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{ Monthly Archives } October 2007

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Wednesday, 10.31.2007?

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

Grade Price

Regular $2.699

Mid $2.799

Premium $2.959

Diesel $3.099

Kerosene $3.399

Gas prices were unchanged today.

For October, unleaded prices had no net change. Diesel increased 20 cents [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 10.31.2007?

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

November 2007 issue of Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s Ridge Runner (Chief Scout Executive to Speak at Eagle Club Recognition Dinner) November 2007 issue of Funny Times 2 Holiday 2007 Wine Country Gift Baskets Catalogs November 2007 Duluth Trading Co. Catalog Coupons from Kroger An offer from the Columbia House DVD Club A subscription offer [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 10.30.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

November 2007 issue of Current History (Climate Change) 2008 Washington National Cathedral Museum Store Gifts of Spirit Catalog Holiday 2007 Highlights Toy Catalog 07 Boy Scouts of America Catalog A subscription offer from Issues in Science and Technology A plea from Guide Dogs For The Blind A plea from the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy A [...]

First Heating Oil Delivery of the 2007-08 Heating Season

I just received my first heating oil delivery of the season, and I paid $2.749. That’s 40 cents more per gallon than I paid in December 2006. It’s 20 cents more than I paid in November 2005, 90 cents more per gallon than I paid in December 2004, and $1.55 more per [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Tuesday, 10.30.2007?

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

Grade Price

Regular $2.699

Mid $2.799

Premium $2.959

Diesel $3.099

Kerosene $3.399

Diesel prices were up another 10 cents per gallon today.

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 10.29.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

November 5, 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report (The New Age of Energy) November 2007 issue of Boys’ Life (Warning! Warning! FUN Approaching!) November-December 2007 issue of Scouting (Secrets of Successful Money-Earning Projects) November 5, 2007 issue of Business Week (Perform or Perish) November/December 2007 issue of Foreign Policy (Iraq Is Not His Fault (It’s [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Monday, 10.29.2007?

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

Grade Price

Regular $2.699

Mid $2.799

Premium $2.959

Diesel $2.999

Kerosene $3.399

Unleaded and diesel prices were up 10 cents per gallon today.

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 10.27.2007?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

Early Holiday 2007 Collections Etc. Catalog A GLOBAL Catalog An advertisement from the Post Office An advertisement from Martin Randall Music Management A plea from The Ocean Conservancy

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What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 10.26.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

October 2007 issue of Oncology Net Guide (A Closer Look at Health Data Security) Coupons from Valpak An offer from PCS Stamps and Coins An offer from Shambhala Publications A subscription offer from Every Day With Rachael Ray An advertisement from Breiner for State Senate A plea from the National Republican Congressional [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 10.25.2007?

Thursday, the mailbox contained:

November 2007 issue of Southern Living (Holiday Dinners – Our Biggest & Best Food Section) November/December 2007 issue of National Geographic Traveler (Places Rated – The World’s Best Islands) Volume 5 of Craft: (Make Wrap Give! 33 Snazzy Projects) November 2007 issue of Circuit Cellar (Analog Techniques) November/December 2007 issue of Utne Reader (Why Are [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 10.24.2007

Wednesday, the mailbox contained:

November/December 2007 issue of Technology Review (The Blow-Up – This summer, as a meltdown in the subprime credit market spilled over into other markets, all eyes were on the mathematically trained financial engineers known as “quants.” Who are these guys?) November 2007 issue of MAXIM (MAXIM’s Ultimate Nightlife Playbook) A Back To Basics Toys [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 10.23.2007?

Tuesday, the mailbox contained:

November/December 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs (Campaign 2008 – Part III – Clinton – McCain) October 29, 2007 issue of Business Week (Little Green Lies – The bitter education of a corporate environmentalist) October 29, 2007 issue of Newsweek (The Most Dangerous Nation In the World Isn’t Iraq. It’s Pakistan.) November 2007 issue of [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 10.22.2007?

Monday, the mailbox contained:

October 29, 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report (Women’s Health Checkup) Fall/Winter 2007-08 Tools For Change Catalog A plea from The Smile Train An advertisement from Biotech Research For Eden Pure A plea from Plan USA A plea from Amnesty International Information about T. Rowe Price’s Program for Charitable Giving A catalog from [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 10.20.2007?

Saturday, the mailbox contained:

November 2007 issue of National Geographic (Memory – Why We Remember, Why We Forget) November/December 2007 issue of Garden Gate (Boring Backyard to Welcoming Getaway) December 2007 issue of Cuisine at home (festive feasts – inspired Holiday Menus) November/December 2007 issue of American Girl (7 fun ways to spend time with friends) November + December 2007 [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 10.19.2007?

Friday, the mailbox contained:

October 2007 issue of RN (2007 Earnings Survey) November 2007 issue of Family Fun (Thanksgiving Fun Guide!) A Cummins Industrial Tools Sale Flyer An advertisement from the Democratic Party of Virginia Coupons from Starbucks An offer from the Scientific American Book Club An offer from the Wall Street Journal A plea from the Arbor [...]

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The Family Meal Is What Counts, TV On or Off

A study found that families who watched TV at dinner ate just about as healthfully as families who dined without it. The biggest factor wasn’t whether the TV was on or off, but whether the family was eating the meal together.

One study, published in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in 2004, found that [...]

In soup-kitchen freezers, more meat from hunters

A national “Hunters for the Hungry” campaign is racking up record amounts of donated deer, wild hog, and squirrel meat to bolster soup-kitchen chilis during the coldest, leanest stretch of the year for poorer Americans.

Such field-to-kitchen charities draw the ire of animal rights groups, but game managers say they play a role in keeping Americas [...]

Boom Times for Dentists, but Not for Teeth

For American dentists, times have never been better. The same cannot be said for Americans’ teeth.

With dentists fees rising far faster than inflation and more than 100 million people lacking dental insurance, the percentage of Americans with untreated cavities began rising this decade, reversing a half-century trend of improvement in dental health.

The dental profession’s [...]

Stretching does not cut soreness

Stretching before or after exercise has little or no effect on subsequent muscle soreness, research shows.

A Cochrane Collaboration analysis of 10 trials found stretching reduced soreness by less than one point on a 100-point scale.

The main reason to stretch before exercise is not to reduce soreness, but to reduce the risk of injury. It [...]

Fast food salt levels ’shocking’

A treat at a fast food restaurant could expose children to “staggeringly” high levels of salt, a survey has suggested.

Lobby group, Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash), found one meal from Pizza Hut contained four times the daily limit of salt for a six-year old. KFC also did poorly in the analysis of [...]