NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions: GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (3rd in a row)
Runners-Up: UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS ARGONAUTS
2013 Champions: GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS
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USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association)
National Champions: NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS (3rd in a row)
Runners-Up: ALFRED STATE PIONEERS
2013 Champions: NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS Continue reading
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Northwest Smith
Previously Balladeer’s Blog has done a story-by- story examination of the neglected pulp heroes Silver John and the Moon Man. Now begins a look at the pulp adventures of that often neglected 1930’s science fiction hero Northwest Smith.
THE HERO: Space traveling anti-hero Smith was created by the female writer C.L. Moore in the 1930′s. Four decades before Han Solo, Northwest Smith was a ruthless swashbuckling smuggler, thief and all-around mercenary. Smith’s less than sterling character made him a refreshing change from the usually wholesome pulp heroes of the time.
THE STORIES: Northwest Smith’s adventures take place in the far future, when regular trade exists between Earth and the native inhabitants of Mars and Venus. The other planets in the solar system have been colonized by those Big Three worlds, providing a backdrop that combines elements of westerns, seagoing adventures and colonial-era war stories. Continue reading
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1. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON ### 2. LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS ### 3. GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES ### 4. BELHAVEN COLLEGE BLAZERS ### 5. OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS ### Continue reading
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Frederick Lawrence, Brandeis U’s cowardly and hypocritical president, is the perfect mascot for such a spineless institution.
Location: Cowering under a bed somewhere
Conference Affiliation: Institutions Too Cowardly To Defy Muslim Homophobia and Misogyny
Comment: Balladeer’s Blog is renaming the Brandeis University sports teams to reflect their recent gutless decision to rescind the honorary degree they were extending to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the courageous woman who defies death threats from Muslim fanatics by continuing her criticism of the religion whose oppressive nature caused her to flee two countries now.
Brandeis spinelessy claimed that after Islamist pressure group C.A.I.R. and others brought attention to Ali’s criticism of Islam’s barbaric treatment of women, including genital mutilation, Brandeis’ administration rescinded the honorary degree they were scheduled to confer upon her. Continue reading
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A VOYAGE TO THE WORLD OF CARTESIUS (AKA DESCARTES) (1690) – By Gabriel Daniel. This book dealt with a journey to the moon, the planets and ultimately to the “space beyond the universe”. The author’s use of “space” in this sense is often cited as the oldest known use of the word regarding concepts of “outer space” and “space travel”.
If you enjoyed Monty Python’s Philosopher Drinking Song you should enjoy A Voyage to the World of Cartesius (Descartes). Daniel depicted himself on a search to contact the soul of the philosopher Rene Descartes. In keeping with Cartesian philosophy’s separation of mind and body Descartes was shown drifting through space, employing his philosophy to “correct” mistakes that were made by the Mad Genius Creator of the Universe. Continue reading
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Yes, it’s National Equal Pay Day, on which we once again observe that Obama is one of the most hypocritical demagogues in history! While continuing his usual public pose that he is big on women’s issues Little Barry still refuses to give women equal pay! Typical cheap lip service! Continue reading
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Here’s one last round of congratulations to the college hockey champions in the five divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) DIVISION THREE
National Champions: SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS (3rd title in last 4 years)
Runners-up: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- STEVENS POINT POINTERS
2013 Champions: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- EAU CLAIRE BLUGOLDS
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ACHA (American Collegiate Hockey Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SUN DEVILS
Runners-up: ROBERT MORRIS (IL) UNIVERSITY EAGLES
2013 Champions: MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS Continue reading
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I’m concluding my look at Frederick C Davis’ 1930s pulp hero the Moon Man. In reality police detective Stephen Thatcher, the Moon Man stalked the night-darkened streets of fictional Great City clad in his black costume and his helmet made of one-way Argus glass.
Armed with two automatic pistols plus limitless courage and ingenuity the Moon Man captured or killed Great City’s most dangerous criminals – both white collar and blue collar – and robbed them of their ill-gotten booty. He would then distribute that money to the city’s Great Depression-ravaged poor. All this made him hunted by both the crooks AND the cops. For more on the Moon Man and other neglected pulp heroes click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/
37. MURDER AS A PASTIME – This story opens up with the Moon Man raiding the headquarters of a stolen car ring in order to capture the gang and make off with their criminal loot. “Yelloweye” Ruane, a man with odd yellow irises, is the brains of the car ring and in a lead-heavy gunfight he succeeds in driving the Moon Man off, but not before our hero nabs the crooked money.
Following MM from a distance Ruane learns the location of his latest hideout and after the Moon Man leaves Ruane enters the house and kidnaps Sue McEwen, our hero’s lady love who has been an accomplice to his double-life ever since she learned his true identity. Ruane is convinced that our globe- helmeted protagonist doesn’t really give his stolen loot to charity but keeps it for himself. Yelloweye anonymously informs the newspapers that unless the Moon Man comes up with $100,000 ransom his female accomplice (name unknown to Ruane) will be turned over to the cops. Continue reading
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RELIGION KILLS
Free Speech has been under assault by both Liberals and Conservatives in recent decades. There was a time when Liberals actively supported freedom of expression because they understood it was THE primary freedom from which all other freedoms flowed. The early figures from my own country’s history protected speech with the FIRST Amendment to the Constitution because they knew all too well that ideas that are considered taboo and offensive today might be considered essential truths by future generations.
The repulsive 1960s generation of American Liberals were all about Free Speech when THEIR ideas were the ones offending people. Once they considered themselves to be comfortably in the cultural, educational and political driver’s seat by the early 1990s they decided they wanted their own already outdated worldview enshrined in stone and presented as THE one true set of values.
They became the Political Correctness Police and anyone who offended their 1960s attitudes had to be silenced because – as they knew so well from their own experience – when controversial ideas are given the room to breathe they can often thrive. The totalitarian asses of the 1960s can’t bear the fact that younger people might have opinions that offend THEM as much as their opinions offended their parents’ generation.
SPIKED-Online.com is launching a FREE SPEECH NOW campaign in recognition of the fact that, all around the world similar assaults on Freedom of Expression are being made. If Muslims are offended they want the offensive material banned, if authoritarian regimes like the one in China are offended they want the offensive material banned, and on and on it goes. Considering that the more easily offended someone is the less intelligent they tend to be I find it amazing that Politically Correct censorship has thrived the way it has.
SPIKED-Online.com’s opening post in this campaign even quotes Spinoza’s wonderful line “Every man should think what he likes and say what he thinks.” That still rings true because no matter what the hypersensitive fools who want to censor the rest of us find offensive NONE of them has the right to try to extinguish one single product of the human mind.
Here at Balladeer’s Blog I deal with these issues on a daily basis. Just about everything I write offends either left-wing fanatics or right-wing fanatics or religious fanatics. So, in the spirit of freedom of expression no matter whose delicate little sensibilities are offended (including – GASP – African- Americans) I will link to Spiked-Online.com’s post and would certainly encourage anyone else who creates in any way to join me in doing so. Tell the powers that be – no matter what their skin color or their blood-soaked religion – that you will NOT let them dictate to you what ideas and opinions you are free to express. CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE AT SPIKED – http://www.spiked-online.com/freespeechnow/fsn_article/let-everyone-think-what-he-likes-and-say-what-he-thinks#.Uz8mu4JghtT
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Renaissance woman and supermodel Casey James once again demonstrates her versatility! Not only is she Balladeer’s Blog’s Official Movie Hostess, but she’s also my Official Gothic Horror Presenter and now is trying on the role of Mail Woman for Balladeer’s Blog.
The tough and seductive Casey will be generously presiding over my periodic posts like this where I will answer frequently-asked questions – including very hostile ones – from the emails that are sent to me.
EMAIL: What r u – some kind of Satanist or something? Continue reading
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