AZ Senator Jeff Flake Spends A Lot of Time in Utah

The Atlantic profiles Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and his 'gamble' of decency
By Herb Scribner @HerbScribner Published: July 27, 2017 6:00 a.m. Updated: 11 hours ago
Perhaps trying to give a leg up out-of-the-quagmire to favorite anointed son of the faith, Jeff Flake, this article from Deseret News today connected with a profile piece from progressive publication The Atlantic pulling out one quote:

“Flake seems as if he has just landed in a time machine from some bygone era of polite disagreement,” The Atlantic reported.

Jeff Flake’s Gamble

The Arizona Republican is betting his Senate seat on the political appeal of decency—but can that pay off in Trump’s America?

Mormon News Report: 7 July 2017

Flake was the keynote speaker for the Religious Freedom Annual Review, a two-day conference sponsored by BYU's International Center for Law and Religion Studies. The event, which continues Friday at the BYU Conference Center, features speakers, panels and workshops related to religious liberty.

Brett Scharffs, director of the law and religion studies center, said religious freedom is a central component of the LDS

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Multiple reports from the last few months have shined a spotlight on Flake’s re-election run since the BYU grad spoke out against President Donald Trump.

According to The Hill, Flake called Trump’s initial travel ban “unacceptable.”

So much so that Trump mulled over the idea of spending $10 million in support of one of Flake’s opponents in the 2018 race, according to the Deseret News.

Flake, though, told The Washington Post that he embraces the forthcoming challenge.
“If I wanted an easier path through the primary, then I would line up more with where the president is,” he said. “But I think if you’re an elected official, you’ve got to do what you know what’s right. It’ll be a tougher path than I could have had, would have had, but I think I’ll get there.”
The Atlantic
After a decade and a half in Congress, he has come to believe that the defining story of his time in Washington is one of goodwill gutted and cynicism weaponized, culminating with the election of Donald Trump.

Flake was raised on a cattle ranch in Arizona, in a giant Mormon family—an upbringing that he says influenced both his political style and his outlook, particularly on immigration.


Related Links from Desert News 

• Trump mulls spending $10 million to defeat Arizona senator, but the BYU grad embraces 'tougher path'

• LDS Arizona senator takes sons on survival-type family trip

• Ariz. Sen. Jeff Flake dubbed 'one of the heroes' after Scalise shooting, Utah officials react

• Trump actions challenge religious freedom, Sen. Flake says at BYU

 

 

 

                                    

 

                            

 

  

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MDHI Celebrates Glass Cockpits > New Product Development @ ALEA 2017

Posted on July 27, 2017; MD Helicopters Press Release
MDHI celebrates glass cockpits; new product development at ALEA 2017
Last month, MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced the completion of all TIA requirements for its Block 1 glass cockpit upgrade for the MD 600N. Concurrent to the MD 600N effort, MD Helicopters is also integrating the Block 1 cockpit into the MD 530F, with Federal Aviation Administration review and approval for a type certificate change for all new 369FF models expected later this summer.
Source: https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases

Integration and testing efforts for the integration of MDHI’s Block 1 glass cockpit upgrade on all single-engine airframes was announced at the HAI Heli-Expo in March 2017.
With customer orders already in queue, MDHI expects to have type certificate modifications for its full range of single-engine aircraft, including the MD 500E and MD 520N, by mid-2018.
MDHI also unveiled a new, all-glass cockpit for its MD 902 Explorer at this year’s Heli-Expo. The flight deck, featuring three Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 six-inch by nine-inch LCD primary displays remains on track for certification by the end of 2017.

Market Growth

MD Helicopters is experiencing an increase in market growth across nearly every segment served. New aircraft orders fulfilling utility/transport, emergency medical service (EMS), law enforcement and military operations have created one of the strongest backlogs the company has seen in years. With this backlog has come a rapidity of innovation in both manufacturing process and technology integration that is setting the pace for future industry growth.

To further enhance MDHI’s aftermarket capabilities, the company will stand up a brand new Aftermarket Center of Excellence (ACE) near its Mesa, Arizona, headquarters. The Aftermarket Center of Excellence will host the latest test cell technology; an innovation that will allow repair and overhauls to be made at lightning pace. Turnaround times will be quick, efficient, and up to the highest standards of a world class aircraft manufacturer.
Aftermarket Center of Excellence (ACE)

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Yes! >>>>>>>>>>>>> TRANSPARENT Solar Panels?!

Kinda nerdy but nice

Published on Jul 27, 2017

Views: 58,266

Infinitesimally small quantum dots can turn a window into a see-through solar panel!

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Solar window: a window that functions like an ordinary window but also generates power like a solar panel

Nanoparticle (also called nanopowder or nanocluster or nanocrystal): a microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. These tiny objects often have characteristics that differ from larger versions of the same material.

Quantum dots (QD): tiny nanoparticles of some kind of semiconducting material, only several nanometers in size, so small that their optical and electronic properties differ from those of larger particles. The QDs embedded in solar windows can absorb radiation largely in short wavelengths and re-emit in longer wavelengths; useful for capturing solar energy and successfully transferring it to the solar cells on the edges of the pane.

Total internal reflection: a phenomenon in which a wave hits a medium boundary at such an angle that it doesn't pass through to the other side
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Advantages + Performance of 5G

Published on Jul 27, 2017

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Introduction to Infineon's solution for 5G smart lighting and performance improvements by Gerhard Wolf.

Demonstration at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona.

Why Journalists Have An Obligation To Challenge Power (with English subt...

Published on Jul 27, 2017

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK! The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter

(Live) - OFFICIAL PROMO

Published on Nov 27, 2012

Views: 6,632,266

The official promo for the Rolling Stones' 1998 single 'Gimme Shelter', a live version of their 1969 studio recorded release.