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Another great turnout for this the 3rd Xborder Challenge run from Gretna to Carlisle, it got quite hot as we neared the finish but was still pleased with time sub 40 .
All pics taken by my wife Kristy Liddle.
Vancouver's Little Mountain Little League Challenger Division team play Clinton LL from Michigan in the Little League World Series Exhibition Game at Volunteer Stadium.
World Challenge Cup de gimnasia rítmica. 20-22/05/2022. Foto: María Jiménez para Navarra Arena.
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The New York State Department of Health is pleased to announce the five finalists for the Aging Innovation Challenge, a crowdsource competition developed in partnership with HeroX to generate innovative solutions to assist older adults and their caregivers in carrying out activities of daily living.
The Challenge was open to all undergraduate and graduate students attending a college or university in New York State. The finalists were narrowed down from a field of 24 semi-finalists, which were originally selected from 35 submissions.
Finalists made a 15-minute presentation demonstrating their prototype and how it will impact older adults and their caregivers. (Mike Wren/Department of Health)
I didn't get to do much in the way of photography today. Sorry non-military fanatics! :)
Here's a quick shot of one side of a 332d EOSS challenge coin.
The 332d Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron is responsible for supporting all 332 EOG functions across the airpower operational spectrum. The 332 EOSS "Mustangs" execute senior airfield-authority duties, including: local tower control, combined enroute radar approach, and airfield management. The Mustangs also provide support through intelligence, weapons and tactics, ground liaison, joint weather forecasting, aeromedical evacuation, aircrew flight equipment, and strategic reconnaissance services.
They basically do a little of everything. :)
I am participating in the Strada Easel January Challenge. Quite a commitment - a painting a day for 31 days! It has to be a subject that you are looking at. Not from a photo. And it must be painted AND posted that day! Currently there are 876 participants from all over the world. But as the days go by, people drop out. Five lucky winners from the remaining participants will be chosen at the end of the challenge and will get to select a Strada Easel of their choice!
The rules: Do a painting or drawing from life each day (i.e. a work of art done while you are looking at the subject from life-not from a photo or imagination). These subjects may include still life, interiors, figure, and landscapes.
This vintage lobster pitcher from my grandfather's house was a good subject for Day #3. I created a sketch and then painted it with watercolors. Not my main medium so it was good practice.
My Mom liked to research these items and would often attach a note about what she learned. This pitcher is Royal Bayreuth, made in Bavaria and my Mom did write a note about it. She said a similar pitcher that is slightly bigger has a value of $650 - $700!
www.stvincent.edu | Saint Vincent College (SVC) has been hosting the Challenge Program since 1982. The Challenge Program is a one-week summer event, held each June, for young people, ages Preschool through 12th grade, originating in the Education Department at SVC.
Officers in GMP’s Wigan Complex Safeguarding Team supported by Wigan Challenger team, local neighbourhood officers and TAU conducted warrants at three addresses in Aspull, Ince and Wigan as part of an investigation into a county drugs line operating in the area.
The operation, also aided by community intelligence and GMP's ongoing investigation into drugs and county lines operations, resulted in the successful arrests of three people.
An 18-year-old woman, 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were all arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to sell the class B drug of cannabis and modern slavery.
It is believed the controllers of the drug line are using young teenagers to deal drugs for them.
During the operation, the team seized mobile phones, debtors lists and cannabis.
Detective Inspector Patrick Wood, of GMP’s Wigan Challenger Team, said: “Today’s warrants are the culmination of a thorough investigation by our Complex Safeguarding Team, which is dedicated to tackling child criminal exploitation (CCE) in the Wigan area. Drugs supply has blighted members of this community for some time and results like today go a long way to help combat it.
“The investigation has identified significant members of the county line and we have now arrested these nominals. We believe the adult members of the line have conspired with each other to distribute illegal drugs and are exploiting children and recruiting them into drug supply.
“Arresting these individuals allows us to protect and safeguard vulnerable children connected to the suspects and others within the community, resulting in further prevention of exploitation. Where we identify any victim of CCE, we are able to utilise our strong working relationships with partners to ensure we enact comprehensive safeguarding measures to support victims and remove them from the risks of this lifestyle.
“On the back of today’s warrants, we will also work with our partners through the Wigan Challenger Partnership Board, taking the ‘Achilles heel’ approach to this type of criminality where we will look at other enforcement action against those arrested such as any breaches of housing agreements, benefit claims and proceeds of crime offences and colleagues from Wigan Council are already involved in supporting today’s activity.
“We cannot secure results like this without the support of the local community, their support in reporting intelligence to us means we can play a part in making our neighbourhoods safer. I urge the public to keep sharing information about criminal activities or expressing their concerns through contacting us directly via live-chat, speaking to your local neighbourhood officer or anonymously through Crimestoppers.
“Every bit of information, no matter how small, contributes to our investigations across Greater Manchester and could support us in safeguarding the most vulnerable in our communities."
A county line is the advertisement of illegal drugs via a mobile phone, known as a ‘graft line’, the drugs are then moved by dealers from one area to another as well as to other places across the country.
The organised crime groups will often exploit children to transport the drugs and money profited from its supply. The exploitation often includes using the homes of vulnerable adults as a base to store and deal the drugs from – a term known as cuckooing.
Here are signs of child criminal exploitation to look out for: Unexplained gifts, money and new expensive clothes or accessories; Increased missing from home episodes; New friendship groups; Receiving excessive calls or messages from ‘new friends’;
Carrying weapons and may have a few mobile phones; Secretive or withdrawn from family and/or friends; Getting picked up or dropped off by unknown people; Not seeing the person who lives there, and a clear change in behaviour and routine; Increase in visitors or cars to a house or flat at unsociable hours; Signs of drug use such as strange smells coming from the property; Windows covered or curtains closed all the time; People talking on phones outside the address.
If you have information relating to organised crime – no matter how small – please contact either Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or call GMP on 101.
Below are services available to seek help and support:
Catch 22 is a specialist support and rescue service for young people and their families who are criminally exploited through county lines.
Safecall offers a safe space for people affected by exploitation to talk about their experiences in confidence and can also provide reassurance, support and help formulate a plan via their dedicated service.
Young people can contact Crimestopper's via Fearless to access non-judgemental information and advice.
The National Crime Agency County Lines website explains more about county lines and indicators of exploitation in your area.
The Safeguarding Network have helpful tips for understanding indicators of exploitation and what may make a young person more vulnerable to being exploited.
When challenged to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, the green-conscious SAMO and SCD teams from Yahoo give it a twist.
Another great turnout for this the 3rd Xborder Challenge run from Gretna to Carlisle, it got quite hot as we neared the finish but was still pleased with time sub 40 .
All pics taken by my wife Kristy Liddle.
In April of 2006 Dodge displayed it's Challenger concept in San Francisco. It was one hell of a car!
WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 21: Simon Cochrane (L) and Nicole Ward (R) compete in the Challenge Wanaka on January 21, 2012 in Wanaka, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Simon Cochrane; Nicole Ward
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
A photo I took on my way to work. I love how everything is still in the mirror, but moving everywhere else.
The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Rwanda Housing Authority and in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has inaugurated the Rukumberi Green Village in Ngoma District.
Rukumberi Village was constructed in 2014 to relocate 57 households from high risk zones around the sector. The main objective was to resettle households as a way to improve access to basic services including electricity, water, schooling, healthcare, waste collection and more.
Rukumberi Village was later selected to be improved with the green village components through the Green Economy Programme under the Ministry of Environment, and supported by UNDP.
The green village components implemented in Rukumberi Village include biogas, rainwater tanks and biodegradable waste collection centre. These elements aim to address environmental challenges and improve the wellbeing and livelihood of the community.
This approach of resettling households in Green Villages is part of a national effort to move households to safer locations that are more resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Before the scoring was final. I wonder if they knew just how close it was.
Ontario Strongman Challenge
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www.stvincent.edu | Saint Vincent College (SVC) has been hosting the Challenge Program since 1982. The Challenge Program is a one-week summer event, held each June, for young people, ages Preschool through 12th grade, originating in the Education Department at SVC.
ATC Not the prettiest but this background was made by recycling my 'catch all' piece of paper I have on my art desk when I am spraying inks etc. This piece has been on my desk for some weeks. I decided it would be a challenge to recycle and try to make an ATC with it. The crows were googled and already printed on the paper before I began using it as a mat for catching ink drips etc.
I simply wrote M for murder with red paint pen, embellished with white gel pen and added some jute ribbon.
For those who may not know or get the word play, a murder is the collective noun for a group of crows.
September Scavenge Challenge #15 This one's particularly for the guys! Get creative and make a cool photo of a car or truck.
During the Manly to Spit 9km walk we encountered this glitter embellished car which was an attention grabber promoting Sunnyfield Enterprises which employs over 300 people with disabilities across NSW. It specialises in offering people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in meaningful and fulfilling employment in the Packaging & Manufacturing Industry.
Challenges are everywhere right?
From the smallest one you come across with to something really challenging that makes you think, makes you plan a strategy, makes you wonder, makes you... decide wether you're up to it or not.
In our lives, I guess we're told to face all challenges, all dificulties that come along. It's a way to build a stronger mind and... sometimes, even a stronger heart.
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I wanted to create a painted effect so here's what I did.
Did a subtle crop. Ran a levels adj. layer, layered on several textures and various blend mode layers. I've found that doing this helps create a painted effect. Removed some texture from the flowers. Cooled down the colour slightly. Added a slight blur layer and a soft light layer. Upped the brightness a bit and added white and black colour fill layers (set on screen and multiply) and masked as necessary. Saturated the red and green a touch and sharpened.
Textures courtesy of Jessica Drossin and French Kiss textures, also used 2 of my own textures.
This month's challenge was to design a layout about being an Israeli - what does it mean to me?
When I thought about it, I discovered that each time I think about a daily Israeli life, the word "Army" just pops in. No wonder - I was an army brat, with a father that served 25 years in the military... I got used to hanging out with kids that have parents in the army also, used to seeing army uniform, used to go to a military camp on weekends to visit my father when he was on duty. To make this layout less "strict", I soften it a bit using smoked pink fabric and sew a little.
BTW, the buttons are real uniform buttons - there are never too many uniform buttons in an army officer's house...
The picture was taken 25 years ago - unfortunately, Israel still needs its army to survive...
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This challenge is intended to be fun so you can create an item on your dream list using fabric.
No cost to enter.
Due: October 23, 2014
June 26, 2014 meeting:
1. Select your least favourite/undesirable/ugliest fat quarter from your fabric collection. 100% cotton only!
2. Bring this undesirable fat quarter to the June 26, 2014 meeting. Note that you are not using this fabric in
your quilted item!
3. Your fat quarter is cut in half and you randomly draw 2 other pieces of fabric to give you 2 pieces that are
equivalent to a fat quarter. Label them ‘Fabric 1’ and ‘Fabric 2’.
4. Attach a sample of Fabric 1 and Fabric 2 to the entry form below.
Dream List Item
5. Choose one item on your dream list/bucket list/wish list to showcase in your quilted item.
6. Make a finished quilt or object, maximum size 25” x 25”. It can be any shape but no one side can be longer
than 25” that shows this dream item. It can be a wallhanging, table topper, or miniature.
7. Fabric 1 and Fabric 2 must be used.
8. Use any other fabrics or embellishments as desired.
October 23, 2014 meeting
9. Bring your completed challenge item to the October 2014 meeting for voting by the members.
10. Vote for the following categories:
a. Best display of dream item – 1st and 2nd place
b. Best use of ‘undesirable’ fabrics – 1st and 2nd place
Dream Big!!