Thomas Beatie, the 'pregnant man' is pregnant again! That's the shocking revelation Barbara Walters unleashed on 'The View' recently about her accidental discovery - an announcement that shocked many conservatives in our society that have only recently 'recovered' from the news that a pregnant man gave birth last June. Baby Susan is now four months old, with a little playmate on the way to keep her company.
Apparently, Barbara Walters was doing a feature on Thomas Beatie, the 'pregnant man', his family and his journey, for 20/20. She drove to their place in Bend Oregon for the interview and to get a first-hand glimpse of their unorthodox family. During the course of the interview, Barbara Walters asked Thomas if he was taking testosterone (male hormones) again, to which the 'pregnant man' replied in the negative. Apparently, something suddenly clicked inside
Walter's head, call it female intuition, and she asked if Thomas is pregnant again. The answer was 'yes'. (Photos courtesy of ABC)
"So we’re doing this interview and I’m asking him if he’s taking testosterone again and he says no … so we’re talking about how they do it, what’s their sexual life like, how do they raise the child, and then I don’t know what …. I looked at him, and I said ‘Are you pregnant again?’ Thomas Beatie the pregnant man is pregnant again. The baby will be born in June. And I said ‘I’m speechless’ and they said ‘We thought you would be’."
That 20/20 feature will be aired later tonight but here's a short clip of that interview followed by a news report about Thomas Beatie's second pregnancy (I will be posting the complete 20/20 feature here when it becomes available:The Pregnant Man: Thomas Beatie and his Family
'Pregnant Man' Thomas Beatie is Pregnant Again!
Thomas Beatie used to be a woman but began to live as a man when he was in his twenties. Before Beatie became a transgender, he was Tracy Lagondino living in Hawaii. Friends in Honolulu quoted in news reports said she was in love with Nancy Roberts and got the sex change because Hawaii's laws did not support same sex marriage. It was the only way she knew how she and Nancy would be legally together for the rest of their lives. He had breast surgery to remove the glands and flatten his chest and testosterone therapy. However, he decided to keep his female reproductive organs.
In an interview with Oprah last year, he said that they decided to get pregnant because they wanted a child of their own. And because of Nancy's hysterectomy, the only option was for him to carry the baby. He stopped his testosterone therapy, bought sperm from a donor and got pregnant through artificial insemination. Defending his decision to have a child from numerous critics in print and broadcast media, as well as in their own community, he told Oprah: "I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn't define who I am. It's not a male or female desire to want to have a child, it's a human desire. And I'm a person and I have the right to have my own biological child."
Thomas Beatie, the 'pregnant man', is in his first trimester and they are expecting their second child in June.
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Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the world's longest legs
It's Guinness World Records Week, a celebration of world record-breaking events. And to kick things off, Svetlana Pankratova appeared before an amazed crowd of onlookers in New York's Times Square to show off the world's longest legs. With a height of 196 centimeters (6ft 5in), her legs measure an incredible 132 centimeters (4ft 4in) or about two-thirds of her body length! She also has very large feet, wearing a size 13 (US)/46 (EU). Born on August 29, 1971 in the Russian city of Volgograd, Svetlana Pankratova once played women's basketball at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where she was described as an impact player, setting three all-time records which are still active: No. 1 - Career Blocked Shots, 1992-95 (176), No. 1 - Single Season Total Blocked Shots, 1994-95 (75), and No. 8 - Single Season Field Goals,
1994-95 (178).
While less physically-blessed individuals may marvel at her whopping proportions, Svetlana is quick to point out the difficulties of having world record attributes. In an interview with NBC's Today Show, she said, "Some guys like it but others do not like standing next to a woman this tall, they are intimidated." He he. "It is also a challenge when I get on planes, I do not have enough legroom I must admit," she added. Well, I can just imagine how uncomfortable it must be. I don't think that even an airline's first class seats have enough room for those legs! Another problem that she most probably has is where to get her clothes, and shoes. While her upper body appears to have more typical dimensions, those extra long legs are definitely a problem. Where does she get her pants? Jeans? Or how about stockings and pantyhose? I guess only custom-made leg apparel will do.
Svetlana Pankratova also made an appearance in London's Trafalgar Square a few months ago, to promote the new edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The world's shortest man, He Pingping, was with her in that event. Though Pingping barely came up to Pankratova's knees at this rather bizarre photo shoot, the pair seemed rather happy in each other's company as they posed for photos on Trafalgar Square's steps in central London.
I have found a number of articles about Svetlana Pankratova in the course of researching for this post. However, there hasn't been any mention about what she does for a living at present and makes me rather curious. Does anybody out there know what her job is? Something related to sports perhaps?Svetlana Pankratova, The Woman With the World's Longest Legs
Svetlana Pankratova, The Woman With the World's Longest Legs
Guinness World Record HolderThe Woman With the World's Longest Legs Meets the Shortest Man
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how's your eyesight? take this eye exam
Have you been suffering from bouts of blurred vision, headaches that seem to occur after hours in front of the PC (blogging, surfing, whatever) or worse, dizzy spells? Well, I have and I think I may need to get a pair of glasses. The mere thought of it freaks me out because I don't think I'd look good wearing them. I used to wear a pair when I was in high school (non-prescription ones because I thought I'd look cool) and trust me, it wasn't a pretty sight. After a while I had to throw them away. To give you an idea, think 'Revenge of the Nerds'. Get the picture? He he. I know there are a lot of people who swear that glasses enhance their looks, my friends being some of them. Unfortunately, I'm one of the exceptions.
Over beer and karaoke, I mentioned my predicament to some of my friends last week and they were one in saying that I should have my eyes checked. Actually, their advice was to see a
doctor because these may be symptoms of something else, something worse. However, I think I'll start with my eyes, go to an ophthalmologist and take it from there. This move is easier on the pocket, and my sanity. Moreover, my fear of doctors, blood, syringes and all that stuff dictates that I should try the ophthalmologist first. I have an appointment on Friday.
However, I was surprised to receive the following in my email yesterday, with the following note attached: "This is brilliant! Try this. It's a new eye exam called the Oriental Eye Exam. It works! If you can't decipher anything, try pulling the corners of your eyes as if you were Chinese." It's from Dave, one of the friends I was out with last week.
I should have known better than to trust a guy who was already drunk when I brought up the subject last week. He he. But then again, it might be true! Maybe I should try this remedy first before going to the doctor. It might just work! What do you think? He he.
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While we're on the subject of eyesight, here's some good news. Prescription eyeglasses are available at unbelievable prices online. This was news to me as I thought only non-prescription glasses can be bought on the internet. Now, the convenience of shopping online is also available for those of us looking for the right pair of glasses.
One of the the biggest drawbacks I see in buying eyeglasses from a store in the mall is the availability as not even the biggest shops carry all the styles available. Sometimes, the most popular designs are sold out and one would have to either wait for the stock to be available, choose another design or look for another store. With shopping online, however, this won't be a problem, especially with the bigger stores like Zenni Optical. They have a complete line of eyeglasses to choose from - single vision, bi-focal, progressive, rimless, half-rim, full rim, aluminum alloy, titanium, etc. What's more, the prices are unbelievably affordable, something most welcome in these hard times.
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Sarah Palin related to Diana, Roosevelt; Obama to Brad Pitt
Here's a new twist in the 2008 US presidential elections. No, nothing serious. In fact, these recent discoveries are quite amusing. Ancestry.com has revealed that based on their records, genealogy experts have concluded that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin is distantly related to the late Princess Diana. Wait, there's more. She's also a distant cousin to the late U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt! Now, how's that for pedigree?
The governor of Alaska and the princess are tenth cousins, while Palin and Roosevelt are ninth cousins once removed, said Ancestry.com. Palin and the late princess descended from John Strong and his wife Abigail Ford, according to the online genealogists. Strong was born around 1605 in England and emigrated to the United States, where he died in Massachusetts in 1699.
Palin and Roosevelt, on the other hand, share ancestor John Lothrop, who was born in England in 1584 and also emigrated to America, where he died in Massachusetts in 1653. According to family and local histories, Lothrop was a Puritan Presbyterian minister who arrived in the Massachusetts colony in 1634, said Ancestry.com.
The genealogical connections are not the first to gain attention in the 2008 US presidential campaign. Last year, Lynne Cheney, wife of the Vice President, said she found, while tracing her family roots, that her husband Vice President Dick Cheney was a distant cousin of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama! Other researchers also discovered that Barack Obama is distant cousins with actor Brad Pitt.
What do these all mean and what bearing do these revelations have on the current campaign? Well, nothing, I suppose. They don't add any plus points to the candidate. In Obama's case, I think his relation to Dick Cheney is even more of a disadvantage. He he. With Sarah Palin, it's good to find out that she comes from a well-heeled and illustrious line, though I doubt if these cousins' kin will endorse her candidacy. He he.
Postscript: Ancestry.com is a subscription-based genealogy research website with over 5 billion records online with more being added almost daily. The majority of records are from the United States, though a growing number of records are being added for other countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and various European countries. Some of these records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription.
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Anime junkies can't get enough of Inuyasha, and my niece Monica is one of them, scouring video shops for the latest DVDs of her favorite hero, and the net for updates on available video episodes online. It was only recently that I discovered an almost complete compilation of
Inuyasha (and Kagome) online episodes for viewing and/or download and I was happy to tell her about it. The following is the said list for others like her.
The story of Inuyasha begins in feudal Japan, where our hero steals the Jewel of Four Souls, an item that can increase one's powers enormously, from a village. He doesn't get far, however, as Kikyo, the village priestess, stops him. Kikyo, fearing that the jewel might fall into evil hands, seals Inuyasha into eternal sleep inside a sacred tree. After being mortally wounded, Kikyo tells her younger sister, Kaede, to burn the jewel with her body to prevent it from falling into the hands of evil.
In modern Tokyo, Kagome wanders near the Bone Eaters Well while looking for her cat. A centipede demon drags her down the well into magical feudal Japan where she finds Inuyasha still sealed in the tree. Recognizing she is the reincarnation of her sister Kikyo, Kaede tells her of the story of Kikyo and Inuyasha. To defeat the demon centipede, Kagome releases Inuyasha from his sleep. But succeeding battles with other demons seeking the Jewel shatters it into numerous shards across Japan. Thus begins the adventures of Inuyasha and Kagome to recover the lost shards.Watch/Download Inuyasha Episodes Online
(Season 1 Episode Links/Guide)
Inuyasha Episode 1: The Girl Who Overcame Time & the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
Inuyasha Episode 2: Seekers of the Sacred Jewel
Inuyasha Episode 3: Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again
Inuyasha Episode 4: Yura of the Demon-Hair
Inuyasha Episode 5: Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
Inuyasha Episode 6: Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword
Inuyasha Episode 7: Showdown! InuYasha vs. Sesshomaru
Inuyasha Episode 8: The Toad Who Would Be Prince
Inuyasha Episode 9: Enter Shippo... Plus, The Amazing Thunder Brothers
Inuyasha Episode 10: Phantom Showdown: Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga
Inuyasha Episode 11: Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
Inuyasha Episode 12: The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul
Inuyasha Episode 13: Mystery of the New Moon & Black-haired InuYasha
Inuyasha Episode 14: Kikyo's Stolen Ashes
Inuyasha Episode 15: Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
Inuyasha Episode 16: Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku
Inuyasha Episode 17: Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter
Inuyasha Episode 18: Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
Inuyasha Episode 19: Go Home To Your Own Time, Kagome!
Inuyasha Episode 20: Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo!
Inuyasha Episode 21: Naraku's True Identity Unveiled
Inuyasha Episode 22: A Wicked Smile; Kikyo's Wandering Soul
Inuyasha Episode 23: Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss
Inuyasha Episode 24: Enter Sango the Demon Slayer!
Inuyasha Episode 25: Naraku's Insidious Plot
Inuyasha Episode 26: The Secret of the Jewel of Four Souls Revealed
Inuyasha Episode 27: The Lake of the Evil Water GodWatch/Download Inuyasha Episodes Online
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Inuyasha Episode 28: Miroku Falls Into a Dangerous Trap
Inuyasha Episode 29: Sango's Suffering and Kohaku's Life
Inuyasha Episode 30: Tetsusaiga Is Stolen! Showdown At Naraku's Castle!
Inuyasha Episode 31: Jinenji, Kind Yet Sad
Inuyasha Episode 32: Kikyo and InuYasha, Into the Miasma
Inuyasha Episode 33: Kikyo, Captured by Naraku
Inuyasha Episode 34: Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga
Inuyasha Episode 35: The True Owner of the Great Sword
Inuyasha Episode 36: Kagome Kidnapped by Koga, the Wolf-Demon
Inuyasha Episode 37: The Man Who Fell In Love With Kagome
Inuyasha Episode 38: Two Hearts, One Mind
Inuyasha Episode 39: Trapped In A Duel To The Death
Inuyasha Episode 40: The Deadly Trap of Kagura the Wind Sorceress
Inuyasha Episode 41: Kagura's Dance and Kanna's Mirror
Inuyasha Episode 42: The Wind Scar Fails
Inuyasha Episode 43: Tetsusaiga Breaks
Inuyasha Episode 44: Kaijinbo's Evil Sword
Inuyasha Episode 45: Sesshomaru Wields Tokijin
Inuyasha Episode 46: Juromaru and Kageromaru
Inuyasha Episode 47: Onigumo's Heart Still Beats Within Naraku
Inuyasha Episode 48: Return to the Place Where We First Met
Inuyasha Episode 49: Kohaku's Lost Memory
Inuyasha Episode 50: That Unforgettable Face
Inuyasha Episode 51: InuYasha's Soul, Devoured
Inuyasha Episode 52: The Demon's True Nature
Inuyasha Episode 53: Father's Old Enemy: Ryukotsusei
Inuyasha Episode 54: Backlash Wave: Tetsusaiga's Ultimate TechniqueWatch/Download Inuyasha Episodes Online
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Inuyasha Episode 55: The Stone Flower and Shippo's First Love
Inuyasha Episode 56: Temptress in the Mist
Inuyasha Episode 57: Fateful Night in Togenkyo Part I
Inuyasha Episode 58: Fateful Night in Togenkyo Part II
Inuyasha Episode 59: The Beautiful Sister Apprentices
Inuyasha Episode 60: The 50 Year-Old Curse of the Dark Priestess
Inuyasha Episode 61: Kikyo and the Dark Priestess
Inuyasha Episode 62: Tsubaki's Unrelenting Evil Spell
Inuyasha Episode 63: The Red and White Priestesses
Inuyasha Episode 64: Giant Ogre of the Forbidden Tower
Inuyasha Episode 65: Farewell, Days of My Youth
Inuyasha Episode 66: Naraku's Barrier - Kagura's Decision
Inuyasha Episode 67: The Howling Wind of Betrayal
Inuyasha Episode 68: Shippo Receives an Angry Challenge
Inuyasha Episode 69: Terror of the Faceless Man
Inuyasha Episode 70: Onigumo's Memories Restored
Inuyasha Episode 71: Three-Sided Battle to the Death
Inuyasha Episode 72: Totosai's Rigid Training
Inuyasha Episode 73: Shiori's Family and InuYasha's Feelings
Inuyasha Episode 74: The Red Tetsusaiga Breaks the Barrier
Inuyasha Episode 75: The Plot of the Panther Devas
Inuyasha Episode 76: Target: Sesshomaru and InuYasha
Inuyasha Episode 77: The Panther Tribe and the Two Swords of the Fang
Inuyasha Episode 78: Only You, Sango
Inuyasha Episode 79: Jaken's Plan to Steal Tetsusaiga
Inuyasha Episode 80: Sesshomaru and the Abducted Rin
Inuyasha Episode 81: Vanishing Point: Naraku Disappears
Inuyasha Episode 82: Gap Between the Ages
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another PayPal email internet scam victim!
Dear Customer, Thank you for using PayPal! PayPal Email ID PP309-4486
'I think I've been scammed. My PayPal account is empty when I checked it this morning! The bogus PayPal email got me!' That was the message that jolted my sleepy head into consciousness this morning, the first text message I opened on my mobile when I woke up. It came from Rina (not her real name, hope you understand), a friend from work who started blogging seven months ago at my encouragement (and insistence). My first reaction was panic! What if my PayPal account is empty too? What if I have been scammed myself? I immediately checked my account, scampering to the PC and fumbling with the keyboard as my nerves got the better of me. To add to my terror, my password was rejected twice! A few deep breaths
calmed me a bit to and helped my fingers type the correct password the third time. My hard-earned moolah intact and I was relieved.
Rina, on the other hand, was in tears when I got hold of her. She was saving up for a PS3 for her son, laboring through endless hours of paid posts, reviews and surveys. Now all the money she earned was gone. She fell victim to another mutation of a bogus PayPal email circulating in cyberspace, the same email, by coincidence, that I received a few minutes ago (hence this post). Here is a copy of it for your reference. You may have the same scam PayPal email in your inbox right now. free software, software download, free software download upgrade, application software,
This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal
to detect inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes.
The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next 1 month.,
Once you have updated your account records your PayPal will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
This notification expires on 08 September 2008.
Please follow the link below
and renew your account information
Resolution Center
The PayPal Team
This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response
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Copyright © 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved.
I have received quite a number of bogus emails since enlisting with PayPal and I have learned my lesson from the first scam email I received. The most important things are these:
http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/index.html
Please be reminded that this scam does not only happen to PayPal clients. eBay, bank clients (especially those involved in online transactions) and credit card holders are also a prime target. But let us always remember that awareness is the key to fight this. Rina has learned her lesson, and I hope this post will serve as a reminder to other out there to be more careful next time. laptops, notebooks, cheap laptops, cheap desktops, refurbished laptops, laptop repair
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my cup runneth over: a tale of misfortune and luck
Life is full of surprises. There are triumphs as well as defeats, setbacks and misfortune as well as opportunities and good luck. It's a mix of the good and bad, just like what happened to me last Saturday. Mind you, this is no post about something profound and earth-shattering. But rather, it is a simple tale of stupidity, bad luck and an overflowing cup glass of beverage.
My appointment was for three in the afternoon but, as usual, I arrived early. I wanted some time to myself to explore the mall. I haven't been out much the past couple of weeks and I wanted to catch up on on of my favorite hobbies, window shopping. He he. Sonny, Alex and I were to meet and decide if we were to watch the Eraserheads reunion concert later that day. As I rested after a few rounds, I decided to break my no-soda policy and ordered my favorite diet soft drink at a famous cafe. There I was busily enjoying people-
watching - another favorite past time of mine in public places. My phone rang, it was Sonny's wife, Grace. We hadn't talked to each other in a while and that simple phone call turned into another talkathon. Little did I know that it would be the cause of my biggest problem (and embarrassment) for the day.
While busily yapping on the phone with Grace, I didn't notice that the diet soda I was pouring into my glass had overflowed. It was too late when I felt the cool wetness of the beverage as it soaked through my crotch to the family jewels! Needless to say, I jumped from my seat and threw down the phone on the table, to the surprise of other customers in the cafe. By then the liquid had run to the seat of my pants and down to mid-thigh! I was cursing like hell because of my stupidity and attracting more attention in the process. It was hopeless and I knew it. To make matters worse, the stain was horrible. It would have been better had I worn jeans instead of my favorite beige chinos! Now I look like a guy with the map of China smack right across his crotch (with Vietnam and Thailand on my right thigh!), I told myself. And I was sure the view from behind was just as bad.
Sonny and Alex arrived a few minutes later and, as expected, couldn't stop teasing me about my predicament. "Did you really have to go?" "Couldn't you hold it until you reached the bathroom?" "You should have poured soda to the rest of your pants to hide that stain!" were just some of the ribbing that I got. He he, not funny (to me at least).
We canceled the concert date as a result of the "accident". I couldn't go looking like that. Going home to change would take a lot of time (and gas), and buying another pair of pants in the mall was out of the question. The date was canceled. But, as we would learn much later, my "accident" was actually a blessing in disguise. The Eraserheads reunion concert was stopped midway beacuse Ely Buendia, the band's lead, had to be taken to the hospital after suffering from overfatigue and, probably, another heart attack. That "accident" just saved us 1,300 bucks each!
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the real Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch) found in Georgia! really?
The internet is abuzz with everything about the alleged bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, that has been found in the forests of Georgia. There is even a bigfoot press conference scheduled sometime today in California, purported to reveal conclusive evidence about the bigfoot that was found dead a few days ago, with bigfoot pictures, big foot videos and, listen to this, bigfoot DNA that will convince the staunchest of skeptics out there. Naturally, thousands are interested in this development, believers and doubters alike. But haven't we all been though some of these before? Haven't we been victimized by one bigfoot hoax after another in the past? Have we been brainwashed by adventurist TV shows into believing that bigfoot (sasquatch) really exists?
I remember watching many episodes of bigfoot-related shows while growing up many years ago. 'McGyver' was one of them. Also, faded reruns of 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and 'Bionic Woman' have many episodes dedicated to this legend, with the bionic heroes chasing and
battling the hairy, oversized beast. (For the young readers out there, those TV shows mentioned were all popular in the 80's, during your parents' teenage years.) Back then, I didn't know about this bigfoot legend. I thought they were just characters conjured up by over-imaginative TV writers for ratings purposes. I didn't know that people really believed they exist. But what really is a bigfoot according to legends? I found the following in Wikipedia (for the benefit of those who have been living under a rock these past years):Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is an alleged ape-like creature said to inhabit remote forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Bigfoot is sometimes described as a large, hairy bipedal hominoid, and some believe that this animal, or its close relatives, may be found around the world under different regional names, such as the Yeti of Tibet and Nepal, the Yeren of mainland China, the Orang Pendek of Indonesia, and the Yowie of Australia.
Bigfoot is described as being between 6–10 feet (1.8–3.0 m) tall, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. The head seems to sit directly on the shoulders, with no apparent neck. Alleged witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as rounded and crested, similar to the sagittal crest of the male gorilla. A strong, unpleasant smell is sometimes attributed to bigfoot.[2]
They are claimed to be mainly nocturnal, and seemingly omnivorous. In encounters where a human reported shining a flashlight at them, the eyes glowed red, possibly due to a tapetum lucidum in their eyes, not found in any other higher primate.
Sasquatches are rarely claimed to be aggressive, with only one reported case of a man being killed by one (found in The Wilderness Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt). Although there are claims of harassment of humans traveling through a forest that could be a part of a Sasquatch’s territory.
This recent bigfoot sighting is understandably generating a lot of curiosity, what with new evidence to be presented like bigfoot DNA and even the actual frozen corpse of the bigfoot hidden in a freezer somewhere. Let's just wait and see where this leads. There have been too many hoaxes in the past for people to think that this may be another one.
postscript: Here is a list of some of the most notable bigfoot sightings in history (from Wikipedia):# 1840: Protestant missionary Reverend Elkanah Walker recorded myths of hairy giants that were persistent among Native Americans living in Spokane, Washington. The Indians claimed that these giants steal salmon and had a strong smell.
# 1884: Town of Yale, British Columbia, a strange creature was caught, what believed to be a young bigfoot, His nickname was called "Jacko" standing 4 feet and 7 inches, and weighs about 127 pounds.
# 1924: Fred Beck and four other miners claimed to have been attacked by several sasquatches in Ape Canyon in July, 1924. The creatures reportedly hurled large rocks at the miners’ cabin for several hours during the night. This case was publicized in newspaper reports printed in 1924.
# 1941: Jeannie Chapman and her children claimed to have escaped their home when a large sasquatch, allegedly 7½ feet tall, approached their residence in Ruby Creek, British Columbia.
# 1940s onward: People living in Fouke, Arkansas have reported that a Bigfoot-like creature, dubbed the “Fouke Monster”, inhabits the region. A high number of reports have occurred in the Boggy Creek area and are the basis for the 1973 film The Legend of Boggy Creek.
# 1955: William Roe claimed to have seen a close-up view of a female sasquatch from concealment near Mica Mountain, British Columbia.
# 1958: Two construction workers, Leslie Breazale and Ray Kerr, reported seeing a sasquatch about 45 miles northeast of Eureka, California. Sixteen-inch tracks had previously been spotted in the northern California woods.
# 1967: On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin captured a purported sasquatch on film in Bluff Creek, California in what would come to be known as the Patterson-Gimlin film.
# 1970: A family of bigfoot-like creatures called "zoobies" was observed on multiple occasions by a San Diego psychiatrist named Dr. Baddour and his family near their Alpine, California home, as reported in an interview with San Diego County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Doug Huse, who investigated the sightings.
# 1995: On August 28, 1995, a TV film crew from Waterland Productions pulled off the road into Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and filmed what they claimed to be a sasquatch in their RV's Headlights.
# 2005: On April 16, 2005, A creature resembling a bigfoot was reportedly seen on the bank of the Nelson River in Norway House, Manitoba. Two minutes and forty seconds of footage was taken by ferry operator Bobby Clarke from across the Nelson River. Canadian rock band The Weakerthans later recorded a song about this sighting, "Bigfoot!", on their 2007 album Reunion Tour.
# 2006: On December 14, 2006, Shaylane Beatty, a woman from the Dechambault Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, was driving to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan when, she claimed, saw the creature near the side of the highway at Torch River. Several men from the village drove down to the area and found footprints, which they tracked through the snow. They found a tuft of brown hair and took photographs of the tracks.
# 2007: On September 16, 2007, hunter Rick Jacobs captured an image of a possible sasquatch using an automatically triggered camera attached to a tree. A spokesperson for the Pennsylania Game Commission challenged the Bigfoot explanation, saying that it looked like "a bear with a severe case of mange." The sighting happened near the town of Ridgway, Pennsylvania in the Allegheny National Forest, which is about 115 miles north of Pittsburgh.
# 2008: Berry-pickers reports a sasquatch sighting in northern Ontario, Canada.
# 2008: In August 2008, two hunters, Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton, claimed that they had discovered the deceased body of a Sasquatch in a forest in northern Georgia. Two samples of genetic material, supposedly from the alleged remains of the Bigfoot, have been shown to contain human and opossum DNA respectively, while a third has been inconclusive for technical reasons.
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my SEO adventure: the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat
My head is throbbing, my eyes are bloodshot, my back hurts and the pain on my butt is unmistakable. No, I'm not sick. My body is just reaping the rewards of my current search engine optimization (SEO) madness. Yup, I've been bitten by the bug as well and I've spent most of my time in front of the PC these past three days, updating, linking, optimizing my 2008 Olympics medal count page.
Having zero knowledge and negative interest in SEO several months ago, I discovered its joys (and financial rewards) quite accidentally through my Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz post. I was pleasantly surprised by the spike in traffic, the increase in subscribers and the surge in Adsense earnings it brought. Wow, I told myself, this is much better than desperately waiting for paid posting opps daily! This is quite easy. Or so I thought. Since then I was hooked. I tried my new-found skills again with my Miss Universe 2008 posts and was fairly successful. But my hands were itching for
something better, something bigger, and I found it in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
At first, I didn't know where to start. Then I stumbled on a blog with an Olympics medal count page, in July! That's when I realized that bloggers were eagerly jostling for positions that early, like race horses on the starting gate, waiting for the gun to sound off. I followed suit and started applying my little knowledge of optimization. To my surprise, my Olympic medal count page received tremendous traffic when the Games opened three days ago, and maintained a steady surge until today. Sure, I wasn't number 1, but landing on the first page of Google's search was good enough SEO ranking for a newbie like me. The additional traffic was great and so was the Adsense and SEO earnings. I was grinning from ear to ear,
But then I noticed a downtrend in visits starting this afternoon. With the Olympics not even halfway, this was a bad sign for my blog. A quick check at Google's SERPs revealed the culprit. The SEO experts (SEO specialists, or whatever they're called) had started to come in, armed with in-depth SEO marketing and optimization knowledge on how to quickly reach the top spot of Google's search and trounce pretenders like myself. Their 2008 Olympics medal tally posts seemingly swept my modest blog to the wayside. I knew it was too good to last.
Still, I will continue to link and optimize my Beijing Olympics blog post to maintain a respectable SEO ranking for the rest of the Summer Games, and hopefully earn some more from Adsense. But starting tomorrow I have a new goal, to learn more about SEO optimization and be prepared for the next battle!
postscript: For all you other SEO newbies out there, I hope you won't be discouraged by this tale. Every defeat is a learning experience and this is no exception. And, as with every battle, ammunition is the key. Let's start learning more about search engine optimization and start earning more with our blogs. seo, search engine optimization, serp, google search, page rank, seo skills, seo battle, olympics seo, serp, seo software, seo help, seo program, seo sevices, seo marketing, seo tips, seo optimization, seo ranking, seo rankings, seo placement, seo spe