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ALMA spots most distant dusty galaxy hidden in plain sight

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

IMAGE: ALMA radio image of the dusty star-forming galaxy called MAMBO-9. The galaxy consists of two parts, and it is in the process of merging. view more

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), C.M. Casey et al.; NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have spotted the light of a massive galaxy seen only 970 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy, called MAMBO-9, is the most distant dusty star-forming galaxy that has ever been observed without the help of a gravitational lens.

Dusty star-forming galaxies are the most intense stellar nurseries in the universe. They form stars at a rate up to a few thousand times the mass of the Sun per year (the star-forming rate of our Milky Way is just three solar masses per year) and they contain massive amounts of gas and dust. Such monster galaxies are not expected to have formed early in the history of the universe, but astronomers have already discovered several of them as seen when the cosmos was less than a billion years old. One of them is galaxy SPT0311-58, which ALMA observed in 2018.

Because of their extreme behavior, astronomers think that these dusty galaxies play an important role in the evolution of the universe. But finding them is easier said than done. "These galaxies tend to hide in plain sight," said Caitlin Casey of the University of Texas at Austin and lead author of a study published in the Astrophysical Journal. "We know they are out there, but they are not easy to find because their starlight is hidden in clouds of dust."

MAMBO-9's light was already detected ten years ago by co-author Manuel Aravena, using the Max-Planck Millimeter BOlometer (MAMBO) instrument on the IRAM 30-meter telescope in Spain and the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in France. But these observations were not sensitive enough to reveal the distance of the galaxy. "We were in doubt if it was real, because we couldn't find it with other telescopes. But if it was real, it had to be very far away," says Aravena, who was at that time a PhD student in Germany and is currently working for the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile.

Thanks to ALMA's sensitivity, Casey and her team have now been able to determine the distance of MAMBO-9. "We found the galaxy in a new ALMA survey specifically designed to identify dusty star-forming galaxies in the early universe," said Casey. "And what is special about this observation, is that this is the most distant dusty galaxy we have ever seen in an unobstructed way."

The light of distant galaxies is often obstructed by other galaxies closer to us. These galaxies in front work as a gravitational lens: they bend the light from the more distant galaxy. This lensing effect makes it easier for telescopes to spot distant objects (this is how ALMA could see galaxy SPT0311-58). But it also distorts the image of the object, making it harder to make out the details.

In this study, the astronomers saw MAMBO-9 directly, without a lens, and this allowed them to measure its mass. "The total mass of gas and dust in the galaxy is enormous: ten times more than all the stars in the Milky Way. This means that it has yet to build most of its stars," Casey explained. The galaxy consists of two parts, and it is in the process of merging.

Casey hopes to find more distant dusty galaxies in the ALMA survey, which will give insight into how common they are, how these massive galaxies formed so early in the universe, and why they are so dusty. "Dust is normally a by-product of dying stars," she said. "We expect one hundred times more stars than dust. But MAMBO-9 has not produced that many stars yet and we want to find out how dust can form so fast after the Big Bang."

"Observations with new and more capable technology can produce unexpected findings like MAMBO-9," said Joe Pesce, National Science Foundation Program Officer for NRAO and ALMA. "While it is challenging to explain such a massive galaxy so early in the history of the universe, discoveries like this allow astronomers to develop an improved understanding of, and ask ever more questions about, the universe."

The light from MAMBO-9 travelled about 13 billion years to reach ALMA's antennas (the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old today). That means that we can see what the galaxy looked like in the past (Watch this video to learn how ALMA works as a time-machine). Today, the galaxy would probably be even bigger, containing one hundred times more stars than the Milky Way, residing in a massive galaxy cluster.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation, operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Reference: "Physical characterization of an unlensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z = 5.85," C.M. Casey et. al., Astrophysical Journal. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab52ff

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international astronomy facility, is a partnership of the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) of Japan in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA is funded by ESO on behalf of its Member States, by NSF in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and by NINS in cooperation with the Academia Sinica (AS) in Taiwan and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI).

ALMA construction and operations are led by ESO on behalf of its Member States; by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), managed by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), on behalf of North America; and by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on behalf of East Asia. The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) provides the unified leadership and management of the construction, commissioning and operation of ALMA.

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Samanta Tīna has competed in the Latvian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest no less than 6 times, finishing second twice – in 2012 and more notably in 2013 with the fan-beloved song, I Need a Hero. Not one to give up, Samanta has also twice attempted to represent her second home, Lithuania, in 2015 and 2017.

A strong competitor in singing competitions, Samanta won a local TV show that allowed her to attend a music school in London in 2010. In 2012, she was runner up in Slavianski Bazaar in Belarus, and in 2014, she finished in the top 8 of the Lithuanian series of The Voice. Most recently, in 2016, Samanta was among participants of the international contest New Wave Festival.

Samanta describes her voice as a god-given talent that needs to be heard on the big stage. She wants to show Europe and the world that Latvia is not a small country to be underestimated. Her love of Eurovision runs deep: in 2019, the singer wrote her graduating paper based on an analysis of the national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia and Lithuania.

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COVID-19 Bread and Butter Series (3 of 3): The future of travel, travel trends and market recovery post COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brings travel to a standstill, causing massive job and revenue losses. When will there be light at the end of the tunnel for the Travel Industry?

This online forum aims to provide insights on how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting the tourism industry alongside with the mitigation measures that we can employ immediately.

The COVID-19 pandemic has badly hit the tourism industry in the country and worldwide. Industry players along the tourism value chain especially those in the private sector, especially Small Medium Enterprises who have no cushion have lost out, job cuts have been inevitable.

What measures that we should adopt to reboot the industry when this crisis blows over?

  1. Datuk Tan Kok Liang, President, MATTA
  2. Datuk Musa Hj. Yusof, Director General, Tourism Malaysia
  3. Mr. Mohamad Halim Merican, Acting President, Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)

Mr. Nigel Wong, Honourary Secretary General, MATTA

Who should attend : Tourism industry players, especially for travel agencies and tour operators, business owners.

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Detroit, MI 48202
Category: Support Group

In this 12-session group, members will learn how to use social media and other internet and streaming services in a more intentional way, with the goal of reducing current use of these services all together. By providing each other support during  a “digital detox”, group members will connect together to discuss how social media has helped or   hindered them, and how they would like to use it in the future.

Group begins Monday, September 23, from 2.30-3.30pm

In order to attend a group, you must complete an initial consultation (IC). For more information on how to complete the pre-assessment, or for further group information, contact our office at 313.577.3398 or visit our website at

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From the Road: Urban Shield and EMS Agenda 2050

Earlier this month I travelled to Oakland for Urban Shield 2018. I spent Friday checking out SWAT and tactical products in the exhibit hall. Saturday was a fantastic guided tour of a half-dozen of the high-fidelity exercises.

Read “SWAT training and technology products showcased at Urban Shield 2018” on

Last week I was able to watch the live stream of the National Implementation Forum for EMS Agenda 2050. I had planned to attend the event but a home situation causes a last minute cancellation.

Because of the live stream – thanks NHTSA! – I was able to write to articles.

Read “EMS Agenda 2050 Quick Take: Healthy people are better students, workers and citizens and EMS Agenda 2050 Quick Take: Focusing on people – providers, patients, families – is the future of EMS” on

The YouTube live stream had some fantastic content, great speakers and one good laugh.

By Greg Friese

Greg Friese, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is an author, educator, paramedic, and marathon runner.

Greg was the co-host of the award winning EMSEduCast podcast, the only podcast by and for EMS educators. Greg has written for,, Wilderness Medical Associates, JEMS Magazine, and EMS World Magazine, and the NAEMSE Educator Newsletter.


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July 26 – Coward to Conqueror – Finding Blessing in the Mundane

Read Judges 6:1-11

A pile of dishes overflowing the dish drainer, cleaned the evening before, beg me to put them in their right place. Crumbs on the counter, which escaped the last wipe down, mock my perfectionistic nature. The rumpled bed covers have been smoothed and made to reflect order. The dishwasher silently hums its tune, breaking the silence of an ordinary day. Mundane- a word defined as lacking interest or excitement; dull.

In the book of Judges, we find Gideon doing an ordinary, mundane task, threshing wheat. He probably had visited threshing floors countless times in his life, guiding the oxen as the beasts trampled the grain. But this day is different. Gideon is hiding in fear in a small, secluded wine press. With each blow he gives to the wheat stalk, he listens in fear of the enemy, the oppressive power of the Midianites, discovering him. As he separates the grain from the useless chaff, he treasures each crumb of grain, perhaps grumbling and bored with such an ordinary task. Does he see God in the ordinary? Probably not. Living in fear, he senses God’s abandonment of his nation, his family and himself. Decades have passed since the nation of Israel has seen God’s deliverance through the direction of Joshua. Gideon’s heart breaks for his nation doing “evil in the sight of the Lord.” (Jdg. 6:1) Where is God? Where is the miracle that generations before him have witnessed? Hiding, fearful and oppressed, life seems hopeless. So Gideon does the ordinary, the everyday task to survive, without gratitude.

Could it be that God uses the ordinary, every day to remind us of His blessings? Could threshing wheat for Gideon and my everyday tasks of dishes and cleaning be the same? Are they opportunities to see the favor of God?

I was challenged in a personal  Bible study written by Priscilla Shirer on the life of Gideon, to list five ordinary, mundane everyday tasks. Next to each of those tasks I was instructed to write down how each one reflected God’s kindness to me.

My list looked like this:

  • Wash dishes- provision of food
  • Load dishwasher- provision of wealth
  • Wipe counter- abundance of water
  • Make bed- provision of home/ shelter, bed and blankets
  • Brush teeth- provision of health

Matthew 14 is a record of Jesus using an ordinary boy’s sack lunch to feed thousands of people. We revel in that story. We love how it teaches us the principle of Jesus using the ordinary, the insignificant in a miraculous way. We forget a major portion of that story- the ordinary is overlooked. Jesus gave thanks for the everyday meal of some dry bread and stinky fish. Thanksgiving preceded the miracle. Recognition of the blessing occurred prior to the deliverance.

We know the end of Gideon’s story. It’s full of God doing miracle after miracle, including making a fearful, ordinary man into a mighty warrior. But let’s not overlook the ordinary. It was due to God’s provision and blessing that Gideon even had wheat to thresh. The ordinary task of threshing wheat was an indication of God’s faithfulness.

Today, we find ourselves secluded, hunkering in our homes, our own “wine presses”, fearful of the enemy. It’s easy to get caught up in the routine tasks of everyday “threshing the wheat” and lose our joy and gratitude. We pray for deliverance. We pray for a miracle. But a miracle lies right in front of us, just like Gideon, with the provision of every crumb of wheat- even crumbs on the counter.

Charline Engle

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Anastasia Beverly Hills: Modern Renaissance Palette.

Hello beauties, I hope you are all doing great!

I didn’t post a blog on Friday like I normally do and that’s because it was my birthday! So I thought Id take a day off to just celebrate and enjoy myself not that I don’t enjoy blogging but you know what I mean!

Here I am today, back to normal posting days and its something that I got for my birthday which I have been after for soooo frickin long!!! My gorgeous fiancé brought this for me and I’m literally over the moon!

The Anastasia Beverly Hills: Modern Renaissance Palette Oh Em Gee!! I have seen so many blogs and youtube videos on this eyeshadow palette and I have been slightly obsessed and just had to have it so I feel extremely lucky to now be a proud owner of one myself!

I wanna start with the packaging. Bloody amazing! Its a gorgeous dusky pink and its velvet, like come on, seriously? I couldn’t stop stroking it haha I promise I’m not weird! Then I opened it and it was like arriving in Disney Land! I was so excited, the colours are stunning! Let me show you!….

This picture doesn’t really do the colours justice but for anyone who owns this palette you will know just how amazing they are… The colours are soo pigmented its crazy, I didn’t have any fall out which is great! You also get an Anastasia Beverly Hills double ended eyeshadow brush, they literally just keep spoiling you!

That’s literally one swipe! I cant even….

I believe this palette retails at £41 which is totally worth it! I will definitely go and buy this myself when I use it all up, I’m obsessed it seriously is amazing guys.

I got a little bit carried away with taking pictures but its so pretty I couldn’t help myself aha! If any of you beauties own this palette let me know what you all think! What other eyeshadow palettes are you all loving….let me know in the comments below 🙂

Thanks so much for reading angels, I really hope you enjoyed!

Ill speak to you all very soon ♥

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Crude Oil fell down to our $35 target and nearly 50 cents lower before market bounced higher two days back. We see a nice spike at the low that suggests bottom in place. In fact, a divergence and five subwaves within red wave v) also suggests that market should recover in minimum three waves. Ideally price is now in wave (iv) that can be headed back to around $40.40 where former swing low can turn into a resistance. So for now, we are turning bullish for an a)-b)-c) bounce.
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Madison, Dane County and State Come Together to Address Homelessness

July 01, 2015
Stephanie Miller, 608-267-8823
County Executive

                   Heartland Housing Broke Ground on New Development in Madison Today

MADISON, WI (July 1, 2015)- Madison Mayor Soglin, Dane County Executive Parisi and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Brian Schimming joined Heartland Housing, Heartland Health Outreach, U.S. Bank, BMO Harris, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, The Home Depot Foundation, and Enterprise Community Partners in breaking ground on a new housing development for those facing chronic homelessness, including homeless veterans.

Madison Permanent Supportive Housing will be located at 715 Rethke Avenue in Madison. The $8.9 million, 60-unit building will provide housing for individuals who are chronically homeless, with a unique focus on veterans, for whom 25 of the units will be designated.

In 2012, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available, 1,911 single adults were served in Madison, WI shelters.  Of the single adults served, 12% were veterans.  An increasing chronically homeless population over the course of several years propelled the City of Madison to commit to a plan that would address the matter. The project also demonstrates leadership related to the city’s commitment to the “0 in 2016” campaign, which targets the end to veteran and chronic homelessness by 2016.

“Chronic homelessness is an issue we can’t afford to ignore,” says Paul Soglin, Mayor of the City of Madison. “We’ve resolved to end what has become a crisis here in Madison, and this development is a huge step forward in our dedication to this goal.”

“Homelessness is a complex issue that needs everyone at the table to address,” says Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive. “This development is a great example of multiple partners coming to the table to create more housing for our community. This is an important step towards addressing affordable housing and getting people the services they need.”

Ending Homelessness

Madison Permanent Supportive Housing is designed to serve those who would not be able to stay housed without a wide range of supportive services and who, conversely, need to be housed to be able to fully participate in these services. Many homeless individuals have a number of factors standing in their way, potentially including mental illness, a substance disorder, or chronic medical problem. Onsite services will be provided by Heartland Health Outreach and will include mental health services, links to other health care and employment providers, case management and social enrichment, all designed to improve stability and support economic self-sufficiency.

“Madison Permanent Supportive Housing will be a well-designed, professionally managed and affordable home for those in the community struggling with housing stability,” says Michael Goldberg, Executive Director of Heartland Housing, a division of Heartland Alliance, one of the world’s leading anti-poverty organizations. “This development will fulfill a critical need in Madison, priming its residents for success through robust services that support them on their path to stability and building on community collaboration to improve the surrounding neighborhood.”

Sustainable Design, Modern Amenities

Designed by architectural firm Engberg Anderson, and through the input of area service providers and potential tenants in focus groups, Madison Permanent Supportive Housing will include modern amenities that support the unique needs of those that will live there. The facility will have 60 studio apartments averaging 325 square feet. In addition, the building will have a wellness center, library, technology center, bike storage and garden and teaching kitchen, as well as office space for supportive services. Each apartment will contain a full-size kitchen and private bathroom. All residents will have the option to obtain basic furnishings, if they do not come with their own. The building is expected to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum and Passive House certification, continuing Heartland Housing’s commitment to green design and sustainable operations.

Strong Financing

Heartland Housing leveraged Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), tax credit equity invested by U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, the Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program, and capital budget funds from the City of Madison and Dane County in the creation of Madison Permanent Supportive Housing. BMO Harris will provide construction financing. The project also received grant funds from The Home Depot Foundation and Enterprise Community Partners.

The City of Madison Community Development Authority and Dane County Housing Authority provided project based rental assistance for a total of 54 units. The project is also pursuing specific rental vouchers for veterans (VASH) from the Veterans Administration. Because of this rental assistance, homeless persons will now have a chance at stability, as those participating pay no more than 30% of their household income for rent.


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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi Announces Hire of Diversity Recruitment Specialist

July 25, 2016
Stephanie Miller 608-267-8823
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County Executive Created New Position in 2016 Budget To Recruit and Train Diverse Workforce

Today Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced the addition of a new Diversity Recruitment Specialist in the Tamara Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion, Carrie Braxton. The Tamara Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion, a part of County executive Parisi’s Access to Opportunity initiative, coordinates the County’s efforts to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while ensuring county government sends a clear message: we are inclusive to all.

“The Tamara Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion is an opportunity for us to act, and lead,” said Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.  “This bold reorganization is a clear statement that we in county government are committed, coordinated, and not content with the status quo when it comes to the inequities some experience in our community.”

The Diversity Recruitment Specialist will be a visible presence in the community to connect people with the opportunities we have. She will focus on recruiting deep pools of candidates with diverse background and skill sets. Carrie will be out in the community at job recruitment fairs and working with departments to find out barriers to reach different communities.

Carrie Braxton previously worked in the Dane County District Attorney’s office as the Lead District Attorney Worker of the Criminal Traffic Unit. She has also worked for Dane County Human Services in the Adult Community Services – Developmental Disabilities Unit. Carrie is a graduate of MATC and Upper Iowa University obtaining a Master’s Degree. She is active in the community and is a Board member of  the Racial Equality and Social Justice (RESJ) Committee, Warner Park Community Center, Eken Park Condominiums, and is a Committee member of Eken Park Neighborhood Association. She is married to Don and they have a blended family; and she has lived in Madison for 30 years.

“County Executive Parisi’s directive to our office has been clear we must make progress toward equity in Dane County,” said Wes Sparkman, Director of the Tamara Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion. “Carrie is a great addition to our team she is outgoing, motivated and has deep desire to help others.”

Parisi launched Access to Opportunity in 2015 to break down barriers to success that too many face in our community. The most reliable vehicle out of poverty and toward upward mobility is accessing and maintaining family sustaining employment.

The office for Equity and Inclusion is named after Tamara Grigsby who was a champion for equity and social justice and was instrumental in the creation of this office.


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This Hexagon Logo with “Ex” marked inside is as per specification of ATEX ( ATmosphères EXplosives  meaning Explosive Atmosphere ) . Explosive Atmosphere refers to all Industrial & related facilities which process  flammable materials ,in any form .The very presence of this LOGO on any product clearly indicates that the product is not ordinary and due safety procedures must be followed in its:-

  • selection (manufacturing)
  • installation
  • operation
  • maintenance

This mark along with the EC mark, is carried by all equipment complying with the ATEX directivesEC Mark

CE stands for ” European Community ” (In French). It is a declaration from the manufacturer that his product (carrying this mark ) fulfills (at least) following requirements :

1. All legal procedures were followed to achieve the permission to use this mark

2. The product confirms with all the relevant  EC directives

It consists of the CE logo and, if applicable, the four digit identification number of the notified body involved in the conformity assessment procedure

What is a Directive ?

directive is a legislative act of the European Union, which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result. It can be distinguished from regulations which are self-executing and do not require any implementing measures. Directives normally leave member states with a certain amount of flexibility as to the exact rules to be adopted. Directives can be adopted by means of a variety of legislative procedures depending on their subject matter. (Wikipedia)

Appareils destinés à être utilisés en ATmosphères EXplosives.

(French Title of the special EU Directives 94/9/EC.  ATEX derives its name from this French title )

The ATEX directive consists of the following two EU directives describing what equipment and work environment is allowed in an environment with an explosive atmosphere.

  • the ATEX 95 equipment directive 94/9/EC, Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;

  • the ATEX 137 workplace directive 99/92/EC, Minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres.

The aim of directive 94/9/EC is to allow the free trade of ‘ATEX’ equipment and protective systems within the EU by removing the need for separate testing and documentation for each member state

Explosive Atmosphere is a mixture with air , under atmospheric conditions, of flammable substances in the form of gas or vapour in which, after ignition, combustion spreads throughout the unconsumed mixtures. (IEC: 60079-10 ).

The Hazardous Areas (ref: IEC 60079-10, 14)

Areas in which an explosive atmosphere is present , or may be expected to be present , in quantities such as to require special precautions for the construction , installation and use of equipment. (An Area is a three dimensional region or space)

The Hazardous Contents associated with an area , are quantified through the process of Area Classification

Objectives of Area Classifications .

The basic underlying philosophy is SAFETY of life and property by quantifying the location.A special methodology is used by virtue of which an industrial location ( 3 dimensional space ) is analyzed and classified into Classes & Zones , keeping in view the chemicals/substances involved & the industrial procedures being carried out in that location.

The end-result ,of classifying an area , would be something as follows:-

expeltec 3 levels of hazards

The stakeholders directly involved in the Hazardous Area Domain

five dimensions of Ex

The final SAFETY of the respective Electrical Equipment depends upon the close cooperation and co-ordination of all the above mentioned stakeholders .

IECEX has gone many steps ahead to claim that Ex is part of every industry.

 Personal views about Ex logo.

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IEC 60079  – Guide Lines about the EX Landscape

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Jason has represented seriously injured accident victims and insurance claimants in property loss and long term disability denials.

He has a well earned reputation for excellence in plaintiff advocacy and delivering results for the seriously injured and insurance claimants he represents.

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Jason Katz has been recognized as a leading legal practitioner in Canada by his peers and is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

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Every Monday, we'll be posting a new story of how our mission has assisted people in the community. Be sure to check back each week for a new and inspirational story of someone who was helped by Goodwill Manasota. Changing lives through the power of work...it's what we do.

Joe came to work with Goodwill Manasota through the AARP Foundation as a way to supplement his Social Security Income. He was a retiree who needed to go back to work to pay his bills. However, working was hard for Joe due to injuries he sustained during his time in Vietnam. As time went by, those injuries began to catch up with him. For example, he got out of breath just walking from his car into the office.

Joe needed a sedentary job that did not require extensive digital literacy skills – those kinds of jobs were hard to find. His biggest concern, however, was PTSD. He felt anxious and depressed much of the time.  He had great difficulty being around large groups of people. He had participated in counseling in the past but not recently.

He wanted to retire for good but he could not afford to do so. His Supplemental Security Income payment was not enough to cover his car loan payment plus food, medication and his phone bill. With his job at AARP, he was making about $800 per month and just barely getting by.

Joe met Todd from Goodwill Manasota Veterans Services and they began talking about the services available for veterans through Goodwill. Todd asked Joe if he had ever considered filing a claim through the Veterans Administration so that he could get benefits for any disability he had incurred that was service connected. Joe was hesitant because he did not think he was likely to get benefits but, with Todd’s encouragement, he decided to give it a shot.

Todd helped Joe complete the extensive paperwork required for submitting a claim. On the application, Todd described Joe’s military service and the problems he was dealing with due to his PTSD. Once the application was submitted, Todd explained, the next step would involve an in-person interview with a doctor from the VA. He gave Joe examples of the types of questions he might need to answer. A short time later, Joe got a call from the VA with an appointment to report to an office in Tampa for the interview and assessment.

After the assessment, Joe was more certain than ever that he would not qualify for benefits. He told Todd that the assessment had not gone well. He had been anxious and he did not think the evaluator appeared to be especially empathetic toward his plight.

Fortunately for Joe, Todd had done a very thorough job on the paperwork for the claim and, despite Joe’s concern about his evaluator, a few weeks later he received a notice that he had been awarded 100% disability based on his injuries from his time in service. The letter explained that now Joe would get a VA disability check each month in lieu of the SSI check he was accustomed to receiving. The difference between the amounts of the checks was substantial.

The letter from the VA was a game-changer for Joe. Now he has the financial freedom to take the time he needs to focus on getting better rather than working. Joe plans to become more intentional about addressing his mental and physical health. Todd spoke with him about the Lutz Buddy Up Manasota program – which brings together veterans who are living with and working to manage PTSD – that Goodwill Veterans Services provides and Joe plans to attend future meeting with this group.

Joe is glad that he had someone to walk him through the process of qualifying for the benefits he so rightly deserved. He is glad that Todd was there to encourage him and to help him get the resources he has needed all this time. It’s what we do …


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ARTHIST 295: Visual Arts Internship

Professional experience in a field related to the Visual Arts for six to ten weeks. Internships may include work for galleries, museums, art centers, and art publications. Students arrange the internship, provide a confirmation letter from the hosting institution, and must receive consent from the faculty coordinator to enroll in units. To supplement the internship students maintain a journal. Evaluations from the student and the supervisor, together with the journal, are submitted at the end of the internship. Restricted to declared majors and minors. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-5 | Repeatable for credit

ARTHIST 296: Junior Seminar: Methods & Historiography of Art History

Historiography and methodology. Through a series of case studies, this course introduces a range of influential critical perspectives in art history as a discipline and a practice. The goal is to stimulate thinking about what it means to explore the history of art today, to expose and examine our assumptions, expectations and predilections as we undertake to learn and write about works of art, their meanings and their status in the world.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

ARTHIST 297: Honors Thesis Writing

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 2-5 | Repeatable for credit

ARTHIST 298: Individual Work: Art History

Prerequisite: student must have taken a course with the instructor and/or completed relevant introductory course(s). Instructor consent and completion of the Independent Study Form are required prior to enrollment. All necessary forms and payment are required by the end of Week 2 of each quarter. Please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator in McMurtry 108 for more information. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-5 | Repeatable for credit

ARTHIST 302B: Coffee, Sugar, and Chocolate: Commodities and Consumption in World History, 1200-1800 (HISTORY 202B, HISTORY 302B)

Many of the basic commodities that we consider staples of everyday life became part of an increasingly interconnected world of trade, goods, and consumption between 1200 and 1800. This seminar offers an introduction to the material culture of the late medieval and early modern world, with an emphasis on the role of European trade and empires in these developments. We will examine recent work on the circulation, use, and consumption of things, starting with the age of the medieval merchant, and followed by the era of the Columbian exchange in the Americas that was also the world of the Renaissance collector, the Ottoman patron, and the Ming connoisseur. This seminar will explore the material horizons of an increasingly interconnected world, with the rise of the Dutch East India Company and other trading societies, and the emergence of the Atlantic economy. It concludes by exploring classic debates about the "birth" of consumer society in the eighteenth century. How did the meaning of things and people's relationships to them change over these centuries? What can we learn about the past by studying things?
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5

ARTHIST 305: Art & Architecture in the Medieval Mediterranean (ARTHIST 105, CLASSICS 172)

Chronological survey of Byzantine, Islamic, and Western Medieval art and architecture from the early Christian period to the Gothic age. Broad art-historical developments and more detailed examinations of individual monuments and works of art. Topics include devotional art, court and monastic culture, relics and the cult of saints, pilgrimage and crusades, and the rise of cities and cathedrals.
Last offered: Autumn 2012

ARTHIST 305B: Medieval Journeys: Introduction through the Art and Architecture (ARTHIST 105B, DLCL 123)

The course explores the experience and imagination of medieval journeys through an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and skills-based approaches. As a foundations class, this survey of medieval culture engages in particular the art and architecture of the period. The Middle Ages is presented as a network of global economies, fueled by a desire for natural resources, access to luxury goods and holy sites. We will study a large geographical area encompassing the British Isles, Europe, the Mediterranean, Central Asia, India, and East Africa and trace the connectivity of these lands in economic, political, religious, and artistic terms from the fourth to the fourteenth century C.E. The students will have two lectures and one discussion session per week. Depending on the size of the class, it is possible that a graduate student TA will run the discussion session. Our goal is to give a skills-oriented approach to the Middle Ages and to engage students in creative projects that will satisfy either the Ways-Creative Expression requirement or Ways-Engaging Difference. NOTE: for AY 2018-19 HISTORY 115D Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1500 counts for DLCL 123.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5

ARTHIST 306: Byzantine Art and Architecture, 300-1453 C.E. (ARTHIST 106, CLASSICS 171)

(Formerly CLASSART 106/206.) This course explores the art and architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean: Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, Damascus, Thessaloniki, and Palermo, 4th-15th centuries. Applying an innovative approach, we will probe questions of phenomenology and aesthetics, focusing our discussion on the performance and appearance of spaces and objects in the changing diurnal light, in the glitter of mosaics and in the mirror reflection and translucency of marble.
Last offered: Spring 2016

ARTHIST 306B: What Do Medieval Images Want? Theories of the Image in Byzantium, Islam, and the Latin West (ARTHIST 106B)

What is an image? The medieval response was tied to religious identity. At the core of the debate was whether the image was just a mimetic representation or a living entity: matter imbued with divine spirit. Byzantium, Islam, and the Latin West each developed their own positions and used it as a platform for political legitimacy. We will study the development of the medieval image theories by focusing on specific monuments and objects and by reading both primary sources in translation and current scholarly interpretations.

ARTHIST 308: Virginity and Power: Mary in the Middle Ages (ARTHIST 108)

The most influential female figure in Christianity whose state cult was connected with the idea of empire. The production and control of images and relics of the Virgin and the development of urban processions and court ceremonies though which political power was legitimized in papal Rome, Byzantium, Carolingian and Ottonian Germany, Tuscany, Gothic France, and Russia.
Last offered: Spring 2006
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PHIL 124: Topics in Early Modern Philosophy

Philosophical views of the highly influential rationalist philosophers Benedict (or Baruch) Spinoza (1632-1677) and G. W. Leibniz (1646-1716). Topics to be treated include: the nature of God and the question of his providential care for human beings, the concept of substance and its extension, the ontological relation of finite beings to God, the mental and its relation to the corporeal, and the nature of human freedom.
Last offered: Spring 2011 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

PHIL 125: Kant's First Critique (PHIL 225)

(Graduate students register for 225.) The founding work of Kant's critical philosophy emphasizing his contributions to metaphysics and epistemology. His attempts to limit metaphysics to the objects of experience. Prerequisite: course dealing with systematic issues in metaphysics or epistemology, or with the history of modern philosophy.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

PHIL 126B: Kant's Ethical Theory (PHIL 226B)

(Graduate students register for 226B.) Kant's moral philosophy based primarily on the Groundwork of Metaphysics of Morals, Critique of Practical Reason, and The Metaphysics of Morals.
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PHIL 127A: Kant's Value Theory (PHIL 227A)

(Graduate students register for 227A.) The role of autonomy, principled rational self-governance, in Kant's account of the norms to which human beings are answerable as moral agents, citizens, empirical inquirers, and religious believers. Relations between moral values (goodness, rightness) and aesthetic values (beauty, sublimity).
Last offered: Autumn 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER

PHIL 128: Fichte's Ethics (PHIL 228)

(Graduate students register for 228.) The founder of the German Idealist movement who adopted but revised Kant's project of transcendental philosophy basing it on the principle of awareness of free self-activity. The awareness of other selves and of ethical relations to them as a necessary condition for self-awareness. His writings from 1793-98 emphasizing the place of intersubjectivity in his theory of experience.
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PHIL 130: Hegel (PHIL 230)

(Formerly 122/222; graduate students register for 230.) Introduction to Hegel's philosophy, emphasizing his moral and political philosophy, through study of his last major work (1821). May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: course in the history of modern philosophy.
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PHIL 133T: Atheism: Hegel to Heidegger (RELIGST 183)

The radical changes in ideas of God between Hegel and Heidegger, arguing that their questions about theism and atheism are still pertinent today. Texts from Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, Nietzsche, and Heidegger: on God, history, and the social dimensions of human nature. N.B.: Class size limited. Apply early at tsheehan@stanford.edu.
Last offered: Autumn 2016 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

PHIL 134: Phenomenology and Intersubjectivity (PHIL 234)

(Graduate students register for 234.) Readings from Husserl, Stein, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty on subjects related to awareness of others. Topics include solipsism, collective experience, empathy, and objectification of the other.
Last offered: Autumn 2016 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

PHIL 135: Existentialism (PHIL 235)

Focus is on the existentialist preoccupation with human freedom. What constitutes authentic individuality? What is one's relation to the divine? How can one live a meaningful life? What is the significance of death? A rethinking of the traditional problem of freedom and determinism in readings from Rousseau, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche, and the extension of these ideas by Sartre, Beauvoir, and Camus, including their social and political consequences in light of 20th-century fascism and feminism.
Last offered: Spring 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-ER

PHIL 136: History of Analytic Philosophy (PHIL 236)

(Formerly 147/247; graduate students register for 236.) Theories of knowledge in Frege, Carnap, and Quine. Emphasis is on conceptions of analyticity and treatment of logic and mathematics. Prerequisite: 50 and one course numbered 150-165 or 181-90.
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PHIL 101A: History of Philosophy from Al-Kindi to Averroes (GLOBAL 139)

The rise of Islam saw a flourishing of philosophical and scientific activity across Islamic civilizations from Central Asia to Spain. Between the 7th to 13th centuries, many of the major philosophers in the history of philosophy lived in the Muslim world and wrote in Arabic. They saw themselves, just as later philosophers in medieval Europe, as working in part in the same tradition as Plato and Aristotle. This course surveys this important chapter in the history of philosophy, examining the key philosophical problems, analyses, arguments and ideas developed by philosophers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Al-Ghazali and Averroes, as well as their views on the role and aims of philosophy itself. We will look closely at their writings (in English translation) on philosophical topics in mind, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and politics.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Al-Witri, Z. (PI)

PHIL 102: Modern Philosophy, Descartes to Kant

Major figures in early modern philosophy in epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. Writings by Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, and Kant.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

PHIL 105C: Beauty in Ancient Greek Philosophy (PHIL 205C)

Beauty occupies a peculiarly central place in ancient Greek philosophical thought, figuring prominently in Plato's and Aristotle's ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics. The ancient conception of beauty is also in various ways at odds with our modern conception: far from being "in the eye of the beholder", ancient philosophers thought of beauty as a paradigm of objectivity, and closely aligned with moral goodness. Why this discrepancy between the ancient and modern conceptions of beauty? And what might the centrality of beauty in ancient thought reveal about ancient ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics? This course is an investigation into these questions, by means of a close reading of the major ancient texts in which beauty appears. Some background in ancient Greek philosophy and/or contemporary aesthetics is preferred, but not required.
Last offered: Winter 2017 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II

PHIL 107A: The Greeks on Irrationality (PHIL 207A)

In this course, we shall examine the views of some central Greek philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, and the Stoics) on the irrational and non-rational aspects of human life. What makes something irrational and what roles (negative and perhaps positive as well) does the irrational play in our lives? We shall examine their views on anger, fear, madness, love, pleasure and pain, sexual desire and so on. We shall also consider more briefly some depictions of these psychic items in ancient Greek literature.
Last offered: Autumn 2012 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

PHIL 108: Aristotle's Metaphysics Book Alpha (PHIL 208)

An introduction both to Aristotle's own metaphysics and to his treatment of his predecessors on causality, included the early Ionian cosmologists, atomism, Pythagoreans, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Plato. Prerequisite: one course in ancient Greek philosophy.
Last offered: Autumn 2013 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Repeatable for credit

PHIL 109A: Special Topics in Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle's Metaphysics Zeta (PHIL 209A)

Last offered: Autumn 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Repeatable for credit

PHIL 125: Kant's First Critique (PHIL 225)

(Graduate students register for 225.) The founding work of Kant's critical philosophy emphasizing his contributions to metaphysics and epistemology. His attempts to limit metaphysics to the objects of experience. Prerequisite: course dealing with systematic issues in metaphysics or epistemology, or with the history of modern philosophy.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

PHIL 127A: Kant's Value Theory (PHIL 227A)

(Graduate students register for 227A.) The role of autonomy, principled rational self-governance, in Kant's account of the norms to which human beings are answerable as moral agents, citizens, empirical inquirers, and religious believers. Relations between moral values (goodness, rightness) and aesthetic values (beauty, sublimity).
Last offered: Autumn 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER

PHIL 133S: Heidegger (RELIGST 181)

A close reading of Heidegger's Being and Time in light of the new paradigm for reading his work, as well as a study of his long-standing interest in mysticism and the question of the divine.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II | Repeatable for credit

PHIL 137: Wittgenstein (PHIL 237)

(Graduate students register for 237.) An exploration of Wittgenstein's changing views about meaning, mind, knowledge, and the nature of philosophical perplexity and philosophical insight, focusing on the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations.
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Marcel Korkuś sets New World Record in Altitude Diving

On December 13, 2019, the Polish diver Marcel Korkuś dived at an altitude of 6,395 m above sea level, setting an absolute world record in altitude diving. He is the first person to dive at such a high altitude. The dive was experimental, as the dive planning tables end at 3000 meters.

Korkuś has already made this kind of attempt previously. On 7th March 2016, he discovered the highest lake on Earth (Cazadero at 5985 m above sea level) and thereby set the Guinness record in diving, confirmed by an official certificate. Shortly afterwards, as a result of the Guinness organization’s change of regulations to being less restrictive, the record was awarded to a Hungarian diver who, on the day of his dive, did not meet all the requirements. In the following years, Marcel Korkuś made two unsuccessful attempts to reach the reservoir on the neighboring volcano Ojos del Salado, the second-highest mountain in South America and, at the same time, the highest volcano in the world. The first unsuccessful attempt took place in December 2016. The Polish diver was stopped at an altitude of 6200 m above sea level by a sudden change in the weather. However, in February 2018, the expedition was interrupted at an altitude of 6300 m above sea level, when the expedition members, suffering from frostbitten toes, were stopped by a large amount of snow.

As the saying goes, “third time lucky”; the last expedition was a complete success and the record was confirmed last week by the Guinness organization. The dive took place in the so-called basin (a natural water reservoir, which in terms of dimensions cannot be considered a lake). The ice was 1.3 meters thick and the water temperature was 3oC. It is probable that a human cannot dive at any higher altitude. In the expedition, Marcel Korkuś was accompanied by three Argentinians – Ulises Kusnezov, Martin Alderete and Eduardo Salas. Now, Marcel Korkuś, in cooperation with Eversub, intends to explore the deepest sunken cave in the world.

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I found a contact form. I asked. Wait and see. I’m jealous as I want to dive in it in 2013 but I had no team and time running out (and no budget/sponsors). And now also very happy because I knew it could be dived 🙂

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The owner found her dog twelve years later, a thousand miles from home

Alexander Alexeenko - 14.10.19

This happened in the south of Florida back in 2007 - a toy-terrier breed dog disappeared from his family’s house. And now, after 12 years, a dog named Dutchess was found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than 1,000 miles from home.

When the owner met her darling, she could not hold back her tears and said that all these years she had not lost hope of reuniting with Dutchess. Happy Katheryn Strang kissed, hugged the dog, and asked, as if expecting an answer from her: “Where have you been for so long?”

Katherynmeets her dog, lost 12 years ago

And Dutchess, who by dog standards for many years - she was already 14, was discovered near his garage by a resident of Pittsburgh. She was very weak, hungry and trembling from the cold. The garage owner drove the animal to Humane Animal Rescue. Employees of the organization found a microchip on Dutchess, and determined that her place of residence was in the city of Boca Raton in Florida and told the dog owner the good news.

She admits that although she hoped for the best, she did not immediately believe the report about Dutchess. So many years passed, and the runaway was so far from home that it was hard to believe that she was alive and unharmed. But Katheryn still hit the road, drove 1,130 miles, and met her pet.

At a press conference, Katheryn told how the dog disappeared. Twelve years ago, her son opened the door, leaving for school, Dutchess ran out into the street and did not return. They looked for her on the streets, contacted animal shelters to find out if there was a family favorite.

Where have you been for so long?

But time passed, and Dutchess was not. However, her devoted mistress continued to pay an annual microchip fee and updated her contact information if she changed her place of residence.

When the dog disappeared, Katheryn lived in Orlando, near a very busy street, and decided that the dog could be hit by a car, or, at best, some kind person took her to her home.

But then the best thing happened that could happen to the lost dog, and she returned to her loving owner. “Animals are like our children,” Katheryn believes, and admitted that her pet seriously needs a nail clipper.

#Animals #Dog #Dutchess #Humane Animal Rescue #Katheryn Strang

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Nigerian Artisan Creates Raffia Car To Show Black Talent to World

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If you are looking for a skilled weaver, then you need only meet talented artisan Ojo Obaniyi (pictured) of Ibadan, Nigeria, whose raffia car continues to stun viewers through the Internet.

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While Obaniyi has reportedly been weaving for the last 22 years, he decided to take the advertising of his weaving business to an entirely new level in 2013 with his raffia car.

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Using the same raffia fiber from the palm tree that both he and other weavers use to make a variety of baskets, flower vases, chairs, and more, the then-40-year-old Obaniyi began customizing his Volkswagen pick-up truck for added business by covering the full interior and exterior of his car with raffia and then weaving the steering wheel, chairs, wheel caps, and dashboard.

On why he decided to lend his talent to his vehicle, Obaniyi, whose name reportedly means “a king is honorable or valuable” in Yoruba, told DesignBoom, “I wanted to prove a point that it is not only the educated elite that can make positive changes in society.

“We, the artisans, also have talents to effect a change and make a positive impact in the society.

“That is why I decided that I, too, must do something that will make people to recognize me and know me across the whole world and by extension prove to the world that African and indeed the entire Black race have very talented people.”

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Mr Iwuagwu trained in many of the internationally recognised plastic surgery units in the country before spending over a year at the Christine Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery. On return from the United States, he was appointed to the post of Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon at the St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford and the Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, a position he has held from 2003 till date.

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Mr Iwuagwu’s private practice includes procedures such as blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), ear pinning, breast enlargement, breast reduction, breast uplift, microsurgical breast reconstruction after cancer (DIEP), male breast reduction (gynaecomastia), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction and calf augmentation.

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A quantitative factor review, as of July 31, 2020.
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  3. Market Risk - Beta, size, liquidity and momentum measures.
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See how we arrive at an overall risk score of 49 for DISH below.

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DISH Risk Report

Our quantitative data points are meant to provide a high-level understanding of factors in equity risk models for Dish Network Corp-A. Portfolio managers use these models to forecast risk, optimize portfolios and review performance.

We show how DISH stock compares to 2,000+ US-based stocks, and to peers in the Consumer Services sector and Cable/Satellite TV industry.

Please do not consider this data as investment advice. Data is downloaded from sources we deem reliable, but errors may occur.

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Business Description

Company logo DISH Network Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of pay-tv services. It operates through Pay-TV and Wireless segments. The Pay-TV segment operates under the DISH brand and Sling brand. The Wireless segment refers to the wireless spectrum licenses and related assets. The company was founded by Charles W. Ergen, Cantey W. Ergen and James DeFranco in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

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Many of the following risk metrics are standardized and transformed into quantitative factors in institutional-level risk models.

Rankings below represent percentiles from 1 to 100, with 1 being the lowest rating of risk.

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Stock Risk Measures for Charles River Laboratories

A quantitative factor review, as of July 31, 2020.
  1. Company Info - Description, identity and sector data.
  2. Share Data - Stock earnings and key dates.
  3. Market Risk - Beta, size, liquidity and momentum measures.
  4. Financial Risk - Earnings and dividends.
by Paul Alan Davis, CFA
Updated: August 02, 2020
See how we arrive at an overall risk score of 42 for CRL below.

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CRL Risk Report

Our quantitative data points are meant to provide a high-level understanding of factors in equity risk models for Charles River Laboratories. Portfolio managers use these models to forecast risk, optimize portfolios and review performance.

We show how CRL stock compares to 2,000+ US-based stocks, and to peers in the Commercial Services sector and Miscellaneous Commercial Services industry.

Please do not consider this data as investment advice. Data is downloaded from sources we deem reliable, but errors may occur.

Company Info

Business Description

Company logo Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. is an early-stage contract research company, which provides essential products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies and academic institutions. It operates through the following segments: Research Models & Services, Discovery & Safety Assessment and Manufacturing Support. The Research Models & Services segment comprises of the production and sale of research models, and also offers services designed to support its client’s use of research models in screening non-clinical drug candidates. The Discovery & Safety Assessment segment offers discovery and safety assessment services, both regulated and non-regulated, in which it include both in vivo and in vitro studies, supporting laboratory services, and strategic preclinical consulting and program management to support product development. The Manufacturing Support segment provides endotoxin and microbial detection, avian vaccine and biologics testing solutions. The company was founded by Henry L. Foster in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

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Share Data

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Market Risk Measures

Many of the following risk metrics are standardized and transformed into quantitative factors in institutional-level risk models.

Rankings below represent percentiles from 1 to 100, with 1 being the lowest rating of risk.

Systematic Risk

Stocks with higher beta exhibit higher sensitivity to the ups and downs in the market. (↑↑)

Company Size

Stocks with higher market capitalization often have lower risk. (↑↓)

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Higher average daily dollar volume over the past 30 days implies lower liquidity risk. (↑↓)

Price Momentum

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Financial Risk Measures

Style risk factors often include measures of profitability and payout levels.

Earnings Yield

Companies with higher earnings generally provide lower risk. (↑↓)

Dividend Yield

Companies with higher dividend yields, if sustaintable, are perceived to have lower risk. (↑↓)

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Kunto Karapää is a Finnish Actor, who was born on 8 January, 1913 in Mäntsälä, Finland. Age 50 years (age at death) old. Kunto Karapää Zodiac Sign is Capricorn, Ethnicity White & religion Not Available.

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Fanack Home / Tunisia / Past to Present / In Tunisia, is it an Era of Democracy or Terrorism?

In Tunisia, is it an Era of Democracy or Terrorism?

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Tourists observe a minute of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse, Tunisia, 3 July 2015. Photo Chedly Ben Ibrahim / Demotix

“The beacon of hope is dying.” “The Arab Spring’s exception was not that exceptional.” It was with words like these that news of the 26 June 2015 terrorist attack in the Tunisian beach resort of Sousse was received. The Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba massacre, which left 38 people dead, was by far the bloodiest attack in the country’s recent history. It reflected a rise in religiously-motivated violence, following the Bardo Museum attack on 18 March, which killed 22 people, but it also served as a stark reminder of the impact of instability across the Libyan border and the fragility of Tunisia’s burgeoning democracy.

Regarded as relatively safe compared to its Arab Spring neighbours, Tunisia was able to move through three electoral phases (Constituent Assembly, legislative and presidential – in two rounds) and it was thought that its December 2014 presidential election had closed the transitional chapter. The country was then declared a member of the group of democracies, acclaimed around the world. Analysts pointed to security and economic weaknesses, but both the support of the international community and the “wisdom” of Tunisia’s civil society and political elite were seen as bulwarks against any misdemeanour.

The country has long struggled with terrorism, but the overthrow of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 exacerbated the threat. Extremists have since killed more than 60 security and military troops, especially in the mountainous Chaambi region near the Algerian border. Yet despite reports of failed attacks on civilian and tourist facilities (two in 2012, one of them in Sousse), Tunisians residents as well as foreign visitors and expats were not considered to be in danger. The Bardo Museum shootings were an unpleasant wake-up call for many.

On 18 March, two days before Tunisia’s Independence Day, two gunmen stormed the country’s National Museum in the Bardo parliamentary compound. They killed 22 people, mostly tourists, before being shot dead by police. The gunmen were said to have been trained and armed in Libya. At the time it was Tunisia’s worst terrorist attack. Heads of states and representatives from dozens of countries visited the capital Tunis to show their solidarity. The government announced a series of security measures, and declared the country safe again.

Three months later, on 26 June, a lone gunman walked calmly onto a beach in Sousse and opened fire on European holidaymakers. According to eyewitnesses, he fired for more than 30 minutes, killing 38 tourists, the majority British. In the wake of the massacre, the United Kingdom declared Tunisia an unsafe destination and advised its citizens to leave. The UK’s decision was shortly followed by Ireland and Denmark. Tunisian authorities later claimed that Seifeddine Rezgui, the 23-year-old assassin, had also received training in Libya.

The Sousse attack exposed three problems. The spill-over from the civil war in Libya was an obvious one, but it also highlighted the spread of radicalism and the poor organization of the security forces.

A few days later, the government announced a plan to build a defensive barrier between Tunisia and Libya. It would be composed of trenches, sand walls, watchtowers and other fortifications, and would help Tunisia to control its land borders. Neither the length of the so-called Jefara Wall (named after the area between Libya and Tunisia) nor its costs are known, as official statements differ, but construction work is said to be underway.

The plan was not widely welcomed, especially by Tunisia’s southern inhabitants who rely heavily on informal trade with Libya. Others raised concerns that the wall would break cross-border family and personal ties. Libya Dawn – one of two rival governments vying for power in Tripoli – responded to the announcement by issuing a communiqué. It accused the Tunisian authorities of attempting to redraw the borders and steal Libya’s oil and threatened to retaliate.

Yet while the unrest in Libya is certainly a problem, it masks an internal issue: most of the terrorists in Tunisia are Tunisian nationals, so even though they cross the border to train in Libya, they have the right to return home. Rather than keeping a danger out, the Jefara Wall will likely keep one in. Radicalization, the causes of which are complex, is growing among the younger population.

Indeed, youth radicalization is becoming Tunisia’s biggest challenge. Educated under an ideology-free dictatorship, many Tunisian youngsters did not develop any sense of belonging to the Tunisian state. In fact they grew up resenting it, and when the Revolution began they were its fuel. Their discontent was not extinguished with the overthrow of Ben Ali, as they continued to feel side-lined and even betrayed by the political elite.

Of the approximately 800,000 unemployed people in Tunisia, 50% of them are youth. Marginalized regions are particularly hard hit, with souring unemployment in the Jendouba, Kasserine, Gafsa and Tozeur governorates. Moreover, young people with a university degree are the least likely to find a job. With no improvement in their socio-economic situation after the Revolution, their anger intensified. It is this hopelessness that terrorist groups like ISIS are taking advantage of in order to expand.

Security forces seem incapable of containing these threats. A corrupt police force employs the same brutal tactics used under the dictatorship: random arrests, torture, a disregard for the rule of law. It is feared that these methods are accelerating total political collapse and pushing many to seek an alternative in Islamic State, the “Kingdom of Heaven”, which is even more brutal but claims to be more just.

The Tunisian police is also badly trained, and lacks strategic and organizational tools. The fact that two attacks as devastating as Bardo and Sousse could be carried out in such highly guarded areas raised serious questions about training efficiency and leadership capabilities. In its travel advice issued after the Sousse attack, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated that they “do not believe the mitigation measures in place provide adequate protection for British tourists in Tunisia”.

As the storm clouds gather, Tunisians need the support of the international community more than ever. An inability to move beyond recent events could jeopardize not only the country’s democracy but also its very existence as a state. A failed Tunisia will only add fuel to the fire ignited by the war in Libya, just kilometres from southern Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.

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United Arab Emirates

Burj Khalifa tower, Dubai. Photo: Karim SAHIB / AFP

Emirates (Official name: United Arab Emirates) is a federal state located on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It consists of seven Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Umm Al Quwain, and Ras Al Khaimah). UAE is bordered by the Arabian/Persian Gulf from north and northwest, By Saudi Arabia from south and west, by Oman from east and south. The total land area of the Emirates is around 71,023.6 km2, including some islands in the Gulf. The territorial sea area is about 27,624.9 km2.

The Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate with a land area of 67,340 km2, accounting for 84% of the country’s total land area. This Emirate witnessed a mass development over the past 40 years, due to the abundance of oil and natural gas resources.

Dubai is the second largest Emirate. It was established in 1833 when a group of people from the tribe of Bani Yas settled in Al-Khor, led by Al Maktoum. Dubai’s economy relies mainly on trade, services, funding, and tourism sectors. Dubai is featured by its cultural diversity, prominent landmarks, and having millions of visitors each year.

This area containing the seven Emirates has been the domain of Arab tribes and families over history. Nevertheless, it was culturally influenced by the Persian culture due to its proximity to Iran.

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Map of the UAE. @Fanack

In the 18th century, Portugal and The Netherlands extended their dominance in this area. However, this situation changed due to the growth of the British naval power there. By 1892, Britain signed a chain of treaties with the Sheikhdoms of the Gulf. According to these treaties, the sheikhs of the Gulf promised and agreed not to make any agreements or communications with any other force except the British government. In return, the British took the burden of defending the region against any external aggression. These treaties preserved the peace of the naval route and set the stage for the emergence of the Trucial States. In 1968, the British government declared its intention to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971.

In July 1971, the leaders of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah decided to form the United Arab Emirates. On the 2nd of December 1971, the establishment of an independent Sovereign federal state was announced officially. On the 10th of February 1972, Ras Al Khaimah joined the federation, and with that, the federation was complete with its seven Emirates.

Since then, the federation lived in a lasting competition between Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi and Al Maktoum in Dubai. However, foreign events similar to the Gulf war (1990 – 1991) and the ongoing territorial conflict with Iran contributed to further reinforcing the political unity of Emirates.

The population is estimated at 9.771 million according to the estimates of 2019. Expatriates comprise about 87.9% of the total population. According to 2015 estimates, expatriates from south Asia account for 59.4% of the total population (38.2% Indians, 9.5% Bengals, 9.4% Pakistanis, 2.3% other nationalities). Other ethnic groups include Egyptians who account for 10.2% and Philippines who account for 6.1%. The remaining nationalities account for 12.8%.

Arabic is the official language. English however is widely used. Among the other languages used in Emirates are Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog and Persian.

Islam is the official religion of the state, but it is also allowed to practice other religious beliefs. Emirates has a lot of churches and religious temples, where different nationalities practice their different liturgies.

The UAE dirham is the official currency, and it is officially linked to the USD. Natural resources include oil and natural gas.

Regarding the military, Emirate is ranked 45th out of 138 countries included in the Global Firepower index report for 2020.

The media environment in the UAE has a lot of local Emirati media outlets and major international news providers, which operate alongside each other in a cosmopolitan environment. Emirates holds an international position providing it with the opportunity to operate as a media center in the region. Nevertheless, the restrictive media legislation that has been in force since 1980 led to implementing a severe oppression on the media environment. Emirates ranks 131th out of 180 counties included in the “Reporters without Borders” free press index for 2020.

The list of prominent Emirati faces includes Sheikh Sheikh Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the new face in the Emirati leadership Sheikh Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed and the diplomatic politician Yousef Al Otaiba.

Football is the most revered and watched sport in the country, despite holding still to the traditional sports of the region, such as hawks and camel racing. The Emirati national football team had qualified for the World Cup in 1990. It also won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2013. Emirates has hosted the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2003.

The UAE maintains a desert climate. Winter is warm and sunny, while summer is hot and humid. It is more mild and cool in the eastern mountains. Emirates in its whole is a desert, which means it has vast areas of sand. The important oases are located in Al-Ain, 100 miles away (160 km) from east of Abu Dhabi.

Emirates is full of exciting attractions for visitors; from modern buildings to the cultural mystic spots to many amazing cities. This allows the country to be one of the hottest spots for tourists. The list of the most famous tourist destinations includes Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which is the longest high building in the world with a height of 800m. The list includes also Palm Jumeirah Island which is considered the biggest industrial island in the world and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

Driving vehicles is right sided, similar to the rest of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The UAE time zone is (GMT+4). The international calling code is +971.

Further Reading

Page with a chronological overview of the country file articles published on the Chronicle website.
For almost a century, the territory which today makes up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell under Great Britain's sphere of influence. Peace treaties laid the basis for British rule in the Gulf, in exchange for which London promi...
Basic facts and figures regarding the politics, geography, population, and economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
An overview of the UAE's geography, including its state borders, local climate, and natural resources.
Fanack provides an overview of the UAE's governance and politics, with an overview of its different branches of government and governance challenges.
The concept of human rights has become a well-known and widely accepted term to use. An overview of human rights in the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE used its oil revenues (discovered in the early 1960s) and a growing network of commercial and financial ties to attract global investment, skilled expatriate professionals, and migrant workers to achieve phenomenal economi...
More than any other country on the Arabian Peninsula, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are known for their skyscrapers, luxurious shopping malls and tourist centres. The traditional Arab culture, which forms the backbone of the UAE'...
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