NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Thursday

ON THIS DAY IN 1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I. 

1844 - In California, a grizzly bear underwent a successful cataract operation at the Zoological Garden. And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Quantock ponies attacking tourists for sweet treat...

Sumatran Rhino begins US-Asia trip to ancestral ho...

New bat species rises from vaults of London's Natu...

The place that has wiped out grey squirrels

AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)