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2° raid del pignoletto (vino tipico locale) organizzato dal comune di Zola Predosa (BO) per autovetture immatricolate entro il 1990
The Raid ASP is not a variant of the Space Police Raid VPR, instead it's built by the Neo-Egyptian colonies from plans stolen from the Space Police. (Rumour has it that Spyrius did the actually espionage and Neo-Egypt were the highest bidders.) The ASP has slightly longer wings, a completely different energy core and higher grade weaponry then the VPR.
An SS Officer and a Nazi Soldier conduct a surprise raid on a house known to contain a member of the Jewish underground system. Meanwhile, the German man inside prepares for conflict as he instructs his wife to escape.
A entry into the Out with the New category of the Colossal Castle Contest. The idea is to rebuild a recent Castle set in the style of castle sets in the 80s. I chose to rebuild The Gatehouse Raid set (#70402). I looked at pictures of Black Falcon and Crusader sets and only used techniques that were used in sets during the 80s. Unfortunately I didn't have enough old grey panels and bricks to build the castle, so I used bley. The older sets generally had more figs for the size of the build than more recent sets, so I added an extra attacking soldier. The drawbridge works nicely, and is operated by a crank in the gatehouse.
Today (10 December 2015) saw a series of raids in the Wythenshawe area.
Police have launched a ’12 days of Christmas’ pre-emptive strike against offenders causing misery during the festive period.
The 12 high-profile days of action which will tackle the traditional spike in crime usually seen during this time of year.
The operation, which is codenamed ‘Bauble’, will see up to 1,000 officers take to the streets across Greater Manchester to disrupt criminal activity and stop offenders in their tracks.
Operation Bauble will target a range of offences including burglary, domestic abuse, robbery, handling stolen goods, dangerous and illegal driving and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Local officers will be joined by specialist resources during each of the 12 days, including traffic, tactical aid, ANPR, intercept teams, mounted and dog units. The teams will blitz areas and weed out individual’s intent on committing crime and preying on vulnerable people.
Police are also calling on communities to keep themselves and others safe, report crime and suspicious activity and look out for neighbours, relatives and friends.
Superintendent Craig Thompson said: “We want law-abiding people to remember Christmas for all the right reasons and to make sure this happens we’ll be doing everything we can to take offenders off our streets through Operation Bauble.
“Divisional officers with the support of specialist resources will be targeting local issues to ensure there isn’t a spike in crime and people can go about their daily business safely.
“The community can also do their bit to keep themselves and others safe this time of year by keeping their homes secure, arranging a safe mode of transport after a night out or checking on elderly neighbours to see if they are OK.”
To report crime call Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. Alternatively please contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 111 555.
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On Monday 3rd January 2022 members of the Bath Tub Club drove from Warminster to Imber across Salisbury Plain.
Imber is an uninhabited village within the British Army's training area on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It remains under the control of the Ministry of Defence and non-military access is limited to several open days a year.
The Mars Mission version of the Space Police developed Raid VPR one man vehicle. Used by the mars miners as a scouting and defence fighter. Defence of course because those crystals belong to humans! Those jelly belly aliens are not even from our solar system!
The 100th anniversary of the RAF and 75 years since the Dambusters raid was marked in a double naming ceremony at Bristol Temple Meads on June 22 2018.
Great Western Railway 800019 carries the names of the late Joy Lofthouse, who flew for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), and Johnny Johnson MBE, the last British survivor of the Dambusters raid.
Lofthouse was one of 168 female members of the ATA who delivered hundreds of planes to airfields across the country during the Second World War. They were known as the ‘Spitfire Girls’.
Westbury-on-Trym resident Johnson was the bomb aimer in the second wave of Lancasters that attacked the Sorpe Dam in Germany.
The ‘800’ also carries the shape of the Spitfire plane next to Lofthouse’s name, while next to Johnson’s name is a formation of 19 Lancaster bombers, separated into three groups representing the three waves that carried out the raid. Eight of the planes have been shaded in tribute to the planes that were lost, along with the 53 members of 617 squadron who did not return.
The British Rail Class 800 Intercity Express Train or Azuma is a type of bi-mode multiple unit train built by Hitachi for Great Western Railway and London North Eastern Railway. The type uses electric motors powered from overhead electric wires for traction, but also has diesel generators to enable trains to operate on unelectrified track. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, the trains were built by Hitachi between 2014 and 2018.
This view is at Newbury railway station which is located in the centre of the town of Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. The station is 53 miles 6 chains (85.42 km) from London Paddington. It is served by stopping services between Reading and Newbury and Bedwyn, and by faster services between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids and other parts of Devon and Cornwall. All train services at the station are operated by the Great Western Railway.
The station was once a junction with the now-defunct north–south Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway. It was also the junction for the also defunct Lambourn Valley Railway.
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Just before daybreak of December 16, 1914 saw the German battlecruisers SMS Derflinger and SMS Von Der Tann bombarding the English coastal town of Scarborough, ostensibly in an attempt to destroy three new radio stations in the town, but instead wreaking havoc on the civilian population. Approaching to 1.5 miles of the coast, the German forces fired nearly 1000 shells; some two hundred civilians were killed, and 300 houses and a number of public buildings were damaged. Resulting public outcry against German barbarity was turned to a successful recruitment tool for the British war effort.
The German's larger strategy was to provoke and draw out small portions of the British fleet to engage and destroy them with superior numbers. The plan did not bear results during this raid, but did serve as due provocation, with the Channel Fleet and the British battle cruiser squadron at Rosyth put on constant alert. After another near miss in 1915, the Dogger Bank encounter on January 24, 1916 was more substantive, but turned against the German battle cruiser squadron, which due to a British signaling miscue and poor range finding, barely missed being mauled during the chase away. The Germans escaped with the loss of the slower armored cruiser Blucher, which was left to be finished by the British "Splendid Cats".
Marines and Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, move toward a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, to be extracted at the end of a night raid Jan. 9. The raid was the first event of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, which is part of the pre-deployment training for the 31st MEU's regularly scheduled spring patrol. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Kuppers/Released)
Dawn raids saw officers in Oldham execute six drugs warrants as part of a crackdown on drug dealing in the district.
At around 6.15am this morning (Thursday 2 July 2020), officers from GMP’s Oldham division raided an address on Chamber Road, Coppice, and at five properties in the Glodwick area.
The action comes after concerns were raised in the community regarding the dealing of drugs in the area.
Neighbourhood Inspector Steve Prescott, of GMP’s Oldham division, said: “We hope that today’s operation demonstrates not only how keen we are to tackle drugs across the district and the Force, but also our endeavours to listen to community concerns and to act upon them.
“Today’s action is a significant part of tackling the issues around drugs that we see too often in our societies and the devastating impact they can have on individuals, their families and loved ones as well as the wider community.
“This action will have caused a huge amount of disruption for the criminals who seek to infiltrate these substances onto our streets and degrade the quality of life for so many.
“Anyone with concerns about the dealing of such drugs in their area should not hesitate to contact police; safe in the knowledge that we are prepared to strike back against those who operate in this destructive and illegal industry.”
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Vikings raid a village.
My biggest ever creation, and a pain to photograph.
The skateboard ramp houses are based off Lord of the Lego's designs.
Gallery, when public: www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=311824
Came back from work to find the Stormies attempting a raid on the chocolate easter eggs. Think they'll need a bigger wheelbarrow!
Le Raid 4L Trophy est un raid automobile solidaire destiné aux jeunes de moins de 28 ans et couru exclusivement en Renault 4. Créé par Jean-Jacques Rey en 1997, il est organisé par l'entreprise Desertours en partenariat avec l'École supérieure de commerce de Rennes.
Le Raid 4L Trophy a lieu chaque année, au mois de février. Les participants (environ 2 500 personnes âgés de 18 à 28 ans) disputent cette course d'orientation. Le parcours, d'environ 6 000 km, traverse la France, l’Espagne et le Maroc. Le départ a lieu à Biarritz, puis les équipages traversent librement l'Espagne jusqu'à Algésiras et prennent le ferry pour le Maroc, où les épreuves du raid commencent. Le parcours présente plusieurs étapes dont certaines autour des dunes de Merzouga et dans l'Atlas, pour mener jusqu'à Marrakech. Les participants roulent la journée, en se guidant avec un roadbook et une boussole. Ils se rassemblent le soir dans un bivouac prévu par l'organisation. Les deux derniers jours d'épreuves constituent l'étape « marathon », où les participants établissent leur bivouac en autonomie. Au cours de ce voyage, les participants transportent des fournitures scolaires et sportives, qui sont redistribuées aux enfants du sud marocain à l'arrivée. Chaque équipage est classé en fonction du nombre de kilomètres réalisés pour passer par chaque point de contrôle du parcours, l'objectif étant d'en parcourir le moins possible.
The Raid 4L Trophy is a solidarity automobile raid intended for young people under 28 and raced exclusively in Renault 4. Created by Jean-Jacques Rey in 1997, it is organized by the company Desertours in partnership with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Rennes. The Raid 4L Trophy takes place every year in February. The participants (about 2,500 people aged 18 to 28) compete in this orienteering race. The route, approximately 6,000 km, crosses France, Spain and Morocco. The start takes place in Biarritz, then the crews travel freely through Spain to Algeciras and take the ferry to Morocco, where the trials of the raid begin. The route presents several stages, some of which around the dunes of Merzouga and in the Atlas, to lead to Marrakech. Participants ride the day, guided by a roadbook and a compass. They gather in the evening in a bivouac provided by the organization. The last two days of events constitute the “marathon” stage, where the participants set up their bivouac independently. During this trip, participants carry school and sports supplies, which are redistributed to children in southern Morocco on arrival. Each crew is classified according to the number of kilometers made to pass through each checkpoint on the course, the objective being to cover as few as possible.
Durant 2 jours, cette compétition va regrouper 160 équipages au milieu des îles et des forts parsemant la célèbre Baie des Corsaires.
Cette épreuve sous forme de raid côtier est ouverte aux catamarans de sport catégories de 16 à 21 pieds (Formule 18, Intersérie C0-C1,Hobie-Cat 16).
This is an old shot I took of my friend. I was trying some different post production stuff out and this is what I came up with.
Strobist:
AB1600 in Large Octabox camera right
AB800 low in beauty dish with sock camera left
AB800 bare camera left for key
AB800 bare camera right for key
Triggered by Cybersyncs
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team returns to his base in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province in front of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP, April 8, 2012. His brigade took over the Polish mission in the area in early April.
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs
Photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
Date Taken:04.08.2012
Location:GHAZNI PROVINCE, AF
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"Der misslungene englische Fliegerangriff auf Cuxhaven 25. Dezember 1914." - 'The failed English air raid against Cuxhaven on 25 December 1914.’
This artist's impression is wildly inaccurate. For example, all the British aircrews survived the attack. Famous author Erskine Childers took part in this raid as an observer.
Kenia - Samburuland.
The Samburu are related to the Masai although they live just above the equator where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the northern desert and slightly south of Lake Turkana in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.
They are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose lives revolve around their cows, sheep, goats, and camels. Milk is their main stay; sometimes it is mixed with blood. Meat is only eaten on special occasions. Generally they make soups from roots and barks and eat vegetables if living in an area where they can be grown.
Most dress in very traditional clothing of bright red material used like a skirt and multi-beaded necklaces, bracelets and earrings, especially when living away from the big cities.
The Samburu developed from one of the later Nilotic migrations from the Sudan, as part of the Plains Nilotic movement. The broader grouping of the Maa-speaking people continued moving south, possibly under the pressure of the Borana expansion into their plains. Maa-speaking peoples have lived and fought from Mt. Elgon to Malindi and down the Rift Valley into Tanzania. The Samburu are in an early settlement area of the Maa group.
Those who moved on south, however (called Masai), have retained a more purely nomadic lifestyle until recently when they have also begun farming. The expanding Turkana ran into the Samburu around 1700 when they began expanding north and east.
The language of the Samburu people is also called Samburu. It is a Maa language very close to the Masai dialects. Linguists have debated the distinction between the Samburu and Masai languages for decades.
Generally between five and ten families set up encampments for five weeks and then move on to new pastures. Adult men care for the grazing cattle which are the major source of livelihood. Women are in charge of maintaining the portable huts, milking cows, obtaining water and gathering firewood. Their houses are of plastered mud or hides and grass mats stretched over a frame of poles. A fence of thorns surrounds each family's cattle yard and huts.
Their society has for long been so organized around cattle and warfare (for defense and for raiding others) that they find it hard to change to a more limited lifestyle. The purported benefits of modern life are often undesirable to the Samburu. They remain much more traditional in life and attitude than their Masai cousins.
Duties of boys and girls are clearly delineated. Boys herd cattle and goats and learn to hunt, defending the flocks. Girls fetch water and wood and cook. Both boys and girls go
through an initiation into adulthood, which involves training in adult responsibilities and circumcision for boys and clitoridectomy for girls.
In times of war, bandits and rogues, fighting for whom paid the best, where sometimes hired to harass and raid the enemy, burning and stealing where they went.
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Second CCC entry, obviously for Bandit's Raid, and following up on this one:
On Monday 3rd January 2022 members of the Bath Tub Club drove from Warminster to Imber across Salisbury Plain.
Imber is an uninhabited village within the British Army's training area on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It remains under the control of the Ministry of Defence and non-military access is limited to several open days a year.
The decision to authorise the aerial bombardment of the United Kingdom was taken by the Kaiser of Germany on the 7th. January 1915. Fearful that a bomb might drop on Buckingham Palace and kill his relatives, the Kaiser initially banned the bombing of London, though he would soon capitulate and allow the bombing of London’s docks.
With London banned as a target, German Army and Navy Zeppelins instead attacked industrial, military and civilian targets in other parts of Britain. The aim was to disrupt British armaments production and terrify the British public into demanding their government withdraw from the war.
At 11.00 hrs. on the 19th. January 1915 Zeppelins L.3 and L.4 set of from their base at Fuhlsbuttel in Hamburg to bomb the ports of Hull and Grimsby. They each carried fuel for 30 hours, 8 x 110 lbs. bombs and 25 x incendiaries.
Zeppelin L.6 was also part of the raiding force, it had left from the new naval airship base in Nordholz at about 9:30 hrs, commanded by Captain Oberleutnant Freiherr von Buttlar. Also aboard was Korvettenkapitän Peter Strasser, the overall commander of the Imperial German Navy’s Zeppelin Fleet. Due to mechanical problems L.6 was forced to return to base.
For L.3 and L.4 navigation proved difficult and bad weather forced a change of plan with the Zeppelins heading for the Norfolk coast.
L.4 commanded by Kapitanleutnant Count von Platen-Hallermund flew to Sheringham and Kings Lynn. L.3 commanded by Kapitanleutnant Hans Fritz, had a crew of 15 crew. She was 518 ft. 2i in. long with a diameter of 48ft. 6 in. Top speed was 47.5 mph and her range was 1,366 miles. Her target was Great Yarmouth.
Arriving over Great Yarmouth at around 21:20 hrs, L.3 dropped 6 bombs and 7 incendiaries on the working class area of St. Peter’s Plain. Samuel Alfred Smith, a 53 year old shoemaker was walking along the pavement on the corner of Drakes Buildings at the time the bombs hit. He was killed instantly, decapitated by flying shrapnel. Also killed was Martha Mary Taylor, a 73-year old spinster, whose terraced house at 25 St. Peter’s Plain, received a direct bomb hit. These two victims became the first fatalities of an air raid on British soil.
Private Poulter of the Essex Regiment suffered chest injuries, a Mr. Blake received injuries to his legs and artillery gunner Private Dunevy needed treatment. All survived.
The final bomb of the raid, fell near the town’s racecourse, this killed a dog. The attack lasted around 10 minutes, then L.3 headed out over the North Sea and arrived back at Fuhlsbuttel at 09.40 hrs.
The death certificates of Samuel Smith and Martha Taylor recorded the cause of death as "From the effects of the acts of the Kings enemies".
While L.3 was making for Great Yarmouth, L.4 headed over Cromer before dropping a bomb on the town of Sheringham. The bomb, which fell on Jordan’s Yard, Wyndham Street (now Whitehall Yard) at 20:30 hrs was the first to be dropped by air on British soil. The bomb failed to explode, but a few minutes later, a second bomb was dropped that did explode but caused no damage.
Bombs were then dropped on the village church at Snettisham, this action blew out windows in the church but caused no casualties.
Arrived over King’s Lynn, a bomb landed on Bentinck Street, killing 26-year old Alice Gazeley, whose husband, Percy, serving with the Rifle Brigade, had been killed in France in October 1914. Also killed was 14 year old Percy Goate. Thirteen people were injured.
The funeral arrangements for the dead were very discreet, arranged to avoid publicity that may have effected public morale.
Alice Gazley and Percy Goate were buried in adjacent graves in Hardwick Road Cemetery, King’s Lynn.
Samuel Alfred Smith is buried in the cemetery on Kitchener Road, Great Yarmouth, while Matilda Taylor is buried in the cemetery at Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk.
The inscriptions on Samuel Smith's grave read from top to bottom -
Cllr. M. Fairhead
Mayor of the Borough of Great Yarmouth
Laid a wreath here on the 19th January 2015
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Zeppelin raid
In loving memory of
Agnes Esther Hutt
The beloved daughter of
William and Harriot Smith
Died Nov 17 1905
Aged 41 years
Gone but not forgotten
Also of
Samuel Alfred Smith
Brother of the above
Who was killed by a bomb from a
Zeppelin
Jan 19th 1915
Aged 53 years
In the aftermath of the raids the public were advised to black out windows with immediate effect and local authorities turned off street lights as this is thought to have assisted the raiders.
The total amount of damage caused in the two raids was £7,000. While the weather prevented the airships from hitting their intended targets, the raids were judged a success by the Germans.
Less than a month after the Great Yarmouth raid, on 17th. February 1915, L.3 was forced to crash land on the Danish Fanø after engine failure in a snowstorm, compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. None of the crew were injured and they managed to set the airship on fire with a signal gun and destroy documents before being captured and interned for the next three years in Odense. Remnants of the airship are displayed in a museum in Tonder, Denmark.
The operational record of L.3 was 27 reconnaissance missions and 1 bombing raid.
On 17th. February 1915, the L.4 had completed a routine scouting mission off the Norwegian coast in search of Allied merchant vessels and were returning to their base in Hamburg, when the snowstorm flared up, bombarding the airship with gale force winds. Unable to control the Zeppelin in such conditions, the crew steered toward the Danish coast for an emergency landing, but was unable to reach the shore before crashing into the North Sea near town of Varde. The Danish coast guard rescued 11 members of the crew who had jumped into the sea prior to the crash. They were brought to Odense as prisoners to be interrogated and interned. Four members of the crew were believed drowned and their bodies were never recovered.
The operational record of L.4 was 11 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea and 1 bombing raid
L.6 took part in the German defence during the Royal Navy's Cuxhaven Raid on 25th. December 1914, unsuccessfully attacking HMS Empress. The airship caught fire during inflation in its hangar at Fuhlsbüttel and was destroyed with LZ 36 on 16th September 1916.
The operational record of L.6 was 36 reconnaissance missions around North Sea, including marking mine fields and 1 bombing raid on England, dropping 1,500 lb. (700 kg) of bombs. .
A blue plaque was originally placed on 25 St. Peter's Plain in 1981. It was renewed in January 2012 and was unveiled by the Mayor, Barry Coleman and Commander Simon Askins RN.
© Brian Kushner
Looks like this possum was having a good time raiding the peanut pile. I don't see them very often. This guy looks quite beat up.
Didelphimoarphi (pronounced /daɪˌdɛlfɨˈmɔrfi.ə/) is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. They are commonly also called possums, though that term is also applied to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes. The Virginia Opossum is the original animal named opossum. The word comes from Algonquian wapathemwa. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. A sister group is Paucituberculata (shrew opossums).
Their unspecialized biology, flexible diet and reproductive strategy make them successful colonizers and survivors in diverse locations and conditions. Originally native to the eastern United States, the Virginia Opossum was intentionally introduced into the West during the Great Depression, probably as a source of food.[2] Its range has been expanding steadily northwards, thanks in part to more plentiful, man-made sources of freshwater, increased shelter due to urban encroachment, and milder winters. Its range has extended into Ontario, Canada, and it has been found farther north than Toronto.
Characteristics
Didelphimorphs are small to medium-sized marsupials, with the largest about the size of a large house cat, and the smallest the size of a mouse. They tend to be semi-arboreal omnivores, although there are many exceptions. Most members of this taxon have long snouts, a narrow braincase, and a prominent sagittal crest. The dental formula is:
Dentition
5.1.3.4
4.1.3.4
By mammalian standards, this is a very full jaw. Opossums have more teeth than any other land mammal; only aquatic mammals have more.[citation needed] The incisors are very small, the canines large, and the molars are tricuspid.
Didelphimorphs have a plantigrade stance (feet flat on the ground) and the hind feet have an opposable digit with no claw. Like some New World monkeys, opossums have prehensile tails. The stomach is simple, with a small cecum.
Opossums have a remarkably robust immune system, and show partial or total immunity to the venom of rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and other pit vipers.[3][4] Opossums are about eight times less likely to carry rabies than wild dogs, and about one in eight hundred opossums are infected with this virus.[5]
[edit] Reproduction and life cycle
Sleeping Virginia opossum with babies in her relaxed pouch
As a marsupial, the opossum has a reproductive system that is composed of a placenta and a marsupium, which is the pouch.[6] The young are born at a very early stage, although the gestation period is similar to many other small marsupials, at only 12 to 14 days.[7] Once born, the offspring must find their way into the marsupium to hold onto and nurse from a teat. The species are moderately sexually dimorphic with males usually being slightly larger, much heavier, and having larger canines than females.[8] The largest difference between the opossum and other mammals is the bifurcated penis of the male and bifurcated vagina of the female (the source of the Latin didelphis, meaning double-wombed). Male opossum spermatozoa exhibit cooperative methods of ensuring the survival of genotypically similar sperm by forming conjugate pairs before fertilization[9] . Such measures come into place particularly when females copulate with multiple males. These conjugate pairs increase motility and enhance the likelihood of fertilization. Conjugate pairs dissociate into separate spermatozoa before fertilization. The opossum is one of many species that employs sperm cooperation in its reproductive life cycle.
Female opossums often give birth to very large numbers of young, most of which fail to attach to a teat, although as many as thirteen young can attach[8], and therefore survive, depending on species. The young are weaned between 70 and 125 days, when they detach from the teat and leave the pouch. The opossum lifespan is unusually short for a mammal of its size, usually only two to four years. Senescence is rapid.[10]
[edit] Diet
Didelphimorphs are opportunistic omnivores with a very broad diet. Their diet mainly consists of carrion and many individual opossums are killed on the highway when scavenging for roadkill. They are also known to eat insects, frogs, birds, snakes, small mammals, and earthworms. Some of their favorite foods are fruits, and they are known to eat apples and persimmons. Their broad diet allows them to take advantage of many sources of food provided by human habitation such as unsecured food waste (garbage) and pet food.
Opossum fur is quite soft.
[edit] Behavior
Opossums are usually solitary and nomadic, staying in one area as long as food and water are easily available. Some families will group together in ready-made burrows or even under houses. Though they will temporarily occupy abandoned burrows, they do not dig or put much effort into building their own. As nocturnal animals, they favor dark, secure areas. These areas may be below ground or above.
Didelphis marsupialis: intrusion in human dwelling (French Guiana)
When threatened or harmed, they will play possum, mimicking the appearance and smell of a sick or dead animal. The lips are drawn back, teeth are bared, saliva foams around the mouth, and a foul-smelling fluid is secreted from the anal glands. The physiological response is involuntary, rather than a conscious act. Their stiff, curled form can be prodded, turned over, and even carried away. The animal will regain consciousness after a period of minutes or hours and escape.
Adult opossums do not hang from trees by their tails, though babies may dangle temporarily. Their semi-prehensile tails are not strong enough to support a mature adult's weight. Instead, the opossum uses its tail as a brace and a fifth limb when climbing. The tail is occasionally used as a grip to carry bunches of leaves or bedding materials to the nest. A mother will sometimes carry her young upon her back, where they will cling tightly even when she is climbing or running.
Threatened opossums (especially males) will growl deeply, raising their pitch as the threat becomes more urgent. Males make a clicking & smack; noise out of the side of their mouths as they wander in search of a mate, and females will sometimes repeat the sound in return. When separated or distressed, baby opossums will make a sneezing noise to signal their mother. If threatened, the baby will open its mouth and quietly hiss until the threat is gone.
The Virginia opposum is the only North American marsupial.
Historical references
An early description of the opossum comes from explorer John Smith, who wrote in Map of Virginia, with a Description of the Countrey, the Commodities, People, Government and Religion in 1608 that An Opassom hath an head like a Swine, and a taile like a Rat, and is of the bignes of a Cat. Under her belly she hath a bagge, wherein she lodgeth, carrieth, and sucketh her young.[11][12]. The Opossum was more formally described in 1698 in a published letter entitled Carigueya, Seu Marsupiale Americanum Masculum. Or, The Anatomy of a Male Opossum: In a Letter to Dr Edward Tyson, from Mr William Cowper, Chirurgeon, and Fellow of the Royal Society, London, by Edward Tyson, M. D. Fellow of the College of Physicians and of the Royal Society. The letter suggests even earlier descriptions.[13]
[edit] Hunting, food and foodways
The opossum was once a favorite game animal in the United States, and in particular the southern regions which have a large body of recipes and folklore relating to the opossum. Opossum was once widely consumed in the United States where available, as evidenced by recipes available online[14] and in books such as older editions of The Joy of Cooking. A traditional method of preparation is baking, sometimes in a pie or pasty[1], though at present possum pie & most often refers to a sweet confection containing no meat of any kind. In Dominica and Trinidad opossum or manicou is popular and can only be hunted during certain times of the year owing to over hunting; the meat is traditionally prepared by smoking then stewing. The meat is light and fine-grained, but the musk glands must be removed as part of preparation. The meat can be used in place of rabbit and chicken in recipes. The cousin of the opossum, the possum, found in Australia (and introduced to New Zealand ) is consumed in a similar manner. [15]
Historically, hunters in the Caribbean would place a barrel with fresh or rotten fruit to attract opossums who would feed on the fruit or insects. Cubans growing up in the mid-twentieth century tell of brushing the maggots out of the mouths of manicou caught in this manner to prepare them for consumption. It is said also that the gaminess of the meat causes gas.[citation needed]
In Mexico, opossums are known as tlacuache or &tlaquatzin. Their tails are eaten as a folk remedy to improve fertility.
Opossum oil (Possum grease) is high in essential fatty acids and has been used as a chest rub and a carrier for arthritis remedies given as topical salves.
Estos bichos de raid te los regalaban en la compra de un insecticida, el mas grande es de finales de los 70's y los otros pequeños son ochenteros.
Tambien esta la garrapata y otro desconocido pero de la misma serie.
Vikings raid a village.
My biggest ever creation, and a pain to photograph.
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Dawn raids saw officers in Oldham execute six drugs warrants as part of a crackdown on drug dealing in the district.
At around 6.15am this morning (Thursday 2 July 2020), officers from GMP’s Oldham division raided an address on Chamber Road, Coppice, and at five properties in the Glodwick area.
The action comes after concerns were raised in the community regarding the dealing of drugs in the area.
Neighbourhood Inspector Steve Prescott, of GMP’s Oldham division, said: “We hope that today’s operation demonstrates not only how keen we are to tackle drugs across the district and the Force, but also our endeavours to listen to community concerns and to act upon them.
“Today’s action is a significant part of tackling the issues around drugs that we see too often in our societies and the devastating impact they can have on individuals, their families and loved ones as well as the wider community.
“This action will have caused a huge amount of disruption for the criminals who seek to infiltrate these substances onto our streets and degrade the quality of life for so many.
“Anyone with concerns about the dealing of such drugs in their area should not hesitate to contact police; safe in the knowledge that we are prepared to strike back against those who operate in this destructive and illegal industry.”
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Officers execute daybreak raids as part of a firearms investigation in Cheetham Hill.
This morning, Thursday 21 May, officers from the North Manchester division carried out raids at two addresses in Cheetham Hill as part of an ongoing investigation into a firearms discharge, which took place last week on Monday 11 May 2020.
In the early hours of that morning, at around 1.15am, police were called to reports of between two and four gunshot sounds on Galsworthy Avenue.
No injuries were reported but some damage was caused to a vehicle on the street.
During today's raids officers seized a quantity of cash as part of the direct action. One man was arrested.
Speaking after the raids, Superintendent Rebecca Boyce, of GMPs North Manchester district, said: “First and foremost I sincerely hope that this morning’s activity shows to the people of Cheetham Hill just how seriously we continue to take incidents of this nature. We will explore every line of enquiry available to us and leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of justice.
“Guns and violence have no place on our streets; and anyone who is harbouring weapons of this nature or taking part in this kind of criminal activity should know that we do not take these incidents lightly. Anyone who brandishes a weapon within our communities and ultimately puts the lives of others at risk can expect to be investigated by us.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to protecting people and making the streets of Cheetham Hill a safer place, we have been working closely with partners, including Manchester City Council –both Adult and Children’s Services and housing providers. This prevention work is absolutely vital if we are to support those most vulnerable in our society and put a stop to this type of offending. A huge priority for us is discouraging people from taking this path and turning to this kind of criminality and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our partners who have continued to support us in this.
“We have been always very clear that we cannot do this alone and would like to continue to appeal to the public to help us. Often, answers lie within communities and this type of criminal activity can only be halted completely with the support of those with information. If people would prefer to speak anonymously, they can do so by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers.”
Anyone with any information should contact police on 0161 856 3924 quoting incident number 124 of 11/05/2020. Details can also be anonymously passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111