NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN 1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by the U.S. for an annual rent. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Wounded Norfolk seal faces wait for treatment on n...

Cricket's chirp may have 'predatory roots'

Florida burglary suspect eaten by alligator after ...

Monkey business - Cruel treatment of primate pets ...

White fossil was 'Moby Dick' of the ancient sea

Herdsmen arrested for poisoning lions in Kenya's M...

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)