Republic Day parade - Indian Army Bike Stunt in Limca Book of World Records 2011

Republic Day parade - Indian Army Bike Stunt in Limca Book of World Records 2011

The Dare Devils of the Army revved up their bikes at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday and showed why they had five world records to their credit. Their stunning stunts included a 35-man human pyramid on a single motorcycle!

Over 100 Indian Army signalmen displayed breathtaking daredevilry on their well-tuned motorcycles at the Rajpath boulevard, raising the adrenaline flow of spectators, who couldn't stop themselves from shouting with enthusiasm.

Many held their breath as 35 of the men from the Corps of Signals formed a human pyramid on a single motorcycle - one of them carrying the national flag. The crowds spontaneously saluted the men!

Images: Indian culture, military might unfold at R-Day

People craned their necks to see Captain Ankur Deewan, who led the team, standing on a running motorcycle for more than half a kilometre.

As an announcement was heard asking people not to imitate the act as the Delhi traffic cops would levy a fine, the crowd burst into laughter. Delhi policemen men in the security wing also smiled.

The team is 45 years old. With five world records to their credit and six in the Limca Book of Records, the team has performed over 1,200 displays since 1965.

Among the first stunts to be showcased by the team, dressed in white and astride Enfield Bullet bikes, was the 'Rocket' formation which saw four signalmen on two motorcycles in a breathtaking display.

There was complete silence when 22 daredevils in lotus structure rode on two bikes.                    

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International Kite Festival 2011 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat has celebrated the International Kite Festival 2011 with wholesome participation from all over the globe at Sabarmati River Front from 9th Jan, 2011 to 12th Jan, 2011. International Kite Festival is held at Ahmedabad on January 14 every year, to coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti. In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. Uttarayan is a two-day festival in Gujarat and an International Kite Festival is held during the period in Ahmedabad. Kite flying enthusiasts from different parts of the world arrive at Ahmedabad to take part in the international competition. The festival draws expert kite-makers and flyers not only from cities of India but also from around the world. Designer’s Kites of infinite variety are displayed at the venue. Check out here International Kite Festival 2011 wallpapers, International Kite Festival 2011 photos, International Kite Festival 2011 pictures & International Kite Festival 2011 images.

World's Youngest Microsoft Professional

World Record set by M. Lavinashree

World's Youngest Microsoft Professional World Record set by M. Lavinashree

M. Lavinashree has won the acclaim of being the youngest Microsoft professional by passing the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Pro metric Examination with 842 marks out of 1000.

She says MCP exams measure the ability to perform specific, real world job functions or set of tasks.
They also deal with installing, configuring and administering Windows XP.

“I broke the world record set by a 10-year-old Pakistani girl, Arfa Karim Randhawa, as the world’s youngest MCP professional, as I am only eight years old,” she says in all innocence.

When she was in Std. II, she joined a one-year multi-media course that made her well-versed in animation, Corel Draw, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dream Weaver and Web Designing.

Awards & Achievements

Limca Book of World Record Holder, equivalent to Guinness Book of World Records, at the tender age of 3 for her photographic memory.

National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2006, for Lavinashree’s exceptional ability in the field of recitation of 1330 Thirukural, conferred by the Government of India.

Appreciation from His Excellency, the President of India, Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, for her excellent memory capacity.

Publication of M.Lavinashree’s excellent memory power in the world famous Wikipedia Encyclopedia under the category: List of Child Prodigies (Memory/History)

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_child_prodigies


Teachers’ Motivation and Inspiration

Since she showed interest, her father, K. Muniyasamy, sent her for MCP coaching classes. The teachers took special care and prepared her to sit for the examination.

Her cousin, Kannan, who is in the U.S., encouraged her.

Muniyasamy wants to make her the youngest Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator.

“It comes naturally to her. She is playful and we don’t compel her into anything,” he says and adds that she begins her day at 6.30 a.m. and spends about two hours learning computers.

Lavinashree is in Std. IV at VMJ Higher Secondary School, Madurai.

She entered the Limca Book of World Records when she was three years old. She also received the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2006, conferred by the Government of India, for her exceptional ability to recite all the 1330 Thirukkurals.

She wants to become a scientist like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is her inspiration.


World's Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional M.Lavinashree video.

 

World's Fastest Solar Powered Car set Guinness World Record 2011

FASTEST SOLAR POWERED CAR
A new world record was set yesterday as the students of The University of New South Wales managed to design and build the fastest solar powered car yet.

Achieving a high speed of a little over 88 km/h (54 miles/h), the UNSW's Sunswift IVy, powered only by silicon solar cells significantly topped the previous 1987 record of 79 km/h and was quick to make it into the Guinness World Book of Records.

The new record was set at 10:32 on the 7th of January at the HMAS Albatross navy base airstrip in Nowra. The Sunswift IVy, weighting only 1/10th of the weight of an average car and equipped with a 98% efficient
Brushless CSIRO 3 phase DC motor needs just 1300 watts of solar generated power to achieve it's estimated average speed of 85 km/h. That's approximately the same amount of energy a toaster needs for toasting two pieces of bread.

The drivers for this world record successful attempt were Barton Mawer and Craig Davis, professional racing drivers from the electric car firm Tesla European Operations. "We were confident. We only needed a little bit of sunshine and that was enough," declared Barton Mawer after the event.

The UNSW students invested 18 months in the 280.000$ Ivy project and the result will hopefully "spur a lot more interest in solar energy and the debate about renewable energy technology", said Daniel Friedman, Sunswift's project manager.

WORLDS LONGEST SEA BRIDGE IN CHINA

China has unveiled the world’s longest sea bridge, which stretches a massive 26.4 miles – five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais and longer than a marathon.

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, completed earlier this week, links the main urban area of Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, with Huangdao district, straddling the Jiaozhou Bay sea areas.

        World’s longest sea bridge 2011 - Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, China

The road bridge, which took four years and cost a cool £5.5billion to build, will be open for use in the New Year and is almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana.

That structure features two bridges running side by side and is 23.87 miles (38.42km) long.

The three-way Qingdao Haiwan Bridge is a staggering 174 times longer than London’s Tower Bridge, over the Thames River – and shaves 19 miles off the drive from Qingdao to Huangdao.

Two separate groups of workers have been building the different ends of the structure since 2006.


One engineer commented: ‘The computer models and calculations are all very well but you can't really relax until the two sides are bolted together.

‘Even a few centimetres out would have been a disaster.’

With an overall length of 42.58km, the route between Qingdao and Huangdao will be shortened by 30km, cutting the travel time by about 20 minutes.

However, the colossal construction is set to hold the record as the longest sea bridge only for a few years – and it will be bettered by another Chinese bridge in the next decade.

Last December officials announced workers had begun constructing a bridge to link southern Guangdong province with Hong Kong and Macau.

youngest yoga trainer in the world.

AT JUST SIX,SHRUTI PANDAY IS THE YONGEST YOGA TRAINER IN THE WORLD.

At just six, Shruti Pandey is the youngest yoga trainer in the world.

The bendy youngster has been teaching adults at an ashram, in northern India, for the last two years.

Her trainer, Hari Chetan, 67, set up the ashram 35 years ago and as soon as little Shruti became one of his students, as a tiny four-year old, he spotted her talents.

Now she starts her classes at 5.30am every morning, at Brahmanand Saraswati Dham, in the Jhunsi town, dressed in white leggings and a red t-shirt surrounded by 30 eager pupils ranging from businessmen, teachers, housewives to pensioners.

Shruti said: 'It feels good when people follow my instructions, I feel like a real teacher.

'I got interested in yoga after seeing my brother do it. I tried picking it up myself but it was too hard. So I asked my parents to send me to yoga classes.'

Her brother, Harsh Kumar, now 11-years-old, made the Limca Book of Records at the tender age of five by learning all 84 yoga positions - but he's never been interested in being a teacher like his sister.

Hari, who Shruti also calls her grandfather, think she's a miracle.

'She's a fast learner and a perfectionist. She grasps techniques quickly unlike kids her own age, who get bored with something as patience consuming as yoga.

'Within just six months of her training, she surprised everyone by doing the toughest positions with ease and perfection. She's a natural.'

Shruti can manage some of yoga's most challenging positions. She can easily hold her entire body on the strength of her little arms and hang her legs right over her head backwards.

One of Shruti's fans, 90-year-old Swami Bhanu, a retired teacher, said: 'The best thing about Shruti is she tries to provide an alternative position for the complicated ones that are difficult for an older person like me to do. She's very patient.'

Businessman Lokendra Pal Singh, 48, has been attending Shruti's classes for three months and said, 'I have noticed a positive change in my life. I used to be short-tempered, but now I'm able to control my anger to quite an extent and it's all thanks to a little six-year old.'

Mahatma Mandir Vibrant Gujarat 2011 | 5th Global Summit Mandir Gandhinagar

5THGLOBAL SUMMIT IN GANDHINAGAR GUJRAT

Vibrant Gujarat 2011 is a 5th Global Summit, 12-13 January 2011 at Mahatma Mandir Gandhinagar. Vibrant Gujarat Summits aim to facilitate investment alliances for the participating countries. 

January 12th and 13th, 2011 the 5th Vibrant Gujarat Summit is scheduled to take place at new purpose built Mahatma Mandir. They are the ideal platform to explore business opportunities.

Today’s Date in the History of Cricket 11 January

WORLDS NO 3 BATS MAN BIRTHDAY ON 11 JANUARY
Born on this day were : Sajeewa de Silva( 1971-) , Sri Lankan left-arm pace bowler ; and Rahul ‘ The Wall’ Dravid (1973-), outstanfing Indian batsman ( and ODI wicket –Keeper) who is the only Indian to make four consecutiveTest centuries ,( With more than 6,800 Test runs and 7,200ODI runs he is arguably the world’s best No. 3 batsman).
In 1902 English bowler Johnny Briggs died in an asylum in Cheshire, aged 39. He took 118 wicket for England at 17.74 a piece . His career ended when after being hit over the heart by a drive from Tom Hayward he suffered an epileptic seizure during the 1899 Headingley Test against Australia.This brought on mental illness and he ended his days in an asylum . It is said that he would bowl up and down the wards , and report the score to the nurses at the end of the day.
In 1930 J.E.D. Sealy made his debut for the West Indies against England at Bridgetown at the age of 17 years 121 days – still a West Indian record . Also making their debuts in this match were George Headley ( West Indies) and Bill Voce ( England). (In 1988 Phil Simmons made his debut for the West Indies against India at Madras.)
In 1959 Hanif Mohammad of Pakistan hit a record 499 ( at the time ) in an innings lasting over ten hours while playing for Karachi against Bahawalpur , at Karachi . He broke the record (452 not out ) of the great Don Bradman set in 1930. He was run out while trying to steal a run to keep the strike . His partner at the other end was Abdul Aziz who was to die tragically a week later in the course of a match , and for whom the score card read a bizarre : did not bat , dead When Bradman met Hanif on the Australian tour of Pakistan in 1964-65 he is said to have remarked after shaking his head : So you are the fellow . I always thought that the batsman who broke my record would be six feet two inches tall . But you are shorter than me!
In 1979 Mike Brearley became only the second English captain after Sir Len Hutton to regain and then successfully defend the Ashes when England beat Australia by 93 runs in the fourth Test at Sydney.
In 1994 Hyderabad declared at 944 for 6 in a Ranji Trophy match against Andhara Pradesh at Secunderabad .Maturi Sridhar made 366 ( the third highest score by a non –Test player in first –class cricket), Vivek Jaisimha 211 and Noel David 207, an unprecedented three double centuries in the same innings . Andhra however held out for a draw, with three wickets left , and 502 runs to get . This is the fourth highest total in first- class cricket. Sridhar came to the crease at 30 and he was dismissed with the score on 880, a world record in which 850 runs were added during one batsman’s innings at the crease.
In 2001 Steve Waugh played his 300th ODI- in the first match of the Carlton Series against West Indies at Melbourne.

In 2003 India registered its first one wicket win in ODIs when they beat New Zealand in the sixth ODI at Auckland. Needing 200 to win they reached 203 off the penultimate ball. (India were 178 for 3 in 42 overs at one stage .)

Guinness world record attempt at today’s rugby game

On Saturday there will be a world record attempt made at the Tri Nations Match when the Springboks will clash with the All Blacks. The attempt is for 90 000 South Africans to fly their flags high at the same venue all at the same time, they will try to break the Guinnes World Record.

The event will take place at Soccer City. Soccer city was also the host of the first and last games of the World Cup.

"When we launched Keep Flying as a way of encouraging all South Africans to retain the sense of unity and achievement we'd felt during the Soccer World Cup, we knew we wanted the campaign to culminate with a memorable event," Draftfcb South Africa group CEO John Dixon said.

"Initially, we thought we'd organise a minute of noise for Africa - a crazy 60 seconds filled with vuvuzelas blaring, car hooters hooting, drums drumming, voices shouting - but that seemed so transient.

"Instead, we looked for something that could be documented, verified and carved in stone - a lasting memorial to our nation's flag and what it symbolised for us all during the World Cup," Dixon said, adding that setting a world record just seemed the appropriate thing to do.

"We looked to Vodacom, SuperSport, the International Marketing Council of South Africa and Lead SA - Primedia's awesome campaign that truly embraces the spirit behind Keep Flying - to help us plan and prepare for the attempt.

"And now we're calling on all South Africans going to support the Springboks on Saturday at FNB Stadium to show as much 'gees' as they did during the World Cup. Two hands means two flags; what could be simpler!"

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Springbok fans attending the Tri-Nations clash at FNB stadium (Soccer city) on Saturday have been urged to bring South African flags to the game as part of a Guinness Book of Records world record attempt.

The Boks will face the All Blacks in the first ever match in the tournament to be played in Soweto.

The record attempt for the most flags being waved in a stadium at the same time is a Vodacom and Lead SA initiative, which is part of a campaign to continue the massive wave of patriotism that emerged during the soccer World Cup.

David Pocock scores the first try against Wales

Around 90,000 spectators are expected to pack the venue.

Springbok vice-captain Victor Matfield told Eyewitness News the team expected a memorable atmosphere at the stadium, and that they hoped it would spur the Boks on to their first victory in this year’s tournament.

The world record attempt is set to happen at half time when supporters will be asked to wave their flags in unison.

Around 1,000 tickets were released through Computicket on Thursday afternoon.