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Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Martyrs' Day is a Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. copyright@Ashnag
Greater Manchester Police Bolton executed a series of drug warrants across Bolton this morning,Thursday 15 August 2023.
This is part of the ongoing efforts to crack down on criminal activity across the borough and to maintain a visible police presence.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Choeung Ek, south of Phnom Penh, is the best known of sites known as the Killing Fields where the Khmer Rouge executed about 17,000 people from 1975 to 1979.
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Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Arts of the West, 1932
Tempera with oil glaze, 96 x 156 in.
Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889 - 1975)
The Arts of Life in America was executed in 1932 for the Whitney Museum of American Art, then located at 10 West Eighth Street, New York. The Whitney consisted of four linked town houses, and Juliana Force, the director, lived in an enormous rambling apartment on the fourth floor of the compound. Benton's murals were intended for the library of this private area, which became the public reading room when they were finished........
Even though Benton received substantial official recognition for the murals--the Architectural League awarded him a gold medal for the outstanding mural painting of the year and the “Nation” called the work the most significant artistic achievement of the year(6) --hostility toward Benton's paintings seems to have grown, particularly among the radical Left. To Benton's annoyance, a group of students and teachers at the Art Students League passed around a petition urging the destruction of the Whitney murals. In addition, when Benton appeared for a question-and-answer session about the murals at the John Reed Club in New York, the session ended in a chair-throwing brawl.(7)
In 1934 Benton's painting also received unwelcome notoriety. In the trial over the custody of ten-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt lawyer sought to establish that Gertrude Whitney was unsuited to act as guardian for Gloria because her museum housed immoral art. His central example was Benton's mural, with its cast of gamblers, bootleggers, gangsters, chorus girls, and prostitutes. He specifically labeled it as "Communistic"--though why he used this word is not exactly clear.(8)
Juliana Force died in 1948, and the following year the Whitney Museum began making plans to move. The curatorial staff no longer valued Benton's murals. Consequently, a small crew of workmen arrived at the Whitney in December 1953, dismantled the murals, passed them through a skylight onto the roof, and lowered them to a truck waiting outside. As if to forestall the possibility that someone might have second thoughts, the truck immediately started for Connecticut. Riding in the cab with the driver was Sandy Low, director of the New Britain Museum. The bold raid on the Whitney represented the high point of his career. For a purchase price of a mere five hundred dollars, the New Britain Museum had acquired a priceless Benton mural cycle.(9) To celebrate the unveiling of the murals in New Britain, Low arranged a major retrospective of Benton's work. Over the years, Benton and his wife made a number of small gifts to the museum, and at the time of his death Benton left the museum two of his paintings. Benton's fondness for the museum is revealed in a letter he wrote in 1959: "The New Britain Museum is my favorite museum among all the museums in our country. The reasons for this are plain--over the years it has been the most friendly museum for me and my efforts. When other museums were getting rid of these, the New Britain Museum was supporting them--buying them and hanging them on its walls."
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"Acknowledged as the first museum in the world dedicated solely to collecting American art, the NBMAA is renowned for its preeminent collection spanning three centuries of American history. The award-winning Chase Family Building, which opened in 2006 to critical and public acclaim, features 15 spacious galleries which showcase the permanent collection and upwards of 25 special exhibitions a year featuring American masters, emerging artists and private collections. Education and community outreach programs for all ages include docent-led school and adult tours, teacher services, studio classes and vacation programs, Art Happy Hour gallery talks, lectures, symposia, concerts, film, monthly First Friday jazz evenings, quarterly Museum After Dark parties for young professionals, and the annual Juneteenth celebration. Enjoy Café on the Park for a light lunch prepared by “Best Caterer in Connecticut” Jordan Caterers. Visit the Museum Shop for unique gifts. Drop by the “ArtLab” learning gallery with your little ones. Gems not to be missed include Thomas Hart Benton’s murals “The Arts of Life in America,” “The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11, 2001” by Graydon Parrish,” and Dale Chihuly’s “Blue and Beyond Blue” spectacular chandelier. Called “a destination for art lovers everywhere,” “first-class,” “a full-size, transparent temple of art, mixing New York ambience with Yankee ingenuity and all-American beauty,” the NBMAA is not to be missed."
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The NBMAA collection represents the major artists and movements of American art. Today it numbers about 8,274 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and photographs, including the Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Collection, which features important works by illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Howard Pyle, and Maxfield Parrish.
Among collection highlights are colonial and federal portraits, with examples by John Smibert, John Trumbull, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, and the Peale family. The Hudson River School features landscapes by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Martin Johnson Heade, John Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Church. Still life painters range from Raphaelle Peale, Severin Roesen, William Harnett, John Peto, John Haberle, and John La Farge. American genre painting is represented by John Quidor, William Sidney Mount, and Lilly Martin Spencer. Post-Civil War examples include works by Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, George de Forest Brush, and William Paxton, and 19 plasters and bronzes by Solon Borglum. American Impressionists include Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, J. Alden Weir, Willard Metcalf, and Childe Hassam, the last represented by eleven oils. Later Impressionist paintings include those by Ernest Lawson, Frederck Frieseke, Louis Ritman, Robert Miller, and Maurice Prendergast.
Other strengths of the twentieth-century collection include: sixty works by members of the Ash Can School; significant representation by early modernists such as Alfred Maurer, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber; important examples by the Precisionists Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Preston Dickinson, and Ralston Crawford; a broad spectrum of work by the Social Realists Ben Shahn, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Jack Levine; and ambitious examples of Regionalist painting by Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, and Thomas Hart Benton, notably the latter’s celebrated five-panel mural, The Arts of Life in America (1932).
Works by the American Abstract Artist group (Stuart Davis, Ilya Bolotowsky, Esphyr Slobodkina, Balcomb Greene, and Milton Avery) give twentieth-century abstraction its place in the collection, as do later examples of Surrealism by artists Kay Sage and George Tooker; Abstract Expressionism (Lee Krasner, Giorgio Cavallon, Morris Graves, Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis, Cleve Gray), Pop and Op art (Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers, Robert Indiana, Tom Wesselman, Jim Dine), Conceptual (Christo, Sol LeWitt), and Photo-Realism (Robert Cottingham). Examples of twentieth-century sculpture include Harriet Frishmuth, Paul Manship, Isamu Noguchi, George Segal, and Stephen DeStaebler. We continue to acquire contemporary works by notable artists, in order to best represent the dynamic and evolving narrative of American art.
Iran plans to execute two for consuming alcohol
By Lisa Daftari
Published June 27, 2012
Iran plans to execute two for consuming alcohol
Two people previously lashed 160 times for consuming alcohol, have been sentenced to death for repeatedly consuming alcohol under the country's Islamic Sharia law, which forbids the use, manufacturing and trading of all alcoholic beverages.
Nehru Group of Institutions, Coimbatore is deeply committed in harboring and executing ideas and conversations that are cutting edge and relevant. The HR conclave is a part of this endeavor. By leveraging the expertise and perspectives of professionals from the industry to facilitate the exchange of ideas and opinions on the dynamic and challenging role of academic expectations and the need for industrial collaboration in evolving the right talent pool.
The second annual HR Conclave was organized by Nehru Group of Institutions which was attended by industry experts from the HR world as well as academicians. The two day event was conducted at Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology on 7th September 2018 and at Nehru Institute of Engineering on 8th September 2018.
Industrial experts from the field of HR such as Brakes India Ltd., Renault Nissan, Fosroc Chemicals, 8K Miles Pvt. Ltd, Circor Technologies, Atlas Healthcare Software India, Velan Valve, MAK Controls, Indoshell Casting, Precot Meridian & NDOT Technologies participated.
The event was presided over by Dr. P. Krishnakumar, CEO and Secretary of Nehru Group of Institutions. The Principals, Dean, Directors, Head of Department and staff along with students of both final and pre-final years attended the conclave. The event was coordinated by NCPIR team of NGI.
The dignitaries of the conclave: Day 1
VENKATESWARAN S, GENERAL MANAGER- HR - 8K MILES
S VIGNESH, DEPUTY MANAGER – HR - MAK CONTROLS
VITESH BALAJI, MANAGER – HR- ATLAS HEALTHCARE
DIVYA M, MANAGER-HR - NDOT TECHNOLOGIES
SAKTHIVEL S, MANAGER –HR - INDOSHELL CASTINGS
PON ANNADURAI, HEAD CORPORATE HR - PRECOT MERIDIAN LTD
The dignitaries of the conclave: Day 2.
SHYAM SUNDAR, VP- HR - BRAKES INDIA PVT LTD.
M SRINIVASAN, DIRECTOR, HR & ADMINISTRATION - VELAN VALES INDIA PVT LTD.
ABINESH BALAKRISHNAN, HRIS- ANALYST - CIRCOR FLOW TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD.
PONNUSAMY V.P., GENERAL MANAGER – HR - RENUALT NISSAN LTD
SINIPRIYA APPU, MANAGER – TALENT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT -
FOSROC CHEMICALS INDIA PVT LTD.
Demonstration, vigil at the gates of San Quentin Prison, California awaiting the death by lethal injection of Stanley Williams AKA "Tookie". Mr. Williams was pronounced dead at 12:35 AM 12/13/2005
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White supremacist serial killer, Joseph Paul Franklin, was executed Wednesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final requests for a stay, the Missouri Department for Public Safety said. The execution, which had been scheduled for hours because of court appeals. Franklin was administered a lethal injection at 6:07 a.m. He died ten minutes later. He believed that he could start a race war by shooting two black kids. But no one followed him. he was already arrested because of the murder of Gerald Gordon outside a synagogue in St. Louis. He was blamed for the killings of 22 others in between the years of 1977 and 1980 in a bid to start a race war.
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Executed between 1929 and 1931 for the Palais des Colonies by Alfred Janniot – assisted by his collaborators Gabriel Forestier and Charles Barberis and 30 specialist workers. The bas-relief covers a surface area of 1,130 m², a height of 13 metres and a length of 90 metres. Described as the world’s biggest bas-relief, it covers the entire façade of the Palais de la Porte Dorée. It features a series of allegories in the midst of abundant fauna and lush flora. It was intended as an illustration of the economic contributions made by the colonies to metropolitan France.
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This project was being executed during the Transformers 3 movie period .It took me quite awhile to finish .I still remember when first saw FR leaderclass ironhide which inspired me with 2 large cannon attached on its arms ,it was amazing I couldn't resist to make one ,so I quickly went to my nearest toysrus store and bought 1 .I guess this was a completed kitbash too as I have dismantle part by part and figure out the way to make it more majestic .It took me almost 1 month to kitbash it and come with its 2 freaking big cannon which I think its worth the wait .YES it can be TRANSFORMED TO ITS TRAIN MODE.
Here are the spec :
Build in with head light white glowing eyes blue LEDs
Independent interchangable LEDs on its cannon up to 3 colours ,RED,BLUE,GREEN
Head modify with 360 turn.
Both hands modify with live adjustable fingers and attachable wraist with very strong durable earth magnet.
Comes with 2 freaking big cannons with interchangable LEDs light build in ,attachable and deattchable to its arms .
Painted with durable lacquer paint added a few protective layer of gloss for its durability.
Over 20 points of articulated areas very posable.
This morning (Thursday 15 January 2026), officers executed an arrest warrant at an address on Brooklands Avenue, Chadderton, resulting in three arrests.
A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A, B, and C drugs, as well as possession of offensive weapons. A man aged 62, and a woman aged 61, were also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
The warrant was the culmination of a thorough investigation by Chadderton’s Neighbourhood Team, who remain committed to tackling drug supply and misuse across the borough.
Acting on intelligence provided by the local community, officers identified the address as a suspected hub for drug activity. Police Sergeant Tom Layton and PC Aleks Gornisiewicz led the investigation, securing sufficient evidence to obtain today’s warrant.
Upon entry, officers located a man in an attic bedroom. Officers were able to seize drugs located in the bedroom.
Inside the property, officers discovered a variety of Class A, B, and C drugs, including suspected cocaine, nitrous oxide, and cannabis. Several bladed weapons—such as axes, machetes, and zombie knives were also seized, along with multiple mobile phones and luxury items.
The three suspects currently remain in custody for further questioning and all seized drugs will be transported to our labs for testing.
PS Tom Layton from the Chadderton Neighbourhood team said: "Today’s warrant was a great success, made possible thanks to vital intelligence from our community.
“I want residents to know that we are here to listen and act on your concerns. As a Neighbourhood Sergeant, my priority is keeping our community safe.
“Greater Manchester Police is relentless in tackling the supply and use of drugs across the force, and I am deeply committed to that mission here in Oldham.
“We have zero tolerance for offensive weapons and removing them from our streets remains an absolute priority.
“I urge anyone with information about criminal activity to come forward. Today’s warrant demonstrates just how crucial community intelligence is and how we act on it to protect you."
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Martyrs' Day is a Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. copyright@Ashnag
(•) – The-Lockheed-Martin-HC-130-P-Hercules-The-Combat-K.I.N.G-1-I-is an extended-range version of the C-130 Hercules transport. HC-130 crews provide expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery capabilities to our Combatant Commanders and Joint/Coalitions partners worldwide.
Mission
The mission of the HC-130P/N "King" is to rapidly deploy to austere airfields and denied territory in order to execute , all weather personnel recovery operations anytime...anywhere. King crews routinely perform high and low altitude personnel & equipment airdrops, infiltration/exfiltration of personnel, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area refueling point missions.
When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, casualty evacuation, noncombatant evacuation operations, and, during the Space Shuttle program, space flight support for NASA.
Features
Modifications to the HC-130P/N are improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications.
The HC-130 can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.
Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.
Background
The HC-130P/N is the only dedicated fixed-wing combat search and rescue platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard operate the aircraft.
First flown in 1964, the aircraft has served many roles and missions. It was initially modified to conduct search and rescue missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range and increasing loiter time during search operations.
In April 2006, the continental U.S. search and rescue mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.
They have been deployed to Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in support of operations Southern and Northern Watch, Allied Force, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. HC-130s also support continuous alert commitments in Alaska and the Horn of Africa.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Rescue platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,910 shaft horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 98 feet, 9 inches (30.09 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters)
Weight: 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 73,000 pounds (10,724 gallons)
Payload: 30,000 pounds (13,608 kilograms)
Speed: 289 miles per hour (464 kilometers per hour) at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator) and four enlisted (flight engineer, airborne communications specialist, two loadmasters). Additional crewmembers include a Guardian Angel team consisting of one combat rescue officer and three pararescuemen
Unit Cost: $77 million (fiscal 2008 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 1964
Inventory: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10
Study for "The Arts of Life in America" - 1932
Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889 - 1975)
The Arts of Life in America was executed in 1932 for the Whitney Museum of American Art, then located at 10 West Eighth Street, New York. The Whitney consisted of four linked town houses, and Juliana Force, the director, lived in an enormous rambling apartment on the fourth floor of the compound. Benton's murals were intended for the library of this private area, which became the public reading room when they were finished........
Even though Benton received substantial official recognition for the murals--the Architectural League awarded him a gold medal for the outstanding mural painting of the year and the “Nation” called the work the most significant artistic achievement of the year(6) --hostility toward Benton's paintings seems to have grown, particularly among the radical Left. To Benton's annoyance, a group of students and teachers at the Art Students League passed around a petition urging the destruction of the Whitney murals. In addition, when Benton appeared for a question-and-answer session about the murals at the John Reed Club in New York, the session ended in a chair-throwing brawl.(7)
In 1934 Benton's painting also received unwelcome notoriety. In the trial over the custody of ten-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt lawyer sought to establish that Gertrude Whitney was unsuited to act as guardian for Gloria because her museum housed immoral art. His central example was Benton's mural, with its cast of gamblers, bootleggers, gangsters, chorus girls, and prostitutes. He specifically labeled it as "Communistic"--though why he used this word is not exactly clear.(8)
Juliana Force died in 1948, and the following year the Whitney Museum began making plans to move. The curatorial staff no longer valued Benton's murals. Consequently, a small crew of workmen arrived at the Whitney in December 1953, dismantled the murals, passed them through a skylight onto the roof, and lowered them to a truck waiting outside. As if to forestall the possibility that someone might have second thoughts, the truck immediately started for Connecticut. Riding in the cab with the driver was Sandy Low, director of the New Britain Museum. The bold raid on the Whitney represented the high point of his career. For a purchase price of a mere five hundred dollars, the New Britain Museum had acquired a priceless Benton mural cycle.(9) To celebrate the unveiling of the murals in New Britain, Low arranged a major retrospective of Benton's work. Over the years, Benton and his wife made a number of small gifts to the museum, and at the time of his death Benton left the museum two of his paintings. Benton's fondness for the museum is revealed in a letter he wrote in 1959: "The New Britain Museum is my favorite museum among all the museums in our country. The reasons for this are plain--over the years it has been the most friendly museum for me and my efforts. When other museums were getting rid of these, the New Britain Museum was supporting them--buying them and hanging them on its walls."
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"Acknowledged as the first museum in the world dedicated solely to collecting American art, the NBMAA is renowned for its preeminent collection spanning three centuries of American history. The award-winning Chase Family Building, which opened in 2006 to critical and public acclaim, features 15 spacious galleries which showcase the permanent collection and upwards of 25 special exhibitions a year featuring American masters, emerging artists and private collections. Education and community outreach programs for all ages include docent-led school and adult tours, teacher services, studio classes and vacation programs, Art Happy Hour gallery talks, lectures, symposia, concerts, film, monthly First Friday jazz evenings, quarterly Museum After Dark parties for young professionals, and the annual Juneteenth celebration. Enjoy Café on the Park for a light lunch prepared by “Best Caterer in Connecticut” Jordan Caterers. Visit the Museum Shop for unique gifts. Drop by the “ArtLab” learning gallery with your little ones. Gems not to be missed include Thomas Hart Benton’s murals “The Arts of Life in America,” “The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11, 2001” by Graydon Parrish,” and Dale Chihuly’s “Blue and Beyond Blue” spectacular chandelier. Called “a destination for art lovers everywhere,” “first-class,” “a full-size, transparent temple of art, mixing New York ambience with Yankee ingenuity and all-American beauty,” the NBMAA is not to be missed."
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The NBMAA collection represents the major artists and movements of American art. Today it numbers about 8,274 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and photographs, including the Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Collection, which features important works by illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Howard Pyle, and Maxfield Parrish.
Among collection highlights are colonial and federal portraits, with examples by John Smibert, John Trumbull, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, and the Peale family. The Hudson River School features landscapes by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Martin Johnson Heade, John Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Church. Still life painters range from Raphaelle Peale, Severin Roesen, William Harnett, John Peto, John Haberle, and John La Farge. American genre painting is represented by John Quidor, William Sidney Mount, and Lilly Martin Spencer. Post-Civil War examples include works by Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, George de Forest Brush, and William Paxton, and 19 plasters and bronzes by Solon Borglum. American Impressionists include Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, J. Alden Weir, Willard Metcalf, and Childe Hassam, the last represented by eleven oils. Later Impressionist paintings include those by Ernest Lawson, Frederck Frieseke, Louis Ritman, Robert Miller, and Maurice Prendergast.
Other strengths of the twentieth-century collection include: sixty works by members of the Ash Can School; significant representation by early modernists such as Alfred Maurer, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber; important examples by the Precisionists Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Preston Dickinson, and Ralston Crawford; a broad spectrum of work by the Social Realists Ben Shahn, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Jack Levine; and ambitious examples of Regionalist painting by Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, and Thomas Hart Benton, notably the latter’s celebrated five-panel mural, The Arts of Life in America (1932).
Works by the American Abstract Artist group (Stuart Davis, Ilya Bolotowsky, Esphyr Slobodkina, Balcomb Greene, and Milton Avery) give twentieth-century abstraction its place in the collection, as do later examples of Surrealism by artists Kay Sage and George Tooker; Abstract Expressionism (Lee Krasner, Giorgio Cavallon, Morris Graves, Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis, Cleve Gray), Pop and Op art (Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers, Robert Indiana, Tom Wesselman, Jim Dine), Conceptual (Christo, Sol LeWitt), and Photo-Realism (Robert Cottingham). Examples of twentieth-century sculpture include Harriet Frishmuth, Paul Manship, Isamu Noguchi, George Segal, and Stephen DeStaebler. We continue to acquire contemporary works by notable artists, in order to best represent the dynamic and evolving narrative of American art.
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute a joint forcible entry exercise at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2016, as part of Exercise Spartan Agoge. Spartan Agoge is a brigade-level field training exercise that began Aug. 15, and focuses on an array of combat-related tasks from squad live-fire exercises to helicopter air insertion and airborne assault training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Marines execute a High Intensity Tactical Training session during the unit’s physical training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 10. Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 in coordination with Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina organized the PT event to familiarize the Marines and provide basic instruction about the HITT program. (Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez/Released)
By Jean-Léon Gérôme, Aimé Morot, Eugène Gonon, Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard
Gerôme exécutant "Les Gladiateurs". Monument à Gérôme. 1909.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Martyrs' Day is a Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. copyright@Ashnag
Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Designed and executed by Lucien Labaudt. It was sponsored by the San Francisco Park Commission in the 1930's. Its a beautifully executed mural and its big!!
Matisse executed this tin etching plate in 1935 for a run of 1500 prints. The view is Nôtre Dame and the Île de la Cité, seen from the left bank. A was common practice, the printer did not return the plate to the artist. The etching is included in the Duthuit catalogue raisonné.
A finely executed face carved out of granite, one of the hardest of stones to cut, on Rhynie's war memorial.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Nave, north window, designed and executed by Penelope Neave, 1985, in memory of her second cousin Airey Neave, M.P. One of the few escapees from Colditz Castle and assasinated by the IRA in a car bomb attack at the House of Commons in 1979 : detail
Image from 'Voyage en Islande et au Groënland, exécuté pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la Corvette La Recherche ... dans le but de découvrir les traces de La Lilloise. Publié ... sous la direction de M. P. G. (Histoire du voyage par M. P. G.)', 001350555
Author: Gaimard, Paul
Volume: 02
Page: 94
Year: 1838
Place: Paris
Publisher:
Following the link above will take you to the British Library's integrated catalogue. You will be able to download a PDF of the book this image is taken from, as well as view the pages up close with the 'itemViewer'. Click on the 'related items' to search for the electronic version of this work.
Choeung Ek, south of Phnom Penh, is the best known of sites known as the Killing Fields where the Khmer Rouge executed about 17,000 people from 1975 to 1979.
All images are available as professional resolution files. Contact me at dj@denniskjohnson.com and visit my website at: www.denniskjohnson.com.
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Stained glass window at the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, executed by John LaFarge from a design suggested by Rudyard Kipling
Reproduction of Frans Hals painting of Jacobus Zaffius by Frank Mason executed with Alchemist Mediums.
Memorial to the Red Cross nurse who was executed in 1915 by the German Military Authorities after she had been found guilty of helping British and Allied soldiers escape.
The "sentence was carried out hurriedly and furtively in the early hours of October 12th. Two firing squads, each of eight men, fired at their victims from six paces." The Story of Edith Cavell
About the monument (Himetop)
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I'm currently reading the biography of Edith Cavell by Diana Souhami (Quercus 2010).
Not only finding out a lot more about the woman herself, but also something about the life of a young middle class woman in the late 19th century, and the development of the nursing profession into the early years of the 20th century. Very interesting.
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Edith Cavell: World War I Nurse and Heroine (historynet)
and more to read when time permits:
The heroine who humbled me (Daily Mail)
No title (Palgrave website)
This is only the introduction to a book (whose title I cannot find in the PDF). It raises some interesting issues.
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The reaction to Nurse Cavell's execution is perhaps a good place to start Exploring the use of Propoganda during the Great War.
What is propaganda? (Mr Holzhauser's website)
Great War posters (Leeds University Library)
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Plan and execute Iterations, and Program Increments. Additionally, you will understand the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, and how to effectively integrate as Product Owners and Product Managers, for details visit: bit.ly/36Gqxts
In response to safeguarding concerns identified by our Rochdale organised crime team, we’ve executed eight warrants this morning and locked up six suspected gang members.
We identified a teenage boy who was being exploited and coerced into drug dealing by a suspected local gang.
With immediate safeguarding measures put in place, we were able to pursue those responsible
As the investigation developed, we identified further victims, including a vulnerable adult whose house was being cuckooed and used as a stash house for the gang.
This morning, we’ve arrested six men aged 18 - 26 on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs and modern slavery offences.
£30,000 cash has been seized along with cannabis and drugs paraphernalia.
Today’s activity is a key example of partnership work and effective information sharing. It’s enabled us to identify crucial members of a suspected organised crime group, but most importantly, we’ve been able to safeguard several children and vulnerable adults.
Sergeant Mark Lutkevitch from our Rochdale Challenger team said: “Exploitation, coercion, and violence are the foundations of modern slavery and drugs trafficking, and gangs will often exploit the vulnerable to further their profits. Our arrests this morning are part of a longstanding investigation into several organised crime groups operating across Rochdale that we strongly believe are involved in the exploitation of young people.
“Young people and vulnerable adults will be threatened as the criminals exert control, which is why tackling exploitation is a high priority for us. We have specialist officers working with young people in our communities to tackle the vicious cycle of gang recruitment, and teams of officers on the frontline pursuing offenders.
“Our communities are key in helping us be one step ahead of the criminals. By being our eyes and our ears and finding the courage to report what is taking place in your area only strengthens our relentless pursuit of organised crime and could make a real difference for a child.
“I want to encourage communities to trust their instinct. If something doesn’t feel right; report it. If you think somebody is being exploited, or you think a house might have been taken over by drug dealers, feed that information to us. If you want to remain anonymous, report it through Crimestoppers, and we will act.”
nformation can be shared by calling 101. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Always call 999 in an emergency.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s County Lines team executed seven warrants across Bolton this morning, working alongside specialist Challenger and complex safeguarding teams to secure several arrests.
The early morning wake-up calls for the residents across the various addresses was a direct result of the team’s work in tackling county lines drug supply and the exploitation of vulnerable people in the Bolton area.
Additionally working with members of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime team, four arrests were made:
Three men, aged 21, 24, and 26, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs, participation in an organised gang and modern slavery offences.
One man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
During searches of the properties, numerous items were discovered and seized, including an e-bike, Class A and Class B drugs. The four remain in custody for questioning.
County Lines is the use of dedicated phone lines to deal drugs from one location to another. In some instances of county lines gangs, vulnerable people are exploited in order to sell and store drugs.
This can include young children who are lured into a life of crime by older people seeking to convince them to take part in illegal behaviour.
Vulnerable adults may also be forced into similar acts – by people who pretend to be their friend or otherwise threaten them for not assisting with their criminality. In some cases, homes will be taken over and taken advantage of.
Across Greater Manchester, officers work tirelessly every day to tackle drugs and the people who supply them. From our specialist Programme Challenger teams to neighbourhood officers in your local community, GMP seizes significant quantities of drugs and ill-gotten money every week, combatting everything from anti-social drug users to organised criminal dealers.
Detective Inspector Zoe MacDonald, from GMP’s County Lines Team, said: “Drugs and the people who supply them can cause an incredible amount of harm in our community. From addiction to the exploitation of the most vulnerable, illicit substances cause so many types of hurt and criminality across so many towns and cities.
“This morning’s work has targeted reports of county lines operating in Bolton, and the drug supply in the town and wider area. We have successfully hit several addresses across the district and shown criminals that we will never tolerate them.
“I want the people of Bolton to know that we are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring we keep criminals off the streets.
“From regular patrols to intelligence gathering to crucial work with partner agencies, we put considerable resources in to tackling the scourge of drug-related criminality on our streets.
“If you have any concerns about drug supply or county lines operating in your area or feel like you have witnessed something suspicious, please do get in touch with us. You can report information to the police on 101, via gmp.police.uk, or by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “County lines gangs exploit the most vulnerable in society and inflict considerable harm on the wider community.
“As part of our safeguarding responsibilities, we have worked jointly with Greater Manchester Police to disrupt the activity of these gangs and hold those responsible to account.
“As a council, we will always be relentless in identifying anyone who exploits others and take decisive action to keep Bolton’s children and vulnerable adults safe.
“Our specially trained staff continue to work with the victims and to support all those affected.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Twin torrents of silken water cascade fiercely over an ancient, moss-draped basalt cliff, plunging into the turbulent, ochre-colored river below. The dense, humid air of the Misiones province subtropical rainforest is palpable, thick with the perpetual mist generated by the sheer force of the falls. A masterfully executed slow shutter speed transforms the roaring cascades into ethereal, gossamer veils that contrast sharply against the rugged, dark geology of the Paraná Plateau. Natural sunlight filters through the dense canopy above, illuminating the crest of the falls and highlighting the vibrant, emerald-green vegetation clinging tenaciously to the sheer rock face. This specific vantage point captures the raw, untamed energy of the Iguazu River as it fractures into hundreds of distinct drops along the Argentina-Brazil border. Framing the composition, blurred tropical foliage in the immediate foreground creates a natural vignette, drawing the viewer's eye directly toward the central drama of the twin cascades. Revered by the indigenous Guaraní people as a site of profound spiritual significance, the falls continue to command awe and respect from all who witness their thunderous descent. The shallow depth of field in the immediate foreground enhances the sense of scale and immersion, making the viewer feel as though they are peering through the jungle undergrowth. The churning basin below reveals the rich, sediment-laden waters typical of the region following heavy rains, adding a raw, earthy tonal quality to the scene. Every element of this composition, from the motion-blurred water to the saturated jungle greens, works in harmony to convey the sublime majesty of one of South America's greatest natural wonders. This image is a collaborative production by Samuel Jeffery and Audrey Bergner for Project 23.
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Torrentes gemelos de agua sedosa caen ferozmente sobre un antiguo acantilado de basalto cubierto de musgo, hundiéndose en el turbulento río de color ocre de abajo. El aire denso y húmedo de la selva subtropical de la provincia de Misiones es palpable, espeso por la neblina perpetua generada por la fuerza pura de las cataratas. Una velocidad de obturación lenta magistralmente ejecutada transforma las rugientes cascadas en velos etéreos y diáfanos que contrastan fuertemente con la geología oscura y accidentada de la meseta del Paraná. La luz solar natural se filtra a través del denso dosel de arriba, iluminando la cresta de las cataratas y resaltando la vibrante vegetación de color verde esmeralda que se aferra tenazmente a la escarpada pared rocosa. Este punto de vista específico captura la energía cruda e indómita del río Iguazú mientras se fractura en cientos de saltos distintos a lo largo de la frontera entre Argentina y Brasil. Enmarcando la composición, el follaje tropical desenfocado en el primer plano inmediato crea una viñeta natural, atrayendo la mirada del espectador directamente hacia el drama central de las cascadas gemelas. Veneradas por el pueblo indígena guaraní como un sitio de profunda importancia espiritual, las cataratas continúan infundiendo asombro y respeto en todos los que presencian su atronador descenso. La poca profundidad de campo en el primer plano inmediato mejora la sensación de escala e inmersión, haciendo que el espectador sienta como si estuviera mirando a través de la maleza de la selva. La cuenca agitada de abajo revela las ricas aguas cargadas de sedimentos típicas de la región después de fuertes lluvias, agregando una calidad tonal cruda y terrosa a la escena. Cada elemento de esta composición, desde el agua desenfocada por el movimiento hasta los verdes saturados de la jungla, trabaja en armonía para transmitir la majestad sublime de una de las mayores maravillas naturales de América del Sur. Esta imagen es una producción colaborativa de Samuel Jeffery y Audrey Bergner para el Proyecto 23.
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Photo by Samuel Jeffery & Audrey Bergner | Project 23
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Capone was shot and killed on Sept 27,2011 while being let out of his own house by a lake elsinore detective when he illegally kicked oipen our front door. Approx. 25-30 ft away in our yard not one growl, bark and never even acknowledging the officers that stood on our front porch.Capone was facing perpindicular to the officers, nHe was shot and killed unjustly. My husband had a bullet hit his foot leaving a bullet hole in his boot grazing his foot. There was NO REASON for this ! If either of our dogs wanted to charge and attack like they "claimed" they had every opportunity when the front door was kicked open with the two officers standing on our front porch. MY husband and I both were arrested on BOGUS charges to justify what they did.
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The building where Hans and Sophie Scholl were tried and executed at. More photos in the Munich album.
In response to safeguarding concerns identified by our Rochdale organised crime team, we’ve executed eight warrants this morning and locked up six suspected gang members.
We identified a teenage boy who was being exploited and coerced into drug dealing by a suspected local gang.
With immediate safeguarding measures put in place, we were able to pursue those responsible
As the investigation developed, we identified further victims, including a vulnerable adult whose house was being cuckooed and used as a stash house for the gang.
This morning, we’ve arrested six men aged 18 - 26 on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs and modern slavery offences.
£30,000 cash has been seized along with cannabis and drugs paraphernalia.
Today’s activity is a key example of partnership work and effective information sharing. It’s enabled us to identify crucial members of a suspected organised crime group, but most importantly, we’ve been able to safeguard several children and vulnerable adults.
Sergeant Mark Lutkevitch from our Rochdale Challenger team said: “Exploitation, coercion, and violence are the foundations of modern slavery and drugs trafficking, and gangs will often exploit the vulnerable to further their profits. Our arrests this morning are part of a longstanding investigation into several organised crime groups operating across Rochdale that we strongly believe are involved in the exploitation of young people.
“Young people and vulnerable adults will be threatened as the criminals exert control, which is why tackling exploitation is a high priority for us. We have specialist officers working with young people in our communities to tackle the vicious cycle of gang recruitment, and teams of officers on the frontline pursuing offenders.
“Our communities are key in helping us be one step ahead of the criminals. By being our eyes and our ears and finding the courage to report what is taking place in your area only strengthens our relentless pursuit of organised crime and could make a real difference for a child.
“I want to encourage communities to trust their instinct. If something doesn’t feel right; report it. If you think somebody is being exploited, or you think a house might have been taken over by drug dealers, feed that information to us. If you want to remain anonymous, report it through Crimestoppers, and we will act.”
nformation can be shared by calling 101. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Always call 999 in an emergency.