Come On, Let’s “Stand By Your Ham”

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pig.jpgPig farmers in London request the public to listen to their new song, Stand by your ham, as a show of support for the pork industry. This group of pig farmers gathered in London and alerted the public on their worry and dissatisfaction over the greedy supermarket chains and rising feed prices which might push the industry to extinction.

Lyrics, ‘Stand by Your Ham’
The interesting song, “Stand by Your Ham” was reworked from Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man”. The lyric is funny but meaningful and reflected the dilemma of these pig farmers.

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US$14million Just For A Car Plate?

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How much will you pay to get your favourite car license plate? Well, you will be surprised if you know somebody willing to pay millions just to get his favourite plate. An UAE businessman spent US$14 million just to get a car license plat at a charity auction held in the United Arab Emirates lately.

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Convenient and Easy-to-Clean Child Booster Seat

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fisher-price-healthy-care-booster-seat.jpgAre you a harassed mother eager to start your child on solid or finger foods yet finding it physically exhausting to keep to your high standards of hygiene and cleanliness? Young children tend to make a mess when they feed themselves from a high chair or sit down for meals at the family table. Fisher-Price has come up with an ideal solution to help you maintain the cleanliness of the tools your child use. The Healthy Care Booster Seat is a good buy to put your mind at ease that your child is feeding from clean and bacteria-free surfaces.

The Booster Seat comes with a snap-on lid to keep the feeding tray clean until it is ready for use. The tray can be popped into the dishwasher for sanitization.

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Oprah Winfrey’s Vote Pulling Club

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oprah.jpgOprah Winfrey is like a demi-god. She can sell books to a lacklustre public fed on the staple of TV and the Internet. She can move people to tears and single-handedly heave a charity drive into motion. But can she influence the votes cast for president of the United States? The power of the mass media and celebrity has always been a force to be reckoned with but Winfrey is in another league altogether. She is determined, famous, and influential. Having her support could be the determining factor for president hopeful, Barack Obama, the first African American to run for arguably the most powerful position in the world.

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Butchering Indian Culture

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Indian culture is set to invade the English way of life in an ironic reversal of roles. The former British colony is launching attack after attack at the UK on the socio-cultural front. Chicken tikka has replaced fish and chips as the national food. Many Indian nationals are doing brisk business operating Indian restaurants. Yoga has invaded fitness centres as the latest fad for losing weight and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Indian personalities have also appeared on TV and newspaper columns as prominent trendsetters and commentators.
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Japan Love Hotel: Sleazy or Steady

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luv-hotel.jpgIf you want some fast sex and plain fun in Japan, where do you go? Head for the notorious love hotels. Equipped with vibrating beds, they are well-known hideouts for sex and sleaze in the city. On the other hand, if you are a businessman, a holidaying family or a student traveler on a budget and looking for convenient accommodation, you’ll probably stay clear of these vice dens. But all these are set to change.

Travellers who look for decent budget hotels will most likely find addresses of love hotels in the Internet. Travelling businessmen who want to check in and out at their convenience will probably find these love hotels attractive. New marketing strategies are devised to appeal to a larger section of the market. One operator explains that these hotels function like a budget or low-cost airline with no frills and cheap prices.

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Merry Christmas, Ho Ho Ho from a Serial Killer

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christmas.jpgIf you run out of ideas for a special Christmas or New Year gift for children, get hold of a unique cartoon calendar from Germany. It is nothing commonplace or ordinary. Among other festive-looking cartoons, it depicts a serial killer, Fritz Haarmann, under a tree with Santa Claus giving out presents to children nearby. A hatchet was placed ominously next to the door. The notorious murderer killed 24 young men and boys in the 1920s and was beheaded in 1925.

The darkness of the macabre crime strikes a chord featured alongside the innocent cartoon drawings of children. Proceeds from the sale go to a charity for children with cancer.

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