Luz Noceda The Owl House The Ultimate Disney Character Guide

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• Powers and abilities
• Arriving in the Boiling Isles
• Learning more spells and starting at Hexside
• Character information
• Kikimora
• Powers / Skills

As Prim closes the door on the three, Luz calls Belos a fraud as onlookers become nervous at her slandering the emperor. Eda calms her down and explains how people have been swayed by Belos for half a century and need real proof to change their mind. Luz then spots Hunter and tails him, only for the two to end up in Belos' mind. Philip takes them to a cave where Luz shows him the light glyph, which he has not yet discovered, and Philip draws an intricate glyph pattern that teleports the three to the Head of the Titan. He shows them a door he has trouble opening and as Philip adds to his diary, Lilith pulls Luz aside to tell her she has a bad feeling about Philip. Luz brushes it off as she goes to speak with Philip while Lilith tries to open the door.

Powers and abilities

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As the Gland Prix is approaching, Luz and King train for the event as the winner gets interviewed and King wants to send a message to his father. She also helps him as he struggles to tell Eda he wants her to adopt him. During the race, she and King crash after he vomits and they come in fifth.

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Arriving in the Boiling Isles

Lilith and Luz try to survive the Stonesleeper as Philip digs up a reflective disk and teleports away. As they hide, Lilith laments about their deaths before their births as Luz remembers something Lilith said on the beach about Stonesleepers having a ticklish spot behind their ears. When they catch up with him, Luz demands he tells them how the disk will help with the portal. After he offers to work together again, Lilith strikes him in the face and they leave.

Learning more spells and starting at Hexside

When Camila, Vee, Amity, Willow, and Gus arrive later, Belos reveals to them that Luz is the one who helped him meet the Collector, shocking everyone. Some time later, Belos is forced out of Hunter's body, and escaped through the portal into the Demon Realm. Everyone except Vee decides to follow suit, and they have been trying to hunt down Belos ever since.

Luz tries brushing it off, saying that it's no excuse for how she acted and that it happened a while ago. But upon seeing Amity's shock that she was hiding something so important, Luz, realizing how much trouble was caused by hiding it, breaks the facade. She tells Amity about how her dad would bring flowers for her and her mom on their birthdays, and that after he passed, she and her mom would pick flowers for each other instead, followed by visiting her dad's grave, and spending the day together. She then notes that it is the first year she's not with her mom, and admits to being jealous or needing a distraction when Amity mentioned the problems with her dad. After Luz apologizes, Amity attempts to console her, but they hear some screaming in the distance before she can do so. Amity starts running, and Luz, finding herself unable to move, tells Amity she'll catch up later.

Kikimora

When Amity arrives and explains how her father would not let her compete in the Bonesborough Brawl, Luz thinks she can use this as an opportunity for an alternative to her tradition. After Amity sends her Abomaton chaperone on an errand, they head for the brawl. Later that day during the Coven Day Parade, they put their plan in action. King and Hooty perform a distraction as Luz "kidnaps" Kikimora and Eda "kidnaps" Raine.

Who is Luz Noceda?

However, Luz calls him out on his hypocrisy, noting his claims about protecting humanity despite being barely human after using magic on his own body for so long. When Belos then starts to petrify her, Luz makes a desperate attempt to save herself by telling Belos that he has no idea how much humanity has changed over the centuries and that no one will take his claims about the Demon Realm seriously. She then tries to make a deal to be his guide in the modern day, in exchange for Belos sparing her friends.

Powers / Skills

This not only granted Stringbean a form of freedom that other palismen generally lacked, but also reflected Luz's own desire of becoming what she wishes to be, regardless of what others think of her. In "Watching and Dreaming", Luz has a heartfelt reunion with Eda and King. After Belos kills Luz, King's anger was so great that he gained a never before seen feral form to avenge her. When Luz returns with Titan magic, he is overjoyed at her being alive and he helps Luz defeat Belos, with both doing a sonic shout together. After Belos kills Luz, Eda's anger was so great that she gained a new Owl Beast form to avenge her. When Luz returns with Titan magic, she is overjoyed at her being alive and she helps Luz defeat Belos.

As they hide, Luz laments that she has messed things up too much as her mother says messing up is a part of life and lists all the mistakes she did. After her mother apologizes for not standing up for Luz and seeing her as she is, Luz finally realizes what she really wanted was to be understood. Upon realizing this, her palisman hatches and forms a glowing orb on a staff.

After the tour, Luz stays behind and is surprised when Willow and Gus stay to help her. They sneak into the artifact room but are soon caught by Lilith, who takes Luz hostage and sends her friends to deliver a message to Eda. When Gus feels his position as head of the Human Appreciation Society is threatened by a new student, he lies to Luz, saying that her ban from Hexside has been lifted and that she is welcome back. When she arrives at the meeting room of the Human Appreciation Society, she examines Mattholomule's human artifacts and he leaves the room. Upon learning of the ban, Mattholomule returns to the room and pretends to apologize before calling the Hexside Guards on Luz and they throw her in the Detention Pit. Gus apologizes as Luz is dragged away and soon gets himself and Mattholomule thrown in detention to save her.

In "King's Tide", King saves Luz and her friends from possibly being killed by the Collector after they are released, saying that they're needed alive for the game of "Owl House". Luz, seeing what King is doing, plays along, leading to the Collector stopping the Draining Spell. As the Collector starts reshaping the island, Luz tries to keep the portal together long enough for the others to escape. However, as King starts to get pulled away by the Collector, he realizes that he has to stay behind if Luz and the others are gonna have a chance to make it through the portal. King then tells her that he is happy to have her as a big sister, before using his sonic shout to push her and the others through the portal. Upon making it to the Human Realm, Luz immediately runs back towards the door, hoping to reach King.

After exiting Willow's mind, Willow questions Luz on how Amity found out about the memory in the first place. Despite fumbling her placement audition, Luz gets into Hexside and is nervous as Eda drops her off. Willow and Gus congratulate her for getting in as Amity welcomes her to school. After King—who snuck into school in her backpack—starts to eat out of the trash can, Luz tells him they do not know each other if anyone asks. In Bump's office, Luz gives a schedule of classes she wants to take, but Bump says she is only allowed to study one of the nine tracks and selects potions for her.

However, they spend months on the attempt with all tries ending in failure and Luz blames herself. Within these months, Luz comes out as bisexual to her mother and reveals she and Amity are dating, much to her mother's joy. She would help her friends adapt to the Human Realm and show them the joys of her home. She also draws various drawings of Eda and King, missing them deeply, and glyphs in her spare time, only to discard them when they fail to work. After enlisting the help of Emira and Edric, the twins give Amity their Concealment Stones, albeit reluctantly on Edric's part.

Because of this, Hunter serves as an important confidante and source of comfort to Luz, to the point where she comes to view him as part of her family. Upon expressing this sentiment to him, Hunter was touched to the point of tears, prompting Luz to console him with a hug. After Belos kills Flapjack and escapes through the portal into the Demon Realm, Luz becomes overwhelmed with guilt that she had helped Belos to achieve his goal before. Hunter consoles her by saying that if not for Luz, Belos would have tricked someone else anyway, and pleads Luz to fight back together for the sake of Flapjack. Luz eventually agrees, and the duo go back to the Demon Realm along with Camila, Amity, Willow, and Gus. In "Clouds on the Horizon", Luz is initially surprised upon seeing the close bond Hunter has formed with Willow and Gus.

In "Thanks to Them", her nightwear consisted of a bluish-gray t-shirt with a lighter horizontal stripe, dark blue pants with gold trim and a star pattern on the left leg, and pink socks. She is an eager, teenage Afro-Latina human[2] who accidentally stumbles upon a portal leading to the Boiling Isles. To prove herself as a witch, Luz begins learning magic under Eda's guidance, despite not having any magical abilities of her own.[5...

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• Who is Luz Noceda?
• Principal Bump
• Friends
• Gus Porter
• Family information

Luz initially struggles to face the monster, as it manifests itself as her mother finding out about her time on the Boiling Isles and feeling hurt and angry. Luz and Amity dance together while casting multiple magic spells, defeating it. In "King's Tide", Luz confronts Belos in an effort to stop the Day of Unity after tricking Kikimora to take her by having Gus disguise her as Hunter. Belos then tells her that despite their differences, he wants to help send Luz home, saying that he doesn't want another human life destroyed by the Boiling Isles.

Who is Luz Noceda?

Later, back at the Owl House, when the others are wondering about the mysterious carvings on the island, Luz says that whatever they discover, they'll be there for King, no matter what. Luz is close with her mother Camila, loving and missing her greatly when in the Demon Realm. She struggles to tell her mother the truth about where she really is and fears her reaction to finally discovering it. After destroying the portal in "Young Blood, Old Souls", Luz becomes saddened over losing her only way home. She would then record videos about her experiences on the Boiling Isles and send them to Camila.

Principal Bump

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However, they are then forced to work together shortly after the Golden Guard survived Kikimora's assassination attempt, losing his mask and revealing his appearance to Luz. Despite their hostile interactions, Luz nearly considers becoming friends with him due to his interest in wild magic, but he predictably attempts to double cross her. However, he ends up letting her and the palismen go despite knowing that Belos would be displeased with him. When Luz finally returns to the Demon Realm, she, Camila, and the rest are taken back to Hexside by Mattholomule and Skara. There, she finds out that Boscha has become the student body president of the school, and has an advisor called Miki. Luz tries to offer to save everyone, but the idea is promptly rejected by Miki and Boscha, as they both deem it too dangerous.

Friends

As Luz watches the sky, she sees a light glyph in the stars and, upon inspecting a snowflake, discovers the ice glyph. Luz uses the newly found glyph to escape and she tracks down Amity and the slitherbeast's den. The girls work together to free Eda, and the twins and Eda knock the slitherbeast out. Amity congratulates Luz on learning a new spell and agrees to form a secret book club with her before they go home. Upon returning, they find the aftermath of King and Hooty's battle with animated toys. One afternoon while King was teaching her demonology, it began to rain boiling hot rain, causing Eda to arrive earlier, so Luz took the opportunity to ask her to teach her spells.

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Kikimora

In "Wing It Like Witches", both he and Luz stand up for Willow, and after Luz pushes them too hard, he doesn't hold any ill feelings, and forgives her. Once Willow's memory is restored in the former episode, Luz welcomes her back with an eager hug, stating that "[she'd] hug her so hard, she'd never forget [Luz] again". In "Hooty's Moving Hassle", Luz, Willow, and Gus accidentally bring the entire house to life during a Moonlight Conjuring.

They outwit and punch him in the face; inadvertently making him hate all witches and not realizing that he will eventually become Belos. While trying to get Hunter, he and Luz accidentally get transported into Belos' mind. Luz is horrified to learn that he and Philip are one and the same and the event also traumatizes Hunter whose image of his "uncle" is shattered and leaves him running away and hiding for fear of being killed.

Luz watches as her mother and friends are pulled away, and she passes out. A figure tells her to wake up, and Luz finds herself and Stringbean in the Emperor's Castle's throne room, dressed like the Emperor. She exits the castle and encounters Amity outside, who accuses her of making everything worse. Luz runs inside and finds herself in a forest with Willow, who accuses Luz of giving her false hope for the future before attacking her. Luz flees and finds herself on a stage with Gus in front of Hexside students who accuse her of destroying their families. She backs off the stage and finds herself on a bridge with Hunter, who expresses his anger that she got a palisman just as he lost his.

Hooty

Upon arriving at the Bonesborough of the era, Lilith warns Luz to be on alert as they are in the "Savage Ages", when witches and demons supposedly used wild magic to bring chaos and pain to the Isles, before its banishment by Belos. After searching for Philip, they find him being harassed by two demons and help him out. As Luz helps Philip pick up his work, she offers to help him but he declines until she says she can help him meet the Collector.

In "Echoes of the Past", Luz tries to get Hooty and Lilith to go along with King's stories about him being the King of Demons, knowing how important it is to him. Later, King brought the trio to the island that he had originally come from, and explored his abandoned castle together. After some time, King finds out that Luz and the others were only playing along and never fully believed him, and learns how he and Eda really met. Luz feels guilty about leading him on and tries to calm him down, but King has a panic attack and runs off. Luz finds King later, and when she realizes that there are still parts of King's story that don't fully add up, she decides to help him figure out the rest, and reassures him that he'll still have her and the others to rely on.

Having been convinced by Belos that Luz is trying to help King get rid of him, the Collector captures Hunter, Willow, Gus, Camila, & Amity before trapping Luz in her worst nightmare; seeing herself as Belos and everyone turning against her. Upon Waking up, Luz finds herself in a pocket dimension on top of a giant Rubik's cube, and finds Eda & King having nightmares of their own, using the light glyph, she wakes them up and upon discovering that she's really here, happily hug in much joy. After going through the portal, Luz ends up in the In-Between Realm and sees a figure calling out to her from a distance but is unable to understand what the figure is saying. Not long after, Amity pulls her out just as it closes, saying Luz did not immediately emerge from the portal like the rest of them. As they walk, they see pink mist and stars sprawling across the landscape.

Due to Luz being an extrovert, she is able to bring Willow out of her shell and have her accept her latent plant magic abilities. In "Edge of the World", Luz goes to the Titan Trapper Island along with Hooty and King to find out about King's origins. Later, both Hooty and Luz realize that King is a titan, and immediately hurry off to rescue King. With Hooty's help along the way, the trio successfully escape from the island, and head back to the Boiling Isles. In addition, bonding with Stringbean has also had a very positive mental and emotional impact on Luz, with Luz slowly coming out of her depression and guilt since her palisman's birth, being noticeably more happy and regaining some of her former optimism.

As the others are happy with their success, Luz introduces them to her palisman, Stringbean. As Luz watches Stringbean play with the other palismen, Luz and Amity joke that Eda King, and Hooty might eat her. Unbeknownst to them, the Collector and Belos, possessing Raine, watch them from afar. They watch as Flapjack sacrifices himself for Hunter and, after Hunter comes to, he says he knows about Flapjack's sacrifice.

Luz asks if they are as bad as Belos, but King's father says Belos is pretending to be the hero of his own story to fit his agenda. Soon, King's father starts to fade and gives Luz the last of his magic, warning that it's temporary. Luz rushes in to find Lilith in the claws of a Stonesleeper and she frees her.

35 Home Library Ideas with Beautiful Bookshelf Designs

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• Have high ceilings? Use a ladder
• Glossy Teal Bookshelves
• House in Takatsuki / FujiwaraMuro Architects
• Home Library Reading Table
• Small Space Home Library

Wooden libraries and offices often get painted over, but there's something particularly noble and timeless about a mahogany library. "We kept the space from feeling too serious with a large horse portrait, which is a quirky play on a more traditional portrait you might have seen at one time," says Claire Staszak, owner of Centered by Design. "Sometimes flipping a traditional idea on its head can give a room its own personality and make it more memorable." Interior designer Jeff Andrews says his goal with this space was to create a European-influenced collected and curated aesthetic.

Have high ceilings? Use a ladder

This isn’t a small room, but it gives great small space inspiration with the bookshelves fitted to the wall above the door. This living room in London is only small, so it’s smart that the homeowner painted the bookcase in the same color as the walls to make it stand out less. The deep blue walls in this reading room create an instant, cozy vibe. The historic teal bookcase with old books is paired with a modern brown and pink rug from the Campbell-Rey x Nordic Knots rug collection. Some historic Swedish houses have an “inner hall”; it’s a space that connects all other rooms but is usually a little bigger than a hallway.

Glossy Teal Bookshelves

Finish the look with cozy seating, dressed with a mix of pillows and throw blankets. A rolling library ladder removes the stress that comes along with navigating high bookshelves. Blue area rug is offset by the all-white interior in a large home library with lots of room for new books.

House in Takatsuki / FujiwaraMuro Architects

Home libraries no longer need to be the dark, wood-paneled, stuffy rooms of the 19th century. Some of today’s most popular home library design ideas feature natural light and the use of white throughout. Luxe fabrics and a bold color palette envelope the walls of this Washington, D.C., home library designed by Alessandra Branca.

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And though there are only two levels, the mirrored ceiling gives the illusion of a never-ending tower of books. A Georgian country house in England has been restored to its former glory. One of the great rooms of the house is the library room with floor to ceiling bookcase and a beautiful wooden fireplace.

The designer established two seating areas within the space, including a cozy gathering spot with chaise longues that flank the original carved marble fireplace. The room’s coffered ceilings were enhanced with a faux-wood decorative painting by Jhon Ardilla. Using additional elements such as key lighting pieces, a reading chair and book styling ideas can enhance the design, and create a cozy space where the beauty of books is at the forefront. In this hallway, the painted blue bookshelf creates a striking focal and talking point as you enter the home.

Home Library Reading Table

A brick-walled patio became a party-ready outdoor kitchen and dining area thanks to Douglas R. Sanicola of Outdoor Elegance. Sanicola and Monique Wood installed Caesarstone countertops fabricated by Carlito’s Way Stone to create a functional space for outdoor entertaining. The landmark mansion was built in 1902 by architect Joseph J. Blick for Gertrude Potter Daniels, who paid $15,000 for the shingle-style home. In 1905, Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes—known as the Silver Queen thanks to the source of her late husband’s fortune—purchased the home and soon made it her own.

The Chinese chest and Sultanabad rug are mementoes from Footer’s travels. For designer Peter Dunham, making sure a room feels rooted is crucial to ensuring a home has a settled ambience. In this Newport Beach library, the California decorator used a vintage walnut bookcase, found at an auction house in England, to ground the room and add warmth. With the addition of stunning mosaic artwork, this library truly comes to life. The books here frame the main attraction, while the chic light fixture and sculptural rolling chairs add finishing touches to the design. These shelves inject life into this simple desk area, and the sage green walls add an earthy element that balances the packed shelving.

Integrating your home library into an existing study space makes perfect sense for small home library ideas and is a great option for office wall decor ideas. We explore our top small home library ideas to provide you with some inspiration for your space, from clever bookshelf ideas to sneaky repurposing of underused corners. "Nothing transports like a deep red room," says designer Mary McDonald of the sumptuous library in a Beverly Hills home. The window was covered with a bamboo shade to create an artful backdrop for the photograph by Augusta Wood. Opt for a modular shelving system for a clean, linear aesthetic, as exemplified in this space designed by Hecker Guthrie.

“I think in some respects, you could start to make the case that everyone here is now an interior designer.” Indeed, the city’s design scene has boomed, with new shops and showrooms sprouting up every month. What’s most exciting about this design renaissance, though, is the range of visions and styles represented around the city—due in part, perhaps, to the constant flow of new residents from around the country and world. Design scene is equally embracing of the primitive and the cutting-edge, the refined with the unrefined,” says Adam Blackman of Blackman Cruz, on Highland Avenue. A personal home library can be a sacred space that combines relaxation with personal learning; it should be designed as an oasis, an escape from our hectic daily lives. We have gathered together a post with 50 incredible home libraries that have plenty of inspiration for various ways to design your own personal home library. Perfect for a small home library, re-configuring a cupboard in this way to create a sheltered seat space can create a cozy, cocooned area where you can sit and read.

Even in the internet age, there’s nothing like flipping through the pages of a book filled with poetic prose, stunning photography, or bold ideas. A home library is the perfect respite from the high-tech world with shelves of books and a cozy, studious feel. From a modern space in Manhattan to an ornate study in Houston, we’ve gathered some of our favorite home libraries from the pages of AD. Peruse these sophisticated spaces to find inspiration for your next project, whether you want to create a spot for studying or a showcase for a collection of literary greats. Contrast this library with the one above, and this is the mega-mansion version replete with furniture and custom built-in shelving throughout the living space.

Braff covered the cushions of Julian Chichester cane-back armchairs in a leopard fabric by Brunschwig & Fils. Atlanta-based designer Amy Morris transformed the attic of a 100-year-old Tudor manse into a quaint library. The series of hand-rubbed brass reading lights up the bookcases filled with literary classics and stunning photography. In this 18th-century Paris flat by designer Jean-Louis Deniot, a vintage Maison Jansen bookcase inspired the smokey tones and the layout of the library. The French designer moved the shelving originally in the dining room into its new home and repeated its metallic detailing in the wainscoting.

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While most spaces in a home are meant for everyday routines, there's something special about a library that's strictly reserved for relaxation. These stunning library designs from Dering Hall remind us to embrace the joy of unwinding with the latest must-read. While there are a variety of visually appealing ways to organize bookshelves, a color-coordinated look never fails to make you want to read to your heart's content. Large home library featuring two-story bookshelves with a ladder for shelf access. Home library features elegant seating, dark tones, and lots of natural light. Home library boasts elegant black bookshelves with an access ladder.

A 19th-century pendant from David Duncan hangs over a custom sofa in a de Le Cuona wool paisley. Often reserved for rest and leisure, home libraries offer more intimacy than public and university libraries without sacrificing splendor and elegance. And in times when we are spending a lot more of the day within our own four walls, these quiet spaces double as chic work-from-home offices and the perfect end-of-day getaways. This executive office space is immediately warmed with the addition of books to its shelves. The blend of antique-looking tomes with contemporary novels keeps the space elegant and elevated, perfect for a place to work and focus.

They also added a ladder and a reading nook in front of the window to make it extra special. It was the Roman scholar Marcus Tullius Cicero who said, "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Here at AD, we tend to agree. When it comes to design luxuries, a personal library is a major draw for its grand visual display, ability to convey a sense of relaxation, and generosity of literature within arm’s reach. “It says a lot about the inhabitant,” says architect Joel Barkley of New York–based firm Ike Kligerman Barkley.

The decorative items adorning the bookshelves also create visual flow so that the built-ins feel like they're fully integrated. But really, who doesn't want a special room dedicated to D.E.A.R. time? That's "Drop Everything and Read" for anyone who doesn't remember this very cherished thirty-five minute staple in grade school curriculums, where you could show off your book fair loot. So we rounded up a collection of 45 chic home libraries, and they are so much more stylish than the average book pile.

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• What Makes the House Beautiful
• How do you make a small home library cozy?
• DIY Bookshelves

Paint can also be used to distinguish a separate, small home library space within a room. Using color blocking techniques and extending paint to the ceiling and floor can mark a section of a room that is specifically for books and for reading. A great option for open-plan living room ideas, establishing a room within a room through a cozy reading nook in an open-plan space can create a zoned area designated for reading and relaxation. In this home, the lounge chair is simply placed beside the compact library and desk area. The tall green plant creates a sense of separation between the two spaces, with the wall light providing practical downlighting for when reading. A compact space but with varying elements, being clever with your accessories and layout ideas can create a charming small home library design.

What Makes the House Beautiful

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Designer Cathy Kincaid covered the custom club chairs in a Claremont fabric. Designer Ellie Cullman and architect John B. Murray merge a pair of neighboring Manhattan apartment into a glowing park-side suite. Natural light reflects off the polished French anigre woods walls of the library. A Burden side table and Larrea Studio cocktail table sit pretty with a sofa and tufted chairs from Anthony Lawrence-Belfair.

How do you make a small home library cozy?

But a home library doesn't necessarily mean a room exclusively filled with shelves full of books. “I’m all about gardens connecting the architecture into the landscape,” landscape architect Timothy John Palcic tells AD PRO. He used a limited palette of chartreuse and dark hues that nod to the brick exterior and arranged benches to create intimate seating areas within the larger English-garden-inspired space. Native California wildflowers accent the Arroyo Vista Garden, which was designed with fire safety in mind. Landscape architect Elisa Read Pappaterra filled the center fountain with cascading succulents.

DIY Bookshelves

From classic paneled walls to blue lacquered ceilings, these home library ideas will help you create a stylish yet cozy space for unwinding and for showcasing treasured tomes. Use these stunning home library designs from the world’s top designers to inspire your own reading nook that will fit both your personal style and your beloved hardbacks. That typical traditional design we all have in mind with wood panels on the walls and brown all over the room doesn’t really apply to modern interior designs. If you want a home library in your modern home, then you’ll have to get creative.

Not to mention, with books housed in a mobile unit, any corner or niche can become an instant library. Home library features a club chair, area rug, and hardwood flooring. I love all the bright light, white walls, furniture and of course the white bookshelves. When I think of a luxurious home library, this is what comes to mind. It’s an excellent interior design with a two-story wall of bookshelves, four reading chairs, and a spiral staircase to the second level.

This house makes the most of its high ceilings by fitting the walls with high bookcases. Thanks to the huge window, lots of natural light floods into this Scandinavian living room. The back of the bookcase is black to contrast the white walls and lightness of the room. The Scandinavian-inspired home of Justine, a.k.a. @i.tam.i.tu, features a living room with wall-to-wall bookcases. She combined her book collection with her large music collection to create a book/music library.

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The shelves will be impossible to reach so you’ll need a ladder, another ineresting décor element to put in your home. In fact, that image of a room with antique furniture and lots of books, a desk, and sliding doors is not the only type of interior design a home library can have. So try to distance yourself from the cliches and come up with your own innovative ideas. We thought we could be helpful, so we’ve gathered 65 home library ideas you might like. Designer Mark Hermogeno paid tribute to Silver Queen Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes in the kitchen, butler’s pantry, family room, powder room, and mudroom.

Lomas was inspired by her favorite seasonal color palette—autumn in the United Kingdom's Lake District—which features rich tones of green. "I layered natural textures including a pure cotton throw, cotton velvet cushions, and sheepskin. Nature-inspired artwork and living greenery all help connect my space to nature to create a sanctuary at home," she says. Play up your love of all things traditional with a timeless look, complete with an upholstered leather chair and built-in bookshelves. Anchor your library by placing bookshelves in the center of the room.

A Comfy Sofa for Reading and a Nap Area

Videla-Juniel and project manager Cheryl Hardy also installed a striking shower clad in herringbone stone tile. Bursts of hot pink and apple green energize Steven Cordrey’s design for the home’s veranda. Hand-beaded light fixtures illuminate the seating areas, which feature tables and chairs from Janus et Cie’s Amalfi Coast outdoor collection. The project by Modus Operandi features harmonious proportions using the Golden Ratio, aiming to provide a sense of internal alignment and a seamless connection to the natural surroundings. A central tropical Zen garden, anchored by a Ylang Ylang tree, creates a calming pathway from public spaces to private quarters. On the second level, light colors and textures create a sense of openness and connection to the vast sea and sky.

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The Shops at the Showcase offer an array of merchants, from handmade jewelry to artisanal chocolates, and are also home to the Shops’s Wine & Cheese Bar. As the Pasadena Showcase House of Design enters its 59th year, it’s returning to a familiar setting. At best, they can be ineffective and not reach part of your audience.

Another home library designed by IKEA shows that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to turn your room into a perfect reading spot. They painted the ceiling a warm brown shade to make it look cozier. This room, styled by Anthropologie, shows floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves paired with a wooden floor and a wooden armchair for a warm home library look. Home libraries often take the moody path, but a bright space flooded with light can feel equally inviting. "We wanted the architecture of the space to be the star, and with those windows, everything else in the room is really a backdrop," says Eddie Maestri, principal architect and owner of Maestri Studio. "The patterned drapery and Persian [rug] are a nod to the period of the home." The use of antique books further lend to a simple and understated look.

Look no further than these built-ins, complete with books, decorative busts, and house plants. Personal touches like these will make you more inclined to enjoy your time in the office. Every nook and cranny in your space has home-library potential, and this custom bookshelf and bench prove it. With a little elbow grease, you can utilize any empty area to hold your books and other memorable trinkets. Where better to store your Harry Potter books than under your staircase?

Here Crosby Studios broke up the powdery blue monochrome with a white cubby lining the tippy-top of the wall. This NYC dining room features wall-to-wall bookshelves so the space can be used as a formal entertaining area as well as a study. This library designed by Studio Seilern has so many glorious hidden quirks. In fact, the room itself is a secret, as you enter through a door disguised as a bookshelf.

Whether you purchase a designated reading chair for your small home library, or use an existing lounge chair or armchair in living room or bedroom, it can create an inviting, relaxed area for reading. An essential for reading nook ideas, a reading chair creates a comforting and cozy environment for you to sit back, relax and enjoy your book. Similarly, if you don't have enough space to store all your books but do have super high ceilings, use that vertical space!

The Best Seafood Restaurants in San Francisco Eater SF

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• Bar Crudo
• Angler Los Angeles
• Morihiro
• Scoma's Restaurant

Connie and Ted's also recently brought back brunch and serves up unique staples like the Maine lobster Croque Connie and the bucatini carbonara. Crudo e Nudo exemplifies the detail-oriented, hyper-local ethos that defines Californian cuisine. Its menu is handwritten daily and determined by the freshest in-season fish that the Crudo e Nudo team can find. And, each glass of wine stocking the restaurant's shelves has been hand-selected and vetted to ensure low intervention production practices. The dining space is located in a former juice bar that is bright and airy, despite its minimal square footage. Ordering the oysters is non-negotiable — the ultra-refreshing dish is topped with pink peppercorn-limoncello, mignonette sauce, fresh borage flowers, and topped with a squeeze of lemon.

Bar Crudo

The sea snails are a one-of-a-kind dish that is well-worth ordering as is the seaweed rice that comes with a cured egg yolk and trout roe. The "Over Embers" section of the menu has more meat and pork options such as the ssam platter with grilled pork belly or the dry-aged strip. The big oyster farm that supplies many star restaurants around town is worth the drive up to Marshall, but it also has an outpost in the Ferry Building. The classic order is a dozen of their famed sweetwater oysters, but they also have creamy clam chowder and thick grilled cheese.

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Those who enjoy the vibes of the Snug will most likely love visiting the team’s modern oyster bar spinoff Little Shucker. The menu includes oyster bar standards such as baked oysters and oyster shooters, but those who want to splurge can do so on a seafood tower stacked with oysters, mussels, prawns, crudo, and Maine lobster. Beyond oysters, the restaurant serves smoked salmon tartine, mussels, whole branzino, and a lobster roll, alongside wines by the glass or some zero-proof drinks, if preferred. For a fuller meal try one of the crudo, a whole branzino, or a platter of grilled octopus. This latest restaurant from the State Bird team is an ode to chef Stuart Brioza’s obsession with anchovies, and when in season, the local little fish are laboriously preserved in-house.

Morihiro

Oysters are another popular thing to order as is the daily crudo which changes based on what is caught. Broad Street Oyster Co. also sells a variety of canned wines and beers, allowing you to post up on the covered patio with your meal or take everything to go for a sunset picnic on the sand.

All of its seafood is wild-caught, and the vast majority of it is sourced from local waters. Since opening its doors at the very end of 2022, Saltie Girl has become one of the hottest restaurants on the Sunset Strip. The extensive list of tinned fish options might seem overwhelming at first, but the knowledgeable staff are able to guide you through the options so that you can find ones that best suit your palette.

Its Baja fish taco is topped with the unbeatable combination of crema, mayo, salsa roja, and pico de gallo. If you're craving more, the scallop and Baja shrimp tacos are two other menu favorites. And, make sure to brighten up the meal with an order of the refreshing mixed ceviche, complete with Yucatan octopus, wild Mexican shrimp, and Baja striped bass. However, there are also tons of tourist traps that might boast an ocean view but lack quality and consistency. Thankfully, we've rounded up some of our favorite seafood-centric spots all over the city.

The Anchovy Bar

Diners sit on stools directly across from the chefs that prepare their meals, separated only by the glass case that keeps each ingredient fresh. When it comes to shellfish, the cold lobster roll is a refreshing classic but the chilled peel-and-eat shrimp is perfect for sharing. Though seafood is definitely the focus, there are also several meat dishes for those that prefer steak or chicken. The Koshihikari rice entree is another crowd favorite that is built on a base of Japanese rice complemented by a chicken dashi broth, topped with shrimp, uni, and blue crab, and finished with a cage-free egg yolk. After a temporary closure, Angler LA has reopened and re-established its place in the local seafood scene. While the majority of the menu is seafood-heavy, start off with the cheesy bread for a decadent appetizer.

The 20 Best Seafood Restaurants In LA

Snook is a difficult fish to catch and prepare, making it a rare find on a seafood menu and one of the many reasons that locals return time and time again to Coni'Seafood. Broad Street Oyster Co. is a laid-back yet modern seafood stand located in the heart of Malibu. While there are additional locations in Downtown LA and Santa Barbara, the Malibu location is ideal for beachgoers looking for a crisp beer and buttery lobster roll after a long day under the sun. One of the best things to do when dining at Broad Street Oyster Co. is to upgrade your lobster roll with fresh uni or caviar (or both). The MacNiven brothers grew up in the Bay, but their two seafood restaurants in San Francisco are New England-inspired.

The all-day menu ranges from raw dishes like ceviche to a hamachi crudo topped with fresh sprouts and fruit. The "snacks" section of the menu changes with the seasons, but the Kennebec French fries are a consistent favorite. In this entree, grilled snook is prepared with salt and house sauce, and its flaky white meat is served alongside caramelized onions and tortillas.

For the full Morihiro experience, guests can indulge in a multi-course omakase menu that is shaped by a commitment to seasonal sushi. Guests can also order the seasonal bento box, which offers a beautifully arranged selection of the restaurant's fish, produce, and side dishes, including Morihiro's famed rice. Connie and Ted's has made a name for themselves by bringing New England seafood staples to the sunny shores of the West Coast. The restaurant seeks to import the feel and the food of clam shacks and oyster bars that line the shores of Rhode Island.

There’s no website and the best, freshest options are the ones scrawled on the hand-written menu board. The menu also features a few different kinds of grilled fish along with spicy stir-fried squid and octopus, both of which have a very nice kick. If you're looking to warm up on a cooler day, order the monkfish soup and soothe your soul from the inside out. The elegant, jewel-box-inspired space looks straight out of New England, and if you're a fan of wine or bubbles, you'll definitely want to kick back with a glass (or a bottle). Found Oyster serves up raw and cooked seafood, ensuring that every kind of diner is catered to. This seafood joint takes Israeli flavors and concepts by blending them with California-fresh crudo and other raw fish dishes.

Snag the crudo trio and you'll get a taste of some of the freshest fish that Los Angeles has to offer. There’s no shortage of great Italian restaurants in North Beach, but when it comes to seafood, Portofino earns special praise. The small casual restaurant crouches on Grant Street and cultivates an old-school vibe, in a good way.

The 20 Best Seafood Restaurants In LA

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• Fishing With Dynamite
• Thanh Long Restaurant
• Estiatorio Ornos a Michael Mina Restaurant San Francisco
• 14 Fresh Seafood Restaurants in San Francisco
• Bar Crudo

Sit back and enjoy your feast as you take in the epic ocean views and watch groups of bikers come and go down the highway. Other Saltie Girl favorites include the lobster frites, the French Dover sole, and the warm spicy king crab roll. Pair your meal with a crisp glass of white wine and enjoy the sunny SoCal weather from the pink-and-blue patio that looks right out onto Sunset Boulevard. For folks indulging for the first time, its taco de camaron, also known as the crispy shrimp taco, is a customer favorite, and a must-order. Another go-to dish is the Poseidon, which is a crisp tostada loaded up with a tasty tower of shrimp ceviche, octopus, avocado, and spicy red aguachile. Given its coastal location, Los Angeles is home to some of the best seafood in the nation.

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Fishing With Dynamite

Year-round, there’s also tinned fish from Spain and Italy, as well as a selection of oysters and caviar and hot dishes including Meyer lemon-miso clams and squid with kimchi served over bouncy rice cakes. Son of a Gun is a seafood-centric sister restaurant to Jon and Vinney's, a popular Italian eatery that is known for its pizza. The nautical-inspired restaurant is located on West 3rd Street, and while you might get lucky by walking in, it is highly recommended to make a reservation.

Thanh Long Restaurant

The bluefin tuna is another more delicate starter that is just as beautiful as it is delicious. The Ceviche Project was created as an ode to raw seafood, and the restaurant's team has harnessed this passion to craft dishes that are both beautifully constructed and always fresh in both ingredients and execution. Upgrade to the premium oysters to enjoy them alongside salty seaweed, briny trout roe, and a spicy hit of serrano oil.

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This understated Vietnamese restaurant out by the beach lays claim to having invented the garlic noodle and crab combination that’s since become a Bay Area staple. Obviously, then, a whole roasted crab seated over a pool of garlicky, peppery butter sauce is a must, along with a bowl of bouncy egg noodles absolutely smothered in more garlic. Morihiro has won over the Los Angeles sushi scene as the latest and greatest restaurant from Michelin Star Chef Morihiro Onodera, who was raised on his family's farm in Japan and trained as a sushi chef in Tokyo. His deep connection to the ingredients that compose each dish isn't just emotional — he actually harvests his own locally-grown rice and shapes the homemade pottery that is used to serve each dish. Piers and great food don't usually mix, but Quality Seafood, a two-story restaurant on the Redondo Beach pier, is an exception. The market and eatery have been in business since 1953, so it has had plenty of time to perfect how its fish is prepared and where it comes from.

Angler opened on the Embarcadero in 2018, as a spinoff from Michelin-starred Saison, and it’s focused on seafood with some luxurious options and add-ons. Fish picks up flavor in the woodfired oven and smokers, and there are Parker House rolls with cultured seaweed butter, grilled whole lobster and abalone, not to mention urchin, uni, and more. Recommended by the Michelin Guide in 2019, Soban specializes in authentic Korean cuisine in the heart of LA's Koreatown. The female-led restaurant remains closely tied to Korean culture both through its food and its atmosphere. The king crab legs are also a must-order if you prefer fresh seafood, as are the steamed clams.

Connie and Ted's has tapped into a widespread craving for seafood classics, and since 2013, Angelenos have flocked en masse to the restaurant. In the Los Angeles seafood scene, Sushi Kaneyoshi is known for its sophisticated ambiance, artfully constructed omakase menu, and impeccably prepared boxes of picture-perfect sashimi, nigiri, and chirashi. Each box is packed to the brim with colorful cuts of gorgeous seafood, and there's no denying that digging into the package would be slightly heartbreaking if it weren't so delicious. In the years since its opening in 1987, Coni'Seafood has become an Inglewood staple and has carved out a name for itself as one of the best spots for Mexican seafood in the Los Angeles area. House favorites include the tacos de marlin, which is served with smoked marlin, onion, tomato, and cheese, and the Camarones al mojo de ajo. The current tasting menu begins with macadamia topped with rich caviar, caramelized shallot, and crisp, salty, nori.

When it comes to starters, the aguachile is a traditional dish that shrimp lovers will fawn over. However, the sampler offers the chance to try three different mini tostadas, which is ideal for those who can't seem to choose only one topping. The counter where the sushi chef's cook room is sleek and cinematically lit, displaying the awe-inspiring skill and attention to detail that goes into preparing each piece of fish.

Luckily, Connie and Ted's has more real estate than most of the seafood shacks back east. The restaurant's spacious dining room is lined with bright wood, blue ceilings, and red chairs, and it has a sizable patio where diners can enjoy balmy Los Angeles afternoons. Grab a lobster roll, a few orders of sausage, breadcrumb, garlic-filled Stuffies, and Jo's Wicked Good Chowda', and you'll have a table of happy campers on your hands.

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The Savida Mixed Platter is a great way for two people to get a full taste of what the menu (which is constantly changing) has to offer. However, if you'd rather choose your own dishes a la carte, there are a few can't-miss items that are consistently available. Providence helped shape Los Angeles' relationship with seafood and is one of the longest-standing fine dining restaurants in the city. Over the years, the restaurant's feel and menu have shifted, but its current iteration is framed by a lauded tasting menu that honors and expands upon the establishment's storied seafood legacy. The principle of sustainability is central to the dishes crafted by chef Michael Cimarusti and the Providence team.

From scallops to octopus to classic sardines, enjoy your canned fish with accompaniments like French bread, fresh butter, and a trio of different salts. Its mouthwatering menu, ridiculously fresh fish, and affordable prices combine to create meals that are pretty unbeatable. The first Mariscos Jalisco was founded in 2002 and now has food trucks all over Los Angeles County. From Boyle Heights to La Cienega and Pomona, a delicious bite of seafood is never too far out of reach. Chef Peter Hemsley’s moody new fine dining restaurant earned its first Michelin star this summer, plus a Green star for the restaurant’s efforts toward sustainability. The 10-course menu ($135) teems with seafood of all kinds including a wreath of creamy spot prawns and caviar, skate with green garlic, and even oyster ice cream with tart mignonette foam.

It is then followed by six additional courses, ranging from a fresh, herby dish named Nancy's Down East sea scallop to house-made dark chocolate, complete with notes of passion fruit and caramel. The restaurant's scallops are a solid go-to that is dependably delicious and is beautifully presented on a half-shell before being complemented with tangerine, pomegranate, serrano, cilantro, and lava salt. Umami tosazu sauce, acidic grapefruit, luxurious avocado, crisp radish sprouts, trout roe, and a slightly peppery nasturtium combine to craft an unforgettable bite.

Whether you're craving fried shrimp or a zesty scallop crudo, here's our list of the 20 best seafood restaurants in Los Angeles. The cioppino is jammed with mussels and crab claws, and don’t be shy about accepting the bib, it’s a full garlic steam facial. Longtime regulars love the warm leather and wood interiors, where they slide into a favorite booth and chat with servers who have been there for decades. Scoma’s known for old-school cioppino, strong Manhattans, mixed grill platters, and ice-cold shrimp cocktails. The full-service restaurant originally started off as a small, family-owned spot but quickly became recognized for its fresh fish and inspiring approach.

Even the place settings are prepared with care, complete with a hot towel and a front-row seat to the work done by the restaurant's team of sushi chefs. Since its opening in 2011, Fishing with Dynamite has brought a playful and vibrant attitude to its menu of seafood staples. The restaurant pulls inspiration from a variety of different continents, oceans, and cultures, resulting in a fusion that could only have been cooked up in Southern California. The restaurant sources a different selection of oysters each day, but they're always worth tasting.

House Passes Series of Security Supplemental Bills Republicans

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• Committee Business
• Comer Seeks FBI Record Containing Information About Bidens’ CEFC Deal
• Mace Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize and Reform the Technology Modernization Fund
• House Passes Series of Security Supplemental Bills
• Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
• h Congress Oversight Plan
• Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us that Trump is not incompetent. He’s a master of corruption
• Prominent hearings and investigations

The DATA Act, if effectively implemented, will transform federal spending transparency by providing program and activity level spending information. The Committee will oversee implementation efforts by the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Treasury. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee in the U.S. As the Committee on Oversight and Reform, we will work with our colleagues in the minority to exercise effective oversight over the federal government and will work proactively to investigate and expose waste, fraud, and abuse.

Committee Business

However, the night before, December 7th of 2020, I was informed that FBI headquarters had notified Secret Service headquarters and the transition team about the planned actions the following day. This essentially tipped off a group of people very close to President Biden and Hunter Biden and gave this group an opportunity to obstruct the approach of the witness. The jurisdiction of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is specified in Rule X, Clause 1 of the House Rules and Manual. We ultimately report to hard working taxpayers to ensure their investment in government is spent effectively, efficiently, and transparently. Comer was elected to serve as Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture in 2011, and inherited growing problems at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. He immediately set out to work in a bipartisan way to clean up scandal, restore confidence, and crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse at the agency.

Comer Seeks FBI Record Containing Information About Bidens’ CEFC Deal

“IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley’s testimony that Secret Service headquarters and the Biden transition team were tipped off is confirmed by a former FBI agent. Shapley and the FBI agent planned to interview Hunter Biden in December 2020, but learned the night before that the Biden transition team was tipped off. In addition to its oversight hearings, the committee has maintained a strong schedule of policy and fact-finding hearings, while holding very few legislative hearings.

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Mace Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize and Reform the Technology Modernization Fund

Comer spearheaded initiatives to grow Kentucky’s rural economy and increase opportunities for Kentucky farmers, while also standing up for taxpayers by selling unneeded equipment and returning money to the state treasury. The Committee will conduct oversight of the Administration's efforts to regulate the practice of hydraulic fracturing, which has been regulated by the states for decades. The Committee will also conduct oversight of EPA's ongoing study of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. Volume are now projected for the foreseeable future as electronic communication increasingly supplants paper based communication. As a result of these mail volume declines, USPS has seen its annual revenue decline by $8 billion from its peak in FY 2008 and USPS is now losing $15 million per day.

The Committee will also consider reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Committee on Oversight & Government Reform

We provide a check and balance on the role and power of Washington - and a voice to the people it serves. The federal government owns roughly 28 percent of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States, with the vast majority of that federal land concentrated in western states. The Committee will broadly examine federal land management with a focus on maintenance priorities, impact on states, return on investment and the impact of litigation.

h Congress Oversight Plan

Although the Government Accountability Office (GAO), inspectors general, and whistleblowers continue to raise concerns about waste in federal spending, the executive branch and Congress often fail to adequately address the issue. The Committee's oversight will cover all federal government departments, agencies, and programs with an eye toward solutions for eliminating wasteful spending. Many of the following sections address specific areas where the Committee has an opportunity to make an immediate difference by addressing wasteful spending. Furthermore, the Committee plans to offer targeted legislative proposals that go to the heart of this issue by proactively addressing the issue of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. The Committee will monitor and conduct oversight of federal agency information security practices that are required under FISMA and OMB guidelines, as well as the role of DHS and other federal agencies in these activities.

Finally, the Committee will examine the impact of unfunded mandates on state and local governments, and private entities, and explore ways to potentially enhance the effectiveness of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the Committee will focus on the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in agency rulemakings to ensure that it carries out its regulatory duties in a timely and transparent manner. For example, in FY 2013, the government disposed of 21,464 unneeded properties with annual operating costs of $411 million.

Current challenges facing the executive branch, coupled with the deficit, require a new approach to government. The Committee will examine the major structural and organizational issues that cause government waste and redundancy. The Committee will work to modernize the federal personnel system, and better align worker compensation with the private sector. The Committee will also look to ensure the size and composition of the federal workforce is driven by critical needs. The Committee will consider reauthorization of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Government Ethics. The Committee will monitor the Administration's use of civil and criminal remedies to address wrongdoing.

The Committee will conduct oversight of U.S. diplomatic, military, and development efforts to address the issue of global terrorism both in the short-term and long-term. The Committee's review will include the international standing of the United States, humanitarian assistance, development programs, and public diplomacy efforts. The Committee's interagency jurisdiction allows for the examination of the effectiveness, efficiency, and cooperation of all U.S. Government agencies and departments with a role in national security and foreign operations.

The Committee will also review the General Services Administration's fleet vehicle leasing and sales programs, as well as look into government ownership of fleets in other modes of transportation. Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers, because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government. We will work tirelessly, in partnership with citizen-watchdogs, to deliver the facts to the American people and bring genuine reform to the federal bureaucracy. “The package of policies before us today implements common-sense reforms for the benefit of American consumers, workers, and farmers. Both Senate and House Republicans are harrumphing that Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York, and his fellow Senate Democrats, set a terrible precedent by dumping the impeachment case against Mayorkas without a full trial.

The Committee will examine actions and plans USPS is taking to preserve universal service, avoid insolvency, improve financial management, and prevent a taxpayer bailout. The Committee will also pursue the enactment of substantive postal reform legislation, building on reform bills the Committee reported during the112th and 113th congresses. To assist in its efforts, the Committee will continue to work with USPS, GAO, and other postal experts. The Committee will review the process by which the 2020 Decennial Census will be conducted, its level of accuracy, and the appropriateness of the Decennial's overall budget. The successful planning of the 2020 Decennial Census will determine the level of funding in 2018, 2019, and 2020, the years that account for most of the Census Bureau's funding.

As a part of this oversight, the Committee will examine the regulatory and enforcement actions of the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Committee will review the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) cybersecurity framework and its impact on the private sector. The Committee will conduct oversight of the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Protection System and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). The Committee will examine and evaluate agency privacy and security practices to ensure protection of confidential data.

The Committee will also focus on emerging technologies and the impact they are having, and will have, on our existing laws and institutions. The Committee will examine domestic and international efforts to better track aircraft and identify ways to close existing gaps in global positioning systems caused by the use of outdated technology. Currently, air traffic controllers rely on human pilots to track aircraft in areas where radar does not exist, including over the oceans. The scope of the Committee's oversight will include the extent to which supply diversification through the production of domestic renewable and non-renewable resources is an adequate and cost-effective solution for the Defense Department's national security objectives. Our mission statement is to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the federal government and all its agencies.