Monday, the mailbox contained:
August 7, 2006 issue of Newsweek (Oliver Stone’s 9/11)September 2006 issue of Motor Trend (2007-2008 New Cars!)July 10, 2006 issue of Oncology Times (Hospital-Based Palliative-Car Programs Boon for Patients, Staff Alike)Summer 2006 issue of Granta (Issue 94: On The Road Again – Where Travel Writing Went Next)August 2006 Lands’ End Catalog (Tunics!)Christmas [...]
How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that’s a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat.
It explains why, for example, people who used to be satisfied by a 12-ounce can of soda may now feel [...]
As the number of HIV-positive Americans over 50 grows, a study shows that this group is likely to have high rates of depression, and many of them have numerous age-related medical conditions that are complicated by their already compromised health.
Read (USA Today)
Increasing numbers of Americans are becoming too fat to fit into X-ray machines.
The nation’s rising obesity problems mean many citizens are not only too large for scanners but they have too much fat for the rays to penetrate.
Read (BBC)
HIV is able to survive drug attack by hiding out in the gut lining, US scientists have discovered.
Even when blood tests suggested antiretroviral treatment was working, the virus continued to replicate in the gut, suppressing immune function.
Read (BBC)
Today, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.799
Mid $2.899
Premium $2.999
Diesel $2.899
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Saturday, the mailbox contained:
August 2006 issue of American Journal of Nursing (Family Caregivers)A brochure from the Jefferson Center that listed their upcoming eventsInsurance forms from AllstateA notice from the Roanoke Valley YMCA stating that family rates are increasing by $3 per month to $69 per monthA reminder and coupon from Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeBob Goodlatte’s [...]
Hitachi has owner’s manuals available in pdf format for many of its products. After following the link to their page, just select the product type, and then either enter your model # or select from a list. They don’t highlight the links in the tables that list the items or manuals, but I found that the links were always [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.799
Mid $2.899
Premium $2.999
Diesel $2.899
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were down 6 cents per gallon, but diesel prices were up 10 cents per gallon [...]
Friday, the mailbox contained:
August 4, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly (Snakes On A Plane)
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A diet that scores low on the “glycaemic index” helps overweight people lose body fat while also reducing levels of “bad” cholesterol that contributes to the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study shows.
The glycemic index (GI) measures the impact of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. Food with a high GI score, like a biscuit, causes sharper peaks [...]
Among people who have had blood clots, men are twice as likely as women to have them again after finishing treatment, according to an analysis of several studies.
There is no discernible difference in the risk of a first blood clot between men and women. When it comes to recurrent thrombosis, however, McRae concludes that men appear to be statistically at [...]
Thursday, the mailbox contained:
August 2006 issue of SERVO (Does Your Robot Lack Personality?)August 2006 issue of MACTECH (How to Make a GUI for Your Script)August 4, 2006 issue of Sporting News (Talladega Nights – The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)September 2006 issue of Backpacker (Alaska – The Ultimate Hikes)August/September 2006 issue of National Wildlife (Alaska Meltdown: [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.859
Mid $2.959
Premium $3.059
Diesel $2.799
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
September 2006 issue of Car And Driver (Sports Car World Cup!)September 2006 issue of SEED (Special Issue – AIDS At 25)July 31, 2006 issue of The New Yorker (Castro’s Last Battle – The plan to keep the revolution going.)Coupons from Mailbox SavingsA plea from the National Wildlife FederationA plea from Plan USAAn [...]
Volunteer Farm in Woodstock, VA, which grows food on 15 of 165 available acres, opened in 2004 as a place to raise produce for the hungry in the state’s Blue Ridge Mountains region. The farm’s output goes to the Blue Ridge Food Bank, an agency that distributes food to hungry families in 25 counties and nine cities in the Shenandoah [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.859
Mid $2.959
Premium $3.059
Diesel $2.799
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
August 2006 issue of Business 2.0 (The 31 Best Business Ideas In the World)A subscription offer for Backyard LivingA plea from the Smile TrainCouponsA book – Fresh From The Vegetarian Slow Cooker
Mailbox
Monday, the mailbox contained:
July 31, 2006 issue of Newsweek (Weight of the World)A subscription offer for the Skeptical InquirerA subscription offer for the Nutrition Action NewsletterA notice about a Mill Mountain Zoo FundraiserA plea from the American Humane Association
Mailbox
Today, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.859
Mid $2.959
Premium $3.059
Diesel $2.799
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were unchanged today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices