Pakistans 11 Year old girl Sitara sets world record in O-level

Pakistan's 11 Year old girl Sitara sets world record in O-level CHINIOT: Brilliant young girl Sitara Akbar, who is only 11 years old and a resident of Chiniot, set a world record by passing O-level English, Mathmatics and Science , Geo News reported on Sunday. This is not the first time that the eleven-year-old girl from Chanab area of Chiniot had dazzled the world with her brilliance. She had passed O-level Chemistry in nine years of age, hitting a record in Pakistan. Sitara then went ahead and succeeded in setting her first world record after passing O-level Biology at the age of 10. Sitara Akbar recently pushed the bar up for the world by hitting a new record by passing English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in O-level. She obtained 7 out of 9 bands in International English Language Test System (IELTS) which is a requirement to get admission for post-graduate education in many colleges abroad. Sitaras father lamented that she had once been expelled from an elementary school on grounds that she asked many questions in the class._,_._,___

Most Expensive Signatures in the World

Signature could be worth millions when written by a man who stays popular and famous even death or alive . Here's a list of 5 most expensive signatures in the world.

5. Jimmy Hendrix Signature

This legendary rock star only live 27 years on this planet but he already did many great things that makes his name immortal. He is very influential guitarist, songwriter and rock singer. A piece of paper that was signed by him is worth £ 41,000.

4. Jimmy Page's Signature

Another Jimmy signed a guitar and that make it worth £ 49,000. His long name is Jimmy Page and he is a very famous English guitarist, songwriter, and Led Zeppelin band member. His signature is considered as one of the most valuable signature in the world till this date.

3. John Lennon's Signature

World knows him as one of the most influential English singer and songwriter. When he lived, he made loads of great song and founded The Beatles. In 2003, a copy of his signature was auctioned and bought for           $ 525,000.

2. Abraham Lincoln's Signature

He was a famous politician, great general, respectful president and his name remains live in the head of all American Peoples. He stopped bloody civil wars that took 624,511 American soldiers. His signature on the Emancipation proclamation auctioned and sold for $ 748,000 in 1991 and it is the second most expensive signature ever.

1.William Shakespeare's Signature

It is no doubt that William Shakespeare is one of the most famous name in the history of human civilization. He is the superstar of English poet and he is known as the greatest writer in English literature. His signature is estimated worth $ 5 million and it is interesting fact that there is only 6 original signature like this in our planet.

Vietnam's Ceramic Road sets new World Record

Stretching 3.95 kilometers, along Hanoi's Red River, Ceramic Road has been declared the world's longest ceramic mural, by the Guinness Book of Records.

Ceramic Road was a massive art project, initiated by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy, out of love and passion for Hanoi, and as a special way to celebrate the city's 1000th anniversary. She first got the idea for a record-breaking ceramic mural in 2003, when she discovered ancient bricks and ceramics from the Ly dynasty, and other artifacts from the Tran dynasty, at an archeological site. She thought about the long history pf these findings, and decided a mural would best reflect the patterns of Vietnamese history.

Nguyen Thu Thuy reached out to fellow Vietnamese, as well as international artists for help in realizing her dream, and mural masters from all around the world started coming to Hanoi, to leave their mark on Ceramic Road. Some created contemporary design patterns, others used Vietnam's history as inspiration, and even recreated famous paintings out of ceramic tiles. Nearly 100 artists, from countries like Mexico, Brazil, France, Denmark and many others participated in the creation of Ceramic Road.

The whole thing was completed on September 25, and on October 5, a representative of the Guinness Book of Records inspected Ceramic Road and acknowledged it as the longest mural in the world, spanning over 7,000 square meters. A window into Vietnam's fascinating history, and an unbelievable artwork, Ceramic Road is set to become one of Vietnam's most popular tourist attractions.

World's Oldest Mother

World's Oldest Mother

You may think they are a grandmother and a granddaughter but they are not. Romanian woman Adriana gave birth to her daughter Eliza at the age of 66. Now the mother is 72 years old and Eliza is only six.

World's Largest Omelette

In an attempt to promote eggs as a healthy and cheap food source, and celebrate World Egg Day, Turkish chefs managed to set a new world record for the World's Largest Omelette.

50 Turkish cooks, along with 1o chefs whisked 110,010 eggs on a giant fryer, 10 meters in diameter. The omelette took 2.5 hours to cook, but I bet the people involved could think of no better way to celebrate World Egg Day. 432 liters of oil were needed to make this larger-than-life-dish nice and fluffy. The event was staged by the Turkish Egg Producers Association as a way of promoting eggs as a tasty and healthy meal.

The giant omelette weighed 4.4 tons, beating the old record of 3.625 tons, by almost a ton. After the offcial weighing, the omlette was served to the thousands of by-standers attracted by the smell.

The World's Tallest Building Burg Dubai

Dubai: The world's tallest building Burj Dubai will be thrown open to the public on December 2, to coincide with UAE's National Day.

The Armani Hotel, which is part of the building, will welcome its first guests on the same day.

Ceremonies to mark the launch are also being planned for December 2, the report said but it was not yet clear whether other parts of the tower will be fully accessible.

"This will be a huge achievement and a big celebration for the UAE and for Emaar, particularly as it's UAE National Day. It will be the first time the public can enter the building," said the architect.

The final piece of glass cladding to complete the exterior of Burj Dubai, was now ready and would be installed within weeks, developer Emaar Properties said. Emaar, however, has maintained it will not comment on the opening date.

Spanning six metres in length, the panel is the last of the 24,348 pieces of cladding fitted to the super-structure.

Emaar has been tight-lipped over the final height of the tower, which is believed to have topped 818 metres earlier this year. More than 1,000 specially commissioned pieces of art will adorn the interiors of Burj Dubai.

Pride of the place in the iconic structure's residential lobby will be held by an artwork featuring 196 bronze and brass alloy cymbals - representing the 196 countries of the world - suspended on titanium rods anchored at the bottom of two pools

Great British Duck Race 2009 set Guinness World Record

Yesterday found our favouriteduck fan Misty yet again at Molsely Lock, Hampton Court armed with cameras set to shiny in order to capture the third Great British Duck Race for photographic posterity.

Created by Mike Scott in 2006, the Duck Race raises money for charities by asking people to sponsor small rubber ducks that are let loose on the river Thames. The duck fleet floats full pelt (or as fast as the tide will carry them) towards the finish line where the luckiest ducks are gathered and their numbers recorded so their fortunate sponsors can win fabulous prizes.

The crowds were out in force to cheer on the brave little ducks and luckily the weather was good for humans instead of ducks and no-one got soaked to the skin like last time. The race was started by DJ Norman Jay (pictured), fresh from Notting Hill Carnival, who kept the fans happy by playing his rare groove sounds whilst awaiting the release of the ducks.
This year's lead charity is the NSPCC, but over the years the Great British Duck Race has also raised money for Cancer Research UK, Cats Protection, MacMillan Cancer Support, Diabetes UK, BEN, Shelter, FSID, BBC Children in Need, and Dogs Trust to name but a few. Now that the duck race has gained all necessary approvals from the Environment Agencies and local authorities it is a registered organisation in it's own right, so looks set to carry on the good duck work for many years to come. Fittingly, the Duck Race even has Olympic aspirations, hoping to race a million ducks in 2012, beating this year's 175,000.

Aussie's World's Longest Jam Session set Guinness Record

More than 850 artists contributed to the 150-hour recording session which began Monday at 6am (AEST) in Newstead, on Brisbane's CBD eastern fringe, and ended at midday today at the Riverstage in the Botanic Gardens.

The record attempt, which is yet to be verified by Guinness World Records, was organised by Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) professor of music Andy Arthurs.

”We have to work it out with Guinness yet,” Professor Arthurs said.
”he correspondence with them was it had to be verified and that it had to be over 24 hours.
”It's the longest continuous recording for multiple artists which they say is a new category, but it had to be 24 hours long at least.

”We reckon about 600 musicians have come through playing for the session and there's 250 on stage backing Deep Blue which I haven't counted.”

Brisbane is celebrating 150 years since it was proclaimed a municipality on September 6, 1859, and Queensland was proclaimed a self-governing colony two months later.

Numerous activities were being held on Sunday on six stages situated in or around Southbank and the Botanic Gardens.
Swimming sensation Stephanie Rice was one of the sports stars to do a meet-and-greet with the public on the Sports Central stage hosted by the cast of Channel Nine's afternoon show The Shak.

A number of multicultural acts were being staged in the Gardens of Origin and Celebrity debate on whether the northside or the southside of the Brisbane River was the better place to live.

It resulted in a tie.

Former Go Betweens and The Rip Tides member John Wilsteed and Ed Kuepper, who co-founded The Saints, took part in the record jam session. Prof Arthurs said they took a number of precautions to ensure there were no breaks in the jam.

The artists also continued to play on Sunday morning when they were transported by Cadillac from Newstead to the Botanic Gardens with the entire “road trip” recorded on camera and on digital audio.

They also had a house band on standby, the entire time, for back-up.

”We had a house band to mop up when things went wrong so that whatever happened we kept going,” Prof Arthurs said.
”It's recorded digitally on audio with two back-ups going.”

Brisbane celebrations culminate with eclectic Australian band Cat Empire taking the main stage.

Over 80 Plus Hockey Players in Single Tournament set World Record

For a group of hockey players who gathered in British Columbia to try and set a world record, breaking a stick was no big deal - it was breaking a hip they were really worried about.

Two teams made up of players more than 80 years old squared off at a Burnaby ice rink Tuesday and are now hoping the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the achievement of the octogenarians.

"There's never been a tournament for an 80-and-over group," said game organizer Denny Beaudin.

"We have applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to indicate it's the first world tournament for players 80 and over, so it's something we're hoping we can establish."

Beaudin said the teams have not yet heard from Guinness officials regarding their application. A Guinness spokesperson did not return a message seeking comment.

While the world record would be nice, those who laced up the skates Tuesday were far too busy having fun to fret.
"Much better than I expected," 87-year-old goaltender Jim Martin said when asked what he thought of his performance.
Martin was the oldest player to participate in the game and gave up just one goal in the first half. His replacement didn't fare as well in the second half as Martin's black team lost to the red team 6-3.
At a time when most goaltenders utilize the butterfly style - that's going down on both pads - Martin was content to let his stick do much of his moving, though he blamed it for the lone goal he gave up.
"I got my stick caught up in the net and I couldn't let go of the stick and I couldn't get over to stop the puck," he said, a smile beaming from his goalie mask as he spoke.
While physical contact was minimal, the injury sheet wasn't completely blank.
One player left the ice with a pulled groin. Another stayed down on the ice for several seconds after being tripped.
"I don't know what happened but I went down," said Bill, who was too eager to jump back on the ice to leave his last name.
"I hit my head, which I don't like. But those things happen, I guess."

Former National Hockey League forward Cliff Ronning, who grew up in Burnaby before venturing off on a professional career that saw him net 869 career points, worked as the game's referee.

Ronning, a former Vancouver Canuck, said seeing the players out on the ice was inspiring.

"I just thought it was an amazing idea, having an older tournament like this," Ronning said.

"To be able to see the passion of these guys at the age of 80, I hope one day I get there and (am) able to put the skates on."
The game, which was delayed for half an hour after three players got lost on their way to the arena, was part of a three-day casual tournament that also features four teams that have players over the age of 75.
Len Haley, who suited up for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings in 1959-60, was among those in the younger group to hit the ice. He turns 78 next week.

"I keep in pretty good shape," Haley said after picking up two goals for his team, nicknamed the Alberta Rednecks.
Haley said old-timers hockey used to be much more prevalent in Canada, but finances have changed that.
"Costs, travelling, and the rooms, and everything, guys fell away from it," he said.
"This tournament is one of the best things they ever did."

Al Ing, who faced off against Haley on Tuesday, said old-timers hockey has seen some good men pass in recent years and those who are still playing the game are glad to be doing so.
"We're lucky to be walking," he said.

Largest Parade of Karwa Buses in Qatar set World Record

Qatar bagged yet another global first with the largest parade of Karwa buses, organised by Mowasalat, the public transport company, rolling into the Guinness World Records yesterday.

A 4.8km-long convoy of 325 Karwa school buses travelled a stretch of 5km on the Shahaniya-Dukhan highway, some 56km from Doha, breaking the existing record of 119 buses, created in Germany in January this year.

“This record was for Qatar,” Mowasalat chairman and managing director Jassim Saif al-Sulaiti declared after receiving the certificate from Guinness World Records adjudication manager Talal Omar, who flew in from London.

Speaking to Gulf Times, the Guinness official explained that the record was based on the number of buses. “The buses should be the same model, cover a minimum distance of 3.2km, and always maintain a gap of 10m to 15m in between,” he said.

“Our efforts have paid off,” Mowasalat’s business development director Ahmed al-Ansari stated. A number of senior officials were present at the event that began at 7.30am.

Once bus number 001 rolled away from the starting line, it took 35 minutes for the last bus to leave the point. The buses moved in a single line, at a slow pace.

Personnel from the Qatar Armed Forces, Military Police and Internal Security Force provided support throughout the route, with medical and recovery crew standing by.

Given that the Shahaniya-Dukhan highway is four-lane, it was a Friday morning and the buses occupied only the slow lanes, there were no obstructions to the traffic flow on account of the event.

“The buses in the convoy started leaving the Mowasalat headquarters at Mesaimeer from 11am on Thursday to be lined up on the highway,” an employee said.

The buses were neatly parked on the assigned lane by Thursday evening and the drivers shuttled back to their accommodation before being brought back to Shahaniya in the early hours yesterday.

All the drivers and Mowasalat officials were in great spirits, in anticipation of creating a new world record. “It is a great honour to be part of the team,” a driver said.

Deployment of more than 300 school buses for the record-breaking event also did not hinder the activities of the department concerned in Mowasalat as it was the summer holiday time.

“Among the other Guinness World Records held by Qatar include the ones for the most expensive mobile phone number, and the biggest pasta and the longest sandwich,” recalled Omar.

At an auction conducted by Qtel, the number 666 6666 had fetched a world-record of QR10mn ($ 2.7mn) as the highest amount quoted for a mobile phone number and was mentioned in the 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

The pasta and sandwich feats were achieved by Wataniya Restaurants by dishing up pasta weighing a whopping 4,300kg and a 1,730m-long sandwich.
“Though Qatar also created a world-record for the largest serving of fried chicken it was later broken in Kuwait,” the Guinness official said.

Guinness World Records, with offices in London, New York, and China, has nine adjudicators criss-crossing the globe to ratify new records.

“We have a full-time representative in Qatar, who co-ordinated the Mowasalat record event,” Omar added.

Most Cameras Used in Creed Live Concert World Record

One of the most successful rock bands of all time staged a record setting concert performance in The Woodlands Friday night. Creed set the Guiness Book of World Records for most cameras used during a live concert recording.

The band shared the show with more than just the crowd at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. They streamed the concert live via the web to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and several USO locations.

"I hope they can grab a little piece of home, a little piece of sanity, whether it be from their high school days or if they just picked up listening to Creed," said Jerry Brown, a U.S. Navy Commander who has endured five deployments and attended Friday's concert.

Creed lead singer Scott Stapp says the band has always made the troops a priority.

"We've heard so many stories and met so many people that know what sacrifice is and commitment," said Stapp.

The band and crew committed to giving the fans a show no one is used to seeing. They invited an adjudicator with the Guiness Book of World Records to the concert.
Gavs Deaves counted 239 working cameras to record the concert, including 220 on the stage alone. That's more cameras than have ever been used in a live concert recording. The previous world record, according to Deaves, is 47 set by Justin Timberlake.

"It's exciting to see what people can do. If we didn't adjudicate, there would be no reason for people to try harder," said Deaves.

The show's director is in charge of bringing fans all the unique angles, including from a fly camera that travels 55 mph to and from the stage.

"We're always trying to change the game, one up our last production," said Dan Catullo.

He adds, "It's almost like our present to Creed. We wanted to help them come back in a bigger way. I can't imagine a bigger way to make a statement. Creed is back."

About 200,000 people were expected to tune in via the web. Just to film the show cost more than $1.5 million.

World Largest Ground based Lunar Image World Record

Lumenera Corporation, www.lumenera.com, a leading manufacturer and developer of high performance digital cameras and custom imaging solutions for scientific, industrial, and surveillance markets, is pleased to announce that a Guinness World Record was set for The Largest Ground-based Digital Lunar Mosaic using the SKYnyx2-0 and INFINITY2-1 camera series.

The Lunar World Record Team, featuring some of the world's foremost amateur astronomy imagers from the UK, gathered on April 2009 to create a high resolution image of the moon larger then any other taken by ground-based astronomers. Lumenera's professional astronomy cameras were combined with high-end amateur telescopes and special software to capture close to 1.2 million video frames of the 9-day old Moon over a single night. 288 individual images were then meticulously pieced together and colour balanced to create a seamless single mosaic. The record breaking mosaic is 87.4 megapixel in resolution with a Moon diameter of approximately 9550 pixels, allowing for features as small 0.6 miles to be seen.
To achieve the high focal length needed for the Guinness World Record the Lunar World Record Team chose Lumenera's SKYnyx2-0 and INFINITY2-1 CCD USB 2.0 cameras. The cameras, running at 30fps, were used with a red filter which included IR block coating to prevent blooming and glare in the night time images. The team also used Lumenera's LuCam Software to gather the captured data from the cameras.

Sales of the Guinness World Record setting image will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. In support of this remarkable astronomy achievement, fund raising competitions were held by Lumenera's employees and contributions raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust were matched by the Corporation.

"I am very proud our cameras were selected for this ambitious and innovative undertaking." stated Huw Leahy, President, Lumenera Corporation. "Congratulations to the UK-based Lunar World Record Team for this notable achievement and their support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust."

For more information or to purchase a poster of the image visit www.lunarworldrecord.com, or contact Lumenera at marketing@lumenera.com.

About Lumenera

Lumenera Corporation, a division of Roper Industries, and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras and custom imaging solutions. Lumenera cameras are used worldwide in a diverse range of industrial, scientific and security applications.

Lumenera solutions provide unique combinations of speed, resolution and sensitivity in order to satisfy the most demanding digital imaging requirements. Lumenera customers achieve the benefit of superior price to performance ratios and faster time to market with the company's commitment to high quality, cost effective product solutions. For further information about Lumenera, please visit www.lumenera.com or call 613-736-4077. To receive Lumenera press releases as they are issued, contact us at marketing@lumenera.com.

World Fastest Cycling around the Globe World Record set by James Bowthorpe

Few people who watched the BBC documentary The Man Who Cycled the World last summer would dream of emulating its star. On his way to smashing the world record for circumnavigating the globe on a bike, Mark Beaumont crashed into a donkey in Pakistan, was mugged in Louisiana, and endured nights locked in Iranian prison cells, for his "own protection".

At lunchtime tomorrow, however, another British cyclist will roll out of Hyde Park in London in an attempt not only to repeat Beaumont's feat, but to wrest from his calloused hands a record that some have called unbreakable.

James Bowthorpe, an apparently rational 31-year-old furniture maker from Balham, south London, will have to cycle 120 miles a day to complete his epic, 18,000-mile adventure in five-and-a-half months. If he hits his target, he'll knock three weeks off the time set by Beaumont, who also suffered saddle soreness and food poisoning en route to breaking the previous record by three months.

Bowthorpe's challenge, which The Independent is sponsoring, will take him through more than 20 countries and across deserts, mountain ranges and jungle, before, wayward donkeys permitting, he arrives back in the British capital in September.

On a chilly but sunny evening in Hyde Park, a few days before Bowthorpe leaves its leafy embrace, the bearded cyclist is quietly confident. "There's no doubt that this will be by far the hardest thing I've ever done," he says. "But I have to believe I can do it."

His understated steel will be his ally during long sections of solitary toil. Not only does Bowthorpe plan to pedal himself and 40kg of bike and kit around the world, he wants to raise £100 for every mile he rides, donating £1.8m to research into Parkinson's disease.

"My granddad had Parkinson's when I was growing up and I only knew him as a slow old man with sticks," Bowthorpe says. "About two years ago I decided I wanted to get into medical school and had to volunteer to get clinical experience. I wanted to explain to my younger self what was up with my granddad, so looked for work around Parkinson's."

Bowthorpe joined What's Driving Parkinson's, a research team based at King's College Hospital in south London. After two years of voluntary work with the group, whose groundbreaking research into the degenerative brain disease always requires new sources of funding, he was convinced he had to go that extra mile (or 18,000). "I've seen people who have been told elsewhere that their symptoms will get steadily worse come in to the clinic and improve to the point you wouldn't know they even had Parkinson's," he says. "It's something I believe in very strongly, and to raise enough money I knew I would have to do something really tough."

To sustain interest in his epic bike ride – surely the toughest there is – Bowthorpe will be armed with an arsenal of gadgets to track his progress and blog about the people and sights he encounters. His customised Santos touring bike, which has a sturdy drive belt in place of a chain, and whose gears are encased in a hub (no fragile derailleur to keep clean), also includes a GPS beacon. It will automatically update his progress on a map on his website, Globecycle.org. When he gets the chance to upload photos, GPS tags mean they will drop on to the map at the place they were taken. A solar panel on his pannier rack and dynamo in his front hub will power the gizmos.

His baggy shorts and beard ("I decided to go against tradition and start with one") don't give him the look of an athlete, but Bowthorpe has trained hard. On top of recent 120-mile-a-day rides in India, Sweden and North America, the Londoner has been visiting the gym six days out of seven and cycling more than 400 miles a week. Meeting supporters, poring over maps and securing visas have made the last few months busy. "I even rigged up a desk in my workshop so that I could answer emails while training on my exercise bike," he says.

Bowthorpe says it will be "a relief" to start his journey when he waves goodbye to his family and girlfriend, Nadja, tomorrow. "They think I'm crazy but know what I'm like," he says. He's also eager to see what his mind and body are capable of. And when things get tough – and they will be – he says he'll remember why he's there. "If it were for myself and simply to break a record, I'd probably give up halfway round," he says. "If I succeed it will be because other things are more inspiring."

To follow James's progress around the globe or to donate money, go to www.globecycle.org.

Longest Stint of Tenpin Bowling World Record set by Stuart Ridley

Stuart Ridley does nothing by halves. The 32-year-old Lower Hutt man is so passionate about tattoos he has plastered most of his body with 36 dragons.
Now "Tattoo Stu", as he calls himself, is trying to break the world record for the longest stint of tenpin bowling with more than 100 hours of sleepless action. "When I want to do something, I like to do it big. It's like Texas big, or bust."
The idea began when Mr Ridley, a casual bowler, heard that the last Kiwi to attempt the record had stumbled early on. "He only did 33 hours and then he started to hallucinate."
A self-described insomniac, Mr Ridley was confident he could last the distance. "I won't stop unless I collapse."
He learned how to survive on snatches of sleep when he worked early hours as a pastry chef. "If I wanted to see my mates, I had to stay awake."
Training so far has included a couple of 16-hour bowling sessions, and entire weekends without sleep. "Put it this way: I know I can stay awake for 100 hours. The only question is, can I bowl for 100 hours?"
His ordeal will begin at 9am on Monday at Strike Entertainment Centre in Lower Hutt and he expects to finish about 7pm on Friday which would be a record-breaking 106 hours.
To keep to Guinness' standards, he has to swap to a new lane if there is a breakdown, and submit to drug tests at the start and finish of the marathon.
He is allowed a 10-minute break every two hours.
Proceeds from anyone who bowls in the five lanes next to him will go to teen cancer organisation CanTeen.

World's Largest Cardboard Box World Record set by Chegg

Chegg.com, whose transformative concept of money-saving, rental access to textbooks has made it one of the Internet's fastest growing new companies and the leading online textbook rental company, set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest cardboard box. The event took place at the UCLA versus Kansas State football game on Saturday, September 19th.

Resembling Chegg's iconic orange shipping box, the record breaking measurements were 46 ft long, 20 ft wide and 9 ft tall, eclipsing the old record of 42 ft x 16 ft x 8 ft set just two weeks ago. The box took two days and fifteen people working around-the-clock to construct.

"We're thrilled that the iconic orange Chegg box that students recognize and love is now officially the world's largest cardboard box!" said Tina Couch, vice president of public relations at Chegg. "But, we're even more excited about being able to come to UCLA and talk to students about renting their textbooks. Once they hear how easy it is and how much money they can save, it's a no-brainer."

"We'd like to congratulate Chegg for breaking the recent world record set just two weeks ago and becoming a new Guinness World Record holder," said Carl Saville, official adjudicator of Guinness World Records. "It's exciting to see the recent competition around the world's largest cardboard box."

Chegg has an inventory of more than 2.4 million titles, offering savings at more than 6,400 colleges and universities across America. Not only do students save a ton of money by renting, but there is no need to wait in line at the bookstore. Textbooks are shipped in the iconic orange box in less than a week and return postage is free. For every book rented, Chegg plants a tree through its partnership with American Forests. To date, Chegg has planted more than 850 acres of trees or the equivalent of 650 Rose Bowls.

About Chegg.com

Chegg's transformative concept of money-saving, rental access to textbooks has made it one of the Internet's fastest growing new companies and the leading online textbook rental company. Launched nationally in 2007, to-date, Chegg has saved students more than 44 millions dollars at over 6,400 colleges. With a growing inventory of more than 2.4 million titles, Chegg puts textbooks into the hands of students when they need them arriving in the brand's iconic orange box. For every book rented, Chegg plants a tree through American Forest's Global ReLeaf Program. To date, Chegg has planted more than 850 acres of trees.

World's Longest Motorbike World Record set by Colin Furze

Colin Furze, 29, spent two months creating the incredible 46ft motorbike, which can travel at speeds of up to 30mph.
He used two 50cc Honda Sky mopeds which he extended using pieces of aluminium.

"You can ride it like a normal motorbike but steering is a bit of a problem as it has just a small turning circle," said Mr Furze, from Stamford, Lincs.

"It is quite heavy and difficult to handle and it would be hard to ride on the roads as you need about six widths of road to turn."

He constructed the massive motorcycle in his back garden to celebrate his 29th birthday, using his existing moped and buying another identical one from eBay which he took apart.

The final motorbike measures 14.03 metres and beats the previous record of 9.6 metres.

To make it into the record books, Mr Furze, who also holds the record for the world's largest bonfire in 2007, had to drive the bike 100 metres which he did on an airfield.

He posted a film of him riding it in YouTube and sent the video along with signed statements, including one from a solicitor, to Guinness.

"I thought it would be a cool thing to do and I'm thrilled to be in the Guinness Book of Records," he said.

"I loved BMX bikes when I was a boy and then became interested in motorbikes and I thought it would be fun to break a world record.

"My mum Beryl was quite interested at first in what I was doing but by the time it was finished, she was glad to see the back of it."

He is now building an even longer motorbike, which he hopes will be almost double the length.

World’s Most Expensive Bottle World Record set by Donald Edge

A bottle of spirit valued at over $2 million was revealed to the world last night. Chambord, the French black raspberry liqueur and leading bespoke jeweller Donald Edge have joined forces to create the ultimate luxury liqueur – a diamond, pearl and gold Chambord Royal orb bottle.

The bottle is believed to be the most expensive ever created and is currently being valued by Guinness World Records.

Chambord by Donald Edge was created to celebrate the launch of Chambord Presents Breakfast at Tiffany’s starring Anna Friel and Joseph Cross at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

It features over 60 carats worth of diamonds including 1,100 round brilliant cut diamonds, pear cut diamonds, a square cut emerald diamond, the finest round pearls and hand-wrought eighteen carat yellow gold.
The exquisite bottle is being unveiled tonight at London Fashion Week and will be displayed following the opening night of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
For those with a spare $2 million, Chambord by Donald Edge is for sale.
“We were thrilled and delighted when Donald Edge agreed to recreate our famous bottle in diamonds as his jewellery is breathtakingly beautiful," says Charlotte Ashburner, Chambord brand manager.
"Chambord is the epitome of glamour and the Chambord by Donald Edge bottle truly represents the fashionable spirit of the brand.”

• Donald Edge comments, “To be asked to recreate a jewelled Chambord bottle to celebrate the launch of Breakfast at Tiffany’s is such an honour.

"The bottle itself, a Royal orb, is such an iconic design – to encrust it in diamonds, pearls and gold only enhances its natural beauty – it is a work of art.”
Other bottles of alcohol that tip the $1 million mark include:

• The Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne at $1,946,617.
• The world’s most expensive tequila, the La Ley del Diamante (the Diamond Sterling)
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• Tequila, which is priced at $1,547,880.
• The most expensive Vodka is the DIVA Premium Vodka, priced at $1,060,000.
• About Chambord
  
  Chambord can be purchased from Sainsbury’s, Threshers, John Lewis Food Hall, ASDA and Waitrose stores throughout the UK and from www.ocado.com (RRP: £6.49 20cl bottle). For further information, visit www.chambordonline.com
  
  
  * Chambord is crafted from the world’s finest black and red raspberries, authentic Madagascar vanilla, Moroccan citrus peel, honey and XO cognac to create a delicious all-natural black raspberry liqueur.
  
  * Chambord is crafted on the premises of a traditional Loire Valley Chateau south of Paris, using only the finest all-natural ingredients in a unique three-step process

Chanel - World Oldest Dog Dies at 147 in New York

A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 - or 147 in dog years.

The dog, named Chanel, died Friday of natural causes at her owners' home in suburban Port Jefferson Station, on Long Island.


Chanel, as stylish as her legendary namesake, wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favored sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold, owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy said Monday.
The playful dachshund was only 6 weeks old when Denice Shaughnessy, then serving with the U.S. Army, adopted her from a shelter in Newport News, Va.


Along with her owner, Chanel spent nine years on assignment in Germany, where she became adept at stealing sticks of butter from kitchen countertops and hiding them in sofa cushions in the living room, Shaughnessy said. She also liked chocolate, usually considered toxic to dogs, Shaughnessy said.


"She once ate an entire bag of Reese's peanut butter cups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure," Shaughnessy added.


Karl Shaughnessy nominated Chanel for the title of world's oldest dog after noticing the Guinness World Records book had no record.


Guinness World Records officials presented Chanel with a certificate as the world's oldest dog at a Manhattan birthday bash hosted by a private pet food company in May.


Chanel loved the party, especially the cake, which had a peanut butter flavor and had been made for dogs, Denice Shaughnessy said.


Chanel exercised daily and ate home-cooked chicken with her dog food, but good care wasn't entirely responsible for her long life, said her owners, who attributed God.


"Dogs are God's angels sent here to look out for us," Denice Shaughnessy said.


A dog from New Iberia, La., named Max, is vying for the record of world's oldest dog. Owner Janelle Derouen said Max marked his 26th birthday on Aug. 9. She said Guinness World Records officials were reviewing documents to authenticate his age; a Guinness World Records official in London didn't immediately answer an e-mail from The Associated Press requesting confirmation of that.


When asked the secret to her dog's long life, Derouen said she was shocked he's still with her.
"I have five kids, and all my kids are grown and gone," she said. "Now my grandkids are playing with this dog."

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Largest Buffet at Festival Guatemala set Guinness Record

At the Festival Gastronomico in Guatemala on the 27 August 2009, a Guinness record attempt for the Largest Buffet with the making of 1158 dishes. - current record was set only 4 months earlier in Turkeywith 1028 individual dishes.

Batman: Arkham Asylum Game in Guinness World Record Book

The highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum™ game has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’.

Batman: Arkham Asylum has been given top scores across the board from National newspapers and specialist game reviewers. The game has broken the Guinness World Record in this category by achieving the highest average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world.*

Developed by Rocksteady Studios and based on DC Comics’ Batman license, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players diverse gameplay that pushes the envelope for action, adventure and superhero games and exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure taking them to the depths of Arkham Asylum.

Gaz Deaves from Guinness World Records states, “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. It is a fantastic new game and due to the reaction of gaming experts we believe it has a well deserved place in the Guinness World Records book.”

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, BATMAN finds himself trapped inside the confines of Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, ARKHAM ASYLUM. THE JOKER has set a trap for the DARK KNIGHT and has conspired with the deranged inmates to eliminate BATMAN once and for all. Adding to the authenticity of the game are veteran animated Batman voice talents Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy, who reprise their roles as The Joker and Batman respectively.

Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story by Paul Dini, Batman writer and five-time Emmy Award winner whose credits include Lost and Batman: The Animated Series. Gamers will move in the shadows, instill fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains, including HARLEY QUINN, BANE, KILLER CROC, POISON IVY and SCARECROW, who have taken over the asylum.

Batman: Arkham Asylum, co-published in North America by Eidos Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is rated “T” for Teen and is available for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for the suggested retail price of $59.99. It will also be available for Games for Windows® LIVE at retail outlets for the suggested retail price of $49.99 on September 15, 2009. For more information, please visit www.batmanarkhamasylum.com.

*Compiled by Metacritic.com, one of the web’s best resources for critical information about film, video, games, books and television.

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