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 [...]

January 29, 2007 • Posted in: Creeds, Texts

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 [...]

January 29, 2007 • Posted in: News

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 [...]

January 25, 2007 • Posted in: Land

Drawings

Craig Atkinson
El Diario Visuel de Sonia Pulido
Gas Water Nothing

January 25, 2007 • Posted in: Art

Coming to Terms with Past Events

January 14, 2007 • Posted in: Comics

Jean-Christian Bourcart’s Collateral

January 6, 2007 • Posted in: Iraq, Photography

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

January 5, 2007 • Posted in: Places