Navy SEALs

The elite special operations force of the US Navy, known for there highly camouflage style and ability to operate at all levels Sea, Air and Land. These Naval Amphibious units are able to work in ocean and fresh water battlefields. This ability of Naval SEALs separates them from most military units in the world.

It’s interesting to learn the birth of these amphibious units that sprouted to an Excellency and has been the first line of defense for United States. The Navy Seals first came to existence during the World War II when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. This lead Uncle Sam to enter the war, the US troops was forced to invade Japanese territory by sea, often facing landmines and unseen enemies.

As a counter-measure, the US Navy began creating teams specially trained to go other hazards and return intelligence on enemy locations. These teams were called Naval Combat Demolition Units. During the Vietnam War in the 1960s, the US Navy created Navy SEALs based on the training of Naval Combat Demolition Units.

The headquarters of Naval Amphibious Base is in Virginia Beach, and Virginia, is the home to SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8, and 10, whereas the home for 1, 3, 5, and 7 SEAL is in Coronado, California. On the other hand the Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) unit is in Pearl Harbor.

The Navy Seals stay alert 365 days 24*7 and are deployed to various war zones. They are given those missions that require detailed planning and precise execution. The force is trained to perform missions in direct action, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage situation, special reconnaissance, including surveillance and gathering crucial information.

Navy seals began its career during the Vietnam War and after an unaccepted success they were deployed to Grenada and successfully overcame Operation Urgent Fury. The operations that were handled by these amphibious forces were “Operation Prime Chance” in Persia Gulf, “Operation Just Cause” in Panama, Afghanistan, Post-9/11 operations and Iraq War.

This is the same amphibious forces that were lead to trace and hunt down the most wanted fugitive of the planet, Osama Bin Laden. According to unconfirmed reports, SEAL Team SIX (ST-6) was involved in the operation that killed the Al-Qaeda chief. The team apparently carried out a number of trail runs before the raid and at last killed him in Abbottabad which was in military base of Pakistan.

Regarded as being among the most highly skilled and trained amphibious units in the world. They are the US Navy’s principal special operations force, ready to take down any mission with one strike and can operate even in deepest ocean.

Internet the Modern Usages

Internet the Modern Usages

Summary: Internet has proved to be the most renowned device that can be used or accessed any where. It is begin used with greater flexibility in working places and during the working hours.

Internet can now be accessed from any part of the world especially through the mobile Internet devices. There are some devices that help the user to get connected with the Internet from anywhere these devices are datacards, handheld game consoles, mobile phones and cellular routers. The user can now access the Internet facility through his mobiles no matter how small the screen may be.

Internet has also taken a large place in the market where giant companies has grown and prospered by making use of the internet. They have taken an advantage of the efficient nature of low- cost commerce and advertising through the internet which is known as e-commerce. An electronic marketing which is known as e-commerce deals with export and import of electronic products or services over electronic system which includes computer networks or Internet.

Internet has revolutionized a person’s life, for example the person can now buy his required stuffs online or can also pay his bills online for a particular product. The individual can now download his favorite music or his movies on a blank CD by using Internet.

The user can now chat with his buddies online or can communicate with them by using social networking sites. These sites includes, Orkut, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Friendster and many more through this thousands of users join to advertise themselves.

The users may be teenagers, adolescents who could be from age group of 13 to20 years. Adults who are around 50 years or may be more also make use of Internet. By advertising one’s self by exposing their interests and hobbies the online marketing agencies get a grip of their needs and sell their products online. This makes an e-commerce business so that the juveniles would be addicted to the products and would order them online.

Internet has also made it easier for people of different sects and classes to chat online whether in form of Internet Relay Chat or IRC chat rooms or channels or via instant messaging systems.

Internet also provides its users to chat online communicate each other through video conferencing or the user can also exchange “whiteboard” drawings online. Version control systems allow collaborating with teams to share documents without even overwriting each other’s work. Internet also allows to projects and business teams to share calendars as well as documents and other information.

Such collaboration widely occurs in areas such as scientific research, software development, creative writing etc. Internet allows people from round the globe to work together more effectively in different sectors. Internet also allows its users to remote access other computers and other information which could be stored easily.

This can be done without even using security, encryption and authentication technologies which can be depended on the requirements. The user can also work from his home and can still edit his business work files.

Sometimes it so happens that if the user is absent and the PC is left alone an uninvited guest can use e Virtual Private Network (VPN) which could be connected via Internet. This system provides the entire information about the documents and data of the owner which could be easily accessed.

Extravaganza Sporting Action

Extravaganza Sporting Action

Summary: Sports have thrilled human-race by giving the best sportsman to them. They turned out to become the next iconic legend in the field of different sports.

Sports have thrilled and excited many for centuries and different sports have seen the birth of a new legend. These people become crazy on a particular sport and make it to be their bread and butter. Many professional sportsmen are paid heavily to perform a live action on the stage or are given huge chunks for single endorsements.

The adventure and excitement for sports started back to thousands of years which were produced by the Romans. These sports were brutal which involved Gladiators to fight till death. The crowd loved this brutal sport and applause to the winning person, but this was not as easy as it sounds. This was taken much beyond the limits when man was forced to fight the beast, gladiators usually had a small dagger and was thrown to fight in the amphitheater which led to the death of either the two.

But this was just the geneses; Ancient Olympic Games began around 776 BC which could be seen in this modern world. This game was invented to honor Zeus an ancient mythological God who ruled Mount Olympus. They were many sports that were introduced in this Ancient Olympic Games.

The sport proved to become an honorable task and the winner was highly appreciated for his win and bravery. It was highly renowned among the Greeks and they worshipped it has an offerings for their God. If an athlete lost the sport, due the pity he used to commit suicide.

But sports of the modern world have scaled to higher limits, where the sportsman not only gets a sporting stardom but also is awarded with millions of dollars. International football pays its player with a morphing income which could be read as millions of pounds. A top class footballer earns no less than 100 million pounds annually, but if they are tied in contracts then this could scale up to much higher estimate.

Clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenals and many such giants clubs organize football throughout the year and by the end of the play they take back huge profits. But it the sports lovers that make it possible for a particular sport to raise from phoenix.

There are other sports that take a person’s life such sports are aggressive one and a pinch of those ancient gladiatorial sports could be seen in them. Such sports are boxing, martial arts, bull-fighting or may be a horse race, they tend to take the sportsman’s life but at the end it becomes an enjoyable sport.

People are injured they die or are paralyzed but still the sport is replaced by new sportsmen who are determine to carry on the task and make the crowd happy. Some athletes do resign or quit the sport due to their fall from their stardom or due to the injuries or because of the aging factor. Such sportspersons tend to take up part time jobs and coach the new generation of sporting people. They work in sport clubs or some gymnasium to carry on with their lives.

There are other sports that are trying to make their place at the international level but still they are lacking behind. This might be due financial structure or may be the crowd does not like to see them or may be the sports are not so interesting to pull the crowd.

Indoor Games Good Bad and Ugly

Indoor Games Good Bad and Ugly

Summary: Indoor games have not only helped people to overcome their boredom but also made their mind sharp and alert to perform their daily activities.

But how far can we take these indoor games? Are they really useful for people or they bore them? Though indoor games are played for recreation during the leisure time but still they are unable to make a platform or recognition in the field of international sports.

There are many indoor games that are played and are loved by hundreds but still they need to get a renowned glory world wide. These games can be categorized has chess, poker, billiards, carom and many more which can be played during fun time but they do not hold a place in the sporting list.

These games are played between two to three players which may include kids and adults. Chess is one of the most popular indoor games which can be played on the computer, it is an interesting game that kills time but people do get addicted to play with it. Although chess sharpens a person’s mind but people sometimes tend to sacrifice their daily routines.

There are other indoor games such as basketball which is played inside a sealed auditorium and is highly acclaimed in different nations. Americans love this sporting action and numbers of students after schooling themselves get involved in such a feat. Women are also equally involved in this sport and like men they too receive applause and praises from the crowd.

There are other sports that are also recognized as indoor games which can be named as badminton, billiards, and many more which are played world wide. They fail to pull the crowd towards the auditorium whereas few like to cherish them.

These indoor games turn uglier when people are addicted while playing with them. The much awaited videogames are driving people to nearby cyber-café where they are ready to spend hundreds of bucks on a single game. People of various ages like to get a hold with the videogames and tend to forget their everyday work.

Games like poker encourage people to spend thousands of dollars to win a jackpot. Poker is highly played in casinos where people loose miserably if not they take a large winning by luck. People are ready to bet any amount to win their money back this gets much nastier when people play them till the end of losing a penny.

Videogames, chess, poker make people clumsier to interact with the outside world. People tend to forget their daily works kids like to stay back from the school and adults ignore their work. They get involved in these games and ultimately loose interest in the happenings of the world.

Olympics and other international sports organizations involved indoor games such as badminton and basketball which has some how managed to make their place internationally. Though these sports are paid high but it’s up to the crowd to get tempted and attracted towards such sports.

This becomes a great concern for the organizers to promote such sports or the marketing of such sports should be done with a greater pace. Compared to big sporting events such as the Soccer football, tracks and fields, cricket these indoor sports are squeezed and are limited. This is why they are restricted from getting into the limelight.

Monitoring, Stalking Your Footsteps

Cameras, Stalking Your Footsteps

Summary: Many criminals are left without even given a proper trial; this is due to lack of evidences. It was hard to trace a culprit who performed his activities in the limelight and moved out snugly.

This was because technology lacked in producing the latest equipments which could put a culprit behind the bars. But since the revolution of the adt monitoring cameras began, it made the intruders to think twice before he could manage to perform an unlawful act.

These home security systems have become a world renowned apparatus which could be seen in every household. People do rely on them when they leave their sweet homes and rush to work. These adt monitoring cameras are real threat to an intruder who likes to work at the absence of owner. The live footage can now be monitored by the owner no matter where he might be.

The adt monitoring devices can be installed any where without even using any kind of cables or chords. They can be mounted at a higher place such as the ceiling or to a higher corner of the wall by fixing couple of screws.

These cameras can be connected to the owner’s PCs or the laptops which makes him to control the device from his office or his room. This prevents him from being exposed to an armed assailant who might be robbing his valuable chattels. The owner can also have ample time to call the cops while the recording still goes on.

The adt monitoring surveillance cameras come with digital formats which gives a better picture quality during the recordings. It also provides detail information regarding the date and day of the incident the time when the loot was performed and even the sound of the burglar.

These adt monitoring cameras can provide both audio and video recordings during the operation. Many olden days’ cameras gave a black and white footage or images but the latest technology adt monitoring devises produces color formats.

This gives a proper picture of the intruder and can give detail information about his outfit. These cameras are made to restrict intense climatic conditions which mean it can work in freezing cold or in a hot Sahara desert. The adt monitoring cameras are rainproof and can even be used under water.

They come in various shapes and small sizes which makes them to conceal from an intruder’s eyesight. They are also made to penetrate pitch-black situations which become impossible for the naked eyes to see. They are night vision cameras which can take images and transfers them to the user with crystal clear images.

There are other cameras which are operated on infrared sensors they capture images which are seen through thermal imaging sensors. These cameras are used to record a person’s presence at the place.

The night vision cameras are not only used in houses but are also used by the military that operates during night. So, with the latest version of modern adt monitoring cameras the owner can look through dark or can also look during a foggy weather.

The surveillance cameras are also used to keep an eye on the nannies or babysitters who might perform an unlawful act at your absence.

Author’s Bio: This makes the owner to sit back and take a firm look of his house during his absence. The cameras helps the owner to make detail minutes of a burglar who might operate during night. CCTV aid the owner to take initial steps during an emergency and allow him to work fast.

Navy SEAL and its Recruitment

Anyone can become a Navy Seal but there are certain clauses to become an amphibious soldier. First of all the candidate must be a citizen of United States and should be a male by gender. He should be 28 years old or younger and should have good vision.

The applicant must be a member of either the US Navy or the Coast guard and should pass a physical screening test. This test includes swimming 500 yards in 12.5 or less, followed by a 10 minutes rest. Which is followed by 42 push-ups in under two minutes, followed by a two-minute rest, six pull-ups and run 1.5 miles in boots and long pants in less than 11.5 minutes.

Training of Naval Amphibious Base spans for 30 months. It is one of the toughest training programs for special operations in the world, with an 80 percent dropout rate.

Besides conventional warfare, there is training in combat swimming, diving, handling weapons underwater, communications, navigation, close-quarter combat, demolition, land warfare, parachute operations, combative.

There are various weapons and gears that are used by these amphibious forces; they are equipped with the most sophisticated tools which aids them to save themselves and others during a war.

Weapons choice is mission-dependent with a wide array of firearms to choose from: handguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, combat shotguns, grenade launchers, mortars and anti-tank rockets. These weapons are highly guided by computers and satellites which make them smooth to be operated.

The Navy SEALs have performed both on screen and off screen, and Hollywood played a great role in bringing them alive and introducing them to the world. There are certain movies that featured this Naval Amphibious Force on the big screen, Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Tears of the Sun (2003), the Rock (1996), and Navy Seals (1990). These movies portrayed their existence and made them familiar in the hearts of many.

Martial Arts

We have a thirst to win, and winning over our neighbor leads us to to conquer our zeal to achieve the top spot. This conquer and aggression can be seen in some people who are involved in some aggressive sports. These sports can be in form of Boxing or martial arts that leads people to set off bullying others in their vicinity.