Harmonic Convergence Draws 22 000 For World Peace Event
More than 22,500 believers gathered at dozens of sites from Portland to Chaco Canyon and Mount Shasta for a two day harmonic convergence aimed at cleansing Earth for contact with alien intelligence in the 21st century. Participants hummed, hugged, meditated, and shared chants as they envisioned a shift toward peace and holistic living.
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Associated Press
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Ohio
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San Juan de Teotihuacan
Mexico
Ken Showalter
Niagara Falls
Cincinnati
Colorado
Jose Arguelles
Boulder
Arguelles
Jan Reid
Sacred Sites
Central Park
Elaine Mamary
Fringe Fringe grows as 1000 shows swirl through Edinburgh
Edinburgh celebrates the 41st Fringe with 1005 productions from 482 companies drawn from Malibu to New Zealand. Performers converge on streets and venues from schools to church crypts, offering everything from Indian dance to Le Lavoir in a famed laundry room setting. Perceived quality varies as organizers defend the festival’s inclusive spirit while noting expense and permit hurdles for non European participants.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Malibu
Mexico
New Zealand
New York
D. Scott Glasser
Minnesota
Actors Theater of
Financial Times
France
Adam Long
Shakespeare Company
Fringe
Michaili McKenzie- Robinson
Britain
Doctor Easily Can Test For Carpal Tunnel
A reader asks if waking with asleep hands signals carpal tunnel. A simple in-office test checks nerve entrapment in the carpal tunnel. Non surgical options like wrist splints anti inflammatory drugs or cortisone injections may help, with diagnosis by a family doctor.
Rural Vermont opens first shelter for homeless families
Coventry hosts Vermont’s first rural homeless shelter in a renovated four bedroom farmhouse run by North East Kingdom Community Action Inc. The facility will provide seven to 30 days of shelter for families including battered women with children, farmworkers and the working poor as rural need rises. The project, funded by a 29,000 sponsorship from the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, repurposed a former detox site with updated utilities and a new furnace.
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Vermont
North East Kingdom Community Action Inc
Margaret Nicely
Burlington
Brattleboro
Barre
Vergennes
Rutland
White River Junction
Pamela Greene
State Economic Opportunity Office
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Nicely
Inside America reveals fears and cravings shaping modern life
In Louis Harris's Inside America readers learn how Americans judge appearances, stress levels, eating habits, and cooking preferences. The survey notes 54 percent of men and 75 percent of women fixate on looks, high levels of stress among the educated and affluent, diverse dining trends, and a push to buy the book for $7.95.
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America
Louis Harris
Vintage Press
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