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Who knew that Wayfarers originally marketed as sunglasses for pilots, would become an object of cult fashion? The popularity of Wayfarers can be compared only to the little black dress, as Wayfarers are cited as the best-selling design of sunglasses in history, and have been called “one of the most enduring fashion icons of the 20th Century”.

What are the trendiest sunglasses of the season? From enormous-sized shades, aviators (and their variations), Jackie O styled mute-toned-to-round lens ala 70s - all are worth mentioning. Seen on many celebs these days, Ray-Ban Wayfarers are still popular in S/S 08.

Daniel Ortega, the former leader of the Left-wing Sandinistas in Nicaragua and one of the United States' most reviled Cold War enemies, appears to be on the brink of making a spectacular comeback.Twenty years after his Sandinista government fought a bitter civil war against American-funded ''Contra" rebels, he is leading in the polls for the presidential elections on Sunday. But now he has ''found God" and talks of ''peace and love" not Marxist-Leninist ideals. In a final frenzy of campaigning, the podgy, balding 60-year-old, is spreading what he calls a "spiritual revolution", "full of love and hope" around this country,...

/begin my translation Kim Jong-il Inspects a Military Unit N. Korean Central TV reported on Wednesday(04/20/05) that Kim Jong-il inspected a company under N. Korean military unit No. 2040. While looking around a soldier's living quarter, he is checking the uniform of a soldier. /end my translation

Glowing specs beat jetlag Australian scientists have developed a set of glowing glasses which cure jetlag. They emit blue and green light which fools the brain's body clock into resetting itself. A gland at the base of the brain is sensitive to light and fooling it can reduce tiredness at touchdown after a long haul flight. The lights are fitted inside ordinary sunglasses and powered by a small pocket battery. Its developers say they should be worn for three hours a day, two days before flying, and for three hours during the flight. Researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide focussed...