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Greater Manchester Police has launched its Christmas campaign today as part of ‘GMP Christmas’, tackling crime and protecting vulnerable people over the festive period.
This year’s online Advent campaign sees a festive cast take over usual TV programming with the launch of Tinsel TV. A new video will be released every day from 1 December, which sees Rudolph, Snowman and a Big Bad Wolf join Santa and his helpers as they host a series of TV programmes with crime prevention advice for the residents of Greater Manchester.
GMP is encouraging people to think about how they might keep themselves safe, and to consider what their present to, or presence within, their community, family or friendships might be.
At the same time, the campaign will showcase the promises that GMP makes to the public at Christmas and all year round, using a mixture of law enforcement and public engagement to protect the local communities.
Operationally, high-visibility patrols will be in place across the region to detect and deter criminal activity, as well as providing reassurance and assistance. There will also be 12 high-profile days of action which will tackle the traditional spike in crime usually seen during this time of year.
Purse bells and other crime prevention tools will be handed out to shoppers in town centres to keep thieves at bay, and police are also maintaining a strong presence around car parks to help prevent items being stolen from vehicles.
The Christmas drink and drug drive operation, which also starts today (1 December 2015), will continue throughout the month and officers will be testing motorists around the clock and reinforcing the ‘none for the road’ message.
In addition, officers and cadets will be delivering hampers to the elderly and those in need, and the public will be given a live insight into the world of policing on one of the busiest days of the year – Mad Friday.
Assistant Chief Constable John O’Hare said:
“This time of year is a busy one for the force and our colleagues across the emergency services, and we have been thoroughly preparing for the festive period.
“Our top priority is making sure that the people of Greater Manchester enjoy Christmas in the safest possible manner.
“It can be a very busy time of year, but we are asking the public to take some time to have a think about what their Christmas present might be to their community or family. Whether you promise to visit an elderly relative or neighbour, or volunteer to be the designated driver for friends on a night out, we can all do our part to keep ourselves and others safe this season.
“This Christmas, GMP will be present to tackle criminals and protect the people of Greater Manchester. We hope our neighbourhoods can embrace the spirit of community this Christmas and share their presence, too.”
Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd said:
“Christmas brings out the best in Greater Manchester people – the majority of whom are generous and warm-hearted. I hope people will tap into that festive community spirit and look out for older friends and neighbours who perhaps need a little help and company this year.
“There will always be those who want to spoil the party for everyone, so please take care of yourself and your friends when you’re out enjoying yourselves, and make sure everyone gets home safe and sound.”
People can post their Christmas promises online using one of the GMP templates, available at www.gmp.police.uk.
People can also visit the website to check out the daily videos giving seasonal crime prevention advice, or follow #GMPChristmas on social media for the latest police activity throughout December.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
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.
A Gull takes off as I am about to take a picture of it, which I am quite pleased with. This was quite lucky really, as if I had wanted to take a picture of a gull taking off I would have always been too late pressing the blasted shutter release button!
This took a fair amount of processing as it was taken in very low light levels (hence the slight blur - my camera was set up for a stationary gull, not one flapping its wings!) In essence after the normal levels and curves I used a duplicate layer to sharpen just the gull and its platform with the retinex filter in the Gimp. The unwanted parts of the background were deleted, and the layer pulled down to 60% opacity and out into overlay mode.
(I didn't blur the background any more than it already was, I just didn't bother to sharpen it.)
Sentinel-5P launch event at ESA's technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, 13 October 2017.
Credit: ESA-SJM Photography
Ceremonial ship launching has been a Naval tradition since the very beginning of ship construction. The event of transferring a ship or boat build on land into water has been involved has been associated with many traditions/religion, with events such as this recorded by the Egyptians, Greeks and Babylonians since ancient times.
Over the years, this sort of events has been more elaborated and frequently used as propaganda or as morale booster for the civilian population and the military.
The model here represents the launch ceremony of the latest group of JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self defense Force) conventional submarines, the Taigei Class submarines.
To know more about this ceremony and the sub, click here for the next picture:
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule lift off from launch complex 40 on a supply mission to the International Space Station. The history making launch is the first of its kind for a commercial rocket traveling to the International Space Station.
Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark doing the Flying Lap in the Women's Omnium. Day 5, 2015 World Track Cycling Championships. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2009) - An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to the “Sidewinders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, takes off the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during launch and recovery exercises. Nimitz is currently conducting flight deck certification after completing a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Zaragoza (Released)
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The SeenON.com Launch Party - Red Carpet
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Space X Falcon 9 launch from SLC-40 as seen from Titusville. Lots of contrast added to remove some of the haze.
Flickr official launch party in Taiwan on 2013/8/19. Flickr 於2013年8月19日正式在台灣上線，上線記者會邀請 Joann 與觀光局國際組鄭副組長共同參與。
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission. Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Modifications continue on the Mobile Launcher, or ML, at the Mobile Launcher Park Site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Scaffolding, or work platforms, have been installed around the base of the tower on the ML to continue upgrades and modifications to the structure. The ML is being modified and strengthened to accommodate the weight, size and thrust at launch of NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, and Orion spacecraft. The ML is one of the key elements of ground support equipment that is being upgraded by the Ground Systems Development and Operations Program at Kennedy. The ML will carry the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B for its first uncrewed mission, Exploration Mission-1, in 2018. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Achilles will be psyched! :) Helen was as beautiful as THE RAGE OF ACHILLES!
Helen of Troy from Homer's Iliad! With long, long curly sandy blond hair! The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships!
Nikon D800 Photos Green Eyed Swimsuit Bikini Lingerie Model Goddess! Sandy blond / brown hair with blond highlights and pretty, pretty blue-green eyes! The light (dx4/dt=ic) that day made them glow!
An Epic, Exalted Goddess Straight Out of Classical Mythology--Homer's Iliad! We didn't need the Great Books props this time as she was Helen of Troy manifested. :)
Nikon D800 Photos Beautiful Blond Haired Blue Eyed Swimsuit Bikini Lingerie Model Goddess!
Epic Nikon D800 goddess photography 4 all my flickr fans! She was tall, thin, fit, tan, and athletic with long, sandy-golden blond/brown hair and pretty, pretty bright blue-green eyes! Please check out my other goddess photostream devoted to Gold 45 Revolver & Gold'N'Virtue lingerie photography by Johnny Ranger McCoy:
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Here's some epic video of the pretty goddess:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov0fTzKiS3A (Sony Alpha 99 cool ocean sounds!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OfcQ9KCy1Y
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvHJPnPSG9w (Sony Alpha 99 nice ocean sounds!)
Photos captured in both RAW and JPEG, but most of these are RAW finished in Lightroom 5.3. Shot with the Nikon D800 and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens.
Check out the amazing detail in the full resolution photos! I was running out of CF & SD cards fast, as the files are huge!
A classic California Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess!
Enjoy the epic beauty of the mythological hero's journey, in great detail via the Nikon D800! :)
The full resolutions RAWs and JPEGs are amazing!
Enjoy!
Modeling the Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits/lingerie with the famous Golden Gun / Lightning Bolts / Bravheart Sword with the main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the hoodies, shirts, swimsuits, and lingerie. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
May the Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess inspire you (as they have inspired me!) along your own artistic journey! Love, love, love the 70-200mm F/2.8 Lens! :)
May the classic California HJM Goddesses guide, inspire, and exalt ye along yer heroic artistic journey!
All the Best on Your Epic Hero's Journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
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STRATHNAVER launch
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.28440
Call Number: LC-B2- 4867-13
The Future Heavy Super Sport rocket blasts off from Fort Carson Army Post, Colorado, at the annual Student Rocket Launch, sponsored by United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace. ULA interns designed, built, refurbished and launched the 35-foot-tall high-power sport rocket under the guidance of mentors. The rocket carried more then 20 payloads built by interns at Ball Aerospace and kindergarten through 12th grade students from around the country. ULA and Ball interns and mentors volunteer their time to work on the program, which simulates a real-life launch campaign for the students. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance
The airplane carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, arrives at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission is the second operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Kimbrough, McArthur, Pesquet, and Hoshide are scheduled to launch at 6:11 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
This is Kent & his daughter Ana having a great deal of fun at Uncle Seth's Pond. They were vacationing on Martha's Vineyard from Houston, Texas.
This picture is #5 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
RNLI Lifeboat Canadian Pacific being launched at Selsey during an open day, overhead is an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter which is taking part in the demonstration.
This postcard photo was taken after 1961 when Canadian Pacific had a major refit which included replacing her Ferry VE4 diesel engines with Parsons Barracuda Mk1's, removal of the funnel and adding a shelter on the cockpit, but before 1969 when she was moved from Selsey onto the reserve fleet, she is the second Selsey Lifeboat to bear the name, both were built and financed with donations from the Canadian Pacific Company to the RNLI, the first Canadian Pacific was destroyed by fire during a refit in 1937.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket streaks into the night from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, to Earth orbit. Launch was at 9:33 p.m. EST
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
I'm so very excited to (finally) announce the launch of Luceo Images, a photo collective comprised of myself and my very favorite photojournalists: David Walter Banks, Matt Eich, Kevin German, Chip Litherland, Tim Lytvinenko and Matt Slaby. (Tim Lytvinenko designed the Luceo site, as well as my personal portfolio site)
Luceo Images is a collection of photographers creating a space for fresh visual narratives. Luceo offers documentary, portraiture, and commercial photography as well as new media production on an assignment basis. Our photographers attempt to push the bounds of traditional imagery both in our personal and assignment work. We are based around the US as well as Southeast Asia and Mexico.
A lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into this since last December when Tim, Kevin, David, Matt Slaby and I met to discuss David's idea of joining forces. It was the first time I'd met some of these people, who I'd admired for quite some time.
I'm excited about what will happen next.
To keep updated, check out the Luceo blog.
Glory will launch aboard a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Illustration credit: NASA
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ExoMars launch event at ESOC 14 March 2016, including images from the Main Control Room around launch and receipt of first signals. Credit: ESA/J. Mai
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. One of the spent Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) from the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery July 26 on Return to Flight mission STS-114 is moved into Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing. Image from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/ Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base with NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission.
Check out my photoblog detailing launch setup!
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The launch of our most recent project. This was a test flight of the avionics and recovery (aka: parachutes) sections of a rocket we are designing/building. While this one was powered by a commercial solid rocket motor (AMW M1900 BB), our actual vehicle will be powered by a hydrogen peroxide/HTPB hybrid rocket engine of our own design. This rocket is approximately 6 inches in diameter and 17 feet long (the actual hybrid will be in the area of 20 feet long).
We launched within one minute of our launch window closing and recovered the vehicle in excellent condition. Mission: Success.
Oh, check out how much dirt this rocket kicked up...it left a crater under it that was about a foot-and-a-half deep!
Midwest Power 4 - Princeton, IL
The NASA InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, Saturday, May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the "inner space" of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)