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So what are the excuses? Having an Etsy shop? Looking after new kittens? Work? Well whatever the excuse of course I apologize for not writing a post in a long time. I don't know why I let myself get so behind, I love my blog and writing. Anyway, you are in for a treat today, because I've got a fabulous guest post from Lydia Mondy. I love her style of writing and it is always really fun and informative.
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Over time, most early civilizations and cultures are subject to some pretty rampant stereotyping: ancient Egyptians only cared about pyramids and mummies, Mayans were bloodthirsty cannibals and Vikings were roughhousing barbarians in horn hats.
Nah, man. Nah. The myth of the "horn hat" is the one of the most perpetuated ideas in Scandinavian lore. It's been hypothesized that the Vikings were depicted this way by more contemporary European Christians to stress that they were brutal and 'devilish' Pagans (though Wagner operas have also shouldered some blame). As the great and mighty Cher Horowitz once said…whatever. With that in mind, let's take a look at a few things the Vikings actually did wear. Specifically, the ladies…
|The Vikings were actually quite groomed…
Like Scandinavian magpies, Viking women were all about the accessories. To be fair, these solid materials stand the test of time and are more likely to be successfully excavated than woven textiles and fibers. Suffice to say, jewelry and other accouterments played a big role in their appearance.
|Beads from the Jorvik find.
Amber, in its rainbow of hues, was made into pendants, beads and rings. Rings were also constructed of metal, glass, walrus ivory, antlers, even silver. Decorative armbands made of iron and pewter were discovered at the Jorvik archaeological site in the UK. Semi-precious metals turn up as well, but less often. Ornate beads in a wide variety of materials were likely used for necklaces; many were multi-colored with intricate motifs of waves and spirals.
|Fascinating, fastening brooches.
|A modern interpretation.
Elaborately carved pins made of bone have also been uncovered over the years, likely to function as dress fasteners or hair pins. Copper alloy ringed pins served as fasteners on cloaks and other garments, and the style and composition of these are thought to determine social class. These clasping brooches were one of the most prominent trimmings in the Viking woman's wardrobe. Necessary, everyday items like keys, scissors and knives were dangled alongside their bevy of jewelry between the brooches.
|This Viking woman's hood is evidence of the silk trade
Clothing was worn ankle-length, typically a linen under layer and a woolen outer layer. Paneled apron or pinafore-type dresses were common. Long, floor-sweeping cloaks and shawls were also usually made of wool. The shoulder brooches were used to hold up the harness-type dress, a widespread style. Just like today, the upper classes were regarded as fashion plates – bright colors and patterns, dressy silk ribbons, applique work, fur, even golden threads – all have been found at home and burial sites.
Some historians have doubts about the frequently-depicted kerchief head-coverings, but a silken headdress hood with linen chinstraps was discovered in a 10th-century pit, likely worn by one of the wealthier citizens of the time. Belts were likely made of woven fabric, some with opulent detail, instead of the leather variety worn by men.
|A thousand-year-old boot found in York
Knitted wool socks were worn under functional leather boots. Quite a few Viking-era boots have been excavated, and in my opinion, they look awesome! I want a pair of the modern replicas. The booties were usually fashioned out of one solid piece of leather, with a variety of styles: some feature metal clasps, wraparound seams, straps or ties. Their shoes were a rather unisex item.
|A scene from the History Channel's Vikings.
|Eventhis little kid looks like he doubts the authenticity…
Joan Bergin, the costume designer on the History Channel's Vikings miniseries, cites a multitude of influences for her imaginative designs, from Scandinavian museums to Daniel Day Lewis. Creative liberties are a no-brainer in historical Hollywood adaptations, but her attention to detail and luxurious accents create an aesthetic that's beautiful, even believable.
The clothing and accessories of Viking culture featured both functional and extravagant, highly artistic touches…but unfortunately, no horned helmets. You're more likely to find one on Fred Flintstone or Flava Flav. For further, comprehensive reading – check out The Viking Answer Lady's page…
I hope you enjoyed this post. Keep an eye out for a few more 'Viking' inspired posts this month. Also if you live in the UK I would highly recommend you check out the Viking exhibition at The British Museum. If you'd like to do a collaboration or guest post please let me know! Don't be shy!
Lydia Mondy is a part-time blogger, lover of history and descendant of Scandinavian fore mothers. She, like Viking women, has been accused of wearing too much jewelry.
Lydia Mondy is a part-time blogger, lover of history and descendant of Scandinavian fore mothers. She, like Viking women, has been accused of wearing too much jewelry.


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Hotel Pentelikon is a name that is synonymous to the discrete finesse, prestige and aristocratic aura of a historic hotel that accommodates the needs of the modern way of life and combines elements from the past and the present to establish its own unrivalled standard.
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As you might expect, and making no change from their current favoured design the Galaxy Note 9 features an infinity screen which is virtually bezel-free, and the dimensions bring it in at an impressive 6.4-inch screen size.
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Galaxy Note phones are generally thought to be the must-have business phone but with that said it makes an equally impressive social phone.
The main feature that sets the Galaxy Note handsets apart from most of the phones on the market at the moment is the inclusion of the useful S-Pen. As you might expect being so feature packed and coming from the stables of the highly respected Samsung this is a high-end mobile phone with a price tag to match but well worth the extra money so let's take a closer look.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Design & Screen
For this handset Samsung have chosen to go bigger, and it has worked well. The Galaxy Note 9 is bigger than the Galaxy Note 8 and is currently one of the biggest Android handsets on the market making this one unique mobile phone deal.
As you might expect, and making no change from their current favoured design the Galaxy Note 9 features an infinity screen which is virtually bezel-free, and the dimensions bring it in at an impressive 6.4-inch screen size.
The screen is Super AMOLED which offer superior colour and image quality. The phone maintains the favoured glass design and the screen is gently curved with storage for the S-Pen seamlessly included.
This is a beautiful looking phone but worth remembering that it is pretty much all glass so for the money you spend investing in a case and screen protector is a smart move as the last thing you want to do is drop and break this beauty.
Unsurprisingly there are a lot of similarities in the design to the Galaxy Note 8, but as this is also a cracking handset, there are no complaints here. As expected for a phone at this level the Galaxy Note 9 display features Quad HD+ giving a 516ppi pixel density. The handset also comes with Mobile 4K HDR which was another feature that we expected to see in this handset.
With handset colour having been so well received among Samsung fans it is no surprise that the Galaxy Note 9 is offered in a few of their striking colours.
Of course for traditionalists there is the Midnight Black handset, but if you are looking for a change and a break from the norm you could opt for Ocean Blue which comes with an exclusive and contrasting yellow S-Pen which some might find a little odd.
The Lavender Purple phones come with a matching pen as does the Midnight Black. Finally, although not available in the UK for reasons known only to Samsung themselves there is a Metallic Copper version which to be fair looks kind of brown, so you are not really missing out with that one.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 S-Pen
The main difference between the Galaxy Note 9 and the Galaxy S9, is the inclusion of the S-Pen so just what does this little stylus offer that sets it apart from the rest of the phone world.
Most people will associate the stylus with older smartphones when they first became a thing, and be aware that most manufacturers ditched them as unneeded, so why is the Galaxy Note 9 sticking so firmly to its inclusion of a pen?
Basically, this clever little extra is now Bluetooth enabled, which is a bit of a game changer when it comes to pay monthly mobile phones. This takes it from useful screen aide to remote control in one easy move. With the button on the top you can now launch the camera, or any other app you fancy, take a photo either using the front or rear cameras offering the perfect selfie experience or use it for a myriad of other tasks including music playback, memes recording and viewing photos.
To be fair, this has become a particular strength when it comes to efficient mobile phone use, and we think many of you are going to love it and never want to go back.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Camera
As you might expect you have a combination of front-facing and rear cameras on the Galaxy Note 9. The rear camera continues the same trend as the Galaxy Note 8 and other models by being a dual camera; one is a wide-angle lens while the other is a telephoto lens.
Both the rear cameras are 12mp and feature optical image stabilisation which is also found on the Galaxy Note 8. The front-facing camera offers 8mp and is the tool used in iris scanning and AR Emojis, new gear that was first seen on the Galaxy S9.
The cameras are loaded with the now standard Samsung gadgetry supporting the photographer by flagging up things like blurriness and eye blinking, meaning even the most inept snappers will end up with pretty awesome pictures.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Features & Performance
So what is inside this cool piece of kit? Well, the Galaxy Note 9 comes with the latest Exynos chipset (for users within the UK). You can choose between a handset that offers the user 6GB RAM/128GB storage or 8GB RAM/512GB storage but of course, don't forget that Samsung includes the microSD option meaning you can expand with 512GB more. Overall this means the larger capacity phone can offer a whopping 1TB of storage which is pretty impressive.
In terms of battery, you are looking at 4,000mAh battery which to you and I just means it is really good and offers a fantastic battery life. To charge the phone, you can use the included lead for Quick Charging, or you can purchase a wireless charger as this is supported as standard. The wired charging port is a USB Type-C charger which can also be used to contact to an external display if you purchase the USB-C to HDMI adapter.
The audio function is pretty unremarkable in that it meets the standard you would expect from a Samsung phone of this high-level specification. You will find AKG-tuned speakers that have Dolby Atmos enhanced audio which is what comes with the Galaxy S9. With the phone, you get the proprietary AKG headphones, but of course, you could switch to wireless if preferred.
One change from the Galaxy Note 8 is the relocation of the fingerprint scanner, which has been moved to sit under the camera mimicking the Galaxy S9 and reinforcing the popularity this move caused among users.
This is a serious high-end phone that is packed with many features but as previously mentioned has a price tag that reflects that. The basic handset, if you were opting for SIM-free, starts at £899 for the smaller storage model and £1099 for the larger version, so we are in iPhone X territory here. But that said with the amount of technology on offer, and with the myriad of deals we have, it is going to be just as popular and affordable as the Apple counterpart.
The Galaxy Note 9 will appeal to business users as it has so much functionality and the addition of the S-Pen makes it a powerful tool to take on the road, rivalling the need to carry a laptop or tablet. With the serious amount of storage available and the useful productivity tools we can see this being a real boon if you work on the road and do not have regular access to an office.
That said the powerful features that have been added to the S-Pen are equally going to appeal to social users as this easily can be used as a fun camera with access to everything a user could need.
The battery life is impressive thanks to the 4000 mAH battery so you can head out and about safe in the knowledge your phone will perform all day until you can get back to a charger later on.
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Q. How do you screenshot on Samsung Note 9?
A. There are a few ways to take a screenshot on the Samsung Note 9. The first way would be by asking Bixby, Samsung's AI voice, to take a screenshot. You can also take a screenshot by pressing the volume down button and power button at the same time. A shutter noise will sound once the screenshot has been taken.
Q. Is the Samsung Note 9 waterproof?
A. The Note 9 has an IP68 rating. This means that the phone is completely resistant to dust and resistant to damage in up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes.
Q. Does the Samsung Note 9 support wireless charging?
A. The Samsung Note 9 is compatible with wireless charging however, you would need to purchase a wireless charger separately. You will only receive a charging cable with the phone.
Q. Does the Note 9 have Wi-Fi calling?
A. The Samsung Note 9 is compatible with Wi-Fi calling however, it would have to be locked to the network you are using. An unlocked phone will not be compatible with Wi-Fi calling.
Q. How big is the Note 9?
A. The Note 9 has a 6.4-inch super AMOLED touchscreen protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Q. How good is the Samsung Note 9 camera?
A. Both the rear camera and the selfie camera are dual lens. The rear camera consists of a 12MP wide lens and a 12MP telephoto lens. The front camera is made up of an 8MP lens and a 2MP iris scanner.
Q. When did the Note 9 come out?
A. The Samsung Note 9 was released in August 2018.
Q. Does the Samsung Note 9 have a headphone jack?
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Q. How long does the Note 9 battery last?
A. The Samsung Note 9 battery is expected to last up to 29 hours on a single full charge.
Q. Does the Note 9 have fast charging?
A. The charger Samsung include in the phone is a fast charger. This is compatible with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.
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Crystal ball gazing with the industry: 2012 trends and a look to the future
EyeforTravel.com canvassed opinions from a cross section of industry about what they thought were the big trends of 2012 and where we could be headed in 2013. Read on to find out what they said.
Deals were done: Facebook acquired Instagram, Priceline bought Kayak and there Google's acquisition of Frommers to name but a few. Facebook went had a disappointing listing but Kayak was brave enough to follow. Low-cost airlines went under (BMI-Baby) while others took off - yes the African continent now has its first low-cost airline, FastJet. There were social media success stories (American Airlines is one) and social media storms like the Twitter outcry that followed Ryanair's eviction of a Spanish passenger for carrying on more than she could fit in her hand luggage was one. The growth in collaborative marketplaces continued with AirBnb's chief executive reportedly saying that his company would fill more rooms than Hilton Hotels by the end of the year. We'll see. New disruptive services, like Roomkey, launched; many of these will survive, others probably won't. Google has upped its game with flight and hotel search and the industry is watching its moves closely. We may even have a game-changer in the multiple award-winning firm, TourWrist (watch out for an upcoming story on EyeforTravel.com).
It is impossible to list all the main events of 2012 but let's conclude that it wasn't an easy one for travel. EyeforTravel Managing Director Tim Gunstone has this to say: "2012 was a hard year to be a successful travel company. Those that have succeeded understood how fast the travel consumer's buying behaviour has changed. 2013 should see this impact even more. I predict the industry will start to target whole new areas of travel consumer purchases. It's going to be a fascinating 12 months."
Let us now hear from the industry.
1. The mobile revolution got underway but it is still early days
One of the most interesting findings from EyeforTravel's detailed consumer research this year was that 46% of travel suppliers agree with the statement that mobile has increased customer engagement. According to EyeforTravel's General Manager, Gina Baillie, those travel brands that understand how mobile can enhance the entire travel consumer experience will be the winners in 2013 and beyond!
When it comes to mobile, travel industry mentor and our guest columnist Don Birch is clear on one thing: that the mobility (tablets and smart phones) revolution has only just begun. "We will see a major shift in the way travellers follow the travel cycle," he says.
2. Mobile only deals and pricing it right
For Sarah Gavin, the Director of Public Relations and Social Media at Expedia.com one of the biggest trends of 2012 was the rise of deals available exclusively through mobile. This was a bit of a thorny issue, however. As Rosie Akenhead, EyeforTravel.com's Global Events Director, points out whether or not you should price differently on mobile and desktop was a big trending topic in early 2012. Time will tell.
Expedia, which launched its Expedia App in November, seemed to think it okay in certain circumstances to price differently on a mobile. "In some cities, such as Las Vegas, rooms are available for up to as much as 60% off and mobile-exclusive deals can also be found in search results of cities throughout the US," says Gavin.
Expedia certainly continued to make mobile a key part of its growth strategy and it is not that hard to see why. The Expedia hotels app was downloaded approximately 5 million times in 220 different countries and territories. Today 10% of Expedia customers today are engaging via mobile and that is only going to get bigger.
However many, like Ricky Ang, Vice-President - Sales and Marketing, Hotel Equatorial Group.com, are opposed to mobile only deals. "At this moment it is rather inconceivable that I would create a mobile-only deal. In fact is against my principle to short change our entire consumer audience by running exclusive promotions via mobile only," he told EyeforTravel.
3. Serious about social…and the personal touch
For Rémi Lefevre, Global Community Manager Upscale & Luxury Brands at Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)2011 saw all major hotel brands hop on the social media bandwagon. "But 2012 really was the year where we all streamlined our strategies and started to scale up our efforts," he says. This has been especially true in terms of social media customer care. Today hoteliers seem to understand the importance of those now not-so-new channels of communication, both for getting valuable feedback from their guests as well as engaging in real conversations with them. Ultimately the aim is to provide them with added value and a sense of personalisation.
American Airlines is another that really upped its social game and is now carefully considering how to hire people with the rights skills to take it forward (see EyeforTravel.com Dec 5, 2012 The human touch: hiring staff is a tactical business
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4. Content AND format will be king
Guest reviews have become crucial and many brands are finding diverse ways to integrate guests' feedback on their websites. "We at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) did so in October this year, opting for our own system, whilst Wyndham or Best Western for instance partnered with TripAdvisor," explains Lefevre, who believes reliable, trustworthy reviews are a critical part of the social media equation. "This helps to reduce the distance between brands, hotels & guests. "This has been the biggest trend in 2012 in my opinion, and will most likely continue to be central to the travel industry in 2013," he says.
But where will people read these reviews? For Don Birch it will be on smaller screens. "There will be demand for more demand for more content, but in tablet sized bites," he says. Content and format will be king.
5. The emergence of 'nonline' travel
This year saw the coming of age of the multi-tasking, multiscreen traveller. Google's Rob Torres: managing director of advertising and marketing travel sector says 2012 was the first year of 'nonline travel'. While travellers have long been at the forefront of the digital revolution, they have now integrated online and offline in every stage of travel (dreaming, researching, booking, experiencing and sharing). "They no longer see a line between online and offline during the five stages of travel and neither do smart travel advertisers," says Torres. Travellers now share their offline travel experiences via video and social; they use information acquired online which was formerly available only offline, to plan their travel. They are also the smartest travellers we've ever seen. "They're savvier searchers than ever, and travel suppliers and OTAs have faster and better insights and tools than ever to serve them," he adds.
For Google, travel suppliers and OTAs, and travellers will continue to make connections online that could previously only occur offline. More and more information that is important in making travel booking decisions - detailed photos, information about fees, coupons, information about amenities, narrated reviews and more - will now need to be online in order for travel suppliers and OTAs to stay competitive. "In short, offline information will be the new set of table stakes for the industry," says Torres.
6. Google and the portable concierge
More and more people will have a portable concierge in their pocket or bag that helps them research and book things like excursion trips, restaurant reservations, flight changes and so on. And every travel supplier and OTA will have the chance to make that travel advisor work through advertising, mapping technology, video, and easy-to-use mobile websites and apps, says Torres.
For Seamus MacCormaic, Senior Director Market Management at Expedia LPS there has been lots of discussion going on in the marketplace about how hotels interact with OTAs and also about distribution and competitiveness. "That is a discussion that started this year and is yet to be determined where that will go," he says.
Google seems to have its road mapped out, however. "We are going to continue investing in building products that help people turn their travel booking intents into actions as quickly as possible," says Torres. "Our goals will remain to connect travel suppliers and OTAs with consumers at the moment of interest, help drive clicks to travel sites, and help travel suppliers and OTAs improve their conversion rates." So watch out!
7. Loved up with loyalty
Rewards continue to be a huge trend in online travel. Expedia launched its Expedia Awards programme in 2011. Within a year, 3.7 million Expedia travellers had signed up – that's an average of 7,000 travellers enrolling each day. This programme will be expanded. In fact in September 2012 Expedia launched a similar reward scheme for small business travellers. "We understand that keeping small businesses travelling is critical to the vitality of the US economy," says Gavin. "Face-to-face meetings can mean the difference between closing a deal and keeping people employed."
8. Big Data is here: there is now no excuse to not be customer centric
Data and analytics has never been so important for the travel industry, says EyeforTravel's Akenhead (join her and an impressive line up speakers in New York on Jan 17-18 for Smart Travel Analytics North America). "'Out' are the days of trial and error, 'in' are fact-based decisions that make logical business sense," says Akenhead who expects to see the clever travel businesses making supreme choices on their email and social marketing efforts, and reaping the benefits too. s. Gazing into the crystal ball, her prediction is that there digital spend will grow more than offline as it becomes less easy to track its success.
Customer-of-One marketing (where customers are contacted from any media format, a dialogue is initiated and followed through in a compelling way) has been talked about for years. Now that customer is carrying around the answer in his or her hand. "The leading edge players will make progress by using big data near field communication and more," says Birch.
Keith Collins, senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) at SAS sees high-performance analytics becoming more integral to big data and believes businesses will be transformed as people begin to understand the value of what they can do with the data they have.Another major issue will be data compliance and security issues relating to big data gaining more prominence.
9. Market movements
Next year I don't think there will be very big changes relative to this year, says MacCormaic."The patterns we see in major markets will continue. Western countries in general will see flat or gentle growth. In the leisure travel industry, people will keep taking primary holidays but discretionary travel will remain slow. "There may be further cuts in UK but Northern Europe (Benelux) and the Nordic will remain strongish." What seems certain, however, is that the BRIC countries will continue to see growth. Travel firms will do well to think about how their offering catering to these growing markets.
On this note, Don Birch says that at one stage everybody was looking at China and now nobody is. He believes China will continue to grow as a major force in travel. "Because the numbers are getting quite serious, they will require those who want to play in that segment to change their product to meet Chinese tastes ~ especially breakfast (the one meal we all have the biggest problem changing is breakfast!) and noise," he says. "Chinese love animation in the way, we staid Westerners hate it. Get used to it. Invest in Karaoke..."
…and perhaps put noodles and egg fried rice on the menu.
10. Collaboration and crowdsourcing is here to stay
P2P (person to person) is very on-trend right, says Akenhead. It seems with the ability to communicate with people so easily in all corners of the world the desire to collaborate, share services and have more authentic travel experiences will continue. AirBnb is one of these that seems to be flying. The company's chief executive reportedly said recently that his company would fill more rooms than Hilton Hotels by the end of the year! We'll see. One thing is certain, AirBnb recognises the need to stay fresh and relevant.
AirBnb and senior executives from several other collaborative market places will speaking on the subject at EyeforTravel's Travel Distribution Summit 2013 in London from May 23-24


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Advanced Star Tracker
The Startracker is one of four Technology Demonstration Payloads carried by Alphasat. Startrackers are critical sensors for controlling a satellite's attitude, and this payload has an active pixel detector that is providing early flight heritage for a new product.
Recording the stars
The tracker, or TDP 6, is capable of accurate and autonomous attitude acquisition. It is highly resilient to the radiation in geostationary orbit, as well as being compact, lightweight, low-power and housed in a single box. These are all important features for hosted payloads that must provide as little interference with the host satellite's main mission as possible. Alphasat's startracker was developed by German national space agency DLR and German company Jena-Optronik.
Interpreting light
Startrackers determine the location and attitude of a satellite by analysing the placement of the surrounding stars relative to the payload. It can withstand temperatures as low as ‑30°C and as high as 60°C while remaining fully operational, and comes complete with a catalogue of over 3000 stars for guiding purposes. It is the first launch of the new active pixel detector system, called ASTRO APS. ASTRO APS is the most advanced radiation-resistant detection technology for long-term missions currently available. Once the new technology has been verified in space and proven to function while in orbit, it will be provided to future missions for even more accurate measurements.
The star tracker also works in tandem with TDP 1, the Optical Communication Terminal. It improves the accuracy of the laser beams by providing the terminal with attitude data, enabling it to connect with LEO satellites.


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Its seems (to me) that 'talking walks' has become 'in-fashion' recently. I like just walking around a city and figuring it out myself but its inevitable I have to check google maps a handful of times. This app looks pretty neat that it can take you past places you want to go and other little useful bits of information for your walks. Looks good for getting to know a city really well.
@bentossell Thanks, Ben. We also work with local bloggers to include locally curated content in the app to help you find urban gems you might not know about. And we take those into account in our routing.
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I've been using this app for a while now, and really love it. I like walking wherever I go and often want to know what's cool and hipster. I drink good coffee and so want to see if I can explore. I think they also add new cities every week.
@stefamini Yep, we are now live in London, Paris, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, and San Fran, with others coming soon
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Hi there, I'm Jenny, one of the co-founders of Sidekix. We built the app in order to enhance the experience of walking in a city. Most navigation is fully utilitarian--its gets you there the shortest or fastest way. The idea behind Sidekix is that there are many ways to get to the same point, and often going a different route or a bit out of your way can give you a completely different experience. We have pioneered a concept of "interest based routing": You tell us your interests, and we can give you a route accordingly--with more shopping, or food, or nightlife, assuming its not too far away. We can also route you according to specific kinds you want to see or do along the way. Happy to be featured here and to answer any questions.
I'm using Sidekix in London for two weeks now. love it. I found cool places around me that I wouldn't had found without it. I'm a fan.
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This app saved me once in a new area at London. We were at an airbnb and wanted to walk to get some breakfast stuff. It actually worked it was nice fast and somehow better than Google maps. I liked it and it was useful.
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@ishenfeld Glad to hear it helped you out. It really helps with discovering things spontaneously.
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I always love the challenge of new and heavenly ingredients to inspire raw vegan delights. This most recent recipe is a result of playing with some of the most top of the line raw ingredients made available through Divine Organics.
My center piece in the following recipe is Divine Organics "Pili Nut Butter". It is made from stone ground pili nuts, a bit of coconut sugar and a dash of Himalayan crystal salt.
One warning; the pili nut butter, is SO super decadent, and delicious that it may be hard to save the jar for your tart. My suggestion; ORDER TWO JARS, trust me – you will be very glad you did (I don't get any commissions on your orders, so trust me – it is just that good)!!!!
Mixed Nut Caramel Tart with Pili Nut Butter
The recipe turned into an elegant, raw vegan mixed nut caramel tart with a pili nut butter topping. This tart is without comparison the most luscious. mouth watering dessert experience (even in the cooked food world, if you ask me)!
Mixed Nut Caramel Tart with Pili Nut Butter
Beware that this is more of a confection, than a light tart. You'll want your servings to be dainty bite sized pieces which are perfect for entertaining, mingling, and a party atmosphere. Plus they don't melt too easily like many raw food desserts do. Although they need to be stored in the fridge or freezer, you will be able to keep them out for a couple of hours if necessary (as long as it isn't too hot!).
The tarts depicted above are tartlets or miniature tarts. The recipe is for an 10 inch round or 9×13 inch (quarter sized) cake pan.
On to the recipe:
Mixed Nut Caramel Tart with Pili Nut Butter
Mixed Nut Caramel Tart with Pili Nut Butter
recipe by Chaya-Ryvka Diehl
This recipe calls for quite a few steps. If you have the time and patience read through the recipe, prepare all your nuts in advance and then go onto the recipe. For a much simpler version, just make the crust, fill it with the pili nut butter, top it with your favorite ripe fruit, and drizzle the top with chocolate, honey, coconut nectar or nothing at all, refrigerate to firm the pili nut butter and serve with your favorite raw vegan whipped cream.
¼ sized sheet cake pan (9×13 cake pan)
Grease your pan with a bit of coconut oil and line with plastic wrap or parchment paper. Make sure you have a few inches of overhang for ease when removing your dessert from the pan.
Pili-Mullberry Crust
2 Cup Soaked, Peeled and Dehydrated Pili Nuts – I soaked in a purified water and sea salt solution, using about 1 tsp. to every 2 cups of water for a minimum of 8 hours, peel and then dry until crisp.
1 Cup Mulberries – powdered first in your food processor with the "s" blade attachment.
½ tsp. Vanilla Powder
⅛ tsp. High Mineral Sea Salt
2 Tbs. Thai Coconut Blossom Sugar
Process above ingredients until the pili nuts begin releasing some moisture.
Taste the mix and add an extra pinch of salt or vanilla or both if you feel it needs it.
Pulse any added ingredients.
The results should be a crust the easily holds together when you squeeze it, yet still breaks apart with ease and will crumble under a little agitation.
If the crust is still more crumble than you would like add a tsp. of water and repeat.
Once you have a nice texture, crumble the crust evenly over the base of your cake pan and press it down to create an even surface just on the base of the pan.
White Chocolate Mixed Nut Caramel Layer
½ Cup Mulberries
¼ C. + 2 Tbs. well chopped Cacao Butter
⅓ Cup Thai Coconut Blossom Sugar
⅛ tsp. High Mineral Sea Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla Powder
3 Tbs. Lucuma Powder
Process all ingredient, scraping down until well combined and somewhat smooth
¼ Cup + 2 Tbs. Mac Nut Butter
Continue processing until well incorporated.
Transfer mixture to bowl, and stir in until well combined:
¼ Cup each Soaked and Dehydrated Almonds, Hazelnuts and Pistachios – all roughly chopped
Spread mixture evenly over your crust.
Top with one or more jars of Pili Nut Butter
Spread evenly and set in the fridge or freezer to firm.
Once the tart is firm you can chop and melt your favorite raw chocolate and use it to drizzle over the top. Or follow my basic Thai Blossom, Extra Dark, Hard Chocolate recipe here.


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The Tataille of Richard's Gully
October 2015, for English II at St. Edmund Catholic School
An Exercise in Writing Folk Tales
In the Cajun prairie town of Eunice, Louisiana, a narrow bridge on the southwest edge of town traverses the jagged course of Richard's Gully. On the west bank of the Gully at that crossing, for as many years as the oldest old-timer can recall, a commercial slaughterhouse has conducted its business. Before modern environmental laws were passed to stop the practice, the slaughterhouse employees cast the unwanted tripe, guts, and gore left over from the butchers' bloody work into the Gully. Tradition maintains that those discards became the dietary fare of a legendary Tataille who inhabited those parts in the early years of Eunice.
The Tataille was too lazy to hunt or to work to buy his food, so he began keeping quarters under the bridge so that all he had to do to gather his groceries was to wait for the slaughterhouse employees to come out the side door with their wheelbarrow laden with butcher scraps. The employee wheeled his load up to the edge of the Gully and pitched the contents down the embankment into the murky stream. The Tataille, who was never seen in the light of day, waited for night fall to ease out from his hiding place under the bridge to retrieve the scraps for his next day's meal.
Although the Tataille was never seen in the light of day, old Nonc Eraste Guidry claims to have seen the beastly creature one October night in 1917. Nonc Eraste was night-hunting for frogs, working his way up the Gully when he came to the bridge. He had a coal oil lantern, so the light wasn't too good, but Nonc Eraste swore to the police chief, Duralde Fontenot, that he had spotted the Tataille clambering from the slaughterhouse dumpsite to go back under the bridge with an armload of pig and goat carcasses. The Tataille, according to Nonc Eraste, looked partly like a grotesque old man with enormous warts covering his face and bare arms, partly like a prehistoric bear with vicious fangs protruding from his upper jaws, and partly like a demon, since his skin had a sick, yellowish hue and his eyes glowed red, like glowing embers in a fire place.
Nonc Eraste didn't hang around long enough to study the Tataille for any better descriptive information, because Nonc Eraste had just about foir-aid in his pants with fear. He scrambled back the Gully in the opposite direction as fast as he could, even dropping his gunny sack of frogs along the way, so terrified and anxious he was to get away.
Theories have been advanced that the Tataille is involved in a 1929 EPD cold case involving the disappearance of a hobo whose remains were never found. The hobo showed up in Eunice near the train depot in the middle of town and was seen off and on for a couple of weeks looking for odd jobs to make a few coins before hopping another freight train to journey on to his next destination. The hobo didn't have any place to stay, and a local merchant, Mr. Alcide Comeaux, testified that the hobo had indicated that he was going to sleep under the bridge at Maple Avenue that night because rain was expected. The hobo was doing some handy-work at Comeaux's dry goods store, and the hobo was expected back to work the next day. But he never showed up for work, so Mr. Comeaux reported him as missing. The police didn't want to investigate too closely, though, because for one, the hobo was an out-of-towner, so nobody cared much about him personally, but most of all, investigating the disappearance meant somebody would have to go under the Richard's Gully Bridge. The bravest law man had better judgment than to go poking around beneath the Maple Avenue bridge timbers!
Eraste Guidry is still the only credible eye-witness to having seen the Tataille, but circumstantial evidence showed up off and on for a few years until the early 1930's. In 1925, three high school students from St. Edmund School were night-fishing from the bridge around 10:30 p.m. when they heard noisy, sloshing sounds like someone (or something) trudging through shallow water about 30 feet up the gully from the bridge. They heard the noise ever so briefly, just four or five seconds, and suddenly it stopped. They couldn't see through the dark, but when they came back the next day to try to figure out who or what they had heard, they noticed the slaughterhouse employee dumping his wheelbarrow load of tripe into the gully. The boys estimated that the sound they heard came from right about the spot where the carrion hit the water. Could the noise they heard have been the Tataille, gathering up his nightly ration, but then stopping once he realized the boys were watching from the bridge? Who knows! But many locals swear that's what happened.
The last account of the Tataille comes from 1932. The State had taken over maintenance of Maple Avenue as a State Highway, and a couple of DOT inspectors had come to inspect the bridge. They didn't know anything about the Tataille, so in their innocent ignorance, they clambered down the embankment beneath the bridge to inspect the structure. They didn't see the Tataille, but they found the stench of charogne beneath the bridge so unbearable that they couldn't finish their work. They said the banks of the stream under the bridge were strewn with scraps and bits off decomposed animal flesh, which accounted for the smell. They also noted muddy tracks running up and down the stream—the tracks were shaped weird—kind of the shape of human feet but leaving imprints that more likely came from talon-like claws rather than normal toes. Did those rotten scraps and claw marks in the mud account also for the existence of the Tataille, who transported and consumed his meals of slaughterhouse scraps right there under the bridge? Who knows!!
No believable reports of the Tataille were ever noted after the bridge inspectors. Other bridge inspectors came along off and on over the years. They all went beneath the bridge and did their work, never once noting anything unusual or peculiar. Around that same time, also, the State passed those environmental laws, so the slaughterhouse had to start incinerating their waste rather than dumping into the Gully. So it made sense that the Tataille, his food supply cut off, either died of starvation or moved on to find another source of nutrition. Old timers from Frey Cove swear the same Tataille moved under the twin bridges across Bayou des Cannes just past Ritchie on Ruppert Lake Road, because many locals continued to dump household refuse, including food scraps, into a dump site along the bayou bottom, but those accounts seem far too sensational and lack credibility entirely. They're not really accounts, but rather the unsubstantiated claims and assertions of locals who wished they could share in the fame and acclaim of the legend of the Tataille from Richard's Gully.


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Death's Week –
This week's Sunday Silly, What Makes YOU Happy featured the character Death. I envision Death as just one of the guys who happens to be dead. I thought it might be fun to draw a weeks worth of cartoons around him "DEATH." It's not the first time I've use this character. I recently drew: Are You On Your Death Bed? , Do You PLAY With DEATH? and DEATH is the Family.
Over the years I have featured Death in other fun ways such as in "Do You Belong in Anger Management Therapy?" and "Death Dealing With Life" but the cartoon of death dealing with life was a bit confusing. I should have killed that caption, that cartoon was a stinker…Oh well.
One of my favorite death cartoons was the one I did called "Another Danger of Bipolar: Flirting With Death". Well, it was my fav till I drew the "playing with Death" toon. Something about Death holding a pink jump-rope always makes me giggle.
I spent a lot of time this past weekend end drawing and coloring 7 cartoon all featuring the character Death. I am also done coloring them and I will post a new once each day. I am not going to fill your heads with the different philosophies of death. Rather just present the cartoons as they are. I'll let you come to your own conclusion, your own ending, your own… Ah, you got the point.
without further ado I give you a WEEK OF Death!
Door: [the name Death written on the door with a copper skull door knocker and Death peeking out the window] Welcome Mat: Good Bye]Cartoon Extra: Okay, I'm sure you got the gag of "knocking on deaths door," but did you notice the deeper gag? If so, let me know ASAP and you may win something.
Sales Man Arthur Miller: [not paying attention reading his vacuum catalog and knocking on Death door]
Caption: It would be Arthur Miller's last door he knocked on.
Mental Health Humor Cartoons


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This example has a two-objective fitness function f(x), where x is also two-dimensional:
function f = mymulti1(x) f(1) = x(1)^4 - 10*x(1)^2+x(1)*x(2) + x(2)^4 -(x(1)^2)*(x(2)^2); f(2) = x(2)^4 - (x(1)^2)*(x(2)^2) + x(1)^4 + x(1)*x(2);
Create this function file before proceeding, and store it as
mymulti1.m on
your MATLAB® path.
To define the optimization problem, start the Optimization app, and set it as pictured.
Set the options for the problem as pictured.
Run the optimization by clicking Start under Run solver and view results.
A plot appears in a figure window.
This plot shows the tradeoff between the two components of f. It is plotted in objective function space; see the figure Figure 9-2, Set of Noninferior Solutions.
The results of the optimization appear in the following table containing both objective function values and the value of the variables.
You can sort the table by clicking
a heading. Click the heading again to sort it in the reverse order.
The following figures show the result of clicking the heading
To perform the same optimization at the command line:
Set the options:
options = optimoptions('gamultiobj','PopulationSize',60,... 'ParetoFraction',0.7,'PlotFcn',@gaplotpareto);
Run the optimization using the options:
[x,fval,flag,output,population] = gamultiobj(@mymulti1,2,... [],[],[],[],[-5,-5],[5,5],options);
There are other ways of regarding the problem. The following
figure contains a plot of the level curves of the two objective functions,
the Pareto frontier calculated by
gamultiobj (boxes),
and the x-values of the true Pareto frontier (diamonds connected by
a nearly-straight line). The true Pareto frontier points are where
the level curves of the objective functions are parallel. They were
calculated by finding where the gradients of the objective functions
are parallel. The figure is plotted in parameter space; see the figure Figure 9-1, Mapping from Parameter Space into Objective Function Space.
Contours of objective functions, and Pareto frontier
gamultiobj found the ends of the line segment,
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Tower of Ecthelion
|The Tower of Ecthelion
|Old Anórien
|Minas Tirith
Tower of Ecthelion
The Tower of Ecthelion, also known as the White tower, is a landmark within Minas Tirith in Old Anórien. [65.4S, 18.9W]
It contains the throne of the King of Gondor and a secret room housing a palantír. Although a tower had graced the highest point of Minas Tirith since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward Ecthelion I some three centuries before the War of the Ring, and so gained his name.
The Tower stands in the center of the Citadel on the seventh level of the city. In front of the Tower is the Court of the Fountain where the White Tree of Gondor can be found.
Hall of the King
- Unlike some of the other Allegiance Halls, the Hall of the King is accessible from the main map. Enter from the top level of Minas Tirith, The Citadel or via "instance travel" -- Journey to the Hall of the King, for those who have pledged Allegiance to the Kingdom of Gondor. To enter the Hall of the King from Minas Tirith, use the Black Lebethron Casket next to the doors leading to the Tower of Ecthelion. If you enter the Tower of Ecthelion doors from Minas Tirith - After Battle you are taken to the version of the Tower of Ecthelion that shows King Theoden resting in high honor.
The Tower of Ecthelion, also known as the White Tower, was 50 fathoms (300 feet) tall. The plain white standard of the Stewards of Gondor flew from its pinnacle.
There was a chamber high in the Tower and above it in the summit, just under its dome, there was a secret room where the palantír of Minas Anor, the Anor-stone was housed.
The White Tower was first built by King Calimehtar in T.A. 1900 to house the Anor-stone. In T.A. 2698, the Tower was repaired and rebuilt by the Steward Ecthelion I, for whom the Tower came to be named.
[1]After the fall of Sauron, on May 1, the standard of the Stewards of Gondor was raised for the last time. That day Aragorn was crowned King and when he entered the Citadel, the Livery of Elendil bearing the Tree and the Stars was unfurled on the pinnacle of the Tower of Ecthelion.
- Men - The Kingdom of Gondor - Hall of the King
- The War of the Ring has been won, but now Aragorn must secure the young peace against those who would endanger it. Swear your allegiance to Gondor, and you will aid the new king as he seeks to make safe his lands and his people.
Hall of the King
- High-enchanter
- Quartermaster (Kingdom of Gondor)
- Relic-master
- Forge-master
- Tavern Keep
- Healer
- Provisioner
- Supplier
- Vault-keeper
- Barber
- Merilgor
- Malthengil
- Tancram - Expedition Organizer
- King Elessar
- Bounty Board
- Note: while there are expert crafters present, there are no crafting facilities available.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
|Settlements and Landmarks of Minas Tirith
|Minas Tirith
|Workers' Tier (1st): Cisterns • City Stables • Foodmongers' Fellow-hall • The Great Gate • Northern Lower Stores • Old Guest-house • The Wheel and Cask • Wrights' Fellow-hall
Soldiers' Tier (2nd): The Mûmak and Keep • The Splintered Shield • Sword-gate • Training Ground
Craftsmen's Tier (3rd): Builders' Fellow-hall • Clothiers' Fellow-hall • Forges of Cirion • The Haven • Hostelers' Fellow-hall • The Merry Swan • Middle Stores • Silver Gate • Smiths' Fellow-hall
Players' Tier (4th): Artists' Fellow-hall • Lords' Gate
Sages' Tier (5th): The Black House • Gate of Stars • Houses of Lore • The Old Archives • Upper Stores
Masters' Tier (6th): Burgmens' Fellow-hall • Dome of the Sun • The Fair Hall • Fen Hollen • Gate of Stones • High Stables • Houses of Healing
The Citadel (7th): Citadel Gate • Great Guest-house • Tower of Ecthelion • The White Tree


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Well this is certainly NOT what we were expecting to hear!
British model Jasmine Lennard has written QUITE the article on her time in between the sheets with the super SEKSI Cristiano Ronaldo, and not only does she give a great deal of insight on the good stuff – like what he's rockin inside those delicious short shorts – but also the softer, less exposed side of the footballer!
She writes:
Typically Ron will not approach a woman himself, preferring instead to send one of his merry men to do his dirty work for him while he watches on, flashes a toothy smile and offers an arrogant wink in their direction.
He gives the impression to the majority of women he has liaisons with that his ability to speak English is limited. Actually, it's not, it is simply selective.
He is entirely able to hold intelligent conversation, but becomes conveniently verbally disabled when being confronted by a scorned woman at which point everything becomes "que que que" and "I don't understand".
He sent his main man Rogerio to ask me where I was going after the club and if they could all come and have a "sexy time." I politely declined, offering instead to give Ronaldo my number if – and only if – he came and asked for it himself.
Entertained by my unwillingness, he eventually did before loading what can only be described as a white limousine party bus full of giggling girls and retiring back to the Beverly Hills Hotel with them.
He texted messaged furiously until two days later I agreed to meet him.
I have an incredibly male approach to sex and this was a game for me. He was a toy and this was a show. I wasn't interested in wooing him or winning his heart. In truth I wasn't even attracted to him. His shorts were SHORT, his top was TIGHT and the pink colour of both was…just not for me. As soon as he encountered my German Shepherd dogs and started screaming and waving his crutches at them in total panic and fear I realised perhaps this wasn't going to be Mr Right.
You might well be wondering, why did I do it then? The only explanation is that while I wasn't attracted to him, I enjoyed the fact that he was so taken by me. Some sort of power trip, I suppose. Soon after entering the bedroom, I did indeed catch sight of the REAL Ronaldo. Now, while a lot of women appreciate a well-endowed man, this was just RIDICULOUS…intimidatingly so. "Oh for God's sake", I thought, "let's get this over with", although I wondered how long that would take. Not long was the answer…perhaps he was having an off day!
He touched base with me on his second vacation to Los Angeles which saw him "hooking up" with my friend Paris Hilton – someone he later told me his mother disapproved strongly of and he didn't care for.
His appetite for women is insatiable. He boasts of sending group text messages when among friends to women saying "Hola bebe, I am thinking of you" and seeing how long it takes and how many replies he receives.
He also talks of allocating time slots for his women to "skype date" with him over the internet. One of his latest conquests was the American socialite Kim Kardashian.
On occasion I saw a softer side to him though. Like when he spoke about the death of his father, and how sad he felt that he did not live to see the luxuries he is now able to provide for his family.
Or his mother's battle with cancer and what he went through with her, donating £100,000 to the hospital he credits with saving her life.
These moments were, however, few and far between. They left me confused as to who he really was. Was he a womanising egomaniac or simply an immature kid with too many "yes" people around him and a lot of growing up to do?
I was happy to entertain hours of late- night conversation in a quest to work this out. But it became hard work. Receiving up to 15 messages a day from him, it was exhausting trying to please him/entertain him/keep him satisfied.
VERY Inneresting! This definitely paints him in a very different light than what we expected!
Seems like there's certainly some issues behind those gorgeous eyes and seksi little pout! Ronnie isn't used to not getting what he wants, and Jasmine wasn't feeling him!
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Jasmine Lennard was born on July 25th, 1985 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_Lennard
July 25th
7 + 25 +2+0+1+0 = 35 = her personal year (from July 25th, 2010 to August 24th, 2010)
35 year + 7 (July) = 42 = her personal month (from July 25th, 2010 to August 24th, 2010) = Relationships. Love. Deep sharing. Beautiful. Loving relationships. Amorous. Kissing. Making love. Having sex. Reproduction. Matching. Compatibility. Mutuality. Reciprocal. Consensual.
42 month + 10 (10th of the month on Tuesday August 10th, 2010) = 52 = her personal day = Hell hath no fury like woman scorned.


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There is something about old school musicians – their charm, that effortless style! In fact, if you come to think of it, every musician back in the days had a style statement of their own – not just in the way they serenaded, but also how they dressed.
Psst… want to know a li'l secret?
I want to travel back in time just so I could live in an era when some of the greatest musicians lived, breathed and inspired trends the world over!
Remember those boot-cut jeans and cowboy boots and checkered shirts with oversized jackets?
Yes, I know. It takes you back in time, doesn't it?
But one of the most inspiring trends that really stuck through the ages was the trendy eyewear that these Gods of music sported! In fact, these Rock stars were way ahead of their time when they wore these iconic glasses that went on to become synonymous with their personalities.
Let's take a look at the dashingly handsome musicians who crooned to tunes that made all our hearts skip a thousand beats (and still continue to do so)!
John Lennon & his eye games:
We already know the kind of magic he weaved with his music (I can hear Imagine playing in the background as I write this). But his stylish T-shades became a rage! Even his logo clearly defined the signature John Lennon glasses.
The style that pioneered with Lennon, inspired masses and even traversed down generations! Today, these tinted round T-shades are known to be one of the chicest styles in eyewear trends!
If you don't believe me, check out these pieces from Lenskart:
Sir Elton John's kaleidoscopic frames:
The Tiny Dancer singer inspired a style that was eccentric, soulful and entirely his own. This new age flamboyance didn't just reflect in his music but also in his fashion sense. And that's where his techno glasses added the funk! He is one of the few men who have dared to experiment and these glasses have remained a trademark of his style.
In fact, so addictive are the glasses, that even today, these are a must-have accessory!
Elvis Presley's classic Aviator look:
There is no one; absolutely no one, who can beat the King of Rock 'n Roll at his game! And try as hard as they might, he is the one & only – in music, personality and style! He was (and still remains) one of the few musicians who carved a place in the hearts of many women (me, included)!
Men look up to him, even today, for style and elan that can only come naturally! And then, when he looked through those glasses… *swoons*. How I wish that men today looked like him.
No matter how much guys today try to copy his style, especially with his moves and his eyewear, they can never truly be half as good as him.
The best part about Elvis' sexy eyes was the style of glasses he wore – something that still remains to be a top trend in eyewear.
Roy Orbison's old school charm:
The man who sang the iconic love song Stand By Me created waves which rippled down generations to come. Little do most people know that Orbison also had a signature eyewear style – the classic black wayfarers, not to mention the whole black tie effect he created.
And while musicians all over the world still create their own renditions of his song, it's the eyewear that catches my attention. The classic style has anything but died down.
See for yourself!
Michael Jackson's all black (& no white):
Yes, the King of Pop had an eyewear style. Didn't you know? Well, now you do.
His signature dark oval shaped Aviators and Wayfarers went everywhere with him. Plus, they were an added prop during his on-stage performances. You hardly ever saw the singer without these.
And these mean looking sunnies are still hot property in your accessories department!
Wearing a pair of sunglasses is all about style – these old school musicians showed us how!
So, boys, you might want to go back in time to get some stylish eyewear tips. Get in touch with your old school charm and please woo our hearts like these music icons did because women like that kinda thing!
Don't we? 😉