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The company is a part of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), which also operates Beaches Resorts, Fowl Cay Resort, and several private villas. Founded by Jamaican-born entrepreneur Gordon "Butch" Stewart in 1981, SRI is based in Montego Bay , Jamaica and is responsible for development, service standards, training, and day-to-day operations of ...
Zori (/ ˈ z ɔː r i /), also rendered as zōri (Japanese: 草履 （ ぞうり ）, Japanese pronunciation: [d͡zo̞ːɾʲi]), are thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic materials. [1] They are a slip-on descendant of the tied-on waraji sandal. [2]
Egyptian statues and reliefs show sandals both on the feet and carried by sandal-bearers. According to Herodotus, papyrus footwear was part of the required dress of the Egyptian priests. [5] The sandals of Mesopotamia ("Biblical sandals") were typically made of rawhide and straw (dried grasses). The wealthy sometimes used gems or gold or silver ...
Wearing socks and sandals is considered rather unaesthetic in the Czech Republic; however, some people prefer socks and sandals, and a part of the population prefers both the options (sandals with and without socks). [11] In Israel, socks and sandals are stereotypically associated with immigrants from the former Soviet Union. [12] [13] [14]
The leaves of the sisal plant were used to make twine for sandals in South America, while the natives of Mexico used the yucca plant. [12] The Ancient Greeks and Romans wore versions of flip-flops as well. In Greek sandals, the toe strap was worn between the first and second toes, while Roman sandals had the strap between the second and third toes.
The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
A Novatel MiFi 2372 "Intelligent Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot" MiFi is a brand of wireless router that acts as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device.. In many countries, including The United States, Canada, and Mexico, Inseego Corp. (previously known as Novatel Wireless) [1] owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name; in the United Kingdom, mobile operator Hutchison 3G owns the "MiFi" trademark.
1. "Zaspala mi carica Milica (Dutchess Milica fell asleep)" a song from Prizren: 1:23: 2. "Putnička melodija noću (Traveler's melody by night)" melody for the cow-horn from the Eastern Serbia: 2:50: 3. "Skomraška Igra (Jongleur's tune)" Medieval tune from the region of Raška: 3:14: 4. "Gusta mi magla padnala (There came a dense fog)" a song ...