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{ Monthly Archives } December 2006

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Sunday, 12.31.2006?

Sunday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price Regular $2.159 Mid $2.259 Premium $2.359 Diesel $2.499 Kerosene $2.699

Gas prices were unchanged today.   They increased 6 cents per gallon in December, which was also the total net increase in gas [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 12.30.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

January 2007 issue of Current History (The Middle East) February 2007 issue of Car And Driver (Hot-Rod Lincoln! – 415-HP, Twin-Turbocharged, Rear-Drive MKR Concept) Winter 2007 issue of National Parks (The Last Refuge? Grand Teton’s Elk in Jeopardy) February 2007 issue of National Geographic Adventure (Wild Islands!) An offer from One-Stop Cellular A pay [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 12.29.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

January 2007 issue of Boys’ Life (Chillin’ At the South Pole) January-February 2007 issue of Scouting (Could You Survive An Avalanche?  See How Nevada Scouts Learn to Avoid Tragedy on Steep Backcountry Slopes) The Great Courses Catalog Coupons from Mailbox Savings A coupon from Burger King A brochure from T. Rowe [...]

Spain’s Bears Stop Hibernating

Bears appear to have stopped hibernating in Spain’s northern mountains, according to Spanish scientists who blame climate change for the behavior. Of the 130 Cantabrian brown bears living in that region, a few females with cubs have been found awake in a season when bears typically slumber.

Read (Discovery Channel)

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 12.28.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

Winter 2006 issue of GRANTA (Issue 96:  War Zones) Winter 2007 issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review (Vol. 83, No. 1 – VQR Portfolio:  Oil in Africa) January 2007 issue of Boy Scouts’ Ridge Runner (Council Team wins trophy in World Challenge) December 2006 issue of Save the Bay (State of the Bay [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 12.27.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

January/February 2007 issue of This Old House (Find More Space) January 2007 issue of American Journal of Nursing (Simple Truths About America’s Uninsured) February 2007 issue of Cuisine at Home (HOT HOT HOT! – trendy NEW LATIN RECIPES) January 2007 issue of SERVO (Meet Minnie – One of the Mighty Morphing Bioloids!) January [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 12.26.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

January-February 2007 issue of No Depression (Lucinda Williams heads west to find the essence of happiness) January 2007 issue of Smithsonian Magazine (Peace at Last in the Basque Country) January-February 2007 issue of Audubon (How the Sage Grouse Can Save the West) January 2007 issue of Wired (Beyond the Body – The Science of Human [...]

Large families bad for parents

Having a large number of children is bad for parents health – particular that of mothers, a study suggests. US researchers looked at 21,000 couples living in Utah between 1860 and 1985, who bore a total of 174,000 children. It was found the more children couples had, the worse their health and [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 12.23.2006?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

January/February 2007 issue of Foreign Policy (Was Castro Good for Cuba?) January – February 2007 issue of UTNE Reader (The Top 15 Magazine of the Year) December 29, 2006 / January 5, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly (Best of 2006) A subscription offer for Everyday Food A subscription offer for Cooking with Paula Deen A plea from [...]

Drink ‘cuts brain injury damage’

Having low levels of alcohol in the blood may protect the brain from the effects of a head injury, a study suggests.

The University of Toronto found head injury patients who had drunk low amounts were 24% less likely to die than those who had not had any alcohol.

Heavy drinking increased the risk of death substantially [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 12.22.2006?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

January / February 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs (Do No Harm – The Global Health Challenge – Laurie Garret on why the funding boom for health care in the developing world may make things worse – not better.) December 2006 issue of Sporting News (Sportsman of the Year – LaDainian Tomlinson) December 24, 2006 issue of [...]

Olive oil ‘can cut cancer risk’

Adding plenty of olive oil to a diet could help protect against cell damage that can lead to cancer, experts say.

A study of 182 European men found those who had 2 tablespoons of olive oil per day had reduced levels of a substance which indicates cell damage.

Read (BBC)

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 12.21.2006?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

December 25, 2006 & Jan. 1, 2007 issue of The New Yorker (Winter Fiction Issue) December 2006 issue of Southern Living (5 Spectacular Holiday Cakes) January 2007 issue of TechNet (Wiki While You Work – 16 Ways Sharepoint 2007 Connects Your Users) January + February 2007 issue of Mother Jones (Why do [...]

Tax Leads Americans Abroad to Renounce U.S.

Historically, small numbers of Americans have turned in their passports every year for political and economic reasons, with the numbers reaching a high of about 2,000 during the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.

But after Congress sharply raised taxes this year for many Americans living abroad, some international tax lawyers say they detect rising demand [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 12.20.2006?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

December 2006 issue of Southern Living (5 Spectacular Holiday Cakes) December 25, 2006 / January 1, 2007 issue of The New Yorker (Winter Fiction Issue) January/February 2007 issue of American Girl Magazine (40 Ways to Fill Winter with Fun) An Anthem “Baby Benefits” Brochure A plea from unicef A book – Agile Web Development with Rails

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What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Wednesday, 12.20.2006?

Wednesday, the gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price

Regular $2.159

Mid $2.259

Premium $2.359

Diesel $2.499

Kerosene $2.699

Gas prices were up 6 cents per gallon today.

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Santa Catches Town Streaker

An Independence, VA, man might find himself with a lump of coal for Christmas after he was caught running through town naked Monday by none other than Santa Claus himself.

A man dressed as Santa was driving near Damascus, VA (Trail Town USA) when a man driving erratically behind him began throwing trash, parts of his [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 12.19.2006?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

Winter 2006 issue of Nursing In Virginia (Forensic Nursing – Fighting crime while helping victims recover.) January – February 2007 issue of INRADIO (Disc 4.5 Here Come the Mannequins) 2007 Select Tours Catalog A Schewels Sale Flyer A subscription offer from Reader’s Digest A subscription offer from Gourmet [...]

Black Duck on the Decline

The black duck, a signature species of the Chesapeake Bay and a favored target of mid-Atlantic hunters for decades, is in trouble, and scientists are not sure why.

There are several suspects:

Waterfront development is ruining the wetlands where black ducks lay their eggs and live. Their food stuffs – bugs and worms and aquatic plants that [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 12.18.2006?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

January 1, 2006 issue of Newsweek (The Race is On – Obama & Hillary are already squaring off over 2008.  But is America ready for either one?) January 2007 issue of Better Homes and Gardens (Easy Updates With Paint, Pattern & Creative Color) January 2007 issue of Real Simple (What can you do in [...]