Dominique Lanoise

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U.S. resident Dominique Lanoise, who weighs 500 pounds (226 kg), poses for a photo at her provisional home in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, June 9, 2010. Lanoise, who landed in Port-au-Prince to visit her grandmother in November 2009, has been waiting for her flight back to Miami for about 6 months, after delays and being denied travel by international airlines due to her weight issues. Lanoise has been living in the Dominican Republic since February 2010, and will be transported back to Miami by a military flight early Thursday after one of her daughters died in Miami 15 days ago, local media reported. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

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World Cup Fans Ten-year-old Tylo Kenneth wears a colored mohawk wig while walking through the spectator zone on the V&A Waterfront Thursday, June 10, 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town will play host to one of the opening matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament on Friday between Uruguay and France. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Brazil Gay Parad... A reveller poses for a photo during the annual Gay Pride Parade at the Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Philippines Vict... A costumed performer shows his skill in Manila's financial district of Makati, Philippines, during a victory parade for Philippine Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay and the celebration for the 340th founding anniversary of the city Friday, June 11, 2010. Binay who will assume office on July 1 was the city's former mayor. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)
Germany Strawber... A woman tastes a strawberry on a field near Nehms, northern Germany, on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, on the occasion of the official beginning of the strawberry harvest in northern Germany. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper)
Strasburg Debut Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is covered in shaving cream after the Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 in Strasburg's debut in the majors, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Washington. Strasburg struck out 14 batters and picked up the win. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Queen Bee A queen bee (C) is seen among other bees in a honeycomb at a bee farm near the city of Probishtip, some 140 km (87 miles) east from the capital Skopje, Macedonia, June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski)
Children Protest Lebanese schoolchildren bring together their painted hands in front of a Palestinian flag during their re-enactment of Israel's storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, at the port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 7, 2010, in protest against the raid. (REUTERS/Ali Hashisho)
Clown Demonstrat... A clown demonstrates during a protest in San Salvador June 10, 2010. The clowns were protesting against the crimes perpetrated by two men who had dressed as clowns and killed a man on a bus before robbing the other passengers on the vehicle. (REUTERS/Luis Galdamez)
Jumping Over Bab... A man dressed in a red and yellow costume representing the devil, known as El Colacho, jumps over babies placed on a mattress during traditional Corpus Christi celebrations in Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, northern Spain June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Ricardo Ordonez)
La Patum Revellers take part in the "La Patum" festival in Berga city, north of Barcelona, June 7, 2010. "La Patum" is a popular and traditional festival that is celebrated annually in Berga city during Corpus Christi, featuring performances with mystical and symbolical figures that dance, and fire and pyrotechnics. (REUTERS/Albert Gea)
El Salvador Prot... A clown going by the name Ivan performs a fire-spitting act, during a protest of professional clowns against the common practice of armed bandits who pose as clowns and rob people on buses and other forms of public transport, in San Salvador, Thursday June 10 , 2010. The protest was held after two clown impostors killed a passenger last Monday on a public bus during a robbery. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
MTV Movie Awards Mark Wahlberg (top) and Will Ferrell perform during the presentation of Best Villian during the 2010 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
Justin the Robot German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she touches a robot called "Justin" at the ILA International Air Show in Schoenefeld south of Berlin, June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
Jellyfish In this May 26 photo, a jellyfish with its translucent body and many short, fringe-like, white tentacles, makes its way in the ocean near Three Islands, off of Harpswell, Maine. There is a four-leaf clover pattern near the center and according to the Maine Audubon Society, the jellyfish can sting its prey, but it is harmless to humans. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
Brown Pelicans Brown pelicans, covered in oil from BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, huddle together in a cage at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, Louisiana June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Lee Celano)
Brazil Gay Parad... A man dances next to police officers during the 14th Gay Parade in Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Nacho Doce)
Coca Celebration A five-year-old girl, dressed in a traditional costume called "Penlas", dances on the shoulders of a woman during the "Coca" celebration in Redondela, the rural northeastern Spain, June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal)
MTV Movie Awards Christina Aguilera performs at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
Escaramuzas and ... Women dressed as Escaramuzas, also known as cowgirls, and a Charro are seen before their performance during the anniversary of the inauguration of Lienzo La Nacional in Mexico City June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Eliana Aponte)
Mud Olympics A participant of the 'Wattoluempiade' (mud-olympics) takes a shower following their soccer match on the mudflats of the river Elbe in Brunsbuettel near Hamburg, Germany, June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen)
Running of the B... Women dressed as brides take part in a race in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, June 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)
Real Salt Lake D... DC United's Jordan Graye (16) holds Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio (15) during the first half of an MLS soccer game Saturday, June 5 , 2010, in Washington.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Belmont Stakes H... Jockey Mike Smith, right, celebrates after riding Drosselmeyer to win the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Beach Closed A security guard keeps watch as workers remove oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill, Sunday, June 6, 2010 in Grand Isle, La.. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
NASCAR Pocono Au... A person, lower right, walks down pit road as rain delays the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 auto race, Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Midwest Storms Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland views tornado damage in Millbury, Ohio Sunday, June 6, 2010. Authorities say tornados and thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest overnight killed a number of people in Ohio, destroyed 50 homes and damaged a high school gymnasium where graduation was to be held Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Saving a Deer Albin Orawiec rescues a deer which was trying to escape from the floods in Slupcza, near Sandomierz, southern Poland, June 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Pawel Malecki)
Hungarian Gypsie... A Hungarian gypsy family sits near their tent after the Bodva river flooded their home in Edeleny, northern Hungary June 7, 2010. (REUTERS/NEPSZABADSAG/Arpad Kurucz)
Patriots Footbal... New England Patriots wide receiver Torry Holt laughs while standing on his head during a football team practice at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, June 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Apple iPhone Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Australia Circa Performer Lewis West is stood on by a fellow cast member during a sequence called Red Shoes during a dress rehearsal for their show "Circa" Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Sydney Opera House. The show mixes elements of a circus with contemporary dance. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
NCAA Alabama Ga ... Alabama players celebrate after defeating Georgia Tech 10-8 in the NCAA college baseball tournament regional title game in Atlanta on Monday, June 7, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Makeshift Playho... Children play in an overturned shelter for security guards outside a residential compound in Mumbai June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Reinhard Krause)
Hard Hat A hard hat from an oil worker lies in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Lee Celano)
Worshippers in J... A bird flies past as worshippers pray on a hill overlooking the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Meg Whitman Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman celebrates after winning the Republican nomination for California governor in Los Angeles, California, June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
English National... A pair of English National Ballet dancers, from the current production of Swan Lake, enter the Royal Albert Hall after posing for photographs in London June 8, 2010. (REUTERS/Suzanne)
Dominique Lanois... U.S. resident Dominique Lanoise, who weighs 500 pounds (226 kg), poses for a photo at her provisional home in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, June 9, 2010. Lanoise, who landed in Port-au-Prince to visit her grandmother in November 2009, has been waiting for her flight back to Miami for about 6 months, after delays and being denied travel by international airlines due to her weight issues. Lanoise has been living in the Dominican Republic since February 2010, and will be transported back to Miami by a military flight early Thursday after one of her daughters died in Miami 15 days ago, local media reported. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Indian Medicine A woman swallows a live fish that has been dipped in homemade medicine during a camp in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad June 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder)
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Fanatics A fan rides a bicycle with the flags of Mexico and Brazil attaches on near Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, June 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva)
Devo Singer Mark Mothersbaugh, lead singer of the U.S. band Devo, poses for a photograph in a hotel elevator in London June 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)
Baboon Dental Su... A vet carries out a dental surgery on a male baboon (Papio Hamadryas) at the Santa Fe Zoo in Medellin, Colombia, June 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Fredy Amariles)
The Situation Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino attends the 2010 CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
2010 CMT Awards ... Carrie Underwood performs at the 2010 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Crime Scene Gawk... Passengers look out through bus windows at a crime scene, where police found one of four severed heads left around Guatemala City June 10, 2010. According to police, notes found with the heads point to prison gangs. (REUTERS/Daniel LeClair)
Diamond League A... Chaunte Howard-Lowe of the U.S. reacts during the women's high jump event at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Rome June 10, 2010. (REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito)
Yoga in India Participants perform "Poorna Bhujangasana", a form of yoga to make spine flexible, at a yoga camp in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 10, 2010. More than 80 students participated. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
India Monsoons A washer man beats clothes on a rock in the Daya River as monsoon clouds hover over Bhubaneswar, India, Friday, June 11, 2010. The monsoon season in India begins in June. Last year India's summer monsoon, vital for agriculture because of the rainfall it brings, was the weakest since 1972. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)