Probe into Florida buttock-enlargement case

MIAMI - More alleged victims are coming forward in the case of a Florida resident accused of injecting "super glue" and flat-tire repair materials into the buttocks of a woman in a botched illegal cosmetic surgery procedure, the Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday.
Oneal Ron Morris, 30, was arrested by Miami Gardens police on Friday in Fort Lauderdale and charged with causing bodily injury and practicing healthcare without a license. Police referred to Morris as a man though he had the appearance of a woman in the arrest photo released by police.
According to the charge, Morris, acting without a required medical practitioner's license and starting in May 2010, injected substances into the buttocks of a woman client to improve their "shape and cosmetic appearance."
Morris was allegedly paid $700 for this.
"Initial laboratory analysis conducted by medical personnel determined the foreign substances injected into the victim consisted of a host of household and automotive products including superglue, mineral oil and "Fix-a-Flat" (a tire repair material)," Jennifer Hirst, deputy press secretary of Florida's Department of Health, said in an email.
This treatment resulted in "life-threatening injuries" for the victim, who was not named, according to the accusation.
"As a result of the national and international media attention that Morris' arrest has already received, several other possible victims have come forward alleging Morris performed similar procedures on them that also resulted in life-threatening injuries," the email said.
It gave no details of the additional victims.
"A joint investigation between DOH and law enforcement continues; additional arrests are possible," the Department of Health email said.
Excerpts from the report of Morris' Nov. 18 arrest cited by NBC Miami said that the woman who allegedly underwent the 2010 treatment by Morris began feeling sick within a few hours of the injections and became "very ill."
"The injection sites were bleeding and puss was excreting," said the report quoted by NBC.
"The victim sustained extensive disfigurement to her buttocks and scarring, had to undergo several blood transfusions and multiple surgeries ... followed with home nursing care for several weeks," it added.
In comments to NBC, Miami Gardens Police Captain Ralph Suarez said Morris had displayed "no regards for human life ... no regards for health."
"We would like to keep him inside," Suarez added. After the arrest last week, Morris was transported to the Miami-Dade County Jail subject to a $15,500 bond. - Reuters

Top five dinner meals that will get you good sleep

Nov 22, 2011

By MensXP.com

For remaining mentally sharp and productive throughout the day and for ensuring that you are emotionally balanced, having a sound night-time sleep is critical.

Rather than seeking help in the form of chemically-formulated sleep medications that are often addictive and are known to have serious side-effects, it is better to opt for natural aids.

The safest and probably the most undemanding solution to all your sleep problems is food. Following are Five Dinner Meals that will help to optimize your overall sleeping pattern and halt your progress towards serious complications due to sleep deprivation such as insomnia:

1. Whole-wheat rotis with potatoes

Most carbohydrate sources, particularly those rich in complex carbohydrates, like whole wheat are recommended for ensuring better sleep. This can be easily used for dinner by opting for whole-wheat flour.

Rotis made from such flour help to promote sleep by stimulating release of insulin. This hormone is a stimulant for ensuring that tryptophan is directed towards the brain. Here, tryptophan is metabolized into serotonin which in turn is the primary biochemical for establishing a general feeling of wellness.

It fights stress or anxiety-induced sleep disturbances. Ideally, these rotis should be combined with at least one potato-based dish. Potatoes are known to breakdown the acids that interfere with the metabolism of tryptophan.

2. Spinach combined with low-fat yogurt

Whether consumed with whole wheat chapattis or brown rice, spinach is a recommended dietary sleeping aid. Most leafy green vegetables like spinach are a rich source of iron that is vital to neutralize a common sleep deterrent referred to as Restless Legs Syndrome.

This condition is actually a form of subdued hyperactivity or an anxious reaction to any persistent thought that prevents onset of sleep. A recommended combination with spinach is having low-fat yogurt. This is a proven source of magnesium and calcium.

These two micronutrients are essentially sleep-supportive minerals that promote deeper, more relaxing sleep. Eating yogurt with spinach is also recommended to ensure that absorption of iron is comprehensive.

3. Beans with flax seed rotis

Beans in form of kidney beans are a rich source of B vitamins including Folic Acid, B6 and B12. These are vital, sleep vitamins, i.e. they help in regulating the sleep cycles and assist metabolic process related to serotonin. This is why vitamin B supplements are commonly recommended to people diagnosed with insomnia.

Flax seed or Alsi is commonly used as a fiber and nutrition resource in the form of flax seed oil or as a flour ingredient. A bit of grounded flax seed should be added to the whole wheat flour. Flax seeds are enriched with Omega 3 Fatty Acids that help to fight-off sleep disturbances like stress by aiding the complete absorption of serotonin.

4. Cauliflower/Kale (Javi) with whole wheat rotis

Many green vegetables are a natural source of Tryptophan. Among these, Kale or Javi is recommended for dinner. Javi also contains biochemicals that fight-off anxiety. When combined with tryptophan-boosters like whole wheat bread or rotis, it acts like the perfect sleep-promoting meal. If you cannot find Javi in your area, you can use cauliflower or cabbage.

5. Cooked lentils with brown rice

Carbohydrate foods that are high in fiber tend to aid the gradual release of Tryptophan, ensuring that the stress-fighting capabilities of Tryptophan are sustained over a longer period. Among these high-glycemic foods like Brown Rice are recommended which can be combined with cooked dals. Lentils are another high-tryptophan food item. These are easy-to-digest and also provide the body with essential proteins. (Health, MensXP.com)

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Door-to-door travel

By Yahoo!

Planes that fly without pilots, at five times the speed of sound and drop you off at your door could be a reality as soon as 2075, an engineering study claims.

The UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers has released a report titled Aero 2075: Flying into a Bright Future?

Rather than showcasing some far-fetched ideas about playing golf in commercial passenger jets, the report claims to focus on a selection of developments that already have the "initial research impetus" to turn them into realities for the travel industry.

Expect to see aircraft cruising in a V-shaped formation similar to a flock of geese, where automated docking would allow planes to join the flock in a position determined by a computer.

It could even be possible to "deliver the individual passenger at or near the front door".

"This might be achieved by means of a large aircraft carrying individual units that can be released over the destination and float down to the designated area where the passenger needs to go – a sort of Ark Royal for the skies," the report reads.

Pilots wouldn't be needed. Instead, the aeroplanes would be guided by computer programmes using light detection and ranging equipment and infra-red cameras.

The report also looks into three concepts of flight: subsonic (slower than the speed of sound), supersonic (faster than the speed of sound) and hypersonic (more than five times the speed of sound).

And how do you feel about re-fuelling in the air?

There is talk of a "docking station" where planes could fill up in the sky and therefore allow them to fly carrying less fuel.

It would be economically advantageous on routes longer than 8334kilometres, it says.

But there would have to be a lot of groundwork done before passengers are convinced it's safe to refuel mid-flight, the report acknowledges.

Now that, at least, could take a lot longer than 65 years.

Seeking for a special someone in Shanghai

SHANGHAI - The odds favored the men as thousands gathered to look for love in Shanghai at the eastern Chinese city's largest-ever matchmaking party, paying for the privilege of searching for their other half.

Census data shows a rise in the percentage of older single women over the last decade, while the percentage of older single men has fallen, according to the China Daily — which experts said might be due to increasingly choosy women unwilling to settle for men with inferior education and living standards.

Organizers said there were three women for every two men, with 6,000 tickets sold to single women and 4,000 to men.

"These days, girls are much more self-sufficient and independent," said Zhou Juemin, president of the Shanghai Matchmaking Association, which organized the two-day event at the weekend.

"Also, there's a lot of work pressure in society nowadays, so many girls are busy with their jobs and perhaps tend to consider career advancement above marriage — so some of them are no longer young."

Long queues of singles waited for their turn for five-minute chats with the opposite sex in the ultimate blind-date event.

"If your standard of living is lower than mine in every aspect, but if we can relate well to each other, I wouldn't mind — because if we relate well, there would be good chemistry," said 27-year-old Zue Tianwei.

"Then the issues of social order would no longer be a problem. I guess it depends on how strong my feelings are."

Many men, for their part, said they were willing to shrug off traditional thinking that once made marrying a woman of higher educational and living standards unacceptable.

"Regarding girls who have a higher education level or standard of living, I wouldn't mind pursuing them because this is a two-way thing," said Li Jianxun, a 27-year-old native of central China who has lived in Shanghai for two years.

"As long as the feelings are mutual, it is still possible to interact and get to know each other."

Hopefuls from nearby provinces travelled to Shanghai to take part, among them some who had already married and divorced.

A few, bolder than others, held up signs to distinguish themselves from the crowd. One said, "I wanted to fall in love early, but it's already late."

Around 3,000 parents also tagged along, with organizers allocating a special corner for them to advertise information on their unmarried children. Some kept an eye out for suitable future in-laws.

Qi Xiong, who helped his son by taking pictures to keep track of potential matches, said he still felt that men should not look for wives with higher social status than themselves.

"Generally speaking, if you are a girl and your education level or income is too high, we're more likely to oppose it," he said, noting that a simple university degree was sufficient.

"A huge difference in education levels would make it difficult to communicate. If both parties begin at the same starting line, and want to achieve success in the future, they can work at it together." — Reuters

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Belgian chocolate and Croatian love meet in sweets shop

Rakovica, Croatia, Nov 17, 2011 (AFP) -Christine Scholtes Covic went to Croatia's Lika region drawn by its stunning scenery and ended up with a husband and a new career combining Belgian chocolate with nature's bounty.

"Chocolate is the food of gods, something really noble," said the Belgian native at her tiny production facility in a village nestled among the green hills and valleys of central Croatia.

The 37-year-old had found a new home in the Lika region, famous for its well-preserved forests, mountains and crystal clear rivers and lakes, and there turned her passions for nature and chocolate into a business making truffles and bonbons.

"I always loved to cook but pastries were my speciality. As a six-year-old I was making my own birthday cakes.

"My grandmother had a restaurant so I'm like an Obelix who fell into the magic potion," she said with a grin, referring to the character from the French comic book series Asterix as she explained her "chocolate addiction".

Years later she obtained a diploma in France in bakery and pastry from the Institut National de la Boulangerie et Patisserie, and opened a small pastry shop back in Belgium.


But after discovering the beauty of Lika and its Plitvice Lake national park with 16
rcascading lakes and spectacular waterfalls, she fell in love with the place and


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a local man and moved to Croatia in 2009.


"I was looking for a house and got a husband with it," said the short-hair brunette, smiling warmly.

When the chocolate "addict" first spoke of setting up a luxury chocolate shop in the Lika area, picturesque but hard-hit by Croatia's 1990s independence war and with over 20 percent unemployment, the locals were surprised, even sceptical.

But she eventually won over the people in the town of Rakovica.

"It was a great idea but it was something completely new for me," said Ankica Baric, a local woman who helps out in the shop.

"When Christine asked me what I know about chocolate I replied that I only knew how to eat it," she added, bursting into laughter.


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Paris store drops carols for rock n' roll

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PARIS - Live rock and roll is replacing recorded Christmas carols in the windows of Galeries Lafayette as the Parisian department store seeks to drum up curiosity, and client numbers, for this year's gift-buying season.

True to tradition, the shop is putting on a dazzling show for shoppers and tourists alike in the countdown to Christmas, but this year it is seeking to strike a chord with music-mad teenagers as much as fairytale fans young and old.

With a debt crisis forcing much of Europe into austerity, consumption has dropped in recent weeks, making crowd-pullers all the more important, even for upmarket stores that can count on a large tourist contingent in the heart of the French capital.

Rock legend Iggy Pop, bare-chested as always, has helped Galeries Lafayette get the show on the road, posing for photo fliers in red Santa hat and matching shoes in addition to his signature electric guitar.

The goal of reaching out to teenagers rather than toddlers is clear.

The opening weeks include nightly live shows in the window by a variety of major-label rock and folk bands, one from Mali, another from Australia and most of the others from France itself.

And apart from the live shows, furry creatures and fairytale puppets will give way this year to life-size mannequins in black leather to rag dolls draped in glamour garb -- all hand-made, hand-painted and more hard-edged than the customary annual display of smurfs, snowmen and abundant lovable puppets.

Galeries Lafayette, which first started doing its Christmas window shows after World War Two, says that this year's show was inspired by the increasingly close relationship between rock and fashion.

There are other good reasons.

French household spending dropped 1.3 percent in September versus the same month a year earlier and spending on clothing fell 7.3 percent, according to France's statistics office.

"Shoppers are so stretched at the moment that actually getting them into the stores is the first challenge," said Bryan Roberts, an analyst at Kantar Retail, an industry consultancy.

"Converting that shopper into a purchase is the next challenge." - Reuters



Part motorcycle, part toilet

TOKYO - Enter the Neo. Part motorcycle and part toilet, it runs on eco-friendly biogas produced from sewage -- and recently completed a journey of more than 1,000 km (600 miles) across Japan.

The three-wheeled vehicle, developed by Japanese toilet maker Toto, features a toilet for a seat and has a giant roll of toilet paper mounted on the back that flutters in the breeze as the bike cruises along.

But there are no plans to put the bike on sale. Toto intends to put it on display.

The biogas used as fuel for the Neo is produced from a combination of household sewage and livestock waste, broken down and fermented, company spokesman Kenji Fujita said.

"Although the seat of the bike is indeed a toilet, it is not for actual use. The fuel is eco-friendly biogas, stored in the tanks on the back," he said.

"It's a surprisingly nice way to travel."

The 380 kg (837 lb) motorcycle can run for a total of 300 km and reach speeds of up to 70 km an hour (45 mph).

Ichie Tanaka, one of six people who rode the Neo across Japan during the three-week, 1,400 km (870 miles) tour to promote biofuels, said she was relieved the journey was over.

"At first when I saw the bike, I was taken aback. But after riding it, I found it quite interesting," the 28-year-old said.

"It doesn't hurt at all and is actually quite comfortable to sit on." - Reuters










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German woman gets cold cash instead of cold cuts

BERLIN - A butcher shop employee in the German town of Braunschweig inadvertently handed a customer a bag containing more than 2,000 euros ($2,835) in cold cash rather than the cold cuts she usually gets.


The 79-year-old pensioner paid five euros for her package of cold cuts and veal steaks. She said she was surprised to find more than she bargained for when she opened the package at home.


"I was completely flabbergasted," the pensioner told Bild newspaper. She called the butcher shop but it had already closed. So she called the police, who later returned it.


The owner of the butcher shop had packed the day's take in a paper bag and placed it, as he usually does, next to the cash register. The employee mistook it for the customer's cold cuts and unwittingly handed her the package.


The honest pensioner got a 100 euro reward from the butcher -- and a free basket of sausages. - Reuters








Stolen wedding album returned 17 years later




LONDON - 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.


"I thought I was seeing things," the BBC quoted Gillian as saying this week. "I was absolutely stunned. Speechless."


The couple recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and the album's reappearance at their home in Gilford, County Down, has been a revelation for their children.


"It's lovely for the children — they only know their dad with grey hair," Gillian joked.


She said she was extremely grateful to whomever gave the photographs back and wonders all over again who it was that stole the caravan, but added that she bore no grudges.


"You needn't be a bit afraid to come forward to me, because I bear no grudges. The past is the past, the future's the future," she said.


"I would just love whoever it was to come forward, so I could thank them in person." — Reuters
















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Boy declared dead wakes up in mortuary

Nov 07, 2011
By Indo Asian News Service, IANS


Lucknow (IANS) -  The Uttar Pradesh government Monday suspended a doctor in a case of medical negligence in which a teenager declared dead by him regained consciousness in a mortuary in Muzaffarnagar district. 


Radhey, 17, woke up in the mortuary at the Muzaffarnagar district hospital Sunday, nearly 10 hours after the doctor, Pradeep Mittal, declared him dead, an official said. 


The victim was brought to hospital from a forested area where he was found in an unconscious state Saturday, police said. 


Mittal declared Radhey dead Sunday morning and directed the ward boys to shift 'the body' to the mortuary. 


'When police officials along with the hospital staff were about to begin the formalities of the post-mortem, the youth regained consciousness,' Chief Medical Officer Anand Swaroop told reporters in Muzaffarnagar, some 300 km from Lucknow. 


'When the state health authorities came to know about the incident, an inquiry was ordered. On the recommendations of a panel constituted to probe the incident, Pradeep Mittal was Monday placed under suspension,' he added. 


Radhey, who hails from Agra, worked as a labourer in a village in Muzaffarnagar, police said. 


'We have been told that the youth has been suffering from seizures,' police inspector Pawan Chaudhary told reporters.










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Seaweed skirts, salmon tops in Berlin fashion food show

 BERLIN - Move over Lady Gaga and your meat dress. A Berlin museum is coupling haute couture with haute cuisine, spotlighting models draped in octopus tunics, seaweed miniskirts and chocolate dresses.

One work entitled "Russian Lardo" features a trouser suit sewn from lean bacon, a delicate black scarf made of squid ink pasta and a resplendent headdress woven from frisee lettuce, red chillies and Daikon cress. Another shows a male model in a salmon tank top and lettuce-leaf trousers.

"Most of the food was not simply thrown away," Kugler said of the photo shoots.
"The octopus is cooked three to four hours until it's tender and the pasta can be boiled. Then everyone sits down and has a feast."

Trettl and Kirchberger have pursued an on-again, off-again collaboration for about four years but the exhibition marks the first major presentation of their work to a broader audience.

They have published a book featuring many of the photographs in the show, complete with recipes and a foreword by the original high-fashion rebel, Vivienne Westwood.

"I would love to try them, but I hope someone else will prepare them," the British designer said of the cooking tips using ingredients from the clothing.

She compared the portraits to those of 16th century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo who incorporated images of fruits and vegetables in his works.

In other head-turners, Trettl turned a mass of "calf net" -- fatty membrane from a calf's stomach -- into an elegant headscarf, paired with a prominent necklace made of quail eggs, and fashioned a sexy body suit from liquid dark chocolate, set against jewellery made of silver sugar pearls.

"Of course the chocolate had to simply be washed off when they were done, there was no salvaging it," Kugler said.

"You only have about two minutes to photograph it, with a crew of 20 people. After that, it starts drying up and flaking off. It is a unique work of art comprised of the food and the model, the material and the form."

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Hospital pays up after 12 years for baby mix-up

MOSCOW - A Russian court ordered a maternity hospital to pay two families about $100,000 apiece on Mondayfor mixing up their newly born daughters 12 years ago.


The twist of fate was uncovered by a genetic test for alimony proceedings that showed the astounded parents of one of the children that the girl they had brought up since birth was not in fact their biological daughter.


"You cannot imagine our feelings," the parents of the two girls were quoted as saying by Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper. "The lawyers for the defendant insisted right to the end that there had been no loss for us."


The mix-up is thought to have occurred partly because the girls' mothers had similar surnames beginning with four identical letters and gave birth at the same ward just 15 minutes apart.


Local media said the two daughters will stay with their current families but that their parents are trying to find a way to move closer so that the girls can visit their biological parents.


As the local maternity hospital does not have the funds to pay the parents, the local authority will have to foot the bill, local media said. - Reuters


Elite Polish cops sacked for protecting Paris Hilton


WARSAW - Protecting Paris Hilton on the side could put you in danger of losing your real job.


Three Polish police commandos will lose their posts in an elite anti-terrorist unit for serving as bodyguards for the controversial celebrity during a recent visit to Poland.


"If the policemen who protected Hilton do not leave on their own by the end of the week, they will be disciplinary fired," Dariusz Biel, the head of the regional police where the three serve, was quoted as saying this week.


Members of the anti-terrorist unit usually conceal their faces and must seek permission for any outside work.


The three commandos, who appeared in various photos on gossip sites with the blond hotel heiress, were also said to have carried their police weapons when they served as Hilton's bodyguards during her appearance at an opening of a shopping mall in Katowice, in southern Poland. - Reuters




Swedish rally driver not fast enough for son's birth


STOCKHOLM - Swedish rally driver Per-Gunner Andersson is known for his speed behind the wheel, but he wasn't fast enough this weekend when his wife had to give birth in their car on the way to hospital.


"It was a little strange," Andersson, 31, told the online edition of tabloid Expressen on Monday.


His wife went into labor in the middle of the night on Friday and the couple rushed to the hospital in their BMW. But after half-an-hour they realized they would not make it in time and called an ambulance to meet them on the shoulder of the highway.


"I was pretty calm but when the baby comes out you do want a little assistance," Andersson said.


The ambulance arrived just in time and their son Alvin was born a minute later without any complications.


"He was healthy and fine," he said.


Andersson, a junior world rally champion in 2004 and 2007, placed seventh in the 2011 Rally of Sweden.


Given his son's start in life, Andersson joked that he may also be a future rally driver.


"He seems to have it in his genes." - AFP

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