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94% of Crimeans would endure power shortages in order to remain part of Russia


Sputnik
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:57 UTC
Crimea
© Sputnik/ Andrey Iglov
Over 90% of the residents of Crimea are ready to endure power shortages to ensure that their contract from Ukraine's state energy company defines their peninsula to be legally part of Russia, a poll by post-Soviet Russia's oldest polling institute has revealed.

On Wednesday, Crimea once again faced the disruption of its power supplies, authorities in Ukraine's neighboring Kherson region confirming that an 'explosion' had damaged an electricity pylon. The abrupt cutoff coincided with the expiry of a contract for the supply of electricity from Ukraine to the peninsula.

In late November, Crimean Tatar radicals and Right Sector militants had set up an 'electricity blockade' of the peninsula, leaving Crimea almost completely without power until the first leg of the Russian energy bridge stretching across the Kerch Strait was completed, and supplies from Ukraine restored in early December.

Comment: Also see: Poroshenko dreaming: Visa-free regime will make Donbass and Crimea want to rejoin Ukraine

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Warning: Global food crisis early 2016, predicts aid agencies


Press TV
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:16 UTC
ethiopia drought
© www.dw.comBone-dry region of Ethiopia, a dead zone.
Aid agencies have warned that hundreds of millions of people around the world are threatened by a lack of food and water due to severe weather conditions and wars in early 2016. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Thursday that about 795 million people across the world, 98 percent of them from developing countries, were going hungry as a result of the current global situation.

The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also warned that droughts and floods would be strong in March, as the El Niño weather phenomenon was expected to peak in the start of 2016. In a similar statement, Oxfam's Humanitarian Director Jane Cocking stated that millions of people in countries such as Ethiopia, Haiti and Papua New Guinea were already feeling the effects of "drought and crop failure."

Some 10.2 million in Ethiopia's population of 94 million are in need of humanitarian assistance due to weather conditions in 2016, while some three million are in serious need of aid in Malawai, where they are struggling with drought. South Africa has also declared disaster in a number of areas. According to Oxfam, two million people across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are already in need of food aid after drought and erratic rains.

The aid agencies all urged more funding and assistance to the nations in need in 2016. This comes as figures indicate that more than 60 million people have been forced to flee their homes as a result of war and persecution in countries, particularly Syria, where over 250,000 have so far lost their lives to the militancy that broke out there in 2011. According to the WFP, some 7.6 million people from Yemen's 24 million population have been going without food for weeks.

Comment: The worst may be yet to come as global chaos and extreme weather phenomena collide, creating a worsening refugee situation coupled with a burgeoning food supply crisis. Can/will we cope? Is it too late?

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Wolf

Police dog mauls a 17-month-old baby after officers detain innocent father in Henderson, Nevada

James Dunn
Daily Mail, UK
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 18:22 UTC
Police dog attack
Ayleen Arena's piercing screams can be heard on the dashcam footage after the huge Belgian Malinois Doerak (right) is released into the car, mauling her arm, leaving her with nine punctures and abrasions
This is the shocking moment a police dog savaged a 17-month-old girl while cops were detaining her father for a robbery they knew he did not commit.

Ayleen Arena's piercing screams can be heard on the dashcam footage after the huge Belgian Malinois is released into the car, mauling her arm, leaving her with nine punctures and abrasions.

Meanwhile, her father was standing with cops meters away, after they detained the Spanish-speaking man in a white hooded jumper after reports of as black robbery suspect in a black T-shirt.

Since then, the city has agreed to pay the family $13,000 to settle the claim, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Police were called to the incident in a shopping plaza in Henderson, Nervada, in which a customer trying to return protein powder had turned nasty and threatened to rob the shop.


dog Bite marks
These are the scars left on Ayleen after four-year-old Belgian Malinois Doerak attacked her arm. A police officer can be heard saying 'The last forearm, the guy didn't have anything left but bone,' on the video
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Eye 1

Timing is everything: Several injured, at least 2 killed in Tel Aviv shooting - terror attack suspected


RT
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:42 UTC
Israeli police
© Baz Ratner/ReutersIsraeli gestapo
At least two people have been killed and several others have been injured following a shooting in central Tel Aviv on Friday afternoon, local media are reporting. The injured have been taken to hospital, while security and medical teams have arrived at the scene.

The incident was reported to have taken place on Dizengoff Street, while various local publications are reporting that two people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a bar. At least seven people are believed to have been wounded, four of whom are in a critical condition, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Government spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that police are investigating the attack and it is not clear who was behind it. It is not clear whether the attacker was a Palestinian, or whether it was a gangland shooting. Meanwhile, a witness told Haaretz that there was only one gunman, who he described as being "light-skinned and not Eastern looking," carrying an M-16.


Comment: What timing for an attack against the Israeli people.

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Heart - Black

"Shocking and inexcusable": 2015 was the deadliest year for refugees fleeing NATO's conflict zones


RT
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:09 UTC
migrant crisis refugee Mediterranean
© Darrin Zammit Lupi / ReutersMigrants hang onto flotation tubes in the sea after jumping from an overloaded wooden boat during a rescue operation 16km off the coast of Libya August 6, 2015.
Last year saw more than 3,770 migrants and refugees lose their lives in the Mediterranean as they made the perilous journey from North Africa to Europe.

Most of those deaths occurred along a dangerous central Mediterranean route used by smugglers operating out of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Comment: People worldwide are treated like cattle thanks to the sadistic greed of psychopaths in power.

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Pistol

Open carry of guns now allowed in Texas, USA


Press TV
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:50 UTC
open carry
© combatblog.netTexans take buying bread seriously...
All licensed gun owners in the US state of Texas can begin carrying their weapons in plain sight for the first time since 1871 under an "open carry" law passed in the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature.

Beginning from the New Year, nearly 1 million people in Texas who have passed a required gun course and have a concealed handgun permit will be allowed to carry holstered handguns, according to the new law. The law, however, bans the carrying of guns, either openly or concealed, in a wide variety of places including schools, sports arenas, bars and secure areas of airports.

Although 45 other states in the US have legalized carrying a weapon in public view, Texas will become the largest state in the nation to pass such a measure.

"Open carry" is strongly opposed by gun control groups such as the Brady Campaign and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Opponents of the new law have said it could be frightening for the public to see armed people on city streets, and inside public buildings and designated stores.

Law enforcement officials have also expressed concern about how to deal with an unfolding crime scene where multiple people can be seen with weapons, which could cause deadly confusion. Texas State Representative Diego Bernal, a Democrat representing San Antonio who voted against the bill, said the law is a mistake. "I don't see how introducing firearms into everyday life makes anything better," he said.

Comment: A rising tide for self-protection? This says something, but what? The bombardment of fear messages and false flags may be doing its work, or the threatened American right to bear arms may be kicking in, or the society senses it is degrading at a faster and faster pace to the point that toting a gun represents physical and mental stability in an atmosphere of a growing distrust of psycho-militarized police to protect (versus assault) the public. The next question must be: What is the underlying goal for fomenting real and/or perceived threats and how close is America to the breaking point of choreographed destruction?

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Colosseum

Attack on tourists at ancient fortress in Russia's Dagestan leaves 1 dead and 10 wounded


RT
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:38 UTC
Naryn-Kala fortress
© dagestan_inst / Instagram
A group of tourists on a visit to the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent, a city in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, were shot Tuesday night by unknown gunmen. The attack left one person dead and 10 injured.

The attack occurred when 20 tourists were on a panoramic terrace of the ancient fortress.

Media cited local police as saying that the gunmen aimed at the tourists' flashing cameras to make sure they hit people. Eleven people were wounded and taken to the hospital, where one of them died.

The person killed was a warrant officer with the FSB (Federal Security Service). His body has been sent to the city of Samara, a source within the agency, told TASS. One of those injured in the attack was a member of the Russian border service from the city of Bryansk.

The security agencies have uncovered the identity of those wanted in connection with the shooting. They say a local group was responsible, headed by Abutdin Khanmagomedov, RIA reports, citing a local security officer.

"According to initial reports, three gunmen from a Derbent group were responsible, including its leader Abutdin Khanmagomedov. This is the same group that in the middle of December shot at fire trucks, when three members of the emergency services were shot at," the source added.

Comment: Update: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on tourists at ancient fortress in Russia's Dagestan
According to the message, attributed to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group and made public by SITE, a group monitoring jihadist threat and propaganda, the militants boasted about being able to attack Russian security service employees.

A spokesman for Dagestan's Investigative Committee, Rasul Temirbekov, declined to confirm an ISIS connection in the attack when asked to comment by RT, but said that according to one of the most likely theories, the violence was committed by "militants, some of whom had been allegedly fighting in Syria."


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Piggy Bank

Nothing to see here: Alabama Gov. fixing mansion with BP fund money

Greg Palast
GregPalast.com
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:00 UTC
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Alabama Toxic Wave
Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Alabama in 2010 Photo: AP
The Governor of Alabama has decided that instead of using BP's cleanup money for restoring the lives of those affected by one of the worst man-made disasters in history, he's using it to rebuild a mansion.

Owned by the State of Alabama the million dollar beach residence of the Governor has been closed for 18 years since Hurricane Danny damaged it. The fix-up is "estimated at $1.5 million to $1.8 million" and will be done by May according to the Associated Press.
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Nuke

Radioactive materials from St. Louis landfill contaminating surrounding neighborhoods


RT
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:11 UTC
St. Louis radioactive landfill contamination
© West Lake Landfill / Facebook
Dangerous radioactive materials from a nuclear waste dump near St. Louis, Missouri have spread to neighboring areas, a new study shows. Storm water runoff from the site has also raised concerns and is being tested for radioactive pollution.

According to a peer-reviewed study just published in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, there is "strong evidence" that radon gas and water emanating from the West Lake Landfill are responsible for the anomalous levels of a lead isotope (210Pb), created by radioactive decay, in the surrounding area.

Just northwest of the St. Louis International Airport, the West Lake Landfill is a repository of nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project, the WW2 effort to create the atomic bomb. The area was declared an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site in 1990, but the federal government is still deciding how to clean up the waste.


Comment: Twenty-five years later and they are still 'deciding' how to clean it up??


After analyzing nearly 300 soil samples from a 200-square-kilometer zone surrounding West Lake, the report's authors concluded that "offsite migration of radiological contaminants from Manhattan Project-era uranium processing wastes has occurred in this populated area."

"The stuff we're talking about at West Lake is hotter than what you would find in a typical uranium mill tailings operation," said Bob Alvarez, one of the authors, in an interview on Tuesday.

The study compared the levels of Lead-210 from 287 sample sites in the area to the baseline established by the US Department of Energy at the Fernald, Ohio uranium plant, which handled and stored the same concentrated nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project.

Comment: Protect Yourself from Radiation: Take Vitamin C Daily, Take Responsibility For Yourselves

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The bizarre story of Ian Murdock's death

Virgil Vaduva
TruthVoice
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:32 UTC
murdock
© Twitter screenshot
Ian Murdock was an icon in the Linux world. As a founder of Debian, a popular Linux distro, creator of apt-get, a Linux tool used daily by millions of users, and a speaker and developer, Ian Murdock's life was cut short by a bizarre series of events which unfolded on Twitter just a few days ago, in the last week of 2015.

The entire ordeal started on or around December 28, 2015 when Ian posted several tweets alleging that he was sexually abused and beaten by police after being falsely arrested and accused of assault. Immediately after the revelations police denied that Murdock was ever under arrest, however I was able to dig up arrest records for him in California.

It appears that Murdock's arrest was not a made-up incident or an illusion as others have previously claimed and that he was indeed recently arrested and then bonded out out the San Francisco County Jail for $25,000. Earlier on December 26, someone called the police alleging that Murdock was attempting to break into a house on the same block where he lives. Police claim that he was drinking and he was fined and released for treatment for abrasions sustained after a struggle with the police.
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