In Observance of Memorial Day 2014

United we stand, divided we fall.  All honor and respect to the valiant soldiers who gave their lives in service to our country.  God Bless America; land of the free.

In Honor of the Police by Jacqueline Sebiane

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A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Each year, America sets aside a week to salute the men and women who do the difficult, dangerous, and often thankless work of safeguarding our communities. Our Nation's peace officers embody the very idea of citizenship -- that along with our rights come responsibilities, both to ourselves and to others. During Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, we celebrate those who protect and serve us every minute of every day, and we honor the courageous officers who devoted themselves so fully to others that in the process they laid down their lives.

As we mourn the fallen, let us also remember how they lived. With unflinching commitment, they defended our schools and businesses. They guarded prisons; patrolled borders; and kept us safe at home, on the road, and as we went about our lives. To their families, we owe an unpayable debt. And to the men and women who carry their mission forward, we owe our unyielding support.

Our Nation has an obligation to ensure that as police officers face untold risks in the line of duty, we are doing whatever we can to protect them. This means providing all necessary resources so they can get the job done, hiring new officers where they are needed most, and investing in training to prepare those on the front lines for potentially deadly situations. It also means making reforms to curb senseless epidemics of violence that threaten law enforcement officers and haunt the neighborhoods they serve.

Just as police officers never let down their guard, we must never let slide our gratitude. We should extend our thanks not only in times of tragedy, but for every tragedy averted -- every accident avoided because a patrol officer took a drunk driver off the streets, every child made safer because a criminal was brought to justice, every life saved because police officers raced to the scene. In other words, we must show our gratitude every day.

By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136-137), the President has been authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which it falls as "Police Week."

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2014, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 11 through May 17, 2014, as Police Week. I call upon all Americans to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also call on Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of the other territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.

BARACK OBAMA

* Source of official information in this blog posting is The White House, Office of the Press Secretary.

LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee: End Of Watch March 7, 2014

Today LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee of the LAPD's Hollywood Division was killed in the line of duty.  My heart aches every time I learn of a police officer being killed while protecting and/or serving the community.  In my posting of September 30, 2011 entitled Police and Fire Service Real Life Dangers I state the following: "Please be supportive of policemen and firemen; and the brave women in these professions.  They risk a lot everyday for very little in return.  They are the ones we turn to and rely on for help when an emergency situation presents itself."  

Here is the official LAPD News Release:

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Beverly Hills:  Today, an LAPD officer was killed during a traffic collision in the City of Beverly Hills. The accident also injured a second Los Angeles Police Officer.

Around 8 a.m. this morning, Hollywood Division Officer, Nicholas Lee and his partner were responding to an “unknown trouble” radio call in the City of Los Angeles when a large truck lost control and collided with their patrol car at Robert Lane and Loma Vista Drive in the city of Beverly Hills. 

Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Officer Lee dead at scene and transported his partner to a local hospital.  The driver of the large truck was also taken to a hospital in critical condition.  Officer Lee’s partner officer and the truck driver are expected to survive their injuries.

Officer Lee leaves behind a wife and two young daughters.  Officers Lee was a 16 year veteran of the Department.  His past assignments include: Van Nuys Area, Wilshire Area and Hollywood Area and has received over 70 commendations.  Most recently Officer Lee was involved in sending a live birthday card video to a 7-year-old boy suffering from Leukemia.  This card can be view at http://youtu.be/0NlwHq5lKqY and https://vimeo.com/88196960 

“Every day police officers put their lives on the line to uphold the law and keep our communities safe.  That is the harsh reality of police work and today that reality took its awful toll, the life of one of our best, Police Officer III Nick Lee.  Nick was a great cop.  His hard work, dedication and leadership helped mold young police officers into law enforcement professionals.  Nick's death is a great loss to our police family, all of law enforcement and the residents of Los Angeles.  I send my most sincere thoughts and prayers to his wife, two daughters, the entire Lee family and Nick’s surviving partner officer.  We will all get through this together and honor Nick’s memory.” 

Chief of Police Charlie Beck

*Source of official information in this posting is the Los Angeles Police Department.

2013: UCLA Beats USC 35 to 14



My alma mater beat the Trojans.  Go Bruins!!!

 

  

 

Jacqueline Sebiane's Thanksgiving 2013

This posting has a very important purpose so please keep reading.  It’s amazing to me that a blog I started to express myself and write about some of my life experiences struck a chord with so many people.  The birth of my blog came after some firefighters at the Redondo Beach Fire Department involved me in a sex scandal and the Fire Chief and Mayor of Redondo tried to cover it up.  I cannot believe that it turned into this.  My blog has reached a worldwide audience in the following countries: the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Guadeloupe, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Benin, Jamaica, Indonesia, Malaysia, French Polynesia, Fiji, Aruba, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Myanmar (Burma), Afghanistan, Botswana, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Morocco, Madagascar, Montenegro, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, Egypt, Israel, Macedonia, Mauritius, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Andorra, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Yemen, Qatar, Tunisia, Brunei, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malawi and Martinique.  This is very humbling.  And because my audience is so vast, I am taking this opportunity to make some thought-provoking statements and touch people in a meaningful way.

Today is Thanksgiving Day; a traditional American holiday.  This day has a different significance for everyone and it is spent in a variety of ways.  Some spend the entire day cooking to have a feast with family and/or friends.  Some go from house to house of friends and family to gorge on food.  Some spend time running in the local marathon.  Some spend the day shopping the relentlessly advertised sales.  And some people find meaning by serving food to the needy or homeless.  Regardless of how Americans spend this day, the purpose of the day is to be thankful.  I chose to spend this day in complete solitude enjoying my favorite things and contemplating life.  This morning as I enjoyed a spinach & cheese bagel and dark roast coffee on the outdoor patio of my favorite coffee shop there was a moment where I felt complete bliss.  The sky was pristine with fluffy white clouds and the cool wind was blowing through my hair.  I was facing away from the sun which was warming my back as I gazed into the reflection in the window.  I could see this perfect image of the empty road, trees, blue sky and country-like store fronts.  It was so perfect it looked like a painting.  I sat there in silence deep in thought with my expensive cashmere scarf wrapped snuggly around my neck.  I realized at that moment how blessed I truly am.  I have food to eat and water to drink.  I have a home to live in, a warm bed to sleep in and a car to drive.  I have money to spend and a way to earn money.  I can walk.  I can see.  And I have a healthy functioning brain.  I am disease free.  And both of my parents are alive.  My list of blessings is long.  I realize that there are people who have no home, no food, no water, little or no money and no opportunity to make money.  Some people have cancer or other serious diseases.  Some are suffering in the hospital.  Some are addicted to drugs.  There are people who are mentally disabled.  And people who are experiencing deep physical or emotional pain.

Please take this moment to reflect on your life and your blessings.  Don’t let the things you want make you forget the things that you have.  Please make an effort to help someone in need.  There are people suffering all around the world and you have the power effectuate a change.  What seems like an insignificant gesture of kindness can have a significant impact on someone in need.  God bless you and thank you for reading my blog. 

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DIRTY Secrets: The Kim Kardashian Facade

Kim Kardashian.  The former Paris Hilton side-kick and self-described “princess.”  Famous for what?  Packing on the make-up, constantly playing dress up and using social media to post pictures of herself everywhere.

Did you know who she was before the media started highlighting her so-called sex tape scandal of 2007?  Let me tell you about the whole sex tape approach to becoming famous.  I have experience with this as I was there working in the inner circle of a very famous sex tape scandal; that of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.  Think about what sells; sex and scandal.  So if you allege that you innocently (yeah right) made a private sex tape with your lover and then some villain stole it and released it in the public domain without your consent, it sounds more salacious then if you just openly sold the sex tape in commerce.  This approach creates a scandal when fueled by the media thereby stimulating curiosity and demand as the public is duped into thinking they just have to buy this hot ticket item that they shouldn’t be seeing.  Believe me when I tell you that the release of sex tapes is usually very deliberate by those appearing in the tape.

Kim is pedaling a contrived image of beauty and perfection that is a facade.  Her fake eyelashes, hair extensions and lip injections are fairly obvious as are her other surgical enhancements to her face and otherwise.  Most every time you see her (on TV or in pictures), she’s had her hair and make-up professionally done and is wearing expensive, designer clothes and jewelry.  She is constantly boasting about the brand names she’s wearing and how much they cost.  No one is physically perfect so it is quite bizarre when someone is misrepresenting themselves to be so in the public eye.

Kim is not a “princess” but rather portrays herself to be a self-absorbed, materialistic person.  There are real princesses in the world who come from or marry into royal lineages.  Nor is Kim a “marketing genius” as the media is constantly describing her.  I have been around wealthy, famous people for much of my life.  When you have a talent or a gimmick that the public is taking an interest in, entrepreneurs and business professionals will step in with their expertise to generate revenue that they too can cash in on.

Many talented people endorse products.  That is a logical progression in the business world.  When I worked for Speedo, we entered into a business deal with swimmer Michael Phelps to endorse Speedo products.  We did this based on his status as an elite athlete due to his Olympic success.  Kim has no outstanding talent worthy of selling products yet she is attaching her name to a lot of products.  Remember the recent debit card scandal where her and her sisters where endorsing a prepaid MasterCard debit card.  The Kardashian Kard imposed predatory fees and was believed to target a young teen demographic in evoking the extravagance showcased by the Kardashian’s on their TV show.  Thank goodness they were shut down by the bad press generated by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s investigation.

Kim Kardashian is selling a misrepresentation of a fantasy life comprised of opulence and perfection.  The problem is that the image she is selling is a mirage and NOT reality.  Think about the hype surrounding her recent wedding and how it all ended just 72 days later.  I believe that wedding was manufactured for Kim and others to line their pockets with millions of dollars of other people’s money.  And it was all timed to closely align with the launch of the Kardashian line of clothes at Sears, the release of her mother Kris Jenner’s book and the upcoming premiere of her new reality TV show on E!  Doesn't all of that appear to be some form of fraud? 

I think people are tired of seeing Kim Kardashian everywhere all of the time and being paid millions of dollars to do nothing.  People should smarten up and start investing their time, money and attention on more important people and things that will benefit our world as a whole.  We just experienced the worst recession in history and I think it is extremely disrespectful for anyone to be flaunting wealth in such a flagrant manner when people around the world are suffering.

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My Past And El Segundo Firefighter Clayton Holt

Have you ever thought about how the way you were raised has affected your life?  If you experienced emotional, verbal, physical and/or sexual abuse growing up and have not taken any steps to acknowledge or address your trauma, it is affecting your life in some significant way.  If your parents were neglectful or controlling, it has affected you.  If there was infidelity in your home, you will most likely have trust issues.  If one or both of your parents voluntarily or involuntarily abandoned you, you will undoubtedly have a fear of abandonment.  If someone chipped away at your spirit, your insecurities have manifested in some way.  Pay attention to how you engage with others and their reactions to how you treat them.  In most instances, it's like holding a mirror up to yourself.

I was raised in a very dysfunctional home.  It has caused me to be distrustful of men.  My looks and sex appeal have always attracted a lot of men yet I consistently find myself sabotaging my relationships.  As soon as I realize a man is totally into me, I immediately put up this protective wall which confuses the hell out of them.  Or I will do something outrageous that makes them never want to talk to me again.  Undoing the damage from your upbringing is almost impossible but it is important to take steps towards healing so you can break that ugly cycle and move towards a better life.

I was crazy about El Segundo Firefighter Clayton Holt. What a strong, sexy man.  You can see in his email below how confused he was about me because of the way I treated him. 

Subject:  No Title Necessary

Date:       08/20/XX 7:48:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time

From:      HoltInLA@xxxxx.com

To:          Jacqibone@xxxxx.com

Jaqui,

What are you really hoping to accomplish with me?  A lasting relationship.  A meaningless tryst.  A deep friendship.  A partner in the sack.  Your behavior towards me was, is and continues to be ambiguous.... Let's think about this for a second.  You have been sweet, jealous, xxxxxxxxxxx, coy, coquettish, overzealous, and downright mean.  So who are you?.... x xx xxxxxxxx xx xxxxx xxx xxx x xxxxxxxxxx.  Yes, physically there is a lot there.  UNDENIABLE!!!! And I am one of the MOST physical people you will ever meet.  SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?

C

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Patrick Knapp, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Nephew and Attorney

This posting is directed to Arnold Schwarzenegger's nephew, Patrick Knapp.

Patrick, I'm sure by now you know about and are reading my blog; especially since you still work for Jake Bloom and are your uncle's transactional attorney.

I've always liked you so I want you to know that every man that is on my blog, including your uncle, and that will be written about in my upcoming autobiography has been given the opportunity to speak their piece with me. I am very fair and I feel that if you say something about someone, they should be given the opportunity to respond. 

You and I go back a long way. We both received our undergraduate degrees from UCLA and you were fresh out of law school when we started working together at Bloom, Dekom, et. al. You hadn't even passed the bar yet. The first time I'd ever even heard of you was while working on a poster deal for Arnold. I believe you were vacationing in Austria or Germany after finishing law school. You had put together a deal point grid as an intern that I could not understand. I remember asking Steven Brookman "who is this Patrick Knapp person" and he said "Sshh! That's Arnold's nephew." It was hilarious. I also remember you borrowing $5 from me one day to buy food off a catering truck. I thought it was so funny that we worked on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and you were buying food off a catering truck. I remember asking you "Why are you borrowing money from me? Isn't your uncle a millionaire?" And you laughed. You did pay me back a week later so I always trusted you after that. I also appreciated that after I left the firm, you and I never spoke about anything when we saw each other at World Gym. 

You are such a humble person. You chose to make your own way in the world and not ride on the fame of the Schwarzenegger name even though your father was a Schwarzenegger. I hope the dark side of Hollywood hasn't changed you. 

Readers also see this up-to-date posting about Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger's debut on the New Celebrity Apprentice 2017 with his uncle as Donald Trump's successor:

http://jacqibone.blogspot.com/2017/01/patrick-knapp-schwarzenegger-tonight-on.html

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