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Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica associated with ANNA-1 antibodies in invasive thymoma
© Yang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Received: 22 April 2014
Accepted: 4 August 2014
Published: 3 September 2014
Thymoma is associated with various paraneoplastic autoimmune disorders. Herein, we report paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica (NMO) associated with both anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and type 1 antineuronal nuclear antibody (ANNA-1) in an invasive thymoma patient.
A woman presented with a sudden onset of bilateral progressive visual loss associated with recurrence of invasive thymoma, 6 years after thymectomy and immunosuppressive treatment. AQP4-IgG and ANNA-1 were present in the patient’s serum. Visual outcome was poor despite immunosuppressive treatment. Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis developed 27 months after the onset of visual symptoms.
We have reported a case of paraneoplastic NMO associated with both AQP4-IgG and ANNA-1 autoantibodies in an invasive thymoma patient.
Thymoma is associated with various paraneoplastic autoimmune disorders . However, there has been no report of paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica (NMO) associated with both anti-aquaporin-4 (APQ4) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and type 1 antineuronal nuclear antibody (ANNA-1) in an invasive thymoma patient. We found a patient with invasive thymoma who developed bilateral progressive visual loss and showed circulating APQ4-IgG and ANNA-1 autoantibodies. Lower extremity weakness and tingling sense developed 27 months after the onset of visual symptoms, and she was finally diagnosed as definite NMO.
The patient returned to our hospital after 5 months, presenting with a sudden onset of visual acuity decrease in the left eye for 1 week. In the right eye, she had visual acuity of light perception, and the visual acuity of the left eye had reduced to 20/30 from 20/20. Color vision tests revealed a moderate red-green and blue-yellow color defect in the left eye. Visual field testing revealed a generalized reduction of sensitivity and a cecocentral scotoma in the left eye. The anterior segment and media of both eyes were normal. Funduscopy showed total pallor of the optic disc in the right eye, but a normal optic disc without edema or pallor in the left eye. Visual evoked potentials were delayed in both eyes. MRI of the orbit and brain revealed high signal intensities of both optic nerves on T2-weighted images and increased abnormal enhancement of the right optic nerve extending to the prechiasmatic portion. However, there was no evidence of brain metastasis or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seeding.
Systemic evaluation was performed to investigate the presence of malignancy; chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a 4.7-cm nodule in the left lower lobe and lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a malignant epithelial neoplasm with cytokeratin expression, no epithelial membrane antigen, no CD5 expression, and no neuroendocrine marker expression. It was histopathologically similar to her prior thymoma and the possibility of recurrent thymoma was considered. Whole body positron emission tomography showed no other areas of abnormal hypermetabolic lesions. Serological examination for major paraneoplastic autoantibodies revealed the presence of APQ4-IgG and ANNA-1, while anti-Yo antibody, ANNA-2, anti-Ri, anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies, anti-recoverin, anti-alpha-enolase, and anti-collapsin response-mediator protein-5 (CRMP5) antibodies were absent. Blood analysis, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, thyroid function tests, and angiotensin-converting enzyme levels were within normal range, and tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, and CA125) were absent. Microbiological tests were negative for varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, syphilis, and HIV. Antinuclear antibody, anti-double stranded DNA and anticardiolipin antibodies were negative. Cytological examination of the CSF showed no abnormal findings, including oligoclonal bands. Primary mutations for Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy of 11778/ND4, 3460/ND1, 14484/ND6 and 4171/ND1 were absent.
On the basis of the clinical presentation, neuroimaging, and presence of autoantibodies, her condition was diagnosed as NMO spectrum disorder associated with invasive thymoma. Intravenous methylprednisolone was administered, followed by oral prednisolone (60 mg) and oral cyclosporine (600 mg) daily for 2 weeks. However, her visual acuities continuously deteriorated to no light perception in the right eye and counting fingers in the left eye. After 6 weeks of onset in her left eye, optical coherence tomography showed diffuse atrophy of the retinal nerve fiber layers in both eyes, but the outer retina and photoreceptor layers were relatively intact. Standard electroretinograms (ERG) were normal in both eyes, but multifocal ERG (mfERG) showed a decreased response in the macula of both eyes. Follow-up MRI examination revealed increased abnormal enhancement of the left optic nerve. The patient received 6 cycles of chemotherapy with etoposide, paclitaxel, and prednisolone over the next 6 months and was maintained with azathioprine. The left lower lung mass had regressed on follow-up chest CT; however, visual acuities were unchanged. No evidence of tumor recurrence or neurologic signs of limb weakness and sensory abnormalities occurred up to 13 months after chemotherapy, when suddenly, she developed symptoms of lower limb weakness and tingling sense. Neurologic examination revealed proximal dominant weakness in both lower extremities of grade 4. Tingling sense below sensory level T10 developed with pain/temperature, vibration and positional sense hypesthesia. Whole spine MRI revealed longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis with central T2 high signal intensity of the spinal cord from level T3/4 to T11. She was diagnosed as definite NMO and her myelitis improved after administration of intravenous methylprednisolone.
Thymoma has been associated with several immunologically mediated diseases, and various paraneoplastic autoantibodies . Although rare, thymoma associated with visual symptoms has been reported in association with paraneoplastic autoantibodies, such as cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) with anti-retinal antibodies, paraneoplastic optic neuropathy (PON) with anti-CRMP5 antibody, or NMO with AQP4-IgG . However, there has been no report of the combined presence of APQ4 and ANNA-1 autoantibodies. Our patient showed predominant involvement of the retinal ganglion cells associated with severe retinal nerve fiber layer thinning, while the outer retina and photoreceptor layers were relatively intact. Standard ERG were normal in both eyes. MfERG responses were slightly depressed in the center. However, for patients with poor fixation, the accuracy of mfERG results may be difficult to interpret . Particularly, central mfERG amplitudes are most affected by unsteady fixation as in our patient. Therefore, there was no evidence to suspect retinal abnormalities . The abnormal contrast-enhancement of the optic nerve on MRI suggested an inflammatory or demyelinating pathology.
APQ4-IgG is known to be highly specific for NMO with specificity reported up to 94% . An earlier study conducted before the discovery of APQ4-IgG has reported central nervous system and thymic epithelial cell–specific antibodies in a patient with thymoma and myasthenia gravis during the acute phase of NMO, suggesting that the NMO was linked to the thymoma .
Transverse myelitis developed 2 years after the onset of visual loss, which is not typical for definite NMO historically with a monophasic course of bilateral optic neuritis and myelitis with short intervals between the index events . The long interval between events may be attributed to the long-term immunosuppression and chemotherapy that may have decreased APQ4-IgG titers, thus preventing further relapse or development of myelitis during the course of the disease. Weinshenker et al  have reported the importance of serum AQP4-IgG in the disease progression of NMO patients, and suggested that immunosuppressive treatment may lessen the chance of a second or subsequent attack of transverse myelitis even before the clinical criteria for NMO are satisfied. On the other hand, Matiello et al  have shown that after a median of 9 years of follow-up, 50% of APQ4-IgG seropositive patients with initial optic neuritis may experience an episode of myelitis and fulfill the criteria of denite NMO. Therefore, a longer follow-up for several years may reveal a subsequent myelopathy as in our case. A long-term follow-up of serum autoantibodies as well as serial neurologic examinations is warranted in such cases.
The clinical significance of APQ4-IgG associated with cancer is unclear. APQ4-IgG was found to be associated with cancer in 0.004% of cases, including 1 thymoma patient screened for paraneoplastic autoantibodies . Six of these patients had NMO spectrum disorders before or after cancer detection (3–18 months), whereas 2 did not have any neurological evidence of an NMO spectrum disorder . A previous study has also reported serum positive APQ4-IgG in a patient with possible paraneoplastic NMO associated with lung cancer . Therefore, the clinical utility of this autoantibody as a cancer marker warrants prospective investigation.
ANNA-1 is recognized as an IgG marker for small-cell lung carcinoma, and has rarely been found in thymoma patients with neurologic autoimmunity. The oncologic implication of ANNA-1 seropositivity has been shown in a previous report of 172 thymoma patients, where 3% of cases were positive for ANNA-1 . However, isolated visual symptoms have not been reported with ANNA-1, and thus it may not be directly related to optic neuropathy. The presence of paraneoplastic NMO-associated serum APQ4-IgG alone may lead to a poor visual prognosis which is refractory to immunosuppressive treatment. Thus, the implication of the coexistence of ANNA-1 remains to be elucidated.
Thymoma could be associated with paraneoplastic NMO with both APQ4-IgG and ANNA-1 autoantibodies.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor of this journal.
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- An early sociolinguistic approach towards standardization and dialect variation: G.G. Kloeke’s theory of Hollandish expansion
- Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series 3: Studies in the History of Linguistics
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- Faculty of Humanities (FGw)
- Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
With the publication of Kloeke's 'De Hollandse Expansie in de 16e en 17e eeuw en haar weerspiegeling in de hedendaagse Nederlandse dialecten' (1927) a long and harsh debate started in Dutch historical linguistics. This debate, which still goes on, concentrates on the history of 'Dutch diphthongization'. By pointing to prestige as an important factor in language change, Kloeke actually showed himself to be an 'avant-la-lettre' sociolinguist. Unfortunately scholars from different backgrounds were able to prove that the historical data Kloeke used for his theory were not as solid as he thought. Nevertheless, his idea that socials factors are as important as structural arguments still remains valid.
- Proceedings title: History of linguistics 2008: selected papers from the 11th international conference on the history of the
language sciences (ICHOLS XI), Potsdam, 28 August-2 September 2008
Publisher: John Benjamins
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Editors: G. Hassler
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|If you do have a Victoria Rail Peerless watch in your collection, please get in touch with me at email@example.com so we can add its number to our database. Thank you.|
|In both cases you can either hire a professional or do it yourself. The Tax Office doesn't care. I suggest that you start building your collection by putting aside "play" money. Let's say a couple thousand dollars. Go online, do your research, buy the pieces you find attractive and learn from there. Yes, most of the pieces will be terrible choices, bordering on junk, but this first phase of collecting is not about building collection, it's rather about learning about pocket watches. In a year or so your success rate will grow. The second option is to acquire your pieces from dealers and fellow watch collectors who are knowledgeable and have years of experience. Not only will the pieces be better but they also come with some kind of guarantee. |
I absolutely hate partial repairs but
sometimes it's hard to say no, especially when it's a matter of undoing a
wrong by doing a right. The owner of this lovely Omega Speedmaster had
a crack on the hesalite and he took his watch to Omega Service Centre.
When the watch arrived back it was also fitted with a new set of hands -
not really something he expected or requested. But he was in luck! He
got his old hands back. Can I simply put his tritium hands back on, he
asked? As any watchmaker will tell you, fitting chronograph hands is
the most delicate of watch servicing. But what could I say? You know
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Below is the photo of the watch as it arrived with shiny new hands and the final image shows the end result: the old hands, dial and movement reunited. A final touch on the sweep hand as well as timekeeping adjustment and we are done.
... and after
Finally, here is an image of the hands of a Speedmaster Moonwatch. Note that while all sub-dial hands look the same from the top, they fit different diameter wheels so the inner tube is different.
The bottom line: when you put your watch in for a brand service make sure you request that all the parts be returned to you. After all, they are your property and they should not keep them.
|Traditionally in horology, gear and pinion manufacturing are the most difficult tasks. |
For even accomplished watchmakers, the ability to cut a gear in-house has been always been undisputed proof of a Master’s craftsmanship. However, the technical challenge with gear cutting has remained the same for the past 500 years: gear cutting and hobbing machinery and tools are not only very expensive but also very limited: one tool can cut just a few different 'profiles'. This meant a watchmaker was only capable of making a very limited number of gear train combinations and rarely any complicated clocks or watches beyond his 'standard' set.
This challenge presented itself in yet another form: the gear repair and restoration limits. Chances that a Swiss watchmaker in the 1970’s would be able to make a replacement gear for an English pocket watch from 1870 were slim. The problem was not in skills, but lack of variety of gear cutters and hobbers at his disposal.
Over the past 100 years, only a handful of Australian watchmakers were brave enough to tackle the gear making problems and undertake such repairs in-house. Almost in all cases, the new gears were repaired by hand, employing basic techniques rather than made from scratch. And in the cases where gears were damaged beyond repair or missing completely, the end result was always just a fairly crude compromise. In rare cases, when money was not an issue, fabrication was outsourced by sending the drawing to better setup shops and gear specialists in England.
The repair to a pocket watch which required a new gear - as shown below - is our solution to this centuries’ old watchmaking challenge.
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Welcome to our Sunday Designer Feature! Today we have a handful of designers creating some gorgeous cards. Before we begin, our newsletter comes out tomorrow and we have an awesome free download. We have a free digital stamp for you to try!
A few of my Instagram friends saw me working on my watercolor iris this week. I was going to make it into a card but then changed my mind after finishing it and decided to frame it. I have two more frames and two more IBS flowers that I am going to work on. But here is the first
I purchased these window box frames at Hobby Lobby years ago and decided to give them a face lift with new photos. These will go above my printer in my craft room. I will take pictures and give you all an update next year.
I began by stamping the image from our Beautiful Iris set in Antique Line Distress Ink. And then used my new distress markers. I only used three markers for this image. Let me know if you would like to know which colors I used below.
Here’s a little close up picture. It was super easy to do and I’d say the entire watercolor project took only an hour to do.
Here is a list of our talented designer creating with us! You will truly be inspired today!
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Before a child is old enough to make their own decisions, what should happen with the money they receive? Grandma and Grandpa may decide to send their grandchild a check for their birthday. The child may win prize money for a competition at school. Giving the money to a child not able to handle these types of decisions is irresponsible. So, whose responsibility is it? As a parent, you have full financial control of your children’s money until they are able to take over its management when they come of age. What you do with these funds lays the groundwork for your child’s financial future.
The Junior ISA
Setting up a junior isa is the first step in handling your child’s money responsibly. There are benefits to setting aside money for your child, up to the yearly limit. You can choose to set up the cash version of a junior ISA or the stocks and shares version.
The cash version of a junior ISA involves setting money aside much like you would a savings account. The money will earn interest but with a lower rate of return than its counterpart (stocks and shares). The money is not subject to any type of income tax and if you find yourself in need of the money for something like band equipment or a special summer camp, you can easily transfer the money into one of your current accounts.
The other option for a junior ISA is the stocks and shares account. Here, the money deposited is converted into stocks and shares. The balance grows based on the type of investments made. The tax savings involve the gains the account makes. There is no tax on the dividend or capital gain that comes from the account.
Both options are a low risk way to set your child’s money aside in a valuable way. At 16, you have the option to turn the funds over to your child. However, there are benefits for waiting until they turn 18. Once 18, your child can choose to convert their account into an adult ISA savings account and continue taking advantage of the tax-free savings. Both children and adults may find themselves surprised when they realize the amount they have saved over the past few years.
529 College Savings Plan
As a parent, you want to be able to give your child the opportunity to experience higher education. With tuitions costs continuing to increase, this can be a real challenge. The money your child accumulates can also be placed into a 529 College Savings Plan. This is a great way to take advantage of the tax break, usually offered at the state level, for making a deposit into a 529 account and any growth is tax deferred.
A traditional plan gives your child money to use in a variety of ways after high school graduation. Whether they stay in state or decide to attend in another country, the account will help pay for some of the expenses. You choose the type of investments you make as well as the amount of risk you are willing to take with the money you deposit.
When your child turns 18 and wants to attend college or a trade school, they will have money in the bank to help offset the cost. If you invested well, your balance will have grown and your child will have a head start on financing their college experience.
You can always set up a traditional savings account in your child’s name at any local or online bank. Many parents choose to place most of their children’s money in a junior ISA or a 529 College Savings Plan or both. However, a savings account is a great way to teach your child about money and give them a more concrete understanding of saving. While you are not going to find benefits in deferred taxes or in skipping over the capital gains tax, providing your child with a lesson on using money wisely is a valuable option.
Ideally, put some money into each account. A junior ISA sets aside money for your child to do with as they please when they turn 18. They can use the money to purchase a car or pay for tuition. At some point, they can even use it as part of a down payment on a home. The 529 College Savings account is a great way to give them a boost when it comes to paying for college. You can’t go wrong when you set aside money for education. Finally, a traditional savings account is a good way to get your child into the habit of saving from a very early age.
Your child’s money is your responsibility but so is their introduction and instruction in finance. In each of these instances, you have the opportunity to demonstrate exactly what saving money can do and how it can affect the future. Instead of just telling your kids about the importance of saving, you are showing them.
At some point, before they turn 18, explain to your child what you did with their money. Show them the account statements. Let them see exactly how money can grow over time. An older child may want to add their own contribution to the accounts when they see what can happen when you save. Your wise investments can pay off in a big way.
This article was written by Katie Malcolm, a writer for moneysupermarket.com – a comparison website offering information on everything from junior isas to mortgages.


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You can use flow collection if continuous visibility across the entire network is needed but it is not practical (because of the network size or budget constraints) to monitor all of the traffic using probes.
Using NAM Probe flow collectors to supplement passive traffic monitoring in a distributed network
The following figure illustrates how a combination of NAM Probe flow collectors and NAM Probe passive traffic monitoring probes can be used to gain complete coverage on a large distributed network.
In a distributed network, using flow analysis is especially useful if remote sites communicate with each other without the traffic coming to a central enterprise router. Traditional hub-and-spoke networks are being replaced with meshed networks. In the hub-and-spoke model, placing a probe at the core of the network provided complete visibility to all the traffic going to all sites. With meshed networks, there is no visibility on traffic going from site to site, unless each remote site is monitored with a probe. However, placing a probe at each site may not be practical.
In such situations, to extend monitoring to the entire network, place a NAM Probe in front of key components such as data center servers and Internet gateways and then enable NetFlow on the routers at these locations (to enable capture of application traffic between remote locations) and use a NAM Probe flow collector (probably the same physical device as the probe) to receive and decode the NetFlow records.
Using NAM Probe flow collectors to supplement passive traffic monitoring within a single data center
The following figure illustrates how a NAM Probe can be used as both a passive traffic monitoring probe and as a flow collector to gain complete coverage of a large data center. Note that, while it is likely that the same physical unit will be used as both a probe and a flow collector, it is also possible to use two separate NAM Probes.
If such a scenario is used and core devices are equipped with more than two interfaces, particular care must be taken to avoid generating huge numbers of flows (thus causing duplication and heavy CPU load on the devices).
It may be that in a large data center there is no need to collect detailed traffic monitoring information from all of points of the network. Connecting probes requires following hardware maintenance procedures, which may require issuing maintenance and authorization requests, whereas arranging for flow collection over the existing network is relatively easy.
Indiscriminate monitoring of all interfaces on hot/core devices can generate very large numbers of flows and create significant CPU load on these devices. In this case CPU load monitoring is particularly important and port pairing may need to be performed to reduce the load and avoid duplication.


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Birth Place Matching "Walnut Creek, California, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Greg Sestero
Actor | The Room
Greg Sestero was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. With European parental influence, Greg speaks both French and English. He traveled extensively early on, and holds dual citizenship between France and the United States.
At 17 years old, Greg signed with a prominent San Francisco talent ...
Actress | The Lying Game
Born in Walnut Creek, California, (USA) Alice Greczyn grew up mainly in the mid-west until finally landing in Colorado. She had no idea that she would stumble into life as an actress. Starring in television shows and films had not even crossed her mind. Instead, her childhood goal was to compete as...
Actress | Hamill
Shoshannah Stern was born on July 3, 1980 in Walnut Creek, California, USA as Shoshannah Oppenheimer Stern. She is an actress and writer, known for The Hammer (2010), This Close (2018) and Jericho (2006). She has been married to Ricky Mitchell since June 3, 2012.
Director | No Woman, No Cry
Christy Turlington was born on January 2, 1969 in Walnut Creek, California, USA as Christy Nicole Turlington. She is an actress and director, known for No Woman, No Cry (2010), Giving Birth in America (2015) and Duran Duran: Notorious (1986). She has been married to Edward Burns since June 7, 2003....
Actress | WWE NXT
Natalie Eva Marie was born to parents Barry and Josie Nelson on September 19, 1984 in Concord, California, USA. She played soccer for California State University, Fullerton until she started modeling, acting, and doing promotional work. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management ...
9. Lani O'Grady
Actress | Eight Is Enough
Although Lani O'Grady retired from acting in the '80s to become a talent agent like her mother, she had long secured her place in the TV Land pantheon as Mary, the brainiac wannabe doctor in Eight Is Enough (1977)'s expansive Bradford brood. The dramedy, starring Dick Van Patten as a newspaper ...
10. Kelcie Stranahan
Actress | Runaways
Kelcie Leigh Stranahan was born on November 18, 1992 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She trained as a ballet, jazz and lyrical dancer from a young age. She is an actress known for Without A Trace (2008) Last Hours In Suburbia (2012) Dirty Teacher (2013) and Stalked By My Neighbor (2015).
11. Matthew Wood
Sound Department | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Matthew Wood was born on August 15, 1972 in Walnut Creek, California, USA as Matthew Russell Wood. He is known for his work on Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Rogue One (2016) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
12. Victoria Leigh
Actress | Sinister
Victoria, or Tori for short, was born in Walnut Creek, CA and moved with her family to Brooklyn, NY in 2008. Tori attends Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and is a creative spirit, voracious reader and imaginative performer. She has appeared on "Wonder Pets", "Team Umi Zoomi", "...
16. Leslie Carrara
Actress | Sesame Street
Leslie Carrara was born on December 9, 1962 in Walnut Creek, California, USA as Leslie Jolene Carrara. She is known for her work on Sesame Street (1969), Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005) and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004). She has been married to Paul Rudolph since August 5, 2000.
18. Erich Fleshman
Erich Fleshman is a trained actor born in Walnut Creek, California where he grew up playing like a performing artist and acting like a basketball player. Not long after starting university, his inner wanderer took over and he jumped into a study abroad program in Vietnam. His travels continued as ...
19. Bryan James
Actor | Youthful Daze
A California native, Bryan James grew up all over the state living everywhere from San Francisco to San Diego. James did a lot of theatre growing up in different areas of the state. When he moved to Hollywood he joined the Ivana Chubbuck Studio. He took his first step toward acting professionally ...
20. Scott Vance
Actor | Veronica Mars
Scott is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated with honors from San Francisco State University's Creative Arts Department and also attended the renowned American Conservatory Theatre, where he studied acting under Annette Bening. He has done much feature and television principal ...
21. James Cretan
Actor | 13 Reasons Why
James Cretan was born in the SF Bay Area to parents Sheilah Zarate and Christopher Cretan. He has one sibling, Nina Cretan who is also in the entertainment industry. He started in this industry since age 11 doing print, commercials, and film. James attends a CSU in the hopes of getting into the ...
23. Jeff Richards
Actor | The Barry & Ro Show
Jeff Richards attended Las Lomas High School. One of his first jobs was at a Walnut Creek plumbing company. He left California to attend the University of North Carolina. After leaving the school, Richards traveled across the country as a stand-up comedian. Once he performed at a 13 year-olds ...
25. Marcus Mero
Producer | K.H.S. Ultimate
Marcus Edward Mero was born in Walnut Creek, California on May 7, 1996. He was homeschooled before graduating in 2014 to study Broadcast and Communication Arts. At the age of 13 he completed his first feature in 2009 and at 19 he finished his first feature length screenplay in 2015. He starred in ...
27. Jonathan Sharp
Actor | Standpoint
Jonathan was born in California and grew up in Mississippi. He went to a performing arts high school. He portrayed roles in Jules Styne's 'The Red Shoes', 'Carousel', and 'The Rocky Horror Show Live' on Broadway. Jonathan is going to be in The Hot Mikado as Pish-Tush and then will be heading back ...
30. Mark Lammerding
Writer | Yogurt
Mark Lammerding was born on June 9, 1990 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. He is a writer, director cinematographer, and editor, known for Yogurt (2018), Legend (2016) and Another Life (2014).
Mark's films have screened at Cannes, Dances With Films, LA Shorts Fest, HollyShorts & NFFTY among others ...
37. Matthew Bellamy
Producer | The Ultimate Fighter: Nations
Matthew Bellamy is a television Producer & Director. He is known for his work on the UFC's hit television series The Ultimate Fighter (2011 - 2014), Deja Vu (2006), America's Next Top Model (2003) and Just Add Water (2008). He began his career in 2002 as a Production Assistant and has since worked ...
38. Randy Johnson
Actor | Little Big League
Randy Johnson, who was born on September 10, 1963, in Walnut Creek, California, is a pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Originally drafted by the Montreal Expos, he was traded to the Mariners on May 25, 1989. He is known for his height (6' 10"), which is the tallest in Major League history, and his ...
Actress | Hudson
Once the dream of being a clown faded around age 7, Mary, originally from the SF Bay Area, discovered her true love for performance.
Continually inspired by the genius of comedic icons such as Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Lucille Ball and Molly Shannon, Mary has unceasingly loved making people laugh.
41. Cassie Thomas
Make Up Department | Avatarphosis
Cassie Thomas was born in Pleasanton, California, just East of San Francisco. At a young age, she learned to draw, use the computer, and video camera before she learned to read. In high school she explored her creative side by taking part in creative writing, art, drama, photography and video ...
43. Tom Candiotti
Actor | 61*
Former Major League baseball pitcher, 1983 to 1999. Pitched for Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers & Oakland As. Also worked at ESPN after his playing days. A knuckleball pitcher, he was able to perfect his pitch when he became a Cleveland Indians teammate ...
46. Dan Fraga
Art Department | Dragonball Evolution
Dan Fraga began his career in the entertainment field as a storyboard artist for commercials and music videos. Some career highlights include spots for Hershey's, Lee Jeans, Mentos, Victoria's Secret, Ford Motors and music videos for top artists Justin Timberlake, Usher, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, ...
48. Julianne Eggold
Location Management | Inception
Julianne Eggold directed, wrote, produced, wrote music and edited several parody commercials for the Emmy Nominated TV show, The Aquabats Super Show! (creators of Yo Gabba Gabba).
Julianne Eggold won Best No Budget Film for her short film Casualties, that she directed and wrote (won @ the Broad ...

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Scarecrows help the players to keep the crows or other birds away from the fields. In this guide, you will learn the method to make a Scarecrow.
You have to start by placing a spruce fence on the ground and stripped spruce wood at the top of this fence. Add a piece of spruce fence on the left and right side of the spruce wood.
After this add an observer at the top of spruce wood and use strings on all the sides to add brown carpet on it as shown in the following image. And then put a spruce slab at the top.
And then you have to make a banner. Bring the loom out and add a brown banner and yellow dye in it. Select the design of the banner to have a new one.
Take this banner again into the loom with a yellow dye to make a new design of brow banner. Bring this banner into the loom with yellow dye for the final time. Select the design and add the final banner in your inventory.
Finally add this banner on the front and back side to complete your Scarecrow.


In describing Intel?s role in driving innovation, Otellini unveiled the company's next-generation, power-optimized micro-architecture for future digital home, enterprise, mobile and emerging market platforms, along with low-power products that the company believes will empower a new category of converged consumer devices.
Intel said it would introduce the micro-architecture in the second half of 2006, which combines the company's current Intel NetBurst and Pentium M micro-architectures with new features.
Otellini introduced several new chips at the conference, which he says will hit the market next year.
Merom, a notebook chip coming in the second half of 2006, will consume a maximum of 5 watts of power, while an ultra-low-voltage version of the chip coming at the end of that year will consume 0.5 watt. Current Pentium M chips for notebooks consume a maximum of about 22 watts, while ultra-low-voltage Pentium Ms on the market today consume 5.5 watts.
Conroe, a desktop relative of Merom coming out at the same time, will consume a maximum of 65 watts. Current Pentium 4s consume close to 95 watts. In servers, Woodcrest will consume a maximum of 80 watts, far less than the 110-watt maximum of today's Xeon processors.
Toward the end of the decade, Intel will also come out with an ultra-low-power version of its chip for consumer electronics that consumes one-tenth of the power of chips like Merom, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said.
The first public demonstrations of the Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest processors were shown for notebook, desktop and server platforms designed on Intel's 65nm technology manufacturing process. He also said Intel has more than 10 processor projects that contain four (quad-core) or more processor cores per chip.
Other road map details go as follows:
- Servers: Intel will come out with a dual-core server chip, code-named Paxville, later this year. The initial version of Paxville will fit into two-processor servers. A version for servers with four or more will come out in 2006.
In the second half of 2006, Tulsa, for four-processor servers, will debut along with Woodcrest. Then in 2007, Whitefield, Intel's first four-core processor, will come out. Whitefield is being designed in the company's labs in Bangalore.
- Desktops: Presler, a chip out of the Pentium 4 line, will appear in the first half of 2006, while Conroe will follow in the second half. Two PC platforms, or blueprints, are being prepped for Conroe: Averill, for corporate computers, and Bridge Creek, for home computers.
For value desktops, Intel will release Cedar Mill in the second half. Although over 90 percent of Intel chips will sport two cores by 2007, single-core chips like Cedar Mill will still be around. These sort of chips cost less to make.
- Notebooks: Yonah, a new notebook chip, will appear in the first part of 2006, before Merom.
The AMD reaction
Separately Wednesday, Otellini addressed its main competitor, AMD, which today took out full page ads in national newspapers to challenge Intel to a "dual core duel" to see whose chips are faster.
"Since we launched Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors in April 2005, we've won every major industry-standard benchmark for x86 servers. AMD64 dual-core technology provides industry-leading performance, is easy to upgrade and is energy efficient," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Solutions Sector, AMD. "We are giving our competitor a fair and open opportunity to challenge our clear market leadership in a public setting. A head-to-head match using industry-standard benchmarks will arm customers with the information necessary to determine which company can best meet their computing needs. The gauntlet has been thrown down, it is time to cut through the hype, and demonstrate who the industry's leader in x86 dual-core processing is today."
Declining the opportunity to attack, Otellini said "I think that companies and products are best judged in the marketplace."


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Stanford thesis submission
If a performance recording exceeds the maximum file size, break the file into multiple files and submit the parts individually as supplemental files.
Along with the signature page, students must also submit one copy of their thesis title page. All three of these requirements must be satisfied before you can submit your dissertation electronically, via Axess.
A curriculum vita is required for prospective committee members in the following categories: senior research associate, senior lecturer, consulting professor, consulting associate professor, consulting assistant professor, acting professor, acting associate professor, acting assistant professor, senior fellow of the Hoover Institution, members of the professoriate at other universities, distinguished scholars who may currently hold no academic title.
Publication Agreement During online submission process, the dissertation author signs the Stanford University Thesis and Dissertation Publication License. A digital facsimile of the signed signature page will be automatically generated and inserted into the dissertation file.
If it is judged to meet this standard, the dissertation is approved for the school or department by the doctoral dissertation reading committee.
Before submission of the dissertation, students should be sure that their department has documented any changes in the composition of the reading committee, and that any relevant milestones have been completed in our system.
Teams from both organizations developed the program, including supporting policies, workflows and software to enable the submission, processing, online availability and preservation of Stanford theses and dissertations in digital form.
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The cotton content is at the sole discretion of the student. Find Stanford dissertations and theses All Stanford dissertations and theses are listed in SearchWorks. Requests for further exceptions to the requirement that the principal dissertation advisor be a current member of the Academic Council, for example for recently retired emeritus professors who are still actively engaged on campus, but not recalled to active duty, will be reviewed by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Professors who have recently become emeritus and have been recalled to active duty may serve as principal dissertation advisor, though they are no longer members of the Academic Council. Please see instructions for logging into Axess to certify the submission and complete the Certificate of Final Reading. I originally selected the 6 months or 1 year embargo option. There is no maximum permissible length for the abstract in the dissertation. At their discretion, students may request the appointment of co-advisors who are both members of the Academic Council. Nearly percent of doctoral students take part in the optional program, which is free. Such as the format, etc. Embargoes may be lifted early at the request of the author. An example of this document is available in the Directions for Preparing Electronic Doctoral Dissertations.
Students are strongly encouraged to submit their dissertations at least three weeks prior to this deadline to insure that all requirements can be met in time for the conferral of the degree. Main body, with the larger divisions and more important sub-divisions indicated by suitable, consistent headings.
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Teams from both organizations developed the program, including supporting policies, workflows and software to enable the submission, processing, online availability and preservation of Stanford theses and dissertations in digital form. File size s do not exceed MB. A facsimile of the signed signature page will be automatically generated and inserted into the thesis file. You may optionally apply one Creative Commons license. The abstract in the body of the dissertation follows the style used for the rest of the manuscript and should be placed following the signature page. Under an embargo, the thesis will be available online to Stanford-authenticated users, but not to readers outside the Stanford network. How can I extend my embargo period to 1 or 2 years? Creative Commons Licenses A dissertation author has the option to apply a Creative Commons license during submission. Dissertations written in another language must include an extended summary in English usually pages in length. Therefore, I definitely wanted to contribute a little more to our environment by submitting an electronic dissertation. Delayed Release Embargo An author has the option to delay the release of a dissertation to search engines outside of Stanford and other third-party distributors. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure that the formatting meets the requirements outlined in this booklet.
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Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) will begin providing hourly rides on its Diesel Multiple Units(DMUs) for Nairobi Commuters after receiving the second batch of six more trains from Spain.
According to Omudho Awitta, KRC Chairman, the six trains will enable the corporation to increase its train frequencies within the city. The six DMUs join the other five that arrived last year and have been plying the Syokimau –Nairobi and Embakasi –Nairobi routes.
Kenya Railways Corporation Commuter Services in Nairobi
KRC operates five times on the Syokimau –Nairobi route and three times on the Embakasi-Nairobi line.
The 11 DMUs will now be running hourly services across the city on the Nairobi-Embakasi, Nairobi-Ruiru, Nairobi-Kikuyu, Nairobi-Syokimau, as well as the Athi River- Nairobi line.
Kenya Railways Corporation plans to increase the capacity of commuter services within the city from 13,000 to 132,000 passengers a day by 2022. The DMUs can carry a maximum of 128 seated and 130 standing passengers with a maximum load of 774 passengers.
The Nairobi Commuter Rail Service aims to increase capacity from 5Million passengers to 15Million passengers initially, then to 60Million passengers per year in Phase 1.
The first phase of the Kenya Railways Corporation projects will also involve establishing new stations in Buru Buru, Pipeline, Umoja, Githurai and Donholm. This is in addition to having trains to Ruiru, Syokimau, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kikuyu, and Embakasi Village.
Syokimau, Makadara, and Imara Daima railway stations are complete and operational. Phase 2 will involve extending commuter rail services to Thika, Limuru, and Lukenya. The last phase will target links to outlying satellite towns such as Ongata Rongai, Kiserian, Ngong, Kiambu, Ruai and Kangemi.
Jackson Okoth from the Kenyan Wallstreet contributed to this article

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Omari was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Joyce and Clifford Hardwick III, an attorney. Growing up in Decatur, Georgia, Hardwick wrote poetry on a regular basis, and participated in many sports. For high school he attended Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia where he excelled in baseball, basketball and football, which eventually led him to a football scholarship for University of Georgia where he would become apart of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Even though he was a star on the field, Hardwick continued in acting and poetry, and thus minored in theater. Omari has taken on many roles over the years. His love for poetry has formed into his love for music, and with this new found love Omari will share his intimate thoughts with the world through music.


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Flown only by high-ranking Imperial agents and specialist squadrons, sighting a TIE Advanced x1 is a sure sign that the sector has drawn the Empire’s attention. Its prototype design incorporates experimental targeting systems and deflector shields, making it a particularly deadly addition to any Imperial squadron. The TIE Advanced x1 Expansion Pack allows you to add one of these state-of-the-art fighters to your games of X-Wing Second Edition with six Imperial pilots, including Darth Vader himself. Additionally, six upgrades give you more options for customizing your ship, including Elite Pilot Talents, missiles, and Force powers to push your Force-sensitive pilots further than ever before.
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THE HAGUE – Prime Minister Mark Rutte further eased the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, allowing bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year.
But Rutte warned that the move wasn't without risks.
“We are taking a big step today to unlock the Netherlands while the infections numbers are really going through the roof,” Rutte said Tuesday.
The announcement wasn't all good news for the beleaguered hospitality and cultural sectors, with the opening hours limited to 10 p.m., while professional sports teams will only be allowed to fill stadiums to a third of their normal capacities.
Soccer clubs and administrators protested the move even before it was officially announced, calling it in a joint statement “a proposal without perspective.”
The relaxation of restrictions follows widespread protests in recent weeks by business owners ranging from the Van Gogh Museum to local cafes at being excluded from am earlier easing of pandemic restrictions.
Infections have spiked in recent weeks because of the omicron variant, despite the lockdown that was tougher than in most of Europe, but admissions to the country's intensive care units have been declining. The national public health institute reported a 51% rise in new COVID-19 cases over the last week to more than 366,000, while ICU admissions dropped by 34%.
“We are taking another risk," Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said. "We are doing that for good reason. Living longer with many restrictive measures damages our health and our society.”
Omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta variant, according to studies. Omicron spreads even more easily than other coronavirus strains, and has already become dominant in many countries. It also more easily infects those who have been vaccinated or had previously been infected by prior versions of the virus.
The Dutch government sought to mitigate the risk by imposing restrictions on venues where people gather, including the use of coronavirus passports and social distancing and capping the number of people allowed indoors and in stadiums.
The new measures apply for six weeks, but Rutte said the government would review them and their effect on infection numbers after three weeks.
He urged the public to stick to the rules, saying: “It is now up to us all to ensure that we don't have to hit the brakes again then."
Follow AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic

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this is Rosie, she is a sweet six-month-old guinea pig. She is still
young, but probably is as big as she is going to get, she grew so fast,
and now she has stayed this size for a while. Rosie lives in a hutch in
our garden, and in the winter, we bring her inside to stay warm. She is
very pretty and I think the white strip on her nose makes her very cute.
She is very sweet, and likes to come out from her hutch to play every day.
She mostly sleeps when I am at school, and I feed her when I get home,
then we have play time. She squeaks when she wants my attention, so I know
she loves me and I love her!

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Looking for a CNC router for aluminum fabrication? Check out the 2023 buying guide to a CNC router for aluminum. It's helpful for the CNC router beginners. You will find the best CNC routers for aluminum.
Aluminum (Aluminium) is a kind of soft metal that can be carved with text and pattern by a CNC router machine, it can also be cut into different shapes. The premise is that the CNC router must be equipped with CNC router bits for aluminum, which is different from CNC router tools for woodworking.
There are many kinds of CNC routers for aluminium fabrication, how to choose a right CNC router machine for aluminum? All depends on your requirements.
CNC Router for Aluminum Technical Parameters
|Table Sizes||2' x 3', 4' x 4', 4' x 8', 5' x 10'|
|Functions||Cutting, Carving, Engraving, Milling, Turning, Drilling|
|Axis||3 Axis, 4th Axis, 4 Axis, 5 Axis|
|Capability||2D Machining, 2.5D Machining, 3D Machining|
|Price Range||$2,580.00 - $150,000.00|
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The large format CNC router is mainly used for cutting aluminum composite panels (ACP), aluminum sheet, aluminum plate, aluminum parts with high speed and high accuracy.
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Except for 4x8 CNC routers and 5x10 CNC routers, we also have 2x4 CNC routers and 4x4 CNC routers for aluminium fabrication. The working table size can be OEM as your requirements.
5. CNC Router Bits for Aluminum
If you have owned one CNC router, you should learn how to choose the right CNC router bits for aluminum?
CNC router tools for aluminum adopt a special proprietary edge cutting system, high quality sub micrograin carbide, with a super high polished cutting edge, resulting in clean cuts, a superior surface finish and a longer CNC tool's service life.
CNC Router Bits for Aluminum
Is a CNC Router Easy to Cut Aluminum?
Of course, a common CNC router equipped with T-Slot table and solid carbide CNC router bits can easily cut aluminum. For better cutting results, you should first find optimal settings working best on aluminum.
How to Use CNC Router for Aluminum?
1. Design and layout according to customer requirements, calculate the path correctly, and save the file.
2. Copy the file to the DSP controller. (If using a control card machine, please open the control card software, read in the layout, and save the file).
3. Fix the aluminum material, define the origin, start the spindle, and adjust the spindle speed.
4. Turn on the power, the machine performs a reset self-test, the X, Y, and Z axes return to the zero point, and then run to their initial positions.
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6. Open the CNC file, transfer the file to the CNC router, and the routing work of the file can be completed automatically.
7. When the routing ends, the machine will automatically raise the tool and run to the top of the work start point.
What are the best CNC Router Bits for Aluminum?
When a CNC router working with aluminum, we should use end mills, which are made of either carbide or HSS (high-speed steel). End mills have advantages of high precision and not easy to break. End mills have many styles, sizes and flutes, including single flute carbide end mill and double flute carbide end mill. Typically, more flutes, better quality.
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We will recommend the most suitable aluminum CNC machines to you after being informed by your requirements.
We will offer you with our detail quotation according to the consulted CNC machine for aluminum. You will get the most suitable specifications, the best accessories and the affordable price.
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One is to use a laser and the other is to cut with a tool, each with its own advantages. Laser cutting machine has higher cutting speed and higher efficiency, but the price is also higher. The price of CNC router machine is relatively low, all depends on your requirements. CNC router cutting aluminum is feasible, it can not only cut aluminum, but also cut copper, acrylic board, wooden board and other materials.


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The award-winning chef behind Speducci Mercatto and their exclusive range of artisanal Italian cuisine is Chef Gabriele Paganelli. His devotion to the traditional art and science of good food has won him international accolades, including the prestigious Gold and Silver Spoon for risotto, a bronze medal at the ExpoGast 2002 World Championships, and multiple awards at the Ontario Independent Meat Processors award gala.
This salumi is a perfect thing to nibble on with an aperitivo in the late afternoon.
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'L. pumilum' (Species or Wild Lily)
Quite possibly the easiest of all Lilium species to grow, Lilium pumilum is well suited to a site in the rock garden. The small, highly fragrant Turk's Cap flowers are scarlet red in color and are usually without spots. Occasionally a few small flecks of black will appear in the flower throats. Having a wide range throughout China, Korea, and even into Siberia. Lilium pumilum sets seed freely, but allowing it to do so also seems to shorten its life span. Unless you have a good stand of them going, remove all but one seed pod from each plant. As is with Lilium Regale, Lilium Pumilum is apomictic meaning it will produce viable seed without polination. It doesn't matter what pollen may be used on Lilium pumilum, it will produce seed genetically identical to the partent plant.
Seed will flower in 18 months following germination. Excellent in the butterfly garden, both they and little girls love it.
Photo inset #1 is a close up of one of these highly fragrant flower.
Photo inset #2 shows one of the propagation beds.
Photo inset #3 show L. pumilum in a garden setting among Foxgloves (digitalis purpurea).
Wild Lily bulbs making up the genus Lilium belong to the family Liliaceae comprising of approximately 200 genera made up of approximately 2,000 lily species. There are in the neighborhood of 110 to 120 Lilium species depending on whose classification you reference. For the full article, click Knowledge Base


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To get to the start of this path you must go to the Xarblanca School. In the northern area of Marbella, find the bus station on Avenida del Trapiche. On the roundabout at the entrance and exit to the A7 located next to the bus station you must take the exit heading north, directly to Sierra Blanca. At the following roundabout take the third exit and continue straight along the main street until coming to a one way street marked with a no entry sign directly ahead, which is next to the Xarblanca School. If going by car it is advisable to park and continue on foot down the one way street until reaching a road that branches out to the left and is cut off by cement blocks to prevent the passage of vehicles.
At the end of this small incline is La Fabriquilla (9) where you will find one the 4 panels indicating the start of a trail, which are located throughout the entire southern face of the Sierra Blanca.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE
To get started on the path that ascends to the north you must cross the Calaña stream and turn right until you come to a wall that appears to block the track. Go round this wall to the right and a few metres ahead the path reappears and is well marked out.
On this first stretch we will find two paths, one that goes up the side of the mountain and the other that runs parallel to the stream, both of them come together a little further on. If you choose to go down the stream, you can visit some pools in which to bathe, weather permitting.
After leaving behind a flat clearing with a small pine forest, continue to the left until coming to a signpost (10) which indicates you must continue parallel to the stream, direction Los Monjes.
This section of the path continues gradually ascending and requires you to cross the stream several times, where you will need to pay attention as it is easy to get lost.
On the final ascent prior to reaching the ruins of Ermita de los Monjes, to the left you can see a truly impressive Aleppo Pine. At the top of the little ascent, you come to a small clearing where you will find the ruins of Ermita de los Monjes (11 – the Monk’s Chapel).
Once you reach here, you can lengthen the walk if you have the energy, or you can return on the same path to La Fabriquilla.


Veri Jumala (Vocals,Guitar and everything else )
Where in Finland are you from?
I was born in Helsinki but I was turning to Germany when I was a few weeks old
How would you describe your band for those who don’t know you?
Veri Jumala is my Solo-Project. It’s full of passion and out of me deep, dark, romantic rock ‘n roll soul
When did you form as a group?
I started with my solo-project in spring 2009
What was the inspiration for your recent album?
The beautiful and cruel sides of life and all my experiences
What other releases do you have?
2 cover albums (Velvet Melodies and Deep Lovely Memories) and “very” old, own albums (Charming Corpse, Silver Vein and an album with own German songs)
What is your favorite song on your most recent album?
I’m very self critical – so I love the interlude “Dead Mens Goodbye”..because I’m not singing there ;D honestly…I like “The Heavens Gate”
Do you have any gigs coming up?
I love to play internet concerts for people all over the world – at the moment there’s no official live gig
What’s your favorite type of venue to play?
I love to play an open air…on a festival or something…
If you could play anywhere in the world this week, where would it be?
In Hell – to show Satan my skills
Do you have a Website, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter etc?
What are your influences as a band?
Hanoi Rocks, HIM, Negative, Type O Negative, 69 Eyes, Die Ärzte (German band), 30 Seconds To Mars
People who enjoy your music tend to like what other bands?
I guess HIM, 69 Eyes, Negative and Type O Negative
Are you signed to a label?
Where do you think you’ll be as a band in 5 years?
In the hearts of my listeners
Is there anything else people should know about Sentiment?
Oh I’m just an ordinary guy who wants to reach the emotions of the people all over the world…help them through good and bad times


Join Capital as we take a look at all the nominees for this year's BRIT Awards, which take place at the O2 Arena in London on 20th February.
Taylor Swift Confirmed As Final BRIT Awards 2013 Performer As Beyonce Appearance Denied
The 'Love Story' singer joins a line-up which includes Justin Timberlake and former boyfriend Harry Styles.
Taylor Swift has been announced as the final act to join the performers line-up of this year's BRIT Awards.
The 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' singer had been rumoured to be making an appearance earlier today, with the news now being confirmed by the show itself.
"BIG NEWS! We're delighted to announce @taylorswift13 as the final performer in the stellar BRIT Awards 2013 line up ," they tweeted earlier this morning (7th February).
The news that the US singer is the final act confirmed means rumours of a Beyonce appearance are false – despite previous reports.
The singer will join the likes of Robbie Williams, Emeli Sande and Muse and former boyfriend Harry Styles' group One Direction.
The full list of performers for the BRITs 2013 is as follows:
- Taylor Swift
- Robbie Williams
- Ben Howard
- One Direction
- Mumford & Sons
- Emeli Sande
- Justin Timberlake
The BRIT Awards 2013 will take place live from London's O2 Arena on 23rd February.
The 'Begin Again' singer speaks after winning big at the Billboard Music Awards 2013.
The 'Beauty And A Beat' star is seen receiving a kiss on the cheek from his ex-girlfriend at the awards show.
The '22' star paid tribute to her fans and the "best and longest" relationship she's had as she won big in Las Vegas.
Watch the best performances from Las Vegas, including Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj.


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There are plenty of ways to celebrate Mother’s Day with live jazz on Sunday. Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP is holding a second weekend fundraiser at The Idle-A-While on the East Side (see more below) which wraps up with a Mother’s Day doubleheader on their House Restaurant stage Sunday with Anna & The Consequences playing for brunch from noon to 4pm and vocalist Shaun Booker showcasing her jazzy side for dinner from 6 to 10pm. Admission is free, donations are graciously accepted at the door, and making reservations at the venue’s website is strongly encouraged! Also on the eastern side of the county, pianist/vocalist Vernon Hairston will be serenading mothers over great Southern comfort food at Family Affair Cafe in Groveport from 4 to 7pm. Finally, a special installment of Barcelona’s weekly Sunday dinner show will feature Jeff McCargish playing nylon string acoustic guitar from 6 to 8pm. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
98.5 FM will be remote broadcasting from The Idle-A-While on Friday and Saturday nights. There will be plenty of live grooves to be had, with Urban Jazz Coalition playing Friday at 8pm and NexLevel playing Saturday at 6pm, and another band may be added for Saturday night. As station manager Ron Johnson told me, “This is the second event to raise the funds to purchase and install the equipment we need. The first event was a good first step as with the generous contribution of The House/Idle-A-While and other donations, we were able to purchase our transmitter. We hope with this event we will be able to purchase our new antenna system.” Hopefully you can attend one of their shows this weekend to support Columbus’ jazz radio station, but remember that you can always donate online here.
Shows To See This Week
Saturday, May 13th (3 – 6pm): Second Saturdays with Sonikora featuring Chatoyant at The Vanderelli Room, Franklinton. This monthly event focused on improvised music welcomes Chatoyant, a Detroit-based free jazz/psych-rock band, as its featured guest for May. Formed in 2013 by an unlikely mixture of noted area musicians active in numerous rock, noise, and improvised music outfits, the “unique sound and intensity” of this instrumental quartet soon earned them a regional cult following. Consisting of Matthew Smith (guitar), Joel Peterson (Rhodes), James Baljo (drums), and Marko Novachcoff (woodwinds), Chatoyant is currently on a national tour and is preparing to release a double LP in 2017. The afternoon will open with a new Columbus quartet of Caleb Miller (saxophones/keys), Eli Chambers (bass), Hasan Abdur-Razzaq (saxophones) and Gerard Cox (drums/piano), continue with Chatoyant, and end with Sonikora contributing their own multi-genre cosmic flights. Admission is on a sliding scale of $5 to $10.
Sunday, May 14th (3 – 5pm): MAC Chamber Orchestra: “Symphonic Jazz” at the McConnell Arts Center. Details from the MAC: “The McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of its founder, Antoine T. Clark, will explore ‘symphonic jazz’ on the final concert of the 2016-2017 concert season. ‘Symphonic jazz,’ a term coined early in the 1920s by jazz band leader Paul Whiteman, is a fusion of European Romantic tradition, African-American jazz, and American popular music. Darius Milhaud’s symphonic jazz ballet ‘La création du monde’ and George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue,’ two popular examples of music dating from the early years of this experiment in modern music, are featured on this exciting program. Ragtime, a progenitor to jazz, with its restless bustle and high rhythmic energy is also featured through three Scott Joplin tunes arranged by the American music master, Gunther Schuller. International soloist and beloved OSU piano professor, Caroline Hong, will feature as soloist on Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue.'” Intermission music will be provided by the Caleb Hutslar jazz trio. Tickets are available here and are $30 at the door, $15 for students for this entertaining and educational program.
Thursday, May 18th (9 – 11pm): An Evening with Pierre Bensusan at Natalie’s. French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Bensusan, once described by the L.A. Times as “one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today,” plays a style at times characterized as Celtic, Folk, World music, New Age, or Chamber Jazz. Known as a master of contemporary acoustic guitar, his latest triple live album Encore won an Independent Music Award in the Live Performance Album category. Seeing this artist in one of the area’s finest listening rooms should be quite the experience. Tickets and more info are available here.
Have a great week! Prepare with a couple videos of the touring acts featured here:


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June 25 2010 02:28PM
After much fenagling, FlamesNation and The FAN 960 are on the draft floor right now. As Kent has his draft day thread open, I'll be posting everything that I hear and see right here. Anything we hear on the Flames front will go up as an article on the site right away. So lets get this thing going!
June 24 2010 07:34PM
The Calgary Flames don't have the greatest prospects here in Los Angeles ahead of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. With no first or second round pick, many of the top players will have passed the team by before they draft for the first time in the third round. So will the Calgary Flames make a move to get themselves into the top 60 picks? Or the better question is, CAN the Flames get themselves into the top 60 picks?
June 24 2010 05:10PM
Darryl Sutter isn't talking a lot down in Los Angeles, but I did get a few interesting tidbits out of his conversation with The FAN 960 that will run later today. The Flames don’t have a first round draft pick; in fact, they don't have a second round draft pick, so just what do we expect from them down here?
June 21 2010 08:46PM
As the draft approaches on Friday, I figured it'd be good to get the final two pending Flames UFA's out of the way. So far, we've covered Conroy, Higgins and Nystrom, with debate going both ways on each guy. I think the final two will have much less debate surrounding them, as we move to Jamal Mayers and Brian McGrattan.
June 17 2010 09:10AM
It's come up in both our previous articles on pending Calgary Flames UFA players (done so far: Craig Conroy and Chris Higgins), so I figure he's probably the next logical guy to profile. For the first time in his career, Flames first rounder Eric Nystrom enters free agency, and his return to Calgary is not necessarily guaranteed.


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Yesterday I attended the YU-SOY book sale on Alumni Day. One of my goals was to purchase R Hayyim Volozhiner's work on Avoth titled "Ruach Hayyim"
In usual cosmic irony the computer had it located in the Mussar-Qabbalah section, but it was only to be found in the Mishnayoth section. Go Figure! ;-)
Anyway its haqdamah outlines the proper Mithnagduth approach to Qabbalah
Though many of Rabbeinu's words are founded upon the Zohar and the writings of the Arizal
[Nevertheless] He would not preach the esoteric in public, [Rather] the words in "Ruach Hayyim" are explained in an idiom fit for all, and many of them [serve] as an introduction to the work "Nefesh haHayyim"
As we see again:
Mithnagdim DO Qabbalah,
And they do it ONLY as Nistar in private and not in public.
IMHO this is the proper balance in handling the esoteric, the Centrist approach. IE The "Arba nichnas l'fardes" approach; The Maimonidean approach to teaching Maaseh Breishith and Maaseh Merkavah.