The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

The inspiration for a network of practitioners came to me when my Mom was in a nursing home far from here. By the grace of God I found a Reiki Master like myself through the internet in the Catskills! I was able to contact her and bond with her; paid her to give Mom a treatment. Soon Mom was ready to depart, and this very loving practitioner met me at the hospital; we both gave Reiki to Mom during her transition. She is a Sister In Healing! From that gifted experience I've had in mind to create …