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The road to Selma: Where do we go from here?
The 50th anniversary marches and speeches are over. The celebrities and crowds have gone, and Selma is left to sink back into the neglect that keeps its citizens among the poorest in the nation. So, where do we go from here?
That is a question, not just for the university students and elder mentors with whom I have been traveling on a civil rights pilgrimage through the Deep South. It is a question for the current incarnation of the movement that reached a high-water mark with the 1965 Selma marches and the passage of the Voting Rights Act. And it is a question for every American who claims to love this country.
During the mass meeting held at Selma's Tabernacle Baptist Church, the question of where to go next was very much on the agenda. Addressing a crowd packed to the back of the balcony and spilling into the basement and out the church doors, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, Bernice A. King, made the crucial point that her father did not do all the work nor bring change all by himself. "My father was a leader among leaders," she said. And just as in the 1960s, grass-roots activism with a sophisticated strategy is essential today.
King quoted her dad, saying, "A movement that moves people is just a revolt; a movement that moves institutions is a revolution."
A new leader in the civil rights movement, the Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, brought the meeting to a climax with his declaration that tea party conservatives and politicians who cut funding for education and food stamps while giving big tax breaks for the wealthy 1% of Americans were not guilty of mere misguided politics. "It's sin!" he thundered.
"We came to commit ourselves back to the movement," Barber said. "If those before us were willing to die, then before I'll be a slave I'll be buried in my grave!"
During the mass meeting, the election of an African American president was noted as significant, but there was scant praise for the president himself. Up to the last hours before the anniversary events began, local organizers bickered with planners on the national level. Obama's decision to come to Selma on Saturday instead of Sunday, the day previous march reenactments have been held, meant he was creating a big disruption in a busy program of workshops and seminars that local organizers had planned.
There was no lack of love for the president on Saturday, though. Tens of thousands jammed Selma's Broad Street and waited as long as six hours to hear him speak. To that mostly black crowd, Obama is their president. There may be more Hawaii than Alabama in his no-drama style, but they see him as one of their own.
After the speech, my wife and I were sitting on a curb, watching the happy crowd stroll toward rows of vendors selling T-shirts and barbecue. We got into a conversation with a man who was also sitting on the street, waiting for his wife to bring some ice cream. The man said he had listened closely to all of Obama's speeches and thought this one would be remembered in history books.
He could be right, both because of the significance of the day and because the president's eloquent words went beyond his usual careful conciliation. Obama castigated those who discount the progress that has been made since 1965, calling such gloomy thinking a "disservice to the cause of justice," but he also forcefully called out those who think that racism and its effects have been eliminated. He said the march for equality, opportunity and a more just society is far from over.
"This is work for all Americans, and not just some," the president said. "Not just whites. Not just blacks. If we want to honor the courage of those who marched that day, then all of us are called to possess their moral imagination. All of us will need to feel, as they did, the fierce urgency of now. All of us need to recognize, as they did, that change depends on our actions, our attitudes, the things we teach our children."
On Sunday, with the president's words still resonating in the streets, lots of important people in fancy clothes made their way to an invitation-only church service at Brown Chapel, an imposing brick building with two high towers that is surrounded by Selma's housing projects. Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson - who, 50 years ago, were among the young activists battling the old racist system - arrived at the church in motorcades escorted by police. A crowd of a few thousand waited outside Brown Chapel. The patient crowd would eventually follow the dignitaries in the official march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where they would bump up against an estimated 50,000 ordinary citizens who had already converged there.
A steady stream of impromptu bridge crossings went on all afternoon. Among the throng was my group of "52 Strong." We had learned so much from the gracious and brave people we had met during our journey and from one another. One central lesson that I take away from the experience was articulated by a student in our group named Aida Solomon. She had told us about her family emigrating from Ethiopia and how she had difficulty, not only finding her comfort zone in the predominantly white city of Seattle, but in the black community where she was a bit exotic. For a long time, Aida had struggled to define for herself what it means to be an American. She even considered going back to Ethiopia.
But she stayed. As we boarded the bus on the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Aida split off from the group. She was returning to her internship at the University of Mississippi, where she is engaged in work to end discrimination and promote racial reconciliation. Aida is on the job in that bastion of the Old South because she finally found her American identity. For this young woman whose idealism is as bounteous as her wonderfully extravagant black hair, an American is someone who believes in justice and fights for it.
As definitions go, I cannot think of a better one.
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average teacher salary ranges from $53,090 to $55,050, but many educators seek out a second job during off-school months for experience as well as financial rewards. Some of the best summer jobs for teachers include education-related employment in camps or other learning environments.
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Although many parents and kids think of summer camp as splashing in the water and making lanyards in arts and crafts, these non-school environments can have a true educational benefit. Summer camps help children develop socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively. This includes building critical-thinking and leadership skills. To help children grow to their fullest potential during camp, many organizations look to hire credentialed or licensed teachers as leaders, counselors or directors. These summer camp jobs are an excellent way for teachers to earn extra money while helping children in a variety of different ways from developing artistically to learning a new sport or starring in a theatrical production. Additionally, summer camps may give educators the opportunity to spend quality time in a natural or vacation-like setting.
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Licensed teachers are required by state law to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree. During the summer months, teachers can put their education and knowledge to work by taking on freelance writing assignments. Summer opportunities in this field may include online content writing, curriculum writing or even writing for an educational or child development organization. Like tutoring, freelance positions offer teachers the flexibility to create their own schedules and work around family or school obligations.
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Greenwood Township Offices have reopened, however all state mandated rules and regulations for COVID-19 are still in effect, which means masks are REQUIRED and social distancing is in effect. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., unless other arrangements have been made in advanced. As required by law, all public meetings of Greenwood Township boards will be open to the public. However, the public are required to wear a mask and to take reasonable precautions and maintain social distancing if in attendance.
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Located in northern Oscoda County, Michigan, Greenwood Township is a quiet community nestled in the forests of the northern lower penninsula. The area features many inland lakes, including Moon Lake, Snyder Lake and Tee Lake. Four golf courses are located at Garland Lodge and Golf Resort. And the AuSable river flows just to the south of the township. The area is just a few miles from the small town of Lewiston, Michigan, and about 40 miles from Gaylord, Michigan and I-75. Greenwood Township is a haven for anyone -- young or old -- who enjoys the outdoors.
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As November is American Diabetes Month, providers seeking a suitable virtual care offering to embark upon their first serious foray into telemedicine need look no further than a diabetes management program.
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2017 has been a strange year for UFC pay-per-views. The company lost track of its reliable model of making good fights between good fighters and hoping a few catch on. Instead, they have focused on super fights—and provided very few.
Left scrambling to make up numbers with their year end pay-per-view, the UFC had no one in position to save it. Demetrious Johnson, Tyron Woodley, and whoever the new women's flyweight champion is, are not the names you would throw out to carry a show single-handed—at least if you wanted to make your money back at the gate. So instead the UFC focused on what it did have.
Holly Holm still has some residual fame from the beating that she put on Ronda Rousey in November 2015, despite four underwhelming appearances since then. Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino is still inexplicably a draw despite having no one her own size to fight and spending her entire career beating up blown up bantamweights. But throw those two together and the fight fan will surprise him or herself: stroking one's chin and agreeing that one would indeed watch that.
Holly Holm's knockout of Ronda Rousey was staggering to behold. She fought a near perfect fight, shining a light on every stylistic shortcoming that Rousey had shown and laying each bare for the whole world to see. The high kick knockout that Holm scored in that bout, combined with her many kicking knockouts over nobodies on the regional circuit to make a convincing highlight reel.
The problem is that against anyone who isn't stuck on the regional scene and brought in to lose to her, or specifically Ronda Rousey, Holm hasn't been able to do anything like that. There has never been as convincing an argument for "styles make fights" as Holly Holm.
After Rousey, Holm fought a tentative jab-and-side-kick title defence against Miesha Tate before getting caught in a choke in the final round and losing the belt. Then Holm was matched against tentative counter striker, Valentina Shevchenko, and gangly kickboxer, Germaine de Randamie. In both of these matches Holm looked awful.
In the new episode of Ringcraft: The Fall of Ronda Rousey, we examine how handily Holm took Rousey apart through comprehensive mastery of defensive ringcraft. Holm never took two steps in retreat without breaking off the line of Rousey's attack. Any time she even came close to the fence she either circled out or drew the engagement and weaved out under it. It was the bull and the matador and it was everything that makes the art of boxing more than just the art of throwing hands. There were also reports that the whirring sound which could be heard over Nat Fleischer's grave, after Rousey appeared on the cover of Ring magazine, had finally subsided .
What doesn't make sense is that Holm clearly understood Rousey's great flaw: running in on predictable straight-line charges. Yet when Shevchenko and de Randamie invited Holm to lead, Holm ran in on a straight line, pumping her fists and letting out kiais like she was in a children's karate class. It was not the offense of a world class boxer by any means. Both Shevchenko and de Randamie caught Holm overextending with easy counter punches and she was reduced to complete passivity by both. Shevchenko and de Randamie aren't magical—their tactics could be hindered quite easily by good feints and a double jab—but Holm spent both fights standing well beyond range, building up her courage, and making one or two charges a round.
It is easy to be pessimistic when you consider that Holm is moving up to the newly invented featherweight class to fight one of the handful of women in MMA who actually belong there.
The Enigma of Cyborg
Here's the thing about Cyborg Justino: no one knows how good she is or isn't. They simply cannot know. The vast majority of her opposition has been puffed up 135ers (or lighter) and their skill sets have ranged from mediocre to uncomfortably out of place. They could well be the best featherweights in the world, but if you have seen even a handful of fights between elite fighters and then you saw Cyborg's opponents you would be left with one question: why is the UFC bothering with this division?
The performances that prop Cyborg's record up are the two wins that she snagged over Marloes Coenen and the victory over Gina Carano. Coenen was a pioneer in the women's divisions and the first great 145er, but she also comfortably made bantamweight when she wanted to. Cyborg's second win over an aged Coenen came all the way back in 2013. Her short notice fight against UFC bantamweight Leslie Smith might actually be the best opponent she has fought in some years.
What you do have to admire about Justino is her commitment to improving in each discipline and testing herself in each. Whether it is turning up to suplex her way to a gold medal at purple belt in the Mundials, or kickboxing in Lion Fight in 2013 and 2014, Cyborg always seems game. Her loss to Jorina Baars in that 2014 kickboxing match is an important one to study when considering this bout with Holm. Cyborg had just one means of getting to Baars, stepping straight in on her and forcing her to the ropes. Baars tore Cyborg up with straight blows—jabs, right straights, push kicks to the face and body—but threw plenty of round kicks to the body and legs which Cyborg was able to step up the middle of.
When trying to hit and not get hit against a big banger, the low kick is tempting. The fighter is attacking the closest target to them with one of their longer weapons. The problem is that it is so easy to time and step in on if it isn't craftily hidden. Tonya Evinger, for example, got slammed with counter left hooks and intercepting right hands each time she threw her low kick.
This is where Holm's jamming kicks could come in so useful. They are very hard to catch, and they enter on a straight line—meaning that the kick itself obstructs the path up the center line—making it tough to step in on the fighter. In this regard it is like the push kick but without as much danger of being knocked off line. Additionally, by targeting the front of the thigh or top of the shin, the fighter forcibly straightens their opponent's lead leg, throwing their hips back and taking them out of hitting position. Every plodding banger in the game has proven a mark for the low line side kick and oblique kick when applied well.
In fact the more you look at this fight, the more similarities you see between Rousey and Cyborg. Both like to rush their way into mid-range, both do a lot of their better work from the clinch, and neither is a great ring cutter. And perhaps that is a reason to feel optimistic for Holm in this fight. The long game seems like the best plan for Holm: taking two rounds to simply circle the cage and avoid Cyborg, stomping in the odd kick to the lead leg, then finding the left straight when Cyborg either gets reckless or stops following so readily.
But Cyborg is so much bigger than Rousey. Holm went to the clinch against Shevchenko and de Randamie when she was running low on ideas, and she wound up in the clinch on a couple of occasions against Rousey even when fighting a perfect gameplan. All she need do is make a stalemate of the clinch against Cyborg to extend her past the first round and the champion's porous defense and hard hitting style may begin to take their toll on the gas tank, but if Holm gets to the clinch and is simply ragdolled or kneed and elbowed from bell to bell that could spell the end of Holm's chances.
The UFC has done something impressive with this match—it created a Cyborg fight which actually has some intrigue. And a Holly Holm match that has made fans forget just how tentative and tedious six out of her seven UFC appearances have been. Can Holm sidestep the Cyborg we all remember from squashing underweight no-hopers? Or will a more thoughtful, patient Cyborg show some science of her own? Or maybe Cyborg will just smash through Holm as she would anyone else. The most appropriate ending in keeping with the way things have gone for UFC in 2017 would be for Holm to win in incredible fashion, then fight a counter-striker in her next bout and do nothing for a solid twenty-five minutes.
The question immediately after Holm and Cyborg decide who holds the UFC's not-so-hotly contested featherweight gold will be "who is next?" and the UFC won't have any reasonable answers. But for one night only it is worth enjoying the spectacle.


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Bakker.com, the biggest mail order company in Europe for gardening, has been declared bankrupt.
Last Monday the District Court of The Hague declared the bankruptcy of Bakker.com Business bv.
The court would have confirmed to news site Twinkle that other business units of the mail order company are also bankrupt, but this has not yet been reported to the insolvency register.
According to interim director Herman Hovestad, Bakker.com was given two months postponement of payment, so the company had time to find new investors. But the court decided to change the postponement into bankruptcy.
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Curator Emile ten Berge (Cees Advocates) investigates the possibilities for a restart of the commercial activities. According to the curator, several investors have already reported.
Bakker was established in 1945 and became the biggest mail order company in Europe for gardening. It had an annual turnover of €120 million. The last few years Bakker.com tried to change from traditional catalogue ordering into online ordering.


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It is not often that we wait 35 years for deleted movie scenes to emerge, but The Breakfast Club's was worth it.
As part of a new Criterion release of the classic '80s teen flick, we see an even weirder side to Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) as she does something rather gross.
In the clip, which you can watch in full on Vulture, Molly Ringwald's character Claire Standish tells Allison in the bathroom: "You're washing your hands but you'll eat food inches away from a live toilet?
"If you'd like to talk, I think I could probably handle it."
Related: Whatever happened to the cast of The Breakfast Club?
In response, Allison silently and defiantly fishes a crisp out of the sink and proceeds to eat it before walking out of the room.
The new release of The Breakfast Club on DVD and Blu-ray will include the clip as part of 50 minutes of extra footage. It will also include interviews with the cast and a video essay featuring director John Hughes' production notes.
In short, if you're an '80s movie nut, this is probably just the thing for you (a shame Christmas has been and gone though).
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It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I'm pretty good at what I do, I'm no miracle worker.
To put the request into perspective, do you start your conditioning program in December? Do you wait until you develop a major technical flaw to work on your technique? Of course not. You build your conditioning and work on your technique in the off-season to prevent injuries and technical problems from arising during the race season. Well, you should approach how you treat the mental side of your ski racing in precisely the same way. So, this article is a challenge for you to take an essential, yet often neglected, piece of the ski racing success puzzle and make it a priority during this prep period.
Let me elaborate in three ways. First, I speak to racers, coaches, and parents around the world about the mental aspects of ski racing. Whenever I get the chance, I ask them how important the mental side of ski racing is compared to the physical and technical sides. Though there are always a few who say that the mind is less important than the body and technique, about 99 percent say that it is just as or more important. Admittedly, I don't even think it's more important because all of the mental training in the world won't help if you're not physically or technically capable of getting down the hill. But, I think it's safe to say that without a well-trained mind, there is no chance of real success.
Next, I ask racers how many hours a day they devote to their physical and technical development. Most say from 2-6 hours depending on the season. Then, I ask, if the mind is so important, does that mean you're spending 2-6 hours a day on mental training? At this point, there are a lot of shaking heads and nods of recognition. Clearly, the answer is "no," but the question is mostly rhetorical and meant to open your eyes to the absurdity of not spending time on such an important contributor to our sport.
Second, I work with a number of racers each year, from U14s with big dreams to Olympians who are realizing their dreams. What has become abundantly clear to me is that once the foundation of fitness, technique, tactics, and equipment are established, it is the mind that separates racers who achieve their goals from those who don't. This occurs at two levels. Having the right mindset and preparation enables you to get the most out of your training. And, on race day, being able to stay positive, calm, focused, and able to withstand the pressure will enable you to ski your fastest when it really counts.
Third, of the racers who come to me, the number-one reason is because they can ski really fast in training, but they can't seem to translate that into race-day results — and they don't understand why. To help you understand, think of it this way: there is no objective difference between a training course and a race course; they both have a start, the course, terrain, and snow conditions, and the finish. So, what makes races different from training? It's obvious: results matter in races! And that difference occurs entirely in your mind. Your challenge is to train your mind to either either ignore the difference or embrace the difference.
Let me say that you actually do quite a bit of mental stuff in your training without realizing it. I'm sure that you attempt to motivate yourself, think positively, fire yourself up, and focus in training. But that is not mental training any more than going to the gym every few weeks is physical training. Here's the problem: do you approach mental training in the same way as you approach physical and technical training? Do you have a comprehensive, structured, and consistent mental training program? Probably not. Would you do your physical conditioning or technical work in a haphazard way? Of course not, because trial and error is neither an effective nor efficient way to improve. Rather, you have a systematic program that guides your physical and on-snow training, thus maximizing your efforts. You should approach mental training the same way.
Have I convinced you yet that you should make mental training a priority during this off-season? If so, here's what you can do:
- Do some self-analysis and understand what worked this past winter and what didn't, as well as your mental strengths and areas in need of improvement. You can use the Post-season Evaluation I provided in a recent article.
- Get feedback from your coaches on where they think you need to improve mentally.
- Learn more about the mental side of ski racing by reading my past articles, so you can decide the mental areas you want to work on this summer and how to train those areas.
- Commit to a structured and consistent mental imagery program (more on how to do that in a future article).
- Register for one of my Prime Ski Racing online mental training courses.
- Call me to learn about 1:1 in-person, Skype, or on-snow sessions.
- Find a qualified sport psychologist or mental coach in your area (I may be able to help you find one, so feel free to reach out).
Certainly, you should continue to participate in committed physical conditioning and on-snow training programs this off-season. But if you commit to an equally rigorous mental training program, I can say with confidence that you will be even more prepared to ski your fastest and achieve your ski racing goals next season.
Want to make mental training a part of your off-season training program? Take a look at my online mental training courses.
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Latitude: 51.5727 / 51°34'21"N
Longitude: 0.0667 / 0°4'0"E
OS Eastings: 543323
OS Northings: 188004
OS Grid: TQ433880
Mapcode National: GBR NC.PHD
Mapcode Global: VHHN5.3QNR
Plus Code: 9F32H3F8+3M
Entry Name: Dovecote and Attached Garden Walls
Listing Date: 22 February 1979
Last Amended: 9 January 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1081015
English Heritage Legacy ID: 204881
Location: Redbridge, London, IG1
County: London
District: Redbridge
Electoral Ward/Division: Cranbrook
Built-Up Area: Redbridge
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Great Ilford St Margaret and St Clement
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
TQ 48 NW VALENTINES PARK, Ilford
5/10 Dovecote and attached garden walls
Dovecote and garden walls. Early to mid-C18. Plum brick with red brick dressings. The dovecote is two-storey, octagonal, with ogee windowsat first floor height and a shallow pitched roof of slate. It is attached to an L-shaped Walled garden, open to the north. The walls are constructed partly of red brick, laid in English Bond and partly of yellow and phiil1stock brick. There are several arched openings, some blocked up. The western part of walled garden was originally the kitchen garden; the east was and remains a formal garden. The wall to the north of the mid-C19 gardener's cottage on the west side is extra wide, with a heated internal cavity for fruit growing. A bronze plaque, '1951 Festival of Britain', is affixed, commemorating the famous vine that formerly grew here. Valentines Park is included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at grade II.
Listing NGR: TQ4332388004
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The Death Penalty: Beyond the Numbers
This panel brings the voices of experience to a conversation about capital punishment. You'll hear from a man who was exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die and a criminal defense attorney who has represented defendants in death penalty cases. Reality is more complicated than the statistics can communicate adequately. These are the personal stories of those who have been impacted directly by our death penalty system. Presenters include Shujaa Graham, death row exoneree, and Spero Lappas, criminal defense attorney.
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Prior to studying at NIDA, Jonathan completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Literature and Theatre at UNSW. Following graduation he immersed himself in the theatre and art scenes throughout Europe. Returning to Australia, Jonathan pursued a successful career as retail planner in the fashion industry. During this time he studied garment construction at Ultimo TAFE, which led to him designing and creating costumes for a 40-person float in the Sydney Mardi Gras. In 2012 Jonathan designed and made costumes for The Criminals, directed by James Dalton.
Jonathan was production and costume designer for Halcyon Drive's Whitewash music video, and designed set and costumes for Hunger, adapted by Samantha Young from Tom Wright's Erysthicton and Mestra. In 2015 he designed the set for the premiere season of Vale, written by Nicki Bloom and directed by Jeff Janisheski, and costumes for Stranger I Am, a newly devised theatrical work by Craig Ilott. This year he also designed both set and costumes for The Wonderful World of Dissocia, directed by David Harrison for The Kings Collective.
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While this year serving as the 35th anniversary of both the original Ghostbusters film and the Transformers franchise, Hasbro and IDW Publishing have announced a new action figure and comic book miniseries celebrating both properties by bringing them together.
The paranormal hunters' iconic ride, the ECTO-1, has been revealed as the latest Autobot, the Ectotron, in a new action figure from Hasbro. The figure is already available for pre-order directly through the popular toy manufacturer as well as GameStop and EB Games Canada for its eventual release this summer.
In addition to the franchise stream-crossing figure, IDW Publishing has announced a five-issue tie-in comic book miniseries providing the origin of Ectotron. The series will be helmed by writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening, reuniting the creative team behind IDW's Ghostbusters ongoing series. The miniseries is expected to debut sometime this June.
With the worlds of Ghostbusters and Transformers colliding, the normally sci-fi war between Autobots and Decepticons has just taken a sharp turn into the supernatural, with ghosts and other things that go bump in the night joining the fray.


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Nar Nar Goon, Victoria
Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 61 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Nar Nar Goon recorded a population of 1,012 at the 2016 Census.
|Nar Nar Goon
Murals on the intersection of Nar Nar Goon Road and Carney Street
|1,012 (2016)[1]
|95 m (312 ft)
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|La Trobe
It is known as "The Mural Town" due to the numerous murals that have been painted upon a number of its old and historical buildings.
The name is thought to come from an Aboriginal name for the Water Rat.
The Post Office opened on 15 September 1881.[4]
In 1881 the railway line arrived.[5]
The winner of the 2013 television show Australia's Biggest Bogan was from Nar Nar Goon.
The town contains a private and public school, each offering primary education, an active progress association, a CFA fire station, scout hall, community centre and hotel. Chairo Chistian school primary/high school is located in this town too.
The town has its own railway station on the Gippsland line.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[6]
The cricket club in town is Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll which plays in the West Gippsland Cricket Association.[7]
The town also has a small number of shops and a pub.
The Light Horse & Field Artillery Museum is also located in Nar Nar Goon.
See alsoEdit
- Shire of Pakenham - Nar Nar Goon was previously within this former local government area.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nar Nar Goon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "The Land Selections.:Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne) (6, 098). Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1865. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...The areas opened at Melbourne were six...Nar-nar-goon, comprising 9,375 acres, is situated about thirty miles S.E of Melbourne, on the township of Pakenham...
- ^ Nar Nar Goon Estate (cartographic Material). Melbourne: S.n., 1800. Print. Haughton Collection.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "OUR LETTER BOX". Weekly Times (1, 592). Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1900. p. 14. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...there is a new railway station getting built at Nar Nar Goon...
- ^ Full Points Footy, Nar Nar Goon, archived from the original on 7 October 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
- ^ http://www.nngmcc.com/
Coordinates: 38°04′55″S 145°34′30″E / 38.08194°S 145.57500°E


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November 3, 2017
WHY? Share "One Mississippi" Video On Brooklyn Vegan Announce 2018 U.S. Tour Dates 'Moh Lhean' Out Now Via Joyful Noise
WATCH & SHARE: WHY? – "One Mississippi"
"Early Moh Lhean singles "This Ole King" and "Proactive Evolution" (featuring mewithou
– Consequence Of Sound
"'This Ole King,' which features some very cool displays of 360-degree video technology, longtime fans will find Wolf still knows how to bring the strange."
– The 405
"(One Mississippi) It's a song about not overly dwelling on the dark, with their glitchy production style and some tasteful whistling ultimately giving its initial mournful vibe an uplifting touch."
– Brooklyn Vegan
"Proactive Evolution" layers dense imagery over soft flutes and arpeggios, building into a track that's surprisingly lush given indie-rap kingpin Yoni Wolf's penchant for deadpan delivery."
"This Ole King" seems to be an exhale of sunshine — like one of those "light boxes" for impending Seasonal Affective Disorder."
– Stereogum
Brooklyn Vegan has premiered the video for WHY?'s single "One Mississippi". When talking about the track frontman Yoni Wolf said, "For me, this was exploring the levels of inner self you can go to to compartmentalize your problems without realizing that it's habit and you get stuck in routine. Plus, I like old TVs." The band has also announced 2018 U.S. tour dates which are below.
Their newest album Moh Lhean streamed on Consequence of Sound and was released on March 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. A follow-up to 2012's Mumps, Etc., it's the first fully home-recorded WHY? album since the project's 2003 debut, made mostly in Yoni Wolf's studio and co-produced by his brother Josiah.
While WHY? fans will certainly encounter familiar sounds on Moh Lhean — Wolf's sour-sweet croon, deadpan poet's drawl, and ear for stunningly fluid arrangements with obsessive attention to detail — the album also reveals that a transformation has taken place. The singer's self-depricating swagger and cynical squint is replaced by a sense of peace in the unknowing; his wry smirk traded in for a holy shrug. This cosmic sense of calm and acceptance woven throughout the album is due in part to Wolf's circumstances during the writing process: he suffered a severe health scare far from home, but rather than let it drive him to depression, he gained a stronger connection to the living. Album track "Proactive Evolution," which features mewithoutYou's Aaron Weiss, even samples Wolf's doctors — the very voices that helped shape his new outlook.
Movement is a key theme of Moh Lhean — it's a breakup album without a romantic interest. "Easy" plays like a ward against the old ghost who haunts "January February March," while "George Washington" finds Wolf on a tiny watercraft, paddling away as that malevolent force stays ashore. "The Water" morphs a moody folk tune into some strange new form of full-band dub, while "Consequence of Nonaction" wavers between a quiet meditation for guitar, clarinet, and voice, and wild, sax-strewn art-funk. Psychedelic album closer "The Barely Blur" — which features Son Lux — explores the nature of existence, focusing on the infinite instead of leaving listeners with the macabre chill of death.
There's something about the album that's both ephemeral and distinctive, like something the Wolf Brothers might've heard on a praise album in their father's synagogue as kids, or on some '60s hippie LP they thrifted in their teens, or, perhaps, on the other side of the records they've been making their entire adult lives. While the meaning of the words "Moh Lhean" remain a mystery, they most likely have something to do with letting go, rebirth, coming home to a familiar feeling…or venturing out to discover a new one.
WHY? – 2018 Tour Dates:
2/2 – Cincinnati, OH – Woodward
2/3 – Cleveland, OH – Beechland Ballroom
2/5 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
2/6 – Hamden, CT – Ballroom at The Outer Space
2/7 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
2/8 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
2/9 – Washington DC – U Street Music Hall
2/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle
2/11 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
2/13 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
2/14 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
2/15 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
2/16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
2/17 – Dallas, TX – Trees
2/19 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister
2/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
2/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
2/22 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
2/23 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
2/24 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
2/26 – Bozeman, MT – The Rialto
2/28 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/1 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
3/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/3 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall


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Working Through Proper Channels
"Buy Now" buttons on digital display ads have become so commonplace that I rarely notice them anymore.
That wasn't the case even a few years ago, when the internet's strengths as an advertising medium and a sales channel were all too often considered separately, leading many advertisers to run pure branding campaigns as they'd always done through mass media. It took some more time for packaged goods marketers to respond accordingly to the fact that potential sales were literally just a couple of clicks away.
Now for some reason, I've been noticing digital ads more often lately. Maybe it's because they've become so relentlessly intrusive: It's hard not to notice when the product spotlighted on your Facebook feed is the same one whose website you visited one minute earlier. (But that's a topic for another day.)
It seems as if the consumer goods marketplace now has more channels than DirectTV. And while that's a great development for on-the-go, convenience-hungry consumers, it's a nightmare for brands trying to plot a comprehensive yet cost-effective marketing strategy. Trying to be all places at all times sure can be a budget buster.
The solution, at least strategically, is to stop looking at the various sales channels that are now available and focus more on the one all-important common denominator across all channels: the consumer.
"There is only one channel. Everything else is just process," was the notion offered by Christopher Devous, vice president of information technology at lifestyle apparel maker The Antigua Group, while leading a discussion at CGT's League of Leaders meeting in October.
Devous was outlining the need for consumer goods companies to align newer e-commerce capabilities with their traditional brick-and-mortar practices, but he took the concept at least a few steps further by proposing a future in which consumers won't just receive products straight from the factory but will work directly with the product designers themselves. (Now that could be a topic for another decade.)
The underlying idea here is to realign traditional go-to-market strategies, to move from efficiency-driven, product-centric organizations designed for the effective production and retail distribution of mass quantities to insights-driven, consumer-centric operations built to respond to true consumer demand – with the agility to continue changing right along with those demands.
To do so, consumer goods companies must confront what many industry experts acknowledge is the greatest challenge they've ever faced: rethinking and restructuring every aspect of their organizations without damaging the traditional activities that still drive the vast majority of their businesses. In terms of the current conversation, it requires them to continue driving growth through existing channels while successfully adopting new channels – and, as the case may be, ultimately moving beyond channel-focused operations entirely.
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Unfortunately, consistent high performance doesn't happen by accident! In life we have two options. Option one is to respond reactively, but that means summoning energy just when you are at your weakest. The second and best option is to establish a routine that will help you perform at your best regardless of disruption!
Plan and setup everything up the night before.
It's amazing how much time you can save when you sort out the menial, simple things like choosing an outfit, organising meals and sorting out the chores. These everyday jobs seem minor but they add up to 30 minutes and multiple decisions. They don't require much brain-work so they are manageable even at the end of an exhausting day. By tackling them the night before, you can start your day with your head clear and fresh so you can get right to work.
Establish and stick to your routine.
Simply having a daily routine is a habit that keeps will keep your business and yourself running smoothly and efficiently. Just knowing when you have calls, meetings and work hours provides a foundation that supports progress. Having a routine also addresses the inevitable chaos that will always come with running your own business.
This doesn't mean that your routine should stay the same 24/7. If you feel stale and stagnant try and purposefully switch up your routine on a regular basis to provide a new perspective and keep ideas fresh.
Keep calm and meditate.
I never imagined that I would get onboard with meditation – "it's just new age hoo-ha!" is what I'd say… But honestly it has been one of the habits that helped me to massively improve my focus over the last couple of years. And you don't have to be a highly spiritual person (trust me!) in order to take advantage of the benefits of meditation.
By meditating for just 10 minutes per day, I've noticed that I can make better decisions, focus with more intensity, have a calmer and decluttered mind, feel less stressed and overall just feel great!
Take time out to read.
Reading inspirational and educational books is something I will always make time for. It's one of my oldest habits. I aim to read for at least 15 minutes, which is usually long enough to learn a few new lessons without it getting overwhelming.
I try to read in the morning then I'll feel motivated for the rest of the day. Either I learn new things which I can implement during the day, or I simply get inspired by reading about someone else's success story.
Review your goals.
Reviewing your bigger goals such as your yearly, quarterly, monthly and even weekly goals is such an important habit to get into. It will keep you on track and acting in alignment with those goals. This way, you'll be able to keep your eyes on the prize and stop those situations in which you set a goal for yourself, but 2 weeks later you already forgot that you set a goal at all!
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Search Engine Advertising is a method of placing online advertisements on Web pages that show results from search engine queries based on keywords and phrases entered by internet users or potential buyers. The three biggest sources of this type of advertising are Google, Yahoo. Search engine advertising works on the simple principle of supply and demand.
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Online advertising is so flexible and cost effective that even small businesses can afford to look into advertising online as in many types of ads there is no pay unless there are results. This type of strategy can make advertising very cost effective, especially for those who do not have large advertising budgets. Online marketing services are incomplete without online advertising, without the powerful advertising marketing can never be successful.
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My initial reaction to the following Venom cover was "What is this lame-ass bullshit?"
Seriously. What the fuck is up with the following cover?
Are you trying to make everyone who ever liked metal hate your ass? Is it a joke?
Whatever it is, it may actually be the worst thing you ever hear. After everything that has been released by Five Frenzied Clam Munch.
The fools responsible for this garbage are called The Soft Pink Truth.
The truth is you suck.
Like, a barrel filled with dicks.
The cover shows up on the band's forthcoming effort Who Do The Heathen Rage: Electronic Profanations Of Black Metal Classics, which comes out June 17 and also will boast Mayhem, Darkthrone, Hellhammer, and Sarcofago covers.
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Accommodation briefly comprises spacious hallway with storage room, fully fitted kitchen, lounge with access to private decked balcony, spacious double bedroom, and fully tiled family bathroom.
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Digital Menu Boards – The New Technology Every Business Should EmbracePosted by phonesource on Apr 2, 2020 in Mobile Phone Blog | 0 comments
For succeeding in the business environment of today, it is important to make the brand visible. Advertising rules have undergone a drastic transformation in the past few years. In order to succeed, it is important to keep abreast with the changing rules. This does not necessarily mean abandoning the old advertising methods, but involves embracing new media along with it. One such media is the digital menu boards. It is a general misconception that digital menu boards cost a fortune. However, in reality, this is far from the truth. Digital menu boards offer quite a cheap way of promoting a business. Few reasons why you may consider embracing this technology include:
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Friends. A great tragedy has befallen us.
After 131 episodes, Dragon Ball Super has ended.
It had it's ups and downs, I'll admit. The Battle of Gods and Resurrection F Arcs (you know, the first two arcs of the entire new series) were pretty fucking abysmal. Suffering from piss poor animation, lazy rehashing of the material used in the movies, and dull fight scenes. It's pretty poor for about twenty five episodes.
All except for episodes one and two. Those two episodes are great and I'll fight you on this.
Luckily, we got the Universe 6 and Goku Black arcs after this, and while they aren't super fantastic, they are a hefty step up from the two prior. They added new characters, story elements, and Goku Black even brought back a fan favorite character with Future Trunks (my personal favorite character) and Vegito. They aren't wonderful, but they're still fun and feel very Dragon Ball.
Then we got the Tournament of Power, the final arc of Super and (at least in my opinion) the highest point of the show. Featuring a whole slew of new characters along with returning characters, like Android 17, Tien, Master Roshi and even Freeza (I prefer the Japanese spelling because I hate the stupid I that's in there for no reason). It had a whole slew of awesome fight scenes, a whole new transformation for Goku and a kinda new form for Vegeta, and a dramatic increase in animation quality. Now, it does suffer from varying quality in terms of the storytelling, a poor villain in Jiren, and a lack of tension because we all know how it'll end. Still, it's still really fun to watch and has some of the best Dragon Ball moments in the history of the series.
Plus, the Ultimate Battle song (or as some people call it, the KA KA KA KA KACHIDAZE adrenaline drug) is the greatest anime track since My Hero Academia's You Say Run.
Now, why am I ranting about this? Well, because the Dragon Ball license has a very special place in my heart. It was my first true gateway into Anime, which lead to me making several friends that I never would've made before and growing closer to several I already had. It inspired me to work harder to achieve my dreams, and the sheer entertainment helped me smile in times where I couldn't bring myself to. To me, characters like Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, Piccolo, hell pretty much all of them feel like friends that I couldn't live without. They've become a massive part of my life.
Now, the end of Super doesn't mean the end of Dragon Ball. We'll be getting an all new Dragon Ball Super movie sometime this year, and we just got Dragon Ball Fighterz last month. The franchise is still going strong, even with it's most recent televised run coming to a close.
I'm more writing this as a sort of 'See you later' to the Dragon Ball license. A fond gesture, as well as an invitation to come back later. Because in the end, I do still want more Dragon Ball. I never get sick of seeing Goku and the others, having fun and struggling to protect the Earth against progressively stronger foes. And luckily for me, I won't have to see it truly end anytime soon.
So farewell, Dragon Ball Super. Until we meet again.


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The Playaway is solidly built from 12mm Shiplap cladding in a dipped honey-brown finish with a 12mm tongue and groove floor and solid board roof with mineral roofing felt. Its two fixed windows use plastic safety glazing.
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Let's be honest—some people are just really fucking boring. They lack that spark, that magic element that makes you sit up and take notice. They can't help it, of course, but that doesn't make things any less maddening.
Director Bill Rebane is really fucking boring. The ukulele player who used hemorrhoid cream as hand moisturizer, however, was not. Together, they made Blood Harvest.
I should explain.
God and the Devil share a cabin aboard a train barreling through the night. A Night Train to Terror, if you will. Oh, I almost forgot, in the car up ahead there's this breakdancing guy in DayGlo sweats. He's the lead singer of this band, and they only have one song. I know they only have one song because they perform it over and over, and over again. There's also a saxophone player, he gets a solo at one point. But back to the night train. Its destination could only be one place, a place we know all too well by this point: The Midnight Void.
Start unpacking the decorations and stocking up on candy—because folks, there are less than five months to Halloween.
As we approach the spook season, one's thoughts turn naturally to the creatures of the night. The mind ruminates on Frankensteins, goblins, killer tomatoes, and so on. But on what does it linger? Only the most sinister, mysterious, and alluring of monsters: Count Dracula.


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What's Ikebana? And why we're obsessed.
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging signified by specific flower placement and angles. Literally translated means, " the arrangement of living material in water." This ancient Japanese art creates linear flower arrangements while adhering to certain rules which aim to achieve perfect harmony, beauty and balance. Some say it's a sculpture of flowers. It's focused around minimal, intentional arranging — it's infused with meaning yet at first glance is all whimsy.
The art of Ikebana also has it own tools. Since it's more about creating specific lines we use a Kenzan, or Japanese flower frog placed in a shallow dish as the base. This allows you to stick the stem into the pins at certain angles. We've started a collection of new and antique Kenzans as well as dishes to add to the whimsical aesthetic. We've especially had our eyes on antique glass ashtrays that make for gorgeous shallow vases.
Why we love Ikebana?
We love Ikebana because it's shapes and looks can vary from sweet and minimal to layered with funky lines. Although, the true art of Ikebana contain certain rules we love how it's evolved. Its influence can be seen everywhere and for everyone. We find it playful and as a great option when you only have a few flowers to work with. You can create a mini Ikebana beauty with just a few stems.
We're also drawn to this art for its meditative traditions. Since the practice is structured each placement demands intention and thought. Before each trim to the stem you're contemplating how it fits into the whole. It gives us the much needed push to slow down and enjoy our creativity process. We're only scratching the surface of the Ikebana tradition — but doesn't mean we can have a little fun while we're at it.
70s style + Ikebana
We're also in love with all things 70s; it's avant-garde style, ranging color palettes and all the funk. We've taken inspiration from a 70s palette of pinks, reds and textured yellows and created an Ikebana arrangement that's unabashedly funky. It's all about self-love, expression and enough-ness. See what it's all about here.
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Curious about our inspo for this Winter Flower Fete, we've got all the vibes in this mood board.
Featured Ikebana Source: Ikebana, by Georgie Davidson, printed 1967.


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