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• Copa Telmex 2009. The largest

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    For the third year in a row, Copa Telmex, is set to claim the record of the Largest football tournament on the planet.

    

    With the aim of keep on growing and providing a brighter future for the youth of Mexico, Fundación Telmex has chosen football as the vehicle to make its dreams a reality for the Mexican society.

    

    Copa Telmex registration figures for this current 2009 edition seem promising and in track for the record. With 187,765 players having taken or still taking part in the tournament, once this finishes, it will be awarded by Guinness World Records™ with the certificate recognizing Copa Telmex 2009 as the Largest football tournament ever played.

    

     The finalists of the current edition have recently being decided after the semi-final matches in both, males and females categories.

    

    In the males category, Sinaloa (Mexico) defeated Aguascalientes with an aggregated score of 3-1 and will play Michoacán, which eliminated Puebla in a penalty shoot-out.

    

    In females, Michoacán defeated Jalisco in a penalty shoot-out and will face Puebla, which defeated Distrito Federal with an aggregated score of 4-1.

    

    The finals are set up and once the winners have been decided, Copa Telmex 2009 will be presented with the Guinness World Records certificate for its achievement, and it will start to prepare and even larger Copa Telmex 2010.

    For more information visit  http://www.copatelmex.org/

     

     

     

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• Largest CPR training session

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    30 cardiac compressions plus 2 lung inflations times 4,626 equals a new Largest CPR training session Guinness World Records™ record!

    104 school buses transported 4,626 Arlington Independent school district eight grade students to Cowboys stadium, located in Arlington, Texas, to take part in the 30 minute training session.

    

    Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Danny Girton Jr. was on the field to verify the 17 November training session, which was taught by qualified medical practitioners and facilitators.

    

    The Guinness World Records™ record attempt was featured as part of Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck's community CPR program known as 'CPaRlington'.

    'CPaRlington' was formulated in 2005 as a partnership among Arlington Fire Department officials; representatives from the UTA School of Nursing; and the American Heart Association; with an objective to train 10% of Arlington's citizens in CPR over the following five yeards.

    

    According to event sources 25,140 citizens have received training from CPaRlington as of mid-way through 2009: nearly 70% of Mayor Cluck's five year goal.

    20 November 2009

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• Fastest vehicle crossing the E

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    Abu Simbel, November 2009 - After breaking the record for the fastest vehicle crossing the Great Sand Sea, and under the auspices of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, the Egyptian adventurer, Hesham Nessim, achieved his second Guinness World Records record on 11 November 2009, in the Western Desert using one vehicle driving from Siwa to Abu Simbel.

    

    The record was part of Guinness World Records day (12 November 2009) where thousands of people from all around the world attempted different records to join Guinness World Records celebrating this special day.

    The journey started from Siwa Oasis in the far north west of Egypt on the 10 of November 2009 at 6.30 am covering a distance of approximately 1370 km till the ending point in Abu Simbel which is situated in the far south east of Egypt. A Guinness World Records™ adjudicator was kept up to date with progress of the journey every hour via GPS.

    

    To prepare for this adventure, Hesham Nessim has made three discovery trials in preparation for the Fastest Vehicle Crossing the Egyptian Western Desert adventure in cooperation with the Land Rover Car Company that provided Hesham Nessim with a land Rover LR4 car.

    The distance covered by Hesham Nessim consisted of three phases, the first phase was the great sand sea area which covers an area of approximately 600 km, followed by the open desert and reaching the final stage in crossing the mountains and rocks area. The crossing was achieved in 13 hours and 54 minutes with an average speed of 110 km per hour.

    

    The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority has sponsored the event in significance to its strategy to highlight the natural beauty of the Western Desert.

    

    In a press conference after the successful record attempt, Guinness World Records Adjudicator Talal Omar presented an official GWR certificate and confirmed Mr. Nessim’s terrific achievement.

    

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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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• Largest Wing Chun dsiplay

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    7 November 2009, the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong, China, became the avenue for a new Guinness World Records™ record. 754 participants did the Wing Chun performance for more than 12 minutes, setting the record of Largest Wing Chun display.

    Wing Chun Kung Fu is a Chinese style of martial art originated and became popular in Southern China. And there are many people practising Wing Chun in China and other parts of the world as well.The participants of the display on 7 November 2009 were mainly from World Wing Chun Union and Hong Kong Wing Chun Union. And there were also people from other countries. Some film stars and other local citizens also took part. The organizer would like to promote Wing Chun to more people in the world, and the event was also a charity event, raising fund for World Visions.

    Guinness World Record adjudicator Angela Wu adjudicated at the event and awarded  the organizers of the event the certificate for the achievement.
    
    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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• Records set in Fuxin City, Chi

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    On 25 October 2009，Fuxin City in China made several entries into Guinness World Records™, all of which had something to do with agate.
    The largest agate was verified at first. With a total weight of 61,090.2 kg(134,680.84 lb), this piece of agate is now named “ King of Agate” by the local people in Fuxin City. The agate was discovered in Fuxin in 2004 and it is now displayed at Jiexin Square in Fuxin City.

    
    The longest abacus measures 13.11 m (43 ft 0.14 in), beating the previous record of 12.24 m.It is 12.2 cm (4.8 in )tall and consists of 570 wooden beams and 3990 agate beads. At the event, ten students from Fuxin demonstrated the skill of calculating with this abacus.

    

    
    The largest bead mosaic measures 6.72 m² (72.33 ft²) and was achieved by Cao Zhitao(China). It measures 3 m (9 ft 10.11 in)long and 2.24 m (7 ft 4.19 in) wide and contains 30,000 agate beads. The mosaic depicts the Chinese character “jade” in the shape of a dragon, and the characters “Fuxin China, Agate City”. 

    
    The whole event was organized by the Development & Reform Commission of Fuxin Municipal Government. They would like to make their agate enjoy more publicity, as Fuxin is well known for its agate. Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Angela Wu attended the event and presented the certificates to the organizers.
    
    9 November 2009

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• Most varieties of tequila on d

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    The arrival of the Spaniards in Mexico changed a lot of things, for one it revolutionised drinking habits with the introduction of the method of distillation. In Tequila, Jalisco the agave plant had previously been fermented by the Aztecs to produce a drink called Octli or Pulque. The Spaniards now distilled Agave after fermentation to produce “Vinos de Tequila” which soon became so popular and more widespread than other local “vinos” that the prefix was dropped and in the 17th century tequila as we know it was born.

    

    Centuries later tequila production has expanded so much the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) has been set up to protect the culture surrounding tequila and importantly certify those products are of the correct geographical indication - tequila can only be produced in the state of Jalisco or in limited areas of surrounding states. To celebrate CRT’s 15th anniversary and show the world just how large the Tequila is a Tequila exhibition was set up in the historic Hospicio Cabañas in central Guadalajara which is about 65 kilometres south of the village of Tequila. Guinness World Records adjudicator Ralph Hannah was invited by the CRT who claimed their exhibition was the largest display of different varieties of tequila.

    

    In order for a bottle of tequila to qualify it must be commercially available and a certified brand of tequila. The two categories of tequila (100% Agave and Tequila) were allowed and the alcohol was divided into the five recognised classes determined by age and production methods; Blanco, Joven, Reposado, Añejo and Extra Añejo. The same brand therefore could have more than one variety of tequila. The minimum for this new record was 600 varieties of tequila. Adjudicator Ralph Hannah had to discount several bottles that were the same variety of tequila displayed in a different sized or differently designed bottle. Despite these reductions the Consejo Regulador del Tequila still managed to collect and exhibit an incredible 1201 different varieties of tequila!

    

    The record was officially certified at the CRT Gala Dinner on 6 November 2009. The President of the CRT Miguel Angel Domínguez Morales (pictured above) accepted the certificate on behalf of all of his staff who had worked tirelessly since March to make this record a reality. He also thanked the tequila brands who had shown extraordinary generosity in donating every single to the collection. This was certainly not just a record for the Consejo Regulador del Tequila but for the tequila industry as a whole which moves from strength to strength each year.

    

    9 Nov 2009

    If you are interested in seeing the Tequila exhibition it is on display in Hopsicio Cabañas a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico until 22 November 2009.

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• North Sulawesi art and culture

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    Just over two months ago I was in Manado, Indonesia, to adjudicate the successful record attempt for the most people scuba diving simultaneously organised as part of the celebration for the international event Sail Bunaken 2009. In this occasion for the first time I saw the world’s largest trumpet proudly showing off in a parade through the city centre of Manado and I asked to meet the people behind the creation of the huge instrument.

    

    The following day I was taken by the organisers of the scuba diving world record on a journey across natural and beautiful sceneries to the Art and Culture Institute of North Sulawesi, a magical place situated in Kinali village and dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of the traditions and arts of North Sulawesi.
    Here I learnt a about the importance of kolintang and bamboo music between the people of Minahasa and found great inspiration for a potential new worldwide record breaking event in Indonesia.

    

    On the 31st of October I was already back in Manado, from London, to be part of the North Sulawesi art and culture festival 2009 and to meet Mr. Benny Mamoto the organiser of the for records attempts in one day for the largest trumpet, the largest kolintang, the largest kolintang ensamble and the largest orchestra playing on bamboo instruments, all in Tondano, capital of Minahasa.

    

    Mr. Benny Mamoto in the last few years has dedicated a big part of his life to a large range of activities for the development and promotion of the Minahansan culture as for a promise he made to his father before his death, of re launching the culture of North Sulawesi within Indonesia and all around the world.

    

    In the magnificent countryside surroundings of the Tondano Maesa stadium 1223 Kolintang players, each with mallets and a kolintang set, started the celebration by playing at the unison two traditional songs entitled “Aki Tembo- temboan” and  “Minahasa Kina Toanku” and setting the first world record of the day for the largest kolintang ensamble.

    
    The kolintang is a melodious instrument made of wood pieces, arranged like piano keys and it is believed to be originated in the Minahasa region.
    In occasion of the North Sulawesi Arts and Cultures festival the largest kolintang measuring 8 meters in length and 2.5 meters in height was presented to the media and to the spectators, together with the 32 meters long world’s largest trumpet of the diameter of 5,20 meters.

    
    Both instruments required many days of workmanship to manufacture and are perfectly playable with the need of three people to operate the Kolintang and the help of a compressor for the trumpet.

    But more to come for the thousand of musicians lined up behind the kolintangs display and filling up the stadium field, ready to attempt another record for the largest orchesta playing on bamboo instruments.

    Playing on instruments made of bamboo is common in Indonesia and the bamboo orchestra proposes a different access to music by entering the relationship between man and nature.

    

    Under the influence of the Iberian and Dutch orchestra during three centuries of occupation and one century formal education in schools, the Minahasan people have taken over the European musical tradition and developed the single bamboo flute into a complete orchestra, made from bamboo materials. Nowadays most Minahasan villages have a bamboo music orchestra to perform on special out-door festivities, such as weddings and ceremonies.
    The power of the bamboo musical sound creates a unique listening experience without the use of any electric instruments and therefore suitable to the poor rural condition of living without electricity.

    

    In Tondano 3011 people performed together a variety of instruments entirely made from bamboo and delighted the crowd with a touching symphony and a new world record award for Indonesia.

    An unforgettable day the 31st of October for North Sulawesi and a celebration of the arts and cultures of a fantastic country, Indonesia,  where music plays a leading role in people’s everyday life.

    Across its many islands, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims and consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups and Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country.

    

    Commotion and satisfaction for Mr. Benny Mamoto, organiser of the event, and for all the thousands of people and musicians who worked hard to achieve for new world records in one day during the North Sulawesi Arts and Culture festival 2009 event, expression of the rich Minahasan culture shared now with the all world.

    
    

    6 November 2009

    Lucia Sinigagliesi

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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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• Lebanon breaks three Guinness

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    Beirut, 24-25 October 2009- Lebanon successfully made three entries into Guinness World Records for the largest ceramic plate, the largest serving of hummus and the largest tabbouleh plate. The event took place at Saifi Market in Downtown Beirut on 24 and 25 of October 2009 and also included various other entertaining activities.

    250 Lebanese chefs from Kafaat catering school led by the famous Chef Ramzy in collaboration with the Association of Lebanese Industrialists came together on two consecutive days to break both records.

    

    The first attempt for the largest hummus dish which was on 24 October 2009 reached an incredible 2056 kilograms, shattering the previous record of 362.8 kilograms set in New York in 2006. The recipe included 1,300 kg of chickpeas, 300lts of fresh lemon juice, and 400 kg of tahini, 13 kg garlic paste, 25 kg of salt and 125 kg of olive oil.

    

    The tabbouleh record came only a day after Lebanon broke a Guinness World Records for the largest serving of hummus. The tabbouleh dish weighed in at an even more astonishing 3557 kilograms, which surpasses Israel’s previous record of 2359 kilograms.

    

    The dish took a total of 6 hours to prepare and assemble and was prepared by 250 chefs from the Kafaat catering school.

    

    Both dishes were prepared in the world’s largest ceramic plate designed by Lebanese engineer Joe Kabalan which weighed 2870 kg , measured 5.8 m in diameter and was designed to hold over 4 tons.

    

    Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Talal Omar was on hand to authenticate the record. Mr Omar presented the certificates to Mr Fadi Abboud, the chairman of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.

    

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• Tallest ice sculpture

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    While one chilling detail can help to create a movie thriller, several chilling details can create a thrilling Guinness World Records™ record for the Largest ice sculpture on the planet!

    

    Over the course of a half week, a team of 14 Ice Bulb LLC ice sculptors used - according to event sources - over 60,327 kg (133,000 lb) of ice, gathered from across four U.S. States, to build the sculpture in the likeness of Ice Age's Scrat character.

    

    

    The sculpture was built in approximartely 2000 man hours on the outdoor ice rink 'ICE at Downtown Santa Monica', to coincide with the release of the 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' Blu-day disc and DVD release.

    

    Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to authenticate the record, after speaking with Ice Bulb project manager Marc Entin and civil engineer Paul Chretien about the ice sculpture’s construction and physical dimensions.

    4 November 2009

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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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