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Undefeated in Rice career, posting a perfect 18-0 record in a total of 35 appearances dating back to freshman season of 2013... 2014: All-America (first team, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; second team, Collegiate Baseball News; third team, American Baseball Coaches Association); One of three finalists for the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Hall of Fame; NCBWA Dick Howser Player of the Year Award semifinalist; USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list; ABCA All-South Region; All-Conference USA (first team); C-USA All-Tournament Team; Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team; Rice Male Athlete of the Year (Examiner.com); Responded to new role in the weekend rotation with aplomb, winning 12-of-15 "Saturday starts" while maintaining a steady 1.46 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP... First Owl to win 12 games in a single season since 2006... Finished fifth in the nation, and led C-USA, in victories... Was 13th in Division I, and second in the league, in ERA... Also ranked among the C-USA leaders in starts (third, 15), hits-per-9 innings (9th, 7.57), strikeouts (11th, 69) and WHIP (11th)... Posted wins over eventual College World Series participant TCU at Minute Maid Park, nationally ranked Stanford and FIU on the road, Southern Miss, East Carolina, UTSA, FAU, Tulane, LA Tech, Purdue and Middle Tennessee (twice)... Pitched into the seventh inning in 14 of the 15 starts, with the lone exception being 5.1 innings against Purdue where the Owls had already built a comfortable 7-1 lead by the 6th (and went on to win 9-1)... Averaged 6.2 innings in 15 starts... Worked into the ninth inning for the first time in his career at FIU (March 22), holding the Panthers' explosive lineup to just two runs... Went a career-long 8.1 innings on the road at Tulane where he tied a career-best with eight strikeouts... Struck out a career-high eight against East Carolina April 5 (exactly one week before the Tulane start)... Held all opponents to a .236 batting average... Maintained a 2.6-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio... ERA in ten C-USA starts was 1.60 (73.1 innings), while ERA for all postseason games was 1.93 (14.0 innings)... Pitching was only part of the story, however, as he made seven additional appearances either as a first baseman, designated hitter or pinch hitter (against right-handed pitching)... Started two games at first base, once as the designated hitter, and twice appeared there as a defensive substitute... Ended the season with an active four-game hitting streak... Had a single and a sacrifice fly in the opener of a key C-USA series vs UAB... Came off the bench to single-home a run against eventual College World Series participant Texas... 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Allowed just one run in an earlier 12.1 inning span (March 6 to April 6) that lowered his in-season ERA to 2.04... Recorded a save in his collegiate pitching debut at Hawaii (Feb. 25) by blanking the Rainbows for 3.0 innings on two hits... Pitched 3.0 or more innings six different times... Recorded a career-high five strikeouts in the second of three meetings against La Tech... Averaged 5.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... Maintained a 1.8-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio... Held opposing hitters to a composite .288 batting average... Finished with a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 innings of Conference USA league games... Picked a runner off first base on the road at UAB... Key contributor on the mound, but pitching was only half the story... Worked his way into 14 starts in the batting order, played as a defensive sub at first base ten times and pinch hit three times... Made 13 starts at first base and one as the designated hitter... 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Out of the Box calls it "The Game Where Movie Fans Connect!"
"Can you name a film taking place over the holidays AND features a character in a uniform? Then Cineplexity may be the movie game for you!" Players try to be the first to name a movie that meets the criteria on two different Cineplexity cards.
Each of the 315 cards has a description from one of nine categories: Actors, Characters, Critiques, Genre, Production, Props, Scenes, Setting and Theme. Two cards are shown at a time. Who will be the first to think of a movie set In the Future that Contains Foreshadowing? If you come up with a name that players agree satisfies both cards, you win the oldest of the two cards, and a new card is added. So now the challenge might be to find a title that Contains Foreshadowing and has a Dance Sequence. And so on. If everyone is stumped you add a third card, and they must find a title that satisfies two of the three cards. Six to ten points (cards) are needed to win, depending on the number of players.
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Cineplexity was developed over the course of several years. JonMichael (JM), John and Sean all met in high school in Hudson, Wisconsin. When they were waiting or traveling, they would play a movie game akin to the old Kevin Bacon game.
The idea for Cineplexity in its current format actually began with the publishing of Word Freak (about competitive SCRABBLE). JM tried to cast the movie game as a tile placement game. John thought little of this idea, but thought that a card game version may work well. They brainstormed the first deck of cards and brought Sean on board to help refine the cards as well as sell the game.
JM, John and Sean regarded their design as a deck of cards for which they developed many different games, but it was Out of the Box that ultimately developed the play style for the base game.
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Out of the Box has posted a video demonstration of the game being played, and short sample game that you can play online for yourself. Complete rules and variants are also available.


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Stillness hung in the evening air, as Drew walked slowly down the dim hallway. Every now and then, he would pass by one of the corridor's large windows, his youthful form silhouetted against the sunset-laden sky outside. Before long, he took another turn, entering an interior hall that was devoid of sunlight, yet illuminated by the soft glow of lights that hung upon the walls.
He continued down the hall, until he found herself standing before the doors to the parlor. It was a large set of double doors, which were composed of wood and had a wide range of intricate designs carved into them. He gently set one of his hands against one of the doors, standing for the longest time in a state of silence and contemplation. Finally, after taking one more deep breath, he pushed the door open, and began to gazing into the room.
The parlor was a rather small room, yet a lavished one at the same time. Its carpet laden with rugs of satin, its furniture of velvet, and many of its ornaments composed of the finest crystal. The entire room also hung in a state of constant dimness, its only illumination being the setting sun outside its broad, decorative windows. However, in Drew's eyes, this state of mild darkness, glossed by the natural light of the setting sun, only made everything seem all the more beautiful.
With a quick gaze across the room, Drew soon spotted a figure sitting upon one of the sofas. It was a blackened figure of vaguely equine form and proportions. Its legs were long, and appeared to be filled with numerous pores. Around its torso was a carapace-like exoskeleton, from which a pair of insect-like wings sprouted gracefully. Upon her head was a long mane, its bluish-green hairs draping past her shoulders like the branches of a graceful willow tree. From her behind, and over the sofa, hung her tail, its reed-like hairs much like those of her mane. Emerging from her head, amidst her unkempt yet stunning mane, was a long and twisted horn.
Ever so slowly, Drew began to step across the parlor, towards the figure. The room was filled with such a silence, that even his steps across the soft rugs could be heard. Before long, he found himself standing right beside the sofa; the elegant figure's back still turned to him. Finally, after a long period of silence, he opened his mouth and began to speak.
"You called for me, my queen?" he asked softly
Very slowly, the figure turned her head towards Drew, allowing him a clear view of her face. Her eyes were green, and radiating in the evening light like a pair of precious emeralds. Within the green light of her eyes, her pupils could be seen, appearing narrow and silted in form. Hanging low over her eyes were her lids. They appeared to be of a jade-green color, with long lashes extending from them in an unruly fashion. Several strands of her mane could be seen hanging down the center of her face, like fragments of an alluring veil. Following these strands of hair brought one to her jaw, from which a pair protruded. They were long and sharp, their ivory whiteness practically glistening in the shadows.
"Yes, I did
" she began to say, "I am glad you could make it
To Drew, her voice was as sweet as nectar, as smooth as the finest oil, and seemed to drip continually with a seductive allure. Every moment she talked, he would let this heavenly voice caress his ears, and fill them with an aura of ecstasy. After savoring his queen's words, Drew at last began to respond to them.
"What is it you desire, my beautiful queen?" He said in a humble tone
"I do not require your servitude this evening," she began to say soothingly, "I, have called you here for a different matter."
Upon hearing this, Drew became confounded. He simply looked upon his queen in a state of confusion, silence once again falling upon the dimly-lit room. Seeing her servant in this state caused the queen to giggle, before speaking once more.
"I have called you here this evening, because I simply desire to speak with you." She continued, "Have you become so entrenched in your servitude to me, that you have forgotten how to enjoy an evening of relaxation? How to release the burden of duty, and let pleasure take its place? How to address me by my name, rather than as your queen?
Chrysalis." Drew finally said, a smile forming across his face
Chrysalis giggled once more, and made room on the velvet sofa for Drew to take a seat. The young man placed himself down upon the comforting cushions, and watched as his queen began to place her front hooves upon his lap. She then turned her head towards him, and her lush green of her eyes met the clear blue of his. As the two continued staring into one another's eyes, Drew felt a sense of uncertainty. At last, Chrysalis began speaking to him about the matter at hand.
"You have served me so well, for so long." She said to him softly, "Furthermore, I have noticed how you look at me; how you gaze upon me whenever I pass, and how your eyes seem to shine whenever we are in one another's' presence."
Upon hearing this, Drew's face began to turn deep red. His heart became filled with emotions of joy, hearing that his queen appreciated all he had done for her; yet it became filled with emotions of embarrassment as well, hearing that she also seemed to notice the growing affection he had for her.
"Do not fret Drew," Chrysalis began to say, seeing the torrent of emotions in his eyes, "for I have called you hear to bring news that will surely bring ecstasy to your heart."
Excitement became yet another feeling that entered Drew's heart as he heard these words. He remained silent, and eagerly waited for whatever else Chrysalis had to tell him.
"For too long, I have never known true love
" She said, her voice laced with melancholy, "But now, as I have observed the feelings you clearly hold for me, I have at last realized how joyous it can be to feel the same way. To possess love in one's heart, rather than feed off of it, and to give it to one whom you hold dear
Chrysalis' brief moment of excitement was once again brought to one of doubt. A silence followed, before she began to once again speak to Drew in a concerned tone.
"But, before I can express such an emotion, I must know the truth
" she said solemnly, looking deeply into Drew's eyes once again, "Do you
love me?"
Drew reached out his hand, and delicately placed it upon the back of Chrysalis' head. He began to run his fingers through her hair, before taking a deep breath and letting out what he had kept locked within his heart for too long.
" he said with a deep breath, "Yes I indeed love you. Both your alluring appearance and your regal persona have captivated me ever since I was made your servant in your household
In the next instant, the queen and her loyal servant pressed their lips firmly together, and embraced in a loving kiss. All the while, their tongues intertwined, Chrysalis wrapping her serpentine tongue lustfully around Drew's. Eventually, the two fell back upon the sofa. Drew's back pressed hard against the cushions, while Chrysalis rested herself on top of him, their lips still locked all the while. Finally, Chrysalis released herself from Drew, and leaned upwards a little bit; a strand of saliva still dangling between the two of them, until it finally broke in two.
"I knew it
" Chrysalis said, an alluring smile sliding across her face, "I knew it, and I could not be happier
Drew simply smiled. Still gazing into the eyes of his now loving queen, and his hand still resting against her silky hair, he began running his fingers through its strands, until reaching her ear. Once there, he began tickling it from behind, listening to Chrysalis giggle all the while.
"You certainly know how to please your queen
" she said happily, amidst her countless laughs
The two continued their romantic antics. All the while, the evening had been progressing onwards, and the sun was now sinking low over the horizons, its rays blazing directly through the window. At the same time, Drew seemed to notice that its light caused Chrysalis' wings to glisten, and her eyes to shine all the brighter. He now felt as if he was looking upwards into the heavens, upon a radiant angel.
Still atop Drew, her front legs now crossed and resting upon his chest, Chrysalis continued looking down at him, before gradually moving her eyes down towards his shirt. Gazing upon it, she began to grin slyly.
"You look
a tad warm in that
" she said soothingly, "
let me help to comfort you
In the next instant, Chrysalis' twisted horn began to glow brilliantly, its green light radiating amidst the ever darkening atmosphere of the parlor. At the same time, the buttons all along Drew's shirt began to glow, as each one began to come undone, from top to bottom. Before he knew it, the young servant found himself lying bare-chested before his queen, who continued to stare down at him with a loving smile.
Chrysalis reached out her hoof, and began sliding it up and down Drew's chest. To Drew, it felt cold, yet very soothing as well. He breathed deeply, savoring its rare and indescribable feel. One hoof placed upon his chest, Chrysalis once again leaned her face towards Drew's and the two embraced in yet another ecstatic kiss.
The two continued their romantic pleasures for some time further, until the evening sun had fallen beyond the horizon, and the night had shrouded the sky in its place. Finally, with the only light left in the room being that of her seductive eyes, Chrysalis yawned, and rested her head softly on Drew's chest. With one hand still in her mane, Drew reached over, and placed the other gently upon his queen's back. Slowly but surely, resting in one another's embrace, the two began to drift into a tranquil slumber.
you have definitely made this an evening I shall not forget
" Chrysalis said, with a warm tone to her voice
From that night on, in the queen's eyes, the young man she now lay with was no longer her servant
he was her lover
Well, I finally did it... I finally managed to write a romantic story involving me and Queen Chrysalis...
Bear in mind that, in being sort of my first fic of its type, the quality probably isn't top-notch. Critiques and criticism are welcomed, as long as they are polite and constructive.
Lastly, if people actually like this, I hope to write more like it, if I can just find the spare time (damn school, devouring all my free time and creativity, LOL).
Bear in mind that, in being sort of my first fic of its type, the quality probably isn't top-notch. Critiques and criticism are welcomed, as long as they are polite and constructive.
Lastly, if people actually like this, I hope to write more like it, if I can just find the spare time (damn school, devouring all my free time and creativity, LOL).
Yet again, you deliver a beautiful story of love and not merely lust. You sir write stories that really warm my heart. I find it difficult to find romantic mlp related writings that aren't cheesy or just filthy clo.p. You seem to know the right balance and that really does make me overjoyed and leaves me wanting to read more of your great works! Keep it up you awesome guy you! : )
Very nice, romantic and warm
P.S. Couple typos:
"from which a pair protruded"
"I have called you hear"
"she now lay with"
P.S. Couple typos:
"from which a pair protruded"
"I have called you hear"
"she now lay with"
And, LOL, thanks for telling me. I'll confess, grammar and spelling aren't my strong points
I'm a bit envious.
Very nice work! I loved it!
Well done!
Well done!
As a brony, this just made my day 8D
Weell, I think that your descriptions of places and situations are beautiful... but I thik that your prev work, that in where you are a prissoner of Chrysi its a good introduction to this, maybe you can use that to have a link whit this.... AAAAAG My lower English Level attaks again... sorry, I can't explain my ideas very good in the Shekespeare language... I'm sorry... but thanks, because I learn new words forcing my little brain to understand your fics
Thank you
And, hm. Yeah, perhaps I could find a way to link the two stories Good idea.
And, hm. Yeah, perhaps I could find a way to link the two stories Good idea.
That would be great!, but it's only an idea... I like so much that other fic... also like to know how you came to Equestria ... I loved how you describe the chrysi's Horn: long and twisted XD..., and the part where she puts her head on your chest ... and when you aren't anymore her servant ... I will read the continuation... in these days, because my brain is burning with the effort of read and write in English, because my level is very low, and the web translators generally only can confuse me more, so I only use it for some words or Frasses that are beyond my knowledge ... Well, Whed do you post the second part of the Equestrian-Changeling's Wars? I'm waiting for it whit patient, love and tolerence
Thanks, thanks
I might try and get back to writing "The Changeling War" once I'm on vacation in about a month. Until then, though, I don't know if I'll really have any good time to work on it :/
I might try and get back to writing "The Changeling War" once I'm on vacation in about a month. Until then, though, I don't know if I'll really have any good time to work on it :/
Wow. Once again, I began to read with high expectations and this story did not disappoint. You do an excellent job of descriptions, whether they be of Chrysalis, or of the environment around you both. I especially enjoyed the intimate scene, and the physical/emotional aspects of the love you both have for each other.
Great work, and as always, waiting eagerly for the next
Great work, and as always, waiting eagerly for the next
Aww, thanks SO much Support from friends like you is some of the best I can get, for writing stuff like this
This is a really good story bro I know people have told you that 100 by know. BUT it is a really well executed story and it just F***in epic keep it up!
Aww, thank you SO much. Anything in particular stand out for you? Advice/compliments like that may also be all the more useful for me, to help write more stories like this
I like it. Very sweet and romantic. Keep up the good work, and thanks for the wonderful story!
:'D It's been so long since I've read anything from you! I love it so much!
Aww, thanks SO much. I still love Midna, don't get me wrong, but I feel I've exhausted so much of what I've had to say/write about her. Hopefully, via Chrysalis, I can reawaken the writer/poet in me
very nice job
Very sweet.
Love this.
Love this.
Great work!
This was very well-written! And very romantic...
This was very well-written! And very romantic...


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ROM Biodiversity (@ROMBiodiversity) is in the fields and forests of Sri Lanka for an intense four weeks doing the first comprehensive survey of bats and other small mammals in close to 80 years. Follow the South Asian adventure on social media with #ROMSriLanka, and join Burton Lim and the Team LIVE from the field on September 10 at noon: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/events-calendar/hangout-with-our-rom-biodiversity-team-in-sri-lanka
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The ROM's own Assistant Curator of Mammalogy, Burton Lim, along with his ROM Biodiversity team, are traversing the planet's surface to reach the small and mysterious country of Sri Lanka between August and September for one purpose and one purpose only… to study the island's small mammals.
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Since 2004 I had walked the Qalamoun mountains around the monastery of Deir Mar Musa looking for archaeological features to record. In all that time I found one lithic, a stone tool from humanity's prehistoric past. My colleagues back home that specialised in these objects would say that I just didn't know what I was looking for. In the last days of the 2009 season, what turned out to be my last season at the monastery, I thought I would reconnoitre the southern part of the field area.
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The Monastery of St Moses, Syria: The Frescoes
The third in a series on the monastery of St Moses in Syria comprises a detailed examination of the important cycle of 11th-12th century frescoes found in the chapel.
The Monastery of St Moses, Syria: The Pottery
Despite there being almost 1,400 years of occupation at Deir Mar Musa, strangely the overwhelming majority of the pottery found at the site can be assigned to the "Mamluk" period. The period of Mamluk rule in Greater Syria (1260-1516) generally reflects an archaeological horizon that post-dates the destruction of the great ceramic production centre at al-Raqqa, and Eastern Syria became a wasteland on the border with the Mongol Ilkhanate dynasty of Iran, leaving Damascus as the sole producer of elite quality under-glaze painted stone-paste bodied ceramics.
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Continuing work on her latest film, Jennifer Aniston was spotted arriving on the New York City set of "The Baster" earlier today (March 30).
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She's never been much of a fan of the paparazzi, but Jennifer Aniston has never gone quite this far to avoid them!
The "Rumor Has It" hottie was spotted wearing a black jacket with an oversized black hood as she exited her vehicle upon arriving on the set of her new movie "The Baster" earlier today (March 24).
As Oscar night quickly approaches, the biggest names in show business were spotted out on the town for the festivities leading up to Sunday night's Academy Awards.
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She's got a sure-to-be hit movie "He's Just Not That Into You" opening up in theaters today, and Jennifer Aniston just keeps on lining up new projects.
The former "Friends" star, who appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last night, has announced that she'll be starring in a new movie called "The Baster".
While we're used to seeing her looking absolutely stunning, earlier this week Mila Kunis was spotted on the set of a photo shoot, and she was anything but attractive.
The "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" babe was dressed up as a zombie as she took a cigarette break outside the Irwindale, California studio.
Out tending to their little girl, actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were spotted picking up their daughter Violet from school in Santa Monica on Thursday (November 6).
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ALBANY, Ga. -- Shots fired by two men before 6:30 p.m. Monday left no one injured and one gunman wanted by police, according to an Albany Police Department report.
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Noriyuki Haga scores a double podium finish at Imola as Ducati enjoy a dominant day on home turf.
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Haga could have quite easily have been the double victor yesterday, as the man said he just ran out of laps, he was a lot further back in the field then checa and got bogged down in the start , thus making the job of catchin the leaders that much harder. His race pace was phenomenal 15 - 3rd and then 15 - 2nd , shows just what he can do, shame he got held up id have loved to see him duke it out with carlos, No one loves a scrap better than Haga,MCN are quoting that he has signed with DFX corse to ride a one man Aprillia team with factory support, i just pray it aint a satelleite bike as the bike is new and has little in the way of ad-hoc development like the dukes have. Nori can make any bike work so i wish him the best of luck
i would like to have seen nori stay on a duke but go to the althea team and partner checa, they obviously have found a niche in set up using the 2009 parts (suspension etc) which incidently all the private dukes are using. This is something the factory squad have not done using the modified 2010 chasis and suspension has clearly caused both their riders problems. Haga should not have had his midseason slump like he did.Marinelli aint the right man for the job, if tardozzi was still leading this team then things may well have been different this year either way NORI WILL ALWAYS BE KING
As a longstanding Ducati fan I have to ask after yesterday, "Why are Ducati pulling out again?"Race 1 Ducati 1-2-3 (and half of the top 10!)Race 2 Ducati 1-2-6-7-10 (again half the top 10)I don't see BMW pulling out cos they only had 1 bike in either top 10, or Kawasaki cos they only had Sykes up there. BTW. Kudos to Tom Sykes, that was an excellent performance on that dog of a Kawa.
carlos set the fastest lap in both races so its quite possible he had a bit in hand
Good job Nori, I hoped 2 wins but 2 podiums, that's not too shabby!I think it could've been a great battle with Carlos but with this start from the end of the 4th row, it took him too much time...
Nice to see some of the doubters silenced. Nori is far from past it and he's proving that. Wherever he goes he'll be well supported by his true fans.Go #41!
Here's the MCN report...Noriyuki Haga will ride a factory supported Aprilia RSV4 in 2011. MCN has learned that a deal has been put in place to run Haga in a one man team run by the current DFX Ducati squad. The team is expected to receive official bikes from Aprilia and will also benefit from a number of Aprilia technicians in the team.Haga last rode for the Italian manufacturer in 2003 when he competed in MotoGP onboard the RS3 Cube.
Excellent news Cubikrube, i was getting worried as the number of decent seats left in WSB was almost non-existant (no Suzuki factory support, ten kate down to one bike)What was more impressive for me about Haga yesterday was that he didn't have his usual blistering start in both races, think he was 12th at the end of first lap in one of the races.
Is this Haga to DFX actually official though? I don't see anything on their website...
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From 2011-2014, Pathfinder International with funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), through PATH, implemented the Arise—Enhancing HIV Prevention for At-Risk-Populations Project to integrate Family Planning (FP) into HIV prevention and care services at clinic and community levels in 11 districts of northern and eastern Uganda. The main goal of Arise was to address the unmet need for contraception among women living with HIV in order to prevent HIV infections through averting pregnancies. This report presents the findings from a qualitative study conducted in January 2014 in Lango and Teso regions of Uganda among Arise Project beneficiaries and service providers. The purpose of the study was to elicit in-depth perspectives and experiences about the effectiveness of Arise interventions and suggest ways for improving future interventions in the target districts in order to complement quantitative data from Arise baseline and endline surveys conducted in 2011 and 2013. Overall, the study findings indicate that Arise was successful in influencing adoption of new behaviors. In addition, the study found that health workers, case managers and CSAs expressed positive opinions about the project's integration of FP into HIV services.
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With his accusers seated behind him in the courtroom, he denied committing "disgusting acts" against children and instead painted himself as the victim.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies.
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Lawyers for retired university vice president Gary Schultz filed a petition late Monday that requested a list of 25 sets of items from the Washington, D.C., law firm led by former FBI director Louis Freeh, who was hired by Penn State to look into the child sex abuse scandal.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal. Now, for the first time, a man has come forward to claim he was that boy, and is threatening to sue the university.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno's firing intends to sue the university for its "egregious and reckless conduct" that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday.
The lawyers have done an extensive investigation and gathered "overwhelming evidence" on details of the abuse by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, they said in a statement.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Three more accusers took the stand at Jerry Sandusky's sex-abuse trial Thursday, one of whom said the former Penn State assistant football coach called himself the "tickle monster" before embracing him in a shower and another who said he was forced into sex acts during more than a hundred nights he spent in the ex-coach's home.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The case against Jerry Sandusky, whose trial begins Tuesday with jury selection, could boil down to a simple question: Will the young men who claim the former Penn State assistant football coach sexually abused them be viewed as credible witnesses?
That's often the case in criminal trials, legal experts say, but even more in a case with allegations that go back many years and little or no forensic evidence.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The June child sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will not be delayed, a judge ruled Monday.
The one-sentence order by Judge John Cleland did not explain his reasons, but it means the case will very likely begin with jury selection inside a central Pennsylvania courthouse in barely two weeks.
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Mar 16, 2014 10:52:21
The ground here is hard-as-rock clay. I got a free dump truck sized load of pine and other tree chips, and spread that over where I want a veggie garden, and also spread compost there. My plan is to till that all in to break up the clay. Hopefull that'll loosen up the ground enough to grow something. Any other suggestions to amend the area? Tnx in advance!
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Mar 16, 2014 11:12:23
Jo, my experience of spreading woodchips was that the increased moisture and the increased wood habitat cured a lot of soil problems without any tilling in. Tilling will bury those chips in which can lead to the carbon locking up all available nitrogen making growing anything for the next couple of year hard. Chips on the surface don't tend to do that, and the worms will eventually work all that goodness in for you anyway.
If it was my
Dig a deep test hole to see what the subsoil is like - are you dealing with a 6 inches of hard clay or is there a deeper hardpan that may need attending to as well?
If you are determined that tilling is necessary to break up damaged/poor clay soil I'd do that first then spread the chips on top, rather than spread the chips in.
Then consider planting soil improving crops for your first year - daikon radishes in particular have a reputation for sending deep strong roots that can bust apart compacted soils to quite a deep level.
John Elliott
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Posts: 2170
Mar 16, 2014 11:52:58
It also depends on where "here" is. If you are in a warm climate where the ground never freezes, then it's not going to lock up available nitrogen for a couple of years, it will be mostly decomposed in a few months.
Other amendments you may want to try are:
-- Drywall. New home builders discard a large amount of drywall. Collect it and leave it out in the weather on top of your clay. In a few months, it will be crumbly and you can till that in as well, the calcium helps to break up the clay.
--Sand. Nice soils have a balance of sand, slit, and clay. Unfortunately, nature lets things get out of balance, so we end up toting what is missing in and incorporating it. It has to be done right though, if you add sand to clay in the wrong manner, it is possible to turn clay into
If you do have some sand to till in, make sure you till
matter in with it. With enough organic matter, you will not get sand particles cemented together with clay.
--Biochar. The terra preta soils of the Amazon would be clay, were it not for the large amounts of charcoal added by human activities. This charcoal also acts up break up the clay particles and increase soil fertility.
Renate Howard
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Location: zone 6b
Mar 16, 2014 12:05:47
My property has areas of terrible clay and areas of rich black deep loam. It appears it reverts quickly back to clay when left exposed. Find things that can grow in your clay and mulch them well and in a few years IMHO you'll have nice loam.
Jennifer Wadsworth
Joined: Sep 24, 2013
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Location: Phoenix, AZ (9b)
Mar 16, 2014 12:19:16
Knowing your location would help a lot.
Here in the hot desert I have very heavy clay soils with a lot of salts and calcium in it.
I made the mistake of double-digging in some woody-ish compost. Although the woody compost did loosen help keep the soil looser, it also leached nitrogen (badly) from anything I planted in those beds for a full year (we grow year round in Phoenix).
Drywall works to help decompact soil in some areas (gypsum). It is not recommended for soils that already have high calcium (and yes - there is ongoing debate over this - my best advice on this came from a soil scientist for the NRCS in Tucson).
Planting a deep rooted covercrop suited to your climate will help break up your soil, add nitrogen, provide the soil with shade/cover. When you decide to remove the cover crop, leave the roots to rot in the soil as much as you can and mulch with the cut tops of the crop.
I have had really good luck with compost teas helping to make my soil texture better. I make big vats of it and use it liberally after watering an area.
Keep going on your mulch - microbes are interacting with it and will help build soil beneath it.
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Mar 16, 2014 14:10:10
How big of a garden are we talking, in square feet? To know the size of the problem. What is affordable to you?
Do you have sand in the soil? Adding sharp sand can help open up the soil to let the organic matter work its way in.
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Jo Hager
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Mar 16, 2014 18:14:50
Thanks so much for the tips The garden is about 20' x 30', and we're in SW Virginia, about 45 min. south of Roanoke. This past winter has been the worst/coldest in about 20 years. The amount of snow and negative digit temps we've had are very unusual. Usually it's fairly mild here, with temps rarely dropping below freezing. The area ranges from full sun to partly shaded. This is my first year here- I came from Sioux Falls, SD where I had lovely soil.
I wanted to buy topsoil, but when I got the estimate I realized I needed to find another way. That's why I chose the free load of shavings and adding my compost pile. I'd also have to cut down more
to get a big truck back there, which was another issue. I moved that shavings pile, two 5 gal. buckets at a time, through the woods to the garden. I already cleared an area about 75' x 75' so I could have a garden, and I'd rather not lose any more healthy trees. The garden is built around remaining tree stumps that I'll work on decomposing/removing after this summer. We've got a total of 5 mostly heavily wooded acres. If I don't have to till it now, that'd be beyond wonderful. I'll also have free-range ducks to help fertilize the soil and eat bugs.
When I dug out the duck
, I made it 18" deep. There was clay all the way down until 18" where I reached tree roots and some gravel/large rocks (look almost like granite) mixed in with the clay. At that point my back decided it was deep enough LOL. I haven't tested the ground for nutrient/chemical composition, but what currently grows well here are pine, oak, and I think some possible juniper trees. Also, some weedy bushes with long thin branches and thorns, which have small flowers like roses but are double petaled, will grow. You can cut them to the ground at any time of year and they'll immediately grow back twice as fast and spread like wildfire. There also are wild blackberries that also spread like crazy. Low evergreen bushes (might be spruce?) and azaleas grow here. I got some lilies to grow last year by digging out a trench and filling with potting soil. The ones I planted in the original clay ground didn't grow.
I'm not sure who does soil testing here, but I'll call around this week. I know where there are 2 large construction jobs going on locally, so I'll ask the guys this week about scrap drywall. Great idea about the daikon radishes. I found a place online with organic seeds so I'll also call them this week to see how much I'd need for an area that size. A load of sand probably isn't possible due to cost and the challenge of moving it to the garden by buckets. I'd like to pretend I'm Superwoman, but I'm not.
Hope that answers all the questions, and thank you so much for your tips!
-- Jo
John Elliott
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Mar 16, 2014 19:33:35
Jo, your soil sounds a lot like mine, except I have only a little gravel and no large rocks. What really helps this soil is
. Since you have a lot of wood, you should think about turning some of it into charcoal and then turning that under. The most productive part of my garden is where the previous owners kept their burn barrel and dumped their charcoal. If I were to edit my previous post with this new information you give, I would put
in bold and underline it.
Andrew Schreiber
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Posts: 168
Location: Zone 6a, Wahkiacus, WA
Mar 17, 2014 11:36:48
Hi Jo,
We are in south central Washington and have relatively young basalt derived clay soils, which are also very shallow. Not unlike what you described. Like all clay, it is easily compacted. and we have had to excercise our creativity to combat the systemic problem of heavy compacted soil.
My recommendation is first to go seek out other areas where there have been incidences of disturbance that resulted in similar situation. Observe what plants pioneer that space, collect seed from them and get the planted.
You will likely find that the pioneers in such situations are tap-rooted plants "flat-weeds" which are generally low growing. Things such as Mullein, Dandelion, Mallow and perhaps Thistles. You can also think to add deep rooted nitrogen fixing herbs such as alfalfa, medick, and trefoils.
An important principle, which I could even call a "constant of nature" is that the best thing to do for any soil situation is to add carbanaceous material AKA create humus. These deep rooted plants will puncture the clay, and then die and decompose. Creating channels of organic material in the soil. assiting these pioneers with a good layer of mulch can hardly hurt the situation.
You can speed this process up by stacking a lot of pioneers on your site, and running over the ground with subsoiler of some kind. That can be something as rough as the rippers on a bull dozer, or something as precise as a Yeamons plow. regardless of what you specifically use, the end result is going to be dramatically increased infiltration and aeration which will help those pioneers do their work even quicker.
Hope that helps give you some principles to work from.
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samuel fitzgerald
Joined: Apr 03, 2014
Posts: 2
Apr 05, 2014 10:07:41
Hi all,
I'm new to the permies forums and really to
in general. Although have studied it.
I have the same problem with clay in my vegetable patch. It sounds like you guys suggest organic mulch cover and just wait would be the best route? I may be only living here (sw uk) for say a year, would anyone suggest something that may be faster working? I will try the mulch regardless... May as well lay the groundwork for who ever lives here after us!
Thanks all
John Elliott
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Posts: 2170
Apr 05, 2014 14:10:28
Welcome to Permies, Samuel!
If you just mulch with wood chips, that is going to take time. But if you till in the wood chips, that gets faster results. You want to do your tillage without stressing the
soil fungi though. If it is 12" down to solid clay, just set the tiller for 6". Leave untilled strips through the area you are tilling, that way soil fungi can regrow back in from the sides of the untilled strip to take advantage of all the new food you have added to the soil.
If you have access to sand or gypsum, till those in as well. The perfect soil is equal parts sand, silt, and clay, with maybe 5-10% organic matter. That's rare to come across in Nature, she always has some process going on that is pushing the soil to pure clay or pure sand and organic matter is either totally absent (desert soils) or in huge excess (peat bogs). When you know what you have, and where you want to go, it just becomes a matter of dedication to add the right soil amendments to push it in the right direction.
samuel fitzgerald
Joined: Apr 03, 2014
Posts: 2
Apr 06, 2014 04:36:10
Thanks john!
This all makes sense. I guess I'd see the best results if I hang around and wait. Regardless I'll try your suggestions and if it works for me then great, if it doesn't then the next tenants can
from it
Time to stop moving house I think!
Rosco Heber
Joined: Feb 07, 2014
Posts: 34
Location: Arkansas Ozarks
Apr 06, 2014 15:12:59
I'm in Arkansas Ozarks with lots of clay. I dug out parts of garden each year and added many many trailer loads of mulch i get for free. I dug at least 18in keeping the top soil separate. Then put in mulch and till, more mulch and tilled. Then some of clay back in and more mulch. You get the idea. Its a lot of work and my garden is 5000 sq ft. Last year in our front
, which had even worse soil. I dug out large holes where i was going to try growing
. Each hole got 3 or 4 large wheelbarrow loads of mulch. That worked pretty good. I've probably got over 100 pickup loads in garden but its made a fantastic difference. No one around here has soil like I do.
I figured out how much sand I would need according to what i read about clay and since I'd have to buy it paying thousands of dollars didn't make sense. I also pile extra free mulch to age, and have that when i need some.
Barry Fitzgerald
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Posts: 40
Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
Apr 06, 2014 18:18:09
Hi Everyone, I will share some observations and what I have tried. Sand and wood chips tilled in make the soil looser for a little while, after a few years, not so much. Horse manure and autumn leaves tilled in gave the best results and lasted for many years. Peat moss gives good results as well but it is expensive.
This is not permaculture, it is for someone that needs quick results.
I suggest you find a riding stable or horse owner and make a deal for the manure, around here people actually pay to get it taken away. There will be no guarantees that it is organic or medication free so consider that as well.
Mulch heavily to prevent the soil from drying out and cracking.
Once you have established organic matter in your soil and can actually grow something that you want, then follow the permaculture principles.
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Choose your Kite Line Markers from Tigress Trading. Small markers are not weighted and are Pink; medium and large markers are weighted and come in multiple colors. 3 pack. Imported.
- Small pink markers are not weighted
- Medium and large markers in multiple colors
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Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's preparatory school in England, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment for unruliness and bulying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown (Jimmy Lydon), a new student who is subjected to hazing and abuse by a group of older boys and is pressured by his friends to keep quiet about it. Fed up, he leads his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors. But certain unspoken rules still apply at the school and Brown loses his hero status when he is accussed of breaking the Rugby code of silence.
|Also known as:
|"Adventures at Rugby" - USA
|Directed by:
|Robert Stevenson
|Freddie Bartholomew, Ernest Cossart, Billy Halop, Cedric Hardwicke, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Lydon, Gale Storm, Alec Craig
|IMDb.com, Tom Brown's School Days movie stills, Lobby Cards