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- US woman claims airport security singled her out because of her boobs
- NASA's new 'smart' foam bra boosts your cleavage if you're hot!
- 7-year-old girl spends �250 in an hour on Facebook
- Sly's porn film set to resurface
- Pakistani kids offer to sell themselves for mother's surgery
| US woman claims airport security singled her out because of her boobs Posted: A woman in the US has complained that she was singled out by airport security for further screening because of her breasts. Eliana Sutherland, who was flying from Orlando International Airport, told her local news station that two male TSA workers had been staring at her chest and singled her out for additional screening. "It was pretty obvious. One of the guys that was staring me up and down was the one who pulled me over," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying. "Not a comfortable feeling," she stated. While privacy-invasion claims like Sutherland's have become increasingly common since the introduction of full body scan, the TSA however stressed that people are chosen for additional screening at random and strictly for security reasons.
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| NASA's new 'smart' foam bra boosts your cleavage if you're hot! Posted: Intelligent memory foam designed by NASA to make safer aircraft cushions is now being used in bras Down Under. Tim Nielsen, of the bra's local distributor, said he's always on the look out for interesting mash-ups of tech and clothing. ""I've probably evaluated a couple of hundred products over the last three years, and once you filter all the ones out that are complete nonsense, this is number one," News.com.au quoted him as saying. "I had to do a double take, and think 'how could that be possible?' But then when I read more about it, I realised more of the practical benefits. "A derivation of the foam is used in the memory foam mattresses. It's also used in the safety lining of racing car helmets, and so I realised it could have a lot of practical uses, and this softening and expansion could have a lot of benefits," he said. The bra boosts the cleavage when it detects a rise in body temperature, said Nielsen. Moreover, if a woman is exercising and it detects a rise in body temperature, it can expand to offer more support when needed," he added. The bra, according to Nielsen, can also adapt to a woman's changing shape and size, meaning you're less likely to have to shop for another bra down the line. Nielsen, who has used it to pursue his business in what he calls 'biocosmeceuticals', said the product might also make life easier for women dealing with ill-fitting bras. "This smart memory bra, with the ability to solve all those problems, is the answer to a lot of people's dreams," he said.
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| 7-year-old girl spends �250 in an hour on Facebook Posted: A seven-year-old Brit girl unknowingly spent 250 pounds in an hour on a Facebook game -- in front of her parents. The girl named Megan Fox asked to play Petville - an online game where users can buy virtual clothes and furniture for a make-believe pet. However, dad Matthew, 35, had forgotten to log off his stored PayPal payment details. When he received a billing for 400 dollars for Megan's games session, he was left shocked. Thereafter, Matthew and wife Dawn, 33, pleaded with Facebook and PayPal for a refund but were refused. The couple, from Birmingham, doesn't let Megan have her own Facebook account so Matthew allowed her to log into his as he sat nearby. "She was playing the game, asking which dresses we preferred. We played along, not realising she was actually spending money. I was mortified when I found what had happened," the Sun quoted the father as saying. The site's rules say the account holder is responsible if someone in the household makes purchases. "We urge parents to take responsibility for their kids," Facebook representative replied.
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| Sly's porn film set to resurface Posted: The softcore porn film which marked Sylvester Stallone's onscreen debut is set to resurface. Strapped for cash, the star actually made his debut in 1970 porn flick 'The Party At Kitty And Stud's. The film was renamed 'The Italian Stallion' six years later, hitting shelves after the actor shot to prominence in break-out hit 'Rocky'. Now the rights to his erotic movie have reportedly been sold for 270,000 pounds, paving the way for its new owner to re-release the picture, reports the Sun. Sly's been busy making sequels to his best movie successes in recent years.
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| Pakistani kids offer to sell themselves for mother's surgery Posted: Four children in Pakistan's Punjab province have put up a banner outside their house that reads 'children for sale' in a bid to raise fund for their mother's kidney transplant. Omar Illyas, son of 35-year-old Aqsa Parveen of Vehari town in Punjab province, said all valuables in their house had been sold and their only chance of saving their mother's life was to offer themselves now, the Express Tribune reported on Friday. Parveen was told at Lahore's Shaikh Zayed Hospital that she needed a kidney transplant. A doctor there said the procedure would cost up to Rs 500,000 and that one of her children would have to donate a kidney, Parveen said. As she did not have the required funds at that time, she came back home and since then has not consulted a physician. She has sold almost all things in her house and was now dependent on her sister and her brother-in-law. Parveen's husband Rana Illyas died five years ago also due to a kidney ailment. Omar Illyas had to discontinue his studies after the 10th grade and worked part-time at a pesticides factory. His siblings Iqra, Sana and Ali Raza were also forced to leave their education midway after studying till the 12th grade, ninth grade and sixth grade respectively. On hearing about Parveen's plight, the provincial government has now deputed two senior officials to address the issue. Parveen has reportedly been moved to the district headquarters hospital, where she is being given free-of-charge dialysis. Officials said the government would arrange all medical facilities required by the woman, and has asked people to donate funds for her treatment. Tahir Anwar Wala, a PML-N leader has offered a Rs 5,000 a month job to Omar and has also announced to fund the boy's education for as long as he wanted to study. However, PML-Q provincial assembly member Tahir Iqbal said every other household in the province was facing similar healthcare problems, and termed it as a "failure of the government's health policy". He accused the government of not being serious about the treatment of the woman. When she needed an immediate transplant, why was the government delaying it, he asked. He threatened to file a murder case against the provincial government if something happened to the woman due to the 'delaying tactics'.
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