tv technology

Monday, July 2, 2012

Jordan king urges Islamists to take part in polls

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-king-urges-islamists-part-polls-191433645.html

game of thrones season 2 trailer sag award winners girl scout cookies screen actors guild royal rumble results sag awards 2012 kyra sedgwick

New Vilma lawsuit asks for quick appeal ruling

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives at the National Football League's headquarters, Monday, June 18, 2012 in New York. Vilma and three other players are appealing their suspensions for their role in the Saints bounty program. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suing the NFL in federal court, claiming Commissioner Roger Goodell failed to make a timely appeal ruling regarding Vilma's season-long suspension in connection with the league's bounty investigation.

The lawsuit filed Saturday night in U.S. District Court in New Orleans also asks for a temporary restraining order to allow Vilma to continue working if Goodell upholds the suspension.

The suit contends Goodell has undermined "the integrity of the NFL and the Commissioner's office" by handing down punishments to Vilma and others based on evidence that is either flawed or cannot be substantiated.

It is the second lawsuit Vilma has filed in the matter. The first, filed in May and also in federal court in New Orleans, seeks unspecified damages from Goodell for defamation of character.

In his latest filing, Vilma claims that the NFL's collective bargaining agreement required Goodell to rule as soon as was practical following a June 18 appeal hearing. Because players, in protest, declined to present new evidence or argue their case in the hearing, Goodell should have been able to rule by June 25, the first business day after the record was closed in the matter, the lawsuit argues.

It was not clear if the NFL had seen the suit. Messages left with two league spokesmen Saturday night were not immediately returned.

In his latest attack of the NFL's handling of the bounty probe, Vilma contends punished players have only been able to see less than 1 percent of the 18,000 documents the league said it has compiled. His suit also claims that the few key pieces of evidence the league shared are flawed, including printed reproductions of handwritten notes.

"The NFL's alteration of other documents evidences that the NFL cannot substantiate the suspension, and undermines the integrity of the process," Vilma's lawsuit states.

The lawsuit seeks to discredit a key piece of evidence outlining bounty pledges from before the NFC championship game against Minnesota in January 2010, and also takes aim at fired assistant coach Mike Cerullo, who, according to Vilma, produced the document for the league.

Cerullo had a vendetta against the Saints after his firing following the 2009 season, and resented that the Super Bowl ring he received had been made with imitation (cubic zirconia) diamonds, the lawsuit contends.

The lawsuit claims Cerullo created the document "well after the 2009 NFC Championship game and in an effort to gain revenge against the Saints."

The suit further contends that a "close associate" of Cerullo has confirmed that Cerullo retracted his previous claims about the bounty program "in a communication directly with Goodell that occurred in April 2012."

The lawsuit notes that Goodell has not shared notes from interviews with Cerullo. Goodell also did not produce Cerullo as a witness at the appeal hearing or acknowledge Cerullo's retraction.

However, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello has denied that key witnesses in the bounty probe have retracted statements.

Aiello also has said the NFL has not issued any gag orders. Vilma's latest lawsuit, however, claims the NFL has ordered suspended former Saints defensive coordinator Greg Williams not to speak with suspended Saints players, coaches or officials as a condition for his reinstatement.

The NFL has said that Williams, who is suspended indefinitely, organized a bounty system that offered cash for hits that injured opponents, and which ran during his three seasons as defensive coordinator in New Orleans from 2009-11.

A close friend and associate of Williams, who was present for at least one discussion Williams had with Goodell, contends Williams never acknowledged the existence of a bounty program, Vilma's lawsuit said.

Williams' associate also contends that Williams has no information corroborating NFL findings that Vilma offered a $10,000 bounty for knocking quarterbacks Kurt Warner or Brett Favre out of 2009-10 playoff games.

The same associate confirmed that Goodell ordered Williams not to speak about the bounty matter with other punished individuals, the lawsuit said.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2012-07-01-Saints-Bounties-Vilma/id-b8ce763b64934493b3d5b90e5cedab24

rashad evans jon jones chuck colson death meteor showers 2012 ufc 145 jones vs evans bobby valentine

Sunday, July 1, 2012

As crops rot, millions go hungry in India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Every day some 3,000 Indian children die from illnesses related to malnutrition, and yet countless heaps of rodent-infested wheat and rice are rotting in fields across the north of their own country.

It is an extraordinary paradox created by a rigid regime of subsidies for grain farmers, a woeful lack of storage facilities and an inefficient, corruption-plagued public distribution system that fails millions of impoverished people.

And it is an embarrassment for the government led by the Congress party, which returned to power in 2009 thanks in large part to pledges of welfare for the poor, who make up about 40 percent of the 1.2 billion population.

Quite why the authorities could not simply offload the mountains of grain for free to fill empty stomachs is puzzling, but the explanation lies in the complex regulations that govern procurement and distribution.

"This is a case of criminal neglect by the government," said D. Raja, national secretary of the Communist Party of India, an opposition group. "The ruling party has been the worst manager of the demand-supply of food grains."

Officials say that, in all, about 6 million tons of grain worth at least $1.5 billion could perish. Analysts say the losses could be far higher because more than 19 million tons are now lying in the open, exposed to searing summer heat and monsoon rains.

Saddomajra, a village in the bread-basket state of Punjab, is one of the dumping grounds for the record stockpile of wheat that has accumulated after half a decade of bumper harvests in the world's second-largest producer of the grain.

Here there are thousands of sacks of decomposing wheat, occupying an area the size of a football field and towering in some places to the height of a house. Tarpaulins cover most of the mounds, but many of the bags are torn, spilling blackened grain blighted by fungus and insects.

"The wheat has been lying there for the past five years. It smells very bad," said Hakkam Singh, who works as a watchman at the open field. "Nobody steals it, but people use it to feed fish and poultry farms."

At another dump, on the outskirts of Punjab's Amritsar city, locals told Reuters that officials sometimes dip into the sacks of rotting grain to mix it with fresh wheat for distribution to the poor who hold ration cards.

WHEAT STOCKS AT ALL-TIME HIGH

In India the government buys rice and wheat from farmers at a guaranteed price, a support system akin to the subsidies that led to Europe's notorious butter mountains and milk lakes.

The government has raised the price it pays to buy wheat by more than 70 percent since 2007, which only encourages more production. As a result, stocks are now at an all-time high of about 50 million tons, 12 times more than the official target.

"It's related to pure economic security for the farmers," said Purnima Menon, a research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in New Delhi. "They make a safe choice of crops."

Rajiv Tandon, a senior adviser for health and nutrition at aid organization Save the Children in India, said that to diversify the country's food basket farmers should be offered incentives to grow vegetables and other cash crops.

However, he said root-and-branch modernization is needed. The farm sector was transformed by the introduction of high-yielding seeds, fertilizers and irrigation during the Green Revolution nearly half a century ago, ending a dependence on imports, but it has seen only incremental reform ever since.

Storage is one of the biggest problems of all.

"For the last 25 years the storage capacity has not been upgraded at all," Tandon said. "Part of the grain is officially stored outside store houses, where the chance of rotting is high. There are often not enough sacks and tarpaulins, and sometimes it is dumped by a graveyard or cremation centre."

Grain stocks officially deemed as stored in government warehouses now stand at a record 82.4 million tons. However, that is about 20 million tons more than actual capacity, which means grain lying in the open is being passed off as "stored".

WHO WILL BUY?

State-run Food Corp. of India (FCI), the main grain procurement agency, buys about one-third of total wheat output to run welfare programs and keep stocks for emergency needs.

What to do with the rest is a conundrum for the government, which is reluctant to sell wheat for less than the inflated support price it paid to farmers because it would put further strain on an already hefty fiscal deficit.

Recently it offered 6 million tons of rice and wheat to state administrations for the poor at cheaper rates, in addition to 55 million already earmarked for financial year 2012/13. But there were not many takers because state governments are grappling with budget overruns themselves.

Exporting wheat is not an attractive alternative.

After buying wheat from farmers and adding freight, storage and transport costs, the free on board (FOB) price is around $346 a ton. However, Indian wheat would only be competitive in the export market at around $260, which implies a loss - effectively a further subsidy, and this time to consumers in other countries - of $85-90 per ton for the government.

The brimming granaries forced India to lift a four-year-old ban on private exports last September, but lower global prices have scuppered those plans.

Traders say that even if India went all-out to export wheat it could at best sell 6-7 million tons a year because of transport bottlenecks and doubts about the quality of the grain.

New Delhi is considering the export of up to 3 million tons of wheat to sanctions-hit Iran, but traders say Tehran will not be falling over itself to buy because of concern that Indian grain may be tainted by fungal disease.

Last month the government decided to offer 3 million tons of wheat to local biscuit makers and flour millers at $205 a ton against the $225 it paid to farmers in 2012.

"Subsidizing our bread and biscuit makers is easier than subsidizing consumers of other countries," said a senior government official, who did not wish to be identified due to political criticism of a solution to the surplus that benefits private companies rather than the poor.

In China, a large portion of wheat stocks are channeled into the country's rapidly expanding animal feed sector, replacing more expensive corn. However, India has an exportable surplus of corn and its meat consumption is far lower, so there is little demand for wheat as a replacement for other grains.

"NATIONAL SHAME"

A government-supported survey published earlier this year found that 42 percent of India's children under 5 are underweight, almost double that of sub-Saharan Africa. The finding led Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to admit that malnutrition was "a national shame".

The cause of this widespread malnutrition cannot be tied mechanically to a lack of staples like rice and wheat.

Indeed, many families living on less than $2 a day are fuelled and filled by subsidized carbohydrate-rich food like wheat chapatis. These lack the much-needed protein and other nutrients that come in more expensive food. Poor hygiene and contaminated water are also to blame because they cause illnesses like diarrhoea, which prevents nutrient absorption.

Still, there are real grain shortages in the poorest states.

Here the problem is an inefficient and corruption-prone distribution system. Eighteen months ago investigators said millions of dollars worth of grain meant for poor families had been siphoned off and sold locally and abroad in a scam involving hundreds of government officials.

In 2010 the Supreme Court urged the government to distribute grain free to the hungry rather than let it go to waste in warehouses and open fields, but that hasn't happened.

This is because state governments are reluctant to buy extra grain for distribution under the food welfare program and, even if they were, only people with under-the-poverty-line ration cards would be entitled to buy it in subsidized shops.

"The problem of rotting grains and the poor going hungry lies in the system itself," said Biraj Patnaik, principal adviser on food issues to the court.

The government is now planning a food security scheme that will guarantee cheap grain to 63.5 percent of the population.

However, critics see this as political gimmickry. They doubt that the new scheme will be less corrupt, more efficient or better targeted than current programs, and they suspect that the government will not be able to afford a plan that may cost as much as $12 billion in additional subsidies a year.

(Writing by John Chalmers; Additional reporting by Ajay Verma in SADDOMAJRA, India, by John Chalmers, Satarupa Bhattacharjya and Ratnajyoti Dutta in NEW DELHI and by Naveen Thukral in SINGAPORE; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/crops-rot-millions-hungry-india-220307612--business.html

george washington carver king cake mardi gras fun. hepatitis c symptoms david bradley david foster wallace

Different perspectives on the Multiverse?

Where legends collide, warriors rise and titans fall. This is the general in character world, where your creations can rise to fame driven only by your imagination - this is the persistent world in which all characters exist.

Owner:

Game Masters:

This topic is an Out Of Character part of the roleplay, ?The Multiverse?. Anything posted here will also show up there.

Topic Tags:

Forum for completely Out of Character (OOC) discussion, based around whatever is happening In Character (IC). Discuss plans, storylines, and events; Recruit for your roleplaying game, or find a GM for your playergroup.
~~Earlier this evening, and as of the moment of writing this thread,~~ On Friday evening,[sup]1[/sup] there was an extensive discussion in the out of character chat about the ways in which the Multiverse is managed or administrated, and various ideas for multiversal theories, canons, realities, alternate realities or dimensions, and acknowledgement (or lack thereof) of other players' characters, factions, or in-character events or backstories.

While the Multiverse is a single roleplay administrated at the moment, to my knowledge, solely by Rem?us, its constituency of roleplayers is quite large and consistently active throughout both the chat and forum-styled segments of our site's roleplay system. Furthermore, in my experience, game masters of many roleplays not only actively seek but consider the feedback of their players in regard to the management and direction of their roleplays, whether they not they adopt concrete suggestions in adapting gameplay. Thus, I've chosen to create this thread to facilitate further discussion and perhaps elicit further ideas or opinions from those who were not present during this discussion for whatever reasons. I'm also curious about what discussion I missed after nature and FailPowerCompany conspired to remove me from the site and internet in general.[sup]1[/sup]

Two major multiversal theories that were presented and debated, despite not usually being identified explicitly by the names that I've assigned below, included the following:

Quantum physics multiversal theory styled Multiverse (free for all)
Under this theory, which is the predominant practice de facto in the Multiverse, an infinite number of canons, realities, or dimensions may exist simultaneously without regard to contradictions that rise from illogical or innately contradictory or paradoxical character or faction backstories, place locations, abilities, technological innovations, or elements of nature. Typically, such contradictions or illogicalities are explained in-character by suggesting that characters are from different universes, realities, or dimensions that co-exist despite what would otherwise make no logical sense. Events and developments that occur among individual characters or larger factions only affect or influence those whose players choose to acknowledge them; those who wish not to acknowledge specific events or developments are free to do so without consequence, and typically form an in-character explanation for why those events do not affect their character(s) or faction(s).
Roleplay or writing theory styled Multiverse (unified canon)
Under this theory, which has been suggested by a number of seemingly disgruntled folks but which is at best practiced only in a limited sense and by mutual agreement among different small groups of players, there is one unified canon or reality in which all character or faction backstories, place locations, abilities, technological innovations, or elements of nature can co-exist by natural logic and without creating complex contradictions or paradoxes. Events and developments that occur among individual characters or larger factions influence the entire Multiverse and will automatically and naturally affect any characters or factions that would logically have reason to be affected by them, rather than only the characters or factions of players who choose to acknowledge them.

Both multiversal theories have merits, but there are criticisms of both as well. Criticisms of a quantum physics multiversal theory styled Multiverse note the lack of overarching guidelines or concrete rules, the unstructured playing environment, and the lack of cohesive player inter-collaboration. Criticisms of a roleplay or writing theory styled Multiverse note the potential restrictions on creative freedom, the forced interactions among players who might otherwise want nothing to do with each other, and the complex developments and collaboration required to produce and maintain a single unified canon.

For example, one participant in the discussion argued that as an advocate of the second theory, every player with characters from or living on Terra should have responded to the glassing of Terra by barney_fife's Aschen Confederation, which happened about one year ago in real-world time. In reality, a majority of players chose not to acknowledge the glassing, which was accepted by barney_fife, who operates under the first theory. Another participant in the discussion suggested that all of the "NRP" (nation roleplay, in which individual players take on the role of a larger de jure or de facto nation-state) should be severed from the Multiverse and placed in a separate roleplay. To some extent, there is a mechanism for that located at www.nationcouncil.org. On the other hand, Rem?us has repeatedly emphasized that no distinction should be made between "NRP" and "non-NRP," an argument that has been advanced by those players most frequently associated with "NRP," who posit that the economic, social, political, diplomatic, and militaristic relationships among nation-states should serve to create an overarching economic, social, and political background in which roleplay among individual characters (usually but not always unaffiliated with a faction), the "bread and butter" so to speak of roleplay, occurs. In accordance with the second theory, this makes sense; however, with the first theory, there is very little room for an overarching background. Functionally, events and developments among the nation-states and factions that exist in the Multiverse affect only those who choose to accept them.

In regards to rules established for a roleplay, I've generally tried to keep fairly vague restrictions. The rules in my roleplays tend to be written along the lines of the following:

1.) Post within a reasonable amount of time. (This may vary depending on the group of roleplayers as well as the medium.)
2.) Notify us if you're going to be away or without internet access for an extended period of time. (This is a courtesy.)
3.) You may write whatever you wish, provided that you remain within the bounds of the genre. (For example, if the genre is realistic and modern, a vampire from the sixteenth century and a fleet admiral of a multi-planetary space empire are equally out of place and unacceptable, as are the use of mana or force fields. On the other hand, there is no in-character reason to use a cell phone or reference the internet if the genre is medieval fantasy.)
4.) No god-modding (forcing the consequences of your actions onto another character or directly controlling another character without the other player's permission), meta-gaming (using out-of-character knowledge in game when your character has no in-character reason for having that knowledge), or power-playing (using unreasonable, undefined, or intentionally disruptive levels of power without an in-character justification).

__________
[sup]1[/sup] We had a massive lightning and thunder storm, with the lightning flickering at a near constant speed, and the power (including internet) went out. It was over thirty hours before our power was finally switched on again, so that means that I'm posting this thread much later than it was originally intended to be posted. (It was on the same level of intensity and frequency as this storm, though the lightning was a heckuva lot brighter than is discernible in this video.) Admittedly, not the most enjoyable and fun weekend I've ever had. Did I mention that the power, including air conditioning, went out during a weekend of record sweltering heat and humidity? Temperatures exceeded 100? Fahrenheit (close to or a bit higher than 40? Celsius for you non-American folks), with obscene amounts of humidity. Fun, fun. In any case, that's the reason for the strikeout in this thread.

Ylanne: Scholar; Member for 4 years

Post a reply

RolePlayGateway is a site built by a couple roleplayers who wanted to give a little something back to the roleplay community. The site has no intention of earning any profit, and is paid for out of their own pockets.

If you appreciate what they do, feel free to donate your spare change to help feed them on the weekends. After selecting the amount you want to donate from the menu, you can continue by clicking on PayPal logo.

Who is online

Registered users: _NotTheNormalOne_, A.C.*, AceofSpade*, airedeiagrace*, Akita, Alagsandra*, Alexa [Bot], Alexander_Right, Annaky*, Arabella13*, arcadegames&sodapop*, ArcticFox*, Ashes-6695*, Attie, austyn101, AvengerSpirit*, awesomeskaterdude*, Barel*, Beach-Born-Boy*, BeautifullyBroken, Belladonna Dawn, Belynta, birdguard*, blackwolf*, BleedingLover*, Blue-red, BOO!, BrandedOne, Brock10*, brokenxfate*, Bromander Shepard, CaesarTheSeventh*, Calvazara*, Cheza*, Child of the Winged*, Cienpher*, Cloasse*, cmpuncle, col amrytile*, Coloratura, CrashQueen*, CriminalMinds*, Cryovizard, Dante Angelico*, DarkCookie97*, DarknessUndying*, DarkRumours, darkune*, Deallo*, Digital_Muse*, Doug, DragonWriter, D?mon*, Emily3456, EmoxKittunZ, EverFrost*, Everscale, Evita*, Exabot [Bot], Feral*, FizzGig*, Flexar, Fredalice*, Frog*, Froggiepril, Furry Dragon*, Gamer_Templar*, Ghost Steps, GoodJobDino*, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Google Feedfetcher, hanybanany, HisDyingBride*, Horseygirl*, hostilecrayon*, Hydrall, Hypnosis, iCat*, ikuto1998, ImmortalEcstasy, Important Nobody*, JacintoRain*, Jadeling Hawkins*, JimmyKnoles*, JimmyTheRat, JubilousOccasion*, KiyoshiChan*, kor8der*, KuruLesperance, Lady Inali*, LadyNoir117*, Lloyd999*, loowman141414, LSunday, Lucian1549*, LyricalZodiac, Majestic-12 [Bot], Malzberry, Mataulvr*, mechanimated*, Mela, Mike53210, Miss_Sumo*, missjmiles*, Mr. Baneling Squishy*, Mr_Doomed, MrJuon*, MSNbot Media, mummydove, ncDragonfire*, Nightmare2Dream*, nightwolf*, nltniko*, NorthernSoul, NotSoHeartless, Nyghtfang*, Outlaw*, Patcharoo*, PINKanime, PreachingLegionary*, Princess Awinita*, Puppette*, R.T.M.X., Reaper95*, ReaperGirl4*, Rem?us*, Rulke, RydeDawg, sabrinalove3001, Saikua*, Saint Crash*, SaintAndSinner, SakuraXx*, SarahLiaa, Saxious*, Script*, Sench*, SerenityMist, ShadowsoftheNine*, silentawakening, skindeep, Skyeblueme3, Slump*, Smith*, Smokescreen*, smrtazz13*, Sokka25*, Sora112112, spudjohnson, Starryskies*, stormwolf321*, Surfergirl, Syn_Maxwell*, Tanman, The Angry Penguin, The Great Thundorz*, The Illusionist*, TheBouquineuse*, TheFinalOne*, TheFlag*, Thorait, tornadofan2, TRUE-ASSASSIN, Twisty*, Vanillasugar41*, varxint, Vestiline*, ViceRicePres, ViviOrunitiaFF9, Wing06Twilight, WordSail, X64, XavierDantius32*, Xiiver, XxChristinaxX*, XxEvil1xX*, XxYuraxX, yamada*, Ylanne, Zitacamron95, zody*, ZoeyAutopsyx*, zukinchanx3*

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RolePlayGateway/~3/0Vitz_3XtR8/viewtopic.php

the pirates band of misfits cleveland browns minnesota twins green bay packers bobby abreu 2012 draft chicago bears

Lolong, Philipines Crocodile, Gets Guinness World Record As Largest In Captivity

Heaviest Living Athlete

The heaviest living athlete in the world is Sumo wrestler Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarborough, of Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He stands 2m 3cm 6ft 8in tall and weighs a colossal 319.3kg 704lb. He was introduced to Sumo by his judo coach and seven years later, he is ranked number one in the Open Sumo Wrestling Category for Amateurs.

Longest Professional Wrestling Match

The longest professional wrestling match lasted 12 hours and was promoted by Shockwave Impact Wrestling (USA) as the Ultimate Iron Man Match at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Ohio, USA, on November 6, 2010. The match was contested by American Kickboxer II aka Brandon Overholser, Dark Angel aka Mike White, DJ Tom Sharp aka Tom Crone, Logan Cross aka Logan Jones, Sid Fabulous aka Mark Easterday, and "Lightning" Tim Lutz.

Longest Beach Volleyball Marathon

The longest beach volleyball marathon lasted 25 hr 39 min achieved by Mateusz Baca, Sebastian L?dke, Tomasz Olszak, and Wojciech Kurczy?ski (all Germany) in G?rlitz, Germany, on 3-4 July 2010. The attempt was made at the Rosenhof sports and leisure centre by the four members of sports club VfB G?rlitz.

Longest Time Controlling A Football While Lying Down

The record for the longest time controlling a football whilst lying down is 10 min and 4 sec and was achieved by Tomas Lundman (Sweden) at the Nordstan Shopping Mall, in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 24, 2007.

Most Items Kicked Off People's Heads In One Minute

The most items kicked off people's heads in one minute is 43 and was achieved by Zara Phythian (UK) on the set of Guinness World Records Smashed, at Pinewood Studios, UK, on March 25, 2009.

Farthest Throw of a Person

Jonathan Macfarlane (New Zealand) threw Andrew Rainford a distance of 4.87 meters (15 ft 11 in) on the set of NZ Smashes Guinness World Records at the Sylvia Park shopping mall in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 25, 2009.

Most Passes of a Giant Volleyball

The most consecutive passes of a giant volleyball is 582 and was set by Vanessa Sheridan and Paddy Bunce (both UK) during Capital Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan, Capital Radio, London, UK on November 9, 2006 as part of Guinness World Records Day.

Fastest Mile on Spring Loaded Stilts

The fastest mile covered on spring loaded stilts is 7 min 13 sec set by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the TSV 1865 Dachau Sports Club in Dachau, Germany, on March 30, 2008.

World's Oldest Competitive Bodybuilder

Edith Wilma Connor, 77, from Denver, Colorado is the Oldest Female Competitive Bodybuilder, and started pursuing fitness in her late sixties when she realized she wanted more energy. She won her first competition at the age of 65.

Oldest Sisters Celebrate 213 Combined Years

Marjorie Ruddle, 105, and her sister, Dorothy Richards, 108, are officially declared the world's oldest sibling pair.

World's Oldest Yoga Teacher

Yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch, 93, has been teaching yoga for more than 45 years and currently has 400 students in Winchester, N.Y.

Bruschi: Dog With World's Largest Eyes

Bruschi, a four-year-old black and white Boston Terrier, who lives with his owner, Victoria Reed, in Grapevine, Texas, holds the Guinness World Record for "dog with the largest eyes" -- a whopping 1.1 inch in diameter.

World's Biggest Boxes Of Pasta

BARILLA GUNES KARABABA Gunes Karababa of Barilla Turkey with the Guinness World Record for world's largest pasta box. The boxes will be sold in Turkey to benefit UNICEF preschool education programs. (PRNewsFoto/Barilla) PARMA, ITALY

Chandra Bahadur Dangi

It's official! Guinness World Records officials have measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi to confirm his height of 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters). That makes him not only the world's shortest living man but the world's shortest person ever recorded in Guinness' 57-year history.

World's Oldest Twins

Edith Ritchie and Evelyn "Evie" Middleton (n?e Rennie), born on November 15, 1909, are the world's Oldest Living Twins. The pair from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, celebrated their 102nd birthday in November 2011.

World's Shortest Woman

Guinness World Records Adjudicator Rob Molloy (R) and doctor Manoj Pahukar (2nd L) measure Jyoti Amge (C), 18, during a news conference in Nagpur on Dec. 16, 2011. Amge was officially announced by the Guinness World Records on December 16 the world's "shortest woman living (mobile)" measured as 62.8cm (24.7 inches) and will take the title from US woman Bridgette Jordan, previously held the record at 69.5 cm (27.4 in).

Longest Curtsey

Andy Campbell and Buck Wolf of The Huffington Post's Weird News team took part in the Guinness World Record for Longest Curtsey Relay in 5 Minutes in January, 2012.

Marine Kyle Ugone holds the Guinness World Record for the most completed Lego sets in a private collection.

World's Smallest Working Dog

Lucy, a mini Yorkshire terrier from Absecon, New Jersey, is now in the Guinness Book of World Records. Weighing just 2 1/2 pounds, Lucy was named the world's smallest working dog last week, bumping out a 6.6-pound police dog in Japan.

102 year-old Twins

Sisters Ena Pugh (pictured right) and Lily Millward who have just celebrated their 102 birthday. They are officially the oldest twins in the world. The pair both live near Brecon, South Wales

Most Diamonds Set In One Ring

The Lobortas Classic Jewelry House in Ukraine created this record-setting ring -- the "Tsarevna Swan" -- containing an incredible 2,525 cut diamonds.

Jyoti Amge

Guinness World Records Adjudicator Rob Molloy and Dr. Manoj Pahukar measure Jyoti Amge,18, during a news conference in Nagpur on Dec. 16, 2011. Amge was officially announced by the Guinness World Records on December 16 the world's "shortest woman living (mobile)" measured as 24.7 inches and will take the title from US woman Bridgette Jordan, previously held the record at 27.4 inches.

World's Largest Chocolate Log

One of 80 cooks works on the world's longest ever Christmas cake, a 1,068 meter-long vanilla flavored log with a bitter chocolate cover, at a hotel Thursday Dec. 1, 2011 in Shanghai, China. The one-kilometer long cake achieved a new Guinness World Record during a charity event to raise funds for children with cancer.

Coins Record

A volunteer lines up 25-Centavo coins on the pavement in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record currently being held by the United States at the Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. More than three million pieces are lined up for hours Wednesday to a stretch of 70 kilometers to break the 64.8 kilometers set by the United States. Proceeds of the campaign will help build classrooms in the country, according to the Central Bank, one of the organizers.

World's Largest Bra

As part of a "Wear It Pink" campaign by the British-based Breast Cancer Campaign, the makers of a British stain remover commissioned the creation of the world's largest bra. When it was finally unveiled on Oct. 28 at the ITV Southbank Tower in Central London the pink bra -- which has a size 1222B cup -- measured nearly 102 feet around the chest. If shrunk down to human proportions, the bra would fit a woman with a 34B bust.

World's Smallest Living Cat

Fizz Girl, a Munchkin Cat from San Diego, California, has grabbed the record title for 'Shortest Living Cat'. Measuring in at just 6 inches tall from floor to shoulder, Fizz Girl weighs 4 pounds, 2.3 ounces. Munchkin cats are a special breed that have little legs caused by a naturally occurring genetic mutation.

Guinness World Records

Bridgette Jordan, 22, a college student in Centralia, Illinois, has just been declared the "World's Shortest Woman" by Guinness World Records. She stands 2 feet, 3 inches, 1.5 inches shorter than the previous record holder.

Guinness World Records

Bridgette Jordan, 22, is not only the current "World's Shortest Woman," but she shares the title of "World's Shortest Siblings" with her 20-year-old brother Brad. Bridgette stands 27 inches while Brad is who stands 38 inches high.

Guinness World Records

The Berghoff, a German restaurant in Chicago, wanted a world record in the "wurst" way -- and they succeeded -- with a 47-foot, three-inch bratwurst. The record-breaking brat weighed more than 40 pounds and needed a bun that was 50-feet long.

Chanel Tapper - Longest Tongue

Chanel Tapper has a tongue that measures a whopping 3.8 inches, from tip to top lip. However, British citizen Stephen Taylor's lengthy licker stretches 3.86 inches.

Sarwan Singh - Longest Beard

Sarwan Singh of Canada holds the record for longest beard: 7 feet, 9 inches.

Rolf Buchholz - Most Pierced Man

The world's most pierced man, Rolf Buchholz, of Dortmund, Germany, has 453 studs and rings all over his body, including 94 piercings in and around his lips, 25 in his eyebrows, eight in his nose and 278 in his genital area.

Aevin Dugas - Largest Afro

Aevin Dugas of New Orleans, La., is the proud owner of a record-breaking afro. It has a circumference of 4 feet, 4 inches. She trims her afro two or three times a year, and uses up to five conditioners at once when she washes it.

121-year-old Woman

Survival has located a Brazilian Indian, believed to be the oldest living person in the world, as she prepares to celebrate her 121st birthday. Maria Lucimar Pereira is one of the Kaxinaw? tribe, and lives in the western Brazilian Amazon. She says she will spend her birthday, on September 3rd , with her family. Credit: <a href="http://survivalinternational.org/" target="_hplink">http://survivalinternational.org/</a>

Pauline Potter

Pauline Potter, a 47-year-old, 643-pound Californian, has earned a spot in the 2012 Guinness World Records 2012 record book as the World's Heaviest Woman. She weighs 643 pounds.

World's Oldest Person

Besse Cooper, recognized as the world's oldest person, will turn 115 on Aug. 26, 2011. Cooper, pictured in her room in a nursing home on Feb. 1, 2011 in Monroe, Ga., was born in 1896.

World's Largest Fishing Lure

Guinness World's Records confirmed on August 10, 2011 a new world record and the debut of the World's Largest Fishing Lure, weighing more than 355 pounds and measuring more than 12 feet. The home of this giant lure is Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and the SS Spitfire Mercantile, near Destin Florida.

$80 Hot Dog

The Brockton Roxstadium has started selling an $80 hot dog topped with caviar, Creme Fraiche, truffles, and mushroom dust.

Group Shower Record

It was all good, clean fun as 152 men and women showered together in Bournemouth, England on August 13, 2011 to break the group shower record.

World's Largest Hot Dog

There's a new top dog when it comes to hot dog records. A team of 245 people have reportedly cooked up the world's largest hot dog in Paraguay. Stretching some 668 feet, the nearly 270-pound wiener took the title from a 492-foot hot dog.

World's Largest Mojito

A team of cocktail experts in Italy set a new Guinness World Record by mixing a 1,300-liter glass of mojito. The massive cocktail, made by The Raptor Ltd. and Cafe Eupili, bests a 2010 record set at 877 liters.

World's Largest Picnic Table

At 305 feet, the world's longest picnic table is longer than a football field. It weighs 11,304 lbs. and can accomodate 405 people. A team of four people worked ten days to put this together. Guinness World Records recognized this feat on June 18th. Safeway markets sponsored the event along with Open Nature natural foods at the Marina Green in San Francisco.

Amazing Guinness World Records

Lu Zhi-hao is believed to be the world's fattest 4-year-old. The obese boy from China's Guangdong province weighs a stunning 136 pounds -- posing a major health risk, according to doctors. A health clinic in Hong Kong has offered free weight-loss treatment for the child.

Largest Ice Cream Cake

Volunteer cake decorators from Dairy Queen Canada help put together the world's largest ice-cream cake in Toronto, Canada on May 10. The cake included over 20,000 pounds of ice-cream, 200 pounds of sponge cake, and 300 pounds of icing and crumbled cookies. It took over 100 workers 14 hours to complete and helped raise money for The Hospital for Sick Children and the Children's Miracle Network.

World's Tallest Teen Girl

Malee Duangdee, 18, stands outside her home with her relatives Mai Khosod, 37, and A Khosod, 24, who are holding her arms up on April 7, 2011, in Trat Province, Thailand. Towering head and shoulders above her own parents this giant teenager -- at 6 feet 10 inches -- is the tallest in the world and could still be growing.

World's Tallest Lego Tower

Legos aren't just for playing around. A team of 6,000 block enthusiasts in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has put together what is reportedly the world's tallest Lego tower. The structure, which rises 102 feet 3 inches, tops a previous record set in Santiago, Chile.

World's Largest Hiking Boot

Guinness World Records certainly astound -- but also educate. Students are using Guinness workbooks and flashcards to learn about curiosities around the globe, including the world's largest hiking boot. Built in Germany in 2006, the boot measures more than 23 feet across and weighs 3,306 pounds.

Contender For World's Smallest Man

Junrey Balawing is hoping to be crowned the world'?s smallest man in June. The resident of the Philippines stands an amazing 22 inches -- more than 4 inches shorter than the current record holder, Edward "Nino" Hernandez, who is 26.4 inches tall. Balawing is 17, but he's about the same size as a 1-year-old toddler.

Oldest Living Person

Maria Gomes Valentin is the world's oldest living person. She was born in 1896 in Brazil, making her 114 years old.

World's Youngest Grandma

At 25, Rifca Stanescu is grandmother to a little boy age 2. She was married when she was 11 to Lionel Laiu, then age 13 and now 27. She had her first child at 12 years old.

Supatra Sasuphan, an 11-year-old from Bangkok, Thailand, has been named "Hairiest Girl in the World" by Guinness World Records. "Nat," as she prefers to be known, was born with Ambras syndrome, one of the world's most rare genetic diseases, which causes excessive hair growth on the face and all over the body.

Driver Juha Kankkunen set a world record for driving a car at the highest speed on ice -- reaching 205.48 mph. In his Bentley Continental, Kankkunen shattered his previous record in Oulu, Finland, on Feb. 10.

World's Oldest Cake

Most people throw out their leftovers after a few days -- or at most a few weeks. But a museum in England is displaying a 113-year-old wedding cake that's being called the world's oldest. The Willis Museum in Basingstoke, Hampshire, says the delicately decorated Victorian cake was baked in 1898. The confection has browned over the years and suffered a crack after a World War II bomb blast, but it has survived for more than a century, first in a baker's window and then in storage, before being donated to the museum. A recent investigation with a syringe revealed that the fruitcake inside is still moist.

World's Largest Gathering Of Lady Gagas

They're gaga for Gaga. A group of Lady Gaga wannabes set a world record for the largest gathering of Lady Gaga impersonators at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The world record attempt brought together 121 fans of the star, dressed in a wide array of Gaga's most memorable outfits.

Most Facebook 'Likes' In One Day

Lots of people like rapper Lil Wayne -- enough to reportedly earn him a Guinness World Record for getting the most Facebook "likes" in a 24-hour period.

Sixteen-month-old Le Yati Min plays on a chair at her house in South Okkalarpa township on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 15. The Myanmar girl was born with six fingers on each hand and seven toes on each foot on Oct. 18, 2009. Guinness World Records is considering naming her the most "digitally enhanced" person in the world.

Competitors Laksana Tinarat, left, kisses her husband Ekachai during a World's Longest Continuous Kiss competition in Pattaya, southeastern Thailand, on Feb. 13. The event was held in an attempt to break the Guinness world record and to celebrate St. Valentine's Day.

At 6 foot 8, Amazon Eve, right, might be the world's tallest model. The Federation of World Records has already bestowed the title upon the towering beauty, and Guinness World Records officials are planning on measuring her up soon. Before becoming a model, Amazon Eve says she worked as a personal trainer, a paralegal and a movie actress.

Cyclone Power Technologies founder Harry Schoell and Chuk Williams, head of the U.S. Land Steam Record Team, stand next to the LSR streamliner. The vehicle will be powered by Cyclone's Mark V external combustion engine.

Chinese "Iceman" Jin Songhao stands in a plastic box during a cold endurance competition in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, on Jan. 3. Jin Songhao dwarfed Wim Hof's world record for the longest ice bath by immersing himself in ice for 120 minutes wearing nothing but a swimsuit.

Guinness World Records officials consider 17-year-old Jyoti Amge the world's shortest living teenage girl. Photographed here on her 17th birthday on Dec. 15, Amge stands just over 2 feet tall. But her big birthday will come next year, when Amge could become the world's shortest living woman -- so long as she doesn't grow more than about 4.3 inches between now and then.

Canadian Jean-Guy Laquerre is surrounded by his Guinness record-breaking collection of Santa Claus memorabilia, which totals an astounding 25,104 items.

Natasha Verushka swallowed a 22.83-inch sword on Sword Swallowers Awareness Day, on Feb. 28, 2009. On Nov. 18, 2010 -- Guinness World Records Day -- an attempt was made to set the record for the longest sword swallowed on live TV.

The largest burrito weighed 12,785.576 pounds and was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Nov. 3. The burrito was made from one single flour tortilla that weighed over 2 tons and measured 2.4 kilometers. The filling was fish with onion, chile and refried beans -- typical to the region of Baja California Sur. Fifty-four restaurants took part, with about 3,000 volunteers.

Ninety-year-old Zdena Snoblova, reportedly the oldest diver in the world, presents the Czech edition of Guinness World Records 2011 on Nov. 3 in Pelhrimov, Czech Republic.

Francisco Domingo Joaquim, aka "Chiquinho," shows off his record-breaking "world's most elastic mouth" at 6.69 inches across.

Robin Hendrickson stretches out her cat, Stewie, outside her home in Reno, Nev. Stewie, a 5-year-old Maine Coon, has been accepted by Guinness World Records as the world's longest cat at 48.5 inches.

Laura Hadland, 27, of Cambridge, England, made her dream come true -- making the world's largest toast mosaic birthday card -- with a little help from her BFFs (best Facebook friends) and HTC, a global designer of smart phones. The toast mosaic birthday card, which consisted of 128.05 square meters, 600 loaves of lovingly browned and scorched bread, cut into 9,852 slices, was in honor of Hadland's mother-in-law.

Swallow, an 11-year-old sheep-sized cow from the West Yorkshire region of England, is one of the stars of the 2011 edition of "Guinness World Records." This 33-inch-high Dexter is the world's smallest cow.

Meet Mehmet Ozyurek -- the man with the world's largest nose. According to Guinness World Records officials, the Turkish national's epic proboscis measures 3.46 inches from bridge to tip.

Hassan Abed Rabbo inspects what he says is the smallest handwritten, complete version of the Koran ever made. The 2.4-by-1.9-centimeter Muslim holy book, which Rabbo inherited from his great-grandmother, contains 604 pages decorated with gold ink. Guinness officials currently recognize a Koran that measures 1.7 centimeters by 1.28 centimeters, owned by Muhammad Karim Beebani, as the world's smallest Koran -- though his version of the religious text isn't handwritten.

On Aug. 4, Tulsa-area Chick-fil-A restaurants set a Guinness World Record by creating the world's largest iced tea. A 9-foot-tall cup held more than 1,140 gallons of freshly brewed sweet tea and ice. The process required 72 pounds of tea leaves, 1,150 pounds of sugar, one ton of ice and 912 gallons of water.

Practitioners take part in a mass yoga session in Central Park on June 22 in New York. Some 13,000 people registered for the class, making it the world's largest registered yoga event. Despite dark skies, about 10,000 yogis and yoginis attended, though the class was cut short due to rain.

The world's most expensive roses, known as Happy Roses, get their rainbow color from plant extract that's injected into the stem.

A swimmer in Orange County, Calif., takes part in the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on June 4. An estimated 10,000 children on four continents splashed their way into the record books at more than 175 aquatic facilities as far away as Zambia. The global event was created by a coalition of leading water safety organizations.

Tanys Pullin sculpted this huge cheese block that weighs over 1,100 pounds and was unveiled during the Royal Bath and West Show at Shepton Mallet, Somerset in England on June 2.

Standing 7 feet and 8 1/3 inches, Minnesota resident Igor Vovkovinskiy was named the tallest man in the United States by Guinness World Records officials.

A team of 300 chefs set a new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of hummus by making 23,042 pounds and 11 ounces of the tasty chickpea spread on May 8 in Fanar, Lebanon. In recent years, chefs in Israel and Lebanon have battled for the coveted title.

Georgian athlete Lasha Pataraya lifted 194 pounds of gym weights with his ears in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record in Tbilisi on April 28. Guinness officials have not verified the feat.

Big Jake, a 9-year-old Belgian gelding, holds the Guinness World Record for world's tallest living horse. Big Jake, here with his owner Jerry Gilbert, measures in at nearly 6 feet, 11 inches, which is 2.75 inches taller than the previous record-holder.

Hundreds toss rubber chickens in an attempt to set a chicken-tossing record following Boston's Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race in April.

He Pingping of China met Sultan Kosen of Turkey in January. He -- the world's smallest man -- was 2 feet, 5 inches. He died March 13. Kosen, the world's tallest man, stood more than 5 1/2 feet taller than his friend. They got together to launch the "Guinness World Records Live! Roadshow" at the Forum Istanbul in January 2010.

Khagendra Thapa Magar plays a guitar as he celebrates his 17th birthday in Pokhara, Nepal, Oct. 14. Magar, who is 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds, has applied to the Guinness World Records to be named the world's shortest man.

As a spokesman for Guinness World Records, He Pingping met Russia's Svetlana Pankratova, better known as the world's leggiest woman, in 2008. Pankratova's legs are 4 feet, 4 inches long.

The shortest married couple have been together a long time. Douglas Maistre Breger da Silva tied the knot with Claudia Pereira Rocha in 1998. She's 3 feet tall, and he's an inch shorter. They live in Brazil.

Who's top dog now? Meet giant George, a Great Dane who stands 3 feet, 7 inches tall from paw to shoulder. George is seen here with his owner, David Nasser of Tucson, Ariz.

Wilco van Kleef is nearly 7 feet tall. His bride, Keisha Bolton, is pushing 6-foot-5. Together, their combined height is 13 feet, 3.3 inches. They met via Britain's Tall Persons Club, when she was looking for a dance partner she wouldn't dwarf. He certainly fit the bill. They're the tallest couple in the world.

Hey, you two! Get a room, and not just for one night! The longest kiss was achieved by Nikola Matovic and Kristina Reinhart of Germany, who kissed continuously for 32 hours, 7 minutes and 14 blissful seconds at the Hamburger Hof Shopping Centre. Medics with Chapstick were standing by at the February 2009 stunt.

Shigetsugu and Miyoko Anan of Japan are the oldest couple to run a marathon. He's 83, she's 78, and they finished the 2008 Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon, jogging side by side, in 7 hours, 36 minutes, 22 seconds.

Lean to your left! Lean to your right! Round up 279 cheerleaders -- what have you got? The world's largest cheerleading dance. The Universal Cheerleaders Association in Memphis, Tenn., set this record as part of World Record Day.

New York City's famous eatery Serendipity 3 unveiled the world's largest cup of hot chocolate on Nov. 12, 2009. It's 4 gallons of yumminess, and very, very fattening.

Joel Waul, 28, climbs on top of his rubber band ball outside his home in Lauderhill, Fla., on Oct. 23, 2009. Waul had spent the past six years building the 6-foot, 7-inch-tall, 9,032-pound behemoth. A team from Ripley's Believe It or Not hauled the ball away on a large, flatbed truck; it was to be featured in one of the company's museums.

Divers crowd the waters of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Aug. 17 to break the Guinness world record for "Most People Scuba Diving Simultaneously." More than 2,500 Indonesian and foreign divers participated in the event and succeeded.

The dachshund Chanel turned 21 on May 6. That's 147 in dog years, making her the oldest living canine on the planet, according to Guinness World Records. She celebrated with a spa trip. The previous record holder, Butch, died at the practically biblical age of 28, which is 196 in dog years.

Anandita Dutta Tamuly smears ghost chilies, the world's spiciest, in her eyes before gobbling them up during an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records books, in Jorhat, India, on April 9, 2009. British chef Gordon Ramsay is beside her. Organizers said the 28-year-old Indian woman ate 51 fire-hot chilies in two minutes.

Mexico City became the new smooching capital on Valentine's Day 2009. Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records confirmed that 39,897 people entered a gated area in the city's Zocalo square Saturday to lock lips. The Mexican capital broke the previous record, set by the English town of Weston-super-Mare in 2007.

Cindy Jackson, 52, holds the record for having had 47 cosmetic surgeries, the most in the world. She's shown above in 2004.

Khalil Semhat holds a giant potato he found on his farm near Tyre, Lebanon, for photographers on Dec. 6. He said he hopes the nearly 25-pounder will be a Guinness World Record.

C. Manoharan of India first set a record for swallowing 200 earthworms in 30 seconds. He also tried to set a record by flossing two snakes through one nostril. (Sources: AP, Guinness Book of World Records)

A model in Bucharest, Romania wears the world's longest bridal train on March 20, 2012. The train, which is 1.85 miles long, took 100 days and 10 seamstresses to create, said Lavinia Lascae, spokeswoman for the Andree Salon fashion house.

Tamae Watanabe

Tamae Watanabe reached Everest's 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet on Saturday morning with four other team members, said Ang Tshering of the China Tibet Mountaineering Association in Nepal. In doing so, she became the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/01/lolong-philipines-crocodile-guinness-world-recorrd_n_1640989.html

west virginia university michele bachmann jessica biel tim howard west virginia rob roy gaslight

Syria violence 'kills 25', Douma 'besieged'

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syria-violence-kills-25-douma-besieged-005808810.html

flower delivery e cards smash kate upton sports illustrated outback chaka khan taylor swift safe and sound

Olympics: Coughlin keeps her London hopes alive

Natalie Coughlin kept her last chance for London alive by making it through the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle Friday night in Omaha, Neb.

She joins three other former Cal swimmers in Saturday's final: Dana Vollmer, Madison Kennedy and Jessica Hardy.

Eight swimmers made it to the 100 free finals; six will move on to London. The top two will swim for the U.S. in individual competition while the other four will fill out the relay squad.

The 100 free finals are the second to last event Saturday night.

In other big news from Omaha, San Jose native Scott Weltz was the upset winner in the men's 200-meter breaststroke.

Cal graduate Nathan Adrian held off America's swift sprinting fleet to win the 100 freestyle in 48.10 seconds with 2008 Olympic teammate Cullen Jones taking second. Matt Grevers, Ricky Berens, Jimmy Feigen and Jason Lezak fill out the relay positions.

Moraga's Kim Vandenberg, Coughlin's training partner the past year, missed making the Olympic by one spot in the 200 butterfly. She was a little more than a second behind second-place Kathleen Hersey.

Incoming Cal freshman Jacob Pebley and Berkeley graduate David Russell advanced to the finals of men's 200 backstroke. Pebley had the fourth-fastest qualifying time, Russell the seventh.

Cal's Ben Hinshaw of Palo Alto was 11th and didn't advance in the 200 individual medley, an event that saw Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps advance with the fastest two times.

Source: http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_20975818/olympics-coughlin-keeps-her-london-hopes-alive?source=rss

john wayne gacy amr jack del rio fired jack del rio fired made in america made in america icam