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QPR 1-0 to the good at Chelsea is pretty fucking weird, no?

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http://www.thefreeki…__fromsearch__1

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WTF?

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The tale of John McAfee

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“The craziest story of this last week? It’s an easy call—John McAfee’s self-told tale of becoming a spymaster in Belize, passing out malware-laden laptops to officials and overseeing a ring of 29 “operatives” who distributed and monitored the computers.[/font]
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McAfee, a one-time American antivirus expert, left the US for Belize a few years back and quicklyslipped into his own “heart of darkness”[/url] at his jungle estate. He’s been specializing in [url=“http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/12/ff-john-mcafees-last-stand/”]nutball behavior[/url]and eventually got himself raided by an elite Belize police squad which believed he was operating a meth lab on the property. Next, McAfee’s neighbor was murdered and McAfee went on the run, telling anyone who would listen that the Belize police were going to kill him (they said only that they wanted to question McAfee about the murder and that he was not a suspect). Now, back in the US after slipping across the border to Guatemala—a [url=“http://gizmodo.com/5967656/john-mcafee-accuses-vice-magazine-of-revealing-his-location-so-they-could-film-his-arrest?tag=john-mcafee”]long[/url] and [url=“http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/13/justice/florida-john-mcafee/index.html”]crazy story of its own—McAfee has taken again to his own blog to regale us all with the tale of John McAfee, spy chief.”[/font]
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/the-bizarre-tale-of-john-mcafee-spymaster/[/font]
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It’s been confirmed as well that a huge thread on Bluelight (a drugs forum) cooking and taking some designer amphetamine type drugs was started by McAfee as well - http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/541627-Hello-and-an-MDPV-Question[/font]

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That bluelight forum is gift and will help me with my mescalin experiments. :clap:

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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]A 28-year-old Dublin man has begun a High Court case for defamation, claiming he was wrongly accused of shoplifting a toy duck in a Smyths toy store. <pre><code><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Volunteer boxing coach David Mongan from Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, claims he was deeply embarrassed and ashamed when a security guard approached him and asked, "where is the duck, I know you have it". <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]The father-of-one says he was accosted during the incident in Smyths on the Belgard Road, in Dublin in November 2007 and suffered from depression following the incident. </code></pre> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He said he and his wife were shopping in the store on 27 November with his wife's young brother. 
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]They were in separate parts of the shop when he tried out the duck and gave it to his young brother-in-law to take to his wife and place in her shopping basket.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He said he was then approached by a security guard who spoke in a loud and intimidating voice asking where is the duck.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He claims other shoppers believed he was shop lifting.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He called for a manager and told them what had happened and his wife approached with the duck in her shopping basket. He later demanded an apology and called gardaĂ­ to the store.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Mr Mongan said he was given an apology but only after gardaĂ­ suggested to a security guard that he should apologise.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Mr Mongan said he "felt on fire with embarrassment," while he was waiting to see a manager and the gardaĂ­.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He said the shop was "well packed" with Christmas shoppers and people could only see there was an incident with him, a security guard, a manager and gardaĂ­, but no one knew he had been wrongly accused.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He did not initiate legal action until two years later because he had suffered from depression and was illiterate, he said.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Lawyers for Smyths said the store would deny the claims.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]During cross examination it was put it to Mr Mongan that the security guard had twice asked him to put the duck back on the shelf after he was "messing and playing" with it.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Senior Counsel for Smyths Joseph McGettingan said the shop was not full at the time and there was no one within earshot.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]He said Mr Mongan had asked the security guard if he was following him and if he thought he was going to steal the duck.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Mr Mongan denied this.

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]Mr McGettigan said no one ever accused him of stealing anything and put it to him that he had "brought it on himself".

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;]<strong>Earlier there were humorous scenes in the High Court when lawyers were unable to turn off the talking duck, which was displayed to the jury. </strong>The case continues tomorrow.

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Brings to mind the sad and upsetting story of Dunph’s non-vocal “singing” fish.

At least the duck spoke. That’s something.

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I don’t know if this is somewhere else but I can’t be arsed looking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21594109

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This is fuckin bizarre

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/28/man-dies-south-africa-police-van

South Africa’s police watchdog has launched a murder investigation after video footage emerged showing a man being tied to the back of a police van and dragged along the road while bystanders looked on.

The death of Mido Macia, a 27-year-old taxi driver from neighbouring Mozambique, has once more focused attention on South Africa’s police force, already dogged by allegations of brutality, corruption and incompetence.

In the amateur video footage (warning: contains images that some may find distressing), published by South African newspaper, the Daily Sun, Macia’s hands are tied to the rear of a police van behind his head before the vehicle moves off. Less than two and a half hours later he was found dead in a local police cell, according to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). A postmortem gave the cause of death as head injuries with internal bleeding.

The video provoked outrage with President Jacob Zuma labelling it “horrific, disturbing and unacceptable. No human being should be treated in that manner.”

The IPID responded by launching an inquiry and giving details of the police officers’ version of events. The police account alleged that Macia assaulted an officer and took his firearm after officers asked him to move his taxi because it was obstructing traffic. They admitted only that there was a “struggle” to get the taxi driver into the police van.

Amnesty International’s human rights organisation’s southern Africa director, Noel Kututwa, said the incident was “the latest in an increasingly disturbing pattern of brutal police conduct in South Africa”.

It comes after a series of setbacks for the South African police force, struggling to demonstrate that its low paid, reputedly poorly-trained, officers can be trusted to uphold – or even obey – the law.

Last week, the case against Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steencamp, was undermined when the lead investigating detective was removed from the case after being charged with seven counts of attempted murder himself. Last year’s Marikana shootings, in which police opened fire on a crowd of striking miners, killing 34 at a platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg, are being investigated by a judicial commission.

Macia’s case also evoked memories of the death of Andries Tatane, a mathematics teacher and community activist in 2011, which was also captured on video aired on prime time news. Tatane was attacked at a peaceful protest march by 12 policemen who beat him with batons, kicked him and shot rubber bullets into his chest at close range.

The dispute between Macia and police officers began just before 7pm on Monday. Video shows him gesticulating at an officer but, although there are small gaps in the footage, there is no indication that Macia laid a hand on him. Daily Sun publisher Jeremy Gordin denounced the police account as “a tissue of lies”.

Eventually other officers move in and Macia is dragged away, being lifted head-over-heels as police attempt to get him into a police van. He is eventually tied to the van. Onlookers shout that they are going to film the incident and a bystander can be heard shouting in Zulu: “What has this guy done?” The van moves off while Macia tries in vain to keep step. It then stops, two police officers pick up his legs and drop them to the ground as the vehicle picks up speed and drives off, beyond the view of the camera. The IPID said Macia was found dead in a police cell at 9.15pm.

South African police said the national commissioner, Riah Phiyega “strongly condemned” what had happened and urged people “to remain vigilant and continue to report all acts of crime irrespective of who is involved”.

As well as provoking further soul-searching about state violence, Macia’s death may also raise fresh concerns about the country’s treatment of immigrants. In 2008, Mozambicans were among migrants targeted by rioters, and attacks against foreigners have continued, including allegations of police brutality.

Amnesty’s 2012 annual report documented allegations against the South African police of excessive force, torture, rape and “extrajudicial executions”. It said the IPID received 720 new cases for investigation of suspicious deaths in custody or in other policing contexts from April 2011 to March 2012.

The Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria has reported that the number of people shot dead by police doubled in the four years to 2010. Deaths in police custody or resulting from police action numbered 860 in 2009-10, compared with an average of 695 deaths a year from 2003-2208.

Video of the incident here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4tqqFtYKVA

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Korean car manufacturer Kia havelaunched their latest model called the “Provo”

Could go down a bomb in Norn Iron.

Charlie Flanagan getting all hyper sensitive about it yesterday

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:rolleyes:

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Here’s a good one…

[SIZE=6]Manchester United fan calls 999 to report Nani red card to police[/SIZE]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2013/0306/374447-fan-calls-999-over-nani-dismissal/

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[quote=“Elvis Brandenberg Kremmen, post: 745099, member: 1624”]Korean car manufacturer Kia havelaunched their latest model called the “Provo”

Could go down a bomb in Norn Iron.

Charlie Flanagan getting all hyper sensitive about it yesterday[/quote]
Charlie has won his battle, what a man :clap:

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Charlie’s after putting manners on the Koreans.

The car will now be called the Blueshirt

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Bush fires in Caherciveen Co Kerry in February. :eek:

Photo taken on Feb 28th on Beentee Mountain above Caherciveen.

http://www.joe.ie/uploads/s/34/912//Gorse%20fires.jpg

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[quote=“carryharry, post: 746255, member: 1517”]Bush fires in Caherciveen Co Kerry in February. :eek:

Photo taken on Feb 28th on Beentee Mountain above Caherciveen.

http://www.joe.ie/uploads/s/34/912//Gorse%20fires.jpg[/quote]

Were they not just burning the gorse intentionally?

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Dunno, the weird part for me is the fact it was dry enough in Feb to do so either way.

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deadly pic though

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[quote=“carryharry, post: 746255, member: 1517”]Bush fires in Caherciveen Co Kerry in February. :eek:

Photo taken on Feb 28th on Beentee Mountain above Caherciveen.

http://www.joe.ie/uploads/s/34/912//Gorse%20fires.jpg[/quote]

Looks more like Mordor.

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Ha ha ha. Gets me every time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21797834

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