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Early humans looked like Hobbits Judy Skatssoon ABC Science Online Thursday, 28 October 2004 This newly discovered early human Homo floresiensis would have only been one metre tall (Image: Peter Schouten) In one of the most stunning anthropological discoveries in the past 50 years Australian and Indonesian scientists have unearthed the remains of a new species of early human that may have looked like a Hobbit. Standing about 106 centimetres tall and weighing as little as 16 kilograms, the creature, named Homo floresiensis, would have grown no bigger than a seven-year-old child and had a skull the size of a small grapefruit. The discovery of the 18,000-ye…
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no suprises
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pics dont lie
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Killed for drugs?? 1 2
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here were no bikies, there were no gangs" says father A man accused of operating a $2 million drug plant has been beaten to death in his girlfriend's bed, it was learnt last night. Marshall Haritos, 26, is understood to have been attacked in a flat in the Darwin suburb of Parap. His father, Marshall Sr, refused to go into details about his son's murder. But he told the Northern Territory News: "It was horrific." He said he didn't know the motive for the killing. It is not known what happened to Mr Haritos's body. His father denied that his son had been the victim of a contract killing. Reports have said Mr Haritos borrowed money from the Coffin Cheaters to s…
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Anyone up for a ride and party?
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Not MJ related, but this is something that's been pissing me off :angry: Where's the fucking loyalty? What's wrong with this picture?? Other countries are even willing to help, but yours does fuck all? Even though you're about to endure a horrible, barbaric death i.e you're about to have your friggin head chopped off with an XL machete. That poor guy cried, begged and pleaded for Tony Blair to help him, and the guy did nothing. How the hell do these people sleep at night?
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Author: Megan Sadler Date:Saturday september 25 2004 Source: Kalgoorlie Minor Newspaper Copywrite: Kalgoorie minor STEERING WHEEL SHOCKER A MAN caught driving in Kalgoorlie-Boulder without a steering wheel has prompted a strong police warning to would-be dangeous drivers. The recent incident is one of many where drivers have been charged for displaying foolish behaviour on the road and putting lives at risk. Daniel Peter Edmonds, 27, of Boulder, was charged with dangerous driving, driving without a liscence and driving an unroadworthy vehicle after police caught him in a car which had no steering wheel, no windscreen and no tail light. The steering wheel had fal…
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Outlaws protest over raid in Victoria Four of the men arrested during raids on the Outlaws motorcycle club in Victoria recently have faced court. More than 100 officers raided 14 homes, the club's headquarters and a boat. They seized cannabis and illegal firearms. Four men have appeared in Frankston Magistrates court and have been remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates court on Friday. A member of the Outlaws club has accused police of using unnecessary force during the raids. The member, who wished to remain anonymous, has told media the Outlaws had nothing to hide. He says his home was trashed and his son questioned without parental authority. "…
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Mixed views on cops' email power New email, voicemail and SMS monitoring powers for Federal police and security agencies have caused a mixed reaction among civil liberties groups. The Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2004, tabled last week, includes text-based communications and stored voice messages in the definition of voice communications. For police and law-enforcement agencies to access messages still on a telco's or ISP's servers and not yet delivered to the intended recipient, a telecommunications interception warrant will be required under the new laws, as opposed to the more easily obtainable search warrant. "The interception warrant requires …
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Armed outlaw motorcycle club members are planning to raid sophisticated cannabis crops around Adelaide. according to police. The clubs are gaining intelligence on the locations of cannabis crops and police fear a violent confrontation between armed members and growers. Inspector John Gerlach, of the Avatar Motorcycle Gang Section, said the plans had been uncovered in raids on bikers and associates. He would not specify which club were involved. "Avatar - at a number of previous raids and a number of previous operations - have uncovered information to 'suggest' that motorcycle clubs and associates are targeting and planning to rip-off cannabis crops," he said. Insp Gerlach…
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ACC and QLD cops bust Rockhampton club More than 100 people, including members of a motorcycle club, have been charged with drug offences following a widespread operation, Queensland police said. Two men, aged 45 and 57, were charged with trafficking and producing amphetamines over a five-year period. The arrests were made during the Queensland Police and Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) Operation Alpha Mayflower. Police said a number of bikers from Rockhampton in central Queensland were charged with drug trafficking offences while their associates on the Sunshine Coast were charged with distributing ecstasy and cannabis. "Working in cooperation with the ACC,…
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Kids to sue over Vic SOGy drug raid A six-year-old girl and her teenage brother are suing a corrupt former detective over a police raid where machineguns were allegedly pointed in their faces. The children and partner of Victorian Bandidos motorcycle club member Robert Kim Sloan have lodged County Court writs accusing police of assault, battery and inducing fear. The March 2000 raid on Mr Sloan's Geelong house led to him being sentenced to more than four years' jail on drugs charges. Mr Sloan had argued during his trial that the drugs, which were found during the third search of his house, were planted by police. After spending five months behind bars, Mr Sloan wa…
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Inquiries to follow after QLD raids allegedly involving The Finks QLD detectives wearing bulletproof vests raided several homes on the Gold Coast in dawn raids which netted a smorgasbord of illicit drugs. They included various quantities of cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis. Six people were charged with 15 drug-related and property offences in the raids which were the culmination of a four-month investigation, Operation Charlie Basic. "We believe that a number of these people have links to OMCGs (outlaw motorcycle gangs) and we are definitely conducting further inquiries in relation to that," Detective Inspector Ken Bemi of Gold Coast CIB said. O…
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Police tap phone then raid Hell's Angel A week ago, a raid on a Victorian Hell's Angels member's home netted ammunition, drugs, and items and cash believed to be the proceeds of crime. Detective Senior Constable Stephen Hill, of the organised crime squad, told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that listening devices and intercepts on two mobile phones owned by Paul Joseph Peterson, 28, indicated that the sergeant-at-arms of the Thomastown-based Nomads Chapter of the club was trafficking drugs from his Bundoora home between August 21 and September 4 .. which prompting the raid. Peterson is facing nine charges including being a prohibited person in possession of a weapo…
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Vic man charged after drug raid Victorian police seized drugs, hydroponic equipment, imitation firearms and three motorcycles in a raid on a house in Melbourne's outer east. Police from Mooroolbark searched a house in Swansea Road, Montrose, about 6.10pm (AEST) yesterday. Police allege they found a hydroponic system with sophisticated lighting and heating, more than 60 mature marijuana plants and dried cannabis in a concealed room at the back of the house. A Victoria Police spokesman said police also recovered some amphetamine and ecstasy tablets, imitation firearms, knives, two Triumph motorcycles and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. A 46-year-old Montrose man has…
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