Monday, the mailbox contained:
December 2005 issue of Automobile Magazine (BMW Z4 Coupe) December 2005 issue of Car and Driver (Shock and Awe!) November 2005 issue of Current History (Europe) November 7, 2005 issue of Newsweek (The Libby Indictment) November-December 2005 issue of No Depression (Lost In The Flood) November 2005 issue of Funny Times Gotham Fish Tales DVD from Netflix An advertisement [...]
At the speed of light — before a shot is even heard — a new technology reveals exactly where gunfire is coming from, pinpointing a location for return fire. Given human reaction time, is it worth a huge military investment for the extra nanoseconds?
Read (Wired)
The best protection against a pandemic is a method of making flu vaccines developed in the 18th century that takes nine months to produce flu shots and relies on millions of chicken eggs. Scientists are working on a quicker gene-therapy process.
Read (Wired)
To assure consumers that the lumber they buy is part of a sustainable-forest plan, timber companies that log public lands have been getting ‘green’ certifications. Now, the Forest Service is looking into the practice.
Read (Wired)
As companies like McDonald’s and Wal-Mart offer more organic food, a bitter debate continues over what exactly the word “organic” should mean.
Read (New York Times)
The N.S.A. has kept secret a finding that its officers deliberately distorted critical intelligence during the Tonkin Gulf episode.
Read (New York Times)
Smaller Internet access providers who are trying to find a new way to connect with consumers may have found it in wireless technology.
Read (New York Times)
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
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The Charlottesville area video gaming industry finds solid footing after the highs and lows of the past two decades.
Read (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Via cvillenews.com
Washington (4-3), a 52-17 winner over San Francisco a week earlier, managed just 34 yards in the first half and finished with 125. The Redskins didn’t cross midfield until the last minute of the third quarter.
Read (Yahoo)
The Redskins were horrible. They embarrased themselves and their fans. Absolutely horrible
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
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Something curious is happening to television: it’s simultaneously growing gigantic and minuscule, stretching across living room walls at the same time it slips into pockets.
Read (New York Times)
Childhood growth patterns are strongly related to the risk of developing heart disease later in life, researchers say.
Read (BBC)
Saturday, the mailbox contained:
November 2005 issue of Nuts & Volts (The Power of Voice) November/December 2005 issue of Sierra (How To See a Tree) November 2005 issue of Real Simple (95 holiday solutions: foolproof recipes plan-ahead tools and tips money-saving ideas) October 2005 issue of The Torch (Welcome Back to School!) November 2005 issue of The Sun (Secrets [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
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A supernova could be the “quick and dirty” explanation for what may have happened to an early North American culture.
Read (WTOP)
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Friday, the mailbox contained:
November 7, 2005 issue of ESPN the Magazine (NBA Preview) November 2005 issue of Servo (High Tech and Handy) Coupons from Mailbox Savings An advertisement for the Nurse’s Assessment DVD Series A membership offer from the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club Holiday Cards and a plea from Audubon A calendar and plea from Defenders of Wildlife
DeLaval, 122-year-old dairy equipment company, has used embedded Linux in a robotic cow-milking system (the system is robotic, not the cows). The Voluntary Milking System (VMS) allows cows to decide when to be milked, and gives dairy farmers a more independent lifestyle, free from regular milkings. A single VMS can milk a herd of [...]