Archive for January, 2007
The Death of Abner
During the afternoon Toby had worried less about Abner than on any day since he had been sick; he had felt that his friend's recovery was certain, and a load was lifted from his shoulders when he and Joe had decided regarding the circus; for, that out of the way, he could devote all his [...]
His Pocket Grew Hot
A cell phone in the front pocket of a man's pants spontaneously combusted, quickly ignited his clothes and left the man with second- and third-degree burns across at least half his body, according to investigators.
Luis Picaso, 59, was apparently sleeping on a white, all-plastic lawn chair in his room Saturday night and was awakened as [...]
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
From the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA:
The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, USDA partners with State, tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations to acquire conservation easements or other interests in land [...]
Drawings
Craig Atkinson
El Diario Visuel de Sonia Pulido
Gas Water Nothing
Coming to Terms with Past Events
Jean-Christian Bourcart’s Collateral
Moldova and Transnistria
Mihai Moscovici's weblog
Moldova.org
Moldpres News Agency
Tiraspol Times and Weekly Review
TrekEarth photographs of Moldova
Visit PMR, "Europe's Unknown Country"
Wikipedia on Moldova
Wikipedia on Transnistria