Cute and Hot Actress Irina Shayk
Friday, July 22, 2016
U.S. Army: What the Big Screen Won't Show You
Preventative medicine soldier sprays insecticide around living quarters in Gbediah, Liberia, Dec. 15, 2014. Taken during Operation United Assistance, the joint effort to combat the devastating Ebola outbreak. | Source
Hollywood has produced a multitude of cinematic experiences that have shown the absolute horrors of war. They captivate us through the brave warriors who charge into battle; serving up extra helpings of freedom and butt kicking around the world. Whether they're Cpt. Miller searching for Pvt. Ryan during WWII (Saving Private Ryan, 1998), or Dutch hunting down an alien killing machine, a predator so to speak, in the jungle (Predator, 1987).
A medical soldier treating casualties in training scenario, 2016. | Source
But there's also an emotional connection, brothers and sisters in arms ready to pay the ultimate price. It's a mixed cocktail of heroism, and "the feels".
These movies are easy to sell, they're exciting and have a vast audience base. Regardless of fiction vs. non-fiction, we're still invested, and in some ways relate what we see on screen to real military personnel. Although those values may be shared with real heroes, there's still a story behind the curtain.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Amazing Floating Forest in Sydney (8 pics)
Amazing Floating Forest in Sydney — Homebush Bay in Sydney, Australia is home to the remnants of a ship-breaking yard that operated during the mid 20th-century. Large watercraft that outlived their usefulness were towed to Homebush Bay and dismantled to salvage any components that could be reused or sold for scrap.
One such ship was the SS Ayrfield, a 1,140-tonne behemoth built in 1911 as a steam collier that was later used during WWII as a transport ship. In 1972 it was brought to Homebush Bay to be dismantled, but fate would decide differently. Operations at the ship-breaking yard subsequently ceased and parts of several large vessels including the Ayrfield were left behind, the largest objects in an area now infamous for decades of chemical dumping and pollution. But only this century-old transport ship would be transformed by time into a floating forest, a peculiar home for trees and other vegetation that have since sprouted over the last few decades.
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