand if the canon is something like The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty, which is full of loving shots of food preparation. People get excited about history! Mandarin and Japanese may share almost nothing in terms of grammar or phonology, but all of East Asia has influence from specific Chinese power centers historically, and there are commonalities to historical architecture and clothing that I love.

I fell out of love with the popular anime art styles as they changed, and I’m not that into animation in general these days. (I still own a shitton of manga in art styles I like, like Okano Reiko’s Onmyouji series.) I’ve become a filmmaker over the last decade, and I’m very excited about beautiful cinematography and editing. With one thing and another, I’m probably not going to get back into anime fandom, but it’s lovely to revisit the cultural aspects I enjoyed about it via live-action media.

BTS surprised me too, to be honest. I really dislike that early 90s R&B ballad style that infests idol music (not just Korean--believe me, I resisted many rounds of “But Johnny’s Entertainment though!” back in the day). While I like some of the dance pop, I just don’t care. But OH NO, BTS turn out to be massive conscious hip hop fanboys, and their music sounds different. I have some tl;dr about my reactions in the meta I wrote about one of my fanvids, which you can find on Dreamwidth here.

But back to your comment about turnover: I know fans from the 70s who’ve had one great fannish love and that’s it and more who were like that but eventually moved on to a second or third. They’re... really fannishly monogamous in a way I find hard to comprehend. It was the norm long ago, but even by the 90s when far more people were getting into fandom, it was seen as a little weird. By now, with exponentially more people in fandom, it’s almost unheard of. I think those fans still exist, even as new people joining, but we don’t notice them. They were always rare, but in the past, only people like that had the stamina to get over the barriers to entry and actually become the people who made zines or were willing to be visibly into fanfic in eras when that was seen as really weird. On top of that, there’s an element of me, us, judging the past by what’s left: only people with an intense and often single passion are visible because other people either drifted away or have seamlessly disappeared into some modern fandom. They don’t say they’re 80 or 60 or 40 instead of 20, so nobody knows.

In general, I’m a small fandoms and rare ships person. My brain will do its best to thwart me by liking whatever has no fic even in a big fic fandom... (Except BTS because there is literally fic for any combination of them, like even more than for the likes of MCU. Wow. Best fandom evar!) So I have an incentive to not get complacent and just stick with one fandom because I would very soon have no ability to be in fandom at all.

My appetite for Consuming All The Things has slowed way down, but it also goes in waves, and a lot of what I’m consuming is what I did back in 2000: journal articles and the limited range of English-language books on the history of m/m sex and romance in East Asia. It’s not so much that I have a million fandoms as that I’m watching a few shows as an expression of my interest in East Asian costume dramas and East Asian history generally.

I do like to sit with one thing and experience it deeply rather than moving on quickly, but the surface expression of this has changed depending on whether I’m more into writing fic or more into doing research or something else.

But yes, I do do a certain amount of trying to stay current, often as a part of research for fandom meta or to help other people know what’s going on. Having a sense of what’s big doesn’t automatically mean getting into all those things, but I think some fans who are older-in-fandom and/or older-in-years stop being open to even hearing what’s new. And if you’ve never heard of it, you’ll never know if you might have liked it.

#fandom meta #fandom history #Anonymous

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awed-frog · 4 years

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What languages do you know/learn and how is your interpreter work going? Please tell more about being a translator/interpreter :) just bc want to be one myself

Hello! Thanks for this ask, I’m passionate about my job and happy to share the love! Here are the answers, I hope you’ll find something useful!

I work with Italian, English, French and German, and am currently learning Persian - my goal is to have a good level in two or three years’ time.

If you want to become and interpreter/translator and are based in Europe, I’d suggest either a ‘weird’ language like Chinese or Arabic or a combination of European languages (German is a must!). It really depends on what kind of job you’d like to have: if you’re interested in international organizations, a few of their working languages (French, Spanish, English, Arabic, Russian and Chinese) are essential; if you’d like to work with refugees, focus on ‘problem areas’ and start from there; if you’d rather find a place in the private sector, then stick with big trade languages like German or English - or pick an emerging market, like Indonesia or Turkey.

Work has been slow lately because covid. Another problem for the profession is that automatic translation is getting better and better; if you have some talent for IT, a joint degree (like computational linguistics) can surely be an asset.

If you want to work with languages, I’d say the first thing is to learn some as well as you can! Start today, keep an eye on your future but also pick a language/culture you like or are interested in, and try to cast your net as wide as possible. When translating or interpreting, you never know what may come up; people often talk about their hobbies, games they watched, anecdotes from their country’s history, children books - whatever. That’s why learning a language as a future interpreter or translator is a bit different - it’s not just about what you need and what you want to say; you have to be prepared for anything. So watch movies, listen to songs, get lost in Wikipedia articles, read novels and non-fiction (not necessarily in your target language if you’re not there yet). The goal is to absorb your target culture as much as you can.

As for training, that varies from country to country. You’ll generally do a Bachelor in pretty much whatever (most people do languages, but there’s a big need of translators and interpreters who understand something about the legal and medical fields, so a Bachelor in Law or Economics or whatever else is a possibility - as long as you keep working on your languages in your spare time), and then a Master in Translation or Interpreting.

Finding out which job suits you better is actually pretty easy. In my experience, translators and interpreters tend to have very different personalities:

Translators are detail-oriented, not necessarily people persons, enjoy the chase of the exact right word and dislike improvisation of any kind.

Interpreters are good at faking self-confidence, are very extroverted, can get bored quickly and love to work under pressure.

It really comes down to - would you prefer to work from home and have the possibility to consult three dictionaries so you can do a perfect job, or you’d rather travel, meet your customers face to face, and think on your feet when there’s something you’re not sure about? In my uni, people got to practice interpreting for a day or two before signing up for a Master and it doesn’t take any longer than that to realize if you like being in the booth or if you’d rather be shot with a rusty bullet.

Whichever path you choose, I wish you a lot of fun and luck with it! Depending on your language combination, it’s not always easy to find work, but it is a very interesting profession and you learn a lot of stuff.

#ask #interpreting #interpreters #translation #translators #translation studies #langblr #languages #meanwhile irl

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jinkiics · 3 years

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( kaylee bryant, demi female , she/her & they/them )╰ ✧ ˔ ⭒ magic is in the air ! oh wait - that’s just my old friend, VELMA DINKLEY, the TWENTY THREE year old FORENSIC SCIENTIST. they’ve lived in rome pines for ages, so everyone knows that they’re PERSPICACIOUS and ACIDULOUS, just like VELMA DINKLEY from SCOOBY DOO. they may not have any magic in them, but the neighborhood sure knows them from their A PRISTINE, STARK WHITE LAB COAT WORN OVER AN OVERSIZED ORANGE SWEATER, RED CORDUROY SKIRT AND A PAIR OF MATCHING SUEDE BOOTIES & A LEATHER BOUND NOTEBOOK, PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ILLEGIBLE HANDWRITING, RANGING FROM OBSERVATIONS TO GROCERY LISTS, IT’S COVER CRACKED FROM USE. apparently, they are CURIOUS about meeting these magical citizens from pastoral city, so let’s just hope they will get along with their new neighbors…⭒˔ ╮

meet velma louise dinkley,

about:

click here for a link to velma’s wikia page. i’m going to be keeping her background as close to canon as possible, but the timelines are a little messy. i’ll likely follow the animated timeline. below, i’ll detail notable points in velma’s life.

velma has always been bright, gifted, whatever you want to call it. she tested out of pre-school and into kindergarten at the age of four. she could have skipped several more grades over the years but her parents decided to keep her at her current grade, for the sake of normalcy.

because she started school early she was in the same grade as the rest of mystery inc, which led to them becoming a tight-knit group. their bond just as strong all these years later.

velma was that kid who was constantly being enrolled in new classes and activities, trying to find her hobbies. part of this was her parents trying to encourage their daughter to be more social, but it was mainly fueled by velma’s own curiosity. examples of these activities would include photography classes, swim lessons, pottery classes, cooking lessons

graduating from high school at the top of her class, velma had a whole world of opportunities in front of her. she chose to go on to rome pines university where she earned a dual degree in forensics and chemistry. now she works in a lab somewhere as a forensic scientist which she absolutely loves.

velma has been competing in science fairs since early childhood, obtaining quite a large amount of awards. she's never been much of a braggart, but she will always talk about her awards and scientific accomplishments. she’s also wrote quite a few articles for scientific journals.

i will probably expand on this in the future but for now this is it !

canon changes:

this section will be brief, as i absolutely love the velma we all know and love i just have a few minor tweaks to her character!

first and foremost, velma dinkley identifies as demi female, using both she/her & they/them for pronouns.

now let’s talk about her appearance! i know we all picture velma’s iconic orange and red outfit, and while those two colors still make up a majority of her wardrobe she does wear other colors! she’s particularly fond of yellow. she’s also big on booties, doc martens to be specific. and lastly, and perhaps the most important she wears contacts!

also, forget any notion of velma being straight. while i’m still willing to go with a storyline of velma and shaggy dating (if we ever get a shaggy), they would’ve broken up because velma is just very very gay.

i’ll have to check with alyssa to see the extent of mystery inc’s mystery solving, but i do think they would’ve solved a lot of mysteries during their youth and high school. and they haven’t stopped solving them, it’s probably just not as much as they used to.

fun facts:

velma always has either a hair tie on her wrist or a piece of ribbon in her pocket to pull back her hair in case she ever needs it.

a self-confessed linguist, velma has been fluent in english and japanese since early childhood. she has since become fluent in latin and greek, as well as having a good understanding of spanish, italian, french, and german.

you already know she packs her lunch in a bento box, complete with a matching thermos.

everything in velma’s life has to be organized, and in her own specific way. even one thing out of place, and she won’t be able to move past it. this extends well into her daily routine/schedule as well, meaning she’s not a huge fan of surprises. she keeps a very detailed calendar, it’s color coded.

she’s terrified of clones, stemming from the bobo the clown incident on her fifth birthday. even the mention of the word clown gets to her. it’s the only part of her behavior that she would call irrational. she has since replaced her full set of encyclopedias, they remain some of her most prized possessions.

i feel like she’s the kind of gal to carry a satchel, it’s just easier that way. in it she has all of the essentials, her ID, money, keys, a first aid kit, a flash light, a magnifying glass, pens, a nail file, sewing kit, a book in case she gets bored, a matchbook, tape, chapstick, so on.

a once chronic nail biter, velma has since started to paint her nails in hopes of putting a stop to this problem. it seems to have worked so far.

she has a pet calico cat named puzzles (subject to change) she loves puzzles, a lot. she talks to her and everything. very cute.

she absolutely loves mint gum- she always has a pack of it with her. however, she cannot stand chewing gum in front of other people so she usually spits it out.

she’s a collector, she sees an interesting item or trinket and he has to have it.

pinterest board: here.

playlist: coming soon

wanted connections:

i plan to submit some formal wanted connections to the main but i’ll give some ideas here !

fred, shaggy, any and all scoobyverse characters! pls gimme.

friends outside of mystery inc. she wouldn’t have many but she’d have some, maybe through work, maybe through shared hobbies. or maybe they get together and play dungeons and dragons!

an academic rival - they’ve been competing since childhood and wont be stopping anytime soon. they cant stand each other, this is important.

exes ! velma is hella gay. otherwise, i feel she’s maybe not the best at relationships but she’s very caring and that’s what counts !

maybe even someone mystery inc exposed ?? that could be fun

#❝ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴅᴇᴀs — velma dinkley ⧸ about.

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learngoodenglish-blog · 5 years

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The value of Learning English in today’s world

Image taken from LASC USA website

There are approximately 1.75 billion people learning English around the world, according to British Council. Although English has fewer native speakers than some other languages, more people study English than French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and German combined. That number increases without any sign of slowing down as fervor for English education for children and adults remains strong globally. Also, it’s no secret that English is the language of international business and global media. With so many English language learners and with so much information being delivered in English around the world, it’s simple to see the impact that English has on the world and the value of learning the language for your own personal and professional benefit.

Learning English: A Global Language

In many countries, toddlers in daycare learn the English alphabet along with that of their native language. As the children grow up, English classes—or sometimes other subject classes taught in English—are often part of their regular school schedule through middle school at least. High school students in some countries are required to answer difficult questions about English grammar and reading comprehension on their scholastic aptitude tests, the results of which can be extremely influential in determining to which colleges or universities the student may be accepted.

The importance of English applies to the international business world as well. International companies tend to put a higher value on employees and executives who can speak English well, often requiring English proficiency test even for jobs that do not require English in relation to the essential job functions. Many businesses entice prospective employees by offering their own English education programs. Moreover, some of the largest corporations today adopt English as part of a corporate language strategy so that they can communicate more easily with clients around the world.

English is recognized as a global language not just for education and business but for many other fields. Over half of the written content on the Internet is written in English. That’s an enormous amount of information for native speakers and non-native speakers alike. English is largely the language of international travel, too. For example, if you do not speak the language of a foreign country you are visiting, there’s a decent chance that English might be the solution (probably because so many people learn English while going through school). English is also the language of global media and entertainment. American TV series and Hollywood films gain popularity around the world. Lastly, English has been the primary language for communication in the science community for decades. These examples illustrate that English has the highest international compatibility, the highest prevalence, and the highest reputation among all languages.

Keep an open (and sharp) mind

If being able to interact and communicate with a global community was not enough, there are actually even more benefits to learning English, and some of them might be surprising.me

Studying English, or any foreign language, has been demonstrated by numerous medical studies to maintain and even improve brain function. Studying language is one of the most challenging things you can do with your mind, and the studies show that doing so can prevent or combat Alzheimer’s or other diseases related to brain function.

People who speak multiple languages also tend to be better at empathizing and understanding people. When you learn a new language, you also learn about culture, and you learn to observe and explain the world in a new way. You learn to take the perspective of the person speaking to you, who might be from a different culture than you. Therefore, learning English can help you broaden your perspective to understand people and the world around you. In other words, learning English will open your mind.

Lastly, English is historically a language of storytelling, and when someone tells a story, the order of events needs to be clear. That’s where verb tenses and aspect come in. English has twelve of them (morphologically speaking, three tenses with four aspects). Learning English therefore, can give someone a firmer grasp on time and orders of events compared to other languages. When you tell a story in English, you’re not just building a social connection through communication, you’re also exercising your understanding of time!

Benefits of learning English in a classroom

It shouldn’t come as any surprise then that students young and old from all around the world take so many classes in English as a second language and English as a foreign language. Although it is possible for the most dedicated learners to gain a firm grasp of English by studying on their own, most people opt for a classroom-based approach, where they can study with a group of other students with a professional instructor to mentor them. There are numerous benefits to studying in this type of setting.

First of all, great instructors can help speed up the learning process by optimizing lessons to their students. Second, peer-to-peer interaction can help students build confidence and fluency more efficiently. Next, classrooms often use assessments (i.e. quizzes, tests, homework, projects, etc.) to determine how well a student is doing in the class, and these assessments can be valuable tools for students and teachers to decide what next steps to take in the language-learning journey. Finally, classrooms can teach more than language. When students get opportunities to interact from others from different countries and with the instructor, they can learn more about the world, broadening their experience and ideas to gain a more global perspective.

LASC: Your hub for learning English

For over 36 years, LASC has been a choice destination for people who want to learn English in the United States. International students from around the world choose this school because of its reputation and its proven commitment to fostering a welcoming and professional environment that is perfect for learning English. Students who matriculate through our program go on to top colleges and universities, and they use the linguistic skills they learned here to achieve their professional ambitions. The school offers multiple programs—all designed by a highly experienced academic development team and supported by a research-based curriculum—to suit various students’ needs.

LASC’s English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intensive English (IEP) programs prepare students to use English in academic settings. Our excellent staff and faculty will guide students through classes that cover broad skills like conversation and listening as well as more specific skills like grammar and writing essays. When a student finishes our seven-level program, he or she will be ready to enter college with strong social and academic English skills. These skills will translate into better academic performance, which will help a student graduate on time and with higher honors than other students.

LASC also has a newly-launched Business English program for students looking to ratchet up their knowledge of English and how it is intricately connected to the global market place. The goal of this program is to prepare students to become confident and effective communicators in business situations or business classrooms.

Do you need a TOEFL or IELTS score to move on to a graduate program? LASC offers classes in these subjects as well. Students will receive specialized and individualized instruction on how to achieve their desired score.

Want to learn more about LASC’s course offerings? Check out our course offerings our visit our various program pages to get detailed information about each program.

It is nearly certain that knowing English will help you either academically or professionally. If it doesn’t, then there are still personal, social, and even medical benefits to studying English, too! Call or visit one of our three branches to find out what makes LASC such a great and unique place to study.

Original Article from -https://lascusa.com/the-value-of-learning-english-in-todays-world/

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the-artofstudying · 5 years

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spanish writing exam tips

hi! i’m english and studying spanish at gcse currently, and would like to share tips on how to get 7/8s (A/A*) in the new exams *sigh*. considering i did a reading, listening, writing and translation back in the mock exams in november and i forgot there was a translation on one of the papers and didn’t do it, i managed to come out with a 7 (A). my listening brought me down higher than what i would’ve realistically got, which was a 8/9 (A*). so here are my tips for you!!! <3

[DISCLAIMER: by no means am i a teacher or anything, i’m just giving my advice on what to do. i’m talking about the higher paper in the spanish EDEXCEL gcse, but it could possibly apply to other exam boards and papers? i’m not too sure, and this doesn’t JUST apply to people wanting 7s+, even if you’re aiming for a 4/5 (C, high C/low B), these can still help you secure that. and if you take these tips out of context and put them into a different language (for german, french, italian etc), they might be somewhat useful]

-INCLUDE YOUR TENSES!!! they’re so important if you want to reach the high levels and it probably sounds obvious but as many as you can handle would be great! so past, present, future, conditional, subjunctive, imperfect, pluperfect, and more if you can. they’re the only ones that i tend to use and know how to formulate the tenses. there’s no good knowing what they do without knowing when and how to use them. i make quizzes on quizlet with the stem endings and match them up so i know what is what (flashcards also help a lot!)

-INTERESTING VOCAB is crucial!! personally i searched up the most unusual vocab in spanish and used that. my teacher (who marked it) was definitely shocked by these random words that obviously made sense but didn’t understand how i knew them, and that’s what you want-to surprise the examiner. they’re marking 200-300 of the same paper, make it interesting for them

-SENTENCE STRUCTURE! oh my god how important, if you want those top grades, sentence structure is important. ‘how the hell am i suppose to do that?!’ you ask, well it’s quite simple, for example: instead of saying ‘me gusta ir a la playa’ (i like to go to the beach), try saying ‘creo que la playa es fantástica’ (I think the beach is amazing). it makes you sound like you know what you’re doing

-DON’T REPEAT THE INTERESTING VOCAB!!! so obviously you’ll have to repeat a lot of words, but when you’re describing something, try not to call everything ‘divertido’ or ‘aburrido’ (fun/boring). find synonyms and when you do find those synonyms guess what? don’t repeat them either! it gets boring and will sound too monotonous. what i like to do is have about 3-4 words on each topic that’s unusual, i’ll learn them and when like the examiner (you know the guy/girl who stands at the front of the hall for about 10hrs lecturing you on turning off your phone?) is doing their 9283 minute speech, imma be writing down all the vocab on the front of the paper so i don’t forget it.

-ANSWER ALL THE BULLET POINTS!!! so when you open the paper, there will be a list of bullet points that you must include in your answer, otherwise you absolutely can’t expect to achieve your potential. you can add in all the grammar, vocab, sentence types you like, but without answering all that’s required of you, it’s not going to go down well.

-DO FREQUENT BUT OFTEN PRACTISE!!! what i mean by this is go on memrise, duolingo, all those lovely apps at your disposal. do 10-15 minutes a day to keep vocab fresh in your brain! it will also help for reading, listening, translating and speaking, when you have to have vocabulary knowledge, it will really make a difference. obviously it’s not convenient to do this every day for some of you and that’s okay, little and often, you know what’s best for yourself

-TRY TO BE AS ACCURATE AS YOU CAN!!!! so if you don’t know what something is in spanish, write what you DO know in spanish, or find a different way to say it. and don’t forget all the a, al, el, los, las, la, all those tiny articles mean something and please don’t forget them! check your spelling too!!

please please please don’t stress out if this is overwhelming for you, everyone is capable of certain grades and you can only do your best and if you can’t do all of this-don’t worry! these are just ideas and tips for those who are struggling on where they might be going wrong.

if you have any more tips, feel free to add them below!!

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The History of the Garden Gnome

Jami has been an online writer for several years. Her articles focus on everything from pet maintenance to ear piercings.

Have you ever wondered about the history of garden gnomes?

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What Is a Garden Gnome?

A garden gnome (also known as a lawn gnome) is a figurine of a small humanoid creature, typically wearing a tall, pointy, red hat, that serves as decoration for gardens and/or lawns.

The gnomes are believed to protect the owner from evil. The figurines originated in Germany in the 19th century and were called Gartenzwerg, which literally translates to “garden dwarf.” It wasn’t until the 1930s that the English term “gnome” came to be.

Garden Gnome Typology

There are many different types of garden gnomes. They appear in different positions, and they can be made from different types of materials.

Typically, the gnomes are male dwarfs with long, bushy white beards who wear tall, pointy red hats. They are typically smoking (or holding) a pipe. They are seen in various positions, including standing, lying down, sitting, etc., and they engage in various activities (fishing, napping, etc.). Garden gnomes can be made from wood, porcelain, ceramic, or terra cotta.

The History of the Garden Gnome

Garden gnomes have always had a unique history in Europe, and they have even wedged their way into American pop culture, becoming quite the craze. Now, they are seen everywhere, from the lawn next door to the lawn across the world.

Garden decorations, especially statuary, have been common throughout Europe since the Renaissance. It was believed that these small human-like beings would ward away evil from the owner.

In 1616, the statues only depicted Gobbi (an Italian hunchback). By the late 18th century, porcelain “house dwarfs” were created and produced on a wide scale (at this time, Switzerland was also producing wooden statues of dwarfs and gnomes, as well). Soon enough, gnomes became a very popular house, lawn, and garden ornament and this popularity steadily grew throughout the 19th century.

They have been manufactured, produced, and distributed for centuries, but the “title of manufacturer of the first garden gnome is hotly contested,” according to Wikipedia. It is possible that their first manufacturer was in 1841, when these early gnomes were being produced by Baehr and Maresch of Dresden. However, there is evidence suggesting that they were being produced by many other countries as early as 1860, as well.

“Philip Griebel made terra cotta animals as decorations, and produced gnomes based on local myths as a way for people to enjoy the stories of the gnomes’ willingness to help in the garden at night. The garden gnome quickly spread across Germany and into France and England, and wherever gardening was a serious hobby.” (Wikipedia)

Ever since gnomes came onto the hobby scene in the 19th century, small manufacturers have popped up all over Germany. Their manufacturing has spread all across Germany, and each manufacturer had their own style and design.

Germany was the first (or one of the first) countries to manufacture and produce gnomes for collectors since before the 19th century. They became very popular in Germany (there are an estimated 25 million gnomes spread across German lawns).

Gnomes are also considered to be a huge part of eastern and western European culture, and were even seen in the tales written by the Grimm brothers.

“The Brothers Grimm featured gnomes in ‘The Gnome’, a series of short stories detailing the lives of gnomes. These stories depict gnomes in benevolent and malevolent lights, but the first one is perhaps the most important: in it clothing is given to two helpful gnomes and they decide to serve a cobbler and his wife for the rest of their days. Other stories exist of gnomes’ helpfulness in the oral tradition and relate the willingness of gnomes to assist in gardens.” (Gnomefrenzy).

Garden gnomes were first introduced into the United Kingdom when Sir Charles Isham came home from his vacation in Germany and brought 21 of the terra cotta figurines with him, displaying them in his home and lawn in 1847.

In recent history, they have made a resurgence in the United States and Western Europe. They have popped up in films, television shows, commercials, books, advertising, etc.

Today, garden gnomes are seen across the lawns and garden of many all over the world. Their popularity continues to grow and the production of garden gnomes continues.

Pranks have even been created around the stealing of garden gnomes (most commonly referred to as gnoming). Some have even begun to travel all over the world collecting (stealing) gnomes from gardens in different countries.

Garden gnomes even have their own holiday; International Gnome Day was instituted in 2002 and is celebrated on June 21st by over a dozen countries.

The history of garden gnomes is unique, long, interesting, and even comical. They may always be popular and will likely survive and live in peoples’ gardens for centuries to come.

Fun Facts

The traveling gnome prank later became the basis for Travelocity’s “Roaming Gnome.”

In 2008, a 53-year-old French man was arrested on suspicion of stealing upwards of 170 garden gnomes.

A garden gnome plays an important role in the 2001 French-German film, Amélie.

How to Make Your Own Garden Gnome

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Marlene Bertrand from USA on June 27, 2019:

This is interesting information about gnomes. I saw a gnome at a home improvement store about 10 years ago and could not resist buying it. They are adorable little “creatures.” Knowing the history of them adds to my enjoyment. Thank you for providing such an in-depth article.

William Grant from Wisconsin on April 06, 2013:

What about the garden gnomes inner-city cousin: the metro gnome?? I’ve seen them growing along the road-side near construction zones… I think they live underground… All I usually see are their hats.

Or maybe that’s where they bury them when they die…. Not sure.

Adrian Palmer Edwards from Valley, Anglesey UK on March 26, 2013:

Not a gnome lover myself, but my parents liked them and had some in their garden, I grew up with them. Nice job keep it up.

summerberrie on March 25, 2013:

I love garden gnomes. We have a copy of the gnome book by Gnomes by Poortvliet and it is a favorite. Love sticking those little garden gnomes on fun places around the yard. Great hub.

Jenna Estefan from Seattle, WA on March 25, 2013:

super cute hub!

Bishop55 on March 25, 2013:

Love this! Voted up. Creative, cute, funny.

Brenda Durham on March 25, 2013:

I don’t like garden gnomes either. They seem silly and creepy at the same time to me; and are a symbol of superstition that I disagree with. Like keeping a rabbit’s foot for good “luck”.

But I think your hub is well-written.

Mary Hyatt from Florida on March 25, 2013:

Congrats on HOTD. Very interesting article. My neighbor has about 10 of these little guys in her yard. I think they are adorable.

Voted UP, etc.etc.

Stephanie Bradberry from New Jersey on March 25, 2013:

I have a bog book about gnomes. When my niece saw it a few weeks ago, she wanted to take the book home. As a bibliophile it was tough to part with it, but I did not want to be a hypocrite as an English professor by not promoting and encouraging the love of reading and books. So I made my 7 year old niece sign a contract to return the book to me. She loved the pictures so much and kept asking everyone to fill in the words she could not read that she was driving them crazy. She has a garden gnome coming in the future as a present!

Sheri Dusseault from Chemainus. BC, Canada on March 25, 2013:

Well now I have learned something today. I didn’t know anything about gnomes. But someone in my hometown took the local pubs gnome traveling. Then it just showed back up one day. Congrats on the hub of the day! You deserve it as this is great. Love the pictures!

Jennifer Brummert on March 25, 2013:

There was a newstory on NPR recently about gnomes in Oakland, CA. Should check it out..Aah, gotta love a gnome really.

Dawn from Canada on March 25, 2013:

Congrats on the Hub of the Day! I too am not a fan of gnomes, ewwww I say! Great hub on them though and I enjoyed the history!

Liz Elias from Oakley, CA on March 25, 2013:

Congrats on HOTD!

Very interesting history. I have a few ceramic molds for gnomes, and can make as many or as few as I want. LOL Until recently, I had a small, wholesale ceramics business, and the gnomes were never ordered much at all. I guess you have to live in a “gnomy” area. I don’t see them displayed around here.

Suzette Walker from Taos, NM on March 25, 2013:

What a charming hub and congratulations on HOTD! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this as I love these little guys. I have had some of these gnomes at different times, but I did not know the history behind them. And it is quite a history. Thanks for a really fun and informative hub!

Your Cousins from Atlanta, GA on March 25, 2013:

Hey, I remember the story about the cobbler and the gnomes! This was an interesting feature. Voted up and interesting. Great HOTD.

Subhas from New Delhi, India on March 25, 2013:

Through your fantastic hub only I got an enriched knowledge about this figures. Very nice of you!

Edmund Custers on March 25, 2013:

I played a garden gnorm screen game sometime ago. Now I know where those guys came from.

Thanks for sharing!

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Melvin Porter from New Jersey, USA on March 25, 2013:

I always wonder where these guys came from. Thanks for the interesting information.

Marites Mabugat-Simbajon from Toronto, Ontario on March 25, 2013:

I have a fascination on gnomes, dwarves, elves, to name a few of these characters in their own worlds, but I have no collection of any of them, or in my backyard garden. I do wish in some moments that they come visit me *smile*. I read about them and this is one nice read here. Thank you, JamiJay, and congratulations to Hub of the Day!

Heidi Thorne from Chicago Area on March 25, 2013:

I gotta get me an army of gnomes… especially if they actually do help out in the garden at night as reported. That’ll save me a whole bunch of time.

mr-veg from Colorado United States on March 25, 2013:

I love the concept and also the movie Smurfs

… Good One and Congrats for being hub of the day !

Cindy A Johnson from Sevierville, TN on March 25, 2013:

I love to put stuff in my garden but have never used a garden gnome. I might have to look into that if they are supposed to bring good luck. I need all I can get with my plants!

newusedcarssacram from Sacramento, CA, U.S.A on March 25, 2013:

I think garden gnomes are fascinating. Thanks a lot for sharing so much interesting information about them. Congratulation on becoming Hub of The Day, this is surely a deserving Hub.

Toy Tasting from Mumbai on March 25, 2013:

Lovely Hub, Jamijay! Brings back memories of the Grimm fairy tales. Extremely visual post, love the pictures

Kristi Patrice Carter from Chicago, Illinois on March 25, 2013:

I didn’t know anything about Garden Gnome until I read your article… I remember when I was a kid, I used to watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…Now, I am loving more to recreate my backyard and put some Gnomes on my garden…Thanks for this wonderful idea that I can do this Springtime…

Ashok Goyal from 448 Dalima Vihar Rajpura 140401 Punjab India on March 25, 2013:

Beautifully Beautiful Hub indeed. I showed the photos to my grandchildren and they insisted we want it.. we want that….!

Thelma Alberts from Germany on March 22, 2013:

I love this hub. I like gnomes in the garden although I don´t have even one gnome in my garden. Seeing these photos inspire me of buying one or two from Germany and bring them with me to the Philippines. My garden would be the talk of the town because no one has a gnome in their garden. Besides that, I might put the gnomes inside the house at nighttime to avoid being stolen, lol. Thanks for sharing;-)

Laura Brown from Barrie, Ontario, Canada on March 21, 2013:

I don’t have a garden of my own. But I still like the garden gnomes. https://ift.tt/3jvpjZw

Martin Kloess from San Francisco on March 20, 2013:

Thank you for this. As I get older, I see no harm in allowing fantasy back into my life.

RodNapeda on March 20, 2013:

haha! Actually I not a reader guy, but this one got me.

Jami Johnson (author) from Somewhere amongst the trees in Vermont. on March 20, 2013:

billybuc, haha. I have never anyone who willing admitted they did not like garden gnomes

I have always liked them and I have a lot of friends who make them themselves, but I do not own any myself, because here in Vermont there are a lot of gnomenappers. I had friends in high school that were involved with gnomenapping and they even created a special place in the woods (off trail) where they set all of them up, “releasing them back into the wild” lol.

Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on March 20, 2013:

I have a confession to make….I don’t like garden gnomes. LOL Having said that, the history you shared was pretty interesting, so thanks. If this ever comes up in Trivial Pursuit I’ll be ready to score.

Source: https://livingcorner.com.au Category: Garden

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8 Day Gorilla Safari, Uganda

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Duration: 8 Days Category: Outbound Tour Destinations: Uganda Major Attractions: Gorilla Tracking in Uganda Expect to see Hippos, Crocodiles, Elephants, baboon, Migrant Birds in Murchison Falls National Park Gorilla in Kibale National Park You may spot Leopard, Hyena, Elephant, Giant Forest Hog and Bushbuck in Queen Elizabeth National Park Gorilla in Uganda Bwindi Tour Guides Language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian For other languages please send a special request prior to your safari -additional fee may apply. Start in: Kampala End in: Kampala Recommended Packing list: Camera with enough zoom and memory space and extra batteries, binoculars, light clothes, safari boot, mosquito repellents, sunhat, sunglasses with UV radiation filtering etc. Additional note: This is a safari program covering some of Uganda Destination whereby you will need armed ranger/guide for any walking safari in this destination

Itinerary Description

Day 0: Arrival, Tour Briefing and Resting You will be picked up from the airport in Kampala ( Entebbe International Airport) and be transferred to the booked hotel in Kampala Get the safari general briefing from the prepared safari consultant/guide Dinner and overnight stay at your booked hotel in Kampala Day 1: Adventure Tour Our Best of Uganda Gorilla Safari starts with a morning pick up from your overnight accommodation in Kampala Our safari guide will start a four to five hour drive to the Murchison falls National Park At Masindi, we will stop for lunch before proceeding to the top of the Murchison Fall Here, roaring cascades of white water are sent crashing through seven Metre crack in the African Rift Valley to drop some 45 metres below The may be viewed from different angles towards the Baker’s Summit Dinner and overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge/Nile Camp Day 2: Murchison Falls Safari Uganda Have a morning breakfast at the Safari Lodge before meeting the Murchison Falls Safari guide We will start our game viewing along the tracks from the lodge across the Nile Our armed ranger guide escort will let us get as close to the wildlife by either safari vehicle or on a walking safari as he or she explains the wildlife ecosystems of the national park The graceful giraffes with their young are usually feeding on the acacia trees, while the elephants are seen grazing on the Borassus palm fruits. Other wildlife to encounter on this safari include: jackson's Harte beest, Lion Prides, Herds of Uganda Kob, Secretary bird, Piacpiacs and a host of others are encountered The morning safari ends as we transfer to the Paraa Area for Lunch before taking an afternoon boat cruise on the River Nile The boat safari guide will be pointing out names of birds as well as giving more information about the animals that come to the River banks for feeding Expect to see Hippos, Croccodiles, Elephants, baboon, Migrant Birds from the comfort of the boat cruise Have dinner and overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge/Nile Camp or other Day 3: Uganda Safari to Kibale After breakfast early, we transfer through the scenic region of the Lake Albert driving through Hoima on the way to the Kibale National Park We have a picnic lunch along the way before proceeding with our safari along the foothils of the Rwenzori Mountains The evening gets us at Camp in time for dinner and overnight stay at the Kibale Primate Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Chimp Nest or other Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking Tour Uganda After breakfast, start the morning chimpanzee safari trekking through the thick Kibale Forest The chimpanzee safari guides will be on the lookout for signs of the Chimpanzee troop which will either be feeding on the fig trees, playing around, hunting or simply relaxing You may also spot Black and white colobus monkey, Grey cheeked mangabeys, Red tailed monkey, Baboon or the endemic and very rare red colubus monkey After lunch, transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park arriving for a sunset safari along the Craters and the Leopard Loop Have dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana/Katara or other Day 5: Queen Elizabeth Tours Uganda Have breakfast early in the morning and start a morning safari looking for the Lions starting with the Kob Mating grounds Along the way, you may spot Leopard, Hyena, Elephant, Giant Forest Hog and Bushbuck The lions tend to be active during the mornings as well as at dark It may be possible to find them hunting In the afternoon, the safari guide at Kazinga will take us for another boat ride on the Kazinga channel where Cape Buffalo, Croccodile, Migrant Birds, Hippos and other animals are found In the evening, have another brief leopard safari for more chances of catching the elusive leopard at the loop Heading for dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana/Katara or other Day 6: Leave Queen Elizabeth for Bwindi After a relaxed breakfast, depart with the Ishasha safari seeing Lions, Elephant, Uganda Kob, Topi and maybe tree climbing Lions on the way to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Arrive in the early afternoon at the park Break for a while to have picnic lunch and continuing with game viewing in the park until evening In the evening drive for dinner and overnight at The Gorilla Resort Bwindi Day 7: Gorilla tour Uganda Bwindi Morning wakeup call with pre breakfast tea/coffee/hot chocolate After breakfast, your gorilla safari guide will transfer to the nearby briefing point where the gorilla trek begins Thereafter, with picnic lunch boxes and water, the gorilla guide, gorilla trackers, porters and the other visitors will start a 2 minutes to an 8 hours walk in the Bwindi Forest following one of the families of Mountain Gorilla groups The gorilla safari lasts around one hour from the time you first see them After a picnic lunch in the Jungle, we trek back to camp or drive to our base arriving for a cold drink, camp fire, followed by dinner and overnight stay at The Gorilla Resort Bwindi Day 8: Transfer from Bwindi to Kampala After breakfast early in the morning, drive through the little switzerland of Kigezi before heading to Mbarara After picnic lunches along the way, transfer to Kampala arriving late in the evening to be dropped off at your booked hotel in Kampala Read the full article

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The value of Learning English in today’s world

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There are approximately 1.75 billion people learning English around the world, according to British Council. Although English has fewer native speakers than some other languages, more people study English than French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and German combined. That number increases without any sign of slowing down as fervor for English education for children and adults remains strong globally. Also, it��s no secret that English is the language of international business and global media. With so many English language learners and with so much information being delivered in English around the world, it’s simple to see the impact that English has on the world and the value of learning the language for your own personal and professional benefit.

Learning English: A Global Language

Keep an open (and sharp) mind

If being able to interact and communicate with a global community was not enough, there are actually even more benefits to learning English, and some of them might be surprising.

Benefits of learning English in a classroom

LASC: Your hub for learning English

Want to learn more about LASC’s course offerings? Check out our course offerings our visit our various program pages to get detailed information about each program.

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language journey

thanks to @squeezieslangblr for tagging me and giving me an excuse to infodump about languages :D

rules: reblog, tag ten others and share your answers

1. what languages are you studying/have you studied?

- my dad is german, so he spoke and read books to me in german, and my german grandparents were the only ones who ever bought us dvds, so i grew up watching either pbs kids or the same couple sendung mit der maus and dubbed disney movies on dvd. i picked up a decent amount this way, but my grammar and spelling were abhorrent and i started studying it on my own in 8th grade, so now i can actually consider myself decently fluent (even though my grammar still sucks B) just reasonably less)

- obligatory spanish through 6th grade; i’ve picked it up and dropped it on-and-off over the years but at the moment it’s lower on my wishlist than a lot of other languages

- latin for two years in 7th and 8th grade, of which i remember almost nothing

- started learning french on duolingo at the end of 8th grade in preparation for switching to it in high school; i ended up skipping a year of french because american language education is fucking terrible

- the summer between 8th grade and high school i was emotionally unstable and started learning italian to cope (i’m not kidding) but i kind of trailed off with learning it last summer + haven’t picked it up since

- i was really excited about russian and i started learning that on duolingo as soon as the course came out (bc i still didn’t realize you could learn languages for free without duolingo) (i was in 9th grade, so late 2015 i think?). but i stopped, and then restarted last year, and i was sticking with it up until a couple months ago. i’ve been having kind of a rough time, so i lost my interest in a lot of things i love, but even once i get on meds i doubt i’ll have time for it come september :\ i love russian though, so hopefully i can keep it somewhat fresh

- i can read hangul and kana, and languages i was interested in and super focused on for like a week include korean, japanese, mandarin, hebrew, icelandic, swedish, and dutch

- tl;dr: i’m currently focusing on german and french, and i’ll be taking an online IB course in beginner’s mandarin junior + senior year!! in the past i’ve seriously studied russian, italian, and spanish, and i’ve dabbled in korean, japanese, hebrew, dutch, swedish, and icelandic

2. how long have you been studying?

i got really into languages in april-may of 2015 i think, so that would make it two years

3. did you learn through class or self study (or both)

spanish, latin, and french are all classes i have taken in school, but i go to an american school and language classes teach you nothing here :\ so i take french, but the way class worked last year, our teacher would write the name of the grammar topic we were studying on the board, and then i’d ignore him and research it myself on my computer. hopefully it’ll pick up this year now that i’m in a higher level, but idk. all other languages i’ve self-studied, and i’m self-studying french over the summer anyway

4. why did you decide to learn this language?

- i want to major in animation for college, and the best animation colleges that don’t cost half your soul are mostly in france, so that’s my main motivation for getting to a decent level in french.

- german is my heritage language, and it’s one of my favorite languages because i grew up with it. (also, german college is free)

- i decided to learn russian because cyrillic looked really cool to me, and i liked the way it sounded. also, it has a reputation for being “harsh” or “ugly”, like german does, which probably drew me to it as well (other reasons include the declension system, the challenge of learning a complicated grammar, matryoshka dolls, russian literature being super famous and esteemed, snow, how big the slavic language family is, and cheburashka).

- everybody says mandarin is really hard, which makes me want to study it. i’m curious about the tones, and i like the writing system. (also, if i can speak russian and mandarin, then i’ve got the languages of the three major hacking countries under my belt, so i could totally work for the CIA or be a spy or a hacker or something :P )

5. what was a major highlight/milestone in studying this language?

german: finally understanding the declension system of der/die/das

french: understanding how all the verb tenses work, which took approx. 2 years (and now they’re super easy for me!! it’s so cool!!!)

russian: realizing that i was starting to decline nouns + adjectives without even thinking about it (i think that was back in march or april, though, so i’m kind of rusty now)

6.what was the hardest thing about learning this language?

french i’ve found pretty easy because of all the cognates between it and english, and the verb tenses i struggled with until i learned english, and realized that a lot of tenses are either the same construction in both languages, or the reverse of each other in meaning

russian...it took me ages to get the case system, but that was because i didn’t study it enough tbh :P i’m still struggling with perfective/imperfective verbs + verbs of motion, but again i think that’s something that probably just requires rote memorization and discipline

7. what resources did you find most useful for studying this language?

i leaned super heavily on duolingo for a while, although i know better than to trust it for everything now. my personal favorite sites are dict.cc (german-english/french/russian/etc. dictionary), verb2verbe.com (french verb conjugation), lingolia (german + romance languages grammar guide), and russian-lessons.net (russian grammar). “german grammar drills” second edition is a really good grammar book that got me to finally stop butchering my heritage language and slurring my articles so native speakers wouldn’t realize i was incompetent B)))

8. any top tips for studying this language?

for languages in general, i would say make sure you understand your own language’s grammar first (especially if you’re an english speaker whose school never taught you grammar like mine). practice vocabulary and WRITE every day. practice active use of your TL, not just passive consumption. i am lazy and don’t do this and believe me, your skills will suffer.

9. what’s your next major language goal?

my next goal is probably to succeed in my german fluency exam and french and mandarin school exams senior year...after that i’ll have space to study new languages, so i want to get back into russian (if i don’t have time before then), and then maybe korean, thai, or hungarian?...there’s so many languages i want to learn, and it changes so often, i’ll probably study something totally different 2 years from now ;w;

10. anything we can do in the tumblr community to get you there?

i was thinking about starting my own langblr! but i still need to figure that out...also, the majority of my blogging is done on mobile, so i don’t know how much original content i would contribute, and i really want to focus on school and my college portfolio as much as possible. so we’ll see, but i’d love to join the langblr community from more than just my personal blog

i’m tagging @langloser and anyone w/ a special interest in languages who wants an excuse to talk about them (not that you need one tbh)

#languages

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The Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer And Sale Agreement

Seth Siegelaub

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Introduction to the Agreement made by Seth Siegelaub in Leonardo, vol. 6, 1973.

1. The Agreement

The three-page Agreement on the following pages has been drafted by Bob Projansky, a New York lawyer, after my extensive discussions and correspondence with over 500 artists, dealers, collectors, museum people, critics and others involved in the day-to-day workings of the international art world.

The Agreement has been designed to remedy some generally acknowledged inequities in the art world, particularly artists’ lack of control over the use of their work and participation in its economics after they no longer own it.

The Agreement form has been written with special awareness of the current ordinary practices and economic realities of the art world particularly its private, cash and informal nature, with careful regard for the interests and motives of all concerned.

It is expected to be the standard form for all transfer and sale of all contemporary art and has been made as fair, simple and useful as possible. It can be used either as presented here or slightly altered to fit your specific situation. If you have questions as regards any part of the agreement, you should consult your attorney.

2. Enforcement

First, let us put this question in perspective: most people will honor the Agreementbecause most people honor agreements. Those few people who will try to cheat you are likely to be the same kinds who will give you a hard time about signing theAgreement in the first place. Later owners will be more likely to try to cheat you than the first owner, with whom you or your dealer have had some face-to-face contact but there are strong reasons why both first and future owners should fulfill the contract’s terms.

What happens if owner No. 2 sells your work to owner No. 3 and does not send you the transfer form? (He is not sending you the money, either.) Nothing happens. (You do not know about it yet.)

Sooner or later you do find out about it because it takes a lot of effort to conceal such sales and the ‘grapevine’ will get the news to you (or your dealer) anyway. To conceal the sale, owner No. 3 has to conceal the work and he is not going to hide a good and valuable work just to save a little money. And if he ever wants to sell it, repair it, appraise it or authenticate it, he MUST come to you (or your dealer). When you do find out about such a transaction-and you will-you sue owner No. 2, who will owe you 15% of the increase based on the price to owner No. 3 or on the value at the time you find out about it, which may be higher. Clearly, a seller (in this case No. 2) would be extremely foolish to take this chance, to risk having to pay a lot of money, just to save a little money.

As to falsifying values reported to the artist, there will be as much pressure from the new owner to put a falsely high value as from the old owner to put in a low value. There are real difficulties inherent in getting two people to lie in unison, especially if it only benefits one of them-the seller. In 95% of the cases the amount of money to be paid to the artist will not be enough to compel the collectors to lie to you.

You will note that in the event you have to sue to enforce any of your rights under the Agreement, article 19 gives you the right to recover reasonable attorney’s fees in addition to whatever else you may be entitled to.

3. Summation

We realize that this Agreement is essentially unprecedented in the art world and that it just may cause a little rumbling and trembling; on the other hand, the ills it remedies are universally acknowledged to exist and no other practical way has ever been devised to cure them.

Whether or not, you, the artist, use it, is of course up to you; what we have given you is a legal tool that you can use yourself to establish ongoing rights when you transfer your work. This is a substitute for what has existed before-nothing.

We have done this for no recompense, for just the pleasure and challenge of the problem, feeling that should there ever be a questions about artists’ rights in reference to their art, the artist is more right than anyone else.

-Seth Siegelaub, 1973.

The Agreements and the corresponding statement appear courtesy of The Siegelaub Collection & Archives at the Stichting Egress Foundation, Amsterdam.

Seth Siegelaub (b. 1941 – 2003) was an American curator, art dealer, and author. Through his gallery, Seth Siegelaub Contemporary Art, and his later curatorial practice, Siegelaub introduced the art world to both a wide array of innovative conceptual artists as well as to radically new ways of exhibiting and distributing art. Following his early work in the arts, Siegelaub went on to work as a political researcher and a collector and bibliographer of textiles.

Agreement Form: http://primaryinformation.org/files/english.pdf

Source: http://www.primaryinformation.org/the-artists-reserved-rights-transfer-and-sale-agreement-1971/

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Le Submission

Name: Olga

Nationality: German

Age (note that if you below 21 your scores may be lower until age of legality): 18

Personality Type: ENTP (according to the Meyer-Briggs personality test)

Level of Education: soon to be high-school-graduator with a Abitur

Best Subject: English and History

Worst Subject: Chemistry

Favorite Subject: Latin and History

5 Hobbies (if applicable): music (composing, piano, singing), occasional fencing and horseback riding, jogging/hiking, drawing

Favorite Genre of Music/Movies/Books:

Music –> Classical, Rock ‘n Roll, Rock, Indie, Irish Punk, Folk, sometimes Country. My taste of music depends of the quality of the song rather than its genres

Movies: –> Usually Adventure/Fantasy but I also enjoy Period Dramas and good vintage movies and Comedies

Books: –> Fantasy, Biographies

Last song you listened to on repeat: “Once upon a December” from Anastia

Last phrase you said to another living person: “She’s at the summerhouse.”

How many blankets do you sleep with: One

7 note worthy skills: I’m pretty eloquent (whether it be during conversations, presentations or just telling a decent story), Social, Intuitive, Passionate about everything I do and thing/people I care about and able to be convincing when I need to be, I see good in people and situations, You can always count on me developing a plan and sticking to it

7 noticeable sins: I can be lazy, Intuitive (sometimes it brings trouble with it), I act on emotions after repressing them for a long time, I can be tactless, I love life but I often need to remind myself that I do, Isolation myself when I actually should ask for help, when stepping on for people or standing up for those who don’t stand up for themselves I get myself into trouble

Allergies/impairments/illnesses: I’m allergic to horses (main reason why don’t go horseback riding as often as I used to as a kid), I’m also allergic to my favourite flower (sunflower)

Level of Intelligence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being dumb, 2 being below average, 3 being average, 4 being above average and 5 being genius): 4

Level of Fitness on a scale of 1 to 5( 1 being obese, 2 being overweight, 3 being average, 4 being fit and 5 being skinny): ¾

Level of Attractiveness on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being Anderson, 2 being below average, 3 being average, 4 being above average and 5 being Mycroft): Attractiveness is a very relative term. Some might say I’m and Anderson while others might think I’m above average.

Feline, canine or both: Canine

Confidence Level on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 being nonexistent, 2 low, 3 average, 4 above average and 5 Sherlock): I definitely carry myself with a Sherlock-like level of confidence

Position in the Family (oldest, youngest, middle): Youngest

Eye Color: Green (people question the colour because it tends to change depending on the weather or the colour of clothes or eye-makeup I am wearing)

Hair Color and Length: Brown, pretty long (now reaching the mid of my back) I want it to grow longer though

Height: 5'7”

Combat level on a scale 1 to 5 (1 being useless, 2 being somewhat capable, 3 being average, 4 being more than capable and 5 being expert): 3

Your normal dress: Usually it’s black jeans and some kind of t-shirt. I don’t care much for dressing up everyday so I wear men-shirts/t-shirts. I pair my outfit with leather boots (brown or black). If I decide to look rather presentable I throw on a dress that shows my shoulders and is tighter at the waist. When it’s getting colder I always wear long coats paired with a shawl.

How well you take rejection on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being temper tantrum, 2 being vindictive, 3 being average, 4 being can take it like a man, and 5 being like water off of a duck’s back): I take it like man. No need to throw a tantrum if nothing can be done about it. I will be upset though.

Languages known: My first language is Russian but I speak it with a little accent because I don’t roll the “R” because I grew up in Germany. German is my best language which I talk accent-free. I’m also fluent in English. I am currently teaching myself some French and Icelandic

Cleanliness of your bathroom on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being a crime scene, 2 being messy, 3 being average, 4 being pretty clean and 5 being perfectly spotless): It’s rather messy

How big is your circle of friends on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being nonexistent, 2 being very small, 3 being average, 4 being large, and 5 being a massive social network): I have one best friend I know I can always rely on. I know a lot of people who I consider to be my friends. I have no problems getting to know new people so I would say that I do have a large circle of friends.

How would you rate your mental health on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being very poor, 2 being poor, 3 being average, 4 being good, and 5 being prefect): 3. Highs and lows

Opinions on the current Holmes family members ( Siger Holmes, Violet Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and Eurus Holmes):

Sherlock can be a pain in the ass. He is very inconsiderate of other people’s feelings but we all know that he means well.

Eurus is a troubled child with a troubled mind. Her intelligence drover her to madness so she can’t be blamed for the things she does. However she is a dangerous person and should be kept locked away.

Siger Holmes is a precious and kind man who deserves to be loved by family and friends. I’m sure he was a great father. He seems to be very passive when it comes to communication between the family members though.

Violet Holmes is a strong woman that keeps everything and everyone together. She can be harsh when needed and, like every parent, often has high expectations in her children (especially in Mycroft). I do like her nevertheless.

Please bold the following below that applies toward your submission:

Friendship

Mentorship

Relationship

Partnership

The Question portion:

Please note that you do not have to submit the pictures within your submission (save the puzzle) but you must answer them honestly and do so without cheating.

The rectangle is devided into 3 equal pieces. Three angles lead up to the same point. Since the distance of the angles A and B and C always stays the same and angle C is the one that’s the clostest to the point where all the lines meet up A+B equals C.

July 16 4

I think it would be smarter not to shoot at someone at all because he hits his shot only 1/3 of the time. If he misses the shot he still has spare ones. Plus I’m thinking that this is a trick questions since it’s saying „where should you shoot first“ and not „who should you shoot first“

5+5+5+5 =/= 555

This text indicates that the man needs some kind of help from other people to get to the 10th floor. That means that something hinders him from doing so when he’s alone. He either has a germ phobia and can’t touch the buttons by himself (in the morning he is able to convince himself to do it because “new day, new start” or he is simply too short to reach the buttons in the elevator and can only reach the first seven ones.

I would set two switches. The possibility that both of them are OFF switches would allow me to determine which one is the ON one.

7) He brings her the ring himself.

8) Obviously 87

9) Nobody

10) He could build something from the wood to get on the other side of the fire where everything is already burnt down. That way the westwind would continue to blow and the fire would spread out but something that is burnt can’t be affected by fire another time so even if the wind would change Alexander would be safe.

11) C) –> It’s not being said whether Anne is married or not

12) 679

13) All of them are wrong?

14) I’m too bad at stochastic and an answer I know would be wrong is too embarrassing to give

15) Sally did it

16) Where does the English horn (Cor Anglais) come from? France

17) What is brass composed of? Copper and zinc

18) Who was the FIRST great artist that contributed to the Italian Renaissance? Michelangelo

19) 2

20) 12

21) 2

22) White and gold

Mycroft’s answer:

Dear Olga, it would seem that you’re a rather bright child for your age aren't you? It shows in your answers and the way you carry yourself when you write that reminds me of a younger, if not more pleasant, Sherlock that wouldn't go around bringing muck into the house or worse, hide it under my duvet. I find it rather rare that you can compose and play your own music, I think Sherlock started it was a turbulent period as he wanted to go faster than his instructors intended which lead to many pay outs for damaged property and emotional damages. I also see that you have some sympathies for my little sister which is understandable. Eurus is an exceptionally bright young woman working faster than the rest of us and I'm sure its killing her everyday that she can't seem to find anyone for whom she wants to be an equal (as we all know she pretty much snubbed me in favor of Sherlock-someone she could easily mold at her will.) Although I recognize her dangerous nature I still love my siblings-both of them, even if they have tried to kill me on more than one occasion. I have no doubts that under my mentorship you can only flourish more so than Sherlock did at your age with less of my pocket book going toward covering up any of your misgivings. I only ask that you take a bit more pride in tiding up your living space because one cannot function at 100% in chaos. Yes, I do know this for a fact because I have seen my baby brother go on a rampage at Baker street because he could not locate an article that would prove his intelligence and then proceeded to shoot the wall up again in agitation. As for your state of dress as long as you keep it professional looking I have no qualms. We can proceed at your earliest convenience.

Friendship: 7.7/10 Mentorship: 9/10

#Mycroft form 2.0 #submission #mycroft holmes

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So, you’ve found yourself in possession of a stand mixer. But what should you actually do now that you have one?

For starters, congratulate yourself. Stand mixers deliver a level of power and versatility that simply can’t be replicated with elbow grease or hand mixers. You can now make a wealth of new recipes, from cakes, cookies, and breads to sausage, meatloaf, brandade, and rillettes.

Then, take a look inside the box. Most stand mixers ship with a few basic attachments, with the option to purchase additional attachments to broaden the appliance’s range of applications. Our recommended mixer, the KitchenAid Pro (as well as all other mixers from KitchenAid), comes with a whisk, a paddle, and a dough hook. This article is organized by those three core attachments, including what they’re good for and our favorite ways to put them to work.

Before getting started, though, it’s worth checking to see whether your model has solid-metal gears—if they’re plastic (as is the case with the KitchenAid Artisan, for instance), the machine will be more susceptible to wearing out and stripping over time, so you’ll want to avoid particularly heavy duty tasks, like making the stiff dough for our homemade bagels.

The Whisk Attachment

Whipping and Beating

The first job that a stand mixer excels at is whipping the daylights out of stuff, whether it’s cream or egg whites. It’s great for aerating fluid mixtures—the stand mixer’s large and open balloon whisk, when combined with the motor’s power, produces more voluminous whipped cream and meringues than the narrow tines of a traditional whisk or the beaters of a hand mixer.

While it’s a relatively simple matter to whip cream or egg whites by hand, there are times when the stand mixer’s formidable power is particularly useful. French buttercream, for instance, requires whipping egg yolks, which is mechanically intensive. Swiss meringue, too, is tough to whip by hand, largely because the process requires that you add sugar up front, and sugar has the effect of delaying coagulation.

We shouldn’t undersell the ease with which a stand mixer whips things, either. Whipped egg whites aren’t just for meringues; they also play a crucial role in any soufflé, whether sweet or savory, since the air trapped in the whites is what gives soufflés their airy lift. The same principle is key to our effortless angel food cake, too, though the stand mixer doesn’t just make the recipe “effortless”—the whole technique is dependent on the stand mixer’s sheer power to bring ingredients together in the first place.

The whisk is also ideal for frosting: American, French, Swiss meringue, and Italian buttercreams are all made much simpler with the use of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. (German and cream cheese buttercreams, as well as a quick and simple cream cheese frosting, also spend a little time with the whisk attachment, but they need some extra help from the paddle, which we’ll cover in the next section.)

And, finally, there are other creamy things, like our creamy whipped yogurt and creamy whipped…cream. Do note, though, that using a stand mixer to whip plain cream can quickly transform your airy dessert topping into solid butter. Thanks to the way in which sugar delays coagulation, though, a sweetened cream has a much lower risk of becoming overwhipped—recipes like no-bake cheesecake or the cream cheese frosting mentioned above can withstand some pretty serious whipping.

The Paddle Attachment

As opposed to the whisk, which is meant for cutting through mixtures, the wide, flat blades of a paddle attachment are designed to smear and fold, which makes it invaluable for processes like creaming.

Creaming

The goal of creaming is to repeatedly fold a combination of butter and sugar until you’ve created an expansive network of fat, air, and sugar crystals. The more air that’s trapped within the network, the greater your volume of dough will be (which means more cookies!), and the better your cakes, like this classic vanilla cake, will rise.

It’s technically possible to cream butter and sugar manually, but it’s incredibly labor- and time-intensive. And while any electrical mixing appliance will take care of the job in a fraction of the time, a powerful stand mixer has another advantage: temperature control. Creaming only works if the butter can stretch and expand, which means keeping it at or below 68°F, which is why bakers prefer to start with cool butter and cream as quickly as possible. You can attempt this with a hand mixer, but since they generally only work on softer, warmer butter, the results won’t be nearly as foolproof.

Mixing

The paddle is a great way to uniformly mix cookie doughs and cake batters. A badly mixed cookie dough will result in a few misshapen and malformed cookies, while a poorly mixed cake will rise (and look) funny. Meanwhile, recipes like the aforementioned German and cream cheese frostings benefit from being mixed by the paddle’s wide, flat blades—the thin tines of a whisk will leave you with a mound of cottage cheese–like curds instead of a smooth, airy, and light frosting that you can easily manipulate into beautiful swoops and whorls.

Mixing Meat

Brandade getting a whipping.

Because the paddle does not cut so much as it smears and folds, it’s also a great way to mix and emulsify meat for dishes like sausage. A food processor, by way of comparison, cuts and chops while it mixes, and breaking the meat’s protein strands will directly impact the texture of your final product (for more info, check out Kenji’s article on the science of sausage and salt). If you want to start making sausages (like Italian sausage, chorizo, or merguez) at home, a stand mixer is key: It helps to knead the meat—and, crucially, does so quickly enough to avoid melting its fat content—for sausages that are juicy and springy, rather than dry and crumbly.

What else can a stand mixer do for meaty mixes? It’s the tool responsible for the characteristic bouncy texture of these Swedish meatballs, for one. And for the best meatballs of your life, you’ll want a stand mixer by your side to quickly and effectively mix the panade (a bread crumb and milk mixture) with aromatics and a portion of the meat, before mixing in the rest of the meat by hand. This leads to light meatballs that nevertheless hold their shape well and have evenly distributed seasoning.

Finally, for preparations like rillettes and brandade, where the meat should be shredded rather than finely chopped or puréed, a paddle does the job quickly and cleanly.

The Dough Hook

Holla at this challah.

Finally, there’s the dough hook. Making bread is certainly doable without a stand mixer and dough hook attachment, but high-fat doughs like brioche are extremely difficult to make without them. And while some doughs are actually better when made in a food processor, like our New York–style and Sicilian pizza doughs, others really do benefit from being spun around by the dough hook, like Neapolitan-style pizza dough. Then there are breads like our simple crusty white bread; though it’s possible to incorporate ingredients and knead the dough by hand, it’s far simpler use the dough hook for both steps (and far less messy, for what it’s worth).

The benefits of using the dough hook aren’t just about convenience. The relatively slower speed at which it kneads (compared to, say, a food processor) means there’s little risk of over-kneading or overheating, which means you don’t have to watch it like a hawk; you can clean up your kitchen or prep other things while your dough is in the stand mixer. Using the dough hook also allows you to adjust your dough when necessary, adding water or flour if it looks a little too dry or wet, respectively, and it’s great for adding mix-ins, like nuts or dried fruit.

So, What Should You Make First?

If you want to put your brand-spanking-new stand mixer through its paces, I suggest making Stella’s one-bowl cinnamon rolls. Not only are they delicious, but they use both the dough hook and the paddle attachment to wonderful effect. Looking to take your whisk attachment for a spin? Stir up some extra-creamy Greek yogurt and serve it with virtually anything you like. Or, if you’re feeling a bit more ambitious, make yourself that aforementioned effortless angel food cake, just to see how easy it really is to make something that is so ethereally perfect, and wouldn’t exist at all without the stand mixer.

What About All the Other Attachments?

While we haven’t yet completed an exhaustive test of every KitchenAid attachment on the market, there are a couple we can wholeheartedly recommend. The pasta roller set takes all of the frustration and fussiness out of making fresh pasta, and, unlike the manual alternatives out there, it’s incredibly easy and efficient to operate on your own. Hello, homemade ravioli, tortellini, and linguine!

Meanwhile, the food grinder attachment is a great option if you want to start grinding your own meat or experimenting with sausage-making. Because it’s an attachment, you already know that the hardest-working part of your grinder—the motor—is going to be a workhorse that can power through even the toughest grinding projects. We also like that you can grind the meat directly into the bowl, then attach the bowl to the machine and immediately start mixing it with the paddle to develop protein. It’s a real time-saver.

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