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...11th century B.C. clad themselves in rhinoceros skin; ancient Greek warriors carried round, flat shields of bronze, reinforced with layers of hide and wax. In medieval Europe, knights and lords rode to battle in chain mail, a heavy, fantastically expensive armor forged from thousands of tiny links of steel. By the mid-14th century, advances in technology - namely, the high-velocity crossbow and longbow - necessitated steel-plate armor that covered from head...
...first versions of armor to protect against gunshots appeared in the 18th century, made of layers of cotton and sufficient enough to protect against rudimentary firearms. In the 1870s, Australian outlaw Ned Kelly famously crafted entire suits from steel for himself and his gang members for the final, ill-fated standoff with police that led to his capture. During the Korean War of the 1950s, U.S. forces used armor made of fiberglass, nylon and heat-treated aluminum. Today an array of protective gear is available including the soft ballistic vests favored by police and S.W.A.T. team members, often made...
...This on the Safety Card? We all know how frustrating it is to be trapped on a plane on the runway, idling for hours, waiting hopelessly for lift off. Here's one reason to steel your patience: Robert McDonald, a Scottish traveler who was stuck aboard a Delta flight for more than two-and-half hours at New York City's JFK airport on March 31, had apparently lost his cool. In an attempt to deplane, McDonald allegedly yanked open the aircraft's emergency exit door while the plane was on the tarmac. The crew says it stopped him from...
...cathartic reflection on the album as a whole, seeming to emerge out of the rubble into a climactic and chaotic narrative finale, describing the peace that Margaret and her lover William find in a watery death. The grand instrumentation, complete with the accompaniment of lofty strings and a steel guitar solo, work to create this sense of closure. The pensive nature of the song as a mournful yet serene ending to the album is truly expressed as harmonies sung by the other characters are added on top of Meloy’s grief-stricken melody.Several songs are not as versatile...
...hotel. Designers cleverly converted a former cashiers' hall into a light and airy ballroom that features the original 19th century glazed roof. Underground, they created a luxurious spa by transforming the bank's jewel vault into a spectacularly lit 66-ft. (20 m) swimming pool and recasting a massive steel-and-copper money vault as a manicure parlor. (See 10 things to do in Rome...