Disney rollercoaster helps pop out kidney stones

A study from Michigan State University has found that a ride on a rollercoaster is just the ticket for those needing help in passing a kidney stone.

More specifically, you need to get yourself to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World Florida. And you need to sit at the back.

To verify their findings, the doctors took more than 60 rides on the ride clutching urine-filled devices containing kidney stones, or renal calculi. The study's findings were published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

The renal models were created by scanning the renal system of a renal calculi-forming patient. That information was passed to a 3D printer which created a cast of their renal system. The cast was then placed into a silicon block and removed. The block was then filled with urine and four kidney stones.

The study was sparked almost 10 years ago by patients reporting to the university that they had passed stones after taking the ride.

One lucky punter passed a stone three times after three consecutive rides on Big Thunder.

The study found that renal calculi were passed just four times out of 24 rides in the front seat. But sitting in the back pushed these figures up to 23 out of 46 times.

Rides containing quick drops and sharp turns are best for dislodging kidney stones. But there’s no need to exceed 40mph or go upside down.read more and see video

Lads, I caught some fin big: Three friends find giant 7ft tuna in River Severn

A7ft-long tuna fish has been found dead in the River Severn near Gloucester - hundreds of miles from its normal habitat in warm sea waters.

Friends Kevin Brady, Steve Burgess and Alec Foster found the giant fish in the estuary at Minsterworth, Glos, at the weekend when they were paddle boarding.

It had been washed up into the side of the river better known for salmon and elvers.read more and see video

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YOU CAN CALL 105 TO REPORT OR GET INFORMATION ABOUT POWER CUTS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA.

You can also call 105 if you spot damage to electricity power lines and substations that could put you, or someone else, in danger. If there’s a serious immediate risk, you should call the emergency services too.

105 is a free service, available to people in England, Scotland and Wales.

You can call the number from most landlines and mobile phones.read more

BBC Sooty row over 'sexing up' revealed

The idea to introduce a female puppet to Sooty's children's TV show in the 1960s was so controversial that the BBC director general had to intervene, a new documentary has revealed.

The suggestion by Sooty creator Harry Corbett caused a furore in the press, which claimed it would "introduce sex into a children's programme".

The show's producer and a BBC governor were against Sooty having a girlfriend.

BBC DG Hugh Carleton Greene stepped in to allow panda Soo's introduction.

Matthew Corbett, Harry's son, told the documentary: "My father was called into the head office and the director general of the BBC said he had made a decision."

He said Greene had ruled that Sooty having a female friend "was to be allowed - but they must never touch".So Soo was introduced in 1965 - originally voiced by Harry Corbett's wife Marjorie - and she has been at Sooty's side ever since.

The documentary, titled Sooty Ungloved, will have its world premiere in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, on Saturday, with profits from the screening going towards providing a defibrillator for the area.

Corbett and his family lived in the town for 35 years. He and the puppet found fame on TV in the early 1950s.

When Corbett suggested introducing a female character in the 1960s, the show's producer Trevor Hill dismissed the idea "on the grounds that sex would be creeping into the programme", according to a letter written by Corbett in 1965.

The tabloid press picked up on the disagreement, causing a row between Corbett and Grahame Miller, the BBC's head of north regional programmes.read more and see video

on your bike .

supermarket chain sainsbury's are going to offer a new service that is really old in origin and last used 130 years ago .the delivery bike will  carry up to 20 items at 4.99 an hour  and can be done through an app called chop chop .where you chose and track items ,begins in central and south west london the 28-09-2016 .first offered in 1882 ,eat your heart out open all hours -old british television programme .

my time on probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by a court instead of serving time in prison.

In some jurisdictions, the term probation only applies to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such as suspended sentences.^[1] In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison on parole.^[2]

An offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer. During this testing period, an offender faces the threat of being sent to prison, if found breaking the rules. this happened to me in 1987 in essex at time split from my frist girlfriend and unhappy to say lost the plot big time wnt on a criminal damage spree -car wing mirrors,dustbin  through bus stop,bike on floor -fines and court charges -second time -slash car tyres ,broke wing mirrors and more serious in court as judge give me  1 year probation order and asked to see a doctor -court fees and fines. i had to report to a probation officer which i did for a while then got bored and did weight training instead yes probation officer was not very happy .why do i mention this well when i get checked for volunteer work or work i have to mention as still on file so be careful as you mistakes in past can haunt your future.

holsworthy railway station 50 years ago shut down -3 October 1966[1] Closed

Parliamentary authority to construct a line from Okehampton to Bude had first been obtained as far back as 1865 with the passing of the Bude Canal and Launceston Junction Railway Act (c.cclxiii). However, this scheme was never put into action and the construction powers lapsed. In 1873 new powers were obtained by the Devon and Cornwall Railway in the shape of the Devon and Cornwall Railway (Western Extensions) Act (c.cxii) which authorised a line from Meldon Junction to Holsworthy where a terminus was to be constructed; Bude was not, at the time, considered important enough to warrant its own station.^[2] In 1874 the Devon and Cornwall Railway was purchased by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), commencing construction on the line the following year.^[3]

Derriton Viaduct

The station was opened along with the single track line on 20 January 1879 and the LSWR began operating a smart horse-bus service to Bude in connection with the trains.^[4] The station was approached across Holsworthy Viaduct, a structure consisting of nine 50 ft spans and the first of its kind to be built entirely out of concrete.

By 1898 Bude had developed sufficiently for the LSWR, under pressure from local residents, to extend the line westwards to the coastal port. The new section opened on 11 August 1898 and necessitated the rebuilding of Holsworthy Station; little is known about the first station as no plans or photographs appear to exist of it. The new station was rather unusual in that it was situated between two viaducts—Holsworthy Viaduct to the east and Derriton Viaduct to the west. A new 20-lever signalbox was installed and the turntable and engine shed from the earlier station were kept. The turntable lasted until 1 January 1911 when it was demolished, and the goods shed until the 1920s. The goods yard was unusually large and complicated for a local station such as Holsworthy and incorporated a run-around line to enable short trains to bypass the station without fouling the main line.^[4]

The station was served for many years by the Atlantic Coast Express from London Waterloo, but this was withdrawn following the transfer of the line to the Western Region of British Railways in January 1963.^[5] The withdrawal was a portent of worse to come as the station and line were proposed for closure by Richard Beeching, Chairman of the British Transport Commission, in his report published in March of that year. For the last few years of its life, the service to Holsworthy was operated entirely by Diesel Multiple Units working as "locals" between Okehampton and Bude.^{[4]read more}

my arcade past .

back in the 80s around the time of bandaid  i was living and working in southend-on-sea essex .i was work then  in the arcade as a cashier come cleaner ,one of the many along the mile stretch along southend seafront .in the time there i dealt with skinheads who wanted to know if safe had any mooney i just said not allowed key and then the time i was carrying 50 pound in coins in bags in both arms and asked if i would give them it but just said if could run faster then me with them good luck.i  enjoyed seeing people spend a lot of money in fruit machines and chasing the kids away from the 2p machine - knocked and legged it the free gos on all arcade games of the time but not the rowdy pub and violence on a friday and saturday nights we had bouncers on .

my cat friend .

i have a ginger and white cat that visits my bungalow normally to shit in garden lay in porch or on wall border to next door may belonged to previous owner.

temp tattoo.

this is a new temporary tattoo that contains nanoparticles which can stop white t cells attacking healthy tissue .this may help control diseases like multiple sclerosis and coming soon.

Giant Anaconda found in Brazil (33 ft)!!

elephant toll increases not good news.

it seems that poaching of ivory from elephants is at its worse since the 1970s to 1980s .110,000 african elephants were killed in 10 years and thought to be only 415,00 left.

Timeline of Star Trek- 50 years old this year

Below is an abridged timeline of events established in the group of television shows and feature films set in the Star Trek universe. Many dates are estimates as the various shows and films are not consistent in their use of dates. More exhaustive timelines are available in both Star Trek reference works and on various fan websites.

Series, books and movie settings[edit]

This table shows each TV series and movie, its year of release or broadcast, the year it was set in according to the prevailing Okuda chronology (see below) and the stardaterange for that year. The designation Enterprise-based series are the series that featured the various incarnations of the starship USS Enterprise. In universe timeline chronological order Star Trek Enterprise (ENT), Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS), Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and all 13 of the Star Trek feature films including the three newest J.J. Abrams alternate reality films, or "Kelvin Timeline" based on the original series.-wiki link

reacted march.

to help re-enact a 300 mile trek a group of english heritage people are going from york to hastings.this is to honour the 1066 anniversary .

people who like to be vampires

Whale carcass to be removed from Dawlish beach

A dead whale which washed up on the Devon coastline will be removed at the weekend.

Teignbridge District Council said the 30ft (9.1m) fin whale, which was found on Red Rock Beach near Dawlish, will be removed by contractors.

The London Zoological Society has taken samples from the whale as part of a research project into strandings around the UK.

People again turned out to see the whale, which has been cordoned off.read more

sad end for penguins at exmoor zoo

singing fox

A cowboy, a one-eyed boxer and a parachuting priest…. meet the original SAS who struck terror into Nazi troops

THEY were some of the bravest, toughest soldiers of World War Two, trained killers who struck terror into Nazi troops in North Africa.

But they were also wildly unconventional pirates in a private army — oddballs who didn’t fit into the traditional ranks.They included a former cowboy, a one-eyed boxer, a parachuting priest and a rugby international.

Some were natural warriors, nerveless and calm. Some were surprisingly gentle. Many were eccentric. And a few were close to being psychotic.

These were the real SAS, the men who founded Britain’s most famous fighting force, in North Africa in 1941, and went on to fight behind the lines in Italy, Nazi-occupied France and Germany.read more

flaviu -lynx update -25-09-2016

flaviu the famous carpathian lynx is now back on public display and to get a new mate in next few months.