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'It's like it was meant to be': Sweater returns 50 years later to N.S. woman who knit it
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It's a clothing coincidence a half-century in the making.
Sandra Rice can still recall making a child's cardigan back in 1971 and entering it in the Cape Breton Farmers Exhibition, where it took home second place.
"When I was 18, I did a lot of knitting," Sandra Rice recalled. "After that, I gave the sweater to my sister-in-law for her son. That was 50 years ago, and I hadn't seen the sweater since."
Recently, a friend gave Sandra Rice's daughter-in-law, Stephanie Rice, a vintage yellow sweater that she found at a thrift shop.
Fast forward to a few days ago, when Stephanie Rice and her baby daughter paid Sandra a visit.
"I brought her (the baby) over in the sweater," Stephanie Rice said. "And as soon as I turned the corner, Sandra knew that was the sweater she had made 50 years ago."
While Sandra Rice knew in her gut it was her sweater, it was seeing the tag 'Made Especially for You by Sandra' that really blew her mind.
"I couldn't believe it. I was stunned, astonished," said Sandra Rice. "I couldn't believe it, I was that surprised. And I mean, 50 years later and here's the sweater."
For a half-century of being passed down and donated, the sweater was still in good shape – with one exception.
"The tag was hanging on by a thread," Sandra Rice said. "One more wash, and the tag would have been lost in the washing machine."
"It's like it was meant to be", Sandra Rice said.
Sandra Rice said it's a Christmas gift she would never have expected, adding that the sweater will now remain in the family in the years to come.
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In order to better protect the coastal wetland and biodiversity along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China in Yancheng, we found a sustainable path for local residents and nature through the registration of this area as a World Natural Heritage site. This has been very beneficial to migratory birds that use this place as a stopover site along the migrating route of East Asia-Australasian Flyway. The site, with a total area of 2,687 square kilometers (including core area of 1,886.43 square kilometers and buffer zone area of 800.56 square kilometers), has become a World Natural Heritage in 2019. We are still promoting the sustainable development of this area, including more recently, ecological restoration and an ecotourism development plan for the area.
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Marine and coastal ecosystems
Salt marsh
Access and benefit sharing
Biodiversity mainstreaming
Connectivity / transboundary conservation
Habitat fragmentation and degradation
Invasive alien species
Salinization
Conflicting uses / cumulative impacts
Ecosystem loss
Unsustainable harvesting incl. Overfishing
Lack of public and decision maker's awareness
Lack of infrastructure
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SDG 13 – Climate action
SDG 14 – Life below water
SDG 15 – Life on land
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Target 1: Awareness of biodiversity increased
Target 2: Biodiversity values integrated
Target 5: Habitat loss halved or reduced
Target 6: Sustainable management of aquatic living resources
Target 9: Invasive alien species prevented and controlled
Target 10: Ecosystems vulnerable to climate change
Target 11: Protected and conserved areas
Target 12: Reducing risk of extinction
Target 13: Safeguarding genetic diversity
Target 14: Ecosystem services
Target 15: Ecosystem restoration and resilience
Target 17: Biodiversity strategies and action plans
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The solution has changed the trend of continuous biodiversity loss in the past into a stable status at present, towards a good direction. The Yancheng World Natural Heritage site is the paradise of shared habitat by 680 species of vertebrates, including 415 species of birds, 26 species of mammals, 9 species of amphibians, 14 species of reptiles, 216 species of fish, as well as 165 species of zoobenthos. The globally significant values of the full serial nomination relate to intertidal habitats that are part of the key stopover sites, wintering grounds or breeding grounds for some of the world's most threatened bird species. For local residents, World Natural Heritage status has helped them understand the importance of sustainable development. For the past few years, we have promoted the manipulation of ecotourism plan, ecological restoration plan of this area, which will be bound to bring economic and environmental benefits for the community and nature in the long run.
The solution towards the protection of biodiversity brings harmonious relationship between human and the nature in the long run. After being enlisted as a World Natural Heritage site, the local residents have started to learn how to identify different types of birds and to get basic knowledge on saving and protecting birds and other rare animals. Almost 1,000 Red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Yellow Sea wetland to spend winter time, and the total population of Red-crowned cranes is about 3,500. This year, the research staff has found two wild baby cranes, which hatched successfully in May, in Yancheng. This phenomenon has been observed in the fifth consecutive year for migratory birds to breed in wintering place. And it could be a good example of improvement of habitats for biodiversity. Likewise, the local residents started to express understanding on the importance of preserving surrounding wild habitats, when the crops of farmland were ruined by Père David's deers. By June 2021, the population of Père David's deers had expanded to 6,119, accounting for 61% of whole population of its kind in the world, that was 36 when they were first introduced back to Yancheng from Britain.
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China's Rendezvous in Space
Evan Osnos, "China's Rendezvous in Space," Letter from China, The New Yorker, 18 June 2012.
Chinese astronauts, back in space for the first time in four years, have achieved China's first manned docking with a space lab in orbit, a coupling infused with such emotion and expectation that it sounded, from the language on television, positively human. Adding to the excitement is the fact that this mission includes China's first female astronaut, Liu Yang, a seasoned pilot in the Chinese Air Force. She had been rising through the Chinese space program for several years, but her presence on this mission was kept a secret until the last minute. …
Over the last decade, China has moved with purpose, putting its first person into space, completing an inaugural spacewalk, and launching two lunar orbiters. But it is not doing anything rash; the pace, four missions in four years, is a stately one. "China's careful, sustainable approach cannot be compared to some early Soviet 'firsts,' which took safety shortcuts in order to achieve politically-timed space spectaculars," according to Andrew Erickson, of the U.S. Naval War College. "By working on its own terms, on its own time, Beijing is building for the future." The caution also reflects the risk that when a project becomes so closely identified with national pride, its success or failure becomes doubly significant. …
For the original posting cited here, see Andrew S. Erickson, "Making History in the Heavens: Liu Yang Becomes 1st Female Chinese Astronaut in Orbit as 3-Person Shenzhou-9 Mission Heads for Docking with Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory Module," China Analysis from Original Sources, 16 June 2012.


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How much did the United States miss Michael Bradley on Wednesday? Let's count the ways
By Steve DavisMay 30, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
We bang the drum in soccer for the Man of the Match, and we marvel in wider time frames over the Man of the Moment.
Today let's celebrate a less clichéd term, the "Most Missed Man."
And let's all agree that for the United States national team, it's Michael Bradley.
How much did Jurgen Klinsmann's team, aimless in attack and too frequently shapeless in midfield while getting conked on the head by Belgium, miss that fellow on Wednesday? Defensive pressure in midfield suffered, but not as much as possession and ideas on attack.
Bradley certainly isn't a classic playmaker, one of those wizards so adept with the ball that he can move defenders out of position with his body shape, while willing teammates into the right spots with pinpoint passing. Rather, he creates through movement that's smart and sharp.
He finds the spots that carve easier outlets for defenders, sees the passing lanes that tend to keep the attack moving and then recognizes the instant to insert himself further into the attacking movement.
(MORE: Belgians roll to easy 4-1 win over United States)
How much could the United States have used some of that Wednesday, as the attack bogged down amid two predictable, overused bits: the hopeful ball aimed toward Jozy Altidore or Clint Dempsey attempting to create individually through the middle.
Bradley is easily the top American connector and two-way midfielder. Sacha Kljestan filled Bradley's role Wednesday but just wasn't the same dynamic do-all. It was a big ask for Kljestan, whose first U.S. start in a big-time match found him up against one of Europe's top young midfields.
Defensively, it wasn't easy for Bradley and Jermaine Jones to synch up, to understand which one needed to step forward, to apply the kind of timely midfield pressure that is so essential to the way the United States wants to play its back line, high and tight. At this time last year, we were talking about Bradley and Jones needing to get it sorted already.
So, it really isn't a big surprise that Kljestan and Jones had some of the same issues; one of them led to a Belgian goal.
Overall, the Americans just miss their midfield brain. That's Bradley.
(MORE: Breaking down the defensive breakdowns)
There has always been a powerful, guiding figure like this, though not necessarily in the midfield. Tab Ramos was once this figure, a rare creator in a generation of U.S. players blessed with so few of them. Later, U.S. teams looked so might-and-day different if Claudio Reyna wasn't there to slow the game for everyone around him.
Later still, the attack suffered mightily when Landon Donovan's speed and wits weren't around to rescue a stalled offense.
Wednesday was more evidence that Bradley is the Most Missed Man, the one indispensable figure Klinsmann's team simply cannot be without.
He'll be around Sunday agaisnt Germany, and not one moment too soon.


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No matter how durable or stain resistant the upholstery, your sofa is destined to receive an unfortunate spill every now and then. Even if your furniture enjoys only light use and the most pristine care, dust accumulates daily and leads to dingy fabric, dull leather, and diluted colors. Follow these easy tips for cleaning even the most stubborn sofa stains, and you'll protect your investment and maximize its beauty for years to come.
Most common messes such as dirt, dust, and mud can be removed by shampooing or steam-cleaning the fabric.
1.	First, vacuum the entire surface of the sofa to remove dry, loose dirt. Always complete this step before getting your upholstery wet--it will ensure a much more effective result.
2.	Next, it's time pre-treat the stain. Using a clean, white, very damp cloth, dab the stain to saturate it with water and loosen stubborn dirt particles.
3.	Use your cleaning agent to spot-test the upholstery for colorfastness. You can use a commercial upholstery cleaner, or you can save a few dollars by making your own: In a large bowl, combine � teaspoon dish or laundry detergent with a quart of warm water. Using a mixer, combine the ingredients until they turn frothy and sudsy. You'll use only the suds as the cleaning agent, so you might need to mix up additional batches for an adequate amount to saturate the entire stained area. To test, apply only the dry suds to a hidden part of your sofa's upholstery and lightly scrub into the fabric with a cloth or soft-bristled brush. Allow the spot to dry. If the area hasn't lightened or changed color (it should look cleaner, but not a different color), you can proceed to the next steps.
4.	Steam clean the stain. If you don't have your own steam cleaner, you can rent one from your local supermarket. Apply dry suds from your cleaning mixture to the stain. Using the brush attachment on the steam cleaner, firmly and thoroughly shampoo the stained area in even, circular strokes. Using a spatula, scrape off the suds, then blot the area with a clean, damp cloth to remove the suds from in between the fabric's fibers. You may need to repeat this step once or twice more to completely remove the stain. Once it's removed, you'll likely want to steam clean the entire surface of your sofa to ensure that the fabric wears evenly.
5.	Allow the upholstery to dry. It's important that your sofa dries quickly and completely to prevent mildew buildup inside cushions and under upholstery surfaces. Open windows, use an oscillating fan, and turn on a dehumidifier to speed the drying process.
6.	Apply a fabric protector. This step will help keep your upholstery stain-resistant and durable.
1.	Vacuum the entire surface of the sofa to remove dry, loose dirt.
2.	Using a real soap product formulated for leather, such as saddle soap, lightly apply to soiled areas in broad, circular strokes using a soft brush. Remove excess soap with a clean, dry, white cloth and allow the leather to dry thoroughly.
3.	If the stain is still intact, try applying a specially-formulated leather stain remover. For extremely tough stains, other methods may work more effectively. For example, for small ink stains, rubbing a white pencil eraser over the spot often works nicely. For grease, sprinkle cornstarch over the stain and cover with a damp white cloth for six hours. Remove the cornstarch with a dry white cloth, and repeat the process as necessary.
4.	Next, it's important to condition the leather to keep it supple and resistant to cracks and fading. Make your own inexpensive leather conditioner by mixing two parts linseed oil and one part vinegar. Using a dry white cloth, work the mixture into the entire surface after cleaning and once a month to ensure the longevity of your leather furniture.
With a little consistent maintenance and only minimal cost, you can keep your sofa looking like new for as long as you plan to own it. Weekly dusting and vacuuming, monthly cleaning, and the immediate treatment of stains are the best ways to protect your investment.
Vanessa Kirkland is freelance writer whose articles offer consumer advice and decorating tips for home furniture including sofas, futons, and recliners.
Once you are the owner of microfiber furniture, there are certain things you should do. First, read the tags and the manufacturer's instructions. Be aware of any warnings, especially about products you should not use on your furniture. Follow closely any warnings and instructions the manufacturer gives you. Next, frequently vacuum your furniture with a high powered vacuum cleaner. This keeps the surface free of lint, debris, dust and pet hairs. Your vacuuming schedule will depend on your lifestyle. Once a month should normally be fine, but if you have small children or pets, you will want to do it more often. If you have an accidental spill, the most important thing it to treat it quickly, Blot the spill with a white terry cloth. Do not rub or scrub it. Then, using a mild detergent and a little water, wash the spot out, without rubbing too hard. Do not use any cleaning or laundry products with bleach, as this will discolor the fabric. If a stain still has not come out, try a dry cleaning product. Check the instructions on the product label to make sure it is safe for your fabric. Finally, you can have a professional come in and clean the furniture. If your fabric has general stains that have accumulated or that you did not clean up in time, that is probably the best solution. The professionals know which products should be used on the furniture so you won't risk damaging your furniture.
Do not use a carpet cleaning machine with a furniture attachment on your microfiber furniture. This will cause wrinkles in the fiber and may even cause it to shrink. You are much better off leaving any kind of deep cleaning to a professional. Microfiber furniture is very popular and you will love it too, if you just keep it looking great by following theses guidelines.
If you are ready to buy new furniture for your home you should stop for a minute to think about what kind of upholstery you should get. Its an important decision. It could mean the difference between buying a couch or chair that lasts for years or for only months. There are many different types of upholstery and they are best for different uses. This article will help guide you in making your decision.
Silk material is best for formal living rooms and rooms that are more for show. They will not hold up well to regular use and will stain easily. Silk is a difficult material to clean so if you get anything on it, it will probably be there forever. If you have children or pets, do not even consider silk.
Cotton upholstery is very comfortable but will also stain easily. If you buy cotton fabrics, be sure to have them professionally protected. If you have young kids or animals, this may not be the best fabric for you. If you have kids but still want cotton, choose a darker color which will be harder to stain and will show wear less. Be wary of polished cottons which are almost as troublesome as silk. They look incredible but are not suitable for daily use.
Wool is rather expensive but holds up very well to wear. IF you get wool, be sure to have it professionally protected since it can stain. With proper upholstery care however, wool will last for decades. It can be extremely durable.
This is probably the material for you if you have kids, animals or a very high traffic room. Synthetics may not be quite as soft as cottons but they are much more durable. They are resistant to abrasion and do not stain easily. They wont last you 10 years but they won't cost an arm and a leg either.
Hopefully this article has given you some information that you can use when you purchase your next piece of furniture. Take your time, choose wisely and you will have furniture that you can enjoy for years.
James C. operates a directory of Carpet Cleaning Companies.


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In the aftermath of the UK shows, Violent Divine made the local news!
I was struck by how our Nordic visitors, their set completed and once offstage, were quickly surrounded by enthusiastic new English fans who had clearly been won over by the Östergötland quartet.
A Violent Divine thanx to Stephanos and Immortal Machinery who set up the shows for us! We will see You in Sweden later this year!


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I picked the fabric version not because it was cheaper but i prefer the feel. It has a funky smell to it which i hope will go in time. There is no squeaks when moving. It looks like a very well built unit. The fabric isn't just stapled to a peace of board like the Ikea units.
I have only used the seat for a few full days nut i already know it was a good investmant.
I couldn't be happier. Leaps and bounds better than a cheapo ikea unit which i had before.


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Saw a couple of these on the shelves at Fry's this weekend, and *almost* bought one. I decided to hold out until I'd read some reviews and found out how much support there was.
Hopefully some enterprising programmer will make a plugin for LW sometime in the future (the SDK is linked off the page above). Sculpting in Zbrush/3D Coat might benefit as well.
Anyway, I'll go by and pick one up in a couple of weeks since most of the reviews I've read so far have been positive, and the price isn't all that high ($189 when I saw one).
After 6 to 9 months the price would fall anyways..
Yeah, this is where Andrew could really stick it to ZBrush (at least for a little while) if he wanted to. He already offers support with 3DConnexion devices (Neither ZBrush nor Modo does), and perhaps he could bundle 3D Coat with this for $299 which is still half of what Zbrush costs.
I'm sure these guys wouldn't mind working out an arrangement where they both list the bundle on their respective sites.


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Re: Underwater
I liked this film perhaps more than I thought I would or should have.
It had a nice budget, bigger than I thought, and also the cast wasn't bad, including the lead Kristen Stewart. The underwater suits looked cool and
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the creatures were neat looking
. All and all, this was a very well made Alien 'rip-off' film that was better than 2017's Life, which was another movie inspired by Alien.
The main things that irked me about the film mostly had to do with the characters. Whereas Stewart was fine in the lead role, and Deadpool's T.J. Miller brought the comic relief (which mostly didn't work for me, but at least he kept things lively),
I didn't like they of course killed the black guy-played by Mamoudou Athie- first (and he willingly sacrificed himself so that Stewart's character could live. It wasn't like he really knew Stewart's character before the incident that brought them together. Stewart's character also was romantically involved with a black male, which we come to find out had died, so black men didn't do well in this movie at all, and there was just a black woman in one photo (assuming the wife of one of the doomed crewmen), so there were no black women at all in this film).
While this cast wasn't that bad (with Vincent Cassel's captain having some presence in an underwritten role), some of them, including Miller could be annoying.
The most annoying was played by Iron Fist's Jessica Henwick. She's so cool as Colleen Wing, but in Underwater she was too nervous about everything (it reminded me of how they made Linda Park's Hoshi a scaredy cat on Star Trek: Enterprise). I also didn't care for her love interest, John Gallagher. His character was pretty basic, at times he seemed to know things, but not as the film went on, so there wasn't much that made this character stand out except he really liked Henwick's character. I mean, why couldn't the black guy play that role? Gallagher's character of course survives, though he has to be helped by both Stewart and Henwick. One saving grace for the black sacrifice is that Stewart's character later does the same thing for Henwick and Gallagher, so it made the first sacrifice seem more important.
The creatures were cool. It wasn't explained if they were aliens or from Earth. I liked how they could swallow people almost whole. And then the movie had a larger beast who commanded the smaller ones, which to me, was a sign that 20th Century Fox put some money into this film. The ending leaves it open for them to do more, despite suggesting that Stewart's character killed herself in a final act to stop the king beast and the other beasties from killing Henwick and Gallagher's characters. Henwick and Gallagher survived, and the company they work for will keep drilling undersea, from the headlines that ran in the closing credits.
After writing this yesterday, found out the budget was only $50 million. They did a good job making it look more expensive than the film actually was.
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Top 5 Reasons The Internet Has Ruined April Fool's Day
DJ Digital Published: April 1, 2022
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When was the last time you were truly fooled on April Fool's Day?
Allow me to rephrase. When was the last time you were truly "fooled" on April Fool's Day AND actually impressed with the effort and creativity behind it?
Smart brands and public figures have resorted to jokes that are so obviously unreal that anyone who dares to make a stink will only look as ridiculous as the prank itself for getting up in arms about it.
I can remember once when I was younger, a radio announcer hit the airwaves with this insane giveaway that was "at the corner of Johnston & Robley." It was great to hear all the callers phoning in to the radio station in a frenzy due to the fact that they couldn't find the site for the giveaway—which made sense because it didn't exist.
At no point does Johnston Street intersect with Robley.
As a radio station Brand Manager, I get anxiety just thinking about the emails, messages, and social comments that would come as a result of inconveniencing listeners—or worse, causing some type of accident with shenanigans intended to be fun. While I have you behind the curtain, I have no problem telling you that annually, I get no less than two to three internal emails reminding us that the wrong April Fool's joke could easily spell disaster for us based on multiple incidents where good intentions quickly turned into costly liabilities.
While there are multiple factors we could blame for the demise of April Fool's Day, the internet is the only real culprit here. Allow me to explain with the following 5 reasons the internet ruined April Fool's Day.
5. The internet gave us all a heightened sense of awareness.
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Remember when "be careful how much personal information you share on the internet" was a thing? What about when "be careful what you click on" was the number one warning for anyone browsing the web? Those things don't need to be mentioned anymore because they're simply inherent at this point. This standard default of skepticism makes it nearly impossible for people to take anything at face value.
4. The wrong message or prank can easily be taken out of context and travel farther than you intended.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen people crack a joke or post a status update that ultimately spirals out of their control in the worst ways possible. The internet is ripe for pranks or well-intended words to be taken out of context or for old tweets to resurface through the lens of today's societal norms. Because of the internet's endless reach, a stranger on the other side of the world could take issue with something you post online, and almost instantly you can become viral for all the wrong reasons.
3. Google.
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Literally—just Google. While some people could definitely benefit from Googling before sharing things (like misinformation) on social media, it's a tool that can let you know whether something is legit or not in a matter of seconds. Circle back to #5 where I told you how automatically skeptical we are of everything we see and then apply a quick Google search and, Voila! The April Fool's Joke sank before it ever had a chance to leave the dock.
2. Misinformation and the Devil's Advocate.
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Besides the obvious, one of the worst things about misinformation is the way they've destroyed our ability to clearly tell what is a parody and what is propaganda. The lines are so blurred between facts and opinions due to social media that it's almost impossible to share jokes in that space without having them ruined by confusion, not to mention that one person who lives to play Devil's Advocate online.
1. No one can take a joke anymore—because we've taken jokes too far.
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I hate when I hear people saying that "no one can take a joke anymore," because I don't believe that phrase tells the whole story. The reason why "no one can take a joke anymore" is because so many people have taken jokes too far. Under the guise of "jokes," many people regularly share hurtful messages, misinformation, and bully strangers on platforms that make it super easy to remain faceless, never having to be held accountable for the result of their actions or the things they say.
In a world where social media is such a public-facing platform with an endless reach, embarrassment over something as simple as an April Fool's joke has almost taken on a whole new scale. Unlike the embarrassment that you may face amongst your group of friends or office mates that comes with a wink and laugh, online embarrassment often comes with getting even due to the level of public humiliation that comes with the world laughing at your shortcomings—even if we're talking lighthearted intentions.
And then there's the fact that life is so wild, that April Fool's jokes literally pale in comparison.
I'm not saying that April Fool's Day doesn't still deliver fun content. For instance, here are a few local "pranks" that were shared by a few popular brands and organizations.
But as I mentioned earlier, the content has to be SO unbelievable that it doesn't actually "fool" anyone. And isn't that what the original April Fool's Day was all about?
If you agree with me, feel free to share this on social media with the people who ruined the holiday for us 😅 and pour one out for the OG April Fool's Day.
Gone, but not forgotten.
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The Tranzac Transcripts: Evalyn Parry
By Steve Fisher
Evalyn Parry sits on an expanded version of the Tranzac Main Hall stage. Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda/Torontoist.
The Tranzac Club still has money woes, though things are looking up for the new year. While the Annex staple is raising money to cover its current operating deficit, Torontoist is conducting a series of interviews with musicians who have close ties to it. Up today: Evalyn Parry, a musician, poet, and theatre creator who's been frequenting (and performing at) the Tranzac for decades. She is the co-founder of the Independent Aunties theatre company, an associate artist and the Young Creators Unit director at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and has spent the better part of this year touring her musical SPIN, about feminism and bicycles—using bicycles as instruments—across Canada.
EVALYN PARRY: My parents were Morris dancers, and were very involved with what has now become the Flying Cloud Folk Club—it used to be the Fiddler's Green Folk Club. So I grew up coming to folk shows here, and Morris dance practices, and weekend events. I was part of a crew of kids who'd been coming here since I was 5 or 6, and we felt like we owned the place.
I don't remember what was going on upstairs at the time—it wasn't set up for rentals like it is now—but there were empty offices up there, so while the adults were doing whatever they were doing, we'd be upstairs hanging out, and playing hide and seek, So that'd be my earliest memories of the place, in the early to mid-eighties.
TORONTOIST: So, at that time, was the Tranzac still more for Aussies and Kiwis, or was it already a general purpose cultural space?
EP: It was already a very diverse cultural centre. The NAGS were doing their community theatre here. The reason I was here was because of my parents, and those groups didn't have any Australian or New Zealander affiliations. For the last thirty years, the Tranzac has been this general purpose hub for Toronto arts and culture.
Green Fiddle Morris perform "Strike the Hedgehog" at May Day 2008 in High Park. The Morris dance club has been teaching classes and rehearsing at the Tranzac Club for decades.
TORONTOIST: So you grew up here while your parents were doing Morris dance and Fiddler's Green—when did you start performing here yourself?
EP: Well, in the last ten or twelve years, really. I moved away for university and for a while after, so when I came back, that's when I got involved myself, performing as a grown up [laughs]. Since I moved back to Toronto, and have been working here, I've been coming to a lot of shows at the Traznac, and playing a lot of shows, in all the rooms. I've played in other people's shows, and been to countless parties, and CD releases, and fundraisers and all the many other things the Tranzac is used for.
One thing my parents were also involved in, that continues—they're not really involved anymore, but I am, a little bit—is a multi-cultural celebration in the Christmas season—a really inclusive, diverse celebration for this time of year. It's a really nice community event.
TORONTOIST: So it's not just music scenes, although there's a great many here…
EP: Yeah, amazing music scenes here!
TORONTOIST: A lot of the other interviewees have spoken about the jazz scene, and folk scene, the singer/songwriters who use the spaces here. But the Tranzac is also used for arts fairs, and non-denominational celebrations, and all sorts of other events.
EV: Well, there's not many spaces like it, and part of its charm is that it's not a fancy building; it hasn't been renovated in a while. It hasn't been gentrified, or privatized; it's owned by its members, and run by them, on a shoestring budget, sometimes, but it has that…well, "charm" doesn't even cover it. It serves a real need for the community. In a city like Toronto, where there are so many pay-to-play venues, for musicians and performers, this is actually a place that's accessible and affordable.
TORONTOIST: So a lot of the members have been coming here for many, many years. But a lot of the users of the Tranzac are predominantly younger. What do you think the Tranzac has to do to evolve, to become a club for these younger musicians and patrons, rather than just a venue?
EV: Well, that's what, presumably, [this campaign] is saying, that if people want this place to stay, they need to see it that way.
Evalyn performs "Dave the Sailor" on her Girls with Glasses tour.
Up next in the Tranzac Transcripts series: our final interview, with musician and producer Sandro Perri.
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The University of Dubuque women's basketball team could not recover from a slow start and dropped their first game at the UWSP Tip-Off to UW-Stevens Point, 87-56.
McKenzie Maahs scored the opening basket of the game for the Spartans but that was the last lead they would have on Friday night as UW-Stevens Point then went on an 18-1 run to jump out to an 18-3 lead and trailed 27-13 after the opening frame.
After giving up 27 points in the first quarter, the UD defense turned things around in the second quarter. The Spartans limited Stevens-Point to just 16 points in the second quarter and an Abigail Zurcher three pointer and fast break jumper in the final minute of the first half sent the Spartans into halftime on a high note and had the deficit down to 43-30 after trailing by as many as 20. Zurcher led all scorers at the break with 10 points on three of four shooting from the field.
An Abigail Zurcher jumper in the early part of the third quarter got the Spartans within 11 points but UW-Stevens Point responded with a 7-0 run to expand their lead back to 18. The Pointers continued to pull away from the Spartans, building a lead as big as 22 at the end of the third quarter.
After an impressive first half, the Pointers made it a point to slow down Zurcher in the second half, limiting her to just two points in the half to finish with 12 for the game. McKenzie Maahs was the second highest scorer for the Spartans, scoring eight points and leading the team with seven rebounds. Morgan Meerstein was the only other Spartan with more than five points, finishing with seven.
The UD offense was hounded all night and limited to just 27.0% shooting from the field. The Spartans did get to the line 25 times, making 18 of those for 72.0%.
The UD women will finish off the UW-Stevens Point Tip-Off against UW-Whitewater on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.


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Known as the greatest shooter in the history of the National Basketball Association, Wardell Stephen Curry II has built his name in the world of basketball. The American basketball player represents the NBA's Golden State Warriors and has earned fame for taking the basketball to another level. He has gained the title of NBA Most Valuable Player two times. Similarly, his wife, Ayesha Curry, has paved the way towards her career.
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So, you know Ayesha and her recipes, did you check this video of the duo in the kitchen?
Stephen and Ayesha Curry: Net Worth
It seems like the duo had already decided to be the epitome of triumphant partners. They have given you a reason to surf the internet with higher levels of inquisitiveness. Is that the case? To make it simple for you, Players Wives Wiki is here with everything you need to know about the duo. So, are you in?
Call him Stephen Curry or Steph Curry or the basketball player with three rings (2015, 17, and 18) but, you cannot call yourself the topmost fan of the player until you have known all about him. So, let's begin with his early life because you should know that his hometown is Akron, Ohio, and many other facts about him.
Source: US Magazine
Born on 14th March 1988, Steph Curry was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Talking of his parents, his father Dell Curry was a player in the NBA too. His younger brother Seth Curry is also a player in the NBA. Sydel, his younger sister, was a volleyball player at Elon University and their mother, Sonya Curry, is an educator. At that time, Dell Curry was an active player, he would often take his children, Stephen and Seth to the games. The Curry family moved to Toronto for a while when Dell was a part of the Raptors.
After the retirement of Dell Curry, the family relocated to Charlotte. Now, behind his thriving career in basketball, his father's involvement in basketball played a role. His dad's career showed him the way to basketball. He wanted to become a part of the Hokies' college basketball team. However, he only got to have the walk-in spot because of the 160-pound frame he had. Eventually, he chose Davidson College, where he was in the tenth grade.
Even though the football career for Steph embarked when he was in college, if we talk about his professional career with Golden State Warrior, it began on 25th June 2009. Rest, you know what happened next!
Wait, do you know about his contract extension with Golden State Warriors? Lately, the NBA's Golden State Warriors accomplished a goal in the off-season. They finalized a four-year-long contract extension with Stephen, which is worth 215.4 million. This contract will take your basketball player through to the NBA's 2026 season. All in all, Stephen will be the first player ever in the NBA to sign two contracts with a worth of more than 200 million dollars. This contract is an extension on his present 201 million extensions, which he signed in 2017.
Being a fan of his, you are already aware of a lot of things about him. From his mother's name and profession to his shoe collection and his championships, some information you already had and some you just gathered. However, we were not here to dive too deep only into Stephen and leave his spouse behind. So, shall we get started with Ayesha Curry now?
Stephen Curry tied knots with his girlfriend Ayesha Alexander, now Ayesha Disa Curry, on 30th 2011. They are parents to three children, daughters Riley and Ryan, and Canon, their son. Now, talking of his wife Ayesha Curry, she is an actress, a personality from cooking TV, and cookbook author. She has appeared in different television shows and films before she came up with her show- Ayesha's Homemade on Food Network. Her show is also known as Ayesha's Home Kitchen; all in all, if you want to explore the new dishes, you can reach her.
Even though Ayesha did not undergo any professional training, her culinary career began with a meal prepared as a YouTube demonstration, which was aired on the channel Little Lights of Mine. She has come up with different videos on her channel and even with a cookbook titled The Seasoned Life, which came out in 2016. Wait, did you check out her pots and pans collection online? Now, let's get a bit deeper!
Born on 23rd March 1989, Ayesha Curry is Canadian-American. Her mother's descent is Chinese-Jamaican and Afro-Jamaican and her father is of Polish and African-American descent. Talking of the parents only, their name is John and Carol. She has four siblings named Maria, Janiece, Chad, and Jaz. Even though she has been an actress and has appeared in some movies and series, she developed an interest in cooking at a pretty young age. Her mother ran a salon in the basement of their home, she would take sight of her babysitter preparing Trinidadian curry or roti and offer it to customers. Well, today, she is making the world drool with her recipes.
Source: New York Post
Like mentioned earlier, it was on 30th July 2011 that the two celebrated names tied knots. We told you that Ayesha was Steph's long-time girlfriend, but do you know for how long they dated each other? The duo met in Charlotte in a church youth group when they were aged15 and 14 years. However, it was after Ayesha was in her way of acting that they began dating. Ayesha moved to Charlotte so that she could stay closer to her better half. Now, the duo, along with three children, live in Atherton, California.
Steph & Ayesha Curry Get Cooking in the Kitchen
Now, we are wrapping up the article, but before we do that, let's see how much worth the duo has made out of their career. Starting from Stephen Curry, with the hefty salary he gets from the NBA and other endorsements he has been a part of, he makes around $70-$80 million. All in all, his net worth is $130 million. Coming to the wife Ayesha Curry, her worth is $10 million. Well, do you know about their Instagram fan following?
As of now, Stephen Curry has 38.5 million followers, and for Ayesha Curry, it is 7.3 million followers.
You can follow Ayesha Curry on Instagram and Twitter. You can also check her amazing cooking skills on Little Lights of Mine, her YouTube channel!
That is all for now, as we will call it a wrap!
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Updates from our February 2011 Kaua'i field work
From February 16-20, 2011, we participated in a field project off the island of Kaua'i, our first field effort in Hawai'i this year and the fourth time we've worked off Kaua'i (with previous trips in 2003, 2005 and 2008). This cruise was organized by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific (NAVFAC PAC) and sponsored by Commander, Pacific Fleet – we were able to join the cruise with three goals: obtain photos of various species of odontocetes to contribute to our long-term photo-identification catalogs, obtain biopsy samples for genetic studies being undertaken by collaborators, and deploy satellite tags to examine movements and habitat use. We were using the 96′ R/V Searcher and a 15′ rigid-hulled inflatable (RHIB) to launch from the Searcher when weather conditions were suitable. The area off Kaua'i and Ni'ihau is particularly of interest because it is the primary area where the U.S. Navy undertakes training exercises in Hawai'i, and our work is attempting to learn more about the populations of toothed whales and dolphins that utilize the area.
The cetacean research team included Daniel Webster, Jessica Aschettino and Robin Baird of Cascadia, Morgan Richie and Sean Hanser of NAVFAC PAC, and Michele Bane of NOAA Fisheries.
The most recent updates are at the top of the page – to go to the start of the trip click here
A map showing movements of two of the satellite-tagged short-finned pilot whales through the morning of February 22nd. The red dots indicate the most recent locations – the individual to the west (with the most recent location NW of Ni'ihau) was tagged February 18th, while the individual to the east (most recent location NW of Kaua'i) was tagged February 19th.
We launched the RHIB in Hanalei Bay for our last day on the water but the winds did not cooperate today – they had shifted from southerly to easterly, so we were not able to get into deep water off the north shore of Kaua'i. We did encounter two groups of bottlenose dolphins however and were able to get ID photos of some of the individuals. We ended the trip in Port Allen, and hope we will continue to get information on the movements of the tagged whales over several months. Our next field project in Hawai'i will be in May off the island of Hawai'i.
A common bottlenose dolphin bowriding on the R/V Searcher. Photo by Michele Bane/NOAA Fisheries. For more information on common bottlenose dolphins in Hawai'i see our web page for this species.
Map showing the 324 kilometers of search effort covered by the RHIB over four days (the R/V Searcher covered a much larger area). The 120 kilometers covered on February 19th are highlighted.
This morning NAVFAC PAC coordinated a plane used for aerial surveys of marine mammals (surveys undertaken by Joe Mobley/HDR) – early in the morning the aerial survey crew spotted a group of pilot whales that turned out to be one of the sub-groups that we had encountered the day before. Shortly after we encountered another group of rough-toothed dolphins, the seventh sighting of this species in three days.
Distinctive rough-toothed dolphins, February 19, 2011. Photo by Jessica Aschettino
Rough-toothed dolphin and the R/V Searcher, February 19, 2011. Photo by Jessica Aschettino
Later in the day the aerial survey crew spotted another group of pilot whales, approximately 13 kilometers offshore, and we were able to deploy an additional satellite tag on an individual in this group.
Adult male short-finned pilot whale, February 19, 2011. Photo by Jessica Aschettino
Short-finned pilot whale and humpback whale, February 19, 2011. Photo by Daniel Webster. We also saw a number of humpback whales during the trip although did not approach groups unless they were far offshore in areas where they might be interacting with deep-water odontocetes. This humpback whale was lifting the tip of its head out of the water near the group of short-finned pilot whales.
R/V Searcher and short-finned pilot whale, February 19, 2011. Photo by Jessica Aschettino
On our way back towards Hanalei Bay, with the help of the aerial crew, we encountered a group of spinner dolphins. We photo-identified many of the individuals present for contribution to a photo-identification study being undertaken of this species. For more information on spinner dolphins see our web page for this species.
Spinner dolphin leaping, to remove small remora between flippers, February 19, 2011. Photo by Daniel Webster
Spinner dolphin spinning, trying to remove both the large remora on the side of the head, and a small remora between the flippers, February 19, 2011. Photo by Daniel Webster
Spinner dolphins, February 19, 2011. Photo by Daniel Webster
Today we covered 120 km in the RHIB before returning to Hanalei Bay.
Launching the RHIB while the Searcher was still at anchor in Hanalei Bay, we actually had our first odontocete sighting of the day from the RHIB, another group of rough-toothed dolphins, and were able to obtain ID photos of the individuals present and obtain two more genetic samples.
Rough-toothed dolphin mother and calf, February 18, 2011. Photo by Robin Baird.
Black-footed albatross, February 18, 2011. Photo by Robin Baird.
After two more rough-toothed dolphin sightings (this species is very common in deep waters off Kaua'i!) the Searcher sighted short-finned pilot whales, two sub-groups about 700 m apart. We were able to deploy satellite tags on one individual in each sub-group, and also photo-identified most of the individuals present and obtained two genetic samples. We'd only satellite tagged one pilot whale off Kaua'i in the past (in July 2008), so these tags will provide significant new information on movements and habitat use of this species around Kaua'i and Ni'ihau. As well as location information one of the tags deployed also records and transmits information on dive depth. For more information on short-finned pilot whales in Hawaii see our web page for that species.
Short-finned pilot whales, February 18, 2011. Photo by Sean Hanser/NAVFAC PAC
Short-finned pilot whale with satellite tag, February 18, 2011. Photo by Robin Baird.
Short-finned pilot whale with RHIB, February 18, 2011. Photo by Sean Hanser/NAVFAC PAC
Rough-toothed dolphin with netting around dorsal fin, February 18, 2011. Photo by Robin Baird.
There were also rough-toothed dolphins with the pilot whales – one of the individuals had netting around the dorsal fin and we were worried it was entangled, but while we were watching the dolphin "dropped" the netting off the fin, and another went back and also used its fin to carry the netting – apparently these dolphins were just playing with the netting, rather than being entangled.
Rough-toothed dolphin with netting around dorsal fin, February 18, 2011, next to another individual. Photo by Robin Baird.
We ended up covering 82 kilometers in the RHIB, and anchored the Searcher in Hanaeli Bay again.
We left Port Allen before dawn on February 17th and transited to the north along the west side of Kaua'i, in the hopes of finding calmer seas with forecast winds coming from the south. We were able to launch the RHIB, and there were two sightings of rough-toothed dolphins from the Searcher that we were able to work with in the RHIB, collecting two genetic samples and IDs of the individuals present. We covered 64 kilometers in the RHIB and ended the day with the Searcher anchored in Hanalei Bay, on the north side of the island.
The R/V Searcher off the Na Pali coast. Photo by Jessica Aschettino
The 15′ RHIB we were using for the project. Photo by Morgan Richie/NAVFAC PAC
A rough-toothed dolphin (bottom left) off the Na Pali coast, February 17th. Photo by Daniel Webster
A rough-toothed dolphin showing the pigmentation patterns and dorsal markings that we use to identify individuals, February 17, 2011. Photo by Robin Baird. For more information on rough-toothed dolphins see our web page for that species.
Ka'ula, to the southwest of Ni'ihau. Photo by Robin Baird.
We left Port Allen on the night of February 15th and woke the morning of February 16 off Ka'ula Rock in order for NAVFAC PAC staff to undertake a seabird survey. We had visited Ka'ula in 2003 and had seen both spinner dolphins and bottlenose dolphins around the island. Sea conditions on February 15th were marginal (Beaufort 5) – we did see spinner dolphins near shore but were not able to launch the RHIB and transited back to Port Allen that night to drop off the seabird biologists and pick up Sean Hanser and Michele Bane for the remainder of the trip.
We would like to thank the captain and crew of the R/V Searcher in making this trip a success, NAVFAC PAC for inviting us along and for their role in sighting surveys, Michele Bane of NOAA Fisheries for her help, Commander, Pacific Fleet for providing funding for the satellite tags and the research vessels, and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Naval Postgraduate School (N45) for funding.
For more information see our Hawai'i odontocete research page
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Local Federal MP, Bruce Billson, yesterday helped launch the expansion of a state of the art polyurethane manufacturing and technical centre at Carrum Downs.
Mr Billson was delighted Pacific Urethanes had made the decision to expand locally.
Small businesses are the real job creators in our local economy and so therefore it's pleasing to be able to open the expansion of a world-class business based in our own backyard.
The expanded facility will house 10 staff and produce thousands of tonnes of polyurethane for national and global distribution.
This Australian owned company is part of a $60 billion global industry and specialises in the development and production of polyurethane systems which is used in many household appliances including refrigerators, hot water systems, bedding, and furniture and also for home insulation.
Polyurethane is also used by industry for building panels, abrasion resistance, corrosion protection, weight reduction, adhesive, and coating applications to name a few.
This small business has more than 100 customers in Australia and Asia and exports to countries in the Asia Pacific region including Indonesia, Thailand, China, Vietnam and New Zealand.
Pacific Urethanes Director and General Manager Owen Stam said it hadn't been all smooth sailing for the small business in the current manufacturing environment, but thankfully it had (temporarily) avoided a carbon tax king-hit by a sheer technicality.
"When the carbon tax was introduced our costs looked like ballooning. A key raw material luckily missed the first wave, but would no doubt have been caught down the track", Mr Stam said.
"The planned removal of the carbon tax by the new Federal government enables us to plan for the future with confidence."


Like a zombie, you just can't stop my continually-updated and rattily compiled collection of Halloween kids music. I've taken last year's list and updated it further with help from last year's comments and Bill's Halloween show.
First, Ira Marlowe's put out an album called The Chills, which is chock-full of Halloween tunes that are a little scary (but not too much so) for elementary-aged kids. The music's OK, but if your kids are looking to be tested a bit in their courage, you could do a lot worse than this disk.
-- Baze and His Silly Friends - Scare Me Scare You!
-- Katherine Dines' Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Spooky!
-- Thirteen For Halloween by M. Ryan Taylor.


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ElectricMood's lightweight scooter zooms past its Indiegogo goal in 24 hours
By Peter Campobasso Published on 13 February 2015 at 10 h 43 min
For those of you who are fans of the scooter, or any kind of quicker urban travel in general, you are certainly in luck. The ElectricMood is well on its way to becoming a success story! In just one day, it surpassed its funding goal of $50,000 on Indiegogo, and still has another 29 days to go. This great deal of early interest clearly screams that people like the product.
Advertised as a lightweight urban e-scooter, it says it is a revolution in last-mile travel. It can move as fast as 16 mph (26 kmh) with a range of 12 miles (19 km) on one battery charge. Its weight is a light 22 lbs (or 10kg). However, it is not these product specifics that really make the product stand out. It is wide enough to stand up on with two feet forward, rather than sideways like on many scooters, providing a great degree of comfort. In addition, its 12-inch wheels promise a safer and smoother ride. It even is equipped with mudguards on each wheel to prevent a rider from getting messy.
Once off, a rider can fold it and then even wheel it like a suitcase into his or her final destination. While it's already lightweight enough to carry for anyone looking for a mini workout, this allows even more ease of transport. Aside from all of this, there is an LCD speedometer and charge gauge for even more user accessibility.
I think this is a nice product. I'm sure that streets that are only mildly busy, it would work well. However, it would be certainly impossible to travel at its top speed in such a condition, unless it was in a bike lane for example. While I am a fan personally of my two feet, this would be great to have when in a rush, or to help me avoid public transportation all together. It boasts that it will help with skipping the bus, but for someone like me that usually would take the metro only when I have to, I'd probably use something like this instead, each and every time.
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Olá, eles falam Inglês, bem tranquilo, nem perguntam muita coisa.
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You can file this under "the rich get richer", but ultimately there's nothing wrong with keeping this talent in the league - even if there isn't a car ready for him.
Chip Ganassi Racing announced the addition of (Alex) Lloyd to the team's Driver Development Program, which most likely will include a combination of IndyCar Series races, Rolex Grand Am Series races and testing. He will join a team featuring 2005 IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon and 2003 champion and '07 championship runner-up Scott Dixon.
"I can really learn the traits of the IndyCar Series and grow within the team. I feel that although I won't be doing a full season next year, the races that I will be doing I will be in one of the best cars out there with a team I've admired for years way before I came over (to the United States from England). For me, that's actually a more exciting thing than saying I'll be doing a full year in a mid-field car.
Since this is a "driver development" deal I'm obligated to work the phrase "shake it like a Polaroid picture" into the post. Hey ya!
Chippy is obviously grooming him for the N-Word.
Rather than grooming Alex for NA$CAR, could it be possible he's grooming Alex for Well-done's seat if Danny Boy wants to move to the tin-tops with Dario Turncoatti and Whine Pablum Destroyer? Looking at it objectively, we know The Chipster has Danny Boy signed through 2008. Danny Boy wants to race in NA$CAR and word on the street (OK, http://crimsonrace.blogspot.com/) is he's PO'd The Chipster passed him over for Turncoatti. The big Q is does Danny Boy go to NA$CAR driving for The Chipster or someone else, or does he fly to another team in the IRL? If he goes south to NA$CAR with TCGR depends on how The Chipster feels about Reed Sorenson over the next year or so. We need our resident tin-top commentator Johnny to give us an update on how solid Reed's contract at TCGR is.
Makes more sense than sending Alex to the tin-tops.
Actually I heard a little buzz today that the Chipster was losing some patience with Sorenson, but that it might be an "East Coast guys running a Vegas casino" type deal where he has to keep at least one local yokel on the team to appease the natives. Time will tell. The conventional wisdom is that due to the Franchitti signing and JPM's success, Dodge may be throwing some more love TCGR's way and that could lift Sorenson.
Of course the other strong possibility is that IRL'ers to NASCAR is the new trend and another team gets interested in Wheldon. It's a pretty open market for those guys right now.


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The trouble with general elections
Unless you are dead from the neck up, it can't have escaped your notice that we're counting down to a general election. Media coverage is already ramping up, with every pale-faced, sweaty-palmed political manoeuvre scrutinised to the nth degree. Goodness only knows what it will be like by the time the polls open on 7th May.
In the past I've advocated using sites like voteforpolicies.org.uk to help you decide how to cast your vote; basically, this site asks you to choose which election pledges most closely match your views in a number of key policy areas (economy, environment, education, plus some that don't begin with 'e'). At the end of the survey, you're given a breakdown of how your choices match each party, so you might be 22% Conservative, 44% Green, 11% Labour, and so on. Sounds great, doesn't it? I've taken the survey in previous election years and been unsurprised by the results, which probably indicates there's some truth in it. But... There's always a but, isn't there?
You see, I've taken the survey this year and guess what? I'm a little bit of most things (though not BNP at all, fortunately). And I'm not alone; when I checked earlier today, this is how more than half a million responses averaged out:
Policy fit [source]
When I was a kid, back in the Seventies and early Eighties, politics was easy. Yes, the Liberals were floating about but elections were essentially two horse races. You were red or blue. Left or right. Callaghan/Foot/Kinnock or Thatcher. It was straightforward. These days, when I (and everyone else, it seems) is 22% this, 22% that and 22% the other, well, deciding where you put your X is a lot less straightforward. I fully accept how unlikely it is that any single party would completely align with my personal ideology, but none even gets particularly close - there's no majority party in my Vote For Policies result, and I doubt there is in yours either. Is it any wonder, then, when choosing has become so hard, and the electoral canvas is now so broad, that voter turnout falls and falls and falls: the electorate is paralysed with choice. Take a look at this:
Declining turnout [source]
I predict a mild upturn in turnout this time around, not least because half of everyone you meet these days considers themselves an activist. As if sharing a jpeg of some truism (you know, "Bad things are bad", that kind of thing) on Facebook makes you an activist, rather than just, say, a timeline-pollutant. But anyway. A small upturn, probably. But if you're wondering why the turnout at the Scottish referendum was so high (84.59% [source]) compared to UK general election turnouts, as well as being such an emotive issue I would venture it's partly because it was a straight yes/no choice. A two horse race, again.
You can expect more political posts from me over the next few months, I'm afraid, but don't despair, they'll still be heavily outnumbered by posts about music, film, television, books, the usual. I may even get around to writing my own personal manifesto, so you can all decide that you are 22% like me.
All that remains is to link, as I always do when I write about national votes, to the film Election. It's brilliantly funny and comfortably bears repeated viewing... unlike most of our politicians. It gets my vote, et cetera.
Nous sommes tous Charlie, mais...
I'm not sure what I, in my informed yet still inadequately informed position, can meaningfully add to the reams that have been written following events in Paris last week. It's complex, and the more I think about it the harder it becomes to see how a radicalised, extremist minority are ever going to be content playing nicely with a largely secular, social, democratic majority. I don't see a happy ending, is what I'm trying to say. That's depressing, I know, but I can't help it - Marvin the Paranoid Android has nothing on me.
Instead, let me point you to some interesting blogging on the subject, specifically: Tim Footman's immediate reaction on his excellent blog, Cultural Snow, makes a lot of points I would like to make, but more succinctly and in better prose; and Andrew Collins' take, a week on, which has some interesting background on the roots of this most terrible of problems.
Interestingly, it was also Andrew's blog that recommended Windows On The World by Frédéric Beigbeder, a book of astonishing power that I finished reading over Christmas and cannot recommend highly enough. Its post-9/11 theme seems depressingly relevant after Charlie Hebdo and all that followed.
Ben Goldacre recently tweeted to the effect that everyone over 40 is the same age. And he's right. What's more, somewhere along the line, I drifted into that category - I got old. But before the passing of time, and all of its sickening crimes, starts making me sad again, let's indulge in a spot of time travel. Go back twenty years or so and this song was on the jukebox in The Jolly Sailor. Whenever I went there with The Man Of Cheese, which was often, we would put this on and, quite often, sing tipsily along with the daft lyrics.
I can't tell you much about The Presidents Of The United States Of America. I can tell you it's my first jam of 2015, a year in which I will attempt to be less parochial by jamming less Morrissey, Smiths, Pixies and Radiohead. I can also tell you I love this song, and that the last minute of the video is solid, well, if not gold then at least bronze. Enjoy.


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Original 'Power Rangers' Return For Netflix Anniversary Special
Matt Singer Published: January 18, 2023
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, it's going to be morphin' time again.
Yes, believe it or not, the original Power Rangers is 30 years old. The show debuted in August of 1993. While the series has undergone countless changes since then, the Power Rangers franchise is still cranking out new seasons (and merchandise) three decades later. And now Netflix is prepping a special anniversary episode that features the return of several classic Rangers — including members of that original cast from 30 years ago.
The special is titled Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Once & Always, and it will premiere in a few months on the streaming service. The series was officially announced today — along with the debut at a behind-the-scenes look at the special, which features appearances by Walt Emanuel Jones as Zack, the first Black Ranger, and David Yost as Billy, the first Blue Ranger.
Entertainment Weekly also debuted a whole batch of images from the set of the special, which will also feature appearances by Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Catherine Sutherland, and Steve Cardenas. The original voice of Power Rangers nemesis Rita Repulsa, Barbara Goodson, will also be involved. (The pictures and the video also feature a couple glimpses of the Power Rangers' old robot assistant Alpha 5, who must have had some great plastic surgery because he doesn't look like he's aged a day.)
The behind-the-scenes footage include shots of someone in the Green Ranger costume, but the show does not feature an appearance by the original Green Ranger, played by Jason David Frank, who died last November at the age of 49. One assumes the special will include some sort of tribute to him, but that's not confirmed as of yet.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Once & Always premieres on Netflix on April 19.
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