Monthly Archives: October 2010

Football 10/11: Vs Tottenham

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

First things first. I was impressed with the teams overall performance. Some weaknesses continue to be evident such as Nani’s lack of team ethic, Hernandez letting himself be bullied around. But no one had bad game. Van Der Sar pulled … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Constantinople

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

When making my initial list of decisive battles, I shied away from final battles, those clashes that ended a war. Those battles like Appomatox, Berlin, Yorktown, between a nearly beaten force and a rampant one. I find that those clashes … Continue reading →

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The ULA

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I certainly plan to write more about this in the not too distant future. It struck me first during the local elections a few years ago that there is room for more political parties in the Irish system (due to … Continue reading →

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There Goes Julian Assange…The Psychopath…

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

What the…What is this? Concerning. Bewildering. I feel unclean. What we have here is either the most insane bullshit ever written – the kind of hardcore version of “I have a girlfriend but she goes to a different school” – … Continue reading →

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On The Steppe, Part 5

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Another entry from the Play By Posting series. Marcus Eddington was feeling uncomfortable. He and Larson were nestled into the base of a hill just a few meters away from the road. Quietus remained on the Tauros’ big gun, swinging … Continue reading →

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Football 10/11: vs Wolves

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

The League Cup defence rumbles on as the kids did just enough to put away McCarthy’s men. All kind of scrappy in the second half. Wolves kep doing the same thing down our end, running to the left byline and dragging … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks: My Own “Data Dump”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

I’ve read some excellent stuff on the latest batch of war logs dumped on an uncaring public and I’d just like to link to some of it. Thomas Ricks over at Best Defence puts it as bluntly as possible: “Tell me … Continue reading →

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Football 10/11: vs Stoke City

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Not much to say other than a few things that struck me: -This whole attitude with this team, giving away leads, accepting draws that are viewed as defeats for us and victories for the opposition, has got to stop. -Hernandez, … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks Is Back!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Oh Julian Assange, how long has it been? So, what have you been up to since we last talked about you? What’s that? Your friends have turned against you? Oh dear. Sweden is refusing to grant you residence? Bummer. You’re in … Continue reading →

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International Rules: Yawn

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

What do you get when you combine two fast paced, exiting sports like Aussie Rules and Gaelic Football? A horrible mess of the sport that neither team can play right. Watching the first leg of this annual event, held last … Continue reading →

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