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Verbal dynamite: how swearing differs between first and foreign language users

Professor Jean-Marc Dewaele from the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication recalls his experience of learning the strength of swear words after moving to the UK, and his research on how the use and perceived offensiveness of words differs between first and foreign users of English.

When I arrived in the French department at Birkbeck in October 1994, after having finished my PhD on French interlanguage at the Free University of Brussels, I was well aware of a number of aspects of the English language that I was still struggling with: prepositions, the pronunciation of certain words, some verbal constructions… I was unaware of gaps in my knowledge of taboo words, appropriate communication of emotion, the distance between British speakers (one arm length, rather than half an arm’s length like on the continent) and general avoidance of physical contact with interlocutors. I picked up most of these things gradually, through the observation of my colleagues and students.  My neighbour, a librarian at Senate House, was kind enough to proofread my papers until I became more sure-footed in academic English. I realised that I would never get rid of my French-Dutch accent in English and decided that I could live with that – even if it involves answering the regular and rather tedious question ‘where are you from?’ to which I invariably answer ‘London’ and then add ‘from Belgium originally’.  My English vocabulary grew, with the exception of words that were bleeped out on radio and television or censured in the newspapers.  I had no idea what was meant with b****, b******, c***, d***, though I guessed that f*** meant ‘fuck’.

My colleagues, students and friends were too well educated to use such words in conversation, the words were unprintable and they did not figure in the English word lists at my secondary school in Bruges.  How then, I wondered, was I, a foreign language user, supposed to learn these vibrant dark words? I asked a colleague in the Applied Linguistics department, Dr Macolm Edwards, what he considered to be the worst English taboo word.  He looked at me quizzically and remained silent. I encouraged him, telling him that we were applied linguists after all and that we could deal with the dark linguistic stuff.  He straightened his back, looked at me and said: ‘I couldn’t possibly tell you but I can spell it out: c – u – n- t’.  ‘Cunt?!’ I repeated.  He jumped back as stung by a wasp. ‘Wow,’ I thought, ‘mighty word indeed’.

I told him that French and Dutch have cognates ‘con’ and ‘kont’ that are not nearly as powerful and wondered why some words that share the same origin become taboo whereas others don’t quite manage to join that league.  This conversation happened in the mid-2000s when I was busy working on how multilinguals used their different languages to express particular emotions. One of the striking findings was that languages learnt later in life typically felt disembodied and that emotion words in these languages lacked the emotional force of equivalent words in multilinguals’ first language(s).

I decided then to focus on specific negative emotion-laden words in one language, English, and to invite first (L1) and foreign language (LX) users to rate their offensiveness and frequency of use. The aim was to have a wide range in offensiveness, from relatively mild words such as ‘fruitcake’ and ‘idiot’ to really taboo words and expressions such as ‘fucking hell’ and ‘cunt’. There are also questions about general frequency of swearing in English with various categories of interlocutor.  More than two thousand English L1 and LX users participated in the study. English LX users reported swearing significantly less in English than L1 users, possibly because of a lack of emotional resonance of the LX or because they had other languages to swear in. High levels of Psychoticism, Extraversion and Neuroticism were linked with more swearing in English among both L1 and LX users. The level of English proficiency, the frequency of use, early onset and context of the acquisition were linked to swearing among LX users.

The analysis of differences between L1 and LX users for the 30 words and expressions yielded some unexpected findings. As expected, L1 users reported more frequent use of the highly offensive words.  However, rather than underestimating offensiveness, LX users significantly overestimated the offensiveness of 29 out of the 30 words.  The only word they underestimated was ‘cunt’ – the most offensive word in the list. I have argued that the word is so offensive that it is invisible in the press and used quite rarely by L1 users which means that LX users have few opportunities to acquire a complete semantic and conceptual representation of the word. They may therefore wrongly believe that ‘cunt’ is just another swear word, not perceiving the second red flag known to all L1 users. Use of the word was found to be linked to personality with participants scoring high on Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism reporting more frequent use of the word.

To conclude, the dark side of English is a bit like the dark side of the moon to those who are not astronauts: full of fascinating, mysterious and potentially dangerous features.

Dewaele’s most recent research into swearing – “Cunt: On the perception and handling of verbal dynamite by L1 and LX users of English” is published by Multilingua.

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“Most obscene title of a peer-reviewed scientific article” – an amusing award for a serious academic paper

This post was contributed by Professor Jean-Marc Dewaele, from Birkbeck’s Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication.

This post contains strong language.

As an applied linguist and a multilingual I have always been interested in the communication of emotion in a person’s multiple languages.  It seems that telling jokes in a foreign language, declaring love or promising something in a foreign language does not quite have the same resonance as it typically has in a native language (see also my taster lecture – contains strong language!).

One particularly interesting area is how multilinguals swear.  Indeed, swearwords in a foreign language don’t sound quite as bad as the ones in the native language, and students spending some time abroad are eager to pick up some of these words that their teachers did not want to teach them.  However, these enthusiasts abroad quickly realize that the people around them do not necessarily approve of the liberal use of swearwords.  What sounds like “funny” words to the foreign-language user can in fact be deeply upsetting words to the native language-users.

I remember how Livia, my trilingual daughter (English, Dutch, French as first languages), aged 7, playing with a Belgian bilingual boy (Dutch, French as first languages), who, when he heard she also had English as a first language, exclaimed that he knew English too, after which he uttered Fuck you!, which made my daughter jump and switch to English: But you can’t say this!  The boy looked surprised at her emotional reaction.  He had clearly no idea that this funny expression would upset his friend.

What matters when swearing is to know how to do it “appropriately”, in other words, know the context in which certain swearwords and expressions may be tolerated or appreciated.  For foreign language-users it may take years, and even then they typically avoid them because the reactions they elicit may differ from native users using the same words in the same situation.  I think that it is because swearing is an indication of “in-group” membership.  However, if you have a foreign accent you clearly don’t belong to the “in-group”, and you’re expected not to use these words, and not make fun of the head of state or queen/king.

In 2010, I published a paper:  ‘Christ fucking shit merde!’ Language preferences for swearing among maximally proficient multilinguals. Sociolinguistic Studies, 4 (3), 595-614. (doi : 10.1558/sols.v4i3.595). I investigated language preferences for swearing among multilinguals using an on-line questionnaire. They consisted of 386 adult multilinguals who had declared that they were maximally proficient in their first and second languages and used both languages constantly.

I discovered that despite similar levels of self-perceived proficiency and frequency of use in the first language and second language, the first language was used significantly more for swearing and first language swearwords were perceived to have a stronger emotional resonance. An analysis of additional interview data confirmed the findings of the quantitative analysis, also highlighting cultural issues in swearing.

The working title of the paper was Language preferences for swearing among maximally proficient multilinguals until I heard an Anglo-Canadian author, Nancy Huston, who has lived in Paris for many years, being interviewed on France Inter about her swearing behaviour.  She explained that when she needs to express a strong emotion, like sudden anxiety, or when dropping a hammer on her foot, she swears in English. The journalist then asked her Vous dites quoi? ‘What do you say’?  Nancy answers: Je dis Christ fucking shit merde! ‘I say Christ fucking shit merde!’  (“merde” meaning ‘shit’, is a high-frequency French swearword).  She’s surprised at the presence of the French swearword and adds: Ah je peux ajouter merde! ‘Ah, I can add merde!’.

I thought this quote would be the perfect illustration of my paper, namely that while multilinguals generally prefer swearing in their first language, some second language swearwords may creep into their core emotional vocabulary as a result of years of affective socialization in the culture of the second language.

I had to argue with the guest editor and the general editor Sociolinguistic Studies to keep the swearwords uncensored in the title.  I explained that it would make no sense to censor them, as the code-switching would become invisible, and that it was exactly the phenomenon I was interested in. They agreed in the end.

A few days ago, to my amused surprise, I won the award for “for most obscene title of a peer-reviewed scientific article”.  Merde alors!

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Apple of my i is now mine, all mine

There’s been an iPhone 5 touchdown in Hyannis as the long-desired object of my affection has come to me in all of its beautiful white and silver glory. This baby looks so tasty, I kinda want to eat it.

The AT&T store was packed when I left the area at about 9 a.m. I spent about 45 minutes just ambling around and showing the jealous people in line what they’ll soon have in their pockets.

Initial reviews are glowing. The design is slimmer and lighter than the previous iPhone 4 and 4S models and you barely feel like you’re holding something.

The elongated screen is perfect and watching an Apple movie trailer for “The Hobbit” was just stunning. Speeds on the 4G network around Hyannis are blazing fast so far.

The both front and rear HD cameras are producing the highest quality images and video I’ve seen on a mobile phone ever. And I think Siri likes me.

Another plus is that it makes calls too!

But there’s so much more to play with, it boggles my mind. I’m having iPhone 5 sensory overload and probably need to recoup the many hours of sleep I lost over the past 24 hours.

I’m sure I’ll still dream about it though, because it now has a spot next to me on my pillow.

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Louisiana Won't Take Unconstitutional Creationism Law Off the Books

Louisiana senators voted yesterday against repealing a law that requires that public schools give balanced treatment to evolution and creationism—despite the fact that the law has been deemed unconstitutional and can't be enforced.

The law, which also prohibits teaching evolution as scientific fact, was initially passed in 1981 but found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court six years later. It's not supposed to be applied to classrooms. However, it hasn't yet been stripped from the books.

The senators voted 4-2 against the law's repeal, reports the Associated Press. "It basically creates a situation where only the secular review of creation is taught," said state Sen. John Milkovich, a Keithville Democrat, who was in favor of keeping it, according to the AP.

Other such laws that were found unconstitutional have been repealed in the state. "I'm not asking you to give up your belief in God. I'm not asking you to get in bed with the devil. I'm just asking you to uphold your oath" to the constitution, said Sen. Dan Claitor, a Republican from Baton Rouge, who hoped to delete the law.

[CORRECTION: A previous version of this post misstated the court in which the law was deemed unconstitutional.]

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Bovada's prop bets for the Miami Heat

Miami Heat Regular Season Player Props

Will Chris Bosh play a game in the NBA during the 2016-2017 Regular Season?

Yes      +350     (7/2)

No        -600     (1/6)

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Points - Goran Dragic

Over/Under                   17.5

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Assists - Goran Dragic

Over/Under                   5.5

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Points - Hassan Whiteside

Over/Under                   17

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Rebounds - Hassan Whiteside

Over/Under                   12.5

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Blocks – Hassan Whiteside

Over/Under                   3.4

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Points - Dion Waiters

Over/Under                   11.5

2016-2017 Regular Season - Total Points – Justise Winslow

Over/Under                   10.5

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Hassan Whiteside to miss Tuesday's game vs. Magic after the death of his great grandmother

Hassan Whiteside will not play Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic and has returned home to North Carolina to be with his family following the death of his great grandmother.

Hassan Whiteside"He's going through some tough times. But we're there for him," teammate Goran Dragic said Monday. "I can't wait to see him back."

Whiteside will rejoin the Heat on Thursday when the team plays at Charlotte, coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Miami will also likely be without forwards Justise Winslow (back) and Luke Babbitt (groin) when it faces the Magic at 7:30 p.m. AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday.

Spoelstra said Winslow would be a game-time decision and that Babbitt would get the night off for precautionary reasons after going through shoot-around on Tuesday. Winslow is the only Heat player that has started all five games this preseason.

"If it was his decision he would play," Spoelstra said of Babbitt. "But we want to give it another night."

Spoelstra said he feels like he's seen enough of the Heat through it's first five preseason games to not have to worry so much about studying rotations and instead can put health and well-being at the forefront of concerns.

Miami opens the season Oct. 26 in Orlando and wraps up the preseason with back-to-back games Thursday at Charlotte and at home Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"I think we're still going to move forward with the plan that we've had," Spoelstra said. "It also depends on who is available. I'd like to get guys as many reps to build that continuity. But I don't I feel like I need to have an official dress rehearsal. I just want to continue to have us look at things and move forward. Three games will be good for us."

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Heat's first starting five has a surprise in it

WASHINGTON -- When the Heat decided to match the Brooklyn Nets' four-year, $50 million offer sheet to Tyler Johnson it raised a few eyebrows with the fan base.

A few more eyebrows were raised Tuesday night when we learned about 45 minutes before the Heat's preseason opener against the Wizards that Johnson -- and not Dion Waiters -- would be starting in the back court alongside point guard Goran Dragic.

The Heat's first starting five this preseason: Dragic, Johnson, Justise Winslow, Luke Babbitt and Hassan Whiteside

Babbitt starting is no surprise considering how much coach Erik Spoelstra has talked him up during camp, saying he wants the career 40.3 percent three-point shooter to feel like he always has the green light.

But Johnson is a little surprising. He is a career 37.8 percent three-point shooter -- so maybe that's Spoelstra's angle with this, get a pair of his best three-point shooters on the floor together.

Still, as much as the Heat refer to Johnson as a combo guard, the franchise has also been emphasizing to him how much they need him to develop his point guard skills. But one preseason game in at least, he'll be sharing the starting backcourt duties with Dragic.

"I think it's big especially for this team," Johnson said pregame Tuesday of his need to develop his point guard skills. "That role's so wide open right now I know that it's something I've got to improve on. But I want to do it. It's just another challenge for me in my career."

Asked specifically pregame what his preferred approach would be to the backup point guard position -- whether it would be playing natural point guards Briante Weber or Beno Udrih -- or going with one of his combo guards, Spoelstra said: "Well, we do like the versatility of our group.

"Guys can play multiple positions," Spoelstra said. "Now those lines are becoming more gray every year. And with this lineup and this team that rings true as well. If you ask the guys, different guys are bringing it up. Different guys are getting us into offense. Different guys are playing on the wing or under the basket. So, it changes. All those guys will be available. I'll probably work Tyler some minutes there. But, Dion has been handling the ball quite a bit as well. That's what I mean, those lines are gray. Obviously for more traditional point guard play, that will come from Beno and Briante."

We'll be watching closely to see how this first preseason game plays out.

Monday, October 03, 2016

Will the Heat's first projected starting lineup be the same on opening night in Orlando? Maybe

WASHINGTON -- The Heat will open the preseason here at the Verizon Center Tuesday night and although coach Erik Spoelstra hasn't disclosed who will be starting against the Wizards, the team's media relations department released a projected starting lineup in its game notes.

Dion WaitersAs expected, point guard Goran Dragic, forward Justise Winslow and center Hassan Whiteside were in that group. The other two projected starters: guard Dion Waiters and forward Derrick Williams.

Waiters has started 110 games in his four-year career and unless he and Dragic struggle to mesh this preseason he's probably the guy who will be in the Heat's starting backcourt when Miami opens the regular season Oct. 26. Or, at least until Josh Richardson recovers from the sprained MCL in his right knee and pushes Waiters to get into the starting lineup.

While Wayne Ellington will get his shot to impress, he has to prove he can defend better than he has in the past. Opponents shot 3.5 percent better than they normally did last season when Ellington was guarding them. Waiters held the players he guarded to minus 0.5 percent below their season average.

As for Williams, an athletic, former No. 2 overall pick who has started 101 games in his career, he's fighting for a position that ultimately seems wide open with three-point specialist Luke Babbitt (38 career starts) and defensive-minded James Johnson (140 career starts) the other real contenders. Basically, all three together equal what Chris Bosh gave the Heat in one player.

Now, Spoelstra has to decide which of those three and the elements they bring, mesh the best with the starting unit. Then, he's got to figure out if and how he can still get something worthwhile out of the other guys if they are coming off the bench. It won't be easy especially since Josh McRoberts, who could also be in the mix to start, is still recovering from a setback with his broken right foot back in May.

"It's going to be different things with different guys," Spoelstra answered Monday when asked he's ultimately looking for in a starting power forward.

"When Luke is there, he's spacing the floor and I want to him have an absolute green light. Like some of the guys we've had here in the past I don't want him to think about ever hesitating behind the three-point line. Even if he's taking some bad ones I want him to have that green light.

"But Derrick [Williams] has a different skill set. He can knock down threes. But he's an aggressive player that's really effective in the paint. James [Johnson] brings a different dynamic when he's there in terms of his ability to playmake, similar to the way Justise does. They do different things and we want to try to maximize those strengths and be OK with guys playing different roles in that position. They don't have to look the same."

For what it's worth, Spoelstra said he has some idea of the 10 players he thinks will be in the Heat's rotation. But I think health and how guys mesh with one another over these eight preseason games will ultimately determine who those 10 really are. Spoelstra has said on multiple occasions he's happy the Heat are playing the NBA maximum eight preseason games so he can get a good look at this team and evaluate his choices.

While Spoelstra wants to see the Heat remain competitive this preseason, winning will take a back seat to finding the lineup combinations and rotations. After all, that's what the preseason is for.

Ultimately, you probably won't see much of the rookies this preseason except on nights Miami plays back-to-backs. The Heat only have two of those situations: Oct. 14 and 15 when the Heat visit the Spurs and then play the T'Wolves in Louisville, Ky. and then Oct. 20 and 21 when Miami wraps up the preseason at Charlotte and then at home against the 76ers.

"I don't anticipate I'll play guys over 20 minutes," Spoelstra said Monday of the Heat's preseason opener. "We'll have to evaluate and get guys in there. I also won't be able to play everybody. That's pretty obvious as well. How I work that out, I'm not totally sure yet."

As for the starting back court, until Richardson returns to full health and competes, the job is likely Waiters' to lose.

What does Spoelstra like about a Waiters-Dragic backcourt?

"You have two ball-handlers, two guys that can attack in the paint," he said. "They both can spread the floor for the other guy. They're both very capable three-point shooters. So, I do like that dynamic. Each can handle on the pick and roll and we can put a lot of pressure on the defense with those two guys."

Dragic told me Saturday before the Heat left the Bahamas that he feels like he and Waiters mesh well, but that both need to learn to communicate better as the preseason moves on.

"He can shoot the ball. He can space. He plays pick-and-rolls and sometimes that's good," Dragic said of Waiters. "It takes pressure off me a little bit. There's another playmaker on the court too. I already played like that before [in Phoenix] with [Eric] Bledsoe."

Is that who Waiters reminds you of?

"Yes," Dragic answered. "Better shooter though."

> What is Dragic looking for in the preseason opener?

"Just to get organized. We know what to run on a miss and on a make. I feel like when we're communicating and echoing the calls then it's much easier," he said Monday. "Our spacing is much better and then it's really easy to play because the ball is moving and I think the most important thing is going to be that tomorrow."

> Expect Winslow to be all over the court at different positions.He won't just line up at small forward or power forward. He could run the point at times, line up at center like he did in the playoffs and even play some shooting guard.

"That's not realistic for him," Spoelstra said when asked if Winslow would concentrate on just one position this preseason. "And he's better in those kind of situations where you challenge him to do more things and use more of his versatility."

> Here's some video of Winslow today working on his three-point shot. The hitch in his shot is noticeably gone.

FYI, Winslow has been the last to leave the court at almost every practice I've been at. And I haven't missed one.

Saturday, October 01, 2016

Heat wrap up camp in the Bahamas, look ahead to start of preseason on Tuesday

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- Some quick notes off the team's final day of camp in the Bahamas:

> Saturday’s final practice at the Atlantis Paradise Resort ended with point guard Goran Dragic (knee soreness) and center Hassan Whiteside (left knee soreness) not participating in contact drills.

Neither issue is of serious concern to coach Erik Spoelstra.

Whiteside, who also worked off to the side on Friday, and Dragic, who said he was just sore from having played a lot this summer with the Slovenian national team, both expect to play in the Heat’s preseason opener on Tuesday at Washington.

"I'm looking forward to it," Whiteside said. "I'm pretty sure I'll be there the first game against the Wizards. Just get out there and get it started, get in front of the Heat fans and let's get this thing started."

The soreness for Whiteside is not in the same knee he severely sprained during the playoffs.

"It feels a lot better," he said of his left knee. "I just wanted to be careful with the contact. I worked out. I feel a lot better."

> Guard Josh Richardson, who sprained his MCL on Sept. 9 after he landed awkwardly following a dunk during a team workout, said he made some progress with his knee during camp but is still experiencing pain with certain movements.

The Heat still hope he will be ready for the season opener Oct. 26.

"I think I've made a lot of progress actually," Richardson said. "Before this week I just started walking and stuff. I never really got to get on the court at all. So this week I got to do a little court walk, start shooting some. Just being able to be mobile with my team has been great for me mentally."

Richardson said he will likely wear a leg brace to start the season.

> Spoelstra said he’s not sure who will start in Tuesday’s preseason opener just yet.

“I'll chew on that all the way until [Tuesday],” he said. “I'm going to have to learn a lot. Actually, I'm thankful we have eight preseason games. We're going to need these games to evaluate and continue to get ready.”

> Friday night the entire team got together for a barbecue on the beach and some bonding time.

"It helps when you go away,” Spoelstra said. “Going back to when Pat was coaching, you always like to get away and just have more opportunities that are unscripted [for bonding]. It has to be organic. You can't force it upon a group. It just happens very naturally here. Like I said it was a great environment to be here and the bus rides, all the meals we had together. The team barbecue last night was fun."

Dragic said he learned how to play dominoes at the barbecue. He might even be willing to head down to Calle Ocho now in Miami and take on some grand champions at Domino Park.

"It was great," he said. "We finished practice and had a good meeting. After that it was relaxing and having fun. The fellas, they teached me how to play Dominoes and it was fun. Something new, but at the same time you can talk with those guys and ask them questions and get to know them."

How is the bonding going with Dion Waiters in the backcourt?

"Great. I just I think we still need a little bit more time," Dragic said. "From his part, he needs to be more communicating. But he's an unbelievable player. We've already seen what he can do. Even in this training camp he's explosive. He can get other people involved. He can create his own shot. So, it's going to be easy. We just need to talk so we can be on the same page."

15 questions with Goran Dragic

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- With a new season on the horizon I figured now might be a good time to add a new feature to the blog.

It's basically going to be fun, mostly off-the-court questions with players, coaches and people around the team.

Point guard Goran Dragic agreed to be my first subject on Friday.

Q: I'm stealing this question from Dan LeBatard. Your house is on fire, assuming your family is safe outside, you have enough time to go back into the house to save three items. What are you saving and why?

"I'm taking my wallet man. We need credit cards so we can eat. I'm taking that first. Second thing, I'm taking baby toys for my kids. The third thing is my passports. So I can go home to Slovenia."

MoussakaQ: When you are back home with Mom in Slovenia what are you asking her to make for you?

"Moussaka. That's like layers of potatoes. Then she puts meats, vegetables and then layers of potatoes and then cheese on top. It's similar to lasagna."

Q: If you could turn the tables on the media what would you do?

"I would make them do everything we do -- play all 82 games and travel and then after the season you guys can write about how you guys feel."

Q: If we stole Goran Dragic's iPhone what music do we find on there?

"Most of it is just Serbian pop music, pop rock."

Q: Is there a song you sing in the shower?

"That was a long time ago. I don't do that anymore. It was before when I was single. Now with my wife there's no singing in the shower."

Q: Is there a Serbian rock star we don't know about?

"Ceca. She sings this song Beograd. She has a lot of great songs."

Q: What would you do if you couldn't play basketball?

Q: No, a regular job. You have no athleticism at all. You are a regular person.

"That's a good one. I would not want to be a cop. I would not want to be a firefighter. I'd be a dentist."

Goran Broken ToothQ: Is that because you've been to one so often in your career as player having your teeth knocked out?

"You can make a pretty a good living out of it. Plus, I have pretty good experience with them. I know what they're going to do to me."

Q: You are a happy guy. I'm sure this one is tough for you. The last time you cried was?

"The last time that I cried -- man that's a good one. The last time I cried was 2013. The European basketball championships when our goal was to get a medal. We played really well -- all the games. Then in the quarterfinals we got France. They were the European champions and because it was at home, it was such an awesome feeling to play in front of your whole country. At that stage I was 100 percent certain we were going to win a medal. Then we got France and they eliminated us from getting a medal.

"I was not crying, crying, but it touched me. I wasn't crying before the game. It was after. Because at the moment I knew the championship was over. We were not going to experience that anymore, to play at home, in front of so many people. Everybody was so pumped."

Q: What's Goran Dragic's guilty pleasure?

"What does that mean?"

Q: Something you feel bad about after you do it. A fat guy like me might say eating chocolate or drinking whiskey.

"You know what, I don't know what it's called, but when you stay up late watching TV shows. If I watch one then I have to finish it all at once. I watched the whole night and then the next day I'm tired and I'm thinking, I'm sorry for my language, 'Why the [expletive] did I stay up watching that?' The last TV show was Narcos. I couldn't stop watching. I watched all the episodes of the first season in like one day."

NarcosQ: Seen Season 2 yet?

"No. I'm waiting to have a free day. I'm going to have to wait until next off-season. Because the next day I feel awful. I'm tired. And I say to myself 'Why the heck didn't I just stop it and go to bed?'"

Q: Have you done it with any other shows?

"Entourage. But Entourage was pretty long. It's like seven, eight seasons. Then, what's the name of that show with those bikers. It's really violent. Sons of Anarchy. [Laughter]. I like to watch shows."

Q: If we ever have a Goran Dragic movie, which actor plays Goran Dragic?

"The last time I lost my tooth everybody said Jim Carrey, man. So I guess Jim Carrey."

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Notes and quotes from Tuesday's Heat practice in the Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -- The Heat's first practice of the season took place here Tuesday morning inside a ballroom turned basketball court and as so many Miami fans have come accustomed to hearing Josh McRoberts was a non-participant.

Coach Erik Spoelstra said McRoberts, who was on a stationary bike, injured his foot and ankle about five weeks ago.

McRoberts, who has a chance to make an impact this season with Chris Bosh out and Miami in dire need of help at power forward, has missed 88 games in his first two seasons with the Heat because of various injuries.

"He's actually rehabbing well," Spoelstra said. "So, he'll be doing more and more this week. [Undrafted rookie forward] Stephan [Jankovich] also has a sprained ankle. But he was able to participate probably the first half hour of practice. We'll monitor both of them as the week goes on. [Josh Richardson] is doing a little bit."

Richardson, who sprained his MCL coming down after a dunk during a team workout three weeks ago, said he spent nearly all of Tuesday's practice on a stationary bike.

"Today I rode the bike for the first time," Richardson said. "I did some band work, balance work. I was on the court with the guys talking and helping out. But I couldn't really like run or anything like that."

Richardson said he can't tell if there is any pain in his knee because he really hasn't "tried anything yet."

He said he has no timetable for when he will start practicing for real. It's clear Spoelstra wants to be cautious with him.

"We really need to be careful," Spoelstra said. "With him it's tough, he's one of those guys we don't want to fast track because he would think he's ready to play right now. We want to be smart about it."

Though the Heat is spending six days here at a resort, there's not going to be a lot time for fun, Spoelstra said. The team has practices scheduled for 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.

"They know what to expect," Spoelstra said. "And if for whatever reason that escaped them not knowing what a Miami training camp would be like then I think after the session tonight they'll realize they won't have a lot of excess energy to do other things. But it's a great environment to get to work. The views are fantastic. Even out of our meeting rooms, coming out of our meals, it's a nice environment. We wanted to give these guys that environment while we're getting things done."

Guard Dion Waiters said he was probably going to be too tired to enjoy the water slides and beaches at Atlantis.

"I'm not going to no beach," Waiters said.  "I'm tired. It's work. This is what it's about, taking care of business now so when the game comes it's easier. If we push each other like we did today we're only going to make each other better."

Still, veteran Udonis Haslem said he would like to get players together to do something fun before they leave.

"I have to find out the schedule from coach," Haslem said.

Will he take the team down the 50-foot slide?

"I don't know," Haslem said with a grin. That slide gives you wedgies."

Spoelstra said he was extremely happy with the collective conditioning of the team -- especially Waiters who has shed close to 12 pounds and 3 1/2 percent body fat in three weeks.

"Guys came in extremely well conditioned," Spoelstra said. "So we were able to really get into full contact in this first practice. We didn't mess around or wait. We got right to it. We didn't feel the need to use practice to get guys in shape. Instead we were getting ready to work, which we need a lot of it. We have new faces, guys in different roles. I commend them for really spending the last seven, eight weeks putting in that time to get their bodies right.

"[Waiters] made it through this practice without a problem. We love his conditioning right now."

Said Waiters: "I feel good. I feel lighter. I have a lot of energy. I felt great."

Having Haslem around to lead the team in voluntary workouts since Aug. 1 has been huge, Spoelstra said.

"He's been tremendous," he said. "When you bring in new players and you're developing a young group you have to have veteran leadership and somebody who understands what the Miami Heat way is. We're not saying the Miami Heat way is better or worse than any other way. But at least we know and believe in a way. That brings some stability to some of the guys coming in here. They have an idea of what to expect.

"I say this a lot, but we can spend a lot of time explaining what the Miami Heat culture or what it means to put on a Miami Heat uniform. Or, we could show a picture of Udonis Haslem and they get the idea of what the culture is by his example. His voice has been tremendous. The guys respect him."

Haslem said the team "had a lot of energy" Tuesday.

"As usual, offense is a little messy. But that's what you expect the first couple days with people flying around like chickens with their heads cut off," he said. "But there was a lot of energy out there, a lot of fresh legs out there."

> Players said it was weird not seeing Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade around after so many years with the organization. But the message has been consistent from the top on down -- it's time to move on.

"It is strange," Spoelstra said. "But, once you get on the wood and start working with this group they got the attention that they deserve from the coaching staff. It's about these 19 guys right now, investing in all of them. And preparing for 29 days from now."

Center Hassan Whiteside said it sucks not having Bosh around. He misses his friendship in the locker room. But the Heat has to move on.

"We have really talented guys," Whiteside said. "Guys that are willing to put in work everyday. We just have to move forward with what we've got. These guys are talented. So, I'm not worried."

> What is Whiteside looking to improve on?

"Just build trust with the guys, build chemistry with the guys," he said. "Me and Goran [Dragic] had much better chemistry the second half of the season. We got like almost a whole new team. Building chemistry with the guys and showing them I'm trustworthy and vice-versa."

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Goran Dragic hit with technical, $2,000 fine for swinging at Cory Joseph in Game 4

TORONTO -- Goran Dragic has been hit with a technical foul and $2,000 fine by the NBA for swinging at Raptors guard Cory Joseph with 2:17 left in the fourth quarter of the Heat's Game 4 overtime victory.

Here's a look at the play.

Dragic is the first Heat player or coach to be hit with a technical in the playoffs.

Dragic is lucky he didn't connect. Had he punched Joseph he would have likely not only been ejected from Game 4, but potentially suspended for Game 5.

Dragic has been frustrated all season with the officiating and how he hasn't gotten the benefit of many calls. In Game 2 vs. Toronto, DeMar DeRozan elbowed Dragic in the mouth, leaving him bloodied and requiring eight stitches to close a gash on his bottom lip. Dragic was called for a blocking foul.

And it's clear on that play he was swinging out of frustration.

Friday, May 06, 2016

Goran Dragic has reached his boiling point with officials

TORONTO -- Goran Dragic spent halftime Thursday having the gash in his bottom lip stitched up by the Heat's medical staff.

DeMar DeRozan's left elbow to his mouth wasn't what Dragic asked for on the eve of his 30th birthday.

But nothing bothered the Heat's starting point guard more that when he was also called for the foul.

"Of course it was a charge -- I bled," Dragic told reporters after the Heat's 96-92 overtime Game 2 loss to the Raptors.

"If he hits me with the elbow first, then it's a charge. What can I say? This season, every time [I get hit] I get [called for] a foul. I lost two [teeth], got stitches and always they call it on me. I don't know if the refs are there watching the game or not."

Did Dragic get an explanation?

"No," he said. "I didn't even want to -- talk because it's only going to get worse."

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

What happened on Kyle Lowry's heave, the Heat's late inbounds woes and why the Dragon is on fire

TORONTO -- When the NBA releases its Last Two Minute Report Wednesday afternoon there's a chance it's going to say Kyle Lowry's 39-foot, buzzer-beating heave at the end of regulation probably should not have counted.

Well, we think they will.

There's plenty of evidence surfing the internet (screen shots) to suggest that Lowry's left foot stepped out of bounds -- directly in front of a referee no less -- moments before he dribbled up court and unleashed the prayer that sent the game to overtime tied at 90.

That said, the Heat could have avoided all that drama had it not gone into meltdown mode in the fourth quarter. There were a series of late turnovers including a pair by Luol Deng on inbounds passes that crushed the Heat.

But before we get to those, we'll start with Lowry's halfcourt heave.

Why did Justise Winslow, who was guarding Lowry, give him so much space before he took the shot knowing Lowry was only going to have time to fling up a prayer? Basically, because the Heat were willing to live with it instead of giving him any sort of chance to tie the game at the free throw line.

"He hit a crazy shot. That's it," Winslow. "Even on that shot he jumped six feet forward and landed on me. I didn't want to get too close to him because he's crafty and I didn't want a four-point play. I don't think he's going to make that shot 3 out of 10 times."

Although Heat coach Erik Spoelstra took the blame in the Heat's post-game press conference for Miami's woes trying to inbounds the ball late (he said he has to diagram better plays), Deng wouldn't allow the blame to fall on his coach.

"The first one I traveled on [with 22 seconds left] I saw he missed the shot, but when we stopped [for a substitution] and we were talking I thought they scored," Deng explained of what happened moments after Lowry airballed a long three-pointer. "Whenever they score, that's when I take it in. I didn't even hear the ref say you can't move. That one was my mistake."

Deng's second turnover on an inbounds pass happened with the Heat up 89-86 with four seconds to play. Deng threw the ball in the direction of Dwyane Wade who was running towards midcourt. But Deng's pass was off target and Wade slipped on the play along with Toronto's Cory Joseph, who was guarding him.

"I really try to time his run," Deng said. "I don't know if he tripped or what. I should have held the ball and called time out. But I thought he was going to keep running through and that's why I threw it. But I definitely don't think it was Coach Spo's fault.

"If we would have lost -- that would have been a bad one. I'm just glad we stuck together, guys had my back and we won."

> Wade afterward said he "hit the inside" of his knee on the floor when he slipped and fell forward on that Deng inbounds pass toward the end of regulation.

"I hit the bone, and I'm sure it's bruised," Wade said. "I will be fine. I've played with it before so I will do it again."

Goran Dragic's emergence over the Heat's last two victories has been a welcome sight for Heat fans.

But if you ask the players, there's really nothing different about the way Dragic has been playing. It's really just about the defensive coverages being different.

Or, it could just be Luol Deng's new sandwiches.

All sandwich jokes aside, Dragic said it really is just the fact the paint isn't crowded anymore.

And Deng, Wade and others all supported that idea.

"He's always the same guy," Deng said. "Sometimes he really understands he might not have it going and w've got to look for D-Wade or look for Joe [Johnson]. There's different guys. The first six games [against] Charlotte, they were so focused on taking away the paint from him that we had all these shots and looks from three.

"Tonight, I felt Toronto was really worried about my shot. And they were showing on my screen. Any time you show [on the screen], it really gives Goran a chance to go downhill. A lot of times [defenders] keep him or the big drops. It's hard to penetrate, so he kicks it back out. We just realized that early. Soon as they went to that small lineup I knew my screens would be showing."

Said Wade: "He's very aggressive man. He's getting to his game. Whenever he can get downhill, get to the basket and put pressure on the defense, that's the Goran Dragic everyone, basketball fans came to know. In the end, he's getting his opportunities to make some shots based on how the defense is playing. He's been very aggressive and we need that. I'm not saying we need him to score 25 every night, but we need him on the attack. It makes everyone's job easier."

Lowry finished 3 for 13 shooting in Game 1 and is now 34 for 111 (30.6 percent) from the field in the playoffs and 8 for 50 from three-point range (16.0%).

But he's not giving up on his shot. As reporters were leaving Air Canada Center early Wednesday morning, Lowry was in the arena putting up shots by himself.

"It's tough, but at the end of the day I'm not going to beat myself up too much," Lowry said of his struggles. "I have enough going on with my teammates and they are being positive. At the end of the day, I still have to try and help my team win. Even if I'm not shooting the ball well I have to figure out a way to help my team."

Told Wade was 8-for-50 from three-point range in this series, Wade joked: "Sounds like me in the regular season. Those are about my numbers. So he's already on track to make some big ones."

Then, Wade got serious. "Kyle Lowry, he can get going," Wade said. "So, we always have to be aware of him. He's an All-Star player in this league."

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Ira Sohn preview: The worst calls from last year\’s hedge fund conference

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Some of the biggest market movers from the hedge-fund world will take turns praising or attempting to bury a slate of stocks Monday when the 19th Annual Ira Sohn Investment Conference gets under way in New York City. Let\’s take a look back to last year\’s conference to see who nailed their calls — and who didn\’t.

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Bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital may have some indigestion over his short call on fast-food purveyor Chipotle Mexican Grill  . \”I hate the chart, I like the products,\” he said at the time, while also expressing discomfort with the stock\’s P/E ratio and labeling earnings growth unimpressive. \”All you need to compete with CMG\’s core business is a taco truck,\” he said.

The stock closed Thursday at $504.98, down from its March intraday peak above $620 but still up nearly 39% from its level the day before Gundlach\’s Sohn presentation. We\’ll see if Gundlach, who is scheduled to appear Monday, has better luck this year.

It\’s been a rough ride for Dex Media Inc.  since investor Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital made a bull case for the digital-media stock, which had closed at $13.71 the day before the Sohn presentation. The stock enjoyed a \”Sohn boost\” in the wake of the bullish remarks, jumping more than 20% the day after the conference and reaching an intraday peak at $23.86 on May 20. It\’s been downhill from there, with the stock, which is also held by hedge-fund titan John Paulson, ending Thursday at $7.86, a drop of 44.4% from its pre-Sohn level.

Let that be a reminder of the perils of jumping into a position in any particular security just because a highly successful, high-profile investor makes what sounds like a compelling case.

Of course, not everyone had a bad post-Sohn year, as the table above illustrates. So who nailed it last year?

Keith Meister of Corvex had one of the best calls of the conference. The former Carl Icahn protege sang the praises of telecom firms TW Telecom Inc. and Level 3 Communications Inc. , predicting M&A activity in the sector would benefit both firms.

From May 7 of last year, the day before the conference, through Thursday, shares of Level 3 rose more than 84%, while TW Telecom shares advanced 16.5% over the same stretch.

On the short side, Jonathan Jacobson of Highfields Capital Management fared well. He urged a short positions in Digital Realty Trust  , calling the firm\’s dividend payouts unsustainably high and predicting the stock price could fall as low as $19 a share.

Shares never fell that far, bottoming out just above $43 in early December, but remain down more than 22% from their closing level of $68.87 a day before Jacobson\’s presentation, ending Thursday at $53.84 a share.

Among those scheduled to return for this year\’s conference include Bill Ackman, who made a bull case for Procter & Gamble, which has gained ground since then. Ackman has sold off most of his stake in the firm.

Among other heavyweights on the card, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital will be back. Einhorn last year made a bull case for Oil States International , which is up around 3% since then. Shares closed at $94.40 a day before last year\’s conference, peaked at more than $110 in the fall and now change hands in the mid-$90s.

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Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw among Asia-Pacific’s biggest givers

May 30, 2013

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Bollywood mogul Ronnie Screwvala are among the most generous people in the Asia Pacific, according to a Forbes Asia list of the region’s philanthropic heroes.

The annual list, compiled by the magazine for a seventh year, features 48 of the region’s most prominent altruists and will appear in its June 10 issue.

Four each were chosen from 12 markets in the region – Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

“We feature biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who’s working to improve cancer care in India,” Forbes Asia’s John Koppisch said in a statement on its website.

Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman of Biocon, was honoured for her work in trying to provide good-quality cancer treatment and affordable care as well as pledging to give away three-fourths of her wealth, estimated at $625 million by Forbes last year.

“We pick only true philanthropists – people who are giving their own money, not their company’s (unless they own most of the company), because donating shareholder funds isn’t charity,” Koppisch said.

The causes supported by the 48 heroes” across the Asia Pacific ranged from funding new departments at universities and improving the lives of the rural poor to paying for holiday homecomings for low-income workers.

Among the Indians on the list is Ronnie Screwvala, CEO of the UTV Group, who plans to spend $180 million over five years to make a million villagers in Maharashtra self-sufficient. Half of this money will come from him, the magazine said.

Vineet Nayar, vice-chairman of HCL Technologies, was also praised for his philanthropic efforts. Forbes Asia said proceeds from the sale of his stake in the outsourcing company went mostly to a charity that works with local governments to improve schools, fund social ventures and expand water supply.

Real estate baron PNC Menon of Sobha Developers was honoured for his plans to give away half his estimated $425 million fortune. The magazine said a trust run by Menon’s family manages homes for the elderly and young widows, a free school and a medical centre.

Forbes Asia said four of their previous honorees, including Wipro’s billionaire founder Azim Premji, had this year signed the Giving Pledge, an effort by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett to get the world’s richest to give at least half of their fortunes to charity.

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Late seventies were great. Glam rock was coming to an end and the new wave of British heavy metal was just starting but there were always the dreaded school discos. Never really liked them much just went along because all my mates where on the pull and i thought i had better be seen to be normal when i didn't really feel normal. Always felt uneasy with the opposite sex, how are you meant to act when you're young and you have spanking fantasies about the girls you meet or know from school. Hi there would you like to dance and by the way i am into spanking in a big way and would just love to put you over my knee and turn that lovely little bottom of yours bright red. Not the best chat up line in the world but where do you start. That's the point i didn't. I had some girl friends and we use to get on and have a laugh but that was as far as it went. I was part of the Red Cross at the time and we met in a big old house. One of the rooms had a load of magazines in it and 4 of us found some soft porn mags. One had a girl bent over a chair being caned and a story to go with it. I think we must have spent an hour in that room all reading different articles and all erect for different reasons but finally a little glimmer of the future, if there are pictures and stories in top shelf magazines perhaps i am not alone after all.

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Grilled chicken chili and lime

2 c. tsp (10 mL) lime zest, grated

¼ t. (50 mL) lime juice

¼ t. (50 mL) olive oil or vegetable oil

2 c. tablespoons (30 mL) chopped fresh coriander

½ c. tsp (2 mL) sugar

½ c. tsp (2 mL) salt

1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (1 ¼ lb/625 g)

To prepare the marinade, combine all ingredients except chicken in a glass dish or shallow plastic bag or in a resealable plastic food.

Place each chicken breast, smooth side down, between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Gently soften with the flat side of a meat mallet or rolling pin until they are about ¼ inch (6 mm) thick.

Add Boneless chicken to marinade; turn to coat. Cover dish or seal the bag. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes, but not more than 24 hours.

Light the barbecue charcoal or gas. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Close the grill lid and grill chicken over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when cut in the center to place thickest (170 ° F/76 ° C).

Preparation: 20 min

Cooking time: 50 min

Makes: 4 servings

* The secret of this juicy and flavorful chicken is in the marinade with lime and chili.

* If you don't like the taste of coriander marinade, use chopped fresh parsley.

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Greetings everyone! I hope you had a chance to check out the informative guest post from Friday, Writing a Great Movie Review, with Wes Hemings. I learned a lot and got a few solid laughs out of it, so thanks again Wes.

Moving on to the random thought of the day: When you have to be without your car for a few days, and you live in a city with poor public transportation, you learn to appreciate your car, a lot. Even if your CD player sinks far into the dash because you installed it yourself and you couldn't find screws that were small enough to hold it in place and have been too lazy to go to Home Depot ever since. Even if it is still scraped because you let your cousin borrow it and they managed to not see the wall of the parking garage, thus a slight (3 foot) scrape that you didn't consider it worth fixing. Even if you have multiple bags of plastic recycling in your car that you keep meaning to take to a recycling facility/location. Even if all those conditions exist, you really learn to appreciate your car.

I miss you right now Burrito (my car's name). Come back home.

  1. Burrrrito. That name works so well actually, very descriptive.

  2. LOL Burrito... I never woulda guessed that one Reg

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COVER REVEAL ~ A Need So Insatiable by Cecilia Roberts

“You've owned me from the moment I walked into that music room. You've wrapped yourself in my heart and mind. I can’t get you out. I don’t want to.” ~ Rafael Van Rees

Sophie Fisher’s life is on fire. If she’s not ducking around corners or slipping out of windows to escape the debt collectors her father's death has left knocking on her door, she’s dealing with her rebellious, fifteen-year-old sister, Lilli. And, as if that’s not enough, Rafael Van Rees crashes into her life—literally—bringing with him a past the public has no idea of. Can she unravel his mysteries before he unravels her, or will his presence finally force her to face the demons she's trying to outrun?

Rafael Van Rees prides himself on being in control of his destiny, music and women. As far as he is concerned, his past is a black cloud in the distance--until he meets Sophie, that is, and his world spins out of control in more ways than one. He knows the darkest sins and secrets eventually reveal themselves, but when it comes to Sophie, he'll stop at nothing to protect her from his past. Even if it kills him.

**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content

Cecilia Robert writes YA, NA and Adult. She enjoys writing stories about people finding love in the

most unexpected places, coupled with adventurous journeys, whether it's urban, fantasy, sci-fi,

contemporary or paranormal romance. There's always a happy ever after, no matter how long it

takes to get there. When she's not working in my full time job, she dons her supermom cape, or in

most cases finds myself trapped between the pages of a book in search for a hero who'll make her

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Moonlight in Odessa

Daria is a well-educated Odessan who takes a job as a secretary for an international company and discovers there is more in her job description than she bargained for. In the evenings she works at a “mail-order bride” agency, interpreting for men looking for a “traditional” wife and women wanting to escape poverty through marriage. On top of that, she has to deal with the advances of a local mafia boss.

Moonlight in Odessa paints what I consider to be a fairly accurate picture of post-Soviet Ukraine: an educated population faced with few job prospects; amazing women with a less-than-stellar crop of males to choose from; and the uncomfortable choices some women feel forced to make to escape poverty.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Have You Time to Read This?

So how do people spend their leisure time? Have we turned away from the TV and being couch potatoes and become gizmo and Internet geeks?

A report from Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator gives us some insights as to the current position and potential trends. It estimates that in the last five years mobile phone usage in the UK has doubled whilst the use of PCs and laptops has quadrupled.

The average person spends some 8 hours asleep in bed but now spends nearly the same amount of time watching TV, on the phone, online or using other communications services. That leaves just 8 hours to work, shop, eat and do everything else! No wonder online shopping is becoming so popular!

One of the driving forces is the falling cost of communications and growth in broadband connectivity which itself was significantly boosted by the introduction of the mobile laptop ‘dongle’. Some 2 million people are now estimated to be connected via these wireless ‘dongles’. The report claims that 58% of UK homes now have broadband connectivity. Some 40% of broadband services are now bought as a bundled package which itself help fuel further convergence both in services and products and also consumer perceptions.

Even though some 87% of UK homes now have digital television with a wide choice of channels 57% of viewing remains with the five main channels.

It is also interesting to note that some 44% of adults use text and 36% access the Internet everyday. We would love to se the same analysis of children’s usage and would expect this to be significantly higher on both counts. Mobile phone usage has grow by some 21% but land line calls have remained static which obviously shows that the old BT advert worked and we are finding that ‘it’s good to talk’.

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Friday, April 14, 2017

Carmelina's in Boston's North End to Move from Hanover Street to Salem Street

A restaurant in Boston's North End that first opened five years ago is getting ready to move.

According to a source, Carmelina's has applied for a beer and wine license to operate in a new space on Salem Street, with this information seeming to jibe with an earlier Universal Hub article that said the owner has been planning to leave his current space on Hanover Street for a larger space on Salem Street. The City of Boston will hold a hearing on the request on April 26.

In early 2012, Carmelina's replaced a small plates spot under the same ownership called Ristorante Damiano; its replacement focuses more on classic Italian, Sicilian, and Mediterranean fare, including such items as fried calamari, spaghetti with littleneck clams, gnocchi al forno, pan-roasted chicken, and filet mignon.

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September 30, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Old’s Cool Rock (a Boulder-based 60s/70s Rock ‘n Roll, Motown, and Soul band) is playing a fundraiser dance for Hurricane Flood Relief Saturday, Sept 30th from 1:00 – 4:00p at the Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303. The folks who are in the affected areas will need money for many weeks, if not years, so come on out and dance for a cause. Suggested $15 donation (or whatever you can afford) at the door. Make tax deductible checks payable to the following: Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, Global Giving’s Irma Relief Fund, Hurricane Maria Community Relief and Recovery Fund, or The American Red Cross.

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October 13, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - October 15, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Whether you are gearing up for a long-term direct action, responding to a disaster, or even planning a multi-day large group gathering in the back country, you are going to be setting up or operating out of a base camp. Proper planning, the right equipment, and essential skills can make the difference between a base camp that operates effectively and one that is one crisis away from becoming a nightmare. When you add winter conditions to the mix (or any kind of weather or environmental hazards) then things get a lot more complicated. Join Woodbine staff and community members as we set up an actual winter base camp that we will stay in for the duration of the workshop.

Drawing on decades of our experiences with a variety of base camps, direct actions, and crisis and disaster situations, we will teach, share, and demonstrate the fundamental and practical skills of how to set up and operate a small base camp. We will explore both the physical and social infrastructure aspects of base camps, with a particular emphasis on winter conditions, and dealing with weather and other environmental hazards.

What we will cover: While the exact agenda will be adjusted to reflect the skills and experience of the participants and will depend a little bit on weather, our goal is to address the following:

Site analysis and mapping (physical and social)
Basic Operations: water, shelter, food, health, waste, energy/power
Disaster Response
Preparing for difficult and extreme conditions
Conflict resolution
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The majority of the workshop will take place outside, regardless of the weather (late fall in the Colorado mountains can be unpredictable, but assume that we will have cold weather and quite possibly snow). You will be expected to arrive self-sufficient, just as you should in any base camp, with your own camping and personal gear. This is an excellent opportunity to test any gear that you might use in a non-training situation. We will share the preparation of some meals.

Application and registration: This workshop is by application only. Go to https://woodbinecenter.org/forms/2017-winter-base-camp-application to fill out the online application. Applications are accepted until Sunday, October 8th, 2017. Applicants will be notified within four business days of when we receive it but no later than Wednesday, October 11th. We will start reviewing applications as soon as they arrive so the earlier you apply the better. There is limited space for this workshop so it is possible that we will reach capacity limits prior to the deadline.

This camp will build upon some of the material and experiences from our summer base camp workshop. Prior experience or workshop attendance is not required. If you applied and were accepted in the summer base camp you do not need to reapply. Please contact us directly at programs@woodbinecenter.org and we will make arrangements.

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Honoring Our Sustainable Traditions (HOST) is a project, training program, and network being developed at Woodbine Ecology Center. HOST is guided by the vision that community, relationships, mutual aid, and solidarity are integral to a just, free, and sustainable future for us, all our relations, and the next seven generations.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Some Sort of an Update

I haven't really felt like doing much lately, other than laying down & praying I won't throw up anymore (trust me when it's a 3 to 15 time a day occurrence you'd be doing the same thing). Thanks to my really fun diet which consists mostly of pretzels, french fries with extra salt, & Yellow Gatorade, as of this morning I'm 13 pounds less than when we started this party. Somehow everything must be redistributing to my stomach because it has definitely gotten bigger. No worries when it comes to the Little Critter, as I've heard my Dad tell many patients through the years, babies are like parasites & will take what they need regardless of how you're doing.

We had all sorts of fun stuff planned for this summer, but so far I've not been able to go anywhere... except on an occasional trip to the laundry room to throw another load in the washer and dryer (at least I don't hate it as much as I used to- it's hard to hate one of your only forms of activity). I also go over to my parents house every few days for a change of scenery. June 17th & 18th Jon had to go solo to his brother's wedding in Dallas, which made me very sad because I really wanted to be there with him. We were going to be going to my sister's in Charleston, SC tomorrow, & then all of the family drive up to Wake Forest, NC for another family friend's wedding, but I'm just not going to be able to do it.

That's enough of the boring-depressing stuff. There have been some really good things happen too. Our Pastor Gene Huntzinger had to leave town for 4 weeks due to meetings and other speaking engagements, and he asked my Dad to fill in on Father's Day. He was nervous about it because he's never been asked to fill in & give a sermon before. Here is the Link if anyone is interested in hearing his sermon. Just hit the media player next to June 19 Dr. Tom Wilson. He doesn't like public speaking, but I thought he did a very good job, and was so proud of him.

Another exciting thing that has happened is my dear friend Jean Houghton Beatty sent the Little Critter a Paddington Bear that has been in her office helping her write books, & waiting for just the right person to give him to. She got him a couple years ago in England when she went to visit her brother in the Lake District. He looks just like the one below.Jean is from Liverpool, but now lives in Charlotte, NC. If you've followed my blog for very long you will remember that I've written about her books. She is such a great author, and has just had her second book made available on Amazon Kindle. Which is really exciting because up until now, I've had one of the few copies of it that she wrote in for me, so NO way Jose' was I going to let someone take it out of my house to borrow because I didn't want to risk not getting it back. Her two books are Stoney Beck & Different Drummers. She expects Different Drummers will be available in paperback sometime next year. I read both books in only 2 days each. They're so good you won't want to put them down.

I had the Big Book of Paddington, but was disappointed to discover that the stories weren't in it, so Mom got this collection of 38 Paddington Stories for me to read to the Little Critter when it gets big enough for story time (which was always mine & my sister Jordan's favorite time)!

My Sister crocheted Little Critter a beautiful baby afghan. I was so excited when the package arrived. She also got the baby a sleeveless shark shirt for him or her to wear next summer for Shark Week. If you know my sister, then you know that Shark Week is a big deal. She even wrote a funny e-mail a couple years ago to the whole family to remind us of the up coming event. In case you didn't know Shark Week is always in July, so no you haven't missed out on it this year. If you want to get in on the action, turn your TVs to the Discovery Channel in a few days.

The best news is that last Thursday I was feeling good enough to get out of the house, so Mom went with me to Wal-mart & TJmaxx because I needed to get my sister & cousin Morgan something for their birthday. Mom got to feeling hungry, so we went through Chick fil A, this made us decide on the spur of the moment to run by Jon's store to take him some lunch. On the way down 40th, which has become a terribly busy street since there is so much construction on the main roads, I spotted what looked like a kitten in the middle of our lane. Several cars had already driven right over it, & it was hugging the ground. We couldn't stop until right after we went over it & the two cars behind us did as well. Mom pulled over & I got out of the car & retrieved her. She was paralyzed with fear. From there we went straight to the vet because I didn't know if she'd been hit by a car, and I figured it would be more humane for them to do it if she needed to be put down than for her to be killed in traffic. Thankfully, she was alright. She favors her back right leg, but it is getting stronger everyday. She's almost 6 weeks old, and is the sweetest, most loving little thing you've ever met. She's my Mom's new baby, and she has named her June Bug Cleaver Wilson ;)Yesterday while the housekeeper was at Mom's, June Bug came over & played at my house all day. She helped me fold clothes, and then fell asleep in the pile of clean socks. I can't tell you how much she has cheered me up.

My animals are all behaving very well, except Zipper who has been permanently banished to the big screened in porch over a week ago due to his very unsavory habit of urinating "outside the box." With a baby coming that is one thing that we can't deal with. We still love him, and he can come in from time to time as long has he's under constant supervision. No need to worry about him, he's always preferred it out on the porch, & he's as happy as a lark out there.
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