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Inmates plaster pig on over police cars
Inmates working at a correctional unit's print shop in Vermont in the United States have succeeded in plastering a prank image of a pig onto the state police crest emblazoned on police cars, with over 30 cruisers sporting the design last year.
The official crest depicts a spotted cow against a background of snowy mountains, but the inmates' version featured one of the cow's spots shaped like a pig.
State police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro says the image is disrespectful.
"It dishonours the memory of those past and present members, especially for those who have lost their lives in the line of duty," Ms Dasaro said.
Vermont contracts with correctional facilities employing prisoners to make some print products, including the cruiser decals. Police said someone who works at the print shop changed the emblem from the officially sanctioned design.
A police employee noticed the prank on Wednesday and reported it. Police said the 60 door decals would be removed as soon as it was practical.
The "source and timing" of the change to the design is under investigation, Ms Dasaro said.
"While some may find humour in the decal modifications, the joke unfortunately comes at the expense of the taxpayers," police major Bill Sheets said in a statement.
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Ridulous new battle dress
Troops have complained that their new combat fatigues are 'ridiculous' and make them look like Action Man, it emerged on the 28th December 2011.
Soldiers have criticised the new Multi Terrain Pattern uniform as being ill-fitting, poorly designed, poorly made and too American.
The Ministry of Defence has spent £40million on the new outfits, and hopes that they will be more comfortable to wear with body armour and provide better camouflage.
They will eventually be issued to all 100,000 frontline troops, but the initial deployment has sparked a slew of complaints to Soldier, the Army's in-house magazine, seen by the Daily Telegraph.
Chrissy Rodgers, of 38 Brigade in Northern Ireland, said thought the new battle dress loooked like something found in the aisles of Toys R Us.
'Value for money should not exclude quality of material or design, resulting in a uniform as shapeless and uninspiring as Action Man's,' he wrote.
Many complained of the fit of the new uniform, with a senior soldier complaining of its 'shabby' design.
Major Bernard Whishaw, of the Royal Engineers Warfare Wing, suggested the jackets could be improved with the addition of a drawstring or elastic around the waist.
He wrote: 'The lower part of this garment would then flare slightly making any male or female tummy or behind look fine.'
Similarly, a colour sergeant based at the Infantry Battle School in Wales said the new uniform was 'ridiculous looking' when left hanging out.
'We are not American,' he complained, adding that soldiers would not perform as well 'if they think they look like pillocks.'
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Avian flu outbreak leads to ban on poultry imports
The poultry industry says parts of Asia have overreacted by banning Australian exports over an outbreak of bird flu in Victoria.
Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong have banned imports of poultry from Victoria, while Japan has suspended imports from all parts of Australia.
About 24,000 free range ducks on farms at New Gisborne and Mickleham, north-west of Melbourne were destroyed after testing positive to a low pathogenic strain of the virus.
The head of the Australian Chicken Foundation, Andreas Dubs, says the action by Japan is unnecessary
"It is often the case that a country might over-react a little at the first news," he said.
"I think that might be the case with Japan, that the initial reaction is to stop everything and hopefully, in due course, a few days, those limitations might be lifted."
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry says it is keeping trading partners informed of how the outbreak is being managed.
Victorian Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan, says he does not think the outbreak will have long term effects for the state's poultry industry.
"We have a very strong place in these markets both domestically and particularly internationally," he said.
"Our quality control is recognised world-wide as being the best, certainly amongst the best.
"These issues do arise intermittently and I'm sure it will be accommodated sooner than later and we'll be back in the market."
Gingrich sued over Eye Of The Tiger
US Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich faces a lawsuit over his use of Eye Of The Tiger, the theme song to Rocky III, court documents show.
The claim for copyright infringement, lodged by Rude Music Inc in an Illinois federal court, relates to Mr Gingrich's use of the song at his political rallies.
Rude Music Inc is owned by Frank Sullivan, who co-wrote the Grammy-award-winning song.
In addition to Mr Gingrich, the complaint names his campaign, Newt 2012 Inc, and the American Conservative Union, an advocacy organisation, as defendants.
The complaint states the violation it alleges is intentional since Mr Gingrich is "sophisticated and knowledgeable" concerning copyright laws.
Rude Music Inc has requested the court order an end to unauthorised use of the song by the defendants and to award Rude Music Inc damages.
A Gingrich campaign spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.
US school bans ugg boots
A US school has banned ugg boots because students have been using them to hide banned mobile phones inside.
Pottstown Middle School in suburban Philadelphia is bringing in the ban from today.
The school district's superintendent Reed Lindley said the school principal asked for the boot ban "because of the classroom disruptions that are resulting from ringing cell phones."
Students at the school can avoid going toe-to-toe with school officials by wearing boots that lace up and usually have a more snug fit.
First-time offenders will get detention, and subsequent violations include two detentions, followed by confiscation of the phone, a school spokesman said.
Middle school parent Adrienne Beyer said she thought the ban was extreme.
"I understand there may be a handful of kids that shove cell phones down their boots, but why does the handful have to ruin it for the other 600 students? But, I said to my daughter, 'It's a rule and we're going to follow it,'" she said.
The Australian-style sheepskin boots have become popular with pre-teen and teenage girls in the United States in recent years.