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	Ashrita Furman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ashrita Furman, born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, is the holder of 32 records in the Guinness Book of Records, including being the individual with the most current Guinness World Records [1].
		Furman is a graduate of Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
		Ashrita Furman has hopped, juggled and yodeled to 57 Guinness marks." by John Walters, Sports Illustrated, November 2, 1998, pp.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashrita_Furman (247 words)

	New York's Premier Alternative Newspaper. Arts, Music, Food, Movies and Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Furman needed them to stay on his chin for 10 seconds, without the stack crashing down on his upturned face.
		Ashrita Furman, the holder of the most Guinness world records as well as a student of Sri Chinmoy, was born Keith Furman in Brooklyn in 1954.
		Furman is one of the 5000 followers worldwide of Sri Chinmoy, the Bangladesh-born guru who teaches a regimen of vegetarianism, celibacy, meditation and athleticism.
	www.nypress.com /14/44/nyc/nyc3.cfm (1043 words)

	Man who hopped up Mt. Fuji on a pogo stick strikes again
		Furman, a 52-year-old health food store manager, is the most decorated record breaker in history.
		The son of a lawyer and social worker, Furman was expected to follow in his parents' footsteps.
		Furman's sit-ups grew impassioned as the hands on the gym's clock neared 12:30 p.m.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/pop/articles/0503worldrecordbreaker0503.html (1197 words)

	Ashrita Furman — richardpettinger.com
		Ashrita has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since the early 1970s.
		Ashrita set his first record in 1979, (this record involved doing 27,000 jumping jacks) and has never looked back since. Ashrita says his inspiration behind breaking world records is his meditation teacher Sri Chinmoy.
		One of Ashrita's first athletic achievements was a 24 hour cycle race in New York in the late 1970s.
	www.richardpettinger.com /spirituality/ashrita-furman (300 words)

	Guinness World Records - Kid's Zone - Record Holder - Ashrita Furman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On November 9, 2003, Ashrita Furman proved he was the cream of the record-breaking community when he broke his own record for the fastest mile run with a milk bottled on his head!
		Ashrita first set this milk-bottle balancing record in December 2002, but decided to break it just a year later.
		Ashrita’s original name was Keith, but he changed his name to Ashrita — meaning “protected by God”.
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /kidszone/recordholder/furman.asp (394 words)

	On The Media-- Record of Records
		On that day in June of 1993, Furman was on a high school track in Queens, New York training for the record breaking feat of walking 64 miles in 18 hours and 10 minutes with a nine pound brick pinched between his fingers.
		ASHRITA FURMAN: The idea is to hold the brick with your palm down, thumb on one side, fingers on the other side.
		ASHRITA FURMAN: For me it was like a spiritual experience, because right at the moment that I broke the record I did 100,001 jumps I was in Central Park and this peacock started like screaming at three o'clock in the morning, and like in Indian mythology that's like a victory cry, kind of.
	www.onthemedia.org /transcripts/transcripts_090905_record.html (1378 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| Man and dog bounce to new record
		Mr Furman has been up Mount Fuji on a pogo stick, bounced a mile on a space hopper along the Great Wall of China and pushed an orange at speed with his nose.
		Mr Furman - who also has records for balancing a huge stack of beer glasses on his chin, using the world's largest hula hoop and somersaulting - added that dogs he had used in training seemed to enjoy the experience and had, literally, leapt to the challenge.
		After his success, Mr Furman said: "The editor of the Guinness book is Scottish and he said 'now listen here, you've been around the world and you have not broken a record in Scotland'.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4349538.stm (290 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Furman has done is break 60 world records - an eclectic array of feats so odd, so grueling, and so phenomenal, they leave Guinness readers in disbelief.
		Born Keith Furman in Brooklyn, N.Y., he says he was a shy, intelligent child whose lackluster skills left his dreams of breaking a Guinness Record purely in the realm of fantasy.
		Furman and I brought measuring tape, video equipment, and two containers of red, seedless grapes to an abandoned softball park in Jamaica, Queens, a New York neighborhood.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/12/22/p12s1.htm (926 words)

	Shark spoiler in record attempt
		UNDERWATER juggling world record holder Ashrita Furman's dreams of breaking his own 2002 Guinness World Record of 48 minutes and 36 seconds were broken when a 12-year-old Tawney Nurse shark brushed by him and broke the momentum at the Aquatheatre, Aquaria KLCC on Thursday.
		Furman, 51, set his record at the Kelly Tarlton aquarium in New Zealand and was attempting to break his record when the shark, nicknamed Guinness by Aquaria KLCC head curator Paul Hamilton, interfered.
		Furman had juggled for 13 minutes before Guinness interrupted him but the health store manager from New York quickly picked up the balls and resumed juggling, only to stop three minutes later as his goggles were half filled with water.
	thestar.com.my /news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/14/central/13103867&sec=central (401 words)

	Man who hopped up Mt. Fuji on a pogo stick strikes again — JSCMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ashrita Furman smiles after his latest Guinness world record attempt.
		Ashrita Furman's friends rush to his aid during his latest Guinness world record attempt.
		Ashrita Furman prepares for his Guinness world record attempt.
	jscms.jrn.columbia.edu /cns/2006-05-02/dutton-worldrecordbreaker (1876 words)

	NBC 4 - Irresistible Headlines - Shark Disrupts Attempt At Underwater Juggling Record
		Ashrita Furman was trying to break his own world record of 48 minutes and 36 seconds at an aquarium in Malaysia.
		After taking a break, Furman tried again, but he was forced to stop about 11 minutes short of the record due to exhaustion.
		Furman said he cherished the experience, even though his old record remains in place.
	www.nbc4.tv /irresistible/6061966/detail.html (176 words)

	The Ethereal Astronaut
		Following David Blaine’s recent failed attempt to break the world record for holding one’s breath, it became strikingly evident that said magician/illusionist is a charlatan and hardly a role model for prospective record-breakers.
		Furman, a Brooklynite of Indian decent, holds 32 individual Guinness world records, including “Fastest time juggling 3 balls while running 50 miles,” “Greatest distance traveled on a pogo stick” and “Greatest amount of beer glasses balanced on chin.”
		Furman, if you’re reading this post, I wanna know if you can take some time off from your next world record attempt so we can hang out.
	etherealastronaut.blogspot.com (429 words)

	Un Regard Moderne - Edition du samedi 21 mai 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ashrita Furman lines up a shot before bowling backwards during his attempt to break the world record at a bowling alley in Queens, New York on May 19, 2005.
		Furman broke the record for the highest scoring backward bowled game by scoring a 160 in one of seven games.
		Once the bowling record is declared official by the Guinness book of World Records, Furman will hold 28 records in the book, including the record for the most records.
	www.unregardmoderne.com /spip/viewpagego.php3?id_rubrique=1091&numb=932 (257 words)

	Ashrita Breaks 102nd Guiness World Record — richardpettinger.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ashrita broke his 102nd World Record in Scotland.
		Mr Ashrita Furman, who has the highest number of Guinness World Records, had to complete in excess of 173 jumps - more than two per second.
		There is a lively and quite funny interview on BBC Scotland after Ashrita's record attempt.
	www.richardpettinger.com /richards_blog/archive/2005/11/03/ashrita-breaks-102nd-guiness-world-record (82 words)

	THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
		Ashrita hopes his ability to make a name for himself through record-breaking will encourage aspiring record-breakers of all ages to reach for their dreams and set a Guinness Word Record of their own.
		Ashrita, who appears in the 2004 Edition of the book, will also demonstrate one or two of his record-setting achievements.
		Ashrita Furman was born on September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn and currently resides in Queens, New York.
	www.dmswire.com /smt_alert/guinnessrecords.htm (400 words)

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		Furman's first challenge was the fastest mile running and hula hooping, a record he previously held.
		And finally, for the third stage of his Guinness triathlon, Furman set out to set a mark in a new category, the fastest mile juggling on a pogo stick.
		Next up for Furman, an attempt at the end of the month in Madrid, Spain where he will try to set a new record for the most underwater jump ropes in an hour.
	today.reuters.com /TV/VideoStory.aspx?storyid=5ff7d0ff98e1caa618375a112040b335661e21df&src=rss (212 words)

	Queens Tribune Online, QConfidential (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To accomplish this feat, Furman rode backwards on a unicycle for 57.2 miles, hopped on a pogo stick for 11.5 miles, and balanced 62 glasses on his chin.
		Currently, Furman is training to break the record for the most milk crates balanced on a chin.
		Furman, a Brooklyn native who was raised in Kew Gardens, is currently manager of the Guru Health Food Store in Jamaica.
	www.queenstribune.com /archives/confarchive/2001/0809/qconfidential.html (965 words)

	WGNTV.com \| Chicago's WB \| June 13, 2003
		As a spiritual follower of Indian guru, Sri Chinmoy, Ashrita Furman lives a simple life in New York, with few possessions.
		Furman hopes to set more records, to beat a Russian weightlifter, who holds 80.
		This week, Furman practiced for the record of ''most beer glasses balanced on a chin.
	wgntv.trb.com /news/local/morningnews/wgntv-news-061303larrysworld,0,784576.story (176 words)

	HARIAN UMUM SUARA MERDEKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		PHNOM PENH - Ashrita Furman, pemegang rekor dunia terbanyak dan paling sering dipuji dalam Guinnes Book of Records, meraih gelar dunia ke-71-nya di Phnom Penh Jumat kemarin.
		Furman (47) dari AS, terus menggoyang hula-hoop saat berjalan untuk menciptakan rekor dunia untuk olahraga yang disebutnya "lari-hula''.
		Furman, yang membuka toko makanan kesehatan di New York, mengatakan saat ini dia tengah berlibur di Kamboja.(rtr-ms-46)
	www.suaramerdeka.com /harian/0201/05/int3.htm (155 words)

	Liputan 6 - Aktual Tajam Terpercaya
		Ashrita Furman berhasil melompat sejauh satu mil di Tembok Cina menggunakan bola karet selama 15 menit tiga detik.
		Furman menduduki bola itu dan melompat dengan memanfaatkan gaya elastisitas bola.
		Rekor terakhir dipecahkan Furman adalah berlari menggunakan egrang yang telah bertahan selama 100 tahun.
	www.liputan6.com /view/0,94134,1,0,1143142163.html (249 words)

	Hula Man Wiggles to a World Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ashrita Furman, 47, of the United States, wiggled the hula-hoop as he walked to set the world record for the sport he has named ``hula-running.''
		According to Guinness, Furman has set 70 similarly quirky firsts, including the record for ascending Japan's Mount Fuji on a pogo-stick.
		Furman, who manages a health food store in New York, said he was on vacation in Cambodia.
	www.lightwatcher.com /old_lightbytes/hula_record.html (158 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Strength & Fitness
		Ashrita Furman holds more Guinness Book of World Records than anyone ever.
		At age 49 Ashrita is a physical marvel, no other word for it.
		Ashrita is a monk; he is a devotee of Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy Ghose and lives in the Hindu meditation master's spiritual community in Jamaica, Queens.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A27686-2004Mar26?language=printer (3867 words)

	Human Flower Project :: Ashrita! -- Self-Transcendence in Green Cellophane
		Ashrita has set more than 87 records according to the Guinness World Book (though he’s breaking new ones all the time).
		Furman lives in an apartment he has rented for the past 30 years.
		After reading that Ashrita had broken the Guinness Record for the World’s Largest Bouquet, I struck up a correspondence with him.
	www.humanflowerproject.com /index.php/weblog/comments/308 (995 words)

	The Anchorage Press - weirdnewsvol12ed45.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		And a few days later, responding to an alarming United Press International report, the government abruptly stepped up money for medical treatment of Army reservists and National Guardsmen who had been wounded in Iraq but were being warehoused at Fort Stewart, Georgia, sometimes for months, because, allegedly, preference was being given to active-duty soldiers.
		Ashrita Furman, 48, claims the world record for breaking world records (eighty-one, twenty of which are still recognized by the Guinness Book), demonstrating extraordinary but fanciful skills, such as the fastest mile run while balancing a bottle of milk on his chin, unicycling backward for fifty-three miles, and pogo-stick jumping (3,647).
		According to a June New York Times profile, Furman is a celibate bachelor with few possessions and lives quietly in an Indian-American community in Jamaica, New York, whose residents are spiritually guided by guru Sri Chinmoy.
	www.anchoragepress.com /newarchives/weirdnewsvol12ed45.html (1144 words)

	The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Furman, a fifty-year-old travel agent and the manager of a health-food store, is renowned for, among eighty-three other things, balancing twenty-three milk crates on his chin for 11.23 seconds, somersaulting eight thousand three hundred and forty-one times in 10.5 hours over twelve miles, and scaling Mt. Fuji on a pogo stick.
		Ashrita”; “To Debbie—Reach for the Skies!” Furman said that he considered all record-setting endeavors equally worthwhile, because, “in some way, you’re improving humanity,” but he couldn’t help making a distinction or two.
		He called out the name Ashrita Furman, and the crowd turned to see Furman bounding across the ballroom on a pair of springy stilts—the tallest man in the world.
	www.newyorker.com /talk/content/index.ssf?041206ta_talk_collins (720 words)

	News of the Weird
		A few days later, responding to an alarming United Press International report, the government abruptly stepped up money for medical treatment of Army reservists and National Guardsmen who had been wounded in Iraq but were being warehoused at Fort Stewart, GA., sometimes for months, because, allegedly, preference was being given to active-duty soldiers.
		Ashrita Furman, 48, claims the world record for breaking world records (81, 20 of which are still recognized by the Guinness Book), demonstrating extraordinary but fanciful skills, such as the fastest mile run while balancing a bottle of milk on his chin, unicycling backward for 53 miles, and pogo-stick jumping (3,647).
		According to a June New York Times profile, Furman is a celibate bachelor with few possessions and lives quietly in an India-American community in Jamaica, N.Y., whose residents are spiritually guided by guru Sri Chinmoy.
	www.mrs.umn.edu /register/article.php?volume=16&issue=10§ion=variety&index=4 (243 words)

	Amazing Feats/Tests Of Strength/Pogo Stick Jumping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ashrita Furman of Jamaica, New York, USA, jumped the 1,899 steps of the CN Tower, Ontario, Canada, on a pogo stick, in a time of 57 minutes and 51 seconds on July 23, 1999.
		Ashrita first made his way into Guinness World Records history in 1979, by doing 27,000 jumping jacks.
		By breaking records he believes he is able to release himself from his conscious mind and reach a spiritual plain.
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /content_pages/record.asp?recordid=53169 (147 words)

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