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U.N Agreement is a death wish.
This post is not going to be very PC.
U.N. Agreement Should Have All Gun Owners Up In Arms
It may not come as surprising news to many of you that the United Nations doesn't approve of our Second Amendment. Not one bit. And they very much hope to do something about it with help from some powerful American friends. Under the guise of a proposed global "Small Arms Treaty" premised to fight "terrorism", "insurgency" and "international crime syndicates" you can be quite certain that an even more insidious threat is being targeted – our Constitutional right for law-abiding citizens to own and bear arms.
Many of my fellow bloggers and friends are more than a little "Concerned" about this. With good reason. We have the most anti-American president this nation has ever seen. We HAD the most anti-American Congress this nation has ever seen. As of right now there is a semblance of balance with the RIGHT thinkers controlling at least the lower house.
In 2012, we are going to have a choice to make. Not only for POTUS, but also for Senators and Representatives. We better put aside our bickering ASAP or we will push ourselves to civil war. We are in control. The PEOPLE still run this nation. We the owners of the COMMON SENSE GENE. WE that know and remember history. WE who love our nation and our freedom. WE the PEOPLE.
I will make a promise to any and all who read this blog: ANY BLUE HELMETS who stand on our land and attempt to Regulate/intimidate/confiscate or legislate MY RIGHTS will be met with a kind of violence that will shake the world to it's core. The Muslim freaks are minor league compared to the fight you will have if the UN/U.S Congress/POTUS decide to remove our 2nd Amendment rights.
What bothers me is this: Unions. Especially those in Wisconsin. There are MANY MANY gun owners that are in these public unions. They vote DEMOCRAT in large numbers because "Democrats look out for them"…. Democrats are also the ones that would be perfectly okay with this type of regulation. So are you concerned? Are you seriously willing to jeopardize your freedom in order to keep living off the government? PLEASE WAKE UP! IF all of America's gun owners stood together WE WIN. WE the PEOPLE WIN. IF we fragment, IF we allow the "Comfort" of our masters floor, we lose. FIGHT THIS. THIS WILL NOT STAND. And we can STOP THIS at the voting booth.
GOD wake our armed citizens up and show them their votes have consequences. Grant them the wisdom to see the error of voting Democrat/RINO and the will and courage to vote for freedom.


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Unariun artists Kevin Kennedy and Paula Rich Greenwood have returned from their trip to Baltimore for the opening events of The Visionary Experience: Saint Francis to Finster at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM).
Paula Rich Greenwood wrote this about her experience: "It was an honor and privilege to have been invited to the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) as a Unariun representative and polarity. I spent two extraordinary transcended and inspiring days at the museum, and felt invigorated with the light and love emanating from the 'quadrocentric' cosmic visionaries, the founders and overlords for Unarius: Archangels Uriel, Michiel, Raphiel, and Muriel. I was in awe and delighted to have such a distinguished opportunity to present my painting, Uriel, Cosmic Visionary, at such a notable and historic museum.
"The museum was founded in 1989 by a visionary in her own right, Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, for having the fortitude and foresight to establish such a vessel to incorporate a multitude of visionaries. Rebecca eloquently blends past, present, and future with an array of polymath pioneers: artists, writers, sculptors, engineers, architects, scientists, and spiritualists.
"I'm most appreciative to Jodi Wille for following her own inner guidance by introducing Unarius to the AVAM platform, the Cinefamily creative experience in Los Angeles, and hopefully many more future endeavors to come.
"Many of the AVAM creatives/artists/visionaries report their inspired works were received from a higher interdimensional source referred to as God, angels, divine inspiration, and Infinite Creative Intelligence. There was an interwoven connectedness among the artists, as many had experienced near-death experiences with spiritual awakening, many have beliefs of reincarnation, and others were involved with different traditional religious backgrounds. Each visionary from the past and present were illuminated with a profound calling and mission to expound on the mysteries of science and spirit through their art and works.
"Uriel's love oscillation was radiated to everyone in attendance, as a number of visitors and presenters at the museum periodically would walk up to me and give me a hug. I was reminded of the wonderful memories spent with Uriel after spending hours in her aura at a Unarius celebration. The love vibration was so radiant that I felt in perfect harmony with the world upon leaving the celebration. The love energy was so intense I felt like hugging everyone and everything; I felt as one with the universe and all living things, and for a brief moment, I felt what it was like to be omniscient. This weekend was a reflection of these cherished memories long past and the new light-filled memories to be birthed in the coming days, months, and years."
Kevin Kennedy shared his wonderful experience at the museum: "After arriving at the museum it was obvious to me that it had been set up by the Unarius Brothers: With the big letters spelling out L-O-V-E on the side of the sculpture building and the crystalline nature of the gallery building, how could it be anything else? This whole exhibition was dedicated to the understanding that inspiration comes from higher worlds, if we are to be truly creative. It starts with St. Francis of Assisi and the realization that we must leave behind materialism if we are going to explore our inner nature, and continues through many different visionaries, from Walter Russell to Ingo Swann—souls who have explored the reality of extraterrestrial life and inner awareness—and concludes our journey through this gallery with Unarius' artwork.
"All the walls in the gallery were painted different colors for the different artists represented. Unarius' area was appropriately painted bright yellow and lit up the entire gallery. I loved how Uriel's portrait, painted by Paula, dominated one wall and had Uriel's quote above it: "The future of planet Earth is positive and progressive!" But that's not all. We also have Uriel giving pertinent information via video footage continuously playing for the passing viewer. Uriel explains how we are all inspired from these brothers and sisters of light on the inner planes: 'when you're open and aware of it!' All of us artists taking part in the show felt—from the very beginning—an overriding sense of love and appreciation, which once again proved the influence of the higher minds on this wonderful show."
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TORONTO, March 1, 2016 /CNW/ - Ontario's Finance Minister, Charles Sousa, will explain the role alternative forms of funding will play in creating a sustainable economy in the province, at the 2016 2nd Annual Canadian Crowdfunding Summit in Toronto on March 3. He will address entrepreneurs and investors, and talk about how new legislation announced at the start of the year will increase the number of financing options available for early stage start-ups and small businesses.
Craig Asano, Executive Director of the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada says including crowdfunding in a wider investment strategy for startups and small businesses is long overdue.
"Crowdfunding allows startups & small businesses to access a new source of seed and growth capital. When most people think about crowdfunding they think about Indiegogo or Kickstarter campaigns, but many Canadian businesses are already using these innovative financing tools to raise equity and debt capital up to $5MM. This new liquidity in the market will help strengthen the early stage funding ecosystem and we welcome the Minister's support."
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In the present times, sugar daddy and sugar baby dating websites have attained zenith of attention. So, what shall a wannabe sugar baby expect in a quid pro quo relationship with a wealthy and successful man? In this article, we have outlined the top 5-rules for wannabe sugar babies desiring to make the most of a sugar daddy and sugar baby arrangement.
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The real world can be a chilling place; therefore, while you are scouting for a sugar daddy, always keep in mind, there are rotten apples among the good or bad stacks of fruits. When utilizing an online sugar-dating site, remember to be extremely cautious and to verify all the potential sugar daddies before you may meet. On the sugar daddy dating sites, some members have been verified, but for those who are not verified, the liabilities fall on the shoulders of sugar baby to check, cross check and double check that a sugar daddy is telling nothing, but the truth.
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Never forget that as a sugar baby the part that you play is simple, genuine, fun and totally drama-free experience, whenever you are with your sugar daddy. One of the key reasons why sugar daddies want sugar babies is to have a companion to aid them take away the everyday stress and tensions. Keep your expectations in check. Do not slip into being emotionally attached as well as dependant on your sugar daddy, who is not at all ready for a long-term relationship. Of course, this is not indeed easy, particularly in case your sugar daddy slips up and drops on you the Love-bomb after a night of many drinks.
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An ideal sugar daddy and sugar baby relationships forms out of pure honesty. Honesty facilitates both people to know precisely what are they actually getting into, what is expected from them and what to expect from the other person. There must not be any sort of beating around the bush. Therefore, while filling your online profile on the sugar-dating websites, make sure to write about both your positive and negative qualities. In case you are shopaholic or you smoke, say so, as there will surely be someone out there who will accept you for who you actually are, with all your good and bad habits.
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What is the difference between the old and the new entrepreneur? I've started teaching again and in presenting to the class drew up a quick slide that highlights the key difference. At the core, the idea is that when you are dealing with unknown problems (in contrast to known problems), you have to test your assumptions in as low-cost a manner as possible and then iterate when you inevitably find out that you were wrong. The difference really comes down to the difference between a planning-based model and a learning-based model where you employ all the tactics you can to learn as honestly and flexibly about the unknown. It sounds simple but it can be difficult to break free of the old wisdom in practice.
How Launching Your Business Differs
Let me provide an example of what the new entrepreneur means in practice. In the old model of entrepreneurship, if you have an idea, the next step is to write a business plan, then build your product, perfect that product, and finally launch with a big marketing push through the most well respected channels (usually through print or other media which ends up being quite expensive). Of course the fundamental problem is that once you launch, most often you find out that very few people buy your product. Why? Because you executed beautifully on a guess about what customers actually want but most often such guesses turn out to be wrong. In contrast, the new entrepreneur has the intellectual honesty to recognize a guess for what it is and then find the shortest and least expensive way to conduct a real test of that guess. So let's apply this to a real business: Dropbox.
Dropbox as an Example
Dropbox has received a great deal of attention for going up against over eighty other competitors in the online storage space and winning. Dropbox had more reasons than most businesses to follow the traditional model of building and then perfecting your product: if Dropbox had launched a crappy product and screwed up their users' critical files, those users would have been exceptionally angry. Traditional wisdom would suggest delaying launch until you have the product right and then winning as many customers as possible. By contrast, when I talk about the new entrepreneur approach, I argue that you only learn at the end of your development cycle, so launch small and early so that you can learn because failing to learn will kill your business. Why? You'll waste precious time and resources building something that no one wants.
Don't Mix Old and New Logic
Fortunately, Dropbox decided that they needed to launch early to learn about their customers. But here's the rub. When I work with entrepreneurs and emphasize launching with a bare-bones product to learn what customers really want, they almost always think it means that they should try to get as many customers as early as possible. But take a closer look—getting as many customers as fast as possible is the logic of the old model and it leads to premature scaling and death. Instead, find a small sample of representative customers and try out your product or service with them. If you totally screw up, it really won't matter in the end because the group is so small and most likely those customers are forgiving early adopters anyway. But you will learn lessons crucial to your survival.
How Dropbox Discovered their Critical Edge
That's exactly what Dropbox did to discover their critical edge. Dropbox's founder, Drew Houston, created a short video himself (for free) and posted it on Hacker News (headquarters of early tech adopters) and held a small private alpha test. What did he discover? When he started the business, Houston had been convinced that what customers valued was the actual storage space for their files but his tests helped him realize something fundamental: it wasn't the storage space that was driving use—it was the simplicity of the interface. What users really valued, what they were even willing to pay for was a solution that in Houston's words "just works." That one competitive insight is the key to Dropbox winning out over eighty other competitors and the future of their success. But they wouldn't have learned it following the old model, even when everything seemed to justify following the old model and launching late. In closing, think of launching small and early like an experiment—you select a sample, you test, you learn, and you iterate.


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Npower Climate Cops: Filthy Energy Merchants Invade UK Schools
Posted by keith on July 17th, 2009
It's the concept that gets me: "Climate Cops", as though it's necessary to have some kind of enforcement regime taking down anyone who causes climate change; so long as that regime is the existing system — "Cops", enforcing law and order in the battle against climate change.
Am I being too cynical?
Let's go back to 2005, when RWE npower decided that it needed a place to dump thousands of tonnes of toxic spoil ash from its Didcot power station in the south of England. Not surprisingly, some of the locals weren't too pleased at the thought of a local beauty spot and nature reserve being filled in by the remnants of the burning of coal to make electricity. Thus started the Radley Lakes campaign, and a chain of events that was to lead to a blanket ban on all media coverage in the area; brutal enforcement of anti-trespass measures by private security guards (climate cops?); the near-death of a protester being held in custody, but who simply wanted to protect the trees; and the final decision by RWE to instead sell the spoil to resurface roads.
That company, RWE npower, own the energy retailer npower, which thought up the idea of the "Climate Cops". Here's the boring administrative version of their website, which just happens to mention that those well-known environmental stalwarts Piers Morgan and Fearne Cotton (jet-setting celebrity arse-lickers, actually) are on the team; hmm, I can't imagine what use those two people would be in encouraging teenagers to take part in the programme…
Anyhow, what happens is that schools sign up to the Climate Cops programme, and are sent all sorts of lovely "educational" materials to do with reducing energy use. This is already starting to sound like the sinister supermarket schemes I documented in so much detail last year.
The companies operating the schemes provide large amounts of promotional materials for the schools that have registered with them: these include headed paper which which to write introductory letters to parents; branded collection boxes for classrooms and common areas; posters and large banners to attach to internal and external walls, school boundary fences and other visible areas; curriculum resources including resource packs, information sheets and other information related to the scheme. Not forgetting the branding of the vouchers themselves, which always contain a supermarket logo.
Teachers and students alike can download packs, quiz cards and worksheets from the Climate Cops website, and you might like to as well:
Fun Pack: http://www.climatecops.com/downloads/funpack.pdf
Poster: http://www.climatecops.com/downloads/climate_cops_poster_earth.pdf
Door Hanger, for your child's bedroom: http://www.climatecops.com/downloads/climate_cops_door_hanger.pdf
The more observant of you will have noticed three key things:
1) The happy characters adorning all the materials, armed with toolbelts and grins; as well as — bizarrely — a polar bear doing a "thumbs up" sign, because we all know the good stuff npower's Climate Cops are doing for the planet.
2) The incessant branding of all the materials with the "npower" logo, just in case you ever forgot what fine company was responsible for all this great climate fighting gear. If you use the door hanger, then your child's bedroom door can also be sponsored by npower.
3) The complete absence of any mention of RWE npower's main business…
…which just happens to be the generation of electricity through the burning of coal, gas and oil.
Gas-fired power stations
Didcot B, Great Yarmouth, Little Barford, Cowes
total output: 1,900 MW
Coal-fired power stations
Aberthaw, Didcot A, Tilbury
total output: 4,900 MW
Fuel Oil-fired power stations*
Littlebrook, Fawley
total output: 2,500 MW
Combined Heat and Power
13 sites in UK
total output: 2,000 MW
RWE npower are also proposing to build 2 new gas-fired power stations and one new coal-fired power station in the UK.
Now, if you clicked on the "Fun Pack" link above, you will notice also lots of mentions of wind energy, so you would think that npower were really big generators of wind power and other renewable sources. After searching around their electricity generation web site, I had started giving up hope that I would ever find details of their renewables business. I eventually found their renewable power arm, RWE Innogy (presumably a play on the words "Innovation" and "energy") which revealed that RWE's total UK installation of wind power is around 420 MW.
This means that the total electricity generation portfolio, for a company that is proudly trying to produce a force of Climate Cops, consists of:
3.5% low carbon (renewables)
33.3% medium carbon (gas and CHP**)
63.2% high carbon (coal and fuel oil)
Would you trust this company with your children's environmental education?
*fuel oil is the same oil that is used to power ships; when used to produce electricity it is even dirtier than coal, which is one reason it is so rarely used
**CHP depends on low-density heat, so is not terribly efficient.


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Tony Bennett's nude sketch of Lady Gaga, made during an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot for Vanity Fair, is up for auction. Bennett, who is a painter as well as a singer, made the drawing at Leibovitz's urging.
The sketch is up for sale at eBay Celebrity, with proceeds to benefit the singers' foundations – Bennett's Exploring the Arts and Gaga's Born This Way. The two singers recorded a version of "The Lady Is a Tramp" for Bennett's recent Duets II album.
On her Thanksgiving TV special, Gaga joked about posing for the picture. "I walked in and said, 'Well, Tony, here we are,' and I dropped my robe and I got into position," she recalled. "I felt shy and thought, 'It's Tony Bennett. Why am I naked?"
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HARTLAND, Maine — The 13th annual Slim Clark concert will be held May 4, at the Irving Tanning Community Center located in the consolidated school located on Elm Street in Hartland.
This event funds a scholarship at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport to a student going on to college to pursue a career in the arts.
Slim was not only known as an internationally recognized musician he was also a well know wildlife artist. His works are owned and prized by hundreds of people.
It this the 13th year since his passing, Jasmine Records of the United Kingdom, has released a new double CD collection of his old 78 records remastered. These will be available at the show.
Appearing this year is Jewel Clark Slim's, daughter doing some old country and lots of yodeling.
The Misty Mountaineers one of Maine's longest running Bluegrass acts and featuring this year a special reunion of the 1986 Misty Mountaineers .
There will be refreshments served by the School's P.T.F. group as well as 50/50 raffle .
The doors open at 6 p.m., with the show at 7 p.m.
This event is again sponsored as it has since it's inception by Muffler King of Newport and Q106.5 Radio.
For more information contact 672-4481.


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In a modern retelling of the classsic fairy tale, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), a young farmer, joins an expedition to rescue a kidnapped princess from the kingdom of giants.
Also new this week: '21 & Over' and 'The Last Exorcism Part II.'
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013, Warner Bros., PG-13, $29; Blu-ray, $36
Young farm boy Jack (Nicholas Hoult) accidentally opens a gateway to a land of giants, who were banished centuries ago to a land high in the sky. He has to find a way to rescue a captured princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) and get control of a magic crown that keeps giants from invading the world below.
USA TODAY's Claudia Puig says: * * ½ (out of four). With deftly etched computer-generated imagery, the film looks like an illustrated storybook come to life.
AMAZON: Buy Jack the Giant Slayer
2013, PG-13, $30; Blu-ray, $40
At Beecham House, a home for retired musicians, three residents are shocked to find that a new arrival (Maggie Smith) is their former quartet partner and the ex-wife of one of their members (Tom Courtenay). Emotions get frayed in Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut. Puig: * * *
Jean (Maggie Smith) reunites with the group, and speask with Reggie (Tom Courtenay) after years apart.
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21 & Over
2013, Fox, R, $30; Blu-ray, $40
Jeff (Justin Chon) has a med school interview in the morning, but friends Casey (Skylar Astin) and Miller (Miles Teller) want to take him out for drinks. He agrees to one drink, but a night of misadventures follows. Puig: * ½
The night before a medical school entrance exam, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends and things quickly spiral out of control.
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The Last Exorcism Part II
2013, Sony, PG-13, $31; Blu-ray, $36
After being found alone and afraid in the woods, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is brought to New Orleans, where she has no memory of recent events. She tries getting on with her life, but the demon that possessed her before is back and more evil than ever.
Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) attempts to move on from the events of the first film, but cannot escape the demon who has been tormenting her.
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The Post's polling guru Jon Cohen noted the latest evidence that President Obama is losing Jewish support:
Fully four in 10 Jews now disapprove of the way President Obama is doing his job — up significantly from late spring — according to the latest numbers from the Gallup tracking poll.
Overall, Obama continues to score considerably higher among Jews than he does overall — he is at 55 percent approval and 40 percent among those surveyed by Gallup from the beginning of August through Sept. 14 — but the negative trend also matches that among other groups. . . .
In May, 68 percent of Jews said they approved of Obama's performance in office, that slipped to 60 percent in June and is now under that level for the first time this year. Disapproval has gone from 26 percent in May to 32 percent in June to the new 40 percent level.
I asked Cohen's colleague Peyton Craighill if Gallup was more reliable than some earlier surveys. He told me that the Gallup methodology is solid. "They aggregate their daily tracking poll (1,000 interviews a night) so they get enough of a sample through random polling procedures."
It's important to note that these voters are registering discontent, but they are a long way from casting votes for a GOP challenger. That suggests that the Obama campaign will have to spend time and money trying to keep these votes in the fold, rather than spend effort on constituencies that have historically been less loyal to the Democratic Party.
What we do know is there is a critical mass of disenchanted Jewish voters. Can one of the Republicans pick up some of this support in the form of donors, volunteers and, ultimately, voters?
This is one example of why it is critical for GOP contenders to be able to reach out to voters who haven't been traditionally (or at least recently) voting Republican. In a similar vein, my colleague Greg Sargent notes that about a third of independent voters are turned off and less likely to vote for Texas Gov. Rick Perry because of his position on Social Security. Conversely, Perry might be able to gain ground with Hispanic voters (who are also abandoning Obama in droves) by maintaining his moderate position on immigration and support for in-state tuition breaks for those who may be or whose parents may be illegal immigrants.
The challenge for the Republican contenders is to be true to their conservative values while making themselves appealing to voters outside the base. Sometimes that means articulating a position more strongly (e.g. support for Israel), sometimes that means resisting the urge to freak voters out (especially those who don't think Social Security is a "failure") and sometimes that means being brave enough to take heat from the base (reject nonsense on HPV vaccination's "dangers"). It's not easy. But then running for president is a tough endeavor.


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On this past Sunday, not only did my wife and I celebrate 23 years here at Faith, but the Church addition of a beautiful new foyer and portico was dedicated to Bro. Milton Rawles and his wife Glenda. We honored them for 45 years of faithful service to the Lord in the Ministry. Bro. Rawles has had several different physical challenges over the last few years including heart attack, cancer, strokes and open heart surgery. I had my Pastor, Dr. Charles E. Wright come and preach Sunday services and then the Dedication service after dinner on the grounds.
In Romans 13:7 there is a list of those we are told to give their dues. There is listed tribute, custom, fear and honor. We are told by God to give Honor to whom honor is due. The word "honour" means valuables, i.e., money paid and by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degrees) or dignity and the word is also translated "precious."
Lest you misunderstand, let me say that we Christians always give the honour back to the Lord, for we are what we are by the grace of God. In a worldly sense, it is customary for those who are in the entertainment industry to receive honor and keep that honor. Musicians, actors and actresses, sports heroes that are dishonorable in their lives are not worthy of "honor" and yet when we follow their lives, buy their products, go to their movies etc., we are giving them honor. We are placing a value on them and their work and giving dignity to them when in fact, they are not worthy. If I bought a dvd of Madonna, I would be placing value on her and giving honor to her. On a rare occasion will we hear any of these give the honor back to God for their success. They usually keep the honor (including the money) to themselves and have the attitude that "they did it."
Judges are addressed as "your honor" not because of who they are but because of the position they hold.
I give here some of those to whom honor is due.
1. The Lord is worthy of all honour glory and praise. Rev, 4:11; 5:12 Let me tell why: He paid the highest price for our salvation and no one else could do this. He is worthy of all honour because no one else could shed sinless blood for the sin of mankind. No one else could forgive sins. He is worthy of all honour and those who are truly saved understand the value, the cost of our salvation which causes us to give the honor back to God for His great gift to us through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2. Parents are worthy of honor and one of the Ten Commandments is given to children to honor their parents. Ex. 20:12; Eph. 6:2 among other verses give this command to children. Children are to give honor, value, dignity, esteem to their parents and God promises to bless that person.
3. Preachers of the Word are to be honored, as we did Bro. Rawles. 1Tim. 5:17 The Church gave my wife and I a monetary gift (honorarium) for our 23 rd. anniversary here.
4. A person that lives above reproach is worthy of honor. Prov. 21:21: 2Tim. 2:19-22; Romans 2:7-11 and 1 Thess. 4:4
5. A gracious woman is worthy of honor. Prov. 11:16 Gracious means kindness and pleasantness. 1 Peter 3:7 tells husbands to give "honour" to his wife, meaning treating her as precious, valuable as the weaker vessel. Of course, the wife is told to reverence her husband, Eph.5:33
6. Finally, any honor we receive goes back to the Lord. When we worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, we honor Him. When we serve Him with gladness faithfully, we honor Him. When we pay the price of living holy lives, we honor Him. When we determine to win over the world, the flesh and the devil, we honor Him. WE DISHONOR THE LORD WHEN WE DO NOT PLACE A HIGH VALUE ON LIVIN OUR LIVES FOR HIS HONOR.
When a Christian gets out of Church, God is dishonored; When a Christian gets in sin, God is dishonored. When a Christian is not faithful to the things of God, God is dishonored. When God is dishonored, it simply means we place a lower or low value on Him and show it by our attitude and actions. We honor God by paying the price of living honorable lives for His glory.


text: Michael Moore unveiled the film Nike "didn't want the world to see" Wednesday night in Portland, OR, as a "packed house" watched the premiere of "The Big One," according to Jeff Manning of the Portland OREGONIAN. Manning wrote that the movie "travels a familiar but entertaining populist path," and that its "climactic" scene shows a "surprisingly chummy meeting" between Moore and Nike CEO Phil Knight last August. During the meeting, Moore "admonishes" Knight for taking most of Nike's manufacturing overseas, and asks him to build a factory in Flint, MI. However, Manning writes that the "tone" of the meeting "is always somewhat genial." Moore, to Knight in the film: "I honestly think you're the good guy. You're not General Motors." After the film's premiere, Moore unveiled his "Just Build It" campaign, asking viewers to write to Nike and ask it to build a factory in Flint (Portland OREGONIAN, 3/26). NIKE'S RESPONSE: Nike issued a statement concerning the film: "In the interest of feeding the viewer what he thinks is funny, Moore leaves out the facts, even facts he acknowledged when he spoke with Phil Knight." On Wednesday, Nike Senior Manager/Communications Vada Manager "acknowledged" that Nike "did want the film changed," and asked Moore "to add that Nike has voluntarily instituted a minimum working age of 16" at its Asian factories. Manager said that Moore "offered to change the film" if Nike would build the Flint factory, and added that the director's unwillingness to add the requested information "speaks to the intellectual dishonesty of the film" (OREGONIAN, 3/26). GLOBAL NOTES: ESPN will examine labor practices in the sneaker industry in an "Outside The Lines" special titled "Made In Vietnam: The American Sneaker Controversy" airing April 2 at 7:30pm ET. The show will include a report on manufacturing policies of U.S. sneaker companies, and a look inside Nike and Reebok factories in Saigon (ESPN)....The global workplace standards of multinational corporations, including Nike and Reebok, are examined by Philip Rozenzweig in today's FINANCIAL TIMES. Rosenzweig: "Instead of reducing the debate to 'good' versus 'bad,' it is more useful to examine how some leading multinationals address this important issue" (FINANCIAL TIMES, 3/27).


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Rome, Italy
January 16, 1500
January 16, 1500
The little Mouse hurried along the street, the stack of books Orianna had requested clutched tight to his chest. Squirming through the crowds flocking toward the gallows-place to see yet another execution, he managed to find his way halfway back before becoming lost. Groaning, he took another turn, only to have a woman appear from the masses and snatch up one of his hands.
The girl winked and smiled at the monk, earning a few hisses of derision from some of the onlookers who happened to spot them. She stepped through the bodies as if they weren't there to begin with and lead the monk to a small cluster of buildings near the outskirts of the city proper rather near where his intended destination was located. Ignacio wracked his brain for answers as he questioned where he'd seen her face before.
They stepped into a small, deserted courtyard tucked away between two buildings and the woman nudged him into one of the half-deserted, tumbledown edifices. Within, a dark-locked man was leaning against a wall, his gaze moving from roof to ceiling, giving a wall to wall inspection of the place as the girl performed a little mocking bow.
"So, Uncle, I found the mouse that had escaped you. May I ask for leave now?" Luca grinned and made a gesture with his head that provoked a little giggle from the girl before she was off, disappearing around the corner.
"Who is she?" the monk asked. "And why've you had me brought all the way out here?" The second question was useless, though it hung in the air between them, his own heated face telling him he knew exactly the reason why he'd been brought to a shack near the little harbor on the river. Ignacio clutched the books like a shield to his chest, his eyes never leaving the taller man, who gazed back at him languidly, as if he now was up for inspection.
What animal would he be? One that eats mice, he decided. Foxes. Foxes eat mice. Wolves, cats...cats eat mice for a certainty. Some birds of the air eat mice. He licked his lips; they'd gone dry as the stare continued to be held on him. The unblinking serpent of the Garden would eat mice nowadays, too, wouldn't he? No, no, he's too much charm for even any snake. A tomcat is what he is. So sure of himself...
"That was my niece Simza." The answer broke through the haze of his thoughts. "My oldest sister's youngest daughter, if you want to know the details." Luca moved forward, but stopped a few steps short of the smaller man. "And if you want to know what I'm doing here, we're going to set up camp and I am here to inspect the place. What do you think? Humble enough for my little band?" He tilted his head, the coins and trinkets attached to his headband jingling softly in the silence that followed his remarks. "You haven't spoken to me or spared me a glance since..."
He let the words trail off. There was no need to say the rest. It took a moment more for Ignacio to find his tongue.
"I--I've been busy. I've had things to do. It's not all prayers and lighting candles with being a monk." The excuses sounded pitiful even to his ears once he'd voiced them. Ignacio's eyes flicked to the man's headband, watching the light that peeped in through the wooden walls dance along the coins and small, colored beads of what seemed to be glass. His breathing quickened, too loud in the silence of the place. "I--I have been praying, though. For you...for me, for both of us." He licked his lips again, studying some of the wrinkled tops of the pages between the leather covers of the volumes in his arms.
Fingers brushed his chin, lifted it; the air left him as quickly as if he'd taken a blow to the stomach. Another hand slipped into his hair. Their lips pressed together, tongues meshing hungrily.
Gently, Luca took the books from the monk's hands and laid them aside, his dark, rough hands stroking the monk's paler, soft ones. He pulled back as something salty touched his lips, lapping it away with his tongue almost immediately. Releasing his chin, Luca allowed the man to hide his face in his shirt, stroking the monk's heaving back.
Ignacio clutched at his back, whimpering as hot tears slid down his cheeks.
"Do you know what you do to me? Do you?" he babbled, unsure why. "I can't stop thinking about you. I want to know everything about you. When you're not around, I wonder where you are, if you're hurt..." He was panting, his voice choked with the mucus in his throat. "And you have a wife and children and I'm pledged to God and we cannot do this, we should not do this, but we have and we are and..." He hiccuped. "I want to keep doing it. Damn me, damn it all, I want to keep doing it because I can't stand the thought of not being near you!"
By the time he finished his rant, Luca had taken a seat against one wall and was rocking him like he would one of his smaller children. He continued to hold him for a time, saying nothing. When he had finally cleared enough of his nose and throat to breathe properly and wiped off his eyes, Ignacio found himself seated on the low pallet Luca had used as a bed for the last two days.
"Do not worry about my wife. We both are free beings. I accept her ways and so she does mine. Thus, we do not become sour with each other." He pressed a finger to Ignacio's lips when he saw him beginning to speak. "Do not start citing that book I haven't read." His finger drifted to the side, joined by another, tracing over his companion's lips. "I like your tall friend's preachings best of the many I've heard. He said to me on the road that what made this faith of yours special and valuable is that your God is love. And how could a being that consists of love what we are and what we see in each other?"
Inigo looked up into the other man's eyes, then down at the fingers pressed to his lips. The Rom Baro let out a startled sound as he felt the monk's tongue against his fingertips, lips closing over them slowly.
"What are we?" he asked once Luca's fingers were thoroughly wet and the man seemingly breathless, placing kisses along his palm and wrist, following the length of his arm up to his shoulder and neck. "Isn't this a sin?" He gasped as hands grasped his ass, having slipped beneath his robes so steathily he wouldn't have known they were there had they not touched him. "Are we lost?" He raised his arms automatically as the brown wool was drawn over his head and set aside near his books.
Luca chuckled and, as if reading his thoughts from before, said, "A tomcat playing with a little mouse he holds very dear." He closed his eyes, running his hands along Ignacio's body from feet to legs. "We are what we are. I've tried to live in a way that harms no one. About this sin you talk of, I know nothing." He opened his eyes and took in the sight of the body he'd only touched before, dipping his head to place kisses along his chest. "And lost? No. I know exactly where I am." Fingers clumsily played with his shirt. He helped the Mouse to strip his fur fully, simply tearing it down the middle and tossing it atop his robe. "I am in a place with you and that makes me happy." Their lips locked again, his hands coming up to grasp the monk's face. Inigo made a confused sound when words were whispered against his tingling lips that he didn't catch. "Stai bene cannella," the man repeated before diving in for another taste.
The younger man's eyes traced over Luca's skin along with his fingers, mapping out every ridge and crease on his skin, every hair, connecting the dark dots of the moles on his shoulder blades with imaginary lines, memorizing the taste of him as he took his turn at slipping his tongue into the other's mouth. He grew bold enough to toy a little with the hard, dark nipples he found when passing his hands once more over the Rom Baro's chest. Their arms folded around one another as Luca drew him closer.
Inigo sighed as Luca pressed him back to the wall, his hand slipping between his legs to brush against his length. He needed no coaxing, having gone hard at the first caresses Luca had given him. The man bowed his head down, only to stop, looking up at him, nails teasing him from base to tip as he whispered, "I'll only go as far as my Mouse wishes." He bent and pressed his lips to the soft hair that led down from Inigo's belly. "I can catch you again. I will catch you again." He lifted his gaze briefly. Hearing only sighs, he pressed on, replacing his nails with his tongue, licking around his tip.
Ignacio's back arched out from the wall he'd been pressed to, his breath coming and leaving in gasps. His hands searched for purchase and found it in abundance, squeezing first at Luca's ass, then at his shoulders, one hand shifting to grasp the nape of his neck as the other stole its way into his hair. Luca continued his work slowly, taking in each of the other man's reactions, ready to stop if one word came from the monk. His teeth, tongue, and lips finally found a rhythm after a few minutes, earning sigh after sigh from the Mouse.
"Ti amo!" The cry never reached the ceiling of the building, falling back to earth as its owner writhed and bucked. Luca pinned his hips with one hand, working faster over him. "Luca, ti amo!"
This is all for you, he thought toward the other man, taking the monk's length too deep into his throat to simply pull back and speak, grasping his thigh with the other hand. You see now that there's nothing to fear? There's no devil coming to drag you to hell once you let yourself go.
He worked until the end, feeling a familiar shudder pass through Ignacio's frame. Darkness closed over the monk's eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself in the Roma's arms, fingers stroking along his stomach, his nose nuzzled against his cheek.
Lips pressed to his ear, the unfamiliar words whispered into it, as if speaking them aloud would cause them to turn to ash on his tongue, "Me voliv tu, Inigo." Ignacio nestled into his arms before turning his gaze toward the abandoned books.
"I said I would bring those to Signora Cavalcanti."
"I'm sure she'll understand if you said you got lost." Luca blinked in a good imitation of Jameel's bird as the little Franciscan twined their fingers over his belly.
"But I'm not lost. I'm here with you."
X x X
"Hakim, I've been wondering whether you were genius or insane since I've met you and now I'm certain," Scars stated as he looked at the vastness that was a part of the miniature harbor on the river Tiber that sprawled before them, "you're without a doubt one hundred percent out of your f*cking mind."
The vastness that stretched before them was really only the length of what to Lex was an average swimming pool and just deep enough for proper swimming. The waters were relatively placid so that, on a clear day such as this, if he squinted, he could almost see the suggestion of the bottom in this area. The idea had come up as a way to have some time alone and enjoyment for himself, some relatively easy exercise for the still-healing Owlet, and as a possible moment to try and make up for the promise he'd broken.
When he'd come to Scars with the idea, the swordsman had looked at him with a mix of derision and actual terror.
"You think this will help me heal?" he had asked.
"Yeah, why not? It's helped other people recover from wounds who needed to work out their muscles without putting themselves under too much strain. Why not you?" Lex had responded.
"I cannot swim."
"We can fix that."
And so he had brought him here. And Scars stood rooted to the bank. If he stays there any longer, he's gonna start feeding through photosynthesis, Lex thought as he began to strip out of his robes.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm not going to swim in my clothes." Lex balled up his robes and tossed them onto a higher part of the bank, a little further up from the water's edge. "C'mon, buddy, strip." He stepped forward, testing the temperature of the proposed pool with his foot. "I don't hear anything coming off, Scars. Seriously, have you turned into a tree? Are you filter-feeding yet? If you are, just say photosynthesis."
"What in God's name are you babbling about?" The Sparrow turned, if only to see the expression on the other young man's face, his own reddening quickly. The man stood before him naked as the day he was born. Broad shouldered and well-muscled in the arms, the Sparrow's eyes traveled down his chest and stomach, which were strong as his arms looked. His legs had been shaped by hours of roof-running and hard riding, not overly muscled but still powerful, he was sure, looser in the thighs than the calves. The time traveler tore his gaze away before he could contemplate the other muscle that hung between his companion's legs, turning back to the water.
"Just that you're a liar."
"What?" The word was a hiss, deadly and venomous.
"You say you can't swim and you look like that? Bullsh*t!" Lex dove into the water before the Owlet could finish making a grab for him, disappearing beneath the surface. He popped up again a few feet away. "What're you waiting for, Scars? Come get me!" A splash followed his words, then further splashing as the man realized he had nothing below his feet but water and began to sink. Struggling to stay afloat, he thrashed about. For an instant, he panicked further, water filling his mouth.
He hacked it back up as arms wound tight around him, grasping onto whatever held him up. Gulping down lungfuls of air, he heard through the film of water in his ears, "Kick! Kick, stupid, kick! No, kick rhythmically! Ow! The water! The water! Kick the water rhythmically, not me!" It was then he realized he'd grabbed onto the person who seconds before had been taunting him.
Lex began to pull away then, as if he too had realized they were chest to chest with one another. He was stopped when Scars' hands gripped tight onto his shoulders, the man's face pale, knuckles white.
"Relax." He took hold of his elbows, breathing hard himself from keeping the both of them afloat. "I've gotcha. Just keep kicking for a while." Whether it was minutes or hours later, Scars couldn't have said, but by then the Sparrow had slipped away from him, swimming circles around him as he stayed in place, treading water. Finally, he said, "You gonna come after me?" Twisting around onto his stomach, he began paddling away. Stretching out his arms in a crude imitation, the Owlet followed after him.
The chase ended abruptly, the two bumping into one another, chest to chest once more. Lex moved back, placing a hand slowly against Scars' back, scooping his legs up as he said, "Lean back on my hand." The other did as told. "Now relax. You're tensed up like a piece of wood." He steadfastly ignored the wooden tension he felt himself as well at the contact with the other man's skin and kept his hands where they were until he felt Scars relax. Carefully, he moved his hands away, letting the water cradle him.
He turned and leaned back himself then, lying back on the water beside the Owlet and holding up his hands to show that he was floating on his own and completely fine. A small smile appeared on his face at the look of surprise the other gave him.
"How's it feel?"
"I haven't drowned so far. Are we going to continue?"
"Yeah. Practice holding your breath." Sucking down a deep one himself, the Sparrow flipped over and onto his back. Scars gave Lex an appraising stare before finally doing likewise. After a few minutes, they flipped back over, both panting. "How come you never learned this before?"
"I never felt the need," said the scarred man, shrugging as well as he was able, still catching his breath. "And I've usually avoided things like this since Templars pushed me into the Quru Chay."
"The what?"
"One of the rivers that cuts through my home town."
"Where's that?"
"Tabriz, in Persia." Scars fell silent, looking up toward the sky. A cloud passed over the sun, raising gooseflesh on his skin. He moved his arms to warm them, watching until the sun returned. "How did you learn to swim?"
"I was put in a pool with my friends as a kid and someone taught us." He dipped his head back until his face was submerged, snorting as he came up and some of the water went up his nose. "How'd you end up in Italy?"
"After the Night Master pulled me from the river, we returned to my home and found it had been destroyed." Scars sat up, finding his feet and moving toward the back. "Majid and I traveled with him then, as he offered us the chance of not only vengeance but a sort of home." He pulled on his pants before dropping to a sit on the bank. Lex sighed as he brought himself to an upright position and followed him, flopping onto his back to let his body and boxers dry. "Where are you from?" Scars asked as he looked down at the smaller male, his eyes traveling to the scar on his chest. They widened slightly, though he said nothing.
"I'm from that way." The Sparrow pointed westward.
"No, further than Spain."
Scars' lip twitched upward into the faintest of smirks. "Atlantis?"
"Oh my God, did you just make a joke?" Lex laughed, looking around. "How can that be? The earth is still in one piece!" He shook his head. "No, not Atlantis. You heard about the land Columbus discovered, though, right?"
"Yes, and Spain has claimed them rather loudly, or so I learned from the Night Master after he spoke with Columbus. He brought back slaves for the queen." He rolled his eyes and looked back at Lex, watching as he turned over onto his stomach. "The Master drew them." He leaned back slowly, propping his head on his hands as he continued looking at the Sparrow. Dark skinned like them he was, but his hair curled. His nose wasn't as large, instead fine and small. He was smaller than them as well. "You don't look like one of them."
Slowly, keeping an eye on his wound, he turned onto his stomach as well, their elbows brushing as he propped his chin on his arms. The Sparrow looked up at the sudden contact, but didn't pull away. Hesitantly, he reached out with one arm and slipped it around Husam's back. The Owlet lifted his head from his chin, but said nothing, returning the gesture and allowing the smaller man to draw closer until they rested side by side.
Nearby, a large monk sat watching. Uberto had been there for a time, having been drawn by curiosity. Although, as he sat watching the young men in the water, he began to think of someone else entirely. What can I do, though? I have nothing to offer. His thoughts were interrupted then as the object of his brooding appeared before his eyes, a smile lighting up his face.
"I greet thee, Bear," said Orianna, giving back the smile as she neared him. "Watching our little birds playing in the water?"
"Yes. What are you planning to do, going with such a heavy burden on your arm?" Uberto gestured to the little basket that was slung across one of the woman's arms. The dark wood contrasted with the dark green of her dress, giving further light to her bright eyes.
"I go to market. We need a few more herbs for my kitchen and Jameel has asked me to buy some fabric for him."
"Fabric? What for?"
"You will see soon enough." She laughed. "I daren't tell you, lest someone else overhear."
"Ah, but who wouldn't listen to such a merry sound as your voice, usignolo?" A flush crept up the woman's cheeks at the words. Seizing upon the opportunity, the Bear added, "Might I accompany you?"
"It is kind of you to offer, mio orso, but I do not want to take up your time with so trivial a task." She touched his hand briefly. "Besides, there is your reputation to consider. You are a holy man and being seen with me... I do not want you to suffer for my own reputation. You understand?" She looked at him for a long moment before slipping away. Uberto's eyes followed her across the bridge. Another man in brown met her on the opposite side. They stopped, spoke a few words, and she continued on, now with books in her arms as Inigo made his way to where the Bear sat. The little Mouse's lengthening hair looked rumpled, his robes hanging crooked on his shoulders, belt loose. The smile on his face turned to a look of confusion as he regarded his friend.
"Uberto, is something the matter?"
"No, no, nothing, Inigo."
"Please, I can tell it's something by now. Whose skirt weren't you able to look up?"
"Would you believe me if I say I've lost my taste for chasing so many skirts?" The young man lifted a brow as he pressed a hand to the other monk's forehead to see if he was truly feeling all that well.
X x X
"Rina!" Shaun waved at the woman as he tried to wade through a sea of old women haggling over the price of fish. "Rina!" Squeezing through, he snatched his purse back from one of the women with a sharp, "Give me that, you biddy!"
"Shaun, would you like my help?" the courtesan laughed.
"No, no, these bloody crusty dragons won't do me any harm. But, as a matter of fact, I did come to ask your advice about something." The woman nodded, turning quickly to pay the merchant for the cloth she'd purchased. "I was wondering if you had any advice for me about, well, Badr."
"Yeah, well, I'm new at this Assassin courtship business, y'know? I don't exactly know how I'm supposed to go about it. How does one show affection for his type?" He passed a hand through his hair. "I heard what you told Lex about your husband." She lowered her head slightly. "I'm sorry."
"It's nothing to be sorry over, my friend."
"In that case, might I ask how he showed you he loved you?"
Orianna smiled, laughing softly at the memory.
"He threw me out of a building from the third story window into a haystack." Shaun's eyes widened; he gulped visibly.
"What did you do then?"
"Well, I almost poisoned him with nightshade." She chuckled. "For God's sake, man, you British are tough when it comes to poison!"
"Oh, he was one too? And despite all this, you two still married? Bad teeth, dashing good looks, resistance to poison, and window-tossing included?"
The woman was positively grinning as she said, "Yes, after he chased me through half the country."
Shaun nodded and headed off, threading through the streets and finally finding his way to where Fajera was stabled with Nasira. He found the man he was looking for on the roof of the stables.
"Hello, Badr. You're looking good as always."
"Don't lie, Novice. It doesn't become you," the Arab stated, smirking. "But what is it you want? You can't have come up here only to tell me that."
"You're right. I actually wanted to tell you something rather important." Hearing this, Badr stood, moving over to where he'd heard Shaun speaking last.
"Well, what is it?" The blind Assassin sucked in his breath sharply as he was pushed backward, falling through the hole in the roof and into the hay below. Shaun made the short jump down and landed beside him.
"Ana uhibook."
"I know." The historian grunted as he was pinned down by the horseman's weight, the sash from Badr's waist binding his hands over his head. "And your accent is terrible." Shaun shivered as the other's hands passed over his face, his head cocked to one side, skin rasping against the stubble on his jaw, before lips crushed his own.
X x X
"Gilberto." A man entered the room at the newly christened Volpe Adormentata inn, taking a seat in the back room. La Volpe looked up at him from his drink, eyes half-lidded.
"Niccolo." Niccolo Machiavelli nodded. "Care for a drink?"
"No. I've little knowledge of what exactly you put in them."
"Alcohol, of course," said a third voice, the hooded man taking a seat. A week's growth of beard covered his jaw, but for where a scar slashed through his lip on the right side. "And grapes. Volpe. Machiavelli. What can you tell me of the goings on in Roma?"
"Well, Ezio," Machiavelli said, leaning forward on an arm, "wouldn't you like to know that we have more allies here than you might think?"
X x X
"Skandar." The Sparrow jerked his head up from where he sat feeding Spock, too quickly for the Owl's liking, though he didn't blame him. Jameel stood in the doorway, one hand upon it, looking down at where he sat cross-legged on his small bed.
"What is it?" Jameel raised his other hand, holding up a blindfold. "Blind fighting?"
"Not quite." The younger man flinched as he moved forward quickly. Jameel slowed as he moved behind him, tying the blindfold on, carefully freeing a few strands of hair that had become caught in the fabric before tightening the knot. "It's a surprise."
"Am I going to like the surprise?"
"Perhaps." Taking him by the arm, he helped the Sparrow to stand. Spock gave him an annoyed look as he was set down on the pillow, but settled into wait for the human's return. Slipping his hand down to the Journeyman's, Jameel clasped it tightly, whispering to guide him down the steps before leading him through the streets. The Red Owl couldn't help smile when, after a few minutes of walking, their fingers laced together.
"Are we there yet?" Try through he might, Lex couldn't keep the tinge of excitement from his voice. His heart was beating double time as he was once more guided up a set of stairs. Jameel placed his hands on his shoulders, stopping him as he undid the blindfold, kissing his head. Lex opened his eyes.
He was in an unfamiliar building, but below the small balcony he stood on he could see a room full of people dressed in white and black robes.
"You'd be surprised how unfashionable gray is considered these days." Jameel leaned against the doorway they'd come through, rolling his eyes. Lex looked over at him.
"Who are they?"
"Our newly recruited Novices. And some of them, at least, will be yours."


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The Women on the Wall: Beautiful, Sexist or Both?
A few weeks ago, a new mural debuted near Van Nuys Boulevard on Laurel Canyon, as many recently have in the past year along Pacoima's "Mural Mile." It's another vision created by Levi Ponce with assistance from active community members and artists, such as Manny Velazquez, Kristy Sandoval and Javier Martinez.
The mural was revealed just as Levi was becoming a local media darling, with coverage in the Daily News and on KCET.org, KPFK and, of course, i am san fernando. Soon after "Pacoima Neighborhood Mural" debuted, Good Day L.A. was touring the street art with Levi, and the prolific muralist was subsequently interviewed on CNN and MSN.
All good, right? Well, not exactly. "Pacoima Neighborhood Mural," which depicts two Latinas in dresses lying amidst flowers against a backdrop of stained-glass windows, has stirred up controversy. Some have called the image sexually suggestive with regard to the dress, poses, facial expressions and reclined positions of the two female models (as if they're in bed, some have argued). Additionally, others see the religious iconography as a reinforcement of values that suppress females.
Between the excitement of Levi's technically beautiful work, the media spotlight on Pacoima and the mixed feelings toward the representation of women in the mural, things got messy. How messy? Let's just say Facebook was involved.
I watched and listened as this played out among community members, acquaintances and personal friends. Part of me wanted to jump in with my own initial thoughts but, like many, my feelings were still murky and unclear. Anything I said would have been reactionary, and I've learned that time often gives me the space to make sense of gut reactions.
What was my gut reaction upon seeing the 70 feet by 20 feet depiction? Like most things that strike me as off, I found it hard to digest but I couldn't pinpoint why. Perhaps seeing its grandiosity in person left a sense of awe I felt uncomfortable with. Yes, I was moved. The national flowers from various Latin-American countries were beautiful, the loteria pictograms clever, and sheer stature mesmerizing. But then there they were — women I had met and conversed with in real life right in front of me, yet I could not see them.
In my first and only encounter with Ana Hernandez, one of the models, I gathered that she had an interest in photography since we only spoke briefly before she was off to shoot. In my time with Melanie Moreno, the other model, I learned that she is a talented wardrobe stylist with a passion for online media. I'm glad I got a chance to see those dimensions because the average mural observer will not be afforded the opportunity. The mural subjects will likely be relegated to "Latina babes" status, just as the Daily News recently called them.
Even though I wasn't sure how to react, I knew I had concerns. First, there's the notion of public art and its role in the community. Every artist has freedom to create and nearly every artist comes under fire at one point in his or her career, but do street artists carry more responsibility than others since their medium is intended for the public space, focused on accessibility and expected to interact with the community? And should a modern-day Latino or Latina muralist painting in a disadvantaged neighborhood take extra care in his or her decision-making, especially considering the art form's deep historical ties to Mexico, which harkens back to an era when murals were rooted in social and political movement and served as a platform for underrepresented people?
I am not one to infringe on artistic freedom. After all, I'm a writer with a public-facing website who shares her sometimes less-than-popular opinion on a daily basis. The "About" section on iamsanfernando.com cheekily states, "I'm an independent blogger. You don't like? Start your own blog."
But, the difference is that my audience has a choice. They can choose not to read my words, never visit my website and, with a few resources, start their own blog and share their voice. The same cannot be said of a mural. You're running into that sucker, whether you like it or not, and creating a mural is not a realistic possibility for the average citizen.
That being said, my answer is yes. A muralist should take extra care when considering his or her subject matter and think about how the piece will interact with the community at large. It's one thing to facilitate access to art for residents who aren't receiving it, but the more important thing is pushing through meaningful and compelling images that challenge the empty and false ones penetrating their daily lives.
There's also another problem with the picture here, and it has to do with the representation of the two women on the wall. If a mural tells a story and challenges social constructions, what does "Pacoima Neighborhood Mural" have to say? How does it confront the all-too-common depiction of the sexualized female, particularly that of the Latina "vixen"?
There are people in certain camps that just don't see the mural as "that bad" or overtly sexual. First, let's state the obvious. There is a sexual connotation. If the characters from some of Levi's other murals were subjected to such a pose, people would sense something was off. Would the Mona Lisa in "Pacoima's Art Revolution" lose her strength if she was reclining with that same expression on her face and dress falling off her shoulder? How would Danny Trejo's power be reduced if he wasn't upright and looking down on you with that mean mug?
The idea that the mural is not "that bad" is a large part of the problem. Not that bad compared to what? Compared to what you're used to seeing? Beer ads? Porno? The point of reference is off base; males have unjustly created the benchmark and ignorantly continue to look to it as a measuring tool.
The most surprising element about this whole ordeal is not the content of the mural itself. We women are accustomed to images that objectify, conversations that insult and actions that abuse. It's not right, but also not shocking. No, the real letdown comes in the form of trust broken.
The suggestive nature of the mural struck a particular chord among community members because it was an "inside job." This wasn't the usual corporate entity looking to cash in on the Latin market by playing up that spicy/sizzling/feisty/hot Latina in a red dress (see: Sophia Vergara, Corona ads, any movie where the girlfriend is Latina, life). No, this was our brown, conscious brothers and some sisters who either call themselves feminists or, at the very least, are aware of a predominant culture that has marginalized them in some way.
When our community of Chicano activists and local artists — the very friends and neighbors who work side-by-side in a struggle that parallels that of females — offer this mural as their vision of Pacoima women and thereafter cannot look past the backlash, admit fault and offer understanding, it feels like an affront.
To me, this was the most upsetting element about the whole drama. I read or heard ignorant comment after ignorant comment and ran into defenders of the mural who were flabbergasted by the negative reaction. They chalked it up to the vocal opinions of "extreme feminists" and brushed it off. I didn't know there were levels of extremity when it came to equal rights.
Some, mainly men, were ready to swiftly absolve the mural's shortcomings because the door had now been opened for dialogue and real conversation was on its way. The problem is that the dialogue is not happening until something pops off, and females are automatically put in the position of defense. Real talk cannot stem from that. We're supposed to be on the same team.
The content of the mural is troubling but what made me sick to my stomach was seeing how those in defense of the mural — a community of Latino artists, educators and activists — were unwilling to look at themselves, their perception of women and the resulting impact on young people walking home daily from Pacoima Middle School.
After all, if your struggle is somehow related to creating social change or presenting a new perspective through art, would it not have made sense to end the trail of disrespectful comments and begin with, "You know, I'm not sure I understand why this is so upsetting to women or why it has triggered such emotion, but I'd like to try to understand."
Because if the conversation doesn't begin in such an honest and open way — if the conversation doesn't take place at all — then the writing's on the wall.


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Injector and Glow Plug Rework
Time for some work on the Injectors and the Glow Plugs. I purchased a set of new Glow Plugs from Rosewood diesel just to swap them out while I have the top end apart. A good pick will help with removing the O-Rings on the injectors.
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Injector O-Ring Kit
As part of the installation kit you get new injector O-Rings and the copper crush gasket for the bottom of the injector. It's easy to forget the copper washer so don't! It's a good idea to keep each package of parts together to make sure you have nothing left over. I got lucky and caught the copper seal in the package right before I was installing the injector.
The O-Ring Removal Pick
Close up of the tool. The O-Rings are easy 'pickings' with this tool. Take a picture of one close up to make sure you know how it all goes back together. Their is a steel ring that's in place and need to go back in the proper place so keep that in mind. Keeping it oil up helps slip them off.
Removing the Copper Crush Washer
These come off after a bit of cleaning of the carbon deposits on the nozzle. I used a razor knive to separate it and just slide it off.
Clean Injector with New O-Rings and Seals
This is the AFTER shot with the new O-Rings.
Installing the Crush Washer
It's a good time to install the Copper Crush Washer on the Tip of the fuel injector. The ones that cam with the kit fit snugly but I also tossed some grease to make sure it does not fall off during installation. You can now do the rest of the injector on the side of the engine and keep them orderd to each cylinder just in case anything matters.
Removing Glow Plugs
This could go easy or hard depending on the condition of your engine. You can get to most of the Glow Plugs without removing the Rocker Arm if you have exactly the right socket. My Glow Plugs came out easy without any fuss. These were the originals that were in the engine.
Socket Modification
I sacrafied a long socket to make a tool that will just catch the glow plug and clear the rocker arm. It's tight but it worked.
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And Finally Removed
The glow plug removed. After removing them they all check out with good continuity, and likely didn't need replacing. It seems on the Excursion that each plug is monitored with the glow plug controller vs. Just a relay as on some 7.3L PSD.


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Kings frustrate Yao, top Rockets 107-99
Artest, Martin lift Kings over Rockets
Published 6:30 am, Sunday, December 2, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Yao Ming finally got a shot off, a vicious, passionate slam.
He reached back and fired a towel toward the court with every bit of fury he could muster, earning a technical foul and ejection. His outburst put an angry face on a night of frustration for a Rockets offense that was shut down by one of the NBA's worst defensive teams for the second consecutive game.
Yao had just fouled out, but most of the Rockets' offensive options around him and Tracy McGrady had long since checked out. With the Rockets unable to stymie Sacramento defensively in the second half, the Kings pulled away to a 107-99 win on Saturday in Rick Adelman's return to Arco Arena, where he had been coach for eight seasons.
Adelman was greeted with a standing ovation when introduced before the game. But the roars came when Yao lost it.
"Obviously, I thought I got a bad call, whatever, but still it's up to us," Yao said. "We should never let them get a lead by 10, plus 10 points. In the second half, I feel we really, really played without passion, without energy. They scored 58 points in the second half. That made it a loss. It's all about us."
After a 21-point first half, Yao did not get another field goal and had just one in the last 43 1/2 minutes of the game, finishing with 29 points and 11 rebounds.
McGrady had 40 points, 28 in the second half. But the rest of the Rockets combined for just 30 points, making just 13 of 37 shots, just two of 14 3s.
"I don't know how many layups we missed," Adelman said. "We missed shot after shot at the basket. We couldn't make a play there."
With the Kings surrounding Yao before and especially after he caught the ball, and the Rockets getting little scoring from anyone but Yao and McGrady, McGrady drove the offense long enough to keep the Rockets in the game. He had the bucket or assist on every basket in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter.
Staying closeEven with the Kings scoring consistently, the Rockets were within three when Bonzi Wells went for an uncontested layup with 4 1/2 minutes left.
But on three consecutive plays, Yao was incensed with calls. He was hit with his fifth foul while bumping Ron Artest. There was no call either way when he crashed to the floor trying to draw a charge on Brad Miller. He picked up his sixth foul on a drive by Beno Udrih.
"I guess I just don't understand their explanations," Adelman said. "The one time, Yao was standing there, and Ron turned into him. Ron had nowhere to go. Yao's just standing there. The one Brad ran over him, he (official Gary Zielinski) said there wasn't enough contact. Well, what is enough contact? I have to find that one out.
"I don't blame Yao for getting frustrated. He shot 13 free throws. He could easily have shot a heck of a lot more than that. As much as he gets knocked around, he's going to get frustrated. But I think to try to take that charge, stepping in front of Brad and there is just no call. I said to the official, 'I don't care if you want to call a block; just make a call.' There's got to be something there when both fall down."
Defensive troublesThere were plenty of other reasons for frustration. While the Rockets around Yao and McGrady shot horribly, the defense broke down throughout the second half.
"It definitely makes things a lot harder on ourselves when guys are not knocking down shots and they're bringing the double teams to myself and Yao," McGrady said. "It's a miss or make league. Right now we're just not making.
"But we scored enough points to win the ballgame. Offense was not the problem tonight. It was more so defensively. Those guys definitely got what they wanted. They drove, got to the free-throw line. We couldn't stop them. That's the reason tonight we lost the ballgame, not because our guys were missing shots. We couldn't get any stops."
Artest and Kevin Martin led the Kings with 26 points each.
The Rockets committed 10 fouls in the fourth quarter, with the Kings making 13 of 15 free throws to hold on to their lead.
While the Rockets did not like a few of those calls, they could not argue that they performed any better than the officials who so enraged Yao.
"We still didn't do enough," Adelman said. "You can talk about the officials. I think it was frustration on Yao's part, and they basically outplayed us."
The Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center, named in memory of Mutombo's mother and the first hospital of its kind to be built in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in almost 40 years, opened Saturday, and immediately began seeing patients.
"It was a very peaceful day," Mutombo said. "I had a peace of mind from the fact I worked so hard to see this thing happen. And to see it finally come true, all I can say it is just to glorify God. God has been good to me and the thing I tried to accomplish in my life, I was able to do. I have to thank all of my friends and my family members and people that are close in my life and who gave me moral support and financial support.
"For me to achieve my goal is just so good. I know they are having a big party there. I talked to President Laurent Kabila yesterday. He was so happy."
The hospital had its dedication July 17 and began preparing for Saturday's opening, timed to coincide with World AIDS Day. Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10 percent of the world's population, but more than 60 percent of all people living with HIV, 25.8 million.
"I am happy," Mutombo said, "We can begin treating people now. It's a dream come true."
Back on the benchRockets guard Steve Francis was inactive Saturday because of a sore lower back. Francis fell hard early in Thursday's game against the Warriors. Though he did not come out of that game, he has struggled with the injury since.
Francis has played in five games, averaging 7.4 points and 3.8 assists.
Special placeWhen Rick Adelman coached the Kings, they were a guaranteed sellout with a streak that began in his second season and reached 345 games last season. When he returned Saturday, the streak had ended, with the Kings averaging just 13,591 in their first eight home games to rank 25th in the NBA.
"The crowd, they're going to come once you get a product there," Adelman said. "I thought they would do better with the team, the people they had.
"This year, they lost Mike Bibby, but he's another guy, you talk about what he didn't do, but I think they miss him a little bit.
"There's talent there Brad Miller is good. Kevin Martin has come out of nowhere to be a really good player. There's pieces there."