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Friday, 2 January 2015

Near-Earth objects - Asteroid close approaches for January 2015

There are currently 5 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less, LD stands for "Lunar Distance", in the month of January; expect that 10 or more NEOs will be discovered before month end. Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!Unfortunately we will be Moonblind for ground-based detection from 02DEC until about the 11JAN and from 28JAN-12FEB2015 so expect several asteroids that will go undetected....

2015 will be all about Iran, China and Russia

© YouTubeThe Russia-China-Iran alliance is the future. Fasten your seat belts; 2015 will be a whirlwind pitting China, Russia and Iran against what I have described as the Empire of Chaos.So yes -- it will be all about further moves towards the integration of Eurasia as the US is progressively squeezed out of Eurasia. We will see a complex geostrategic interplay progressively undermining the hegemony of the US dollar as a reserve currency and, most...

John Crawford's girlfriend mysteriously dies in car crash

© MSNBC screenshotAttorney Anthony Vannoy and Tasha Thomas during an MSNBC appearance reagrding John Crawford III’s shooting death Tasha Thomas, 26, the girlfriend of John Crawford was just confirmed as the victim of a fatal car crash, along with 30-year-old Frederick Bailey.Thomas was with Crawford at the Beavercreek Walmart near Thomas' home, when Beavercreek Police Officer Sean Williams shot and killed the African American father, even though...

Prince Andrew sex case claim: Duke of York is named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit over claims of forced sexual relations

© Matthew Lloyd - WPA Pool/ Getty ImagesPrince Andrew, Duke of York arrives at the Royal Albert Hall on 8 November 2014 in London A woman has alleged that she was repeatedly forced to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew as part of a lawsuit that claims an American investment banker passed her around rich and powerful friends as a "sex slave" while she was still underage. A Buckingham Palace spokesman has said the claims are "categorically...

The holiday spike in domestic abuse

For Peg Hacskaylo and her team at the District Alliance for Safe Housing in Washington, D.C., the holiday season is an especially hectic time. Working to prevent domestic violence is already a trying profession, she says, but the shelter will "typically always see an uptick in activity right around New Year's Day."2014 shone a glaring spotlight on violence against women, including the incident with NFL player Ray Rice, the contentious Rolling Stone...

Catastrophic wildfire conditions across South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria

© Channel 7Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley: “The fire scenario is actually the most severe that we have had for this summer season, and it’s only the start.’’ An out-of-control fire has been raging in Victoria's west, threatening the lives of Moyston, Rocky Point and Willaura North residents, while emergency warnings have also been issued for fires in the Adelaide Hills and South East.Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley confirmed...

Sayonara! Azerbaijan gives Radio Free Europe the boot - raids office, closes bureau

Azerbaijani authorities detain RFE/RL's Baku bureau staff during an office raid, Dec. 26, 2014. Azerbaijan police raided the Baku bureau of U.S.-government-funded Radio Free Europe early Friday, shutting down the office and ordering its journalists to stop working.RFE chief editor Nenad Pejic called the raid "a flagrant violation of every international commitment and standard Azerbaijan has pledged to uphold."He told VOA that officials from the...

SOTT EXCLUSIVE: Meet Alexei Navalny: The U.S. State Department's inside man for 'regime change' in Russia

© RIA Novosti / Ramil SitdikovAlexei Navalny, "anti-corruption" campaigner or U.S.-sponsored controlled opposition? In recent months it's come to light that the U.S. government and allied Western powers have arrayed all of their economic, social, political, martial, and propagandizing forces against Russia and the leadership of its president, Vladimir Putin. Some of the policies, strategies and approaches towards destabilizing Russia are out in...

Thirteen endangered animals we may have to say goodbye to in 2015

We have only ourselves to blame.British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough once asked: "Are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?"This year marked the 100th anniversary of the death of the last passenger pigeon, Martha, who managed to survive only 14 years in captivity after her species became extinct in the wild. More recently, Angalifu, a 44-year-old northern white...

Plane blown off runway in Scotland

High winds caused a plane to veer off the runway as it attempted to take off at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis this morning Four passengers were injured today after a plane was blown off the runway amid 80mph winds, as Britain braces itself for days of grey skies and heavy downpours.The twin-propeller Saab 340 was attempting to take off from Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis just before 8.30am when strong gusts caused it to veer off...

Plane bursts tyre upon landing at Rio de Janeiro airport

The Boeing 767-300 had just landed safely in Rio de Janeiro when the right landing gear tyres burst An American Airlines plane suffered at least one blown tyre when it landed at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil airport this week.The Boeing 767-300 had just touched down at Rio de Janeiro/Galeao-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport when the incident happened.The aircraft continued to taxi towards the gate despite smoke billowing from beneath the plane.[embedded...

Nanosilver in your food? EPA sued for failing to regulate tiny pesticides

© civileats.com If you haven't heard of nanosilver, you're definitely not alone. But that doesn't mean these tiny silver particles intended to kill bacteria aren't ending up in your food. There are now over 400 consumer products [PDF] on the market made with nanosilver. These include many intended for use with food, among them cutting boards, cutlery, pans, storage containers, espresso machines, water filters, baby bottles, and refrigerators.The...

Paris to Washington Air France flight makes emergency landing in Montreal

Flight AF054 was west of Montreal when the flight crew declared an emergency and diverted An Air France flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Montreal after one of its business class seats overheated and set off an alarm.The Boeing 777-300 was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to Washington Dulles International Airport when 'strong heat' was detected within the components of an empty seat, said Air France spokesman Cedric...

Propaganda! US continues to spread myth that North Korea hired hackers from Russia to take down 'The Interview'

© AFP Photo / Christopher Polk U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday.As North Korea lacks the capability to conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself, the official said, U.S. investigators are looking at the possibility that Pyongyang "contracted out" some...

5.1M earthquake hits off coast of Northern California

© DutchsinseJanuary 1, 2015: 5.1M earthquake off the shores of California, and new swarm develops at the border of Nevada and Oregon. 2 days ago, on December 30 2014, I made a post on a earthquake which occurred just South of Los Angeles California - happening near a few offshore drilling platforms.In the website post from December 30th, I made note of the event, an said we need to watch the area for larger movement (based upon the activity showing...

AirAsia flight search continues: 30 victims' bodies recovered, some of them belted into seats

© Reuters/Darren WhitesideCaskets containing the remains of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers recovered from the sea are carried to a military transport plane before being transported to Surabaya, where the flight originated, at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan January 2, 2015. The bodies of 30 victims of the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 plane crash have been recovered as internationally-backed search operations attempt to locate the remainder...
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