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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Woodstock, VA – An innovative program in the Valley has involved students in helping to save energy in the Shenandoah County School District.
The results:
Through the efforts of school and division energy management teams, the Shenandoah County Public Schools were able to save $47,551 in electrical service costs during the months of January, February, March,...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Woodstock, VA – Several hundred parents, friends, and others volunteer for Shenandoah County Public Schools every year. At their June meeting, the Shenandoah County School Board expressed appreciation to all of those who volunteered during the last school year, and awarded plaques and special recognition to the Volunteers of the Year 2010.
“We could not...
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Williamsburg area, Virginia – Busch Gardens is celebrating summer in a big way with a cool deal for families – free admission for kids 9 and younger. From June 21 through August 31 2010, Virginia residents can get a free child’s admission to Busch Gardens – a $51.95 value -with the purchase of an...
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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,...
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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...
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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 ...
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Luray, VA – Summer days …they are on their way. In years past, kids would learn how to camp, how to build fires, how to survive in the wilderness. They’d go on family outings and learn how to hike trails safely. Seems like these days, more kids end up playing video games. Perhaps, there...
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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...
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Washington D.C. – Who will feel the crunch? The people – as U.S. states continue to cut spending in 2010 and 2011. Findings from the biannual report, The Fiscal Survey of States, released by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) on June 3, 2010, show that...
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Middletown, VA – Pictures are just coming in from the production of the play, Shenandoah, a classic tale of one Virginia man, Charlie Anderson, a widower, who didn’t want to get involved in the U.S. Civil War, but his family ended up pulled into the war through circumstances beyond his control. (Jimmy Stewart played...
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Woodstock, VA – A combined effort by Friends of the North Fork and others against the spreading of out-of-state biosolids (sewage sludge) on environmentally-sensitive farmland in Shenandoah County has resulted in the granting of an information session and public hearing by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
It is being held on: July 6,...
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The United States of America – The excessive use of taser guns (also called “stun guns”) by police squads in the the U.S. has not been covered much by the traditional media. Why? And, likewise , why has there been little public debate on the use of these weapons on the U.S. population? And...
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Earth – What’s going on? In space, and on the third rock from the Sun? Up until June 13, 2010 – when an extraordinary T planetary alignment will occur – and afterward.
FIRST IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES ABOUT THE CHANGES YOU FEEL COMING in 2010 -
The Essential Questions
Globally, we ask: How is the consciousness...
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Washington, D.C. – Thomas Jefferson wrote: “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”
It seems we have a Government that because of political and economic pressure – and greed – lets corporations (BP, Halliburton, Transocean) pollute the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, and kill marine life, and...
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Shenandoah Valley, VA – Along the Valley Pike – Have a Blessed Memorial Day. Let’s take time to reflect on this National Holiday, and give thanks for all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for us.
Birth and death
In the video below is a picture of a SSgt embracing a man in a...
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