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1) Why did you decide to run for office?
The need for change. I have lived "be the change you would like to see in the world" since childhood. I have always been a person who creates things that aren't in existence because I felt that they should be. My best friends and I started a non-profit mentorship organization in San Diego for young girls from inner-city communities because there wasn't anything like it at the time. I knew the value of mentorship in my own life so I created what was necessary for young girls who had similar upbringings.
And so it is the same here with my decision to run for District Attorney: I am making a pathway for the change I want to see. I am being that change. No more complaining. There is so much change that needs to happen within our criminal justice system and it will only happen when a person with my life and work experience, values, and perspective takes the reins.
2) What are you passionate about changing?
I am extremely passionate about our children. There is a lot of lip service about how our children are the future, yet we set up a vast majority of our children of color for institutionalization. We remove them from school when they are troublesome or because they have a lapse in judgment (which is what kids will do from time and time), and set them on a path that starts with incarceration in our juvenile facilities. This leads to incarceration in our jails and ultimately our prisons. We have to stop the school-to-prison pipeline.
In general, I am passionate about People. God gave me a heart for people. Early on I knew that I would become an attorney so that I could use the law as a tool to help marginalized groups. Right now, homelessness, mental illness, and addiction are criminalized in our county. This is unconscionable; so I am very passionate about creating a system that treats our homeless, mentally ill, and addicted with dignity and also about stopping the fueling of the mass incarceration machine in general.
3) How does your faith influence your political beliefs and your understanding of policy?
From the very teachings of the Holy Bible we see that we are to do what is right and to seek justice, especially standing up for the marginalized.
When I see budget cuts to programs that help seniors, middle class families, the working poor, and the most vulnerable in our country, it saddens me. I believe that Equity is a Christian value. I also believe that building an economy that lifts up all Americans and not just those on top is rooted in Biblical teachings. The very foundation of my political beliefs is that we are greater together and that our country succeeds only when everyone–regardless of national origin, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation–has a fair chance at a life of quality, gets their fair share, and adheres to the same rules.
4) What advice do you have for other people who love Jesus, but find themselves disgusted with the evangelical support of Trump, while being pulled toward a more progressive political worldview?
Personally speaking, it has been disappointing to see the evangelical support of Trump as his outward behavior and speech do not espouse Christian values. Christ did not mock the afflicted — He healed lame men. Christ did not engage in repulsive behavior — He led a life completely above reproach. And we are to strive to do the same. To be a Christian means to emulate Jesus Christ by the very way we live. So, I first say that I understand.
As Christians, we all have the duty to speak the truth from the Word of God and take a stand for righteousness for God's sake. As leaders, Evangelical ministers have a duty to teach the Word of God and be examples of godliness. I encourage believers to simply do what is right to do by the teachings of Christ despite even the actions of leaders. Leaders are human, and humans get it wrong sometimes. This is why we are to follow Christ and not man. It is then critical to know that, even in our country, to follow Christ is to expect ridicule and even persecution. So, if that means that we will be persecuted for Christ's sake, then that is what we must endure because that is what we are called to do. Never be afraid to stand for Christ and speak His truths no matter who you are up against.
So there you have it. A Woman… A Person Of Color… A Christian… And a strong Advocate for Justice, for Change, and for the Oppressed and the Marginalized… Thank you, Geneviéve Jones-Wright, for bringing me a much needed glimmer of hope today. Also, if you'd like to contribute to her campaign, you can do that RIGHT HERE.
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
Parliamentary Estate: Proof of Identity
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to requiring all visitors to the Parliamentary estate to present photo identification before entry.
Viscount Waverley
House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13316

There are over one million visitors to Parliament each year. Visitors access the estate for many reasons. These include: to meet with a Member or a member of staff; to attend a Member-sponsored meeting or meetings at official level; to give evidence to a Committee; to lobby; to attend debates in both Houses (in the Chambers and Committees); to attend functions and banqueting events; to take a tour (both paid-for and democratic free tours); or as part of an Education Service visit. Many visits do not need to be pre-booked. In order to promote open access to Parliament controls are kept proportionate to the security risk. Photo identification by visitors is not currently deemed proportionate and if introduced would need to be verified, significantly delaying the admission of visitors to Parliament and resulting in lengthy queues at peak times.

All non-passholders are subject to search and screening measures before entering the estate. The Parliamentary Security Department do not comment publicly on the details of security measures.

The Director of Security for Parliament is content to meet with any members who wish to discuss specific concerns.

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Leader of the House of Lords
To ask the Leader of the House how many days of committee stage she estimates will be required for the Trade Bill; and when she anticipates the committee stage being completed.
Lord Triesman

So far three of an anticipated four days have been scheduled and advertised (21, 23 and 30 January). The remaining day will be rescheduled as a day had to be set aside for the House to have a further debate under section 13 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act which is now scheduled for 28 January. The progress of all business is, as always, in the hands of the House. But the Usual Channels have agreed to those dates on the assumption that they should allow Committee Stage to be completed inside four days and the Usual Channels are working to get the remaining day scheduled within the first week of February.

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Private Notice Questions
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the criteria taken into account by the Lord Speaker when he is considering whether or not to accept a Private Notice Question.
Lord Trefgarne
House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL418

The Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords states that a private notice question (PNQ) gives members of the House the opportunity to raise urgent matters on any sitting day. The Lord Speaker, after consultation, considers whether the question is of sufficient urgency and importance to justify an immediate reply. The Procedure Committee's 2nd Report of Session 2009-10 (HL Paper 51), recommended that the Lord Speaker's decision, in respect of the admissibility of PNQs, be considered final. The House agreed this report on 16 March 2010.

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House of Lords: Disability
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he is satisfied that the present arrangements in the Chamber and Committee Rooms meet the needs of those with hearing or visual impairments.

The House of Lords provides support for Members, staff and visitors to Parliament affected by hearing loss through the use of audio loop and infrared systems that help to amplify sound for hearing aid users. Loop systems are installed in the Chamber and all Committee rooms, with infrared systems additionally available within Committee rooms 1 to 4, 2A, 3A and the Moses Room. Handheld radio transmitters are also available to hearing-aid users when in the Chamber, to reduce interference from electrical equipment and improve the quality of sound provided by the audio loop.

We are currently exploring options to provide an audio description service for Chamber and Committee proceedings. This will provide blind and partially sighted members, committee witnesses and members of the public with a voiced description of which member or witness is currently speaking, transmitted directly via an audio service. A feasibility study was commissioned in January 2019 and will report back later this year.

Further microphones are due to be added to the Chamber this year, which will improve the quality of service provided to hearing aid users. A greater number of microphones situated closer to the people speaking minimises background noise and gives a cleaner sound on the audio which is sent directly to hearing aids via the loop system. The large number of microphones used in Committee meetings, whether automated or operated by an engineer, help to keep the sound clear and maximise the quality of sound experienced by hearing aid users.

For those with hearing impairments which do not require the use of a hearing aid, overall audibility in Committee Rooms 2A, 3A and 4A is generally good. In Committee rooms 1 to 4, however, factors such as high ceilings and furniture arrangements mean that the current acoustic set-up is sub-optimal. A facilities upgrade is currently being trialled in House of Commons Committee Room 6 and, subject to approval, House of Lords Committee rooms will also benefit from these improvements in due course. There are also plans to replace the speakers embedded in the benches within the Chamber next year, which should deliver improvements to general levels of audibility.

The business of the House is of course dependent upon Members, staff and visitors such as committee witnesses being able to hear and be heard, although the capacity to deliver improvements can sometimes be limited by the nature of operations in a building with heritage restrictions. Equality Impact Assessments will be carried out as part of the Restoration and Renewal process, during which extensive works are likely to offer the potential for further improvements to facilities. In the interim, the Director of Facilities would be happy to speak to any member with specific suggestions for improvement.

Palace of Westminster: Paintings
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the restoration works on the two large Maclise paintings in the Royal Gallery will be completed.

The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The conservation of the wall paintings 'Trafalgar' and 'Waterloo' will be completed this year. Phase 3 of the programme is currently underway (4-22 Feb inclusive), and subject to permissions, Phase 4 (final phase) will be booked for October 2019 and will complete the conservation treatment. Discussions are ongoing regarding possible future work on adjustments to the lighting of the wall paintings to further improve their presentation.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the progress of works being carried out on Elizabeth Tower, including Big Ben; and when he expects those works to be completed.

The Elizabeth Tower refurbishment project, with a budget of £61 million jointly funded by the two Houses, is intended to conserve and prevent further deterioration of the Elizabeth Tower, including the Great Clock; ensure its fire safety compliance; improve the health and safety of the Elizabeth Tower for Members, staff and the public; improve the security and the efficiency of emergency evacuations; and improve the efficiency of the tours in the Elizabeth Tower. No works are required to be undertaken on the Great Bell ("Big Ben") itself. The project is due for completion in 2021.

Work on the project is progressing well. For instance, all elements of the Great Clock, and all cast iron roof components, have been removed from the Tower for conservation work and glazing, gilding and paint stripping work are continuing. Work on restoring the original colour scheme for the clock dials is well advanced. Arrangements have been made to ensure the Great Bell is sounded to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, and to ring in the New Year on New Year's Eve.

The Finance Committee receives regular updates on the progress of the project.

Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Naomi Ellenbogen QC An Independent Inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords, published on 11 July.

As the Prime Minister has said before, everyone working in Parliament deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. This inquiry has brought to light behaviour which is unacceptable, and it is incumbent on the House of Lords to take swift action. It is important that the House now carefully considers the concerns raised in this important report, and responds to its recommendations.

It is primarily for Parliament, rather than Government, to consider how best to respond to Naomi Ellenbogen QC's recommendations. The House of Lords Commission met on Wednesday 17 July in order to plan its response to the recommendations. Every member of the Commission committed to complete the Valuing Everyone training course, and the leaders of the political groupings committed their front bench to do the same. The Commission agreed the establishment of a Steering Group of staff, members and others to embark on the process of moving forward with Naomi Ellenbogen QC's recommendations, and the new Conduct Committee will examine those which relate to the Code of Conduct.

House of Lords: Gratuities
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether catering and retail staff members of the House of Lords receive the full amount of any "tip" given to them when paid by debit card.
Lord Storey

The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The full amount of any tip paid by debit card, or any other form of payment, is distributed amongst Catering and Retail staff, less a deduction for Employer's National Insurance at the appropriate rate.

Gratuity payments are made to staff via the payroll, therefore a deduction for tax and Employee's National Insurance is made at the relevant rate.

Any administration charges linked to payments via credit or debit cards are not deducted from the gratuity amount.

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House of Lords Terrace: Smoking
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of smoking on the Lords' Terrace.

The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. Smoking is permitted on the Lords' Terrace in the designated smoking area adjacent to the House of Commons and on the Peers' smoking table, which is located near the top of the ramp and is currently outside the designated smoking area. The Services Committee will consider a paper on this matter at its meeting in June.

Abingdon Green
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House Authorities were consulted on the decision to close College Green to the public; and whether broadcasters using the Green pay the House.

Yes, Black Rod was consulted on the closure of College Green. The Green is owned by the House of Commons but day to day access is delegated by the Clerk of the House to Black Rod. Current policy is to allow public access to the Green to enable the public to pass through on the paths or to use it as a recreational space. It is also longstanding policy also to allow the media to use the Green for the contemporaneous news reporting of events within Parliament. Broadcasters are not charged to use the Green as is it considered to be in Parliament's and the national interest that they should be facilitated to report on Parliament. As the Green is owned by the House of Commons, the question of charging would be a matter for them, not the House of Lords.

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Ukraine's two Orthodox Churches compete for hearts and minds
What should have been a happy celebration in Kiev turns into a demonstration of strength
Members of the Church close to Russia marched July 27 in Kiev. (Photo by SERG GLOVNY/ZUMA PRESS/MAXPPP)
By Fabrice Deprez | Ukraine
Only the imposing bronze statue of Prince Vladimir, which overlooks the Dnipro River from the heights of Kiev, serves as a common point between the two Ukrainian Orthodox churches that were more divided than ever at the end of July.
The two churches, one on July 27 and the other the following day, organized a liturgy at the foot of this monument erected in 1853 to celebrate the 1031st anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus', symbol of the birth of Slavic orthodoxy.
This year's event took place in a very special context. Almost six months after the Patriarchate of Constantinople's decision to grant autocephaly — canonical recognition — to an Orthodox Church of Ukraine independent of Russia, both the new and the older Church under the Moscow Patriarchate sought to make the celebrations a demonstration of strength.
On July 27, nearly 50,000 believers (up to 300,000 according to the organizers) faithful to the Church in Russia began the traditional procession to the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, the first major site of Slavic Orthodoxy. The next day, according to the Ministry of the Interior, nearly 15,000 members of the new Church marched in central Kiev.
Some, like Nina, had already participated in the procession several times before, when the Church responsible for the organization was still called the Patriarchate of Kiev and was not recognized by any other Orthodox Church.
Symbols of national pride
"There is a special joy this year. The joy of finally having our own Church," explains this 69-year-old as the procession approaches the monastery of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, in the heart of the capital.
"Our Church": the expression often returns in a procession enameled with Ukrainian flags and led by a group of military chaplains carrying an icon of the Virgin Mary represented as protector of Ukrainian soldiers.
The procession will end under the monument in honor of Prince Vladimir with a national anthem sung by several priests.
All these symbols of national pride are absent from the procession of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. If one young mother, Victoria, also has an icon it is that of the Virgin of Moscow.
"We have nothing against them," she asserts, in reference to the new Church, accompanied by her entire parish.
At the heart of the procession, Natalia, a 54-year-old retired woman from Vinnitsa in the west of the country, says defiantly that this new Church lacks "continuity."
"You can leave, but there are rules, and they didn't follow them," she says.
Criticized since the 2014 revolution, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate is accused of supporting separatist groups in the east of the country, and even of offering a gateway to the Russian secret services.
This July weekend, it did not simply want to remind us that it remains the first Church in the country, at least in terms of accounting — it controls about 12,000 parishes, against nearly 7,000 for the new Church.
She also wanted to denounce attacks on her places of prayer during the winter, when some parishes moved from the Moscow Patriarchate to the new Church with the blessing of the authorities.
The incidents were relatively isolated, but Metropolitan Antoniy, one of the Church's highest representatives, did not hesitate, as he addressed a group of foreign journalists, to compare the attitude of the Ukrainian authorities to the Church's repression under the Soviet Union.
"It's less severe, but the principle is similar," he admits.
The religious question remains eminently political
The prospect of reconciliation therefore remains distant, while the presence of Ukrainian political leaders in the processions - including the leader of the main pro-Russian party on July 27 and former President Petro Poroshenko the next day - was a reminder that the religious issue remains highly political.
There are also many areas of disagreement: Volodymyr Sivak, a representative of a Cossack organization in central Ukraine, came to attend the liturgy presided over by the primate of the new Church and now wants to see the Ukrainian Church of the Moscow Patriarchate change its name.
"We have nothing against the Russian Church, but let them stop hiding behind the name of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church," he asserts.
An injunction that the latter has, not surprisingly, has already been rejected.
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Idol Beat: Detroit, Shlock City
Pete Vonder Haar March 24, 2011 9:13AM
In spite of Idol Beat's absence last week (I was undergoing treatment for nose hemorrhoids), Fox's karaoke juggernaut steamrollered on, topping the ratings once again for Wednesday and Thursday night. Last week's casualty, MySpace's Karen Rodriguez, wasn't much of a surprise. I mean, the bilingual thing was cute and all, but audiences were starting to expect it. And as M. Night Shyamalan could tell you, once the shtick overshadows the product, it's probably time to call it a day.
Isn't that right, Scotty McCreery?
Last night (for the fifth time in series history) the Idol contestants tackled Motown. The music of Hitsville U.S.A. provided the soundtrack for one of the most tumultuous periods in our history, and this fact was hammered home for a good ten minutes. Normally I would say spending the first part of the show rehashing Motown's history would be a waste of time, but these are Idol fans we're talking about.
And if anybody can make the words "in a time of great civil unrest for our nation" sound shallow and pointless, it's Ryan Seacrest.
The suspense was palpable: Can Pia Toscano be stopped? Would Berry Gordy show up in the audience again (Liv Tyler did)? Will anybody tell James Durbin his hair is, like, so 2002? Read on, disbelievers...
Casey starts us off. His choice, Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is an unfortunate choice. He can't out-funk Gaye, but the judges think it's fine. Or as Randy put it, "You can only be you, which is perfect for you," or something.
Aerosmith's guitarist Brad Whitford was there. He looks like David Carradine.
Thia Megia is next with a throaty rendition of Martha and the Vandelas' "(Love is Like A) Heat Wave," and she seems to have dug herself out of last week's hole. Steven's "good with it." Jennifer and Randy applaud her for taking a chance. I want to know where she got that necklace? And those shoes! Jeez!
Jimmy Iovine says there's no one "more natural to sing Motown than Jacob." Bad news for Scotty, I guess. Aguilera Jr. reigns it in, for about three minutes, but his rendition of "You're All I Need to Get By" is enough to get a hug from Steven (and his grandmother) and exultations from the others. The final tableaux -- the first row of girls lining up to embrace him -- doesn't come across quite as creepy as it might otherwise have been...for some reason.
Lauren takes a page from Haley's playbook and vamps "You Keep Me Hangin' On" right next to the judges. It falters at the end, but you wouldn't know it to hear Randy and Steven. Four songs in, and apparently each one is better than the last. What are the odds?
One wonders much of the gleam has come off Stefano Langone's star, now that reports have surfaced about the drunk driving victim's own arrest...for drunk driving in 2010. Not much, probably because the audience was stunned into short term memory loss by hearing Lionel Richie's "Hello," the sweetest song ever written about a creepy dude stalking a blind girl. "Hello?" Jesus Jones, kid. Stefano might be in the cellar tonight.
Speaking of creeps, there's Gordon Ramsey! Sadly, more people know him than Otis Williams, the original Temptaion sitting next to him.
Haley is in the bottom three every week for a reason, and she didn't impress last night, as all over the place as she was with "You've Really Got a Hold On Me."
And I wish I'd set an over/under this week on how many of the contestants claimed they "grew up listening to Motown." Really? Nobody's parents listened to Duran Duran or Madonna? Everyone listened to Marvin Gaye and the Temptations in the 1980s? I call third degree bullshit.
Hell, Scotty said the same thing. And that influence must be why he made Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life" sound like Ronnie Milsap. Please America, put this smug little prick in the bottom three.
Sorry, but it looks like it's Pia Toscano's competition to lose. Her change up of Stevie ("All in Love is Fair") brings all the range and emotion McCreey's take lacked. She's got some pipes, but the judges would like her to add a little salsa to her Celine Dion-isms.
[Steven: "You're the closest star in the American Idol universe?" What? Sounds like the cocaine-scoured voids where his sinuses used to be have finally allowed to much oxygen into his braincase.]
I'm obviously in the minority of opinion on Paul McDonald. I see what the judges are doing, though. They're throwing "unique" out there like a subliminal advertisement, hoping it negatively embeds itself in the audience's memories, leading them to vote him out in three or four weeks. Fiendishly clever, that.
Look, I've been a fan of Naima from day one, and last night she convinced the judges as well. Even if the African dance interlude during "Dancing in the Streets" was a little...iffy.
Durbin closes it out with another Stevie Wonder cut ("Living for the City"). More wailing, not that it matters. The judges -- and voters -- love his ass.
The latest odds from Vegas were released this week, and online sportsbook Bodog unsurprisingly has Pia favored (at 2/1). She's followed by -- wait, what? -- McCreery at 4/1? Christ. Then there's Lauren (5/1), Fauhawk (5/1), and Beardo (6/1). Longshots, shockingly, are perpetual bottom dwellers Haley "St. Teresa" Reinhart and Naima Ade..ade..adenotgonnawinAmericaIdol, both at 75/1 against.
America whittles it down to 10 tonight. Bye bye Haley, I'm guessing.
Peter Vonder Haar writes movie reviews for the Houston Press and the occasional book. The first three novels in the "Clarke & Clarke Mysteries" - Lucky Town, Point Blank, and Empty Sky - are out now.
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My journey towards veganism, began in 1993 when at 23 and living in London, I went to an animal welfare exhibition. It was at this exhibition that my "blindness" started to disappear, for here I was faced with a multitude of horrific scenes, exhibits, videos, pictures and sounds, all of which were of these beautiful sentient beings suffering in the most horrific of an existence. It was then at that point I thought that if I do not need to eat these beautiful beings then why am I?
From that day on I never looked back, always attaining more knowledge and information on plant-based nutrition, which led me too eventually attaining my certification in (plant-based nutrition) from Cornell in NYC where I have resided for the last 18 years now. With so much nutritional misinformation out there, people are kept confused about what is the correct information and when it comes to being vegan it's a whole other level of misinformation. It was from this train of thought that I remembered Gandhi's quote, "be the change you want to see in the world" and with that set out to just do that and "be" a living healthy example of what a Vegan can be in mind, body and spirit.
Discovering my passion at 43 years old in life was such a blessing and for the last 2 years I have been building my plant-based coaching business slowly but surely, having an amazing success rate with my clients, 50% of whom are now vegan, where as the rest of my clients cut way back on their animal protein intake and dairy, all showing profound results. I am blessed that I can be part of the solution rather than the problem, and I love to help those ready to make a true, life long investment in their health. I cannot express the benefits of changing our perception on nutrition and the connectedness of all living things on this beautiful planet, we truly are all one. When we stop eating food that used to be a living sentient being with social bonds and feelings, we move away from the horrific violence that it takes to produce animal protein.
Peace begins on our plates, and it is a peace within that is gained when we stop consuming the suffering of others.


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Top Back è un brano musicale del rapper statunitense T.I., estratto come singolo in una versione remixata dall'album Grand Hustle Presents: In Da Streetz Volume 4, benché il brano aveva già avuto airplay radiofonico nella versione originale presente nell'album King. Il brano figura il featuring di vari rapper come Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Big Kuntry King e B.G. ed ha raggiunto la posizione numero ventinove della classifica Billboard Hot 100 nel 2007.

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 Top Back (Remix) (Amended) - 4:32
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 Top Back (Amended) - 4:42
 Top Back (Explicit) - 4:42
 Top Back (Instrumental) - 4:42

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The Estate is pleased to release limited edition, certified high quality Giclée prints.
To learn more about Giclées read here.
Each giclée is inspected, then signed and numbered by Pat Cook, the artist's wife and executor of The Estate. Each Certificate of Authenticity is individually numbered, embossed with Jimmy Wright's signature, signed by hand & stamped.
These Giclée's are printed on a Da Vinci or Giclée Winder, professional grade equipment used in Europe. We use Da Vince Giclée Premium Canvas. Ink by Du Pont (oil pigment ink) UV safe, though, as always, it is recommended not to hang artwork in direct sunlight. Printed by: GPS Victoria BC Canada Managed By Lovett Pictures Inc.
Giclée is a neologism for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word "giclée" is derived from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray".
It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers.
The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s. Since then, it has come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such prints.
Juliet | Giclée Print | 48¾" x 36½"


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ORIGINS OF THE GREEN BERET
I was recently asked:
Which is "proper" or preferred by these men when referring to them, "Green Beret" or "Special Forces"?
It is a very insightful question, and the answer is long & complex. Each one of the following paragraphs is the subject of at least a chapter-long essay; but it is my tribe, and I am the teller of the tale, so here goes:
As I recall, the "Green Berets" label became popular during the sixties, with the song, the book and the movie:
The green beret itself, as a piece of headgear for elite forces, dates to WWII and the French Underground. The Royal Marine Commandos were already wearing it, and it was picked up by the OSS Jedburghs (direct predecessors of modern day US Army Special Forces).
45 Royal Marine Commando, WWII
I don't know exactly when French Foreign Legion paratroopers started wearing green berets - sometime after WWII when they acquired Airborne capability within the French forces, and before Dien Bien Phu - where they wore the green beret in combat.
Foreign Legion Soldiers in Algiers, 1957
Beret of the 2° Regt Etrangere Parachutiste (French Foreign Legion)
Early U.S. Army Special Forces in Europe adopted the beret as an unofficial headgear, worn only in the field. By the time of General William Yarborough's famous First Formation in front of John F. Kennedy the beret was being worn openly (and unofficially) on post at Fort Bragg by Special Forces personnel.
President Kennedy granted official recognition & Presidential award of the headgear.
Then came the song, the book, and the movie, and from that point we were designated "Green Berets" in the popular lexicon.
Then something happened in the late 70s / early 80s. Everyone knows the Army can ruin a wet dream. The beret was officially sanctioned by no less than Presidential Executive Order, and so the Army, in it's wisdom, determined that EVERYONE assigned to a Special Forces unit should wear the uniform (to include distinctive headgear) of that unit. Hence the phenomenon of pregnant female office clerks seen walking around Fort Bragg wearing green berets.
This sacrilege was finally put to rest when Special Forces became it's own branch, MOS; 18-series Career Management Field. Nowadays only Special Forces qualified personnel wear the green beret; non-SF qual'd personnel assigned to Special Forces wear maroon berets (indicating airborne unit status).
For the longest time during the 70s and 80s it was almost taboo amongst Special Forces soldiers to refer to ourselves as "Green Berets". This was how Hollywood described us, and of course there was that whole thing about the pregnant personnel clerk walking around the PX at Bragg wearing a green beret. We were and ARE Special Forces soldiers. Likewise, there is no such thing as "Navy Special Forces" or "Air Force Special Forces". These units are designated "Special Operations Forces" (SEALs are Navy SOF, Para-Rescue are AF SOF, etc) to differentiate from the "Special Forces" designation, which has belonged to the Army since World War II.
World War II-era jump wings of the OSS (Office of Special Services)
"Special Forces"
Nowadays however a certain pride and ownership has come of the label "Green Beret" and we once again refer to ourselves as "The Green Berets". You will see it on web sites, chatrooms, certain YouTube clips, etc. We are still not quite yet comfortable with the monicker, given the Hollywood over-usage in the past, but I have heard the term used even in Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) and Joint Operations Centers (JOCs) by Special Forces soldiers, when discussing order of battle, to differentiate between Special Forces soldiers out there on the battlefield and other Special Operations Soldiers (Rangers are Army SOF, Marine Force Recon are MARSOF, etc).
Of course, I am (semi) retired now – I refer to myself as EX-Special Forces ("ex;" being Latin for "out of") but NEVER "former" Special Forces; on the grounds that there is no such thing as a "former" Special Forces soldier (with the possible exception of the guys drummed out in disgrace – I've seen a few of those). I work and hang out with a number of colleagues from my former life, and recently a retired Sergeant Major said to me (in front of everyone), "You're a Green Beret, Linnane – get yerself out there and KICK SOME ASS ! ! !"
Hope this answers your question for now . . . SEAN LINNANE SENDS
Labels: Ballad of the Green Berets, Green Beret, Green Berets, OSS, Royal Marine Commandos, Special Forces, World War II
tom March 18, 2011 at 11:13 AM
FWIW, family friend is a retired full bird, AF-SOC. He and his friends refer to themselves as "Air Commandos", or "Commandos", not as any variant of special forces or special operation forces. Saves anybody getting confused, I reckon.
FallshirmJager March 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM
I love that song man. We used to listen to it a lot when it was popular. Thought the John Wayne movie was a little bogus. He is a fat man...enough said.
Great article. I learned something, thank you. And as always, thank you for your service!!
Bill Befort March 18, 2011 at 9:05 PM
The beret itself, as military headgear, goes back at least to the French Chasseurs Alpins, organized 1888. I have a 1916 book with an illustration of bereted Chasseurs Alpins swooping down on skis towards a trenchful of Germans in pickelhaubes. The beret is supposed to have entered British service thanks to a suggestion that "Chink" Dorman-Smith, military intellectual and unsung architect of the El Alamein victory, made to Arch Gatehouse of the Tank Corps well before WWII.
As a 20 yr+ one of those NAVSOF guys you reference in your excellent, as usually post, I can say that the term of reference I heard and employed over the years was always "SF" when referring to our ODA brothers-in-arms.
Of course, when the whole issue of the manliness of specific head gear was raised, which usually surfaced after a few beers, then all bets were off.
Gramps // Mar 18, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Back in the "sixty's" our air crews used to refer to us as a load of "Sneaky Pete's". I became rather enamored of that label.
The young arse "Greenhorns" today; like to refer to us, as olde, "Shaky Jakes". I'm sorta proud of that too…
Damn, that brings a tear to my last eye…!
Cross posted from the FrumForum.com
Special Operations guyes are like a big fraternity without a frat house…
It sorta works like this… Some Staff General rings up an olde Spec. Ops. Colonel that once served in his command… He informs him that he requires a group of consultants or technical specialists. Then the Colonel rings up some Master [Team] Sergeant he served with earlier; between some, "rock and a hard spot".
The Master [Team] Sergeant in turn…rings up a selected few consultants or technical specialists he's served with earlier, [normally in combat] with whom he has complete confidence, faith and trust…
HOOAAH…Sean is no longer, semi-retired…
These are normally "short timer", gigs; but the pay is good…!
Scoop0901 May 3, 2011 at 2:55 AM
check out this post, too ... as it provides some additional info in the footnotes, as well as a book of peotry by JFK's daughter, Carolinem to help the SF community.
ojak November 6, 2019 at 5:50 PM
NOSE ART WAR
TESTING BULLETPROOF GLASS IN 1932 . . .
WAR WITHOUT END - Part III
GLOCK ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
WAR WITHOUT END - Part II
THEY'D MURDER ME IF THEY EVER FOUND OUT . . .
EARTH HOUR AL GORE THINGIE SABOTAGED
EARTH HOUR LIGHTS OUT FAILS . . .
WAR WITHOUT END - Part I
NEW SPONSOR
THE ONGOING DRUMBEAT
OPERATION ODDYSEY DAWN - JOINT CHIEFS BRIEF
ROCKIN' OUT . . .
NOW IT GETS REALLY INTERESTING
LIBYA NO LONGER HAS NUKES - WHOM DO WE THANK?
GI GETS SILVER STAR FOR STOPPING ATTACKER
BEAUTY BEYOND COMPARE, ELIZABETH TAYLOR
RECOVERY TEAMS OVERWHELMED
IT's NOT WHERE YOU DIE, BUT FOR WHAT . . .
UTAH DESIGNATES STATE GUN
ALL HELL BREAKING LOOSE
LIBYAN NO FLY ZONE MAY BE FIRST TIME TYPHOON, RAFA...
ZE PLANE BOSS ! ZE PLANE ! ! !
NATURAL HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES AGAINST RADIATION POI...
ST PADDYs DAY FUN
MEMORANDUM: WORLD NOT COMING TO AN END
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JAPANESE REACTORS FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED
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THREE MELTDOWNS - CONTAINED
JAP NUKE MELTDOWNS: GOOD NEWS - FALLOUT MAP IS A HOAX
OOPS - CORRECTION
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This article covers the second week of November – which includes singles and albums released between 05/11/2018 and 11/11/2018.
The A3! franchise is back in full force with the last two releases in the VIVID EP series. The Autumn troupe had a terrific first week of sales – with 27.982 copies sold – just 5.000 copies shy of taking first place on Oricon Daily Album chart.
A3! VIVID AUTUMN EP is ranked at #2.
Also from the same franchise and showing high sales numbers is the Winter troupe. A3! VIVID WINTER EP sold 24.980 copies, enough to take this release to #4.
Spring Troupe's "A3! VIVID SPRING EP" continues to recover places on Oricon Weekly. The album jumped from #46 to #32 after selling 2.263 copies in the past week.
A3!'s SUMMER TROUPE re-enters Oricon Weekly's top 50. 2.058 copies of A3! VIVID SUMMER EP sold in the past week were enough to bring this release to #38.
With this release, A3! managed the extraordinary feat of having all releases from a series charting at the same time within Oricon Weekly's top 50.
Kashicomi, seiyuu unit consisting of Sho Nogami and Shoya Chiba, debuted with "Chance!/ブラクアウト". The single currently occupies #32 after selling 1.960 copies.


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Lithuania 100
Today, the northeastern European country of Lithuania celebrates the centennial of its declaration of independence on Feb. 16, 1918. Lithuania lies on the Baltic Sea, south of Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania shares parts of its borders with Poland and Russia—neighbors who have dominated much of Lithuania's history. Centuries ago (from the late 1100′s until 1386), Lithuania was an independent nation, so the 1918 event was actually a restoration of Lithuanian independence. The restoration was brief and precarious, however, and the independent nation disappeared from world maps in 1940. Lithuania regained its independence in 1991.
Credit: Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Today at 12:30 p.m. Lithuanian time, the nationwide ringing of bells officially begins centennial events that include art and food festivals, history-themed marches, a special Mass at Vilnius Cathedral, and grand concerts at Vilnius's Cathedral Square and the National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In the evening, 100 bonfires will light the way along the city's main street, Gediminas Avenue. Vilnius is Lithuania's capital and largest city, and many buildings and streets are decorated to appear as they did 100 years ago in 1918.
Lithuanian flag Credit: © Photo Roman/Shutterstock
Centennial celebrations will take place throughout the country, and other events will take place throughout the year. This summer's highlight is a centenary edition of Lithuania's famous Song Festival, a cultural and musical celebration recognized by UNESCO on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List. UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). Its full name is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Lithuania. Credit: WORLD BOOK map
The Lithuanian peoples first united into a single nation in the late 1100′s. From the late 1300′s until the 1700′s, Lithuania was united with Poland. Russia ruled the country from the late 1700′s until 1918, when Lithuania declared independence. Immediately, the fledgling republic had to fight Russians and then Poles (who were also fighting each other) for control of the country. Lithuania remained independent, but Poland controlled Vilnius from 1920 until 1939. That year, Nazi Germany seized part of Lithuania. Later in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret pact that divided parts of Europe between them. In 1940, the Soviet Union forced Lithuania to become a Soviet republic. Lithuania was fought over again during World War II (1939-1945), after which it remained a part of the Soviet Union for nearly 50 years. Many Lithuanians resisted Soviet rule, however, and on March 11, 1990, the small nation declared independence once again. That act was part of a series of events that resulted in the Soviet Union's dissolution—and a free Lithuania—in 1991.
Since then, Lithuania has grown culturally and economically while forging close ties with western Europe. In 2004, Lithuania joined both the European Union (EU), which promotes economic and political cooperation, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a defense alliance.
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We recently announced that in partnership with AXA XL, a division of AXA, we're introducing an innovative new cyber insurance policy to the on-demand insurance world. It's an exciting development!
Our announcement generated a lot of positive feedback, plus a few raised eyebrows. Slice does cyber? That's quite a departure!
Did you know that Slice has been providing on-demand cyber coverage since October 5, 2016? It's true! That's the date we launched our fully-digital on-demand Homeshare Business Insurance policy. Among its many innovative features, Homeshare by Slice was the first small business policy to include cyber coverage.
A lot of research was undertaken to include cyber in our Homeshare policy. We conducted coverage analyses, actuarial studies and person-to-person market research. Our experience has enabled us to develop specialized expertise in on-demand cyber coverage.
We've helped homeshare small business owners with easy access to on-demand cyber protection. But what about all those other small and medium sized businesses (SMB's) out there? Don't they deserve access to comprehensive, affordable, on-demand cyber insurance?
The number of SMB's that purchase cyber has been growing, but so too have their premiums. SMB's are increasingly the target of cyber criminals due to vulnerabilities such as proportionally high data consumption and heavy reliance on the interconnectivity of systems and technologies.
To address these SMB risks, we teamed up with AXA XL, the world's foremost provider of cyber insurance. AXA XL offers the very best cyber expertise, underwriting capacity and most importantly, cyber claims services. Together, we've developed a truly revolutionary approach to providing cyber insurance.
At the time of binding, customers will receive an overview of the their cyber risk profile, helping to create awareness of their vulnerabilities and exposures. Customers will then be presented with options on how to tighten cyber security, improve their risk score and reduce premiums.
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Our cyber insurance policy takes 8 minutes to read, in full, start to finish, including the table of contents. We've checked, and that's less than half the time of any policy we could find online. Actually, most policies are so long and complicated, we gave up reading after 15 minutes - and we're insurance people!
Cyber policies typically have up to 12 different insuring agreements. That number increases every year as insurers cram more coverage better suited to other policies into a cyber policy. All that accomplishes is customer frustration, inflated premiums and double-insurance. Cyber insurance from AXA XL for SMB's provides one easy-to-understand insuring agreement that covers the most important cyber risks.
Isn't it weird to complete a paper application for protection against digital risk? Our cyber insurance policy is therefore cloud-based and on-demand, available through web or smartphone apps with no application form. All we ask is a few simple questions and the SMB is covered, instantly! It's pay-as-you-go, cancellable anytime without penalty - the way you buy just about everything else in the world, except insurance.
Innovation is about questioning everything. We question every norm of the insurance-buying and claims-making process. As we like to say, "If it ain't broke, then break it!". AXA XL and Slice have certainly broken cyber insurance!
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Daughter of woman found dead in Spanish ditch fundraising for probe
Sharon Fielding, from West Lothian, was found dead near a motorway in Nerja.
Matthew Newby via SWNS
Investigation: Sharon and Jamielee Fielding. Matthew Newby via SWNS
By Hamish Morrison
The daughter of a Scots holidaymaker who was found dead in a ditch next to a motorway in Spain is fundraising to pay for a private detective to probe the incident.
Mum-of-two Sharon Fielding, 50, had jetted off to Spain for a holiday in Nerja, on the south coast and was found dead on September 15.
Her daughter, Jamielee Fielding, 31, was stunned by the news and was told by Spanish police her mother had died of head trauma caused after she fell in the street.
A death certificate recorded the cause of death as pulmonary edema, a condition that causes the lungs to fill up with water – which Jamielee was surprised by as her mother did not have any health problems.
Care worker Sharon, from Livingston, West Lothian, did not drive – but her body was found next to a busy motorway nearly an hour's walk from where she was staying in a villa in Villa Capistrano.
Her heartbroken daughter believes the death is suspicious, although authorities in Spain have deemed it not to be.
She was distraught to see a "dent" in her mother's head when she saw the body.
Jamielee said: "When they did the autopsy over here they said 'that can happen if they don't carry out the autopsy properly'. But it looked like it had been impacted.
"Everything is so strange and open-ended. The Spanish police and the police here have closed the book and said it's not suspicious.
"Everything about it is suspicious to me, even down to where she was found. It just doesn't make sense how she ended up there.
"There was a rocky, steep embankment beside a busy motorway.
"I was given the coordinates by the police to lay some flowers.
"I was shocked when I got there.
"How the hell did she end up here? I had to park in a layby 20 minutes down from it and walk down this busy motorway.
"It's so confusing. Even if I knew anyone that had seen her on that day."
Jamielee, also from Livingston, who works as a customer service adviser with West Lothian Council, described her mum as her "best friend", and they shared a love of bingo and spa trips.
She is trying to fundraise nearly £8500 to pay for a private eye to investigate, and has so far raised £595.
The Crown Office and Police Scotland have been involved in looking into Sharon's death but will not be able to release their findings until their Spanish colleagues release theirs – which could take up to a year.
She said Scottish cops told her there was 'nothing out of the ordinary' regarding Sharon's death.
But Jamielee believes a private investigator could help find out what happened to her mother quicker.
Jamielee added: "It's been really hard
"She was my best friend, we spoke every day.
"We liked going shopping, going to the bingo, wee spa trips away.
"She was the kindest person you'd ever meet.
"When she was a student she worked at a food truck in Princes Street in Edinburgh and because of her demeanour, she would attract the homeless people and she'd end up becoming friends with them and giving them something to eat.
"One year she even invited one of them back for Christmas dinner."
A spokeswoman for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said: "The death in Spain of a 50-year-old woman from Livingston was referred to COPFS by the Death Certification Review Service.
"Enquiries are ongoing with the assistance of Police Scotland but COPFS has limited jurisdiction in relation to deaths that occur outside Scotland."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "In September, 2021, the Crown Office instructed Police Scotland to conduct initial enquiries into the death of a 50-year-old woman from Livingston who died in Spain.
"These have been done and have included a post mortem examination which took place in Scotland.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained pending further information being received from the Spanish authorities.
"Further investigation will be determined under Crown Office instruction if required."
The Guardia Civil was approached for comment.
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These 10 ways are going to make your a rockstar presenter.
2)Always start with a Bang!(Remember,People are most likely to make a firm impression about you in the first 8 seconds)It is because back in stone age,We had to decide whether the other person or animal is a friend or a foe in some seconds as it would decide our survival,Hence,the audience is bound to judge the presenter instinctively in the first few seconds.
5)Be Remarkable!( Remarkability is when you do something which no one expects you to do.Like For eg: Remember a video going viral where a sketch artist has 60 seconds to draw a sketch,After the time ends,the drawing looks absolutely nothing,but,as soon as he inverts the sheet,To everyone's surprise,It becomes an amazing sketch of a person.
6) Make people feel special.(If someone in the crowd is bothering you and disturbing you,Don't insult him,Rather,While you are speaking,Just give him a compliment,Like,The revenue model of our company is as good as Mr.X's T-shirt.
7)Normally,Use Black colours as the background for your PowerPoint slides.
10)Use the principle 'Similar but Different'.Like,For eg:Use the same font in all the slides,Have the same sort of boundaries(If any),But,Be different by using beautiful pictures,Sometimes use graphs,Let one slide only have text,Let one or two slides include Cartoons(Representative of something).
The text on your slides should not be like Long answer question,Rather,Sort of Fill In the Blanks,In which what you say would be filling the blanks.
About the Author:Vanky Kataria is the the founder of 'Science of Everything',Nominated for the Runner-up award in the GENIUS-U's Educator Certification Program,2017 which invited entries from educators all around the world.An award winning presenter for India and Guest Faculty at Rasbihari International School.