Ocean's 11 conman and a royal heist (Times Online)
It was one of the most audacious jewel thefts in history. In the middle of a crowded room, the famed Star of the Empress Sisi was stolen from its high-security case and replaced with a replica....more...Stuck behind a legend, Packers QB Rodgers waits (USA Today)
One day, Brett Favre will retire. Seriously. At 38, he might still seem superhuman, but he cannot play forever. And until then, Aaron Rodgers, once the would-be No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, could wait behind him as Green Bay's heir apparent under center. Waiting, and waiting, for a legend to retire....more... Japan Begins Fingerprinting Foreigners at Airports (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan starts taking fingerprints and photographs of foreigners entering the country from today to catch terrorists who Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama says are beating immigration controls using false passports and disguises....more... Santa visits Silver Lake Mall, prepares for busy day after thanksgiving (Coeur d'Alene Press)
COEUR d'ALENE -- Santa has come to the Silver Lake Mall with boughs of holly, wrapped packages and five days yet to go before Thanksgiving. Tom O'Conner --- who everyone today is calling Santa --- sits in the mall's fenced-in winter wonderland, amidst the fake snow, cookies and toys....more... You call that a playoff beard? Argos look like sloppy Joes (Canada.com)
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- There are thick ones, thin ones, scraggy ones and trimmed ones. But none is quite like the one on Chris Hardy's face, which has become famous around the Toronto Argonauts dressing room for its improbable density....more... Monty ready for spin test (Fox Sports)
Monty Panesar cannot wait to pit his wits against Sri Lanka in their own spin-friendly conditions during England's upcoming three-Test tour....more... Monty Ready For Spin Test (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Monty Panesar cannot wait to pit his wits against Sri Lanka during England's upcoming tour....more... James Harman: Those Dangerous Gentlemens (All About Jazz)
James Harman is a senior member of the first wave of white American musicians who entered the blues during the 1960s, starting when he was only sixteen. With a pasted-on mustache, he was slipped into black night clubs in Panama City, Florida, promoted as ?That boy who sings like a man.?...more... The Brian Viner Interview: Sikh spinner Monty Panesar just can't hide his enthusiasm for his sport (Independent)
My encounter with Monty Panesar does not get off to the best of starts. The publishers of his autobiography, Monty's Turn, have organised several one-on-one interviews on the terrace of a hotel overlooking the Thames at Hampton Court, and after The Daily Telegraph it is my turn. But first of all the Telegraph's photographer, for reasons known only to himself, wants his man in a rowing boat. ......more... |