Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
Winter 2007 issue of Wilson Quarterly (The Wealth Explosion) August 6, 2007 issue of Newsweek (Slaughter in the Jungle) July 25, 2007 issue of Oncology Times (Warning about Scope of Nursing Practice) August 2007 issue of Boys’ Life (‘To Do My Duty…’) August 2007 Musician’s Fried Catalog 2 subscription offers from The Economist An offer from Cambridge University [...]
Tuesday, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ Apperson & Electric in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.599
Mid $2.699
Premium $2.799
Gas prices were down 6 cents per gallon today.
For the month of July, gas prices decreased 10 cents per gallon.
So far this year, gas prices [...]
Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Shenandoah National Park, a mystery lies in the shadows of stony cliffs and sinkholes. That mystery is a 3- to 4-inch-long salamander that hasn’t been found anywhere else in the world — the Shenandoah salamander.
Officials don’t know how many of the salamanders live in the 300-square-mile [...]
Monday, the mailbox contained:
July 2007 issue of Computer Shopper (Top 10 Laptops) Summer 2007 issue of Anthem’s “Living Well ith Heart Disease” (Making the Most of Your Medicines) A survey from the Salem Family YMCA Coupons from Kroger An advertisement from Berguland Chevrolet An advertisement from National Geographic for their Collegiate Atlas of the World A plea from America’s Second Harvest
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People who significantly cut their cholesterol levels with statins may raise the risk of cancer, a study says.
The study of 40,000 people found those with little of the “bad” cholesterol LDL saw one more cancer case per 1,000 than those with higher levels.
The Boston-based researchers could not say if this was a side-effect of the [...]
People who spend more time in the sun as children subsequently have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a US study shows.
The University of Southern California team suggest UV rays offer protection by altering the cell immune responses or by boosting vitamin D levels.
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Saturday, the mailbox contained:
August 6, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (The Pet Economy) A Virginia Western Fall 2007 Semester Flyer Coupons from Kroger Cards from Weird n’ Wild Creatures A box of Granta back issues A DVD from Netflix for the kids. (The previous DVD’s were returned on Wednesday, 07/25.) – Stuart Little
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Friday, the mailbox contained:
August 2007 issue of The Sun (How Many Americans Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?) September 2007 issue of Family Fun (Back-to-School Solutions) Fall 2007 issue of Robot Magazine (Backyard Robotics! – Parallax Gas/Electric Hybrid) Volume 04 of Craft: (Crazy For Costumes!) Summer 2007 Sony Creative Software Catalog An advertisement for Easy Garden Projects to [...]
One of Michael Vick’s co-defendants doesn’t want to wait for trial.
Instead, a plea agreement hearing has been scheduled for Tony Taylor at 9 a.m. Monday in the federal dogfighting conspiracy case.
Taylor’s hearing was added to U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson’s docket Friday, a day after he and the other three defendants pleaded not guilty [...]
Thursday, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ Apperson & Electric in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price
Regular $2.659
Mid $2.759
Premium $2.859
Gas prices were down 3 cents per gallon today.
Gas, Salem, Sheetz, Gas Prices
Thursday, the mailbox contained:
August/September 2007 issue of Ready Made (Small Space Living) September 2007 issue of Backpacker (The Global Warming Issue) August 2007 issue of Business 2.0 (The 29 Best Business Ideas In the World) Volume 15, No. 12 issue of BBC Music (Let The Proms Begin!) Volume 8, No. 7 issue of Oncology Net Guide (Healthcare IT – [...]
Hot, dry weather isn’t just hurting farmers’ crops. Maryland watermen say blue crabs have become scarce in the peak midsummer period because of warmer, saltier water in parts of the Chesapeake Bay.
The summer slowdown has put a damper on some Maryland crabbers, but projections show the state still may meet last year’s haul of 28 [...]
Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
September 2007 issue of Nintendo Power (Metroid’s Primed) Coupons from Kroger A plea from Amnesty International An offer from National Geographic for “Field Guide to the Birds of North America” A letter from St. John’s Episcopal Church stating that they will have a new Rector starting August 19 A book – Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s The Black Swan: [...]
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
July 30, 2007 issue of Newsweek (Islam in America) August 2007 issue of Smithsonian (Americans In Prague – Inside the Czech Capital’s Cultural Renaissance) Fall 2007 L.L.Bean Home Casual Furnishings Catalog An offer from the Literary Guild A subscription offer from Gourmet Magazine A subscription offer from the National Review An offer from AAA A notice about another price [...]
Monday, the mailbox contained:
July 2007 issue of RN (Patient Flow in the hospital setting: A staff nurse’s perspective) Summer 2007 issue of Save the Bay (Warning Signs: Dead Zones, Algal Blooms, and Fish Kills) August 2007 issue of MAXIM (The Last Outlaw! The Hell-on-18-Wheels Odyssey of Fugitive Christopher Gay) A plea from the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy A [...]
Saturday, the mailbox contained:
August 2007 issue of Southern Living (57 pages of Idea Houses) July 30, 2007 issue of Businessweek (Death Bonds) August 2007 issue of Wired (Martha Geeks Out! How to:) August 2007 issue of TechNet (Think Big) Volume 12, Number 4 of House to House – Heart to Heart (“You Gotta Be Dumb to Believe the [...]
Friday, the mailbox contained:
August 2007 issue of QST (Annual Antenna Issue) August 7, 2007 issue of PC Magazine (Hack Your Hardware) July/August 2007 issue of WWF Focus (Freshwater – Our Precious Resource) A plea from Childreach
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