Menace sans frontières
![The devastating global super-bug, C. difficile, may have originated in Quebec, Canada. [And Canada is very sorry!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/16112013.jpg)
The devastating global super-bug, C. difficile, may have originated in Quebec, Canada. [And Canada is very sorry!]
John Tavener joins the Song of Angels
Famed British Composer, Sir John Tavener, known for his religious and mystic compositions, dies at age 69.
Lost, Nazi-looted art trove discovered
1406 paintings by famous artists worth billions, 590 of which are believed to have been looted by the Nazis, have been discovered in a small German apartment.
The present[s] trumps the past?
Many complain that stores’ early, pre- November 11th Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.
“For Beer-hold, I bring you glad tidings!”
Many churches, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, are endorsing Beer services such as”Beer and Hymns”,”Theology on Tap” and “Church-in-a-pub”, as a way to attract new members
Ron Ford sings a new tune, [Cockaigne]
A subdued Rob Ford apologized this morning after a new video surfaced showing him severely intoxicated swearing, ranting and threatening violence. [Cockaigne: an Overture by Elgar and a metaphor for gluttony and drunkenness]
Guy Fawkes Day
“Remember, remember the fifth of November for gunpowder, treason and plot….”
Doh! Fuku”shame”a?
![Numerous employee errors at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have resulted in dozens of radioactive water spills. [Workers are dealing with health and morale issues, poor pay and dangerous radiation levels]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/29102013.jpg)
Numerous employee errors at Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have resulted in dozens of radioactive water spills. [Workers are dealing with health and morale issues, poor pay and dangerous radiation levels]
“I’ve just found a girl called Maria”
![Greek Police charge a Roma [Gypsy] couple with abducting a blonde, blue-eyed girl named Maria. DNA shows she is not their child. [Investigations continue regarding 14 other children the couple claim as theirs, including 6 born within a 10 month period!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/22102013.jpg)
Greek Police charge a Roma [Gypsy] couple with abducting a blonde, blue-eyed girl named Maria. DNA shows she is not their child. [Investigations continue regarding 14 other children the couple claim as theirs, including 6 born within a 10 month period!]
Raising the Titanic Violin
A Violin belonging to Titanic musician Wallace Hartley, which was recovered with his body after the ship sank, sells for £900,000 in auction
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