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Sharon Osbourne's advice for Kelly
Sharon Osbourne has revealed she tells her daughters to be happy with the way they are.
The former X Factor judge told Good Housekeeping magazine: "I tell my girls, Aimee and Kelly, that there'll always be someone who is prettier, thinner, or who can sing and dance better than you.
"There'll always be someone better, but you have to be happy with who you are."
Sharon also said she thought the biggest misconception about her is that she is a "b****".
She said: "When I started in this business, as a woman sometimes you had to put on a facade to gain respect from your male peers."
:: The full interview is in Good Housekeeping magazine May issue.

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What the heck was that? Seriously! Just....what?
I finally finished this series today and I am so disappointed in this ending that I don't even know where to begin. They take a character I came to know and like and made him seem completely unimportant by the end of the book, while letting another who never would have actually survived on their own in this world and making them seem to be the whole reason for the series.
Those last couple sentences will only make sense to others who have read the book, but those who have completely get what I'm talking about.
Was it a memorable series? Absolutely, but with that ending I think it's definitely not going to be put on many must read lists anytime soon.
Another Divergent-esque surprise ending, yet not nearly as thoughtfully planned out. Two babies? Really?
Wasn't this trilogy entirely based on the world building and figuring out how the characters would make it knowing everything they were familiar with had been destroyed? If so, then why didn't the authors at least give us some kind of closure to the main players? Telling me Zachary now works at a theater store in New York in two sentences does not an ending make. What about Sasha??? What about these kids who were put to death by the government???
Yet the others act like it didn't happen and go back to everyday life? Shouldn't there be a revolution against these ppl??? I just don't buy it.
If there was to be another book I may feel differently, but if this is really the last then....just....no.


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Stokes Ann Hunt, RN, is the new Director of Community Outreach and Foundation for Annie Penn Hospital. In this newly created position, Hunt is responsible for strengthening the hospital's ties with the community through speaking engagements, health fairs, screenings and similar activities. She is also charged with enhancing public support of Annie Penn Hospital through the Foundation.
"This position will be critical to Annie Penn Hospital's future, as we develop our outreach program in the community and create a plan to grow our Foundation to new levels," Mickey Foster, President, Annie Penn Hospital says.
Hunt is a native of Reidsville and brings 25 years of experience in healthcare. She has been employed with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina as a consultant and, prior to that, worked at Durham Regional Hospital.
Hunt earned a bachelor of arts degree in ethics and management from John Wesley College in High Point. She will complete her masters in healthcare administration this May.
She has served on the Free Clinic Board and on the Reidsville "All-America City" task force, which achieved this national honor in 2008. Hunt is very involved with Annie Penn Hospital and serves as Immediate Past President of the Annie Penn Hospital Foundation Board.
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Spring/Summer 2013 Collection: Morocco
20th May 2013
Our wonderful lookbook was made possible through a collaboration of talented women who joined me this past October for first Raven + Lily Ambassador trip to Morocco and Ethiopia. Everyone that contributed paid their way and offered their talents almost entirely pro-bono. Amazing!
We shot our lookbook at the fabulous Peocock Pavillions…where we also celebrated my big 4-0! Click here and here to read my post all about a magical boutique hotel in an olive grove outside of Marrakesh…one of my favorite places in the world! I am still pinching myself that this all came together so wonderfully.
To get a glimpse of our ambassador adventures in Morocco and Ethiopia, we put together a little video (that includes an exclusive R+L song composed by my dear friend Rachel Yo) to capture "the design meets social cause" heart of the trip:
I want to personally thank all the amazing women (and a few good men) who contributed to the launch of this collection. I am deeply grateful to each of these lovely souls for giving so much of their time and talents:
- Kate Renz (photographer and model) ,
- Tiffany Schwedland (hair and Make-up),
- Fatima (our Moroccan model), Lori Fox (stylist),
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- Marion Darbyshire (set designer),
- Trevor Boehm (videographer),
- Lee Rothenflue (editor of video)
- Danielle Gano (Elle Comm, public relations),
- Rachel Yo (composer of the music for both the lookbook and video),
- Maryam Montague (owner of Peacock Pavillions and blog: My Marrakesh)
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Welcome to GeekInspired.com! This site is dedicated to all things geek; tips and support on computer hardware, computer software, internet, and networking. Since we know as well as anyone that geeks have a creative side as well, we've also included information on graphic design and photography.
New DVD Releases This Week – August 8, 2011
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jared
- X-Men: First Class (+Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
X-Men: First Class (+Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
James McAvoy (Actor), Michael Fassbender (Actor), Matthew Vaughn (Director) | Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: September 9, 2011
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Five Reasons to Download Minecraft
Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jared
Minecraft. Maybe you've heard of it? If you have and relish it as I do, I salute you.
If you haven't or maybe you're just wondering what all the buzz is about, I'm hoping this little post will shed some light on what's possibly the biggest indie success of all time.
Before I get started, I'll cover just a little bit about what Minecraft is.
New DVD Releases This Week – July 31, 2011
Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jared
- Source Code [Blu-ray]
Source Code [Blu-ray]
Jake Gyllenhaal (Actor), Michelle Monaghan (Actor), Duncan Jones (Director) | Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: July 26, 2011
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Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jared
Several of the most popular posts on this site deals with correcting various problems gamers encounter with their Xbox. If you're handy, you may have fixed your Xbox yourself (that's great!), but many people would rather not deal with the hassle. Of course, that's not the only reason why you'd be in the market for an Xbox, so let's take a look at why you may want to consider buying a used Xbox.
New DVD Releases: July 29, 2011
Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jared
- Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]
Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]
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Release Date: September 16, 2011
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Which Studio Lights to Buy – Elinchrom Test Drive
Posted on May 25, 2011 by Bo
This is Part 2 of a series on which studio lights to buy. Check out Part 1 if you missed it.
Elinchrom is based in Switzerland and is known for creating exceptional studio lighting strobes and light shaping tools at a reasonable price. I know many pro photographers who use Elinchrom lights and love them.
I decided to give Elinchrom a chance since they seemed more practical for my uses. After spending some time looking at the Elinchrom offerings, I decided to focus on these 3 units.
Which Studio Lights to Buy
Posted on May 25, 2011 by Bo
Don't get me wrong, I love my handheld flashes. They're lightweight, fairly low cost, provide flexibility and are a lot of fun. But lately, I have been looking at transitioning to bigger studio lights.
Whether you do photography as a hobby or career, at some point you will be faced with the decision of what lighting gear to buy. Just be careful about not letting this evolve into, as Zack Arias says, G.A.S., or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It's easy to get caught up in the gear that other photographers are using and what is the best equipment to get.
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Proponents of gambling expansion believe they have a better opportunity to push proposals through Springfield this year despite failing to over the past two years.
We're hoping that putting their chips on 2014 will get the same result many Illinois gamblers get when they bet heavy – another loser.
The theory is that Illinois government is in desperate need of cash, and it's more sad than funny that such desperation is the same kind that leaves a gambler destitute. Of course, Illinois has serious financial problems, but gamblers call this tactic chasing your bet. It's a losing strategy.
One thing we actually agree with Gov. Pat Quinn on is that expanding gambling in Illinois raises ethical concerns. We'd urge Quinn to maintain that position. Quinn already has vetoed two gambling expansion plans proposed by the Legislature.
Gambling proponents are breathing new life into legislation proposed last May to build five more casinos in Illinois and allow slot machines at race tracks and airports. It died when the session was adjourned after it was never even called for a vote.
Illinois is in need of real reform, debt reduction, decreased spending and a restructuring of taxes to make it a better state for businesses and taxpayers alike. Gambling expansion is just more wishful thinking that cheap fixes and tax hikes are the only way out of this state's fiscal mess.
Gambling is and always will be a shell game as a revenue solution, where the only ones who truly benefit are those who hold the gambling licenses. Don't bet on that changing if Illinois chooses to expand it.


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Brandkarma president and CEO Ken Ribotsky says last year was characterized by "growth and getting back to our roots." The mention of growth isn't a shocker; everyone says "growth," even firms that didn't grow revenues by 25% in 2012, as Ribotsky reports Brandkarma did. No, it's the "getting back to our roots" part that's more interesting, given how many agencies are desperate to shed all traces of their former brand identities and recast themselves as something new, shiny and single-mindedly digital.
Last July, the company shed the Core Nation banner under which its agencies—Core-Create on the East Coast, Brandkarma on the West Coast and the medical education shop Alpha & Omega—had been housed. The New Jersey and California offices are now known as Brandkarma, while A&O endures as an independently run sister company. "Now we are simply Brandkarma," Ribotsky says. "This identity best represents what we do and how we feel."
The agency has also returned to the medical and scientific communications that were once a major part of its business. It's heralding all the news in a self-promotional campaign. This presented a challenge in itself, Ribotsky says: "It is always difficult to find the time to do these projects. Plus we are our own worst critics."
But Brandkarma made it happen—without compromising client service. Its relationships with Genzyme, Prometheus Laboratories, ZymoGenetics and Watson Pharma remain strong, with Watson adding its Gelnique 3% drug for overactive bladder to Brandkarma's slate (the firm also works on Gelnique 10%) and Prometheus adding two brands. CRC Behavioral and Rehabilitation Centers came on board as a client, as did central nervous system disorder specialist Accera.
Ribotsky says the launches for Accera's Axona and Prometheus' Anser IFX were particularly gratifying. "Axona is a prescription medical food intended for the clinical dietary management of the metabolic processes associated with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. We believe [the professional campaign] creates a very striking visual metaphor for the product," he explains. For Anser IFX, Brandkarma "created bold symbolism for the category challenge."
The year had its client frustrations, as Brandkarma lost two brands (Biafine and Ertaczo) in the wake of corporate reshuffles. "We lost the brands we worked on for Ortho Dermatologics because they merged with Valeant Pharmaceuticals. We also lost the work we were doing for Valeant consumer products due to reorganization of those companies," Ribotsky says.
Replacing some of that lost dermatology business tops Ribotsky's list of goals for 2013: "We have 20 years of experience in that category." Beyond that, he remains quite optimistic about what lies ahead for both Brandkarma and the healthcare business."This year has brought a different sense of freshness to the industry," he says. "While there is still a good deal of caution out there, it seems like we are also seeing investment."


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SOURCE: CIRCOR Aerospace, Inc.
April 23, 2014 12:30 ET
HAUPPAUGE, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 23, 2014) - CIRCOR Aerospace, Inc., a CIRCOR International, Inc. company, was presented with the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Award for 100% Quality & Delivery in 2013. CIRCOR Aerospace provides Lockheed Martin with pneumatic components on the F35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
"CIRCOR is honored to be recognized by Lockheed Martin as a top performing supplier they can rely upon to support the warfighter," said CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense Group President Vincent Sandoval. "This award reflects the accomplishments that we have made through our Operational Excellence journey. Our team members made this award possible and we look forward to continuing to accelerate our progress toward exceeding customer expectations."
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Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and the CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense group is headquartered in Corona, California.
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CIRCOR International, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets valves and other highly engineered products for markets including oil & gas, power generation and aerospace & defense. With more than 7,000 customers in over 100 countries, CIRCOR has a diversified product portfolio with recognized, market-leading brands that fulfill its customers' unique application needs. The Company's strategy is to grow organically and through complementary acquisitions; simplify CIRCOR's operations; achieve world class operational excellence; and attract and retain top industry talent. For more information, visit the Company's investor relations web site at http://investors.circor.com
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Come with me to the dark, wind-swept land of my childhood. In that barren place, it was decreed that all Christians must be devoid of emotions. My church and my widowed mother were in agreement. To have feelings was to sin. My mother never touched me nor told me she loved me.
We lived in two rooms upstairs. From our window, I watched the neighborhood children in the yard below. My distance from them kept me safe from their sin as they laughed and played. Even at a young age, I understood I was to never dance around, yell and roll on the ground.
I moved through my days detached emotionally from life.
One day, as a teen, I came home from school and placed my books on the table with a thud. Instantly, Mother�s strident voice came from the other room. She said, �Lois, shame on you for being so upset. Get your emotions under control. On Sunday you can go to the altar and ask for forgiveness for what you just did.�
I didn�t argue or question. I knew the drill. Even though I hadn�t been upset, on Sunday I would be escorted to the altar at the front of the church, surrounded by other members of the congregation, to pray for my forgiveness.
I remained stoic when Mother told me whom I would be marrying and when. I was only 15 when plans were put in motion for my marriage before the completion of my senior year in high school. Just as I had no reaction to being led to the altar to repent of my sins, I registered no feelings as I walked down that same aisle during my wedding ceremony.
Pledging to love, honor and obey the man standing at the end of that aisle was no different than being told to love, honor and obey my mother. In either case, I was to do as I was told.
But deep under the crust of my obedience lurked a feeling�of love. When I held my firstborn, I struggled to put a cap on the emotion that came bubbling up from within me. It was now my job to be a role model for this little one�teaching her to keep all emotions under control, lest she sin.
Trying to teach a child to have no emotion is as effective as trying to nail Jell-o to the wall. With three daughters in five years, it was an impossible task. And I had feelings�conflicted feelings�about stifling their happiness. I reached deep into a reservoir I didn�t know was in me when I allowed my oldest to dance�yes, dance�in our living room, even though her dad was yelling at me to make her stop.
Life went on. Their dad left. I took two years to decide on the kind of mom I desired to be. One change I would make would be the removal of the ban on emotions. I seated my children on the couch and stood facing them. They stared at me wide-eyed as I made my declaration.
I said, �From now on I am going to be different. You will be hugged and kissed by me. Daily, I will tell you I love you. We will laugh and have fun. I will help you become who you were meant to be.�
The transition time was difficult. I worked at erasing old programming while I reached out to hug them. I would place my arms around them and feel their bodies become rigid in response. The act of touching was new to all of us, but they worked at accepting my efforts. Hugs that had been stiff and duty driven became warm and loving. The �I love you�s� sounded regularly as they headed out the door�and again before bedtime.
Feelings were now welcome in our home.
The barren land is a distant memory. My life is sun drenched�with gentle breezes and flowers�as hugs occur spontaneously. As we have gotten older, we don�t kiss as much when we get together. But the love comes through with hugs, smiles and laughter. I love you�s are placed at the end of communications by text, email and phone calls.
There is an added bonus in this beautiful land.
I have a husband who loves me�sits and talks with me�holds my hand as we walk�and hugs me daily.
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Joy, This is a great article. It displays how easy it is for religion to take us from God. How we can easily be deceived. Just about everyone I can think about in the Bible expressed emotions and feelings even Jesus. It must have been tough as a kid. I am so glad you listened to God talking through your children's actions as a mom. Loved it. Thanks for your honesty.
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Date: 3 June 2011
In a rare interview with Radio Australia, Peter Graham, managing director of ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Highlands, has confirmed that the PNG LNG project is on-track for commencing exports of LNG in 2014. In the interview, Peter Graham stated that ExxonMobil planned to sell its first LNG cargo out of Caution Bay by the fourth quarter of 2014, which a report from Citigroup stated was towards the end of ExxonMobil's long-standing guidance for commercial start-up of 2014. In the report, Citigroup estimates that a delay in the launch of commercial cargoes from the project to October 2014 would probably be accompanied by a cost increase of around 10% to USD16.5 billion. The day after Citigroup issued the report, Miles Shaw, an ExxonMobil spokesman in Papua New Guinea (PNG) stated that Peter Graham misspoke in the interview, and that it was "still too early to narrow the start-up window" beyond the year 2014.
The company's retraction of Peter Graham's comments are probably aimed at reducing the concerns of project investors, who have loaned around USD10.25 billion to the project. However, the comment betrays the personal opinion of the managing director regarding the construction schedule. Peter Graham commented in the interview that one of the major challenges to delivering the project on time is access to land. To support land-acquisition activities, ExxonMobil spent six weeks negotiating and executing the "PNG LNG Umbrella Benefits Sharing Agreement" in a process completed on 23 May 2009. Under this agreement, landowners recognised by the government and owning land within a petroleum-development or pipeline licence, and those who own land within a buffer zone up to 5 km from a pipeline or LNG processing facility, are eligible for benefits from the project.
Nevertheless, certain groups and tribes have rejected the benefits-sharing agreement process undertaken by Esso Highlands and the PNG government. The 26 Tuguba clans which own land in Petroleum Development Licence (PDL) 1 and PDL 7 near the Hides gas-conditioning plant are not happy with the agreement, and have submitted other grievances to the PNG government such as non-payment of money for indigenous business development, or for infrastructure development promised under the memorandum of agreement (MoA). Following the recent death of Tuguba chief Himuni Homoko--who the tribe claims died trying to secure benefits from the project--members of the Tuguba descended onto the Hides project site demanding compensation, with some reports stating that there were attempts to block access to the facilities. Esso Highlands then asked all engineering contractors to cease work at the facility, reportedly out of respect for Himuni Homoko, although health and safety issues associated with the large number of people around the project site might have influenced the decision.
ExxonMobil's strategy of signing agreements with umbrella companies to secure business opportunities for landowners in project areas has also encountered opposition. In October 2009, ExxonMobil signed service outline agreements with the Hides Gas Development Company Ltd and with Laba Holdings Ltd allowing these companies to carry out labour, equipment and freight, catering, and equipment hire in two different areas of the project. Despite entering into a number of joint-venture agreements, the selection of the umbrella companies perceived to take the lion's share of the contracts from the project may have created grievances among landowners backing rival companies, which were not selected by project partners. ExxonMobil also faces issues in effectively distributing benefits-sharing agreement money due to corruption in PNG, and a lack of government capacity to handle funds. Validating landowner benefit claims is also problematic, due to a lack of clarity about landowner identities, and it will also be necessary to develop an efficient mechanism for recording and addressing landowner grievances. These problems are unlikely to be resolved in the immediate term given their complexity, while releasing funds to representatives from the Tuguba tribe might simply encourage rival tribes to step up their demands.
Outlook and Implications
At the end of the first quarter of 2011, Esso Highlands reported that a ground-breaking ceremony had been held for construction of the LNG processing trains, that 67% of the pipeline route had been surveyed, and that a number of supporting infrastructure projects had been completed. While progress on the project is clearly under way, the first quarter of this year saw an invasion of approximately 150 people at Wellpad A Camp, which resulted in non-threatening injuries to project workers, the relocation of non-essential personnel, and operations suspended for worker safety reasons.
These kinds of difficulties for the PNG LNG project are likely to intensify in the years ahead. In 2012, the project will move into the heavy construction phase, which will mean greater impacts on landowners in the project areas. If landowners' benefit demands remain unfulfilled, then an intensification of protests against the project or clashes between rival groups over benefit distribution could be the outcome. The PNG government is trying to react to the latest concerns voiced by the Tuguba tribe--notably by appointing the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Affairs, Francis Potape, to attend negotiations with the family of the deceased chief, Himuni Homoko, to resolve their grievances.
However, issues like establishing rights to land or recovering lost benefit-sharing money appear very difficult to resolve in the near term, while in mid-2012 PNG is set to have a parliamentary election. Political attempts to manipulate landowner grievances over the PNG LNG project to win support are a possibility, and violence against the project during this time is a possibility. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has commented that China is trying to undermine the project. In February 2011, it was reported that an unidentified Chinese investor was in talks to try to develop gas reserves above the initial reserve base that ExxonMobil had committed to developing. The Chinese investor also reportedly agreed to pay the Tuguba clan around 1 billion kina (USD416 million) in business development grants (BDGs), placing pressure on ExxonMobil to match the payments or lose the tribe's support. Achieving the 2014 target for exports of LNG therefore seems challenging, raising the risk of cost overruns--the difficulties ahead may account for ExxonMobil's determination to keep its commercial export launch date vague, and not to commit to a quarterly start-up target.


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Hi everyone! Welcome to our new Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, It's All About the Hair Color.
First off, I want you to know about our DT call. You can find the full details on the blog, here. I have to tell you this is such a fun, talented, supportive group to work with. Whether you are a seasoned crafter or a newbie, if you are interested, be sure to contact Samantha very soon! We would love to have you join us in the fun.
On to the challenge...this week our fab sponsor is:
Check out all Unky's wonderful designs! I chose to use Flower Fairy because of her great hair!
You may have noticed most of my girls have reddish hair and true to form, I kept it in the color family with a more orangish tint. Who knows maybe this will be my next color:)
My tip as usual, comes from the need to fix a mistake. I was a little impatient and smeared some of my dots, the sequins were the perfect camouflage. I wanted to keep the card simple to put the emphasis on the hair and the sequins sort of lead your eyes right to the image.
I mentioned above what talent the DT has...wait till you see their hair! If you didn't start there, head over to the blog to take a peek and learn all the details about the challenge. While you are there don't forget about the DT call. I can't wait to see your creations!
Image: The East Wind Flower Fairy
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor paper, Neenah Cardstock
Accessories: Distress Ink, Copic Markers, Sequined Bunny Sequins, Liquid Pearls


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Perfection is singular. From a single grain of sand comes perfection. Sought by many yet attained by only a select few, a treasure of classic beauty crafted by time and born of the sea. Six acres. 750 feet of pristine beachfront.
Long favored as the hideaway of the rich and famous, Bal Harbour Village covers approximately one third of a square mile and is one of the smallest municipalities in Miami-Dade County. Within this storied enclave, WCI proudly introduces One Bal Harbour Condominium, Miami, one of the first new luxury residential towers to be built in Bal Harbour in years, and adjoining it, The Ritz-Carlton - the first condominium-hotel offered on the island in decades.
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Luxury for all the senses. One Bal Barbour exudes grace, sophistication and grandeur... a rarified lifestyle beyond the imagination, which includes a world-class, 10,000-square-foot spa, managed by the eminent L'Institut de Guerlain Paris. Museum-worthy art is on display in public areas and in the private residences.
Impeccable in design and rich in amenities, One Bal Harbour and The Ritz-Carlton in Bal Harbour exemplifies the essence of luxury and carefree convenience. Starting with an exceptional South Florida location and a Bal Harbour address, this premier property offers a stellar selection of innovatively conceived floor plans with spectacular ocean, Intracoastal and city views. Because One Bal Harbour includes The Ritz-Carlton, a five-star hotel, Tower Estate owners have access to all its amenities and services. There is waterfront haute cuisine presented by the finest chefs anywhere in the business.
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- Opulent, five-star hotel services
- World-class oceanfront gourmet restaurant
- Two, private oceanfront swimming pools, one of which is separate from The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami
- Resort-style beach and poolside treatment, including towel and beach services, and beach umbrellas
- 10,000 SF world-class spa with ocean views managed as a seven-star facility by the famous L'Institut de Guerlain Paris: massage, skin treatments, hand and foot therapies, lifestyle, nutritional and anti-aging programs, water treatments, body sublimation, specialized health and skincare products; health reviews and seminars etc…The most transforming and customized spa experience, where cutting edge innovation unites with luxury, emotion and sensuality.
- High-tech surround-sound theatre
- A fully-equipped fitness center
- Sophisticated social room replete with catering kitchen and elegant bar
- Exemplary room service, personal linen services and pet care
- State-of-the-art business center
- 24-hour security and concierge services
- Museum-worthy art showcased throughout the public areas and private residential quarters; all pieces have an elegant Asian feel
- Stellar shopping: Bal Harbour Shops, a leisurely, palm-shaded stroll from your door. Said in the same breath as Rodeo Drive, Worth Avenue, Bond Street and the Champs Elysees, Bal Harbour Shops host the fashion world's finest couturiers plus a mélange of distinctive cafes and specialty boutiques. One Bal Harbour is also very convenient to the trendy Aventura Mall to the north and exquisite boutiques on Lincoln Road in South Beach to the south
- Architectural highlights that provide exciting points of visual interest include two "fins" which extend from the tower's top to the ground level. At the adjoining Ritz-Carlton, a radial shape that intersects the main tower creates two separate yet stylistically integrated structures
One Bal Harbour Condominium, Miami - Residence Features
- One Bal Harbour's innovative Tower Estates and Grand Penthouses range from approximately 2,000 to more than 8,000 square feet
- Spectacular 270-degree views of the ocean, Intracoastal, bay and South Florida skylines
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- Private elevators that open into grand vestibules
- Dramatic 10-foot ceilings
- Crown molding and recessed incandescent lighting
- Ultra-luxury gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and backsplashes
- Italian-style, custom Poggenpohl cabinetry with under-lighting
- Sub-Zero and Wolf appliance packages
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- Custom-designed Grand Penthouses also available
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Ocean, Haulover Inlet & City
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While Valve and HTC are technically keeping their promise to release the extremely compelling Vive headset in 2015, it seems most consumers won't be able to get their hands on a unit until early next year. In a press release, Valve said that "later this year, HTC will offer the first commercial Vive units via a limited quantity of community and developer systems, with larger quantities shipping in calendar Q1 2016."
The specific wording of that statement is a bit confusing. Valve has been taking applications for free developer units since April—the company says it received more than 10,000 inquiries for those kits and knows of over 80 VR games currently being made for the Vive. We've reached out to find out what members of the "community" will be eligible to purchase those limited quantities of 2015 headsets as well and will let you know if we hear back.
For now, though, it seems that Valve and HTC are simply doing a token launch in 2015 so they can continue to claim the Vive as "the first complete VR system heading to consumers," as they put it (Samsung's Gear VR isn't complete without an integrated handheld motion controller, we suppose). For most intents and purposes, however, those early adopting consumers will mostly be seeing the Vive alongside the Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus, both of which are planned for an early 2016 launch.
Theres still no word on a price for the Vive, but an HTC executive said back in March that we should expect "a slightly higher price point" for the unit.


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Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham has vowed to press ahead with her New York Fashion Week commitments despite blizzards battering the East Coast.
The former Spice Girls star is busy preparing for two runway events as she will be showcasing her new Victoria by Victoria Beckham collection in addition to her main line.
High winds and several inches of snow have hit the Big Apple, but Beckham has refused to call off her Autumn/Winter 2013 catwalk shows on Sunday (10Feb13) and Tuesday (12Feb13).
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page on Friday (08Feb13), Beckham shared photos of her hectic last-minute preparations, tweeting, "Model fittings and handbag stills at the same time, busy day in NY! Still in fittings for AW13 RTW (ready-to-wear).The snow must go on!"
Beckham also posted a snap of herself with a handbag over her head, joking, "It's that time in the season when we all get a little delirious..."


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Dear Prudence
In Tom Jones, Henry Fielding once wrote: "Indeed, I have observed (though it may seem unaccountable to the reader) that this guard of prudence, like the trained bands, is always readiest to go on duty where there is the least danger."
The "trained bands" in 18th century England were a sort of military reserve of local citizenry, and Fielding notes that they were often criticized for incompetence and cowardice. Which brings to mind the Virgin Ben, who is smarting this week in his Clown Hall column from TBogg's tidy summation of his own prudence ("some people choose celibacy, while others have it thrust upon them. Poor Ben. He no more chose abstinence than Clarence Thomas chose to be black.") But Ben is proud of the moral superiority his immaculate condition confers, which somehow lends him the expertise needed to pen his new tome entitled Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is Corrupting Our Future.
Such heated, inarticulate and unreasoned hatred for moral standards should not be shocking. Social liberalism seeks to promote a "live and let live" society wherein all types of deviant behavior is tolerated and accepted.
By discarding traditional morality in favor of amoralism, we have catered to the lowest common denominator. Social liberals have taken control of our culture through music, film, television and other mass media. R-rated films today often include soft-core pornography; television shows like "Friends" promote a fun-filled, promiscuous lifestyle with no consequences; rap music is misogynistic, glorifying its own degradation; pop music holds aloft cultural wrecking balls like Madonna as empowered feminist heroes.
Although his previous works have been pockmarked with factual errors, Ben is still quite smugly Better Than All That. In proudly trumpeting his own purity and measuring the decline of western civilization by using himself as a yardstick, Ben joins a long tradition of patronizing, intolerant right-wing kooks who practice bigotry and hypocrisy for fun and profit.
He writes a book called Porn Generation, for starters. Not Low SAT Score or High Triglyceride Generation. It's called Porn Generation, for which he tells us he interviewed many porn stars. Nice. Ben gets to stare unblinkingly at this most popular of past times without ever taking responsibility for it. In this he is much like the agents for the New York Society for Suppression of Vice (NYSSV), who used to show up at Minsky's burlesque house in the 30s and "tisk-tisk" as they counted the number of bosoms that appeared each evening. It's a neat trick if you can manage it — you get to take a bath in the so-called "depravity" even as you're railing against it, and in Ben's case, capitalize on a sexy title to make a fast buck.
The NYSSV was the bastard child of Anthony Comstock, who like Ben appointed himself arbiter of public morality with no more than the dubious qualification of a hairy palm. He managed to get Walt Whitman fired from the Department of the Interior for writing Leaves of Grass, campaigned against birth control, cried out against George Bernard Shaw for his "smutty" plays, and directed the burning of 120 tons of literature — including works by Dos Passos and Hemmingway. Comstock was downright dangerous. So far the Virgin Ben is just an annoying, grubby little opportunist.
In her excellent book Striptease: The Untold History Of The Girlie Show,Rachael Shteir notes that the early crusaders against burlesque like Comstock and Sumner were basically promoting themselves as civic leaders by playing into class and ethnic bigotry. The broad physical comedy and risque dancing found at the burlesque halls were the entertainment of working class patrons, who were often immigrants and enjoyed a show whose appreciation did not depend on tremendous cultural sophistication. When Fiorello LaGuardia finally closed the burlesque halls in New York in 1939, it is telling that the ban on nudity did not apply to the high-brow shows put on at the time just down the street by Flo Ziegfeld, where long legged beauties regularly posed bare-ass naked for the enjoyment of the upper classes at a much higher price. Likewise, Ben picks his pop-culture targets with care. It is the common man who cannot be trusted with his own penis.
When Mary Carey made her trip to Washington to profess her love for George Bush, at least she was honest about her intentions — she has a flair for self-promotion and the desire to make a buck. But Ben cannot lay claim to either the honesty or the self-awareness of a Bush-loving porn star. His imminent dread that she will corrupt him and (God forbid) others like him is, quite frankly, unneccessary.


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2017 Mantra Prayer of Protection
Father-Mother God,
I ask that I be cleared and cleansed
Within the Universal
White Christ* Light,
The Green Healing Light,
And the Purple Transmuting Flame.
Within God's Will
And for my highest good,
I ask that any and all
Negative evil energies
Be completely sealed
In their own Light,
Encapsulated within
The Ultraviolet Light,
Cut off, and removed from me.
With neither love nor hate,
I return all negative evil energies
To their source of emanation,
Decreeing that they never again
Be allowed to reestablish themselves
Within me or anyone else
In any form.
I now ask that I be placed
Within a triple electromagnetic
Shield of the Universal
White Christ* Light of Protection.
And for this Blessing, I give thanks.
The word "Christ" is optional. Christ is an energy of Light — not a man. Many great teachers, such as Jesus, Moses, and Buddha, were Christed beings.
This prayer was originally given to me by one of my advanced Students. I located it in several places and various websites on the internet. I am not sure where it originally came from, but this website is one that has taken credit for it's origins so I would like to add their link to give them the credit:


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Adam Devine Will Be Back for Pitch Perfect 2
Watch out, Fat Amy.
Deadline reports Adam Devine will return for the Elizabeth Banks–directed Pitch Perfect 2. He joins Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Brittany Snow, who all have been confirmed to reprise their roles this time around. When we last saw Devine's Bumper, he was leaving the Treblemakers to sing backup for John Mayer. We're assuming that didn't totally work out and now Bumper is back to reclaim his Barden a cappella throne. So, watch out for flying burritos, ladies.


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Aerosol Jet Printing for High Efficiency Photovoltaics
M. O'Reilly, R. Plourde, D. Ramahi
Optomec, Inc., US
Keywords: PV, Photovoltaics, Printing, electronics, solar cells, fuel cells, CNT, Novel
Abstract:Optomec's Aerosol Jet® solution is a fine-feature material deposition system used to directly print functional electronic circuitry and components onto low- temperature, non-planar substrates. The system is quickly gaining traction in Photovoltaics, both as a near-term production solution that can increase Solar Cell efficiencies by >1% absolute (ie: 5-10% relative), and as an enabling technology for next-generation ultra-high efficiency cell architectures. Aerosol Jet printing is a breakthrough additive manufacturing technology that is an emerging replacement for traditional thick-film processes like screenprint, photolithography and micro-dispensing, as well being far more capable than inkjet. The patented Aerosol Jet process utilizes an innovative aerodynamic focusing technology to produce electronic and physical structures with circuit features as small as 5 microns, and can also produce wide area conformal coatings. The broad functionality of Aerosol Jet technology addresses numerous elements of the Symposia's strategic technical topics. Optomec decided to submit an abstract which paints a broad overview of the Aerosol Jet disruptive and novel manufacturing technology, addressing a wide range of applications including the "Carbon Nanotube – Innovation" and "Energy Storage – Innovation" topics. To address a specific Symposia topic, Optomec's abstract drills down into specific manufacturability and benefits for the "High-Efficiency PV Conversion – Innovation" topic.


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Jeff Baker to the Disabled List, and (What?) DJ LeMahieu Called Up
Apparently Jeff Baker's groin strain is going to land him on the disabled list – once again, optimism about injuries for the Cubs proves futile. Baker will soon be placed on the DL, and the Cubs will call up AA infield prospect DJ LeMahieu to take Baker's place on the roster.
For those of you who don't follow prospects, LeMahieu is a good one, whom you might remember from such places as that-Spring-Training-walk-off-home-run-he-hit-that-was-pretty-cool-but-it-was-just-Spring-Training. He was the Cubs' second round pick in 2009 out of LSU, and, until the emergence of Darwin Barney as a legitimate long-term starter, was the Cubs' future at second base. Not coincidently, he's been playing a great deal more third base this year.
He's always hit for average – a minor league career .325 hitter – but little else until this year. His minor league OBP is just .360 and SLG just .408. This year, he's cranked those numbers up to .386 and .492, respectively. LeMahieu turns 23 in July.
The selection of LeMahieu at this point is surprising (and potentially concerning) for a few reasons: (1) if the Cubs are looking for a versatile bench guy for a couple weeks, they could have selected a veteran minor leaguer like Bobby Scales from AAA Iowa; (2) if the Cubs are looking for a versatile bench prospect who's likely to remain a versatile bench player in the bigs, they could have selected LeMahieu's teammate Ryan Flaherty, who's hitting even better than LeMahieu, is older, and clearly has a future in the bigs; (3) LeMahieu is one of the Cubs' best positional prospects, but there's nowhere for him to start on the big club right now.
Number three is the one that really perplexes me. The Cubs are using an option year and starting the arbitration clock on a kid whom they believe has a future – in a year or two – as a starter on the Cubs. And they're doing that so they can have him on the bench for a couple weeks? Unless there's a plan in place to get him some starts, then this seems to be a really brain-dead move. And, with apologies to the Cubs, they don't exactly have the best track record when it comes to properly handling and promoting prospects.


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From SW Loop 820 and South Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas, drive south on South Freeway. Make the first right turn onto Altamesa Boulevard. Make a right turn onto Westcreek Drive. Make a right turn onto Duringer Road. Make a right turn onto Westcreek Ct N. Westcreek Townhomes will be on the right.
Westcreek Court Townhomes offer exclusive two-, three- and four-bedroom homes with an attached garage and fireplace. There are both single and double garages available, depending on the floor plan selected. The townhomes offer access to several charming amenities to make living easier. A patio is available on ground-floor units and balconies are available on the second-floor. Each townhome has a private alarm and vaulted ceilings to help provide a sense of additional living space. The complex is designed to help residents with an active and busy schedule get more done.Each townhome offers several amenities and features to enhance each residence. Each unit features large walk-in closets, frost-free refrigerators, microwaves, and garbage disposals. Extra storage space is available in select units, and mini blinds help to keep the interior cool while providing privacy. The complex also offers self-cleaning ovens and pantries.The complex is in the Forth Worth School District, which includes Westcreek Elementary, Wedgwood Middle School, and South Hills High. The complex is in close proximity to several dining and entertainment options, including Whataburger, Subway, Scholtszky's, and Little Caesar's Pizza. Westcreek Park is also nearby, and there are many convenient stores and shops within walking distance to make running errands easier.


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5 times Kang Min Hyuk showed off his signature K-drama style
CNBlue's adorable drummer Kang Min Hyuk has delighted viewers with his gorgeous face and unique fashion choices in each K-drama he has appeared in. This month, the beloved idol portrays aspiring high school musician Jo Ha Neul in the brand new comedy The Entertainer. His preppy school boy look is sure to win over viewers, just like his many K-drama styles of the past. Here are 5 examples of his signature K-drama style!
1. It's Okay, Daddy's Girl (2010)
Hwang Yeon Doo was a unforgettable supporting character in this heart-wrenching melodrama. His style could be considered preppy casual from this still with Super Junior's Dong Hae.
2. Heartstrings (2011)
Yeo Joon owned the grungy look in this musical series. The character dressed down during the day and transformed to a sexy rocker at night.
3. My Husband Got a Family (2012)
Cha Se Gwang was one sneaky playboy in this KBS2 family show. His fashion should be described as Gangnam Style.
4. Heirs (2013)
He was the reliable Yoon Chan Young, who was a trusted friend and boyfriend in this romantic school series. Yoon didn't have too much of an opportunity to show off his own fashion sense, but he fit into the posh school very well. His upscale school uniform helped him blend in among the elite.
5. The Entertainer (2016)
We have just been introduced to Jo Ha Neul, but we know that he is a high school student with big dreams. His future style seems to be casual boy-next-door type attire. I wonder if we will be able to see him in his idol clothes anytime soon.
Which character look do you think fits Kang Min Hyuk best?
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SOURCE: Brasch, James D. "The Grapes of Wrath and Old Testament Skepticism." San Jose Studies 3, no. 2 (May 1977): 16-27.
In the following essay, Brasch finds elements from stories in the Old Testament in The Grapes of Wrath.
John Steinbeck's Salinas Valley has always rested in the shade of the mountains of the Old Testament, and the legends of the people of Israel have frequently charted and illuminated the vicissitudes of his characters. Humble gestures and heroic achievements in Steinbeck's novels recount the history of "God's chosen people" as they struggled from the Garden of Eden to the Promised Land. Frequently, the speech rhythms of Steinbeck's chosen people echo the stately rhythms of the King James Version of the Old Testament. Even when he used quotations from the Vedas (To a God Unknown) or Paradise Lost (In Dubious Battle) as epigraphs for his novels, the tone, diction, syntax, and characterization...
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Dead Law Walking
Why are New York cops arresting gay people on charges ruled unconstitutional 26 years ago?
Slate – October. 20, 2009
In 1983, New York's high court struck down as unconstitutional a 1960s-era provision that made it illegal to cruise—that is, to hit on someone in a public place. And yet in the 26 years since, on thousands of occasions, the New York Police Department has continued to enforce the defunct law, historically used to target gay people.
The defendant in the 1983 case was a gay man arrested for striking up a conversation with a plainclothes police officer and asking him back to his house for sex. The court threw out the anti-cruising law, reasoning that the state couldn't criminalize an act anticipatory to sodomy when sodomy itself was constitutionally protected. (Two years earlier, the same court had found the state's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional.)
Whatever one may think of cruising and whether it should be prohibited, the court's ruling should have killed off the statute. Instead, in the 26 years of this law's odd posthumous career, district attorneys brought 4,750 prosecutions and judges convicted 2,550 defendants. For violating an imaginary law, these defendants paid a decidedly non-imaginary $70,000 in bail and $190,000 in court fees and fines. In the last 10 years, NYPD officers also issued 9,693 citations, forcing citizens to pay $71,000 in fees. The criminal records of these victims have never been expunged and the fees and fines have not been refunded. Read more
ACLU Backs Gay Sex in Public Toilets under "Privacy" Provisions
January 16, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union is arguing that men who have sex in public washrooms should be protected under court rulings guaranteeing privacy.
On Tuesday, the ACLU filed an amicus brief to the Minnesota 4th District Court citing a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling 38 years ago that found that people who have sex in closed stalls in public restrooms "have a reasonable expectation of privacy."
The brief was filed in defence of Republican Senator Larry Craig who was arrested and charged with lewd conduct in June 2007.
ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said, "The real motive behind secret sting operations like the one that resulted in Sen. Craig's arrest is not to stop people from inappropriate activity. It is to make as many arrests as possible – arrests that sometimes unconstitutionally trap innocent people." Solicitation for private sex is protected speech under the First Amendment, the ACLU argues. Read more


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There are more than 130 million students and faculty in Higher Education worldwide. Every one of these individuals needs to write academic papers and articles. However, the tools we have for academic writing are extremely limited (see Table 1):
- Microsoft Word is, primarily, desktop with a wide range of features making it difficult to learn and demands too much time to manage the formatting, and also causes version control issues
- Google docs is a cloud-based product with excellent collaboration features, but is limited for most academic work
- Scrivener is a Mac product that has some nice note features, but has a very confusing user interface
- Authorea is a relatively new cloud-based word processor, but it is a latex product that requires knowledge of this technical language
The top 5 limitations are:
1. Reference data must be interfaced with a third-party tool (e.g., Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero)
Integrating third party tools to manage reference data often causes issues, and the limitations of these tools is also problematic. Google docs enables footnote citing with Google Scholar and web searches, but its inability to produce in-text citations renders it useless for most undergraduate writing.
2. Formatting often takes up more time than writing (i.e., it is difficult to get consistency)
What-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editors are great for visualizing the end product and generally offer a wide range of tools to achieve most things. The disadvantage, however, is that it becomes difficult to get consistency, and more time is often spent on formatting rather than on content development. Frustration with formatting is generally the end result.
3. Functionality is missing (e.g., a list of images, image captions, equation editing)
When writing academic reports there is the need for a list of figures and tables. Google docs is inadequate in this regard, and MS Word requires that you update image numbers before the list is generated, making it a tedious time-waster if you have a lot of images.
4. Notes and comment need to be deleted before printing
In line comments and notes are very useful for keeping track of what is required to be done or for recording feedback. However, all these tools require inline comments to be deleted before output can be created, thereby losing valuable information.
5. Collaboration requires control over different versions
While Google docs has excellent collaboration features, it becomes ineffective due to its other limitations for academic writing. MS Word has no history functionality, so the only way to manage collaboration is to share files with your collaborations. Sharing files has been made easier with products like DropBox, but this generally causes the need to maintain different versions of the same document, which can be a nightmare.
ComWriter is a cloud-based writing tool dedicated to the needs of students and faculty. Here are five reasons to make the switch:
1. Formatting (headings, text, captions) is contained in pre-defined styles ensuring everything is formatted consistently and quickly based on academic standards (or customize your own style)
2. Numbering is done as you export allowing you to make as many changes as you like without the need to re-format (image numbers, page numbers, heading numbers)
3. Cut-and-paste is replaced with drop-n-drag making it easier to restructure writing
4. History is saved allowing you to go back in time to see changes
5. Templates are structural rather than design-based providing a head start on writing that next paper
Future functions include notes & comments that do not need to be deleted, collaboration, automated glossary, history slider, and more.
About the author: Dr Linda Glassop is a published author and the founder of ComWriter, a cloud-based writing application for students and researchers. Linda has made it her mission to make writing to academic standards easy.


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WASHINGTON — Though President Obama last week said the spate of government programs helping banks was comparable to a "root canal," there can be little doubt that a key part of those efforts — the Federal Reserve Board's multiple liquidity facilities — was vital in staving off economic collapse.
As the central bank begins today to end several of those programs, including those that purchased commercial paper and gave money to big Wall Street firms, most observers agree the moves were both creative and effective.
"The Fed was very agile and was able to meet the needs of the markets very well," said Song Won Sohn, a lecturer in business and economics at California State University Channel Islands. "This is one of the responsibilities the Fed has, and they performed it perfectly."
By the time the financial crisis was in full swing, the Fed was running nearly a dozen facilities and lent billions to investment banks, corporations and commercial banks.
The programs, which were largely authorized by Section 13-3 of the Federal Reserve Act, crystallized for the world just how much power resides in the Fed. But the aggressive lending nearly derailed Chairman Ben Bernanke's bid for a second term running the central bank. And as the Fed begins its most significant pullback from financial markets to date, there are likely to be some long-term costs. When another crisis surfaces sometime in the future, even if it does not match the depth of the current turmoil, investors, banks and others will expect similar actions from the Fed, observers said. "We've created a huge moral-hazard issue from this crisis," said Kevin Jacques, who chairs the finance department at Baldwin-Wallace College. "The moral hazard is effectively never going away."
The Fed did not comment for this story, but Mark Calabria, the director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute, said the central bank created a bad precedent by essentially usurping Congress and creating programs that amount to fiscal policy.
"This was an inappropriate use of the Fed's power," Calabria said. "These were all things that Congress could have and should have done."
It is difficult to pinpoint which programs were most successful. The Primary Dealer Credit Facility, which made loans through the discount window to investment banks, lent nearly $134 billion in the middle of October 2008 but has rested at zero for the past several months. The commercial paper facility, which helped companies roll over their short-term debt, topped out at $350 billion but rested at $8.6 billion on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Money Market Investor Funding Facility, a form of support for money market mutual funds, never attracted a dime of business and was allowed to expire last year.
"On aggregate, there's no question the programs were successful in moving us away from the brink of disaster," said Robin Lumsdaine, a professor at American University's Kogod School of Business and a former Fed official. "In retrospect, one might be tempted to look back and say, 'This one was more popular,' or 'This one had greater effect,' but that is the benefit of hindsight. At the times these programs were introduced, there were enormous and urgent liquidity challenges coming from all directions. It required a multipronged approach."
Though financial markets remain skittish, most observers said the Fed's pullback would not panic Wall Street, especially since many of the programs have fallen into disuse in recent months. In its first policy statement of the year, the Fed said Wednesday that it stands "prepared to modify these plans if necessary."
"It's appropriate that these programs are winding down," Lumsdaine said. "Many of them were initiated under 13-3 and hence were always intended to be temporary."
As of today, four programs are shutting down: the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the Primary Dealer Credit Facility and the Term Securities Loan Facility.
The Fed still has two major programs running. It plans to end its purchases of debt and mortgage-backed securities from the government-sponsored enterprises by the end of March. The Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility will expire at the same time.


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When an UPDATE or DELETE won't scale (and it never will!), convert it
into a parallel nologging direct-path INSERT.
Use a query similar to Tom's to insert only the first "copy" of a row (i.e. use "RN = 1" instead of "RN <> 1" the outermost WHERE clause) to INSERT the rows to be retained into a new table. Make the new table NOLOGGING, use APPEND and PARALLEL hints on the INSERT portion and PARALLEL hints on the SELECT portion of the INSERT ... SELECT statement.
Here's the cute part. If you can't simply RENAME the two tables (i.e. old and new) to swap them, then make the newly-created table look exactly like the original table, but make it range-partitioned on a dummy numeric column (call it DUMMY or PARTKEY), give this column a constant value of zero, and name the single partition PZERO (or PDUMMY or whatever). Also, add this DUMMY or PARTKEY column to the original table as well. Then, use "ALTER TABLE <new-table> EXCHANGE PARTITION PZERO WITH TABLE <original-table>" to swap the new data with the old data.
A direct-path parallel INSERT...SELECT will scale far better than any possible optimization on an UPDATE or DELETE statement. The comparison is not even close.
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