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Miniskirted Russians urge snow removal

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia

Too much snow and not enough beaus — so says a squad of miniskirted, high-heeled young women wielding snow shovels in Russia’s second city.

Seven women dressed for maximum hotness came to the frigid square in front of St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral on Thursday to chip away at snow and ice and demand better city snow removal.

They’re affiliated with XZ, a local group that uses beautiful women to draw attention to social problems.

Spokeswoman Eva Tornado claimed that tourism experts say foreign visitors avoid St. Petersburg in the winter because of the city’s problems in dealing with its snow. She also proclaimed: “We’d like more foreign men to come to the city!”

Oregon dog to get stem cells to help heal hip

MEDFORD, Ore.

A former Oregon military dog that did two tours of duty sniffing out bombs in Iraq is going to receive stem-cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis in his hips.

The Mail Tribune reports the 80-pound German shepherd named Basco was adopted in November by Debbie Richter in Medford after he was discharged by the military.

Hip problems such as arthritis can lead to early death for larger dogs, and surgery options such as hip replacement have a limited chance of success for an older dog like Basco, who is 7.

While researching alternatives, Richter says she found MediVet-America, which offers a stem-cell treatment for joint problems in dogs and horses using the animal’s own stem cells to regenerate damaged tissue.

An Oregon State University veterinarian will perform the procedure.

Woman wears dress for 6 mos. for a cause

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio

An Ohio woman is almost halfway to her goal of wearing the same dress every day for six months to help victims of sex trafficking.

Amy Seiffert of Bowling Green in northwest Ohio began limiting her wardrobe to a simple gray T-shirt dress Nov. 15. She plans to continue until May 15, wearing different accessories over and under the dress to change her look each day.

Seiffert tells WUPW-TV of Toledo she’s not buying new clothing and will donate the savings to The Daughter Project, a nonprofit organization that assists girls who have come out of the sex trade.

A federal investigation exposed Toledo as a center for the trade in 2005. Nine local girls had been sold as sex slaves as part of a child-prostitution ring.

Associated Press