NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Wednesday

ON THIS DAY IN -  1556 - An earthquake in Shanxi Province, China, was thought to have killed about 830,000 people. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Galapagos bans fireworks to protect unique wildlif...

Right whale calf, mother spotted in Atlantic off F...

Himalayan marmot genome offers clues to life at ex...

Lawsuit urges feds to protect snakes in Arizona, N...

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)