20 more awesomely untranslatable words from around the world If only you could use these words in Scrabble. Photo: Jeremy Mates When linguists refer to “untranslatable” words, the idea is not that a word cannot somehow be explained in another language, but that part of the essence of the word is lost as it crosses from one language to another. This often is due to different social and cultural contexts that have shaped how the word is used. POP LOCK ROBOT "A technological break-thru in self-defense funk dancing" You know those really cool mechabots that shoot lasers and fight real good? Well this guy isn't one of them. He just loves to dance!!
Activ8 Wellness Studio - Physiotherapy Physiotherapy is a health care profession directed at evaluating, restoring and maintaining physical function. Also known as physical therapists, physiotherapists have a detailed understanding of how the body works and are specially trained to assess and improve movement and function, while relieving pain. Physiotherapists promote good health by working with patients to maximize their abilities while adopting a healthy lifestyle. Physiotherapists provide valuable health care for people throughout their lives -- from birth to old age. Physiotherapists can: Fly photo by Nicole Crowder A little while ago, Alex Elle shared a wonderful experience on her IG stream. She had visited a new juice bar in LA and shared that as she walked in the owner said, "Welcome to my dream.
Can Open Government Be Gamed? If information is power, the first step to gaining power is to get the right data. The Obama administration is a big proponent of opening up government data and making it digitally available. Today at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, the government’s new chief information officer Vivek Kundra announced USAspending.gov, a new site which launched today that tracks government spending with charts and lists ranking the largest government contractors (Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, etc.) and assistance recipients (Department of Healthcare Services, New York State Dept. of Health, Texas Health & Human Services Commission, etc.). There is also the Data.gov project, which is attempting to digitize government data and make it available in its raw form for citizens and companies to sift through. Digital tools are bringing participation back to democracy, or at least that is the idea. Except there is one big problem: indifference.
25 Handy Words That Simply Don’t Exist In English Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language, in fact it's the 3rd most commonly spoken language in the world (after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish). Interestingly enough it's the number 1 second language used worldwide - which is why the total number of people who speak English, outnumber those of any other. But whilst it's the most widely spoken language, there's still a few areas it falls down on (strange and bizarre punctuation rules aside). We look at 25 words that simply don't exist in the English language (and yet after reading this list, you'll wish they did!) 1 Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut 2 Arigata-meiwaku (Japanese): An act someone does for you that you didn’t want to have them do and tried to avoid having them do, but they went ahead anyway, determined to do you a favor, and then things went wrong and caused you a lot of trouble, yet in the end social conventions required you to express gratitude
How to make a Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake, backed by the BFI Film Fund, is in UK cinemas on 21 October 2016. This unique interactive film puts you on set with Ken Loach in production on his latest film, I, Daniel Blake. Throwing us into life on location and during pre-production, it enables you to change the course of your viewing experience by selecting inserts in which Loach and some of his key collaborators – past and present – give fascinating insights into his creative practices. The story of a 59-year-old joiner who faces an uphill struggle when he seeks Employment and Support Allowance after developing a heart condition, I, Daniel Blake won the 2016 Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Community Parent Education Services (COPE) Contact Information Phone: (905) 521-2100, ext. 77312 Fax: 905 577-8453 Community Parent Education Service 354 King Street West Hamilton, ON L8P 1B3 What is Community Parent Education Services (COPE)? COPE conducts courses, workshops and educational events for families with 3-12 year old children who have challenging behaviour.
Paper Organization Let me share with you a great way to get a handle on all your household papers. It all starts with a file box: This one was found at World Market Then some cute file folders. These were from Staples The Playpump: How a Simple Gamification Concept can Save the (third) World New to Gamification? Check out my post What is Gamification & my Gamification Framework: Octalysis Gamification visits the Third World Most of the time, we think of Gamification as a technique to get consumers to like our products more, to be more productive in life, and improve our workplace, but Gamification can sometimes be used to save an entire nation. While we enjoy our Twitter, iPhones, Starbucks, and Reality Shows, many third world country nations are literally thirsty for clean water.
Wabi-Sabi: Translating the Beauty in Imperfection Wabi-sabi. It’s a concept, an aesthetic, and a worldview. It’s also a phrase that doesn’t translate directly from Japanese into English, and the ideas behind it may not immediately translate in the minds of those who haven’t encountered it before. Put simply, it’s an intuitive way of living that emphasizes finding beauty in imperfection, and accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. The best way to learn about wabi-sabi is just to accept that it’s there – and to begin noticing examples of it in one’s daily life. The words wabi and sabi were not always linked, and they can still be used separately in the Japanese language.
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SuperBetter In July 2009, Jane McGonigal hit her head – hard. The resulting concussion sidelined her for months. She became depressed, which made matters worse. Doctors told her she needed to keep her spirits high, so the world-renowned game designer turned to what made her happiest: Playing games. “There is a sense of agency that you get from gaming,” she says. “It makes you optimistic. You feel like you can do extraordinary things.” But rather than turning to her console, she turned the fight for her life into a real-life game. She was on an epic quest to get better, battling bad guys (things that hurt her) and collecting power-ups (things that helped her) on the way. McGonigal won – she is now completely recovered – and she built a gaming platform so others can do the same. SuperBetter, which launched in March, is an online social game that helps people achieve their health goals by building up ‘personal resilience.’ The most popular ‘challenges’ are depression and losing weight, followed by stress reduction and sleeping better. It’s built on scientific principles you can find in psychological research or self-help books, but the game puts them into a fun framework. The point is to actually do what doctors say you should do. While about half of SuperBetter’s users are regular gamers, you don’t need to be a Guild Master (or even know what that means) to play. It was inspired by an idea McGonigal credits to Paul Tahini, Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “He said, ‘We need a Super Mario Bros. for health,’” she recalls. But of course, real life isn’t a game and not every health problem can be vanquished. “You have to change your notion of what ‘winning’ means,” she adds, giving the example of a player with a terminal motor neurone disease. “He doesn’t expect to beat it; he expects to increase his quality of life, to be happier every day.” by carolinewatson May 10