Hula Hoop World Record News
- Summer means it's festival season in Niagara Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:21PMJugglers, escape artists, renowned musicians and food mingle together to mark this year's summer event season in Niagara. On Saturday, the Hillebrand Jazz at the Winery celebrates its 22nd year with four hours of performances by Canadian jazz artists.[...]
- Fun park cooks up new chips record Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:50AMThe world's biggest portion of chips has been cooked up at a seaside fun park. Related Stories Cliff's busy in the soul kitchen Hula Hoop farewell for Blue Peter X Factor reject wins French show Britons want to soar like Superman Knitted coat may be world's largest
- Knitted coat may be world's largest Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:00AMChildren and parishioners are waiting to find out if they have broken the world record for the largest coat ever made, after a mammoth community knitting project. Related Stories Cliff's busy in the soul kitchen Hula Hoop farewell for Blue Peter X Factor reject wins French show Britons want to soar like Superman Fun park cooks up new chips record
- Sponsored by Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:28PMBlue Peter presenters old and new were in a spin as they set a new world record - and said farewell to their home of several decades. Former hosts including Anthea Turner, Janet Ellis and Diane Louise Jordan were among 426 people who broke the record for the biggest hula hoop dance.
- VIDEO: Blue Peter breaks hula-hoop record Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:08AMBlue Peter says farewell to its home at Television Centre by setting a new world record for mass hula-hooping
- Blue Peter says goodbye to London Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:13PMLong-running children's programme Blue Peter has made its final broadcast from the BBC's Television Centre studios, ahead of its move to Salford.
- U.S. manufacturers are leaving China behind Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 5:43PMAs wage rates climb in the Middle Kingdom, the cost advantage is shrinking and companies are moving their production back home
- Event: Byron Bay Bluesfest @ Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm (21-26/04/2011) Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 8:53PMWith near-perfect weather and colossal lineup playing out across an historic six day event, this year’s Byron Bay Bluesfest has been an absolute world class event.
- He Shall Overcome: Jay-Z Is $450 M Beyond the Marcy Projects. Where Does He Go From Here? Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 9:08PMThe invite said the doors would open at 8. But by then, the line in front of The Box, Serge Becker's reservations-only, bordello-meets-sideshow nightclub, was already snaking down Chrystie Street. The crowd was made up of all sorts. White guys in nice suits; a black girl out of a music video with a cumulus cloud Afro in blue leggings and a shearling coat; the Indian guy behind me in a heavy ...
- Last Minute Listing: Readers Wifes Fan Club @ RVT Friday, November 26, 2010 @ 9:05AMNostalgia isn’t what is used to be but Duckie’s experimental pop-art-performance show The Readers Wifes Fan Club gives us a taster of what is what like at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern for the pre-YouTube generation. Written by regular RVT DJs, the Readers Wifes (sic) and starring Dickie Beau , Ryan Styles and Jess Love , RWFC drops us deep behind enemy lines, starting off in the ’70s, the era that ...
- Quick Hits: Michael Jackson, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo, Radiohead, Jay Electronica, Jessica Simpson, Escape The ... Monday, November 15, 2010 @ 3:23PM"Hold My Hand," the first official release from Michael Jackson 's posthumous album Michael , was sent to radio today. The track, which is the proper single from Michael , follows last week's teaser track "Breaking News," and was co-written by Akon , who duets with the late King of Pop on the song as well.
- ALBUM REVIEW Tunstall plays dress-up Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 12:55AMBy Kathryn Dere STAFF WRITER If “Suddenly I See” conjures up the lipstick-and-heels world of The Devil Wears Prada, then “Uummannaq Song” invokes a different kind of fierce. KT Tunstall’s new album Tiger Suit opens with the rattling and echoes of mysterious campfire rituals. Then an unmistakable voice breaks in: “Hold your fire / I’m coming out and I’ll tell you the truth.”
- Heading outdoors in Reno/Tahoe? Take a pencil and a notebook with you to create a nature journal Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 3:15PMLeave it to nature-journalists John Muir, Henry David Thoreau and John James Audubon to set high standards.
- What's That Song in the Apple 'iPad Is Delicious' Commercial? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:41AMFiled under: What's That Song? 'Never Stop,' Chilly Gonzales Remember how for its iPad commercial , Apple pared off everything from the Yeah Yeah Yeah 's 'Gold Lion' except the beat and a bit of guitar riff? Well, now the latest track to be enlisted to endorse the wonder tablet is Chilly Gonzales ' 'Never Stop.' Since the vocals and funky bass don't kick in until a minute into the song, the neat ...
- Elma Relay for Life is Saturday Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 6:28AMThe Elma Relay for Life, now in its eighth year, has become one of the biggest and most popular events in the greater Elma area, drawing participants from Marilla, Wales, Aurora and beyond to the Iroquois High School track. This year’s Relay will be held on Sat., June 19 from 2 p.m. until midnight, and organizers have made sure there are plenty of interesting and often moving events for relay ...
- Hippity-Hop Race Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:17AMBouncy old-school fun. by Tara Morgan While there's nothing particularly gangsta' about clutching an inflated rubber ball between your knees and riding it like a bucking moon-bull, the hippity-hop has nonetheless solidified its place in the canon of awesome childhood toys--alongside the Skip-It, the Hula Hoop and the pogo stick. On Sunday, June 20, you can show off your rubber ball-riding skills ...
- Allen's performance sparks memories of '96 NCAAs Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 1:58AMAnnouncers talk about basketball shooters being in a zone. Sunday night, the Boston Celtics' Ray Allen was in another world.
- The calendar for May 26 Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 6:01AMJAZZ 7:30 p.m. Hal Roland and Irasema entertain with Latin jazz as diners enjoy a special Table D'Hote dinner menu. Angelique Euro Café, 117 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305-529-9922.
- Library of Congress keeps tweets for the ages Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 7:46PMIf you've used Twitter, you're in the digital archives along with Obama, a Mars lander and millions of other users. Sometime over the last 200 years the Library of Congress came to be regarded as stuffy. This could be because its prized holdings include George Washington's copy of the Constitution and the Giant Bible of Mainz.
- Opening Day: Highlights from around the region Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ 11:41PMThe front lawn of Stedman Primary School looked like an acre of Skittles. Color splotches were everywhere as baseball and softball teams assembled for the traditional parade from the early school over to Stedman Elementary.
- Do you want to help set a hula hoop world record in Bristol? Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:07AMBristolians are being encouraged to work on their hula hoop skills to help set a new world record.
- Leftovers from City Hall: So long, disc man Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 10:48PMFly long and straight into the great beyond, Walter Frederick Morrison. Morrison, formerly of La Verne, is the inventor of the Pluto Platter, which eventually turned out to be the Frisbee.
- Hula hoop for charity Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 6:20AMOne of Britain’s best loved TV presenters, Ben Fogle, showed off his hula hooping skills this week to officially launch the Hula Hoops Hoopathon campaign in partnership with Sport Relief. Related Stories Nallen retires from inter-county Sports clubs to get programme support Translink rugby travel Street league aims to give deprivation the red card Local athletes gear up for Irish Indoor ...
- Goings on About Town: Night Life Sunday, January 17, 2010 @ 11:10PMPageBreak -- ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. THE BELL HOUSE 149 7th St., between Second and Third Aves., Brooklyn (718-643-6510)—Jan. 21: Vetiver is the singer-songwriter Andy Cabic’s indie-folk . . .
- Kiffin's career a magic carpet ride Sunday, January 17, 2010 @ 12:53AMEnter the Warzone, your lean-to shelter in the stormy world of sports.
- Chinese New Year gala show dazzles Canadians Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 8:21PMDancing with hula hoops shaped like silver snakes, hula hoop world record holder Jin Linlin dazzled Ottawanians with her incredible performance here on Wednesday. Jin is part of Carnival China Style, a 65-member all-star troupe that is on a 20-day North American tour to celebrate the New Year and promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States and Canada. Ottawa was the troupe's ...
- Community Notes Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 4:03AMOuting raises $10,000
- 10-22-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 2:15AMKANYE VICTIM OF INTERNET DEATH HOAX: Rapper is alive and well, despite 'Twumors.' *Kanye West did not die in a car accident yesterday, as was tweeted all across Twitter and the Internet late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
- 'Hula hoop' world record bid fails Monday, August 31, 2009 @ 3:56AMHula hoopers failed to break a world record for the most amount of people hooping but said they were thrilled to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.
- World record hula hoop bid falls short on Berrow beach Sunday, August 30, 2009 @ 7:23AMTHIS afternoon’s hula hooping world record attempt on Berrow beach has failed to reach the target of 2,291 people.
- The world record holder for holding records Thursday, August 6, 2009 @ 2:12AMRecord-breaking Ashrita Furman is better at more things than anybody else - and that's official.
- It's hot and it's August: Reno is rumbling Sunday, August 2, 2009 @ 2:00AMIt's a big week in Reno and Sparks – one that's hotly anticipated the whole year by hotels, restaurants and casinos, and one that promises challenges for residents who know streets will be closed and venues jammed.
- Skyriders soar at H'fest Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 10:16AMOSWEGO — Now that’s some serious air! The Skyriders, trampoline acrobats Ken Kovach and Sean Butler, awed the crowd Friday at their first Harborfest performance in the Historic Maritime District at Lake and West First streets.
- Wanted: 2,300 people to wiggle their way to hula hoop record Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 1:44AMThousands of people are preparing to set a world record attempt for the largest number of people hula hooping at one time.
- Live review - Splendour in the Grass, 2009 - Saturday Tuesday, July 28, 2009 @ 9:50AMIn which we extract ourselves from the city and be sent along a path lined with bottles, vomit, sunshine, beautiful people, shrieking riff-raff, Bluejuice to Bloc Party and (most) everyone in between.
- The Skyriders To Bounce In To Harborfest Wednesday, July 8, 2009 @ 6:03AMLooking for a high-flying act that’s different from the rest? Then you won’t want to miss The Skyriders! Trampoline Show.
- Progams designed to keep youth busy Thursday, May 28, 2009 @ 9:24PMA summer library program that stresses more than reading, a recreation program that stresses more than sports, and a kids college that does more than keep kids busy.
- Who's Playing at Riverfest? Monday, May 4, 2009 @ 4:00PMThe clock is ticking down to Riverfest 2009, the annual festival along the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. The Memorial Day Weekend event which is also the state's largest festival, runs from May 22 to 24 this year.