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Two Charges Dropped Against War Resister Lt. Watada
The Army has agreed to drop two misconduct charges against Iraq war resister First Lieutenant Ehren Watada. The agreement knocks two years off from a maximum six-year prison sentence he had faced at a court-martial scheduled to begin next week in Fort Lewis. Lieutenant Watada is [...]

Miami officials plan Castro is dead party - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com

MIAMI - With Fidel Castro seriously ill, the city of Miami is making plans to throw a party at a local football stadium when the Cuban president dies, complete with themed T-shirts.

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As I sit at Cloud City Coffee in our neighborhood trying to write something for my friend Tom Sine, I overheard a couple Christian brothers in a very “christian” conversation. How do I know they were Christians? By their talk.
Here are a few words you want to drop if you want people to know [...]

Luke 4: 21-32 
He came to Nazareth where he had been reared. As he always did on the Sabbath, he went to the meeting place. When he stood up to read, he was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
God’s Spirit is on me;
he’s chosen [...]

Christine Sine posted some of the thoughts process that went into one of our core conversation about our intentional/new monastic community.
Mustard Seed House
One of the most valuable things that some of us Rosarios & Sines did together last year was discuss the essentials of God’s kingdom values and how they should shape our community. We [...]

SimpleGTD : Organize your stuff online
What is SimpleGTD?
SimpleGTD is a completely free web-based tool which help you in organizing your stuff and will assist you to applying “GTD Principles” in your daily life.
What is GTD?
From Wikipedia: “Getting Things Done, commonly abbreviated as GTD, is an action management method, and the title of a book by [...]

Democrats Give Delegates Voting Rights, Democrats Restore Limited Voting Rights to Five Nonstate House Delegates - CBS News
(AP) Democrats on Wednesday pushed through a rules change giving limited voting rights on the House floor to the chamber’s five nonstate delegates. Republicans described the move as an unconstitutional power grab.
With the 226-191 vote, delegates representing the [...]

World’s oldest person dies at age 115 at home in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A man recognized as the world’s oldest person, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, died Wednesday at his home on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, a relative said. He was 115.

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TXTual Healing
Using ‘always on’ technology, cell phones with SMS allow an audience to interact with large speech bubbles projected onto a flat surface, like the facade of a building. The bubbles are positioned near windows and doors to encourage an audience to create the conversations happening inside. The public audience receives a flyer with a [...]

Luke 4:14-21 (The Message)
To Set the Burdened Free
14-15 Jesus returned to Galilee powerful in the Spirit. News that he was back spread through the countryside. He taught in their meeting places to everyone’s acclaim and pleasure. 16-21 He came to Nazareth where he had been reared. As he always did on the Sabbath, he went to the [...]