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{ Monthly Archives } May 2005

Exposure to pesticides can cause Parkinson’s

Suspicions that pesticides could cause Parkinson’s disease have been strengthened – the more exposure, the higher the risks

Read (New Scientist)

2005 05 31 Health Comments

Low fat, low protein diet boosts longevity

Eating less has long been known to lengthen the lifespan of flies – but what they eat is crucial too, a new study reveals.

Read (New Scientist)

2005 05 31 Health Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.31.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 31 Salem Gas Prices Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 05.31.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

June 2005 issue of Southern Living June 6, 2005 issue of Newsweek June 2005 issue of Circuit Cellar June 2005 issue of Nursing 2005 Cooks catalog

2005 05 31 Mailbox Contents Comments

In Tasmania, the Devil Now Faces Its Own Hell

A disease has killed more than half of the world’s estimated 150,000 Tasmanian devils and wildlife experts are struggling to comprehend the fast moving epidemic.

Read (New York Times)

2005 05 31 Environment Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.30.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 30 Salem Gas Prices Comments

Took B. Fishing This Morning

I took my 5-year old son fishing in the Roanoke River this morning, but we came up empty. B. got very discouraged and said he doesn’t want to go again unless I can guarantee he’ll catch something. Unfortunately, he’s going to quickly discover that I’m a poor fisherman. I don’t think he [...]

2005 05 30 Family Comments

Trip To Mill Mountain Zoo

We took the kids to the Mill Mountain Zoo yesterday, and I hate to admit it, but it wasn’t worth the price of admission. 3 of the 4 kids – the 8, 7, and 5 year-olds, found it very lame. My almost 3-year old, who’s crazy about trains, loved the ride on the [...]

2005 05 30 Family Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.29.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 29 Salem Gas Prices Comments

Mystery Illness Killing Bass in Shenandoah ; River’s Catches Have Plummeted, With Smallmouths and Sunfish Turning Up Dead or With Lesions

The bass keep dying in the Shenandoah River, and the region’s main fishing ground seems to be dying with them.

A mysterious fish ailment combined with some poor reproductive spawns have dropped to near nothing the catches of mature bass in the Shenandoah Valley’s main waterway, fishermen and state officials say.

Read (Alaska Fisherman’s Journal)

2005 05 29 Environment Comments

Emergency room visits on the rise in US

Crowding in US emergency departments is being fueled by rising numbers of patients even as some departments shut their doors, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Read (Reuters)

2005 05 29 Health Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 05.28.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

May 30, 2005 issue of The New Yorker June 6, 2005 issue of Business Week July 2005 issue of Country Living Summer 2005 JCPenney Cooks catalog

2005 05 28 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.28.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 28 Salem Gas Prices Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 05.27.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

June/July 2005 issue of Mother Earth News June 6, 2005 issue of ESPN The Magazine June 2005 issue of The Sun 2005 RF Parts catalog A packet from the Virginia Department of Tourism that included:

Virginia is for Lovers Travel Guide 2005 Discover Our Wild Side – Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail Guides

2005 05 27 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.27.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 27 Salem Gas Prices Comments

Bay grasses making comeback

Underwater bay grasses had a banner year in the upper Chesapeake Bay in 2004, with the largest increases in and around the Susquehanna River.

Read (Baltimore Sun)

2005 05 27 Environment Comments

Appetite for Amazon destruction

Earlier this month, the Brazilian government announced that almost one-fifth of the entire Amazon had now been cleared by deforestation.

Read (BBC)

2005 05 27 Environment Comments

What Was In The Mail Today, 05.26.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

May 2005 RN June 3, 2005 Sporting News Valpak coupons A plea from the National Audubon Society

2005 05 26 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 05.26.2005?

Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 05 26 Uncategorized Comments

A Web of Sensors, Taking Earth’s Pulse

Scientists are turning 30 acres of California forest into a futuristic vision of environmental study.

Read (New York Times)

2005 05 25 Environment Comments