Aurora 23 Military Exercise Sweden
May 2, 2023, Linkoping, Sweden: Make-up artist KAREN STARR polishes off the faux shrapnel damage on STUART PEARSON, as SCOTT RICHARDSSON places a fake severed leg into a boot. As part of the military exercise Aurora 23, the Swedish Armed Forces conducted a total defense exercise together with civil authorities outside Linkoping. During the exercise, called Eir, military and civilian medical services worked together to treat a large number of casualties after a robot attack on the Helicopter Flotilla. ..The British company Casualty Resources, which has several amputee actors, is often hired for these types of exercises. So far they have worked in 19 countries. The actors receive training in how to react to different types of injuries and to different treatments. The group's make-up artists have studied real injuries, all so that the result will be as realistic as possible (Credit Image: © Anders Wiklund/TT via ZUMA Press)
Writers Strike 2023
May 5, 2023, Los Angeles, California, USA: Members of the The Writers Guild of America (WGA) picket outside the Netflix, Inc., building on Sunset Blvd, on Friday. For the first time in 15 years, entertainment industry writers were on strike today as their union remained at an impasse with Hollywood studios over a host of labor issues, most notably residuals for streaming content, staffing levels in writing rooms and the use of artificial.intelligence. (Credit Image: © Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Press Wire)
Happy Days Star 'Potsie' Anson Williams Weds Sharon MaHarry
May 6, 2023, Ojai, California, USA: EXCLUSIVE! Newlyweds Former Happy Days star 'Potsie' aka ANSON WILLIAMS, 73, and SHARON MAHARRY, 64 show off their rings. The actor, who filed for divorce from his wife of 30 years in 2019, wore a black suit with a light blue shirt and a gray patterned tie. He had a boutonniere on the lapel of his jacket and wore black eyeglasses. The bride, who is a real estate agent in Ojai, California, wore a gorgeous, long-sleeved floor length white lace gown with a boat neck and full skirt. She wore her blonde hair pinned back off her face and carried a pretty bouquet of roses and hydrangeas. (Credit Image: © Nina Prommer/ZUMA Press Wire)
Gordon Lightfoot Public Visitation
May 7, 2023, Orillia, Ontario, Canada: A dog named Taurus lies by the casket at the public visitation for singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot at St. Paul's United Church, in his hometown of Orillia, Ont., on Sunday. The dog, owned by a close friend of Lightfoot's, toured with him and would wait backstage for Lightfoot to finish his shows. Apparently Taurus senses the slightest footstep, something he learned from Gordon Lightfoot. The legendary Canadian artist died May 1, at the age of 84 from natural causes. (Credit Image: © Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press)
Desantis Signs Bills Bringing Change To Florida Universities
May 15, 2023, Sarasota, Florida, USA: CHRISTOPHER RUFO, one of the controversial new trustees for New College of Florida, center, is confronted by protesters moments after Gov. DeSantis signed legislation on Monday, banning state funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Florida's public universities, in Sarasota. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)
Cannes 2023: 'The Old Oak' Premiere RED CARPET
May 26, 2023, Cannes, France: Iranian model MAHLAGHA JABERI, 33, making a statement at 'The Old Oak' movie premiere red carpet, to bring attention to the fact her nation's brutal regime is executing a innocent person a day and numbers are rising! A beige rope noose around her neck, as part of a tight black evening dress. The Islamic Republic systematically uses the death penalty to intimidate the population. 'The international community must not condone such medieval practices,' said M. Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Iran Human Rights (IHR). The execution shows the 'true face of a government that ensures its survival with cruelty, humiliation and intimidation of society.' (Credit Image: © Manuele Mangiarotti/IPA via ZUMA Press)
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