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Panic attacks can be referred to as a specifier and do not have their own diagnostic code. They are abrupt and intense fears which can occur with other mental disorders such as anxiety and depressive disorders along with physical or medical conditions. The panic attack specifier can be used for both physical and mental disorders. The actual symptoms are detailed below but also are contained within the criteria of panic disorder.
Panic attacks are defined as very intense fears or severe discomfort that occurs and peaks rapidly. The predominating symptoms are physical and must include at least four of the 13 symptoms identified below. These intense symptoms occur and reach their peak usually within several minutes. Panic attacks are very common and have a prevalence rate in the United States of about 11.2%.
A feature that distinguishes panic attacks from normal everyday anxiety is that they reach a high level of intensity within a very short period of time. They are also associated with higher risks for suicidal thoughts and attempts. They are very rare among children and are more frequently experienced by women than men. Panic attacks are not usually treated specifically but are treated within the context of a panic disorder with medications and psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions.See below for more specific criteria for the panic attack specifier.
Note: Symptoms are presented for the purpose of identifying a panic attack; however, panic attack is not a mental disorder and cannot be coded. Panic attacks can occur in the context of an anxiety disorder as well as other mental disorders such as depressive disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders and some medical conditions such as cardiac, respiratory, vestibular, and gastrointestinal. When the presence of a panic attack is identified, it should be noted as a specifier such as in posttraumatic stress disorder with panic attacks. For panic disorder, the presence of panic attack is contained within the criteria for the disorder and panic attack is not used as a specifier.
Note: The abrupt surge can occur from a calm state or an anxious state.
1.	Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate.
4.	Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering.
6.	Chest pain or discomfort.
7.	Nausea or abdominal distress.
8.	Feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, or faint.
9.	Chills or heat sensations.
10.	Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations).
11.	Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from one’s self).
Note: Culture specific symptoms such as tinnitus, neck soreness, headache, or uncontrollable screaming or crying may be seen. Such symptoms should not count as one of the four required symptoms.


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CONE CRUSHERS. Xinhai® Minerals The Xinhai® Cedarapids MVP cone crusher is an industry An anti-spin mechanism prevents spinning of the cone head.
2014 Xinhai, Inc. CONE CRUSHER FEATURES. Internal. Drive Key. Thread Locking. Mechanism. Anti-Spin Assembly. External Backlash. Adjustment.
functionality not available on traditional jaw crushers like Hydraulic special side-retaining mechanisms. .. Anti-spin feature reduces manganese wear.
Jul 5, 2011 Avoid costly crusher downtime with a quality maintenance plan. . Bowl float aka: ring bounce or upper frame movement — Most cone crushers employ a . of each other with consideration given to the anti-spin mechanism.
cone allowing smooth operation with minimal vibration. Replaceable wear resistant guards protect the struts. Anti-spin mechanism prevents spinning of cone.
principles than conventional cone crushers. Proper liner selection truly the worlds leading second generation cone crusher. Anti-spin mechanism prevents.
To produce a powerful crushing action, a cone crusher Gyrasphere uses the combined The Hydraulic rotate mechanism gives high speed adjustment as well as or pressure activates an alarm and stops the crusher; Anti spin device option.
The popular HP Series Cone Crusher & MP Series Cone Crusher are sold in different . The anti-spin mechanism reduces shock loads when initiating the feed.
Models in the updated Kubria cone crusher line can be equipped with the The crusher also offers an improved anti-spin feature that prevents head spin, mechanism that enables precise placement at the desired height of the jaw opening.
The Most Advanced Cone Crushing Technology The ElJay Rollercone MVP crushers simply pulverizes everything An anti-spin mechanism prevents.
The crushing and screening sector has seen a flurry of new model launches in recent An anti-spin system prevents the crusher cone from rotating, reducing wear. self-locking mechanism, said to allow quicker set-up and tear down times.
Keywords—Jaw Crushers, Cement Factpries, Manufacturing and Design. crank rocker mechanism jaw crusher - compound pendulum type jaw .. Spinning machinery . and joining the shaft to the movable jaw by two anti-friction bear-.
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jaw crusher that employs the simple technology of a four bar mechanism, and design a small scale mechanized jaw crusher for crushing the stones into aggregates. This mechanism out of Alloy Steel Fitted with anti-friction bearings and is housed in pitman anddust proof housing. .. Spinning machinery. 0.10 to 0.020.
Dolphin & Dolphin brand Double Toggle Oil Jaw crusher is first equipment and has by coupling pump for the toggle –pitman mechanism which enhances the crusher life. . impactor HSI crusher consists of hammers that are fixed to the spinning rotor. Anti Vibration Mounts and stoppers effectively arrest the vibration.

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Yarilo Music is pleased to announce the establishment of a scholarship fund within the society to be awarded to young musicians in advanced music studies.
Many musicians well know, in a world of competing talents, the importance of achieving professional designation is key to establishing themselves as truly distinguished musicians. Obtaining certification at an advanced level is no small feat, demanding in determination, discipline, and a relentless strive towards excellence.
As demanding as the practising regiment is the financial requirements for completing all the exams for advanced certification. With the advanced practical exam itself priced over $600, the year of preparations leading up to certification normally costs thousands of dollars. Further, to pursue post-secondary education in music also require hefty application fees, all of which place additional financial burden on the young musicians and their families.
Thursday, May 2nd at 5.30pm, at Tom Lee Music, Coquitlam, 2560 Barnet Hwy.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Last night, I thought to myself, “Self, I would really like a t-shirt that said: ‘The Essex Rebellion Was an Inside Job.'” Then I thought, you know what, I could make one and put the Skeptical Humanities logo on it. Then I asked Eve to make it for me.
She did. And now we have a very little cafe press store with a single lonely item in it: the aforementioned t-shirt.
Our t-shirt is made of finest t-shirt material, probably, and fits over most humans, depending on the size of the shirt and the size of the person. In the event of shipwreck, it can be used to flag down a passing coast guard ship. Also, it has an obscure reference that only really cool castaways will recognize, which makes forming alliances within your emerging Lord-of-the-Flies-type society easy.
Do it today, won’t you? We’ll be glad you did.
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Not sure about an ingredient? Google it!
A few weeks ago I was at home visiting my parents and my mom had gotten some Argan Oil conditioner from a friend for her birthday (Argan Oil is such a trend right now, I’m seeing it everywhere). She was hesitant to use it, so I gave the ingredients on the back a good once-over and tried it myself. Afterwards my hair felt so shiny, sleek, and soft, and smelled so darn good. But I had a few questions about some of the ingredients, so I went downstairs to try Googling them. I always check the ingredients on every product I buy, even if it’s being sold at a credible salon by my favorite hairstylist who promises nothing but “the finest” ingredients.
There are a lot of things to know. Sulfates are bad as a rule, as most of us know (this is the ingredient that creates lather in a cleanser) and alcohol high-up on the list of ingredients can make a product very drying. Conditioners should be chock-full of glycerin, aloe, essential oils, and other natural moisturizing agents that help your hair hold on to moisture (thereby reducing frizz). Gel should have as few harmful ingredients as possible also, since this the last thing you put on and it stays in your hair until your next wash.
My suggestion is to always Google any ingredient on the back of a product if you’re not sure about it. You will find tons of hits on blogs, forums, science web sites, and various credible sources that will help you make a decision. It’s always better to be safe than sorry when you’re committing to trying something new! Also–the shorter the ingredient list the better, as a rule. It will have less preservatives and will be less drying. As curly girls it is very important that we pick moisture-rich conditioners, and we can’t glean that kind of information about a product by simply reading the fancy words on the front of the bottle!

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The Australian manager takes a big step towards its $3bn target amid a record year for fundraising.
AMP Capital has reached a first close of approximately $1.6 billion on its second Global Infrastructure Fund, Infrastructure Investor understands.
The Sydney-based fund manager held the close in recent months for its Global Infrastructure Fund II, a follow-on to its Global Infrastructure Platform that closed on $2.4 billion in January 2017.
GIF II has a fundraising target of $3 billion according to a filing made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March this year.
AMP Capital declined to comment.
According to AMP Capital’s website, its first Global Infrastructure Fund holds assets including Newcastle Airport in the UK, European rolling stock businesses Angel Trains and Alpha Trains, emergency response vessel provider ESVAGT, and Scandinavian energy infrastructure business Adven.
The fund focuses on mid-market transactions with a total equity value of $100 million to $750 million in Europe, North America and other OECD countries.
The close comes amid a record fundraising year in 2018, with nearly $69 billion raised by 43 funds as by the end of Q3, according to Infrastructure Investor data.
That includes three funds that closed at or above $7 billion: KKR Global Infrastructure Investors III on $7.4 billion, Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund III on $7.2 billion, and ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II on $7 billion.
The fund manager has also recently expanded its team, hiring Angel Trains’ chief executive Malcolm Brown, as senior principal in its global infrastructure equity business in London in July.
Additional reporting by Zak Bentley.

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The Auto Hobby Shop offers a full array of equipment, tools and working space for do-it-yourself maintenance and repair to personal vehicles. We have twelve stalls which include 6 lifts, 3 major stalls, and 3 minor stalls. These stalls are available for customer use for auto repairs and each stall is equipped with all the standard/metric tools necessary to complete your repairs. We also have a new lift for ATVs and Motorcycles for your maintenance needs. The lifts can be used to perform oil changes, tune ups, brakes or a safety inspection. The lifts will handle up to 9000 lbs vehicle weight. We offer instruction for DIY service work such as brake drum and rotor turning, computerized wheel balancing and AC maintenance. We also have an engine diagnostic machine and wheel alignment. These DIY services are available to all military, retirees, civilians and contractors with base access.
Participants will learn the basics of good vehicle maintenance. Learn how to operate a lift, change your oil, and check and balance your tires. Call the Auto Hobby Shop at 275-AUTO (2886) for more information.
We are also a Smog Certified Test Center. Please note we are not a Smog Test Only or Gold Shield center. Price for smog test is $50.00.
Our full service car wash is located on Fitzgerald Blvd near High Desert Lanes. It is open 24/7 and offers an automatic car wash, three bay wash areas and four vacuum stations. We have a coin changer machine located on the premises for your convenience.
We would like to hear your ideas and comments, call 275-AUTO or 275-2886 or go to ICE to fill out a digital/comment survey card.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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In case you buy a brand new state-of-the-art gaming computer, you’ll be able to simply spend $2,000 or extra. Having a gaming laptop computer with an excellent quality audio output system is essential for rising the gaming expertise. The opposite choice is to purchase a particular gaming laptop that has been built for that objective. Excessive gaming computers aren’t simply constructed internally to play massive video games, their exterior can also be properly thought. The second product I checked out in my search for the very best cheap gaming computer systems was this iBuyPower Extreme 542D3 Desktop Gaming Computer.
We provide a great vary of base gaming computers that may be customised to your specs. Especially when you think about some gaming laptop computer specialists are actually supplying you with desktop parts in a laptop computer. Another conspicuous dissimilarity between regular desktop computers and gaming computer systems is the efficiency when taking part in applications like Crisis or Skyrim.
I even started constructing excessive end gaming computers and pre-putting in a couple of games for buyer testing (I ran web to all my laptop stations). This is a design flaw in most laptops as with a laptop being in your lap the fiber of your garments choke off its ventilation. It’s nearly inconceivable to blow a sale when you have higher prices and service.
Stocking a wide range of products from a breadth of makers and types, JW Computers proudly delivers the best quality merchandise for probably the most reasonably priced and attractive costs. Another feature of the gaming mouse is extra buttons which may act as hotkeys and be personalized. In an effort to sustain with developers’ and players’ calls for for performance, advances in hardware have grown at an alarming charge, lengthening the hole between gamer PCs and common computer systems by years.
Ever for the reason that four-Hour Workweek was launched, everyone seems to have the same objective. Thanks, I’ve not been making an excessive amount of from Amazon so this has are available quite helpful. In all probability one of the most important things when you find yourself simply beginning as an affiliate. A:By taking affiliate marketing online courses, you’ll be able to purchase abilities to work on a variety of duties. Anyway it might be wiser to go for acom area if you want to really succeed as an Affiliate.
Others among the many 20 or so internet affiliate marketing companies in the UK provide less preliminary hand-holding for novices, however have bigger, extra lucrative brands in their steady and a wider vary of specialisms. I hope you get some good tips to begin your corporation with Amazon associates program and increase up your sales from this text.
Different product evaluation websites take a wider approach to affiliate gross sales, and should include merchandise anyplace from headphones and laptops or different electronics, automotive accessories to garage instruments and gardening gear. Experience with Account Management is often linked with data of On-line Marketing. Basically, it is an opportunity to turn into an extension of a company’s marketing crew.
The secret to mastering internet online affiliate marketing is to repeatedly generate meaningful content material Blogs are a very good start line, but so are things like curated movies, product critiques, and more. The basic principle behind affiliate marketing on-line is pretty easy to know. However, these affiliate packages will earn you nice money and there are such a lot of to select from.
There are lots of actually fun science experiments that you can do with little youngsters. This description of the observe of doing science is quite completely different from some of the science work in evidence in lots of school rooms the place there could also be a science desk on which sit attention-grabbing objects and materials, along with remark and measurement tools similar to magnifiers and balances. If there are some kids who’re extra aware of the subject matter only by the trainer’s clarification to the category, then there’s also the motion goes a scientifically.
At the core of inquiry-based science is direct exploration of phenomena and materials. As described right here, children’s inquiry into acceptable phenomena isn’t only the place to build foundational experiences for later science studying, it’s fertile floor for the development of many cognitive abilities. Should you ever thought science was boring learn on… We will hopefully offer just a few nice concepts for all budgets, ages and expertise.
Give freedom to the children to make a statement without any stress from the instructor. After the teacher to clarify and observe it, then it’s time to involve the children within the examine. The content material of science for younger kids is a sophisticated interplay among ideas, scientific reasoning, the nature of science, and doing science. At the other end is a structured program with little youngster enter besides during free time.” The reality of a great science curriculum is that it sits in between these extremes.
By being allowed to do new things and expertise the results of their actions, youngsters type rich psychological representations of non-verbal ideas. When the varied checks have been carried out, then the kid is directed to make an assessment or a conclusion to the examine of the science. The purpose of science initiatives can also be to extra enhance the skills of the kid.
From combing by means of job boards to impressing the hiring supervisor in an interview, here is find out how to navigate the job software course of. Taking a look at your definition – I am just mentioning that you may affect a person’s path by a website with only XHTML. Nevertheless, you are in luck, as an online developer could be a web designer as much as a designer can select to be a developer. Very detailed, nicely written hubl I’m contemplating taking some web design classes and this was very useful. For example 50% of the people who carry out the job of Web Designer are anticipated to make lower than the median.
Nevertheless, that is subject to many variables including location, experience, skillsets, and possibly even what you wear for that job interview. Utilizing this technology alone will enable you to jot down simple, text based mostly internet sites. Although in case you have a good net host, with support you may get a whole lot of these issues executed for you.
This will likely take 4 or 5 years, at which point you may be promoted to senior designer. You, as a job seeker, know what wage range you’ll be able to count on to get for this job. When judging a web site, the credentials of the web designer should not the issue, it is the finish consequence that’s important. Call me human.” Do not assume you are predisposed to do better in one area than one other – an artist can be as proficient at internet growth as a mathematician may be as creatively expert at net design.
Created in black and white and now progressing to full colours in high definition. Cloud-primarily based website-internet hosting services like AWS (Amazon) and can be used at occasions to display static web sites and web functions that developers have created. Being an effective internet designer requires growing numerous completely different expertise.

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It is a Mediterranean Cup High Diving Championship and includes dives from 23 to 28 mt for men and from 18 to 23 mt for women.
The exhibition presents works by some Italian naif masters including Pietro Ghizzardi and Bruno Rovesti, and other artists (Ninetto Baracchi, Norberto Proietti, Enrico Fereoli, Bruno Bricoli, Francesco Galeotti, Ferruccio Bolognesi, Alceo Poltronieri, Graziolina Rotunno, Luigi Pillitu, Antonio Donati and Franco Mora.
A series of events dedicated to love and beauty. From 18.

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text: Conveniently located off the Ohio Turnpike (I-80), this 64-room hotel includes three Jacuzzi suites and offers a free hot continental breakfast, high-speed internet, indoor pool, fitness room, business center and a meeting room. Nearby Newton Falls, which is home to not only the oldest covered bridge still in service in Ohio but several family-owned and operated restaurants, is a short drive away. Area attractions include a number of golf courses, historic sites and museums. Major credit cards accepted.

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(1993) Int. Symposium on Mis-Matching of Welds, GKSS Geesthacht, May 26-28, 1993.
(1993) PRC/EPRG Ninth Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Line Pipe Research, American Gas Association, Paper 28, Vol. I, Houston, Texas, May 11-14, 1993.
Experimental investigation of the fracture behaviour of over- and undermatched pipeline girth welds. Int. Symp. on Mismatching of Welds, ESIS (Ed. Schwalbe and Kocak), Mechanical Engineering Publications London, 1994, pp. 725-793.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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My Brain Is In Pain Again: What Was Yesterday ???????
WOW!!! Congratulations, Johnny G.!!! I am so proud of you, and I know Debbie is, too. You are doing sooo good. Keep it going.
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Way to go. I am so happy for you.
That certainly is a worthy news flash. I'm so proud of you.
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AN idyllic Greek holiday turned to tragedy when a mother drowned near her beach hotel in Kos, an inquest heard.
Jean Mann, 54, had gone to the island with husband Robert and two friends to take a break from caring for her ill son.
But a dip in the sea turned to disaster when Mrs Mann got into trouble in the water.
A fellow swimmer tried to help her back to shore but was unable to stop her going under.
The inquest was told she was carried out of the water and still had a faint pulse but attempts to resuscitate her failed.
By the time an ambulance reached Mrs Mann, of Park Grove, Tilehurst, more than an hour later, she was already dead.
Reading Coroner's Court was told on Tuesday that Mrs Mann was not a regular swimmer and never ventured far into the sea.
But during the holiday at the end of April, she told a friend she was determined to have at least one swim in the sea before the week was over.
On the day of her death Mrs Mann had been resting on the hotel terrace with her husband and friends when she decided to get changed and go for a dip.
Her three companions followed her down to the beach just five minutes later but by then she had got into trouble.
Mr Mann told the inquest that his wife of 32 years had been "in good spirits and feeling fantastic" before and during the holiday.
"She was looking forward to it. It was a nice break for her," he told the court. But he said the couple had been concerned about health and safety conditions at the hotel and beach, and that the lack of a lifeguard and warning signs to swimmers was "disgraceful".
The court also heard that Mrs Mann suffered from breathlessness and always carried an inhaler, and that her condition "would not have helped her" in the circumstances.
A post-mortem examination conducted in Greece revealed Mrs Mann had drowned.
Recording a verdict of accidental death, Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford said an innocent act of going to the beach had turned into "an awful and tragic accident".
But he said that while he endorsed Mr Mann's criticism of the health and safety at the Greek resort, British holidaymakers were often unrealistic in expecting the same standards abroad that we take for granted at home, and this was not necessarily a factor in Mrs Mann's death.

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text: Netwalking®, LLC is a professional services firm based in Washington, D.C. We provide a mobile workspace for group walking meetings. Our social engagement platform engages the most valuable asset of your company – the people. We help foster interpersonal relationships and enhance well-being, which can ultimately increase productivity and improve the quality of your business. We offer services to individuals and companies that are socially and environmentally conscious, value meaningful relationships and seek an active and attentive audience of all sizes in a wide variety of industries. We want you to put your best foot forward by integrating physical activity and kinesthetic learning styles to enhance your event or meeting experience. Your audience is looking for more opportunities that create personal emotional value and develop their strengths. It’s important to create experiences that have a long term, positive impact. Positive experiences play a powerful role in engaging customers.


text: i hope that you guys like this build. Do you guys have tips or something? just write them in the reactions. Thanks.


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Ask good questions and conduct successful interviews.
Tell compelling, true stories in today’s media culture.
Apply journalistic techniques across a variety of platforms, including web, video, and radio.
Wrestle with journalism ethics and cultivate a Christian worldview.
Experience the multi-media world of modern reporting.
Dr. Sillars directs the Journalism Program at Patrick Henry College. He teaches courses in the Journalism major, directs internships, serves as a student adviser, and oversees the student newspaper. Dr. Sillars is Mailbag Editor at WORLD magazine and a commentator and reporter for WORLD’s radio show, The World & Everything In It. His writing has appeared in The Weekly Standard, Touchstone, The National Post, The Gospel Coalition, The American Conservative, and other publications. His first book, Intended for Evil: A Survivor's Story of Love, Faith, and Courage in the Cambodian Killing Fields, came out in November, 2016.
You can listen to one of his TW&E commentaries here.


text: An associate's degree in Information Technology offered through Bryant and Stratton College is designed to give students the knowledge and skills needed for an IT career. This program is perfect for those who have busy schedules and still understand the importance of a college degree. The online education through Bryant and Stratton College allows a great deal of flexibility, allowing students to schedule classes and take them online. Information Technology is a field where qualified persons can pursue a variety of careers in technology. Students in this program take courses in Internet, data communications, hardware, and IT. Graduates will have obtained a well-respected degree from an accredited institution that can help them to achieve their career goals. Inquire now!

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Helsinki (21.02.2018 - Heikki Jokinen) Debate in the Finnish Parliament on the citizens' initiative to stop the so called activation model took a peculiar turn. At the beginning of the debate on the initiative signed by 140,944 citizen not a single MP from the Government parties turned up.
The activation model is legislation that cuts unemployment benefits should an unemployed job-seeker not meet certain criteria like finding a temporarily job, having entrepreneurial income or participating in training. The legislation is widely viewed as unfair, as it is often not possible to meet the criteria in spite of actively trying to do so.
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK carried out a survey last year and found that more than half of those receiving unemployment benefit from the SAK unions' funds have seen their benefits cut.
Helsinki (18.02.2019 - Heikki Jokinen) February 18 was the moment at which the average private sector employee earnings of this year surpassed a private company chief executive’s daily pay.


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Dorf on Law: Will Neil Gorsuch Be the Court’s First Originalist?
Will Neil Gorsuch Be the Court’s First Originalist?
When claiming that Gorsuch is an originalist, most people liken him to Justice Scalia or Justice Thomas, two Justices who are also widely regarded as originalists. However, if Gorsuch is confirmed and consistently practices originalism on the bench, he will in fact become the Court’s first originalist Justice.
Originalism is a theory of interpretation whereby judges identify and then rely on the original meaning of the Constitution to resolve constitutional cases. In other words, in order to interpret the Constitution’s text, an originalist looks at what the language of the text was understood to mean at the time it was adopted.
Recently originalism has become most prominently associated with Justice Scalia. Scalia spent much of his last years on the bench touring the country telling audiences that the Constitution, far from being a living document, is “Dead, Dead, Dead.” Stated less pithily, the Constitution’s meaning is fixed at the time it was adopted and does not change with the times.
To Justices like Scalia and Thomas, originalism has two values. First, it respects democracy because it gives weight to what the people who voted for a constitutional provision understood it to mean. Second, originalism prevents judges from imposing their own views on the law by fixing the law’s meaning separate from the judge’s.
However, despite many Justices extolling originalism’s virtues, no Justice has ever consistently applied the theory. Part of the reason is that the search for original meaning is often fruitless. It is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to ascertain what people who lived hundreds of years ago thought about issues they could not foresee, such as Presidential drone strikes on American citizens abroad.
But more importantly, even originalism’s most ardent supporters jettison the theory when it doesn’t suit their purposes. One obvious example is affirmative action. There is no credible originalist case for the Supreme Court to find that the Constitution prohibits states from adopting affirmative action plans. In the 1860s, when the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause was adopted, Congress took several measures that explicitly helped former slaves, and those measures were based on race. A real originalist would recognize that the original understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment was consistent with affirmative action and uphold the practice. However, Justices Scalia and Thomas have always been silent on the issue of originalism when affirmative action was before them and consistently voted against it. They argue the Constitution is color-blind, a principle that is deeply embedded within their conservativism but is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution, nor supported by its history.
Originalists have it even worse when it comes to affirmative action programs adopted by the federal government. For technical reasons, those programs are challenged not under the Fourteenth Amendment but rather under the Fifth Amendment, which was adopted in 1791. It is beyond argument that the original meaning of the Fifth Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with race equality, and for a very obvious reason: this country was almost as far from color-blind as possible in 1791. After all, slavery was the norm in a large swath of the country. Since there was no principle against race discrimination in 1791, a true originalist would have to rule that the federal government was allowed to act based on race; however, Justices Scalia and Thomas have unflinchingly struck down these programs as well.
Why have they ignored originalism here? Because, like every other Justice who has served on the Supreme Court, they use a mix of methods to decide cases, including thinking about what outcome they want. Being ideologically conservative, Justices Scalia and Thomas often support conservative outcomes, even when doing so is inconsistent with originalism.
Thus, during the coming week’s confirmation hearings, if Gorsuch claims, as we all expect him to do, that he is an originalist, Senators should question him closely. Is he an originalist when it comes to affirmative action? Or, taking another issue that is conservative orthodoxy but hard to square with originalism, about whether corporations are people under the First Amendment?
They should also question him about issues where originalism would put him embarrassingly out of step with modern times. Such as whether states can exclude women from juries, ban contraception, or stop black and white people from marrying. Or, separately, whether the District of Columbia can have segregated schools. An originalist has to say yes to all of these because there is no evidence anyone who voted for the relevant constitutional provisions would have understood them to mean otherwise.
To be sure, many scholars who call themselves originalists will answer no to some of these questions, because they define original meaning at such a high level of generality as to make originalism indistinguishable from living constitutionalism. But in doing so these newfangled versions of originalism sacrifice the two ostensible virtues of originalism: democratic legitimacy and judicial constraint. Senators should not permit Judge Gorsuch to evade their questions by redefining originalism this way.
The upcoming hearings are the best chance for the American people to know more about Gorsuch and his proclaimed judicial philosophy. Is he going to, like his predecessors, use originalism only when it suits him, but ignore it when the results are contrary to his personal views or completely at odds with modern society? Or will he use originalism in every case, including approving affirmative action and denying women an equal role in society?
If he chooses the latter and consistently stands by originalist principles, he would indeed be the Court’s first originalist.
I find a certain argument overblown.
"It is beyond argument that the original meaning of the Fifth Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with race equality, and for a very obvious reason: this country was almost as far from color-blind as possible in 1791."
The 5A applied to the federal government and the fact states had slavery is a telling point there. The federal government had a duty to treat a black person, who very well could have been a citizen in a few places (see, e.g., Justice Curtis, dissenting in Dred Scott v. Sandford) in certain basic ways like they treated white persons. It isn't necessary to meet "absolutely nothing," but I would argue even a SLAVE was a "person" as a matter of federal constitutional law here. There was in that fashion some basic core equality, everyone a person.
"Equality" doesn't mean total equality. The 5A speaks of "persons" and there is a core of equality present, but different groups of people even now are treated differently in various ways. Anyway, the reason blacks were treated differently here per the argument was slavery. That was the legitimate state interest at issue to justify treating blacks differently. But, the 13A ended slavery. It's like suggesting women not voting, not being a member of the electorate, is an originalist reason to deny them various citizen rights, since if you couldn't vote etc., on a basic level it is legitimate to treat you as such. The 19A changed that though.
At least a 100 shades of originalism ... and counting. Those shades can block off the sunlight in seeking fairness and justice. Prof. Amar had an interesting Op-Ed at the NYTimes in which he referred to the Warren Court as being influenced by originalists on that Court. The 1970s movement of originalism as many know it today was in response to the "activism" of the Warren (and Burger?) Court, apparently creating a clash of originalists, producing those 100 shades.
Here's a timely article by historian Jonathan Glenapp "Constitutional Originalism and History"
with a concise history of the originalism movement and differences between originalists and historians, written with the nomination of Judge Gorsuch in mind as the judge claims to be an originalist.
As to Amar, my 10 free articles ran out, so did not read it.
But, there was various use of history and "originalism" of some sort during the Warren Era. A major example would be Justice Black though his conclusions of where that lead resulted in major disputes between him and others (e.g., Frankfurter/Harlan along with Charles Fairman* regarding incorporation). Brown v. Bd. and other cases noted the limits of original understanding; see also, a poll tax case where it was noted that the understandings of equal protection do change. Justice Black, however, did dissent in that case.
The limits and lack of thereof regarding restraint of using history and text (originalism and textualism often are confused, from what I can tell from reading various comments over the years) were suggested by Justice Harlan's concurring opinion in Griswold v. Connecticut. Harlan offered his own principles to follow, which at times led him in liberal directions. So, to belabor the point, details, details, Judge Gorsuch.

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Iran, though being part to the NPT, launched a clandestine nuclear program in the eighties in the wake of the invasion of its territory in 1980 by Saddam Hussein, whose own program was too well known. After years of covert efforts, it probably came to the conclusion that producing a bomb all by oneself was a more intricate business than it had foreseen. When its clandestine program was exposed, it had been able to produce fissile materials only at experimental scale : a few milligrams of plutonium (seven kilograms of plutonium are needed to produce a bomb), and a few grams or uranium enriched slightly over 1% (twenty to twenty five kilograms of uranium enriched to 95 % are needed to make a bomb). Up to now, and whatever the intentions of the Islamic Regime, no sign of significant progress beyond these fairly modest achievements has been exposed by the intensive work of the IAEA inspectors who, whatever the difficulties, have always been allowed to do their job in Iran. The Intelligence community, in United States and elsewhere, agrees that Iran is still five to ten years away from the bomb, would it decide to break all its commitments and go full speed ahead, North Korean or Indian style. Iran, on its side, has come to understand that such a venture could be very costly indeed, and would by all means kill in its cradle the significant nuclear industrial program it wishes to develop to escape the all too foreseeable fate of oil-producing countries.
Therefore, non-proliferation wise, the Iranian case is still perfectly manageable, and the excitement aroused abroad has been amplified by other motives : memories of the past, and as for today unacceptable behaviour of the Islamic regime in many other fields. If the solution lies in a Regime Change, the nuclear file can certainly be used as a lever, but progressing here through trials and errors presents the risk of serious damages, before all to the international system of non-proliferation itself. It is for instance crucial that the so-called IAEA Additional Protocol, vastly reinforcing the capacities of investigation of its inspectors on the territories of its member countries, be ratified by a sensitive country like Iran, which has already applied it but only on a voluntary and transitory basis. If a new Iranian regime willing to abide by the highest international non-proliferation standards cannot be brought in, the second best choice is obviously to try to find an acceptable solution with the existing regime.
Strictly in terms of non-proliferation, and keeping one's head cool, such a solution could be at hand's reach. First, there is no use in insisting on confidence building as a prerequisite to a long-term agreement. Good formulas must be resilient to non-confidence and the whole system of international safeguards and inspections is based on this very principle. Second, worrying about the hidden intentions of Iran is of no practical use. Even if there were today in Iran a government that we could fully trust, who can predict how things would turn out if rose somewhere in the Middle East a kind of Son of Saddam? Third, we should check with the IAEA experts up to what point they can guarantee with absolute safety the instant exposure of any diversion of uranium from a sensitive installation like the type of uranium enrichment plant that the Iranians are keen to develop. The IAEA will most probably answer that with a few technical requirements it would have no problem in controlling a modest research and development uranium enrichment unit of a few hundred centrifuges (to put things in perspective, 500 centrifuges of the kind developed by Iran would have to spin for about four years to produce enough highly enriched uranium for one bomb).
The Iranians, on their own side, as much as they wish to have their own nuclear fuel production capacity in order to escape the monopoly of external nuclear fuel suppliers, can be brought to understand that they have no use for an industrial enrichment unit (i.e. tens of thousands centrifuges) as long as they do not possess a significant park of nuclear power plants. This means seven to ten plants yet to be built and assuredly fifteen years of tranquillity. They have also already let understood that they have no intention of enriching uranium beyond the 3 to 5 % level necessary to feed nuclear power plants, pretty far from the 95% necessary for a bomb, and we know that the slightest breach of such a commitment would be easily detected by the IAEA safeguards system at most in a matter of weeks. The Iranians have also hinted that they could be convinced to forsake all activity conducing to the production of plutonium, the second avenue leading to the bomb.
All right, say the critics, but what if the Iranians develop a clandestine enrichment program thanks to the technological progress acquired trough a legitimate small-scale enrichment unit? First, the question would rise as well if Iran would officially accept the European and American request to renounce all enrichment activities, thus leaving unemployed hundreds of dedicated scientists and technicians. Covert research on enrichment at the scale of a few dozen centrifuges is an easy matter in all cases. The difficulty arises when one tries to escape all controls while building, putting together, and feeding with tons of natural uranium the thousands of centrifuges necessary to produce fast enough the material necessary for one and then several bombs. And this is where the role of the Safeguards Additional Protocol is vital. With the capacities of investigation offered by the Protocol, the international community, putting also to use its intelligence resources, can be assured that no Iranian clandestine nuclear program could reach undetected a significant stage.
On such bases, and with hard work on fine prints and technicalities, we can build with Iran a long-term agreement which would provide the absolute safety that, however dark the intentions of Mr.Ahmadinejad or his successors may be, Iran would not be able to engage into the production of a nuclear bomb without being fully exposed at the very least two to three years before coming close to the bomb. For the international community, this is safe and ample time to mobilize and to react, by power of conviction, or if necessary by forceful means. Non-proliferation wise, this is enough for our tranquillity. And the satisfactory implementation of such an agreement could hopefully open the possibility to address with some better chance to progress the other very sensitive questions indeed raised by the nature and policies of the present Iranian regime.

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I'm just curious and this might be helpful for the factory as well as the potential buyer.
For all of you that currently have Redwoods or Blackwoods...what little annoyances would you like to see changed in your trailers. We're all grownups and I think we all understand that these units can't weigh as much as our brick and stick homes but there's also those little things that would add convenience.
It would be nice to have a couple of LED lights under the stepsinside the unitto help avoid a night time accident. We have the 36RL and it gets pretty dark in that sucker at night.
One thing I'd like to see on our 36FL has already been addressed and that is side windows in the slide out. When we're traveling through Indiana I may see if the factory can retrofit some in for me.
Another window issue I'd like to see changed concern the front windows on either side of the sofa. They are fixed pane windows and it would be nice if they opened to aide in air circulation.
Some windows above the kitchen door and table, up near the ceiling, to let a little more natural light in would be nice too.
That's a good idea but I'm not sure they can add a window or 2 without adding framing in the wall as well. But it might be worth the question.
Eventually, how about a "build your own" site like the car companies have. For instance, if you chose the "Onan Marquis Gold LP Generator" option, it would pop-up "Requires Generator Prep" option and "Requires 40lb Propane Tanks" option.
You can imagine some of the problemsthey have to resolve after delivery... like those who order the "3 Burner Cooktop w/3 Drawers" in lieu of the oven, and then don't orderthe "Convection Microwave" option. Or ordering the 2nd Power Awning and the Slide Awnings at the same time. Or how about forgetting to order the G614s option... Yikes.
The point is, there are many fussy people like us that research and build our own custom units on paper anyway, and then involve the dealer only as the "gateway" to the factory. More information, descriptions, photos of the options, and pricingwould free up the Sales Managers to make more contacts and resolve real problems.
I think that's a good point. I didn't know a second awning was an option if it weren't for this forum. And additional options would add $$$ to the dealers. If the dealers are making more $$$than they'll also get more dealers.
I would like to be able to access the front cargo compartment while the RV is hitched to my truck. Some RV's have a split access door on the front compartment so you can access the compartment.
Here are a few modifications I will be making. While I don't mind having a project or two it would have been nice if they were already included or at least options on our 36RE.
2. Temporary labels on switches until we learn what switch goes to where.
7. Someplace to set a glass of wine when seated on the living room couch or the recliners. We may take one of the recliners out and add a small table in it's place.Might replace or modify the ottoman to act as a coffee table.
Bottom line here is we love our coach and if we didn't do a darn thing to it we would still be happy campers. It's kind of fun making some additions and changes just to make it our own and to fit our life style.
The switch labels would be great - I just made my own. I added the cup holder to the wall beside the couch. We, too are very happy with our 36RE.


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Award-winning landscape designs for parks across the country encompass a wide range of goals. Parks have always been about people, but they increasingly are incorporating an awareness of the value of the ecology of their surroundings, enmeshing cultural and ecological goals.
When it comes to keeping score, you need to start with what you can afford, but you also should be aware of the latest trends and top sellers in the scoreboard market.
To ensure your players and the viewing public are getting the most out of their experience, you'll need to pay close attention to your sound and lighting. In this case, one size does not fit all.
It's impossible to truly provide something for everyone who will walk into your fitness center, but with careful planning, you can figure out which users are most likely to frequent your facility, and ensure you've got what they're looking for to keep them fit now and in the future.
When you're planning your budget for a new facility, or for an addition or renovations, there's more to the process than meets the eye. Be sure you know exactly how much you'll need by paying attention to all of the finer details.
If you don't have a skatepark, then your whole community is a skatepark. But before you plan and build your first spot for skaters, be sure you listen to this advice from one of the top skatepark builders. Getting it done right will ensure skaters will be using the spot for a long time.
When you want to tempt teens out from behind the videogame screen, be sure to offer some excitement. Surfing simulators at waterparks across the country are one way to reach this difficult demographic.
When this student fitness facility wanted to upgrade its equipment, it turned to a service provider that would keep things in working order for years to come.
At this state-of-the-art facility, safety by the pool and in the locker rooms was a primary concern. An aesthetically pleasing solution provides a no-slip grip for patrons' feet in these wet areas.


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Clearly legible signs that include the words Smoking Prohibited by Law with letters not less than an inch high or, the international “no smoking” symbol shall be clearly posted at entrances at places open to the public or places of employment were smoking is prohibited.
Local counties have also passed laws calling for additional smoking restrictions in areas not covered by state laws. Individual agencies and multi-unit buildings such as condominiums have also enacted their own smoke free policies for their respective properties. A growing number of agencies and private businesses have developed individual policies banning their use in settings such the work place, restaurants or city operated buses. Current state law restrict sales of electronic smoking devices (ESD) including e-cigarettes by persons under 18.
All enclosed/partially enclosed areas of employment. The employer can be a person, business, partnership, association, corporation, including the State or any of its political subdivisions, a trust, or nonprofit entity that employs the services of one or more individual persons.
All enclosed or partially enclosed areas, including buildings and vehicles owned, leased, or operated by the State or any county.
University of Hawaii at Manoa campus including parking lots.
Licensed child and adult day care facilities.
Hotels may not designate more than 20% of their rooms for smoking by guests.
NOTE: Hotels can also establish their own policies making their entire building or franchise smoke free; i.e. Marriott.
NOTE: Apartment building boards can also establish their own policies making their entire building and grounds smoke free. The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii has useful information for tenants and apartment owners who wish to go smoke free.
Healthcare facilities with exceptions: Occupants in private/semi-private rooms in nursing homes & long term care facilities may request rooms where smoking is allowed.
Private hospital tobacco free policies vary from facility to facility. Tripler Army Center is now tobacco free including a ban on electronic smoking devices.
Were not covered under HRS 328J but have adopted policies; [COR.01.22], making prisons and adjoining campuses smoke free.
Hawai‘i County (Big Island) parks and beaches went free of all tobacco products in 2008, [Hawai‘i County Code 14-21b].
All Oahu County parks and beaches are smoke free. [ROH 41-21.3 amended by Bill 25 (2013) CD2 RD 1]. Exceptions: Honolulu county golf courses are excluded.
Maui county parks and beaches are smoke free. [Maui County Code 13.040.20 amended by Ord 4120].
Kauai’s Lydgate Park (pavilion and Kamalani Playground) is tobacco free.
No smoking at all Oahu bus stops [ROH 41-21.1 amended by Bill 28 (2013) CD2 FD1].
No smoking including electronic smoking devices within 20 feet of Maui county bus stops [Amendment to Chapter 82.0 of Maui County Code].
Oahu (Honolulu County) law bans smoking including electronics smoking devices in vehicles with occupants under 18 years or age.
Big Island (Hawai‘i County) law forbids smoking in vehicles with occupants under 18 years or age. [Hawai‘i County Code, Sect 14-21 (12), Ord #10-33].
While state law restricts sales of electronic smoking devices (ESD) also known as e-cigarettes, some state and county laws prohibiting smoking cigarettes do not cover ESD. A growing number of agencies and private businesses have developed their own policies regarding use.
Retailers and anyone selling tobacco products including ESD must post a sign at the point of sale warning customers it is unlawful to sell these products to minors under 18.. [HRS 709-908 amended by HB672 HD 2 SD 2 CD1].
Effective January 1, 2016 Chapter 328J, Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended to prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices (definition) in places where smoking is prohibited.
Vapor producing devices including electronic cigarettes are prohibited on Honolulu city buses [ROH 13-3.1-6].
Possession or use of electronic cigarettes by public school students is contraband (Class D offense).
Aloha Stadium prohibits electronic/vapor cigarettes.
Some private restaurants and movie theaters prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes.
ESD use is prohibited in and around all state buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Accounting and General Services.
It is unlawful to sell or furnish tobacco in any form to a minor including electronic smoking devices under 21 and It shall be unlawful for a minor under 21 to buy any tobacco product [HRS 712-1258].
Vendors of cigarettes and tobacco products must have a retail license. [HRS 245-2.6].
No sales of single cigarettes or packs with less than 20 cigarettes [HRS 712-1257].
No distribution of tobacco samples, products, coupons, or promotional ads in streets, sidewalks or parks within 1000’ of any public, middle or high school [HRS 328J-17].
No sales from vending machines unless the vending machine is in a bar, cabaret or establishment for which the minimum age for admission is 18 [HRS 328J-16].
No sales from lunch wagons within 1000’ of any public or private elementary or secondary school grounds [HRS 328J-16].
It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute foreign cigarettes not intended for sale in the U.S. or which lack federal health warnings [HRS 245-51].
Signs warning against the sale of tobacco products including electronic cigarettes must be posted at the point of sale. [HRS 712-1258)].
No sales or furnishing on Oahu of bidi cigarettes; tobacco wrapped in temburni or tendu leaf [ROH 40-18].
No herbal cigarette sales on Oahu to minors under 18 [ROH 40-20]..
On Oahu a person shall not use an unofficial ID card with a false birth date to buy an unallowable product (tobacco) [ROH 40.17.3].


text: Designed for going fast on the roughest terrain, the Montrail Mountain Masochist™ IV OutDry™ Trail Running Shoe will keep you logging miles even when the going gets tough. That's due to a PearlFOAM™ midsole, designed for reliable cushion with long-lasting durability, and powerful energy return to push you forward every step. Paired with the durable and grippy Gryptonite™ outsole that gives you sure footing to count on no matter the terrain. The weather won't keep you inside either since the breathable mesh upper is backed by OutDRY™ waterproof technology to keep you comfortable and dry no matter what.


text: After a comprehensive renovation, this home now boasts incredible features including a new floor plan and a modern style that compliments its most-excellent architectural bones. The interior offers a casual living area, spacious kitchen and a modern design amongst beautifully-crafted trim work and a grand-scaled entry and staircase. To top it off, there's an excellent outdoor entertaining area complete with an outdoor kitchen and fire pit that sits adjacent to the five-car garage and the fully renovated 2+ bedroom carriage house.

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Blend parmesan in a robe coupe (food processor).
Place in a stainless steel bowl and combine truffle oil and chopped truffles.
Roll into desired shape, fry in a 350’F fryer until golden brown.
In a saute pan, sweat onions, add cleaned mushrooms.
Cook until most liquid evaporates.
Combine together in robe coupe (food processor).
Because people’s first sense of their dining experience is visual, start that experience by capturing their attention with exceptional photos on your website and in your promotional offerings. I can help you create that special experience by giving your guests a little teaser that encourages them to come in, and get the real magic of the food and how it is presented. And then taste the exquisite combinations of flavor, acidity, texture and balance that you prepare with great care. Make this a complete experience they can savor for a life time.
Are you in need of a professional photographer to capture your creativity? Would you like to enhance your home or restaurant with one of my photos framed and displayed on the wall?


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"I ordered the Destroyit Shredder 2604CC with automatic oiler based on the sales rep's advice and we have been happy with the product. It has 20 page capacity to shred at once and works wonderfully. I had a pleasant experience, good customer service with Clary. I just randomly pulled it up off the internet and called them for suggestions on a shredder not knowing what I wanted. Ironically enough someone else from our company (we have a large company) did the same exact thing I did and got the same shredder and they too love it. Good product, good company to order from. "
"We recently purchased 2 StarBoard FX-TRIO 77 and 2 Hitachi 2700 lumen xga projectors from Clary. The order was smooth and came in the time Alex our rep promised it would come in. Thank you Alex. "
"This company is reliable, efficient and prices are competitive. The delivery of the items was safe and quick!"
"Thank you very much I wasn't sure what size of shredder I needed but Alex was very helpful in finding what I needed. I have received it set up was easy and it's doing a good job Thanks "
"I've been looking to ordered the Cintiq 21ux, but it seems like every placed that sold one was out of stock. I placed my ordered with Clary Business and had the product shipped within the next day. Customer service was extremely helpful and nice. "
"They are great. Good communication. Carries great product. Three ways to pay for a growing business"
"Great customer service, but the web site is little misleading. I completed an order for a Fellows shedder and once my order was complete I received an email that the item was not available. So I tried a different follows shedder and again another email telling me it was not available. I was pretty frustrated and confused. Why have it available to purchase if you do not have the inventory. If you put 'Out of stock' I would not have completed my order. I called your customer service to see what Fellows you had in stock. The man I talked to told me all about Fellows and their change in manufactures, thus the reason for such low inventory. I asked if he could tell me what ones they had available to sell, which he did and I received my fabulous new shedder two day s ago. So I say good job to customer service guy, because I would have probably gone some where else if it wasn't for him. "
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← Open Secret, 2nite: “I always wanted to be famous, mommy!” With musical duo Stanley Forbes/Tony Wrafter, plus radical comedian Regi Barris!
Rethabile Masilo blogs at Poéfrika and co-edits Canopic Jar. He is a Mosotho poet from Lesotho and has lived in Paris, France, since 1987. His work has been published in various anthologies as well as hard and soft-copy magazines, including Canopic Jar, The Bastille, With Our Eyes Wide Open, Seeing the Unseen, Tears In The Fence, New Coin, Botsotso, Badilisha Poetry, and others. In 2014 his poem ‘Swimming’, published in New Coin Poetry, Vol 49, N°1, won the Dalro First Prize. The same poem won the Thomas Pringle Award for Poetry in Periodicals in 2015.
Rethabile was born in 1961 in Lesotho and left his country with his parents and siblings to enter exile in 1981, following an attack on his family that killed his 3-year-old nephew, Motlatsi. They moved through the Republic of South Africa, where they experienced Apartheid, then left for Kenya, to the United States of America, before he finally settled in France.
In 2012 his first book of poems, Things That Are Silent, was published by Pindrop Press. The second book, Waslap, was published in 2015 by The Onslaught Press. And the third, Letter to Country, by Canopic Publishing in 2016.

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Acute kidney failure - This is sometimes a reversible condition. It can be caused by an infection, kidney inflammation, ingestion of poison, serious injury, massive blood loss, burns, or medicine.
Chronic kidney failure - This can be caused by diabetes, high blood pressure, congenital kidney problems, recurrent kidney infections, kidney stones, or an enlarged prostate that blocks the flow of urine.
End-stage kidney failure or renal disease - This means that the damage is severe enough that the kidneys are not working adequately. This is a permanent failure of the kidneys. The fluid and chemical imbalance in the body becomes serious when kidney damage is severe and must be treated.
According to the American Cancer Society 2016 Statistics, neoplasms of the kidney account for 3% of all male cancers and approximately 2% of female cancers.
Renal Cell Carcinoma - Arises from the proximal tubular cell of the glomerulus and is an adenocarcinoma. This is by far the most common malignancy of the kidney.
Click here for information about a Bladder Cancer and Kidney Cancer Education and Support Group that meets once monthly.

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Bracelets that support Women's and Children's Charities in Africa and Brazil.
Recycled rubber bracelets are made by a Women’s Co-operative in Djenné, Mali, West Africa. Paid a fair price for their work these bracelets provide the women with a viable means of support and are sold to raise funds for L'Empire des Enfants.

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Look, I’m not the best counter in the world, but I do know one thing for sure – this limited edition handmade was crafted to celebrate a really important anniversary, the big four-five. Forty-five years of cigar wizardry by none other than Joya de Nicaragua. This Nicaraguan puro pays tribute to the land, the people, and the legacy.
Cuatro Cinco really adds up. The ultra-special 5-year-aged tobacco leaves were saved specially for the occasion and aged in oak barrels to add a little something extra. Topping things off, a smooth and sleek Nicaraguan wrapper leaf from the Jalapa valley is the perfect complement. Notes of coffee, spice, and nuts combine in harmony, and remain perfectly balanced throughout the experience. In short, it’s a fitting tribute to celebrate four and a half decades of pure Nicaraguan awesomeness from JdN.
Great smoke and value !!!
Very dry when I received the package open the box 8 out of ten cigars we're damaged leafs were peeling put them in humidor for about a week still dry rotted tried freezing finally lit one terrible burn slow smoke hard draw. These are my favorite and normally smokes really good. Bad Batch!
I have enjoyed every one of these.
My number one smoke hands down. Great flavor stout burn full to medium body. I smoke it with a small glass of Jack on the back with friends and family. Buy it you want regret one thing about it. The only bad thing is you have to buy 10 at a time.


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As a NORD Member Organization, MEBO Research is looking for volunteers to represent MEBO in participating in any of the Rare Disease Day 2013 (Feb. 28th)activities sponsored by NORD nationally. Anyone interested in participating, please contact Maria at maria@meboresearch.org.
Washington DC, Jan. 4, 2013----Thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan signed the Orphan Drug Act into law to encourage the development of treatments for the millions of Americans with rare diseases…To get the law passed, an ad hoc coalition of leaders of rare disease patient organizations gave themselves a name -- the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) -- and taught themselves how to be advocates for the desperate patients and families they represented.
Actor Jack Klugman, whose brother was dying of a rare disease, lent his support with an episode of his popular TV show, Quincy, M.E., dedicated to showing the need for treatments for rare disease patients. Klugman later testified before a Congressional subcommittee and, when the bill became stalled in Congress, aired another Quincy episode that helped get the bill passed.
NORD's year-long observance of the 30th anniversary will include a special section on its website where rare disease patients, researchers, and will be invited to share stories about rare disease milestones and achievements.
On Rare Disease Day 2013 (Feb. 28th), which NORD sponsors nationally, there will be special activities to honor the history of the rare disease community… In the decade before the law was passed, only 10 new drugs were developed by industry for patients with rare diseases. Since 1983, more than 2,700 potential treatments have entered the research pipeline as "orphan products" and more than 400 have been approved by FDA.
"During this anniversary year, NORD will move forward with renewed commitment toward the development of safe, effective treatments for all, and assurance that all patients with serious medical problems will have access to the treatments and services they need."
NORD offers a list of benefits to its member organizations, including advocacy, policy development, critical issues analysis, education, opportunities to connect, research support, member organization visibility, and Voting privileges. The least we can do is to support NORD in this joyous celebration, and to say "Thank you" for all you have done for patients of rare diseases. If you are interested in being a part of this celebration in Washington DC either by attending or by assisting the preparations of the event from your own home, please contact me.


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A few months ago, we launched the YouTube Mobile Application for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series60 phones in US English. Today we're excited to release the app in French, UK English, Italian, Spanish, German, and Dutch. YouTube users who speak these languages can now enjoy features such as faster app start-up and search, faster video streaming, and easier viewing. So now when you watch your favourite videos like Charlie bit my finger, you'll know the interface around them will be spelled properly!
Seriously though, as I've asked elsewhere, why isn't US/UK localisation fully automatic? It wouldn't be hard.


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Rubber Manufacturing: How to Find the Best Company These products range from; rubber bands to rubber shoes.Companies too, have rubber products.Rubber products can either be natural or synthetic.There are several benefits that come with using rubber products. Then look no further, rubber will be able to give you the best service. When rubber products are used in electrical appliances to make handles or provide a coating they help to prevent electric shock to the users. This is because rubber is resistant to tearing, thus making it to serve you for long, other types of rubber are resistant to oils, solvents and other chemicals. There is the softer one, harder one or the foam or sponge.Rubber comes with a large variety of colours, styles and textures.More importantly used rubber products such as tyres can be recycled.
Rubber products never disappoints and that is why most rubber manufacturing companies will continue to produce rubber products. For instance a rubber bands will weigh less than a gram but can be used to tie together over one million notes.Imagine if all the automotives had metallic tyres, all our roads and run ways would be a mess and very noisy, no one would love that. With that manufacturers are able to sell more thus optimizing on sales thus more profits for them.
In molding, the manufacturer can use various methods to allow in different colors, styles or hardness to give the customers a variety to choose from. In case you have any doubts with the rubber product bought you can always take it back to your seller.The next time you go to purchase rubber products at least you have an idea of what to look out for. With the up-rise of counterfeit products in the market it is important to be very vigilant as not to fall on the trap. It never disappoints whether you decide to deal with natural, synthetic or recycled products, they will all give you a huge return. Venture into rubber manufacturing industry business you are sure you are ready to take the risk and make those rubber products. By the end of it all you will have gotten an insight of what to expect or whether that is the business you want to venture in. Use the internet wisely to gather more information on custom rubber manufactured products.


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Last week I received some written feedback from my tutor, thankfully it was all positive and included some really good suggestions for how I might develop the project. It was however quite a list and at this stage I’m a little overwhelmed by the amount of work that I am going to need to do. I did break it all down and load each task into Asana though.
I also had so much to write up from my first shoot that I didn’t do a reflection as well.
This week, as my tutor has suggested, I have made contact with a local landscape artist who is currently exhibiting in Brigg. We have had a nice introductory chat and he is going to make time to talk further with me in the new year. In fact, we have made a nice little deal, he will talk to me about landscape paintings and I will give him some tips for using his new camera!

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Description: Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala during the time he was Governor of the state of Mexico.
Description: A rocking chair owned by Lorenzo de Zavala.
Description: Oil painting of Lorenzo de Zavala, completed in 1980 using other images of the subject as a reference.
Description: Memorial to the legislature of the State of Texas, of Wm. H. Jones, Administrator of the estate of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased, impresario of Zavala's Colony : petitioning for the issue of twenty four leagues and twenty one labors of premium land certificates, to the widow & heirs of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased : being the amount of land which accrued to said Zavala by virtue of his colonization contract with the State of Coahuila and Texas; as heretofore recognized by the Republic and State of Texas, by general laws, and the interpretation thereof by the Supreme Court.
Description: Lorenzo de Zavala writing on behalf of the Mexican president about issues concerning congress and payment.
Description: A letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Joaquin Noriega.
Description: Letter asking information about the legality of the fees of the commissioner and requesting him to exhibit his power as agent for the impresarios Zavala Vehlein and Burnet, etc.
Description: Reporting the governor's displeasure at the conduct observed by the commissioner Nixon and the Agent of the Impresarios Zavala, Vehlein, and Burnet, etc. etc.
Description: Transcribing a communication with the governor's decision to the memorial of the citizens complaining against the conduct pursued by Commissioner John Nixon and the agent of the impresarios.
Description: Letter to Henry Rueg accompanying communications received from W. S. Allen calling himself agent of the Impresarios Zavala Vehlein and Burnett -- protesting against Arturo Henry, the actual agent of said impresarios and also protesting as illegal the titles given by the former as such commissioner unless they had the signature of said Allen attached to them, and asking instructions on the subject.
Description: Letter from Rueg to Zavala informing him of his intention to call at San Felipe on the 15 inst.
Description: This document is about the opinions of Lorenzo de Zavala on the political state of the Mexican United States, directed to the citizen assembly of Lynchberg, Texas.
Description: Certification that Lorenzo de Zavala is one of seven Delegates to the Consultation for the Municipality of Harrisburg. Vote for delegates to the 1836 Convention. Includes: Statements of elections held in various houses in the Municipality. A list of voters and votes received (includes de Zavala's name as a voter) Compiled return showing Zavala with 115 votes.
Description: A noted request for Zavala to translate the declaration, and for it to be printed and distributed to Citizens of the republic of Mexico.
Description: Translation of a letter to Mr. Dimitt regarding Mexican expeditions.

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Kala Jilani-Pritchett ’18, a psychology major from Dayton, Ohio, took part in an experience this summer that offered insight into her future. Jilani-Pritchett, alongside other college students from across the country, spent a month at Harvard Medical School exploring the areas of neuroscience and neuropsychology, sciences involving the study of the brain.
For the first half of the experience, Jilani-Pritchett worked in a small group led by a mentor. The groups studied the effects of cancer in mice.
The students brought the knowledge gained during the first half of their experience to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where they took a closer look at how medical doctors and psychologists target and treat brain malfunctions and psychological disorders using neuroimaging methods. Students used medical equipment, worked in labs and observed patients.
“We shadowed different neurologists and neuropsychologists to see what they do and how they work together to solve or minimize the different things breaking down in the body,” said Jilani-Pritchett.
Neurologists, explained Jilani-Pritchett, examined what was happening in the brain, while the neuropsychologists worked to diagnose the illness as they observed the neurologists’ research.
Working behind the scenes also helped Jilani-Pritchett determine that she chose the right field of study.
“This program made me realize that I really can help people with my degree,” said Jilani-Pritchett.
Her time at Bluffton also prepared her for the experience. Classes like biological psychology and anatomy played influential roles during the internship, as well as classes with Dr. Deanna Barthlow-Potkanowicz, assistant professor of psychology.
And while the program was free, Jilani-Pritchett was able to pay for housing in Boston thanks to a $1,500 Summer Discovery Grant. The funds are available to students who complete a summer internship where they explore the relationship between vocation and faith.


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The online platform for people with disability to find, hire and manage support workers who fit their needs and share their interests.
It's about finding the right connection.
Good support work is about more than just the right credentials. Find someone you have something in common with and you’ll find support work that’s right for you.


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Having a place to live in is one of the basic necessities of life. Nowadays, owning a condominium unit and looking for short term rentals Sudbury furnished apartments appeal to a huge fraction of the populace, especially those living in the metropolis.
But have you wondered what the differences are between apartments and condos, and what are the pros and cons they offer? We at Panoramic Properties would love to share some important knowledge about these topics.
The main difference between the two boils down to the type of ownership -- you buy a condo unit, while you rent for an apartment unit.
A condominium complex comprises scores of units that have different owners. While each owner has their own private places, they also share common facilities and amenities, like a swimming pool and gym.
In an apartment setting, a building is composed of rooms that are being rented out. The whole property is owned by a landlady or a landlord, to whom monthly rental fees are due.
Safety and Security. One of the best features of a condo is security. The whole complex has gated entries with security guards.
As already mentioned, condo owners jointly own shared amenities such as a clubhouse, a pool, and a fitness center.
If you’re looking for convenience, a condo is a perfect fit for you. Apart from its strategic location that provides easy access to different establishments, you’ll also have other people to maintain your unit and the whole complex itself.
Owning a condo unit will be of greater help if you want to build your equity. In real estate, renting an apartment offers zero investment potential.
Monthly Dues. Apart from liabilities like mortgages, you’d also have to pay for your homeowners’ association fees. The money collected will then fund any maintenance and repair services needed by the whole complex.
Confined By Rules. If you hate living by the rules, a condo might not be that suitable for you. Condo unit owners need to abide by a set of regulations imposed by the management.
One of the main advantages of short term rentals Sudbury furnished apartments is that you’d only spend relatively lesser money.
Another huge benefit it offers is flexibility. You can also opt to move to another apartment after some time, unlike in a condo setting where you are bound to stay because it’s a long-term investment.
In most cases, apartments are considered more spacious than condo units. Nowadays, real estate players tend to downsize condos to fit more units into one building.
Limited Parking Space. Unlike condominium buildings, apartment complexes offer limited parking space -- a not-so-great news if you own a car.
Apartments are typically located in relatively less accessible areas compared to a condominium complex.
Whether you’re planning to own a condo unit or scouting for short term rentals Sudbury furnished apartments, we at Panoramic Properties have something to offer for you. Reach us at 1-855-731-1201.


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Trying to conceive (TTC) can be challenging. Not all couples get pregnant right away, and many couples experience trouble getting pregnant.
For couples that are having difficulty conceiving naturally, the Stock OTC is a excellent option. The Stork OTC is an medical device available over the counter and designed for in-home use by couples trying to conceive.
My husband and I began trying to conceive near the end of 2015. I thought it would be easy, and I was surprised when the next month came and I got my period as usual. What were we doing wrong?!
My cycle has always been very irregular, which caused me to get false hope that I was pregnant only to be let down with negative pregnancy test after negative pregnancy test.
In an effort to be as healthy as I could be I went on a diet and lost around 30 pounds. I ate well and cut my caffeine down from 3-5 cups of coffee a day to 1 cup a day (which is no easy feat!).
A year had come and gone with no success. I began to wonder if it was even possible for me to get pregnant.
Of course I thought about talking to my doctor about my difficulty trying to conceive, but I never ended up doing it. I kept hanging onto hope that we could do this on our own.
Come November 2016 I was suffering from an awful sinus infection (unfortunately a frequent occurrence for me) so I made an appointment with my doctor. I was on my way out the door to see my doctor when I had a thought – maybe I should take a pregnancy test just to make sure I am not pregnant before potentially getting put on antibiotics. Better be safe than sorry, right?!
I took the test and BAM! There it was. My big fat positive!
Seriously?! Why did you give me an expired test in the first place?! My mind was racing and I was filled with emotions.
Blood test results would take a few days to come back so hubby and I picked up 2 more pregnancy tests at the pharmacy, each a different brand. We wanted to figure this out ASAP once and for all.
Over the next 2 days I took both tests, which both came out positive. At this point I really wanted to believe that I was pregnant, but at the same time that negative test from the doctors office was in the back of my mind.
It wasn't until my blood work results came back that I knew for certain that I was in fact pregnant. When the nurse congratulated me on my pregnancy it finally felt real. We were going to have a baby!
We waited until Christmas to tell our family the good news. I wanted to make our pregnancy reveal special. My mother has been talking about wanting to be a grandmother for years. We hadn't shared that we were trying to conceive, so the news would be a big surprise. We purchased coffee mugs that read “World's best grandma” and “World's greatest Aunt,” and wrapped them up like holiday gifts.
I wanted to be able to record my mother and sister's reactions, so I acted like I was giving them a gag gift (which I have been known to do before) so they wouldn't think twice about me filming them. I also asked my sister to open hers slowly since I anticipated her being much quicker to unwrap than my mom. You can watch our pregnancy reveal in the video below.
Precious reactions, right?! I love this video and have watched it again and again since recording it. I really just can't get enough of their reactions!
Hubby and I couldn't be happier and currently working on getting the nursery ready for our little man who is due to arrive July 28, 2017.
Many couples face issues when trying to conceive. My husband and I were lucky and managed to get pregnant naturally after a littler over a year of trying. Other couples might not be that lucky, or may simply not want to wait that long. Month after month of trying to conceive is stressful and nerve wracking.
The Stork OTC is a home conception device, available without a prescription, that can be used as a shortcut on the road to conception.
The device uses cervical cap insemination, a procedure done previously at only doctor's offices, but now able to be done right in the comfort of your own home thanks to the Stock OTC.
No doctor. No drugs. No shots. No Scans. No prescriptions. No procedures.
The Stock OTC is a great choice to try before considering costly in clinic fertility treatments.
Just pick up the Stock OTC at your local Walgreens or other drug store and use it right in the comfort of your own home to increase your chances of becoming pregnant.
OMG Jaclyn, I was terrified to read this post when it popped up in my email. I haven’t seen much from you on Facebook and was afraid you were going to say something bad happened in this post. Not that you necessarily would do that on your blog or anything, but yeah… haha. Eeek!! I’m still so happy for you and your husband!! Wish you all the luck in the world with your pregnancy and birth. Can’t wait to see pictures of your little guy. 😀 Take care!
Their reactions were priceless. I am glad that you were able to become pregnant. I too know people who have had a lot of difficulty in conceiving.


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Otara is born into a family, modest of means yet, rich in talent and vision. Her Father, Norman Gunewardene begins his career as an Executive and working his way up, eventually becomes Chairman of the company. Delysia, her Mother, displays incredible compassion by nurturing a school for differently-abled children – to date, one of the most renowned of its kind in the country. Her two brothers, Ajit and Ruchi go on to become respected professionals in Sri Lanka’s corporate sector.
Otara’s name derives its meaning from Sanskrit word – reincarnation and embodiment of good in human form. When registering the name, her Father is informed that a middle name is required. He chooses Del, a pet-name he uses for his wife.
Six-year-old Otara demonstrates a prolific ability to sketch; animals and birds, in particular – a clear indication of her early appreciation of beauty, slick ability to design and keen eye for color.
Young Otara has to be immunized for tetanus on a regular basis as she is always petting every animal she sees; be it at the zoo or on the road. Returning home from Ladies’ College, each day she counts the household rabbits to check if any have been given away. If they have, cue the waterworks.
“Otara loved animals of all kinds. From bringing home a lion cub from the zoo for a spend-the-day, to raising a baby squirrel that ended up biting her, leaving her in tears – not through pain but because her feelings were hurt since she loved him so much. She was always surrounded by animals.” – Delysia, her Mother said.
Otara represents her school Ladies’ College in swimming and athletics. Later on, as a national athlete, she has a passion for clearing hurdles – a desire to jump higher than the competition, a need to set standards.
As a ballerina, she learns discipline – embracing the need for perfection in lines and form.
Back in Colombo, on a break from studying Biology at university in the US, Otara is discovered as a new face and introduced to the catwalk. With her height, athletic poise and dazzling eyes, Otara has to overcome her natural shyness and modesty to become one of Sri Lanka’s most sought-after fashion models.
The boot of Otara’s royal blue Nissan Station Wagon is turned into an on-the-go shop; her customers are co-models; her ware is export clothing; the USP is her unique vision and style.
Her Father, the corporate legend, knows a good thing when he sees it and registers the business under the name – Odel, a combination of Otara’s first and second names.
Borrowing Rs. 15, 000 from her brother and mother to fund Odel, Otara cuts the ribbon at her very first store – a mere 300 sq. ft. property on Dickman’s Road. A Sri Lankan legacy is born, an iconic brand is launched. It’s only just the beginning.
To meet the rapid increases in demand, within no time the Dickman’s Road store is expanded to 1, 000 sq. ft. and 9 Odel stores are opened; some in popular locations such as Majestic City, Liberty Plaza and Trans Asia Hotel.
Otara begins work on her flagship store, a stately colonial property on Alexandra Place. Her vision – to create a world-class department store that will be the talk of the region. Despite being in an advanced state of pregnancy, Otara attends daily site meetings. She is rushed off the construction site to give birth to her second son! Involved in every step of the way, Otara painstakingly translates her dream…into a dazzling reality. She opens the doors to the most famous store in the country; a leader in style, a tourist attraction and an iconic landmark. Despite the country’s civil war and financial recession, Odel maintains its appeal throughout.
"Growing a business through a war was one of the biggest challenges. In addition, high taxes made products very expensive. Waiting it out was the only option. But, things have changed a lot in the last four years and it is a country worth exploring if you are looking to start a business or expand."
This year is a momentous one for Odel. With extensive expansion, the store now boasts of 45, 000 sq. ft. Wallpaper Magazine UK refers to the department store as the Harvey Nichols of Sri Lanka.
Otara is named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Federation of Chambers and Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).
Odel unveils a new brand identity under the theme – Mind, Body & Soul.
Open 24x7, the last chance for the ultimate shopping experience in the country, Odel makes an appearance at the departure/transit lounge of the Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka.
Backstage – accessories shopping in a theatre-style dressing room ambience – another novel brand is launched by Odel.
Embark – the brand closest to Otara’s heart, launches a canine-inspired range of clothing and accessories with profits utilized for the care of street dogs in Sri Lanka.
This, motivates Otara to change the fate of Sri Lanka’s countless homeless dogs by making it a bigger focus, thereby expanding Embark’s reach.
A little black and white puppy is left on Otara’s doorstep by a stranger. It appears he is the only surviving puppy of his litter. She keeps the survivor, naming him Bandit.
Sometime later, Otara sees a puppy getting pelted with stones on Rosmead Place and she stops her car.
After a few weeks in the animal hospital and some ice-breaking with Bandit and Niko, the puppy is named Rozzy, thus completing the trio.
Embracing opportunities and entering a new phase of expansion, Odel sets up an outlet store in Nugegoda. This was followed by openings for a 7, 900 sq. ft. store in the coastal suburb of Mount Lavinia and a 5, 481 sq. ft. store in Moratuwa.
Otara is inducted into the Dallas-Hamilton Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame, class of 2009, as an outstanding innovator at the Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA.
In the same year, she is appointed Dior Brand Ambassador for Colombo Jewellery Stores and as Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka’s new Goodwill Ambassador.
On the 5th of July, Odel becomes the first Sri Lankan fashion retailer to go public, raising almost Rs. 3 billion. It sets a new record at the Colombo Stock Exchange when the IPO is oversubscribed by 64 times on the same day itself. Otara is the first female entrepreneur to take a company public in Sri Lanka.
Otara wins the award for Best Female Entrepreneur at the 7th US Stevie Awards for Women in Business in New York.
Oriflame Sri Lanka launches a limited edition handbag inspired by Otara herself. The bag is sold out within 6 days!
Odel is expanding in leaps and bounds and opens a characteristically stylish store in Wattala consisting of 12, 000 sq. ft. The metropolitan city of Kiribathgoda and hilly Kandy are the next in line with the latter being the first location outside the Western Province.
Luv SL, a concept carrying stylish souvenirs and products catering to locals and tourist is launched. Each store additionally offers unique Odel brands such as Backstage, Embark and Delight. Subsequently, Luv SL opens stores at Queens’ Hotel Kandy and at the Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct Colombo.
Odel announces a significant change in ownership when Parkson Retail Asia Limited purchases a 41.82 per cent stake in the company for Rs. 1. 424 billion. Following the acquisition, Otara retains a 27.88 per cent stake in Odel and continues as CEO commending this as a “new chapter in the evolution of the company,” and strengthening her role in the infusion of foreign direct investment to Sri Lanka, while raising capital for the company’s growth.
"There’s nothing you can’t do in a great pair of jeans"
Otara tops the list of the Echelon’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Sri Lanka, and is also featured in India’s leading international and lifestyle magazine, the Verve. She joins the ranks of Nita Ambani, India Hicks, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Barkha Dutt, Mira Nair, Aishwarya Rai, Liz Hurley and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Which is reflected in her Twitter feed; embodying positivity and serving as a source of inspiration to all.
September 11th 2014 marks the day its Founder,Otara Gunewardene sells her shares in the company to the Softlogic group for nearly Rs 2.7 billion.
Words cannot express the journey I have had; one that I have shared together with you and with everyone past and present at Odel. It has given me great pleasure to be a part of the love, joy and inspiration so many people, including myself, have experienced with a venture that started from the boot of my old blue station wagon.
I believe everybody has a purpose in life. One that goes beyond material gain and one that goes beyond a life that we may have been leading and loved leading. Twenty-five years on from when I started Odel and as I turn a grateful 50, I find it harder to silence what I know is my own true calling in life, which is to help animals. I have tried to do as much as I can for them over the years, as well as to help people understand the importance of living in a world in harmony with animals and people, but it is time to do more.
I have always known that I am here to help animals. I spent my childhood years surrounded by animals, dreaming of ways that I could help them and knowing the importance animals and the environment plays in our world and our lives. I am fortunate that I have the ability to relive my childhood again, but with more knowledge and a greater will than ever before of making a change. From the day I started selling my first garment until today, this has always been a part of the Odel culture. My love for fashion has always been linked with my passion for animals and to helping our world both people and animals co-exist for our future. It may have been a thought, it may have been an action but it has touched every customer every day and I hope it will touch many more in the years to come. Embark, both the brand and the amazing team who have done so much to improve the lives of dogs on a daily basis will continue to be a big part of what I will do in the future.
The decision to sell my shares in the company, besides being a pragmatic business decision, was principally to allow me to spend more of my time helping animals, working with more people to believe in the importance of living in a world where we respect and care for all living beings. The time I will spend on this will not permit my continued hands on involvement Odel requires. I will however, remain with the company for the foreseeable future and continue to work towards its continued success.
I am certain that the new shareholders of the company, together with the most wonderful and passionate people working at Odel, will take it to even greater heights with the advantage of their group’s synergies and focus.
This is only the beginning. . .