He's Not Ugly!
6/30/2009 10:23:00 AM Posted by noel
Pabst, a boxer mix, won in the 21st annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. Don't you think the competition is so mean? And why would someone enter his dog in the competition? If you love your dog, you won't call him ugly in any way.
But maybe the prices (1600 USD, modelling contract, and a tablefull of collars, leashes and toys) made it okay for the world to call their dogs ugly.
Acromegaly
6/24/2009 06:25:00 PM Posted by noel
Most people, especially us Asians, want to grow tall. Statuesque like a model, tall like an NBA player. That's why Cherifer is so popular among mothers who want their kids to grow taller than their genes could offer.
But Tanya Angus has a different story. She lived a normal teenage life. By the time she was 20, she was 5'11" and weighed 115 pounds. But then she noticed her clothes and shoes don't fit her anymore. She consulted several doctors about it but all of them said there's practically nothing wrong about it.
Now she's 30. And she's 480 pounds at 6'6". Doctors recognize that she has acromegaly, a disorder that makes you grow even after the puberty period. So you could be 50 and still growing.
According to Wikipedia: Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH) after epiphyseal plate closure. A number of disorders may affect the pituitary to create this circumstance, although most commonly it involves a GH producing tumor derived from a distinct type of cells (somatotrophs) and called pituitary adenoma.
Andre the Giant had this disorder, too, but he was never treated. He died young at the age of 46 due to heart problems.
Tanya, though, is now being treated. But it may be too late. Her condition is not getting any better despite many surgeries. A large brain tumor wrapped around her pituitary gland keeps on coming back even if several surgeries were done to remove it.
Realizing her hopeless condition, Tanya wants acromegaly be known. She wants to reach out and tell others with the same condition to get treatment as early as possible.
She's a brave woman. And in some other way, she's also telling us to be thankful for our good health... and to just be contented with how tall (or short) we are.
Photo via weeklyworldnews.com
New Cover For New Moon
6/24/2009 12:17:00 PM Posted by noel
Now I know why Twilight books are being given away by Kodak. I myself got a free New Moon when I bought a Kodak last month.
It's because they're reprinting it with new cover.
Teen Sues For Starry Face
6/20/2009 01:39:00 PM Posted by noel
What would you do if you woke up with 56 star tattoes on your face?
Of course you'd sue. And that's what the Romanian teen Kimberly Vlaeminck did to tattoo artist Rouslan Tourmaniantz.
Kimberly, 18, said she only asked for three star tattooes near her left eye. How did it become 56? She said she was so relaxed during the process that she fell asleep. She only woke up when Rouslan was already working on her nose of what was now the 56th tattoo.
Did the tattoo artist get possessed by an ink god (whatever) that he wasn't able to stop on the third star?
Well Rouslan said he only did what he was asked to do. He also explained that Kimberly was awake the whole time and was even happy when she left the shop. She only got dismayed and blamed Rouslan when she got negative feedbacks from her family.
Rouslan, though, wants to keep his clients happy and said he'd pay for half the cost of the tattoo removal. Now that's half of the 10,000 euros Kimberly is suing him for. It's actually the cost of the laser removal.
Photo via celebritysmackblog.com
Coffin Couch
6/19/2009 11:28:00 PM Posted by noel
Would you even consider sitting on this coffin err couch?
DotA Allstars 6.60b
6/19/2009 11:16:00 PM Posted by noel
I hope they make an AI map of this one soon.
Download DotA Allstars 6.60b here.
Jammie Thomas-Rasset Fined For Using KaZaA
6/19/2009 03:20:00 PM Posted by noel
Jammie Thomas-Rasset is a 32-year-old married mother of four. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from St. Cloud State University. She is accused of illegally downloading and distributing 24 songs via KaZaA. Thomas-Rasset denies it.
Now she must pay fines totaling $1.92 million to the RIAA, as a penalty for violating the copyrights on 24 songs
Good grief. If there was a clear law here regarding the use of KaZaA, Limewire, torrent, and the likes, I think 80% of Metro Manila's population would be charged.
But then again, I guess they should go to the root of the problem. Why not imprison whoever made KaZaA?
This is like punishing those who use illegal drugs but letting the drug suppliers run free.
Photo via geek.com