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| New ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ names tallest dog Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:07 AM PDT  Zeus the Great Dane has been named the tallest dog ever recorded. — Picture courtesy of ©Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records The giant canine from Michigan in the United States eats an entire 14kg bag of food every day and weighs in at 70.3kg, the 57th edition of the global records book says. Measuring 1.12m from paw to withers — the point between the shoulder blades at which the official height of a four-legged mammal is judged — he is officially the tallest dog ever recorded, the volume claims. Guinness World Records 2013 says the humongous hound breaks the record of Giant George, another Great Dane who is one inch shorter. "The most common thing people ask is: 'Is that a dog or a horse?'" says the three-year-old's owner Denise. "We had to get a van to be able to transport him, oh, and if he steps on your foot he leaves bruises!" The book — the latest edition of the world's best-selling copyrighted series — also names Oklahoma Sam, a four-year-old American Mammoth Jackstock, as the tallest living donkey on the planet. Measuring 1.55m from hoof to withers, she dwarfs the average common donkey (80cm) and the average for her own larger breed (1.22m). The four-year-old record-breaker lives in Watsonville, California, where she shares her one acre of land with a macaw, duck, goose and four cats. The new book, which claims to reveal "the latest and greatest records in the universe", recognises the world's shortest woman as 18-year-old Joyti Amge from the central Indian city of Nagpur. The book bestows the title of the world's oldest gymnast to 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, born on Nov 20, 1925 and a regular competitor in the amateur Landes-Seniorenspiele competition in Saxony, Germany. "I do think I could be seen as a role model," Quaas said. "Especially for older people, like myself, it's important that they start easy and they build up the foundation and they build up the physique." Wouter van den Bosch, creator of the Guinness World Records heaviest rideable bicycle at 750kg said: "Once I got this tyre, I started thinking about what I could make with it. "I was already planning on making something I could move myself, so I went and saw some pictures of the old Penny Farthing, and well, the idea was born." The Guinness Book of World Records, first published in 1955, has sold more than 120 million copies to date in 22 languages and in over 100 countries. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Bret Easton Ellis pens fantasy series for CW Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:46 PM PDT
Headed to the CW network, "Copeland Prep" will follow the everyday lives of teenagers at an elitist prep school where competition is so rife that students literally turn into monsters. Bret Easton Ellis, who took on scriptwriting duties, will likely use a more risqué tone than CW's usual fare. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("Gossip Girl", "The Carrie Diaries") are to serve as producers and Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first "Twilight" movie, has been hired as a consultant. "Copeland Prep" is the fourth new series announced for CW's 2013/2014 season, after a reboot of "Wonder Woman" and the TV adaptations of movies "Sleepy Hollow" and "Battle Royale", a Japanese survival film à la "Hunger Games". — AFP/Relaxnews |
LOS ANGELES, Sept 14 — What do you get when acclaimed author Bret Easton Ellis teams up with the creators of "Gossip Girl" and the director of the first "Twilight" movie? A new fantasy series named "Copeland Prep".| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Books To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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