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Teenager becomes first in Scotland to get revolutionary hearing implant
Ross Paterson underwent the procedure after losing his hearing during vital surgery.
By Courtney Cameron, Christina O'Neill
A teenager who went deaf in one ear after an operation has become the first in Scotland to get a revolutionary hearing implant.
Ross Paterson, 15, lost the hearing in his right ear after vital surgery to remove a dangerous skin growth last year.
The schoolboy, from Dunblane, was left struggling to hear his friends and teachers in class every day and withdrew from his favourite hobbies.
But six months later, the new OSIA hearing device has been a game-changer for Ross, who said he was delighted to be the first to try it.
He told STV News: "It was pretty sore the first couple of days, I needed to wait for the swelling to go down and the scar is healing.
The implant has been life-changing for Ross. STV News
"I try to participate in PE as much as possible, go to the gym and do fencing and choir. I was pulling away from social situations, but now it's much easier for me to have a conversation.
"I'm very pleased to be the first and it's great to be having a lot of benefit from it."
The OSIA device is placed under the skin and sends sounds directly to the inner ear through the skull bone rather than through the canal, like traditional hearing aids.
It is less visible than other forms of bone-anchored hearing aid and leaves the skin mostly intact, reducing the likelihood of infection.
Bone-anchored hearing aids are usually recommended for young people who cannot use conventional hearing aids because their ear canal or the outside parts of the ear have not developed, or those who have a certain type of hearing loss.
Ross was plagued by ear infections growing up and, last year, a hospital scan revealed he had an abnormal collection of skin cells, known as a cholistheatoma, which was spreading to his inner ear and he was referred for urgent surgery.
The teenager was told by doctors after the procedure that his membrane had been damaged, which resulted in him losing hearing in his right ear altogether.
"It was a little bit of a shock, but I tried to stay positive and deal with it rather than try to change things which can't be changed," he said.
"It was better for me to get on with it and see what I can do. I still had one good ear to keep going."
But now he is getting the benefit from the implant and is enjoying a return to his normal life.
He added: "It was getting difficult to hear people out of my right ear and I was getting tired at the end of each day. It's much better now.
"I can physically feel it under the skin, but you can't really see it, so it doesn't really bother me.
"I hope other people who might need it come up and ask me about it. I'd be happy to explain how it works and help other people."
Ross's life has returned to normal since the implant was fitted. STV News
Ross' surgeon, Arun Iyer from NHS Lanarkshire, described the device as "life-changing" for people with hearing loss.
"It's a fantastic new piece of technology," he said. "There are fewer infections and problems, and you normally can't tell they have had anything done.
"It can be debilitating in the classroom and in social circumstances [for people with hearing loss].
"I'm very happy that we can help this young man carry on a normal life, which is fantastic. It has been a great honour.
"My aim is to see whether we can help more young people who would be suited to the implant."
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For Connor Evans, music arises from balance. The Coachella Valley raised, Virgin Islands based recording artist's latest album 'The Vibe' takes its inspiration from Connor's time in the Islands, including life changing experiences working with a shaman partaking in an ayahuasca ceremony, a night-long event where participants drink a hallucinatory plant/vine tea blend and connect to a higher intelligence.
"Growing up in Southern California inspired my music but it was my time in the Virgin Islands that birthed 'The Vibe' which I consider to be my best work to date" says Connor. "I didn't have any anxiety or trepidation. I quit my job, moved to the Virgin Islands and holed up in a studio for four months."
One could say Connor has been chasing his musical dreams since his formative years in So-Cal. His dad worked early in his career as a radio DJ and introduced Connor to the Soul sounds of Otis Redding while his "hippie" mom turned him on to classic Rock like King Crimson and E.L.O. As the years went by, Connor gravitated towards the powerful vocals of Lauryn Hill and the introspective lyrics and industry shaking sounds of one Kanye West.
On the song "Unique" off Connor Evans latest album 'The Vibe', the Virgin Islands based, Cali-bred artist delivers bars that not only challenge the definition of a white rapper, but shine a light on his growth as a person:
My friend said that he's glad I don't act more black/Made me look at him different/We don't chill so much now and that ain't a coincidence/Cutting people out my life if they really ain't fittin' in/
The lines speak to Connor Evans being anything but your typical Rap artist. His album 'The Vibe' is a tour through a world of sounds creating one of the best independent album releases of 2016. Whether it's the hard, stereo shaking, Reggae vibes of "Neva" Feat. Pressure Busspipe or the late-night, leaned out, dirty south sounds of "Decibels", 'The Vibe' offers something for even the most critical musical ear.
Connor's latest project follows other critically acclaimed independent projects that have been featured by major media outlets including USA Today, Yahoo Music, VIBE, and AllHipHop, who bestowed praise on Connor and his brand of Hip-Hop crossing genre boundaries. Connor's music examines three staples of life – faith, love and sex – and providing his own perspective.
"I was reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, and he describes faith, love and sex as the three most powerful emotions. Faith and love are purely spiritual functions. Sex is purely biological. That encompasses everything I write about and what drives all of us. It's the balance between those three that makes us who we are."

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CCP's Triple Zero movement: Chinese authorities confiscate heating supplies from Chinese citizens in freezing cold to save coal
by Abhyoday Sisodia
in India China Latest News
The Chinese Communist Party is the most impractical governmental and administrative setup in the contemporary world which is ruling over a major world power. While the country has been witnessing unprecedented cold and winters exceeding all previous records, the Chinese Communist Party, instead of looking for people's well being, it is engaged in snatching heating supplies from its own citizens. This is happening as the people are not complying with the directives and orders, given there are only two options, either to follow the rules and die because of the cold, or defy the orders and manage to live another day.
The Chinese are facing these problems as the country's thermal power plants are running out of coal supplies, thus, Chinese Communist Party, to satisfy the ego of Xi Jinping, instead of resuming the import of coal from Australia, is forcing its own citizen not to use heating equipment as well as coal, given both are in short supply.
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Earlier TFI had reported as to how power rationing seems to be becoming the norm in several parts of China. Requests to reduce electricity usage have been made, for instance, in the Hunan province with a population of over 67 million people. As per local media, power rationing has been blamed on higher coal prices, as the domestic prices have surged far above the threshold price set by the Chinese government. Yet, Chinese officials keep denying the role that Beijing's informal bans on Australian coal had to play in the entire fiasco.
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Chinese state-run newspapers Security Times reported that most of China's power plants are designed to use high-quality Australian coal, but since Chinese authorities started sanctioning Australian imports like coal in recent months, coal exports to China dropped in the first three weeks of November. Vessels were held up at Chinese ports carrying coal valued at about 840 million dollars following China's ban on Australian coal.
Given this situation and the inability of the population to just accept the orders and die of hypothermia, the Chinese officials have intensified the process of confiscating heating supplies. However, the authorities are portraying it to be part of China's push to move towards a more sustainable and renewable energy source based populace. The reason given by the administration and party is a bluff, which could be easily called off. The authorities are quoting a three-year-old initiative, which was termed as three zeros movement. The initiative was launched to counter environmental degradation and here the three zeros referred to zero heating boiler, zero coal-fired stoves and zero coal usage.
However, if that was the case, then why did they started scrutinising its implementation, only when the coal was in such a short supply. Why did it take three years for the authorities to gather so much rigour, that the lives of their own citizen matter less than the movement?
The prices of coal have been growing rapidly the past few months and prices have reached record heights. As per NTD News, at the same time, all the northern province are imposing strict coal-burning rules and authorities there are trying to eliminate coal and coal burning in local households used to heat buildings in winter, even though the temperature in parts of the region drops below zero. The fact that the policies are being forced down the throats of their citizen recently, means that the country is bleeding coal.
China's #ElectricityShortage may be at a critical stage. Some power plants report having only a few more days' worth of coal to produce electricity.
According to Chinese media, having insufficient #CoalSupplies has become a common problem for the country's #PowerPlants recently pic.twitter.com/CgktG7mjdn
— China in Focus – NTD (@ChinaInFocusNTD) January 5, 2021
As per reports, in just five days some power plants may be forced to shut down. NTD's reports state that China's electricity shortage may be at a critical stage and some power plants report having only a few more days worth of coal to produce electricity. According to Chinese media, having insufficient coal supplies has become a common problem for the country's power plants. In 2019, China used coal to produce 65 per cent of its total electricity.
NTD has reported more large-scale triple zero movement going on in several of the northern provinces of Shanxi where the temperature has dropped to just 5 Degrees Fahrenheit. The purpose of this movement is to prohibit people from burning coal. CCP has ordered affected regions to change their heating supply from coal to either gas or hydroelectricity. The policy forbids people from generating heat by burning coal in the winter. CCP slogans like 'you will be fined if there's smoke, detained if there's a fire and imprisoned if you resist' can be seen on the streets from time to time according to reports by Radio Free Asia.
The frenzy has reached such a level that local governments in China have dispatched a large number of civil servants to break into villagers homes and take away people's coal and firewood and even dismantle their stoves. This just goes to show to what level the CCP can stoop to satisfy the ego of its megalomaniac ruler.
A Chinese northern province is imposing strict #coalburning rules as the temperature in parts of the region drops below zero.
Authorities there are trying to eliminate the use of coal and coal burning in local households to heat buildings in winter
👉https://t.co/vDMhRNZ8ec pic.twitter.com/gSnzZA4j9K
NTD reported that in just one county of around 30,000 people a set of officers were dispatched to confiscate heating supplies and they dismantled over 5000 coal-burning facilities and got over 1,500 tons of coal and more than 73,000 pieces of honeycomb coal and over 700 tons of firewood from the local residents.
Many citizens took to social media to express their empathy and support towards their fellow countrymen and blame the CCP. It was mentioned in the NTD report. Some netizens said that to do such things in this year's severe cold winters, is to push people to a dead-end. Another netizen says "I guess the CCP wants to kill more people with a cold since the virus didn't kill them off."
While the CCP is forcing people to move away from the coal-based and other heating equipment, in these harsh weather, it has not accepted that it is due to the ban on coal imports, rather pushed the baton to a three-year-old three zeros movement. Xi Jinping wants people to move away from the traditional methods of heating and towards gas or hydro-electricity, but the party would not even provide them with the required infrastructure. In short, Xi Jinping wants the Chinese people to die of hypothermia and not even complain.
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Q: Can I use edge type without connection types in GraphQL? I need the edge type to add additional fields between two nodes. But I don't need connections for pagination.
Can I use edge without connections in GraphQL? What is the best practice of doing so?

A: Nothing about edge types is special - just define a new object type and refer to that instead of the other type directly. Just like you might define a join table in SQL. So let's say you start out with (in the GraphQL schema language):
type User {
  bestFriend: User
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Then you want to add something about the friendship, you can create a type for that:
type User {
  bestFriend: Friendship
}

type Friendship {
  friend: User
  startTime: Date
  commonPhotos: [Photo]
}

Now the Friendship type works just like an edge.

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Bottom line: Grow your own virtual veggies without the dirt under your fingernails. Another winner from Dr. Panda, this endless loop of gardening mini-games will keep your small ones occupied for ages. Plus they won't track their muddy boots across your clean kitchen floor.
Furry visitors arrive at the farm on a variety of vehicles and request a certain crop. It's then time for your little farmer to pop out the back and grow it for them. Once the sequence of minigames has been completed, the crop is ready and is delivered to the visitor who has waited patiently at the farm gate for all that time. Luckily it's not true to life growing time or they'd be pretty hungry by the time their veggies arrived.
Now, although this is called Dr Panda's Veggie Garden, there is a good array of both vegetables AND fruit to be grown - corn, raspberries, tomatoes, strawberries, bananas, wheat, oranges, potatoes, carrots, apples, blueberries, coconuts - the list goes on, I'm sure there are some I've forgotten. The form of the game is endlessly linear so there's no chance that a young player will get confused - there's nowhere to get lost. Each crop turns up randomly.
There's a certain amount of realism in the game and every fruit/veg has a particular sequence of events that need to be completed before the crop can be harvested. For example, growing apples requires digging out the hole, planting the apple tree seedling, filling the hole, watering it in (here's where some nifty 'time lapse' goes on - the tree quickly grows leaves and small green fruit while being watered). Next the tree is fertilised and lo and behold, the apples have ripened! Pick the apples and drop them in the basket (luckily virtual apples don't get too bruised when you're not overly gentle about dropping them in). The more delicate fruits such as the tomatoes, strawberries and raspberries are grown in the greenhouse and need to be protected from some creepy crawlies such as snails and spiders, although why the evil-looking snails get to be humanely disposed of into a glass jar while the cute bow-wearing pastel spiders (who aren't going to do any harm to the plants at all) have a nasty 'pop' ending, I don't know.
The graphics are the cutie patootie ones that we are used to seeing in Dr. Panda games and the controls and interface are very user-friendly. There should be no cries of 'Mummy, what do I do neeeeeexxxxt?'. This is a well thought through game which is guaranteed to be a winner with your child, but there are a couple of things that I'd like to see done differently: When raking and mowing, the minigame is completed before the task is properly done. I would prefer to see more care needing to be taken and each task being entirely completed before moving on.
I was also faintly horrified when the fruit/veg that misses the basket when being harvested disappeared with a 'splat'. I hate to waste food - I really really wanted an opportunity to collect those that I'd missed! I'd also like to see an option of picking particular crops once they've all been experienced once. The random crop generator can be rather frustrating when the same one appears too many times. Especially as my daughter is rather partial to raspberries and becomes quite pouty when she has to farm wheat for the umpteenth time instead.
Under the 'For Parents' tab there is the option to turn off the promotional icon (which links externally to other Dr Panda games). There are still external links within this tab but I think because this is a game that doesn't actually ever use the home screen except on start up, this will be okay for most parents.
Living in a leafy suburb in Australia means that trying to grown your own fruit and vegetables can be a challenge as they are nibbled on and uprooted by everything from possums to scrub turkeys. It was therefore very satisfying playing 'whack-a-mole' in the carrot-growing minigames and I imagined that they were scrub turkeys with every vengeful tap-whack. The carrot seedlings looked suspiciously like beansprouts, but they do grow up into the correct vegetable when watered so that was a relief. And they also make a really satisfying 'pop' when they are pulled from the ground.
Although it's no substitute for actually getting out there with your kids and growing your own veggie garden, it certainly creates less dirt tracked through the house. This is a good game to hand to your child in the frenetic rush to prepare dinner - you can chop the vegetables while your child grows 'em.
Eleanor Holland has a scrub turkey going cheap. Oh, and several possums too. Disclaimer: The scrub turkey starts scratching up your garden mulch from around 3am. But that's okay as you won't have slept at all due to the possums dancing on your roof all night. smartappsforkids.com was paid a priority-review fee to complete this review in an expedited manner.


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Design and promotional material for new writing festival and pop-up gallery, Lost Soles.
As part of London Design Festival 2013, I worked with Riff Raff to develop the branding and collateral material for their new writing festival and pop-up gallery, Lost Soles.
Centred around creative pieces inspired by the twitter handle @abandonedshoes, we developed a design system that aimed to celebrate all of the photographic submissions to the feed. A mosaic pattern was used as a foundation to house the various photos, as well as create a flexible, modular grid to highlight key pieces of information and messaging. Given the variety of works on display during Lost Soles, we wanted to keep the design as playful as possible, using a bright and bold colour palette to capture the eclectic nature of the event.


The 5 Panel Drug Test Strip is an easy to use multi-drug test that tests for some of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States, including amphetamines like Adderall. Like the 4 Panel Drug Test Strip, the 5 Panel takes only 5 minutes to produce results. Its main advantage is that it allows you to test for substances like Adderall, uppers that are used by young people for recreation and as a study aid. Adderall is a commonly abused prescription substance that people frequently obtain from friends or family.
The test also conveniently detects marijuana, opiates, cocaine, and methamphetamines. Its 99% accuracy makes it a great choice for detecting drug use.
Affordable Testing for Multiple Drugs - Test for each drug on the panel for less than a dollar a piece (if you buy in bulk, the price goes down even further). This is a great value compared to buying individual strips for the drugs you may be concerned about. The drugs on this test are also relatively popular. It is a good test for seeing what a teenager, for example, may or may not be doing.
1. Conduct test at room temperature and allow test card, urine specimen, and/or controls to equilibrate to room temperature prior to testing. Have urine sample ready.
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Suggestions are being taken for an appropriate dictionary definition of "GeekMom" to be submitted prior to August 31st.


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Joy Division Central > Categories > Did you see Joy Division live? > OPERATION 'LEST WE FORGET'
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I'm a veteran of the ULU gig. My mate Paul was at the Moonlight (first night) and Birmingham, Julian Haynes was at the YMCA. The list goes on.
Let's compile a list of all the gigs and see if we can match up a different person to each gig and then people must write down EVERYTHING they remember of that night.
We need to do this NOW as the 25th anniversary will be on us in no time at all and things will soon be lost in the mists of time.
Here's to: OPERATION 'LEST WE FORGET'
Erick the HalfBee
Malvern. Arrived halfway through Disorder, spent several years thinking that we'd missed Dead Souls before it, as they always seemed to open with that according to the various bootlegs gleaned.
Incredibly loud, louder than anything I'd previously experienced, and most gigs I have been to since (I was only 14 at the time though). Ear-bleedingly loud guitar volume, and the drums pounded like gunshots amplified. It was too loud, if anything it might have been better quieter, would have given you a chance to hear what was being played.
Very unsettling experience as well, you couldn't take your eyes off Curtis (though half the gig featured him on guitar), I can only compare it to being at the front at a Mondays gig in front of Bez, you didn't know where he was looking (though obviously he wasn't looking at anything most of the time !). There's no doubt in my mind that the occasionally rhythmic twitching was his imitation of a fit, as though he was trying to mimic/trigger one. It didn't spped up with faster parts of songs either, at times it seemed unrelated to the passage of music. Hooky had his back to the audience for virtually the whole gig, apart from when using the Shergold.
The encore jam track was a strange affair, all of both bands were on stage, though Curtis's role was restricted to sporadic dancing and occasional vocal input. Barney did some guitar, Steve did all the drums if memory serves me correctly.
Wish I had something to compare it to !
That is exactly the kind of thing I meant!
I will start storing these recollections now and we will see what we can make of it in time for the 25th anniversary.
You still have over a year and a half to the 25th anniversary.
Just wanted to say what a good idea this is. As I never got to seem them I'm always interested to hear first hand accounts. Books are all very well but you are never quite sure how much has been added to spice up the myth.
patrickV
the only first hand information of a JD gig I ever had was from a bloke who'd seen them in Antwerp(King-Kong)and still remembered them well ,not for the gig though!
Apparently they got into a footballgame all together;he estimated there were just twenty people there and the sound was poor,.."how was I to know they would become legendary aye?"
ULU as well...can't remember much apart from (as previously noted) the tremendous volume, sparse lighting and being unable to look at anything much other Ian...also being quite young (16) I wasn't able to see too much as everyone around me seemed to be so much taller (that's one thing that still hasn't changed over 23 years!). I'd never likened Ian's onstage movements to those of Bez, but now it's been mentioned I can see the similarities - I remember the Mondays at the Astoria ('89 I think?) and seeing Bez's wild staring eyes and his trancelike dance continuing long after the rest of the band had left the stage. He seemed to be in his own world and with hindsight maybe colouring a foggy memory, that's how Ian seemed to be. And there was Ian's white Vox teardrop - I'd never seen a guitar that shape before!
I was at college with someone who was at the Rainbow show in April '80 - his memories too basically consisted of Ian's dancing and, of course, his onstage fit and crashing through the drumkit.
I know this may seem a little lame, and nothing to do with the original request, but i have only one kinda crappy connection with a Joy Division gig.
Joy Division played Bangor, at the Students Union Glanrafon refectory hall at the time, which is not a large building. anyway, about 3 years after they played, the hall moved to another location, and the old students union was turned into a pub, which is now called the Old Glan. I am good friends with the owners of the pub, often going to concerts with them. Anyway, all i know is that they played upstairs, which is now the living quaters of the owners.
I have been known to mention the fact to anyone new i talk to whilst drinking in the pub, that the great Joy Division once played here. The usual reaction i get is "who the fuck are Joy Division?".
Sorry for being so lame in my crap little story, but i'm proud of it. I can hardly have a story of a gig as Ian Curtis died before i was even born.
MORE RECOLLECTIONS PLEASE!
It may be a year or so until the 25th anniversary but that time will race by and none of us are getting any younger.
Better looking maybe, but not younger.
So, get your arses in gear!
Dawn, I can beat your JD/pub connection story for lameness no problem!
Back in 1986 I played bass in a band in Blackpool (we were crap, btw). We used to rehearse in a big old warehouse owned by one Larry Cassidy, of Section 25. Anyway, we used to borrow a lot of equipment off another local band called Switzerland. One day we were messing about and started using an old syndrum they had. I used to play this for the intro to one of our songs then switch to bass. The bloody syndrum was that old and knackered that it kept cutting out, but we liked it and stuck with it.
Anyway, one day Larry saw us using it and, knowing I was a big JD fan, told me the history of the syndrum. It seems that Switzerland had bought it off Larry who, years earlier, had bought it of Steve Morris, and it was actually the very same syndrum used by Steve on 'She's Lost Control' on Something Else!
So one of my proudest achievements is that I've played Joy Division's old syndrum! How sad am I?!
Dawn and Kilmichael: both your stories were great!
I used to work with a bloke years ago who attended one of the Moonlight gigs!
That's MY connection!
My girlfriend saw them at Bristol Colston Hall and Bristol Trinity Hall.
My friend Chris met Ian backstage at the Oxford Apollo.
I am in a band with Jowe Head who was in Swell Maps who supported them at Liverpool Eric's - he borrowed Hooky's amp and accidentally blew it up!
I have also met two people who were in the audience at the last ever gig - one of them was Lawrence from Felt/Denim.
This is all good fun, (for my part, I played the Moonlight and have been a guest of Tony Wilson's on Granada TV) but can we some more fan reviews of the gigs they went to. Prompt people you know who saw them live.
Well I never saw them as I am a mere 16 years old. But my father saw them twice. When he was stationed in Germany he saw the Koln gig and actually has some nice pictures and relatively good thoughts of it (and the beer, lol.) He also saw them in February of 1980 in Manchester (New Osbourne Club) when he was on leave visiting family members in Leeds. He too remembers the gig and also Ian's onstage antics. If only bands of such emotion and power remained.....well Interpol is coming to Philadelphia Oct 14th......
Photos?
You can't just mention photos like that - we need them for the site!
Any chance?
ww.joydiv.com
They are in rather bad shape. They are very similiar to the ones that are most often seen on many websites, so there isnt much difference. There is however a rather rare interesting photo of Ian doing what looks like the "chicken dance" however. Man I get a laugh at of that.
Maybe you can scan some and then send to Marko
A tutor on one of my college courses is/was a sub editor for the Guardian. In his younger days he interviewed the band and was invited to a recording session the next day, which turned out to be for LWTUA.
Is your friend named Alan Hempsall by any chance?
Leeds Futurama One Festival 8th Sept 1979.
We travelled up to Leeds in a Reliant Robin (3Wheeled Car)!& slept overnight in the pools of Lager on the Hall floor.
There were so many bands i wanted to see on this bill, especially JD & PIL.
But it was Joy Division particularly that stole the show. We were about half way back in the very dark & cavernous Queens Hall, the stage seemed quite small & being very dark inside the hall it highlighted spectacle of the minimal white lights & smoke(?) & with the announcement of "Good evening were Joy Division" (Check your recordings for precise details) the set was under way fittingly with 'I Remember Nothing'...
All the songs were from Unknown Pleasures apart from the last song 'Dead Souls' which at the time i seem to remember thinking..where is this going...it's brilliant...why was it not on the lp!
Needlesstosay the only other band to compare to this intense performance at Leeds were Clock Dva in 'Thirst' line-up mode! who to were brilliant!
Malvern Winter Gardens 5th April 1980
Travelling by old-style box type Cortina 1600 now, we had to dig out the map to see where Malvern was, we all seemed to think it was Swell Maps country or was it The 'What's For Tea Mum? Not Beanz Again 'Shapes. I seem to recall getting lost several times, liking the surrounding scenery near Malvern & finding the Hall, which looked similar (I may be wrong here) to Buxton Town Hall (?) where the Bunnymen had played that Day-out gig, Victorian style building.
Having been searched on entry it was a good job my cunning secret 'Tape' pocket in the back of my jacket worked as my cassette recorder was really huge in 1980!
The set itself again was excellent, but unfortunately I've forgotten all the visual details. I recall for the encore all of Section 25 apart from the drummer(?) proceeded with the 'Girls/Nobody Counts' encore, a mass of guitars...
The ticket for this gig was excellent (See site)
Derby Ajanta Theatre 19th April 1980:
This was the next time we could afford to see the band in our area.
Nobody in Derby seemed to know where the Cinema involved was, or even if the gig was on!
Eventually we found this,what seemed abandoned Cinema, (I would see more gigs there over 1980/81) & entered, it seemed about 3/4 full, watched Section 25 who were excellent here and waited for JD's arrival..
Very excited personally with 'Dead Souls' being played first in the set as know i owned the SS 7" having heard JPT's SS address details on John Peel in January, other details, white guitar, where's Ian gone now, great version of 'Colony', dancing, grabbing used Tickets after the set (See site), going outside & hearing 'Nobody Counts' after what seemed like 20 mins or so..rushing back inside...
Hey Tim, great stories and I guess we've got you to thank for the tapes as well!
As you were there, maybe you could help solve the debate elswhere on this sight (see the 'SLC 12" mix' thread) about who played keyboards at the end of SLC at Derby. Ian? Barney? Somebody else? I know it was along time ago but can you jog the old memory?
No, his name was Andy Hobbs if my memory serves me correctly.
Jon Salisbury
This thread is proving to be an invaluable archive - as I originally hoped it might be.
Marko - can you keep this thread? I will download everything aswell but we must look at publishing this at some stage (my career skills have to count for something!) because we will all want to own these memories and they MUST be preserved.
Hi Jon
This new messageboard will be here forever
The Joy Division Central team (Erik, Chris, Oyvind and me) moved to this paid messageboard service because we didn't like the fact that the old one deleted posts when we reached a certain limit.
There's no limit ot the number of messages on this board and we want it to build up into a massive searchable archive of information.
It's very useful to us as we can use information that turns up and put it on the main web site.
Of course, we reserve the right to delete any complete dross that turns up
Very good news!
Thanks Marko.
So, what are the other unofficial releases expected soon that you hint at on the homepage?????
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Nigerians in Diaspora lament polls shift
By Leke Akeredolu On Feb 16, 2015
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has continued to receive knocks over the postponement of the general elections from February 14 and 28 to March 28 and April 11.
A group canvassing support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United States, the Progressives Platform for Change (PPC), said that over 250 of its members who arrived the country because of the presidential poll, were disappointed because of the shift
The PPC is a platform with over 400 members, which has structures in both Nigeria and the United States.
Addressing reporters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, its Coordinator, Mrs. Emprss-Omolara Olaleye, said no fewer than 250 members are in the country because of the polls.
She noted that the PPC, whose members are indigenes from the 36 states, came home to mobilise the people to collect their Permanent Voter's Cards (PVCs).
She said despite all their efforts, which include taking off from their places of work and abandoning their businesses in the US to exercise their franchise as Nigerians, INEC at the end postponed the poll for six weeks.
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According to her, "we are disappointed because before leaving the US for Nigeria what we heard was that INEC was fully ready for the polls and we have also read in some online newspapers that the security operatives are fully prepared for the polls.
"It was this that motivated members of our group to storm our country and to join other Nigerians in electing a credible leader as a president.
"We still remain firm that every disappointment is a blessing and I am also very sure that Nigerians are fully ready to effect a change. Nigeria wants good leaders like Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osibanjo.
"We in diaspora, are sick and tired of the level of corruption in the country and we believe that the presidential candidate of the APC has the credibility to cleanse corruption from the country.
"Pastor Adeboye of Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG) has once testified to the capacity of Prof. Osibanjo when he said that when you give him job to do, you can go back to your bed and sleep.
"The same thing when Buhari was in the military, they will say "Sai Buhari, sai maigaskya", which means I believe you because your word is your bond. Anything Gen. Buhari says, he stands by it. Any leader that cannot stand by their words, we don't want them anymore.
"We want a change and a credible person as leader; we want to return to our country; we are only in US just because our previous and present governments have failed us".
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Ryan Allway
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TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2020 /CNW/ – Halo Labs Inc. ("Halo") (NEO: HALO) (OTC: AGEEF) (Germany: A9KN) and Red Light Holland Corp. (CSE: TRIP) (FSE: 4YX) (OTC: TRUFF) ("Red Light Holland") are pleased to announce they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent for the purposes of creating a joint venture to become a licensed psilocybin manufacturer to supply psilocybin products to licensed service centers in the State of Oregon, and to explore other potential business opportunities in this new regulated market, subject to compliance with all applicable Oregon laws and regulations.
www.redlighttruffles.com (CNW Group/Halo Labs Inc.)
Red Light Holland, based in the Netherlands, grows and sells premium magic truffles in the legal Dutch recreational market (CNW Group/Halo Labs Inc.)
"Clearly, we are very excited with the recent results of Oregon Measure 109 where progressive Oregonians have voted in favor of becoming the first state in the US, to allow the use of psilocybin, for therapeutic use. We take pride at Red Light Holland in our self-regulated responsible adult use psilocybin legal product (iMicrodose packs in the Netherlands), which we feel could become a model for the development of psilocybin products for the Oregon regulated market to be used to potentially treat chronic mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and addiction" said Red Light Holland CEO and Director Todd Shapiro. "We are aware that these are early days for the Oregon psilocybin market, we cannot make medical claims, and the path ahead is still a long one as the Oregon Health Authority still has to create a state-licensed, psilocybin-assisted therapy program over the next two years. This is exactly why we have entered into a non-binding LOI with Halo Labs, as CEO Kiran Sidhu and his team have deep regulatory experience and relationships with Oregon lawmakers and state officials, having founded Halo Labs, a successful vertically integrated cannabis company that started in the State of Oregon and now operates in multiple US states, Africa and in the UK" added Shapiro.
"We believe we are in a great position to work closely with Oregon regulatory authorities with respect to the implementation of Measure 109 and the development of Oregon's regulatory psilocybin regime," said Kiran Sidhu, CEO of Halo. "We are delighted to be working with Todd Shapiro and the team at Red Light Holland, as they have the experience, know-how and the right viewpoint with their educational, informational, innovative, and careful perspective on access to psilocybin. We are looking forward to taking the next steps in second half of 2021 in this emerging market together. We remain exclusively focused on cannabis in Oregon and see medical psilocybin as a longer term opportunity."
Further details of the proposed joint venture will be announced once available and as the contours of the Oregon regulated market begin to take shape.
About Halo Labs
Halo is a leading, vertically-integrated cannabis company that cultivates, extracts, manufactures and distributes quality cannabis flower, oils, and concentrates, and has sold approximately six million grams of oils and concentrates since inception. Halo continues to scale efficiently, partnering with trustworthy leaders in the industry, who value their operational expertise in bringing top-tier products to market. Current growth includes expansion in key markets in the United States, United Kingdom and Africa, with planned geographic expansion into Canadian markets. With a consumer-centric focus, Halo markets value-driven, branded, and private-label products across multiple product categories. The Company also has acquired a range software development assets, such as the technology platforms CannPOS, Cannalift, and more recently signed a deal to acquire CannaFeels. Halo also owns the inhalation technology, Accudab.
Halo is led by a strong, diverse and innovative management team, with deep industry knowledge and blue-chip experience. The Company is currently operating in the United States throughout California, Oregon, and Nevada. Notably, The Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Winberry Farms which provides another acre of cultivation to add to the existing 6 acres Halo already owns and/or manages in Oregon, which further solidifies the Company's supply chain and increases its variety of cannabis strains. Internationally, the Company is currently cultivating cannabis at Bophelo Bioscience & Wellness (Pty) Ltd, in Lesotho and has acquired CBPM importation and distribution licensing in the United Kingdom via cannabis supplier, Canmart.
For further information regarding Halo, see Halo's disclosure documents on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
About Red Light Holland Corp.
Red Light Holland is an Ontario-based corporation positioning itself to engage in the production, growth and sale (through existing Smart Shops operators and an advanced e-commerce platform) of a premium brand of magic truffles to the legal market within the Netherlands, in accordance with the highest standards, in compliance with all applicable laws.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Red Light Holland and Halo's control.
Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information and forward- looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, information the timing and other aspects of the non-binding letter of intent with Halo Labs, and the proposed joint venture. Although each of Red Light Holland and Halo believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward- looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. In particular, there is no guarantee that the joint venture with will proceed, or if it does proceed it will reflect the understanding of the parties as of the date of this release. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Halo Labs Inc.
For further information: For additional information on Red Light Holland: Todd Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Tel: 647-204-7129, Email: [email protected], Website: https://redlighttruffles.com/; For additional information on Halo Labs: Halo Labs, Investor Relations, [email protected]
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The internet can spread hate, but it can also help to tackle it
Hate picks no sides—it merely fills the gaps left by broken communication.
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Mana Farooghi
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In the weeks surrounding the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, anti-immigrant hate crime in the UK rose to worrying levels, culminating in the dramatic murders of the Polish national Arkadiusz Jóźwik and British MP Jo Cox.
For some, it seems that the victory of the 'leave' campaign legitimised hostility towards immigrants and minorities. Brexit was fought on a narrative of division, tapping into deeply-felt tensions that were caused by poverty, growing levels of inequality and a crisis of faith in political representation and democracy. These tensions were then wrapped up in a simplistic package of blame against immigrants. The binary politics of the referendum—'yes' or 'no'—reinforced the narratives of 'right' versus 'wrong', pushing people to pick sides crudely.
What was happening on the streets was even more present online. The anonymity of the internet offered vitriol a safe haven, with reports revealing a peak in online abuse against those from mainland Europe, British Muslims and other minorities who were openly insulted and told to 'go back to their country.'
What we've seen online in the UK this year is part of a growing global phenomenon. Over the past decade social media has been linked to intensifying religious tensions in Myanmar, where Facebook has been used to feed anti-Muslim sentiment. It has been a catalyst in fuelling post-election conflict in Kenya, where politicians have been calling for violence online. And it has fuelled divisions in the US by reinforcing extreme narratives on both sides during the presidential elections.
Social media has changed the way we communicate. It offers valuable opportunities for connection but at the same time segregates people into social 'bubbles' that echo and legitimise one's own opinions. As Eli Pariser, CEO of Upworthy explains, the growing personalisation of online content, especially news outlets tailored to our interests and opinions, "creates the impression that our narrow self-interest is all that exists." Rather than offering wider exposure to social and political realities, these bubbles simplify issues and make societies more vulnerable to a 'mob mentality' as patterns of hate find fertile ground in a cycle where opinions and assertions go unchallenged.
As a peacebuilding organisation, International Alert's work in conflict-affected areas around the world has demonstrated time and again that hate speech is never benign. History shows that it has fanned the flames of violence, created a language and culture of enmity, and normalised hostile environments conducive to mass violence. In Rwanda for example, the International Criminal Court has connected hate speech to war and genocide, with newspaper articles and radio broadcasts resulting in widespread acts of violence in 1994. If we are not aware of the tipping points between hate speech and conflict, violence can become a genuine risk.
Online hate speech is all the more harmful because it's difficult to capture, qualify and regulate, yet it reaches a huge potential audience. Unfortunately, societies are ill-equipped to deal with this phenomenon because legal responses are inadequate, and however well-intentioned technology firms may try to be, they have yet to come up with any effective responses. The criminalisation of hate speech also raises ethical dilemmas: whilst it aims to protect people from harm, it also risks restricting freedom of speech.
The solutions to online vitriol have to be more holistic than simply policing, banning or repressing hateful views. They must involve the development of more responsible political and media practices that re-introduce nuance into public conversation, reflect societies' complex social identities, and encourage respectful interaction. In the words of political satirist Jonathan Pie, "when will we understand that discussion is key?"
As political and media narratives are increasingly turning legitimate grievances and anger about political failures into irrational fears of the 'other,' the pathologic phobia and anxiety they generate must be addressed with new tools. In behavioural therapy, one of the most efficient responses to phobia is systematic desensitisation through gradual exposure. Maybe this is what we need, being more exposed to each other, acknowledging each other's existence and right to be different, accepting each other's needs and grievances and getting rid of the boogieman.
But unfortunately it isn't that easy. One experiment that was designed to burst social media bubbles around the US election showed that exposure to opposing viewpoints merely reinforced people's adversarial attitudes. When divisions are so deep, unmediated exposure only reaffirms pre-existing beliefs. Exposure is not enough: in order to change behaviours, people need to engage safely and willingly in a process of transformation.
Peacebuilding offers a number of tried and tested tools that can help in this process. The first is active listening. In times of uncertainty, we all need to feel that our concerns are being heard, that we can worry about migration, terrorism, the economy or the failure of elite politics without being judged. Expressing one's needs and fears opens the way to confronting the underlying problems. In addition, conflict analysis, dialogue, mediation and collaborative problem-solving are all tools that can help map grievances and improve relationships among citizens and between citizens and their institutions.
But we also need to find ways to bring these approaches to the online world, adapting the tools of peacebuilding to the particular scale and modalities of the internet, re-imagining citizen-led solutions and creative social responses that can open up the space for alternative narratives and 'peace speech.' This is where technology can play an important role.
Existing platforms like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook can be used in innovative ways to encourage dialogue across differences. Recent initiatives such as #refugeeswelcome or Techfugees are good examples of digital tools that facilitate positive responses to migration. Campaigns like #notinmyname or the comical trolling of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have allowed Muslims to voice alternatives to the narratives of blame that follow every terror attack, whilst also highlighting the power of humour as a great way to lighten negativity.
Initiatives like YouGov in the UK, Akshaya in India and the Digital Cabinet in Brazil show the potential of digital technology to improve accountability and increase feelings of empowerment by bringing decision-making closer to people. More generally, in our increasingly lonely societies, social media can help us to create social bonds offline, whether cooking and dining with unknown neighbours in supper clubs, meeting with strangers around common interests, or finding a life partner.
However, even in the aggregate these constructive initiatives struggle to resist the tide of anger and hate. That's why International Alert organised a #peacehack in October 2016 designed to find better ways of tackling online hate speech through the use of technology. Developers and designers drew on real-life experiences of online abuse and islamophobia described by schoolchildren from the north of England to understand how digital tools can counter hateful narratives. Ideas that emerged included Hate Speech Stopper, a plug-in that makes you pause and think before using hate speech online, and Noby—an interactive educational tool that offers guidance on how to react when faced with real-life hate crime.
Just as important were the relationships built during #peacehack. Technology professionals found out more about how they can use their skills for peace and social justice. Children had their voices heard and were empowered to craft new solutions. Initiatives like these offer an interesting channel to scale up peacebuilding approaches online. Hate picks no sides—it merely fills the gap left by broken communication. We need to stop blaming each other for society's ills and start focussing on our basic human need and common interest to live in peaceful and prosperous environments.
Peacebuilders often say that 'peace is a process' of building new relationships and repairing broken ones. In an era of digital communication these relationships will increasingly be mediated through the internet, so that is where we need to focus our efforts, starting with younger generations who are both more exposed and less resilient to online hate speech. Peace education and digital literacy can be combined to transform the internet into a more positive and hopeful space.
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On 16 Feb, it was leaked. On 17 Feb, it was announced. And on 18 Feb, we played with it. It's Nokia's 8-megapixel N86, featuring more advanced optics than those seen on typical N-series handsets, including a Carl Zeiss variable-aperture lens (f2.4/3.2/4.8 with automatic aperture control) and a wide-angle panoramic shooting mode.
This is the first phone we've seen to have a variable-aperture lens, which you'll find in even the most basic point-and-shoot camera. Varying the aperture alters the amount of light admitted to the sensor, so you can alter the look of the image with focus effects such as bokeh. It's a whole new chapter in the epic camera-phone-taking-on-the-compact-camera story.
What's odd is that the N86 doesn't have a xenon flash -- it uses LEDs. Xenon flash technology is what you'll see on decent compact cameras, whereas LEDs are found on run-of-the-mill camera phones. This raises the question: is Nokia really serious about this phone taking on the mid-range compact camera market?
And we can't say we're all that thrilled on the design, either. It feels like any other Nokia, has the same operating system and interface as any other Nokia, and uses the same keyboard layout and small, thin, fiddly menu buttons as any other Nokia.
But all is by no means lost. Inside this quad-band dual-slider is 8GB of memory expandable with microSD cards, a 240x320-pixel AMOLED display with 16 million colours, GPS sat-nav with spoken turn-by-turn directions using Nokia Maps 3.0, Wi-Fi, HSDPA data connectivity, support for up to 640x480-pixel resolution H.264, MPEG-4 and WMV video, MP3, WMA and AAC audio -- including iTunes Plus downloads -- and stereo Bluetooth to top it all off.
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It'll be on sale in Q2 2009, and we have a bunch of photos over the next few pages.
Caption:Nate Lanxon
The N86 with the keyboard slid away.
Updated: July 31, 2009 Caption:Nate Lanxon
The 8-megapixel camera in all its glory around the back of the handset.
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The right-hand side of the N86.
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Buskers Bern Street Music Festival 2020
Where: Bern, Switzerland
When: Thursday, August 6, 2020 - Saturday, August 8, 2020
Image: Casey Budd from Pixabay
Buskers Bern Street Music Festival is held in Bern, the capital of Switzerland, every year for three days in mid August.
Various street performances like singing, theater, acrobatics, Marionette Theater, stand up shows are held side by side with various concerts performed by Swiss artists and guests from other European countries.
All the events are held in open air on several stages in the old city. The festival's program, lineup information is present in the festival's website.
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note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national languages, but only the first three are official languages.
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers.
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Switzerland background and overview
The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
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The division publishes a network of news sites, including Times LIVE, Business Day LIVE, Sport LIVE, Sowetan LIVE, Herald LIVE, Dispatch LIVE, Books LIVE and Sunday World.
Rand Daily Mail, the new opinion site set up to compete with The Daily Maverick, managed 219 000 unique browsers in February 2015. The RDM brand is also running a news wire for Times Media Group newspapers ,as well as international news brands. Abdinor believes the wire service will bring about production change and force the business to think differently about content.
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TimesLive is set for an upgrade when Sunday Times content, which currently sits behind a pay-wall, gets integrated into the site in the near future (The Times gets sent to Sunday Times subscribers and both titles will provide content for TimesLive).
A partial pay-wall will remain in place for specific Sunday Times content. The pay-wall on BDLive has been dropped, but a partial pay-wall may well be reintroduced in the near future. The group is still sorting out technology issues which, insists Abdinor, affected the performance of the previous attempt at getting people to pay for news content online.
According to Abdinor, BDLive fills a premium niche in the online market and is one of the few online properties not having to discount on its rate card. Interestingly, he says the previous pay-wall strategy didn't affect traffic (which possibly goes to show just how porous that pay-wall was).
The revitalised online homes of Eastern Cape papers, The Herald and the Daily Dispatch, grew from 40 000 to 120 000 browsers (also signalling an end to a failed pay-wall strategy). Abdinor says the group is seeing a rise in real revenue for these sites and that it is unlikely to revisit a pay-wall strategy for them in the short term.
The network isn't directly active in the ecommerce space beyond affiliate deals, says Abdinor.
PDF replicas of newspapers haven't taken off in SA, Abdinor agrees, saying this was the format print people were comfortable with, but they were clumsy and formatted for a different media platform. Mostly publishers gave it a go because it could count to their ABC circulation statistics.
Ad revenue continues to grow; he believes digital is approaching 9% of adspend in SA if you include revenue derived by global players such as Facebook or Google in the local market (these groups often don't provide country or region breakdowns of their revenue, making their share of the market guesswork).
Digital media is effective at commercialising content and unlocking resultant revenues for the group, says Abdinor; the digital media division at Times Media Group has grown significantly over the past four years and has been profitable for the last two.