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School emergencies cause scramble
Official information lags behind social media; students' texts
Cassidy Alexander calexander@news-jrnl.com
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office investigated a bomb threat at Deltona High School on Wednesday morning, after a note was left on someone's locker and a backpack was found in a garbage can.
Less than two hours later, deputies gave the all clear. But in the meantime, information circulated via social media and official messages from the school — following the same pattern that unfolded just one day previously at New Smyrna Beach Middle School after a fire on campus.
School staff's first priority in an emergency is making sure students and staff are safe, said Volusia's Chief Operating Officer Greg Akin. After that, they turn to notifying district staff, law enforcement and parents. But as that's all happening, students are inevitably texting their parents, and their parents often take to social media to ask for more information.
"We try to (contact parents) quicker than students," Akin said. "It's pretty tough to do."
Take Tuesday's fire. Hayley Vezza's daughter is in seventh grade, in a class for students with disabilities at New Smyrna Beach Middle School. A transformer blew and caught on fire, and though emergency responders were able to get the small blaze under control, the school lost power and was evacuated. She said she found out about the situation when she checked Facebook during her lunch break.
"My first response was wondering why I didn't get a phone call almost immediately," she said. "But obviously it got out on social media."
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District spokeswoman Kelly Schulz said parents were notified of the situation before anyone was taken off campus. Anyone who did not get a message should contact the school to make sure their contact information is updated.
On Wednesday at Deltona High School, a similar scene unfolded.
District staff was notified at 9:06 a.m. that a note was found in the girl's locker room that said a bomb would go off at 10 a.m., Akin said.
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Deputies from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office conducted a search of the campus. Meanwhile, administrators were communicating with teachers via emails obtained by The News-Journal. They kept students in their classroom, and Principal Carolyn Carbonell asked teachers to help the search by checking for anything suspicious in their hallways. She also asked that they not mention anything to students "as we do not want to cause hysteria on campus."
Akin said this is normal procedure.
"We want to see if anything warrants us to push it to the next level," he said. "Today, obviously, we found something out of the ordinary."
At 9:52 a.m., Carbonell sent another email to teachers that deputies had found a suspicious backpack in a garbage can on campus. That's what caused the school to evacuate three buildings while deputies checked it out.
Schulz said the school sent two messages to parents, but wasn't sure when the first one went out. The second went out at 10:40 a.m., letting them know that everyone was safe and deputies cleared the bag.
By then, people were already asking questions on social media groups.
"I definitely think they were trying to do their best to get the kids to safety," Vezza said of the situation at NSB Middle. "But being a concerned parent, hearing on social media first is really alarming."
Teachers union President Elizabeth Albert pointed out the importance of getting parents accurate information, and making sure teachers stay in the loop too.
"When these situations occur, I know that it is critically important to get the facts of the situation, so that we can curtail or try to squash the rumor mill from running rampant," she said. "The reality is, (teachers, too) need to have information about what's going on. I don't think it's hurtful in any way to inform the adults of what's happening, because their job is to keep the kids safe."
In the event of an emergency, Akin asked for parents to be patient, and look for those messages from the school.
"We are not going to let your child be in harm's way at any given time," he said. "We understand all kids have a cellphone and parents are going to get a text from them. But listen to what we're telling you. We are going to get you the information."


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It is expected that Apple will make the announcement at a press conference on September 7th. Various news sources have reported that the new phone / iPod will be released by the end of September. Apples like usual is hush – hush.
The iPod phone will be available in two models. Customers will have a choice between 512MB or 1GB of storage. The 1GB model can hold up to 240 songs. It is hoped that this will breathe new profit into the cell phone industry.
The big drawback is that the music must first be downloaded to your computer before can be installed on the phone. The handsets are the first in a series Motorola has called "Rokr".
There are several other phones that play music on the market. Sony has tried to reinvent the Walkman with it's new Walkman phone. Napster and Ericsson have announced plans to develop a downloadable music player / phone with Napster To Go using "side loading" technology. Sirius Satellite Radio said in June it will supply streaming music to Sprint Nextel.
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The owners are Dr. Iyad Sultan and Dr. Sereen Sharabati, supported by a staff of 80 employees.
Although not small any more, the business tries to keep the family atmosphere where we care not only about our company, our products and our staff, but also we consider each "customer" a member in this family of "cake shoppers".
Our mission is to make people happy. Making delicious cakes, having relaxing chairs in a smoking free environment and keeping our prices reasonable are all different ways to achieve this goal.


Wonder why your kid has that rash on her legs? Used a Costco shopping cart lately?
No crap sports fans, these are actual photos of a meat delivery made in San Jose California according to News 9 in the city of which shares that same name?
On a brighter note, McDonald swears that they have stopped adding the pink mystery additive to their meat -- so they say. It is still a fact that the alien looking candy additive was used up till 2012. Feel like barfing yet remembering all those big macks?
Finally, I gave up meat years ago when I worked at a fast-food burger joint (the one that sells mine burgers with fried onions) and the company decided to hold an eating contest and reward the winner a $500 check for the individual who could eat the most. The contest was a real barf fest with the top contestants having to have their stomachs pumped.
I attempted to eat meat still a few years until I toured a Texas meat slaughterhouse and saw how they attempted to knock the cows out with a violent knock on the head while they started removing their coats. Some still conscious and moaning in pain.
Yeah, I probably shouldn't go there.
You really know your food groups, Mr. Presidents.
"Out of my way, I'm having a yugh Big Mac Attack!"


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London Marathon: Runner takes on challenge for Canning Town charity
Charlie Lawrence Jones
Kevin Benton will be running the London Marathon for AAA. Picture: Kevin Benton
Kevin Benton
A runner is aiming for a new personal best in the London Marathon later this month while raising money for a Canning Town-based charity
Kevin Benton is raising money for Ambition, Aspire, Achieve (AAA), which works to improve opportunities for young people in the East End.
He chose the charity because it is supported by the Financial Conduct Authority, where Kevin works, who moved into new offices in Stratford last year. But it was his family who inspired him to run.
Kevin said: "Growing up my parents volunteered at a place very similar to AAA.
"We got involved with lots of different families and saw the difference that it made to people.
"I've never really had the chance to give anything back and I've been quite lucky in my life so it was a chance to go do something good."
Kevin, 42, added: "I've got a 16-month-old child so our life's been taken up over the last couple of years getting ready for him. But actually having a child makes you a little bit less selfish and I realised the effect you can have on other people.
"There are a lot of other kids who aren't as lucky so it's a simple thing I can do to raise some money, that's the least I can do."
Kevin ran in the Brighton Marathon, two years ago, and ran it in five and a half hours.
But now he is training twice as hard and is aiming to complete the run later this month in four and a half hours.
He is also looking forward to the support on the day.
"Everyone's who done it has said the crowds are amazing", he said. "They spur you on. Whenever you get any pain, there's always somebody shouting your name, helping you along."
The founder of AAA, Kevin Jenkins, who was awarded an OBE for his services to young people in the community, told the Recorder about the importance of the charity's work.
"Kids build their confidence, build their esteem," he said. "It empowers them to overcome their problems and find a positive route forward."
To sponsor Kevin, visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/kevin-benton-SAVMLMBONDS3332019-166437

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... Some Taliban say Omar was chosen as their leader not for his political or military ability, but for his piety and his unswerving belief in Islam. Others say he was chosen by God.
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Another great Leinster win
Post by Mauler » April 21st, 2006, 11:32 am
Sale 16 Leinster 23
Leinster got back on course for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a superb win at Edgeley Park to make amends for their shock home defeat by the Sharks.
Sale let slip a 13-3 lead in an end-to-end encounter to undo the good work from their win at Lansdowne Road after crucially losing fly-half Charlie Hodgson with a knee injury.
Hodgson, drop-goal hero of last week's 23-22 win in Dublin and plagued by knee problems for the last 12 months, struggled after picking up a knock early in the game and bravely battled on until the 35th minute when he was replaced by Braam van Straaten.
With Jonny Wilkinson still recuperating from a shoulder injury, the latest setback for Hodgson will be a major worry for England coach Clive Woodward a month before the opening RBS 6 Nations game against Italy.
There was gloomy news, too, for Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan, with Lions flanker Eric Miller taken off at half-time with a shoulder injury and number eight Victor Costello limping off four minutes into the second half.
But Leinster lifted their game magnificently to overcome the double blow.
The Dublin side were boosted by the return of fly-half Christian Warner, whose absence with a quad injury proved so crucial in last week's home defeat, and Gordon D'Arcy proved a useful deputy at outside centre for the sidelined Brian O'Driscoll.
Yet the Sharks, once more dominant in the set-pieces, made the best possible start, with winger Steve Hanley swooping on a rebound from Shane Horgan's attacking kick and racing 60 metres for the game's first try on six minutes.
Hodgson put over the conversion and kicked two penalties for a 100% record as Sale led 13-3 after only 13 minutes but van Straaten missed two of his three penalty attempts and they proved crucial by the end.
The visitors ought to have made more of two clean breaks from Warner but they demonstrated clinical finishing on 26 minutes when the ever-dangerous Horgan broke through the first line of defence to send winger John McWeeney over for his side's first try.
Scrum-half Brian O'Meara kept Leinster well in the hunt with a conversion and two penalties and they hit the front for the first time on 51 minutes when the impressive D'Arcy sliced past his opposite number Chris Mayor and sent winger Brendan Burke over.
As van Straaten's normal accuracy deserted him, O'Meara put over a third penalty before losing his 100% record and Leinster were forced to defend desperately in the closing stages before celebrating a notable success.
ckav
Post by ckav » April 21st, 2006, 12:08 pm
Ah yes, the day the away travelling support was born!! That great pic of Darce and Coyler with the Irish Flag was taken just after that match. Happy Daze......all I remember was my father looking nervously at Mauler, and saying "Jesus that big fella's had an awful lot to drink!".
Bitter As a Lemon
Post by Bitter As a Lemon » April 21st, 2006, 12:38 pm
Earlier that season
Ella Remains Upbeat
Leinster 22-23
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Att: 14,200
Friday 9th January 2004, 19:45
Leinster Lions coach Gary Ella was refusing to write off his team's chances of reaching the last eight of the Heineken Cup despite losing a 14 match unbeaten home record in Pool matches against Sale Sharks.
On a night of differing fortunes for the two teams in Pool 3, the Lions lost for the first time and the Sharks became only the second English club to win in Dublin as a last gasp Charlie Hodgson drop goal earned the visitor's a 23-22 victory at Lansdowne Road.
"Sale played very well, but the game was there for the taking. Our line-out has been one of our strongest features this season, but we lost more than we won," said Ella.
"Their attack and midfield were very good, but we played into their hands a little bit. We didn't get to the rucks and mauls in numbers as we said we would.
"Losing Brian O'Driscoll was a big blow, but it was the line-out which was the critical point for us.
"It's going to be hard going to Sale next week, but their win here shows it's not impossible for us to win there. To get through to the last eight you have to win away from home."
Heineken Man of the Match Bryan Redpath claimed it was "our best performance of the season" and revealed that some notes in the programme helped to fire up his side.
"We looked at the match programme and it said we weren't going to be strong enough up front. That really gave the forwards a point to prove," said Redpath.
"Now we just have to keep on improving."
Post by ckav » April 21st, 2006, 2:11 pm
We wuz robbed.
Gary Ella - true gent.


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Snapchat's Discover: Why It's a Social News Revolution
Shay Meinecke March 23, 2015 23-03-2015 5 minutes
Snapchat is more than just sending pictures and videos to your friends. Snapchat has grown into a powerful tool, bringing the world of news, events and trends to millions of users in a snap.
First, a Little Snapchat History
When Snapchat was first introduced in late 2011, the application was used as a social tool to update your friends on what was happening through a temporary picture or video "snap." The idea was simple enough and soon took off as a popular application, Snapchat even proved valuable in the workplace 5 Reasons Snapchat Is Excellent for the Workforce 5 Reasons Snapchat Is Excellent for the Workforce With any business, communication is key. However, communication doesn't have to be all memos and emails - why not make it a little more interesting? Try using Snapchat for work! Read More .
Users would tune into their friends snaps by holding their fingers on the screen and watching an almost live update – experiencing events from friends that would remain for 1-10 seconds, and only for that time. If the user wanted to "capture" a screen grab, the video or picture uploader would be notified (and have the option to allow others to save or not save their uploads). Initially, Snapchat was made popular by teenagers 7 Reasons Snapchat is a Teenager's Favourite Social Network 7 Reasons Snapchat is a Teenager's Favourite Social Network The latest craze amongst the adults of the future is the secretive photo-sharing service Snapchat. Why do they love it? Read More , but is now trending amongst more adult users.
Snapchat Stories
This idea of watching these almost-live events caught on when Snapchat introduced Snapchat stories Snapchat Introduces Stories To Narrate The Last 24 Hours Of Your Life In Pictures Snapchat Introduces Stories To Narrate The Last 24 Hours Of Your Life In Pictures SnapChat's designed to send self-destructing photos or videos. But now it wants to change that with the launch of SnapChat Stories, allowing the images to stay for 24 hours. Read More in 2013.
The idea was the same: you could view disappearing videos or pictures of major (and not so major) events from around the world, but they lasted 24 hours and could always be replayed. Many events were introduced through these stories – for example the Super Bowl, New York's "Snowpocalypse" and countless concerts and festivals. The recent introduction of background music to video uploads may even make musicians into millionaires. Snapchat Hacking: How Strippers Make Money & What Musicians Need to Know Snapchat Hacking: How Strippers Make Money & What Musicians Need to Know It's rumoured to be a rival to TV. With astronomical viewing figures, original content, and good reason for advertisers to come on board, Snapchat is going places. But are you coming with it? Read More
Snapchat's "Discover"
In a more recent update introduced earlier this year, Snapchat introduced "Discover." This new feature to view original content from major brands has grown into a powerful tool that news organizations, celebrities and media channels have taken advantage of.
According to a report by mobile analytics firm 7Park Data, Snapchat's "Discover" feature has brought in millions of pageviews per day. In the United States and Europe, data consumption from the app skyrocketed proving that users of the application have noticed "Discover."
The firm's data shows that mobile users wanted to engage in content not just from their friends but also from celebrities, news and media ogranizations.
How do you use Snapchat's Discover? Here's a quick official video tutorial:
What Exactly is Snapchat Discover?
Snapchat Discover is a tool used inside the Snapchat application. You have a choice between viewing content from Vice, Mtv, National Geographic and nine other media channel options. These media channels showcase content from their website in quick and concise previews. You can then swipe up on the previews to learn more about content.
While there aren't clickable links inside the application, the idea from a media perspective is to get users aware of their brand and then hopefully view their content on their own website.
Another important feature is that the news remains as a 24 hour update. There is no "breaking" news added, but more-or-less a 24 hour recap of what has occurred.
Here's a look at a few of the channels.
Vice joined Discover and delivers content that it is known for — in-depth news from a different perspective, mostly from journalists in the field and at the scene.
Their "Discover" channel does a great job of showcasing their in-the-field reporting and offers seven previews on the main screen and an in-depth video or article when the preview is swiped up.
I even noticed that their news changes depending on where you are. I was able to view a German story while traveling in the country, even though my mobile network is from the US. They even took users on a tour of a Bitcoin factory in China.
Snapchat's Own Discover Channel
With the introduction of "Discover," Snapchat also introduced their own channel – a quick video preview update with a "Word of the day" option, celebrity gossip, and general news.
On March 6 they showed a video of baby elephant Nandi raised in Reid Park Zoo. The video update showed around 15 seconds of video on the baby elephant and a few facts thrown in for good measure – Nandi is already 450 pounds!
More importantly though, pop-Queen Madonna recently used the channel to release a debut of her new video "Living for Love." With the update, she became the first artist to use Snapchat as a tool to drop a music video.
It also seems long tenured media channels are using the new view. The travel and culture website appeared to have really taken advantage of having their own channel — you can view photos, videos, articles and even play a pop-quiz (with the answers shown when flipping the screen up).
Their content seems to be updated every day and includes sights from photographers and videographers from around the world.
Here's a screen grab from CNN and National Geographic.
Bleacher Report introduced their channel with a seemingly endless supply of fresh updates. While the news isn't tailored to your tastes like it is on their phone app, their summary is well rounded and includes hockey, soccer (football), rugby, basketball, sporting YouTube videos and athlete gossip news.
In all, there seems to be around nine or ten different video/meme previews that include information when swiped up.
Is Snapchat a Media Revolution?
The "Discover" channel is fresh with updated videos, pictures and articles, and seems poised to remain popular in the US and UK — despite British Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to ban Snapchat in the UK UK Plan Bans Whatsapp & Snapchat, ISIS Hacks Military Command [Tech News Digest] UK Plan Bans Whatsapp & Snapchat, ISIS Hacks Military Command [Tech News Digest] Read More . The new feature seems to be taking off, as proved with recent data. And while these media channels can't get page impressions from linked views, their brand and content can get popular with users. TV may soon be a thing of the past, as evident with a 24 million view count of the "Snowpocalypse" vs 21 million view during "Sunday Night Football." The future of video and news content may be in your hand already.
Do you use Snapchat "Discover?" Do you think it can challenge other forms of viewing media, especially news?
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Notre Dame Lawsuits
by Happy Mom » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:02 pm
This sounds bizarre......
Lawsuit says Notre Dame employee arranged sex between her daughter and students
Golden Dome at University of Notre Dame
Joe Raymond
Notre Dame Golden Dome (SBT File Photo)
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2015 6:04 pm | Updated: 9:18 pm, Fri Oct 30, 2015.
By Lincoln Wright South Bend Tribune
SOUTH BEND — A lawsuit filed Friday accuses a University of Notre Dame employee of pressuring a student into a sexual relationship with her daughter, as well as arranging sexual encounters with her daughter and football and basketball players.
The suit, filed in St. Joseph County Circuit Court against the university and the female employee, claims the male student was a victim of sexual harassment and racial discrimination. The employee and her daughter are not named in the suit, but it says the daughter is "a student at a nearby school" and also works at Notre Dame.
The suit alleges the employee, who is white, pressured the African-American male student into a sexual relationship with her daughter. The student who filed the suit is also not named. He is represented by the law firm of Anderson, Agostino & Keller. The firm issued a news release saying the student fell prey to a "manipulative and predatory scheme."
The suit also claims the employee arranged multiple sexual encounters with her daughter and other African-American students, including basketball and football players.
Notre Dame is aware of the lawsuit and "denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing," Paul Browne, vice president of public affairs and communications, said in a statement.
"The allegations against the University of Notre Dame in the complaint are unfounded, as are gratuitous and unfounded references to 'student athletes' — an allegation that is nothing more than a cynical attempt to attract publicity," Browne said in the statement.
According to the suit, the employee began providing academic help to the male student this past spring and immediately "initiated, directed and coordinated a sexually and racially motivated inappropriate and demeaning relationship" between the student and her daughter.
The woman questioned him about the "nature, frequency and quality of sexual activities," he had with her daughter, according to the suit, "demeaning the plaintiff with racially-charged comments about his sexual prowess."
The woman allegedly provided lodging, transportation, hotel rooms and condoms for the encounters, pressuring the student to continue the relationship and threatening him when he tried to end it. The sexual encounters he was pressured into created a racially hostile environment, causing him to suffer academically and emotionally, according to the suit.
When the student first sought to end the encounters, the suit claims, the woman convinced him he needed mental counseling. The student was counseled by a Notre Dame employee who was a "friend and confidant" of the defendant and who sought to medicate the student to keep him passive, the suit claims.
The stress of the "hostile sexual environment and degradation" was furthered exacerbated by the woman pressuring the student to convert to Catholicism, according to the suit.
The student claims he brought the situation to the attention of Notre Dame officials two weeks ago, but the university has "failed to act to remedy the situation," the suit says.
"The failure to respond and react reflects a double standard by some at the University, as the objectification would not have been tolerated under any other set of circumstances," said a news release from the student's attorney.
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Re: Notre Dame Lawsuits
by bdcbbq » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:42 am
Bizarre is an understatement.
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"Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign." John Stuart Mill
Re: Notre Dame SEX Lawsuit
by Happy Mom » Mon Nov 02, 2015 2:15 pm
Notre Dame fires employee named in sexual harassment lawsuit
WSBT-TV Report
Notre Dame has fired a female employee at the center of a sexual harassment lawsuit.
The university fired the academic coach last month amid the allegations she pressured a male student into having sex with her daughter. That's according to our news-gathering partners at the South Bend Tribune, who cite a letter from the law firm representing the student.
The woman's daughter is also an employee at Notre Dame.
According to court documents, the woman provided hotel rooms, transportation and condoms.
The suit also claims the woman arranged sexual encounters with her daughter and Notre Dame football and basketball players.
After completing an internal review of the academic coach and her daughter's actions, the university says it decided the employee's behavior violated the values and sexual and discriminatory harassment policies. That's when she was let go.
WSBT 22's Kelli Stopczynski is following this story and will have the details on First at Four.
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/notre-da ... t/36204122
by Ideal Baloney » Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:07 am
Their identities have already leaked out. Wait until you learn the names.
Ideal Baloney
by Happy Mom » Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:53 pm
Ideal Baloney wrote: Their identities have already leaked out. Wait until you learn the names.
Please let me know.....
ND fires academic coach accused of sexual harassment
Updated: Mon 6:41 PM, Nov 02, 2015
By: Mark Peterson - Email
"This might be a case where the university thought it could bury its head in the sand," said Attorney Michael Misch with Anderson, Agostino and Keller. "That's just not appropriate."
A lawsuit alleges that some 'over the top' behavior took place under the Golden Dome.
An academic 'coach' or counselor at the University of Notre Dame has been fired for violating the school's Sexual and Discriminatory Harassment Policy. That's what it says in a letter from the school to the student dated October 16th. It's the same white female named in a civil lawsuit against the school filed in St. Joseph Superior Court on behalf of an African American student.
At this point the suit does not 'name names.' The defendant is listed as John Doe while the plaintiff is listed as Jane Roe.
While the fired academic counselor did occasionally work with student athletes, "our client is not an athlete," said Attorney Peter Agostino.
The decision to take the case was a tough one for Agostino who is a 'double Domer' with accounting and law degrees from Notre Dame.
I'm thankful for the education I received there. I think part of that is that you have to have the courage to do the right thing."
Agostino also happens to be a parent of four. "I think anyone who truly loves their child would not anyway want their child exposed to something like this. It's basically manipulating their child."
The suit alleges that an academic coach or counselor at Notre Dame allegedly "orchestrated, initiated, directed and coordinated" a sexually and racially motivated relationship between the African American student and her own daughter.
The suit alleges that the counselor went so far as to allegedly provide lodging, transportation, hotel rooms and condoms for sexual excursions across state lines.
"I don't know if a student necessarily could consent to manipulation by a superior, his academic coach," said Attorney Michael Misch. "While he was involved with the daughter, the mother stayed very involved through text message and email and discussed almost too intimate portions of their relationship."
A written statement from the University today read: "A student complained about the conduct of an employee. Notre Dame investigated the complaint and subsequently terminated the employee." Paul Browne added, "As I've said, allegations against the University of Notre Dame in the complaint are unfounded, as are gratuitous and unfounded references to 'student athletes'—an allegation that is nothing more than a cynical attempt to attract publicity."
The suit alleges that the university is responsible for what happened. "The academic coach is the one who promoted that and pushed for that relationship and we think that the university is responsible for the harm caused by that. We think the university knew about it,
Investigated it, reached a conclusion that, after a thorough investigation allegations of what the academic coach did were supported. Decided to terminate her and then stop there. Didn't take if further to correct what had happened to the student," said Agostino.
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by Happy Mom » Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:09 am
Notre Dame professor accused of sex abuse kills himself
'97 Laetare winner was acclaimed for work on Latino theology
Notre Dame professor accused of sex abuse found dead in home
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
University of Notre Dame theology professor the Rev. Virgilio Elizondo was found dead of a gunshot wound Monday in his San Antonio home. Tribune File Photo
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 6:05 am | Updated: 1:46 pm, Wed Mar 16, 2016.
South Bend Tribune Report
SAN ANTONIO — A University of Notre Dame theology professor accused of sexually abusing a boy in the 1980s killed himself Monday.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at the home of the Rev. Virgilio Elizondo fewer than 10 minutes before his official time of death on Monday afternoon, according to the law enforcement and county records, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
The 80-year-old Elizondo had vehemently denied the allegations put forth by a San Antonio man in a lawsuit. The man, who has not been identified, lived in a San Antonio orphanage as a child. The accuser says he was the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of another priest, the Rev. Jesus Armando Dominguez, from 1980 to 1983. The accuser says he sought counsel in 1983 from Elizondo, who was then a priest at the San Fernando Cathedral, about what Dominguez had done to him, but Elizondo kissed and fondled him. The man's lawsuit named both priests and the Archdiocese of San Antonio as defendants.
According to the lawsuit, Dominguez would molest the boy multiple times per week. If the boy complained, Dominguez would feign a heart attack, or threaten to kill the boy and himself, the lawsuit claims. Dominguez later served as a priest in Los Angeles before being defrocked and charged with 58 criminal counts of sexual abuse, according to the Los Angeles Times. Dominguez disappeared, and police believed he had fled to Mexico, The Times reported.
San Antonio Police Department officers were called at 1:55 p.m. Monday to a house owned by Elizondo. The Bexar County medical examiner confirmed to the Express-News on Tuesday that Elizondo was pronounced dead five minutes after officers arrived, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Elizondo had been a theology professor at Notre Dame since 2000. Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown responded to an inquiry about Elizondo's status with the university by sending a link to a memoriam on the Notre Dame website. That memoriam referred to Elizondo as a professor of pastoral and Hispanic theology. Elizondo last taught at Notre Dame in the spring of 2015, Brown said.
"Extolled as a founder of U.S. Latino religious thought, Father Elizondo was hailed in Time magazine as one of the leading spiritual innovators in the United States," that memoriam stated. "Yet when he shared his beliefs about the connections between religion and people, he would recall the grocery store his immigrant parents owned in San Antonio, where he spent most of his life. 'I came from a neighborhood where no one thought I would make it out or amount to anything,' he said. 'Even as a boy, I knew I wanted to do something good for the world.' "
In 1997, Notre Dame awarded him the Laetare Medal, known as the oldest and most prestigious award for American Catholics.
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the archdiocese.
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Court rules for ESPN and against Notre Dame in police records lawsuit
Notre Dame Security Police
The Golden Dome is show from a spot near the Notre Dame Security Police building on the University of Notre Dame campus.
Police at private universities are public and subject to open-records laws. "There is a danger that the public will be denied access to important public documents when a private agency is exercising a public function."
The impact?
Very limited. State legislators this month passed a bill that restricts what is subject to open-records law, softening the impact of the court case. Private universities, including ND, helped craft the bill.
The winner?
"In the end, (universities) got what they wanted. (The bill) was disguised as a pro-press measure, but it was anything but." -- John Twohy, attorney
ND reaction
Ruling "went beyond the law...We will appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court."
ESPN-Notre Dame opinion
Read the full opinion in the ESPN-Notre Dame lawsuit filed in the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
MARGARET FOSMOE and JEFF PARROTT South Bend Tribune
An Indiana appeals court has ruled that the University of Notre Dame's police department is a public agency and subject to open records laws, rejecting the university's arguments that its police records should remain closed and handing media network ESPN a win.
"There is a danger that the public will be denied access to important public documents when a private agency is exercising a public function," the Indiana Court of Appeals wrote in its ruling Tuesday.
But the impact of the legal victory could be limited. As the case was being argued earlier this year, the Indiana General Assembly -- at the prodding of private universities, including ND -- passed a bill that that would exempt police forces at private colleges from following the same crime reporting requirements as other law enforcement agencies.
That bill, which is now awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike Pence, would go into effect July 1.
ESPN sued Notre Dame last year after the university rejected a series of requests for police records involving student athletes. Notre Dame cited its status as a private university.
In its ruling Tuesday, the appeals court reversed a lower court decision and sent the case back to St. Joseph Superior Court. The appeals court directed the lower court to determine which of the Notre Dame records sought by ESPN are public under state law, and then order the Notre Dame Security Police to produce only those records.
The court ruled that the campus police department clearly exercises public functions, like municipal police forces, even though it is part of a private entity.
"It would not be appropriate for the Police Department, having availed itself of its statutory right to exercise these public functions, to then be able to circumvent public records requirements to which all other entities exercising these same functions are required to adhere," the ruling states.
The ruling is consistent with those in several states that also have held a private entity exercising a public function is considered public. A Notre Dame attorney had argued that lawmakers never intended for public records laws to apply to private colleges.
The South Bend Tribune and Hoosier State Press Association filed a brief in the case supporting ESPN and arguing that Notre Dame police reports and logs are public records. Attorney General Greg Zoeller also backed ESPN, arguing that Notre Dame's police department reports are public records.
Zoeller, in a statement, hailed the appeals court ruling as "a qualified victory for public access and transparency, concepts my office long has supported. The public has the right to transparency and accountability when police power is being exercised."
Notre Dame plans to appeal the ruling to the Indiana Supreme Court. University officials believe the appeals court went "beyond the law," spokesman Paul Browne said in a statement.
"Since the opinion is not certified or final, it does not yet have effect, and the parties cannot act on it," the statement said. "We will appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court."
Limited impact
Despite the victory for ESPN, the appeals court ruling "may have limited impact" because of House Bill 1022, said attorney John Twohy, who represents the Tribune in the case.
Indiana's private universities got the sense they might lose the court case, and managed to get the bill passed earlier this month to exempt themselves from following the same crime reporting requirements as other police agencies, he said.
Independent Colleges of Indiana, a private organization, and Notre Dame helped write the bill that was adopted by the General Assembly.
State Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, was the lead sponsor of the bill. He is also a board member of Independent Colleges, though he has denied he has a conflict of interest.
Also, Sen. John Broden, D-South Bend, until recently an Independent Colleges board member, was a co-sponsor.
"In the end, they got what they wanted," Twohy said of the private colleges. "It was disguised as a pro-press measure, but it was anything but."
Steve Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press Association, called the appeals court ruling "a short-lived victory."
House Bill 1022 was written to "inoculate" private colleges against an adverse ruling in the ESPN vs. Notre Dame case, he said.
"I'm not sure if legislators truly intended to treat private university police departments differently (under the law), or if there was confusion over what the bill would do," Key said.
The bill would require the colleges to release some information about incidents that result in arrests or incarcerations for criminal offenses, but that is only a small number of cases on private campuses.
At Notre Dame over the past two years, for example, the total number of arrests was 126 — or about 60 per year. That represents just a fraction of incidents handled by ND police. In 2015 alone, nearly 1,300 cases were listed on the university police crime log.
What kinds of incidents would be exempt from the proposed law? In recent years at the university, for example, a student died when the scissor lift on which he was filming a football practice fell to the ground; a man on a crew cutting down trees on campus was killed by a falling tree; and a man was critically injured when he fell down a stairwell in the university's Main Building.
In all the cases, NDSP investigated, but those matters didn't make the campus police log, there were no police reports released and only limited details were made available to the public.
The bill passed the Indiana House 93-0 and the Senate 49-1. The only legislator to vote against it was Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, a 1980 Notre Dame graduate. She declined to comment.
When contacted Tuesday, Bauer said the bill was narrowly written because he believed including more than arrest and incarceration-related records would "interfere" with the ESPN-Notre Dame case pending in the courts.
If the Indiana Supreme Court ultimately rules in ESPN's favor, Bauer said, the statute "certainly needs to be re-examined" to include records such as daily campus police logs.
"I would be inclined at this time to amend that part of the statute," Bauer said.
Broden said he wanted the bill to go further by including the daily log but determined there wasn't time in this short session to do so.
Broden's time in the Senate has ended because he's running for St. Joseph Circuit Court Judge in November, but he said he hopes the General Assembly will pass legislation classifying private college police logs as public records next year.
"If I'm a reporter, I can see where the daily log is very important from a transparency standpoint," Broden said.
Pence's office said the governor is considering the bill and had no comment.
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by Xenokilla » Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:29 pm
Good, and fork indiana for trying to pass a law saying non public police departments (ND's) are not subject to public records laws. its hogwash, people are just trying to cover up ND's dirt and its shameful.
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It occurred to me in the process of thinking about the similarities between much of the rhetoric used by those screaming about anthropogenic climate change and "rapture watchers" that the very fact that their rhetoric is so simple is one reason that climate change arguments will remain unconvincing for most dispensationalist Evangelicals. It's not so much that these Evangelicals are taking a "the world's going to burn anyway, so who cares" approach. On the contrary, it's that the arguments for anthropogenic climate change and the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions—an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters and ecological problems—are exactly the same arguments used as "signs of the times" by many Evangelicals.
As a result, the more climate change preachers point to what Evangelicals see as "signs of the times," the more they paradoxically reinforce the end-times beliefs of those they're trying to persuade. The more they point to increased natural disasters, etc., the more it has exactly the opposite of the desired effect. The whole process is in line with the concept of "field" and struggle for social capital as formulated by French philosopher Pierre Bourdieu, with two competing players (paradigms in this case) making claims to the same rhetorical capital. But because each paradigm is entrenched and lays claim to the same data to reinforce itself, there is no real chance of one overthrowing the other with that data. Rather, only once one paradigm is completely overthrown can the other lay claim to the data in question. If each side is actually concerned with convincing the other as opposed to simply reinforcing its own base (which is often the real goal), the continued use of this kind of apocalyptic rhetoric is bound to fail.
What makes this even more ironic, however, is that (as we've already addressed) there is no evidence for increased frequency or intensity of natural disasters (at most, there are cyclical ebbs and flows), so the rhetoric on both sides cherry picks essentially the same anecdotal evidence to support opposing alarmist paradigms.


An atrial septal defect is a hole in the wall between the 2 upper chambers (right and left atriums) of the heart. Open heart surgery can repair the hole, either by closing the hole with stitches or by placing a patch over it.
If a child is born with a hole between the upper chambers of the heart, the blood can flow backward into the right side of the heart and into the lungs. This triggers the heart to work harder. Over time, this can lead to damage to blood vessels in the lungs and congestive heart failure. This procedure is done to fix the hole.
Most children who have this surgery will have good outcomes.
Before your child's procedure, talk to the doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your child's risk of complications such as chronic disease such as diabetes or obesity.
Low birth weight or a recent infection may increase the risk of complications.
The doctor will tell you if your child needs to stop taking medicines.
Ask the doctor when your child should stop eating or drinking before the surgery.
An incision will be made in the skin and breastbone. The chest cavity will be opened. Next, the heart will be connected to a heart-lung machine. This machine will take over the functions of the heart and lungs. The heart will be stopped to do surgery.
The pericardial sac around the heart will be opened. A small part of this sac may be removed and used to patch the hole. A cut will be made in the right atrium. A small hole will be closed with sutures. A larger hole will be covered with a patch that is made of the sac or other material. Once the defect is repaired, the incision will be cloesd. The heart will then be restarted. Once it is working fine, the heart-lung machine will not be needed. The chest cavity will be closed. Sutures will be used to close the skin.
Pain or soreness during recovery will be managed with pain medication.
The usual length of stay is 5-7 days. If there are complications, your child may need to stay longer.
Do tests, such as ECG and blood tests.
Gradually transition your child to a normal diet.
Encourage your child to rest, especially during the first few days. He will slowly return to normal activities. Have your child avoid rough play.
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Summer, and the open road beckons to those with a taste for adventure or the desire to get away from the everyday. These cards feature a watercolor illustration of a highway heading into a desert sunset. Conveniently folded and boxed with blue, and ready for almost any occasion.


Belgian company Sonaca bought a 20,000 sqm plot in Turda, north-western Romania, to build factory that will produce parts for the Airbus aircraft wings.
Sonaca Aerospace Transilvania, the group's subsidiary in Romania, which was set up this year, bought the piece of land from the Czech logistics park developer CTP Invest. It will first build an 8,000 sqm plant, which will be later expanded to 12,000 sqm, reports local Profit.ro. The company has requested state aid for this project.
The company's representatives confirmed the information but didn't want to go into details until the state aid was approved.
Sonaco is planning EUR 84 million investments by 2019, EUR 56 million of which will be allocated for its factory in Gosselies, Belgium. The investment in the plant in Romania could thus amount to over EUR 20 million.


Businesses in the UK that employ lone workers have some additional responsibilities when it comes to duty of care. It's no longer enough to get an update on where they're supposed to be and the odd phone call to confirm this. Organisations or managers with responsibility for lone workers need to demonstrate a relevant duty of care and protection towards their employees, including those who are field based, on the road, work in the community, carry out home visits or work outside normal hours. There are currently more than 4 million lone workers in the UK and employers are legally bound to ensure that these workers are protected within the duty of care legislation guidelines.
Lone worker personal safety training is a great way of training staff to become more aware of the issues and dangers that may arise when they work alone and an effective company policy on lone working will help to address some of these issues. As an employer, there are actions that you can take to reduce the risk for lone workers and make a real difference to their health and well-being whilst at work.
· Involve your staff in the risk assessment process.
· Ensure that your company policy is clear, concise and effectively communicated to every member of staff.
· Make sure that any procedures and personal protective equipment (PPE) are fit for purpose and suitable for all staff that have the potential to experience personal safety risks.
· Make sure that all line managers are fully aware of their responsibility to monitor staff and maintain effective safety standards.
· Create open lines of communication between staff, managers and health and safety personnel to ensure that there's a rapid response when concerns are raised.
· Encourage a culture of sharing information, create buddy systems and innovate in order to reduce risk.
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Varg Vikernes Arrested Once Again.
July 17, 2013 Tabitha Prisinzano	Leave a comment
Looks like our boy Varg is at it again. Varg Vikernes was arrested in France on Tuesday, June 16 along with his wife, Marie Chachet. Police say he was a suspect in planning a massacre after acquiring a copy of the far right wing terrorist's Breivik's, manifesto and searched his home for weapons and explosives. Breivik is responsible for both the Oslo bombing and Utoeya Massacre which left 77 people dead. The police decided to take both Varg and his wife into custody after Marie Chachet purchased two firearms. They will remain in custody until further investigation.
Varg has already served a 16 year sentence for numerous counts of arson and the murder of fellow black metaller Euronymous. He is also involved in some questionable Neo-Nazi and nationalist groups. Is anyone really surprised?
I guess the part I find the most hilarious is the fact that I remember being at the edge of my seat, anticipating Varg's release in 2009 only for him to write pure garbage upon his release from prison. In reality, Varg's beliefs have changed little from the time he was arrested to now. If anything he's become more extreme. Varg is simply more criminal than musician. But in good faith why don't we go ahead and celebrate Varg's early career with a little Det Som En Gang Var. Happy Listening! Hails!
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The Top 6 Most Important Norwegian Black Metal Albums
July 14, 2013 Tabitha Prisinzano	7 Comments
Everything about Norway is metal. Its lush forests and snow capped mountains are more mystifying than any other countries'. Its subzero temperatures and spread out landscapes are depressive and isolating. Even the countries' history is entrenched in warfare, bloodshed and jealous pagan gods. It is only natural that the most controversial metal in the world would be birthed from such a place.
If you are reading this blog, I'm sure you've heard the story. Back in the early nineties some overzealous, teenage extremists burned churches, killed people, served extensive jail time and made some awesome music, influenced by the likes of Bathory, Celtic Frost, Venom and Sodom. These fervent teenagers and twenty-somethings changed the face of metal forever with their raw, unprocessed, atmospheric dissonance. Black metal as we know it today was born.
Though many great bands hailed from the walls of Helvete and the emissions of Deathlike Silence Productions, there were a few that hallmarked the scene. These are the top six most important Norwegian black metal albums…..
6.Ulver- Nattans Madrigal
Intelligent, atmospheric, raw, experimental and progressive are just a few words that sum up Ulver's 1997 release. The final album in Ulver's notorious black trinity, Nattens Madrigal, is a thought provoking masterpiece; a beautifully grotesque glimpse of ingenuity. Each song is both a beguiling hymn to nightfall and a summoning call to hell's hounds, delivered with a buzzing resonance and enthralling melody. From hypnotic acoustic breaks to sheer raw atmosphere, Nattens Madrigal is an absolute, must have album in any respectable black metal collection.
5.Satyricon- Dark Medieval Times
It would be unfair to do a countdown like this and not include Satyricon. Satyricon were not only formative members of the so-called "Black Circle", they also gave life to the black metal image with their flashy "kvlt" regalia. They took the black metal look and made it into a true art form. Though their music has gone in some strange directions over the years, perhaps becoming a bit too symphonic or polished for some, their 1994 release, Dark Medieval Times is a beautiful example grim black metal with a Neo-Pagan edge. Beginning to end the album is a celebration of Valhalla and a dirge to olden gods. The folk elements are beautifully rendered and create a sort of enchanted atmosphere throughout the album. No "kvlt" elitist would disagree that Dark Medieval Times is a truly remarkable and important benchmark in the history of Norwegian black metal.
4.Burzum- Filosefem
There is perhaps no artist more controversial than Varg Vikernes. From arson to murder to extreme ideology, Varg had it all. Whether or not you agree with the man's questionable actions, one must admit that black metal wouldn't be the romantic impetus it is today without those infamous stories. As a rebellious teen, I don't know if I would have been as drawn to black metal if it hadn't been so shrouded in depravity.
Black metal is a form of music to be feared by most and no one understood this better than Varg. His 1996 release Filosefem is a magnificently crafted work of art, fittingly recorded on a tape deck. As a one man outfit, Varg was forced to experiment with ambient sounds on his recordings. These melancholy sounds paved the way for countless others. Filosefem is unarguably the highlight of the man's career; flawless from beginning to end.
3.Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse
Emperor was rooted deeply within the trenches of Helevete's hellions from their humble beginnings. Always a bit more intelligent than company they kept, Emperor politely stood on the sidelines for the most part whilst the insanity persisted. And save for ex-member and convicted murderer Bard Faust, the band has kept out of trouble without losing any of their "necro" cred. Staying out of trouble could not keep them out of the spotlight however, their music was simply too impressive.
Emperor's first full length album, In the Nightside Eclipse is flawlessly rendered symphony of darkness. Cold, melancholy and sinister, the album is an absolute staple in black metal history. Emperor's use of the keyboards induces a doleful sensitivity in their sound. The occasional clean chanting found throughout In the Nightside Eclipse only adds to the album's beautifully depressive resonance. They don't begin and end at sadness however. Much of the album is an uplifting and victorious battle cry. The album sends the listener on an emotive whirlwind and is only satisfied with musicianship of the highest standards. From sadness to celebration, In the Nightside Eclipse is a true masterpiece.
2.Darkthrone- Transilvanian Hunger
Though Darkthrone's initial beginnings were in death metal, they are most well known for their black metal efforts. It doesn't matter how far they attempt to stray from the black metal sound, the brand will always be with them. This is because of the importance those three albums carry in black metal's murky beginnings. A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Under a Funeral Moon and Transilvanian Hunger bore a significant influence on black metal.
It wasn't until the release of Transilvanian Hunger that Darkthrone truly honed their black metal sound. Recorded on the cheapest of equipment, the sound is cold, atmospheric and ugly. The buzzing guitars, the effortless blackened growls and the paralyzing blast beats literally defined black metal's sound. Everything about this release screams "kvlt", from the simple yet nefarious cover art to the fact that the whole album is growled in the band's native tongue. If this album isn't in your collection yet, I pity you.
1.Mayhem- Live in Leipzig
What can one say about Mayhem that hasn't already been said? It seemed like everything that was happening in Norway at that time was surrounded around this notorious band. From Helvete to murder and untimely death to arson to Deathlike Silence Productions, all eyes were on Mayhem. They were simply dangerous and it comes out in their sound. No Mayhem album captures this element of danger better than Live in Leipzig.
Live in Leipzig is the only album which features the deceased, Per "Dead" Ohlin on vocals. His sickness, brutality and possible mental illness were a perfect fit for Mayhem's raw and unpolished sound. There was little concern over whether or not the instruments were being play correctly. The band's only concern was in sounding as evil as possible. They certainly achieved that goal. No release before or after has ever sounded as evil, sick or menacing as Live in Leipzig. Live in Leipzig is THE black metal record to have.
Everything on this list is only my opinion. If you feel I've left something out feel free to post it in the comments. And just so I don't piss anyone off, here are some notable mentions…..
Enslaved- Vikingligr Veldi
Thorns- Thorns
Immortal- Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
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Two years ago, i made a decision to further my studies after completing my GCE O'Level back in St' Andrews School at KDU College. I remembered the anticipation of leaving home and starting a "new" life and all the wonderful thoughts of being independent and having freedom all to myself.
I remembered my first day of being in college. The anxiety of fitting into groups and making new friends was pumping into me. I remembered introducing myself and getting looks from the people around me that says "Aren't you suppose to be in highschool...?" I also remembered sitting on the second last row of the class on the second day where i first met Simon who was from Maldives (it was only then and there i discovered Maldives..honest!) and Elliot who was the only white guy from England in the college. Little did i know that that row of seats would end up being our 'group' frequent seats for the next 2 years.
I remembered getting excited about having a Korean guy in the same class as i was a big fan of Korean cultures. Chris is his name and he ended up being my "hyong" (big brother) and also my housemate. Then there is Jhia Wei and Alvin who were also one of the first few people i remembered talking to. These were the names that i knew by heart and the people i talked to for the first few weeks in class.
I remembered when we moved on to the second semester, Ms. Ann our A.A announced that we will be combining classes with our so called "seniors" till we graduate. That was when i met Fariz and Ossie who also ended up being with the 'group of last row boys'. Goh was always the class' lead singer by giving his frequent "Uhhh...announcement class!" where everyone would get annoyed with. Then there were also nicknames that were being labelled for friends that suited them or those that their names can't be remembered. Names such as "Mr. Ego, Pretty girl, Ostrich girl, Orange Boy, SpongeBob Square Pants, Leprachaun girl, Snow White and more.. Then, there was the trip to Brunei for the Crown Prince's Wedding where everyone had a great time.
Time went by so quickly, and the next thing i know, we were all doing our industrial training already. Six months of exposure to what we have been studying so far were "eyes-opening" and also a great experience.
And then, it was back to hitting the books and burning midnight lamps for last minute revision where the class were short listed to almost half. I remembered Mr. Alan telling us that the upcoming 6 months will be really fast and encouraged everyone to make the best out of it before we finish our diploma. And it is only times like these where now you only get to know how fast the word 'fast' really is.
Final semester, where bonds were tightened and conversations were endless. The whole class grew closer after their training and barriers were let down. It was also here, where people began to show their true colors and you know who you can talk to when you need them. Some changed, some remained the same but nevertheless, the book were closed with everyone having a smile on their faces.
With all these thoughts that will be cherished forever, i wish everyone from DCM 1 and 2 the best of luck in everything you do and i bid thee..."Danke für die Erinnerungen und Auf Wiedersehen!"
Auf wiedersehen. Glad you enjoyed the KDU experience.
And also million of thanks for your lan classes Mr Warren! Good luck with your career and your plans in the future!


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The San Jose was part of the fleet of King Philip V, who fought the English during the War of Spanish Succession and around 600 people died in the ship wreck.
I was then fortunate enough to work on a documentary in Lake Huron where we located and explored several new wrecks. I was amazed by how blue and clear the water was.
In 2011, I was fortunate to work on Project Shiphunt, a documentary film for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Sony.
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Billie created a blog which documents her story - from the shock of her diagnosis to the lows of her chemotherapy treatment, the changes in her appearance, dealing with depression and coping with the frustration of being stuck in a hospital bed while everyone else's life appears to be continuing as normal. She describes how the unstinting support of her mum and her husband got her through her worst days.
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