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A COP ALLEGEDLY BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF A DRUNK LADY AT A POLICE STATION . . . AND SOME OF IT IS ON VIDEO:

Back in November, 42-year-old Angela Garbarino was taken to jail in Shreveport, Louisiana, after she crashed into some cars outside a casino.

--The cops thought she may have been drunk . . . so they took Angela to a room where they give breathalyzer tests.

--Officer Wiley Willis tried to get Angela to take the test . . . but she was totally uncooperative and demanded a phone call.

--Angela even tried to leave the room. So Officer Willis cuffed her and shoved her into a seat. Then she started yelling and screaming. That's when Officer Willis walked over to a camera that was recording everything in the room . . . and turned it OFF.

--When he turned the camera back on, Angela was lying in a pool of blood. She had a broken nose, two broken teeth, black eyes, a gash across her forehead and bruises all over her body.

--The cop said she fell and injured herself when she tried to leave the room again. Angela says he beat her up. But, since the cop conveniently turned the camera off, no one really knows what happened.

--The Shreveport police put Willis on paid leave while they looked into the whole thing.

--After a three-month investigation, they fired him. And even though this was the FOURTH time Willis had been accused of excessive force, he has not been charged with a crime.

--Angela was taken to the hospital, and she's fine now. But she still has to face reckless driving, hit-and-run and DUI charges. (ABC News / Shreveport Times / KTBS)

(--You can watch the actual interrogation room footage here, but it's pretty graphic . . .)

THE NEWEST CRAZE SWEEPING THE IVORY COAST IS . . . HAVING AN ENORMOUS BUTT???

In the U.S., we're so obsessed with being skinny that we're literally starving ourselves to be attractive. And I . . . for one . . . am sick of it.

--That's why congratulations go out to the Ivory Coast (--which is a country in West Africa) and its newest dance craze . . . the Bobaraba . . . for celebrating ladies with LARGE BACKSIDES.

--The Bobaraba dance . . . which translates to "big bottom" . . . was inspired by a hit song by DJ Mix and DJ Eloh (--who are musicians in the Ivory Coast).

--DJ Mix says the song . . . which is also titled "Bobaraba" . . . was recorded as a tribute to big, beautiful butts and the African women who are, quote, "defined by the shape of their bottoms."

--And in the Ivory Coast, big butts are such THE THING, women have even begun taking black market supplements which are supposed to enlarge their rears.

--The bottom enhancers . . . which come in liquid or cream form . . . are marked with labels claiming to be "Vitamin

--And even though there's no description about HOW the Vitamin B12 works . . . or even any scientific evidence that it will make your butt bigger if you take it . . . ladies are lining up to get their hands on the stuff.

--Kady Meite . . . who is a dancer on tour with DJ Mix and DJ Eloh . . . says, quote, "There are women today with large bottoms who are embarrassed, so [the bobaraba] is to say don't be ashamed, be comfortable."

(--Amen, Kady. Amen.) (BBC)

(--Check out the official "Bobaraba" video featuring DJ Mix, DJ Eloh and a bunch of some of the finest, biggest backsides the Ivory Coast has to offer . . .)

Mini-muscleman: Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder!

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Mini-muscleman: Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder

Last updated at 19:52pm on 12th February 2008 Comments (8)
At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.

Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.

Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.

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Mini muscleman: Romeo, pictured with his trainer Ranjeet Pal, weighs just 1 st 6 lbs

Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in.

Romeo said: "I've been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world.

"I have always been fit but since I started working out, I have become famous for my strength.

"My size has never stopped me. I train with dumbbells and do aerobics and dance. People are always pleased to see me. I have been invited on TV shows and dance on stage."

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Howzat: Romeo bats away any doubts about his sporting prowess prompted by his size

His trainer Ranjeet Pal spents hours helping his 19-year-old protege build his small muscles to perfection.

"Because of his small size, I don't assign him hard exercises. But Romeo trains more or less the same as anyone else and he's much more determined.

"When he first started, I insisted he did a month of basic exercises like aerobics, push-ups and basic gymnastics to prepare his body.

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Possibly the strongest dwarf in the world: Romeo and his 1.5kg dumbbells

"After that, I made lightweight dumbbells and taught him basic weight-lifting exercises to shape his biceps and triceps. His size and his weight were taken care of so that he never hurt himself."

Determined Romeo is hoping to have an entertainment career after performing in many local TV shows.

He said: "I earn good money through my dance and bodybuilding shows but being rich doesn't interest me.

"My dream is to travel a lot - I want to perform in London with my idol, Jazzy-B."

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Big dreamer: Romeo hopes to become a famous star both in India and abroad

Weight lifter: Romeo lifts 1.5kg weights every day

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Today's Flying Cars

When George Jetson first flew across American TV screens in his flying car-like vehicle in 1962, many of us began wondering when we could buy our own Supersonic Suburbanite or Spacion Wagon. Amazingly, that day may be around the corner. After a century of unfulfilled promises, flying cars may fill the skies in the next few decades. There are still some obstacles to overcome, including receiving approval from the FAA, but the cars are close to being finished.

Photo courtesy Moller International The M200X, the predecessor of the Skycar, flew for the first time in 1989 to a height of 50 feet.

There is no lack of engineers taking on the challenge to design a new breed of flying cars. While sleeker, more advanced cars have been developed in the last decade, no one has come close to opening up a flying car dealership. Here are a few of the individuals attempting to deliver a flying car:

• Paul Moller has spent 40 years and millions of dollars developing his Skycar. He is now very close to developing the first mass-marketed flying car. In 1965, he demonstrated his first attempt, the XM-2, which hovered off the ground but didn't go anywhere. In 1989, Moller unveiled the M200X, which has now flown 200 flights and can go as high as 50 feet (15.24 meters).
• MACRO Industries in Huntsville, Ala., is developing a flying car that it's calling the SkyRider X2R. This aero car will be able to take off and land vertically. SkyRider incorporates the interior design of a 2-seat sports car with the mobility of a helicopter or airplane. The company said it is also developing 5 and 7-seat models of the SkyRider, and it should fit in most two-car garages. The navigation system will be controlled almost entirely by GPS satellites and cellular services.
• In Israel, Dr. Rafi Yoeli of Urban Aeronautics is testing the CityHawk, a prototype of a fly-by-wire car. He's also working on a project centered around the X-Hawk, a rotorless Verticle-Take-Off and Landing vehicle (VTOL). Visit this Web site for more information.
• In 1990, Kenneth Wernicke formed Sky Technologies to develop a small-winged flying car. His Aircar has flown at 200 to 400 mph (322 to 644 kph) and driven at 65 mph (105 kph). It's also small enough to fit into an average parking space.
• Recently, Branko Sarh, a senior engineer at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, has attempted to develop a flying car, called the Sokol A400, or Advanced Flying Automobile. Sarh designed a 4-passenger vehicle that would pop out telescoping wings at the push of a button.

Moller's latest design, the Skycar M400, is designed to take off and land vertically, like a Harrier Jet, in small spaces. It can reach speeds of 400 mph (644 kph), but will cruise at around 350 mph (563 kph), and it has a range of 900 miles (1449 km). Gasoline, diesel, alcohol, kerosene and propane can be used to fuel the Skycar, and its fuel mileage will be comparable to that of a medium-sized car, getting 20 miles (32.2 km) to the gallon. The initial cost of a Skycar will be about $1 million, but once it begins to be mass produced that price could come down to as low as $60,000.

Photo courtesy Moller International The Skycar will be operated completely by computer and guided by GPS satellites.

The four-seat Skycar is powered by eight rotary engines that are housed inside four metal housings, called nacelles, on the side of the vehicle. There are two engines in each nacelle so that if one of the engines in one of the nacelle fails, the other engine can sustain flight. The engines lift the craft with 720 horsepower, and then thrust the craft forward. The Wankel engine replaces pistons of a conventional engine with a single triangular rotor spinning inside an oval-shaped chamber, which creates compression and expansion as the rotor turns. There are three combustion chambers in the Wankel, with a crankshaft between them.

To make the Skycar safe and available to the general public, it will be completely controlled by computers using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, which Moller calls a fly-by-wire system. In case of an accident, the vehicle will release a parachute and airbags, internally and externally, to cushion the impact of the crash.

MACRO Industries' SkyRider X2R will also use this fly-by-wire system to safely transport passengers to their desired destinations. Drivers will simply get in, turn on the power and enter the address or phone number of their destination. SkyRider will do the rest. MACRO said that the system will be almost fully automatic, but may allow some manual control. Commands will be entered just by telling the car what you want it to do.

According to their Web site, MACRO is shooting to have a working vehicle produced sometime in 2006. The company is planning to power the vehicle with an enhanced automobile engine to drive four-ducted fans. The unique feature of the SkyRider will be the company's patented rotary cartridge valve, which is expected to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

The CityHawk is similar to the Skycar and SkyRider in that it also takes off and lands vertically. However, there are some key differences. The CityHawk will be powered by fans that are driven by four internal combustion engines. Much like in the Skycar, this redundancy of engines will allow the vehicle to land even if one of the engines is lost. The CityHawk is about the size of a Chevy Surburban, and will have cruising speeds of 90 to 100 miles per hour (145 to 161 kph). CityHawk developers say that it could be used as an air taxi, for news gathering and for traffic control.

The mass availability of flying cars could be very exciting or very scary, depending on how you look at it. If proper safeguards are put in place, they could be the answer to our ever-worsening traffic jams. Flying cars that can travel at hundreds of miles per hour would not only cut that rush hour commute to a few minutes, but it would allow us to live hundreds of miles farther from work and still make it to the office faster than by road-bound cars today.

Personal Air Vehicle Wouldn't it be great to be able to pack a few bags, grab your friends and fly anywhere in the world in your own personal jet anytime you want? The folks behind start-up "Terrafugia" hope to make your dreams come true by 2009 or 2010. Well, sort of. Change the dream to 'friend' and imagine the flight plan being somewhat limited.

The Terrafugia team is currently working on a personal air vehicle (known as the "Transition") that pretty much looks like an SUV with retractable wings. The Transition won't be able to whisk you off on a non-stop flight to any destination, but you will be able to get as far as 500 miles in one "jump." And, amazingly, the designers hope it will do it on a single tank of premium unleaded gas. Oh, and don't worry about having to rent a car once you reach your getaway -- as hinted at in its name, the Transition gets decent mileage on the road, too! (Planned vehicle specs: In flight, the Transition will fly up to 120 miles per hour and get 30 mpg. On the highway, it will get 40 mpg and around town, it will get 30 mpg.)

A full-size prototype is planned, but for now the designers are working with a one-fifth scale model in the wind tunnel and relying on computer simulations for development.