Manchester United's United Opus

The ultimate present for soccer fans might be the the massive United Opus which celebrates the history of the Manchester United soccer team. The 850-page book is a limited edition of 10,000 each signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton. The book even includes a list of the top players to ever play for the team. Each book weighs over 75 pounds and sells for around £3,000.The United story has been told before - but never with such passion, such depth, such stunning imagery, and certainly never on such an extraordinary scale.

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Police Cars

muItalian police car... Lamborghini Gallardo... max speed 320km/hr Japan... Lancer Evo IX... max speed 280km/hr

France ... Peugeot Sports GT
Spain ... Audi TT ... max speed 280km/hrUSA...... do I have to tell the speed...

Now for the Ultimate Police Car in the World !!
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India 's Mahindra Jeep !!

Max Speed not disclosed due to Security Reasons ...

Tags: Police, Car, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lancer Evo, Peugeot, Audi TT, Mahindra Jeep, Speed

Internet Disruption

Major undersea cables damaged due to Taiwan's earthquake on Tuesday has caused my satellite transmission (linked to Hong Kong) to be affected too. Downloading on blogger.com is taking ages and even uploading of pictures are not working well.
Tags: Taiwan, Earthquake, Undersea Cables, Internet Service, Satellite Transmission

Discrimination at Pizza Hut??

Received this via an email being circulated:-
A Shock at Sunway Pyramid Pizza Hut
Hello everyone. I have some interesting news. I was in Pizza Hut (Sunway Pyramid) yesterday and suddenly my friend showed me the bill. The bill contains normal things la (number of person, bill. number and what is ordered). But, what shocked me is that they had space called "RACE". I guess since we were all wearing tudung, they labelled us as 0, which means MALAY. Later, when we went to pay...we had no service charge and no tax charge. Still in shock, I peeped into another bill in the counter. In that bill, under the race space, it was labelled as C (which I guess means Chinese). That bill had service and tax charges!!! I started investigating. One of my Sri Lankan friends was labelled as Indian it seems and she also had to pay service and tax charges a few weeks back. What I'm wondering is that...does anyone know about this? I find it rather strange that they charge service and tax charge using race in Pizza Hut, out of all the places!
Tags: Pizza Hut, Sunway Pyramid, Race, Service Charge, Tax, Religious, Discrimination

Emmy Awards' Benefits

Those Emmy Awards' presenters, who read out nominees' names and presented trophies to the winners have tons of good benefits awaiting them for just being a presenter.

Following are their benefits (which are taxable anyway):-
* Five-day stay at Old Bahama Bay on Grand Bahama Island, plus access to all water sports
* One-year bicoastal membership to the Sports Club/LA (which, contrary to its name, has locations in San Francisco, Miami, New York and various other hotspots)
* Sprint Fusic mobile phone, retails for $329
* Two nights at the US Grant in San Diego, including spa treatments
* One-year bicoastal membership to YogaWorks
* Five-day golf or ski getaway at the Adara Hotel in Whistler
* Six days at the Wharekauhau Country Estate in Featherston, New Zealand
* Four days at the Dolphin Bay Hotel & Residences in Pismo Beach, California
* Six days at The Lodge at Molokai Ranch on Molokai, Hawaii
* Babystyle gift card, Lulu the Lamb original stuffed kids' chair and personal shopping consult
* Gift certificate for two-day "Emmy Crush Camp" wine appreciation at the Napa Valley Hotel
* Food & wine pairing for six people from the Crustacean Restaurant in Beverly Hills
* Spa gift certificate and products from Fresh
* Gingi skincare products
* Ike Behar silk tie, button-down shirt and lapis cufflinks
* Morton's Steakhouse gift certificate (last year's was for $1,500)
* String of pearls from Pearl Paradise
* Prive and Ona Spa gift certificate
* Dooney & Bourke leather roller luggage
* "365 Days of Dove" chocolate assortment
* Gift certificate for linens from DreamSleep Studio

Who wouldn't volunteer just to crack a few jokes, read out the nominees' names and then wait for the drum roll to announce the winner. Now, if the presenter has gotten this, what do you think the winner would have gotten???
Tags: Emmy Awards, Benefits, Lifestyle, Entertainment

What Is Boxing Day?

Despite its name, Boxing Day, which is celebrated on 26 December in Great Britain, has nothing to do with pugilistic competition. Nor is it a day for people to return unwanted Christmas presents. While the exact origins of the holiday are obscure, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages.

Some historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes.

Church Alms Boxes
Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on 26 December, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen.

As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them.

The Day after Christmas
Boxing Day is 26 December, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the English (the U.S. is the major exception), including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Bank Holidays
Boxing Day is just one of the British bank holidays recognized since 1871 that are observed by banks, government offices, and the post office. The others include Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Whitmonday (the day after Pentecost), and the banking holiday on the first Monday in August.

St. Stephen's Martyrdom
The Feast of St. Stephen also takes place on 26 December. St. Stephen was one of the seven original deacons of the Christian Church who were ordained by the Apostles to care for widows and the poor. For the success of his preaching and his devotion to Christ, St. Stephen was stoned to death by a mob. As he died, he begged God not to punish his killers. (source: Fact Monster)

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World's Most Expensive Jeans

Forbes has the scoop on the most expensive jeans. They cite trends towards custom-fitted denim and lots of added detailing, including embroidery and crystals, as major reasons that prices were driven upwards, but not every pair on their list has these features. The single most expensive pair was 115-year old Vintage Levis sold on eBay for US$60,000, followed by the significantly newer Ernest Sewn custom jeans, which cost up to US$1,000 per pair.
Other pairs of jeans which made their names were Levis iPod Jeans, Denim for Immortality Jeans or design your own jeans at Denim Design Lab.

Tags: Jeans, Fashion, Forbes, Vintage Levis, Ernest Sewn, Levis iPod Jeans, Denim for Immortality, Denim Design Lab, Lifestyle