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{ Monthly Archives } July 2005

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 07.31.2005?

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

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 07 31 Salem Gas Prices Comments

Bird Swarms Invade Farmlands in Nigeria

Large swarms of birds have invaded parts of northern Nigeria, destroying grain farms and threatening harvests in a region bordering famine-stricken Niger, officials and farmers have said.

Read (WTOP)

2005 07 31 Agriculture
Environment Comments

Robin, Not Crow, May Be West Nile Culprit

The beloved American robin, not the annoying, raucous crow, may be the more potent source for West Nile virus, according to new research.

Read (WTOP)

2005 07 31 Environment Comments

What Was In the Mail Today, 07.30.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

August 8, 2005 issue of BusinessWeek September 2005 issue of Dr. Dobb’s Journal Fall 2005 issue of L.L.Bean Home catalog A Chadwick’s catalog A plea from the Natural Resources Defense Council A conference flyer from DevConnections

2005 07 30 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 07.30.2005?

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

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 07 30 Salem Gas Prices Comments

What Was In the Mail Today, 07.29.2005?

Today, the mailbox contained:

September 2005 issue of Backpacker September 2005 issue of The Atlantic August 2005 issue of The Sun August/September 2005 issue of National Wildlife Volume 4, Number 2, 2005 issue of Information Quarterly A plea from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee A plea from Doctors Without Borders An offer from Nationwide An offer from Gold’s Gym

2005 07 29 Mailbox Contents Comments

HIV epidemic sweeps along the heroin highways

Intravenous drug use fuels infection along the drug-trafficking routes from Afghanistan to Eastern Europe – a boom may follow, an expert warns.

Read (New Scientist)

2005 07 29 Health Comments

Commercial whaling suited killer whales

The end of commercial whaling may have forced scavenging killer whales to turn on smaller prey, such as otters and seals, new research suggests.

Read (New Scientist)

2005 07 29 Environment Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 07.29.2005?

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

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 07 29 Salem Gas Prices Comments

Planting trees may create deserts

Planting trees can create deserts, lower water tables and drain rivers, rather than filling them, claims a new report supported by the UK government.

Read (New Scientist)

2005 07 29 Environment Comments

Bald Eagles may run out of room in Virginia

The bald eagle population is soaring along the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, but now there’s concern that the majestic birds of prey may run out of places to live as development claims available habitat.

Read (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star(

2005 07 29 Environment Comments

What Was In the Mail Today, 07.28.2005?

I was away most of the week, and this is what was waiting for me when I returned Thursday:

August 2005 issue of The Roanoker Summer 2005 issue of Granta August 2005 issue of Southern Living Spring 2005 issue of The Hedgehog Review September 2005 issue of Car And Driver August 1, 2005 issue of The New Yorker August 1, 2005 issue [...]

2005 07 28 Mailbox Contents Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 07.28.2005?

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

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 07 28 Salem Gas Prices Comments

New radar tracks fowl flight

Some 60 to 80 percent of birds die during their first year, a huge number of them during migration. To give young birds a fighting chance, the researchers are trying to discover where they take off, what land they use for emergency stops, and where they go for longer rest and refueling.

Read (Christian Science Monitor)

2005 07 28 Environment Comments

Fighting bloom and gloom

Algae blooms are popping up with increasing frequency around the world, due in part to farm and waste runoff. Scientists are expanding research beyond the organisms’ basic biology to look for ways to track and forecast their emergence, their effects on the health and livelihoods of coastal residents, and their economic impact, which runs [...]

2005 07 28 Environment Comments

Killer caterpillar stalks snails

Scientists have found a tiny caterpillar in Hawaii, which binds snails with silk webbing before devouring them whole.

Read (BBC)

2005 07 27 Environment Comments

Albatross chicks attacked by mice

“Supersize” mice are eating seabird chicks alive on Gough Island, an important breeding ground in the South Atlantic.

Read (BBC)

2005 07 27 Environment Comments

Scientists play down ’superweed’

Scientists urge caution over a study which may have found a so-called “superweed” growing at a site where GM crops had been trialled.

Read (BBC)

2005 07 27 Agriculture Comments

O.J. Ordered to Pay DIRECTV $25,000 in Signal Theft Case

A U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of Florida has ordered O.J. Simpson to pay DIRECTV $25,000 in damages, plus attorneys’ fees and cost for stealing DIRECTV’s programming.

What an idiot…

Read (Business Wire via Globeinvestor)

2005 07 27 Odd Stories Comments

What Was The Price of Gas in Salem, VA Today, 07.26.2005?

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

Grade Price Regular [...]

2005 07 26 Salem Gas Prices Comments