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US ambassador for United nations Susan Rice and Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (out of frame) during a Press conference at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on April 17, 2013. Rice is on a three-day visit to Brazil. Credit: AFP/Getty Images
President Barack Obama's top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy team. Controversial Obama foreign policy confidant Samantha Power will replace Rice at the U.N.
A White House official confirmed the personnel changes Wednesday morning ahead of a planned announcement by the president later in the day.
Donilon has been a key foreign policy adviser to Obama since he first took office. But the 58-year-old had been expected to depart sometime this year, with Rice seen as the likely candidate to replace him.
Rice -- the face of the Benghazi talking points controversy who appeared on the Sunday shows days after the Libya attack and blamed the incident on a YouTube video -- is the second official involved in the incident to receive a promotion. Last month, State Department spokesowman Victoria Nuland was nominated as assistant secretary of state.
The New York Times called the move "a defiant gesture to Republicans who harshly criticized Ms. Rice for presenting an erroneous account of the deadly attacks on the American mission in Benghazi, Libya."
Rice, a close Obama confidante, came under withering criticism from Republicans as part of the investigations into the deadly attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Obama considered nominating Rice as his second-term secretary of state, but she withdrew amid the GOP criticism, saying she didn't want her confirmation fight to be a distraction for the White House. The president instead nominated John Kerry, who easily won confirmation from his former Senate colleagues.
Rice's new post as national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation.
Obama will also name Samantha Power, a human rights expert and former White House adviser, to replace Rice as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power left the White House earlier this year, though she was considered the president's likely pick to move to the U.N. should Rice be promoted to the White House.
She has long been connected to Obama and during the president's first campaign was in line for a top post. But that changed after she had to resign from Obama's campaign in 2008 following an interview where she called Hillary Clinton a "monster."
Power is an ardent defender of interventionist policies especially when it comes to genocide. Her policy, dubbed "responsibility to protect," has informed Obama decisions from early on.
Previously, Politico reports, she "served as an aide at the National Security Council as the senior director for multilateral affairs and was named chair of the Atrocities Prevention Board that Obama created last year."
She is also the wife of former regulatory czar Cass Sunstein, and there are many who have raised issues with her foreign policy. Glenn Beck once said she was probably the most dangerous woman in America, while Sean Hannity named her one of the top 10 most dangerous people in the Obama administration.
The White House official said Donilon is expected to stay on the job until early July, after Obama wraps up overseas trips to Europe and Africa, as well as an unusual summit in California later this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the personnel changes before they were publicly announced.
Donilon has overseen a foreign policy agenda at the White House that put increased emphasis on the U.S. relationship with Asia. He's also played a key role in the administration's counterterrorism strategy, including the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, and in managing the complex U.S. ties with Russia.
Rice, who first started working for Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign, has a close relationship with the president and many of his advisers. She's known for being outspoken on human rights issues and also pushed for a more interventionist strategy in Libya.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This is a breaking story. Updates will be added.
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In early June, a confidential federal informant began buying drugs and firearms from a California man named Christopher Thomas. Trying to help authorities unravel the illicit weapons ring, he asked to be introduced to the dealer's dealer, and Thomas agreed.
A few weeks later, a plan was in place.
Wearing a hidden wire, the informant and Thomas drove together to a post office in the picturesque old town of Pasadena. What Thomas didn't know was that federal agents were following close behind.
At the post office, Thomas and the informant were joined by two men—Edwin Cano and Miguel Ortiz—a gangbanger and a postal employee. A few minutes later, two other men arrived—Adam Gitschlag and Jose Pacheco—the weapon seller and his accomplice. Except for Cano, the men who had come to meet Thomas and the agent were former Marines who had served in Iraq and had been stationed at Camp Pendleton near San Diego.
Ortiz, who as an employee of the post office possessed a key to a hidden parking lot, opened the gates, and the men drove inside, passing a sign that said: "Possession of Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons on Postal Property Is Prohibited by Law."
"Gang members like those kind of weapons… it's an image thing. They think they look cool when they hold them up and show them to their other partners in crime. 'Look at the size of my gun.'"
The handover was quick but the haul significant. Gitschlag's trunk contained five semiautomatic rifles and boxes of ammunition that were given to the informant in exchange for $6,000.
The informant then asked 28-year-old Gitschlag if he could buy more guns for members of his gang. Gitschlag told the informant that another shipment of weapons would be coming soon.
Unknown to Gitschlag, the entire transaction was being transmitted to agents working for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who were hovering nearby, listening to the deal go down, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed this week in Los Angeles. Under California law, it is illegal to own or sell unregistered assault weapons, which are banned in the state of California under the assault-weapon ban.
ATF agent Christian Hoffman noted the unusual nature of the case. "It is not common for Marines to sell guns to gang members," he said.
The men were all arrested on Nov. 2—only a week after a U.S. Navy Seal smuggled 80 AK-47 weapons from Iraq or Afghanistan, including factory-made 7.62 mm Iraqi machine-guns and sold them to undercover agents in Colorado and Nevada.
Beyond the unusual suspects, the haul was significant.
According to the affidavit, Gitschlag kept more than 200 guns in his home—there were stashes of weapons in his bedroom, in safes and in gun racks, among them assault rifles, AK-47-type assault rifles, sawed off shotguns, pistols, and at least one semi-automatic shotgun with a high-capacity magazine. Thousands of rounds of ammunition were kept in cardboard boxes that were stacked around his garage.
In a black nylon bag, which he described as his "Go Bag" and stored in the master bedroom, Gitschlag kept 10 assault rifles and around $20,000 in cash. As if preparing for an assault on his fortress, he was also in the process of setting up a surveillance system.
Investigators are trying to figure out where Gitschlag, who moonlighted as a bouncer at a bar called Goody's Tavern, purchased his large cache of weapons. Gitschlag reportedly defended himself against the charges, saying he is a private collector and a patriot who fought hard for his country.
Gitschlag and the other four men are charged with five counts each of having unlawful assault weapons, including four AK-47 assault rifles and an AR-15 assault weapon. Cano faces three additional counts, including two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
"We are pleased with the outcome of this case," said John A. Torres, special agent in charge of the ATF's Los Angeles field division, in a statement. "These arrests show that there are people still illegally trafficking in firearms to gang members for profit."
In terms of the buyers, Hoffman said the weapons were the kinds of weapons preferred by gangbangers.
"Gang members like those kind of weapons," Hoffman said. "I think it's an image thing. They think they look cool when they hold them up and show them to their other partners in crime. 'Look at the size of my gun.'"
Christine Pelisek is staff reporter for The Daily Beast, covering crime. She previously was a reporter at the LA Weekly, where she covered crime for the last five years. In 2008, she won three Los Angeles Press Club awards, one for her investigative story on the Grim Sleeper.

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Turning Points
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The making of a Mitchell Car, 1911
Making the Mitchell Car: an illustrated description of the Mitchell Plant
The Mitchell-Lewis Company of Racine was one of the largest and best-equipped wagon manufacturers in the country in the nineteenth century. In 1903, the company produced its first automobile, and by 1911, the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company had become the city's largest employer. Known for their large, fashionable touring cars, the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company produced this booklet in 1911 to show how their automobiles were produced from start to finish.
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Amber Park Condominium is developed by Aquarius Properties Pte Ltd, a joint venture of CityzeNS Developments Pte Ltd and Hong Realty Pte Ltd (Hong Leong Group) Be mesmerised by beautiful architectural design inspired by Mother Nature. Located along Amber Gardens, District 15, Amber Park comprises of 3 Blocks of 21-storey with 592 units. The development also has a rooftop garden on the 22nd floor, to allow residents to unwind after a day's work.
A home links the relaxed and rejuvenated lifestyle of the district, with the bustling experience of the city.
The location is a mature and sought-after private residential enclave, known for its high-rise towers and proximity to the beach. Minutes' walk to East Coast Park and many amenities at Parkway Parade, Marine Parade and 112 Katong. Revel in a new way of living. Inspired by the convenience of downtown living, discover the joy of having everything you need, right at your doorstep. From food and groceries, to hip cafes, to a modern food court and even a child-care centre right downstairs, you've got it all. Easy access to major expressways such as East Coast Parkway (ECP), Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) and Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) thus getting to Central Business District and Marina Bay Financial District is just a short drive away.
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The new Bisun protect module is equipped with a special white coating on the inside of the back glass, which raises the front side power output even more. The white grid structure reflects the light in the area between the cells directly back into the cell, increasing the output of the module. That is how Bisun protect is using an optimum of solar radiation on the module's surface, maximum power raises to currently 290 watts. Simultaneously, the implemented bifacial mono-PERC-cells use the reflected light on the rear side of the module and generate a significant additional yield. Furthermore, there is a module variant with clear spaces between the cells, which will be available under the brand name Bisun protect clear with a maximum power of 280 watts. Sunlight can shine through the glass between the cells. Reflections from the subsoil will be turned into a higher electricity yield, too.
Bisun everywhereBoth bifacial modules replace the monofacial glass-glass module Sunmodule protect. Thus, every glass-glass module from SolarWorld offers a bifacial extra benefit. Of course, customers can also use the Sunmodule Bisun as a long-lasting and particularly durable glass-glass module in pitched roof installations. When used in free-field systems and on flat roofs, customers profit from the additional yield of the rear without further costs.
Advantages of glass-glass modules are leading to lower LCOEFollowing the company´s strategy, SolarWorld counts on particularly high-efficiency and high-quality products. Glass-glass modules are characterized by their high mechanical load capacity, minimal degradation behavior, a 30-year linear performance guarantee as well as extremely flexible assembly possibilities. The bifacial cells, which have been developed by SolarWorld on the basis of the highly efficient mono-PERC technology, additionally enable the use of the reflected light from the subsoil and thus open up new areas of application such as on bright flat roofs or in free-field systems. "The higher the service life and performance of a solar system, the higher the yield. This reduces electricity generation costs. Our promise to customers is: Whoever buys SolarWorld, gets high power and guaranteed quality – always," says SolarWorld AG CEO, Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank Asbeck.


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|Rosie Mark II is a brand new product of the HRX Corp. Based off the older Rosie model that was originally designed by Dr. Fires and acquired by the HRX Crop. "The innovative design for Rosie was good but she needed a few upgrades" said Doctor Peirce. The current tests you will see a few glitches with her arm servos but once that was fixed she did very well. We run her through some of her sexual personas. Her first personality was one of a "Russian Sex Kitten" who wants to drink vodka and fuck all night!


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The old "studio" of his grandfather, today is the Studiolo room, a beautiful room in the bed and breakfast Casa Rovai Florence in the historical center with a delicate ornate ceiling and views of the inner courtyard of the house.


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Are you struggling and don't know how to start being a minimalist? There are a few steps for a minimalist beginner to help you create a meaningful potential minimal life.
"The word minimalism has a negative connotation to many. They believe being a minimalist means you are sacrificing things. It means you are not taking advantage of all that is available in the modern world today."https://nosidebar.com/why-minimalism/
Like I have mentioned in my previous post that the Minimalist lifestyle is not for everyone. But we all are feeling that call — the desiring to have less, to spend less, and to need less.
Having a minimal lifestyle is not difficult, but it is also not easy. Minimalism is all about living with less, minimalism started as a style of art known for removing unnecessary elements to allow the essential elements to stand out.
Want a simplified life? I have a small How To's to guide you to start being a minimalist easily.
- Question yourself 'why you want to be a minimalist?' First simple question that every minimalist need to ask themselves 'why?' if the answer is 'I want to value myself more than material things' you got a good start now.
- Give yourself a goal After finding the answer for the first step, so now we need to set the goal together. We cannot do it without goal; we cannot achieve anything with not having a purpose. Bring a piece of paper and list your goal down organized, we can start from 'I want to stop buying unneeded thing' 'I want to get rid of never been used items' 'I want to refocus myself' and 'I desire to change and make a better life.'
- Train yourself to learn to live lessIf you cannot stop buying a cute mug and end up having over 20 pieces, you must have to think why you need it that much? Later… you eventually realize that living in a one bedroom apartment with your partner does not need 20 mugs at all. I've also slowly donated shoes, bags, books, cups, electronics, and artwork. I thought I would regret letting go of some of these things later, but I can honestly say I don't even remember everything that I've gotten rid of.
- Make yourself downsize your stuff continue from the last step; I realized that I owned several items of clothing that I hadn't worn in months. Some of them I did not remember when did I buy it, I put all the things I don't need it the bag, donate it or get rid of it. Not only for the clothes but most of everything. My place is unbelievable amazingly clean, with new positive vibes and refreshing.
- Push yourself keep trying and never give up It is okay not if you cannot complete everything on time as your goal set. It is okay if you cannot get rid of the gift from your best friend. This is human nature, and it takes time, remembers your inspiration and the desire of having a minimalist lifestyle. Just promise yourself to keep trying, take it slowly, and you will eventually achieve your goal one day.
As long as you follow your heart to live as a minimalist, I don't think minimalism would be too difficult for you. Follow these steps, keep believing in yourself and never give up. I also link my pervious blog Stay Minimal: 5 Benefits Of Being A Minimalist for you guys to get more inspiration.
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Warning! This blog may not be suitable for all readers. Please proceed only if you appreciate chicken livers.
Recently back from my ten-week stint in Mexico, I acknowledge that there are other foods in life beyond chilies, tortillas, cheese, and all the fabulous dishes celebrated there.
In fact, on my return I had an unexpected craving for chicken livers. It's not a complete surprise, and because I get a hankering for them about once a month, I tend to stock-pile a container of them in my freezer to head off this sudden biological urge.
Yesterday, as I mulled over a nice weekend meal, what glee did I express, when behold! To the rear of my freezer, I spot a lurking carton of chicken livers amongst my depleted pickings. Hallelujah sister! Joy upon joy, I had all the fundamentals for Chicken Livers in Bolognese including three fresh Roma tomatoes and from out in the garden plenty of sage and rosemary.
I make my Bolognese the traditional way: a meat sauce simmered with tomatoes and milk. I elected to go with ground pork instead of veal, turkey, or beef because it too, was in my freezer. I can't say enough about the addition of the milk to the sauce. Fear not: the tomatoes will not curdle the milk; along with a bit of Parmesan cheese, it tends to tenderize the meat and harmonize the sauce. The combination of herbs and spices, plus the addition of the chicken livers, create a marriage made in heaven. Trust me on this one.
Now, you are doubly forewarned ― because this comes from an unabashed liver lover.
Chicken Livers in Bolognese Sauce
3 tbsp. olive oil — divided
1 lb. chicken livers
1/3 cup flour
salt and pepper
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 poblano or other green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
3/4 lb. ground pork, veal, turkey, or beef
1 tsp. fresh rosemary, chopped
1 tsp. fresh sage, chopped
2 tbsp. red wine
3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 – 3 tbsp. tomato paste
½ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
¼ tsp. cayenne
½ tsp. salt and freshly ground pepper
½ cup low fat or other milk
2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese, crumbled
12 oz. chicken stock, or beef
few dashes Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
1 tsp. aged balsamic vinegar (optional)
Clean the liver, cut into manageable pieces and pat dry; sprinkle lightly with flour, salt, and pepper. In a large pot heat 2 tbsp. oil and add livers. Brown well on all sides and remove.
To the pot, heat remaining oil, add vegetables to soften and remove to separate bowl. Add pork to the pan, break up and brown lightly adding herbs and spices. Deglaze with red wine and loosen bits from pan; add tomatoes, tomato paste, reserved vegetables and the stock. Add the milk, Parmesan, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and stir to combine all. Partially cover pan and simmer about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens slightly. It will thicken as it sets.
Add livers to pan, simmer to finish cooking them and to blend flavors, about 10 minutes; adjust seasoning. If too tart, add a pinch of sugar or a splash of aged balsamic. Best if allowed to set overnight to mellow flavors. Serve over pasta, polenta, or on the side with risotto. Yield: 4 servings.


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Have you ever told a friend they should end their relationship because they were so clearly miserable, but now they're married to their partner and neither of them speak to you? The truth is, you can't be told when it's time to end your relationship; it's a personal decision you have to make on your own.
So when it's your turn to consider whether or not it's time to end your current situation, that choice has to come from you. But how do you know if it's time?
"The decision to end the relationship or not depends on what we are expecting," says Lawrence Siegel, clinical psychologist and AASECT-certified sex educator. "What have we been getting from this relationship in terms of what we want, what we can tolerate, and what is a deal breaker? The simplest level is, are we getting what we want? If the answer is no or not really, it's all downhill from there."
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Here are some telltale signs that it might be time to break up with your partner.
Does your partner annoy you?
Of course. When you spend a significant amount of time with someone, he or she is bound to become annoying. But we're talking much more than loud chewing or leaving socks on the floor. If the things that your partner does in their day-to-day life—in their fundamental existence—annoy you to the point where you can't look past it endearingly, that's something to pay attention to.
"I think we get to a point where we have to ask whether or not we are willing to tolerate the little things," says Siegel. "If every little thing becomes annoying, we have to go back to the basic question: What are we in this for?"
How much of your relationship is affected by resentment?
Every couple fights. Or, at least, the healthy ones do. It's important to fight. But if you're finding your arguments are fueled by resentment—for example, if past problems creep up into every discussion and the issues are impossible to move past—that is a signal to a larger problem.
"If you start thinking about things you aren't doing in your own life, or wish you could be doing if not for this relationship, that's when resentment starts to creep in," Siegel adds. If feelings of security and trust start to feel threatened, that is a big red flag."
Would you rather do things by yourself?
Alone time is one thing. That's something we all need, and are entitled to. But if you start wishing that you were having all of your adventures without your partner, that's not the best sign. At the end of the day, a relationship is a choice. You choose to be with the person you're in a relationship with. And if you'd rather not choose them anymore, you have to start thinking about why.
What is your outlook on the future?
When you take a step back and evaluate the bigger picture, do you think of your future with that person? And if so, does it fill you with dread or delight?
"All of these bring us back to the question of, 'Is this really what I want? Do I feel better? Am I a more positive person with this person?" Siegel says.
Do you still want to try?
Just because you answered 'yes' to any or all of these, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's time to call it quits. The question then becomes: Do you want to still keep trying? Every relationship ebbs and flows. There are going to be rough patches; that's part of sharing a life with another human. But if, at the end of the day, you being without this person makes you even sadder than being with them at the moment, that is worth noting. There are still ways to sort it out.
"Is this an endpoint or a crossroad?" Siegel asks. "At that point, somebody has to be the adult. Someone has to call a timeout, and both agree that there is something going on." From there, you need to have a discussion about how much effort and energy each partner is willing to put into repairing the relationship.
"The crisis of 'do we move forward or do we end it' can be the best opportunity to really talk about all of the issues we haven't talked about before," says Siegel.
The takeaway
If you can see your relationship thriving down the road, then you have a direction to move in. But if not, sometimes the best thing for a relationship is an ending.
"Sometimes things cannot be worked out," Siegel explains.
The hardest thing to accept is that sometimes it just can't be fixed—but staying and holding on will ultimately be worse for you both. Letting go and allowing each other to find what truly makes you happy will set you free.


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WASHINGTON – More than 40 million passengers and crew will be screened by Transportation Security Administration officers during the winter holiday period, one of the busiest times of the year to fly. TSA is expecting anywhere from 100,000 to 400,000 additional travelers at checkpoints nationwide each day.
The end-of-year holiday travel period extends from Dec. 15 through Jan. 2. Thursday (Dec. 21) and Friday (Dec. 22) are expected to be the busiest days of the travel period with more than 2.1 million passengers and crew members passing through TSA security checkpoints each day. Tuesday through Friday after Christmas (Dec. 26 through Dec. 29) and Tuesday after New Year's Eve also are expected to be busy.
Passengers flying during the holiday travel season should plan to be at the airport two hours prior to a domestic flight and three hours prior to an international flight so that TSA can accommodate the large volume of passengers needing to be screened.
In order to handle the increased passenger volume on peak days during the holiday travel season, TSA will have up to 1,400 additional officers working at the top 50 airports. This will be accomplished through the use of overtime and extending hours for part-time officers.
Passengers flying out of the nation's busiest airports can expect to see canine teams working at the checkpoints as well. TSA has 55 more canine teams on the job this year compared to 2016's holiday season. As efforts continue to raise the baseline for aviation security, those canine teams will help increase and expedite screening at more than 30 of the nation's busiest airports. This increases aviation security by exposing all travelers in the checkpoint lines to the explosives detection dogs.
In addition, new screening procedures for carry-on bags in non-TSA Pre✓® lanes continue to be phased in at all 440 airports nationwide. The procedures have been implemented at over 200 airports so far. This new protocol requires travelers in standard lanes to remove all personal electronics larger than a cell phone from their carry-on bags and place them in bins with nothing above or below them so that TSA officers can get a clear X-ray image of these items (e.g., laptops, tablets, e-readers, cameras). These travelers should continue to follow all other standard screening procedures, such as removing shoes, belts, and liquids from their carry-on bag. Learn what to expect with the new carry-on bag screening procedures.
It is common for passengers to travel with gifts during this holiday travel period. If a wrapped gift triggers an alarm, the gift might need to be unwrapped for TSA officers to resolve the alarm. Instead of wrapping a gift, travelers are encouraged to use a gift bag or gift box so the alarm can be resolved by simply removing the item from the gift bag or gift box without needing to unwrap it. Or, passengers may consider wrapping the gift upon destination arrival.
For other holiday-related travel tips like transporting snow globes, pies, cakes and toys, read our holiday travel blog post. Travelers with questions about transportation security can contact a TSA employee for live assistance 365 days a year. Send questions and comments to @AskTSA via Twitter or Facebook Messenger from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends/holidays.


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Those who are currently members are not going to get kicked out, but individuals or companies trying to join a credit union is out of luck. This particular legal battle between banks and credit unions started in North Carolina and traveled all the way to the halls of the Supreme Court.
Credit unions have been very busy in recent years, signing up more and people, but the buck stopped at the supreme court. Justices threw out a government policy that has let credit unions accept new members from outside traditional membership pools. Roy High, who runs the NC Local Government Credit Union says consumers are the losers in this battle.
High says the ruling is a direct a hit to the average American who wants to join.
Reid Pollard is one of the bankers who first brought this lawsuit. He says credit unions were getting unfair advantages and were taking business away from banks.
Pollard says just because banks have been doing booming business in recent years, it doesn't mean credit unions should have the advantages they've had.
Now, the battle heads to the US Congress. There is a bill in the House that would open credit unions back up again. Bankers are fighting it and credit unions pushing it.
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Songwriters: Grace Hall, Nick Turco
Duo, comprised of vocalist Grace Hall and Zola Jesus collaborator Nick Turco, came together late last year. Unabashedly romantic (and delightfully hedonistic), the LA-based outfit's modern R&B may sit alongside nicely with contemporary hitmakers like The-Dream or Mike Will Made It, but they align closer to the freakiness of Ginuwine and Silk juxtaposed against the feather-weight synth trails of new age.
Skin Town "2Nite (Pictureplane remix) in Famous In Love (Freeform)
Skin Town "Slidin'" in Flesh & Bone (Starz)
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Andre Agassi: Remembering Tennis Legend's Golden Olympic Moment
Tennis is the loneliest game. Even long-distance runners have competitors beside them, almost breathing in sync, and boxers have someone literally in their corner, touching their shoulders when they need to feel someone's there. But lonely as it is, you can't play tennis alone. You need someone to play against.
No one loves tennis in 1940s Iran. No one except Emmanuel Aghassian, who learns to love the sport from British and American servicemen occupying his country. Having no one to play with leads Emmanuel to become a bantamweight boxer. And he's fine at it, or at least OK enough to box on behalf of his country in the London Olympics in '48 and the Helsinki games in '52. Being allowed to go abroad plants a seed; he doctors a passport, and sneaks out of Iran. In America he goes by Mike Agassi. Mike works in hotel elevators in Chicago, then on the floor at a Las Vegas casino, all while boxing at night. Once, he almost fights in Madison Square Garden, but instead crawls out a window when he realizes his opponent is way out of his weight class. He continues to love tennis more fiercely than boxing, even though he can't play, not to compete anyway.
Eventually Mike forces his beloved sport into the lives of all four of his children. The first three are early casualties, but the youngest has a crazy knack for returns. At seven years old, he just hits ball after ball after ball. He's so good, he can even hit bad balls on purpose, which Mike hates. Named after Mike's boss at the casino, Andre is the most talented and the most willing to please, yet Mike is rarely wild about his son's successes, no matter who he beats or how many trophies he wins. Andre is just doing what he is meant to do; this is no reason in Mike's mind for fanfare.
Later, Andre will tell the press that he's never allowed himself "the luxury of going, 'Where do I want to be?'" It's true—Andre goes where Mike wants him to be. Mike's con at the local tennis courts is typical: Make eight-year-old Andre ask bystanders to play, and tell his son to hit softies, let lobs drop, hand over the first match to the adult; then have the kid beg and plead for a second chance, like his last meal was a week ago; then, once everyone around has bet their money on the grownup, take the leash off the child's game, let him do his thing; finally, as the audience gawks and whoops and can't believe their eyes, cash in. It works every time, although Andre suspects people don't mind being played by freaks as long as they get a show.
Young Andre plays everyone he can until it's clear he has nowhere left to go but up. He attends a prestigious tennis academy, and Mike steps aside as coach, perhaps because he can't stand to lose to his own kid in practice matches, no matter how happy the talent makes him. And it does make him happy, even if it doesn't matter now that Andre has internalized all of Mike's loathing, all of his disappointment. Parents with frustrated dreams must be terrible at poker.
"My son," Mike says to Andre once, when talking up his boxing losses in London and Helsinki, "maybe they will make tennis an Olympic sport again, and my son will win a gold medal, and that will make up for it." Tennis stopped being an Olympic sport in the 1920s; two years before it comes back to the games, Andre goes pro, at the age of 16. At 26, he'll win that gold. You can't make timelines this tidy up—people will tell you to go to hell.
This is what you already know: Andre Agassi, a pretty boy from Vegas, ascends to notoriety in the late 80s, early 90s, refusing to play Wimbledon at first because he doesn't want to wear all white. Sports media has a strong love-hate-need relationship with him, with an emphasis on need because everyone leans toward a bad boy, and Agassi racks up the accomplishments that make a star rise. He's world no. 3 by the age of 18; in 1992, at 22, he wins Wimbledon (in white, with no trace of neon) and helps the U.S. win their first Davis Cup in eight years. He plays and often beats the big boys of a previous generation, like Lendl, Wilander, Connors, and Courier; he finds a rival in basic-by-comparison Pete Sampras, whom emotional Andre really doesn't get; and he lands a major ad campaign that follows him around like bad cologne.
"Image," he claims in those Canon ads, "is everything." He does a proto-Ryan Lochte turn on Mad About You; the joke is that he's so sexy, he appears in Helen Hunt's dreams. Agassi's mane (a wig that he mostly worries will fall off) makes him look not unlike renderings of Samson or Fabio. His roots show.
While he never does what he really wants, i.e., stop playing tennis altogether, Agassi is right about what he can and can't do. At one point, he tells his trainer Gil Reyes, "I think I can do… things. But I can only do them with your help." His coach in those years is Brad Gilbert, who talks like he has a side hustle selling downmarket Jolt. Brad advises him: "Quit going for the knockout." This is the year Agassi starts dating model-actress Brooke Shields; in a lot of ways, this advice is tough love. Gilbert asks, knowing full well that he will have to answer himself: "When you chase perfection, do you know what you're doing?"
Gilbert doesn't wait for Andre to catch up. "You're chasing something that doesn't exist. You're making everyone around you miserable."
That said, 1995 is Andre's most perfect year, stats-wise. He wins 73 matches, 26 of those in a row, and he only loses 9. He is the world no. 1 for most of the year, only dropping in November to the inescapable Sampras. He shaves his head, and there's one less thing to worry about, even though he seems unrecognizable to himself in the mirror.
He says he won't play in the 1996 Davis Cup if missing it means he can win the gold medal in Atlanta that summer. But he doesn't play that year like a winner. In the French, he loses in an early round; at Wimbledon, he meets the same fate. He's not in the finals of any of the '96 slams, actually. He's feeling a lot of pressure, not just from his game but from dating an actress—turns out he can't handle watching her kiss another guy, even if he knows it's pretend. In the important ways, Brooke isn't on the same page. When Brooke does well on Broadway, she feels hungry for more. But when Andre finally gets that number one ranking, he feels empty. She doesn't get that her boyfriend hates what he's best at.
In Agassi's memoir, Open, he describes a lot of things with the candor promised in the title, including the Olympics. He runs over the facts of that milestone quickly, almost insultingly. This is not his medal. This is his father's medal, even Gil Reyes' medal, more than it is his own.
Before his comeback in 1998—which changes, as comebacks do, the whole meaning of his story—the most persistent quality of Agassi's career is a lack of clarity. That's not a knock on his game, which is a thing of beauty despite his pigeon-toed walk. This will sound like faint praise, but trust me, it isn't: His groundstrokes are charming like snakes are charming. He lulls spectators into feeling like it has to be the cocky young dude from Vegas who's going to miss. Way more often than not, it isn't. After whipping his opponent back and forth, to the baseline and the net, Agassi places the ball exactly where a showman would.
He's beyond good and smart—he's entertaining. But I'm not talking about his game, which is clear; I'm talking about his career. What's in the fog is his reason for playing at all.
Before the Olympics final, the match to determine that gold, there's a weather delay. His priorities are not where you think they should be: He eats a Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich while it thunderstorms in Georgia. But the clouds clear, and he goes on to hit some of the best points of his life, some real screamers, against Sergi Bruguera of Spain.
Joyfully, he wins. He wins for Gil, he wins for his dad, he wins for America. But he doesn't win for himself.
Without knowing the future, tennis fans in 1997 see the gold as a last gasp. Agassi's ranking belly-flops to the 140s after he loses the number one seed to Sampras, because he only plays 24 matches the whole year. He plays them like shit, because an old wrist injury has come back for blood. He starts doing hard drugs, seemingly in response to Gil's daughter getting into a debilitating car crash, but maybe he's into crystal meth just because he hates himself. He almost gets suspended from the ATP. He marries Brooke mistakenly. It all seems like the end of something.
But something changes. In Open, he credits his meeting Nelson Mandela and his reading James Agee's A Death in the Family as catalysts for his reframe, and maybe that's all true. It's kind of absurd, but then so are most brushes with gravity. He decides something for himself, about himself and other people, when reading Agee's words about suffering: She thought she had never before had a chance to realize the strength human beings have, to endure. For Andre, I like a different famous line from that book: You've got to bear in mind that nobody ever lived is specially privileged.
In 1998, Andre Agassi jumps from being world no. 110 to world no. 6, which remains the highest jump a player has made into the top 10 in a calendar year. In 1999, he wins all four grand slams, being the fifth male player ever to do so (Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic eventually join him). He ends his marriage with Brooke, and he marries Steffi Graf, the woman he has more or less pined for his entire life, knowing from the first time he saw her that she understands what it means to hit ball after ball after ball.
In 2016 he is still the only male player to have won a) a gold medal, b) on all court surfaces, and c) a year-end championship. The gold medal isn't the high point of his career. It's maybe fourth or fifth on a list of high points.
At Wimbledon in 1998, I see Andre Agassi play Tommy Haas live in the second round. He loses, but I have never seen Agassi play in person before; as a fan, it is essentializing. Watching Agassi, I understand what he describes with mixed emotions in Open: This is a game between two people who are thinking in ways most of us can't, because they have to. There is no escape when you're on the court; there is no sneaking out. And there's no pleasing anyone. Sure, there are exciting points that make the ref hush the crowd, and there is always a winner of the match, but the larger satisfaction that players chase isn't in the score. Sometimes it's in the result, but, for Agassi, it isn't really in there either.
Agassi was a freak. He played like a great against them all. He played both Chang and Nadal, both Federer and Becker, both Bjorg (albeit at eight years old) and the young guns who modeled their game after him. Forget his rivalry with Sampras—Agassi's best tennis was always against the others. He found a way to come out on top of nearly every one of them, no matter how lonely and strapped down he felt.
And isn't that the ultimate cliched Olympics story? Someone who perseveres for a really long time, longer than he wants, and pushes through. Someone who does it all, even when he wants to quit. If you look at Andre as a person, not just at what he left on the court, and you think about what the Olympics represented to him—not his own glory, but a piece of life he wanted to give to someone else—you feel in your bones how complicated victory is. Maybe that's how one person can process so many wins and so many losses: Some of them aren't his. And even if he hates it, that's the way he's found. That's how he can continue to be himself.


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A couple of weeks ago I posted an entry about people who complained about children, parents of children, breastfeeding parents of children... basically people who think that children are the bane of our existence, the "ass monkeys" we have to endure as a difficult part of life. Extremist environmentalists are now taking a "child-free" stance, saying that by having children you are necessarily damaging the environment and putting a strain on the Earth.
Well... it's time for those whiny complainers to meet James Brooks. This precocious 10-year-old has developed a keen interest in apes, and particularly bonobos, to the point where he's given up birthday gifts, raised money for the endangered animal, and is doing everything he can to raise awareness of them. The Great Ape Trust of Iowa has recently featured James on their site to talk about the extraordinary things he's done. Here's a small taste:
...it would be difficult to find a donor whose contributions were more heartfelt. James became a vegetarian the day the bonobo P-Suke died. He remains in contact with zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo, home of a dozen bonobos, after a 15-year-old male bonobo, Mambo, developed a viral respiratory infection and died on Christmas Eve. He adopted a bonobo at Lola ya Bonobo, a sanctuary supported by Great Ape Trust that cares for bonobos orphaned by deforestation, the bushmeat and pet trades, and the civil war that continues in Democratic Republic of Congo. James is convinced that he enjoys a special relationship with the bonobo Nyota, a resident of Great Ape Trust and, at age 9, an individual James calls his peer.
James' father, Neil, is a former literature professor of mine who is now a good friend, and who is part of the reason why I take pop culture as seriously as I do (this guy taught Poe's "The Raven" by first showing us The Simpsons version of it -- there... I was able to link this story to television somehow). I am truly amazed by this incredible boy. We should all hope our children would be as giving and loving as he is. I hope those people who see a child come walking into a resturant and turn up their snooty noses and say, "Oh good god, there's dinner ruined!" will read about him and maybe, just maybe, realize that some kids aren't the selfish little attention-seekers they think they are.


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We have entered into the month of September. Wow... already? I can clearly see back to the turn of the new year. Two moments in time, and I struggle to see what links them. It's like the time between them simply vanished, or never happened at all. My weary bones tell me it did though, that time did happen, and lots of it.
Perhaps what my soul is telling me is that there is a mismatch between what my January ambitions held in store for me, and where my September reality lives. In a way September is an announcement of the Fall season and of all the things left undone. It is the beginning of the end of the year, and I'm just not ready for this year to be over yet.
The months of Spring are hopeful, counting down the days until the summer sun greets us with it's warmth and promises of adventure. Here in the northern part of the Union the sun stays with us longer, providing hours more of daylight than I am used to from my youth. Its watchful eye opens early, like a child oblivious to the slumbering needs of the adults, and sets late, like a teenager discovering youth.
Now the days will continue to grow shorter and the nights colder. I lament the passing of summer, but I need it. Summer was a full but tiring time. Guests, projects, work, travel, exercise, outdoors, sunsets, and swimming. Much more than those also. I need a break. I need the late-rising and early-setting sun to tell me it's okay to stay indoors and rest. That watching a movie underneath a blanket on the couch with Liz is enough of an activity for the day. I need summer to let me out of her clutches.
Summer is amazing, but she's a demanding season, particularly when you're surrounded by the kind of outdoors we have here in Montana. She looks at you with puppy eyes asking why you're not floating the river today, or out on a hike, or camping near the lakes she's warmed for you, or grilling underneath the daylight she's stayed up so late to provide. She gives and expects much.
I'm full and tired.


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Philippines Fashion Week SS14: Menswear Collection
27 October 2013
It's another not-so typical Sunday afternoon... I was lucky enough to be invited by PhFW itself to attend one of their shows at SMX Convention Center which features talented designers such as Anthony Nocom, Chris Jasler, M Barretto, Ulysses King and many more...
Ripped Jeans, Cracked Screens: 10-24-2013
24 October 2013
When it comes to dressing up I really have a hard time sticking to one style. Some people call it "experimenting" I call it major dilemma. I don't know why, but I always catch myself jumping from one style to another or sometimes its a mix of everything. I've been like this since forever and if you ask me I find it extremely weird...
Say My Name + Southshore Giveaway
13 October 2013
Hey everyone! First of all, I'd like to apologize for another late post. This was scheduled last week but then something came up, so I had to hold it for a while. By the way, I can't wait for you to hear what I have in store for you today! Well, it's just something to make-up to my blog hiatus...
Candy Fair 2013
5 October 2013
Hey everyone! As most of you have probably noticed, I've stopped blogging for some time (more precisely for 3 weeks). Any particular reasons? Not really. These past few weeks has just been a roller coaster ride which forced me to sacrifice some of my blogging time and more. Nonetheless, I'm baaack! Hopefully, for good now...
Me and my best friend Nicole are what you call "true-blue candy girls", call any Candy Event and we're totally up for that! It all started summer last year during the first ever Candy Style Awards and the amazing time we had there made us come back for more. So far we've been to three Candy related events, and the 3rd one is what I'm going to share with you just about now! :)
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One of my many great experiences throughout nursing school, and consequently one of my passions and interests, was my mental health/psychiatric clinical rotation. While working at the Behavioral Health Hospital, Peachford, I found that I truly enjoyed working with the populations there, especially the adolescent group. Because of this, I chose to attend the 2012 Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial Conference, hosted by the Emory University School of Nursing. This year's topic was "Psychiatric Manifestations of Physical Illnesses." Mental health and well-being assessment and treatment should be emphasized in every aspect of nursing, even if a nurse is not specifically working in a behavioral health facility.
The Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial Conference has been held by Emory's School of Nursing every year for the past few years in honor of former Emory Nursing Student Virginia Lee Franklin. Ms. Franklin graduated from Emory in 1957 with a Master's Degree in Nursing, with her expertise in neurology. The program brochure stated that she was well-known for being "an excellent teacher, an advocate for the nursing profession, and a compassionate nurse." Originally, her parents started a fund in her honor, which has since grown into the present day Conference.
The "Psychiatric Manifestations of Physical Illnesses" topic covered the objectives of discussing psychiatric symptoms commonly seen with physical disorders, describing "red flag" physical symptoms that can be associated with psychiatric disorders, and examining specific physical illnesses commonly associated with psychiatric symptoms. The program faculty included the Dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Linda McCauley, and the main speaker, Dr. Nzinga Harrison, Clinical Adjunct Faculty at Emory's Department of Behavioral Health and Sciences. In addition, a variety of other well-known School of Nursing Professors and Clinical Faculty Members also participated on the planning committee. The majority of the attendees were nursing students or nurses in the community, with a wide variety of backgrounds. Some of the nursing specialty areas that were represented included: psychiatric, med/surg, neurology, rehabilitation, emergency room, social health, and advanced practice.
Dr. Nzinga Harrison provided an informative, engaging lecture on a variety of different symptoms, both physiological and psychological, in mental health and non-mental health patients. We learned about a variety of different factors that are associated between psychological and physical disorders. For example, we spent time discussing symptoms of Anxiety Disorders (such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), including: increased heart rate, insomnia, nightmares, decreased concentration, irrational thoughts, irritability, and hyper-vigilance, among others. One of the most important things that I learned was to document symptoms of any patient in terms of the following areas: physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. The vast majority of illnesses present with symptoms in a variety of these areas. Therefore, taking an assessment with this framework in mind will help to include as much information as possible in the diagnosis and treatment.
One of the greatest benefits of Emory is having such a strong, interdisciplinary group of schools and departments. In this instance, the School of Nursing and Dr. Harrison, from the Department of Behavioral Health and Sciences, worked together to share their strengths and knowledge with a variety of students and professionals. This Conference is one of many wonderful educational opportunities that nursing students are able to participate in throughout the year.


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Time After Time Season 1 Review
One episode was provided prior to broadcast.
I'm not totally against ridiculous TV show premises. Last year, Timeless proved that a non-original idea can merge with enthusiastic storytelling to form a fun, if formulaic, romp. Westworld, lest we all forget, is essentially an origin story about killer robot cowboys and cowgirls. I dug both of those shows, but they also share one downfall in my book: their initially intriguing opening hours faced diminishing returns in the "why do I care anymore" department. They lacked longevity.
Time After Time is as ridiculous as they come, in both good ways and bad, but it already feels like it's encroaching into the land of viewer apathy by the time the totally toothless pilot-ending cliffhanger lands with a thud. Scream and The Following creator Kevin Williamson adapts the story from a book and film of the same name – in which the real H.G. Wells chases his real BFF Jack the Ripper to the present day via Wells' real Time Machine – but it feels like he's working with parental controls on. Not everything needs to have blood and guts, but Time After Time's central conflict is discredited by a woeful lack of tension, threat, and drama.
Instead, the show leans on quirk. Opening in 1893, we meet a charming surgeon named John (Josh Bowman) who moonlights as a dastardly, maniacal serial killer – Jack The Ripper – that sometimes forgets to remove damning evidence of a murder in his surgeon's bag before going to a party. Thankfully, the thrower of the get-together in question is his buddy H.G. Wells (Freddie Stroma), who just so happens to have constructed an actual time machine, the perfect getaway for John when Scotland Yard comes calling.
Distraught that his creation could potentially leave an entire era vulnerable to John's murderous hand, Wells hops in the Time Machine after him in order to save the day (the Machine bounces back to its point of origin after it's used… I think, the sci-fi mumbo jumbo is laid on quick and thick in the nutty opening minutes). It's clear from the get-go that Time After Time is embracing its cheesiness — the party scene is chock full of dramatic irony and references to as-yet-unwritten Wells works, all spouted by dapper, unbelieving colleagues of Wells. The show is so eager to just get on with the time travel already that it loses a bit of oomph and awe when it transitions to 2017, but I'd prefer zippiness over sluggishness any day.
Still, Time After Time falls far short in too many areas to fully be able to go along with it for very long. The central cat-and-mouse premise is laid so plainly and easily in front of you it's nearly impossible to care about the lengths Wells claims he will go to in order to stop John. There are a few (very few) interesting metaphors, where Wells' idealist, wide-eyed optimism is an antiquated notion disassociated with John's murderous tendencies and appetite for cruelty and chaos – beliefs, Time After Time hints with a satisfied wink, that are very in vogue today. "In our time I was a freak," John spits at Wells in a Times Square bar with apocalyptic newscasts running in the background. "Today, I'm an amateur."
That scathing scene is the pilot's best, filling some much-needed character into the somewhat empty conflict between the two men. Unfortunately, it's over much too soon and the show doesn't know what to do with its fleeting, intelligent undercurrents besides present a few flashes of news footage of ISIS and Trump, and make a black security guard sarcastically agree with Wells' enthusiasm that racism has been eradicated in the years since 1893. What starts out ridiculous enough to be interesting becomes boilerplate to a fault – Wells is the dweebish hero, John the handsome rogue, museum curator Jane (Génesis Rodríguez) the clever sidekick. All are good but their goodness doesn't stack or accumulate, it just dissipates behind Time After Time's failure to ignite.
A bright spot in the pilot is the chemistry and dialogue between Stroma and Rodríguez, at least assuaging some worries that a forced romance element will perhaps not be as frustrating as other parts of the show. Rodríguez is the done-to-death nonbeliever-turned-believer but she navigates that super quick pilot arc with finesse, managing to make Jane feel like an actual person instead of a glorified Siri to Wells' confused pedestrian looking for turn-by-turn directions to the nearest sleeping establishment that might be housing a serial murderer. Stroma could be charming in his sleep, so the role of the constantly astonished time traveler is right in his wheelhouse. He excels in the white hat role where Bowman somewhat stumbles in the black hat one.
The Revenge actor is undeniably imposing and handsome (it's pointed out to you at least three times if you happen to miss it), but he lacks menace. We get to see him kill once on his home turf, but it's part of that mad opening dash to the Time Machine so none of the horror sticks. Later in 2017, John mostly spends his time coercing nice concierges into accepting cash over credit and going on a posh shopping spree on Fifth Avenue (his dad's pocket watch is worth $15K 150 years later, score!) His few modern kills are off screen and although some time travel shenanigans throw one or two interesting wrenches into his master plan, they don't add to any growing sense of urgency.
And that's maybe the brunt of Time After Time's problems boiled down: it lacks urgency. One episode doesn't represent an entire series, but as far as hooks go this one likes bite, and a winsome cast and pleasantly silly premise can't make up for its shortcomings. Late in the episode, when Wells is asked what it's like to be here in the modern world, with all of our whirlwind advances in technology and tendency to rely on hate as a default instead of understanding, the time traveling author is honest: "I'm dazzled, astonished, and also profoundly disappointed." Time After Time never reaches the heights of astonishment to earn such a comparative criticism, but the show's complete lack of engaging tension almost ensures it will have a relatively short and largely disappointing lifespan.
The cast is mostly endearing and the premise infuses everything with a quirky charm, but for a serial killer cat-and-mouse show Time After Time is seriously lacking in the tension department.


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Gain the ultimate in cabin control and flexibility with a touchscreen switch panel. Each touchscreen offers a custom graphical user interface and menus for your IFE and CMS. Enjoy all the benefits of a traditional switch panel with the convenience and power of modern technology.
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The 4.3'' HD Keyboard Touchscreen (KTS) combines fashion and technology to create new dimensions for passenger comfort.
Through an easy-to-use and customized interface, the KTS-4 can manage all IFEC/CMS configurations such as media sources, seat position controls, lighting, call, temperature regulation, and many other parameters.
Key features:
- 15% slimmer than the previous version*
- Portrait & landscape homogeneous viewing angle*
- HD resolution
- Optimized for IFEC/CMS system network
- Flush and HD LCD screen
- Highly customizable front panels (plating, leather, color...).
Many versions and customizations are available:
- Push buttons for the individual reading light and attendant call
- Single audio jack plug
- Dual audio jack plug with embedded noice reduction feature.
The KTS-4 is designed for bulkhead and seat armrest integration.
*In comparison with the KTS-3.
Offered by Astronics PGA. For more information, contact sales.
Passenger Control Units
Optimized for In-Seat Installation
Even if most of the passengers carry iPads® or other PEDs, passenger control units (PCU) are complementary and bring a safety function to your cabin.
Astronics offers a wide range of panels tailored to meet customer requirements. All PCU pictograms and bezels come customized and proposed with different sizes, shapes, and a finish to match your cabin design.
Designed to easily assemble (or remove, if necessary), the in-seat personal control units are available for seat integration and offer headphone jack options, LED displays, and push buttons for source selection, volume control, reading light, call, and any other options on request.
Offered by Astronics PGA. For more information, contact sales.
Cabin Control Systems
Select from multiple systems to control the cabin from the palm of your hand.
Product Information
Smart Touch Cabin App
With an easy-to-use and customized interface, the Smart Touch app controls all of the resources of your aircraft cabin through a wireless network from any touchscreen or PED.
Manage everything to enjoy all of your cabin's capabilities.
It enables the user to:
- Change the audio/video channels
- Control the volume and the home theater modes
- Call an attendant
- Adjust lights and control mood lighting scenarios
- Manage the cabin environment (temperature, window shades up/down, humidity level, and more)
- Monitor status (water level, door closure, satcom connectivity, and more).
Astronics can create customized features on demand (e.g. crew and passenger special options).
DATA SHEETSmart Apps
Offered by Astronics PGA. For more information, contact sales.
SkyPlay IFE and CMS Control
Every Aircraft Deserves a Remote This Advanced
SkyPlay gives you custom inflight entertainment and cabin management on your favorite Apple and Android devices.
Wirelessly control your cabin management and inflight entertainment systems (IFE/CMS) using the latest Apple and Android tablets and phones. SkyPlay combines the power and convenience of a dedicated cabin remote with today's most popular touch devices.
SkyPlay Does Everything and More
Cabin Management at Your Fingertips
Our cabin management systems already stand out as the industry's only fully integrated solution for absolute control of your inflight experience. We raised the bar again by integrating all cabin management functions with your favorite Apple devices.
Integrated with everything
- Lighting
- Shades
- Cameras
- Satellite TV
- SkyShow
- Climate Control
- Water Management
- Power Management
- Custom Control for any requirement
Inflight Entertainment Reimagined
With SkyPlay you can enjoy the latest inflight entertainment along with your favorite digital content. SkyPlay gives you the freedom to stream content directly to your device or view it on an HD cabin monitor.
Stream everything, including:
- Music
- Books
- Magazines
- SkyShow Maps
- Satellite TV
- Games
- Web Surfing
Offered by Astronics CCC. For more information, contact sales.
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Contact & Support
Contact & Support
Contact & Support
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6020 South 190th Street
Kent, WA 98032 USA
P: +1.206.575.0933Contact Sales
Astronics Custom Control Concepts
6020 South 190th Street
Kent, WA 98032 USA
P: +1.206.575.0933Contact Sales
Astronics Custom Control Concepts
6020 South 190th Street
Kent, WA 98032 USA
P: +1.206.575.0933Contact Sales


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – John "Jack" H. Venable, who ably served Vanderbilt University as a teacher and administrator for more than three decades, died July 16 after a long illness. He was 74.
"Jack Venable was deeply devoted to the college and to the university, willing to step in whenever and wherever there was a need for his expertise and leadership," said Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. "He served the university nobly both as an outstanding teacher and as a skilled administrator."
Venable was dean of Vanderbilt University's College of Arts and Science, emeritus, and professor of biological sciences, emeritus. He also spent time as an associate dean of the College of Arts and Science and associate provost for faculty affairs during his Vanderbilt career.
"He was a force to be reckoned with," said M. Francille Bergquist, an associate dean in the College of Arts and Science. "[lquote]He was a big tall guy, lanky and lean, and had a way of inspiring people to do the right thing."[/lquote]
Venable earned his Bachelor of Science in physics from Duke University in 1960 and the Master of Science in 1963 and Ph.D. in 1965, both in biophysics, from Yale University. He then spent two years as a visiting scientist at King's College, University of London.
Venable joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1967 as an assistant professor of biological sciences and earned tenure in 1972. He was passionate about teaching and was a mainstay in developing and teaching the introductory course in molecular biology.
Venable was honored in 1980 with the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, and even after he went into administration, he continued to instruct introductory and upper division offerings in molecular biology and to advise and tutor undergraduates.
In 1981, he was appointed associate dean of the College of Arts and Science and began more than two decades of continuous, distinguished service in college and university senior administration. His "steel-trap" memory and networking skills made him a particularly effective administrator, said George Sweeney, an associate dean of the College of Arts and Science.
Venable directed Vanderbilt's switch to an online class registration system and oversaw the creation of the Center for Teaching in the College of Arts and Science and then its expansion to serve all of Vanderbilt. He also hired the first director of Vanderbilt's Learning Center. He helped create the Summer Academic Orientation program, which brought incoming first-year students to campus each June for two days of orientation. He also helped create the College of Arts and Science Honors Scholar program.
"Jack was an extraordinary guy, enormously bright," said Robert Baldwin, professor of art and art history, emeritus. "He was quiet and thoughtful, but always thoroughly did his homework on any issue facing the college."
In 1992, Venable was appointed acting dean of the College of Arts and Science and became associate provost for faculty affairs a year later. He remained in that office until 2000, when he agreed to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Science while the university conducted a national search for a successor to the retiring Ettore "Jim" Infante. Venable served as dean until July 1, 2001, when Richard McCarty was named to the position. Venable was awarded emeritus status in May 2002.
Venable's research interests lay at the interface of the physical and biological sciences. He applied physical techniques to gain insights on the structures and functions of biological macromolecules and macromolecular assemblies. This interdisciplinary approach to science, considered unusual at the time, drew attention to the results of his research as it appeared in a wide range of prestigious journals such as Nature, the Journal of Molecular Biology, the Journal of the American Chemical Society and the Journal of Chemical Physics.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Phi, Sigma Xi, the Biophysical Society and The American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include wife Alys, daughter Carol and two grandchildren. Visitation with the family was set for 2-4 p.m. July 21 at Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home. Interment will be in Georgia.


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Getting older way having to be extra sincere with your self about your fitness & all of the modifications your body is going through. While it is probably a touch presumptuous, you've got probable asked yourself, "Are varicose veins risky?" On the surface, it could look like a bit of a stupid question, but whilst you simply start considering, any issue that deals together with your movement deserves your interest.
Varicose veins are not something all of us wants to consider or deal with, but it is a part of ageing for lots human beings. For maximum parents obtainable, they're a little embarrassing to expose their legs either in shorts in swimsuits. Why a person could have this aversion is understandable, but many people aren't completely aware that the presence of varicose veins can be a signal of some thing a bit greater disconcerting than once believed.
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What You Can't See Can Hurt You – One wrench inside the vigilance recreation is that varicose veins are not always visible. As such, you have to appearance out for signs and symptoms together with heaviness for your legs, pain, heat, and genuinely swelling.
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In the months since Nvidia launched Turing, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has been aggressive in positioning the GPU family as a decisive success. Sales data (not to mention Nvidia's revenue) has not reflected this argument, but the collapse of cryptocurrency sales and the decline in data center shipments make it much harder to tease out how Nvidia's shipments have changed between Pascal and Turing. Steam Hardware Survey data, however, is available for both time periods. We've been tracing the month-by-month changes in Turing adoption and comparing them with the same time period (measured in months since launch) for Pascal.
Up until now, none of these comparisons have been good for Turing. While we acknowledge that the Steam Hardware Survey is not a perfect metric for GPU market share, it remains the best overall guide that we have to what consumers are purchasing for themselves. This month, finally, Nvidia can claim a single data point moving in its favor: RTX 2070 adoption is happening more quickly than GTX 1080 adoption in 2016, according to reports from Steam in both time periods. We are far enough away from the Pascal launch that we expect GPU availability to be strong in this time period, and the cryptocurrency market hadn't yet exploded, sending GPU prices through the stratosphere.
The slideshow below compares the percentage of Steam users with a given GPU, measured in the months after that GPU launched. There's a 0 percent period in the graphs to show the time lag between when cards debut and when they actually appear in the Steam Hardware Survey. If a GPU launches in May, May is considered to be Month 1 of launch. The RTX 2080 and 2070 use an 8-month period to reflect the time since launch, while the RTX 2060 uses a four-month window (it launched in January).
Because Nvidia chose to raise its GPU prices when it launched Turing, Turing GPUs of the same brand structure (x60, x70, x80) are all approximately one price bracket more expensive than their Pascal predecessors. To account for this, we also compare these cards apples-to-apples as far as cost.
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Here's the entire data table.
As always, take these comparisons with the understanding that they aren't (and don't claim) to be absolute guaranteed metrics. But Nvidia continues to make aggressive claims about how well Turing is doing in-market. From the company's most recent conference call:
Our strategy with RTX was to take a lead and move the world to Ray tracing. And at this point I think it's fairly safe to say that that the leadership position that we've taken has turned into a movement that has turned next generation gaming Ray tracing into a standard. Almost every single game platform will have to have Ray tracing and some of them already announced it and the partnerships that we've developed are fantastic Microsoft DXR is supporting Ray tracing, Unity supporting ray tracing, Epic is supporting Ray tracing, leading publishers like EA has adopted RTX and supporting Ray tracing and movie studios, Pixar has adopted — announced that they're using RTX and will use artifacts to accelerate their rendering of films.
And so, Adobe and Autodesk jumped on to RTX and that will bring Ray tracing to their content and their tools. And so, I think at this point it's fair to say that that Ray tracing is the next generation and it's going to be adopted all over the world.
It's absolutely true that various platforms and game engines have announced some support for ray tracing, but the idea that the capability has exploded from nowhere to world domination in a few months is misleading at best. Best case, we are at the very beginning of a gradual technology transition that will see ray tracing adopted as a complementary technology to rasterization. We have no concrete information about what sort of ray tracing the PS5 will actually be capable of. Game engines are adding RT support, but it takes years for game engine support to translate into robust gaming support. This kind of issue is why we counseled patience and caution when Turing launched eight months ago.
An ecosystem of words is not the same as an ecosystem of games you can purchase and enjoy right now, and there aren't enough RT-enabled titles to qualify as an ecosystem — not by a long shot. By the time there are, Turing will have long since been replaced by something new. And claiming major victory for pushing ray tracing into corporate and 3D rendering markets, where it's existed for years, isn't much of an achievement to crow about. Nvidia and other companies have worked to improve ray tracing for a decade and more. It's the availability of real-time ray tracing for gaming, specifically, that would be such a change from the current rasterized status quo. Turing adoption has lagged Pascal, almost across the board. Only now, eight full months after launch, do we see signs that any Turing SKUs are outperforming a Pascal equivalent — and we see it, thus far, in just one GPU SKU.
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Almaty, 8 April 2016 – A new economic University named after Turar Ryskulov today has announced about the name change to "НАРХОЗ Университетi" in Kazakh language, "Университет НАРХОЗ" in Russian and "NARXOZ University" in English. At the event, dedicated to the presentation of the development concept of NARXOZ University as a leader of economic and business education in Central Asia, the university management spoke about the reforms, having been carried out by a team of international experts, and announced about new initiatives.
The brand "Narxoz" was formed historically - it is a huge positive energy, prescribed by decades of academic, educational and scientific traditions. In precisely this way for the whole period of existence of the University, the Almaty Institute of National Economy, founded in 1963, was called informally. After gaining independence by Kazakhstan, the University has been repeatedly renamed, but the name "Narxoz" firmly consolidated beyond it, remaining synonymous with high standards of economic education. This has been confirmed today by the gathered at the walls of this alma mater, dozens of graduates who achieved undeniable heights in business and being known for their merits to the country.
The new top management of the University, headed by the rector Krzysztof Rybinski declared about the conducted large-scale reforms. Today Narxoz aims to become an innovative university that graduates professionals, who have solid, efficient and modern knowledge base and competencies, but also, leadership qualities. Its graduates are able to develop in accordance with modern requirements and international standards of the business environment, and are always in demand in the open highly competitive labor market. On the basis of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education there were developed and implemented quality assurance standards into the educational process.
Since 2005, the investor has contributed into the social non-profit project of the transformation of the University about 40 million USD, inasmuch as for the development of the economy there is nothing more important than the creation of decent educational base that meets the latest international standards. This made possible to attract international experts to update the material and technical base, to successfully carry out necessary reforms and to bring Narxoz University onto a new stage of development.
Also at the event it was announced about the establishment of an Endowment Fund, which purpose is to assist to Narxoz University graduates of different ages to talented students from low-income families, as well as support for teachers and other projects.
As it was said by Bulat Zhamitovich Utemuratov during his speech: "Establishment of the Fund is our next contribution to the further development of the University. I am sure that many of its graduates would also like to support the native alma-mater and to make their feasible contribution. Therefore, today we are announcing about a new tool that will make this possible. "
"The vision of Narxoz University is consist of becoming the best and most innovative economic University of Central Asia. We introduce the world's most advanced innovations into the educational process: blended learning, inverted classes, the most advanced e-learning platforms. All this is achieved thanks to the support of our shareholder. And certainly, the University's management aims to attract for training gifted children and to help those who do not have financial capacity to gain economic education. Having determined as its mission search and upbringing of talents, the scholarship program of "Verniy Capital" group of companies offers five nominal scholarships of Bulat Utemuratov "Future business leaders", as well as 100 scholarships for undergraduate programs to be sponsored by of "Verniy Capital" group together with "Forte Bank" JSC since September 2016", - Krzysztof Rybinski rector of Narxoz University said during the press conference.
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