Thursday, the mailbox contained:
December 2006 issue of SERVO (Meet Darwin – The Evolution of an Intelligent Anthropomorphic Robot) December 8, 2006 issue of Sporting News (Ray Lewis & Steve McNair Try to Beat the Clock) November 2006 issue of Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology (Role of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer) December 3, 2006 issue of St. [...]
Thursday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.099
Mid $2.199
Premium $2.299
Diesel $2.499
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were up another 6 cents per gallon today. They were up 10 cents per [...]
Doctors once dismissed complaints of “chemobrain,” a common side effect of cancer therapy in which patients experience memory problems or mental fuzziness.
Research now shows that chemotherapy can cause real changes in the brain, ranging from forgetfulness to seizures, vision loss and even dementia. More than 80% of cancer patients develop memory and concentration problems, [...]
Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
December 4, 2006 issue of The New Yorker (Killing Habeas Corpus – Arlen Specter’s about-face.) Version 3.2 of Subaru Drive Performance (Subaru Stars Shine Bright in X Games Rally) L.L.Bean Guide To Christmas Gifts 2006 Catalog Last Chance 2006 Lands’ End Catalog Holiday 2006 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Catalog REI Catalog A coupon from [...]
Wednesday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.039
Mid $2.139
Premium $2.239
Diesel $2.499
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were up 4 cents per gallon today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Wednesday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.039
Mid $2.139
Premium $2.239
Diesel $2.499
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were up 4 cents per gallon today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
December 4, 2006 issue of Newsweek (The Most Dangerous Man In Iraq) December 2006 issue of Circuit Cellar (Analog Techniques) January 2007 issue of Car And Driver (Future Coupes Hint At Car Designs Just 2 Years Away) December 2006 – January 2007 issue of Sierra Club News (Acoustic Appalachian Holiday – Earth Friendly Friday – [...]
Two months before the end of 2006, Chinas reported number of HIV/AIDS cases already is nearly 30 percent higher than for all of last year, with intravenous drug use as the biggest source of infection. The increase in reported cases indicates that China is doing more testing and more reporting and also that the [...]
Indulging in bacon too frequently may be hazardous to your health, a new study suggests, while taking the skin off your chicken before you cook it might not be so good for you either.
At the Harvard School of Public Health, researchers found that people who ate bacon five times a week or more were nearly [...]
Monday, the mailbox contained:
Consumer Reports 2007 Buying Guide A plea from The Smile Train A plea from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy A plea from the ACLU A plea from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition A plea from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center A notice about Anthem’s ”Better Prepared Program” A sale notice from East Coasters Bicycles
Sunday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $1.999
Mid $2.099
Premium $2.199
Diesel $2.499
Kerosene $2.699
Gas prices were down 3 cents per gallon today.
Gas, Salem, BP, Gas Prices
Microbes are frequently thought of as the lowest of the low, sitting at the bottom of the food chain, decomposing other organisms scraps, but a new study suggests that microbes act as top-level competitors. Georgia Tech biologists found that microbes make rotting food stink so they can compete with bigger predators that would otherwise [...]
Less than two decades after the world first got a look at the F-117 stealth fighter, the first aircraft built specifically to elude radar, is scheduled for retirement by the Air Force, and some wonder whether the planes mothballing is a bit premature.
The reasons for shelving the plane that played a key role in the [...]
Saturday, the mailbox contained:
December 2006 issue of The Atlantic (The 100 Most Influential Americans of All Time) December 2006 issue of Boys’ Life (The Revolving Christmas Tree) Fall/Winter 2006 issue of The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia News (down the river and into the woods) December 2006 issue of TechNet (E-Mail Evolved) December 1, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly (Gwen Stefani [...]
Many Europeans and an increasing number of U.S. consumers are buying meat from wild boars. The specialty product is viewed by some as a more organic choice than farm-raised pork.
Wild pigs currently roam 39 states in the U.S., growing upward of 500 pounds as they eat just about anything they can find, from farmers’ crops [...]
A diverse group of organizations has launched a project to begin long-term monitoring of the Appalachian Trai’ls environmental health, with plans to tap into an army of volunteer “citizen scientists” and their professional counterparts.
Together, they will collect information about the health of plants, air and water quality, and animal migration patterns to build an early [...]
Friday, the mailbox contained:
February 2007 issue of Backpacker (America’s Best Dayhikes – There’s one in every state) December 2006 issue of Money (the 7 Best Ideas for Your Money 2007) December/January 2007 issue of Mother Earth News (Heat Your Home For Free – Easy DIY Solar Heating) December/January 2007 issue of National Wildlife (Can Polar Bears Survive Global [...]
There are too many wild horses on Assateague Island, and they are threatening the environment by eating essential grasses.
The horses eat two types of grasses that are essential to the landscape. They enjoy the beach grasses that maintain the structure of sand dunes, which prevent flooding, and their favorite food source is cord grass, which [...]
Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
December 2006 issue of Real Simple (50 gifts under $50: unexpected ideas to delight everyone) Winter 2006 issue of Nature Conservancy Landmarks (A Ranching Family’s Gift) Holiday 2006 Plow & Hearth (Our Biggest Gift Book Ever!) Coupons from Valpak A gift catalog from Starbucks A postcard from Salem Baptist Church Holiday Cards and a plea from the [...]
Out-of-wedlock births in the United States have climbed to an all-time high, accounting for nearly four in 10 babies born last year.
While out-of-wedlock births have long been associated with teen mothers, the teen birth rate actually dropped last year to the lowest level on record. Instead, births among unwed mothers rose most dramatically among [...]