Just a few things for you in this morning's wrap up of the mainstream media feeds. Enjoy.
A- Herald: Boston who?
The Heat took a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night with a 93-79 victory against the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena. While last season’s postseason series between the rivals only lasted five games, Boston at least made Miami work for it. This year’s version of the Celtics — older, slower, limping and maybe still sucking wind from a seven-game series with the Sixers, barely made LeBron James and Dwyane Wade break a sweat in Game 1.B- Herald: They write letters.
Language barrierC- CBS4: I see a lawsuit coming and the end of the wall.
Re Julia Morrison’s May 19 letter, English speakers shut out of jobs: As a registered nurse with 24 years’ experience, certified in my specialty and out of work in Miami for the last 10 months, I agree that there is something wrong here.
In order to work and pay bills, I had to take a position 155 miles away from my home and husband. I have had offers from everywhere except Miami, receiving glowing compliments on my résumé.
As far as learning a new language, I never left my country, so why should I be forced to learn one in order to be able to be employable here? It’s unfortunate that this community has lost the likes of seasoned nurses.
Kris McCarthy, Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An 11-year-old attending a Miami Marlins game remains in the hospital after an 18 foot fall from a rock wall outside the stadium. It appeared something went terribly wrong with the attraction Saturday afternoon.D- NBC Miami: The Socialist Bus!
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The 18-foot-drop was captured on cell phone by the 11-year-old’s father, Jeff Davis. He took his daughter and son to the carnival setup on the west side the stadium. The good times quickly ended when Emily started up the rock climbing the attraction and let go.
In the video you see her fall back and hear her father scream, “Jesus! Help! Help!”
A new bus service for Broward County commuters aims to take the stress out of your drive to work.
Starting Tuesday and running through June 1, travelers can test out the 595 Express Bus service for free. It offers two routes from the BankAtlantic Center Park and Ride in Sunrise to downtown Miami and downtown Fort Lauderdale.
"The 595 Express Bus is the ultimate hands-free device," said Jeremy Mullings, FDOT Project Manager.
The 42-foot-long Hybrid buses run every 30 minutes and weekdays during morning and afternoon rush hours. The new fleet offers Wi-Fi and 12-volt power outlets for charging laptops, iPads and cellphones. Each bus seats 38 passengers.
The bus service is funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.
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4 comments:
A - Celts laid an egg in the 2nd half after a great 2nd quarter to tie it at halftime. When Lebron guards Rondo its essentially 4 on 5 basketball and they couldnt get offense going. I'll tell you this though, Heat scrubs shot the lights out. No way Mike Miller keeps shooting that well this entire series.
B - Yup, it sucks that jobs are limited in Miami for English speakers with the understanding that Miami is part of the United States. But it's never gonna change...
B: Because the same way you need to learn the language of the body for your job, learning a 2nd language is the same. It's a job skill. Every where else, people are multilingual knowing 3, 4, and 5 languages. Plus, you don't live in Miami, or Florida, or the USA. You live on Earth. Open your horizons and learn a 2nd language (or a 3rd) and communicate with people from all over!!
I disagree. It's not a job skill. As you mentioned, medical terminology is a skill for her job. I'm sure her nursing school program was taught in English.
And if 'everywhere' else people were multilingual as you say, then the people she is trying to communicate with would know English and she wouldn't have a problem.
Silver: it's a skill you need in a global economy. She complains she lacks a skill to get a job. Same way i want to be a nurse but don't speak medicine. Being a nurse requires human interaction and a bedside manner. Why not take pride in being able to communicate with patient in their native tongue? Regardless of spanish or french or german or italian or portuguese or creole. I only know two and i wish i knew more. How much more valuble do i become if i could speak creole and portuguese?
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