Big Ben loses bongs

Yesterday  a hush came over  the capital  city of  London  which  will last  four years and beloved  by thousands  it  of course  the sounds of the bongs of big Ben. This is due to fact work is required  on the clock  face and it was deemed  unsafe  for workers  if bongs from the  famous  bells  may deafen them.it will  still be  possible to  hear them on remembrance day  and new years day.

Dark ages of asteroid

This refers  to the asteroid that killed  the dinosaurs and now believed to  have plunged earth into  darkness  for  two  years. This  was due to six miles asteroid sparkling earthquakes; tsunamis and volcanoes which  resulted in wildfires which  throw soot into the  air blacking  out  the  earth.

R.I.P COMEDY LEGEND JERRY LEWIS

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph or Jerome Levitch, depending on the source;[1] March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. He was known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He and Dean Martin were partners as the hit popular comedy duo of Martin and Lewis. Following that success, he was a solo star in motion pictures, nightclubs, television shows, concerts, album recordings, and musicals...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis.also
https://youtu.be/neEe1itDC_k link to the nutty professor starring the late Jerry Lee Lewis and my personal favourite of  his

JAWS SHIP FOUND.

If you have  watched the  film jaws you will remember that the character called quint played by Robert  shaw how he recounted the tale of the wreck of ship that delivered components of hirsoshirma bomb. Well now  that  wreck  has been  found by crew of research vessel petral; nearly 900 crew of uss indianapolis were killed by sharks when torpedoed in 1945 trying to  deliver key components of hirsoshirma bomb.

KANGAROO IN WEST SUSSEX

Whilst driving a mini cab driver spotted a kangaroo hopping on the  road. It is thought the kangaroo was  a red necked wallaby on run from  a zoo or private owner. Wildlife experts said a number of populations that  survived from  collections in 1850s.And a population did established itself in West Sussex  in 1940s and we're recoded into 19 70s in and around crawley and horsesham.

What is a memory café?

How do memory cafés help with dementia care?

You might have heard about memory cafés but don’t know much about them. Find out what happens at one and how they can be useful for someone with dementia

Memory cafés are popping up all over the UK and they can be a great place to go if you’re caring for a person with dementia, if you’re worried about someone’s memory, or if you just want to meet other people who are affected by dementia.

Here’s what to expect if you visit a memory café.

Three facts worth knowing

1. Memory cafés are usually held on a regular basis, either once a week, once a fortnight, or once a month. Most are located in places that are easy to access, such as a community centre, a village hall, or a local hotel.-read more

Freeze-dried dung gives clue to Asian elephant stress

"Collecting fresh faecal samples is not as easy as it may sound," says researcher Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel.

But her efforts have helped scientists in India devise a unique, non-invasive way to monitor the physiological health of wild elephants.

The key has been freeze-drying dung in the field to preserve the elephant's hormones.

As a result, scientists found stress levels in females were more conspicuous than in male elephants.

Over five years, Sanjeeta and her colleagues collected more than 300 samples from 261 elephants in the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats area.

She explained her technique: "I used to hide and observe till the elephant defecated and moved away."

She told the BBC: "These samples mean a lot to me.-read more