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April 07, 2006
Video of sponsored birth now online at DefyingGravity.com
Many of you have probably heard (it was all over the evening news in the U.S.) that Globat.com sponsored the birth of a Missouri baby last month. We have now published the video of the birth at our pretty crazy events website DefyingGravity.com. Our unique birth sponsorship attracted prime-time media attention worldwide and even spawned some controversy over the mother's decision to look for a corporate sponsor for this event. We're offering the video in both Windows Media Player and QuickTime formats.
The baby named Samiah Wynn Francis was born at 2.31am on Saturday, March 18th, 2006, at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Missouri. Samiah arrived at a healthy six pounds fifteen ounces and only missed out on being a St. Patrick's Day baby by two hours. Mother Asia and Samiah are healthy and in great form and are both getting ready to travel to Los Angeles later this month where they are scheduled to finally meet the entire Globat.com crew who followed Asia's progress with anticipation.
I find it a humbling thought that we've had a little part in bringing a new life into the world. Hopefully, Samiah will one day understand that she actually became somewhat of a celebrity by being the star of one of the world's first sponsored births. All of us at Globat.com have enjoyed every step of Asia's pregnancy, and now everyone interested can get involved one last time by watching the famous birth video online.
Samiah's birth was only one of a wave of unique sponsorships and events such as a tattooed human billboard and a first haircut in 20 years that we started under the banner of "Defying Gravity". Our ultimate goal is to launch at least one such special event in each of the 50 states. Who's next? ;-)
Posted by Ben at April 7, 2006 01:22 AM
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