NanDee

Another song I've sung at karaoke :)

I don't seem to remember seeing the movie - when was it shown ?

This is absolutely priceless  !

Yes it was and she died so young too. Richard also had his own problems with his addiction to a prescription drug so they were both struggling with the effects of being under so much pressure.

This isn't one that I remember and can't make my mind up about it. 

Ok Thank you Clubber ☺️

One of the Carpenters best :)

I've never even heard of this song before - what a lovely one it is too :)

Yes I agree about the second one - it did seem rather out of place in this particular compilation. Glad you liked the video :)

LEGO is now piloting a new project that will use the bumps on their iconic bricks to help teach the Braille alphabet to blind and visually impaired children.

LEGO “Braille Bricks” will be moulded with the same number of studs used for individual letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet, while remaining fully compatible with the LEGO System in Play.

To ensure the tool is inclusive allowing sighted teachers, students and family members to interact on equal terms, each brick will also feature a printed letter or character.

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These two Scottish entrepreneurs are being hailed for developing a new process that could spell the end for unsustainable palm oil.

Scott Kennedy and Fergus Moore are honing a chemical technique that extracts oils from used coffee grounds.

The young men first got the idea to use coffee waste oil when they were working in cafés during their time in college.

According to the duo, the bulk of café waste is made up of used coffee grounds. In the UK alone, used coffee grounds collectively add up to about half a million tons of landfill waste every year.

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The nurses and staffers at this children’s hospital were thrilled to receive a surprise pizza party thanks to a message that was written on one of their windows.

The message was courtesy of 18-year-old Cole Favro. The young man has been going to Golisano Children’s Hospital for his cystic fibrosis since he was a child – so when the day finally came for him to be transferred to an adult hospital, he wanted to do something special for his beloved caretakers.

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It has been almost five years since these college students turned down over $40,000 in order to do the right thing.

Reese Werkhoven and his two friends from the State University of New York first found the wads of cash in May 2014.

They had just been preparing to cozy up onto their newly-purchased secondhand couch when they reached into the couch cushions and started finding envelopes stuffed with cash – and lots of them.

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Gordon Hempton is a “sound-tracker” who travels all over the world in order to record rare or disappearing sounds – particularly the sound of silence.

Hempton has spent years fighting to protect the world’s quietest places from noise pollution and the sounds of intrusive human presence.

He first became inspired to preserve silence in 2005 when he visited the Hoh River Valley in Washington. The diligent sound-tracker says that he had to hike 3 miles in order for the sounds of the roads and parking lot to fade away – but his trek through the woods eventually brought him to an approximate square-inch of silence which he believes is the quietest place in the United States.

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As I have a forum - obviously I know what one is - however, on the Forumsclub home page it has this:

Browse through the clubs, forums, collaboration groups, - this gives the impression that these are three different things that can be created , (I noticed that 'blogs' are not included here for some reason) - could you please explain what the clubs and collab groups are please ?

After historians breathed a sigh of relief over the preservation of the many artifacts inside of the Notre Dame Cathedral, bee enthusiasts are now rejoicing over the miraculous survival of the building’s 180,000 pollinators.

For the last six years, there have been a trio of beehives nestled on top of the cathedral’s roof. The hives were just a few honeybee colonies that were installed across the city as a means of of boosting dwindling pollinator populations in Europe.

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My very first thought when I read the story title : OK who got the job of counting them all to make sure they 'all had' survived. lol 

A Finnish university has published a comprehensive global road map on how the world can reduce its carbon emissions before the 2050 deadline – and the research says that it is quite feasible.

The report breaks down exactly how the world’s different regions can transition to 100% renewable energy as a means of preventing the more catastrophic outcomes of irreversible climate change.

The study is the first of its kind to outline a cost-effective international strategy to keep the planet’s carbon emissions at 1.5 degrees Celsius. Not only that, it is the first study of its kind to suggest a global strategy that does not involve carbon-capture technology.

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For the first time ever, scientists have used gene therapy to cure several young patients of “bubble boy” disease, a rare genetic defect that leaves children with an ineffective or nonexistent immune system.

The “bubble boy” name is a reference to how the patients, who usually die early in life if left untreated, are often forced to live in sterile environments.

Now, however, gene therapy developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has cured 10 infants born with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1), the most common type of the rare, life-threatening genetic condition.

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One of Ireland’s most famous brewing companies is joining the fight against ocean pollution by swapping out their plastic packaging in favor of biodegradable materials.

Diageo, which is the parent company of Guinness beer and Smithwick’s and Harp, announced last week that they would be investing £16 million ($21 million) in ditching their plastic multi-pack rings and shrink wrap packaging.

Instead, the company plans on using 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard.

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I think this one came out during my pre teen years and I don't really remember Paul Anka, though I do remember this song - nice one :)

Nice song  :)

Busy week this week and out a lot. Got halfway through trying out the blog feature on Monday, got phone call and had to go out. Yesterday met with a friend for a day out - was shattered by time we parted at 8.30 pm. Out later today for appointment / shopping and tomorrow meet another friend for lunch. 

We had beautiful weather over Easter holiday - but now temperatures are dropping again and lots of rain forecast for the next week or so. At least it should be easier to sleep at night. :)

This is one of my all time favorites from Morecambe & Wise - unfortunately, this version of the sketch, which is actually a tribute to Andre Previn who died in February this year, has been edited quite a bit - but as I can no longer find the 'full' version on youtube I've had to make do with this one. However, I'm sure that anyone who saw the full version when it was aired on the show will remember it well. :)