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."
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."
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, 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."
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."