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So, I just found out that some jerkwads broke into Workspace and stole 6 of their computers sometime between Friday night and now (I'm not clear on when it happened). There's a surveillance video of the guys coming in and out (with the computers) of the building posted, they walk back out about 45 secs from the end of the clip. And to the amusement of I think everyone who's seen them, there are photos of the dude who ended up with one of them, since he managed to accidentally post photos to workspace's flickr through photobooth!
I know, it's not really the first day of fall quite yet, but it sure felt like it. The air has been getting chillier on and off over the past week, and it really hit all of a sudden today. Even though we really got cheated out of a proper summer this year, I am ready for fall. Despite being my first summer since finishing school, it's been one of the most challenging summers I've had, and I can't say that I'm sad to see it go. Scott, Boris, and a bunch of the other geeky types have headed to Barcelona for the next ten days or so for DrupalCon and judging purely from Facebook status updates, have made it there safely.
Saturday morning: Farmer's Market Best Garlic
Best tomatoes
Tart, tasty grapes
Brace yourself, it's a random-assed post.
I went on my first Photowalk on Wednesday night, on Granville Island. See my full set from it here.
It's all a haze right now, so instead of a proper wrap post, I give you this and invite you to add more verses in the comments if you feel so inclined: BarCamping Across the West Coast (Read/sing to the tune of Star-Trekking Across the Universe) BarCamping on the West Coast Geeking out in Workspace Thankyou to our hosts BarCamping on the West Coast Sessions upon sessions Cause we can't get enough There's Lee Lefever in the crowd, in the crowd, in the crowd all the way from Seattle town, in the crowd, Kris. It's Drupal man, so get with the program, get with the program, get with the program A CMS, so get with the program, get with the program, yep. There's Derek Miller in the crowd, in the crowd, in the crowd Fighting the fight so show some love, in the crowd, Kris.
Hello Barcampers!
Here's our quick note with some details about Barcamp Vancouver 2007 - http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2007
Below you'll find information on * registry and attendance * t-shirts * list of topics for sessions * schedule of Barcamp events * spreading the love
Registry and Attendancehttp://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2007Attendees
We're oversubscribed (yay!), which means that some people who want to come won't be able to come (boo!).
So please, if you're in the first 120, check your dates and availability. Are you sure you're coming? We want to minimize the wiki squatting.
If you're not sure you're coming, please strike out your name and post the name of the top person left on the waiting list in your former place.
First the backup drive gave me the big f.u., today a new hardware battle... But let me backtrack a little...
I knew it was going to be a bit of a crazy day today, but I didn't think the transit would be that messed up on the way TO work this morning. I got out there in time for the 'early' bus, only to find a pack of people probably 4x as big as usual waiting at the stop...this (and all the angry faces) could only lead me to the conclusion that 3 or 4 buses had already been missed. Finally a gas powered bus (my route usually only runs the electric ones) turned up and everyone packed in. I think my stop is the third on the route, and by the fourth, it was full. People were not pleased. Nor was I when I ended up being about 10 mins late for work.
Anyway, I came prepared for an unorthodox trip home (orthodox being: walk three blocks, get on bus, 15mins ride, get off bus, walk across street), as I was planning on getting off the bus halfway home to stop and buy the new Tegan and Sara CD, The Con. I brought my backpack, cause I figured that there was a good chance it was going to be busy already because of people coming down for the fireworks, and that it was likely once I got off the bus I was going to have to walk the rest of the way home.
So I went and bought my CD, and thought surely if I walk a few stops down there'll be people getting off the bus, and hence room for me to get on. I passed the London Drugs on my way down the street, and stopped in and picked up a webcam, then walked to the next stop. I chatted with this nice little old lady, as we cooked in the sun and hoped a bus would come by. It did, but it sure as heck didn't let anyone on. Which was fine for me. I said goodbye, went and got an iced tea, and walked the rest of the way home. But what the heck was she supposed to do? With a cane, she was doing about 20ft/min, and it was obvious to me that she was stuck there until...until the crowds die down? It kinda ticked me off, because I realized she probably wasn't going to be able to make it to go get her dinner, and nobody seemed to take any note of that. Anyway...
Aside: this evening someone above me was throwing bread off their balcony, and I had a few bird-friends make some pit stops on mine...
I had some trouble setting up the webcam because friggin Logitech decided to give me the big f.u. as well--again, no mac support! Thankfully, a lovely open source program called maccam came to my rescue. And with a little help from my favorite geek (listen carefully to the podcast he posted today and you'll get a surprise!) I managed to get it working with Skype--just in time for the fireworks! (Which are crazy loud by the way and still going after 25mins!)
Ok, now they're done. Not bad at all...great not having to brave the swarms of people, now we'll just see how it goes getting to sleep at a decent time...oh, the people they are loud...


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But the music is repetitive, and it's certainly not danceable. So while the old timers in the audience clap and cheer, most of the young people pay scant attention to the spectacle, which has the antiquated feel of a vaudeville act. Practitioners argue that the form is a high art, an intellectual pastime widely misunderstood and much maligned because of its country origins.
"The upper class in Cuba always said this is no good, but you have to be knowledgeable to understand it," says Meliton Perdomo, a dapper, moustached man dressed all in white. "Punto guajiro touches the heart and moves the soul," he notes
Unlike other genres of Cuban music, punto guajiro has remained virtually unaffected by African influences. It does not employ bongos or conga drums, and is about as black as American country and western music. "Africa, no, no, no," clucks Perdomo, who speaks with a slight Castilian lisp. "This is Spanish through and through."
Performers like Perdomo take extreme pride in the language of Cervantes. He says a true guajiro poet "has a voice, he has an ear, he can improvise, and his grammar is perfect. He has an utterly complete knowledge of Spanish." Someone, he points out, like Pablo Leon.
A native of the pastoral Pinar del Rio province who came to Miami in 1984, Leon hosts a Cuban country music radio show Saturday evenings on La Poderosa (WWFE-AM 670). He talks fondly of a national punto contest held annually in Cuba, and an international competition that took place in Spain's Canary Islands last year.
He says there are about one thousand punto guajiro enthusiasts in Miami-Dade County. Although they meet periodically at various social clubs, Leon likes Don Goyo's best because it is a more natural environment for the country genre. Goyo agrees. "This is the music for this place," he says. "It's the music I've been listening to all my life."
Leon wants to keep the tradition alive, but his eleven-year-old daughter, who has accompanied him today, wrinkles her nose when he suggests she take part in the show.
"Punto guajiro has had its problems," Leon admits. "A lot of people have looked upon the guajiro with disdain, but it's kept on. Anyone who is sensitive or intelligent will keep listening to it. It will carry on."
Manuel Martinez, a lanky 79-year-old in a gray felt cowboy hat and huge aviator sunglasses, would agree. After all, he left Cuba for good in 1953 with a $23 round-trip plane ticket to Key West. But he kept singing punto guajiro. "My parents sang it, so I do," he reasons. "What's more, it's as Cuban as the flag."
The guajiros feel the same about Don Goyo's. "This is the most authentic place in Miami," says Manuel Soriano. "It's the place that's most like the Cuban countryside."
When the guajiros finish their performance a fantastic commotion breaks out on the dance floor. The senior citizens in their cowboy hats and boots start dancing frenetic merengue, some with their wives, others with the young waitresses. Teenage couples in baggy sport clothes show off fancy steps and turns. A two-year-old girl with dark skin and a blond afro twirls in a circle, mimicking her grandfather. The baby who was dancing with her father earlier is now sitting in the corner as her older siblings stand in a line performing a practiced routine.
Away from the dance floor, the restaurant has taken on the air of an outdoor bazaar. Several vendors move around carrying toy trucks and dolls, armfuls of polyester nightgowns, and boxes of video tapes dubbed in Spanish. A towering Senegalese man proffers wooden elephants and ceramic vases. His blue batik dashiki is printed with a cell phone motif.
The music stops and a Dominican singer with a pretty face and a large, shapely behind takes the stage. She wears a pink spandex dress two sizes too small. Singing in a strong, throaty voice to the backing tracks of a song recorded by salsa star Marc Anthony, she gyrates, turning her backside to the audience. Several of the guajiros' wives elbow their husbands and get up to leave. The singer sits in the lap of an old man at a front table. When the song ends, she gets up, swiveling her hips and her throwing up her hands: "Aplauso, pleeese!"
Don Goyo watches with detached amusement from a table in the back, where he sits for a minute with some regulars. The Dominican girl wandered in one day looking for work, he explains, so he gave her a break. Goyo jumps up to cut more pork, checks on the beer supply, then runs to the store to pay a local farmer for some produce. People constantly come up to hug him, or slap him on the back as he walks by. A group of young men call to him from the pool table on the porch. He waves and hurries on.
The music continues until about ten and then, quite abruptly, the weekend is over. A young Cuban truck driver climbs into the rig he's left out in the parking lot and roars off to New York. Others head off to clock in to their jobs on the graveyard shift. The rest of Don Goyo's customers stagger contentedly to their cars. It's time to head back to Miami.
Goyo, meanwhile, retreats to his room and retires, resting up for the day of chores to come. He is soon asleep, and the only noise is the hum of a lone air conditioner over the quiet of the country night.


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Niko lives in Athens, the capital city of Greece. [Locate Greece on a map.]
While Niko's mother worked, Niko stayed with some friends. On Saturdays the family went to church and took Niko with them. He liked singing the songs and hearing the Bible stories.
On Sunday Niko went with his mother to her church. But after a while he didn't want to go to two different churches. His mom asked which church he wanted to attend, and Niko chose the Adventist church. "I'm learning a lot at the Adventist church, and it's so much more interesting," he says. "Mom didn't mind, so I stopped going to her church."
When Niko learned why Adventists worship on Saturday, he told his mother. "It's God's holy day," he said. "It's the day God rested after making the world. God wants to spend the Sabbath with us." Niko's mom listened, but she couldn't go to church with him because of her work.
Niko prayed that his parents would go to church with him. Then his mom's job changed, and she doesn't always have to work on Saturdays anymore. So when she can, she goes to church with Niko. "She says she needs to follow my good example," Niko says. "I'm so happy!"
Niko prays that one day his mom and dad will decide to join the church. But he doesn't want to force them. He invites his mother to church activities, and he studies his Bible lesson with her when she's not too tired after work. Recently Niko's mom joined the church's Bible-study group. Niko goes with her, and the pastor has asked him to be the Bible reader for the class.
Niko's teacher at school asked him why he goes to church on Saturday instead of Sunday. "I told him that God set Saturday aside to be His Sabbath," Niko explained. "Constantine changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday, but God never changed it. God still wants us to worship Him on Saturday, the Sabbath." His teacher has asked to know more about what the Adventist Church teaches.
Children in Greece have a religion class in school, but they don't learn to follow Jesus. Niko wants his friends to realize that the Bible is more than a collection of stories, that God wants them to be His followers and His friends, just as Niko is learning to be.
"It's important to be faithful to what we know is the truth," he says. "Then our parents and teachers and classmates will see what a difference Jesus can make in our lives. Then when we invite them to church, maybe they will come."
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I have not had sleep in a couple of days and i have come to the point- its alright and its worth it. Something about staying on top of things and getting everything done on a deadline is exciting (but not if something goes wrong). Today is portfolio i wasnt given good comments on my product shots and honestly im proud of what i do or else i wouldnt be turning it into my teacher but im just not into still life. I think that its great when a still life is conceptual and eye catching. I guess im taking my still lifes/product shots like portraits. I need to look at product shots the way i do architecture (which is my specialization).
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- 1/2 pound(s) sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3 green onions , sliced
- •Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and place in a large bowl. Add the sour cream, milk, butter, salt and pepper. Beat on medium-low speed until light and fluffy. Stir in 2 cups cheese, bacon and onions.
- • Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Top with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.
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Annual Fairy Princess Tea party on April 13
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ABC News' Emily Friedman (@EmilyABC) reports:
It's not easy being a Super PAC donor.
Especially if you're giving to the pro-Mitt Romney Super PAC – "Restore Our Future" – which in just one week has seen two donors receive flack for their contributions.
First it was Edward Conard, a former managing director of Bain Capital, the investment firm Romney helped found, who gave $1 million anonymous under the company name "W Spann" before eventually revealing his identity. Conard's contribution did not come without scathing criticism in the press: in a Washington Post editorial published last weekend the donation was characterized as an example of so-called "secret money." And pressure was put on Romney himself, who has been outspoken about the problem with secrecy in political fundraising, to speak up about Conard's donation.
Then this week, the president of the popular shoe company New Balance issued a statement distancing the brand from a $500,000 donation made to the PAC by the company's chairman, Jim Davis, after threats of boycotts emerged.
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Topic Contents
- Purpose of This PDQ Summary
- General Information
- Cellular Classification
- Stage Information
- Treatment Option Overview
- Noninvasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
- Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
- Recurrent Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
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- Changes to This Summary (05 / 08 / 2008)
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Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
Purpose of This PDQ Summary
This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of thymoma and thymic carcinoma. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Adult Treatment Editorial Board.
Information about the following is included in this summary:
- Diagnosis.
- Etiology.
- Signs and symptoms.
- Cellular classification.
- Staging.
- Treatment options by cancer stage.
This summary is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer patients. It does not provide formal guidelines or recommendations for making health care decisions.
Some of the reference citations in the summary are accompanied by a level-of-evidence designation. These designations are intended to help readers assess the strength of the evidence supporting the use of specific interventions or approaches. The PDQ Adult Treatment Editorial Board uses a formal evidence ranking system in developing its level-of-evidence designations. Based on the strength of the available evidence, treatment options are described as either "standard" or "under clinical evaluation." These classifications should not be used as a basis for reimbursement determinations.
This summary is available in a patient version, written in less technical language, and in Spanish.
General Information
Note: Information on thymoma in children is available in the PDQ summary on Unusual Cancers of Chilhood.
Thymomas are epithelial tumors of the thymus, which may or may not be extensively infiltrated by nonneoplastic lymphocytes. The term, thymoma, is customarily used to describe neoplasms that show no overt atypia of the epithelial component. A thymic epithelial tumor that exhibits clear-cut cytologic atypia and histologic features no longer specific to the thymus is known as a thymic carcinoma (also known as type C thymoma).[1]
Invasive thymomas and thymic carcinomas are relatively rare tumors, which together represent about 0.2% to 1.5% of all malignancies.[2] Thymic carcinomas are rare and have been reported to account for only 0.06% of all thymic neoplasms.[3] In general, thymomas are indolent tumors with a tendency toward local recurrence rather than metastasis. Thymic carcinomas, however, are typically invasive, with a high risk of relapse and death.[4,5]
Most patients with thymoma or thymic carcinoma are aged 40 through 60 years.[6] The etiology of these types of tumors is not known. In about 50% of the patients, thymomas/thymic carcinomas are detected by chance with plain-film chest radiography.[6] Ninety percent occur in the anterior mediastinum.[7]
Approximately 30% of the patients with thymoma/thymic carcinoma are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis.[6] In other cases, the presenting clinical signs of these types of tumors may include coughing, chest pain, and signs of upper airway congestion. Paraneoplastic autoimmune syndromes associated with thymoma include myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroiditis, and Sjögren syndrome, among others.[6,8,9] Autoimmune pure red cell aplasia and hypogammaglobulinemia affect approximately 5% and 5% to 10%, respectively, of patients with thymoma.[7] Thymoma-associated autoimmune disease involves an alteration in circulating T-cell subsets.[10,11] The primary T-cell abnormality appears to be related to the acquisition of the CD45RA+ phenotype on naive CD4+ T cells during terminal intratumorous thymopoiesis, followed by export of these activated CD4+ T cells into the circulation.[12] In addition to T-cell defects, B-cell lymphopenia has been observed in thymoma-related immunodeficiency, with hypogammaglobulinemia (Good syndrome) and opportunistic infection.[13,14,15] In contrast to thymoma, the association of thymic carcinoma and autoimmune diseases is rare.[8,16]
In a large retrospective study, approximately 47% of thymoma cases (excluding thymic carcinoma) were found to be associated with myasthenia gravis.[17] Although the oncologic prognosis of thymoma is reported to be more favorable in patients with myasthenia gravis than in patients without myasthenia gravis,[7] treatment with thymectomy may not significantly improve the course of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis.[18,19]
Thymoma and thymic carcinoma should be differentiated from a number of nonepithelial thymic neoplasms, including neuroendocrine tumors, germ cell tumors, lymphomas, stromal tumors, tumor-like lesions (such as true thymic hyperplasia), thymic cysts, metastatic tumors, and lung cancer.[1,20] Standard primary treatment for these types of tumors is surgical with en bloc resection for invasive tumors, if possible.[4,6,7,21] Depending on tumor stage, multimodality treatment includes the use of radiation therapy and chemotherapy with or without surgery.[6,22]
Thymoma has been associated with an increased risk for second malignancies, which appears to be unrelated to thymectomy, radiation therapy, or a clinical history of myasthenia gravis.[19,23,24] Because of this increased risk for second malignancies and the fact that thymoma can recur after a long interval, it has been recommended that surveillance should be lifelong.[19] The measurement of interferon-alpha and interleukin-2 antibodies is helpful to identify patients with a thymoma recurrence.[25]
Although the classification of thymomas remains a source of debate, some general guidelines for a more coherent classification have emerged. The World Health Organization pathologic classification of tumors of the thymus emphasizes the importance of independent evaluations of the degree of tumor invasiveness and the tumor histology.[1] Although some thymoma histologic types are more likely to be invasive and clinically aggressive, treatment outcome and the likelihood of recurrence appear to correlate more closely with the invasive/metastasizing properties of the tumor cells.[1,17] Therefore, some thymomas that appear to be relatively benign by histologic criteria may behave very aggressively. Independent evaluations of both the tumor invasiveness (using staging criteria) and tumor histology should be combined to predict the clinical behavior of a thymoma.
Cellular Classification
The following cellular classification of thymoma and thymic carcinoma is largely based on the classification scheme presented in a World Health Organization monograph published in 1999.[1] Although the histologic classification of thymomas may have independent prognostic significance, staging is the most important determinant of survival in thymoma patients.[2,3] In contrast, a retrospective study of 40 patients with thymic carcinomas suggests that tumor histology is more important than stage as a prognostic indicator for survival in patients with thymic carcinoma.[4] To date, no specific chromosomal abnormalities have been associated with specific histologic types of thymoma or thymic carcinoma.[5,6,7,8]
Thymoma is a thymic epithelial tumor in which the epithelial component exhibits no overt atypia and retains histologic features specific to the normal thymus.[1] Immature non-neoplastic lymphocytes are present in variable numbers depending on the histologic type of thymoma. The histologic types of thymoma are as follows:
- Type A thymoma
Type A thymoma (also known as spindle cell thymoma and medullary thymoma) accounts for approximately 4% to 7% of all thymomas.[2,3] Approximately 17% of this type may be associated with myasthenia gravis.[2] Morphologically, the tumor is composed of neoplastic thymic epithelial cells that have a spindle/oval shape, lack nuclear atypia, and are accompanied by few, if any, nonneoplastic lymphocytes.[1] The appearance of this tumor can be confused with that of a mesenchymal neoplasm, but the immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features are clearly those of an epithelial neoplasm. Most type A thymomas are encapsulated (see Stage Information). Some, however, may invade the capsule and, on rare occasion, may extend into the lung. Chromosome abnormalities, when present, may correlate with an aggressive clinical course.[8] The prognosis for this tumor type is excellent and have long-term survival rates (15 years or more) that are reported to be close to 100% in retrospective studies.[2,3]
- Type AB thymoma
Type AB thymoma (also known as mixed thymoma) accounts for approximately 28% to 34% of all thymomas.[2,3] Approximately 16% of this type may be associated with myasthenia gravis.[2] Morphologically, type AB thymoma is a thymic tumor in which foci having the features of type A thymoma are admixed with foci rich in nonneoplastic lymphocytes.[1] The segregation of the different foci can be sharp or indistinct, and a wide range exists in the relative amount of the two components. The prognosis for this tumor type is good and have long-term survival rates (15 years or more) that are recently reported to be approximately 90% or better in two large retrospective studies.[2,3]
- Type B1 thymoma
Type B1 thymoma (also known as lymphocyte-rich thymoma, lymphocytic thymoma, predominantly cortical thymoma, and organoid thymoma) accounts for approximately 9% to 20% of all thymomas and depends on the study cited.[2,3] Approximately 57% of cases may be associated with myasthenia gravis.[2] Morphologically, this tumor resembles the normal functional thymus because it contains large numbers of cells that have an appearance almost indistinguishable from normal thymic cortex with areas resembling thymic medulla.[1] The similarities between this tumor type and the normal active thymus are such that distinction between the two may be impossible on microscopic examination. The prognosis for this tumor type is good and has a long-term survival rate (20 years or more) of approximately 90%.[2,3]
- Type B2 thymoma
Type B2 thymoma (also known as cortical thymoma and polygonal cell thymoma) accounts for approximately 20% to 36% of all thymomas and depends on the study cited.[2,3] Approximately 71% of cases may be associated with myasthenia gravis.[2] Morphologically, the neoplastic epithelial component of this tumor type appears as scattered plump cells with vesicular nuclei and distinct nucleoli among a heavy population of nonneoplastic lymphocytes.[1] Perivascular spaces are common and on occasion very prominent. A perivascular arrangement of tumor cells that results in a palisading effect may be seen. This type of thymoma resembles type B1 thymoma in its predominance of lymphocytes, but foci of medullary differentiation are less conspicuous or absent. Long-term survival is decidedly worse than for thymoma types A, AB, and B1. The 20-year survival rate (as defined by freedom from tumor death) for this thymoma type is approximately 60%.[2]
- Type B3 thymoma
Type B3 thymoma (also known as epithelial thymoma, atypical thymoma, squamoid thymoma, and well-differentiated thymic carcinoma) accounts for approximately 10% to 14% of all thymomas. Approximately 46% of this type of tumor may be associated with myasthenia gravis.[2] Morphologically, this tumor type is predominantly composed of epithelial cells that have a round or polygonal shape and that exhibit no atypia or mild atypia.[1] The epithelial cells are admixed with a minor component of nonneoplastic lymphocytes, which results in a sheet-like growth of neoplastic epithelial cells. The 20-year survival rate (as defined by freedom from tumor death) for this thymoma type is approximately 40%.[2]
Thymic carcinoma (also known as type C thymoma) is a thymic epithelial tumor that exhibits a definite cytologic atypia and a set of histologic features no longer specific to the thymus but rather similar to those histologic features observed in carcinomas of other organs.[1] In contrast to type A and B thymomas, thymic carcinomas lack immature lymphocytes. Any lymphocytes that are present are mature and usually admixed with plasma cells. Hypothetically, thymic carcinoma may arise from malignant transformation of a pre-existing thymoma.[9] This hypothetical evolution could account for the existence of thymic epithelial lesions that exhibit combined features of thymoma and thymic carcinoma within the same tumor.[10]
Thymic carcinomas are usually advanced when diagnosed and have a higher recurrence rate and worse survival compared with thymoma.[4,11] In a retrospective study of 40 patients with thymic carcinoma, the 5-year and 10-year actuarial overall survival rates were 38% and 28%, respectively.[4] In contrast to the thymomas, the association of thymic carcinoma and autoimmune disease is rare.[12]
Histologic subtypes of thymic carcinoma include the following:
- Squamous cell (epidermoid) thymic carcinoma
This type of thymic carcinoma exhibits clear-cut cytologic atypia. In routinely stained sections, the keratinizing form exhibits equally clear-cut evidence of squamous differentiation in the form of intercellular bridges and/or squamous pearls, while the nonkeratinizing form lacks obvious signs of keratinization. Another subtype, basaloid carcinoma, is composed of compact lobules of tumor cells that exhibit peripheral palisading and an overall basophilic staining pattern caused by the high nucleocytoplasmic ratio and the absence of keratinization.
- Lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma
This type of thymic carcinoma has morphologic features indistinguishable from those of lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the respiratory tract. The differential diagnosis with germ cell tumors, particularly seminomas, can be difficult but important for treatment.
- Sarcomatoid thymic carcinoma (carcinosarcoma)
This is a type of thymic carcinoma in which part or all of the tumor resembles one of the types of soft tissue sarcoma.
- Clear cell thymic carcinoma
This is a type of thymic carcinoma composed predominantly or exclusively of cells with optically clear cytoplasm.
- Mucoepidermoid thymic carcinoma
This type of thymic carcinoma has an appearance similar to that of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the major and minor salivary glands.
- Papillary thymic adenocarcinoma
This type of thymic carcinoma grows in a papillary fashion. This histology may be accompanied by psammoma body formation, which may result in a marked similarity with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland.
- Undifferentiated thymic carcinoma
This is a rare type of thymic carcinoma that grows in a solid undifferentiated fashion but without exhibiting sarcomatoid (spindle cell or pleomorphic) features.
Combinations of the above histologic types can occur within the same tumor. For these cases, the term combined thymoma can be used, followed by a listing of the components and the relative amount of each component.[1]
Stage Information
Histologic classification of thymoma is not sufficient to distinguish biologically benign thymomas from malignant thymomas. The degree of invasion or tumor stage is generally thought to be a more important indicator of overall survival.[1,2,3]
Evaluating the invasiveness of a thymoma involves the use of staging criteria that indicate the presence and degree of contiguous invasion, the presence of implants, and lymph node or distant metastases regardless of histologic type. Although no standardized staging system exists, the one proposed by Masaoka in 1981 is commonly employed and is shown below.[4]
Thymoma Staging System of Masaoka
Stage | Description |
I | Macroscopically, completely encapsulated; microscopically, no capsular invasion |
II | Macroscopic invasion into surrounding fatty tissue or mediastinal pleura; microscopic invasion into capsule |
III | Macroscopic invasion into neighboring organs (pericardium, lung, and great vessels) |
IVa | Pleural or pericardial dissemination |
IVb | Lymphogenous or hematogenous metastases |
For the purposes of discussion of treatment in this summary, these stages are grouped as either noninvasive or invasive.
In noninvasive (stage I) disease, the tumor is limited to the thymus gland and has not involved other tissues. All of the tumor cells remain within a fibrous capsule that surrounds the tumor.
In locally invasive (stage II) disease, the tumor has broken through the capsule and invaded the fat or pleura. In extensively invasive (stages III and IVa) disease, the tumor has spread contiguously from the thymus gland to involve other organs in the chest. Spread to organs in the abdomen or metastatic embolic spread (stage IVb) is unusual at the time of presentation.
Application of this staging system to a series of 85 surgically treated patients confirmed its value in determining prognosis, with 5-year survival rates of 96% for stage I disease, 86% for stage II disease, 69% for stage III disease, and 50% for stage IV disease.[4,5] In a large retrospective study involving 273 patients with thymoma, 20-year survival rates (as defined by freedom from tumor death) according to the Masaoka staging system were reported to be 89% for stage I disease, 91% for stage II disease, 49% for stage III disease, and 0% for stage IV disease.[1]
Some investigators maintain that the Masaoka staging system does not accurately predict outcome for thymic carcinoma.[6,7] In one retrospective study evaluating 43 cases of thymic carcinoma, prognosis was found to be dependent solely on tumor invasion of the innominate artery.[7]
Computed tomography (CT) may be useful in the diagnosis and clinical staging of thymoma, especially for noninvasive tumors. CT is usually accurate in predicting tumor size, location, and invasion into vessels, the pericardium, and the lung. CT cannot predict, however, invasion or resectability with accuracy.[3,8] Appearance of the tumor on CT may be related to the World Health Organization histologic type.[9] A retrospective study involving 53 patients who underwent thymectomy for thymic epithelial tumors indicates that smooth contours and a round shape are most suggestive of type A thymomas, whereas irregular contours are most suggestive of thymic carcinomas. Calcification is suggestive of type B thymomas. In this study, however, CT was found to be of limited value differentiating type AB, B1, B2, and B3 thymomas.[10]
Treatment Option Overview
Most thymomas are diagnosed and staged at the time of surgical intervention. Surgical resection is the preferred treatment of patients who can tolerate surgery and have a mediastinal mass that is suspected of being a thymoma. A total thymectomy with complete resection of all tumor can be achieved in nearly all stage I and stage II patients and in 27% to 44% of stage III patients. Postoperative radiation therapy is generally employed for stage II and stage III patients. Patients with stage IVa disease can only rarely be resected completely and are usually offered debulking surgery and postoperative radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
Noninvasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
1. | Surgical resection: Complete resection of a well-encapsulated, noninvasive thymoma is usually curative and has a risk of local recurrence of less than 2%.[1] In patients with myasthenia gravis, operative mortality can be minimized with close attention to respiratory support when planning surgical treatment. |
2. | Radiation therapy is not indicated following complete resection of a well-encapsulated thymoma. Radiation therapy should be considered, however, in rare cases when a noninvasive thymoma is incompletely resected, and when the patient is a poor surgical risk.[1] |
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
1. | McKenna WG, Bonomi P, Barnes MM, et al.: Malignancies of the thymus. In: Roth JA, Ruckdeschel JC, Weisenburger TH: Thoracic Oncology. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders Co, 1989, pp 466-477. |
Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
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1. | En bloc surgical resection if possible. In patients with myasthenia gravis, operative mortality can be minimized with close attention to respiratory support when planning surgical treatment. |
2. | Following surgical resection, radiation therapy is generally recommended whether or not the surgical resection has been complete, especially for stage III and stage IVa patients. Retrospective clinical studies show improved local control and survival with the addition of postoperative radiation therapy.[1,2,3][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] |
- Radiation therapy: In patients who have residual macroscopic tumor following biopsy or attempted resection, radiation therapy has been reported to achieve local control in 60% to 90% of the cases. Because of an increased risk of radiation-induced injury, doses greater than 60 Gy should be avoided. Overall 5-year survival rates of approximately 50% are reported for patients with unresectable stage III tumors.[4,5,6][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] Of uncertainty is whether patients who undergo tumor debulking have a better prognosis than those who undergo biopsy only.[4,6]
1. | Chemotherapy: Only a few phase II clinical studies have evaluated the role of chemotherapy in adequate numbers of patients. Combination chemotherapy has been reported to produce both complete and partial remissions; however, some of the complete remissions have been pathologically confirmed at subsequent surgery. In a series of 30 patients with stage IV or locally progressive recurrent tumor following radiation therapy, the PAC regimen (cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) achieved a 50% response rate, including three complete responses. The median duration of response was 12 months, and the 5-year survival rate was 32%.[7] [Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] In another series, the ADOC regimen (doxorubicin, cisplatin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide) produced a 92% response rate (34 of 37 patients), including complete responses in 43% of the patients.[8] A study of combined chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide produced responses in 9 of 16 patients treated, with a median response duration of 3.4 years and a median survival of 4.3 years.[9] In yet another study, 9 of 28 patients with invasive thymoma or thymic carcinoma who received four cycles of etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin at 3-week intervals had partial responses.[10] The median duration of response was 11.9 months (range, <1 to 26 months), and the median overall survival was 31.6 months. The 1-year and 2-year survival rates were 89% and 70%, respectively.[10][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] Other combination chemotherapy regimens remain under evaluation (E-1C99). Of uncertainty is whether combination chemotherapy regimens are more effective than single agents; no prospective comparisons have been conducted. Transient partial responses have been reported with single-agent doxorubicin, maytansine, cisplatin, ifosfamide, and corticosteroids. Corticosteroids and many chemotherapeutic agents are lympholytic; shrinkage of thymic tumors with substantial lymphoid cell infiltration may reflect shrinkage of the nonmalignant components of the tumors rather than the malignant epithelial components. A retrospective analysis of 17 patients treated with cisplatin alone or in combination with prednisone revealed an overall response rate of 64%.[11] Cisplatin alone (50 mg/m2 every 21 days), however, was associated with a partial response rate of only 10% (2 of 20 patients) in a phase II study (EST-2582).[12] Treatment with single-agent ifosfamide was associated with five complete responses and one partial response in 13 patients with advanced thymoma in another prospective study.[13] |
2. | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by resection: A few studies have reported on the use of chemotherapy followed by surgery with or without radiation therapy for patients with clinically advanced disease.[14,15] One series of 16 patients with stage III or stage IVa disease were treated with initial ADOC chemotherapy. All patients achieved a clinical response to chemotherapy. Eleven patients had residual histologic tumor and received postoperative radiation therapy. The median survival of the entire group was 66 months.[14] Another similar study of 12 patients reported 100% survival and 73% disease-free survival at 7 years.[16][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] Additional clinical studies are needed to confirm the value of preoperative chemotherapy before it can be recommended for routine use in this disease. |
3. | Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy for unresectable tumors: An intergroup study of patients with unresectable disease who received the PAC regimen (cisplatin, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide) followed by thoracic radiation reported a 5-year survival rate of 52%.[17][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] |
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
Recurrent Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
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1. | Repeat surgical resection, particularly for local recurrences and, in some cases, pleural and pericardial implants. Postoperative radiation therapy has been used for patients with incomplete resections and has been employed in selected patients following complete resection of recurrent thymoma.[1] |
2. | Radiation therapy (when possible, based on previous treatment). |
3. | Corticosteroids in unresectable tumors that have not responded to radiation therapy. |
1. | Chemotherapy: Only a few phase II clinical studies have evaluated the role of chemotherapy. Because of the rarity of these cancers, all series of patients have been relatively small and reflect weak evidence. Combination chemotherapy, however, has been reported to produce complete and partial remissions; some of the complete remissions have been pathologically confirmed at subsequent surgery. In a series of 30 patients with stage IV or locally progressive recurrent tumor following radiation therapy, the PAC regimen (cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) achieved a 50% response rate, including three complete responses. The median duration of response was 12 months, and 5-year survival was 32%.[2][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] In another study, the ADOC regimen (doxorubicin, cisplatin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide) produced a 92% response rate (34 of 37 patients), including complete responses in 43% of patients.[3] One study of combined chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide produced responses in 9 of 16 patients treated, with a median response duration of 3.4 years and a median survival of 4.3 years.[4] Nine of 28 patients with invasive thymoma or thymic carcinoma who received four cycles of etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin at 3-week intervals had partial responses.[5] The median duration of response was 11.9 months (range, <1 to 26 months), and the median overall survival was 31.6 months. The 1-year and 2-year survival rates were 89% and 70%, respectively.[5][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv] Of uncertainty is whether combination chemotherapy regimens are more effective than single agents; no randomized comparisons have been conducted. A partial response rate of only 10% (2 of 20 patients) was observed in a phase II study (EST-2582) of cisplatin alone (50 mg/m2 every 21 days).[6] A retrospective analysis of 17 patients treated with cisplatin with or without prednisone over a 10-year period, however, revealed an overall response rate of 64%.[7] Five complete responses and one partial response were observed in 13 patients with advanced thymoma in a prospective study of single-agent ifosfamide.[8] Transient partial responses to corticosteroids have also been noted. Corticosteroids and many chemotherapeutic agents are lympholytic; shrinkage of thymic tumors with substantial lymphoid cell infiltration may reflect shrinkage of the nonmalignant components of the tumors rather than the malignant epithelial components. |
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
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Tumbler question
My Frankford Arsenal tumbler seems to do a much better job on the brass, and it does it much quicker, if it has lots of media and brass in it. I'm guessing that lots of brass allows the cases to vibrate against themselves more.
Is there an ideal amount of media/brass that works best for you?
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I don't have that brand of tumbler. I do have a vibrating tumber. I load the bowl about 2/3 full of brass then cover it with media to about 3/4" from the top of the rim. Mine is a fairly large unit. With 9mm brass it is about 5-6oo pieces at a time. I don't count the amount. I just look to see how much the bowl is filled. This seems to be an amout that works best for me. More brass does work faster than only say 100 pieces. I do separate the brass by caliber to prevent them from getting stuck together. YMMV.
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I fill the container 1/2 full of brass then add medium with the vibrator running so that the combination is moving well within the vibrator, it's normally about ¾' full.
Another neat trick that I learned at TFL is to cut up dryer sheets and put them in the cleaner while you're cleaning brass. It picks up a lot of the dust and crud and extends the life span of the cleaner. If you don't want that fresh outdoor smell use used sheets, my wife would kill me if I used her new sheets. Trust me it works.
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Anniversary of the genesis of a creative empire
On October 15, 1923, Walt Disney received a telegram from Margaret Winkler, distributor of the Felix the Cat and Out of the Inkwell cartoon series, in which the New York distributor offered to pay $1,500 each for the first six of Disney's so-called Alice Comedies, with options on an additional six. Walt and Roy, as the Disney Bros. Studio, agreed to Winkler's terms.
Eighty-six years ago, on October 16, 1923, Walt wrote to the mother of his four year old Alice star, Virginia Davis, asking if the Davis' would move to Hollywood so their daughter could continue to star in the cartoon series. This date is considered by many to be the founding date of what would become the Walt Disney Studio.
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CELEBRATION AT QUINN BRINGS FORMER PASTOR - Rev. R. C. Henderson, Other Outstanding Features Scheduled - By C. A. Liggin One of the most spectacular events in the realm of local church activities is the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, Rev. G. Horace Jenkins pastor, beginning Sunday May 8 and continuing for 15 days. Sunday night May 15, the Rev. Roscoe Conkling Henderson, former pastor of the church and now pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church of Indianapolis, will have full charge of the services. The Reverend will be accompanied by his choir, and a female and male chorus, aggregating 100 persons. It is a foregone conclusion that people will pour into Quinn from all four corners of Louisville and the State to witness this great religious spectacle. During his four years from 1924 to 1928 as one of Quinn's greatest spiritual giants and pastors, the Rev. Henderson stamped himself indelibly in the memory of Louisville as the friend of the friend less, comforter of the sorrowful; the bearer of cheer and sunshine in the hospitals and byways of Louisville. Before joining the Chicago and Indianapolis Conferences Dr. Henderson paid off the $7,000.00 church mortgage which he found levied on Quinn in less than three years, did $5,000.00 worth of improvements and reduced the obligation to the small sum of $2,500.00. Greater Bethel night will most assuredly be the night of nights during the celebration. Quinn Chapel's good fortune will be doubled by the presence also of Rev. J. C. Anderson, another A. M. E. dignitary and beloved former pastor under whose efficient leadership the church moved from its old site at 9th and Walnut several years ago to its enviable and spacious present site. Mrs. Gladys Foust Obannon and her efficient Anniversary Committee has worked indefatigably to give to Louisville a most brilliant and elaborate 100th Anniversary celebration of a church with a rich history. Other activities for a week follow: Mother's Day: message at 10:45 a. m.; a Mother's Day Tea with Miss Maude Brown, speaker at 4:30 p. m. and a (Continued on page 4) BLUE GRASS, WEST KENTUCKY NOMINATIONS MADE PUBLIC As the state-wide circulation drive waxes warm in the Mountain Section with the first period of that section nearing its close, the other two sections beginning May 9 and 10, respectively, get under way with 17 young women nominated in the Blue Grass and 20 in West Kentucky. These names with the 5,000 coupon votes given them appear on page 7. Any young woman wishing to enter as candidate to be crowned "Miss Louisville Leader" and be awarded $50 are asked to turn to page 7, fill out the coupon and mail at once. Four other cash prizes will also be given. Interest is high in the Mountain Section, the leading lady being Miss Shirley Mae Love, of Barbourville who sent Miss Sweetie Simmons who held first place for three consecutive weeks, to second place. Close behind Miss Simmons is Miss Willie Jean Pursiful of Pineville who ousted Miss Emily V. Smith of London who held the third place last week. Miss Smith, whose picture is carried this week, is now fourth while Miss Virginia Lackey of Somerset and Mrs. A. B. Patterson of Lynch hold a fast tie for the fifth. The standing of other contestants is listed on page 7. EDITOR IN HOT SPRINGS The Leader editor left early Monday for Hot Springs, Ark., where he is managing editor of the Daily Index of the General Conference of the C. M. E. Church in three weeks' session. He will in the meantime take the Hot Springs bath treatments. He stopped over with his daughter Mrs. Ruthlyn West who is head of the Home Economics Department at West Kentucky Industrial College at Paducah and with his mother Mrs Roberta Cole in Memphis. He is motoring, accompanied by James Brown, a Leader reporter. MISS EMILY W. SMITH Energetic young lady of London, Ky., who is one of the leaders in The Leader's program to Crown "Miss Louisville Leader" in the "Mountain Section". Watch Miss Smith. STATE P. T. A. IN ANNUAL MEET Elizabethtown, Ky., May 5--The 15th annual conference of the Kentucky Branch of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers was held here April 11, 12 at the Bond-Washington High School. The theme, "Youth Today, Citizens Tomorrow". The Conference opened at 9:00 A. M. with registration and enrollment of delegates after which a Pre-Convention Executive Board meeting followed. The Opening session began at 10:00 A. M. with Mrs. Ora K. Glass, Henderson, Ky., State President, presiding. The high light of this session was a message given by Mrs. R. T. Layman, President of the white local P. T. A., Elizabethtown. She spoke of the excellent work being done by a Catholic Priest in a large city with the so-called bad boys, gangs consisting of boys of all races and creeds that were taken out of their environment by this priest, placed into his school, and were growing up into fine honest, capable men. At the afternoon session, were welcome greeting s from the Principal Prof. J. V. Robinson, and Mrs. Jennie Moore of the Bond-Washington School, and P. T. A., and Mrs. Elvira Williams of Louisville gave a very interesting response. The guest speaker of the afternoon session presented by the Program Chairman, Mrs. Louise J. Bond, was Mrs. W. A. Bradford, a distinguished speaker, the only woman to have served on the Mayor's Cabinet as Director of Welfare, for the city of Louisville and heard over the radio station WHAS, known as "Mrs. Randolph's Shopping (Continued on page 4) WOODSON TO BE MUNICIPAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Louisville Municipal College has announced that the address to graduates at its seventh annual commencement exercises, which will be held at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church Wednesday, June 8 at eight o'clock, will be delivered by Doctor Carter Godwin Woodson, internationally-known Negro scholar, historian, and author. Dr. Woodson, who has devoted all of his professional life to the study and writing of the history of the Negro in Africa and America, is a Virginian by birth but has associations with Kentucky by virtue of the fact that for two years he was a student at Berea College during the period when both white and Negro students attended that institution. He holds the degrees of bachelor of arts and master of arts from the University of Chicago and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of history from Harvard University, and he has studied at La Sorbonne. He has served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Howard University and of West Virginia State College. He is the director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, president and chairman of the Associated Publishers, Inc., founder and editor of the Journal of Negro History, and the author of several books, including "The Negro in Our History", "The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861", "A Century of Negro Migration", "The History of the Negro Church", "Negro Orators and Their Orations", "African Myths", "Negro Makers of History", and "The African Background Outlined". He is an experienced, forceful and eloquent speaker. MAN, 56, HELD FOR MURDER George Edwards, 56, of 1217 Congress was charged with the murder of Connie Moss, 39, of S. 9th Street after he succumbed of bullet wounds at the City Hospital Saturday. Edwards was arrested by Detectives Hayden and Murphy shortly after the shooting which occurred at Moss' home. COMING Rev. R. C. Henderson, pastor of Greater Bethel A. M. E. Church, Indianapolis, Ind., who with 100 singers will appear at Quinn Chapel Church during its Centennial Celebration. The Rev. Henderson is a former pastor of Quinn. LAST RITES FOR REV. BROWER Before a large congregation composed of people of all walks of life and denominations, last rites for Rev. J. C. Brower, pastor of Jones Temple, were held at that church Monday afternoon. The Rev. Brower died Thursday evening April 28 of a cerebral hemorrhage. The body laid in state Sunday at the family residence 1510 W. Chestnut, and Monday morning at the church where hundreds of persons with tear dimmed eyes passed the flowered bier. Born June 16, 1893, son of the late Rev. George and Mrs. Eliza Brower, the Rev. J. C. Brower was early connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married to Miss Martha Powell to whom were born three children. Coming to Louisville four years ago as pastor he immediately grew into the hearts of not only the members of his congregation but of the citizenry in general. It is the opinion of those (Continued on page 4) WALNUT STREET GROCER MOVES Harry Goldberg, Jew grocer, 19th and Walnut, endured less than a month of picketing, boycotting and window smashing by indignent citzens of the all-colored community, after he had brutally assaulted Miss May Golson when she returned a stale loaf of bread. Goldberg has moved his store. LOCAL COMPANIES JOIN NATION-WIDE MOVE - $20,000,000 Goal Is Set As Heated Campaign Begins - The week of May 9 to 16 has been designated as National Negro Insurance Week. During this week the 35 companies comprising the National Negro Insurance Association expects to write $20,000.000 worth of business. Louisville's four companies, The Mammoth Life and Accident, The Domestic Life and Accident, The Atlanta Life and The Supreme Liberty Life, will function largely in the drive. A variety of meetings, exercises and demonstrations have been planned for the week and it is expected that Louis- the finals are made. Negro Insurance companies ville will stand out on top when throughout the country employ thousands of Negro men and women in lucrative positions. G. D. Rogers, Tampa, Fla., is president of the National body. Local managers are E. C. Kenzer, Mammoth; R. L. Christman, Domestic; John L. Leake, Atlanta; and A. L. Lindsay, Supreme Liberty. ZETA'S FISK PRESENTATION PLEASES CROWDED AUDIENCE By Miss R. Lillian Carpenter The Eta Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority presented the Fisk Jubilee Singers Friday evening April 29 at Quinn Chapel. The audience was a capacity one, composed of music lovers of both races. Preeminent in the field of Negro ensemble singing, the Fisk Jubilee Singers have become a musical tradition of international significance. For 46 years, three generations of these singers have been acclaimed by musicians as the finest singers of the Negro race. Mrs. Newton Crawford, music critic, said of the concert Friday night: "No group of singers before the public today possesses a more excellent art and manner of singing . . . . The voices have a quiet beauty, a mellowness and richness of expression, a dignity and simplicity of interpretation and a harmonious blending of spirit both appealing and sincere." Mrs. Nancy Woolridge in her usual pleasing and dignified manner thanked the public for supporting this the first annual musicale of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She introduced Carl Barbour, graduate of Fisk University and former member of the Jubilee Singers, who made fitting remarks which introduced the group to the audience. "Steal Away", "On My Journey", "Lord I Can't Turn Back", "Climbing Up the Mountain" and "The Old Ark" were done in the distinctive style of the Fisk Singers and were really delightful. The second group furnished a pleasing variety to the rest of the program. Handel's "Where Ere Ye Walk", Gilbert's "L'- ton's "A Spirit Flower" were each done with splendid diction, expression and unusual interpretation. "Song of the Volga Boatman" was used in response to an encore. In a group of piano selections Lenten Berrien, pianist, exhibited remarkable technique. For an (Continued on page 4) LYLE HAWKINS GIVEN HONOR For the most outstanding achievement in education of the Negro in Kentucky, Lyle Hawkins, Project Supervisor of the WPA Negro Adult Education Program, won the Lincoln Award, a key presented by the K. N. E. A. Mr. Hawkins also won a seat as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association. Timeless work by Mr. Hawkins led to the establishment of the first accredited Negro high school for adults in the United States under the emergency education program. With his activities in the WPA Adult Education Program confined to Louisville and Jefferson Counties, Mr. Hawkins reports a total class enrollment of 2,336 students in all types of classes. Mr. Hawkins is a product of Hampton Institute, Virginia and Louisville Municipal College. Each year since 1934, he has been a leader in the education training conferences for Negro teachers. The Adult Education High School will graduate thirteen students June 18. 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Title | The Louisville Leader. Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday, May 7, 1938. |
Volume/Issue | Vol. 21. No. 27. |
Contributors | Cole, I. Willis (publisher) |
Description | The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. There is a tear down the center of each page of this issue. |
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Date Original | 1938-05-07 |
Object Type | Newspapers |
Source | Issue on Reel 5 of microfilmed Louisville Leader Collection. Item Number ULUA Leader 19380507 in the Louisville Leader Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center. |
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Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Archives and Records Center |
Date Digital | 2012-04-13 |
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