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Upregulated pneumococcal adhesion molecule (platelet-activating factor receptor) may predispose COPD patients to community-acquired pneumonia
Author(s): Shakti Dhar Shukla 1 , 2 , Philip M Hansbro 1 , 2 , Eugene Haydn Walters 3
Publication date (Electronic): 24 October 2017
Dear editor We read with great interest the recent paper by Braeken et al which analyzed the associations between COPD and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), published in your journal.1 In this large population-based study, the authors have concluded that the risk of CAP increases fourfold in patients with COPD, independent of smoking status. The authors briefly discuss potential smoking-induced mechanisms leading to increased risk of CAP in COPD, such as host physiological and structural changes, increased bacterial virulence and impaired host immunity. The authors also stress the need for further mechanistic studies on the cause of this increased risk of CAP in COPD patients.1 We believe that some of our recent work is relevant to these findings. We have published several studies that have found increased respiratory tract epithelial expression of specific bacterial adhesion factors in COPD, in particular platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFr) which is the major pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae adhesion molecule.2,3 This could well be one important mechanism that the authors did not mention that could significantly increase the risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae respiratory infection in COPD. Pack-years of smoking were strongly related to epithelial PAFr protein levels in COPD patients.2 Notably, S. pneumoniae expresses phosphorylcholine in its cell wall that specifically binds to PAFr, leading to initial attachment and subsequent translocation of bacteria into deeper tissue. In addition, cultured respiratory epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke extract exhibited significantly increased PAFr protein expression and greater S. pneumoniae adhesion. Notably, blocking PAFr by specific PAFr-antagonist (WEB-2086) reduced adherence of S. pneumoniae to the levels seen in control cells.4 This opens the possibility that PAFr could be targeted therapeutically in COPD patients to limit chronic bacterial adhesion and potentially acute exacerbations, but also CAP in this vulnerable population. Translational research in this area of bacterial–epithelial interactions is still in its infancy but has huge potential to provide novel insights into COPD pathogenesis and its natural history, as well as new therapeutic targets. Blocking the initial stages of bacterial adhesion and colonization in already activated epithelium in COPD patients could emerge as a promising target for the development of alternate, non-antibiotic pharmacotherapies for the management of the disease and its infective complication.5 Preliminary data in both in vitro and in vivo models is so promising that further clinical research on anti-PAFr therapies is now warranted to ascertain their efficacy in preventing and treating bacterial infections in COPD. There may be broader application to other chronic respiratory diseases, such cystic fibrosis, given that Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the third "common respiratory pathogen" that also adheres to PAFr. Indeed, there seems to be no other obvious mechanism that links these three quite disparate organisms, making them so dangerous to the respiratory tract in very particular circumstances.
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Inhaled steroids and risk of pneumonia for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Kayleigh M Kew, Alieksei Seniukovich (2014)
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are anti-inflammatory drugs that have proven benefits for people with worsening symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and repeated exacerbations. They are commonly used as combination inhalers with long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) to reduce exacerbation rates and all-cause mortality, and to improve lung function and quality of life. The most common combinations of ICS and LABA used in combination inhalers are fluticasone and salmeterol, budesonide and formoterol and a new formulation of fluticasone in combination with vilanterol, which is now available. ICS have been associated with increased risk of pneumonia, but the magnitude of risk and how this compares with different ICS remain unclear. Recent reviews conducted to address their safety have not compared the relative safety of these two drugs when used alone or in combination with LABA. To assess the risk of pneumonia associated with the use of fluticasone and budesonide for COPD. We identified trials from the Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register of trials (CAGR), clinicaltrials.gov, reference lists of existing systematic reviews and manufacturer websites. The most recent searches were conducted in September 2013. We included parallel-group randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of at least 12 weeks' duration. Studies were included if they compared the ICS budesonide or fluticasone versus placebo, or either ICS in combination with a LABA versus the same LABA as monotherapy for people with COPD. Two review authors independently extracted study characteristics, numerical data and risk of bias information for each included study.We looked at direct comparisons of ICS versus placebo separately from comparisons of ICS/LABA versus LABA for all outcomes, and we combined these with subgroups when no important heterogeneity was noted. After assessing for transitivity, we conducted an indirect comparison to compare budesonide versus fluticasone monotherapy, but we could not do the same for the combination therapies because of systematic differences between the budesonide and fluticasone combination data sets.When appropriate, we explored the effects of ICS dose, duration of ICS therapy and baseline severity on the primary outcome. Findings of all outcomes are presented in 'Summary of findings' tables using GRADEPro. We found 43 studies that met the inclusion criteria, and more evidence was provided for fluticasone (26 studies; n = 21,247) than for budesonide (17 studies; n = 10,150). Evidence from the budesonide studies was more inconsistent and less precise, and the studies were shorter. The populations within studies were more often male with a mean age of around 63, mean pack-years smoked over 40 and mean predicted forced expiratory volume of one second (FEV1) less than 50%.High or uneven dropout was considered a high risk of bias in almost 40% of the trials, but conclusions for the primary outcome did not change when the trials at high risk of bias were removed in a sensitivity analysis.Fluticasone increased non-fatal serious adverse pneumonia events (requiring hospital admission) (odds ratio (OR) 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.50 to 2.12; 18 more per 1000 treated over 18 months; high quality), and no evidence suggested that this outcome was reduced by delivering it in combination with salmeterol or vilanterol (subgroup differences: I(2) = 0%, P value 0.51), or that different doses, trial duration or baseline severity significantly affected the estimate. Budesonide also increased non-fatal serious adverse pneumonia events compared with placebo, but the effect was less precise and was based on shorter trials (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.00 to 2.62; six more per 1000 treated over nine months; moderate quality). Some of the variation in the budesonide data could be explained by a significant difference between the two commonly used doses: 640 mcg was associated with a larger effect than 320 mcg relative to placebo (subgroup differences: I(2) = 74%, P value 0.05).An indirect comparison of budesonide versus fluticasone monotherapy revealed no significant differences with respect to serious adverse events (pneumonia-related or all-cause) or mortality. The risk of any pneumonia event (i.e. less serious cases treated in the community) was higher with fluticasone than with budesonide (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.34); this was the only significant difference reported between the two drugs. However, this finding should be interpreted with caution because of possible differences in the assignment of pneumonia diagnosis, and because no trials directly compared the two drugs.No significant difference in overall mortality rates was observed between either of the inhaled steroids and the control interventions (both high-quality evidence), and pneumonia-related deaths were too rare to permit conclusions to be drawn. Budesonide and fluticasone, delivered alone or in combination with a LABA, are associated with increased risk of serious adverse pneumonia events, but neither significantly affected mortality compared with controls. The safety concerns highlighted in this review should be balanced with recent cohort data and established randomised evidence of efficacy regarding exacerbations and quality of life. Comparison of the two drugs revealed no statistically significant difference in serious pneumonias, mortality or serious adverse events. Fluticasone was associated with higher risk of any pneumonia when compared with budesonide (i.e. less serious cases dealt with in the community), but variation in the definitions used by the respective manufacturers is a potential confounding factor in their comparison.Primary research should accurately measure pneumonia outcomes and should clarify both the definition and the method of diagnosis used, especially for new formulations such as fluticasone furoate, for which little evidence of the associated pneumonia risk is currently available. Similarly, systematic reviews and cohorts should address the reliability of assigning 'pneumonia' as an adverse event or cause of death and should determine how this affects the applicability of findings.
Platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFr) is upregulated in small airways and alveoli of smokers and COPD patients.
Shakti Shukla, Hans Konrad Muller-Hermelink, Roger Latham … (2016)
PAFr is a cell adhesion site for specific bacteria, notably non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Streptococcus pneumoniae. We previously published that PAFr expression is significantly upregulated in the large airways of smokers, especially in COPD. We have now investigated PAFr expression in the epithelium and Rbm of small airways and in the alveolar compartment in smokers and patients with both COPD and small airway disease.
An antagonist of the platelet-activating factor receptor inhibits adherence of both nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae to cultured human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke
Shakti Shukla, Rory L Fairbairn, David A. Gell … (2016)
Background COPD is emerging as the third largest cause of human mortality worldwide after heart disease and stroke. Tobacco smoking, the primary risk factor for the development of COPD, induces increased expression of platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFr) in the lung epithelium. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Streptococcus pneumoniae adhere to PAFr on the luminal surface of human respiratory tract epithelial cells. Objective To investigate PAFr as a potential drug target for the prevention of infections caused by the main bacterial drivers of acute exacerbations in COPD patients, NTHi and S. pneumoniae. Methods Human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells were exposed to cigarette smoke extract (CSE). PAFr expression levels were determined using immunocytochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The epithelial cells were challenged with either NTHi or S. pneumoniae labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate, and bacterial adhesion was measured using immunofluorescence. The effect of a well-evaluated antagonist of PAFr, WEB-2086, on binding of the bacterial pathogens to BEAS-2B cells was then assessed. In silico studies of the tertiary structure of PAFr and the binding pocket for PAF and its antagonist WEB-2086 were undertaken. Results PAFr expression by bronchial epithelial cells was upregulated by CSE, and significantly associated with increased bacterial adhesion. WEB-2086 reduced the epithelial adhesion by both NTHi and S. pneumoniae to levels observed for non-CSE-exposed cells. Furthermore, it was nontoxic toward the bronchial epithelial cells. In silico analyses identified a binding pocket for PAF/WEB-2086 in the predicted PAFr structure. Conclusion WEB-2086 represents an innovative class of candidate drugs for inhibiting PAFr-dependent lung infections caused by the main bacterial drivers of smoking-related COPD.
[1 ]School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
[2 ]Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW
[3 ]School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
[1 ]Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht
[2 ]Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
[3 ]Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
[4 ]Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht
[5 ]Department of Research and Education, CIRO, Horn, the Netherlands
[6 ]Department of Health eResearch, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Correspondence: Eugene Haydn Walters, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Private Bag 23, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia, Email haydn.walters@ 123456utas.edu.au
Correspondence: Frank de Vries, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, PO box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands, Tel +31 30 253 7324, Fax +31 30 253 9166, Email f.devries@ 123456uu.nl
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Warren Buffett believes a 'major catastrophe' is just around the corner
When famous financier Warren Buffett gives his views on future trends and how they will impact on the world economy, people listen - which is why his latest missive has raised serious alarm.
Jamie Seidel, AP
News Corp Australia NetworkFebruary 26, 20196:37pm
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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet says he believes a 'megacatastrophe' is just around the corner. Picture: APSource:AP
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is famed for his seeming sixth sense when it comes to the stock market. But business has been flat lately. And he's becoming increasingly concerned about a looming catastrophe that could shake civilisation itself.
Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders at the weekend.
The letter is always well-read in the business world because of his remarkable track record, his habit of dissecting the economy or other topics and his talent for explaining complicated subjects in plain language.
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Which is why so many have sat up and paid attention to his warning of a pending 'megacatastrophe'.
Not only will it shake global markets to the core, he believes it will stress society to the breaking point.
"A major catastrophe that will dwarf hurricanes Katrina and Michael will occur — perhaps tomorrow, perhaps many decades from now," the CEO wrote. "The Big One may come from a traditional source, such as a hurricane or earthquake, or it may be a total surprise involving, say, a cyber attack having disastrous consequences beyond anything insurers now contemplate."
A man sits on the rubble of a building that was destroyed during battles in the city of Aleppo, Syria. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
While others may see little but catastrophe in his words, Buffett sees opportunity:
"When such a mega-catastrophe strikes, we will get our share of the losses and they will be big — very big," he wrote of his Berkshire Hathaway firm's prospects. "Unlike many other insurers, however, we will be looking to add business the next day."
Buffet was less than specific in specifying the threat.
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Apart from his mention of a catastrophic hurricane, he did not refer to the Earth's rapidly ballooning carbon dioxide levels which, experts believe, will reach a tipping point within just 12 years — triggering a thousand-year hothouse and the melting of the world's glaciers and ice sheets.
He pointed to earthquake. And while there is constant nervousness about the fate of risky locations such as Calafornia's San Andreas Fault line, the world appears no more at risk of a major quake now than at any other time. What has changed, however, is the extent of residential and commercial development within such zones.
He pointed to 'surprising' events — such as cyber attack. And a slew of recent US intelligence and defence department reports have highlighted their devastating potential. Power grids can be taken down. Communications and transport systems stalled. So great is the potential impact of an internet-crippling attack that cyber attack has been classified as a potential weapon of mass destruction (WMD).
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And then there's the recent abandonment of nuclear non-proliferation treaties and the advancements in new space-based and hypersonic delivery vehicles.
It's all produced a growing cloud of gloom across society, commentators say, which is being expressed through the popularity of zombie shows and apocalyptic scenarios — such as Game of Thrones.
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Buffett isn't all doom and gloom.
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Berkshire continues to hold roughly $US130 billion in cash and short-term investments because Buffett says hasn't found any reasonably-priced acquisitions in recent years, so he'll likely continue investing more in stocks.
"Prices are sky-high for businesses possessing decent long-term prospects," he wrote.
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"To me, it's (the letter) becoming less of an event," Edward Jones analyst Jim Shanahan stated.
He argued it had become watered down in recent years. Instead, Buffett's been saving his sage advice for the secrecy of the boardroom.
Buffett promoted two potential successors last year to oversee most day-to-day operations. But the 88-year-old tycoon made no mention of retiring.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. owns more than 90 companies, including railroad and clothing, furniture and jewellery businesses. Its insurance and utility businesses typically account for more than half of the company's net income. The company also has major investments in such companies as Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola and Wells Fargo & Co.
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Eumeta layardi
Eumeta maxima
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Eumeta minuscula
Eumeta moddermanni
Eumeta nietneri
Eumeta pictipennis
Eumeta pryeri
Eumeta rotunda
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Was the Resurrection
a Hoax?
Disclaimer: The following is written by Charles (Chuck) Colson, a former aide to President Richard Nixon (remembered as the "hatchet man"). He served a prison sentence as a result in his involvement with the Watergate cover-up. The use of the following is not meant as an endorsement of Charles Colson or his ministry, but the point he makes about the resurrection of Christ is well taken.
An Unholy Hoax?
BreakPoint Commentaries
It's become the surest way to get attention during Easter: claim the resurrection of Christ was an unholy hoax.
The latest claimant is a researcher named Suzanne Marie Olsson. She says that she's convinced she has found the final resting place of Jesus—in a Muslim shrine in India. Olsson wants to exhume the body and run some DNA tests on it. Tracing the body's origins will "resolve the raging controversy," she says, over the identity of the remains.
Don't hold your breath, Ms. Olsson. People have been trying to "resolve the raging controversy" for some two thousand years.
I have been challenged myself many times on the resurrection. My answer is always that the disciples and five hundred others gave eyewitness accounts of seeing Jesus, risen from the tomb. But then I'm asked, "How do you know they were telling the truth? Maybe they were perpetrating a hoax."
My answer to that comes from an unlikely source: Watergate.
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But what about the disciples? Twelve powerless men, peasants really, were facing not just embarrassment or political disgrace, but beatings, stonings, execution. Every single one of the disciples insisted, to their dying breaths, that they had physically seen Jesus bodily raised from the dead.
Don't you think that one of those apostles would have cracked before being beheaded or stoned? That one of them would have made a deal with the authorities? None did.
You see, men will give their lives for something they believe to be true—they will never give their lives for something they know to be false.
The Watergate cover-up reveals the true nature of humanity. Even political zealots at the pinnacle of power will, in the crunch, save their own necks, even at the expense of the ones they profess to serve so loyally. But the apostles could not deny Jesus because they had seen Him face to face, and they knew He had risen from the dead.
No, you can take it from an expert in cover-ups—I've lived through Watergate—that nothing less than a resurrected Christ could have caused those men to maintain to their dying whispers that Jesus is alive and is Lord. Two thousand years later, nothing less than the power of the risen Christ could inspire Christians around the world to remain faithful—despite prison, torture, and death.
Jesus is Lord: That's the thrilling message of Easter. And it's an historic fact, one convincingly established by the evidence—and one you can bet your life upon. Go ahead researchers—dig up all the old graves you want. You won't change a thing. He has risen.
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Week 7 (Sounds of Laughter)
Academic Conversation Skill: Relevance and Importance
Concept: Camp
Time Period: 1950s (Rock and Roll)
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Relevance and Importance
Templates for establishing relevance/importance:
Indicating Who Cares:
Recent studies like these shed new light on _________________, which previous studies had not addressed.
These findings challenge X's common assumptions that ____________. (adapted from Graff and Birkenstein 2006, 91)
Establishing Why Your Claim Matters
X matters/is important because ______________.
Although X may seem trivial, it is in face crucial in terms of today's concern over ___________. (adapted from Graff and Birkenstein 2006, 94-5)
"Camp (style)" (Wikipedia): "Camp is an aesthetic sensibility that regards something as appealing or humorous because of its ridiculousness to the viewer. Camp aesthetics disrupt many modernists' notions of what art is and what can be classified as high art…" [it is also used to disrupt gender roles, notions of sexuality, etc.]
"Little Richard trampled on social expectations of masculinity and laughed at concepts of gendered decorum. With a six-inch pompadour, heavy mascara, baggy blouse, and billowing cape, Richard presented a shocking image of what we now recognize as "camp," but at the time was just perceived as bizarre. For Richard, his look was a form of revenge, a type of trickster humor; it symbolically subsumed all of the abuse leveled at homosexual men [although many claim Richard was actually bisexual], then mocked such assaults by exaggerating the features ascribed to them." (Ellis 2008, 33)
Performance Example (1950s/Rock)
This clip comes from the PBS/BBC documentary, "Rock & Roll" (1995) from "Episode 1: The Renegades." This clip effectively displays Richard's energy and flamboyance as a performer, his roots in Afro-American religious music, and the ways he challenged conventions of gender and race during the 1950s.
Little Richard on YouTube
In what ways can "camp" be a tool for challenging conventions/stereotypes/etc.?
How might you modify this passage (which is more journalistic than academic) to include considerations of its relevance and/or importance?
Performance Questions
In what was does this clip show Richard challenging the status quo through his performance style?
In what ways has Richard's style influenced subsequent musical and/or comedic performers?
Draft two sentences relating to the claim of your final project: one describing its relevance (i.e. who cares?) and the other describing its importance (i.e. why does it matter?). Post as a Word file. (Due the Friday after class @ 5pm PST)
Other Sources for Camp
Smith, P.J. 1993. "You don't have to say you love me": The camp masquerades of Dusty Springfield. In Camp grounds: Style and homosexuality, ed. David Bergman, 105-26. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.
Whiteley, Sheila, and Jennifer Rycenga. 2006. Queering the popular pitch. New York: Routledge.
Other 1950s/Rock and Roll Performers
The Coasters
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Today's little share is another card I created to play along with a challenge for my Fall Fest On-line Class. It uses the stamp set called Perfect Preserved out of the Holiday Mini. The class is officially over but you can still purchase the class and get 14 fabulous and cute projects with step by step photos in a downloadble PDF along with Video Tutorials! I love making these little cards they are so much fun!!
My base is Crumb Cake card stock. I cut a piece of Very Vanilla and River Rock card stock. I cut another piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I then took the stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set; inked in Soft Suede and stamped onto the Very Vanilla card stock in the lower right hand corner. I cut a little piece of Soft Suede card stock and punched it out with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and glued it above the "Happy Thanksgiving". I cut a piece of Soft Suede card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder and glued it towards the top of the River Rock card stock. I cut a piece of Tangerine Tango card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I glued it to overlap the two pieces of Soft Suede card stock. I then glued all the layers to the first piece of Very Vanilla card stock that I cut. I wrapped a piece of 3/8 Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon around the layers of card stock. I cut a little loop of the 3/8 Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon and attached just below the other piece of of ribbon. I attached all the layers to the front of the Crumb Cake card.
I cut a piece of Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock. I took the stamp from the Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set; inked in Tangerine Tango and stamped onto the Very Vanilla card stock. I inked the stem in Soft Suede and stamped onto the Very Vanilla card stock. I attached it to the center of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I then added a Neutrals Designer Button with some Linen Thread tied through it. To finish it off I added some Pearl Basic Jewels.
Acc.~ Big Shot, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Designer Buttons Neutrals, 3/8 Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Pearls Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals.


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Giulia (105 Series)
Black and White Garage James Wheeler UK United Kingdom London Newbury Berkshire England for sale restoration vintage classic Alfa Romeo Giulia 105 series GTV GTA Ti Super Giulia Super GTAm TZ GT Veloce Sprint Spider Berlina Sedan Bertone Pininfarina 1600 2000 1750 Spider GTC RHD Touring Duetto Autodelta
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1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce RHD
Registration: KAL 620N
Exterior Colour: Alfa red
Interior colour and material: Black vinyl
- According to the Alfa Romeo Museum Archives this original right hand drive GTV was manufactured on February 6th 1974 and was invoiced by the factory to Alfa Romeo England on July 1st 1974. It was first registered for road use in England on June 2nd 1975.
- The very large history folder for this superb GTV contains the original service book that states it was supplied new by Bristol Street Motors (Sherwood) Limited of Nottingham. It is difficult to decipher the handwriting, but the name of the first owner could be an F.W. Cammock.
- The first owner was quite methodical in his maintenance of the GTV, having the supplying dealer Bristol Street Motors, carry out services in June 1975 at 644 miles, September 1975 at 3,628 miles, early 1976 (estimated) at 7,442 miles, July 1976 at 10,603 miles, December 1976 at 12,965 miles, and December 1977 at 18,324 miles. Alfa Romeo service books of the time did not have a prompt for the dates to be recorded, but the first owner added the dates to the dealer's service stamp and mileage recording, as well as noting the dates and mileages that he carried out maintenance himself, including a service in July 1975 at 15,874 miles.
- What happened to the GTV between July 1975 and early 1998 is currently unknown, but we are confident that a DVLA ownership report would detail the second and third owners of the car and confirm the name of the first owner, if it was applied for by a future owner.
- The V5C registration document lists Mr John Sismey as owner number four. Mr and Mrs Sismey of Lincolnshire are well known Alfa Romeo Owners Club members, with Mrs Sismey holding a crucial role within the Club for many years. Mr Sismey was a former engineer and mechanic with the BRM racing team so his GTV was in safe hands when he commissioned its strip and restoration.
- The restoration was started in late 1998 by former Alfa Romeo specialist restorer Carsmiths of Cawston, Norfolk, with many letters on file between them and Mr Sismey detailing the work that was to be carried out, along with invoices.
- In addition to the bare-metal glass-out restoration, the engine, gearbox, and rear axle were stripped and re-built by Alfa Romeo specialist Richard Drake of Norwich in early 1999. The cooling, suspension, and braking components were also stripped and re-built or replaced, and a Harvey Bailey handling kit was fitted along with Cromodora alloy road wheels.
- The first post restoration MOT on file is from May 29th 1999 which records the mileage as being 34,372 miles.
- The subsequent MOT certificates on file show that Mr Sismey hardly used his superbly restored GTV, with just a few hundred miles being recorded between MOT's.
- In November 2005 the Alfa Romeo specialist BLS Automotive of Lincoln carried out some repairs to the cooling system on the car, at which time the mileage was recorded as being 40,409.
- In May 2006 the car was acquired by a Mr John Aspinall of Malvern, Worcestershire, although a few months later in December 2006 it changed owners again to a Mr Michael Parkin of Peterborough. We believe both sales were handled by a well known classic car dealer and restoration company in Nottinghamshire (the sale to Mr Aspinall certainly was).
- Many invoices and MOT certificates document the routine works and repairs that the car enjoyed during Mr Parkin's ownership, with an MOT certificate from October 2009 recording the mileage as 41,920.
- A few weeks later (in October 2009) the car was sold via a classic car dealer to a Mr Clive Pope of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Mr Pope covered just a few hundred miles before selling the GTV to a young Gentleman from London, SW2, in June 2011.
- As Mr Sismey's superb restoration was twelve years old, the Gentleman had well known Alfa Romeo specialist restorer Mike Spenceley of MGS Coachworks in Purley, South London, carry out minor restorative repairs to the paintwork to bring the car into the excellent condition in which it is in now. He then went to great lengths to conserve the car in a dry and covered environment during his ownership.
- After two and a half years of enjoyable ownership, the Gentleman was tempted by a modern Maserati and we were grateful to him for contacting us so that we could purchase his GTV from him.
- This is an excellent example of a wonderful model of Alfa Romeo. 2000 GTV's are so very usable and easy to drive with their torquey and powerful engines, slick five-speed gearboxes, and all wheel disc brakes. Great visibility and a sizeable boot add to their practicality and enjoyment, and they will happily sit at motorway cruising speeds for hours on end without the car or the driver struggling for a moment. This car boasts a large history file containing many invoices and previous MOT certificates as well as important body and mechanical restoration invoices. The previously mentioned original service book is also present, along with a handbook, a 1974 Alfa Romeo dealer guide, and a copy of Keith Booker's The Essential Buyers' Guide Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Coupe book, in which the car is featured.
- We do not have enough early history on the car to confirm either way whether the 48,500 recorded miles on the odometer are all that the GTV has travelled since new, but there is no reason to presume that it is not. The two owners of the car between July 1975 and early 1998 could easily have used the car a lot, or hardly at all. Sadly we will probably never know.


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This snow globe craft project will be a keepsake for sure! Your students will draw a snowman for each family member using the snowman drawing kit (included), then create a wonderful snow globe art project along with a writing activity describing how they are a unique member of their family.
To see more examples, take a look at my Snowman Family Snow Globes blog post.
This lesson has a "portable" Prezi to introduce the idea of families and identity, drawing pages to help student design snowmen to represent their family members and instructions for turning the drawings into snow globes using a clear plastic plate (the plate is optional, of course). I've also included a label, rubric and a step-by-step instruction page to help students put the snow globe together. During this lesson, your students will practice skills used in an art critique (of famous paintings and their own work), drawing, painting, cutting, gluing, writing and self-assessment.
See the Snowman Drawing Kit here. It's included in this lesson, so don't buy both.


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Q: Error InvalidArgument=Value of '1' is not valid for 'index' when trying to add item to listview -- VB Whenever I try to run the following code to insert a single row into my listview I get the error "InvalidArgument=Value of '1' is not valid for 'index'"....
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            With item
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                .SubItems(2).Text = CStr(newTri.sideTwo)
                .SubItems(3).Text = CStr(newTri.sideThree)
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            lstTris.Items.Add(item)

My listview has columns - TriangleID, SideOne, SideTwo and SideThree specified for it, and I am trying to add the items above to each respective column for each triangle user creates but I'm not sure why it is giving me an error?

A: While the ListView has columns the ListViewItem itself doesn't automatically gain these columns.  Instead you have to add them one at a time.  Change the last 3 uses of .SubItems to the following
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.SubItems.Add(CStr(newTri.sideThree))

The first one which uses 0 doesn't need to be changed because it's automatically created as a part of creating the ListViewItem

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Q: Single-sign-on using Windows AD , with no need to tweak client browser setting I have successfully setup NTLM Authentication (Active Directory) on Apache (Linux). However I still get a login credentials pop-up. That can be only resolved if I tweak the client browser setting i.e Firefox and Internet explorer setting . For an example, in the case of Internet Explorer I would need to set the Security-->Local Intranet-->Add the URL into trusted website.
With this using a php script I able to see the REMOTE_USER variable.
The REMOTE_USER is <?php echo $_SERVER["REMOTE_USER"]; ?>

The HTTP_AUTH_USER is <?php echo $_SERVER["HTTP_AUTH_USER"]; ?>

The PHP_AUTH_USER is <?php echo $_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_USER"]; ?>

Now will there be any chance I can setup single sign on without the need to tweak client browser settings? and of course avoiding login credentials. Thanks.


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Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks!In book four, the Famous Five stay at the large old house at Smuggler's Top. They discover secret hiding places, underground tunnels, and one night they catch people signalling out to sea!Are there still smugglers at Smuggler's Top?Fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson will draw young readers into this accessible timeless classic.
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Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author. She wrote over 700 books and about 2, 000 short stories, including favourites such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree, Malory Towers and Noddy. Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside.
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We all know when it's a season for fruit to be born. When spring comes and the tree starts to put forth its leaves, then it's time for the figs to come out and be part of the fig tree.
There are people in the world who claim to be Jesus Christ There are people of the Hindu faith saying they are the One. There are New Age people that are saying they are an incarnation of Christ. Many people talk about false prophets being within the church. This is something we'll discuss later.
These signs say that you'll "hear of wars and rumors of wars" and the scripture warns you "not to be troubled, for all these things must come to the pass," (Matthew 24:5-7). Today, we are seeing these things on TV, radio and the internet. War after war is broadcasted on TV and our news reports are full with how many of our soldiers are dying in other countries.
Jesus said in the same passage (Matthew 24:7), "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places." The AIDS virus is killing millions of people and you could call it a pestilence. There are many famines in Africa and starvation in other countries. We've heard of earthquakes erupting all over the place. These are all like the "beginning of sorrows" (v.8). The tsunamis, earthquakes, famines, diseases and viruses are all the beginning of sorrows.
Scripture says, "They will deliver you all for tribulation and kill you." (v.9) People are being martyred in different countries for their faith. There are recorded numbers of Christians being killed for the sake of the Gospel.
The signs include "Many will be offended and betray one another, and will hate one another," (v.10). This is true; you only have to preach the Gospel these days and you offend people. You know, I've got people on the internet who call me a false prophet and are offended with the things I share and teach. Yeah, people are offended.
I have to make a note here. There is a problem with deception. The problem is that: when you are deceived, you don't know that you're deceived. It often takes new knowledge to bring you out of your deception. When you're in a delusion, you are deluded. If you know that you're deluded, you're not deluded anymore. Do you get the point?
Some of the Christian leaders do ministries; they do signs, wonders and miracles these days. Others call them false prophets. But I'd be careful on which man of God I'd call a false prophet.
Certain elements of the church believe that anyone who claims to be a prophet is a false prophet; because they believe prophets and apostles have passed away and those offices aren't needed anymore. So, they believe that he who works in signs and wonders is a false prophet. That's not the case. Jesus is the same today and yesterday. You know, eight of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit haven't disappeared off the face of the earth. They operate in all countries. They don't stop at certain borders. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are still in operation; and so are true prophets. It's foolish to think that there would be false prophets but not true prophets.
On the other hand, there are many people claiming to bring the words of an Archangel or Jesus himself or God in New Age bookshops. These should be avoided. There is a book called "Conversations with God" which is dangerous. There are many people in the New Age channeling Jesus and these people who I'd call false prophets and they lead many astray. The book called "A Course in Miracles" is dangerous too. Many other New Age books are leading millions of people astray because they're false. They say that they're speaking on behalf of God but they're not.
According to the scripture, the signs include, "Because of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold," (v.12). An illustration of this is: I know of a Pastor who's got a disabled son. One day, his son fell in a small gap between the train and the platform. The people in the station, rather than come to his rescue, just started to step over him and did not even worry if he was still there when the train took off or if it killed him. The Pastor was appalled! He couldn't get anyone to help him pull his son free. This is an example that people's love isn't like what it used to be.
Another sign is that a great tribulation will come to the earth. There are a lot of tribulations on earth because people simply don't love each other anymore. They don't care. And that's causing tremendous hardship. You know, I tried to find out what one thing should be changed in order to stop so much suffering that exists in this whole world. You know what? It is selfishness; the people's selfishness. Being selfish causes so much strife and pain in the world. So many people have died because of selfishness. It's through selfishness that people abort babies. It's through selfishness that people overseas have died of diseases that safe water and medication could have fixed. Clean drinking water could be solved. Diseases and starvation could be solved. Poverty can be solved. So many things can be solved if we stop being selfish. The love of many growing cold is a great sign.
"So, many false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive," (v.11). Many people see the true works of miracles, signs and wonders yet naturally assume that these people are false because of warnings like these. There is a great lack of discernment and love in the Christian world, with brothers pulling down brothers.
All the apostles in the Bible walked in signs and wonders. These signs and wonders prove that they were of God. They prove their Gospel. They prove the power of their message. But in the last days, certain people will arise who will deceive people through lies and deceptions.
Do you know that any form of witchcraft and pagan ritual can do miracles and they can also replicate healings, signs and wonders? You don't have to pick on anointed men of God to find false signs and wonders. Many people in the Hindu and New Age religions are rising up calling themselves Christ and the last-day Messiah.
We need not pick on Christian believers and call them false prophets. I don't know of a Christian false prophet in the world. The fact that he is a false prophet proves he couldn't be a Christian - the two terms are in conflict; so we need to be very careful.
And once again, when you're deceived, you don't know you're deceived. Many people who are false prophet watchers and people who point a finger and calling all sorts of people false prophets, they deceive themselves. And they're full of fear and unbelief - unbelief in the fact that God is working through these people and fear within themselves. Actually, the people who point fingers to others seem to listen more to the teaching of the false prophets than most other people while they pick the guts out of everything the supposed false prophet is teaching. If you listen to someone's teaching with an attitude of pointing the finger, you'll find fault in everything.
Part of the discourse on the signs says "If they say Jesus is here or there or out in the desert, don't believe them," (Matthew 24:26). As a person who has met Jesus in visions, I have to tell you that I have never been directed to Jesus by another person. When Jesus comes to collect His bride the whole world is going to know about it. We won't need a person acting as a tour guide, taking us out to meet Jesus. Jesus did include this in the warnings though because it is going to happen.
Scripture records, "Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be dark and then the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the heaven. Then the son of man will appear in heaven and all the tribes of earth will mourn. They'll see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he'll send his angels with a great sound of the trumpet and they'll gather together his elect from the four winds" (vv. 29-31).
We can see that the second coming of Jesus is not going to be a simple, silent secret. The whole world will know that Jesus has come back and He'll take His people with Him. Aren't you glad you're one of those?
Okay, that's the parable of the fig tree. These are all the signs. "When the branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also when you see all these things, know that it is near at the doors," (v.32).
I think I've spent some time talking about the things that you had to look out for. God has got all these things happening in the world today. And Jesus is certainly at the doors.


If you're a NASCAR fan (even a casual one), you've probably wondered what it would be like to be a NASCAR driver. If you've ever dreamed about being a driver, you've probably also pondered about which companies would sponsor your race car?
Don't be shy … it's okay to admit.
There. It feels good, doesn't it?
Of course, the companies or products I would want on my car are those I feel I could be a good steward for and those I can honestly endorse.
But then again, I'd be happy with any company that chose to sponsor me in one of NASCAR's national touring series.
Regardless, here are the top five sponsors I'd have on my car.
SUN DROP: You want more honesty? Here you go. Anyone who knows me well knows that I have an "almost" unhealthy relationship with Sun Drop. I was first introduced to the sweet citrus soda when I was in high school and have loved it ever since. I lived without it as a daily staple in my diet for about five years while living near Washington D.C. Trust me, it was a dark period in my life, being without Sun Drop. But that all changed when I returned to North Carolina or "The Land of Sun Drop." As for what my car would look like — I would be okay if it had an updated version of the paint scheme Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Sun Drop-sponsored modified car ran in 1994.
U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: The U.S. National Park Service is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which means the park system is part of the U.S. government and, therefore, most likely never to sponsor a race car. I can still dream though. As a father of two young boys, I love taking them to the many national parks located throughout the country and soaking in the history and beauty they have to offer. Plus, imagine how awesome it would be to have several paint schemes featuring Yellowstone's geysers, Acadia's rugged coast, the sequoias of Yosemite and the majestic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But, alas, it can only be a dream.
"THE AMAZING RACE": I don't watch a lot of television and when it is on, it's usually on something that my boys are watching. However, I do seize control of the remote when "The Amazing Race" comes on. I love traveling to new places and learning about new cultures. Unfortunately, I don't travel as much as I'd like to, so I live somewhat vicariously through the reality show's contestants. The correlation between the show, being that it's a race, and NASCAR are obvious and makes sense. The paint schemes would have to include images of the cool places the show has visited during its 28 seasons (e.g., Peru, Norway, New Zealand, etc.).
LIONEL RACING: This is a no-brainer. As an employee of Lionel Racing, I would like to think they would sponsor me. However, if I went down the path that led to becoming a NASCAR driver rather than the one I took that ultimately led me here, I'm not sure they would sponsor me. I'd still love to have them as a sponsor; however, because who doesn't love die-cast. Lionel Racing did sponsor Regan Smith's No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro in the fall 2013 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas. Sooooo … there's a chance?
Let us know in the comments section which companies would sponsor your car.
Back when Toyota had their Sponsafier app running, my first choice was the lumberyard my uncle had in Florida in the 1980s. I still had a sheet of notepaper from that company, so I scanned the logo off it and applied it. Unfortunately Toyota rejected that and made me start over.
The second time I had the Pittsburgh Steelers. Because I'm a Pittsburgh boy.
Very cool. What did they look like?
I'd run something similar to Bobby Allison's gold Miller High Life scheme, it's my "lawnmower" beer and my favorite paint scheme. Who knows maybe a Jägermeister scheme would be cool too, just as long as I get to help design it, I like to build customs die-cast, trying to fit an old school scheme on a gen6 is fun.
One of my sponsors would definitely be Axalta, growing up a Gordon fan I would draw DuPont Automotive Finishes on everything. Then probably Sony because of how much I have used their products, Chick-Fil-A for how much I eat there. Smithwicks beer because its the best, and a 5th sponsor I'd of course go with Lionel since my addiction is die-casts.
All very good, solid choices.
Nothing wrong with these, silly or otherwise.
Mine would be inspired by Jeff Mundell, a local Ohio racer of 30 years. His car was blue and yellow with red pinstripe. I helped him letter his car and took to following his main engine sponsor B&B Automotive Machine. That sponsor, along with his division sponsor 'All Rocks R Us', and the tire sponsor of his teammate Tim Schmitt, 'Stan Hover Tire' would be my top three. I would also put my photography logo on the car 'BMcKPHOTO' and one of the cystic fibrosis charities I am trying to start called 'Racing for Tiffany'. That'd be my top five sponsors. It'd be a cool stock car representing the little man and great Ohio companies.
I would want to be sponsored by Guitar Center or a Guitar Company like PRS Guitars, and drive for a team that ran Chevrolets. I'm a musician and a Chevy guy, and that would be a great collaboration for my "music room" and garage when I was not at the track racing! I'd be willing to take guitars or cars as forms of payment in most cases… and I'd want to win an Xfinity Race at Nashville; the trophy was always a one-off Gibson Les Paul painted by Sam Bass. Still mad at Carl Edwards for smashing his to pieces.
Very cool … combining two loves. However, it was Kyle Busch who smashed his guitar to pieces in Victory Lane.
Gotta be, lionel trains,oreo,ritz,chips ahoy,wheat thins,triscuit any cookies and crackers that are nabisco plus the nabisco,lionel racing,american airlines,amtrak,chipotle mexican grill,broyhill furniture,yamaha,krispy kreme doughnuts,southwest airlines vacations,better homes and gardens real estate ventura barnett properties,the burlington northern santa fe railroad,union pacific railroad,sonic drive in,suonco,vin di bona productions,the home depot,m&m's,burger king,yellow/checker/rainbow cab co of san jose california .,american medical response and many other sponsors that i like.
Wow! You could almost have a different sponsor for every race.
I love a lot of companies but these are the companies I'd love to have sponsor me. I'd like Panera Bread, Chips Ahoy!, Cheetos, NIKE, and Under Amour! My scheme would definitely be a unites scheme to honor America though! And if I could have a sixth sponsor, it would have to be Lionel for getting me into NASCAR.
My sponsors would be Dupont because I'm a Jeff Gordon fan and Dupont makes a lot of things. I would also want Mountain Dew because it's my favorite kind of pop and it's sponsors my new favorite driver Chase Elliott. I would also want Canadian Tire because I'm Canadian and it's a store I like to shop at. Another sponsor I would like is Lids because I like to wear hats and that is were i shop at to buy them. Another sponsor I would like is a gas station called Petro-Canada because it's a sponsor of my favorite Indycar driver's James Hinchcliffe. The last sponsor I would want is Tim Hortons because I like their hot Chocolate, donuts, and the founder is a Canadian hockey named Tim Horton. Tim Horton used to play for my favorite Hockey team the Toronto Maple Leafs.
i would have a movie sponser from one of the studios to advertise an up coming movie. The paint scheme are always cool. The Suside Squad would make a great paint scheme with some of the characters on the car.


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In The Works: Ballet School
Inside the band's Berlin studio sessions…
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Ballet School in the studio
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Having surfaced in 2013, buoyed by a seal of approval from Grimes and driven onwards by a deal with Bella Union, Ballet School made an immediate and lasting impression with their track 'Heartbeat Overdrive'. A sort of dream-pop meets R&B hybrid, the track scored fans aplenty – not least of all Summer Camp who, when reviewing the track for Clash, wrote: "I LOVE IT ALL."
Since then, the Berlin-based trio of Rosie Blair, Louis McGuire and Michel Collet has focused on the creation of a debut album, titled 'The Dew Lasts An Hour' – and it's been coming along just fine, as Rosie explains in this insight into its recording.
Ballet School play Clash's stage at The Great Escape 2014, at Coalition on May 8th. Details. Click the photo to scroll through behind-the-scenes shots from the album's recording.
'Heartbeat Overdrive'
Making The Record
"We are based in Berlin. The audacity of making a pop record on a shoestring budget in Berlin is something I have noticed a bit, I guess, but such are the times. Berlin is a place where you can really live above the standard dictated by your means in other cities like London New York or Los Angeles, where all the real pop music gets made.
"We have a good little crew over here, and we're trying to make it happen for all of us on a major level. We are managed by Jonas Verwijnen, who runs Kaiku Studios. He also manages the rapper Dena. Every band needs that first person that believes in them, and Jonas is that person for us.
"Our album was made between Kaiku Studios, k2 studios in Lichtenberg and at home on our laptops. We all did bits and pieces of everything, but on the whole me and Michel wrote the songs, and Louis and Jonas produced.
"The bulk of the writing was done in a year, but there are a couple of tracks on the record that I wrote years ago. This is the usual first album vibe, but I really tried to write and use as much new material as possible and we continued to write up until the studio recording date, because I always notice that my song cycles have difference moods and themes so it feels better to keep them separate.
"This does mean we have a bunch of songs that aren't on the record, but we will share some more as bonus tracks."
'The Dew Lasts An Hour' is a statement about the transience and fragility of youth. It's something I could imagine Blanche DuBois saying, or maybe even Quentin Crisp. I have a very camp side to me, because you know that's a survival technique for women, and anyone with even a shadow of the fabulous about them. Like, we can't fight physically, but we can end you verbally. I really love glamour, but only as part of the notion that charm is 50% illusion.
"The artists that I think are the most interesting are the conflicted ones. The ones that have the guts to show bone, the contradictions – the ones who don't have it all figured out. Because, for me, the greatness of the art comes from the struggle to reconcile opposing drives. There's something stoic about people who just keep trying. I always think about the Allen Ginsberg quote about a young Patti Smith: 'How will she deal with suffering? What will happen when she becomes the mythical hag we all turn out to be?' This is a key question in life. I love survivors.
"The album is about innocence on the cusp of experience. When you've lived a little and you begin to understand what true character is – that's grace. I hate the trend of people presenting themselves tougher than they really are. If it's all front, then there's nothing there to hold on to when you need it. Like, how many books have you read? How many dead bodies have you seen? Don't act tough if you are not tough.
"I don't think girls should be ashamed of softness and gentleness. I'm a feminist who is really obsessed with protecting and elevating the ephemeral world of girls. We shouldn't have to discard that to be respected. That's why the band is called Ballet School, because when you watch a dancer on the stage you see this delicate, silent thing. But inside every muscle is burning, and there's a physiological power there that is beyond the capabilities of most people.
"Sometimes the most quiet, gentle people are actually the really strong ones. I saw this in my mother. The ability to endure. That's grace. That's what I aspire to."
'Crush'
The Future For This Record
"This is our first record. I think the point of being in a band and making music is to make the music that you want to hear yourself. I love pop and I love singing and writing. Recently, there's a lot of artists out there all making really great music on their own terms. Sky Ferriera, Blood Orange, Kindness, even Lana Del Rey – that's the stuff I feel our music fits with.
"I really admire the producers working in this area, and I guess I want to align myself with those people, because I really want to write for other artists. So Ariel Rechtshaid, Dev Hynes, Mark Ronson and Sia Furler are all people I just worship. Then there's Grimes, who for me is really a hero and a very important artist because her autonomy was totally accepted as a part of her public persona. No woman has ever gotten such respect before.
"My dream for the band is to make the music that I love on my own terms and define what I do for myself. Because you know, there are no rules in this business right now."
'The Dew Lasts An Hour' will released by Bella Union this summer. Find Ballet School online here, and see them live – in addition to their performance on Clash's stage at The Great Escape, details here – as follows…
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"Despite Pope Francis' call for 'zero tolerance' by the church in handling cases of clergy abuse against minors, change has not been swift worldwide. " (National Catholic Reporter)
Three months after India's theologians and Catholic religious pressed a congress of bishops to act aggressively against a wave of sex abuse cases involving priests, no official response has come.
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"The March 22 letter, signed by 127 Catholic religious, theologians and feminists, was sent to Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, with copies to heads of India's three ritual churches."
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The Syndicate Series Three Episode Six Promotional Pictures
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The BBC have today released promotional pictures for the third episode of series three of Kay Mellor's The Syndicate. Each series is based around a different syndicate who win the lottery and the events that spiral out of their winning it. The series stars Lenny Henry, Elizabeth Berrington, Melanie Hill and Kieran O'Brien and the current series has run for six electric episodes. The final episode will be broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday, 7th of May from 9:00pm to 10:00pm. The synopsis for the episode and more promotional pictures are available below:
It's the day of Hazelwood Manor's grand opening. Godfrey has a meticulous tick-list of the day's timings – but has time run out for Amy?
With Nick's revelation that Spencer Cavendish was seen dragging Amy away from his caravan ringing in Dawn's ears, she asks Sean to take her to Spencer's yacht to get some answers. When the crafty cad surfaces with scratches on his face, suspicions rise – does he have more than just Dom Perignon on board?
Lord Hazelwood has to convince Julie to confess all to Sarah, or they risk losing everything. Has winning 14 and a half million enriched our Syndicate's life? Have they bought into a world of worry, or will they live happily ever after as lords and ladies of their manor?
With thanks to BBC Pictures and BBC Media.
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