Thale (2012) Best New Horror Movie

Thale (2012) Best New Horror Movie

Nursery owner constructs huge hanging basket !

We're going to have get a bigger watering can! Nursery owner constructs huge hanging basket weighing 5.5tons and containing 2,500 plants Dusty Beesley, 81 owns nursery in Ravenstone, Leicestershire Has to be hoisted 20 ft into the air in the bucket of a digger to tend the plant By SARA SMYTH PUBLISHED: 19:16 GMT, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:23 GMT, 18 July 2013 Coming up roses: Proud Dusty Beesley claims his hanging basket is the biggest in the UK Nursery owner Dusty Beesley, 81, has challenged the country's ambitious gardeners to top his mammoth hanging basket, saying: 'If anyone can come up with anything bigger then I'd like to see it.' Mr Beesley threw down the gauntlet today when his 5.5-tonne plant was hoisted into the air. The hanging basket contains more than 2,500 plants and measures 21 feet wide and ten feet deep. The keen gardener, who owns a nursery in Ravenstone, Leicestershire, started making giant arrangements in 2001 to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary with his wife Betty. If Mr Beesley wants to tend the basket he has to be hoisted 20 feet into the air while standing inside the bucket of a digger.  To create the floral arramgement, he buried an H- shaped girder in the ground which he buried in four metres of concrete. The basket is made from steel greenhouse hoops suspended by chains held together with a central pin. Mr Beesley said: 'When you're inside It does move and it gives a funny sensation. Its a bit like being at sea. 'I tried to get the basket in to the Guinness Book of World Records but I was told they don't do records for these. 'So I've decided I'm going to claim the UK record because I've not heard of anyone who's got a bigger basket than mine.' The basket has raised almost £20,000 for charities over the years, as people pay to guess the number of flowers in the basket. This year money will go to prostate cancer charities. The giant basket is planted up with begonias, fuschias, geraniums, marigolds and pansies and is watered by an automatic sprinkler system twice a day. Flower power: The 5.5-tonne basket is supported by a beam that has been buried in four feet of concrete. The basket is made from steel greenhouse hoops suspended by chains Full-time job: To tend to the plants, Mr Beesley has to climb a ladder, or be hoisted up in the bucket of a digger My basket is bigger than yours: Dusty Beesley challenges other gardeners to to beat what he claims is the largest floral arrangement in the UK __._,_.___ . __,_._,___

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Trincomalee to be development as a Metro City

Trincomalee Outer Circular Road Project - Proposal Submitted by the Hunan Road .& Bridge Construction Group Corporation of the People's Republic of China. Sri Lanka government has identified Trincomalee  to be developed as a Metro City in the Eastern Region.  As a part of this task, an outer circular road to the city of Trincomalee is to be constructed to provide proper accessibility from various directions.  

Cabinet Thursday (18) approved the proposal made by  Sri Lanka President, in his capacity as the Minister of Ports and Highways, to award the above contract as recommended by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Review Committee to Hunan Road and Bridge Construction Group Corporation of China. Preliminary work of the project is to be commenced on a priority basis with funds allocated for the year 2013 and the balance will be provided under the Medium Term Budgetary Framework 2014 - 2016.

Whale of a time A ...........

Whale of a time A humpback whale jumps to the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Colombia, South America, on July 16. The whales migrate annually from the Antarctic, a distance of 5,200 miles, to give birth and nurse their young.

Sleep with a stranger to save money: Travel website offers thrifty option for singletons

The single supplement has long been the bane of the solo traveller's life.
But now an accommodation website has come up with an unusual solution that allows singletons to save money while seeing the world.
Easynest offers travellers the chance to split the cost of their hotel bill - providing they are prepared to share with a total stranger.

Holiday heaven...or hell? Easynest allows you to split the cost of a hotel room by sharing with a stranger

Globetrotters set up a profile on the site, indicating their preferred destination and travel date.
'Hosts' - fellow solo travellers who have already booked a room - can then get in touch to see whether they would like to share.
Users of the site are encouraged to create interesting and colourful profiles in order to ensure a timely response, and must pay the host directly for their share of the room.

 

According to the website, the service provides 'the opportunity to meet new friends, build your network, create new opportunities, exchange on the city and learn.'
But it would seem that not everyone is convinced, including Mail On Sunday Travel Editor, Frank Barrett.
'The idea of making friends on the internet in the interests of thrift has all the appeal of sharing a shower with Psycho's Norman Bates in order to cut down on the water bill,' he said.
'It would be nice to think that the internet was a friendly community of benevolent people keen to help you out. But we know from experience that it's as likely to be populated with people as mad as a French mini-roundabout.'

Saving: The website could be the difference between having to plump for a tent (left) instead of a luxury hotel

The new trend for sharing hotel rooms is the latest in a line of purse-friendly solutions for travellers.
Couchsurfing, where hosts offer their sofas and spare beds to travellers, has become increasingly popular among younger travellers - and according to Couchsurfing.org, was used by 10.4 million globetrotters last year.
Other popular ways to save cash on accommodation include home swapping, where travellers switch homes for a week, and trips based in hostels, monasteries and even pub gardens.

Could a 90-second procedure BANISH the risks of laser eye surgery? New eye drop and UV light treatment 'eliminates dangers' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2358354/Could-90-second-procedure-BANISH-risks-laser-eye-surgery-New-eye-drop-UV-light-treatment-eliminates-dangers.html#ixzz2Z7cp1jAY Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

A simple 90-second treatment that eliminates almost all risks associated with laser eye surgery has become available in the UK.
Many people are put off undergoing laser eye surgery because of the risks, but a simple procedure combining eye drops and UV light can make the procedure far less risky.
The new treatment, called Lasik Xtra, almost entirely negates the risk of infection and the three most common complications linked to this procedure: corneal ectasia, regression of sight and epithelial ingrowth.
The procedure has been pioneered at the London Eye Hospital and consultant ophthalmic surgeon Bobby Qureshi, the first to perform the procedure in the country, believes it will be widely available across the country in a matter of years.
He said: [This treatment] is the biggest thing in laser surgery in the last 20 years; everybody should be having this alongside standard laser treatment.
'The procedure ensures that the risk of developing complications from laser treatment is virtually reduced to zero.'
According to the manufacturers, no one who has undergone the procedure has suffered any of the three most serious complications.
Laser eye surgery works by removing tissue from the cornea to change its shape. There are different types of laser eye surgery but LASIK - which stands for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis - is the most common.

 

The procedure involves applying anaesthetic drops, after which a small flap is made on the surface of the cornea using a hand-held device.

LasikXtra almost entirely eliminates the risk of infection and the three most common complications linked to laser eye surgery. Opthalmic surgeon Bobby Qureshi said it is 'the biggest thing in laser eye surgery in the last 20 years'

After this, a laser is used to remove a minute amount of corneal tissue, thereby reshaping it before the flap is replaced. The procedure takes around 10 minutes per eye.
With standard laser eye treatment, patients are at risk of infection, corneal ectasia (in which the lasered, weakened cornea gives way to pressure, causing bulging) and epithelial ingrowth (where the cells from the surface layer of the eye begin to grow underneath the corneal flap).

WHAT ARE THE RISKS AND HOW ARE THEY REDUCED WITH LASIK XTRA?

Corneal Ectasia

A serious complication that often requires a corneal transplant.

Risk before: Between one in 150 to one in 500
Risk after new technique: Almost none

Regression

When the previous prescription returns several years after laser eye surgery.

Risk before: Between one in three and one in 20

Risk after new technique: Negligible 

Epithilial Growth

This occurs when cells from the surface layer of the eye begin to grow underneath the corneal flap.

Risk before: One in 50 to one in 100

Risk after new technique: Virtually eliminated

There is also the possibility of regression, where the short or long-sightedness returns several years later.
This results in the patient having to resort to wearing glasses or returning for further treatment.

But with LASIK Xtra - which can be used with all laser eye treatments, despite its name -  the risks are dramatically reduced.
The treatment works by cross-linking the fibres within the cornea, making them thicker and substantially more resilient.
Eye drops containing a modified version of riboflavin - Vitamin B2 -  are applied after laser treatment, which are then ‘activated’ by UV light.
The ultraviolet light exposure during the procedure is comparable to the exposure to the ultraviolet light experienced on one full day outdoors in the summer.

Without this treatment, patients are at a higher risk of complications and could need future treatment to cope with corneal weakness.
Mr Qureshi said: 'Every person having laser eye surgery treatment should undergo LASIK Xtra.'
The procedure is already widely used around the world and has been used on 50,000 patients in Japan alone. It has however only just become available in the UK a it was only recently approved for EU use.
The new treatment is being offered as standard for all laser eye surgery at the London Eye Hospital, including LASIK and LASEK, to correct short sight, long-sight and astigmatism.