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7 people die after climbing down well in Cambodia to retrieve 75 cents
By Staff The Associated Press
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Seven people died from a lack of oxygen after climbing down a well in Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police and relatives said Sunday.
(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Seven people died from a lack of oxygen after climbing down a well in Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police and relatives said Sunday.
The incident happened late Saturday in a remote area of the northwestern province of Siem Reap when an 11-year-old boy and six other people went into the well to collect 3,000 riel (75 cents). The boy’s older sister, Che Chhan, said their father had accidentally dropped the money when taking water.
She said her 13-year-old sister and 15-year-old brother also died, as well as four of her neighbours.
Cambodia is one of the world’s poorest countries.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1367037/7...g-down-well-in-cambodia-to-retrieve-75-cents/
School fires employee after post about homophones
A "SOCIAL media strategist" for a school in Utah has been sacked after writing a blog post explaining what a homophone was.
Tim Torkildson, the former employee at the Nomen Global Language Center, said he was removed from his role as head of social media because his boss believed that his post about homophones might give off the impression that the school promoted homosexuality.
A homophone, not to be confused with homosexual (or ironically, homophobe), is the name given to a word that sounds the name as another but has a different meaning, for example "witch" and "which", or "carat" and "carrot".
According to Torkildson, who posted the conversation between the two on Facebook, Woodger said that Torkildson "could not be trusted" and that he was worried that the school would now be associated with homosexuality.
He further alleged that Woodger told him that the only job he would ever succeed in would be "something clerical", where he would be "closely supervised and have immediate goals at all times."
The homophones explanation has now been removed from the language school's website.
Torkildson said that he understood that the word's "homo" prefix might cause controversy, but he said that the explanation he had given had been "straightforward" and something that those in the early stages of learning English needed to know.
Woodger refuted the comments from Torkildson, saying that his decision to remove him from his post had nothing to do with homosexuality.
He told the Salt Lake Tribune that Torkildson's recent blog postings had begun to "go off on tangents" and had become confusing and sometimes offensive.
He also said that homophones were beyond the understanding of the majority of the students at Nomen, who were mostly at the basic levels of learning the language.
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/school-fires-employee-after-post-about-homophones/2337829/
Missing woman unwittingly joins search party looking for herself
A group of tourists spent hours Saturday night looking for a missing woman near Iceland's Eldgja canyon, only to find her among the search party.
The group was travelling through Iceland on a tour bus and stopped near the volcanic canyon in the southern highlands Saturday afternoon, reports the Icelandic news organization mbl.is.
One of the women on the bus left to change her clothes and freshen up. When she came back, her busmates didn't recognize her.
Soon, there was word of a missing passenger. The woman didn't recognize the description of herself, and joined in the search.
About 50 people searched the terrain by vehicles and on foot. The coast guard was even readying a helicopter to help.
But the search was called off at about 3 a.m., when it became clear the missing woman was, in fact, accounted for and searching for herself.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/28/missing-woman-unwittingly-joins-search-party-for-herself
Zoo realises it has been trying to mate two male hyenas for four years
A zoo in Japan has been forced to admit that it tried to mate two male hyenas for four years, after mistakenly thinking that one of them was female.
A stock image of two hyenas. Credit: Reuters
Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo said it had been given the spotted hyenas, Kami and Kamutori, as a "male and female pair" as part of an exchange with a South Korean zoo in 2010.
After the two animals struggled to reproduce, the zoo conducted a gender test under anaesthesia.
The results confimed that Kami, the now five-year-old "female", was actually a male.
A statement from the zoo said "the external genitalia of the male and female are similar", making identification of sex "very difficult".
There are now plans to find an authentic female to breed with either Kami or Kamutori, it added.
http://www.itv.com/news/2014-10-03/...rying-to-mate-two-male-hyenas-for-four-years/
Students Denied Diplomas for Tossing Graduation Caps in Air
An entire class of graduating seniors in a Chicago suburb was denied diplomas after the students ignored warnings not to throw their graduation caps into the air during Tuesday's commencement ceremony
"It was the perfect ending to the graduation, but unfortunately we didn't get our diplomas," graduating senior Andre Taraska said.
The Ridgewood High School students in northwest suburban Norridge will not be given their diplomas unless they publicly apologize, officials said. School administrators, who say the students were warned repeatedly beforehand, called their actions disrespectful.
"The gym is decorated; people dress up (some of them); we expect dignified behavior," Lupo wrote. "Secondly, it is an indoor event. In past ceremonies, people have been hit by flying caps. We'd just as soon not have graduates leaving with cuts and black eyes."
Lupo also addressed the students who didn't throw their caps, saying they should voice their concerns with the students who didn't listen.
Parent Mary Sticha supports the students.
"It was kind of silly that they would request them not to," Sticha said. "It wasn't a way to disrespect anyone, it was just a way to do something together and celebrate the end of the year."
Lupo also said on his blog that "perhaps it is the final lesson they will take away from high school: there are consequences for behaviors in life."
Senior Jackie Rios disagrees.
"I just think it's really ridiculous. We worked so hard to get to this point," Rios said.
Lupo did not return calls requesting comment Wednesday. The students will be allowed to pick up their diplomas if class representatives apologize at the June 4 meeting. There's no word on what the students plan to do.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...-261034881.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand
By Staff The Associated Press
Seven people died from a lack of oxygen after climbing down a well in Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police and relatives said Sunday.
(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Seven people died from a lack of oxygen after climbing down a well in Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police and relatives said Sunday.
The incident happened late Saturday in a remote area of the northwestern province of Siem Reap when an 11-year-old boy and six other people went into the well to collect 3,000 riel (75 cents). The boy’s older sister, Che Chhan, said their father had accidentally dropped the money when taking water.
She said her 13-year-old sister and 15-year-old brother also died, as well as four of her neighbours.
“My youngest brother thought the amount of money was huge for poor people like us,” Che Chhan said by phone.
Police officer Muy Norn said the victims died due to a lack of oxygen at the bottom of the 5-meter (16-foot) -deep well.Cambodia is one of the world’s poorest countries.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1367037/7...g-down-well-in-cambodia-to-retrieve-75-cents/
School fires employee after post about homophones
A "SOCIAL media strategist" for a school in Utah has been sacked after writing a blog post explaining what a homophone was.
Tim Torkildson, the former employee at the Nomen Global Language Center, said he was removed from his role as head of social media because his boss believed that his post about homophones might give off the impression that the school promoted homosexuality.
A homophone, not to be confused with homosexual (or ironically, homophobe), is the name given to a word that sounds the name as another but has a different meaning, for example "witch" and "which", or "carat" and "carrot".
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According to Torkildson, who posted the conversation between the two on Facebook, Woodger said that Torkildson "could not be trusted" and that he was worried that the school would now be associated with homosexuality.
He further alleged that Woodger told him that the only job he would ever succeed in would be "something clerical", where he would be "closely supervised and have immediate goals at all times."
The homophones explanation has now been removed from the language school's website.
Torkildson said that he understood that the word's "homo" prefix might cause controversy, but he said that the explanation he had given had been "straightforward" and something that those in the early stages of learning English needed to know.
Woodger refuted the comments from Torkildson, saying that his decision to remove him from his post had nothing to do with homosexuality.
He told the Salt Lake Tribune that Torkildson's recent blog postings had begun to "go off on tangents" and had become confusing and sometimes offensive.
He also said that homophones were beyond the understanding of the majority of the students at Nomen, who were mostly at the basic levels of learning the language.
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/school-fires-employee-after-post-about-homophones/2337829/
Missing woman unwittingly joins search party looking for herself
A group of tourists spent hours Saturday night looking for a missing woman near Iceland's Eldgja canyon, only to find her among the search party.
The group was travelling through Iceland on a tour bus and stopped near the volcanic canyon in the southern highlands Saturday afternoon, reports the Icelandic news organization mbl.is.
One of the women on the bus left to change her clothes and freshen up. When she came back, her busmates didn't recognize her.
Soon, there was word of a missing passenger. The woman didn't recognize the description of herself, and joined in the search.
About 50 people searched the terrain by vehicles and on foot. The coast guard was even readying a helicopter to help.
But the search was called off at about 3 a.m., when it became clear the missing woman was, in fact, accounted for and searching for herself.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/28/missing-woman-unwittingly-joins-search-party-for-herself
Zoo realises it has been trying to mate two male hyenas for four years
A zoo in Japan has been forced to admit that it tried to mate two male hyenas for four years, after mistakenly thinking that one of them was female.
A stock image of two hyenas. Credit: Reuters
Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo said it had been given the spotted hyenas, Kami and Kamutori, as a "male and female pair" as part of an exchange with a South Korean zoo in 2010.
After the two animals struggled to reproduce, the zoo conducted a gender test under anaesthesia.
The results confimed that Kami, the now five-year-old "female", was actually a male.
A statement from the zoo said "the external genitalia of the male and female are similar", making identification of sex "very difficult".
There are now plans to find an authentic female to breed with either Kami or Kamutori, it added.
http://www.itv.com/news/2014-10-03/...rying-to-mate-two-male-hyenas-for-four-years/
Students Denied Diplomas for Tossing Graduation Caps in Air
An entire class of graduating seniors in a Chicago suburb was denied diplomas after the students ignored warnings not to throw their graduation caps into the air during Tuesday's commencement ceremony
"It was the perfect ending to the graduation, but unfortunately we didn't get our diplomas," graduating senior Andre Taraska said.
The Ridgewood High School students in northwest suburban Norridge will not be given their diplomas unless they publicly apologize, officials said. School administrators, who say the students were warned repeatedly beforehand, called their actions disrespectful.
"The gym is decorated; people dress up (some of them); we expect dignified behavior," Lupo wrote. "Secondly, it is an indoor event. In past ceremonies, people have been hit by flying caps. We'd just as soon not have graduates leaving with cuts and black eyes."
Lupo also addressed the students who didn't throw their caps, saying they should voice their concerns with the students who didn't listen.
Parent Mary Sticha supports the students.
"It was kind of silly that they would request them not to," Sticha said. "It wasn't a way to disrespect anyone, it was just a way to do something together and celebrate the end of the year."
Lupo also said on his blog that "perhaps it is the final lesson they will take away from high school: there are consequences for behaviors in life."
Senior Jackie Rios disagrees.
"I just think it's really ridiculous. We worked so hard to get to this point," Rios said.
Lupo did not return calls requesting comment Wednesday. The students will be allowed to pick up their diplomas if class representatives apologize at the June 4 meeting. There's no word on what the students plan to do.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...-261034881.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand
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