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Wild tiercel (male) tundra Peregrine falcon whom I call "Stretch" launches with "intent" from the bluff top where I had been observing him for a few hours. I had been tracking Stretchs daily movements for 2 years by the time I captured this image. He became my full-time job during his winter visit (from October through April) . He passed away in 2007. He was an awesome subject to photo document. I miss him.
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) technician Jason White (left), University of North Carolina Wilmington Undersea Vehicles Program, and NOAA oceanographer Tim Battista gently maneuver the ROV over the side of the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.
Learn more: oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/
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.
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.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study it’s composition. The spacecraft also carries the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration, which will test laser communications beyond the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
made by my daughter last years, when Space X send his first Starship in space, or try too...
We watch the launch live and she made this :)
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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Engineers prepare Orion's Launch Abort System for the Ascent Abort-2 flight test on July 2, 2019.
Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak
DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa
This eagle was perched on a tree on the bank of the Missouri River obviously watching for fish. Shooting photos out of the window of a vehicle adds an extra degree of difficulty and I thought I would be able to get out of the vehicle without disturbing this eagle since it was pretty far away. I was mistaken. It flew the moment I pointed my camera after getting out of the vehicle.
An Atlas V rocket blazes into the night sky from LC-41. On board is NASA's new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-K, the first of three new satellites that will replace older satellites currently in orbit. Lots of people were parked up along the highway and in the car park by the Indian River to catch this first launch of 2013, I was glad this came out as well as it did - I almost missed it by looking the wrong way as it launched!
This is also my 2,000th image on Flickr!
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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.
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.
Kristina Vogel & Miriam Welte, of Germany. Women's Team Sprint Final.UCI Track World Cup, Milton, Ontario, Canada. 2017.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, spacecraft to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 9:33 p.m. EST. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Sandy Joseph
www.magazinetoday.org/facebook-launches-live-video-stream... The new streaming feature will launch in the US before coming to the UK in the next few weeks.
Facebook has announced a new feature that will allow users to broadcast live video across the social network directly from their iPhones.
The move is a deliberate attempt to compete with the likes of...
Life in Launch || Austogram, Kishoreganj
Device : Oneplus 6
Edit in : Snapseed.
Full trip details : youtu.be/cMpoo1H26Uw
Transdev launched its new shuttle service in Centenary Square Bradford using 1805 Apollo Saturday 21 November 2015
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)
Camille Chen
The SeenON.com Launch Party - Red Carpet
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Los Angeles , California United States
December 6, 2006
Photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com
M79 Grenade Launcher
Primary function: Anti-personnel and light materiel targets. Length: 29 in. with 14 in. barrel. Weight: 6.4 lb. loaded. Caliber: 40 mm. Maximum effective range: Individual/point target: 150 meters, area target: 350 meters (50 percent casualty rate of exposed personnel within a 5-meter radius). Rate of fire: 5-7 rounds per minute.
Dr. Esther Mwangi giving her speech during the launch of the Sub-Catchment Management Plan (SCMP).
Photo by Violet Atieno/CIFOR
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Countdown Day #1
Well, it is now less than 24 hours before we depart for Alaska .... in fact, it is a mere 12 hours away from the beginning of our journey, though we won't reach our destination for many hours after that. Either way, this is an exciting time for us.
Believe it or not .... for those who know I'm BIG on procrastinating, especially when it comes to packing ..... but I'm officially packed! Well, all except the last minutes things (phones, chargers, ipods, computers, etc). Tom isn't home from "work" yet and I don't think that he believes me - LOL - but it's true!
So this evening I thought I would post an image that represents how I feel.......
Last year we spent several nights out on what locals refer to affectionately "The Spit" in the town of Homer. It's a wonderful funky place, which is the starting place to many types of adventure - kayaking, hiking, world class fishing, and for us, it's where we depart from to go see the coastal brown bears. It is also the home to the famous "Eagle Lady", who unfortunately passed away a year and a half ago. For those of you who are unaware, she would feed the bald eagles in the winter scraps of fish from the canning factory where she was once employed. The eagles visited her home on "The Spit" daily by the hundreds and it became a photographer's dream for shooting bald eagles. Nowadays, they don't officially allow it, but the bald eagles still have a relatively strong showing in the area. This particular one was along the beach where we were camping in our RV.
I love this shot - and I feel that it's quite appropriate for posting today - because of the way this bald eagle was focused and ready to launch into the air, with it's legs moving, it's talons getting prepped and stretched, as well as it's wings in position for it's impending take-off.
That's exactly how I feel - I've done everything that I've needed to do and I'm ready to launch as well! Tomorrow morning we'll be in the air and soaring across the US, over parts of Canada, and on to Alaska.... I might even get "to see Russia" from there ; - ). Anyways, don't need to say how excited we are.
Thanks for stopping by and counting down the days with us. We've enjoyed all of the comments along the way as well. Will catch up with everyone when we return, until then, Happy Shooting!