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GWR Day: Largest Cheerleading
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  What better iconic record attempt to represent the US in Guinness World Records Day then cheerleading?
  
  A total of 297 cheerleaders from across the Mid-South successfully cheered and danced their way into the history books, breaking a record for the 'Largest Cheerleading Dance.'
  
  The record-breaking routine was performed at the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s Mid-South Regional cheerleading event held November 7 at the University of Memphis.
  
  Cheerleaders were prepped to perform a sideline cheer they learned at camp, along with the “Cupid Shuffle.”
  
  To break the record, all participants had to be properly uniformed, registered to participate and well versed in the dance routine in order to perform in unison with each other. The dance had to be a minimum of 5 minutes long. The UCA cheerleeders danced for a total of 5 minutes 43 seconds.
  
  The visiual of all the colorful cheerleading squads dressed to represent their distinct schools and uniting together to achieve a goal, embodies the true spirit of what Guinness World Records Day is all about.
  
  “Our cheerleaders are honored to represent the United States during Guinness World Records Day,” said John Newby, UCA general manager and senior vice president. “This record is a shining example of the enthusiastic spirit, competitive drive and dedication that lives in every cheerleader.”
  
  This performance broke a record set earlier this year by a group of 225 UCA cheerleaders at an event sponsored by Baskin-Robbins.
  
  16 November 2009
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GWR Day: Most people twirling
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  On a warm November evening in Fort Worth, Texas a crowd of cowboys and cowgirls gathered at the Stockyards Championship Rodeo for a showdown in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2009.
  
  The guidelines for the “Most people twirling lassos simultaneously” require the event take place in a public place large enough to accommodate all individual’s twirling lassos without physical restriction. Where better to conduct a record attempt with a skill most commonly associated with rodeos than the location of the world’s first indoor rodeo commonly known as the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.
  
  Upon the signal of stadium announcer Terry Starnes, 23 ropers standing ten feet apart began twirling lassos over their heads in a continuous loop for a forearm torturing two minutes. Terry offered encouragement throughout the attempt with his distinctive Texan accent suggesting to participants that “the technique was all in the wrist, keep on swinging…. I’ll tell you when to quit!”
  
  At the conclusion of the two minutes and confident that all guidelines were adhered to, Guinness World Records adjudicator, Philip Robertson declared the attempt successful.
  
  Upon conclusion of the successful attempt, Guinness World Records spoke with Terry, veteran announcer of the twice weekly rodeo, who commented “everyone knows what the Guinness book of World Records is. To be in it…. Well that’s an honor.”
  
  DeeDee Wix, sales director of the Stockywards Championship Rodeo helped to organize the event and received the Guinness World Records certificate for ‘Most people twirling lassos simultaneously” on behalf of the rodeo. Deedee was more philosophical about the coming together of Guinness World Records and the Rodeo, two world renowned institutions, suggesting “It’s incredible to be involved with something that’s been here a lot longer than I have been and will be here a lot longer still.”
  
  13 November 2009
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  As they head even further north, Sultan, Hassan and Kelly visit Norway where more global mania breaks out amongst the masses when our 8 ft 1 in tall friend makes an appearance! Read on...
  
  We arrived in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday evening and settled into yet another hotel room fit for a King. In fact, the former Tallest Man in the World also stayed in the same room during his visit to Norway!
  
  We had an early start the next morning for an appearance on NRK TV, Norway’s morning news show followed by a couple of newspaper interviews. After that, we headed for Vigelandsparken or Vigeland Sculpture Park, a landmark beautiful park that covers 80 acres and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland. NRK Dagsrevyen News selected the backdrop of an area called The Children’s Playground to interview Sultan. The area is a collaboration of eight bronze statues, all in the likenesses of children at play. The most famous figure is Sinnataggen, the little Angry Boy, a bigger than life brat which Sultan finds quite amusing. The facial scowl and generally frustrated stance seems to make this among the most popular of the sculptures and has been stolen several times!
  
  Sultan stopped at the local crèche for a quick visit before heading to VG Nett, an internet based news channel where he answered questions live from people writing in. His day ended with a book signing at the Norli Bookstore Ski Storsenter where hundreds lined up to meet him.
  
  On Thursday, Sultan started the day with an interview at Radio P4 which kindly presented him with a typical Norwegian sweater made especially for him. This came in handy as temperatures in Norway continued to drop - BRRRR! The highlight of the day was a visit to Oslo’s IKEA store which was celebrating Guinness World Records Day by breaking the record for the Largest Gingerbread Man weighing a staggering 651 kilos! After unveiling the Gingerbread Man, Sultan posed for photos with another GWR Record Breaker, Narve Laeret who currently holds the world record for the most concrete blocks smashed in 30 seconds which he achieved in Turkey on GWR day last year.
  
  We also made a stop at the Skoda showroom where sultan got to try out one of Skoda’s latest models and posed for a few photos with the car.
  
  Once again, Sultan wrapped up his day signing books at another bookstore only this time the crowds were much larger and definitely rowdier - yikes! Sultan heads home to Turkey tomorrow, but stay tuned for his next stop……Italia!
  
  PS: On the flight home to London, Kelly was surprised to learn that the gentleman sitting on the adjacent row just happened to be His Royal Highness, the King of Norway himself! That Kelly just can't stop hobnobbing with the rich and famous!
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GWR Day: Most Weight Squat Lif
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  On the 12 November 2009 also known as Guinness World Records™ day, Shaun Jones was attempting to break his second world record in 8 days, during the build up to his attempt to break the record for Most Weight Squat Lifted in One Hour Shaun broke the record for the Fasted Hot Water Bottle Burst on the set of Blue Peter, smashing the previous record of 51.98 seconds set in the USA 2006, Shaun achieved an incredible time of 18.81 seconds.
  
  The day had come after 5 long years of hard training and preparation for this amazing record attempt, Shaun who lives in Wroxham but runs a business based in Norwich, beat weightlifters from all over the world when he won his squat lifting class in the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation this year, and also won at the British Powerlifting Championships. Shaun said this was the event he’d been training for as it was a life goal to become a Guinness World Records™ record holder.
  
  Shaun and his team had done a lot of advertising for the huge event to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
  
  As the crowds came in to support their local hero he was warming up out the back with some light squats and a easy bike ride to raise his heart rate to get the vital leg muscles ready for this gruelling record attempt.
  
  The stage was set, the crowds were in, Shaun was ready to start, on my signal Dominic (Shaun’s motivational coach and event MC) started the count down which got both the crowd and Shaun pumped up, Shaun started with a very impressive 240.4kg squat lift before moving onto 100.4kg for the majority of the record attempt.
  
  As the record was underway the crowds of people were cheering along to help keep Shaun motivated and focused on his target of becoming a Guinness World Records™ success.
  
  I could see the drive and determination in Shaun’s eyes as he continuously squatted the heavy 100.4kg bar. As time went on it was clear this record attempt was taking its toll as Shaun was starting to look drained and tired as the clock was counting down, as the end of the hour approached Shaun was putting every ounce of effort he had into the last and final few reps, these could be the ones to either make or brake his life dream.
  
  The clock had finished and Shaun was unable to stand, proving he could of done no more, now it was a case of was his best good enough to beat the current record, this was set at 41,600kg, achieved last year in Russia by Sergey Rachinskey.
  
  After confirming with the weight lifting judges how many reps were successful to the national powerlifting standards, I totalled up the lifts an it was my pleasure to announce Shaun’s final total weight, in the one hour period he had managed to lift a massive 46,798.8kg setting a new Guinness World Records™ achievement.
  
  Shaun Jones demonstrated both physical and mental strength throughout the whole record attempt, allowing him to set this incredible bench mark for powerlifters from all over the world to now try and beat.
  
  Adjudicated by Carl Saville
  
  12 November 2009
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GWR Day: Heart Breakfast!
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  Guinness World Records Day kicked off early in the United Kingdom today as adjudicator Ralph Hannah was invited to Heart FM studios in London, UK for Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott. Last year on Guinness World Records Day the fastest talker Sean Shannon and BBC Newcastle DJ Jon Harle set the record for the fastest time to recite the first verse of a song by a team of two. But today Jamie and Harriet invited the Great British public to phone in and try and set the individual version of the fastest time to recite the first verse of a song.
  
  The rules were simple, the verse must be longer than 28 words and from an officially released song that had charted in at least one country. The song of choice this morning was Madonna's 1986 single True Blue from the album of the same name. After Alison from London had phoned in and failed to recite the verse under the required 10 seconds the Heart studios received a call from Daniel Black who had pulled over on the A10. The part-time MC reeled off the verse in an incredible 7.91 seconds, a brand new Guinness World Record!
  
  But just as the presenters thought they had escaped there was one more record surprise in store. 100 balloons had been blown up in the studio next door in preparation for an attempt for the most balloons burst in one minute. Harriet excused herself (she is due to give birth in January) so the onus fell on Jamie who leapt into it with gusto!
  
  One minute and one tired breakfast radio DJ later - the attempt was over and verification began.
  
  The result, good news and bad news. The good news was that Jamie had beaten Lorraine Kelly who attempted the record last week and only managed 28. The bad news was that with 30 balloons burst, Jamie was ten short of the minimum of 40 balloons needed to set this record. Better luck next time to Jamie but congratulations to Daniel who was officially the UK's first Guinness World Records Day holder!!
  
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  13 November 2009
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GWR Day: Longest Dreadlock in
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  On a chilly Wednesday morning we all assembled at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York as part of our week-long record-fest in celebration of GWR Day on .
  
  It had a been a challenging week as they say and we had yet to set or break any Guinness World Records on the show but today was the day we felt it had to happen. And why were we so certain? All because of a rather special lady called Asha Mandela.
  
  Who on earth is Asha Mandela?
  
  Well since GWR Day in 2008 when our very own Carlos Martinez visited her in Florida, she has held the world record for the longest dreadlock. Not the longest hair (currently 18 ft 5.54 in) but for the longest dreadlock which Carlos measured at 8 ft 6 in.
  
  So here's the scoop, Asha's hair had grown and she had unravelled her dreadlock even more so we felt sure we had a record-breaking moment on our hands. Out came hosts Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, Russ Mitchell and Dave Price as waited to watch history in the making.
  
  After some brief banter, Asha lay down and Maggie took her position as Chief One-End-of-the-Tape-Measure-Holder while we headed towards the end of the dreadlock pulling the tape measure out as we did so. Harry Smith took position at the other end making sure the long lock was straight. Dave Price shouted out the measurement:
  
  "Ten feet...eleven feet...twelve feet...thirteen feet...............NINETEEN FEET SIX-AND-A-HALF INCHES!!!"
  
  Congratulations Asha!!!
  
  Another Guinness World Records Day celebration...Another Guinness World Record...!
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GWR Day: Fastest time to burst
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  On Tuesday 10 November 2009 adjudicator Ralph Hannah was invited to BBC's Blue Peter the longest running children's magazine programme for a special Guinness World Records Day attempt. Powerlifter Shaun Jones of Norwich, United Kingdom claimed he was going to be quicker than the fastest man Usain Bolt as he attempted the record for the fastest time to blow up a hot water bottle.
  
  Shaun had been in training for months and we had a sneak preview here first. But despite all his hard work, on the day itself anything could happen and there was tension in the Blue Peter studio as Shaun prepared for this extremely dangerous attempt. In order to keep himself focused and in the zone Shaun had been accompanied by Dom his motivational singer who planned to spur Shaun to record glory with his inspirational rap.
  
  Whether it was Shaun's training, Dom's singing, Blue Peter presenter's Helen, Andy and Joel's cheering or a combination of all three it worked! Shaun may not have been as quick as Usain Bolt's 100 metre record of 9.58 seconds but he can certainly burst a hot water bottle faster than Bolt can run 200 metres - Shaun smashed the previous record of 51.98 seconds by bursting a hot water bottle in an astonishing 18.81 seconds!
  
  The lung-busting effort left Shaun flat out, literally as he collapsed to the floor. But there was no need to worry the new Guinness World Records record holder was just taking a moment to recover before accepting his certificate. What a perfect way to warm up for Guinness World Records Day on 12 November!
  
  If you missed Shuan's record-breaking performance you can watch the attempt in full here
  
  11 November 2009
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  And the beat goes on as Sultan & Co. head north from Belgium to Holland as the globetrotting odyssey continues!
  
  Holland had many surprises in store for Sultan. His day began with a one-hour drive to the city of Madurodam for a photo call and interview with the local press. Madurodam is a miniature model of a Dutch town on a 1:25 scale, composed of typical Dutch buildings and landmarks, which are found at various locations in the country.
  
  When he got there, his first surprise of the day was the presence of the tallest man in Holland, Rob Bruintjes, who measures 2.21 m (7 ft 4 in) and was waiting to greet him. Rob and Sultan sat down for a coffee and a chat before heading to one the landmarks for a photo shoot.
  
  Once inside, Sultan presented Rob with a copy of the Guinness World Records 2010 book and if that wasn’t enough, Sultan himself celebrated GWR Day 2009 by presenting Rob with a certificate confirming that the tallest people in the world are from Holland.
  
  Shortly after, Georg Wessels from Wessels Schuhe, gave Sultan his next surprise: his very first pair of custom made sports shoes. Wessels was founded in 1745 and since then have offered high quality shoes for tall people with sizes up to 69. In fact, Georg has made shoes for several other GWR holders around the globe. More recently, Yao Defen from China (2.36 m) and former tallest man Bau Xu Xing (2.36). Sultan was overjoyed by the shoes saying, ‘Georg is a very special person and I am touched by his generosity’.
  
  But Georg’s goodwill didn't stop there! One of Georg’s closest friends happens to be Wouter W. de Herder, who is a world-famous leading Endocrinologist at the frontier of medicine and who coincidentally works at the Erasmus Hospital in nearby Rotterdam. So we headed north to Rotterdam for a meeting with Dr. de Herder. On arrival, Wouter took us on a tour of his lab explaining the latest medicines he’s working on. They discussed Sultan’s journey to becoming the tallest man in the world and Wouter offered Sultan advice on how best to take care of his health. Our visit finished with Dr. de Herder giving us a copy of his latest book, Acromegaly and Gigantism in the 20th Century.
  
  After a full and tiring day, we head back to the hotel for dinner and plenty of rest before heading off to Amsterdam in the morning for his final interview and then a flight to his next stop...Oslo, Norway!
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  Kelly and Sultan hit the road again after a short break to continue the world's tallest man's global tour. Get the long and the short of it below as he visits the next country - Belgium!
  
  Sultan began his next leg of the tour in Antwerp, Belgium with three newspaper interviews carried out in his ambassador hotel room - fit for a king! A very TALL king! During his last interview, he learned more about the city and was fascinated by the story of how Antwerp got its name. According to folklore, and as celebrated by the statue in front of the town hall, the city got its name from a legend involving a mythical giant called Sultan...just kidding...I mean Antigoon who lived near the river Scheldt. He exacted a toll from those crossing the river, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river Scheldt. Eventually, the giant was slain by a young hero named Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. Hence the name Antwerpen, from Dutch hand werpen, akin to Old English hand and wearpan (to throw), that has changed to today's warp. This was too big a story to miss so Sultan decided to go check this statue out for himself.
  
  While there, Sultan’s curiosity took him to the famous Cathedral only a stone's throw away and went inside during mass spending around ten minutes absorbing the beautiful art and architecture.
  
  On his way out, Sultan got a surprise when a statue directly outside the Cathedral started to move beckoning him for a photo. He quickly realised that it is in fact a real person acting within the ensemble of statues. Thank God for that!
  
  After a quick bite for lunch we headed to one of the oldest running book fairs in the world - the Antwerp Book Fair, which opened its doors a staggering 75 years ago and boasts 15,000 visitors per day. Sultan spent much of the afternoon signing books and taking photos with hundreds of visitors. At around 5:30pm we hopped in the car for a two-hour drive north to Holland.
  
  Next stop - Utrecht, Holland!
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GWR Day - Most Concrete Blocks
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  Datca Turkey, November 2009 - Record holder Ali Bahcepete is back for Guinness World Records Day 2009 and will try to break his own records for the most concrete blocks broken in one minute and most concrete blocks broken in a single stack.
  
  He will also be attempting to get his record for the most concrete blocks broken in 30 seconds back – record currently held by his Norwegian competitor Narve Laeret.
  
  Ali Bahcepete has been performing Taekwondo for over 42 years and won 10 world championships organised by the Taekwondo World Federation for concrete blocks breaking, including two in the year 2009.
  
  The event will take place on 12th November in Datcha, Turkey as part of Guinness World Records Day 2009 and for the Datca Sport Club’s charity.
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GWR DAY: Fastest time to burst
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  In the lead up to Guinness World Records Day, Brits that tune into BBC1 children’s television programme ‘Blue Peter’, could be in for something very special. On Tuesday 10th November 2009 Norwich born power lifting champion Shaun Jones will attempt to break the record for the fastest time to burst a hot water bottle. That’s right; using only his breath Shaun will blow into the hard plastic container and literally attempt to blow the current record to bits!
  
  This is Shaun stood alongside his singing motivational coach, Big Dom.
  
  The record is currently held by the American, Brian Jackson. He managed the feat in 51.98 seconds at the Tahlequah High School, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA, on 13 April 2006.
  
  We managed to get hold of some footage of the strong man in training:
  
  Will he break the record? Find out on Blue Peter (BBC1) from 16:30 on Tuesday 10th November!
  
  Interesting side note:
  
  Blue Peter holds a Guinness World Record of its own for being the longest running children's magazine programme
  Blue Peter (BBC, UK), was first transmitted from London's Lime Grove Studios on 16 October 1958 and celebrated 45 years on air in October 2003. Originally presented by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams (both UK), it has so far seen a total of 29 presenters, the longest serving being John Noakes (UK) who hosted from 1965-1978.
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GWR Day: Fastest vehicle cross
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  Cairo, November 2009 - After breaking the record for the fastest crossing of the Great Sand Sea, the Egyptian adventurer, Hesham Nessim, plans to set another Guinness World Records record on the 10th of November 2009, in the Western Desert using one vehicle driving from Siwa to Abu Simbel.
  
  The record will be part of Guinness World Records day (12 November 2009) where thousands of people from all around the world will attempt different records to join Guinness World Records celebrating this special day.
  
  The starting point will be Siwa oasis and the end point is the city of Abu Simbel. Nessim will attempt to drive an average of 1,250 km to 1,350 km in one shot in 14 to 18 hours.
  
  Talal Omar, an official Guinness World Records adjudicator will fly to the Egyptian city Abu Simbel which is situated in the southern part of Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. The adjudicator will be informed with the updates & location each hour through GPS.
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GWR Day: Words Take Flight in
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  International Solidarity for Human Rights Read for Rights
  
  Promoting education, understanding and respect for human rights, six very brave members of the International Solidarity for Human Rights- The New Generation, have succeeded in their record quest for the 'Longest Marathon Reading Aloud By a Team.'
  
  The record attempt began November 3rd at the InterAmerican Campus of Miami Dade College and culminated on Guinness World Records Day, November 12th. Guinness World Records adjudicator, Mariamarta Ruano-Graham, was on hand to validate the feat.
  
  The six women, Elizabeth Sánchez Vegas, Ana María Leonardi, María Cristina Alarcón, Lilly Blanco, Devorah Sasha and Isabel Viera read their way into the record books, reading for 240 hours 15 min 27 sec, all of which was streamed live here on our website.
  
  They took turns reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights both in English and in Spanish.
  
  Check out their preparation for the record attempt!
  
  For more information on this record attempt, please see below press release:
  
  PRESS RELEASE
  
  Words Take Flight in a Guinness World Records® Record-Breaking Attempt at Miami Dade College, During an Official Event of the Miami Book Fair International
  
  Miami, November 3 - 12, 2009 – On Tuesday morning, November 3, six women will begin a 10-day reading marathon in an attempt to break a Guinness World Records® record, while promoting education, understanding and respect for human rights.
  
  Members of International Solidarity for Human Rights -The New Generation, seek to set a new record for “Longest Reading Aloud Marathon by a Team” while reading the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, repeatedly for over 224 hours at the InterAmerican Campus of Miami Dade College. Article 1: We are all born free and equal. Perhaps in the U.S., we are all aware that we have rights. Do you know how many? Are you familiar with what exactly your rights are?
  
  In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. It has since been translated into over 360 languages and described by the Guinness Book of Records as the “Most Translated Document” in the world. Nonetheless, only 5 percent of the world’s population is aware that the Universal Declaration for Human Rights exists and a mere 1 percent has actually read it.
  
  “We estimate that during our attempt, the 30 Articles of this extraordinary document will be repeated about 1200 times. With a 24 hour international audience via the internet, our goal is not only to set a new reading record, but to reach millions of people who otherwise wouldn’t be aware of their intrinsic rights,” says Elizabeth Sanchez Vegas, founder of International Solidarity of Human Rights.
  
  Ten Days Cohabiting
  To comply with the guidelines of the Guinness World Records, the team must remain on the premises for the entire length of the attempt. The six women team will be living in Conference Room 401. A space of approximately 300 square feet will be blocked off to accommodate comfortable living, sleeping and eating quarters. Also, by mandate of the Guinness World RecordsTM, the entire event area will remain open for public and media viewing 24/7.
  
  The Women
  Elizabeth Sanchez Vegas: Founder of ISHR / Former TV News Anchor
  Devorah Sasha: International Songstress
  Ana Maria Leonardi: Visual Artist / Art Instructor, Coral Springs Museum
  Lilly Blanco: Marketing & Design Consultant / Multi-media Artist 
  Isabel Viera: Radio Personality / Actress / Founder of Profunda, Exilio Productions & DeVarona Group
  Maria Cristina Alarcon: Journalist / Author
  This event is produced in memory of Eleanor Roosevelt and in honor of The New Generation.
  
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  Media Contacts
  Elizabeth Sanchez Vegas (786)301-3019 / esv@ishrights.org
  Lilly Blanco (786)280-2282 / lb@ishrights.org
  
  Event Location
  Miami Dade College
  InterAmerican Campus - Room 401
  627 SW 27th Avenue
  Miami, FL 33135
  
  3 November 2009
  
  WATCH THE ATTEMPT - LIVE!
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GWR Day: NY Eatery Serendipity
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  A very sweet start to Guinness World Records week in the US as Serendipity 3, the landmark NYC restaurant, prepares to set a new Guinness World Record for the “Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate on Monday, November 9th. The record attempt also celebrates the restaurants 55th anniversary, a milestone for New York City eateries.
  
  The restaurant has been busy planning to scale up the tasty concoction which will use their traditional hot chocolate mix- a blend of 14 different cocoas, topped with whipped cream, grated valley orange and French chocolate shavings.
  
  The “largest cup” is over 100 times the size of the restaurant’s famous Hot Chocolate! The “Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate” will then go on the restaurants menu becoming commercially available, and all proceeds will go to a local NYC charity.
  
  The record will not be the restaurants first attempt at Guinness World Record glory. The restaurant currently holds the record for the ‘Most Expensive Dessert’ ($25,000) set back in 2007 also in conjunction with Guinness World Records Day. In addition, at one time the restaurant held the record for the ‘Largest Wedding Cake.’
  
  The record attempt itself will take place in the world famous restaurant on East 60th Street in NYC. Stephen Bruce, the owner/founder of the restaurant will be mixing up the giant creation himself!
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October Sports Blog
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  This month a few of us at Guinness World Records received a sporting treat courtesy of the Gillette Four Nations rugby league tournament who supplied us with tickets to the Australia vz New Zealand match at The Stoop last Saturday. For those of you who missed it the repeat of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup final ended in a thrilling 20-20 draw with Australia running in a last gasp try to avoid defeat.
  
  This is the first four nations tournament, replacing the tri-nations tournament which Australia won three times, the most wins of the rugby league tri-nations. Darren Lockyer was also on show but failed to score a try, almost surprising considering he shares the record (with kiwi Joe Vagana) for the most tries scored in rugby league tri-nations matches an impressive nine.
  
  October records
  
  The month kicked off with a brand new record holder entering our Records Database in the Nuevo Estadio Jose Zorrilla, in Valladolid, Spain. 'Supersub' Iker Munian came off the bench for Athletic Club Bilbao to score the equaliser against Real Valladolid and secure his team a 2-2 draw. Aged 16 years and 289 days old he was the youngest goalscorer in the top division of Spanish football.
  
  But after that it has been a case of the usual suspects tightening their grip on some Guinness World Records…
  
  On 25 October 2009 Frenchman Sebastien Loeb raced to victory at the Rally of Great Britain for the second consecutive year to pip Finnish rival Mikko Hirvonen to the 2009 World Rally Championship by just one point! It was his sixth consecutive World Rally Championship the most WRC titles and the most consecutive. It was also his 53rd race win extending his record for the most WRC race wins.
  
  A week before that we had another serial record-breaker add a new record to his list. New England Patriots Tom Brady threw an incredible five touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter of their 59-0 demolition of Tennessee Titans. The most touchdown passes in one quarter his fourth Guinness World Record!
  
  While we are talking NFL and multiple record-holders - if Brett Favre doesn’t have enough records already, he has now become the subject of a Guinness World Records attempt! Check here to see how the guys at Sportsnation got on as they attempted the most mentions of a name on a TV show…
  
  Also in last month’s blog I told you to watch out for Leeds Rhinos in the Super League Grand Final...by beating St.Helens 18 points to 10 at Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom, they won their third title in a row the most consecutive Super League titles! Remember you heard it here first!
  
  October “almost” records
  
  While the following are NOT records yet...we are currently researching to see if this incredible effort from Argentina’s Martin Palermo could be the longest headed goal in national top division football??
  
  And as for the longest volleyed goal – Dejan Stankovic has put himself in contention with this amazing effort!
  
  What’s coming up in November?
  
  The tennis season draws to a close next month and the traditional ATP World Tour Finals (the tournament formerly known as the ATP Tour Championships and Tennis Masters Cup) comes to London, United Kingdom for the first time ever. In the 1980s Ivan Lendl won the tournament five times, in the 1990s Pete Sampras matched him, now in the final year of the noughties, Roger Federer is hoping for his fifth title to equal the record for the most wins of the ATP World Tour Finals.
  
  In women’s tennis the Fed Cup (a tournament formerly known as the Federation Cup) has reached it’s climax with the final taking place on 7-8 November. In this year’s edition Italy face off against USA with the States hoping to win their 18th title extending their record for the most wins of the Fed Cup by a team.
  
  What you did this month!!
  
  As always we finish with some records from you guys - congratulations to everybody who set a new Guinness World Records record last month here are just a few highlights of records approved right here in Guinness World Records offices or in situ by one of our official adjudicators.
  
  Greatest distance run by a relay team
  The longest distance run by a relay team is 3,096 Km (1,923 miles) and was achieved by the 'Gillette Phenomenal Tour' over 14 days, from 21 September 2009 to 5 October 2009. Adjudicated by GWR – find out more here!
  
  Longest marathon playing baseball
  The longest baseball marathon was 48 hr 9 min 27 sec, achieved by the Jonny G Foundation Cardinals and the Edward Jones Browns (Both USA) at TR Hughes Ballpark in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, on 9-11 October 2009. Adjudicated by GWR – find out more here!
  
  The furthest distance covered on a jetski in 24 hours is 1,150 km (714.58 miles) and was achieved by Brett Kettle (Australia) on a SeaDoo GTX jetski starting at Manly Marina passing through Rosslyn Bay and finishing at Inskip Point, in Queensland, Australia, from 29-30 June 2009.
  
  Most golf holes played in seven days (cart)
  Using a golf cart for transport, Thomas Bucci (USA) completed 1,801 golf holes in seven days at the Albany Country Club, Voorheesville, New York, USA, from 14-20 June 2009.
  
  Fewest golf strokes to complete a marathon distance
  The fewest strokes taken to complete marathon distance playing golf is 494 strokes and was achieved by Jake Sand (United States) at Desert Mountain Golf Resort, Arizona, United States, on 28 May 2009.
  
  Furthest distance to push a scrum machine in 8 hours (relay)
  The furthest distance to push a scrum machine in an 8 hr relay is 37.92 km, (23.56 miles) achieved by U17 & U19 Rugby Squad (UK), at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton On Trent, United Kingdom, on 5 July 2009.
  
  26 October 2009
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  Friday, October 23rd - Saturday, October 24th 2009
  
  Sultan heads north to the cooler climate of Iceland after mixing it up in Spain and Portugal. Read on as Kelly continues to keep us abreast of where in the world Sultan is today and what he's been getting up to!
  
  Reykjavík, Iceland - famous for the 1986 Summit between former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev - warmly welcomed Sultan to its shores and boy were they excited about his arrival! In fact, even the flight crew on Icelandic Airways had been briefed about Sultan's visit and a flight-attendant transformed into an on-board photographer during the flight snapping dozens of shots of Sultan with the Captain and other crew members!
  
  More surprises were in store for Sultan upon his arrival to his hotel room, when he was overjoyed to see a custom-made armchair especially made to accomodate his record-breaking size. We wondered whether it was the largest armchair in the world actually! Sultan was so thrilled about it that the maker of the sofa even kindly agreed to send the sofa to Turkey. In addition to this the Icelandair Hotel, where Sultan was staying, informed him that his room will be named after him complete with a duplicate sofa and photos of Sultan as a permanent fixture in celebration of his visit.
  
  Sultan was officially a rock star in Iceland.
  
  Later that day, after his first television interview, Sultan headed to the site of the Reykjavík Summit (the former French consulate) called Höfði to take a few pictures along with a few shots of the breathtaking views. Iceland sure is a beautiful country.
  
  At midday, Sultan was then joined by Iceland Today for an interview followed by a press conference with local journalists. Later, he then met the families and children of the Icelandic publishers of the Guinness World Records 2010 book for a photo shoot and book signing using his very own fingerprint. Sultan is a big swimmer - literally - and wrapped up his day with a relaxing swim followed by a hot jacuzzi.
  
  The following day, Sultan visited Smaralind Shopping Mall (the largest in Iceland) which hosted an event at which hundreds of locals turned up to meet him and get their copies of Guinness World Records 2010 autographed with his fingerprint. A life-size ad was placed in front of the store so people could measure themselves against Sultan. Over 700 books were bought that day and it was estimated that around 12,000 visitors stopped by the event! That's around 4% of Iceland's population - WHAT!? Closing the event, Sultan spoke to the crowds saying that although it was a very cold place, he had truly been touched by the overwhelming warmth of the people, especially by the staff at his hotel - TAKK (thank you) ICELAND!
  
  Sultan heads back to Turkey for a short break but is back on the road on November 7th.
  
  Stay tuned to find out where in the world Sultan's going next!
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  Tuesday, October 20th 2009
  
  Kelly accompanies the tallest man in the world to the land of Lorca, Almodovar, tortilla española and Rioja as they travel west to Spain. Read on as Sultan's adventures continue in wonderful España!
  
  The unstoppable Sultan keeps going as his world tour takes him across the border of Portugal to Madrid, Spain. First stop is an appearance on Spain’s biggest morning show, Ana Rosa, for an interview with Ana herself who is interested in comparing things like her foot and hand with Sultan.
  
  Next a visit to Elmundo España, an online interactive digital format where local people can send in questions live via the internet.
  
  If you speak Spanish, log on here to to view the questions and answers, they're very interesting!
  
  http://www.elmundo.es/encuentros/invitados/2009/10/3847/index.html
  
  Here are a selection of them translated from the Spanish with Sultan's answers:
  
  1. What's the most inconvenient thing about being so tall?
  Not finding clothes y shoes that fit me. Another inconvenience is getting in and out of cars.
  
  2. Hello, nice to meet you. Your parents, how tall are they?
  My father is 1.75 m (5 ft 7 in) and my mother is 1.70 m (5 ft 5 in).
  
  3. What size clothes do you wear?
  Size 60
  
  4. How tall were you when you were born?
  I don't remember, I was born as a normal baby, of normal size. I started to really grow from age 10 onwards.
  
  5. Hello Sultan, what are some of the advantages of being so tall?
  Until I got in to the Guinness World Records book almost everything was a disadvantage. But since then, everybody now knows who I am and are interested in me, which I like.
  
  6. How do you tie your shoes?
  As normal. I don't have a problem doing that.
  
  7. If you could be born again, would you want to be normal size?
  No. I'm used to it now and happy with who I am. My biggest problem is not having a girlfriend!
  
  Sultan signed off with: "I would like to ask society to accept us as we are, we should not be discriminated against, and be treated equally. Thank you everybody!"
  
  Sultan wraps up the day with an interview on an afternoon talk show called Tal Cual Lo Contamos followed by an interview with Spain’s largest newspaper El Pais. He will be featured on Sunday’s edition with pictures taken at Madrid’s famous historic bullring Las Ventas.
  
  Sultan is busy this morning being interviewed by several newspapers but wraps up his trip to Madrid with a final fun-filled interview with a childrens' magazine called Muy Interesante Junior. Considering his size, they bring giant sized props for the photoshoot including a GIANT PEN that fits his record sized hands which Sultan uses to sign autographs and claims for himself! No idea how he's going to fit that inside his jacket!!
  
  This afternoon, Sultan heads for the Palacio Real de Madrid (Madrid's Royal Palace). Unfortunately, neither King Juan Carlos nor the Royal Family will be around for a cup of tea, so Sultan will have to settle for a short tour of the Palace.
  
  After that, it's back to the hotel for a good night's sleep as he prepares for his next stop - Iceland!
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  Saturday october 17th, 2009
  
  Sultan's globetrotting ways continue as he visits the land of Vasco da Gama, Jose Saramago, Bacalhau and the fado - Portugal! Read on as Kelly sends in another update about what it is like to travel around with the tallest man in the world!
  
  Sultan began his day bright and early today taking in the warm weather in Lisbon, and as always, with lots of attention from the people at the hotel who wanted to take a photo. He couldn’t even escape breakfast without someone wanting to take a quick snap with him, but it’s all in a day's work for Sultan who happily obliged! After a quick break we headed to the FNAC bookstore at Lisbon’s Colombo Shopping Mall for a press conference and book signing. Crowds gathered as he got out of the car surrounded by hoardes of TV cameras and photographers. Sitting by a stack of about 200 Guinness World Records 2010 books, Sultan opened up the press conference by saying,
  
  "Hello Portugal, thank you for inviting me to your country, I’m really happy to be here".
  
  He went on to tell everyone listening that his Guinness World Records journey started in February of this year
  when GWR came to Ankara to measure him three times and confirm his astonishing 246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) height. After that, Sultan explained, he waited patiently until September 17th when it was announced to the world from London that he was the new tallest man in the world!
  
  "Since then", he went on, "I have travelled to places I only dreamed of, including Portugal where I am now!"
  
  As the session was opened to the floor, the usual questions were put to Sultan...When? How? Why? But one young 10-year-old boy put his hand up tentatively and asked "If you’re so tall, do you have to eat more?". Big Sultan thought for a moment and then said, "I do eat well it's true, but if you eat more, perhaps you can grow up to be tall too!".
  
  After completing the book signing and grabbing a bite to eat down by the river, Sultan headed back to the hotel for a fitting of his new suit. And in the meantime - surprise! - his suitcase arrived from London. Phew! He was sweating it there for a while, and so was I! Everything he had received from the beginning of this tour – his first ever pair of jeans from New York, his tailor-made suit from the UK, were all safe and sound back in his possession.
  
  That afternoon Sultan was interviewed by two of the largest national TV channels and newspapers in Portugal and then wrapped up the day being interviewed by three children from Visao, a national kids weekly magazine. After yet another fitting, dinner was served alongside some much needed R&R.
  
  While in Lisbon Sultan and his brother, Hassan, also visited The Belém Tower which was built in the early sixteenth century in the Portuguese late-Gothic style, the Manueline, to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition. This defensive, yet elegant construction has become one of the symbols of the city, a memorial to Portuguese power as it was during the Age of Discovery.
  
  Next stop - Madrid, Spain!
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Where in the World is Sultan?
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  Welcome to the tallest blog in the world covering Sultan Kosen's whirlwind international tour as he shows the world what it means to be the tallest man in the world!
  
  Our very own Kelly Garrett who is accompaying Sultan as his official Turkish translator gives us the low down on all of Sultan's adventures! Check out her daily blog here on the homepage to find out what happened, when and where as the tallest man in the world crosses the globe!
  
  Saturday, October 17th 2009
  
  On route to Lisbon, Portugal Sultan continues his world tour making a stopover in London for a late-connecting flight. But rather than hang around in a boring airport for four hours, Sultan decides to leave and take in a bit of London! What?! Completely unchaperoned, the big man makes it all the way from Istanbul to London to meet me for a surprise unscheduled visit. But wouldn't you know, even Sultan succumbs to the inefficiencies of air travel and informs me that his baggage never made it - the airline forgot to send his bags! But all is not lost, a tailor with a Portuguese TV crew await his arrival at the hotel in Lisbon where he is quickly measured up for a brand new suit ready for his first Portuguese appearance tomorrow at a bookstore. Sultan will host a press conference and book signing in front of the Portuguese media and fans. I even brought my own tea and kettle for the trip so hopefully everything else will arrive tomorrow!
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"World's shortest man" - doe
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  The web is buzzing with stories about Khagendra, the Nepalese boy hoping to qualify as the world's shortest man. He's certainly short enough, says GWR Editor in Chief Craig Glenday, but is he old enough to claim the official world record?
  
  Back in 2006, Guinness World Records was contacted by the Dwarf Association of Nepal, asking us to ratify one of their members as the shortest living man. The "man" in question was Khagendra Thapa Magar, and at 20 in (50.8 cm) he would have certainly qualified, beating the current record holder He Pingping at 74.61 cm (2 ft 5.37 in). There was just one problem: Khangendra had not yet turned 18.
  
  To quality for the Guinness World Records title of world's shortest man, claimants must be 18 years or older (assuming the first year of life is considered year 0, and not year 1). This is irrespective of sexual maturity or a society's legal, ritualistic or religious coming of age. We are in possession of Khagendra's birth registration certificate, his certification of Citizenship and his identity card (pictured). On the Nepali calendar, Khagendra was born on Asoj 18, 2049 which equates to 4 October 1992. This makes him 6,220 days old (as of today, 15 October 2009) or 17 years 11 days.
  
  We are once again in touch with Khangendra and his family and have asked for re-confirmation of his birthday, on the off chance that there has been some misunderstanding. We are very excited to learn of this little Nepalese claimant and have been for a few years now. But until we can clear up the discrepancy, the holder of the title of world¹s smallest mobile man remains with He Pingping.
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