Atlantic Ocean, Earth – Be on the watch for Earl - the Hurricane, that is – along the Eastern seaboard.
A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning is in effect for most of Puerto Rico. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis. A tropical storm watch is in...
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Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod, D.C., East coast, Eastern seaboard, hurricane, hurricane Earl, Labor Day weekend, MidAtlantic, North Carolina, outlook, projected path, U.S. landfall, Valley News, Virginia, Weather, weekend weather
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Washington, D.C. – If you’re in Virginia – or wherever – now’s the time to stand up and be heard. “Politicians” are supposed to be working for us, not the other way around.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte has announced that he will be holding an “America Speaking Out” town hall meeting in the Shenandoah Valley tomorrow - where he...
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Tags: accountability, citizen input forum, citizens speak up, Congress, elected officials, Goodlatte, hydrofracking, Shenandoah Valley, speak out, statehouse, town hall meeting, We The People, Weyers Cave, your voice, your vote
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Shenandoah County, VA – The low-water bridge on Virginia Route 744 is in the process of being replaced. Residents of the community of Deer Rapids may find this bittersweet, especially since old-time residents of the area doubt that the new bridge will be high enough to provide year-round egress for residents of the western...
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Tags: bridge replacement, bridge washing away, bridges in Shenandoah, construction project, cross River, Deer Rapids, erosion, flooding, high suspension walking bridge, high water, low water bridge, mussel, mussels, North Fork, restoration, romantics, Shenandoah County, Shenandoah River, Summit Mount, VA, VA Route 744, VDOT, wetlands
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Fort Valley, VA – Come learn about an issue that’s sure to affect families across the Valley. On Saturday, August 28, 2010, The Fort Valley Lyceum will present a special citizen information session entitled; “Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Exploration in the Valley.” The event will be held from 10 to 11 a.m.. (The organizers...
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Tags: August 28, citizen forum, Education, educational, Fort Valley, Fort Valley Lyceum, get informed, hydrofracking in Virginia, information session, Marcellus Shale, natural gas exploration in VA, public forum, Seth Coffman, Shenandoah Valley, Trout Unlimited
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Washington, D.C. – Here’s a letter just released today from Dan Howells, Greenpeace Deputy Campaign Director:
Arctic Sunrise sets our for Gulf
“White House energy adviser Carol Browner has recently been making the talk show rounds and telling the public about a new government assessment that shows that 75 percent of the oil from BP’s drilling...
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Tags: Arctic Sunrise ship, Artic Sunrise, BP, Carol Browner, chemical dispersants, Dan Howells, dispersants, ecosystem, energy, EPA, expedition, Greenpeace, Gulf of Mexico, oil, oil spill, scientific expedition, The Threat of Sea Level Rise
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Middletown – Out with the old. In with the new. Today, Wayside Theatre Artistic Director Warner Crocker announced the third play of the 2010-2011 season – Striking 12 – as well as its cast and performance schedule. Written by Groove Lilly, the musical comedy Striking 12, will run August 28 through September 25, 2010.
“Wayside...
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Tags: cultural events, Groove Lilly, Hans Christian Andersen, holiday musical, in with the new, Middletown, Music, musical, New Years Eve, out with the old, play, production, Shenandoah Valley, Striking 12, Striking Twelve, The Little Match Girl, Wayside Theatre
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Philadelphia, PA – In light of recent Federal government vs. state jurisdiction disputes across the nation, it’s important to re-read and remind ourselves of our heritage, and the words and spirit of The Declaration of Independence, as authored by Thomas Jefferson.
Here is the complete text of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress on...
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Virginia and West Virginia – As based on our U.S. Constitution, the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (i.e. the Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights) is a fundamental human right. I receive an interesting alert email from Philip Van Cleave, the President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL) today.
Like sometime...
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Tags: 2nd Amendment, 4th amendment, Airsoft gun, BB, Bill of Rights, break cover, concealed, Constitution, defending territory, defense, force-on-force, grassroots, gun, gun show loophole, gunfight, gunfights, gunowner, gunowners, guns, hiding place, longest minutes of your life, OK Corral, paintball, paintball gun, paintball guns, Philip Van Cleave, play the hand you're dealt, Practical Firearms Training, protecting our rights, restrict gun sales, Right to Bear Arms, right to carry, S. 843, Second Amendment, simunition, simunitions, tactical training, time moved slowly, Virginia, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginians, West Virginia, wounded
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The local area that has been picked out by a company for hydrofracking is somewhat out of the way, though still important. However, central New York is, well, in the middle of everything, and, more importantly, provides water for one of the largest cities in the world: New York City. The dramatic...
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Tags: Bergton, Carrizo, hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracking, natural gas drilling, New York, New York City, petition, petitioning, petitions, rallies, rally, rallying, Rockingham County, state lawmakers, students, Virginia, water, youth
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Earth – What in the world is happening lately? Want to gain some “newly-found” insights on the way the world operates and your role in it? How our collective past meets future in the evolving moment?
The Gnostic Gospel of Thomas reveals Jesus’ words on the Kingdom of God. You could say that it’s...
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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...
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Tags: Amber alerts, Catch 22, citizen rights, control, crime, CSI, distraction, Doublespeak, doublethink, electronic message boards, highway camera, highway cameras, innocent until proven guilty, Interstate, Interstate 81, Joseph Heller, Maryland, media distraction, point to point, protection, roadway sensors, Scout Intelligent Transportation System, surveillance, tilt and zoom, US Federal Highway Adminstration, Virginia, wake up, war room, wellbeing, young people
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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...
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Tags: 294 or 876, AT & T, cell phone, do not dial area codes 809, Dominican Republic, excellsive charges, fradulent charges, phone scam, scams, trick, UA, USA
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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...
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Tags: Bergton VA, Carrizo Oil, case study, Chesapeake Basin, Chesapeake Oil, Clean Air Act, clean energy, corporate profit, D.C. water supply, due diligence, eminent domain, energy independence, fracking, fracking free for all, George Washington, greed, Harrisonburg VA, hydrofracking, hydrofracturing, moratorium, natural gas drilling, natural gas severance tax, Open Space Technology, OST, quality of life, regulations, Rockingham County VA, Safe Drinking Water Act, Shenandoah River, Shenandoah Valley, undisclosed chemicals, unregulated, Virginia Assembly, Washington DC, water issues, water supply, Wetzel County WV, window of opportunity
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New Haven, CT – “Love is in our name, because it is our motivating drive to end child sex slavery and exploitation. We believe love to be the foundation of real, sustainable change.
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.” We hold that to...
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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...
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Tags: adulterated food, biodiversity, biometric passports, call your Senator, CDC, codex alimentarius, control food, control of food supply, control of seeds, food allergies, food crime, food organisms, food safety modernization act of 2010, force of your intentions and actions, gardening, GM food, GMO, HACCP, Health - Fitness, heirloom seeds, HHS, Homeland Security, human right to food choice, in the name of safety, Monsanto, mutagenesis, mutation breeding, natural food supplements, organic family, S 150, selective breeding, slaves, smuggling food, somaclonal variation, survival seed bank, WTO
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Staunton, VA – 7Bends received this open letter from Steven L. Thomas about his trial that is scheduled to begin tomorrow, July 14, 2010, at the Augusta County Courthouse, located at 1 East Johnson Street in Staunton, VA 24402. We print it here.
Decide For Yourself
Read and form your opinion about whether justice is being...
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Tags: Augusta County, incarcerated, incarceration, incarceration in US, justice, Middle River Correctional Center, per diem, private prison, private prisons, privatized, profit, regional jail, regional jails, Staunton, Steven Thomas case, VA, Virginia
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Reported on July 11, 2010 by Jack Dolan, of the Los Angeles Times -
“Sacramento - A plan to let oil companies leave large parts of decommissioned drilling rigs in the ocean off California’s coast, saving them hundreds of millions of dollars, is sailing through the California Legislature at a time when the Gulf of...
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Tags: Barry Broad, BP Oil Disaster, California Legislation, Chevron, corporate greed, corporations, decommission wells, drilling rigs, endanger fish, environment, Environmenta; Defense Center, game fish, Gov. Gray Davis, Gulf of Mexico, John A. Perez, Los Angeles Times, marine habitat, oil companies, oil rigs, oil wells, politics, rigs to reef, Santa Barbara, Sierra Club, stars, teamsters, Western States Petroleum
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The Associated Press on Sunday, 11 July 2010, issued report that an:
“Air France passenger jet heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris made an emergency landing in north-eastern Brazil, following a bomb threat.
All 405 passengers and 18 crew members were safely evacuated from Flight 443, said Jorge Andrade, a spokesman for airport authority Infraero.
A...
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Tags: Air France, bomb scare, Infraero, Paris, Rio de Janeiro
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Front Royal, VA – B.K. Haynes, long-time real estate guru, broker, and author, has recently listed some interesting properties out near the Shenandoah Valley, just into West Virginia. These are not your run-of-the-mill acreages. They are perfect for an out-of-the-way secure family retreat, or a remote campground to be shared by one or more...
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Tags: acreage, B.K/ Haynes, Blackwater Falls, Blue Ridge, cabin, camp, campground, Canaan Valley ski resort, canoe, CD, country liiving, David, deer, family retreat, feature film, fish, fishing, foreclosure, Front Royal, homes, hunting, investment, Kacapon River HEights, lake, land bargains, like Wyoming, lot, motor boat, mountain views, Mt. Storm Lake, Music, native trout stream, off the grid, Outsdie the D.C. area, Piedmont, properties, property, protect family, ranch, ranches, remote, sailing, scuba diving, secure, Shenandoah Valley, Strasburg, The Saddle Bum, War4ensville, wilderness, Winchester, WV, WV Highlands
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Edinburg, VA – Felix and Oscar are alive and well, and so is Community Theater in the Shenandoah Valley. It enriches the lives of cast and audience members alike at every turn.
Just a reminder that auditions for Theater Shenandoah’s Fall production of the Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple, are scheduled for next weekend...
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Tags: audition, auditions, cast, community theater, Edinburg, Felix, Michael Gwin, Neil Simon, odd couple, Oscar, play, production, Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Planet Earth - Hear, or should I say “here” is some “food” for thought – The significance of July 11, 2010, and thereabouts:
Here/hear is what five top astrologers have to say about the rare Total Solar Eclipse and New Moon which both happen this Sunday, following the line up of five planets that occurred...
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Tags: alignment, Ascendant, astrologer, astrology, Cardinal Climax, Cardinal T-square, Castor, Cook Island, darkness, don't panic, EC, energy, environment, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, five planets, fractal, Gary Caton, hot zone, James Tyberonn, Jude Cowell, July 11 2010, last day of World Cup, light, lunation, major shift, NASA, Neptune, new moon, North Node, orb, orbs, Pat Paquette, planetary changes, Pluto, prediction, predictions, revolution, rip in time, Rob Tillett, Saros cycle, Saturn, Scorpio, social revolutions, South Node, Stars Over Washington, stock market affected by eclipse, Sun, Sunday, the path of totality, time, Time Lords, total solar eclipse, transformation, UK, UN, universe, Uranus, US, war, Weather
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These two developments by the Federal Government – limiting freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the United States – happened within a week of each other. You decide what’s going on. Which issues will be labeled off limits next – for the people, and for the press? And,...
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Tags: American, Bill of Rights, bloggers, BP oil spill, censorship, citizen rights, class D felony, Coast Guard, Constitution, Deep Horizon Respnse web site, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, first amendment, freedom of press, freedom of speech, journalist, media blackout, media control, military, news the people get, Pentagon press office, photographers, prosecution, reporters, Robert Gates, U.S. media
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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...
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Tags: Boothville, BP oil disaster update, cabotage, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Alex, Joint Information Center, Jones Act, maritime law, New Orleans, oil clean up, oil relief, oil skimmer, oil tanker, Taiwanese, The A Whale, TMT, United States Maritime Administration, vessel, waiver
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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...
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Tags: Bergton, Carrizo, Environmental Protection, hydrofracking, list of fracking chemicals, natural gas drilling, PA, Pennsylvania, Sourcewatch, VA, Virginia, water contamination, water issues, water supply
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Toronto, Canada – In five days, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will be host to the 2010 G-20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy - for two days – June 26 and 27, 2010.
Overview – What to Expect
This Summit is the fourth G-20 Conference. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the host...
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Tags: 2009 G-20 Summit, 2010 G-20 Summit, Canada, financial markets, independent media, industrial nations, Obama, protestors, protests, security, Stephen Harper, Toronto, Twitter, world economy
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