Under one popular theory, the phrase cockles of your heart is derived from the Latin description for the heart's chambers, cochleae cordis. It is believed that the word cockles is a corrupted version of cochleae, most likely entering the popular vernacular as a form of slang.here actually aren't any cockles of your heart, but the term may come from the fact that the chambers of the heart resemble a mollusk's shell, also called a cockle. View slideshow of images above.
Academi is operating the largest private training facility in the U.S. which is located on a 7,000 acre territory. The company has trained over 50,000 foreign military personnel, law enforcement agents, counter-terrorism experts.
Estimates of the number of private international security personnel range from 15,000 to 20,000. That is as much as 15 percent of the total US presence of about 130,000 soldiers. These private contractors -- who most often work for corporations, diplomats, or journalists -- have no accountability to the US military.