Widescreen Wallpaper, Widescreen Desktops: October 2009

HMAS Darwin (Australian Warship)

Australian Warship Wallpaper: HMAS Darwin
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HMAS Darwin (FFG 04), named for the capital city of the Northern Territory, is an Adelaide class guided missile armed frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Darwin was laid down by Todd Pacific Shipyards at Seattle, Washington on 2 July 1981. She was launched on 26 March 1982, and commissioned into the RAN on 21 July 1984.

Darwin was the fourth and final Adelaide class ship built for the RAN in the United States, with the final two ships constructed in Australia. During construction, the ship was referred to as FFG-44.

Another excellent image by the Australian Department of Defence

Zombieland Wallpaper

Zombieland Wallpaper
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Zombieland is an American zombie comedy horror film, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and directed by Ruben Fleischer.

The film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Zombieland was released on October 2, 2009 in the US and Canada, with an R rating for horror violence/gore and language in the US.

The film is credited as having the second highest-grossing start on record for a zombie film behind the Dawn of the Dead remake and as "the first [American] horror comedy in recent memory to find significant theatrical success".

Hong Kong Skyline Wallpaper

Hong Kong Skyline @ Night!
Image author DAVID ILIFF

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This incredible Image is released under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south.

Hong Kong is a global metropolis and international financial centre with a highly developed capitalist economy. Under the "one country, two systems" policy and according to Basic Law, it has a "high degree of autonomy" in all areas except foreign affairs and defence, which are the responsibility of the PRC Government.

Hong Kong maintains its own currency, legal system, political system, immigration control, rule of the road and other aspects that concern its way of life, many of which are distinct from mainland China. Beginning as a trading port, Hong Kong became a crown colony of the United Kingdom in 1842. It was reclassified as a British dependent territory in 1983 until the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997.

Renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour, its identity as a cosmopolitan centre where the East meets the West is reflected in its cuisine, cinema, music and traditions. The city's population is 95% Han ethnicity and 5% other.

With a population of 7 million people and a land area of 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi), Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

香港（中國：香港，拼音：Xiānggǎng;廣東耶魯：Hēunggóng），正式在香港特區，是一個領土的中華人民共和國中國，面對廣東北部和南部中國海向東部，西部和南部。

香港是一個國際大都市和國際金融中心，高度發達的資本主義經濟。根據“一個國家，兩種制度”的施政方針，根據基本法，它有一個“高度自治”在所有領域除外交和國防，這是責任，中華人民共和國政府。

香港保持自己的貨幣，法律制度，政治制度，移民管制，規則，對道路和其他方面的關注，其生活方式，其中許多是中國大陸不同。開始作為一個貿易港口，香港成為英國殖民地，英國在1842年。它被重新定為英國屬土，直到在1983年主權移交給中華人民共和國中國於1997年。

聞名的廣闊的天際線，擁有天然深水港，其特徵作為一個國際中心，中心中西文化反映在它的美食，電影，音樂和傳統。城市的人口是95％，漢族和其他5％。

隨著人口700萬人，土地面積一○五四平方公里（407平方英里），香港是世界上人口最稠密的地區在世界上。

Full Afterburner!

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Gunslingers" lights its afterburners while launching from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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F/A-18A+ Hornet, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" launches off the flight deck in afterburner aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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An afterburner (or reheat) is an additional component added to some jet engines, primarily those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to provide a temporary increase in thrust, both for supersonic flight and for takeoff (as the high wing loading typical of supersonic aircraft designs means that take-off speed is very high).

On military aircraft the extra thrust is also useful for combat situations. This is achieved by injecting additional fuel into the jet pipe downstream (i.e. after) of the turbine. The advantage of afterburning is significantly increased thrust; the disadvantage is its very high fuel consumption and inefficiency, though this is often regarded as acceptable for the short periods during which it is usually used.

Jet engines are referred to as operating wet when afterburning is being used and dry when the engine is used without afterburning. An engine producing maximum thrust wet is at maximum power (this is the maximum power the engine can produce); an engine producing maximum thrust dry is at military power.

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Français navires d'assaut amphibie

FS Mistral.
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bâtiments de projection et de commandement or BPC

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La classe Mistral est une classe de deux navires d'assaut amphibie, aussi connu comme un porte-hélicoptères de la Marine nationale française. Dénommé «projection et de commandement navires» (Bâtiments de projection et de commandement ou BPC), un navire de la classe Mistral est capable de transporter et de déployer 16 hélicoptères Tigre ou NH90, quatre barges de débarquement, jusqu'à 70 véhicules dont 13 chars Leclerc, ou a 40-strong bataillon de chars Leclerc, et 450 soldats. Les navires sont tous deux équipés d'une carte de 69 lits, et sont capables de servir dans le cadre d'une Force de réaction de l'OTAN, ou avec les Nations Unies ou européennes de maintien de la paix de l'Union des forces.

Deux navires de la classe sont en service dans la Marine française: Mistral et Tonnerre. Les travaux sur un troisième navire a été lancé en avril 2009 et un quatrième navire mai également être construit.

The Mistral class is a class of two amphibious assault ships, also known as a helicopter carrier, of the French Navy. Referred to as "projection and command ships" (bâtiments de projection et de commandement or BPC), a Mistral class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 NH90 or Tigre helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles including 13 Leclerc tanks, or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion, and 450 soldiers.

The ships are both equipped with a 69-bed hospital, and are capable of serving as part of a NATO Response Force, or with United Nations or European Union peace-keeping forces.

Two ships of the class are in service in the French Navy: Mistral and Tonnerre. The work on a third vessel was launched in April 2009 and a fourth ship may also be built.

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