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In Toronto this weekend :)
the turn-out was preatty impressive, but a lot of people left when it started to pour rain. Luckily we (Cam, Owen and I) made friends with a proactive girl who had a tarp ready incase it rained so we chilled under it untill we had to go. Then again just by luck we found a group of people that helped us find the go station and even gave us subway tickets.
Shootings in Salford have reduced by over 70% since the introduction of a dedicated anti-gang taskforce disrupting the activity of the city's organised criminals two years ago.
The Operation Naseby disruption hub was formed in April 2020 to get under the skin of local gangs after 25 firearms discharges had been recorded in the previous 12 months.
Now - after 279 arrests, 297 vehicle seizures, 118 house searches, and the recovery of nearly 50kilos of drugs - shootings are down 72% with seven recorded in the last year and 15 in the year before.
Originally intended to be a standalone six-week blitz on organised crime, the team has successfully tackled criminal groups for the last two years thanks to the work of over 30 officers tasked with proactively targeting and tackling suspects -with funding expected to continue to the foreseeable future.
The affront on the city's OCGs has been spearheaded by experienced detectives, complex safeguarding officers, neighbourhood patrols, and pursuit-trained officers, as well as partners from Salford City Council in a multi-agency response.
Thanks to our offensive on criminals, weapons taken off the streets include a loaded handgun, a shotgun, two loaded crossbows, a number of machetes and dozens of other knives and bladed articles.
D/Supt Chris Packer (front L) and DCI Rick Thompson have led the prolific Op Naseby disruption team.
Offenders have been sentenced to over 66 years' worth of custodial sentences, with many others being recalled to prison or receiving criminal behaviour orders requiring them to continue abiding by strict conditions following their release from custody.
Most recently, drug dealer Zach Trott (26), of Ellesmere Street, was jailed on Wednesday 6 April for two years and four months after our anti-gang cops caught him last summer just months after pursuing him in another chase where we detained him and found £3k's worth of cannabis.
A Bolton man was also put behind bars earlier this month after being stopped by covert Naseby officers patrolling just outside the Salford border when they spotted a suspicious vehicle in July 2020.
Myles Hindley (31), of New Street, Blackrod, was sentenced to two years in prison after he was found to be driving a £30,000 Range Rover that had been stolen from Bury less than six weeks earlier - despite him claiming that it was a hire car.
As the operation continues to drive a wedge between offenders and criminality, detectives at Swinton CID are keen to enhance their proactive approach by intervening at an earlier stage when young people are involved in less-organised crime in the form of Urban Street Gangs (USGs).
Along with the recent re-launch of the city's multi-agency Project Gulf, we aim to ensure our approach to diverting younger people away from lower-level gang crime at an early stage will prevent future generations of organised criminals operating in Salford - by protecting the exploited and pursuing the exploiters.
This work has already begun with School Engagement Officers interacting with young students in the city's schools and colleges, and we are determined to work closely with local partners in education to steer more children away from a life of gangs and violence.
Knife crime continues to be one of the main priorities in each of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs, and we are pleased that reported offences are down in Salford in the last year.
Our commitment to maintaining the crackdown on weapons, criminals, drugs and their assets is hoped will continue to drive down violent crime on our streets even further as our work sustains without relent.
We've been able to conduct well over 100 house searches in the last year thanks to intelligence we have received from the public, and we continue to urge anyone with information or concerns to contact us online via LiveChat, if able, or by calling 101.
Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Detective Chief Inspector Rick Thompson, head of GMP Salford's proactive policing, said: "After two years of Operation Naseby, it's plain to see the prolific impact our tireless disruption team have had in all corners of our city since it was introduced two years ago.
"When the taskforce was formed, it was on a short-term basis with the simple aim of getting under the skin of organised criminals and doing all we could to be out there on the streets stopping and searching suspects, their homes, the vehicles they were in and seizing anything of criminal value.
"That's seen us intercept and disrupt the type of activity organised crime groups were engaging in that was seeing us suffer the high rates of shootings we were seeing two years ago; now we're taking vehicles, drugs, and weapons from these individuals and arresting those suspected of being involved.
"We've been able to hugely increase our understanding of these groups - with over 500 intelligence logs being submitted - but I must stress that a great deal of information we receive comes from the public and thanks to the people of Salford we've have information that's lead us to well over 100 house searches.
"Our enforcement action has produced staggering results but it's still seven shootings too many, and our commitment now is to focus our work with partners and local neighbourhood teams into proactively intervening at an earlier stage with young people who may be at a risk of later being involved in organised crime.
"This work is vital in stamping out future generations of serious criminality, but also in reducing the ongoing concerns around violent crime, drug use, and anti-social behaviour in their communities that affects the people we serve on a daily basis."
Once in a while things change from the everyday and someone tries something new.
If you are on top, and things are going great, this tends not to happen. So it was with some surprise that the great General Motors, leading vehicle manufacturer of the world, with more than 30% total global market share, tried something 'new'.
Having successfully built its huge empire, primarily in the US, by producing ever larger Body-on-Frame (BOF) full sized cars, exhibiting more chrome, more fin and more engine than the facing competition, it was a small (by US Standards), rear-engined, bath-tub shaped car named Corvair (after a Corvette-based concept from 1955), that showed that the big dog could learn a new trick.
The 'new' was not without precedent. In the back rooms, GM engineers were trying all sorts of interesting things, but Styling and Marketing were more than happy to fill up customer orders faster than the factory could build them. However, as the facing 'Independent' US manufacturers were in terminal decline during these early post war period, a new competitor was slowly gaining ground, not by copying GM's flash and fins, but with a little, ugly, slow car from Germany. The badge said VW, but the car was known as the 'Beetle'.
The Beetle template was straight forward: engine in the back, behind the rear axle. The engine was made of aluminium to help with the weight distribution, and featured horizontally opposed pistons to keep the engine height down. The 'chassis' was a simple platform, with the engine hung out the back by four bolts and a throttle cable. The bodywork, designed prior to the war under Adolph Hitler's close watch, wore an aerodynamic profile, grilleless nose and room for four passengers. The original brief for the car was to be capable of 100 km/h on the new Autobahns, all day long, reliably and economically. Not only was the car designed to a tight, modest brief, it was also intended to put the German populace on wheels, much the way the Ford Model T had in the US 30 years earlier.
Such a modest car was not within the 'competitive set' for any of GM's US product lines, but it was an irritating itch during a prosperous 1950s post-war America, and GM's crystal-ball readers had forecast that the economy could not continue you grow in an interrupted manner, and there would be a market for a cheaper, more modest car that wore a well-known US manufacturers badge. Ford had similarly crystal-balled this scenario, and produced the cost-focused Falcon, and similarly Chrysler with the Valiant.
Of these products though, GM was the most ambitious, and reset the US-made template.
The car: Corvair.
The Legacy: Disaster!
How could it all go so wrong?
The same drivers that led to the very modest Ford Flacon found their way into the specification of the Corvair's rear suspension. Missing the stabiliser bars of high-spec performance models, the base Corvair developed a reputation for falling off the road. The cause: rear wheel camber change under braking and cornering resulting in a loss of grip and a tendency to swap ends. This fault had led to many fatal crashes, including some high-profile cases. The cause was taken up by a young consumer rights advocate, Ralph Nader, and the Corvair was the feature act in his book 'Unsafe at any speed'. By this stage, the Corvair had evolved into the second generation model, illustrated here, with updated suspension. The die was already cast however, the Corvair name ever to be tarnished. A 'burned' GM withdrew from adventurous engineering and followed Ford's more conventional path with the Chevy II / Nova / Camaro models which had the traditional front-enginened rear-wheel-drive layout within a compact unibody design.
Unfortunately this legacy has overshadowed the advancements present in the Corvair: Independent suspension, the turbocharger, aluminium engine and monocoque construction. Not only that, but the second generation cars looked stunning - clean, chromeless, light - the very antithesis of what Detroit was becoming.
By the end of production of the Corvair in 1969, Detroit had moved on. The second invasion was beginning with the entry of Japanese cars into the US markets, and Detroit's long decent had begun.
The beautiful little gem of the Corvair remains within classic car collector clubs to remind us of a time with the GM juggernaut would be proactive, do something new and provide the motoring world with something special.
These two Chevrolet Corvette, a hardtop coupe and convertible have been built for Flickr LUGNuts' 69th build challenge "Summer of '69" celebrating vehicles built during the 1960s. The Lego models feature horizontally opposed rear Lego technic piston engines, independent front and rear suspensions, and opening doors, bonnet (hood) and rear engine cover.
Self-portrait. I finally got to do some shots in my bathtub. I've been thinking about it since I moved into this old country house back in 2007. As far as the idea behind these two photos goes, I had both Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey from Twin Peaks in mind. And so far this January, I've successfully finished three self-portrait shoots; It's a New Year's resolution of mine to be really proactive in my photography endeavors, so I'm off to a good start!
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11.01.10.
I am really, really geeking out to all the dates that are simple binary strings. (Strings!). I woke up, and this was all that I wanted to do today. Go to the store, buy a box of sparklers and write 110110 in the night sky.
Today, was just one of those days, it was slight, if not very proactive to say the least. I finished off a wedding album I did for a friend. I set up three jobs for tomorrow. I also managed to drink 5 litres of water, about the same of coffee.
Whilst I was editing about 400 photos, I had two DVD's playing, they are from a website called WWW.THISONEISONUS.ORG. If you like Nine Inch Nails as much as I do, you would of prolly heard about this site, if you aren't a fan, or haven't heard about it... check it out.
Here's the lowdown, basically on the last tour across the states, NIN opened up a creative commons/ free recording policy for the fans. Meaning that if you had a camera, you could of taken it, and what ever equipment you had, you could of taken home a souvenir that wasn't some enlarged unwashable T-shirt. the tour went on, NIN release 3 HD recorded concerts... it was about 400 gig all up, basically so that the fans could piece together their own live concert experience, if they had the equipment to do so. Well as Trent said himself "Nine Inch Nails fans are fucking awesome"... they went one step further, on a night mid last year, NIN play at a small venue in New York, instead of doing their 2.5 hour epic length gigs... They played one album, in its entirety. The Downward Spiral.
With so many fans and NIN community members in the one room, all with video cameras... a few illustrious lads set up an FTP dump, where if you had any footage of that gig, you uploaded what you had, and at the other end was a series of people who were stripping, piecing, encoding, time lining, dubbing and editing all the footage from this one very special gig. The result is FUCKING fantastic, this is what the fucking internet is about, it's not only about porn, piracy and maps... it is about people with common artistic interests, pulling their heads together and creating stuff. It is not a clean, processed visual experience... it is a dirty, gritty fan based project. It is honest, it is like being in the pit, in the stalls and behind the mixing desk all in one show.
I suggest, if you like NIN, and if you do, you will prolly love TDS... I really recommend you check that site out.
Even if you don't, check it out, and see how many people put countless hours into making these awesome projects, because for me, even the process makes me exceptionally giddy.
Anyways.
I would like to dedicate this to a lovely girl that I have know for many years, her favorite number is 111 and it is her birthday today, on what is effectively 11.1.10. Happy Birthday Ann.x
11 down, 354 to go.
Lights in the sky!
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we no longer live in or accept being a proactive society, we rather have a reactive society which is guided by emotions and slower progress than a proactive society that can move faster.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
It's been a while since I updated the thread, since I'm more proactive on Facebook and Instagram (@archiveandfuture)
So far my progress has largely been restricted to refining imperfections, the most notable additions being the RCS thruster arms, the egress column 'coffin' and the central cruciform of the descent stage.
The plan is to detail the descent stage as it appears under the thermal blankets, meaning that builders will have the option to display the interior workings or not.
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Boikene-Mavivi, Nord-Kivu, RDC : Afin de protéger de manière proactive les civils contre les rebelles des ADF, la Brigade d'Intervention de la Force (FIB) de la MONUSCO intensifie les patrouilles de domination et de sécurisation de l’arrière des convois en soutien aux opérations des FARDC contre ce groupe armé. Comme ici sur cette photo où des casques bleus sud-africains patrouillent le long de l'axe Boikene - Tchabi- Kainama- Vido-Oicha-Mbau et Mavivi. Photo MONUSCO / Force
Boikene-Mavivi, North Kivu, DRC: To proactively protect civilians against ADF retaliatory attacks, MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) Units intensify domination and rear-convoy security patrols in support to FARDC operations against this armed group. In this picture, MONUSCO peacekeepers from South Africa are patrolling along the road axis Boikene – Tchabi- Kainama- Vido-Oicha-Mbau and Mavivi. Photo MONUSCO/Force
Officers tackling serious and organised crime in North Manchester have launched a dedicated multi-agency disruption hub in the district to crackdown on criminal activity in the area.
The hub was launched last month, in partnership with Manchester City Council, as part of ongoing Operation Haemus – formed in November 2019 following an increase in firearm discharges stemming from two main local criminal groups in CheethamHill.
As part of the Haemus hub, a team totalling 17 officers has been formed, consisting of experienced detectives, dedicated safeguarding officers, intelligence officers, and a team of proactive officers who are dedicated to the area in both plain and uniformed patrols.
The team will engage in a range of proactive activities to continue to reduce the prevalence of organised crime in the north of Manchester.
Today (Wednesday 16 December) a team of officers from the Op Haemus team were joined by GMPs Tactical Aid Unit & Tactical Dog Unit in performing an intelligence-led weapon sweep of the area of Mandley Park - on the Salford border.
Any discarded or hidden weapons, firearms or ammunition found in the area during the sweep will be recovered and examined potentially as evidence as part of the 12 ongoing investigations within Op Haemus.
In the first six weeks since the inception of the disruption hub, Op Haemus officers have made a total of 25 arrests, conducted 122 stop searches and have searched 15 houses.
During the same short period, the hub has already seized two viable firearms, large quantities of class A and class B drugs, and seized 13 vehicles.
In conjunction with Manchester City Council, the hub works closely with housing providers, social services, adult services and a number of other agencies in a multi-agency approach to tackle organised crime in North Manchester.
This includes working closely with partners in local authority to provide a range of safeguarding measures and care packages to protect and support vulnerable adults and children at risk of being targeted, coerced and victimised by criminal activity.
Superintendent Rebecca Boyce, of GMP’s North Manchester division, said: “The launch of the disruption hub as part of Operation Haemus is a very welcome introduction for the people of North Manchester, as it’s the latest in a series of proactive measures we’ve employed in recent months to tackle the blight of serious and organised crime in our community.
“It is important that we maximise the resources we have available to us, and we have ensured that we have a dedicated and skilful team working around the clock to disrupt the activity of criminal groups, while protecting the public that we serve.
“We have always been honest and open about the challenges that have presented themselves due to the complexities and developments during this operation, but we are confident that we are making a tangible difference on our streets which can be seen by the recent decrease in firearms activity.
“While disputes between local crime groups generally pose little wider risk to the general public, it is understandable that such incidents cause unease and distress in our communities and we hope that the innocent, honest, and decent people we serve feel reassured by this targeted and increased action we are taking in the district.
“As ever, we continue to urge members of the public to contact police with any information or concerns, knowing that it will be treated with the strictest confidence – we have high-visibility patrols that can be approached, or a dedicated phone number that can be contacted – and Crimestoppers is always available for those who wish to pass on information anonymously.”
Any information relating to Operation Haemus should be passed to police on 0161 8563548 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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
At the end of December, a team of officers from Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) City of Manchester Division, were on duty patrolling the Cheetham Hill and Strangeways area, as part of a high visibility, proactive operation to disrupt the sale of counterfeit goods.
At the end of December, a team of officers from Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) City of Manchester division, were on duty patrolling the Cheetham Hill and Strangeways area, as part of a high visibility, proactive operation to disrupt the sale of counterfeit goods.
Officers were on the streets providing a visible presence in order to deter those who sell counterfeit items from approaching potential customers, they were also engaging with members of the public in the area – handing out leaflets with information on how the sale of counterfeit goods is often associated with organised criminal gangs, as well as educating them on what the dangers can be when you buy these untested and unregulated items.
During the operation, one man was arrested and charged for possession of an offensive weapon and a breach of a court order and another was charged for failing to appear at court.
Inspector William Jennings-Wharton, of GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: “I understand that the low prices of counterfeit goods can lure members of the public into buying them, so part of our tactic in disrupting the sale of fake goods, is to educate the public on what the risks and consequences behind those low prices can be.
“Counterfeit goods can not only have a negative impact on communities as a whole, with their sale linked to funding organised criminal activity as well as attracting more criminality to the area – as our action today demonstrates, but it can also have a personal impact on those who have brought it as these items are often not safety tested and not in-line with industry standards which can have dangerous consequences. That is why this operation marks the start of our ‘#WhatsItReallyWorth?’ initiative which aims to shed light on the risks posed by this type of criminality. We will be continuing to work with partners as part of the initiative, to take action against those involved in the sale of counterfeit goods, as well as working with the community and engaging with those who visit the area.
“If any members of the public have information that may assist us, I urge you to report it online or by using the LiveChat facility at www.gmp.police.uk or by calling 101. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
Nice to see that we've proactively deployed defensive geese on some major Canadian infrastructure.
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A total of 120 firearms were taken off the streets of Greater Manchester in the last year as police continue to tackle the use of lethal weapons by organised crime groups.
Between April 2020 and the end of March this year, scores of firearms were seized as a result of proactive operations and planned raids supported by our Serious and Organised Crime Firearms Investigation Team (SOC FIT), who were launched in 2018 dedicated to tackling the use of illegal firearms in Greater Manchester.
The huge haul includes self-loaded pistols, shotguns and imitation firearms held by criminals to be converted into viable weapons including top-venting imitation guns, which GMP has seized 30 converted replicas of since April 2020.
Working alongside the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU), we continue to tackle the conversion and supply of such legal blank-firing firearms into illegal, lethal ones.
Our response includes a proactive operation - codenamed Lyra - which was formed in July 2020 to investigate the supply and possession of such weapons.
Seven people have been arrested so far, and Scott Robinson, 43, from Oldham, was sentenced to a total of five years for possession of a converted imitation firearm in January.
Two further suspects have been charged as part of the operation and await trial later this year accused of conspiracy to supply firearms.
The crackdown has seen discharges in the county reduced from 85 to 71 during the last 12 months - equating to 16%.
One of the most significant district decreases was in Salford (-40%) after the inception of the Operation Naseby disruption hub over a year ago.
The SOC FIT supported a further six boroughs where shootings at least halved in 2020/21, including Wigan (down from nine to two), Bolton (down from five to one) and Tameside (down from four to one).
In Manchester, an increase in recorded discharges saw 10 in the first three months of 2021 in the north of the city alone, which led to a dedicated response between the SOC Firearms team and detectives from the City of Manchester North division.
It included a three-week blitz on organised crime at the end of March where several warrants were executed and 11 arrests were made, yielding three firearms, ammunition, over £150,000 in cash, and 10 kilos of class A and B drugs.
Twenty arrests have been made in total during the offensive, including Jack Modlinsky, 24, of Cheetham Hill, who was jailed for over five-and-a-half years last month when officers found £134,000 in cash, £8,000's worth of cocaine, and a knife during a warrant at his address as part of the action.
There has been just one discharge in the north of the city during the last 10 weeks since our robust response.
Officers continue to work alongside local partners to continue reducing gun crime in the region by targeting and disrupting organised crime activity across Greater Manchester.
Detective Inspector Simon Akker, head of GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Firearms Investigation Team, said: "We've been working relentlessly in SOC FIT to really drive a wedge between organised crime groups and the possession, supply and use of weapons in Greater Manchester, which is one of GMP's top priorities.
"By seizing more firearms than there have been discharges in the last year or so, it shows that we are proactively taking the fight back to organised criminals to stamp out the use of guns on our streets.
"While we can quantify the amount of weapons we've recovered and the decrease in discharges, what we can't count is the amount of incidents that we have prevented as a result of the action we have taken - but I can confidently say we have stopped people getting shot.
"That said, three men lost their lives on the streets of Greater Manchester due to gun crime last year which is three too many and we know that our work must continue to intensify to reduce these incidents further.
"The vast majority of incidents are targeted and are not a threat to the wider public, but that does not reduce the level of fear and anxiety they feel when acts of gun violence occur in their community and we have a duty to ensure that the public remain safe - each of these guns recovered is another potentially lethal incident stopped.
"Our focus remains on taking strong action against those in society who brazenly involve themselves in the use, trade and criminal conversion of firearms in Greater Manchester and we will ensure that those we suspect of having such involvement will face prosecution and be taken from our streets."
Anyone with concerns or information about suspicious activity should report it to police online, if able, at www.gmp.police.uk or via 101. Always call 999 in an emergency.
Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Nestlé Nigeria continues to take a proactive approach to embedding human rights principles within business operations. The bi‑annual MD‑Union Forum is an interactive approach to foster good workplace and industrial relations. Right: Nestlé management meets with union committee members at our newly opened Flowergate factory in Ogun State, Nigeria
An international crime gang suspected of being involved in the sale and supply of drugs in Manchester city centre has been smashed after a series of dawn raids were carried out across Greater Manchester.
Officers from the North Manchester division's Organised Crime Unit as well as officers from neighbourhood policing teams and the tactical aid unit, with support from immigration officers, executed 17 warrants this morning, Thursday 5 February 2015.
21 people; 18 men and 3 women, have been arrested on suspicion of drugs, firearms and immigration offences.
A kilogram of what is believed to be cocaine, with an estimated street value of £100,000 has been seized along with two firearms, ammunition and a silencer, and approximately £30,000 cash.
The warrants - at addresses in the city centre, south Manchester, Salford, Trafford and one in North Wales, represent the culmination of a proactive eight-month long investigation into a predominantly Albanian crime gang suspected of being involved in the sale and supply of cocaine.
Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry, Divisional Commander for North Manchester, said: "The Organised Crime Group we have targeted today lurks in our city's shadows, peddling their drugs and preying on a wide spectrum of people living and visiting the region, many of whom are vulnerable.
"The robust action taken this morning was done with the sole intention of disrupting them and although we have made these arrests there is still an awful lot more work to be done and we would encourage anyone with information about those involved in the sale and supply of drugs to come forward and work with us by telling us what you know.
"Our multi-agency approach hopefully demonstrates to our communities that, we are committed to tackling organised crime across Manchester. In collaboration with our partner agencies, we aim to disrupt and dismantle such criminal groups, leaving no stone unturned as we seek to put a halt to their activities.
"Cocaine is one of the most commonly used recreational drugs in the UK so it comes as no surprise that we frequently see a direct correlation between cocaine abuse and violence in the city centre.
"During our peak demand times around the night time economy it is clear that cocaine driven violence has a huge impact on the policing resources in the city centre so tackling the root cause of the problem is obviously a top priority for us."
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.
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.
All too often, life gets in the way of being proactive about our health. Men in particular are more likely to skip their preventive care appointments and delay seeking medical care until an issue is severe. According to a report by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), more than half...
The South America Project (SAP) is a trans-continental applied research network that proactively endorses the role of design within rapidly transforming geographies of the South American Continent. SAP specifically focuses on how a spatial synthesis best afforded by design can provide alternative physical and experiential identities to the current spatial transformations reshaping the South American Hinterland, in particular fast paced modes of resource extraction and an unprecedented regional integration at a continental scale (primarily through roads, fluvial corridors, and telecommunication networks). Launched by Felipe Correa and Ana María Durán, with the support of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the project brings together a broad host of academic insitutions, scholars and designers from diverse fields, in order to create a projective platform that can allow for Architecture and the diverse disciplines affiliated to the constructed environment to actively partake in proposing more comprehensive models of urbanization for South America .
The SAP Network is a multi-disciplinary applied research and design platform that focuses on contemporary urbanisms within the South American continent. The objectives of the network are threefold:
Disciplinary objective
To establish a trans-disciplinary framework that allows the design disciplines to partake in an active manner in the South American regional integration movement through the lenses of architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism.
Continental objective
To bring together a trans-American research platform that can visualize and critically synthesize in spatial terms, the major regional infrastructural corridors currently reorganizing the South American continent.
Procedural objective
Within a spirit of critical cooperation, this network would address in time and through diverse mechanisms (design and research studios, research seminars, digital and analog publications, conferences, seminars, lectures, round table discussions, documentary films, etc.) issues related to the future design of South America as a redefined territorial field of action. The network´s output would be shared with diverse constituencies involved in continental planning (politicians, financial partners, local communities, NGO´s, environmental agencies, engineers, economists, scientists, artists, etc.), in an attempt to allow design to partake in decision making processes and exert a positive impact in the South American territories.
SYMPOSIUM: Hinterland Urbanisms. Participants
Curated by
Felipe Correa. Somatic Collaborative / Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Ana María Durán Calisto, Loeb Fellow'11. Estudio A0 / Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Participants
Solano Benítez. Gabinete de Arquitectura / Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
Anita Berrizbeitia. Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Eve Blau. Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Angelo Bucci. SPBR Arquitetos / Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Luis Callejas. Paisajes Emergentes / Colectivo Archipiélago, Colombia.
Mason White. Lateral Office / University of Toronto.
Tomás Cervilla. Universidad Simón Bolivar, Venezuela
Martín Cobas. Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Marcelo Danza. Agencia-a / Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Alexandre Delijaicov. Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Gabriel Duarte. CAMPO aud / Design Critic Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eugenio Garcés. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Pablo Gerson. Estudio X, Argentina
Santiago del Hierro. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador
Michael Hooper. Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Flavio Janches. A:BJ&C architects / Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rahul Mehrotra. Rahul Mehrotra Architects / Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Felipe Mesa. Plan: b Arquitectos / Colectivo Archipiélago / Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín, Colombia
Víctor Muñoz Sanz. Sanz-Serif / Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Otavio Leonidio. Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rodrigo Pérez de Arce. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Camilo Restrepo. A.T.L.A.S / Colectivo Archipiélago / Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín, Colombia
Florencia Rodríguez. Revista PLOT, Universidad de Palermo, Argentina
Graciela Schneier-Madanes. University of Arizona / CNRS, Paris, France
Graciela Silvestri. Universidad de La Plata / CONICET, Argentina
Jorge Silvetti. Machado and Silvetti Associates / Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Special constables were out in force on Friday 15 November 2013 to highlight the vital role they play in police operations.
Over 50 special constables from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assisted throughout the day with various operations across the North Manchester area. They targeted the small groups of people who bring harm to our communities.
There was a large element of proactive work undertaken coupled with high visibility reassurance patrols, especially during the evening.
Special Chief Inspector Michael Walmsley, who coordinated the resources for the day said: "This is a way of highlighting the varied work that special constables undertake within our communities. The additional police resources provided by the special constabulary were utilised for intelligence lead operations and executing warrants.”
The special constabulary are trained volunteers who provide a valuable link between the public and the police, having the same powers, training, uniform and equipment as regular police officers.
Chief Superintendent for North Manchester, Nick Adderley, said: “The commitment and dedication that our specials have to policing is inspirational. Their volunteering provides additional police resources to keep our communities safe.
“Being a special enables individuals to gain hands on experience in dealing with challenging situations, something they may not encounter in any other career.”
There was also a recruitment event at The Arndale Centre running from 10am-6pm where people could find out more information about becoming a special constable in GMP.
Rob Kelly has been a special constable since January 2012. He described his experience: “As a retired Fire-fighter. I needed to keep busy, so what better way than to give something back to the community and serve as a special.
“I really enjoy the variety of jobs we go to, working with great people and good friends and working within a neighbourhood policing team gives you the confidence to go out and help the public."
For more information on becoming a special constable please visit www.gmp.police.uk or email special.constabulary@gmp.police.uk.
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.
Reasonable Suspicion Training: Helping Managers Fight Workplace Substance Abuse
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INTRODUCTION
This training program gives you a road map to navigate one of the hardest and most complex challenges you’ll face as a manager: fighting substance abuse in your workplace.
Recognizing the signs of drug or alcohol abuse that trigger your reasonable suspicion--and referring your employee to appropriate testing--grows easier with experience. As you learn ways to handle noncompliant or argumentative employees, you’ll gain tools that will help you manage all kinds of sensitive and potentially uncomfortable situations.
This program presents eight steps you can take to hit the ground running and adopt a proactive, vigilant and supportive role. By acting on your suspicion and confronting employees effectively, you can promote a healthy work environment and prevent individuals from succumbing to addiction.
Confrontations rarely proceed smoothly and happily. Employees may resist at first. But they will ultimately benefit from professional counseling and treatment. What’s more, by stopping an impaired employee from driving a vehicle or operating machinery, you may prevent accidents that cause permanent harm to the worker and others.
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You surely didn’t join the ranks of management to counsel people on their personal use—or overuse—of drugs or alcohol. So it’s natural to turn away from this topic, to ignore warning signs and leave your employees to fight their own private demons.
It’s entirely normal to feel a tinge of anxiety initiating a discussion of this delicate and personal topic. Intervening to address one’s suspected substance abuse can stymie even experienced health care professionals.
You may not detect substance abuse instantly. It may take two or three incidents or separate observations of impairment for you to form a reasonable suspicion.
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The key is to acquire knowledge and gain awareness. If you know what to look for—and you know what to do when you suspect an employee is engaging in abuse of alcohol, street drugs or prescriptions drugs —you can proceed with confidence and provide potentially life-saving support.
SKILL 1: Sharpen Your Observational Powers
Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of substance abuse so that you can intervene sooner rather than later--for everyone’s good.
Employees who abuse drugs or alcohol rarely ask their supervisor for help. In fact, they almost always try to hide their affliction and put their best face forward at work.
That’s why you must know what to look for in combating this problem. You cannot intervene unless or until you have collected clear evidence that confirms an individual’s impairment. And the best way to gather that evidence is to observe people carefully.
The earliest warning signs involve a downward shift in an individual’s baseline behaviors. A normally social person withdraws from co-workers. A typically upbeat or positive communicator turns quiet and morose. A reliably punctual employee becomes prone to tardiness or even absenteeism.
These indicators of substance abuse are often subtle and sometimes easy to miss. While some workers’ performance will suddenly and dramatically decline—giving you a clear signal that something’s wrong—others may continue to produce adequate results at least at first.
In time, however, the worker may refuse to do assigned tasks or show unusually high levels of confusion when learning new skills or adapting to change. Productivity may also dip as the error rate increases. Inconsistency is another indicator, especially if the individual normally produces a steady output of work at acceptable or higher levels.
By initiating friendly conversations with all your employees on a regular basis, and routinely making eye contact will them, you are more apt to notice when they begin to exhibit uncharacteristically slurred speech, glazed facial expressions or an unsteady gait. Pay special attention to the worker’s eyes and note if they’re bloodshot or glassy—or if the pupils are dilated.
Observe any erosion in the employee’s demeanor or appearance. Clues include a well-kept individual who starts to dress sloppily or exhibits poor hygiene such as unruly hair or body odor. Also watch for highly motivated team players who become sarcastic or emotionally detached.
Watch for calm, composed employees who begin to display frequent mood swings. People prone to substance abuse may provoke verbal conflict or engage in physical tussles with co-workers. Again, the key is observing the extent to which the individual veers from his or her baseline behavior.
Studying the employee’s attendance patterns can help in your assessment. Look for a sudden increase in sick leave or frequent unexplained absences during the workday.
Third parties may also help you develop a reasonable suspicion of substance abuse. If co-workers, consultants or others hint at an individual’s substance abuse or imply that they know of such problems, take such comments seriously and investigate further to seek independent corroboration. Also check whether complaints from colleagues or customers are on the rise involving the employee in question.
None of these signs is conclusive evidence of substance abuse. But taken together, you can increase your awareness so that you’re more attuned to observe red flags as they arise.
Many employers provide training on the signs and symptoms of impairment due to substance abuse. Such training can be mandated by state or federal agencies, depending on the safety-sensitive nature of the business operation.
WARNING: Substance abusers are 10 times more likely to miss work and 3.6 times more likely to contribute to an on-the-job accident than non-abusers. They are also five times more likely to file a workers’ compensation claim and 33 percent less productive.
TIP: Develop a simple checklist that you can use to detect patterns of possible substance abuse among your employees. Divide it into categories such as appearance, work performance and personality. Use the information above to create your own reminder to sharpen your observational skills.
IT’S TRUE: More than 70 percent of substance abusers hold jobs. Among workers age 18-34, one in four used drugs in the past year and one worker in three knows of drug sales in the workplace, according to the American Council for Drug Education.
TRUE OR FALSE: You will notice the same patterns of behavior regardless of whether someone has been using alcohol or illegal drugs.
[ANSWER: FALSE. Marijuana users may have bloodshot or glassy eyes and a nagging cough. Cocaine users may demonstrate excessive energy and enthusiasm when they first experiment with the drug, but show wild mood swings and paranoia as their drug use intensifies. Alcohol abusers are especially prone to morning-after hangovers.]
SKILL 2: Take a Proactive Role
Intervene as soon as you suspect a substance abuse problem. Resist the urge to assume it’s fine to wait it out--or that it’s not your business.
Most supervisors dread the possibility that their employees might be abusing drugs or alcohol. And it’s not just because they’re concerned for their workers’ health and well being.
The issue of reasonable suspicion raises many problems for supervisors. They may not feel comfortable intervening in such a potentially explosive situation, especially if they prefer to avoid confrontation. They may also worry that they are straying outside the bounds of their normal job responsibilities by “getting personal” with their employees and their self-destructive behaviors.
Assessing employees’ level of impairment from possible substance abuse is fraught with gray areas. By its very nature, suspicion is often murky. There’s no clear-cut way to know when your concern for a worker’s appearance, behavior or performance translates into the need to take action.
It’s far easier to make excuses not to act. You might convince yourself that you lack sufficient evidence to support a reasonable suspicion claim--or that you should not cross the line into intruding upon an individual’s private life.
You might also fear the embarrassment of making a mistake by wrongfully accusing an employee. And if you’re confused about how to proceed--or anxious about the repercussions that your actions can have on the rest of your team--you may conclude that it’s best to keep quiet.
However, by ignoring warning signs, willfully downplaying them or refusing to acknowledge them, you risk allowing a dangerous situation to escalate. An employee’s health can and probably will decline over time, triggering serious long-term crises that can adversely affect the individual’s co-workers, friends and family.
Such non-action can also pave the way for more on-the-job accidents or near-accidents. It can also set the stage for workplace violence that can erupt when substance abusers do not get proper treatment and support.
To prevent such harmful outcomes, you must overcome your reservations about getting involved. Be proactive and strive for early intervention, even if it diverts you from more enjoyable tasks and creates temporary conflict between you and your employee.
You’ll feel more comfortable playing a proactive role if you passionately support your employer’s stated intent to promote a drug-free environment. Become familiar with your organizational policies that govern how supervisors can determine reasonable suspicion of an employee’s substance abuse. Review all written procedures that are meant to safeguard both employees and customers—and encourage discussion of these procedures in management meetings.
At the same time, make sure that your employer’s desire to fight substance abuse through well-crafted policies and procedures does not breed complacency. Some supervisors fail to act in accordance with these guidelines when facing a qualifying event. Ongoing training and positive reinforcement of the need for vigilance can contribute to a more proactive mindset among the management ranks.
If your employer lacks a clear, comprehensive, written policy forbidding drug and alcohol use at work, assemble a team of managers (including a human-resources representative) to develop such a policy. It should specify why your workplace must remain drug- and alcohol-free, describe prohibited behaviors (so that there’s no confusion or ambiguity about what’s permissible) and outline varying degrees of punishment for violators.
WARNING: Substance abusers are about one-third less productive than non-abusers, so ignoring the problem can impact your bottom line.
TIP: At staff meetings, reinforce to employees the details of your organization’s substance abuse policy and the types of help available for individuals battling this problem. Distribute material with EAP contact information and other resources such as treatment programs, 24-hour phone hotlines and other community programs.
IT’S TRUE: Drug- and alcohol-related problems cost companies more than $100 billion a year in lost productivity, accidents, absenteeism, increased healthcare costs and workers’ comp claims, according to the National Mental Health Association.
TRUE OR FALSE: As part of your proactive role as a supervisor, you should know how to diagnose drug- or alcohol-related conditions and provide one-on-one counseling to employees who suffer from these problems.
[ANSWER: FALSE. Your job is NOT to diagnose substance abuse problems; instead, it is to refer employees to the proper resources so that they get professional help.
Before things got exciting, a police car already monitoring the event (or passing through) got stuck in the snow while attempting a U-turn on 14th Street.
Some participants in the snowball fight pushed the vehicle until it could move freely. One example of people behaving while having fun, and being proactively helpful to well-identified "authority."
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Day two of Bassnectar’s Deja Voom is done, and it’s certainly staying interesting. After porn star Adriana Chechik was filmed performing oral sex on an attendee in the crowd on Thursday night, the resort is now cracking down on drug use after “some unfortunate incidents.”
“[…] the resort has informed us that they are required to be proactive in enforcing Mexico’s zero-tolerance policy with enhanced security measures including the use of specially-trained dogs,” the notice reads. “Please be aware that you may see increased security within the entire resort including all Deja Voom events and activities effective immediately through check-out.”
Heads up if you are at #DejaVoom — Drug dogs are potentially being brought onsite and a 0% tolerance policy is now in effect.@CID_Presents @bassnectar @dejavoom pic.twitter.com/5EZ0SeKIis
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Chicago-based booking agency Almost Famous adds, “be careful, drug dogs searching rooms now. Flush what you got.”
Deja Voom be careful drug dogs searching rooms now. Flush what you got #edm #edmfamily #dejavoom
— AF Squadron (@AlmostFamousInc) March 2, 2019
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According to Riviera Maya News, “a 25-year-old American man was arrested at a Riviera Maya hotel after he was seen by hotel staff delivering drugs to another hotel guest,” which could have prompted the increased security.
The man, who was referred to in the report only as Gates N, was found with “$1,000 USD in cash, 86 transparent pills with cocaine, two glass jars with the same substance and a blue bag that contained 909 empty capsules.”
Deja Voom concludes tonight with performances from Bassnectar, Digital Mystikz, Bukez Finezt, Digital Ethos, Dirtybird Players, and more.
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Drug Dogs Called In At Bassnectar’s Deja Voom Festival
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Officers tackling serious and organised crime in North Manchester have launched a dedicated multi-agency disruption hub in the district to crackdown on criminal activity in the area.
The hub was launched last month, in partnership with Manchester City Council, as part of ongoing Operation Haemus – formed in November 2019 following an increase in firearm discharges stemming from two main local criminal groups in CheethamHill.
As part of the Haemus hub, a team totalling 17 officers has been formed, consisting of experienced detectives, dedicated safeguarding officers, intelligence officers, and a team of proactive officers who are dedicated to the area in both plain and uniformed patrols.
The team will engage in a range of proactive activities to continue to reduce the prevalence of organised crime in the north of Manchester.
Today (Wednesday 16 December) a team of officers from the Op Haemus team were joined by GMPs Tactical Aid Unit & Tactical Dog Unit in performing an intelligence-led weapon sweep of the area of Mandley Park - on the Salford border.
Any discarded or hidden weapons, firearms or ammunition found in the area during the sweep will be recovered and examined potentially as evidence as part of the 12 ongoing investigations within Op Haemus.
In the first six weeks since the inception of the disruption hub, Op Haemus officers have made a total of 25 arrests, conducted 122 stop searches and have searched 15 houses.
During the same short period, the hub has already seized two viable firearms, large quantities of class A and class B drugs, and seized 13 vehicles.
In conjunction with Manchester City Council, the hub works closely with housing providers, social services, adult services and a number of other agencies in a multi-agency approach to tackle organised crime in North Manchester.
This includes working closely with partners in local authority to provide a range of safeguarding measures and care packages to protect and support vulnerable adults and children at risk of being targeted, coerced and victimised by criminal activity.
Superintendent Rebecca Boyce, of GMP’s North Manchester division, said: “The launch of the disruption hub as part of Operation Haemus is a very welcome introduction for the people of North Manchester, as it’s the latest in a series of proactive measures we’ve employed in recent months to tackle the blight of serious and organised crime in our community.
“It is important that we maximise the resources we have available to us, and we have ensured that we have a dedicated and skilful team working around the clock to disrupt the activity of criminal groups, while protecting the public that we serve.
“We have always been honest and open about the challenges that have presented themselves due to the complexities and developments during this operation, but we are confident that we are making a tangible difference on our streets which can be seen by the recent decrease in firearms activity.
“While disputes between local crime groups generally pose little wider risk to the general public, it is understandable that such incidents cause unease and distress in our communities and we hope that the innocent, honest, and decent people we serve feel reassured by this targeted and increased action we are taking in the district.
“As ever, we continue to urge members of the public to contact police with any information or concerns, knowing that it will be treated with the strictest confidence – we have high-visibility patrols that can be approached, or a dedicated phone number that can be contacted – and Crimestoppers is always available for those who wish to pass on information anonymously.”
Any information relating to Operation Haemus should be passed to police on 0161 8563548 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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
Medical personnel aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii have been proactive with preparing and applying preventative measures due to COVID-19, Kaneohe Bay Branch Health Clinic, MCBH, March 23, 2020. MCBH has implemented Health Protection Condition Bravo to maintain the readiness and health of base personnel and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)
The PIC16C66 based board connected to the GPS module and to the guts of a Nokia 5110 by the FBUS connectors on the bottom of the phone (it was just soldered directly to the connectors on the bottom of the phone). The cut yellow wire to the left was soldered to the power button on the front of the phone. The other yellow wire next to the orange is a + trigger input and the orange is a - trigger input. To the right the grey wire is ground, black is main +12V power and brown is a switched +12V from the vehicles ignition.
The 9.2V Nicad battery pack is connected through two solder pads on the end cap of the steel housing that need to be joined by soldering a wire across to activate the battery backup.
The GPS module is a Navman Jupiter 12, part no. TU35-D410-041. Datasheet available here. As it has a simple 4800,N,8,1 serial output and supports NMEA I am planning to repurpose this by connecting it to an Arduino.
Special constables were out in force on Friday 15 November 2013 to highlight the vital role they play in police operations.
Over 50 special constables from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assisted throughout the day with various operations across the North Manchester area. They targeted the small groups of people who bring harm to our communities.
There was a large element of proactive work undertaken coupled with high visibility reassurance patrols, especially during the evening.
Special Chief Inspector Michael Walmsley, who coordinated the resources for the day said: "This is a way of highlighting the varied work that special constables undertake within our communities. The additional police resources provided by the special constabulary were utilised for intelligence lead operations and executing warrants.”
The special constabulary are trained volunteers who provide a valuable link between the public and the police, having the same powers, training, uniform and equipment as regular police officers.
Chief Superintendent for North Manchester, Nick Adderley, said: “The commitment and dedication that our specials have to policing is inspirational. Their volunteering provides additional police resources to keep our communities safe.
“Being a special enables individuals to gain hands on experience in dealing with challenging situations, something they may not encounter in any other career.”
There was also a recruitment event at The Arndale Centre running from 10am-6pm where people could find out more information about becoming a special constable in GMP.
Rob Kelly has been a special constable since January 2012. He described his experience: “As a retired Fire-fighter. I needed to keep busy, so what better way than to give something back to the community and serve as a special.
“I really enjoy the variety of jobs we go to, working with great people and good friends and working within a neighbourhood policing team gives you the confidence to go out and help the public."
For more information on becoming a special constable please visit www.gmp.police.uk or email special.constabulary@gmp.police.uk.
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.
The 12C is a sports car with rear-wheel drive layout with a longitudinally-placed mid-engine. The 12C features a double wishbone and hydraulic suspension, the latter referred to as the ProActive Chassis Control. The car uses rack-and-pinion and electric power steering. The standard front brakes of the car feature a four-piston fixed calliper configuration, paired with a two-piece front rotor. The 12C uses a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine codenamed "M838T", which was produced by Ricardo PLC in West Sussex, England. It produces a power output of 453 kilowatts (616 PS) at 7,500 revolutions per minute (rpm) and a torque output of 601 newton-metres (443 lb⋅ft) at 3,000 rpm, sufficient to give the car a 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) acceleration time of 3.1 seconds and a maximum speed of 333 km/h (207 mph).
The 12C Spider is a convertible version of the MP4-12C with a retractable hardtop. Because the coupe was designed from the outset with a convertible version in mind, no additional strengthening was needed for the Spider and it weighs only 40 kg (88 lb) more than the coupe. McLaren has worked to keep the Spider's top speed 204 mph (328 km/h) close to the coupé's 207 mph (333 km/h) top speed and up to 196 mph (315 km/h) is possible roof down. Meanwhile, the dihedral doors of the coupé are retained
Special constables were out in force on Friday 15 November 2013 to highlight the vital role they play in police operations.
Over 50 special constables from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assisted throughout the day with various operations across the North Manchester area. They targeted the small groups of people who bring harm to our communities.
There was a large element of proactive work undertaken coupled with high visibility reassurance patrols, especially during the evening.
Special Chief Inspector Michael Walmsley, who coordinated the resources for the day said: "This is a way of highlighting the varied work that special constables undertake within our communities. The additional police resources provided by the special constabulary were utilised for intelligence lead operations and executing warrants.”
The special constabulary are trained volunteers who provide a valuable link between the public and the police, having the same powers, training, uniform and equipment as regular police officers.
Chief Superintendent for North Manchester, Nick Adderley, said: “The commitment and dedication that our specials have to policing is inspirational. Their volunteering provides additional police resources to keep our communities safe.
“Being a special enables individuals to gain hands on experience in dealing with challenging situations, something they may not encounter in any other career.”
There was also a recruitment event at The Arndale Centre running from 10am-6pm where people could find out more information about becoming a special constable in GMP.
Rob Kelly has been a special constable since January 2012. He described his experience: “As a retired Fire-fighter. I needed to keep busy, so what better way than to give something back to the community and serve as a special.
“I really enjoy the variety of jobs we go to, working with great people and good friends and working within a neighbourhood policing team gives you the confidence to go out and help the public."
For more information on becoming a special constable please visit www.gmp.police.uk or email special.constabulary@gmp.police.uk.
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.
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THE SIGNS OF NOVEMBER On A ROSE ~fresh yout from the camera...just a thank you to all my dear flickr friends !
Why Leaves Really Fall Off Trees
by Robert Krulwich, October 30, 2009
You think you know why leaves fall off trees. Well, you're wrong. It's not the wind. It's not the cold. It's because trees use "scissors" to cut their leaves off.
We call this season the "fall" because all around us right now (if you live near leaf-dropping trees in a temporal zone), leaves are turning yellow and looking a little dry and crusty. So when a stiff breeze comes along, those leaves seem to "fall" off, thus justifying the name "fall."
Sounds reasonable, no?
But the truth is much more interesting.
According to Peter Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden and a renowned botanist, the wind doesn't gently pull leaves off trees. Trees are more proactive than that. They throw their leaves off. Instead of calling this season "The Fall," if trees could talk they'd call this the "Get Off Me" season.
Here's why....
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Proactive apologies for the horrid quality -- these are always cool birds to sight albeit extremely distant. Crane Creek Estuary.
I'm surprised HTI haven't been more proactive with this casting and offered it to other companies for promotional work just like the old Matchbox equivalent back in the 80's or at least made it available in other colours rather than the blue and red which its been given. In a sea of horrendous generics this still stands out as being one of their most realistic models and still astounds me why its never been available as a single, its certainly cheap enough to be! One of VERY many bought from Wilkinsons over the years. Mint and boxed.
Special constables were out in force on Friday 15 November 2013 to highlight the vital role they play in police operations.
Over 50 special constables from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assisted throughout the day with various operations across the North Manchester area. They targeted the small groups of people who bring harm to our communities.
There was a large element of proactive work undertaken coupled with high visibility reassurance patrols, especially during the evening.
Special Chief Inspector Michael Walmsley, who coordinated the resources for the day said: "This is a way of highlighting the varied work that special constables undertake within our communities. The additional police resources provided by the special constabulary were utilised for intelligence lead operations and executing warrants.”
The special constabulary are trained volunteers who provide a valuable link between the public and the police, having the same powers, training, uniform and equipment as regular police officers.
Chief Superintendent for North Manchester, Nick Adderley, said: “The commitment and dedication that our specials have to policing is inspirational. Their volunteering provides additional police resources to keep our communities safe.
“Being a special enables individuals to gain hands on experience in dealing with challenging situations, something they may not encounter in any other career.”
There was also a recruitment event at The Arndale Centre running from 10am-6pm where people could find out more information about becoming a special constable in GMP.
Rob Kelly has been a special constable since January 2012. He described his experience: “As a retired Fire-fighter. I needed to keep busy, so what better way than to give something back to the community and serve as a special.
“I really enjoy the variety of jobs we go to, working with great people and good friends and working within a neighbourhood policing team gives you the confidence to go out and help the public."
For more information on becoming a special constable please visit www.gmp.police.uk or email special.constabulary@gmp.police.uk.
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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.
Klaus Fröhlich verantwortet Technologie und Produkte beim Autobauer BMW.
Klaus Fröhlich is responsible for the development of new technology and products at car manufacturer BMW.
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Officers tackling serious and organised crime in North Manchester have launched a dedicated multi-agency disruption hub in the district to crackdown on criminal activity in the area.
The hub was launched last month, in partnership with Manchester City Council, as part of ongoing Operation Haemus – formed in November 2019 following an increase in firearm discharges stemming from two main local criminal groups in CheethamHill.
As part of the Haemus hub, a team totalling 17 officers has been formed, consisting of experienced detectives, dedicated safeguarding officers, intelligence officers, and a team of proactive officers who are dedicated to the area in both plain and uniformed patrols.
The team will engage in a range of proactive activities to continue to reduce the prevalence of organised crime in the north of Manchester.
Today (Wednesday 16 December) a team of officers from the Op Haemus team were joined by GMPs Tactical Aid Unit & Tactical Dog Unit in performing an intelligence-led weapon sweep of the area of Mandley Park - on the Salford border.
Any discarded or hidden weapons, firearms or ammunition found in the area during the sweep will be recovered and examined potentially as evidence as part of the 12 ongoing investigations within Op Haemus.
In the first six weeks since the inception of the disruption hub, Op Haemus officers have made a total of 25 arrests, conducted 122 stop searches and have searched 15 houses.
During the same short period, the hub has already seized two viable firearms, large quantities of class A and class B drugs, and seized 13 vehicles.
In conjunction with Manchester City Council, the hub works closely with housing providers, social services, adult services and a number of other agencies in a multi-agency approach to tackle organised crime in North Manchester.
This includes working closely with partners in local authority to provide a range of safeguarding measures and care packages to protect and support vulnerable adults and children at risk of being targeted, coerced and victimised by criminal activity.
Superintendent Rebecca Boyce, of GMP’s North Manchester division, said: “The launch of the disruption hub as part of Operation Haemus is a very welcome introduction for the people of North Manchester, as it’s the latest in a series of proactive measures we’ve employed in recent months to tackle the blight of serious and organised crime in our community.
“It is important that we maximise the resources we have available to us, and we have ensured that we have a dedicated and skilful team working around the clock to disrupt the activity of criminal groups, while protecting the public that we serve.
“We have always been honest and open about the challenges that have presented themselves due to the complexities and developments during this operation, but we are confident that we are making a tangible difference on our streets which can be seen by the recent decrease in firearms activity.
“While disputes between local crime groups generally pose little wider risk to the general public, it is understandable that such incidents cause unease and distress in our communities and we hope that the innocent, honest, and decent people we serve feel reassured by this targeted and increased action we are taking in the district.
“As ever, we continue to urge members of the public to contact police with any information or concerns, knowing that it will be treated with the strictest confidence – we have high-visibility patrols that can be approached, or a dedicated phone number that can be contacted – and Crimestoppers is always available for those who wish to pass on information anonymously.”
Any information relating to Operation Haemus should be passed to police on 0161 8563548 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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
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todai-ji temple, nara
Construction story:
In 743, Emperor Shōmu issued a law in which he stated that the people should proactively be involved into the making of the new Buddha to protect themselves. He believed Buddha's power could help the people. Gyōki, with his pupils, have travelled provinces asking for donations. According to records kept by Tōdai-ji, more than 2,600,000 people in total helped construct the Great Buddha and its Hall. The 16 m (52 ft) high statue (i.e., the great buddha/daibutsu) was built through eight castings over three years, the head and neck being cast together as a separate shell 12 feet high. After having met multiple casualties as fires and earthquakes... the Buddha was finally completed in 751. A year later, in 752, the eye-opening ceremony was held with an attendance of 10,000 people to celebrate the completion of the Buddha. The Indian priest Bodhisena performed the eye-opening for Emperor Shōmu.
In 754, ordination was given by Ganjin, who arrived in Japan after overcoming hardships over 12 years and 6 attempts of crossing the sea from China, to Empress Kōken, former Emperor Shōmu and others. In spite of Emperor Shōmu's original wish, however, having consumed most of Japan's bronze production for several years the country was left almost bankrupt. (Wikipedia)
ZEW-Präsident Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD (links) und BMW-Entwicklungsvorstand Klaus Fröhlich vor Beginn der Veranstaltung.
ZEW President Professor Achim Wambach (left) and BMW board member for development, Klaus Fröhlich, before the event.
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