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Film about homeless inspires advocate groups "Where God Left His Shoes" was intended to be an entertaining film, albeit one filled with despair: a family evicted from their New York apartment, the ex-boxer father unable to land a job, an angry stepson panhandling for survival. "We didn't set out to…

Top Five Tips on Relieving Homework Stress | Chris Pirillo Nice! Too bad I noticed this article while reading Twitter and avoiding doing homework for a bit 🙂 (tags: tips howto student school education) Adam Dunn should be part of Seattle Mariners' necessary overhaul – MLB – SI.com Joe Sheehan…

Reclaiming the Mission :: The Weblog of David Fitch – THREE QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTRACTIONAL PRACTICIONERS WHO QUESTION THE FRUIT OF MISSIONAL: A Response to Dan Kimball Even in parts of Chicago, Seattle and Santa Clara, there will be remnants of Christendom. Where there are those who are looking to…

Eco-conscious Benedictine Nuns look forward to the eco-friendly monastery – Greenlaunches.com Gaurdian reports that the Benedictine nuns of the Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation are all geared up for a greener location. An environmentally sensitive monastery is being built in the North York Moors national park for the purpose.…

Music: They Call Me Hurricane: Thirteen previously unheard months in the life of Stevie Vaughan – The Austin Chronicle Out of a comfortable, undistinguished house in university-area Austin, several boxes of vintage studio tapes were moved to safekeeping last month. The several dozen reels from a long-shuttered studio emitted small,…

Op-Ed Contributor – How to Publish Without Perishing – NYTimes.com THE gloom that has fallen over the book publishing industry is different from the mood in, say, home building. At least people know we’ll always need houses. And now comes the news, as book sales plummet amid the onslaught of…