NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Monday

 ON THIS DAY IN - 1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs.

And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

DAILY MAIL: Spider rediscovered (via Kev)

BBC: Dogs are humans' oldest companions, DNA shows

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)