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SANTA CRUZ — A defense attorney for a man facing nearly 60 charges told jurors Friday that his client, Maurice Ainsworth, is guilty of some of the charges against him but not all.
Jerry Vinluan said it"s undisputed that a Summit-area family was tortured and robbed in a March 2009 home invasion by two men. One of those men, he said, was co-defendant Jyler Raines but the second man was not Ainsworth.
As the trial opened Friday, prosecutor Steve Drottar called the case "a series of seemingly unending nightmares for everyone involved." Ainsworth, 26, is being tried on 55 charges stemming from both the home invasion and his subsequent escape from jail. The two cases have been merged with two attorneys representing each side.
Friday morning, Drottar detailed how a family of three was tortured and robbed at their Santa Cruz Mountains home in March 2009 by Raines and a second man, who prosecutors contend was Ainsworth. The Sentinel is not identifying the family because they fear for their safety.
"He"s bound for an hour, he thinks they are going to kill him and his family," Drottar said of the home"s owner. "He hears them threatening to rape his wife if he doesn"t give them his bank information."
Drottar showed photographs taken at the family"s home after the invasion, depicting furniture knocked over, items strewn about, drawers wrenched open. Even pictures hanging on walls were disturbed, and the house stunk of bleach that the robbers used to try to cover up any traces of their DNA, Drottar said.
"Everything was trashed," the woman testified, as she detailed the events her family experienced.
Ainsworth sat calmly in court Friday as he listened to testimony, wearing a shirt and tie and something new, a pair of glasses. Three sheriff"s deputies are required to be in the courtroom throughout the trial due to safety concerns.
While Ainsworth was facing trial in the home invasion case, he was held at Santa Cruz County Jail. On Nov. 29, 2010, he was being shackled after having an MRI procedure at Dominican Hospital when he broke free, beating a deputy, stunning her with her own stun gun and then stealing her firearm, Drottar said.
Ainsworth also broke the woman"s jaw and bit her finger so hard it tore ligaments in her hand, Drottar said.
Ainsworth then took off on a five-hour manhunt that included holding a gun to a preschool teacher"s head and holding a terrified Russian couple hostage in their son and daughter-in-law"s home.
Prosecutors Drottar and Celia Rowland allege the escape was planned, and said Ainsworth had another MRI not long before the escape. A second appointment for an MRI on his other shoulder was made within Ainsworth"s earshot, Drottar said, so he knew when he"d be back and he knew he"d have to be unshackled.
Vinluan refuted that the escape was planned, and said Ainsworth was worried about facing trial in the home invasion case.
"This was a desperate act on his part," Vinluan said. "He was frantic, desperate."
Vinluan focused largely on the description of the two assailants that the victims of the home invasion gave to law enforcement.
Both men wore masks but one was described as a 6-foot-3-inch black man of medium build. That matches Raines, Vinluan said. The other suspect was described as being about 5 foot 10 inches, with a medium build and speaking Spanish at times. Vinluan pointed out that Ainsworth, a black man who stands 6 feet 7 inches and 250 plus pounds, doesn"t match the second description.
In her testimony Friday, however, the woman said she only saw the 6-foot-3-inch man because she was blindfolded much of the time and she only heard the second man.
Testimony in the trial, which is expected to last as many as 12 weeks, will resume Tuesday.
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This is another photo that was recently provided to me by a cousin. She did not know if we are related to him or not. Here is the photo and I can indicate I am not related, and I do not believe she is directly either. Since I did not see the photo available elsewhere, I thought I would make it available just in case it is a one of a kind.
William Mills was born 4 November 1839 in Spurstow, Cheshire, England. The back of the photo has "Wm Mills 4 Nov 1839" written on the back. He married Margaret Ann Hawkey on 1 June 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. After she died, he married Caroline Virginia Hughes 13 December 1883 in Salt Lake City. He died 10 November 1910 in Paradise, Cache, Utah. He was buried 14 November 1910 in the Paradise City Cemetery.


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What is included with this book?
Chapter One
The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood.
He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it.
He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows.
It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof.
I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended.
He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals also began to stir. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. "They are so used to me that they know my schedule," he muttered. Thinking about that for a moment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who had become accustomedto their schedule.
But there were certain of them who took a bit longer to awaken. The boy prodded them, one by one, with his crook, calling each by name. He had always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said. So there were times when he read them parts of his books that had made an impression on him, or when he would tell them of the loneliness or the happiness of a shepherd in the fields. Sometimes he would comment to them on the things he had seen in the villages they passed.
But for the past few days he had spoken to them about only one thing: the girl, the daughter of a merchant who lived in the village they would reach in about four days. He had been to the village only once, the year before. The merchant was the proprietor of a dry goods shop, and he always demanded that the sheep be sheared in his presence, so that he would not be cheated. A friend had told the boy about the shop, and he had taken his sheep there.
"I need to sell some wool," the boy told the merchant.
The shop was busy, and the man asked the shepherd to wait until the afternoon. So the boy sat on the steps of the shop and took a book from his bag.
"I didn't know shepherds knew how to read," said a girl's voice behind him.
The girl was typical of the region of Andalusia, with flowing black hair, and eyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.
"Well, usually I learn more from my sheep than from books," he answered. During the two hours that they talked, she told him she was the merchant's daughter, and spoke of life in the village, where each day was like all the others. The shepherd told her of the Andalusian countryside, and related the news from the other towns where he had stopped. It was a pleasant change from talking to his sheep.
"How did you learn to read?" the girl asked at one point.
"Like everybody learns," he said. "In school."
"Well, if you know how to read, why are you just a shepherd?"
The boy mumbled an answer that allowed him to avoid responding to her question. He was sure the girl would never understand. He went on telling stories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fear and surprise. As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that the day would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waiting for three days. He recognized that he was feeling something he had never experienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. With the girl with the raven hair, his days would never be the same again.
But finally the merchant appeared, and asked the boy to shear four sheep. He paid for the wool and asked the shepherd to come back the following year. And now it was only four days before he would be back in that same village. He was excited, and at the same time uneasy: maybe the girl had already forgotten him. Lots of shepherds passed through, selling their wool.
"It doesn't matter," he said to his sheep. "I know other girls in other places."
But in his heart he knew that it did matter. And he knew that shepherds, like seamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.
The day was dawning, and the shepherd urged his sheep in the direction of the sun. They never have to make any decisions, he thought. Maybe that's why they always stay close to me.
The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. As long as the boy knew how to find the best pastures in Andalusia, they would be his friends. Yes, their days were all the same, with the seemingly endless hours between sunrise and dusk; and they had never read a book in their young lives, and didn't understand when the boy told them . . .The Alchemist - Gift Edition. Copyright © by Paulo Coelho. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.
Excerpted from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 24, 2008) –
The U.S. will play a Chinese Army Club in ChangShu, 7:30 p.m. China time (5:30 a.m. Mountain Time) on March 26. Team USA dropped 3-0 and 3-2 matches to Tianjin, a professional club team in China, to open the tour. Tianjin is the China League champions the past two seasons. Team USA is on a three-week training tour of China to evaluate a younger group of players in preparation for Olympic Games roster selections. The U.S. qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games, held Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, by finishing with a bronze medal at the 2007 FIVB World Cup.
Team USA started middle blockers Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) and Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), outside hitters Juliann Faucette (San Diego) and Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.), opposite Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) and setter Lindsey Hunter (Papillion, Neb.). Team captain Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) served as the libero for the match. Destinee Hooker (San Antonio) entered as a sub in the first set and started the final three sets in place of Faucette. Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) started the last two sets in place of Pressey. Cassie Busse (Prior Lake, Minn.), who is recovering from an injury, and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) were part double switches in all but the second set.
Hughes led the U.S. offense with 16 points on 15 kills via 27 attacks and an ace. She recorded kills on 56 percent of her attacks during the victory. Akinradewo chipped in 15 points on 12 kills on 17 attacks with just one error (71 kill percent) and three aces. Stalls totaled 10 kills on 21 swings with one error to go with a team-high four blocks for 14 points. Despite not starting, Hooker placed 13 points on the stat sheet with 10 kills and three blocks. Klineman added five kills, one block and one ace for seven points. Angie Pressey collected four points in just the first two sets, while Hunter provided three aces and an ace for four points. Busse added a kill and block in limited action due to her injury. Davis charted 12 of Team USA's 24 digs.
"I think we had a couple of rough points, but we played really well and we've seen improvements," Hunter said. "We're really happy. The team we beat won the league. We're happy with our improvement and we can only improve from there."
The Chinese Army club team held slim advantages in blocks (11-10) and aces (9-8), but the U.S. held a 58-50 advantage in kills. Team USA also earned kills on 44 percent of its attacks compared to the hosts' 40 percent.
Both teams traded points to open the first set until the China Army scored consecutive points to reach the first technical timeout leading 8-7 and added a point out of the break for a two-point cushion. Team USA tied the set at 10-all with kills from Hughes and Stalls to go with a China Army error. With the scored tied 11-all, China Army blistered the serve on a 5-0 run with two aces. The U.S. cut into the deficit at 19-16 with kills from Hooker and Hughes around a Hunter ace as part of a 3-0 run. The China Army increased its lead back to four points at 23-18, only to have Akinradewo and Pressey connect for back-to-back kills at 23-20. Unfortunately, the teams traded points the rest of the way for a four-point China Army victory.
China Army jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second set and reached the first technical timeout with an 8-4 advantage. Down 9-5, Team USA put together a 6-1 scoring run to take an 11-10 lead with Stalls providing three kills and a block after Hooker started the run with two kills. China Army regain the lead at 14-13, but the advantage was short-lived as Akinradewo connected for back-to-back kills for a 15-14 lead. However, China Army reached the second technical timeout first at 16-15 on consecutive points. Akinradewo took over the next three points with kills to lift Team USA into an 18-16 advantage. After a U.S. attack error cut the margin to one at 18-17, Team USA rattled off the next six points as Hunter served two aces, Stalls added a kill and block, and Hughes and Hooker provided a kill apiece for a 24-17 lead. Although the China Army won the next three points, it could not stop the U.S. in the end as Hooker put up a block to close the set at 25-21.
After falling behind 4-3 in the opening parts of the third set, Team USA assumed a 7-4 lead on four unanswered points. China Army moved to within one at 7-6, just to see Klineman serve an ace after Akinradewo and Hooker put up quick attacks for kills at 10-6. China Army whittled the deficit down and tied the score at 15-all. Team USA rolled out a 6-2 scoring run that included a kill and block from Busse, along with an ace from Akinradewo for a 21-17 advantage. Stalls collected a kill and block after a Hughes kill to give the U.S. a set point opportunity at 24-18. After China Army saved two set points, the U.S. closed out the frame at 25-19.
After falling behind 2-0 to open the fourth set, Klineman tallied two kills and a block after a Hughes kill to put the U.S. in front 4-2. The lead was short as China Army scored the next three points to regain a 5-4 lead and went on to reach the first technical timeout up 8-6. After the break, Stanford University teammates Akinradewo and Klineman put down back-to-back kills to tie the set at 8-all. The China Army broke the spurt and gained a 9-8 lead, only to have Hooker step up with back-to-back kills followed by an Akinradewo ace for an 11-9 Team USA advantage. China Army regained its composure with a 6-0 run including two aces for a 15-11 lead. After trailing 16-12 at the second technical timeout, Stalls hammered back-to-back kills between China Army errors to tie the set at 16-all. The U.S. regained the lead at 18-17, just to see China Army recover the lead back at 19-18 on consecutive kills. Down 21-20, the U.S. scored four straight points on a kill from Akinradewo, block from Hooker and two China Army errors to yield three match opportunities at 24-21. China Army saved all three chances with the third coming on an ace to tie the set at 24-all. Stalls stopped the bleeding with a kill to give the U.S. its fourth match point try, and Hooker followed with a block for the victory.
For additional information on the U.S. Women's National Team, check the team's home page at http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/wnthome.asp.
Team USA Tour of China Match Information
March 21: Team USA lost to Tianjin club at Tianjin (25-22, 25-21, 25-21)
March 22: Team USA lost to Tianjin club at WuQing (23-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-9)
March 24: Team USA def. Chinese Army Club at YiYang (21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 26-24)
March 26: Team USA vs. Chinese Army Club at ChangShu, 7:30 p.m.
March 28: Team USA vs. TBA in Hangzhou, 7:30 p.m.
March 29: Team USA vs. TBA in FuYang, 7:30 p.m.
April 1: Team USA vs. TBA in Nanjing, Time TBA
April 2: Team USA vs. TBA in Nanjing, Time TBA
U.S. Women's National Training Team Roster on China Tour
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Juliann Faucette (OH, 6-2, San Diego, Calif., Texas)
2 - Destinee Hooker (OH, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
3 - Therese Crawford (OH, 5-11, Kalamazoo, Mich., Hawai'i)
4 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford)
5 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
6 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
7 - Tracy Stalls (MB, 6-4, Denver, Colo., Nebraska)
9 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-5, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
11 - Heather Hughes (OPP, 6-2, Fallbrook, Calif., Loyola Marymount)
13 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
15 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
16 - Lindsey Hunter (S, 5-10, Papillion, Neb., Missouri)
17 - Angie McGinnis (S, 5-11, Fraser, Mich., Florida)
18 - Cassie Busse (OPP, 6-1, Prior Lake, Minn., Minnesota)
Head Coach: "Jenny" Lang Ping
Assistant Coaches: Sue Woodstra, Li Yong, Tom Hogan
Technical Coordinator: Diane French


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We have been waiting since 2004 for the true potential to show its face boldly and proudly in Tampa Bay. Several times in the last few seasons we have seen it show its face, but somehow slink back into darkness like it has never existed. I have been one of his biggest cheerleaders since Tampa Bay Rays B J Upton came back up to the Major League level in 2004. I have seen him go from the Rays future at shortstop that season to one of the most promising centerfielders in the game, but the whole package has never stayed with him for an extended period.
But this season the gloves are off. I am not going to drag him through the mud or even tarnish him at all. I am going to let him do that himself now. As of Monday, January 17,2011 when Upton became the highest salaried player on the Rays squad, it is time for his "game" to "put up, or shut up". This is the last grasp at the straw, the last Fandango, the long stretch for that elusive brass ring. When you give the Rays Republic 4.85 million reasons to call you out, you have to respond.
There is nothing I would love to see more than Upton to have a career season where he posts the type of numbers we have been salivating for since he first came up for good in 2006. But that season we saw that Upton was not our shortstop of the future as he played his final 16 games EVER at the position. Suddenly he was a thrust into the "hot corner" for 13 contests, and made his first journey into the Rays outfield.
But his outfield test lasted only one game in that 2006 season. Upton spent his field time from 2005-2007 basically bouncing around the infield from Third Base to Second Base looking for a solid "home" before the Rays put him into centerfield where a certain mystical magic began to materializes before our eyes.
On Opening Day in 2007 when the Rays put Upton in centerfield to start the season, it was a second coming for him. It was a chance for Upton to get a reprisal, a rebirth, a solid chance of redemption so he could reinvent himself with the Rays. To finally bridge that ever expanding gap between his potential and ability by providing superior defense to go along with his rocket arm.
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On that day, Upton's game both on the field and at the plate seemed to mesh into one, finally Upton showed everyone the player we always knew he could be. Sure the rust and the uncertainty in the vast expanses of Centerfield reared its ugly head, but all in all, it was like a hot dog meeting a bun for the first time….it looked like a perfect fit.
Suddenly at that point in 2007 it seemed that Upton was the real deal. People were becoming excited about Upton's transformation. During 2007 we all witnessed the first blossom of Upton's hitting potential as he slugged 24 Home Runs, 25 doubles and posted a .300 batting average. Upton's game had finally collectively assembled itself and he was living up to all his past hype.
In between 2007 season and today something derailed within Upton. Some say his past shoulder injury has given him back hitting habits or stances. That his propensity for strikeouts ( averaging over 130 for 4 seasons) has shown his hitting game to either be too passive or overly aggressive. In addition, his power seemed to be pushed into the darkness again as Upton has only hit a combined 38 Home Runs, including 18 in 2010.
Upton did however unleash another weapon from his arsenal as he elevated his stolen base totals from 22 in 2007 to over 40 stolen bases or more over the past three seasons. It seemed he was coming out of his shell on the base paths, but still had trouble getting there.
But now for Upton, there can not be no more excuses. As the highest paid member of the Rays roster, his bat will be called upon nightly to ignite scoring chances, produce runs and become the offensive weapon we have all collectively been waiting for since 2007. There is no more time for excuses or apprehension, the team will need every hit, every stolen base and every ounce of ability within Upton to succeed. The pressure is on, and hopefully he can adapt and pull his weight, or he will be gone by the end of July.
That is a hard statement for me to make, but it is realistic. If Upton struggles in 2011, not only could he lose his Centerfield perch, his spot in the line-up, he could lose the right to wear those Rays colors. When you begin to make the type of money Upton has over the past two seasons, things are expected of you. Great things. This team, with its limited fiscal resources can not hang onto a bad investment for long, or it could cripple the overall plan of the Rays front office. Upton is not the only player to be firmly placed on the hot seat this season, but he is the only that will be pushed, prodded and poked to live up to his potential, or be gone.
With players in the minor leagues knocking at the door for a chance at this level, it is truly put up or shut up time for Upton in 2011. Upton doesn't have to be a Carl Crawford clone, but he has to push his game to the next level both in the field and at the plate to lead this team either from the lead-off spot, or deeper in the line-up.
Upton has matured a lot since the first time I met him at 17 years of age when he first got a chance to put on a Rays uniform. His community and charity persona has escalated and proved he cares and is proud of his accomplishments. It is time for his bat to talk the same talk. To provide stellar moments of glory for both himself and his rebuilding team.
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No longer can Upton keep his game semi hidden by the darkness, it now needs to explode loud and proud into the glowing Florida sunlight. I have personally witnessed Upton's game expand explosively from A to M, but now he needs to take the next step and thrust it to Z. If he doesn't, if he can't, then it is finally time for myself and the Rays to look for another solution.
12 Rays players have departed the Rays since the ALDS loss to the Texas Rangers. But if Upton doesn't provide that spark, that needed push in the Rays offensive machine, then I am willing to forego the teary goodbye. It is that final moment to either put up or shut up. Hopefully we can hear Upton's voice screaming to the heavens because right now this is his team. He needs to either lead or get out of the way… for good.
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You're so right. It's time for Upton to either step up and fulfill his promise or get shipped out. He can and should assume leadership this season!
I really think he does want to be a focal leader on this team. Some say it is "Longoria & Price's" team, but I think it is BJ's to lose.
I was watching a local cable show that interviewed B J last night and he use a very typical word for BJ's career…polarizing.
He has either been at the compass North or South during his Rays career. Now it is time to expand that horizontally East and West to embrace this team and the community both.
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I would say it was time for Upton to put up or shut up oh… two years ago. But I hear ya… dude needs to get it together STAT!
I think 25+ HR's are possible this year, but so is a .230 avg.
This kid could be a monster stud if he could just make more contact.
If there was any time we needed BJ's monstrous potential that we saw during the 2007 season and 2008 post season…. that time is now.
I completely agree with everything you said. Like many Rays fans I've been a big Upton supporter for a long time… But if he cannot come through when we need him most, it's time to look for another solution. Might as well put Jennings in CF if Upton is going to swim in mediocrity.
However, if his bat can become the threat we know that it can, big things could happen again this year. Apparently he was tweaking his swing this offseason, which is good. Maybe he found something. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
If he does get shipped, I hope the rays give Jim Hendry a call. The Cubs could seriously use a leadoff hitter, even if he is average.
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I am so glad you brought up 2 years ago. I seriously thought after the way he rebounded from that shoulder injury late in 2008 he was going to explode in 2009.
In the post seasn Upton seemed on a mission and got some timely hits and striked a few long balls that could have shattered a few Boston windshields in a parking lot just beyond the Green Monster.
But Upton got into his own head and twisted himself into a pretzel. This year, no pretzels unless I buy them at the concession stand.
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Well said! Upton's potential is amazing. If he fails to put forth the work necessary to become the player he should be then I say cut your losses. Maybe a change of scenery would help him.
If the hype aboput Upton working closely with Rays coaches this off season is true, then the sky is the limit.
Would be thrilled beyond words of BJ becames a "30(HR)-30(SB) guy. That would tickle me pink
Guess we shall see soon enough.
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I am like you, always hoping and looking for that final thrust to push him to the next level, and he itches that scratch, but doesn't pass through it.
He was suppose to be our shortstop of the future, then his errors and game took him on a trip around the infield.
He was reborn again after Rocco was felled by his nasty aliment and found a home in Center, where potential again raised its head. But Upton did not answer the call either.
He is down 0-2 right now and another strike has to be the straw that breaks the Rays confidence in him.
We shall see, but I am hoping he heeds the call this time and answers with authority.
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You can never say never, but the reality is that Rays VP of Baseball Ops Andrew Friedman like to establish trade pipelines, so you never know…..
But it is also pretty plausible that the Rays have taken as much as the Cubs can give in prospects before their own farm system would suffer.
I remember the "There is always next year" slogan, but I have given it away since 2008…..now it is just simply, "You never know…"
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Hopefully we will not have to think post-BJ thoughts until after the 2013 season when he might hit the Free agent trail for the first time.
But it is hard to sometimes watch him playing knowing he tears himself apart worst than some of us on our own bad days. Still give him high marks forcoming out to Gameworks and facing the Season Ticketholder on a day when he was thought to have been slacking off a bit.
He held his head high, listened and the Fans there respected his love for the game.
Rays Renegade
I'm with you. I want to see both Uptons succeed, if only because if they put it all together, they should be two of the most exciting players to watch in all of baseball. And a great story! But for now, all fans can do is drool and wish.
B J has worked real hard this offseason to be that guy the Rays can count on in the clutch. In the past we have seen glimmers of that talent and ability. Upton wants to bring it this season. He is an exciting player when he is focused and on his game. If we can just get a ting of more production and energy, it might be enough to be a game changing transformation.
If not, Upton will be gone by the Trade Deadline.
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As Ubuntu's TeXLive is quite old (version 2009), I always hear TeX people recommending installing the latest TeXLive directly from CTAN. (Yes, I need the same package mentioned in that question.) I did this, and installed TeXLive 2011.
Now some packages I need to install (e.g. gummi) depend on Ubuntu's TeXLive packages. How can I prevent Ubuntu's TeXLive packages from being installed since I already have a manually installed TeXLive?


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Kristen Stewart gets her heart broken as Bella in "New Moon," and the star said it's an emotion she could relate to.
"I've absolutely thought I've been sure of something and then been told that I was just dead wrong so I can totally relate to that," Kristen told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson of a past real-life break-up at the "New Moon" junket in Los Angeles on Friday.
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And while she wouldn't discuss the status of her relationship with co-star Robert Pattinson, she did answer a question on who would make a better spouse — Robert or Taylor Lautner.
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Undated 2012 photo of Darnell "Dynasty" Young with his mother, Chelisa Grimes.
An openly gay Indianapolis teenager who was expelled after firing a stun gun at school to scare away what he said were bullies is suing the school district, accusing it of failing to stop "relentless, severe harassment" by other students.
A lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on behalf of Darnell "Dynasty" Young, 17, claims teachers and staff at Arsenal Technical High School ignored his repeated pleas to protect him from ongoing abuse on school grounds.
From the day he arrived at Tech, Plaintiff Dynasty Young was subjected to relentless, severe harassment and abuse by other students because he was perceived as gay and because his clothing, behavior, and demeanor did not fit stereotypical notions of masculinity. He repeatedly reported the abuse to school staff. Rather than take effective measures to protect him, school staff told him that he was to blame for the harassment because of his appearance and told him to change his dress and behavior to conform to stereotypical ideas of masculinity and to be less "flamboyant."
The Indianapolis School District said its attorneys will review the lawsuit "and respond accordingly." It said in a statement:
"We are pleased that last week, the Indianapolis Marion County Equal Opportunity agency dismissed its complaint against Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in the matter of former Arsenal Technical High school student Darnell Young. The agency concluded that IPS provided a sufficient response to the Complaint (it filed on Young's behalf) and that no further action was appropriate."
Young often wore some of his mother's clothes to school, including knee-high boots, purses, rings and bangles. These accessories were permitted under the school's dress code, the lawsuit says.
Young says fellow students spat at him, called him derogatory names and threw rocks and empty bottles at him because of the way he dressed and what they perceived as unmasculine behavior.
Young's mother, Chelisa Grimes, says she eventually gave her son a stun gun to protect himself because she feared for his life.
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On April 16, according to the lawsuit, Young was accosted by six male students between classes who yelled at him and threatened to attack him. He fired the stun gun into the air, scaring off the group.
Not long after Dynasty sat down for his next class, a school security officer came into the classroom, cuffed him and escorted him out. The officer remarked, "If you did not dress like this, people would not mess with you," the lawsuit says.
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Young was expelled for a full school year. The school district later reduced the expulsion, but on the condition that Young transfer to an alternative high school.
Young declined and eventually enrolled at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, a charter school not affiliated with Indianapolis Public Schools, where he is taking extra classes in an effort to try graduate on schedule in 2013.
"I want to make sure no other student in the Indianapolis Public Schools ever has to go through the kind of abuse that I went through. I am hoping this will get IPS to start treating kids like me with respect and really do something to protect their students," Young said in a press release issued by the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The center and the law firms of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Waples & Hanger filed the lawsuit.
"My son is a wonderful, sweet, talented young man," added Grimes. "He deserves a chance to attend school and learn without being terrorized by other students and told that the school will not protect him unless he changes who he is."
The lawsuit claims violations of federal civil and constitutional rights. It seeks unspecified damages and a reversal of Young's expulsion.
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Zetterberg leads Wings past Stars
DALLAS (AP) — The new year has meant a new start for Jimmy Howard.
Jimmy Howard made 44 saves and Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
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Zetterberg, Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller scored in the first period goals for Detroit. Tomas Tatar added one in the second, and Zetterberg finished the scoring in the third.
"When the clock struck midnight the other night to end 2013, I put everything behind me," Howard said. "I just said, `Here's a new clean slate and let's start fresh,' and I've been trying to do that."
In the first three months of the season, Howard had a 6-9-7 record. He's now 1-0-1 in 2014, with only three goals allowed in 125 minutes.
"It's been a while since I've had a game like this for the guys," Howard said. "They deserve a lot of them out of me so this is going to be the first of many for me down the stretch."
Dallas outshot the Red Wings 45-27, but also gave the puck away 17 times — compared to four by the Red Wings. Dallas also went 0 for 7 on the power play.
"It wasn't pretty by any means but we found a way," Howard said. "We capitalized on our chances here tonight and our captain (Zetterberg) was good tonight, too."
The Stars had a 20-13 advantage on shots in the first period, but trailed 3-1. They had the game's first 12 shots, but Zetterberg scored the first goal on the Red Wings' first shot at 7:04.
After Gustav Nyquist whiffed on a shot, Dallas goalie Dan Ellis tried to clear the puck. It went out to Zetterberg, who didn't miss his shot.
"When Zetterberg got on the board, I thought we got it going," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said.
Zetterberg has 14 goals this season, including three goals and three assists in four games since returning from a back injury.
Dallas tied it on Rich Peverley's short-handed goal with 7:13 left in the period. He shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past both Shawn Horcoff's screen and Howard.
"Howard made some real good saves," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "There was a couple that I thought we could have had better traffic in front of him. We missed the net on some.
"We would play well, be down in their end and then give up the puck and they'd go down and score."
Detroit's Justin Abdelkader missed a penalty shot with 5:58 left, skating to the left of the net and trying to tuck the puck behind Ellis, but the goalie smothered it with his pads.
Andersson put the Red Wings back ahead for good lead with a shot from the right circle over Ellis' right shoulder with 1:55 to go in the first. Just 14 seconds later, Miller scored from a scramble in front.
Dallas appeared to have a goal midway through the second period. Howard stopped Peverley's backhand shot but the puck came loose across the goal line after Peverley took another swipe at it. The play was ruled no goal.
"It was a turning point, but at the same time, we've still got to fight through things," Peverley said. "We could have done a better job regrouping."
The Red Wings took a 4-1 lead with 8:03 left in the second as Tatar split defenders at the blue line for a breakaway and his backhand went off Kari Lehtonen, who had replaced Ellis to begin the period, and into the net for an unassisted goal.
"They had a lot of odd-man rushes," Horcoff said. "It wasn't the type of game we want to play. We want to be quick in transition, but we can't be giving away pucks like that. We can't be giving up quality shots.
"A lot of our shots tonight were from the outside. We didn't get a lot of good second shots."
The Stars had nothing to show for a period during which they had a 15-5 advantage in shots and three power plays.
Zetterberg took a pass from Dan Cleary and one-timed the puck past Lehtonen from the left circle with 7:21 remaining.
Dallas lost its second consecutive game, both at home, by a combined score of 11-5.
NOTES: The Red Wings entered the game with the NHL's third-best road record, and improved to 13-4-3. … Detroit C Pavel Datsyuk and D Danny DeKeyser did not dress. DeKeyser has a groin injury, but Datsyuk's absence wasn't explained. He didn't practice Friday, but skated with the team Saturday morning. … D Alexey Marchenko, the Red Wings' seventh-round draft pick in 2011, made his NHL debut. He drew a hooking penalty 4:30 into the game. … Dallas recalled Chris Mueller from Texas of the American Hockey League Saturday as insurance because four forwards — Horcoff, Peverley, Tyler Seguin and Ray Whitney — had been sick. The four all played, so Mueller was inactive. … Stars D Aaron Rome left the game in the second period because of an upper-body injury.


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Seems to be going around… But inspired by the Motown Concert at the White House tonight, everyone is picking their Top All Time List of Motown Songs.
President Obama to host Motown concert at White House
President Barack Obama is celebrating rhythm and blues with a Motown White House concert Thursday night.
Smokey Robinson is set to headline PBS' "The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House," with guests, including singers Sheryl Crow and John Legend, who will perform Motown hits.
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden will also attend the event.
Other performers for the night include Natasha Bedingfield, Jamie Foxx, Gloriana, Nick Jonas, Ledisi, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Seal and Jordin Sparks.
Now unfortunately, other than Smokey Robinson, I'm not sure how many actual Motown Stars are going to be there. But without further ado – He's BTx3's Top 30 All Time Motown Song List!
- My Girl – Temptations
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – Four Tops
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg – Temptations
- The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- Where Did Our Love Go? – Supremes
- (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave – Martha & The Vandellas
- What's Goin' On? – Marvin Gaye
- Dancing in the Street – Martha & The Vandellas
- I Want You Back – Jackson 5
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? – Jimmy Ruffin
- Please Mr. Postman – Marvelettes
- My Guy – Mary Wells
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – Temptations
- Shotgun – Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- Shop Around – Miracles
- War – Edwin Starr
- You Keep Me Hangin' On – Supremes
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone – Temptations
- Super Freak Part I – Rick James
- Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye
- Jimmy Mack – Martha & The Vandellas
- Don't Mess With Bill – Marvelettes
- Since I Lost My Baby – Temptations
- Don't Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
- All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie
- Let It Whip – Dazz Band
- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love?) – Jr. Walker
- Function At The Junction – Shorty Long
- Does Your Mama Know About Me? – Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
Now This is the Lead Vocal Track off of the 4 Tops "Just Ask The Lonely" Song performed by Levi Stubbs. I suspect someone re-created this because the background singers are flat. I would guess when this was originally recorded they still only used 8 tracks, and may not have moved up to 16. In any event it illustrates the shear power and artistry of Levi's voice, on what I think is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed.
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Experimenting With Rye
After seeing Shiao-Ping's post last week about the Sonoma Bakery near her, I was awakened from a long slumber. My other half has been working on a high protein diet that forbids grains, potatoes and rice. I have been supportive of the diet plan and have tried to not create things in the kitchen that would test her strength. What happened was I also was keeping to the plan and found surprisingly that I did not crave starches. So my self imposed hiatus has come to an end.
The beautiful crumb image from the Sonoma Miche really caught my eye. The red/brown color with the open crumb pattern and gelatinous structure seemed a contradiction of possibilities. Reports of long spoiling times and moist mouth feel were clues I can follow.
I thought I would deviate from the norm in creating this mix in that contrary to most SD mixes that use rye, I did not mix the rye with the levain. I poured boiling water into all of the rye (360g) at 100% hydration. So equal amounts of dark rye and hot water. To my surprise the dark rye absorbed all of the water and I had to work to get it mixed evenly. This I left on the counter for 24 hours as a soaker. The next morning it was a very firm Frisbee. The next time I will use much more water. I had an awful time getting a smooth mixture but eventually it came together. I added all the water for an overall hydration of 80% and mashed with a potato masher. I then added the levain and the 60% bread flour and salt. The dough looked more like chocolate frosting and was smooth and soft. I used 15% of the flour weight for levain and expected a good first rise in 4-6 hours. It had doubled in 6 hours with 2 stretch and folds in between.
I did a final shape on the counter into a boule and rolled the 1160g ball into a large banneton dusted with flour. I'm working on a distinctive slash pattern and thought I would try my first initial "E". No snickering please. A surgeon I am not. I'll have to think of something more simple to execute.
After proofing for 1.5 hours, the dough had risen respectably. I had preheated my oven/stone to 480F for the initial phase of the bake. I steamed normally and removed the block after 12 minutes and lowered the oven to 430F for 20 additional minutes. At this time I checked the internal temp and found it to be 180F. I again lowered the temp to 410F as the crust color was looking good. Another 10 minutes and the temp was 200F so I again lowered to 380F for another 10 minutes. The internal was 210 now so I shut the oven off, propped the door open with a blade and let it dry for another 10 minutes.
After cooling for 1 hour, we cut it open. The crumb was more like I would expect from a rye recipe. Some aeration but not too tight. It is very moist on the inside. After a day of being out and covered by a towel it is still moist in the center. Longer and lower baking next time. The flavor is exceptional and different from any sour rye I have made previous. There is a mild sour taste but another sweet aroma and flavor I am not familiar with. The soaking of the rye and then not souring the rye must be the difference. I dried a piece in the toaster today and it was delicious.
I do want to get a more open crumb than I did here. I think I'll try 30% dark rye next time and the extended ferment. It's a very good loaf if a little heavy. A longer baking profile will help that.
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Note: I really like the finely milled dark rye I get from Stan at NY Bakers. It gets nice and dark when scalding and has a wonderful aroma. No caraway seeds here. Just the flavor of scalded rye and a hint of sour.
Overall formula:
Dark Rye flour, fine milled, from NY Bakers. 360g
Bread flour 800g
Water 928g
Salt 23g
Levain 174g
360g Dark Rye or whole Rye sifted.
720g Very hot water
Stir in a large bowl. Cover when combined and cover for 24 hours.
All of Soaker
208g water at 80F
Combine water and break up the soaker.
When soaker is broken up, add 174g of Levain and combine.
Add flour and salt. Mix until well combined and gluten starts to develop.
Ferment at room temperature until doubled. During ferment time, every hour perform a gentle stretch and fold and return to bowl.
When doubled, gently pour out on floured counter and gently shape into desired shape, tightening as you go. Place in a banneton and proof for approx 1.5 hours, or until 80% expanded.
Preheat oven to 470F. Bake at 470f for 12 minutes with steam. Release steam and lower oven to 430F for another 30-40 minutes. Check for internal temp of 210f. Prop door open with oven off to help dry the bread for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool on wire rack for at least 1 hour. The moisture does spread out after a day of being covered with a towel.


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Hope all is well out there. We have had a pretty quiet last couple days - just getting back to our routine. Brenna and I played tent yesterday and today (build a "tent" with blankets and chairs - I think our tent yesterday was better than today, I could lay in yesterday's tent, lol), played with playdough today, and played doctor visit. I needed to clean today, but put that off until tomorrow - I'm sure the dog hair will still be here, lol! Although, the camera got put away, so no pictures from the last couple days, lol! I've been thinking about taking the camera on the walk with the dog - I love the flower that they have over here called foxglove (native over here) - I just think it is a cool looking flower. With mom going home, I'm going to have to send her pictures of flowers so she can help me identify them, lol!
I've been trying to wake up very early to take the dog for his walks in the morning - hopefully, I can keep that up as it is very good exercise for both of us. Going to be a bummer for all of us when Dustin travels out of town for the week in 2 weeks :-( At least we have a long weekend next weekend - 4 days :-) I took a walk with one of our German friends today - I must work more on speaking and listening - didn't feel very competent today with my language skills...
I'm scheduled to get my first German hair cut tomorrow - I think I'm just going to find a picture to take in and hope to come out looking somewhat like the picture - cross your fingers!! The place has a great play area for kids, but hopefully Dustin will be able to entertain Brenna for a morning - I know he is hoping to sleep-in somewhat.
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
As many countries enter the long summer vacations at Taricaya we prepared for our busy season with many helping hands arriving in the form of our 2 week special volunteers. With over 50 volunteers arriving in the last few weeks there has been lots happening. We have started the patrol phase of the turtle project, welcomed bird, insect and fish experts to continue our biodiversity research, rebuilt our turtle enclosure and finally united two of our spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus). This, in addition to our on-going projects and maintenance, has had the camp buzzing and the jungle filled with volunteers enjoying its wonders for the first time…
Turtle Project
El Niño is having a huge effect on the weather in our region of Peru and this has meant one of the driest "dry" seasons in memory. Not a drop of rain for over two months has meant that the river levels are close to an all-time low. The sheer size of the rivers means that they will never dry out but nonetheless the lack of water is a concern not just for river levels but the plants and animals of the forest. That said the turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) are unaffected by such problems in this their nesting season and the lack of rain means that sand temperatures remain high and close to the 33oC that we believe to be their optimum laying conditions based on our previous data.
One of the most frequently asked questions by our volunteers is how do we know if the turtle project is making a real difference? It is a valid point and after 10 years of operating we are really starting to see some results. Our first success was a few years ago when we started to see our marked turtles in the river surveys we undertake during this time of year. With all the females heading to the rivers to lay their eggs we have been monitoring numbers in the area around our protected island. They are increasing every year- a good sign! The second study we performed was a DNA analysis on the baby hatchlings from our artificial beaches. There had been unproven papers disclaiming the validity of artificial beaches as the sand temperatures do not reflect natural conditions leading to the birth of more males due to cooler conditions. We have sent samples from 2013 and 2014 to Lima and found that in a sample size of 20 babies 40% were indeed females. We are in the process of adding to this data from 2015 and this year to publish and disprove that theory.
However this year we were finally able to get the conclusive evidence we have been waiting for. Two separate females with the distinctive Taricaya code photographed laying eggs on the turtle beach we protect. Amazing! We seldom see the turtles actually laying as we try not to disturb them and wait until very early morning to remove the nests that we locate the night before. However, by chance, we came across two separate females from Taricaya nesting. These turtles must be at least 5 or 6 years old which means that our project has been successful long before we started accumulating more specific data. How many other nests have been laid by our own turtles? We will never know but this fantastic sighting confirms we are making a difference and have been for over a decade!!
Spectacled Bear Project
Most of you will be familiar with our ongoing project, partnering with Animal Defenders International, in the rescue of three magnificent bears amongst other animals. These bears have been slowly adjusting to a new life with open spaces, natural stimuli, improved diet and perhaps most importantly, company! Whilst spectacled bears are not overly social animals in the wild their territories overlap and they will often come into contact with other individuals especially in the breeding season. This month we wanted to introduce our younger female, Sabina, to her future suitor, Lucho. They have been in visual contact for over 3 months in adjoining enclosures but the doors had never been opened before. We were prepared with sleeping darts just in case but our extensive behavioural study suggested that they would not be needed. Better to err on the side of caution though just in case!
As it turned out, what was a huge occasion for everybody on the project was a bit of an anticlimax. They seemed to be equally unconcerned with each other's presence and carried on wandering around as if the other did not exist. This is actually a good result as the worst case scenario would have been open aggression. Since their union six weeks ago there has been the odd stand-off but no blows exchanged and I have often headed out to their enclosures first thing in the cooler mornings and seen them sitting together calling and feeding on fresh shoots. A magnificent sight and one that holds hope of a bright future and a possible mating next year in the breeding season.
Biodiversity Research
It seems that I am always updating you on our biodiversity research and as our longest standing project this is not surprising. However, this month is perhaps our most exciting ever in the field of ornithology. As of July 2016 we are able to boast a bird list of 478 species. This means that we have identified a species of bird for every hectare in the reserve (476 ha). With millions of study hours on platforms, trails, playbacks and mist nets we have finally reached this magical number. The continent's highest canopy walkway and the first official bird banding station in Peru are all major achievements that have helped us reach this fantastic number.
The beautiful amethyst woodstar hummingbird (Callifphlox amethystine) was the last addition and number 478 as we saw it twice at our farm plot. We can now claim to protect close to 5% of all known bird species on the planet. The unique nature of the habitats within our reserve and its ongoing protection whilst other areas succumb to deforestation means that Taricaya is a welcome refuge for resident species and those migrants looking for a safe haven on their way north or south.
Ichthyology is the study of fish and at Taricaya we have natural resources in the creek, river and seasonal swamps ideal for starting some new research. The Amazon basin holds nearly 65% of the planet's fresh water and there are more species of fish, over 2000, than in the entire Atlantic Ocean. The volume of the Amazon River is more than 11 times that of the Mississippi and daily its delta pushes enough fresh water into the Atlantic to serve the needs of New York for nine years! In short, there is plenty to investigate and we welcomed some new friends from the Natural History Museum in Arequipa keen on documenting and publishing information on the fish of Taricaya.
Whenever we embark on something new it is exciting and staff and volunteers headed up the creek with nets and rods to start sampling shallow rapids and deep pools. Everybody was keen to see what was caught! Personally I was amazed by the fish we found, the subtle colour variations and size differences were surprising as the murky nature of the water leads one to think that what is found there must be fairly dull and boring. Quite the opposite and as our first week of sampling came to a close we had caught piranhas, small catfish of the genus Corydoras, armoured catfish ("carachamas") and many more yet to be identified. I look forward to their laboratory research back in Arequipa as they try to identify everything caught and another visit later in the year.
In conclusion it has been a highly successful couple of months. With so many helping hands we have been able to accomplish vast amounts and as we continue to monitor the beaches I look forward to bringing you our annual total of nests and eggs for the turtle project next month. We shall be rebuilding our parrot enclosure and building a spectacular new suspension bridge across the creek in anticipation of the upcoming wet season. Until then….
Stuart Timson
Conservation Director,
Projects Abroad
1st September 2016