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World Press Photo of the Year 2007 wins by British photographer
2008-02-14 05:53:00 British photographer Tim Hetherington has won the 51st World Press Photo of the Year award for a shot of a tired U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Hetherington shot the image Sept. 16, 2007 in the Korengal Valley while on assignment for Vanity Fair. His Afghanistan story was also awarded 2nd place in General News Stories. The World Press Photo jury announced its decisions Friday in Amsterdam. Other More About: British , Photographer
Most People to Simultaneously Renew their Vows World Records
2008-02-13 10:04:00 750 Couples in Pittsburgh Say 'I Do' All Over Again, In a wedding vow renewal ceremony that took the cake, approximately 750 couples joined together in Pittsburgh to say "I Do" all over again. While official results are pending, the ceremony attempted to set the Guinness World Record for the most people to simultaneously renew their vows. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl presided over the More About: People , Records , Vows , World records
New Pancake Guinness World Records sets by Kiwanis Club
2008-02-13 08:32:00 Mary Ann Berg, of Fargo, along with a line of other volunteers work over a hot grill preparing pancakes during the 50th annual Kiwanis Pancake Feed on Saturday at the Fargo Civic Center. The club set a new world record by making 34,818 pancakes in eight hours. Jay Pickthorn / The Forum The Fargo Kiwanis Club has set a new world record for most pancakes made in eight hours.At 3 p.m., 34,818 More About: World , Guinness , Sets
Leica camera sold for $492,500 world auction record
2008-01-16 08:40:00 On November 17, the 12th WestLicht Photographica Auction ended with a sensation — the most spectacular lot of the auction, an 0-series Leica no. 107, which was sold for the highest sum ever achieved at an auction for a 35 millimeter camera or Leica. By accepting the bid of a private European collector, auctioneer Peter Coeln turned a slender black camera into the most expensive 35 millimeter More About: World , Camera , Record
Everest Marathon 2008 World Record breaks by Scott Woman
2008-01-16 08:32:00 A Scottish runner has broken the women's record in the world's toughest, highest race; Everest Marathon , this year. Angela Mudge, 37, who has a doctorate in physical chemistry, returned home after beating the long-standing record for the Marathon by 13 minutes. The Everest Marathon is listed in Guinness World Records as the world's highest marathon. The start is close to the Everest base camp More About: World Record , Woman
Sleep Deprivation Guinness World Record 2008
2008-01-16 08:16:00 A bleary-eyed researcher who normally sleeps like a log went to bed Friday claiming a guinness world record after staying awake for more than 11 days and nights. But when Tony Wright, 43, finally regained wakefulness Saturday after catching up on his sleep, he was in for a cruel awakening. The human guinea pig discovered he may have given up 10 hours too early to claim the crown. The record More About: World , Guinness , World Record , Sleep , Record
Shaun Tait aims to claim worlds fastest bowling record
2008-01-16 08:07:00 Australian fastest bowler Shaun Tait aims to claim the world record for the fastest delivery ever delivered, currently held by Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar, on the bouncy WACA wicket during the third Test against India, which began on Wednesday. Tait had come close to breaking Akhtar's mark of 161.3 km per hour by bowling at 160km/h last year and feels he bowled even quicker when there was no More About: Worlds , Bowling , Record , Cord
World’s longest singing marathon India
2008-01-16 08:03:00 The Kalaangann near Shaktinagar in Mangalore all set to host Konkani Nirantari, world’s longest singing marathon by multiple singers to create history on January 26 and 27, 2008 The Konkani Nirantari will be organised by the Mandd Sobhann, a Konkani cultural organisation, in order to break the existing Guinness world record of 36 hours marathon singing, standing in the name Communidade More About: India , Marathon , Longest , Singing
Guinness World Record For Long Lasting Battery
2008-01-16 07:54:00 Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, today announced that its new 'EVOLTA' AA batteries have entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's "longest lasting AA alkaline battery cell."* Guinness World Record s recognized the achievement based on the data obtained from discharge tests Panasonic conducted in accordance with the guidelines set by More About: Battery , Long
World's Biggest Vertical Blind World Record
2008-01-16 07:48:00 Nottingham based Hillarys has made it into the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of World Record s as the manufacturer of the world's biggest vertical blind. The blind, measuring 20m wide and 8.3 metres high - 75 times the size of a normal vertical blind - was made to mark the official opening of the company's new factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear in January 2003. "Our record breaking attempt to More About: World Record , Blind , Vertical
14th January Kite Festival 2008 in Ahmedabad India
2008-01-13 18:21:00 The International Kite Festival 2008 is always held at my city Ahmedabad on January 14, with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti. on this day people of Gujarat fly kits and they have lots of fun together, all are in the terace, if somebody cuts a kite he says "Kapyo Chhe" or "Lappet". These are the words, which called when kits are cuts. We have colourful kits all the day flying in the More About: India
Guinness Records of Athletes Gathered to Sign Autographs
2008-01-13 16:18:00 Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics and telecommunications, and its partners Circuit City and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, have set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of professional athletes assembled for an autograph signing. A mountain of 4,500 footballs, 18 Hall of Fame football players, and a whirlwind of signatures were More About: Sign , Athletes , Records , Cord
Limca Book of Record 2008 for Indian Radio Show
2008-01-13 15:58:00 Following the high decibels of hype and excitement in cities across the country, Chipak Ke Jeeto, India’s biggest Radio Realty Show and the biggest endurance test of all times, presented by BIG 92.7 FM in association with Hyundai Motors’ newly launched Hyundai i10 kick started on the eve on January 11, 2007 across the cities of Mumbai at In Orbit Mall, Delhi at MGF mega city, Gurgaon, Kolkata at More About: Indian , Book , Record
6000 feet long banner enters Limca Book of Records
2008-01-13 15:52:00 A 6000-feet-long banner painted by around 5000 children of various schools in Puducherry has entered the Limca Book of World Records , Education Minister of the Union Territory M O H F Shahjahan said on Thursday. The banner which was displayed at the week-long 34th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Fair for Children-2007 here, projected the theme `Science and Mankind`. The children were let to More About: Feet , Long , Banner
Sir Edmund Hillary Mount Everest Climbers Died
2008-01-13 15:37:00 Edmund Hillary , the New Zealand-born adventurer who defied the failed efforts of countless climbers by reaching the peak of Mount Everest , the world's tallest mountain, has died. He was 88. Hillary died of a heart attack in Auckland City Hospital at 9 a.m. local time today. His death ``is a profound loss for New Zealand,'' Prime Minister Helen Clark said in a statement. Sir Edmund became the More About: Sir Edmund Hillary , Died
World's Greatest Trencherman Eddie Bozo Miller Died
2008-01-13 15:26:00 Eddie "Bozo" Miller , a competitive eater whose gastronomical feats earned him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records - twice - died Monday in his Oakland home. He was 89 - or 99, depending on which version of his story he liked to tell. Although Miller suffered from diabetes, a weakened heart and kidney failure, his family said he died of old age. A son of vaudevillians, Miller liked to More About: Died , Eddie , Greatest
Guinness World Records for Most People Hug
2008-01-13 15:21:00 Phoenix resident Ian Fecke-Stoudt said he hasn't determined whether he broke the guinness world record for most hugs in an hour during the First Fridays artwalk last week. Contest stipulations required media coverage, only one hug per person and that each hug wrapped all the way around the participants' bodies. Although Fecke-Stoudt did hug 806 people and videotaped the event, he said he More About: People , World , Guinness , Guinness World Records , Records
World's Longest Skating Rink Records Ottawa
2008-01-13 15:11:00 In the 2008 edition of the race to be home to the world's longest skating rink, Winnipeg is about to take an early lead on Ottawa . And yet, both cities face challenges before either can officially declare itself the champion. At 6 p.m. Friday, a 1.5-kilometre stretch of the Assiniboine River between The Forks and the Osborne Street bridge will open for public skating, complete with skate-change More About: Records , Longest , Skating , Cord
World's Cheapest Car Nano Car Launched by Tata India
2008-01-10 12:13:00 Tata's Rs 1 lakh car unveiled today as "Tata Nano " - Infibeam.com - world's cheapest car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer to millions of consumers in emerging markets. The 4-seater Nano Car, with an engine around 625 cc, will have a dealer price of 100,000 rupees ($2,500), and will go on sale later this year. Taxes and profit margins will push up the price to drivers, but it will still More About: India , Launched , Tata , Nano car
world's largest crossword puzzle record 2008
2008-01-10 06:36:00 Yemen's Abdul-Karim Qasem, who creates crosswords for publications like al-Arabi magazine and the newspaper al-Moshahad, has created a puzzle more than 178 times larger than the current recognized record holder. Qasem's puzzle, currently in the initial stages of review with the Guinness World Record s, includes 320,500 "puzzle squares", easily topping the previous high of 1,800 squares. The More About: Puzzle , Largest , 2008 , Cord
World Records of Alive Couples with 99 Grandchildren
2008-01-10 06:17:00 The happy couple have to spend most of the year saving for their family’s Christmas gifts. The colossal brood is made up of 56 grandchildren by their 11 kids – and 43 great-grandchildren. Granny Josie, 77, said: “The kids just kept coming – and then their kids just kept coming.” She married German-born Hans, now 85, in 1948 and they celebrate their Diamond Wedding anniversary this month. The More About: World , Couples , Alive , Records , World records
Stephen William Hawking 8th January Happy Birthday
2008-01-08 18:42:00 Stephen Hawking is the author of many works in theoretical physics including A Brief History of Time and of Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Professor Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England. His father was actually based in London as a doctor and this birthplace is as a result of concerns about safety in wartime. When he was eight years old the More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday , Stephen
Guiness World Records 2008 of Indian Chief Minister MP
2008-01-08 18:33:00 Guiness World Records 2008 of Indian Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan MP of Madhya Pradesh, India Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that through public participation Madhya Pradesh has taken a big leap towards achieving the targets of United Nations Millennium Campaign for eradicating poverty and inequality. Madhya Pradesh government with people's cooperation has succeeded in
Tata Motors 1Lacs Worlds Cheapest Car
2008-01-05 10:48:00 Indian industrial conglomerate the Tata Group plans to launch the world's cheapest car early in the new year 2008, with a price tag of 100,000 rupees ($2856). The tea-to-steel giant also looks set to drive off with two exclusive automobiles: Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Company chairman Ratan Tata will unveil the budget car on January 10 in New Delhi. Some analysts predict it will More About: Motors , Worlds , Tata Motors
worlds longest snowboard guinness book of records
2008-01-05 06:28:00 Everyone's heard of a bicycle built for two, but how about a two-person snowboard? Butch Brady built one and recently teamed up with another snowboarder, Eric Sweet, to make some two-man turns down the Teewinot run at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.They did it for a television crew and the Guinness Book of World Records ."It seemed initially like going down a mountain in a canoe without a paddle, More About: Snowboard , Worlds
Guinness Book of World 2008 for Indian Bollywood Movie Producer
2008-01-05 06:22:00 Hyderabad-based filmmaker D Rama Naidu has made it to the 2008 Guinness Book of World Records for having produced movies in nine languages. Besides Telugu, his mother tongue, Naidu has made films in all other south Indian languages - Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada - plus in Hindi, English, Bengali, Oriya and Assamese, all under his banner Suresh Productions. Naidu prefers to make his movies with More About: Bollywood , Movie
Six Ways to Make People Like You
2008-01-02 05:18:00 Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people. Rule 2: Smile. Rule 3: Remember that a person's name is to him or her, The sweetest and most important sound… Rule 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. Rule 5: Talk in terms of the other person's interests. Rule 6: Make the other person feel important— And do it sincerely. More About: People
Year 2007 Guinness World Records Review
2008-01-01 15:05:00 Amazing Facts Blog provides exclusive information about latest happening in the world including latest guinness world records enteries, I have found some of exclusive Guinness World Records 2007 listing get good hits and visitors. Please explore for more details. * Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, of San Jose, California, won this year's World Hot Dog Eating Championship at Coney Island, New York, having More About: Review , Guinness World Records
Slim G4 - World’s Thinnest Mouse
2007-12-14 07:59:00 world’s thinnest mouse: the DaoKorea’s Slim G4. It is only 5mm high and about the same size of a PCMCIA card when folded, actually as it has a retractable cable, you can keep it in your notebook’s slot for that card after using. Specifications: Dimensions: when flat: 9.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 cm / 3.7 x 2 x 0.1 inch (length x width x height) when Active: 10 x 5 x 3 cm / 4 x 2 x 1 inch (length x width x More About: Mouse
Ice chain of skating Santas set a Guinness World Record
More articles from this author:2007-12-13 10:30:00 AN ice chain of skating Santas set a Guinness World Record at Warwick Castle on Sunday.To celebrate the opening of the UK’s first real ice trail, 142 skating Santas formed the world’s longest chain of people on ice. They broke the record on their third attempt—an earlier one failed when an excited young Santa waved to the watching crowd and another when a skinny Santa’s trousers fell down. The More About: World Record , Chain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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