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This piece was done in honor of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded shortly after takeoff on 28 January 1986. The two faces in the take-off smoke are intended to be composites of characteristics of the astronauts. The quote is from the evening speech President Reagan gave to the nation. (The work was done in 1995, and consequentially I pasted the speech into the work, something I would not do today due to its affect on the overall piece's appearance.)
Seen here in St Peters Street, St Albans on 10th March 1993 is ex-Manchester Minibuses Freight Rover / Dormobile D228 OOJ in use by Challenger Minibuses of Luton on a local service towards Cottonmill Estate. Alongside can be seen an Optare Delta of Seamarks, probably working on Hertfordshire County Council contracted Service 355 towards Borehamwood via Park Street and Radlett.
Scanned from an acquired slide.
Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte NC
Many more pictures from the show as well as the non-HDR versions at Smugmug!
My challenge to myself tonight was to try to take a photo of a red rose that didn't look like any other red rose photo that I'd seen before. Probably everyone with a camera has taken at least one photo of a red rose. It's one of those obvious things to photograph. But don't most of the photos look pretty much the same? How would you do something new?
OK friends, I want to see what you can do. I know there are great photographers out there. Try this same puzzle. Take a red rose photo that isn't like any you've seen before. Post a link to it here. I'm interested to see what you will create.
Freightliner Columbia for Challenger Motor Freight westbound on I-84 near Boardman, OR in November 2010.
The challenge was to take a creative or funny picture of a shopping "trolley". DH decided to get in on the fun!
Apr. 7, 2012 sports The Ultra Fitness Challenge hosted by Warrior Country Sports was held at Camp Casey's Carey Fitness Center April 7. The two competitors - Charles Smith, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment and Carlos Simpson, B, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion - completed several mini-events: 7-kilometer bicycle ride, tire flips, a 35-pound rucksack carry to the obstacle course at Camp Hovey where they did 100 Army Physical Training-standard pushups, a rucksack run to Schoonover Bowl at Camp Casey where they had to run to the top of the bleachers and back, and then a race across the footbridge to the finish line at Carey Fitness Center. Simpson used a sizeable lead in the bicycle race to finish 6 minutes ahead of Smith - U.S. Army photo by Kevin Jackson
Made this birthday card to join the current challenge over at the Caardvarks, and for one of my friends. Hope this qualifies to entry.
I actually sent this Cling Floral Garden stamp to her in this spring. So I made this one for her birthday and as one of the samples, though this is not a good one, I know.
Stamp used:
Hero Arts Old french Writing / H2365
Hero Arts Cling Floral Garden / CG107
Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Happy Greetings / CL180
The materials and a bit instruction etc. are on this page of my blog.
If you interest in it, please access.
Thanks for looking! :)
P.S. My father has been in hospital again since the begining of this month. (Now, his condition is so so.) So I don't know whether I can occasionally come here or not. So sorry!
I was very lucky to get this old yellow version of the classic Intex K1 kayak. I started to like it so much I would not change to the newer type.
Compared to new version this kayak is lightweight and small package so I can carry it easily anywhere. It has more chambers so don't worry about the stretching of the top middle part on the sun.
Even the soft old vinyl the kayak is easy to float on and given the construction it is incredibly stable compared to the old K2 from the same time.
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Is a realistic singing animation created by Plastic Girls. This animation was inspired from TikTok challenge. Repeat this challenge and make this video as beautiful and touching as you can!)
Animation available on SL Marketplace:
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This is one of the cars that took part in the Corse Cliente Trofeo Pirelli race at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017. It's the Ferrari 488 Challenge of Philipp Baron of Austria and has a 670hp turbocharged 3,902cc V8 engine developed from that of the Ferrari 488 GTB. Alongside it is the similar car of Italian Daniele di Amato.
This morning, Friday 25 October, saw raids on homes of suspected drug dealers as part of Challenger.
Agencies across Greater Manchester have joined forces to declare war on organised criminal gangs across the region.
This week has seen the launch of Challenger, the largest ever multi-agency response to tackling organised criminal gangs (OCGS) in Manchester's history.
Over the past five days, more than 100 warrants have been carried out by numerous agencies to root out the drug dealers, loan sharks, rogue landlords and counterfeit good suppliers who are the lynchpins of these criminal networks.
The aim of Challenger is to identify every single organised crime group in existence and use all the weapons available to agencies across both Manchester and the UK to disrupt, dismantle and destroy these gangs.
This week alone, more than 50 suspected members of criminal gangs have been arrested for a variety of offences including drugs, firearms and money laundering.
More than £330,000 worth of drugs were recovered, £25,000 in cash seized along with weapons such as high-powered air rifles, a BB gun, a Taser and a baton. Seven high powered cars were also seized.
Up to 50 tonnes worth of counterfeit goods - worth at least £2m - including fake trainers, watches and clothing, were also seized from three properties in the Strangeways area, all of which were stocked to the brim across several different floors with fake goods.
Detective Chief Superintendent Rebekah Sutcliffe, who heads Challenger for Greater Manchester Police, said: "Organised crime groups have a corrosive and insidious effect on our communities. These sorts of people mistakenly believe they 'own their turf' and use violence and intimidation to make people's lives a misery.
"However, this week we have brought the fight to these gangs and through Challenger we are now declaring war on these criminal networks who for too long have been bullying communities and enjoying a lavish lifestyle.
"Challenger is not about cutting off the head of a monster - it is about systematically dismantling these gangs member by member and making it impossible for them to operate. To do that, we need to get into the ribs of these people and hit them where it hurts.
"By working in partnership with so many other agencies, we can attack these gangs from every angle. We can expose benefit scams and leave these people penniless; we can seize their flash motors which are often not insured or taxed; we can shut down nail bars, takeaways and pubs where organised criminals often launder their dirty cash and we stop loan sharks from bullying victims into taking out exorbitant loans which fund their criminality.
"Through this partnership approach, Challenger will unmask every single organised crime group in Manchester and use every available tool to bring them crashing down."
There are currently more than 160 known organised criminal gangs in Greater Manchester, costing the local economy between 850m and 1.7bn each year.
However, it is thought they may be up to 500 of these networks in operation.
Thanks to Challenger, a central taskforce has been set up which will gather intelligence and build up an accurate picture of every single criminal gang in Manchester.
The taskforce will then work with partners from the local community, including neighbourhood policing teams, local authorities, Immigration Enforcement, the England Illegal Money Lending Team, housing providers, the Department for Work and Pensions, the DVLA, HMRC and other agencies to draw up bespoke plans for how best to dismantle these gangs.
In addition to this important local approach, Challenger is also being supported by the Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA). Officers from these national agencies are providing regular support and expertise about how best to tackle organised criminality.
But central to the success of Challenger will be the support of the local community and people coming forward with information about criminality in their area.
Detective Chief Superintendent Sutcliffe said: "There may be a misconception among people that organised criminality is all about drugs and guns and that it does not affect their lives. They could not be more wrong.
"Organised criminality is not just about firearms and drug dealing - it is happening on people's doorsteps every day without them realising it.
"The way these gangs fund their criminal empires is through the sale of counterfeit goods, loan sharking, electricity, housing and benefit scams, human trafficking and rogue landlords.
"If you suspect any of this is happening in your community, you need to report it because the endgame of these sorts of offences are the brutal shootings we saw last year that resulted in innocent people being killed.
"But, with your help, we can break this chain. If you don't buy counterfeit goods or turn to loan sharks you are cutting off the funds for these criminals to buy guns and drugs. If you report housing scams you will be making it impossible for these gangs to have bases from which to operate. If you report someone who is driving around in a flash motor you know is not insured, you will be stopping these cars from being used as getaway vehicle during serious crime.
"This is a war we can win with the public's help. We can give communities back to law-abiding people. If you help us to identify the foundations these empires are built on, we will bring them crashing down. And if you wish to report anything anonymously, you can do so by contacting Crimestoppers."
National Crime Agency regional head of investigations, Steve Baldwin, said: "Organised crime deprives people of their security and prosperity, leads to loss of life and costs the UK well over £20billion each year. It directly affects all of our communities. The NCA's role is to lead the UK's fight against organised crime. But to do that we need to work closely with our law enforcement partners like Greater Manchester Police, as we have done in supporting this operation. Together we will use every technique available to relentlessly and continuously disrupt serious organised criminals and make their lives as difficult as possible."
Jim Battle, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner said: "These so-called 'Mr Bigs' think they can control our communities with a grip of fear. But the action taken by police, local councils and other agencies this week sends a clear message to these abhorrent individuals that there is no place for you in our communities - you will be hunted down and you will be brought to justice.
"The fight is ongoing and we can only keep up the pressure on these criminal gangs with the support of our communities across Greater Manchester. I thank the decent, law-abiding people for their continued help and urge you all to stand with us so together we can bring down these criminals and build safer communities."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
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. 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.
An Army JROTC Cadet from Grayson High School crosses the water during the one-rope bridge event, one of the five challenges Cadet Raider Teams had to compete in November 5 at the 2022 Army JROTC National Raider Championships. This outdoor competition featured all-service and Army JROTC Cadet teams from around the country competing in physically and mentally challenging team events November 3-6 at the Gerald Lawhorn Boy Scout Camp in Molena, Ga. (Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs)
this card was made for not 1 but 2 challenges. For the CAS #58 colour challenge (green & brown) and for poppy paperie challenge #2 (button, green & polka dots.
background is PTI, image is unity & sentiment is hero arts.
TFL!
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HA poetic prints posies colored with pencils
entry for both Lily Pad color challenge as well as HA monthly challenge!