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Stereotactic radiotherapy is a form of radiation therapy that enables delivery of high-dose radiation to a target while sparing the surrounding normal structures. This is achieved by combining precise 3D target localization with multiple high-energy radiation beams.
There are two types of stereotactic radiotherapy:
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
While in SRS, the dose of radiation is delivered in a single treatment session; in SBRT the treatment course is divided in multiple fractions. Recent studies have demonstrated that SRS/SBRT is an effective alternative to surgery or conventional radiation therapy for selected diseases. In addition, SRS/SBRT allows the treatment of patients who have inoperable tumors or who were previously irradiated.
CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery is one of the most advanced forms of SRS/SBRT. The CyberKnife system is capable of delivering maximally aggressive doses of radiation with sub-millimeter accuracy anywhere in the body. This is achieved by combining sophisticated image guidance with robotically targeted radiation delivery. The procedure is non-invasive and is performed on an outpatient basis.
A typical treatment course requires one to five daily sessions, each lasting between 30 to 90 minutes. The VSITM system is the latest development in CyberKnife technology. Thanks to a faster radiation delivery and variable beam apertures, it enables considerably reduced treatment times, extending the advantages of SBRT to conventionally fractionated radiation therapy.
Cyberknife and Liver Tumors
From Accuray, the maker of Cyberknife:
"The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2001 to treat tumors anywhere in the body, including the liver. Despite its name, the CyberKnife System is not a surgical procedure. In fact, there is no cutting involved. Instead, the CyberKnife System delivers high doses of radiation directly to liver tumors.
The CyberKnife System offers patients who cannot undergo liver cancer surgery due to their medical condition, or who refuse surgery, a minimally invasive alternative treatment for liver cancer. CyberKnife liver cancer treatments are typically performed on an outpatient basis in one to five days, requiring no overnight hospital stays. Most patients experience minimal to no side effects with a quick recovery time."


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Dempster Spells Smoltz
Ryan Dempster is no John Smoltz.
The two hurlers, however, do share a common bond.
They've both successfully managed at least three-straight 20-save seasons followed by consecutive 10-win campaigns.
From '02-'04 Smoltz recorded 144 saves for Atlanta before switching back to the rotation to post three-straight seasons of at least 14 victories or more.
Dempster, on the other hand, logged 85 saves over three seasons before changing back to the rotation for 17-wins last year and 10-wins (and counting) this season.
Yet, despite the Cubs' need for a closer, Dempster is a guy you keep in the rotation.
And even if Dempster was on par with Smoltz's talent it wouldn't much matter this year anyway…the Cubs can't score!

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Parents say 4-year-old was forgotten on school bus
Child found by another driver at central yard
SAN DIEGO - The parents of a 4-year-old girl are outraged with their San Diego Unified School District bus driver.
Fernando Estrada told 10News his daughter Zia was left alone on her school bus for at least 30 minutes last Thursday.
"You could see the tracks on her cheeks, like she had been crying," said Estrada.
His daughter has autism. She rides the bus to Kumeyaay Elementary where she takes special needs classes.
Estrada said his wife dropped off Zia just before 7 a.m. They got a call at about 11 a.m. saying she did not make it to school. He was told another bus driver found his daughter on a bus parked at the district's central yard.
"He heard a noise and then he saw my daughter sobbing, and that's how she was discovered," said Estrada.
Estrada wants the driver fired. He said his wife is afraid to let their daughter ride the bus.
"You're a school bus driver and you're dealing with special kids, and I'm like OK, I can trust this person. This is their job. This is what they're trained for and he didn't even do it," said Estrada.
10News tried contacting the district spokesman Wednesday night, but our calls were not returned.
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Apache Flats man wins $10,003 jackpot
Saturday, June 22, 2013
A retired railroad engineer from Apache Flats turned a small lottery prize into a much bigger windfall.
William Stover recently won $15 on a couple of "Bingo Multiplier" tickets, and he decided to cash them in for some more tickets. He returned to the Bee Line Snack Shop, 5805 Business 50 West in Jefferson City, on June 18 to make the exchange.
The first ticket he bought revealed a $10,003 prize.
"The cashier got them out of this other side," recalled Stover. "She said, 'The first one coming off is number 49.' I said, 'Well, that just sounds like a good number to me.' Just joking, you know, and, by golly, that number 49 was the winner!"
Once Stover recognized the $10,003 prize, he called his wife, Gertie, for confirmation.
"My wife was downstairs doing laundry, and I said, 'Come up here a minute!'" said Stover. He told her the good news, to which she responded, "Are you sure?"
His plans for the windfall are tenuous.
"I've got some things to fix up around there. I need a new garage door," he said. "My wife will find somewhere to spend it."
"Bingo Multiplier" is a $3 game that officially began Feb. 11. The game features a top prize of $50,003. More than $5 million in prizes, including four top prizes, remain in the game.
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Name: Robert HicksMale [1] Note
Born: Abt 15801580-1-1 at Southwark, Surrey, EnglandSouthwark, Surrey, England [2]
Married: 16101610-1-1 at , London, Middlesex, England, London, Middlesex, England
Died: Bet 24 May 1646 and 16471646-5-24 at Plymouth, MAPlymouth, MA [4]
Other Spouses: Elizabeth Morgan
Father: James Hicks
Mother: Phebe Allyne
Name: Margaret Winslow [5] Note
Born: 1589 at Droitwich, Worcestershire, England [6]
Died: 1666 at Plymouth, MA [7]
Father: Edward Winslow [govenor]
Mother: Eleanor Pelham
Name: Daniel Hicks
Born: Abt 1621 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.
Wife: Elizabeth Hanmore
Name: John Hicks
Born: Abt 1605
Name: Sara Hicks
Born: Abt 1607
Name: Elizabeth Hicks
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Name: Sarah Hicks
Name: Phoebe Hicks
Born: 15 Mar 1614 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 22 May 1663 at Plymouth
Husband: George Watson
Name: Richard Hicks
Born: 17 Sep 1609 at Bermondsey, London, England
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Died: 1670 at Clinton, Middlesex, MA
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Name: Samuel Hicks
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Died: 1676 at Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Name: Mary Hicks
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By Gerry Steele
For The Observer
The East defense had no answer for the herd of stallions in the West backfield Saturday at the 49th annual East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game.
The West had two runners rush for more than 100 yards each, and another for 99 yards, on the way to a 24-16 victory before about 4,000 spectators at Bulldog Memorial Stadium.
The victory was the first for the West since 1992. The East entered the game winners of six in a row, and sported a 7-0-1 record in the past eight games. The East still leads the overall series 24-22-3.
Justin Hubbard, who led Amity to the Class 2A state title and ran for more than 2,000 yards last fall, topped the West runners. He scored two touchdowns and rushed 26 times for 132 yards.
Hubbards second score, a 24-yard bolt off right tackle, gave the West the lead for good, 18-16, with 4:42 left in the game.
Sherwoods Tim Harris then put the cap on the win, scoring on a 27-yard reverse with 1:42 left.
Harris joined Hubbard in triple digits, carrying the ball eight times for 102 yards and one touchdown. Daytons Curt Wilson, the bruiser of the trio, bulled and slashed his way to 99 yards on 18 carries.
The West, with 374 total yards, amassed 350 yards on 73 carries.
The West took a 6-0 lead on its first drive, completing a 63-yard march in just eight plays.
The East took its first lead, 7-6, with 3:38 left in the first quarter. Nyssa quarterback Jake Holcomb found Grant Unions Aaron Mathews deep along the left sideline, and connected on a 79-yard touchdown play.
The second period was scoreless until the final second literally.
Taking over on its own 23 with 5:20 left in the half, the West methodically marched down the field.
Mixing a variety of running plays between five runners, the West moved to the East 10 with one second left. Time appeared to have run out before the West could call timeout, but the officials put one second back on the clock.
That was all Robles needed. He swept around the right side, looking for a receiver to pass to. But, when all of his targets were covered, Robles continued to run, picked up a couple of blocks, and dove into the end zone.
The conversion run failed, leaving the West with a 12-7 halftime edge.
The East defense was fired up in the third period, shutting off the West offense at least momentarily.
Mazamas Brendan Quirke intercepted a Robles pass to stifle the Wests opening drive.
Then, after an East punt put the West deep in its own territory at the West 8, the East forced a safety to pull within 12-9.
The East got the safety when the center snap sailed over punter Andrew Farleys head and out of the end zone.
The score remained 12-9 until 11:26 remained in the fourth quarter. Then, the East took its final lead on a 4-yard run by Sweet Homes Andy Ellis.
Ellis, who led the East with 54 yards on 10 carries, carried the ball three times for 23 yards on the drive. Holcomb also completed passes of 10 yards to Christopher Marcum of Echo, and 28 yards to Josephs Clint Steen on the drive.
West 6 6 0 12 24
East 7 0 2 7 16
First quarter
W Justin Hubbard 10 run (Run failed), 10:17
E Aaron Mathews 79 pass from Jake Holcomb (Mathews kick), 3:38
Second quarter
W Joey Robles 10 run (Run failed), 0:01
Third quarter
E Safety: Ball snapped out of end zone, 8:38
Fourth quarter
E Andy Ellis 4 run (Mathews kick), 11:46
W Hubbard 24 run (Pass failed), 4:57
W Tim Harris 27 run (Run failed), 1:42
West East
First downs 23 11
Rushes-yards 73-350 34-129
Passing yards 24 321
Comp-att-int 2-9-1 20-20-0
Punts 2-23.0 4-31.8
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-2
Penalties-yards 2-15 7-50
Individual statistics
RUSHING WEST: Justin Hubbard 26-132, Tim Harris 8-102, Curt Wilson 18-99, Joey Robles 13-17, Josh Albinio 3-12, Charlie OBrien 2-8, Mitch Wood 1-0, Andrew Hawley 1 -(-2), Andrew Farley 1-(-18). EAST: Andy Ellis 10-54, Eric Beasley 11-30, Tim Crawley 1-14, Aaron Mathews 2-10, David Rossiter 3-8, Cheyenne Langston 1-8, Christopher Marcum 4-5, Jake Holcomb 1-1, Brendan Quirke 1 -(-1).
PASSING WEST: Joey Robles 2-9-1-24. EAST: Jake Holcomb 8-15-0-170, Eric Beasley 2-5-0-22.
RECEIVING WEST: Kyle Carpenter 2-24. EAST: Tim Crawley 3-54, Aaron Mathews 2-80, Clint Steen 2-36, Christopher Marcum 1-10, David Rossiter 1-8, Kelby Killgore 1-4.


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The Law Firm Challenge is a testament to the power of the UCLA School of Law community when it comes together and answers a call to make this law school great. As an annual alumni outreach and fundraising initiative, the Challenge exemplifies the deep connections among alumni and their attachment to UCLA Law. Time and again, our alumni rise to that challenge in a way that has become a model for law schools nationwide.
Law Firm Challenge Current Standings
We have officially kicked off the 13th Annual UCLA Law Firm Challenge, after completing our 12th consecutive record-setting year, with more than 110 participating law firms and more than 1,450 UCLA Law alumni participating. We thank all of our participating alumni and firms for joining us. Thanks to your support, our Challenge is one of the stand-out alumni outreach and fundraising initiatives at UCLA Law and has gained recognition as one of the best in the nation.
As we have discussed at our recent Challenge kick-off lunches, this year we have our usual challenges, namely to improve our aggregate participation percentage (at 78% in 2014) and the number of firms achieving 100% participation (54 in 2014). In addition, we have a very special new challenge, namely encouraging our law firm colleagues and others to make contributions to the school's One Million Dollar Scholarship Challenge, in which a consortium of anonymous donors has agreed to match one million dollars of scholarship and financial aid support for the school's students, dollar for dollar. As we are all keenly aware, these funds are much needed by the school in order for it to continue to compete with its better financially endowed peers in an era of declining state support and brutal competition among the nation's top law schools for the best and brightest students. If you would like to make a contribution to this fund to qualify for a matching gift, please do so at this link. You may also call Jennifer Gray at (310) 206-1781 if you would like to make a gift of appreciated securities or would like more information.
As always, we must not lose sight of the larger mission of the Challenge, namely to encourage our alumni to stay engaged with UCLA Law after graduation and support it not just with money, but also with their time, energy and talents. In these challenging times for law schools, it is more important than ever that our alumni spend time on campus, mentoring students and helping them prepare for their lives as lawyers. The more than 140 law firm representatives at our Challenge firms and their colleagues are doing this, and we encourage you to join us.
Just as importantly, those of us who are active in the Challenge are part of a team of colleagues and friends who enjoy working together for the good of UCLA Law and its students and enjoy seeing our efforts bear fruit as the school and its students achieve even greater excellence. The Challenge holds events throughout the year for our firm representatives and our friends at the school, which allows us to build on the collegiality and camaraderie that is a hallmark of UCLA Law's culture. And our work together gives the law firms of which we are members an opportunity for greater involvement with UCLA Law and greater exposure in the Los Angeles legal community.
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jenmar30 wrote:We started MFW Kindergarten this past week. I have realized my daughter is a bit of a perfectionist. We are working on the creation book. If she doesn't know how to draw something, then she doesn't want to do it or even try...even to the point of tears.. I am not pushing her. I am trying to be encouraging and let her know she has to practice drawing to learn how to draw or do anything. It takes time to learn to do new things. Any ideas?
mkren wrote:I am very excited to start "officially" schooling my son. I was torn between the kindergarten and 1st grade curriculum because my 5-year-old can read fluently and has a good grasp of math. But I had heard great comments about the kindergarten curriculum, so that's what I purchased. I am planning to supplement in order to help him to continue to grow from the level he is at. (When I look at the Creation lesson plans, I am looking for something to replace the ABC song, teach letter names, and review letter names.) I am wondering if anyone has an example of what it looks like to supplement at this level. I really don't want to reinvent the wheel. I appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you.
mkren wrote:Thank you for your ideas!
kewkew34 wrote:Good morning.
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of books that I might find (hopefully in the library) that would be good for the Creation weeks for Kindergarten. I looked through the K ideas archives and found 3 books listed. The Alice in Bibleland book our church has and I think I can borrow it. But the other two I couldn't find at the library. So, I was wondering if anyone had some specific book titles I could search for. We are planning on starting next Monday.
Thank you
HeyChelle wrote:Where did you find these DVD's? Are they on Amazon or another site? Thanks!
lea_lpz wrote:I ended up adding a bit to the intro unit because I wanted it to have full day fill to it. I didn't change the intro. to letters or numbers or discussing creation, but we did add in a free lapbook on creation, read alouds, and made the creation book a little fancier! We also did some fun snacks to correspond with the day of creation. Here's my book list and dvd's we watched during that week, all of which we got at the library:
1) Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise by Tomie DePaulo
2) God and his Creations by Marica Williams
3) The Story of Creation by Jane Ray
4) The Seven Days of Creation by Leonard Everett Fisher
bluemountainmama wrote:Okay, I feel a little silly asking this, but I didn't know how to answer my daughter. If the sun wasn't created until the 4th day, what was the light on the first day? God?
cneiger wrote:My daughter, about to turn 5, and I just started MFW K. She already knows all her alphabets and their sounds, and I'm finding this highly motivated child suddenly unmotivated at the start of this curriculum. I'm sure once we get to the letter units she'll love it, but any suggestions for making the first 10 days more fun. She says she loves it, but her face and attitude during her "work" time say anything but that! She'll draw all day, but is resistant to the structure of making the creation book, too. I'm trying to add games and fun activities to review her alphabets, but I'd be up for some more ideas from those of you who may have been there before. Thanks!
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The battle for control of Solera National Bancorp appears to have ended Wednesday with dissident shareholder Michael Quagliano and three others being named to the board of directors, according to a regulatory filing.
The appointments — presumably by Solera president and CEO John Carmichael — came after board member David Roberts resigned only days after he'd rescinded an earlier board resignation at Carmichael's request, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee.
The filing also declared the results of the shareholders' May 22 vote to be final, including a provision reducing the size of the board to five, the minimum allowed under federal banking rules.
Carmichael remains a member of the board, although he lost the seat in Quagliano's proxy battle in which shareholders replaced the sitting board with Quagliano's slate .
Carmichael received fewer votes than any of Quagliano's candidates, including his daughter, Drew Quagliano, 22, yet only Quagliano, Lars Johnson, Jackson Lounsberry and Carlyle Griffin were named as directors.
"We are pleased to announce the creation of a new Solera National Bancorp Board of directors, which is comprised of parties that will serve in the best interest of our shareholders," Solera spokesman Andrew Boian said in a statement.
Quagliano was partly stunned by the filing but was quick to express optimism for the future.
"I'm a customer, and I'm very happy with how this turned out," Quagliano said in a telephone interview.
"We've fixed what needs to be fixed. And if we haven't, then we'll address it. We're all in this together."
The SEC filing presumes that a lawsuit filed in Jefferson County, in which Solera challenged how Quagliano brought his proxy questions to shareholders, will be dismissed.
The defendants in the case — which included all the members of Quagliano's slate of candidates — had filed their answer to the complaint on Tuesday, court records show.
It's unclear what role that filing might have had in the abrupt decision to put Quagliano's slate on the board.
For the first time in its seven-year history, the bank, whose focus was to be on the under-served Hispanic community, has no Latino on its board of directors.
Quagliano said his daughter had decided to step down if she were named to the board. He also said businessman Rene Morin, vice president and owner of RIM Operating Inc. in Denver and board president of the Latin American Educational Foundation, had agreed to serve take Drew Quagliano's place.
All that is in question with Carmichael retaining a board seat.
"As far as I am concerned, Mr. Morin will be on the board," Quagliano said, unclear how that might occur eventually.
Quaglino, a real estate developer and franchise owner who divides his time between Florida, Kentucky and Colorado, waged the proxy war over a number of issues, including Solera's drop in stock price, an $8.4 million loss since it opened, and excessive severance for departing executives.
Quagliano holds more than 23 percent of the company's outstanding shares.
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Following the Holiday presentation of The Nutcracker and the 2011 Opening Night Gala on January 26th, the repertory season begins with Adolphe Adam's GISELLE on Saturday the 29th. Season will include the presentation of three full-length works, including a new production of George Balanchine's Coppélia, co-produced with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). The production will have its PNB premiere in June 2010 and will be a Company premiere for SF Ballet in March 2011. The Season will include the presentation of three full-length works, including a new production of George Balanchine's Coppélia, co-produced with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). The production will have its PNB premiere in June 2010 and will be a Company premiere for SF Ballet in March 2011. The 2011 season also includes two world premieres by Christopher Wheeldon and SF Ballet Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov, as well as two SF Ballet premieres by Sir Kenneth MacMillan and Wayne McGregor. In addition, the season includes works by acclaimed choreographers such as Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Michel Fokine, William Forsythe, John Neumeier, Helgi Tomasson, and Renato Zanella.
George Balanchine — Helgi Tomasson (Photo, Erik Tomasson)
"In programming the 2011 season, I wanted not only to highlight the depth and breadth of the Company's talent, but also to offer our audiences a wide array of programming to choose from," said SF Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. "I am particularly delighted that the Company will offer the San Francisco Ballet premiere of George Balanchine's Coppélia; a work that is very special to me since I performed the role of Franz in the original version of Balanchine's production."
GISELLE – Opens Saturday, January 29, 2011, 8:00 pm. Music by Adolphe Adam, choreographed by Helgi Tomasson after Marius Petipa, Jules Perrot, Jean Coralli.
LORENA FEIJÓO – as "Giselle". All Production Photos by Erik Tomasson
Giselle portrays the tale of a young peasant girl who is driven to madness and an untimely death upon discovering that her true love, Albrecht, has deceived her. In spite of her broken heart, Giselle, who now resides in an otherworldly forest of beguiled female spirits, protects her remorseful lover from their evil vengeance. This critically acclaimed production features lavish scenery and costumes, soulful music, and beautiful choreography epitomizing the pure classicism of the Romantic ballets.
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PROGRAM 2 opens Thursday, February 3rd with Ashton's Symphonic Variations; a world premiere by Possokhov, RAkU, his 13th work for the Company, including gala works and the co-production of Don Quixote with Tomasson; and the return of Balanchine's Symphony in C. Ashton's Symphonic Variations, a plotless ballet for six dancers, premiered in 1946 by the Sadler's Wells (now Royal) Ballet at London's Royal Opera House. Set to music by César Franck, the work had its SF Ballet premiere in 2004, and was last performed by the Company in 2005. Balanchine's Symphony in C, set to the music of Georges Bizet, was premiered in 1947 by the Paris Opéra Ballet. SF Ballet first performed the 23-minute piece in 1961, and most recently in 2007.
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POSSOKHOV'S CLASSICAL SYMPHONY – Maria Kochetkova and Hansuke Yamamoto
PROGRAM 3 – opens Thursday, February 24 with the encore performance of Possokhov's Classical Symphony, and the return of Tomasson's Nanna's Lied and Forsythe's Artifact Suite. Possokhov's Classical Symphony, set to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere during the 2010 Repertory Season and was inspired by ballet history and Possokhov's own classical Russian ballet training. Tomasson's Nanna's Lied was premiered by the Company in 1993, and portrays the dramatic tale of a young woman's loss of innocence. The work was last performed by the Company in 2003, and is set to the songs of Kurt Weill and Friedrich Hollaender. Forsythe's Artifact Suite was premiered by the Scottish Ballet under the title Suite from Artifact in 2004. Two years later, SF Ballet presented the U.S. premiere of the work, set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Eva Crossman-Hecht. The full work was last performed during the 2007 Repertory Season.
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PROGRAM 4 – opens Friday, February 25th
Vanessa Zahorian and Davit Karapetyan
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography by George Balanchine
One of George Balanchine's most regal and elegant ballets in the Russian tradition, Theme and Variations remains a timeless masterpiece in the twentieth century's neoclassical ballet repertoire. Designed for 26 dancers, the work was premiered in 1947 by Ballet Theatre. It was most recently performed by SF Ballet during its 2010 Repertory Season. MacMillan created a pas de deux in 1991, for Darcey Bussell and Irek Mukhamedov, which was performed at the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Tribute. This pas de deux became part of the one-act ballet Winter Dreams (based on Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters), which was subsequently filmed for television and broadcast on the BBC in 1992.
TRIO — NEW Tomasson World Premiere
WINTER DREAMS — NEW SF Ballet Premiere
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
New to SF Ballet this season, Winter Dreams is a densely layered emotional work inspired by Anton Chekhov's literary masterpiece Three Sisters. Set to piano pieces by Tchaikovsky, this dramatic work explores the characters melancholy with their present existence in a Russian provincial town at the turn of the 20th century.
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COPPÉLIA — NEW SF Ballet Premiere
Music by Léo Delibes, choreography by Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine (after Marius Petipa)
George Balanchine's joyous classic Coppélia makes its long-awaited San Francisco Ballet premiere in a lavish and colorful new production. Filled with merriment, comedic charm, and spectacular dancing, Coppélia is the story of Swanilda and Franz, whose courtship takes a surprising turn when Dr. Coppelius, a mysterious inventor, creates a life-like doll with whom Franz becomes infatuated. Determined to teach her wanderlust lover a lesson, Swanilda dresses up as the doll and pretends to come to life. Ultimately, Swanilda and Franz reunite and a vivacious wedding day celebration ensues.
This enchanting story ballet features a melodious score by French composer Léo Delibes and all new scenery and costumes by Italian designer Roberta Guidi di Bagno.
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PROGRAM 6 opens Thursday, April 7 with the return of Tomasson's 7 for Eight, the encore presentation of Wheeldon's Ghosts, and the SF Ballet Premiere of McGregor's Chroma. Tomasson's acclaimed 7 for Eight premiered by SF Ballet in 2004. Set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the work for eight dancers was last performed by the Company during its 2008 Repertory Season. Wheeldon's Ghosts, which premiered during SF Ballet's 2010 Repertory Season, is set to a commissioned score by C.F. Kip Winger. McGregor's Chroma is set to the music of The White Stripes, arranged by Joby Talbot and orchestrated by Christopher Austin. The work was created for The Royal Ballet and premiered in 2006. It was McGregor's first work for the company as resident choreographer. McGregor's Chroma received a number of awards in 2007, including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, and the Critics' Circle National Dance Award for Best Classical Choreography.
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PASCAL MOLAT – Fokine's Petrouchka
PROGRAM 7 opens Friday, April 8th with the return of Fokine's Petrouchka, Zanella's Underskin, and a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon, his seventh work for SF Ballet. SF Ballet first performed Petrouchka, set to the music of Igor Stravinsky, during the 2010 Repertory Season. Originally performed by the Ballets Russes in 1911, the work depicts a dramatic tale of a Russian puppet with a human soul. This season's presentation of Petrouchka marks the 100th anniversary of the ballet's creation. Zanella's Underskin, set to the music of Arnold Schoenberg, premiered during the Company's 2010 Repertory Season.
From The Hellman Family in honor of Patricia C. Hellman, also known as "Patrichka," a former professional ballet dancer and soloist with the London Festival Ballet.
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TIIT HELIMETS and YUAN YUAN TAN. The Little Mermaid.
Music by Lera Auerbach, choreography by John Neumeier
After making its triumphant U.S. Premiere and playing to sold-out houses this past season, John Neumeier's superlative work of dance-theater returns in 2011. Featuring an evocative score by Lera Auerbach, this heart-wrenching story of sacrifice and unrequited love comes to life against dazzling scenic, costume and lighting designs. One of today's most prolific and moving story ballets, The Little Mermaid awakens your senses and touches your soul.
NOTE: This critically acclaimed production focuses on the deeper, mature themes of the original story and is not recommended for younger children.
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During the 2011 Repertory Season, the Company will perform a total of 56 standard subscription performances. Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday evening performances are at 8:00 pm; Wednesday evening performances are at 7:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 pm. The SF Ballet Orchestra will accompany all programs.
YUAN YUAN TAN – as "The Little Mermaid"
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Oak Ridge students pitch in for namesake's needy
By: Penne Usher Telegraph Correspondent
A group of Oak Ridge High School students set out to make a change for the better in the lives of inner-city youth and they did — in a big way. The Oak Ridge Leadership class held fund-raising events for a week beginning in late November to provide food and warm clothing to the students of Oak Ridge Elementary school in Sacramento. The 500 grade school students all receive free lunch at school and often go without food on weekends. The results of the "Be Change" movement were more than they expected. "I was completely overwhelmed and stunned," said Jason Harper, director of Be Change at the elementary school. "They exceeded their goals on every level." When it was all said and done, the high school students raised more than $4,250, in excess of 600 canned goods and 20 large bags of clothing. "We expected about $2,000. We were really happy with the results," said Alex Bennett, 18, a senior at Oak Ridge and member of Be Change. "The entire student body united for this cause even kids we were not really involved in school function rallied around this." It doesn't end with the gathering of donations. "We plan on going to Oak Ridge Elementary next week to meet some of the kids and deliver the food and clothing to their homes," said Marcia Moya, a teacher at Oak Ridge High, and leadership adviser. The high school students will have a say in how the donated money is spent. "We feel the completion of this project is giving the (high school) students a voice as to where the money will go," Harper said. "For instance they may say they want to make sure that academic supplies are purchased — or medical or dental issues addressed. Why not let them help determine the level of urgency? " The high volume of food donations frees up the donated funds to be utilized in other ways. "We now have money to go to other programs, such as purchasing glasses for a child, a dentist appointment or simply providing a child in need with a pair of winter shoes," he said. Bennett said the class as a whole will decide how the money is allocated. The hope is that the Oak to Oak fundraiser becomes an annual event. "Three of us are seniors and we are drilling it into the juniors to keep this going," Bennett said. "We are happy for what we can do for these students." Penne Usher can be reached at email@example.com.


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August 5, 2011
Malcolm Coley
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Office of HIV & AIDS Housing and the Baltimore HUD Field Office had a discussion on building successful collaborations on housing interventions on HIV & AIDS in the 21st Century.
(video) HIV & AIDS Roundtable -- part 1
(video) HIV & AIDS Roundtable -- part 2
Information about HUD resources which can help persons with HIV & AIDS was presented by housing and care providers, along with participation by HUD and other Federal officials. This event helped to reinforce the essential role faith-based and community organizations can play in fighting stigma and offering the helping hand in supporting people living with HIV & AIDS access safe, decent, and affordable housing.
The free round table discussion also presented science-based evidence on the importance of housing as a structural intervention and the need to develop more advocacy to include housing as a core element of local and state comprehensive HIV & AIDS prevention and care plans.
For more information about HIV & AIDS housing, advocacy, and resources contact Sarah Henke at the National AIDS Housing Coalition or call 202.347.0333.
Other important links:
White House AIDS Housing Partnerships


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Selling Success
First Nigeria got wealthy. Then came the motivational speakers to sell Nigerians on their full potential.
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LAGOS, Nigeria—Cloistered off from the Lagos sunshine in a thickly carpeted hotel conference room, volunteers from the Redeemed Christian Church of God Eagles Nest Youth Church are listening to a tale of redemption.
"Several years ago I was a two-time college dropout," says Steve Harris, one of Lagos' most high-profile motivational speakers. "When life places a sticker and brands you as an incompetent or a ne'er-do-well, you need to get off your butt—excuse me—and remind them that this is not you."
Harris, a handsome man sporting epaulettes on his gray jacket, spins a good story out of his journey from a hapless young man borrowing money off his baby sister to a gold watch-clad businessman. The story's pitfalls and diversions ("Women," he says at one point, dropping in to the elongated vowels of Nigerian slang, "are a capital-intensive project."), only make him more relatable.
Laughing, clapping, and earnestly nodding along, the young men and women around the U-shaped conference table echo his trademark slogan like a catechism.
"Like I always say, it's not what you don't have that limits you … " he begins.
"It's what you have but don't know how to use," the audience responds in unison.
Harris is one of roughly a dozen people in Lagos making serious money as motivational speakers, and many more are hoping to do the same. He offered this seminar on "personal mastery" at a heavily discounted rate because he was speaking to a church group, but in the corporate world he commands up to $10,000 for a day's training.
Ten years ago motivational speaking barely existed here, but practitioners say demand is growing. Nigeria's economy averaged 7 percent annual growth in the last decade, but roughly 60 percent of the country's people still live in poverty. In Lagos, a city of hustlers, there is a feeling that dreaming bigger and working harder will help bridge the gap between potential and performance, and motivational speaking is becoming big business.
"Inspiration and motivation are beginning to become big deals … we get so many invitations that we turn [some] down," Harris tells me. Nigerians, he says, "are in need of hope—they're looking for something that tells them it can be better."
Hunger for success is visible everywhere in Lagos, where street hawkers sell copies of Forbes magazine alongside packs of gum. Oil and the massive size of the domestic market have gilded a tiny minority of Nigerians in riches in recent years. The country's rate of private jet purchasing has begun to rival China's. Although Nigeria's announcement of its place as Africa's GDP leader in April was overshadowed by Boko Haram's recent attacks and mass kidnapping of teenage girls, Lagos remains a magnet for the ambitious.
The path to success is hard here, where infrastructure and education are inadequate and corruption rife, but the prizes glitter all the more brightly for it. Hip-hop artists loom over congested Lagos highways in lucrative cellphone ads, teasing drivers below with a glimpse of what the good life looks like. For those like Harris who are not only living the African Dream but making a living off the very idea of it, a personal rags-to-riches tale is a valuable asset.
As Paul Foh sits in the lobby of a consultancy firm with a green silk handkerchief sprouting from his breast pocket, there is little to suggest that 10 years ago he was a street vendor in the oil town of Port Harcourt. He has scant sympathy for those who blame corruption or the education system for their lack of opportunity. "I used to sell recharge cards on the street," Foh says. "Today I speak and I'm paid crazily well for what I do. Are you going to blame the government till you get to your grave?"
Foh's life changed after he heard a talk by Fela Durotoye, often referred to as the godfather of Nigeria's motivational speaking industry. Foh, who says the talk showed him his calling, held his first seminar on how to offer "exceptional customer service" shortly afterward in a hall his landlord let him use for free. Only two people came; one was his then-girlfriend.
Undaunted, he began writing a newsletter on "goal-setting and personal development." One day an oil company executive came across the newsletter and invited Foh to give a lecture to his employees.


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Running a pig farm is a sloppy business.
Lagoons of manure put a stench in the wind and may even contaminate the neighbors' wells. "Creating a public nuisance" is what they call it. And for pig farmers, public- nuisance lawsuits can be a cost of doing business.
Last week, the city of Cleveland filed a public-nuisance lawsuit against some of the biggest pig farmers I know: 21 investment banks and lenders whose subprime-mortgage- lending practices have allegedly turned Cleveland into a sty.
"The city has become the poster child for the national foreclosure crisis," the city's lawsuit reads. "An average of 20 Cleveland homeowners faced the grim reality of foreclosure every day in 2007."
After suffering more than 7,500 foreclosures last year, Cleveland now has "entire streets, blocks and neighborhoods" of abandoned homes that have become "eyesores . . . fire hazards . . . and targets for looters and criminals," the lawsuit reads.
The city's costs keep rising, and its revenues keep declining, as it deals with these dilapidated properties.
Mayor Frank Jackson told The New York Times these companies need to be "held accountable for what they've done" to Cleveland. "We're going after them to get the resources we need to rebuild our city," he said.
So Cleveland is suing Ameriquest Mortgage Co., Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Citigroup, Countrywide Financial, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Trust Co.
Many of these companies have already responded with the old "suit-is-without-merit" line. "We believe the allegations against us are without merit and plan to contest the suit vigorously," Citigroup said.
Cleveland argues that Wall Street firms turned loans into bonds and then sold the bonds for fat fees. These firms made so much money selling the bonds, they didn't care if the loans were ever repaid.
"The purveyors of subprime loans could have or should have . . . foreseen a foreclosure crisis as inescapable consequence of their conduct," Cleveland's lawsuit reads.
One of the best ways to make money is to export the costs of your economic activity to someone else whenever possible.
In the case of a pig farmer, that means filling the pig- waste lagoons to the brim and letting someone else deal with the stink. With subprime lenders, it's stuffing the investment portfolios with figurative manure.
Anthony Accetta, a former federal prosecutor who runs a private-investigations firm in Denver, has been blaming the subprime-lending debacle on Wall Street for years. He's written a guest editorial calling for fraud prosecutions, available through my blog.
Accetta says Cleveland's suit doesn't go far enough.
"They've got the right facts but the wrong theory," he said. "They should be suing for aiding and abetting fraud, not nuisance."
Wall Street firms turned a blind eye to rampant loan fraud because there was a buck to be made pushing subprime loans, Accetta said. And now it's Cleveland's problem.
Still, Cleveland's lawsuit sounds like a loser. The city was mired in Rust Belt economics long before subprime lending exploded. Besides, what better place to make subprime loans than a sub prime city?
"Adding legal and financial burdens to Wall Street doesn't seem, on the surface, to be the fastest way to resolve the ongoing mortgage crisis, which threatens every community in this country," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said.
Hickenlooper hadn't examined Cleveland's lawsuit, but he knows well the challenges presented by Colorado's foreclosure rate, among the highest in the nation.
Tom Russell, a law professor at the University of Denver, said he admires the way Cleveland is exposing the problems but that he doesn't think the lawsuit will get far.
"It's an unusual theory," applying nuisance laws to investment banks, he said. " 'Nuisance' is like suing the neighbors who keep their cars up on blocks, or maybe college students who party all the time."
Ultimately, it comes down to this: Can city attorneys from one of the nation's most disadvantaged towns really keep pace with the New York lawyers whom wealthy pig farmers can buy?
"Cleveland's city attorney stops doing dog-bite, traffic- ticket and zoning cases and then sues Wall Street altogether," Russell said. "Hats off to him for trying."
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Mo. auditor questions welfare expenses
Originally published March 19, 2013 at 11:55 a.m., updated March 19, 2013 at 10:44 p.m.
State Auditor Tom Schweich said Tuesday Missouri's Social Services department — especially the Family Services division —— still hasn't made some accounting changes recommended in several previous audits.
Schweich's findings were part of a 166-page report called the "Single Audit" of $9.95 billion in federal funds used by the state.
The new report includes findings that the Human Development Corporation (HDC) of Metropolitan St. Louis misused another $1,800 in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds, instead of paying a supplier — after a previous report cited at least $669,704 in misused funds.
And the close-out review of the LIHEAP money spotlighted more than $660,000 in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program funds were paid to the HDC, but it didn't have supporting documentation to show it had used the money correctly.
The audit said the Social Services department agreed with the finding, and has filed a claim in the HDC "dissolution proceedings" to recoup the LIHEAP and CSBG funds.
Schweich's audit also found a couple of problems with administration of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program.
"It's a massive program, and they're never going to have perfection in a program like that," Schweich told the News Tribune. "But, I think, when you have 42 percent of the files not documenting whether the person is trying to get work, or attending vocational training program or whatever — that's way too high of a number."
The federal government mandated, in a 1996 law, the yearly audit of how state and local governments, and not-for-profit organizations, spend the federal money they receive.
"It's the single biggest audit that comes out of this office, every year. We spent 22,000 hours on this audit, 46 auditors — 18 percent of our total activity is on this one audit," Schweich said.
Missouri's state budget was around $23 billion last year, the auditor noted, and $12.73 billion of that was based on federal awards.
Schweich said this year's audit covered $9.95 billion of the total, or 78 percent.
"It also encompasses 22 programs in 11 different departments," Schweich explained. "It's really more like 22 audits than one audit."
And the auditors don't find only "bad news."
"You don't see it in the report, because we don't put in where we don't find any problems," Schweich said. "But I have a 'No Findings' list — Higher Education, Mental Health, Natural Resources, Public Safety and Agriculture."
That list varies from year to year, he said.
"Obviously, somebody like Social Services, with the amount of money they get — you don't expect them to be on the No Findings list," he said. "We're not interested in embarrassing anybody — we just want the problems fixed.
"We want to make sure that eligible people are getting welfare benefits — because when ineligible people get them, that means there's no money for eligible people."
Although Schweich is unhappy that past findings haven't been cleared up, he added: "One of our most serious findings is that the department of Social Services paid $300,000 to child care providers for children who no longer were in the program."
The department agreed with that finding, and said in its response it has a plan "to address the findings."
Schweich hopes state program administrators take the Single Audit report seriously.
"We issue these reports and they are read," he said, "and if (federal administrators) agree with us, they're going to try to get the money back."
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich (schwyk) is questioning millions of dollars of welfare payments made to low-income residents.
Schweich released an annual audit Tuesday examining Missouri's use of $12.7 billion of federal funds during the 2012 budget. He raised concerns about $68 million of expenses, mainly through programs run by the Department of Social Services.
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Report of discoveries in Brazilian pre-salt - Part 16
Report of ten selected discoveries in Brazilian pre-salt - Part 16 (Prospects - Florim - Prospective Resources)
by F. Busquet
The area of the Florim prospect is part of the Transfer of Rights Agreement to explore and produce oil, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons in certain blocks of the pre-salt area, up to the limit of 5 bn barrels of oil equivalent, as provided under Law No. 12, 276 signed by the President of Brazil on June 30, 2010 ("Law No. 12,276"), including the initial purchase price of the transfer of rights, to be entered into among Petrobras, as assignee, the Brazilian federal government, as assignor, and the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency – ANP, as regulator (the "Assignment Agreement").
The Board of Executive Officers authorized all necessary actions to conclude the transfer of rights, including the execution of the Assignment Agreement, according to news published by Petrobras in September 1, 2010.
6. Florim
6.1 Overview
- The Florim prospect is located in water depths of approximately 2,000 m about 300 km south of Rio de Janeiro in open acreage and less than 10 km north of the Iara discovery.
- Iara was discovered in September 2008 by the exploration well 1-BRSA-618-RJS which found the Cretaceous pre-salt interval (Sag and Upper Syn-Rift) oil-bearing.
6.2 Geological Model
- The expected reservoir section in Florim includes microbial and stromatolitic carbonates of the Sag Sequence and underlying limestone coquinas of the late Syn-Rift Sequence.
- Depth structure mapping of the Florim prospect is based on 3D PSDM seismic data. A combination of generally poorer seismic data quality and greater structural complexity makes the Base Salt interpretation at Florim less reliable than other prospects and discoveries in the area.
- The seismic mapping, in particular the top reservoir / Base Salt horizon, was reviewed by GCA and found to be less reliable than other prospects and discoveries in this area.
- Florim is a north-south elongate feature, dip-closed with a northern and southern culmination separated by a saddle. The saddle is within spill closure (31 sq km), but is overlain by a relatively thin salt section, which adds seal risk.
6.3 Estimation of Oil-in-Place
- The GRV range is based upon GCA's review of the seismic data available and derived from the ANP's Petrel model.
- Based on the well log data made available by the ANP and in consideration of other analogous discoveries and prospects, plus a limited amount of regional well data, GCA considers that the mean formation evaluation input parameters for volumetric estimation are as follows: porosity 10 %, oil saturation 76 %, N/G 57 %
- Standard deviation for the porosity and oil saturation, standard error of the mean for N/G and their bases are specified for each discovery and prospect in the Formation Evaluation in Appendix V.
- Based on the PVT data provided, GCA considers that a reasonable range of FVF is 1.43 stb/rb and 1.58 stb/rb, and the GOR lies between 1,035 cf/bbl and 1,265 cf/bbl.
- OOIP for Florim range from a Low Estimate of 0.2 bn bbl to a High Estimate of 0.7 bn bbl with a Best Estimate of 0.4 bn bbl.
6.4 Resource Estimate
- The estimated recovery factor, considering a depletion and water injection production system, is estimated to be between 8 % and 34 %, with a most likely value of 18 % for the 27° API oil.
- Rounded Prospective Resources (bn bbl) for the Florim prospect are estimated as follows:
Table 16: Rounded Prospective Resources (bn bbl)
6.5 Development Plan and Economic Analysis
- Given the small size of this prospect, only 2 production and 2 injection wells will be needed to recover the Best Estimate resource of 65 mm bbl, producing at initial rates of 10,000 boepd/well. The wells will be tied-back to one of the Iara FPSOs using no more than 15 % of its 100,000 boepd capacity.
- The unrisked NPV 10 for the Best Estimate resource success case is $ 438 mm equivalent to $ 6.74/bbl.
Figure 36. Florim Prospect Location Map
Figure 37. Florim Prospect Map (Base Salt Depth)


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I'll have to wait till tomorrow to give a full answer, but I have to chime in that I haven't seen any real power creep in either wrath or domination - pretty much all the new stuff was middle of the road. The only power creep, as it were, was the power of having different options and more choices for list building, but no item was significantly better than older choices, and most were simply middle of the pack (and rightly so).__________________
For my own faction (menoth), we got a middle of the pack caster, good jack in the sanctifier (but on par with the Templar, and not better than the reckoner), a mercenary attachment that won't see much use just because the faction doesn't often need mercenary units (but it's there if you want it) and the vessel battle engine, which is good, but you're either giving up a battle group jack (vessel doesn't vet battle group spells) or a full unit, which is a very hard choice in 35 point games where you want a meat shield. Nothing is an auto include, nothing is better, it's just the extra choices.
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