Lots of eyes on Steve Jobs' glasses

Sales of Steve Jobs' signature glasses have soared in the last month, after the death of the Apple co-founder pushed the rimless specks back in vogue.

The German Lunor Classic Rund PP glasses, which were designed by Robert Marc and are retailing for $450-495, have sold out at Marc's eight New York stores, local radio reported.

Customers eyeing the glasses can put their names on a 12-week waiting list.

The specs were also on display at a trade show in Hong Kong with a photo of Jobs headlined: "Steve Jobs 1955-2011: We have lost an ultimate genius. What he has left us are his overwhelming ideas and his favorite glasses."

Some blogs have buzzed with criticism of the promotion, suggesting the company is cashing in on Jobs' death. But a company spokesman said: "People see these (glasses) as a tribute to Mr. Jobs."

Coke adds life to stylish 'shoes'

A ring of drug smugglers figured out a way to mold cocaine into replicas of pricey Manolo Blahnik shoes during a two-year international trafficking caper that ended this week.

Spanish cops busted the gang Tuesday with $630,000 worth of cocaine that had been carefully sculpted to look like the high-heeled, luxury women's footwear made famous on Sex and the City."

Each pair of shoes is estimated to have been worth around $70,000.

Five Colombians and a Spaniard were arrested after police at the Barcelona airport found the dope, which weighed around 9 pounds.

Bus driver tipsy? Kids call mom

A New Jersey bus driver has been charged with drunken driving after a middle school student texted home with "Mommy I think our bus driver is drunk she's not driving right."

Westampton police say Carole Crockett had a blood-alcohol level of 0.25 percent, five times the legal limit for operating a commercial vehicle.

Several of the 25 students on the bus called and texted their parents on Tuesday afternoon to alert them.

Vogue: Olsen twins best dressed sisters

They have always been in vogue, but twin actresses and clothing designers Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are now truly in Vogue, gracing the cover of the fashion magazine's newest best-dressed issue. The widely-read edition, which was unveiled on Thursday and hits newsstands on Tuesday, puts its spotlight on nine global sister acts from British royalty, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa, to celebrity singers Beyonce and Solange Knowles.

Shakira gets Hollywood star

Singer Shakira became the first Colombian artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, joining Latin stars Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera on the famed street.

Wedding album back 17 years later

A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners. Nigel and Gillian Stewart had long given up hope of seeing their wedding photographs which were inside the caravan when it was stolen, but on Tuesday the album was left at the gate to their home in a plastic bag, the BBC reported.

No-fly zone for Korea college exam

Jets were grounded across South Korea and anxious parents prayed while their children took annual exams that could lead them to one of the country's top universities and eventually a good job for life. As well as prayers at churches and temples in this country of 50 million people, the 690,000 students who sat for the exams on Thursday were boosting their chances by eating toffee, to help the right answers stick, and staying away from bananas and seaweed, that might make them slip in the tests.

'Collector' with 29 corpses arrested

Russian police have arrested a man described by local media as the "cemetery collector" for digging up 29 corpses and dressing the remains in female clothing to display around his flat. Grainy police video images of the man's cramped flat showed what look like several life-sized female dolls without faces, some with platinum blond wigs.

Reuters - Associated Press

(China Daily 11/13/2011 page4)