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The best thing I've read, seen, or heard about this election as a moment in American history is Esquire magazine's ambivalent endorsement of a political candidate for the first time in its 75-year history.
Archive for October, 2008
Huzzah!October 31, 2008
A stupid thing to say, or the stupidest thing anybody's ever said in the long and colorful history of human language?October 28, 2008
From the Wall Street Journal:
If Mr. Obama wins we could possibly see any or all of the following: a federal constitutional right to welfare; a federal constitutional mandate of affirmative action wherever there are racial disparities, without regard to proof of discriminatory intent; a right for government-financed abortions through the third trimester of pregnancy; the abolition of capital punishment and the mass freeing of criminal defendants; ruinous shareholder suits against corporate officers and directors; and approval of huge punitive damage awards, like those imposed against tobacco companies, against many legitimate businesses such as those selling fattening food.
Let's set aside the fact that Sen. Obama has never advanced public policies to do any of this. Let's set aside the lack of evidence that he's even remotely as politically suicidal as one would have to be to do any of this. Let's set aside the mountain of evidence that he's politically astute enough to know how politically suicidal any of this would be.
Instead, let's just focus on a couple of glaring issues with this fever-dream of a comment. First, does this guy have any idea how hard it is to amend the constitution? Even once? Let alone 4 times? In one presidency? Does he have any awareness that the success of any or all of these amendments — if offered, which they won't be, for the reasons stated above — would be a direct reflection of the will of a supermajority of the American people? Is he aware that his prediction, therefore, is the direct equivalent of stating that he believes only a small minority (inframinority?) of Americans share his political views and philosophy, and that he is therefore, by his own admission, at the far right fringe of American society, and probably, therefore, someone whose opinions the WSJ shouldn't bother to print?
Second, does this guy have any knowledge of how the American judicial system works? Is he aware that presidents do not determine the size of awards from lawsuits? That they don't even have any influence on it? That the courts are, like, this whole other branch of government? That the handing out of awards and the size of those awards is determined by juries? You know, the Hockey Moms and Joe Sixpacks and Joe the Plumbers that his party supposedly loves so much?
In short, is there anything about American politics and the constitution that this guy does know?
Or is his knowledge limited to the fact that he wants to scare everybody sh**less because it's politically useful to him and his party?
h/t Sullivan
Proud to be an Americaaaan…October 27, 2008
Amanda Jones just cast a write-in ballot in Texas for Barack Obama. She's 108 years old. Her father was a slave.
h/t EotAW
Opie's Coming Out PartyOctober 25, 2008
You may have seen THIS already.
I do not think that means what you think it means.October 24, 2008
So you've all probably heard by now that a crazed, strapping black buck mugged, raped, and disfigured a defenseless young white woman who volunteers for the McCain campaign in Pittsburgh. The strapping black buck was driven wild by seeing the defenseless young white woman get out of a car with a McCain/Palin bumper sticker on it, and walk to an ATM. (We all know how crazed they get at the site of white women and cash money. It's in their blood. Like tapdancing and field songs.)
Or, you know, not. As it turns out, the whole thing was made up. The woman wasn't robbed — hadn't even been to the ATM, as a security camera revealed — and the injuries and disfigurement were self-inflicted.
I don't have any desire to bash this poor woman, who, it appears, suffers from mental health issues. Bless her heart, I hope she gets the help she needs. No, my interest is in the reaction to her story. In particular, one reaction to her story; that of the president of Fox News, John Moody, who said:
If Ms. Todd's allegations are proven accurate, some voters may revisit their support for Senator Obama, not because they are racists (with due respect to Rep. John Murtha), but because they suddenly feel they do not know enough about the Democratic nominee.
Actually, Mr. Moody, that's practically the definition of racism. A random black man brutalizes a white woman somewhere. On that basis, people decide they can't trust the black presidential candidate. In what sense is that not racism?
Do I need to buy somebody a dictionary?
A Center-Right Country?October 21, 2008
I hear all the time, including on this blog, occasionally, that America is a center-right country; that liberals and Democrats have to be careful not to go too far with their wild-eyed plans, because a basically conservative electorate will punish them for it; that their fundamental disconnect with "real Americans" leaves them on a short policy leash.
I keep hearing this asserted (the latest courtesy of Jon Meacham at Newsweek — famed for its flaming left-wing bias), but I never see any data for it adduced. I'm not saying there isn't any. I'm just saying I've never seen it. If it exists, I'd be interested in seeing it. Meacham's evidence isn't data on Americans' actual positions on the issues; it's highly compressed historical anecdotes. David Brooks makes a somewhat oblique version of the same argument, through the device of his very own "Joe the Plumber," "Patio Man."
Meanwhile, this guy does a pretty good job of making the counter-argument, assuming the polling data he cites is valid. (At least he cites some.) The key point(s), for me:
On foreign policy, on economic policy, on social policy, on just about everything, it's the progressive position that is more popular. The median voter in 2008 is pro-choice, supports civil unions for gay Americans (a position that seemed insanely radical only a decade ago), rejects the Bush foreign policy, supported the recent increase in the minimum wage, wants strong environmental protections, favors reasonable restrictions on gun sales, thinks the wealthy and corporations don't pay their fair share of taxes, and wants the government to guarantee universal health coverage.
What's the countervailing data? If anybody can provide links to it, I'd appreciate it.
Lessons from LeeOctober 20, 2008
Last month, a man named Lee started attending our Bible class. Lee is overweight, speaks with a terrible rasp, is missing teeth, and simply looks like nobody has ever taken care of him. Turns out, he's been homeless for the past 20 years. He recently got sober, got a job, and is living in assisted housing. He was baptized last week and is about to celebrate a birthday next month.
Yesterday, we learned that Lee is going to have surgery to get his leg amputated. Why? Because several years ago, when he was still homeless, a couple of teenage boys set fire to him while he was passed out. I have a vague memory of hearing about the incident on the news, and I never dreamed I would end up knowing the victim. Lee was taken to the hospital, where the doctors removed the top layer of skin. He never received any other treatment. Now gangreen has set in, and the only option is amputation.
The boys who set fire to Lee never served time. One of them is now a Memphis police officer. If they knew Lee today, they would marvel at this articulate intelligent quick-witted man.
A couple of things I've learned from Lee (these are his words):
– Homeless people are the most important people in the word on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Any other day, they're trash.
– It costs nothing to smile and say "hello." You don't have to give money to anyone. Just acknowledge their existence.
We're studying Financial Peace in class right now (which I slightly hate, but that's another story), but knowing Lee has a added a bit of perspective to the whole thing. We worked on budgets Sunday, and it was funny what "neccessities" suddenly became indulgences.
Stay tuned for "Lessons from Lee, Part 2." 🙂
FinallyOctober 18, 2008
Let me first say that I am not at all happy about the current financial crisis and recession. Indeed, it has affected me personally — for the past few months I've been doing contract attorney work, which is basically temp work for lawyers, and I've now been out of work for three weeks with no prospects in sight because contract work dries up overnight when the economy heads south. I am living a few months away from personal economic disaster, and only my confidence that I will get another job before that day comes allows me to sleep at night.
But there is a ray of sunshine here, and it's one I've been on record as hoping for for only the last, like, ten years or so. I've always said that what we need is a good depression to reverse the devastating effects of the Reagan Revolution and usher in a new era of semi-progressive politics (hey, I'm realistic — we're not going to get anything more than semi- in this country no matter how high the unemployment rate goes). It appears that such a thing may be on the verge of coming to fruition. It is unfortunate that it takes the personal tragedy of many hundreds of thousands of people in order to get there, but I for one am willing to endure some anxiety in order to get us back on track to being a better nation than we've been for the past almost-thirty years.
So when I read this article, I wanted to stand up and clap. Hurray for sending crotchety old Ayn Rand and her ilk into the dustbin of history!
Much Ado About Nothing (Again)October 17, 2008
So, this whole ACORN "scandal" is a complete load of crap and I'm tired of hearing about it. Here are three articles explaining why.
This just in: the inevitable response to the McCain-Palin attacks on ACORN is . . . death threats and vandalism.
Too BigOctober 13, 2008
There's a phrase we've been hearing a lot in the news lately, and not for the first time: "too big to fail." We heard it a few years ago when we — the taxpayers — had to bail out a huge hedge fund. We heard it again recently about AIG and some others, whom the taxpayers are yet again having to bail out. These companies screwed up hugely, but they don't have to pay the price for it because they're so large, their failure would bring down the total economy.
People argue about whose fault this was and what regulatory or anti-regulatory scheme might prevent these huge financial houses from getting themselves into another such mess in the future. To me, that misses the point. The fundamental problem here isn't that these institutions failed; it's that they were too big.
It strikes me as fundamentally undemocratic for any private entity to have so much influence on the economy that said entity's survival must be guaranteed by the citizens. It also strikes me as economically unsound and a threat to national security.
Therefore, I'd like to propose the following rule: too big to fail = too big.
The purpose of anti-trust regulations is to prevent any business from gaining so much control over its market that it can engage in practices harmful to consumers and to the economy at large. Why not apply the same logic to the present situation? Let's come up with some anti-bust regulations, the purpose of which is to prevent any one business entity from becoming so large that the economy could not continue to function within reasonable parameters if that entity went bust.
As far as I know, there currently is nothing in this country to prevent us getting into the same situation that Iceland and several European nations got into, where there are private financial institutions whose obligations are greater than the host nation's entire GDP. That strikes me as fundamentally and deeply unhealthy. It looks like the European nations will survive it by virtue of being members of the EU, but Iceland is in serious deep doo-doo.
I'd like to hear opinions on whether there's something fundamentally wrong with the notion of "too big to fail," and whether or not regulation to prevent business entities from getting that big would be a good idea. I know free-market conservatives hate this bailout, but they also hate regulation. Where would they come down on something like this?


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By far one of my favorite artists, I must say that I like almost any-and-just-about every thing that he does. I'm anticipating his new album, "Loso's Way," and I'm feeling this new song. LET IT BE KNOWN! that he did say UnLIKE what the video portrays, he's in no way condoning shoplifting. What he means by the catch phrase (that you'll know once u pop that bubble) is that he's capapble of giving a lady (such as myself 😀 ) anything that she desires, and therefore doesn't have to worry about the pricetag. GO ON & POP THAT BUBBLE 'FORE I START SOME TROUBLE!
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18 E. Elm
If life were a movie, where would you live? A turn-of-the-20th-century hotel in Chicago's Gold Coast, of course! That hotel is now the apartment building at 18 E. Elm filled with history and stories, just a short stroll from the Magnificent Mile and fabled State and Rush Streets.
A sneak preview of the gorgeous apartment inside includes: hardwood floors, large walk-in closets (a must for any movie star), new kitchen appliances and so many more great perks.
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iTunes web links normally appear when you click a link in iTunes App Store or Music Store from your web browser. This irritates you especially when you don't intend to open that web link as it will start playing music or downloading something you don't want till you die. You wish you were able to prevent such web links from opening on your Mac or Windows computer. Here is how to stop iTunes web links from opening in iTunes on Mac and Windows PC.
To avoid such accidental web page openings on your Mac or Windows, you need to use an extension. This extension is compatible with Safari – the three most popular web browsers used by Mac users. I have used this extension on my computer to stop iTunes web links from opening automatically in iTunes. On Firefox and Chrome, you have to follow a workaround to prevent iTunes web links from launching.
How to Prevent iTunes Web Links from Launching iTunes
How to Stop iTunes Web Links from Opening in iTunes in Safari on Mac
You can use No More iTunes on your Mac; this free extension will prevent iTunes from loading web links while you are on an App Store page.
Step #1: First off, download No More iTunes extension on your Mac.
Note that NoMoreiTunes Safari extension has been there since 2010 prevention iTunes preview and App Store pages in Safari from launching iTunes.
Step #2: When the download process is over, click on the extension.
Step #3: Now you have to confirm the installation of extension; click Trust button.
That's it!
Henceforth, whenever you launch App Store listing, iTunes will not launch automatically.
Are you using Chrome? Follow the method below:
How to Stop iTunes Web Links from Opening in iTunes in Chrome on Mac and Windows PC
Step #1: Open Chrome on Mac or Windows PC.
Step #2: Next, click on the three dots seen vertically at the upper right corner.
Step #3: Now, click Settings from the drop-down list.
Step #4: A dialog box will pop up; here, you are required to click on Advanced.
Step #5: A long list of toggles appears; you need to click on Content Settings from under Privacy and security.
Step #6: Next, click on JavaScript.
Step #7: Then click on Add button next to block, and after that type in itunes.apple.com in the Site field and click on Add button.
You have done it!
Now is the time to stop iTunes weblinks from appearing in iTunes on Firefox.
How to Stop iTunes Web Links from Opening in iTunes in Firefox
Step #1: Launch Firefox on your computer and type in about:config in the address bar. You must not leave space before and after a colon.
Firefox will warn you about invalidation of warranty. You can ignore this and click on 'I accept the risk'.
Step #2: You will be landed on PreferenceName page with a search bar.
You can see Status, Type, and Value of this PreferenceName.
Step #4: Under the Value, double-click the 'true' to change it to 'false'.
You can change the value from 'false' to 'true' by following the same process. Just don't forget to double-click the entry.
Summing up…
The appearance of iTunes web links may not be a big issue for some, but those who are working with full concentration will surely lose temperament.
Also Read:
- How to Get App Store Back in iTunes
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- How to Enable Dark Mode in YouTube in Chrome and Firefox on Mac or Windows PC
- How to Get Refund for iTunes and App Store Purchases
- How to Keep Mac Media Keys Fixed to iTunes in macOS High Sierra
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Community Council Meeting Minutes 2006
Nick Walker, Andrew Wilson, Christine Scarsbrook, Jackie Mackenzie, Grace Weir, Linda Smith, Douglas Paxton, Margie Stewart, Tom Purse, David McKie
PC Tracy Knox-McLean
Bill David, Norma David, Robert Scarsbrook
The Minutes of the 14.11.2006 meeting were adopted – Proposed by Andrew Wilson and Seconded by Grace Weir.
- Crime figures for Nov 2006
- Howwood – 5 crimes with 4 detections; 4 Road Traffic Act offences (detected), 1 theft from breaking into school.
Lights have now been switched on and feedback has been positive.
Chair thanked all who made this event possible – AW for fund raising, the Rev David Stewart for leading the carols, the Church of Scotland for laying on mince pies and teas and special thanks to Renfrewshire Council (RC) Environmental Services for their efforts and the outstanding result.
Thanks also to the local businesses for their support and contributions towards the lighting.
Switching on of the lights will become an annual event, possibly 1st Friday in December or late November at 6:30 – 7:00 pm.
Sale of raffle tickets for fund raising for the lights is ongoing. CC members were encouraged to sell as many tickets as possible.
Owners of Howwood Inn kindly agreed to host a carol singing evening with mulled wine and mince pies on Friday 22 December 2006 commencing 7:00 pm. Accompanied children are welcome up to the 9:00 pm licensing deadline
The raffle draw will take place at Howwood Inn during the carol singing evening.
The event took place on 25 November 2006. Feedback was very positive.
Chair thanked the working group for their efforts in organising this event and all who assisted on the evening.
Special thanks to the Jiggers who provided the music and to Howwood Primary School and the J&D School of Dance for the excellent entertainment.
Financial account for the event is yet to be confirmed by the treasurer but a small surplus is expected.
Proposal for a further Ceilidh in late November 2007.
Proposal for this popular event for our senior villagers to take place on Saturday 17 February 2007 subject to confirmation of village hall and band availability.
A Working Group consisting of CS, LS, JMack, GW and AW was set up to coordinate the event
AW to check availability of fiddle group for the event.
Budget for the event to be confirmed.
Update on progress
- Bouncy Castles have been booked. Cost is within budget.
- Arrangements for a second annual concert by the Glasgow Wind Band are progressing with a date set for Friday 15 June 2007. Thanks to Rev David Stewart and the Church of Scotland for agreeing use of the Church to hold the event. Details for the event will be progressed with the Band and the Church in early 2007.
- The Glasgow Wind Band will be holding a festive concert in Hyndland Parish Church on 19 December 2006. Contact CS for further information and tickets.
- Proposal to organise a Fun Run during the run up to the Fete. CS to progress.
Village Clean Up – 24 & 25 March 2007
In preparation for next village clean up in the spring it was agreed at the last meeting to purchase rubbish picking tools at a cost of £220. However a cheaper option has now been identified. BD to progress.
Rubbish and Compost Collection
The Secretary wrote to RC on 16 November 2006 regarding villagers concerns about non collection of rubbish. To date there has been no reply. This matter will be raised with Chief Executive of RC, Cllr Mullen and Alex Hewetson.
Brown Bin compost collection now finished for the season.
Rubbish collection still continues to be a problem in some areas of the village.
Mayfield Wasteland
The meeting was advised that an Enforcement Order has been issued by RC to the joint owners of the land. The Order requires that the land be brought up to the standard approved by RC. Remedial work must be carried out within a specified 12 month period. Copy of the report is available from the Secretary.
SUSTRANS (Access to Cycle Track)
SRANI (South Renfrewshire Access Network Initiative) propose to complete one section of the route from Station across the river to the Scottish Water access road. A condition for access near the Temple is that pathway must be a grassed area in consideration of farming requirements in this area. It was agreed that access for prams would be difficult at this location.
Talks with SRANI and land owners to improve access to the cycle path
are ongoing.
Howwood Wildlife & Woodlands Walk
The next walk will be on Saturday 06 January 2007 via Roebank, pending prior inspection and prevailing weather conditions.
Green Bins in Park
Bins have been in place for six weeks but as yet have not been emptied. Secretary to progress.
- Refresh of web site will take time. Hope to start the work early 2007.
- Congratulations on content of the web site were received from Secretary of Community Councils in Scotland. Considered to be an excellent example of community involvement.
- Photographs of the ceilidh now on the web site.
- Next newsletter is being planned for a late January 2007 distribution date. Topics for inclusion are Fete, Scottish Evening and Village Clean Up. Articles for inclusion should be sent or emailed to the Secretary.
Mid Gavin Nursery
Planning permission for use of extension for the nursery was won on appeal subject to a counter appeal by RC.
Thorntrees Cottage Midton Road
Planning permission to demolish the building and build a new home
has been granted.
Outline Planning Application To Build A Pet Crematorium
Application has been withdrawn.
Meteorological Masts
An objection to the erection of two masts was lodged with North Ayrshire Council. Application was granted.
Wind Farming
There is a need to have a response ready for any planning application. Chair distributed a draft position statement on wind farm development at the last meeting. Chair to email draft to members not in attendance at the last meeting. A decision needs to be taken on this matter at the next meeting.
Application for six wind turbines in the Dalry area some of which are within the Muirshiel Park. Agreement to object to North Ayrshire Council regarding the turbines within the Park in line with draft position statement.
- New Shop – The general store, will open on 13 December 2006. Opening times are, initially, 7am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sunday.
- Accounts & Signatories – Carried forward to next meeting
- Citizens' Advice Bureau – Carried forward to next meeting
- Planning Aid Workshop – AW attended this worthwhile event
- Antisocial Behaviour Meeting, Hugh Henry MSP – GW attended on behalf of HCC and reported back. Meeting was poorly attended, 7 people and was of no value as nothing constructive emerged.
- Glasgow Airport Development - Road Show – Defer to next meeting. Copy of presentation materials is available from the Secretary.
- RC Consultation on licensing procedure and Gambling Act 2005 – Reviewed by Secretary. No comments to be made.
As per the Agenda
- ASCC – Request for an area representative. Secretary to ascertain membership of ASCC before decision is made.
- SNH Annual Report – Available from the Secretary.
- Health Council Newsletter – Available from the Secretary
- Sports & Hobbies – Request for financial assistance. Sports & Hobbies group advised that RC can no longer fund the hire of the Village Hall at a cost of £40 per week, for use by the Sports & Hobbies group. Meeting expressed great disappointment at the lack of funding for this group who have some 50 young people enjoying the activities each week. Secretary will provide Sports & Hobbies with details of possible funding sources but in the meantime HCC agreed to donate £300 to tide the group over the next two months. Funding level proposed by DP and seconded by LS. Annual Accounts for the group are available and will be requested by the Secretary.
Complaint regarding the poor condition of part of the Howwood to Barrhead road near Greenacres Curling Club. – The road has been improved from the Howwood side up to boundary between East Renfrewshire Council area. HCC will seek advice from Scott Allan RC Roads on this matter.
Tuesday 9 January 2007 at 7:30 pm Howwood Village Hall
Thereafter, second Tuesday monthly - 13 February 2007, 13 March 2007, 10 April 2007, 8 May 2007 etc.
Contact Details Raised At Meetings
- Police 01505 404000
- Fly Tipping 08452 30 40 90
- Antisocial Behaviour Help line 0800 169 1283
- Youth Nuisance Help line 01505 325030
- Renfrewshire Council 0141 842 5000
- Roads & Lighting Faults 0141 842 4466 (M – F) 0141 889 2314
- Dog Warden, Michelle Knox 0141 840 3164
- Secretary, Andrew Wilson 01505 702 392
- Village Web site www.howwood.com
- Responses to Wind Farm Survey firstname.lastname@example.com
- Howwood Walking Map July 2014
- Walking Guide July 2014 Image 1 Image 2
- Howwood Newsletter June 2014
- Better Broadband for Howwood Campaign - February 2014 Update From RT Hon Douglas Alexander MP
- Digital Scotland Sfast Broadband
- Howwood Wildlife and Woodlands Walks 2014/15
- Howwood Village Needs your Support Feb 2014
- Howwood War Memorial Feb 2014
- Better Broadband for Howwood Campaign - HCC Update
- Howwood Community Resilience Plan Registration Form Jan 2013
- Semple Trail
- Information On Elderly People
- Contact The Elderly Application Form
- Howwood Route Guide
- The Howwood Village Survey Results


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In the maelstrom of the 2018 news cycles, a short report out of the State of Missouri attracted virtually no national attention. For the first time since 2015, the University of Missouri posted an actual increase in freshman enrollment — 4,696 students started their college life at Mizzou, up from 4,134 the year before. To be sure, total enrollment was still down by 5 percent since 2015, but for the first time in three years, the state's flagship university could make the case that it was primed for a comeback.
Most readers probably think: A comeback from what? After all, given the speed of the Trump-driven news cycle, 2015 feels like ancient history. When pressed, even the most politically obsessed might remember only the most basic details about a controversy at Mizzou — something about a football boycott. Oh, yes, and a viral video.
The world has moved on, but the University of Missouri has not.
It's worth returning for a moment to the fall of 2015. It's worth pondering the lessons of arguably the most consequential campus protests since the Vietnam era. A flagship public university of a red state capitulated to unreasonable, far-left demands, and it paid a terrible price. When the social-justice warriors of Mizzou inflicted that pain, they did more to limit their influence in red America than the combined efforts of a generation of conservative writers sounding the alarm over campus intolerance.
The Mizzou controversy began like most campus controversies, with a level of anger that was incommensurate to the stakes of the dispute. A political battle that dominated headlines across the United States began with a cut to health benefits for graduate-student employees, a Facebook report from the student-association president that unknown individuals riding in a pickup truck had shouted racial slurs at him, and another shouted slur from a drunken man heckling an anti-racism rally.
Taken together, the incidents were minor. In fact, the pickup-truck episode couldn't even be tied to on-campus wrongdoers. But as so often happens, the incidents served as the spark that landed on dry kindling. A new generation of students brought up in the language of microaggressions and trained to believe that universities should serve as idyllic "safe spaces" decided that they were going to confront the administration and that they were going to win.
They started with the common tactics. There was a sit-in on October 6. The university responded with a common capitulation: It expanded mandatory freshman diversity training to include all students, faculty, and staff.
But diversity training wasn't enough. Unsatisfied, protesters interrupted the homecoming parade and were incensed when university-system president Tim Wolfe wouldn't get out of his car to "dialogue" with angry students.
The university capitulated again. Wolfe apologized, and four days later he restored the lost health benefits.
It still wasn't enough. Students pressed their advantage. This time they demanded Wolfe's resignation. The system president had to go.
What happened next was bizarre. The campus was roiled by an utterly inexplicable and still-unsolved "hate" incident: Someone scrawled a swastika in feces on a dorm-bathroom wall. This was proof positive of the hostile racial climate, a climate that Wolfe could not fix.
So it was time for the age-old tactic of oppressed dissidents everywhere. On November 2, a graduate student named Jonathan Butler launched a hunger strike. But even a hunger strike only raises an eyebrow. After all, did anyone really believe Butler would commit suicide over an obscure campus controversy?
Far more consequential was a decision made by the Missouri football team. On November 7, its black players announced that they would boycott a pivotal game with Brigham Young University if Wolfe didn't resign. By the next day, the rest of the team had joined them. No resignation, no game.
It's difficult to adequately describe the ecstasy of sports media at that moment. ESPN dedicated enormous resources to covering the story. This was heroism. This was the perfect example of athletes' "using their platform" to push for social change. And the athletes got results. On November 9, Wolfe resigned. Soon after, Mizzou chancellor Bowen Loftin resigned as well. The victory was complete. The student activists had won.
But something else happened on November 9. At the same time that football fans across the United States were wondering why the SEC was held hostage to complaints about a "poop swastika," they also became acquainted with a Mizzou professor named Melissa Click. In a viral video, she was shown aiding and abetting radical students in physically pushing journalists away from the student protests. "I need some muscle over here," she famously said.
Two things happened at once. On the one hand, the Missouri protests galvanized a national movement. On campuses across the United States, student protesters were energized. They issued demands, collected scalps, and introduced the new lingo of "woke" protests to a country that was just beginning to understand the depth of leftist commitment to intersectionality and identity politics.
On the other hand, students began to vote with their feet, and they stampeded away from the University of Missouri. The 2015 freshman class at Mizzou was immense: Almost 6,200 first-year students flocked to the campus. In 2016 that number dropped to 4,770, and in 2017 it dropped again, to 4,134.
And that wasn't the only consequence. Donations plummeted. The university cut more than 400 jobs and closed seven dorms. Black and white enrollment dropped, with black enrollment declining by a staggering 42 percent and white enrollment dropping by 21 percent. It turns out that when you describe your university as a racist hellhole, fewer black students want to enroll.
Missouri's activists may have won their battle, but they lost the war. They flexed their campus muscles, but in so doing they demonstrated to the wider world that they were unreasonable and totalitarian.
University activism depends on a degree of public indifference. So long as campus protests remain confined to the campus environment, the protesters have an immense amount of leverage. Progressive administrators or professors are terrified of being labeled insensitive or — God forbid — racist. They will capitulate time and again.
But if and when university controversies penetrate the public consciousness, then — to paraphrase Alan Charles Kors, co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education — radical activists find that they cannot justify in public the things they do in the relative privacy of the university quad. They look radical. They look strange. Sometimes, they even look silly.
It's no coincidence that the Missouri protests ushered in a golden age of campus-free-speech legislation. Since the protest, Arizona, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Wisconsin have passed different forms of it. Bills are pending or have been introduced in multiple other states. Hundreds of thousands of students are now formally protected by state laws that supplement standard constitutional protections.
But the legal reforms pale in comparison with the cultural change. For years, major public universities (especially in the South) escaped meaningful public oversight in part by carefully cultivating a sense of timelessness. Alumni could come back to their alma maters and watch the time-honored traditions that marked their own college years. The football rituals were the same. The buildings were the same. To walk back onto campus was to conjure up the best memories of your life.
But the Mizzou controversy disrupted that narrative. Suddenly, millions of Americans who couldn't care less about campus politics realized that the universities were losing their moorings. These Americans may not have had the power to achieve real reform, but they could choose to attend different schools. They could shun the university that was the symbol of campus dysfunction.
Talk to a Republican legislator in a red state, particularly in the South, and you'll hear a deep commitment to liberty in higher education. Or, failing that, you'll notice a deep commitment to keeping the legislator's state and its flagship university from becoming a national laughingstock. And that commitment extends beyond elected officials.
Not long ago, my oldest daughter enrolled in the University of Tennessee. At parent orientation, a university official explained, of course, that the school was committed to diversity. But parents wanted to hear something else. They wanted to hear about free speech and due process. The concern for the ideological corruption of higher education had at long last migrated from the conservative elite to conservative parents, and they wanted to make sure that their children enjoyed a different kind of "safe space" — one where they were safe to express their opinion without fear of sanction and censorship.
The flagship state university is the textbook example of an institution that the culture has deemed too big (or important) to fail. It represents a state. It connects students with history and tradition. At its best, it can bind a diverse community together. But when the student activists at Mizzou reached too far, they threatened each of these ideals. When they threatened football, they threatened a community ritual.
And for what? Not for racial justice. Before and after the protests, Mizzou was a progressive institution committed to racial equality. Before and after the protests, it bent over backwards to increase student and faculty diversity. No, this battle was about power. It was about modern conceptions of social justice that are deeply illiberal, and the campus Left flexed its muscles without regard to the consequences.
The university has paid the price. It is still paying the price. And it is teaching Americans an important lesson: Short-term victory can quickly transition into long-term defeat, and, at least in red states, there is no meaningful constituency for radical intersectionality or for campus intolerance and campus censorship. In fact, if you want to defeat the campus Left, sometimes they need to win — at least for a time. The public needs to see the world they want to make.


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The Pro 4 division has been Kyle LeDuc's playground since the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series held its inaugural season in 2009. Over that span, he's captured an astounding six championships, with his most recent triumph coming this past season during another dominant campaign. Despite a fierce and persistent challenge from both RJ Anderson, the 2018 Pro 4 Champion, and Doug Mittag, LeDuc never wavered and carried on to capture six wins in nine rounds of action. That was more than enough to complete his own championship six-pack, which also serves as a record number of titles for any single division in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
Despite all of his success and a reign dominance piloting four-wheel drive vehicles that now spans a decade, LeDuc is just as hungry as ever to take home more checkered flags and more titles. LeDuc closed out 2019 with a stellar performance in the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, which signified career win number 99 and has put him on the precipice of a landmark achievement few thought could be possible. He has one of the most decorated legacies of any driver in the history of short course off road, and with win number 100 there for the taking, there are no signs that he's prepared to slow down in any way.
You enjoyed quite a season. Outside of a couple hiccups you were the clear-cut driver to beat all season and collected six wins in nine races. How did the 2019 season go in your eyes?
It was good. We started out 2019 with a win, and one of the keys for us was to really come out swinging from the beginning of the season, and not have to play catch up at the end of the year, because we've had to do that before in the past. It's a stressful nightmare, so coming out strong in the beginning is always hard to do, but it's also our number one, main goal. In 2019 we nailed it, and it opened up the gamut to a successful year knowing we had the right stuff off the bat with our upgrades during the winter to make us fast. It's just a good way to start it, and obviously the end result came out exactly like we had planned and hoped.
You've really focused on Pro 4 for the vast majority of your career. What makes that class so special to you?
I started in Pro Lite, and I was spotting and helping my dad in Pro 4. I told him we need to build him a better truck, but he was resistant to it, and I told him he was going to get his butt whooped. So, we finally threw down and he let me design it. We built this tiny, lightweight, and pretty odd-looking truck. It was cool, but he never tested it, and he never did enough research into why it didn't work or do anything we wanted it to do. He was hardheaded to change his ways, and I saw an opportunity there. The next year he left to do the Paris-Dakar race in January, and I went and bought a trailer full of tubing. We ripped the rear end housing off his Pro 4 and by the time he came back I almost had a full chassis of a Pro 4. I didn't have a sponsor, I didn't okay it from him, so he came back and asked me what I did. I told him I built a Pro 4 and I'm going for it. He thought I was crazy. I had Rockstar Energy as a sponsor on my Pro Lite, and we talked to them. They saw that I was young, and that my dad was getting older, and told me they'd love to have me in Pro 4. It was a shot in the dark. It was either going to sit there, or they were going to come on board, and they chose to come on board. We went out racing and in my first year I won three races in Pro 4. As soon as I felt the power and the drivability of a Pro 4, it was eye opening and so attractive to get into. We won right away and have just continued to push the limits ever since.
This past season, both RJ Anderson and Doug Mittag gave you some serious challenges. Given all the success you've had it might seem hard to believe that you had to step up your game even more in 2019, but is that what they forced you to do in order to prevail with another title?
I've had some pros and cons with the classes. I've built the Steelo, won some races and two championships. It was awesome. Then I had an opportunity when the Mittags came to the track with their sponsor at the time and told me they wanted to buy my truck. I told him the number that it would take to drive it away, they agreed, and they bought it. I sold them a really, really good truck, and it scared me. I had already planned to build a new truck already, but it scared me to give somebody else the tools that I know I created to go fast. So, during that offseason I definitely was nervous. I feel like I could drive better than most of them, but you don't know. That next season, Mittag was fast and had things dialed in. This new truck EVO I've been racing since 2018 and it's fast. It's evolved and we've changed a lot of things. Those other guys have the tools. RJ Anderson has a good truck and a good setup, and I know what Mittag has. I think we're trying to beat something that is almost unbeatable, as far as the truck goes, and that's something that's tough to sit here in the shop and think of ways to beat it. But we did that with the truck we have now. A lot of it is prep. We've seen other guys go out there and run fast, but break. That's a huge part of it, and we're always looking at it. We either win or we're broken. That's honestly been my motto for the past five years. Push the limits of the truck. You give me a good truck and I'll win with it. If we break, then we're done. It's gnarly. It's a lot of pressure on myself, but I love that. It's what I'm all about. Those guys were there, and it was tough, but we put together enough wins to capitalize on a championship again.
Obviously, your family is part of off road royalty. Your dad was a pioneer in both desert and short course off road, and now you and your brother are carrying on the LeDuc legacy in your own ways. What's it been like to be a part of a family so driven by the sport, where each of you have left your own unique mark on the off road world?
It's been good. We grew up around it, so it's just been normal. I used to go to the races and my dad was a Trophy Truck driver, then he'd leave and go to Dakar. He did a lot of things back in the day to make a living. He was a Trophy Truck champion. He did it all. On the short course side of things, he was never dominant. He never won a championship. He won some races, but he was never the guy to be able to go to the track and know he was going to whoop everyone that weekend. So, for short course I saw an opportunity once I started racing Pro 4 that I could be that guy and represent our family in that way. Brother Todd had his share of success in short course, and he tried Pro 4, but he could never get that risk factor high enough. He was just the happy medium and I think that bit him a little bit with sponsors. He had to go elsewhere and make his mark, and now he's doing Monster Jam and crushing it. Right now, what's working for me is short course. It's just been the road for our family, in racing. The fact that we're making a living sitting in a race car, giving the gas, making money, and supporting our families, it's just badass, for sure.
Now that you have a family of your own, do you hope that your son and/or daughter carry on the LeDuc legacy for a third generation?
I think so. It's fun, but the sport has to be worth introducing. Right now, they play in the dirt, they have UTVs. They definitely are into it and know it exists, and they go to all the races, but it's hard to say what they'll do. I hope it works out. If they love it, that's sick, if they don't, it doesn't matter to me. As long as they're having fun. If they choose to go into the off road world, boy or girl, they're going to have some big shoes to fill and big expectations. Hopefully that's what they want to do and live up to that, if that's what they want to do. I just hope they have fun. That's what I push every day. Even me, I'm laughing half the time in these race cars because of the stuff we get away with driving them. It's literally the most fun you can have in your life to drive these cars.
With the 2020 season on the horizon, what big things can we expect from Kyle LeDuc? What are your hopes and goals for this year's Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series?
We want to race. We want to be competitive. We want to be fast. But I think for me and my team and my sponsors, we need to push the aspect of short course. We need to do more to showcase the racing, deliver content to the masses. Show what we do, and why it's so cool to sit in the grandstands. I've been around it literally my entire life, and I run up into the grandstands because the Pro Lite races are about to start. We're pointing, we're screaming, and we need to showcase that more to the people that spend their money to come and watch us, and those who choose not to. Obviously, racing is important to pay my bills, winning the races, and getting the most TV time as possible. Those are all the biggest things for me. Everything is going to be different, better, new, fast, but none of that is irrelevant if we don't push the fans and get them more interacted into what we do and get them into the grandstands.
Who would you like to thank for contributing to all of your success?
Obviously, you thank your team, your influencers, your wife, your kids. All of those are the people that literally make it happen. And there's no way to do it without any of them. But there are those moments where it's just myself and the race truck. I've been there when I have everything on the line, and it's those moments in the car where you're having the time of your life. You do something that blows your mind. Doing that stuff in the race car, pulling those things off and having that feeling of victory and pride, it transfers into the team, into the sponsors, and into the fans. I think stupid little moments inside of a race car really have massive implications on all that stuff. So, you really want to push and be grateful for all of your team, but at the same time, you need to deliver, and the pressure is on everybody. You want to thank all your talents and success, and at the same time, none of it is possible without sponsors, the team that lets you drive that truck out on the track, and your family for supporting you. It literally is a massive nutshell where nothing overrides and over strides anyone in the process.
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I was chosen to speak at TechEd New Zealand this year. I'll be doing some exam-prep sessions and helping out in the Certification Centre on what I like to call "Day 0", Tuesday prior to the opening Keynote speaker. I'm also doing a session on "Top 10 Ways to Conquer Your Fear of PowerShell" during the main event.
If you are thinking of going and haven't registered yet, get yourself to the TechEd NZ site for all the details. I hope to see you there!


text: 4VAC15-30-40. Importation Requirements, Possession and Sale of Nonnative (Exotic) Animals. A. Permit required. A special permit is required and may be issued by the department, if consistent with the department's fish and wildlife management program, to import, possess, or sell those nonnative (exotic) animals listed below and in 4VAC15-20-210 that the board finds and declares to be predatory or undesirable within the meaning and intent of § 29.1-542 of the Code of Virginia, in that their introduction into the Commonwealth will be detrimental to the native fish and wildlife resources of Virginia. AMPHIBIANS Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Anura Bufonidae Rhinella marina Cane toad* Pipidae Hymenochirus spp. Pseudohymenochiris merlini African dwarf frog Xenopus spp. Tongueless or African clawed frog Caudata Ambystomatidae All species All mole salamanders BIRDS Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Psittaciformes Psittacidae Myiopsitta monachus Monk parakeet* Anseriformes Anatidae Cygnus olor Mute swan FISH Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Cypriniformes Catostomidae Catostomus microps Modoc sucker Catostomus santaanae Santa Ana sucker Catostomus warnerensis Warner sucker Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth* buffalo I. cyprinellus Bigmouth* buffalo I. niger Black buffalo* Characidae Pygopristis spp. Pygocentrus spp. Rooseveltiella spp. Serrasalmo spp. Serrasalmus spp. Taddyella spp. Piranhas Cobitidae Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Oriental weatherfish Cyprinidae Aristichyhys nobilis Bighead carp* Chrosomus saylori Laurel dace Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp or white amur Cyprinella caerulea Blue shiner Cyprinella formosa Beautiful shiner Cyprinella lutrensis Red shiner Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp* Mylopharyngodom piceus Black carp* Notropis albizonatus Palezone shiner Notropis cahabae Cahaba shiner Notropis girardi Arkansas River shiner Notropis mekistocholas Cape Fear shiner Notropis simus pecosensis Pecos bluntnose shiner Notropis topeka (= tristis) Topeka shiner Phoxinus cumberlandensis Blackside dace Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus Independence Valley speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis Ash Meadows speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus Clover Valley speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus ssp. Foskett speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus thermalis Kendall Warm Springs dace Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Tinca tinca Tench* Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia gaigei Big Bend gambusia Gambusia georgei San Marcos gambusia Gambusia heterochir Clear Creek gambusia Gambusia nobilis Pecos gambusia Peociliopsis occidentalis Gila topminnow Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni Unarmored threespine stickleback Gobiesociformes Gobiidae Proterorhinus marmoratus Tubenose goby Neogobius melanostomus Round goby Perciformes Channidae Channa spp. Parachanna spp. Snakeheads Cichlidae Tilapia spp. Tilapia Gymnocephalus cernuum Ruffe* Elassomatidae Elassoma alabamae Spring pygmy sunfish Percidae Crystallaria cincotta Diamond darter Etheostoma chermocki Vermilion darter Etheostoma boschungi Slackwater darter Etheostoma chienense Relict darter Etheostoma etowahae Etowah darter Etheostoma fonticola Fountain darter Etheostoma moorei Yellowcheek darter Etheostoma nianguae Niangua darter Etheostoma nuchale Watercress darter Etheostoma okaloosae Okaloosa darter Etheostoma phytophilum Rush darter Etheostoma rubrum Bayou darter Etheostoma scotti Cherokee darter Etheostoma sp. Bluemask (= jewel) darter Etheostoma susanae Cumberland darter Etheostoma wapiti Boulder darter Percina antesella Amber darter Percina aurolineata Goldline darter Percina jenkinsi Conasauga logperch Percina pantherina Leopard darter Percina tanasi Snail darter Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Cottus sp. Grotto sculpin Cottus paulus (= pygmaeus) Pygmy sculpin Siluriformes Clariidae All species Air-breathing catfish Ictaluridae Noturus baileyi Smoky madtom Noturus crypticus Chucky madtom Noturus placidus Neosho madtom Noturus stanauli Pygmy madtom Noturus trautmani Scioto madtom Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae Monopterus albus Swamp eel MAMMALS Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Artiodactyla Suidae All Species Pigs or Hogs* Cervidae All Species Deer* Carnivora Canidae All Species Wild Dogs,* Wolves, Coyotes or Coyote hybrids, Jackals and Foxes Ursidae All Species Bears* Procyonidae All Species Raccoons and* Relatives Mustelidae All Species Weasels, Badgers,* Skunks and Otters (except Mustela putorius furo) Ferret Viverridae All Species Civets, Genets,* Lingsangs, Mongooses, and Fossas Herpestidae All Species Mongooses* Hyaenidae All Species Hyenas and Aardwolves* Felidae All Species Cats* Chiroptera All Species Bats* Lagomorpha Lepridae Brachylagus idahoensis Pygmy rabbit Lepus europeaeous European hare Oryctolagus cuniculus European rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani riparius Riparian brush rabbit Sylvilagus palustris hefneri Lower Keys marsh rabbit Rodentia All species native to Africa All species native to Africa Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius preblei Preble's meadow jumping mouse Muridae Microtus californicus scirpensis Amargosa vole Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis Hualapai Mexican vole Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli Florida salt marsh vole Neotoma floridana smalli Key Largo woodrat Neotoma fuscipes riparia Riparian (= San Joaquin Valley) woodrat Oryzomys palustris natator Rice rat Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola Key Largo cotton mouse Peromyscus polionotus allophrys Choctawhatchee beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus ammobates Alabama beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris Southeastern beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis St. Andrew beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus phasma Anastasia Island beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis Perdido Key beach mouse Reithrodontomys raviventris Salt marsh harvest mouse Heteromyidae Dipodomys heermanni morroensis Morro Bay kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami parvus San Bernadino Merriam's kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides exilis Fresno kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides Tipton kangaroo rat Dipodomys stephensi (including D. cascus) Stephens' kangaroo rat Perognathus longimembris pacificus Pacific pocket mouse Sciuridae Cynomys spp. Prairie dogs Spermophilus brunneus brunneus Northern Idaho ground squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis Mount Graham red squirrel Soricomorpha Soricidae Sorex ornatus relictus Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew MOLLUSKS Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Neotaenioglossa Hydrobiidae Potamopyrgus antipodarum New Zealand mudsnail Veneroida Dreissenidae Dreissena bugensis Quagga mussel Dreissena polymorpha Zebra mussel REPTILES Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Crocodilia Alligatoridae All species Alligators, caimans* Crocodylidae All species Crocodiles* Gavialidae All species Gavials* Squamata Colubridae Boiga irregularis Brown tree snake* CRUSTACEANS Order Family Genus/Species Common Name Decapoda Cambaridae Cambarus aculabrum Cave crayfish Cambarus zophonastes Cave crayfish Orconectes rusticus Rusty crayfish Orconectes shoupi Nashville crayfish Pacifastacus fortis Shasta crayfish Procambarus sp. Marbled crayfish Parastacidae Cherax spp. Australian crayfish Varunidea Eriocheir sinensis Chinese mitten crab B. Temporary possession permit for certain animals. Notwithstanding the permitting requirements of subsection A of this section, a person, company or corporation possessing any nonnative (exotic) animal, designated with an asterisk (*) in subsection A of this section, prior to July 1, 1992, must declare such possession in writing to the department by January 1, 1993. This written declaration shall serve as a permit for possession only, is not transferable, and must be renewed every five years. This written declaration must include species name, common name, number of individuals, date or dates acquired, sex (if possible), estimated age, height or length, and other characteristics such as bands and band numbers, tattoos, registration numbers, coloration, and specific markings. Possession transfer will require a new permit according to the requirements of this subsection. C. Exception for certain monk parakeets. A permit is not required for monk parakeets (quakers) that have been captive bred and are closed-banded with a seamless band. D. Exception for parts or products. A permit is not required for parts or products of those nonnative (exotic) animals listed in subsection A of this section that may be used for personal use, in the manufacture of products, or used in scientific research, provided that such parts or products be packaged outside the Commonwealth by any person, company, or corporation duly licensed by the state in which the parts originate. Such packages may be transported into the Commonwealth, consistent with other state laws and regulations, so long as the original package remains unbroken, unopened and intact until its point of destination is reached. Documentation concerning the type and cost of the animal parts ordered, the purpose and date of the order, point and date of shipping, and date of receiving shall be kept by the person, business or institution ordering such nonnative (exotic) animal parts. Such documentation shall be open to inspection by a representative of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. E. Exception for prairie dogs. The effective date of listing of prairie dogs under subsection A of this section shall be January 1, 1998. Prairie dogs possessed in captivity in Virginia on December 31, 1997, may be maintained in captivity until the animals' deaths, but they may not be sold on or after January 1, 1998, without a permit. F. Exception for snakehead fish. Anglers may legally harvest snakehead fish of the family Channidae, provided that they immediately kill such fish and that they notify the department, as soon as practicable, of such actions. G. Exception for feral hogs. Anyone may legally trap feral hogs with written permission of the landowner, provided that any trapped hogs are not removed from the trap site alive and are killed immediately. H. Exception for grass carp. Anglers may legally harvest grass carp of the family Cyprinidae from public waters of the Commonwealth, except from department-owned or department-controlled lakes, provided that anglers ensure that harvested grass carp are dead. I. All other nonnative (exotic) animals. All other nonnative (exotic) animals not listed in subsection A of this section may be possessed, purchased, and sold; provided, that such animals shall be subject to all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including those that apply to threatened/endangered species, and further provided, that such animals shall not be liberated within the Commonwealth. Statutory Authority § 29.1-501 of the Code of Virginia. Historical Notes Derived from VR325-01-2 § 4, eff. July 15, 1992; amended, Volume 11, Issue 05, effective January 1, 1995; Volume 12, Issue 04, eff. January 1, 1996; Volume 13, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 1997; Volume 13, Issue 18, subsections A through E and G eff. July 1, 1997, subsection F eff. January 1, 1998; Volume 17, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 19, Issue 07, eff. November 25, 2002; Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. July 30, 2003; Volume 22, Issue 06, eff. December 1, 2005; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 27, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 29, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2014; Volume 31, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2015; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. January 1, 2017.


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Natural star Nani latest movie Jersey is being directed by Malli Rava fame Gautham Tinnanuri. Film being made with intriguing storyline is produced by Sithara Entertainments. Kannada beauty Shraddha Srinath is paired up with Nani in Jersey.
Interesting and latest update about Jersey is that teaser will made available on January 12th, officially announced by makers. Team is diligent in releasing the film in April 2019. Young talent Anirudh is composing music for this film.


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Augernon was a '94 Mountaineer and close friend of Ascender.
Personality Edit
Augernon was the resident Ebenguard for The Mountaineers before the lie of this world destroyed his mind. According to Ascender, "the same "thing" that came for the other '94s came for him. Twisted his mind. He'd seen more of the truth than anyone else, and it's like someone went in and tore it out of him, leaving half a man behind. One day he was the sweetest guy I ever met, father, husband, friend… The next day he was a ghost" [1].
Having been twisted by the forces determined to keep magic at bay, Augernon slips in and out of lucidity. Despite this, he still has some perception of himself in his dreams, an area where magic could not be destroyed.
Biography Edit
Augernon is one of the two remaining members of the '94 Mountaineers who managed to survive the entity that seeks to destroy all magic. Prior to the extermination of the Mountaineers, he had a wife and sons. Unlike Ascender, who was able to escape the entity by never staying in one place for very long, Augernon was forced to confront the entity. Having seen "more of the truth than anyone else," his entire sense of self was destroyed, leaving behind a shell of a man.
In the last number of years, Augernon had spent his life in a Maryland mental health facility. Ascender had visited him a number of times, sometimes being remembered by the man, but Augernon never had any memories of the Mountaineers or what they did.
Phase One Edit
After the events of Fragment Three, Ascender went to visit Augernon, who began to remember his past after falling asleep. Augernon told him that the older Mountaineers were not meant to solve the fragments but to help recruits. Each of the six remaining Mountaineers (Augernon, Endri, Eaves, Bash, Itsuki and Ascender), were meant to be guild masters who would usher in a new age. When the other Mountaineers attempted to contact Ascender, he stated that "There are wheels turning in the shadows. Augernon showed me. A machine churns in the dark places of the world. Growing in size and power. An old machine that wants to separate us. Crush us. We are at war. A war I've been too blind to see until now. You have work to do, I have a war to fight" [2].
Phase Three Edit
During Fragment Eleven, Aether posted a number of links onto the Kemetic Solutions website. On the page 'Free,' Aether mentioned that he needed to find the 18 gates but to do so, he needed to find 'Sanvig' first[3]. On the page, a number of the words had hidden letters and, when compiling these letters, realized they formed a bit.ly link[4]. At first Mountaineers thought the link was random, as it lead to a kindly looking doctor[5]. Reverse image searching took them to a website called Go-Getters - a mental health facility in Maryland, but they could find no clear connections[6]. However, Martin Rank soon interjected to note that the website was not random and that he had tried contacting them before. Go-Getters was the same mental health facility where Augernon was staying[7]. Marty had tried to reach him before, but had never made it past intake because he did not know Augie's real name[8].
Realizing Aether was trying to reach out to Augie, Marty volunteered to travel to Maryland and ask him some questions. Aether acquired the Consolatory Teatime for Misplaced Memory spell from The Lost Athenaeum and he and Marty, together with recruits, were able to bring the old Augie back. Electronics were prohibited in Go-Getters, Marty used a pen and paper to record their conversation:
|Marty's Conversation With Augernon
After the Consolatory Teatime spell wore off, Augernon experienced a seizure and Martin was pushed out of the room, choosing to flee from the scene. Marty attempted to contact Augie's family, but was unable to reach them. [10]. Augie's status is ultimately unknown.
Phase Four Edit
Augie was encountered again in the road to Fragment Thirteen, when recruits found themselves with a message prompt on the Fletcher Dawson website. Augie revealed that he was from 1998, and that he and the '94 Mountaineers were using an email chain after the forum had been destroyed by The Churning Storm. Modern day recruits, not wanting to break the time stream, kept things vague and said they were another group of Mountaineers. Augie told recruits that people needed to be vetted by Tinkerdown, the welcoming committee, otherwise they'd have to wait for the Book emails. After bonding with one of the recruits, Augie decided to see if he could share information with the group and, when Tink didn't reply, he sent the information on, assuming it was a "soft yes." He also told recruits that he and the other Mounties had been receiving materials from the Ackerly Green offices from someone by the name of Benefactor. Augie served as a go-between for past and future Mounties, as they figured out the clock puzzle. While waiting to hear the results, Augie told recruits about his grandfather. He told Augie that the good guys won the war, but he learned later that the bad guys had already conquered the world and they never even knew it. He also told him "'they' hide in a palace made of doors. That's where they rule from. They watch us from behind the doors. Waiting."
After solving the fragment, a recruit sent Augie the Consolatory Teatime spell, telling him that they had used it on a friend. In his response, he told recruits that he had grown up hearing stories of the palace made of doors and the lost battle for magiq. It had toughened him up, and he had brought that knowledge with him off the mountain. It had driven him to search for magiq his whole life. Augie went back to the mountain to see his father and his grandpa, telling Mountaineers he would bring a can of beer for his father, and a tin of tea for his grandpa.
In Fragment Fourteen, Knatz relayed what Augie had said to her after the trip to the mountain. He had successfully performed the spell on his grandfather, who had told him stories of the proto-Mountaineers during World War II. Augie's grandfather and his friends had their memories wiped by the Storm, and he had escaped with only fragments of his memory. It was too painful for him to remember, so he stored what object he had from that time in his floorboards. Augie went through them and found a Nazi spellbook with a "bastard hex" with a spell that could hide people from the Storm, in exchange for erasing their knowledge of magiq. Augie had Tinkerdown restore the forum and rallied what was left of the Mountaineers to perform the spell. He also gave Knatz a coin from his father, that he said could buy them enough time to hide from the Storm before it broke. However, in Fragment Fifteen, Ascender told Mountaineers that he knew how the coin worked, and that it couldn't shield a dozen Mountaineers at the same time. The Mountaineers who performed the hex were successful, but the Storm arrived to claim them. To protect them, Augie cast a spell to channel all harm to him, sacrificing himself and leading the Storm to believe it had done its job of erasing their minds[11].
After The Monarch Papers Edit
During Marty's post "A Quick Check In," Marty mentioned that the Storm's victims had not recovered, but that Aether was scouring the Low in search of a cure[12]. Augie's fate in the present time was left unknown, but given that Augie sacrificed himself to the Storm, it can be assumed that he has not recovered from the Storm's effects.
Gallery Edit
References Edit
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/you-are-the-mountaineers/90
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/ascender-has-finally-responded/251
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/149
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/97
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/120
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/143
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/166
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/168
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/693
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/solved-fragment-eleven-durkonos/735/701
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/found-fragment-fifteen-reunions-and-revivals-gnascorius/1464/300
- ↑ http://forum.basecamp33.com/t/a-quick-check-in/1883


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I have a good excuse to cover one month of the 15 that have sped by since the last post here. I managed a 30-day spell in British Columbia in the September / October just gone. This included some exploration of the north-west of the province around the port of Prince Rupert, the one part of BC I had not been to before.
The weather along the coast was not great and I had to abandon thoughts of taking a ferry over to the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Haida Gwaii. Fortuitously this pushed me inland to the vast trackless wilds broadly known as Kitimat-Stikine, a jumble of rivers and mountains that grips the panhandle of Alaska. The rivers here are the most magnificent I have ever seen. The very names make for 'found' poetry: the Skeena and the Nass are the main watercourses, and they are variously fed by such as the Kleanza, the Zymacord, the Exchamsiks, the Exstew, the Kitsumkalum, the Ishkeenich, the Kinskuch to name but a few of the main contributors…oh, and the Cranberry River. It's hard to find out the names of the smaller creeks, but I particularly like the Slickenslide.
This is an area that does not get much attention in the guidebooks, but I will be eternally grateful to the whim that took me north of the plain pit-stop town of Terrace into the Nass Valley. Grateful because this is an area of thrilling beauty, and the one road in provides a gateway to untold delights on both sides, as well as access to the Nisga'a communities grouped around the Lava Beds at the point where human penetration into the mountains comes to an end.
And grateful because parts of this area are under dire threat from pipeline proposals that seek to transport oil from the controversial Tar Sands exploitation in Alberta to the west coast. Even the huge grizzly bear sanctuary of Khutzeymateen (designated as recently as the 1980s) is included in the Harper government's mercenary plans. I managed a glimpse of something that may not exist for much longer, though that does nothing to diminish the sense of loss, or the desire to support whatever can be done to amend the plans.
What follows is a brief account of a two-night excursion into the remote area north-west of Terrace. I left the Nisga'a Highway just south of the gorgeous Kitsumkalum Lake and parked the van in a clearing, surrounded by red alder and cottonwoods. I left it at dawn in the care of an elderly raven, who promised to protect it from bears if I slipped him or her some porridge.
The immediate area is dominated by Mount Kenney (2073 m or 6810 ft) and this was my objective. The weather was good and seemed set fair for the next two days.
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The voice in my head after 6 hours of bush-whacking and laborious height-gain: "Stupid bastard! You've forgotten how hard it is to get above the tree-line in Canada…yep, all this undergrowth and the Sitka spruces, cedars, hemlocks and lodgepole pines are wonderful, but oh for a clear view and some granite underfoot!"
A couple of hours later I emerged into a bewitching landscape of dwarf conifers, bonsai scrubby shrubs and colossal trawler nets of pastel green lichen. Despite the height the ground was surprisingly boggy and spongy, though the dry summer and early autumn had ensured that it was all easily negotiated. I recalled the drunken First Nations man flailing around in the middle of the downtown area in Terrace yelling "Dry river sucks! Dry river sucks!" at the limpid, limping Skeena. Finally, around 6 pm I reached a sweeping ridge of clean volcanic rock.
Striding upwards over clear rock after hours of earth, root, shale and muskeg felt like a transfusion of pure energy, an energy further fed by the unfolding panorama of peaks and ridges to the north, east and south. However, I knew that I had a decision to make: the sun was dipping fast and the topmost ramparts of Mount Kenney looked far away and forbidding. I found a comfortable enough shelf of rock and, over a big meal and endless brews of tea I turned my gaze towards the darkling outline of the adjacent Sleeping Beauty Mountain. I had not wanted to eat in the forest in case a bear picked up the smell of food. This region is home to the rare Kermode Bear, or Spirit Bear, a cream-coloured genetic variant of the black bear. I longed to see one, but not quite so far from a safe vantage point.
I amended my plans. Across a wide, shallow col from the top of my ridge was a mountain top slightly lower and less well defended than Mount Kenney. This was Sleeping Beauty Mountain.
It was a cold and cheerless night on the eastern flank of Mount Kenney. The clouds had massed and merged as darkness fell and I read and did a crossword by torchlight, dozing only occasionally in my bivouac bag. The silence felt deeper and more absolute than I could comprehend. Any movement I made, especially the sporadic blood-warming exercises, created a ripple effect that took many minutes to become smooth again.
At first light I picked my way further up the ridge and then began a series of contour-meanderings in the direction of Sleeping Beauty. With the gaining of extra height I could see that the route was not as simple as it had looked from lower down. There was now plenty of snow underfoot, a mixture of the dirty remnants from the previous winter and fresher falls. As part of the final pull onto the upper slopes of Sleeping Beauty I had to cross a blue-brown glacier, a fine adrenalin experience but easier than the bush-whacking, though it did shred one of my two pairs of slip-on crampons.
By nightfall I had become familiar with every square metre of the small summit plateau. Mount Kenney was an austere, bulking neighbour on one side, but the fading light revealed white horse waves of mountain ranges in every other direction. And not a cloud in the sky.
Health warning: spending nights out alone in remote locations can become addictive. There is fear, comedy, exhilaration, meditative inspiration, bodily function, sensory ecstasy, challenge, wonder, strength and frailty.
I did not sleep a wink on Sleeping Beauty…there was such an infinite succession of moments to be part of. And it was bloody cold, despite my many layers, my many brews and my many callisthenics! I could not read or chip away at a crossword because the stars were just so magnetic to the eye, so erotic to the mind and the spirit. No light pollution; 5,000 feet of elevation; a slim moon casting enough silver to outline the surrounding peaks; air as clear as a crystal carafe of Hendricks gin – it felt as if the universe was within stroking, tasting distance.
There is a certain level of self-control that is necessary in such situations. I don't know about you, reader, but I find that the human mind struggles in any prolonged confrontation with cosmic immensity…knowing your limits affords great riches, but it is possible to overdo it. On this night I was saved from any such danger around 3 a.m. by a sudden intrusion of noises off.
The first sound was an outraged roar, swiftly followed by an answering throaty yawning bawl. Even though my brain soon told me that this shocking outburst came from some way off, my entire spine and all its filaments of nerve tendrils turned to ice. And not in a good, calm way. Apart from bird calls this was the first sound I had heard for nearly two days.
Anyone who has slept in a campsite knows that sound travels embarrassingly well at night. It seemed as if this bear encounter was happening just a few yards away. In fact the grizzlies (I was sure they must be grizzlies from the depth and volume of the roars) were about half a mile away and 500 feet below, perhaps just inside the tree-line. Even so, at some points over the next hour or so I thought that I could smell their musky anger and fear as well as hearing their violent expletives. Bears seldom fight as they know they will suffer damage, even if they win, so this must have been quite some turf war. I came to distinguish between the indignant pose noises and the ferocious moments of desperate engagement.
Eventually the bellowing and the brashing-thrashing tailed to a silence that seemed to shout louder than any previous silence.
I waited until the sun was fully up before moving down the slopes that would take me back in the direction of Kitsumkalum Lake and the van. It was a deeply absorbing dawn rather than a spectacular one. To the west and north a broad belt of pinkish-mauve atmosphere separated the mountains from the upper sky. This started as a vivid, hot pink but the rising sun seemed to suck all the heat out of it, drawing in all the colour until the whole sky was a uniform blue.
Interestingly my route of descent took me unerringly to the fringe of the forest where the bears had been fighting. I had my bear-spray at the ready, but for no justifiable reason I had a gut feeling that both had vacated the area. There were large deposits of bear shit all over the place (they must have been just as scared as me!) and lots of broken branches. Fresh claw marks some ten feet up a couple of trees showed that these must be large grizzlies (they mark territory and sharpen claws this way and cannot climb trees like black bears do).
The remainder of the descent was uneventful, but fascinating in the subtle ways that only forests can offer. I even picked up a proper trail for the last few miles, and a dirt-road yomp brought me back to the van by early evening. I slept for 10 hours in the van, and I swear that it was the same raven who watched over my late breakfast and journal writing. I discovered that he or she prefers porridge uncooked.
I have no idea why Sleeping Beauty Mountain was given that name. It is stunningly beautiful, but no more so than hundreds of others in the area. The Princess's time is yet to come as she has to sleep for one hundred years and the name first appears in the mid-20th century, but maps of the area are crude, and oral traditions are still powerful. In the old story, the union of Princess and Prince produces two offspring, the Dawn and the Day.
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This really is the re-launch of Maintenantman's wee blog. I have missed writing it, and I have missed the warmth and wit of the emails and comments that it has generated.
Please subscribe, and if you send in a comment don't worry if it does not appear straight away. WordPress send me an email and I have to 'approve' it before it is published. There are some odd characters out there in internetland!
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Weird Scenes 4/7/16 - Podcast of the Blind Dead -the films of Amando de Ossorio
In the short lived but much beloved Spanish horror scene, after Paul Naschy and perhaps the more internationally inclined Jesus Franco, one name stands out above all the others: Amando de Ossorio.
Starting off as a documentarian and veering off briefly into adult film, de Ossorio is known on these shores for quirky late night favorites Night of the Sorcerers, Fangs of the Living Dead and Demon Witch Child...but without a doubt, his most famed creation is those zombified agents of repression, those soullessly evil enemies of the living, the Knights Templar...better known as the Blind Dead.
Helming four films of fairly consistent quality and suffused with all the grim, fatalistic atmosphere the Iberian horror film is known for, de Ossorio would both share actors with and lose films to the aforementioned Naschy and Franco before terminating his decade and a half in cinema after one final disappointment...
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Feeding Pigeons on the Homestead
So, what do Pigeons eat anyway? After all, on a homestead feed is 90% of the operation costs. So, having specialized feed for every species is really counter productive. In this Blog we are going to explore feed requirements and options for Homestead Pigeons.
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