Monthly Archives: April 2010

Anand keeps lead after draw in 5th game

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

Following the games at the website identified in the article, it’s amazing how the most subtle of moves can make all the difference between a win, loss or tie. There is no question that these are two brilliant chess minds, … Continue reading →

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Belgium’s Muslims lash out at looming burqa ban

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

Not that my opinion matters, because it doesn’t, but I can “see” women wearing the two garments pictured below on the left; they look like traditional middle-eastern garb. But I’m sorry, the two outfits pictured to the right, particularly the … Continue reading →

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Pope at Vatican meeting on Legionaries of Christ

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

The key to this story is that the “inspectors” sent by the Vatican to investigate the workings of the Legionaries of Christ, whose former leader and founder was guilty of sexual crimes,  were all bishops appointed by Rome! This is … Continue reading →

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French Muslims feel victimised by veil ban

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

Funny how the human mind works. One could favorably argue that Muslim women are one of the most victimized groups in society. In predominantly Islamic countries, they are basically forced to wear what I will refer to as costumes by … Continue reading →

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Shakira visits Phoenix over tough immigration law

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

It seems that Shakira has now become a political activist. These entertainers generally have so much free time on their hands, and obviously the money and popularity that they have immediate access to people and places that the average individual … Continue reading →

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Australia’s ‘baby-faced killer’ buried in golden casket

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

This Carl Williams dude must have been quite a character. And talk about extravagance, being buried in a gold-plated coffin. No doubt most individuals on this planet could use the money spent in this casket, the only purpose of which … Continue reading →

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5 preschoolers hit with hammer in new China attack

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Great One

These are the most mindless assaults that I have ever heard of; attacking innocent children just for the sake of injuring or killing them. Obviously these individuals have mental disorders. And with this in mind, make sure you read the … Continue reading →

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Venezuela nabs man in alleged plot to kill Chavez

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

Would anyone out there want either of these two clowns as president of your country? I agree, I wouldn’t either, but these are the numb-nuts that the people of Bolivia (Ebo Morales) on the left, and Venezuela (Hugo Chavez) on … Continue reading →

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NASA: Claims of Life on Mars ‘Positively False’

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

Let me take this to the extreme. Even if there was not only intelligent life, but human life found on Mars, or anywhere else for that matter, it would be covered up by our government; and truth be told who … Continue reading →

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Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Spotted Passing Earth

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

If one of these monster-sized asteroids ever hits our planet humans will probably be a thing of the past. Even a smaller space-rock could cause widespread devastation. Should this occur, mankind will realize the stupidity of fighting and killing one … Continue reading →

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Frogs Surprisingly Like Humans, Genetically Speaking

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

Informative article for those interested in biology and evolution… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer livescience.com African clawed frogs have more in common with humans than you might think, according to their newly sequenced … Continue reading →

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Belgian parliament votes to ban wearing of veil

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

Oh well, so much for the bee-keeper suits in Belgium… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Belgian lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a draft law to ban wearing the full Islamic face veil … Continue reading →

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Anand takes lead after 4th chess game

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

The FIDE World Chess Championship continues… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press SOFIA (AFP) – India’s defending champion Viswanathan Anand took the lead Thursday after decisively winning the fourth game of his 12-game match for the world chess … Continue reading →

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Cairo embassy says girl in underage row still in Egypt

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

If my memory serves me correctly, the Prophet Muhammad married a nine year-old girl. As a result, these hard-line Muslims who follow the Quran literally feel it is acceptable to marry a child. By the way, this is not exclusive … Continue reading →

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Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

This is a follow-up to an earlier post on this Blog. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer Thu Apr 29, 6:46 am ET TAIXING, China – A knife-wielding man attacked a … Continue reading →

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Legionaries break silence ahead of Vatican meeting

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

No commentary needed. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY – The No. 2 official in the Legionaries of Christ has broken his silence on the eve of a Vatican meeting to discuss the fate of … Continue reading →

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Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Great One

What is happening in China? Why are children being targeted? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press BEIJING – A knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such … Continue reading →

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Vatican: Pope may apologize for abuse by priests

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

More BS from the Vatican… If the Pope and all his henchmen were honest, as all good Christians should  be, they would have come forward when this entire child abuse “thing” erupted (not to mention the fact that they could … Continue reading →

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Noriega not the only dictator with Paris property

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

I seem to have missed my calling. Being that I like the finer things in life; clothes, watches, sports cars and all that comes with them, mostly women… I should have been a dictator, or at the very least a … Continue reading →

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UN promotes illicit affairs: Ahmadinejad’s wife

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

Yes, Mrs. Ahmadinejad, why of course the goal of western societies is the “spreading of decadent schemes,” as you were quoted as saying. People in civilized societies have nothing better to do with their lives than to engage in this … Continue reading →

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Muslim-inspired fashion flaunted in Russia’s Chechnya

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

Nice clothing, but obviously being that it is designed specifically for Muslim women, it is far too conservative to have widespread appeal. No doubt the need to show more skin, much more skin, is more appealing to us folks of … Continue reading →

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Which U.S. State Has the Most Immigrants?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

An interesting and informative article… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Stuart Fox, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer livescience.com Immigration to America began around 1492, and hasn’t let up much since then. Almost everyone in the U.S. is from … Continue reading →

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Mayor pledges more Jewish homes in east Jerusalem

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

The fact is that the Jews will never compromise. They will continue to push forward despite the consequences and will poo-poo on anything told to them by the United States government, United Nations, etc. Of course, the paradox here is … Continue reading →

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Man stabs 18 students, 1 teacher in south China

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

It goes without saying that school security needs to be stepped-up in a big way in order to prevent these grotesque acts against (primarily) children from occurring. With the excessive population in China and concentration of people in general there … Continue reading →

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Thai authorities fire at protesters near capital

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Great One

These people have demonstrated that they are truly committed to their cause. I remember weeks ago when they collected blood from thousands of people (which I also thought was rather radical) thinking that they wouldn’t stop protesting until they achieved … Continue reading →

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Rome priest on trial for abuse in Vatican backyard

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

The following paragraph, making reference to the priest currently on trial, Ruggero Conti, is taken verbatim from the article below: “In police interrogations, the boys — some as young as 13 at the time of the alleged abuse — said … Continue reading →

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Anand, Topalov stay level after 3rd game

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

Chess is an awesome game, and playing it to anywhere near the level of these two grandmasters would be extremely rewarding. However, it takes hours upon hours of daily study for years, in addition to having the natural talent to … Continue reading →

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Chavez accuses US plane of `electronic warfare’

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

Whenever Hugo Chavez opens his mouth to speak the only thing that comes out, in addition to noise, is manure. This guy talks enough sh*t to fertilize all the wheat fields in the Midwest. My goodness, I’ve never known of … Continue reading →

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Ortiz arrested, accuses Jameson of drug use

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

What a mess! Ultimately whenever drug use (or in this instance an alleged drug addiction) is involved, the result is never good. Unfortunately, it’s the children who generally suffer most from the consequences of their parent’s actions. TGO Refer to … Continue reading →

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Panama’s ex-dictator Noriega extradited to France

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

Just think of the amount of money spent in the last 20-plus years by taxpayers in the United States to keep this dirt-bag (who also happened to be a CIA agent) in prison for drug trafficking charges, only to now … Continue reading →

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Palestinian girls get ticket to Intel science fair

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

Finally, a news article with a happy “ending.” TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By GRANT SLATER, Associated Press Writer Grant Slater, Associated Press Writer NABLUS, West Bank – Watching her blind aunt and uncle struggle to navigate … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s Chavez rebuffs Pentagon report

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

Venezuela’s ties with Iran sound surprisingly similar to Cuba’s ties with the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. Hugo Chavez, like his mentor Fidel Castro, make a living talking tough against the United States, and naturally ally themselves with enemies … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong police make largest drug bust

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

It would be interesting to know where the cocaine seized in this drug bust originated. My understanding is that cocaine is grown exclusively, at least in large quantities, in South American countries. But maybe that’s not so. If someone out … Continue reading →

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S.Korea completes world’s longest seawall

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Great One

This is quite an impressive feat. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press by Park Chan-Kyong Park Chan-kyong SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea formally marked completion of the world’s longest seawall on Tuesday, the first step in a massive … Continue reading →

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Firing over creationism e-mail leads to appeal

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

It truly is amazing; the amount of time and energy spent by politicians, lawyers and government employees in this country discussing outlandish fallacies such as Creationism. The Christian relics who continue to push to teach this misguided, story-book concept to … Continue reading →

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Volcano showers sand and ash over Guatemala

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

All we need now is a repeat of the volcanic eruption in Iceland, only this time in Guatemala, located in Central America… TGO Refer to brief article below. Source: Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – The Santiaguito volcano has showered … Continue reading →

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Pedophile priest was volunteer in Dutch church

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

What better place is there for a pedophile to seek shelter than within the ranks of the Catholic Church, where he is among his peers? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Mon Apr 26, 3:25 pm ET AMSTERDAM – The Dutch Catholic … Continue reading →

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Evangelists claim ‘Noah’s Ark’ discovery on Turkish mountain

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

Imagine that, about 4800 years ago Noah’s Ark came to rest on a mountaintop in Turkey. Yet somehow, these animals migrated from Mount Ararat to places like Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, the North Pole, etc. Never mind that the animals … Continue reading →

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Smoking May Be in Your Genes

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

For you smokers out there, interesting findings on cigarette smoking… TGO Refer to story below. Source: HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) — For some people, quitting smoking could be especially difficult because their dependence … Continue reading →

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Aliens may exist but contact would hurt: Hawking

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

There no doubt is intelligent life somewhere in the universe; notice I said somewhere, not somewhere else. With everything humans do to destroy one another I would certainly not consider our race to be intelligent – it’s just that we’re … Continue reading →

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12 Twisted Tornado Facts

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

Interesting article on tornadoes. TGO Refer to information below. Source: LiveScience LiveScience Staff LiveScience.com livescience Staff livescience.com Sun Apr 25, 3:25 pm ET Despite improved warnings and forecasts over the past few decades, tornadoes still cause many deaths each year. To learn a little … Continue reading →

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Israeli forces kill Hamas militant in West Bank

Posted on April 26, 2010 by The Great One

More of the same between the Israelis and Palestinians… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press BEIT AWWA, West Bank (AFP) – Israeli forces on Monday killed a wanted Hamas operative who had holed up in a house in … Continue reading →

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Pope hails anti-pedophilia group

Posted on April 25, 2010 by The Great One

More BS from the Pope. What is really disgusting about this entire pedophilia issue is that the Pope, as well as other top Vatican leaders, had knowledge of sexual and physical abuse on children in Catholic churches and schools throughout … Continue reading →

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Police, protesters clash in south Sudan; 2 killed

Posted on April 25, 2010 by The Great One

The woman pictured below, in her bee-keeper suit, shows her ink-stained finger after voting. Why is it that every event in Islamic nations always involves violence and generally death. Can’t these people do anything in a civilized manner? I suppose … Continue reading →

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Afghan schoolgirls fall ill in suspected gas attack

Posted on April 25, 2010 by The Great One

Despicable acts such as the one described in this article could only be carried out by a group of religious freaks who want to maintain the archaic beliefs of their retarded faith. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By … Continue reading →

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Britain apologises for ‘foolish’ pope vist document

Posted on April 24, 2010 by The Great One

The document in question may very well be in poor taste, but it nevertheless exemplifies that people throughout the planet see the Pope for what he is; a silly and worthless character. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Vatican spokesman: Church able to heal from wounds

Posted on April 24, 2010 by The Great One

I wholeheartedly concur with the title of this article. Of course the Church will survive this; it has survived worse. And the reason the Church will overcome the rape and physical abuse inflicted on countless numbers of children throughout the … Continue reading →

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Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

Posted on April 24, 2010 by The Great One

The result of religious passion is demonstrated in this article… Man’s worst invention, religion, will ultimately be the cause for the extermination of the human race. TGO Refer to information below. Source: Associated Press By The Associated Press The Associated … Continue reading →

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Yemen cleric: fight draft law banning child brides

Posted on April 24, 2010 by The Great One

Here we go again folks; religion at work. TGO Refer to brief article below. Source: Associated Press SAN’A, Yemen – Yemen’s most influential Islamic cleric is vowing to gather a “million” signatures to protest a draft law banning child brides … Continue reading →

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Bombs kill 69 in Iraq’s deadliest day this year

Posted on April 23, 2010 by The Great One

As stated in a post on this Blog earlier today, there is no end to the chaos in Iraq. All allied forces should just pull out and let things run their course. If it’s not the Sunnis it’s the Shiites, … Continue reading →

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