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Campus Braces For Omicron Variant Surge
by Cami Brix
As cases of COVID-19 in Delaware county reach extreme highs, students travel back to campus to begin yet another atypical spring semester. President Valerie Smith announced in her Jan. 7 email that the college anticipates high COVID-19 positivity rates — unlike any the college has experienced in the past pandemic semesters — and that to mitigate potential transmission, the COVID-19 Planning Committee decided to shift the first two weeks of the semester to remote learning.
When asked by The Phoenix what metrics or indicators motivated this decision, Vice President for Communications Andy Hirsch responded on behalf of the administration by echoing President Smith's Jan. 7 email, stating that there really is no one answer to that question.
"The College's COVID-19 Planning Group makes decisions based on numerous factors and informed by multiple sources of information, including the latest science and data available to us; regular conversations with campus community members, public health and medical experts, and our colleagues at peer institutions; and an ongoing assessment of the circumstances in the region and on campus," Hirsch said.
The college officially began the semester as previously scheduled on Tuesday, Jan 18; however, the first week is an asynchronous week of learning followed by a week of synchronous remote instruction. Hirsch explained that this approach was designed to give students and families flexibility in choosing when to return to campus while minimizing considerable disruption to the academic calendar.
"Our plans also allow us to increase the on-campus population more slowly, which, in and of itself, is a strategy to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19," Hirsch said. "We wanted to take all reasonable measures to avoid altering the academic calendar by, for example, reducing breaks or extending the semester, which would've been incredibly disruptive for the campus community."
Following President Smith's Jan. 7 announcement, Associate Dean and Director of Student Engagement Rachel Head sent out a Sign-up Genius sheet that students were required to fill out with their expected move-in date before noon EST on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Many students indicated that they planned to return to campus the weekend before the semester began on Jan. 18.
The shift to virtual elicited a mixed response among the student body, including Ryan Jin '24.
"Initially, I was a bit bummed out about starting virtual and moving campus events to Zoom again, since it brought back vivid memories of Fall 2020 where Zoom dictated a large chunk of my screen time," Jin said. "However, I don't think I was surprised, in fact, I was mostly in support of all of the new plans and policies. Other institutions of higher education had already announced that the first two weeks of the Spring 2022 semester would be virtual during December, and seeing as Omicron is absolutely decimating through the U.S. population, I can fully understand taking the extra precautions that they did."
Carlotta Piantanida '24 similarly approved of the college's policies to limit contact, feeling that the two-week move to online classes will help ease the college into the school year. She described herself, however, as confused about the testing policy and what parts of campus would remain open.
Members of the administrative staff clarified details surrounding this policy change during the student community Town Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, a Zoom seminar hosted by Chief of Staff and Secretary of the College Erin Brownlee Dell. Students particularly asked questions about the change in testing protocol and the extent to which campus life would be restricted during the first two weeks.
Instead of taking tests at the Bond Hall every two weeks, students are now required to self-administer rapid tests twice a week. Casey Anderson said this change was driven by the benefits of immediate results and flexibility. Students must test upon the day of their arrival and every following Monday and Thursday at their convenience. If they observe a positive test result, they should immediately contact the Student Health Center by emailing health@swarthmore.edu through Jan. 18 or by calling 610-328-8058 during their open hours Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST after Jan. 18.
Weiyi Zhu '23 agrees with the new testing protocol, particularly the higher testing frequency.
"I think that the school's testing protocols last semester did not make much sense. By having students test every two weeks, that allows them a lot of time to unknowingly catch and spread the virus. Other colleges such as Williams have done the two-tests-a-week format since last semester, and it makes a lot of sense. I am happy that Swarthmore is doing the same now," Zhu said.
According to a residential housing email sent by Star Longoria, housing staff distributed a stack of QuickVue at-home COVID-19 test kits to every student's dorm room on Friday, Jan. 14. If students cannot find their testing kits on either their bed or desk, they should email housing immediately. In her Jan. 7 email to the student body, Anderson said that students should expect to receive an email later this month with instructions on where to collect test kits following the week of Jan. 31.
When students raised concerns about testing accountability during the Q&A portion of the Town Hall, Terhune stressed that the college community must look after one another to ensure a successful semester during the spread of this dangerous virus. He continued that the administration has had next to no difficulty up to this point getting students to adhere to testing protocol and does not anticipate any in this semester.
Piantanida, however, said she was still confused as to why the college is not requiring students to report all of their home test kit results. She recalled a time last semester when she forgot to get tested even when it was mandatory to sign up for a testing appointment and the provided testing reminders. She worries that a similar mistake might have more severe consequences this semester.
"If I just lose my at-home tests or if I completely forgot [to take an at-home test], the college automatically assumes that I'm negative when I could easily be positive," Piantanida said.
Anderson said that the Worth Center plans to report positive test results on the college's website as Health Center did in recent semesters. This page, however, has yet to be updated for the Spring semester, despite many students imminently arriving and several international students and athletes already residing on campus.
Though the college has not gone as far as restricting travel outside the college's county like other institutions, the administration is asking students, faculty, and staff members to exercise good judgment amidst the current Omicron surge and has instituted extra precautions during the first two weeks of the semester.
In effect until Jan. 31, all dining establishments on campus will only offer grab-and-go options while operating at normal hours and not requiring reservations, according to Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services Anthony Coschignano. Terhune added that students may gather in resident halls in groups of no larger than ten people and are encouraged to eat at a distance. Individual room occupancy may not exceed 200%, e.g., a single may not be occupied by more than two people, and a double may not be occupied by more than four people.
Zhu shared his doubts that students will follow the rules Terhune mentioned.
"I think it is hard to enforce the rule that students not gather in large groups indoors. And I think that they absolutely will eat together at close proximity. This has happened before in past semesters." Zhu said. "However, I think that there is nothing more the college can do. Their rules this semester make sense and are reasonable."
Differing from recent past semesters, the administration did not require students to sign the Garnet Pledge, an honor code agreement to follow all COVID-19 safety measures, before they arrived on campus.
Additionally, Coschignano said that three-layered masks that are more protective against the Omicron variant would be available at all building entry points. While KN95 or N95 masks are recommended as the safest masks, they are not mandated by the administration, leaving masking choices up to individuals. Head sent an email on Jan. 16 reminding students to wear their masks when in the hallways, bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, and when entering or exiting the building.
The administration hopes these precautionary measures laid out in the Jan. 7 email will set the college up for a safe and rewarding Spring 2022 semester.
"We expect that the measures we're taking now amid this surge in cases will be short-term and that we can begin to ease them once we return to in-person classes on Jan. 31," Hirsch wrote. "That said, we'll continue to adjust based on the course of the pandemic and make the decisions we feel are necessary to help keep our community safe while also allowing us to continue providing students with an exemplary residential learning experience."
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'Need for Speed' Ford Mustang sells for $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach
By Drew Phillips - April 24, 2014 – 12:14 pmOne Comment | 1,786 views
A custom 2013 Ford Mustang GT that starred in the blockbuster movie "Need for Speed" was sold by Ford Motor Company for $300,000 on Saturday at Barrett-Jackson Auction Company's West Palm Beach event.
John Felice, vice president of U.S. marketing, sales and service, drove the spectacular Mustang onto the big stage. After spirited bidding that electrified the block, Dave Flynn of Columbiana, Ohio, won the factory-special Mustang. Auctioned at no reserve, proceeds will benefit Henry Ford Health System, the nonprofit founded by Henry Ford to support the Edith and Benson Ford Heart and Vascular Institute.
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"Watching the car cross the block in support of Henry Ford Health System was very rewarding," says Sandy Hudson, chief development officer for the organization. "Dave Flynn did much more than just purchase a new car. His purchase will help so many people get access to healthcare."
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Lots to chew on in AG's latest annual report
by Catherine Swift
December 2, 2022 | 3 min read
Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk (pictured) released her yearly assessment of the province's financial manaveurs on Wednesday. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
The annual Ontario Auditor General's report was released this week, with its usual litany of financial and policy missteps by the provincial government and its agencies. Not surprisingly, some of the observations in the report related to policies around government actions to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. For instance, the AG found that about half of the $7 billion spent on procurement contracts involving Covid were not issued for competitive bidding. Other elements included millions in spending on personal protective equipment that is now expired or no longer useful, and the excessive purchase of items such as N95 respirators.
The report also found the vaccine priority roll-outs did not always target the most high-risk regions as it claimed and that vaccine booking systems were confusing and often led to double bookings and missed appointments. A significant amount of vaccine was wasted, likely due to overestimating the demand for boosters. Given the haste involved in responding to Covid, most governments have had similar problems identified in their responses, and overall it seems that no government is being viewed too harshly by voters for their Covid performance.
One interesting note was that doctors were paid roughly five times more by the province than nurses or pharmacists for performing the same service of administering Covid vaccinations. Another part of the report observed that the LCBO was overly reliant on highly-paid IT consultants, but added that permanent LCBO staff earned $68 per hour. This is more than nurses or pharmacists were paid for administering vaccinations. Something to keep in mind when LCBO workers next claim they are underpaid.
Once again, Ontarians were found to pay the most in Canada for auto insurance, with quite a wide range of prices among different parts of the province for drivers with the same records and experience. Total premiums were observed to have increased by about 14 per cent over the last five years. The Ontario Liberals and NDP have in the past made promises to reduce auto insurance premiums, with former Premier Kathleen Wynne memorably calling it a "stretch goal" to achieve when the promised reductions did not occur. The Ford government has also said they will end insurance policies with premiums based on "postal codes", but clearly little if any progress has been made on that claim. Insurance industry sources state that premiums are higher in Ontario primarily because of a higher incidence of fraud, higher accident rates and a higher average cost per claim than elsewhere in the country.
The AG also commented on the priority given the construction of various highway projects and noted that priority was given to certain highways such as the 413 and the Bradford Bypass, and that these choices would not have been favoured by experts within the Ministry of Transportation. Clearly political considerations took precedence over expert recommendations, and the fact that there was a provincial election this year undoubtedly played a role in politics prevailing.
On the environmental front, a number of issues were identified. Included were the fact that there is no longer environmental monitoring of the Niagara Escarpment, that a majority of municipalities in the province are unable to map flood risk areas because of problems with provincial data and that the proportion of urban land classified as green has declined significantly in Ontario. Provincial tracking and spending on invasive species were also noted as deficient relative to other jurisdictions.
Many successive AG reports over the years have highlighted what a mess the province's electricity system has become, with political considerations consistently overriding the need to operate an efficient, cost-effective and reliable power grid.
After the Liberals imposed the Green Energy Act in 2009, electricity costs skyrocketed as expensive long-term contracts were signed with providers of renewable energy such as wind and solar. Starting with Wynne and continuing with Ford, subsequent governments have not fixed the underlying problems, merely dumped the excess costs on to the tax base as power rates for households and businesses are subsidized. This year's AG report once again notes the folly of this approach, and that these subsidies had increased to the extent that if they were removed, the average residential hydro bill would increase by 40 per cent. In total, electricity rate subsidies were estimated to amount to a whopping $6.9 billion in 2021-22.
A number of other deficiencies were observed, including unaddressed hazards in abandoned mines, overly long lag times in dispatching firefighters to forest fires, problems with floodplain maps and oil and gas well inspections, among others. Overall, the report was no better or worse than previous similar reports but served to identify a number of areas that deserve attention and inform taxpayers and others where action is needed.
Finally, it must be said that Bonnie Lysyk has been an exceptional Auditor General. Originally appointed by the Wynne Liberal government in 2013, she has been very even-handed and thorough in criticizing incumbent governments, both Liberal and Conservative. Her ten-year term is up next year. She will be a tough act to follow.
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KARÁCSONY TAKES OVER MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY TASKS AND COMPETENCIES
During the state of emergency introduced in response to the new coronavirus epidemic, Mayor Gergely Karácsony will take over the tasks and competencies of the Budapest municipal assembly, the municipal website budapest.hu said. Karácsony has not convened the assembly for its regular March session, citing the state of emergency and a risk of infection to the councillors, the website said. To ensure transparency, Karácsony said he would consult with the party group leaders before making decisions on issues that would have been on the body's agenda.
Zsolt Láng, group leader of ruling Fidesz in the municipal assembly, said that Karácsony has assumed tasks and competencies as required by law in an emergency situation, expressing hope that it would not serve "either political or PR purposes". He said that upon Karácsony's initiative they would be ready to consult with the mayor about planned measures. "In an emergency, such as the current pandemic, it is just natural that elected leaders and experts are given authority to operate the state and protection effectively. This is the attitude we would have expected from opposition politicians in parliament," Láng said.
Meanwhile, Karácsony decided to allocate 1 billion forints (EUR 2.8m) to cover the cost of coronavirus-related emergency measures, the website said.


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Another ESPN Firing on the Way? Headline Uses 'Gook' in Story About Asian Player
"Nobody who knew what they were doing would use "Gook" to mean Lee Dong-Gook"
A little over a week after an ESPN headline used "chink in the armor" for a story about Asian basketball player Jeremy Lin, ESPN might now have another headline issue to deal with -- this one dealing with the word (or rather name) "Gook."
(Related: Beck weighs in on "jellyfish capitalism" and Jeremy Lin)
In a front page headline that appeared on the company's Soccernet section on Saturday, the word -- which can be a derogatory name for Asians -- was used in reference to soccer player Lee Dong-Gook. Here's how it appeared:
The headline on the story currently reads "Lee double earns victory."
So what's the issue? Deadspin explains some of the nuance behind the headline:
We actually got a tip about it from Andy W, but dismissed it because we'd never heard of Lee Dong-Gook and figured ESPN had Westernized the order of his name (in other words, that his given name was Lee and his surname was hyphenated).
That, alas, wasn't the case. "Gook" is actually just part of Lee's given name, and not an especially descriptive one, either. Nobody who knew what they were doing would use "Gook" to mean Lee Dong-Gook, and you'll note that the article has since been changed to use Lee's surname.
In short, the common and correct way to shorten the player's name is to refer to him as Lee. Still, couldn't the writer be given the benefit of the doubt and excused for a simple slip up? Of course. However, that wasn't the grace extended to former headline writer Anthony Federico -- the man behind the Jeremy Lin headline.
Federico was fired despite much public support for him, especially considering "chink in the armor" is a popular phrase with no racist meaning behind it. So some will certainly wonder if ESPN will take action against the writer in this case, despite Gook being part of the name. There has been no official word from the company yet about the latest headline, though.
The incident, and the lack of action thus far, is especially curious considering one possible reason for ESPN's firing of Federico in the first place. According to the organization hired as ESPN's ombudsman (the Poynter Institute), one factor may have been a memo that went out to employees during the rise of Jeremy Lin that apparently told them to take extra caution. Federico wasn't cautious enough, so his intentions didn't play into his termination.
That's left many wondering: Is there a double standard? And if no firing is warranted for this latest headline, was Federico's firing justified in the first place?
(H/T: Mediaite)


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The Jurassic Bark and Bite! (Open/) Feb 27, 2018 1:19:41 GMT -6
Post by Kail Valliere on Feb 27, 2018 1:19:41 GMT -6
((Entelodont, also known as the Terror Pig, was a prehistoric swine that's considered to be the distant relative of the current boar problem in the United States, particularly in Texas.))
The North was having a spot of trouble with pigs, of all things. You'd think it be too cold for bloody giant boars the size of a buss, the Sheriff thought to himself. Hand charging up a ball of sapphire energy before unloading it through the body of a charging swine, he'd never seen them gather in packs before. And while the hellish animals have never been endangered, it was still a problem; they were the exact opposite of a weak species. The'd been stampeding through, probably some issue with all the space pods slamming into the planet, Kail thought. But no, this problem had been happening for years. Too many boars were breeding and there was no real threat to them in the wild besides something rare like a t-rex. They were breeding like rats! The towering beasts were capable of knocking out a hundred babies a year with ease, and they just kept making more!
Cybernetic arm cocked up, the boar still squealing and roaring as its razor sharp tusks tried to cleave the Sheriff in a few pieces. Power swelled up before unloading, finishing the pork laden beast in a slump. It's head digging into the ground as it came to a stop right infront of the law man's boots. At least they tasted good, he thought with a grim smile. Shifting aim a little to slow, instead of a blast he had to resort to metal arm grabbing tusk and slamming the boar's head into a handy boulder. Cracking, then shattering it. All that did was make the terminator of an animal's beady red eyes seem all the more angry. Backpedaling, Kail hopped up just enough to hover out of range, landing on the thing's back with enough force to slam it chest to earth. A few more ki blasts to the back of the skull, and the smell of bacon filled the air. The man's stomach rumbled at that, but then again when /isn't/ a Saiyan hungry? Putting the thought of a quick meal aside, the grizzled fighter licked his lips regardless. Every one loves bacon.
"I'm a damn law man fighting giant dinosaur pigs. Arcosians and Saiyan Kingdoms running around, some weird disco ball dude killing people. And wild boar dinosaur aged animals tearing through houses and farms." He let a sigh out at that, but a law man's work is never done. These boars were simply massive, semi truck sized meat bulldozers that were tearing up homes, and ate anything they could get their snouts near. Living or not.
The current breeding season had just ended last fall, followed by a blessedly quiet few months while mother boars and their litters were deep in caves and tunnels. Then they came out right about now, fully grown, mean, and ready to ruin anything in their path. And boy, did they like to travel in packs. A good wolf pack up here would solve this, Kail thought as he rode the newly killed pig to the ground. Hopping off and dusting his long leather coat off, taking worn and battered wide brimmed hat off his head to wipe a sleeve on forehead. Still plenty of the beasts running around, and he was currently keeping their route away from Central City. The norther towns in the mountains could handle the pigs, but it was the city folk that really had Kail worried. He doubted they knew how to work a gun, let alone aim at a giant boar the apparent size of a trailer home!
A couple new squeals and snorts were all that the Sheriff needed to replace his hat and resume charging up his ki. This time sparks and bolts of power, sapphire and violet in hue, lurched up his forearms. Webs of power flickering and crackling on limbs both flesh and metal as he got ready for another wave of no doubt angry swine. "Alright, come on you big ugly boars. We'll be able to fill every soup kitchen in Central at this rate." And that was exactly where about a hundred tonnes of meat went every time it happened. A few big ass boars in every city, and one for himself. After all, he did all the work, and a couple of those boars in his giant meat locker basement was a reward he deserved!
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Post by Vegia on Feb 28, 2018 15:13:01 GMT -6
Vegia was still getting used to the incredible power that had come to her since her near-death experience. It seemed like it was false, somehow; a dream. She half expected that every time she called up that power, it'd prove to be some kind of grand cosmic joke; a mistake that would be rectified just at the point she needed it the most.
When she saw the massive rush of oversized boars, though, she knew that she had to act. Aside from the threat they posed to the earthlings, the boars were a valuable commodity. There was enough meat there to feed all the refugees for quite some time! Plus, she'd never met a Saiyan who complained about haunches of meat. It seemed almost too good to be true.
When she saw a familiar warrior taking on the animals, she just knew she had to get involved.
"Good day, Sherrif."
The teenager's voice came from high above, and she clasped her hand tight as she looked down at the rushing animals.
"It looks like you've got a pig problem. I hope you don't mind if I lend a hand?"
She wasn't actually asking the question, though. From her vantage point, she could see that there was only so much that any one person could do in a reasonable amount of time, if they were going to limit the collateral damage.
Back on Vegeta, it wasn't unusual for the Royal Guard to act as escorts as spoiled nobles went hunting for Saibamen; their preferred prey. Such expeditions were boring for the Guard, as they were strictly limited to defending their spoiled charges in the event that the Saibamen got lucky and might actually pose a threat to the nobles. She had never been permitted to take part in the great hunts herself.
Her fist clenched, and she tried to summon up that power of hers. For the first time since her arrival here, she wasn't thinking about the horrors of the past; she wasn't fretting at the prospect of the future, or trying to put on a brave face. What she saw was a threat that needed to be dealt with, and a simple means of doing just that.
"NOVA CANNON!"
Her hand clasped tight to her elbow, and this time, she opened her palm as the power answered her call. When it erupted out of her outstretched hand, it was as an enormous wave of power – one which carved a deep furrow into the earth, blasting a curved ditch into the ground wide enough and deep enough that the irritating animals couldn't simply hop over it.
She couldn't completely surround them, but she could mark out the far border of their movement, herding them away from more people and damage, trying to clump them together for Kail and the technique he seemed to be in the process of readying against them.
It wasn't just dumb luck, or a mistake, it seemed. She really was… much, much stronger than she used to be.
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Post by Kail Valliere on Feb 28, 2018 20:54:21 GMT -6
Damn, that girl just keeps getting stronger. The Sheriff made a mental note of that, his fighting grin spreading. Good, he was already by and far past the other members of the Kingdom he'd met. Wonder if my daughter would've been that strong, brief voice added to his mind. Shaking it off, the grizzled fighter flashed her a one handed salute, two fingers to forehead as his opposite arm charged. Bolts of lightning going from minor sparks and cracks to a major electrical storm wrapping around cybernetic limb. "Well aren't you just the sight of a solar wind! Is that little Vegia tossin' 'round fire like a King? I always knew ya'd be destined for greatness!" Far from discouraged, seeing a friend grow so strong so quick did nothing but rev Kail's engine. No time to be gettin' showed up by a little elite either! The crackling grew, faster and harsher as seconds ticked away. Bolts of sapphire and amethyst power coursing along his limb like a gauntlet crafted by Zeus. The boars, now stuck in the pen with the big dog so to speak, turning just in time to let The Sheriff unload one of his favorites.
Valkyrie Pulse was a combination of ki and technology, the inner workings of his cybernetic overclocking until nothing but raw lightning was spat out. Thin lines of power, dangerous enough, but where they struck there was no sign of damage but burn marks the size of a finger. Sparking along a veritable lightning storm until it sounded like the entire world was in a storm cloud. The rumble of thunder was a side effect, but still boomed along the forest to make birds a mile away flee in great flocks. The boars hides shivered, the bristly hairs along them standing up for a brief moment. Not a sound was heard after the attack, the sudden absence of the loud attack making the silence all the more noticeable. Then as one, they slammed into the ground, hearts exploded from the high voltage move, leaving the Sheriff to use his scarlet scarf to mop some sweat off his brow. I really need to work out more if Vegia can do shit like that on the drop of a hat, he thought to himself. Waving up at the teen in the sky. "Howdy Veg! Glad to see you runnin' around, when the hell havock wreckin' tower did you get so strong?"
He started walking to close the gap, after dropping the Pulse it always left him tired if it wasn't during a fight. Adrenaline worked great on Saiyans, just like it did anything else that had it! Feel like a young'un again when fighting, he grinned up at his friend. "Get ya scrawny ass down here so Ol' Kail can steal yer trainin' regiment? Get your ass kicked didn't ya!" His laugh was almost as loud as the Valkyrie Pulse. "Cause that'll do it! Why, one time my wife got near killed by a Namekian, ended up stronger then m-" The talk was interrupted, part by memory, part by distant sound. It was a dull rumble, building up rapidly, much like an avalanche. Just with less tempo and a lot more mean. Trees were felled, wild life that hadn't already did it was suddenly fleeing. The Sheriff turning to cast a baleful eye on the incoming....something.
"What in the ever loving fu-" The Sheriff was big for a Saiyan, in fact he'd never met one taller then him. But the tusk was easily the size of a tree, slamming into him with enough force to send him into a rock face with enough impact to launch him through it in an explosion of powder and rock dust. This wasn't a regular Boar. It's smaller cousins would have stood up to it's kneecaps, and unlike their dark leather hide, this beast had odd, violet and white plates.
"Ah hell, it ate an Arcosian." Kail mumbled to itself, the fact of the matter had him mentally laughing that some dumb Changeling had become pig food, otherwise this was terrifying. "Yo Veg! Don't think you know this, but these Entelodonts seem to have gotten into somethin' they shouldn't!" The massive, alien swine snorted. Swinging tusks and a snout that would've made an elephant look like a pansy. Angry red eyes, dumb and vicious, zeroing in on the Sheriff as he recovered his wits in a pile of broken rock. Swinging himself back onto his feet, the Sheriff brace just in time to catch the thing's tusks, dragging him backwards and leaving two neat furrows where his boots were planted. Making a rough, twisting motion of arms and spine, the veteran slammed the snout into the ground. Both palms raised, the spiral opening in cybernetic palm swaying open to blast bright blue ki bolts into the beast's face.
Really, all it did was piss it off. Snorting and shoving it's head left and right, it send the Saiyan up. Letting him get control of himself as he floated near the other monkey tailed fighter.
"Huh. Arcosian Boar. If anyone asks, I'm saying this is yer fault." He stated dryly. He figured she knew exactly what his own mind did, that thing needed to be put down and fast. Giving a shrug at life and it's mysteries, and it's miseries, the Sheriff slammed back down onto the monster boar. Boots landing on it's thick hide, the monster squealing and snorting in rage as it bucked and bounced. The Sheriff, for his part, held on with a wild grin, hat in one hand, the other holding onto it's arm sized hairs like a saddle.
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The loud sounds of his stomach grumping echoed through the darkness of the forest. His right hand firmly pressed on the center of his stomach. A bush rustling to the right of him causes him to suddenly raise his guard. Staring in the bushes direction, the rustling continued. As the shadowy figure in the shape of a man emerged from the brush, Kong sent a strong right jab forward aimed for its jaw. Only stopping inches away to what now seemed to be a feeble old man, an injured one at that.
"Oh oh my young man *huff *you startled me. I thought you were one of them." The old man was gripping the part of his chest that held his heart, while his other hand rested against a nearby tree.. "One of what? Are you okay old man?" Kong asked a bit more worried than he should be, he motioned over towards him and rested his hand on the old man's shoulder, for support.
"I'll..i'll be fine. Just need a second to rest." Slumping down onto the ground, he finally gathered the strength to look up at Kong once more. "You don't look like you're from around here." "Yeah it's because I'm not. Just passing through." Kong rested his back up against the tree. " What has you up here old man? You know it's too dangerous to be wandering out here alone." "I could say the same about you, whippersnapper. But I'll have you know that I'm an animal researcher." Licking his chapped lips, he motioned up towards Kong. " You wouldn't by any chance have any water would you?" Kong sighed and reached for his backpack, unzipping the top portion before bringing out his flask.
"Yeah I do, but don't drink al-" Kong was interrupted by the sounds of his flask's top being through on the ground. The old man was going to work drinking his water, in fact, he barely left any for Kong in the first place. "Hey!" The old man stopped and let loose a heavy exhale. "That's the good stuff, thank you, young man. " Kong reached and took his flask, feeling how light it felt brought sadness to his heart. "Don't..mention it."
"Now." The old man grunted as he came to a stand. "I'm here because there were rumors of a new breed of boar roaming the lands. As a researcher, I came to study it. But..I didn't account for how hostile they would be and I barely made it out alive. With that being said I'm going to get out of here, and I advise you to do the same." Kong's stomach began to growl. "If it's such a problem I'll take it off your hands. I'm sure a boar tastes great." He forced a tiny grin at the thought of how many boars he would manage to eat, it was a bit exciting.
"You don't actually think you can kill it can you? I know you're young but there's no way you can handle something like that. I would really advise you turning back now. I know i'm getting the heck outta here. "He began walking in the opposite direction. "Thanks again for the water. " Waving back without even turning around.
"Leaving in such a hurry before of a boar? How scary could it be?" He felt two larger energy sources nearby and a smaller one, however pinpointing what they were exactly was too difficult. "Wonder if that's it..I can kinda see why the old man left in a hurry. " Having a sharp turning in his stomach, Kong ventured forward. Walking behind a tree that leads into a large opening, where he saw this one girl and this other guy, the sources of the huge energy levels, but his eyes soon fell to the boar. He stayed where he was, watching from the shadows a bit. Not sure how exactly to approach the situation, from the looks of it, they were just playing with it.
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Post by Vegia on Mar 1, 2018 2:05:57 GMT -6
Scrawny? Tch…
"Careful, old man, or I might just start to go off you!"
Vegia was joking, mostly. She'd been called a lot worse than scrawny in her time. Besides, after throwing out that Nova Cannon, she was starting to feel a bit tired. Yes, she was a lot stronger than she was when they last sparred, but she had her limits as well. Such a huge expenditure of energy was still draining for her – and it seemed that it wasn't enough to scare off the most dangerous pig in the universe.
Some might wonder why Kail was down on the ground, fighting the boars hand to hand when – presumably – they couldn't fight back if they kept to the air. Vegia understood, though. This was part of the thrill as a Saiyan; if the enemy couldn't fight back, it wasn't an honourable fight at all, and it'd injure his Saiyan pride if he was forced to retreat and finish the fight in a cowardly fashion.
She never really saw it that way, herself. She was used to long-range fighting as her preferred mode of combat. But, she'd seen the attitude commonly enough in her brothers.
The sheer size and scale of the boar that came in next was impressive on its own. The white and purple patches were just bizarre.
"I'm pretty sure pigs don't work that way." She said at the idea that the boar had just, eaten, an Arcosian and then taken on its power. She wasn't an expert in biology by any means, but if all you had to do to gain their power was eat an Arcosian, she was pretty sure that the old Saiyans would have devoured that race hundreds of years ago.
"Try and keep it occupied, Kail, I'll back you up when my energy's recovered!"
It wasn't the best plan, but it was the only plan she could think of. Something that big and dangerous would be a royal pain to deal with, and she didn't have the power to do so right now. She needed him to buy her a moment or two.
Both hands clenched into fists by her sides, and the girl began to power up. She'd been nervous about doing this before, for fear that the World Trade Fleet or their allies would locate her based on the energy signature. But, right here, right now, she didn't have time to worry about potential problems; she had to deal with the problem right in front of her face.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Brilliant sapphire energy burned around the girl as she drew deep on the well of power inside herself, the ki flaring like a bonfire as she tested these new limits of hers. It was invigorating! She felt invincible! But, she still didn't have enough to be sure she could finish this off…
The many scattering smaller boars, corralled by the earlier attack, stopped in their wild stampede and stared with dim porcine curiosity; the larger one, though, didn't even seem to notice.
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Post by Kail Valliere on Mar 1, 2018 10:11:01 GMT -6
"Oh, just try and distract it. Lovin' the plan. Distract the giant boar the size of a city block, no big deal. I'll just stay up in the air and charge." The Sheriff grumbled, still firmly mounted on bucking beast. Might be taking the entire cowboy thing one too far here, he thought to himself. Do most law men have to worry about this sort of thing? "Alright, better not hit me with whatever yer doin'!" The man hopped up, then brought both work boots down on the swine's back with enough force to near buckle it's back legs into the earth. Skidding down the side of it, the Saiyan elder was quick to get under it. Side stepping flashing tusks and hooves, he was safe as one could be this close to a giant pig. Raising fist in a brutal uppercut that had all the strength of his lower body raising up to add the momentum to the punch. Damn near broke the sound barrier with that one, he thought rather smugly.
The swine, however was not happy. Deciding the best course to get rid of the man was to simply squish him, body slammed down. Barely caught by two hands in time to prevent Kail turning into Kail jelly. Broad shoulders slamming against underside, the Sheriff fell to one knee. A crater from impact forming around him as he held the alien hog up. "Alright, you want a target Vegia? I got you one right here." He slowly but surely moved his way out from under the hog, shoulders dragging against unpleasant smelling belly before popping out with a gasp of breath. Air not tainted was rather delicious now that it wasn't giant pig smelling. Dodging another swipe of razor sharp tusks that left deep furrows in the ground, the fighter was swift to move to the back of the pig. A few dashs and rolls needed to avoid being skewered, crushed, or similar style killed. He'd never live it down if he was killed by a giant boar, alien or not. Things like that just don't happen to a a Saiyan.
He could feel Vegia charging up, letting a low whistle out as he locked his hands around the wirey tail of the boar. "Damn, she's gettin' pretty damn tough. Paint my ass red and call me a wagon, she'd kick all our asses. That includes you, gross bacon monster." Lil Vegia was all grown up, still scrawny though. Girl needed a steak or two. "Oh well, who am I to judge? Why am I asking you this, you're just a dumb pig." He was thinking out loud again, too much time alone in the mountains will do that to a man. Muscles tensed, and he started to spin. First the hog just ground against the earth, squealing and huffing in annoyance. The Sheriff had to make some quick moves to avoid being kicked by hooves the size of a car. Furrow in earth showed the pig's trail, but the Sheriff was speeding up. Soon legs left the ground, the hog raising slowly but surely.
It had taken effort to get it this far, but Kail wasn't done yet. Around and around the big boar went, before with a grunt of effort he let go. Sending the thing flying and slamming right through the same stone he himself had a few minutes ago. Setting hands on his knees to catch his breath. "Damn. I need to train more, shit was heavy." He spat on the rock dust coated ground. He didn't have illusions that had killed the bloody thing, boar skulls were to thick on the normal ones to be knocked out that easy. Least it baught the yelling girl some time. Why did everyone yell when they charge? Maybe it helps, questions for later, his mind raced.
The sound of angry bacon and the rattle of stone was audible before the actual sight of the swine shoving its way back from the crater it'd just been so kindly thrown into and/or made via high impact violence. "Are you done charging yet or do I have to get beat up again?" The Sheriff asked, rolling his neck so the crack of bone was audible, rolling shoulders to get ready for no doubt more angry boar muscle. The thing snorting and lowering its snout, pawing the earth to prepare for another heavy set charge.
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He continued to stay hunkered down beside the tree, at first in bewilderment but that soon eased away. After all this alien stuff that's been going on with earth lately, more and more strong people are starting to appear from the works. Coming left and right, it was no surprise that these two were the same. The readings he was picking up from the girl that looked like she could be younger than Kong, and this other guy who look like he came from a western movie. But that didn't take away from the powerful energy signature he was picking up from the boar, but those two were smacking it around like it was nothing. In fact, it looked like they were just playing with em.
"There power is unbelievable, it's like they are not even human." Kong murmured underneath his breath while staring at the boar. One thing was certain, it didn't look like it was from around here, and it sure was ugly. He flashed back to the old man.
"A new species of boar have appeared in the area, and i'm here to study it."
From the looks of it. It was definitely not any type of normal bull that Kong has seen. "Could be an alien." He thought to himself, it was better than any other idea he had, and these two? Some sort of animal collectors? He was trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. But a lot of things caused him to not want to get involved. What if these two weren't friendly, it would defiantly be bad on his part. Did he want to risk it?
It seems like these two couldn't sense energy, either that or they were just ignoring him. "Let's get a closer look." He murmured once more, sliding into a nearby bush, then an even larger boulder. "This should be good enough."
His eyes suddenly widened, as he began to feel a large amount of energy building up, but from who? Shifting his attention over towards Vegia. "S-so much power..it's unbelievable." It was unlike anything he's ever felt, he turned to get away from the area, whatever was going to happen was going to be big. But his eyes looked down towards the ground, as a tiny shadow began to increase in size drastically over his position.
He looked up and saw this tiny dot that grew to a size of a truck in seconds. It was the boar! Jumping from his post, the boar landed where he once stood, creating quite the crater with Kong laid out on the side.
A few seconds past before Kong could be seen coming to a stand, and dusting himself off. "Hey watch where you're throwing that!" He yelled angrily towards the cowboy. "Someone is gonna get hurt!"
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Instead of herbicides or noisy machinery, beginning December 20 La Reina High School & Middle School will turn to goats to clear its adjacent open space property of weeds and brush. Goats can knock down vegetation in hard-to-reach places such as steep slopes or heavily overgrown areas where using machinery would be difficult or too damaging.
Both La Reina High School & Middle School and the Sisters of Notre Dame have done their due diligence over the years in maintaining the required 100 foot fire break on the hill next to the school and Notre Dame Center. However, in light of the recent fires, the school was offered a unique opportunity from an alumna, Emily Volpe Morris, to use a natural way to eliminate any flammable vegetation on the hill. Emily and her husband Scott, of 805 Goats, are providing between 120-130 goats to graze on the hill during the months of December and January. 805 Goats uses portable solar electric fencing, which keeps the goats safe, as does surveying the area for poisonous plants before the goats are introduced.
La Reina has fostered sustainable/green development projects on its campus over the years. La Reina students have a "Green Club" and one of their recent projects was to ban all plastic water bottle sales from the campus. Students are excited by the arrival of the goats and will be observing the impact of the goats on the school's hill. The goats will graze 17 acres and are expected to accomplish total weed abatement with their 100% natural approach. Goats not only eat the plants that are currently growing, but they also naturally target the plant's seed heads and eat those first, effectively reducing the number of seeds that get replanted. This method effectively and safely controls future growth.
The City of Thousand Oaks is just one of a growing number of local governments that are seeing the benefits of green initiatives. City officials, including Supervisors Linda Parks and Peter Foy as well as Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin were present to observe the release of the goats on La Reina's property.
For more information, please contact La Reina Director of Facilities, Laird Wilson at 805-495-6494 ext. 1041 or lwilson@lareina.com.


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Breaking News – £75,000-A-Week Star Set To Complete Manchester United Move
Posted in Manchester United By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on August 29, 2015
According to reports, the long-dragged transfer saga of David De Gea could finally be drawing to an end, as Manchester United are reportedly expected to accept a £30 million deal for the Spaniard. It is understood that both the camp of David De Gea and Real Madrid are extremely confident that the Spaniard will join Real Madrid before the transfer window closes, despite Van Gaal's utterance that the goalkeeper will not be allowed to leave Manchester United in this transfer window.
The 24 year old has just one more year left in his contract and Manchester United could be tempted to cash in on David De Gea now or lose him for free next summer if he doesn't pen a new contract before then.
The Spaniard is yet to feature for Manchester United this season, with Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero replacing De Gea in goal for the Red Devils. The Argentine goalkeeper has just conceded one goal in five matches and he is still yet to concede a goal in the Premiership as well as concede a goal from an opposition player.
The lack of goals conceded could also be attributed to the brilliance of Chris Smalling so far this season but also the Argentine should be credited too with a lot of key saves made over the course of the 5 matches this season. Hopefully, the Daily Mirror's claims of a £30 million bid to be accepted by United is true and the De Gea saga can finally be put to bed.
Manchester United Transfer Round Up – Cavani, De Gea & Berahino
Breaking News – Arsenal On The Very Of Striker Signing, £100,000 Deal Close


Romania breached a father's rights to family life by taking more than a year to resolve a claim for the return of his child, a European Court has ruled.
Ferrari v Romania concerned a pilot in the Argentinian military, who was married to a woman with a Romanian background. They had one child. In 2006 the father was transferred to Cyprus on a UN mission, and his family joined him there.
Once settled on the Mediterranean island, the wife decided to visit her sister in Spain. The parents signed a form giving each party permission to travel abroad with the child. A few months later, as the father approached the end of his period in Cyrus, the wife again decided to take their son to visit relatives, this time in Romania. She agreed to rejoin the father in Buenos Aires following his return to Argentina.
However, following a disagreement over the child's passport, the mother announced that she in fact did not intend to return to Argentina after all. The pilot responded by withdrawing the travel authorization and filing a request with the Argentinian courts for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
The wife responded by filing for divorce and custody of the child in Romania. But the courts in the eastern European country were obliged to respond to the father's Hague Convention request as both Romania and Argentina are signatories to the treaty. She was ordered to return to Argentina within two weeks. She unsuccessfully appealed.
Later, however, the Romanian courts changed their view of the case. Following a rehearing, they found that the child had been brought into the country legally and had now fully settled. As the father travelled frequently, he would not be able to properly care for the child, the courts declared. They awarded custody to the mother, with the father only receiving contact rights.
The father took his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), claiming that the lengthy delay in responding his case under the Convention had meant the child's attachment to this father had been broken, breaching his rights under Articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 6 covers the right to a fair trial while Article 8 governs the right to respect for family life.
The ECHR ruled that the father did have a case under Article 8. The decision by the Romanian authorities to re-examine the case had been in breach of case law, and the Appeal Court had been wrong to quash the return on the basis of opposing points of view. It had also, the ECHR ruled, not properly considered the effects of the boy's retention in the country.
The Romanian courts had also been wrong to claim the father's work was relevant to the Hague claim. They had taken 13 months to rule on the application, and five months before attempting to enforce the initial return order.
The man was awarded EUR 7500 in damages.


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Team GoNorth! will be traveling through Canada's high Arctic north in Nunavut—a place three times the size of the U.S. state of Texas (or ¼ the size of Australia) with less than 900 miles (1,400 km) of road and no two of its 28 communities connected by road! And while they do that, they will carry everything they need—all their resources—right there with them on the sled. If they run out of toilet paper, well, they are out of toilet paper.
What do you do when you see a polar bear?
Are people who live in Nunavut noticing any changes due to climate change?


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Such a sweet little thing that came to visit us while we were unpacking our car for the beach.
Although they have thrived in sparsely wooded areas in the last decades, raccoons depend on vertical structures to climb when they feel threatened. Therefore, they avoid open terrain and areas with high concentrations of beech trees, as beech bark is too smooth to climb. Tree hollows in old oaks or other trees and rock crevices are preferred by raccoons as sleeping, winter and litter dens. If such dens are unavailable or accessing them is inconvenient, raccoons use burrows dug by other mammals, dense undergrowth or tree crotches. In a study in the Solling range of hills in Germany, more than 60% of all sleeping places were used only once, but those used at least ten times accounted for about 70% of all uses. Since amphibians, crustaceans, and other animals found around the shore of lakes and rivers are an important part of the raccoon's diet, lowland deciduous or mixed forests abundant with water and marshes sustain the highest population densities. While population densities range from 0.5 to 3.2 animals per square kilometer (1.3 to 8.3 animals per square mile) in prairies and do not usually exceed 6 animals per square kilometer (15.5 animals per square mile) in upland hardwood forests, more than 20 raccoons per square kilometer (51.8 animals per square mile) can live in lowland forests and marshes.


The Binghamton University Neighborhood Heritage and Sustainability Project hosted a Fall Festival Wednesday at Walnut Street Park. It was full of food, pumpkin decorating, and games -- all to bring together local neighbors.
The group is working on a "North of Main Street Neighborhood Plan." Its goal is to see what changes and programs area residents are looking for in order to build a better sense of community.
"We see the social relationships that people have as being a piece of that broader sustainability picture -- that jobs and economical development are a critical part of," said Siobhan Hart of the Binghamton University Neighborhood Heritage and Sustainability Project.
Those who attended the event could write down what they think is the best thing about the neighborhood, what they see as its biggest problems, and what would make the neighborhood a better place for adults and children.
A free public workshop -- to further develop the project -- will take place Saturday, November 12th, from noon to 2:00 p.m. at 85 Walnut Street (The Mansion).