A Little View Of World's Largest Country (China)

China

The third-largest country in the world, China is bounded to the north by the deserts of Mongolia, to the west by the Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas, and to the east by the East and South China Seas. China's 22 provinces and 5 autonomous regions are governed from Beijing, along with some 5000 islands. China isn't just a country – it's a different world.
From shop-till-you-drop metropolises to the epic grasslands of Inner Mongolia – with deserts, sacred peaks, astounding caves and imperious ruins – it's a land of cultural and geographical wonders. It is not that China has done away with its Maoist past – it is more that the yin of revolutionary zeal is being balanced with the yang of economic pragmatism. The old guard communists are giving way to the new wave entrepreneurs.

It is also a land of towering mountains and epic landscapes – background scenery to the fall of dynasties, the rise of emperors and the turning of the revolutionary wheel. Unless you have a couple of years and unlimited patience, it is best to follow an itinerary such as Beijing to Tibet via Xian's Terra Cotta Warriors or following the Silk Route or sailing down the Yangtze River or simply let Goway plan your trip.
Be impressed by the high standard of hotels, by the friendliness of the people and how safe it is to travel around.
On these pages, we present our most popular ideas. We can also arrange the best airfares within China plus special airfares from North America direct to China.
We can personalize all of the independent travel ideas we offer in China by providing a private car with driver as well as a personal guide.

World's Largest Country (China): Little History Of China

History

The earliest recorded human settlements in what is today called China were discovered in the Huang He basin and date from about 5000 B.C. During the Shang dynasty (1500–1000 B.C. ), the precursor of modern China's ideographic writing system developed, allowing the emerging feudal states of the era to achieve an advanced stage of civilization, rivaling in sophistication any society found at the time in Europe, the Middle East, or the Americas. It was following this initial flourishing of civilization, in a period known as the Chou dynasty (1122–249 B.C. ), that Lao-tse, Confucius, Mo Ti, and Mencius laid the foundation of Chinese philosophical thought.
The feudal states, often at war with one another, were first united under Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, during whose reign (246–210 B.C. ) work was begun on the Great Wall of China, a monumental bulwark against invasion from the West. Although the Great Wall symbolized China's desire to protect itself from the outside world, under the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), the civilization conducted extensive commercial trading with the West.
In the T'ang dynasty (618–907)—often called the golden age of Chinese history—painting, sculpture, and poetry flourished, and woodblock printing, which enabled the mass production of books, made its earliest known appearance. The Mings, last of the native rulers (1368–1644), overthrew the Mongol, or Yuan, dynasty (1271–1368) established by Kublai Khan. The Mings in turn were overthrown in 1644 by invaders from the north, the Manchus.

World's Largest City : Tokyo (Japan)

Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower

 

TOKYO POPULATION

With a population of over 12 million, or about 10 percent of Japan's population, Tokyo is by far the country's most populous and most densely populated prefecture. The centre of Tokyo is located at 35°41' North, 139°46' East (35.68333, 139.7667).

Tokyo Population (October 1, 2003)

- Population 12,369,000 (8,340,000 in 23 wards) (1st)
- Tokyo Population Density 5655 /km²
- Tokyo Area 2,187.08 km² (45th)

Tokyo Population By age (As of Jan. 1, 2003):

Juveniles (0-14): 1.433 million (12%)
Working population (15-64): 8.507 million (71.4%)
Aged population (65+): 2.057 million (16.6%)

Tokyo Population By time (As of 2000)

Night-time: 12.017 million
Daytime: 14.667 million

Tokyo Population By Nationality

Foreign residents: 353,826 (as of Jan. 1, 2005)
Top 5 Nationalities of Foreign Residents: Chinese (120,331), Korean (103,191), Philippine (31,505), American (18, 043), British (7,585)

Technically Tokyo only has a population of 8.34 million people, but the greater area of Tokyo (continuous urban areas) includes a total of 12.369 million. The issue of determining Tokyo's population is further complicated by Yokohama. There is now continuous urban land use between Tokyo and Yokohama, such that Yokohama could really be considered a "suburb of Tokyo".

The satellite image below gives you some idea of the size of Tokyo's population, but this image does not include all of the urban areas of greater Tokyo. For further information see Tokyo Japan Map.

Heros Of World Cup History: Winner Captins

The World Cup fever is reaching a nice crescendo and we will soon have 14 teams trying to outdo each other for the being called the World Champions. The coveted World Championship trophy is not really as old as the competition. As a matter for fact the World Cup was first held in 1975, while the first time the current trophy was presented to the winning team was in 1999, a good 24 years later!

The Prudential Cup

The first 3 editions of the World Cup were help in England in 1975, 1979 and 1983. The trophy and cup were sponsored by Prudential. The first two editions were won by the mighty West-Indies. The 3rd edition featured West-Indies again but India managed an upset and saw Kapil Dev lift up the Prudential Cup.

The Reliance Cup

The World Cup was moved out of England and into the sub-continent in 1987. The hosts were India and Pakistan while the new sponsors were Reliance.
Australia with a young, athletic and aggressive team ended up winning the cup and with that started one of the greatest era of Australian cricket.

Benson & Hedges World Cup

The World Cup in 1992, moved down-under in Australia and New Zealand. It was the first time all the matches were played with coloured clothing and with a white cricket ball. This tournament featured 9 teams and Pakistan won the cup with some inspiring captaincy by Imran Khan. The trophy was made of crystal and is the only trophy which does not have any type of metal on it.

Wills World Cup

The World Cup was again held in India, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka. The tournament had 12 teams for the first times and also quarter-finals. Arjuna Ranatunga led an unbeaten Sri Lankan side to become World Champions in 1996. This was the only time when a co-host team won the world cup.

ICC World Cup trophy

The World Cup trophy until 1996 was closely associated and named after sponsors. ICC decided to have a unique constant trophy which was not changed very 4 years.
This trophy will probably be used for a another 40 years. What are you views on the various trophies that were part of World Cup history? Which one is your favorite? Do drop in your comments.

Indian Best Squad For World Cup 2011 : Indian Lions

The ICC 2011 World Cup starts on 19th February 2011. The selectors led by K. Srikanth has selected the 15 member team. The team seems to be not really surprising except that it is packed with 3 spinners along with 3 part-time spinners. Rohit Sharma, Robin Utthappa and Pragyan Ojha seem to be the notable people not in the World Cup squad.

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk)
2. Virender Sehwag
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Gautam Gambhir
5. Virat Kohli
6. Yuvraj Singh
7. Suresh Raina
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. Zaheer Khan
10. Munaf Patel
11. Praveen Kumar
12. Yusuf Pathan
13. Piyush Chawla
14. R Ashwin
15. Ashish Nehra

King Of Records Sachin Tendulkar

King Of Records Sachin Tendulkar : Little Master

In Greek mythology a Titan is someone who is a giant. Giant not by size but by deeds who would their rule their domain with absolute power. The two titans Atlas and Hercules are legends of the mythical world. Hercules for beating the odds all alone with just his strength and wit along with Atlas who literally carries the world on his shoulders. Truly if the game of cricket was mythology then Sachin Tendulkar is a Titan.

Sachin Tendulkar’s shoulder carry no less of a burden and he has often single handedly taken on odds we cannot imagine or identify with. But today in his 442nd One Dayer, with his 17,598th run and a good 100 runs after he had scored his 46th century, the little master that Tendulkar is, scored the first double century ever scored in international limited overs cricket.

He now owns the world record for most runs scored ever, most centuries ever and also the highest individual score ever. In both formats of the game Tendulkar his at the top and by miles. No player has dominated both forms in such absolute terms. At 36, Tendulkar is still breaking barriers and showing living up to the adage that ‘Class indeed is permanent’.

At the time of writing this post Indian bowlers have responded well and joined the Tendulkar party by reducing South Africa to 151/7. Most people who love cricket be they Indian or not will agree that if someone deserved to break the 200 barrier in ODI’s it was Sachin Tendulkar. If you want to watch the moment he scored a double hundred.

Tendulkar is towards the end of his career and when he retires his myth will live on. I say myth because his achievements are truly unreal and mythical. He is no celebrity but a hero. A mythical hero whose very name is enough to inspire future cricketers to awesomeness.

• 1. Sachin Tendulkar is the Highest Run scorer in the One day Internationals
• 2. Sachin Tendulkar is the Highest Run scorer in the Test Cricket
• 3. Most number of hundreds in the ODI 46
• 4. Most number of hundreds in the Tests 47
• 5. Most number of nineties in the ODI
• 6. Most number of man of the matches in the ODI's -61
• 7. Most number of man of the series(15) in ODI's
• 8. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's
• 9. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI
• 10. First Cricketer to pass 15000, 16000, 17000 run in the ODI
• 11. He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007)
• 12. Most number of the man of the matches in the world cup
• 13. Most number of runs 1996 world cup 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16
• 14. Most number of runs in the 2003 world cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup
• 15. Man of the Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
• 16. Most number of Fifties in ODI's
• 17. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years. 18. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so.
• 19. First and only cricketer to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. India's highest sporting honor
• 20. In 2003, Wisden rated Tendulkar as d No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in all time Greatest ODI player
• 21. In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.
• 22. he was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli.
• 23. Tendulkar is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts
• 24. In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire
• 25. Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma vibhushan by Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of them. And the only cricketer to receive Padma vibhushan.
• 26. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODI's 8 times
• 27. Tendulkar has scored 1894 runs in calendar year in ODI's most by any batsman
• 28.First batsman in the history who was given out through third umpire.
• 29. He has the least percentage of the man of the matches awards won when team looses a match. Out of his 61 man of the match awards only 7 times India has lost.
• 30. Tendulkar most number man of match awards against Australia
• 31. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 50 centuries in international cricket
• 32. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 75 centuries in international cricket: 93 centuries
• 33. Has the most overall runs in cricket, (ODIs+Tests+Twenty20s), as of 30 June 2007 he had accumulated almost 26,000 runs overall.
• 34. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches
• 35. The 20 century partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record
• 36. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 (Sachin 186*, Dravid 153)
• 37. Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid
• 38. Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998
• 39. Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs (41 Centuries and 87 Fifties)(as of 18th Nov, 2007)
• 40. the only player ever to cross the 13,000-14,000 - 15, 000and 16,000 run marks IN ODI.
• 41. He hit the fastest double century in any international match
• 42. Maximum number of 150 plus scores in ODIs
• 43. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
• 44. Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs
• 45. Most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds
• 46. Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185
• 47. On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant in the world
• 48. When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century
• 49. Tendulkar's record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record
• 50. Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side
• 51. Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten
• 52. Tendulkar has 4 seasons in test cricket with 1000 or more runs - 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs).[6] Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+ runs
• 53. He is second most number of seasons with over 1000 runs in world.
• 54. On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home
• 55. Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings
• 56. Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches
• 57. Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara.
• 58. Tendulkar is fourth on the list of players with most Test caps. Steve Waugh (168 Tests), Allan Border (158 Tests), have appeared in more games than Tendulkar.
• 59. Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches for India (Kapil Dev is second with 131 Test appearances).
• 60. First to 25,000 international runs
• 61. Tendulkar's 25,000+ runs in international cricket include 17000+ runs in ODI's, 13,000+ Tests runs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 that India has played.
• 62. On December 10, 2005, Tendulkar made his 35th century in Tests at Delhi against Sri Lanka. He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 centuries to become the man with the most number of hundreds in Test cricket.
• 63. Tendulkar is the only player who has 150 wkts and more than 15000 runs in ODI
• 64. Tendulkar is the only player who has 40 wkts and more than 11000 runs in Tests
• 65. Sachin hit the first double century in the 40 year history of one day internationals
• 66. Maximum number of boundaries in a single innings
• 67. Heighest score in ODI cricket 200*

Most Quick Fifties In T20 International : Till 2010

Most Quick Fifties In T20 International : Till 2010
Batsman (Country)	Balls	Versus	Venue	Date
Yuvraj Singh (India)	12	England	Durban	19 Sept 2007
David Warner (Austrlaia)	18	West Indies	Sydney	23 Feb 2010
David Warner (Australia)	19	South Africa	Melbourne	11 Jan 2009
Gautam Gambhir (India)	19	Sri Lanka	Nagpur	9 Dec 2009
Mohammad Ashraful (Bdesh)	20	West Indies	Johannesburg	13 Sep 2007
Yuvraj Singh (India)	20	Australia	Durban	22 Sep 2007
Yuvraj Singh (India)	20	Sri Lanka	Mohali	12 Dec 2009
M Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)	21	Kenya	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	21	Sri Lanka	Nagpur	9 Dec 2009
Dameron White (Australia)	21	New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 2010
Umar Akmal (Pakistan)	21	Australia	Edgbaston	5 July 2010
Michael Hussey (Australia)	22	Pakistan	Gros Islet	14 May 2010
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)	23	New Zealand	Wellington	22 Dec 2006
Chris Gayle (West Indies)	23	Australia	The Oval	6 Jun 2009
Aaron Redmond (New Zealand)	23	Ireland	Trent Bridge	11 Jun 2009
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)	23	New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 2009
Alex Obanda (Kenya)	23	Canada	Dubai	10 Feb 2010
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)	23	Pakistan	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
Paul Collingwood (England)	24	New Zealand	Christchurch	7 Feb 2008
Morne van Wyk (South Africa)	24	India	Durban	9 Jan 2011
Andrew Symonds (Australia)	25	South Africa	Brisbane	9 Jan 2006
Marlon Samuels (West Indies)	25	England	The Oval	28 Jun 2007
Nazimuddin (Bangladesh)	25	Pakistan	Nairobi	2 Sep 2007
AB de Villiers (South Africa)	25	Scotland	The Oval	7 Jun 2009
Graeme Smith (South Africa)	25	England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009
Loots Bosman (South Africa)	25	England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009

WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL....... ....IVORY-COAST

WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

WORLD'S Largest CHURCH BUILDING

WORLD'S Largest  CHURCH BUILDING ......... NIGERIA

WORLD'S Largest  CHURCH BUILDING Winners` Chapel.......Canaanland ..  Otta........ Nigeria
Inside Sitting Capacity......50,000    Outside Overflow Capacity.....250,000 

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL .. DUBAI ..U.A.E

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai ...only 7 Star Hotel in the World
Cheapest room...$1000 per night.......Royal suit...$28,000 per night 

WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL

WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL......... LAS VEGAS

WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL MGM Grand Hotel... Las Vegas .6, 276 rooms 

WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR

WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR

WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR Built by KRUPP of Germany ........45,500 tons.....95 meters high.......215 meters long 

WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE

WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE......... TEXAS

WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE Interstate 10 Highways Interchange...... Houston , Texas  
 

WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM

WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM....... ENGLAND

WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London ...90, 000 capacities...............cost.....$1.6 billion 

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM......... BRAZIL

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM MARACANA STADIUM........... RIO D.J............ BRAZIL CAPACITY...199 ,000 

WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE

WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE................... ROMANIA

WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE Palace of the Parliament..... Bucharest , Romania ........... more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING......... DUBAI

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING Burj Dubai 900 meters 2952 feet .559 MILES high. To be finally completed 2009

WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE

WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE............... BRAZIL

WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE.....RIO.D.J....... BRAZIL

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS  Neoplan Jumbo - cruiser......2 in 1 bus....double deck bus......170 passenger capacity 

 

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE...............AIRBUS

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE Airbus A380...........555 Passengers

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP  MS Freedom of the Seas......4300 passenger Capacity Inside

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE.............. CHINA

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE Donghai Bridge , China ......................32.5 kilo meters

WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE

WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE........ AUSTRALIA

WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE Sydney harbor bridge, Australia ....16 lanes of car traffic.. ....8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL  South China Mall, Dongguan, China .892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors 

WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE COMPLEX CHICAGO

WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE COMPLEX CHICAGO 

WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE COMPLEX CHICAGO  Chicago Merchandise Mart.... Illinois , USA 

World's Largest Mosque

World's Largest Mosque
At the foothills of the Margalla Hills in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, the Shah Faisal Mosque World's Largest Mosque is one of the core places of Muslim worship in Southern Asia. It was erected from foundations to prayer in just 5 years in 1976. A dominant and empowering Mosque was fast becoming a necessity to establish the new state of Pakistan after the Partition from India in 1948, and the massive $50 million cost of the grand mosque was generously donanted by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, after whom the mosque is named as well as the Faisal Avenue highway leading to it. Architectural feats The massive contructions represents an 8 faced desert 'tent' surrounded by 4 huge towering minarets. It is thought to be the largest mosque in the world, able to house 100,000 praying muslim at the same time, although not all in the same venue! 10,000 fit in the main hall, 24,000 in the verandahs and 40,000 in the main court yard with another 30,000 in outbuildings. Designed by Turkish architect Vadat Dolokay, it was the result of an architecture competition. The Mosque has much in common with the designs of major sites of worship in Istanbul. The mosque is like a whole mini-village with its own library, museum, lecture hall, café, and University of 700 students. However, it is not only the impressive size and exterior for which the mosque is famed - it also supports as an equally elegantly designed interior. The Qibla Wall inside the Main Prayer Hall has many decorated glazed tiles from Turkey and a giant golden crescent in the roof. Underneath the wall are reflection pools which allows for air conditioning by adjusting the water level of the pool. There is a giant chadelier in the main prayer hall which weighs some 7.5 tons and uses 1000 electric bulbs. There is a Women's gallery which is rare for a mosque; women in Pakistan rarely enter mosques but instead pray at home. Zebra marble and white marble from Greece are used here. The courtyard is paved in Italian granite making it quite an international affair.

World's Largest Pool

World's Largest Pool

It is a World's Largest Pool that is in Canada, it is water park the size of this pool is 5 Acres , World's Largest Pool.

World's Highest Standing Box Jump

World's Highest Standing Box Jump.
  MIDVALE, UT, USA -- Ryan Moody, 25, has made a successful 56 inch standing box jump at a local gym in Midvale Utah, known as CrossFit 801 - setting the new world record for the World's Highest Standing Box Jump.

 

   Ryan Moody says: "3 huge tire tractors were rolled out and stacked up to create the landing platform. Don't let the photos fool you, at a platform height of 56", this is no easy feat. Especially considering I chime in at a solid 5 foot 9 inches, this attempt equates to 81% of my height."

     The world record was
    " The morning of left me full of nerves, and a sleepless night created some concern as to whether I would have the energy to jump land at this height."

   "The gym was full of fellow crossfitters, gym owners, friends, and family. The pressure to perform was on, and the hope to provide a successful attempt ran high."

   " After doing my regular warm up of; 4 practice jumps each at 45, 48, and 50 inches. I raised the practice height to 52 inches at 2 repetitions, and repeated this again at 54 inches. I was now as ready as I could be, to attempt the 56 inch platform."

    There is a big mental aspect to box jumps. As the height increases, so does the danger and potential for injury. The platform heights become increasingly intimidating from about 50 inches and on.

   " In past attempts at different heights, i have put dents into my shin bones, split my leg wide open, nearly dislocated my hips, been knocked unconscious, and even lost layers of skin on my legs. The potential for slipping, or missing a solid landing, and falling is very high. If my footing on the landing isn't solid, or is misdirected often times this results in a legs overhead fall to the ground."

   "I am not your average jumper. I have an interesting medical history, one in which has pushed me as a man to live life to its fullest. Aside from a bad snowboarding accident, that left me with double knee surgery to remove bone shards and fix torn ligaments, only 1.5 years prior to my world record attempt. Nearly 5 years ago you could find me lying in a bed at all hours of the day and night, in a hot attic room in Lisbon Portugal, near paralyzed.

    When I was 8 years old I flipped over the handle bars of my bicycle and landed face first on a sewer drain. I shattered my teeth, and permanently damaged my neck and back.

    Fast forward 17 years to that attic in Portugal, a sports injury caused my nervous system to stop communicating any thing other than pain. No doctors in the surrounding countries were successful in helping me to get better. I was sent back to the U.S., where the technology was great enough to make me mobile and near pain free again.

    I vowed from that day on, I would never let opportunities pass me by but rather to live like I am dying.

    I have never ran track, or done the high jump. My sports background is martial arts, and basketball. Often being the shortest on the team, speed and jumping ability was a must. It was fitness that not only brought stability to my body but also my life. Fitness has brought me to the point of this 56 inch standing box jump.

    After a few unsuccessful attempts at correctly landing on the platform, I didn't want to give up and my past experiences pushed me to one final attempt.

     "Moral of the story; never give up on your dreams, keep trying because that last attempt might just be the one you succeed at. I am proud that I have accomplished one of my dreams."

World Record horse Jump:

World Record horse Jump:
A visitor wrote in to tell us that the World Record Jump: is 8ft, 3 1/2 inches, jumped by Fred (Freddie) Wettach, Jr. riding his horse King's Own. They jumped in front of 25 people with motion picture photographers capturing the occasion. The record was not considered official because it was not made in front of a public gathering.

World Record horse Jump

This horse was a Thoroughbred born in Chile, and originally called "Faithful". He was a racehorse and retired from racing in 1944 to begin training in the Chilean Cavalry School. There he was taught dressage and jumping. His training was overseen by Chilean Cavalry Officer Major RAFAEL MONTTI, who was in charge of several other horses at the time and hoped to train one that could beat the current world record, set by Captain Antonio Gutierrez of the Italian Cavalry on an Irish horse named Osoppo.World Record horse Jump:

World's Longest Nougat

World's Longest Nougat

Agrigento, Sicily – On Sunday, 6 February, in the heart of the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, more than 200 chefs set about preparing a traditional torrone (nougat) recipe in an attempt to create the World’s Longest Nougat. The record attempt was organised by Giovanni Parisi and the team of chefs was led by Salvatore Gambuzza, head chef at the famous Villa Athena Hotel that stands opposite the Valley of Temples. The event was taking place as part of the annual festival in Agrigento and all the community had joined forces to create what they hoped would be a record-breaking piece of nougat. Guinness World Records adjudicator Justine Bourdariat had travelled all the way to Sicily to certify this very special event.


It was a long night for all the chefs as they prepared the ingredients to create the giant nougat. They used over 1,000 kg sugar and more than 1,500 kg of almonds in their attempt to beat the existing world record of 408.61 m. The nougat was displayed on a very long table set up between two legendary temples – leading all the way to the Temple of Concordia. World's Longest Nougat

By 14:00 p.m. that day, the nougat was almost finished. Journalists and passers-by gathered around the chefs to see the final 60 m of the nougat being prepared. The spectators beamed with excitement as they encouraged the cooks in the last few moments before the official certification. Then the final measurement was announced: the nougat was 660 m long! The organizers and chefs had officially achieved a new Guinness World Record for the World’s Longest Nougat. The crowd celebrated this fantastic achievement… by eating the whole nougat in less than 15 minutes!

World's Longest Nougat

World's Most Runs in ODI Cricket : Till 2009

No.	Player Name	Team	Mat	Inns	No	Runs	Ave	HS	100s	50s	0s	Period
1	Sachin Tendulkar	Ind	442	431	41	17598	45.1231	200*	46	93	20	1989
2	Sanath Jayasuriya	SL	444	432	18	13424	32.4251	189	28	68	34	1989
3	Ricky Ponting	Aus	352	343	37	13082	42.7516	164	29	79	19	1995
4	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	378	350	53	11739	39.5253	137*	10	83	20	1991-2007
5	Sourav Ganguly	Ind	311	300	23	11363	41.0217	183	22	72	16	1992-2007
6	Jacques Kallis	SA	307	293	53	11002	45.8417	139	17	80	16	1996
7	Rahul Dravid	Ind	339	313	40	10765	39.4322	153	12	82	13	1996-2009
8	Brian Lara	WI	299	289	32	10405	40.4864	169	19	63	16	1990-2007
9	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	288	273	40	9720	41.7167	141*	15	64	15	1998
10	Adam Gilchrist	Aus	287	279	11	9619	35.8918	172	16	55	19	1996-2008
11	Mohammad Azharuddin	Ind	334	308	54	9378	36.9213	153*	7	58	9	1985-2000
12	Aravinda de Silva	SL	308	296	30	9284	34.9023	145	11	64	17	1984-2003
13	Mahela Jayawardene	SL	329	310	32	9027	32.4712	128	12	55	25	1998
14	Saeed Anwar	Pak	247	244	19	8823	39.2133	194	20	43	15	1989-2003
15	Desmond Haynes	WI	238	237	28	8648	41.3780	153*	17	57	13	1978-1994
16	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	WI	261	245	38	8648	41.7778	150	11	59	6	1994
17	Kumar Sangakkara	SL	279	262	28	8604	36.7692	138*	10	58	10	2000
18	Marvan Atapattu	SL	268	259	32	8529	37.5727	132*	11	59	13	1990-2007
19	Mark Waugh	Aus	244	236	20	8500	39.3519	173	18	50	16	1988-2002
20	Herschelle Gibbs	SA	248	240	16	8094	36.1339	175	21	37	22	1996
21	Stephen Fleming	NZ	280	269	21	8037	32.4073	134*	8	49	17	1994-2007
22	Chris Gayle	WI	220	215	15	7885	39.4250	153*	19	42	20	1999
23	Steve Waugh	Aus	325	288	58	7569	32.9087	120*	3	45	15	1986-2002
24	Yuvraj Singh	Ind	259	238	33	7556	36.8585	139	12	44	13	2000
25	Arjuna Ranatunga	SL	269	255	47	7456	35.8462	131*	4	49	18	1982-1999
26	Javed Miandad	Pak	233	218	41	7381	41.7006	119*	8	50	8	1975-1996
27	Virender Sehwag	Ind	225	219	9	7230	34.4286	146	12	36	11	1999
28	Saleem Malik	Pak	283	256	38	7170	32.8899	102	5	47	19	1982-1999
29	Nathan Astle	NZ	223	217	14	7090	34.9261	145*	16	41	19	1995-2007
30	Michael Bevan	Aus	232	196	67	6912	53.5814	108*	6	46	5	1994-2004
31	Gary Kirsten	SA	185	185	19	6797	40.9458	188*	13	45	11	1993-2003
32	Andy Flower	Zim	213	208	16	6786	35.3438	145	4	55	13	1992-2003
33	Viv Richards	WI	187	167	24	6721	47.0000	189*	11	45	7	1975-1991
34	Grant Flower	Zim	221	214	18	6571	33.5255	142*	6	40	18	1992
35	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	250	232	29	6564	32.3350	142*	10	37	14	1986-2000
36	Allan Border	Aus	273	252	39	6524	30.6291	127*	3	39	11	1979-1994
37	Shahid Afridi	Pak	306	288	18	6431	23.8185	124	6	30	25	1996
38	Richie Richardson	WI	224	217	30	6248	33.4118	122	5	44	8	1983-1996
39	Matthew Hayden	Aus	161	155	15	6133	43.8071	181*	10	36	9	1993-2009
40	Dean Jones	Aus	164	161	25	6068	44.6176	145	7	46	6	1984-1994
41	David Boon	Aus	181	177	16	5964	37.0435	122	5	37	6	1984-1995
42	Graeme Smith	SA	160	158	10	5941	40.1419	141	8	42	8	2002
43	Jonty Rhodes	SA	245	220	51	5935	35.1183	121	2	33	12	1992-2003
44	Younis Khan	Pak	207	201	19	5913	32.4890	144	6	39	19	2000
45	Ramiz Raja	Pak	198	197	15	5841	32.0934	119*	9	31	15	1985-1997
46	Carl Hooper	WI	227	206	43	5761	35.3436	113*	7	29	7	1987-2003
47	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Ind	172	153	39	5733	50.2895	183*	7	37	6	2004
48	Michael Clarke	Aus	182	166	36	5722	44.0154	130	5	43	10	2003
49	Hansie Cronje	SA	188	175	31	5565	38.6458	112	2	39	8	1992-2000
50	Ajay Jadeja	Ind	196	179	36	5359	37.4755	119	6	30	10	1992-2000
51	Damien Martyn	Aus	208	182	51	5346	40.8092	144*	5	37	10	1992-2006
52	Shoaib Malik	Pak	192	172	21	5188	34.3576	143	7	31	10	1999
53	Alistair Campbell	Zim	188	184	14	5185	30.5000	131*	7	30	11	1992-2003
54	Roshan Mahanama	SL	213	198	23	5162	29.4971	119*	4	35	15	1986-1999
55	Gordon Greenidge	WI	128	127	13	5134	45.0351	133*	11	31	3	1975-1991
56	Ramnaresh Sarwan	WI	156	146	30	5098	43.9483	115*	4	33	6	2000
57	Andrew Symonds	Aus	198	161	33	5088	39.7500	156	6	30	15	1998-2009