Even more distressing, Giordano said, has been the lack of information he has been able to get from Carnival, a complaint shared by Vivian Tilley, of San Diego, whose sister is also on the vessel.

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He is survived by his wife Vivian and children Mark, Sam, Beau and Tom.

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The day's first track and field gold medal went to Ethiopia's Meseret Defar, who bested Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot by less than half a second to win the women's 5, 000-meter race.

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Vivian was in a bassinet by the bed.

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Educational psychologist Vivian Hill says parents can help by taking noisy brothers or sisters out and creating a quiet space for the child in the home or encouraging them to study in the school library or another quiet place.

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Vivian, in true Hollywood style, is swept away by her new lover, amidst the promise of a brand new life of luxury and bliss.

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