Monthly Archives: November 2005

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 11.14.2005

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Monday, the mailbox contained:

* November 21, 2005 issue of [Newsweek](http://newsweek.msnbc.com) (The Truth About Torture)
* December 2005 issue of [Harper’s](http://www.harpers.org) (Jesus Without The Miracles)
* December 2005 issue of [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com) (Why Iraq Has No Army)
* December 2005 issue of [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com) (100 Best Innovations of the Year)
* Fall 2005 issue of [INSight](http://www.virginia.edu/iasc) (Thrift and American Culture)
* Christmas 2005 [Cabela’s](http://www.cabelas.com) Catalog
* November 2005 [hpshopping.com](http://www.hpshopping.com) Catalog
* Holiday 2005 [JCPenney](http://www.jcpenney.com) Cooks Catalog
* Holiday 2005 [Plow & Hearth](http://www.plowandhearth.com) Catalog
* Fall 2005 [Resources in Suicidology](http://www.apa.org/books) Catalog
* Special 2005 Holiday Edition of [Heifer International](http://www.catalog.heifer.org) Catalog
* An [Independent Institute](http://www.independent.org) Publications Catalog
* An advertisement from [Adelphia](http://www.adelphia.com)
* An advertisement from [CarpetLand](http://www.carpetlandusa.com)
* Wrapping and a Plea from the [World Wildlife Fund](http://www.wwf.org)

Millionaire Benefits Montana Wildlife

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LeRoy Beckman led a frugal life and appeared to be dirt poor; however, the 88-year-old bachelor had an estate worth around $3 million when he died in 1997. His will stated that he wanted his money used to buy land and then donate the land to the state for use by hunters. The money has purchased approximately 6,500 acres in Montana, and it will be called the Beckman Wildlife Management Area. The land is inhabited by antelope, wild turkeys, pheasants, foxes, coyotes, raptors, songbirds, mountain lions, and mule deer.

Read (AP via ABC News)

Eel-grass die-off in bay threatens crab population

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The Chesapeake Bay suffered a massive die-off of its underwater eel-grass beds this summer that could mean more bad news for the blue-crab. It’s had a negative impact on the blue-crab, but researchers haven’t determined the extent of it yet. The eel-grass is important to the blue-crab, because the blue-crab larvae from each season’s spawn hides from predators in eel-grass beds.

Read (Richmond Times Dispatch)

It looks like this isn’t on the Richmond Times site anymore, but it can be found at [eLibrary](http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/document?set=search&groupid=1&requestid=lib_standard&resultid=1&edition=&ts=4A0770ECF8C0E62AB4A179FB6F16B77C_1180117987909&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B115177136 “Read the article at eLibrary”).

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Monday, 11.14.2005

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Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099

Gas prices were unchanged today.
[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Chesapeake Bay gets a D on annual health report card

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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation released its annual “State of the Bay” report card, and it gave the bay a D, due in part to this summer’s massive dead zone and growing problems for rockfish.

The bay’s ranking this year is is the same as last year – 27 out of 100. A score of 40 would be enough to meet the 2010 goal of getting the bay off the nation’s “dirty waters” list. 70 would indicate a restored bay, and 100 would represent the pristine estuary that Capt. John Smith explored early in the 17th century.

Read (WTOP)

Moss has become cash crop in Appalachia, Pacific Northwest

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It’s estimated that mossing was an $8.4 million to $33.7 million business in 2003, with anywhere from 4.2 million to 17 million pounds being harvested in the two dominant regions, Appalachia and the Pacific Northwest. Moss isn’t commercially grown, and some state and national forests have banned the harvesting of moss because of worries over how its removal affects the environment.

Read (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Sunday, 11.13.2005

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Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA are:

Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099

Gas prices were unchanged today.
[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

What Was In the Mailbox Saturday, 11.12.2005

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Saturday, the mailbox contained:

* November 21, 2005 issue of [ESPN the Magazine](http://www.espn.go.com/magazine) (Special Report: Turning a Blind Eye to Steroids)
* December 2005 issue of [Scientific American](http://www.sciam.com) (Echoes of Black Holes)
* November/December 2005 issue of [Nursing made Incredibly Easy](http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/nie/home.htm;jsessionid=CT8m18quoVzB1Sd2zXiAlp3RMglW2PKpKlTOBUGvKV4AwCFKsL46!-1127636574!-949856032!9001!-1) (Out of the blue: Spinal cord injury)
* December 2005 issue of [Martha Stewart Living](http://www.marthastewart.com) (holiday cheer – The Season’s Best Ideas)
* October 25, 2005 issue of [Oncology Times](http://www.oncology-times.com) (Dignity Therapy)
* November/December 2005 issue of [WWF](http://www.worldwildlife.org) Focus (Living With Elephants)
* An advertisement from [ThinkPad](http://www.lenovo.com/catalog)
* An offer from the Quality Paperback Club

Appalachian crude makes comeback amid record high prices

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New oil wells are going in every day throughout Appalachia thanks to an oil rush powered by record high prices. With crude selling for $60 a barrel, even the traditionally slow-producing oil fields in the mountains of Kentucky, Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia, where most wells churn out one to two barrels a day, have become lucrative. With the cost of drilling a single well about $150,000, it’s far cheaper to reopen wells abandoned in the past because of low production. Most can be brought back on line for a mere $5,000, and a well that produces only one barrel a day will generate about $20,000 a year – not a bad investment.

Read (Detroit News)

What’s the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Saturday, 11.12.2005

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Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA are:

Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099

Gas prices were unchanged today.
[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Lewis & Clark Mapped It – Then the Nation Remade the West

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It’s been 200 years since Lewis and Clark made their trip through the Northwest, and much has changed. Many of the rivers have been damned, which flooded land and adversely affected the salmon. Most of the region has fewer people now than it did then. The exception is the state of Washington, which has more people now than the entire United States had in 1805.

Read (Washington Post)

What’s the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Friday, 11.11.2005

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Today, the gasoline prices at the [Sheetz @ 1435 Apperson Dr][SheetzApp] in Salem, VA are:

Grade Price
Regular $1.899
Mid $1.999
Premium $2.099

Gas prices were down 6 cents per gallon today. The last time regular gas was $1.89 per gallon was [June 2](/journal/archives/2005/06/02/1031/what-was-the-price-of-gas-in-salem-va-today-06022005/).

[ExxonEMain]: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=jz7dkAcrm9Q%3d&longitude=4kfjP%2fmpwS4%3d&name=P%20%26%20M%20Market&country=US&address=1622%20E%20Main%20St&city=Salem&state=VA&zipcode=24153&phone=540%2d986%2d0021&spurl=0&searchtype=search&cat=Convenience%20Stores
[SheetzApp]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=10&cid=37286667,-80055833,7206545345893491642&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[SheetzMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=sheetz+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,6055186495788312797&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[AmocoMain]: http://www.google.com/maps?li=lm&hl=en&q=amoco+loc:+Salem,+VA&num=30&cid=37286667,-80055833,1364145494564258260&radius=0.000000&hl=en&ie=UTF-8