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Tech. Up until a few days ago, Jesus was the only one who could turn water into wine. Now it seems anyone can do it. All they need is one of these $499 miracle bottles, water and some special ingredients. The aptly named Miracle Machine is pretty straightforward – water goes in, wine comes out. And there’s a sachet of flavors for various types of wines, of course, as with all instant foods. To use Miracle Machine, all you need to do is add the ingredients sachet to the bottle, choose the type and style of wine from a menu, add water and start the machine. Kevin Boyer, CEO of Customvine, is a sommelier who also founded the Boyanci winery in Napa Valley.

Thinking in A Foreign Language | Al Jamiat Magazine. Pic courtesy of Adam Jones, Phd The book 1984 was written by George Orwell back in the 1920s 1940s (thanks to our commenter Santa for picking that huge mistake up). While it is mainly a book about Orwell’s vision of the future, it also offers those who study language an important lesson. The main character, Winston, must understand why two plus two is five. His teacher explains that it is simple, because the party said it was.

Four is simply a label, and if the party changes the label, then two plus two is five. While the U.S. has not been overtaken by the oppressive government Orwell foresaw, he did teach his readers that words are simply labels. So it makes sense, when learning a foreign language, to start thinking with the new set of labels as soon as possible. Like when you were little, and learning how to read and write in your native language, the mind starts to relearn labels.

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