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The Mysterious Case Of Elisa Lam
For any of us that have flown in an airplane, we know that air travel is
one of the biggest headaches known to man. In addition to the
extraordinarily high ticket prices, most of us also have to pay a
luggage fee, along with convenient upgrades, plus the overpriced airport
food. And if you want to check a bag, you’re confined to numerous rules
and restrictions to what you can and can’t bring. Of course, with all
of the recent terrorist attacks and September 11th, many are skittish
about the intentions of other passengers, so the Transportation Security
Administration was created in 2001 in order to help secure the airways
and ports in the United States. But despite the presence of the TSA,
people will still try to smuggle in odd things that are not limited to,
but including drugs, animals, bugs, plants, and more.
For example, a
woman was stopped in an airport in Melbourne when it was noticed that
she was making strange and watery noises. Security then gave her a more
detailed pat down and discovered that she have over 51 different kinds
of exotic and tropical fish under her clothes in 15 little bags, stored
in pockets. If that wasn’t bizarre enough, a total of eighteen severed
heads were discovered in shipment at O’Hare in Chicago, which of course
made the media go crazy with the headlines. It was later discovered that
the heads were in the process of a legitimate shipment between medical
facilities in Rome and Chicago. Talk about people losing their head over
something that ended up being legitimate!
While you’re on vacation,
of course there is always that one souvenir that you can’t resist
bringing home with you. One traveler was out scuba diving and discovered
a coral-covered cannonball in the midst of an 18th century shipwreck.
Even though the traveler’s intentions were purely innocent, the airport
had to shut down and be evacuated, since cannonballs are considered to
be explosives.
Then of course people just have to fly with their
animals and plants. One man was discovered to have brought 30 dead
snakes that were venomous, from his trip to South Korea. Was he trying
to bring home a souvenir? Or needed supplies to create a deadly poison?
Then a woman was discovered to have packed a (sedated) 2 month old tiger
cub in her suitcase. She was arrested and the cub was taken to a
sanctuary for tigers. Speaking of animals, a man was also stopped in Los
Angeles after an exotic bird flew from his suitcase. He also had 50
rare orchids as well as hid two monkeys in his pants.
And of course,
people will try to smuggle drugs in. One guy actually had a real broken
legs and managed to create a cast made from eleven pounds of cocaine. He
might have been able to have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for the
additional cocaine that was found in his bag.
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Best Video Presentation showing when, what and why these items changes the fashion world
Featuring:
The Bikini
The Air Jordan
High Heels
The Leather Jacket
The Little Black Dress
Sunglasses
The Brassiere
The Mini Skirt
Ever since Adam and Eve committed the first sin and God bestowed upon
them fig leaves to cover up their nakedness, fashion has remained a
major part of our lives. So many elements of a person is dictated and
determined by the clothes that they wear. If a person wears designer
brands, it is assumed that they’re rich. If someone is wearing rags,
then they likely don’t have much money and their lifestyles are probably
not lavish. With so much judgment on societal class, it is no surprise
that fashion has become a powerful hand in society. With much power,
comes great responsibility.
Believe it or not, much of our most
iconic fashion were developed in times such as early man and medieval
times. Thanks to the evolution of the human brain, we have been able to
change and tweak some of the earliest fashion items into trends that
have found eternal popularity. For example, the high heeled shoe
actually has roots in early Renaissance times, but they were worn by
men! Why? By elevating themselves with a heel, they could show off their
social status. Heels were also seen as functional when it came to
horseback riding because it locked the shoe into the stirrup. So, when
did women start taking over the high heels? In the 16th century, a
rather short woman named Catherine de Medici started wearing heels to
make up for her short stature.
Sunglasses even have early roots
dating back through centuries as the Inuit wore glasses made out of
walrus ivory to help block out the sun! Today, sunglasses have multiple
uses from protecting our eyes from the harmful UV rays to being a trendy
fashion item. And if you’re a big celebrity, you’ve probably used
sunglasses to shield your identity and hide evidence of being out in the
lights, partying too much, or just being plain exhausted. Designers
have made their millions from sunglasses, such as Ray-Ban, when they
developed glasses exclusively for the military that eventually turned
into a hot fashion trend. Get a pair of aviators with a leather jackets
and you’re the coolest kid in town!
Some of the most poignant fashion
items such as the bikini and the mini skirt found its birth in the
mid-twentieth century. The bikini was the first of its kind to show off a
woman’s midriff along with her butt and cleavage. You can image the
stir it created amongst the more conservative crowd. When the mini skirt
came out, women actually protested the garment because it was believed
that it made a woman more vulnerable to rape. Finally, the fashion item
that changed the world was the bra. Yep, support for the woman’s chest
area wasn’t really a priority until the late 1800’s when the brassiere
was launched through Vogue. From that simple item that offers support,
the Wonder Bra evolved from it as well as other bra-like innovations.
Lingerie stores such as Victoria’s Secret have the bra listed as one of
their most popular items. With so much that has happened with fashion items of the past, there’s no telling what is ahead of us for the future.
