Hatice Kocaman

Turkish woman claims to be 'world's smallest person'
* "Record adjudicator Kelly Garrett traveled to the Kadirli district of the Mediterranean province of Osmaniye after hearing about Turkish newspapers’ reports on local resident Hatice Kocaman, 21, who is just 72.5 centimeters tall and weighs only seven kilograms."

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay restaurants found to be using pre-prepared meals (Guardian Newspaper, 18 April 2009)
* "It is not hard to guess what Gordon Ramsay said yesterday when he fell victim to a sting by the Sun newspaper, which caught his London gastro-pubs out using pre-prepared meals including boil-in-a-bag coq au vin at mark-ups of 500%. Whatever he said, it probably had an F in it."

Omayra Sanchez

photographs that shook the world: omayra sanchez (Obvious Magazine, August 28, 2008)
* "Omayra Sanchez, 13 years old, was the victim of volcano Nevado del Ruiz's eruption in 1985, that devasted the Armero village, in Colombia. Omayra was trapped for three days under the mud, clay and water that was left from her own house. When the paramedics, with scarce resources, tried to help her, they sadly realized there was nothing they could do, since to remove her from the deadly trap they would have to amputate her legs and the lack of a speacilist on the scene would result in her death."

Bobby Bonilla

The Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla $29.8 Million (Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2010)
* "Back in 2000, the Mets’s plan to buy out the remaining year in Bobby Bonilla’s contract seemed like a good one. But as The Journal’s Mike Sielski reports, next year they’ll start paying for it. And suddenly–like so many public pension plans–the idea doesn’t look like so savvy."

Kobayashi

Kobayashi, Hot Dog Champ, Declares Free Agency (Wall Street Journal) July 2, 2010
* "Perhaps taking a cue from LeBron James, who became a free agent this week, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is declaring his independence and striking out on his own. To do so, he’s willing to sit out this weekend’s hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island, the largest and best-known event in his, er, sport."

Takeru Kobayashi

Kobayashi, Hot Dog Champ, Declares Free Agency (Wall Street Journal) July 2, 2010
* "Perhaps taking a cue from LeBron James, who became a free agent this week, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is declaring his independence and striking out on his own. To do so, he’s willing to sit out this weekend’s hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island, the largest and best-known event in his, er, sport."