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Time to shed

Petr Ferinov is just half the man he used to be - after surgeons sliced an amazing 264lbs of fat from his body.
The 49-year-old patient, from Voronezh, Russia - who now tips the scales at a trimmer 19 stones - is literally half his old weight.
Petr - seen here before and after the four hour op - says he was so fat he could no longer sleep on his back, could barely walk and had abandoned any hope of a sex life.
Now he says he's going on a strict diet to shed another few pounds to get back to his ideal weight of 13 stones.
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Surgeon reprimanded for swearing at obese patient
An experienced surgeon who told a severely obese patient she was "going on a f***ing diet" has been reprimanded over his foul mouth and for removing the patient from a waiting list after she complained.
In a decision issued today, Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson found the gastro-intestinal surgeon breached the patient's code of rights and showed no understanding of the vulnerability of his gastric bypass patient.
The 44-year-old Maori patient saw the surgeon last April after she had repeatedly failed at dieting.
When she said she preferred the word "lifestyle" to "diet", the doctor told her she was "bullshitting" herself and was "going on a f***ing diet".
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Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know You Needed

Woman posts 'little' penis pictures
A Swedish 18-year-old was charged with harassment for posting pictures of her ex-boyfriend's "little" penis on lampposts in his neighborhood, officials say.
Court papers say the teenager posted the pictures, complete with the "tiny" description and the 24-year-old ex-lover's name and phone number, after he ended their brief relationship to date another woman.
The newspaper said the woman also allegedly posted pictures of her ex-beau's new squeeze with a note labeling her a "slut" and threw eggs at her ex-boyfriend's car.
Police said the woman admitted to them that she knew her activities were illegal.
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6-year-old girl was Handcuffed Because Of Her Behavior
Parents Call Measures Extreme, But Sheriff's Office Report Says Daughter Out Of Control
A Port St. Lucie first-grade student was handcuffed and committed to a mental health facility because of her classroom behavior, and her parents are furious that the school took such extreme measures.
Mickey Shalansky explained Wednesday what he said happened to his 6-year-old daughter at Parkway Elementary.
"She couldn't put her in two handcuffs because her wrists are that small, so she put them both in the same handcuff and left marks on my daughter's arms," Shalansky said.
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Man was beaten by deputies for burping
Thomas Scott Vandegrift, 24, said in the lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Roanoke that his burps, caused by acid reflux, led deputies in the Roanoke jail to twist his arms behind his back while he was handcuffed, force him to his knees and beat him.
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Man chops off penis at Hong Kong airport
Man stole an 8” knife from Popeye's Chicken, severed his penis, and then boarded the plane as though nothing had happened.
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18 Prison Guards Arrested In Drug Sting
Twenty-two people, including 18 corrections officers and a drug counselor, are accused of running a drug ring in two South Florida prisons.
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Thinking It Was Funny, A Man Use Stink Bombs at Wal-Mart
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Dog allergic to pet food and cats
Five-year-old Joey can only eat potatoes, porridge and barley
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Man Arrested For Telling Police Dog to Sit
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Man invents chastity belt for dogs
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Man smashes 29 TVs at Wal-Mart
Destruction caught on security video
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Dog allergic to pet food and cats
Five-year-old Joey can only eat potatoes, porridge and barley
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Internet prank on Craigslist
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Rail crossing hero moves van and barely avoids train

Dramatic Video footage from Argentina has captured the tense moment when a small van got stuck on the train tracks as a train approached.
It happened as a series of cars were filmed going round lowered safety barriers meant to halt traffic for the oncoming train.
The footage shows a passenger on the back of a motorcycle jumping off to push the van out of the way of the path of the train.
He only just manages to get the vehicle off the tracks in time, and then jumps back, narrowly missing being hit by the train himself.
After the incident the man exchanges a triumphant "high five" gesture with the motorcyclist, who hugs him with relief.
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Meteorologist Freaks Out Over Blizzard

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Snow on ground in 49 states

A weather forecaster is predicting an unusual weather phenomenon — snow on the ground in 49 states at the same time.
Patrick Marsh, who works at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Severe Storms Laboratory, says a winter storm passing through the southern U.S. Thursday and early Friday is predicted to leave measureable snowfall in the Deep South, including parts of the Florida Panhandle.
He says he's unsure if such a weather phenomenon has ever occurred before.

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Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know You Needed

Dubai court annuls marriage to 'bearded lady'
An Arab country's ambassador to Dubai has had his marriage contract annulled after discovering the bride was cross-eyed and had facial hair.
The woman had worn an Islamic veil, known as the niqab, on the few occasions the couple had met.
The envoy, who has not been identified, told a Sharia court her mother had tricked him by showing him pictures of the bride's sister.
He only discovered the deception when he lifted the woman's veil to kiss her.
The court had annulled the marriage contract but rejected a $130,000 (£83,000) compensation claim for gifts he had bought his intended, the report said.
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Struck by a train, the man crawled for hours
Scott Gore woke up on the train tracks about 1 a.m. He was dehydrated. His head was pounding. His pants were torn and his legs were throbbing in pain. He couldn't help but think he'd been hit by a passing freight train.
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Man uses fingers on another man's testicles during fight
A Florida Keys man is accused of grabbing another man by his testicles and injuring him during a fight at a Super Bowl party he received a total of 52 stitches for his injuries.
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Why do Idiot’s Always Return to the Scene of the Crime?

Don't try to place dog poop on the front porch of your neighbor.
That little stunt has landed Andrew Charles Donahue, 18 in deep doo-doo in Greeley.
Donahue, was booked early Sunday after he was caught red-handed with a bag of dog poop and matches headed for the front porch of Wayne Pickens
Early Sunday, Pickens said he called the cops on his neighbors - a bunch of university students who were partying too loud for Pickens liking.
Then, at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, someone rang Pickens' doorbell. When he went to the front door, Pickens saw his Sunday Denver Post ablaze on his front porch.
He extinguished the burning newspaper.
Pickens thought the pranksters might be back although he "assumed they weren't going to be that stupid."
He waited in ambush in his yard just in case.
Next door, he said, he could see the young men. A couple of guys were in the house, and two more were in the front yard with a flashlight picking up dog poop and putting it in a bag.
When they headed over to his house and were about to light the bag of poop, Pickens pounced. His wife - who had already called the cops - was snapping pictures.
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Man Arrested for Tattooing 1-Year-Old

A Ohio man is facing a felony child endangering charge for allegedly tattooing a 1-year-old girl.
Lee Deitrick, 20, is accused of putting the non-removable tattoo on the child's backside while she was visiting his house with a female relative in November. Deitrick is not the girl's father.
If he's convicted for the third-degree felony, he could get up to five years behind bars.
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Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know You Needed

Dentist trades drugs for drugs
A Jacksonville dentist is in jail, accused of trading prescriptions for crack cocaine.
The investigation into Dr. Richard Verrette began in November when a detective with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office began investigating several prescriptions.
Police said they were written to people who weren't patients at Verrette's office for such controlled substances as oxycodone and hydrocodone.
"He was using his drug pad, prescription pad, to write out prescriptions for OxyContin in exchange for crack cocaine," said Officer Mike McCall of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Police sent an undercover officer posing as a crack dealer to make a deal, according to a police report. The officer gave the dentist a baggie of fake crack cocaine in exchange for two prescriptions.
Verrette was arrested Monday after the transaction. Deputies found a crack pipe and a container with cocaine residue in his pockets.
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Woman in Saudi Arabia sues hotel $1.3 mil over mosquito bites
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Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable
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Man shot dog repeatedly in testicles
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Toledo strip club puts cover charge into quake relief
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$1.6 billion in phony Treasury notes seized
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Man robbed while buying crack with credit card
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Australian sword swallower set a new world record

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