A strong painkiller causes a surprising reaction when a patient has to have his fractured ankle manipulated back into place.
So many catch phrases so little time! “Snake tubes”, “Feel the burn” and the unforgettable “Can I ask you a couple of questions?” “How rad am I?”
More from Scotland’s Superhospital – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08p124y
Picture Organic clothing have launched into the wetsuit market with a new wetsuit range made from Naturalprene.
“We searched for a sustainable and responsible alternative to the rarely recyclable and polluting neoprene: “a high quality wetsuit, following our 100% eco-friendly vision”. So, instead of synthetic rubber, we use a natural one which permits to reduce by half the carbon footprint !
“The NaturalPrene stretch technology produces a wetsuit made of 85% natural rubber from a Malaysian plantation and 15% synthetic chlorine-free rubber (made from plants). We used a revolutionary production process, integrating micro particles that enable NaturalPrene to extend up to almost 4 times its original size and solvent-free water based glue to paste the recycled polyester lining, which permits maximum comfort and ultra-fast drying.”
The crew also integrated tech from other sports into their designs.
“MOTION PATTERN” is inspired by the triathlon’s wetsuits construction, allowing a completely free mobility of the shoulders – No seam under the arms, front chest or around the shoulder. Double Naturalprene thickness to protect your ribs. POWER GRIP is a unique silicone coating that provides more resistance in the water when paddling, which means more efficiency and less effort.
The first of the BLU events for 2017 was held at Saunton at the weekend. The competition got underway with the Juniors battling it out in the small onshore conditions followed by the Ladies and Mens Open. However as the tide dropped so did the waves and the competition was put on hold until the pushing tide in the afternoon. When there was no improvement it was decided to re-commence on Sunday. Competitors then went to either to Pigstock to see Reef, to the pub (Skindog bought a duck which was delivered to him in the car park on the Sunday!) or to Ramon’s wedding.
Thankfully the swell had picked up overnight and it was back on with some competitors a little worse for wear! The chest to shoulder high swell provided competitors with long useable waves. Ben Skinner and Jack Unsworth met in both the finals for the Open and the Single Fin with Jack taking the wins in both divisions. Jordan Zervas dominated the Juniors. Jen Pendlebury took the honours in the Ladies, Jason Gray the Masters and Colin Bright the Grandmasters. All in all a great competition. Thanks to all the sponsors – Finisterre, Ocean & Earth, The Saunton Café, The Thatch, Robies, and Submariner.
Results:
Mens Open: 1 Jack Unsworth 2 Ben Skinner 3 Ben Howey 4 Lewis Stritch
Ladies Open: 1 Jen Pendlebury 2 Emily Currie 3 Claire Smale 4 Jenny Briant
Single Fin: 1 Jack Unsworth 2 Ben Skinner 3 Steve Horn 4 Jen Pendlebury
Masters: 1 Jason Gray 2 Colin Bright 3 Adam Chell 4 Ray Lee
Grandmasters: 1 Colin Bright 2 Adam Zervas 3 Rich Unsworth 4 Tim Quick
U18 Boys: 1 Jordan Zervas 2 Tom Horn 3 Barnaby Innes 4 Alex Townsend
U18 Girls: 1 Beth Leighfield. 2 Stella Briggs. 3 Annie Young
U16 Boys: 1 Jordan Zervas 2 Barnaby Innes 3 Tom Horn 4 Alex Woodland
Words Rich Unsworth
Happy days watching swells* to global saviour. Been a busy weekend!
You have probably all seen the news now – over 100 countries thrown into crisis by a ransomeware hack, NHS Trusts shutting down computer systems. Global telecommunications businesses are hit, Russian banks, you name it. It was carnage, an unprecedented cyber apocalypse. Well a 22-year old surfer from North Devon solved a problem the KGB, FBI and the rest of the world couldn’t.
We aren’t going name him, save for his Twitter handle of @MalWareTech, as it would add to his current woes of journalists camping out in his garden, tracking down friends and such. The man is busy trying save the world!
The only details you need for now is that he loves surfing, pizza (media making massive deal about this so I dare say he’s got a free table for life at Pizza Express? Huh?) and judging by his tweets he’s pretty funny.
For those surfers GCSEs etc it’s also interesting to note he is also self taught “I’m not a graduate,” he told one reporter. “I had planned to go to university but ended up getting offered a job in security a year prior, so I took it. I’m completely self-taught so in hindsight university would probably not have been worth the time or money.”
None of his friends actually knew what he did for a living/hobby.
So hats off to @MalWareTech . Hopefully someone will throw him a surf trip and some gear as reward. Going to be interesting to see where his life goes from here…
We shall leave you with some funny tweets describing his developing situation…
*The original twitter shot was RT from Luke Gartside
After dropping a teaser earlier in the week here’s the new Wavegarden concept unveiled. 1000 waves an hour is the claim. Which, and this is the key for wave pools actually being feasible, means they can up the punter/wave count to a level which current models have struggled with. Looks interesting for sure. Especially if you live in Bristol, London or Edinburgh…
HERE’S THE OFFICIAL BLURB:
Imagine a surf spot far from the ocean, with a variety of amazing “peaks” where surfers can safely catch as many waves as they can handle. This vision is now a reality thanks to the Cove, a new generation surf facility which generates up to 1000 high-quality waves per hour, from mellow knee-high rides to powerful barrels reaching up to 2.4m.
In October 2016 we built a demo model at our R&D center in Spain that measures just 50m x 80m, proving that it’s possible to make a great surf spot in a small space. The Cove is designed to be economically profitable as a stand-alone facility, and can be up-scaled to produce left and right hand waves of just about any height and length.
“The high wave frequency of the Cove enables a high user capacity, which is essential for surfers wanting to catch lots of waves as well as for developers seeking to establish a sound business model,” explains Wavegarden’s Founder and CEO, Josema Odriozola. “The versatility of our technology means we can alter wave height, shape and power in an instant to match the experience level of all surfers. Also, wave frequency can be adjusted to cater precisely for the number of surfers in the water.”
Twenty of the world’s best surfers and coaches, along with numerous juniors and debutants, tested the Wavegarden Cove. “It has really, really exceeded any expectations I had, or thought were possible, for a man-made wave,” said Andy King, a surf coach for the Australian Institute of Sport. “There is different waves, more like the real ocean”, said Sebastian Zietz, pro surfer from Hawaii. “It’s the kind of barrel you dream of getting. I got 30, 60, 120 waves, maybe more… and I got barreled on everyone.”
The length of ride invariably depends on the Cove’s dimensions, but on average the wave-riding experience lasts between 15 and 20 seconds, which is considerably longer than at most popular ocean breaks. Much longer rides are possible in larger facilities.
The machinery of the Cove is modular, eschewing complicated hydraulic or pneumatic systems in favor of a smart and simple electro-mechanical design. Consequently, very little energy is lost in the transmission of forces, which keeps running costs at a minimum and makes the Cove the most energy-efficient technology on the market today.
With two Wavegarden facilities already open to the public (Surf Snowdonia in Wales and NLand in Texas) and with the construction of Cove projects starting soon in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Barcelona, Madrid, Costa del Sol, Edinburgh, Bristol, London, New York, Miami, Santiago and Marrakesh, this evolution epitomizes the Wavegarden ideology of sharing the exhilarating experience of surfing perfect waves with everyone, everywhere.
Ali is 16. He arrived in Lebanon when he was 11. He is originally from Aleppo and lost his brother during the war.
