Russian tensions could escalate into all-out war, says …

President of Russia, Vladimir Putin (Getty)

Sir Adrian told the Royal United Services Institute there was a danger such a campaign of undercover attacks could paralyse Nato decision making, as members disagreed over how much Russia was responsible, and how to respond.

Nato commanders fear a campaign of skilfully disguised, irregular military action by Russia, which is carefully designed not to trigger the alliance's mutual defence pact.

He said the "resulting ambiguity" would make "collective decisions relating to the appropriate responses more difficult".

But Sir Adrian, one of the most senior generals in the British Army and a former director of special forces, went further and said there was also danger that Russia could use conventional forces and Soviet-era brinkmanship to seize Nato territory.

He said Russia had shown last year it could generate large conventional forces at short notice for snap exercises along its borders. There was a danger these could be used not only for intimidation and coercion but potentially to seize Nato territory, after which the threat of escalation might be used to prevent re-establishment of territorial integrity. This use of so called escalation dominance was of course a classic Soviet technique.

He went on to say that the threat from Russia, together with the risk it brings of a miscalculation resulting in a strategic conflict, however unlikely we see it as being right now, represents an existential threat to our whole being.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (PA)

Nato has agreed to set up a rapid reaction force of around 5,000 troops ready to move at 48 hours notice, in case of Russian agression in Eastern Europe. Supplies, equipment and ammunition will be stockpiled in bases in the region. Alliance leaders hope the force will deter any incursion.

David Cameron warned Vladimir Putin there will be more sanctions and "more consequences" for Russia if the ceasefire in Ukraine does not hold.

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City of Harrisburg asks judge to dump Second Amendment claims from gun lawsuit

Attorneys for the city of Harrisburg asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss claims by a Pennsylvania gun ownersgroup thatcity ordinances violate their Second Amendmentrights.

The motion filed late Friday by the city's attorneys concluded the Second Amendment claims are"baseless" because the state and federal constitutions allow cities to adopt reasonable regulations to protect the public.

Harrisburg's five gun ordinances do not infringe upon gun owners' rights to bear arms, according to the motion written by Frank Lavery and Joshua Autry, of the Lavery Faherty law firm.

The lawsuit by Firearms Owners Against Crime represents the second one filed against Harrisburg under a new state law known as Act 192. The law allows any legal gun owner to sue any municipality in Pennsylvania to challenge its gun ordinances and seek reimbursement for all legal costs.

A state judge is weighing arguments in the first lawsuit, filed on behalf of a gun rights group called U.S. Law Shield. Attorneys for U.S. Law Shield asked for a preliminary injunction against Harrisburg's ordinances, but city attorneys argued for the court to wait until the Commonwealth Court rules on the constitutionality of Act 192.

Both lawsuits contend Harrisburg's gun ordinances are illegal under the state's preeminence in regulating guns.

The Firearms Owners lawsuit goes a step further by seeking financial damages and alleging the ordinances violate gun owners' Second Amendment rights. The gun owners said they fear prosecution and can't defend themselves under the ordinances, which they say make no distinction for lawful gun use.

The motion Friday dismantled the lawsuit's allegations about the ordinances violating their constitutional rights, one by one:

The motion also asked the judge to hold off rulings on the rest of the lawsuit until the Commonwealth Court rules on the constitutionality of Act 192.

Still, the motion laid out the city's defense against the lawsuit's assertion that the city cannot enact any gun ordinances because that right uniquely belongs to the state.

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BTER Gets Hacked for 1.75 Million in Bitcoin

According to China-based exchange BTER, 7,170 bitcoin have been stolen from a wallet. What makes matters more interesting is that the stolen coins were in cold storage. The official website of BTER states:

All wallets have been shut down and withdrawals of unaffected coins will be arranged later.

BTER said they are working with law enforcement to resolve this matter, according to WeChat statements.

Here is an image of the actual coin on the blockchain:

BTER has offered a bounty of 720 BTC to anyone who recovers the stolen bitcoin. Below is the official response from BTER which was posted on reddit with links to the blockchain address:

"7170 BTC got stolen from our cold wallet in this transaction:

https://blockchain.info/tx/f5b0363f03e1ed8bb812c135361ea93590c831ce9f13a3750be1b93575baccc6

720 BTC bounty for chasing it back.

All wallets have been shut down and withdrawals of unaffected coins will be arranged later."

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Bitcoin roundup: despite the downers, Coinbase is on the up

The alignment of the stars has not been kind to bitcoin of late. No sooner had crypto-coinwatchers finished bemoaning the headlong fall in the bitcoin price than it fell lower still, breaking through the $200 (129) floor to as low as $170 on 14 January.

Other unwelcome celestial alignments - probably related to the price fall - came in the news of more bitcoin exchange implosions.

Our heavenly trinity of bitcoin downers was neatly rounded off when the digital currency's role as a facilitator of criminal activity was resurrected by the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road underground website that built a hugely profitable business as a marketplace for illegal goods and services.

But it was not all bad news. News and data provider CoinDesk's 'State of Bitcoin' report found that despite the price collapse in 2014, trading volumes rose 50 per cent last year and venture capital funds flowing into the industry jumped 342 per cent to $433 million.

The bitcoin services company US-based Coinbase secured $75 million of funding from investors. Among the ranks of the investors were the New York Stock Exchange and former chief executive of Citigroup Vikram Pandit. This latest round of funding means Coinbase has publicly raised at least $112 million to date.

Hot on the heels of that deal, Coinbase secured approval from financial authorities in a number of US states - including New York, where authorities have been holding consultations with a view to introducing a Bitlicense, and California - to open the country's first regulated bitcoin exchange. The doors opened on 2 February.

Coinbase has exchanges outside the US in 19 countries, including the UK. The US Coinbase exchange is now the third-largest exchange in the world, measured by volume. The US exchange is not charging fees for its first two months of life.

On 4 February the US trial of Ross Ulbricht ended in his conviction on seven counts, ranging from narcotics trafficking to money-laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to aid and abet computer hacking, after the jury concluded that he was indeed the owner and operator of the 'dark web' online marketplace the Silk Road.

The trial centred on whether Ulbricht was Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR), the moniker of the mastermind behind the site.

All transactions on the Silk Road, which grew to become a $200 million business, were conducted in bitcoin. Buyers and sellers were able to make use of the anonymity aspect of the digital currency.

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Comets Can't Solve the Devils

February 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets UTICA, N.Y. - The Utica Comets were downed by the Albany Devils 2-1 Saturday night at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

Brandon DeFazio found the Comets only goal of the game, which matched his season career high for goals with a total of 17. Devils netminder Scott Clemmensen, the first star of the game, made it difficult for the Comets all night as he stopped 30 of the 31 shots the Comets threw towards the drapes.

DeFazio opened up the scoring halfway into the first stanza after he received a pass from the left corner courtesy of Dustin Jeffrey. With the puck in the center slot DeFazio spiked it to the far side of the net right past Clemmensen's leg for the 1-0 lead at 9:15.

Towards the end of the second period a screen in front of Jacob Markstrom is finally what caused the Comets to give up their one-goal lead. Brandon Burlon unintentionally set up Ben Thomson after a slapshot that re-bounded off Markstrom's right pad. With Hunter Shinkaruk and Graham Black fighting for a position in front of the net, the screen was too thick for Markstrom to see through and Thomson raced in to pop it in for the equalizer at 17:19. Chris McKlevie was credited with the secondary assist.

As they entered the third period, the Devils figured out that screening Markstrom was their best chance at beating one of the top goaltending leaders in the American Hockey League. At 4:07 Reece Scarlett pounded one in from the point and zipped through for the 2-1 lead as Markstrom was entertaining the handful of Devils that were setting up camp in front of his crease.

Despite pulling Markstrom and having a 6-on-5 advantage for the remaining 1:18 in the third, the Comets couldn't find the equalizer to push the game to extra time.

The Comets will play their fourth game of their five-game homestand this Tuesday against the Hamilton Bulldogs for the fourth time this season. In their last meeting, the Bulldogs downed the Comets 7-5.

Three Stars: 1. ALB Scott Clemmensen (Win, 31 Saves) 2. ALB Reece Scarlett (1 Goal) 3. UTI Brandon DeFazio (1 Goal)

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Comets Game Tonight vs. Devils Sold Out

February 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets are proud to announce that tonight's Comets game is now SOLD OUT. The sold out game is the 19th sell out of the season.

In the previous 18 sold out games at The AUD, the Comets have compiled an 12-4-2-0 record and 28 points. Through 26 games at The Utica Memorial Auditorium, The AUD has seen 96,586 fans walk through the door to attend a Comets game. Comets games average 3,715 fans per game, which is 97.4% capacity. Last year Comets games averaged 3,435 fans, which was 90% of The AUD's capacity.

Tickets are available for Tuesday night's game vs the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Tickets to the all remaining games are now on sale at the Utica Memorial Auditorium box office and online through Ticketmaster. For more information, call 315-790-9070 or visit http://www.uticacomets.com.

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