Technology

United States of America – What do they call it when they say one thing to cover for another? A distraction? Distraction is defined by wikipedia as: “the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction.” While finding missing children is certainly a...
Read more »

U.S.A. – AT & T has verified the existence of a phone scam that can result in charges of more than $2,000 per minute by calling area codes 809, 294 or 876. Do not ever dial numbers with the following area codes: 809, 294, 876. Residents in Virginia this week are reporting a scam. “I actually...
Read more »

Wetzel County, WV and Bergton, VA – PHOTO ESSAY – What does the 1st proposed hydrofracking operation in Virginia have to do with the water supply for citizens of the Shenandoah Valley and the Greater Washington D.C. area? A lot. A Four-Hour Tour “Sit right back” and ride with me through rural WV. See for yourself...
Read more »

Washington D.C. – Food Crime – Control of Seeds – Control of Food Supply – I received this email alert today about the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. Check out what restrictions it will put on your ability to grow and choose your own food, as well as regulations about food allergies and...
Read more »

Fort AP Hill, Va – For the first time in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, the entire Scouting community will be brought together for a single, nationwide event to celebrate the organization’s 100th birthday, and reflect on what the organization has meant to millions of  America’s youth. Shining Our Light Across the...
Read more »

Boothville, Louisisana – About one hour south of New Orleans, The A Whale, a huge oil skimmer ship, is now anchored, awaiting approval by the U.S. government to begin skimming off the oil from the BP oil disaster. As long as three football fields (372-yards) and 10 stories high, the newly- refurbished vessel is ready...
Read more »

Pennsylvania, U.S.A. – This just in from WENY.com: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has released a list of more than 80 chemicals used in drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region. WENY obtained the list and noted that some of the chemicals have been shown to harm human health. View WENY...
Read more »

Richmond, VA – Well, July 1, 2010 will be upon us soon. Here are some of the new laws voted by the Virginia legislature last session – that will go into effect later this week in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Citizens will want to be aware of these changes, as should visitors to Virginia,...
Read more »

Commonwealth of Virginia – Hold your hats; hold the drilling! Read an attorney’s letter sent to the DMME for yourself. Here’s the latest on the controversial natural gas extraction method called hydrofracking, and its threat to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The following letter was sent to the Director and Deputy Director at the...
Read more »

Richmond, VA – As you probably know, June 1 was the official beginning of the 2010 hurricane season. And, the “cast of characters” has been named. (See the list below of the names selected for hurricanes this year.) So, now is a great time for Virginia residents to review their personal readiness plans and know...
Read more »

Gulf of Mexico, USA – There are reports today on the Internet that a mass evacuation of Gulf Coast residents may be coming, as soon as June 15. Readiness exercises conducted at the end of May 2010 According to a June 3, 2010 press release on the U.S. North Command web site, “three units representing ...
Read more »

Strasburg, VA – You are much greater than you ever dreamed. You are a soaring spirit – only constrained by a body if you choose to be. That’s what author and spiritual leader Wayne Dyer was illuminating in a November 2005 interview by Ray Hemachandra, Editor-In-Chief of New Age Retailer. Wayne has this to...
Read more »

Shenandoah Valley – Did you know that 7Bends.com currently offers one free Business Directory listing to each small business and organization that wishes to advertise in the Mid-Atlantic? Yes, it’s true. An Analogy: Anatomy of a Wheel Your web site is like the center of a wheel. All of the incoming links to your site are...
Read more »

Earth, Milky Way Galaxy – Once or twice during the day, we usually check the weather. Will it rain? Will the sun shine? Will it be cloudy? But, there’s another type of weather that is also good to check these days … and that’s space weather. You know, solar storms, and such. Increasingly, the weather...
Read more »

New York, NY – Yesterday, I found a wonderful independent news web site, Democracy Now!  With so many of the major media web sites being owned by corporations, and thus what they elect to report  is based on their business and political positions, it’s refreshing to see a source of information that’s uncensored. A Challenge I...
Read more »

Shenandoah Valley – Here is an excellent YouTube video on the natural gas drilling frenzy going on along the Marcellus shale (which includes West Virginia and the top portions of Virginia) – and the environmental hazards implicit in the process.  Your drinking water and food supply and health and rights to your private property...
Read more »

Rockingham County, Virginia – An article that appeared on citizensvoice.com on May 8, 2010 speaks about what is happening in nearby Pennsylvania that could threaten private property ownership in the Valley – and could threaten the health of Valley residents, the pollution of land and air, and the purity and sustainability of the Valley’s...
Read more »

Across the USA – A film by Josh Fox entitled Gasland, has won a Special Jury Award in the Documentary category at the Sundance film festival. In light of the oil disaster in the Gulf and what seems to be the modern-day equivalent of the “gold rush” in the U.S., the film by Fox...
Read more »

SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Print Options for Small Business Owners: Less Effective and Reliable Five years ago, even two years ago, a small business owner would be looking at print media to get out their message. The newspaper and the magazine were king.  Advertisers could still count on the people reading...
Read more »

Harrisonburg, VA – So you want to start a business of your own? If so, you need a Business Plan. The first question you want to ask yourself is: what are you trying to accomplish? Do you need to get funding for your business first? Do you need some professional marketing help to set up...
Read more »

Pasadena, CA – NASA has been busy. This past month, the agency has: 1) reported that the Earth’s axis has shifted; and 2) has announced that the 14th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) will begin in the deep waters off Key Largo on May 10, 2010. They also have one of the...
Read more »

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is accepting grant funding requests from the governors of U.S. states and territories to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program through May 10, 2010. “The partnerships developed through these programs will play a critical role in...
Read more »

Lexington, MA – Optimized copy and great web marketing are factors that determine a web site’s overall performance, but so too is consistency. In terms of response time, some  popular consumer web sites definitely outperform and load faster than others – much to the pleasure of web site visitors. According to Gomez, the web performance...
Read more »

Afton, Va – Here’s something a little different. So many kids today, and for that matter so many adults, can tell you just about everything about technology, but when it comes to living in the wild, or building a camp fire, or good old fashioned survival, they would readily admit that they are clueless. The...
Read more »

Park City, Utah – Many believe that earthquakes like the one in China 21 hours ago and the one off Mexico’s Baja California coast on April 5, aren’t the only upheavals that are occurring on Earth lately. World famous psychologist and medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo PhD, the founder of The Four Winds Society,  has much...
Read more »