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6ft 9 teenager who cannot fit on the school bus

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:23:44 PDT

A 14-year-old girl who stands at 6ft 9in has been forced to quit school because she cannot fit on the school bus.Elisany Silva is believed to be suffering from a rare disease which has caused her extreme height. She hopes to use her height to her advantage however, and is interested in modelling – she will reportedly make her debut on the runway at a bridal show in Belem, Brazil, according to the

Britney Griner Plays Basketball

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:39:00 PDT

The thigh's the limit! How our 5ft 2 3/4in man measured up on a date with the world's longest legs

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:32:36 PDT

From the Daily Mail. Had I met Svetlana Pankratova 20 years ago, I'd have run a mile. Not that it would have taken her very long to catch me. Hold on a moment. I ought to be honest with myself - there's not a hope in hell that she'd have made chase. Just look at the maths. Svetlana is many things. She is blonde, big-eyed, confident and attractive. She is also the owner of the longest pair of

Pictured: What happened when the world's smallest man met the woman with the longest legs

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:12:22 PDT

One is the smallest man in the world, the other is the woman with the longest legs and the instructions from the former to the latter when they met this morning: 'Don't look up.'At just 29.37in tall, He Ping Ping's little head barely reaches Svetlana Pankrtova's knees. But then, her legs do go on a fair way - measuring 51.96in long. At 6ft 7in from head to toe, Pankratova is well short of being

Tall Girl Rebecca Thomas Guest Blogs!

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:25:21 PDT

For some people, their short height has always proved a challenge -- it can be difficult to get people to take you seriously when they're staring down at you, not to mention the inconvenience of long inseams and movie theaters without stadium seating. But for others, life is observed from on high, literally, and they never seem to need a ladder to reach that top shelf. At 6'4'', Rebecca Thomas

Sugar and Spice and a Six Foot Wingspan

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:50:26 PDT

On the third day of the End of the Oregon Trail basketball tournament, the 2,000-girl extravaganza that kicks off the West Coast N.C.A.A. women’s summer scouting season, Jaime Nared walked into the upstairs gym at Oregon City High School, her pink-and-white athletic sandals shuffling like slippers, her face so smooth and calm she appeared to have just woken up. July is one of the few times of

R.I.P. Sandy Allen

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:48:02 PDT

"It is with a heavy heart that I let you know that my friend of 30 years, World's Tallest Woman Sandy Allen, passed away early today in a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind. She was 53 and had been ill for several months. Rita."

Tallest 14 -y-o in Jamaica?

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:26:05 PDT

Star reporter Jonique Gaynor looks up at 14-year-old Marvadene Anderson shortly after an interview yesterday. - ian allenTowering above her relatives, friends and everyone at school, 14-year-old Marvadene Anderson is the centre of attention wherever she goes. The 6 feet 9 inches tall teen is a member of Jamaica's Under-16 Netball team.A grade-nine student at the Edwin Allen Comprehensive High,

Dunking secondary to defense

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:14:19 PDT

HAMPTON - Brittney Griner can understand why you're mystified. If what she says is true — that she doesn't want to be known as the girl who can dunk — why would she open warmups with a monster jam before her game at the Boo Williams Sportsplex Saturday? Simple. Because she can. "That's something that I have the ability to do," Griner said, matter-of-factly. "Boys do it all of the time before

Tallest girl in Nepal ?

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:15:24 PDT

Average height of Nepali male is 5′4″ and women are usually shorter than their opposite sex.But a girl from Siraha, Urmila Kumari Chaudhari, 17, is 80 kg in weight and 7′ 1″ tall. The height has caused a lot of problem in her day-to-day life.It is not official but she might be the tallest girl in Nepal.

Tallest woman wants 3ft baby to outgrow her

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:05:07 PDT

Little and large: Proud mother Svetlana - Asia's tallest woman - holds Karan alongside friend Priti Argawal and her son Dev, one Like mother like son. India's tallest woman, who stands 7ft 2in, claims her baby has grown to 3ft 2in in only 10 months.Svetlana Singh says she hopes her child Karan, who already weighs three-and-a-half stone, will be the tallest man in the world.Speaking in the

Tall tale continues for Cain with Lady Vols

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:18:00 PDT

Mother plus daughter equals a granddaughter with a real passion for math.Kelley Cain is the product of basic addition. Or is the generational equation more complicated than that?"I told my mom many, many years ago, she brainwashed me into believing I loved mathematics'' said Cain's mother, Lynda. "I guess, in turn, Kelley has been brainwashed."No joking, the affection appears genuine in Kelley, a

Mother plus daughter equals a granddaughter with a real passion for math.

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:25:46 PDT

Mother plus daughter equals a granddaughter with a real passion for math. Kelley Cain is the product of basic addition. Or is the generational equation more complicated than that? "I told my mom many, many years ago, she brainwashed me into believing I loved mathematics'' said Cain's mother, Lynda. "I guess, in turn, Kelley has been brainwashed." No joking, the affection appears genuine in

Tallest Girl To Play At MN Basketball Tourney

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:34:00 PDT

(WCCO) At Williams Arena, a cheering crowd watched a basketball game that will make the record books.The tallest girl ever to play in the girl's high school tournament was on the court.Amber Dvorak is six-foot-seven.So far, in Dvorak's best game for Hinckley-Finlayson High School, she earned 41 points and 22 rebounds. Her team took on the heavily-favored Huskies from Albany at the AA-state

Life as a Tall Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:18:11 PDT

Sometimes, one of the toughest mental health challenges we face is simply learning to feel good about ourselves. We can all learn something from Rebecca Thomas, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior who wrote the following essay for her journalism class. — Tara Parker-PopeBy Rebecca ThomasBecky Thomas with her 5-foot-9-inch journalism professor Grace Lim. (Photo by Megan Sheridan)Everywhere I

North Korea's growing problem

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:37:05 PDT

AMONG the many things for which North Korea is remarkable, it must have the densest concentration of slogans in the world.“Destroy the aggressors with merciless annihilating blows,” counsels one, emblazoned above a Pyongyang highway. “Each Korean must perform selfless feats to glorify the heroic deeds of leader Kim Jong Il,” advises a second. In recent years visitors — and defectors to Seoul, the

Effects of famine: Short stature evident in North Korean generation

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:31:33 PDT

YANJI, China — At 16, Myung Bok is old enough to join the North Korean army. But you wouldn't believe it from his appearance. The teenager stands 4-feet-7, the height of an American fifth- or sixth-grader.Myung Bok escaped the communist North last summer to join his mother and younger sisters, who had fled to China earlier. When he arrived, 14-year-old sister Eun Hang did not recognize the

Pete Barth column: VerVelde thankful to be part of the ride

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:46:35 PDT

MADISON — Jocelyn VerVelde almost missed out on all of this.The atmosphere. The camaraderie.The beaming parents and fans with their bright gold shirts that said "We are Eagles" on the front.That great Thursday practice, when the team meshed perhaps like never before. The tears of mixed emotions. The proud hugs.The sweet, graceful behind-the-back dribble on the Alliant Energy Center floor.The

Could 6'8" Brittney Griner play in the NBA?

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:15:18 PST

By J.E. SkeetsTuesday, Feb 12, 2008 12:01 pm ESTFor those of you in the dark, Brittney Griner is a 16 year-old junior in Houston, Texas who leads the area in scoring, blocked shots, dunks, and being tall. She stands 6'8" (for now), wears a size 18 men's sneaker, and has exploded onto the high school basketball -- and YouTube -- scene over the past year. Last night, Griner posted 29 points, 13

Club Boxing plans Valentine's card

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:29:54 PST

By Gazette News ServicesClub Boxing is planning a women's main event for this Thursday'sValentine's Day card at 7:30 p.m. at the Babcock Theater."We'll have a main event women's fight with a 6-foot-1, 150-poundernamed Jaquiline Woodwart featured," said promoter RicLeCoure. "Jaquiline is sending out a Valentine's challenge to any womanout there who wants to fight her. We are making this a main

Curvy Charlotte hopes to be Teen Queen UK

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:28:33 PST

By helen bellTEEN beauty Charlotte Low, of Burgh le Marsh, is hoping to break size stereotypes by becoming the next Teen Queen UK.At a striking 6ft 1in tall Charlotte, 18, is a gorgeous size 14 and had never considered modelling until she was spotted at the Clothes Show Live exhibition in December.Charlotte, who works at Beacon Medical Practice, Skegness, said: “I’m pleased about being a size 14

Not afraid of height: Waldner relishes expectations she'll face for being tall

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:55:15 PST

By Michael AlpertThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 01/31/08A 14-year-old girl less comfortable with being 6-foot-4 might be put off by the double-takes. But after watching Milton center Tori Waldner play basketball, those glances become stares of envy."You don't meet a lot of 6-4 14-year-olds," Waldner acknowledged. "People think, 'Oh my gosh, she's huge. She must be good.' And you

Aussie makes big impression

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:47:15 PST

You can't blame her for it, but moving from her home of Melbourne, Australia, population 3.47 million, to Blacksburg, population 39,573, has caused sophomore center Eleanor Brentnall to pause -- and smell the cattle.She came two years ago from wallabies and koalas, the hustle and bustle of big city living, and sweeping ocean views to a scholarship opportunity playing the sport she adores, but in

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:52:24 PST

From The TimesJuly 20, 2005By A Scotland CorrespondentA COUPLE who are too tall for their house condemned councillors yesterday for refusing them permission to make it bigger.Brian and Fiona Culbert, who are 6ft 10in and 6ft, can not stand up in their house in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. Mr Culbert, 36, a groundsman, has to get down on his hands and knees to shave or to get into the shower. Mrs

Girl, 5, barred from kids' rides on pier

noreply@blogger.com (Feureau Appleseed) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:24:57 PST

A five-year-old girl left Brighton's Palace pier in tears after she was barred from children's rides - for being millimetres too tall.Isabella Carraher was told it was too dangerous for her to go on a youngster's Barbie car ride because she measured one centimetre above the 1.2m maximum height restriction.But staff at the pier's funfair said they were happy to let the distraught girl onto its