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In the run-up to Christmas, churches in Harpurhey and Collyhurst will be inviting people in, not just for regular services, but to deposit knives in a ‘surrender’ supported by Greater Manchester Police.
For the first time, Church of England and Catholic churches are working together during Advent to encourage people to deposit weapons in bins that will be located at Christ Church Harpurhey and St Patrick’s, Collyhurst.
The move by churches in North Manchester comes a week after the ‘Bin the Blade’ campaign run Greater Manchester Police, and offers residents another opportunity to get rid of knives in their possession.
Knives – including illegal weapons or any other unwanted bladed instruments - can be dropped off in the bins safely and anonymously, with no questions asked. St Patricks, Collyhurst will be open for this purpose on Saturday 3 December from 10am to 4pm. Christ Church, Harpurhey will be open on Sunday 4 December from 12 to 6pm.
It is a sad fact that clergy in the area have conducted funerals for victims of knife crime in recent years. They have seen at first hand the distress caused to family, friends and the wider community when a young person’s life is snatched away in violent circumstances.
Rector of Christ Church, Harpurhey, The Revd Mike McGurk, said, “As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, it is fitting that we are opening our church doors to the community. If we can encourage one person to give up a weapon and save a life, we will have helped to make our community a better and safer place to live. Christmas is a time to celebrate God’s gift of love and we want to share that love with our neighbours.”
Fr Ged Murphy from St Patricks added, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to celebrate the birth of the Lord of life, not by taking a life but by saving one. Taking knives off the streets of North Manchester would be a great start.”
Revd McGurk added, “GMP has run a successful knife surrender over the past week, this is an opportunity for those who couldn’t or wouldn’t go into a police station to deposit a knife, to come to a church and make a difference. An opportunity to do something about it, a second chance.”
Superintendent Dave Pester from the City of Manchester Division of Greater Manchester Police said: “Knives pose a serious risk within our communities and the more we can take off our streets, the greater chance we have of saving lives.
“We are grateful to the churches for lending their support to this very important campaign and hope that residents will take the opportunity to hand in their blades safely and anonymously.”
Join in the conversation online using the hashtag #BinTheBlade
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the new 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.
There are many signs like this by "acción poética" (Armando Alanís) in the streets of Monterrey MX.
I like the sense of these sentences: "I surrender eternity that dwells in my heart"
Av. Colón
Meycauayan City, Bulacan, Philippines
One of my all time fave tunes!! - Mike
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Before we married, Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines.
Now, I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war.
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years.
"'Surrender' is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album Heaven Tonight. It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. But it was a hit single in Japan and its success in Japan, as well as the success of its preceding singles 'Clock Strikes Ten' and 'I Want You to Want Me', paved the way for Cheap Trick's famous concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group's most popular album Cheap Trick at Budokan. It is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. generation parents. The narrator describes how his parents are weirder and hipper than many children would believe. For example, the narrator describes how he discovers his parents 'rolling on the couch' and listening to his Kiss records late at night. It is ranked #465 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of 'the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time'.
Cheap Trick still performs this song, and Rick Nielsen often throws Kiss records to the audience in live performances at the moment Kiss is mentioned in the song.
The counter-choral of 'We're all alright!', repeated four times in the final chorus of the song, has become an audience favorite, with the band members often leading the entire audience in numerous, shouted repetitions of the phrase. In a 2008 interview, Rick Nielsen stated: 'When I wrote the song, the 'we're all alright' was originally only intended to refer to the four of us; that's why it comes right after the 'Bun-E/Tom/Robin/Rick's alright' section. After we started playing it live however, I came to realize that, to our audience, it was inclusive of all of us - our generation; that we're ALL alright, we survived the 60s & Vietnam & Nixon & everything, and we're all still here, playing music and having fun. That's when we started playing with it a little in concert; I'll tell ya, you get 50 - 60 thousand people screaming 'WE'RE ALL ALRIGHT!' in unison, that's a pretty positive affirmation!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_cheap_trick
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"Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band consists of members Robin Zander (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tom Petersson (electric bass, backing vocals), and Bun E. Carlos (drums, percussion).
Cheap Trick created a substantial fan base through its own brand of power pop music with a hard-edged yet melodic pop sound that combines the tunefulness of The Beatles with the speed and energy of punk rock. The Los Angeles Times has remarked that 'Cheap Trick gained fame by twisting the Beatlesque into something shinier, harder, more American.' Their biggest hits include 'Surrender', 'I Want You to Want Me', 'Dream Police', and 'The Flame.' Cheap Trick also performed a cover version of Big Star's 'In the Street' as the theme song for That '70s Show from the second season onward and the theme song 'Baby Muggles' for The Colbert Report.
As of 2009, Cheap Trick continues to tour with their most well known lineup. They have often been referred to in the Japanese press as the 'American Beatles'. The Illinois State Senate has declared April 1 to be 'Cheap Trick Day' in the State. The band was also ranked #25 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Trick
A wise person is one who is skilled at living life successfully, avoiding the multitudes of entanglements that derail so many along the way.
got to get back to the garden...
It's very close now... we are waiting to meet our son any day now! This photo was taken on our last vacation as a "couple", in Varadero. We didn't have the greatest weather and on this day it was very stormy, but it made for some great photo ops. Even though it was really windy and cold, Bogna jumped into the water and strutted for me. It was the most fun photo shoot I've ever done, and I felt like I was shooting an SI Swimming Suit Issue :)
One of the few roses I grow, this one is highly fragrant with very long stems. Disease resistant and performs in less than optimal conditions, which in my case is minimal sun, water and attention. The cut flowers fill a room with fragrance. This rose bush followed me from my home in Hollywood to here in Venice years ago.
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jim Battle and Chief Inspector Debbie Dooley.
The mother of a young man who was stabbed to death in Tameside is appealing for people to ‘bin the blade’ as part of a week-long knife surrender.
Rhian Jones’ son Dominic Doyle tragically lost his life when he was stabbed during a night out in Denton. He was just 21 years old when he died.
Desperate to stop any other family suffering the same pain, his mother Rhian is supporting Greater Manchester Police’s knife surrender.
The surrender, which takes place 21 – 27 November, will see dedicated bins placed into 11 police stations in Greater Manchester.
Knives – including illegal weapons or any other unwanted bladed instruments - can be dropped off in the bins safely and anonymously, with no questions asked.
Rhian Jones said: “I want to support the ‘Bin the Blade’ campaign because my 21 year old son Dominic Doyle was killed by a gang of knife wielding youths.
“It was an unprovoked attack, which took away my only child.
“As part of the campaign I want to speak directly to the mums of these youths carrying knives. Be open and honest with them and talk to them about carrying knives.
“Please don't think it will never happen to you because that's what I thought and it could be you burying your son or daughter next time because someone was carrying a knife.
“This needs to stop, we need to get the knives off the streets. Please support the campaign - bin the blade and save a life.”
Detective Chief Inspector Debbie Dooley from the Xcalibre Task Force at GMP said: “Knives pose a serious risk within our communities and the more we can take off our streets, the greater chance we have of saving lives.
“We don’t want any other family to go through the pain and suffering that Rhian and her family have had to endure and we appeal to residents to take this opportunity to hand in their blades safely and anonymously.”
Deputy Police and Commissioner Jim Battle said: “Campaigns like this have proved successful in the past, taking hundreds of knives off our streets before they fall into the wrong hands. Now we ask the people of Greater Manchester to once again look to their consciences, do the right thing and bin the blade. Please take this opportunity to get rid of your blades anonymously and continue to work with us to make our streets safer for future generations.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, new 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.
Etheras the Galactic Overlord captures a spy from the resistance. "Surrender to me." he demands, as the mind probe glows in his palm. Artwork by Twinkle-Sez, Etheras the Fennec (c) www.etheras.com . (We have some very canonical art of him today.) Questionable whether or not the detailed bulge makes this too explicit. If so - please let me know and I'll take it down.
Nathaniel Nesbitt, 28, surrenders to police after allegedly shooting another man to death in Moscow, Idaho.
since my pal Wink says unless you shot raw then every image is processed in some way even at the pixel level.... true yes, but a technicality... technically...lol
So I say about this image.... 'no touchie by human mind' lolol .... but it won't be long before I'm freaking it out in photoshop somehow... it just cries out for it doesn't it?
Japans surrender to Allied Forces
Representatives of Japan including Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to the signing of the Instrument of Surrender September 2nd 1945.
I’m certain this is a press shot and not just a random shot from one of the sailors. Either way, I’m happy it’s found its way into my collection.
Unknown photographer.
Scanned from the original Photograph.