Will you be taking part in counting the garden birds? I personally won't and can't seem to get my head around this concept. I could count the same blue tit or robin that flies around in my garden l00's of times!

Just three people complained to the publisher saying the author's description of ethnic minorites was offensive. So the publisher have parted ways with the author.
The thing is the people of colour that she is describing wrote an open letter to the publisher saying none of them were offended by what she wrote. But the publisher still cancelled the author.
https://unherd.com/thepost/picador-cancels-poet-kate-clanchys-books/

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/man-dies-days-after-gp-26024857

Turned away by a GP 🥲

I have a Panasonic recorder and Sony TV. Visiting relatives were using the TV and now I find I can watch recordings but can not record. The recording list shows “Scene selection has changed and on each programme it should record “GuideS” Can anyone help me to put it right? Please note not technically minded so need granny proof instructions. Thank you

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/dont-sell-off-vaccine-research-centre-openletter?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2022-01-23

This line from episode three of, Rules of the Game, by Maxine Peakes character Sam just had me in stitches.
At the weekly cheese club Sam says that her teenage daughter will be going to work with her as a work experience. One of the other women says, "that must be wonderful taking something you've grown to work".
Sam replies, "It's my daughter, not a potato".

It's a London derby for Super Sunday. Get your predictions in by 4pm.
Good luck

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/22/partygate-inquiry-given-access-to-log-of-staff-movements-in-and-out-of-building

It looks as if Johnson might not have to worry about the cost of dealing with the £840 per roll wallpaper that is falling down. From the Times: 'Boris Johnson’s money problems may have gone from bad to worse after it emerged that his peeling £840-a-roll wallpaper is non-refundable.

'The prime minister is said to have hired a team of specialist decorators to salvage the “gold” print after it started coming off the walls of his Downing Street flat. Soane Britain, the luxury interior design company hired to redecorate the flat, does not offer refunds on its wallpaper once hung, meaning that Johnson and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, could be left thousands of pounds out of pocket.'

So much to enjoy about that, including an overpriced design company looking shabby.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/man-dead-body-taken-post-001635777.html

Heard it all now!

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/thousands-march-in-london-to-protest-against-mandatory-jabs-for-unvaccinated-nhs/

What do members think

Car battery was totally flat last week, fortunately a friend took it out and away to charge then brought it back and refitted. I took it for a little drive yesterday and now have problems with the radio. I know I need to re-station which I will work on but the reception is so bad it's impossible to hear anything, it's as though there is no aerial reception and totally fuzzy. Therefore asking - is the radio connected to the battery via a wire that may have been dislodged? Car is old (Suzuki wagon) but always had fine reception before although never change station anyway. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions, please?

Saturday night football. Get your predictions in by 5pm.
Good luck

Do you think so?

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/abba-settle-lawsuit-with-parasitic-tribute-band-abba-mania

Just received an email headed "Generate your new Green Pass (Booster dose)". It looks quite authentic and it would be easy to just click on the "generate your green pass" button. But the sender's URL is the giveaway so be sure to delete it.

I love the comment by one parent at this school. "It's really tough for vegetarian or vegan kids".
https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/20/leicestershire-pupils-offered-jacket-potatoes-five-times-a-week-with-side-of-chips-or-mash-15954762/

This sounds quite a threat.
https://tinyurl.com/mpna8n5w

Enough is enough most of us have had enough with these green nutters bring on fracking we have decades of gas under our feet.

One of my husband’s favourites

RIP

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-singer-dead-at-74

https://britishhealthalliance.com/nanomedicine-may-be-the-future-of-cancer-treatment/

Friday Night Football and back to the Premier League. Get your predictions in by 7pm.
Good luck

https://britishhealthalliance.com/new-zealand-bans-smoking-for-future-generations/

As I understand it it is the added ingredients to make one addicted to the product.

https://britishhealthalliance.com/europe-goes-hardline-vaccine-passports-and-mandatory-jabs-introduced-on-continent/

People fall sick.
Doctors think hard about a cure.
Doctors work hard day and night to find the cure.
Doctors find the cure.
Volunteers risk their lives and help the doctors to test the cure on humans.
People are healed and saved.
People thank God for the cure.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/perspectives/planet-climate-pandemics/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0uHvPaj_KkG3gDrvybb6YvtZ4tKaaWK8jfnHq2jNS-mjEHD7i_KV26AkM
On a Business website, not an Environmental website!!
"The latest World Economic Forum's annual Global Risks Report reveals that world leaders now rank biodiversity loss as one of the most severe risks facing humanity in the coming decade, alongside climate action failure and extreme weather events. More than half of global GDP coming from industries that rely on nature, such as construction and food, businesses are also calling for action to protect and restore nature, which is essential for a resilient global economy."

This morning, it seems as if somebody jumped under a tube train at this station!!, feel sorry for the driver, and the unfortunate people who had to clean up, but question why there was a need for TWENTYONE emergency vehicles??, and I counted them!!

Surprised nobody hasn't already mentioned this. Probably because it's only been making the news on Al Jazeera.
An undersea volcano near the island of Tonga erupted a few days ago sending an ash cloud 20 miles high. The explosion broke the undersea communications cable that was Tonga's only connection to the outside world. The ash has destroyed every home on some of the smaller islands and the tsunami has caused chaos on the main island. Also the ash has made all water undrinkable as Tongan's collect rainwater as their only source of fresh water.
One of the first victims was a British woman who was running a dog rescue charity.
Help is on the way from New Zealand by ship as the airport has been put out of action.

Needed ASAP for rescued cats
Fosterers within 1 hour of N14
Permanent homes within 2 hours of N14
Rehomed cats are chosen for compatibility with new owners rather than for their looks to ensure a happy forever relationship. They first go to their new home on trial basis. They must be spoiled and loved having been let down by previous owners. They must be given the best quality suitable food.
Private tenants best fostering. Most of these cats come from private tenants who left them behind. Many more waiting for help but too few people offer help to cats in need…
Some cats would appreciate a comfi garden shelter and regular good food rather than being on the streets.
Location must be safe.
Thank you

Tonight is the 2nd leg of their Carabao cup semi-final. It's was 0-0 at Anfield, so everything to play for. Get your predictions in by 7pm.
Good luck

Specially now as ten cats whose owner is seriously ill in hospital are full of fleas as well as many more rescued cats.
Instant flea tablets and spot on welcome please. Those are expensive and are continuously needed.
Cat wet food also needed. Preferably not Whiskas or Classic.
Thank you

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/604383i

incorrect link, see below. Sorry

OK, this may sound odd but it's a genuine question! Has anyone with an older dog used doggie nappies or male dog wraps to help with peeing incidents?

Dear Beneficiary,

Compliments of the day,
I am Dr.Raphael W Bostic,President Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. I handle financial consultancy for government, financial institutions, companies and high net individuals. I was informed of some funds belonging to beneficiaries being held up in suspense accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank. These funds are as a result of inheritance/Donations/lottery contract sum owned to beneficiaries all over the world but have not been able to be released to them due to bottlenecks caused by the remitting officers from the foreign country where the transactions originated from. I have been consulted by the Federal Reserve Bank Board of Trustees in conjunction with the United States Government to resolve with immediate effect all payments to beneficiaries whose fund are with Federal Reserve Bank.


You are to cease any further communication with any of the previous shady elements that may have been communicating with you in the past attempting to frustrate you from claiming your funds. Our wide experiences in these matters as they apply to International Transfer Policies in this part of the world will enable me ensure that your outstanding fund payment is resolved with immediate effect. Finally, you are to understand that you are not the only beneficiaries being paid this way as others have been receiving their funds hence we will not compel you against your wish to do what is necessary and have your fund released to you. Thanks for your anticipated response.

I will await your immediate correspondence with your direct telephone numbers to my private email address at (dr.raphaelwbostic@fedreservebnkgov.com) for re-confirmation so that we may conclude your payment immediately.



Yours Sincerely,



Federal Reserve Bank
info@fedreservebnkgov.com

One academic referred to the black historian David Olusoga as an eloquent speaker. This prompted another academic to say that calling a black person "eloquent" is racist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHLofcKMpA

Hi
I’m looking for a recording device for my mobile phone but I can’t find anything suitable. Do any of you know of something which would do the following:
I sometimes need to record phone calls from my mobile phones.
I have two mobile phones –a personal Android phone and a company iPhone.
There are several free call recorder apps for Android, but the only iPhone call recording apps aren’t free and even if they were I wouldn’t be allowed to install them on my work phone.
I use a wired headset (stereo headphones and mono microphone) with both phones which has a four connector 3.5mm jack plug.
This plugs directly into my Android phone, and into a Lightning to headphone adaptor on my iPhone.
I’d like to find a small, portable audio recorder which I can connect in-between my headset and my phone to record audio from the phone and from the headset microphone onto some type of solid state storage, such as an SD or micro SD card.
It would need to have a male 4 connector jackplug to connect to the phone and a female 4 connector jackplug socket to connect to the headset.
Ideally it should be rechargeable via a USB cable, but something powered by AAA batteries or similar would be ok.
It's the sort of device that I'd expect to be out there somewhere, but I’ve searched the web, including Amazon and eBay, and I can’t find anything suitable.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Cheers
Tony

Another midweek Premier League match. Get your predictions in by 7.30pm
Good luck

The true number of UK Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic, when you don't include people who had underlying health conditions or other illnesses, is just over 7,000.
This was on GB News last night,
In England and Wales only the figure is just over 4,000. Here is the proof.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/covid19deathswithnounderlyingconditionsoccurringinnhshospitals

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59549800

https://fb.watch/aCKP19okJB/

Hong Kong authorities are culling 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several of the rodents tested positive for coronavirus at a pet store where an infected employee was working.

The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

The move came after the pet shop employee tested positive for the Delta variant on Monday.

Several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the same store tested positive as well.

Midweek action from the Premier League. Get your predictions in by 7.30pm.
Good luck

Greeks over 60 who have not been vaccinated yet will begin receiving a €100 monthly penalty, as of Monday.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/greece-starts-to-fine-unvaccinated-over-60s/

Maybe it's time to introduce this in the UK (with exceptions for the few people who can't be vaccinated due to health reasons).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60032465.amp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/59870550

For information, I have just received an email advising that Amazon will NOT refuse to accept Visa Cards from January 19th.
Apparently they are in talks with Visa.