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The bliss of cricket She picked up tunes from ordinary people Defence notes
Meals for students The Supreme Court ruling directing all States and Union Territories to implement the mid-day meal scheme in schools by September 1, 2004, is timely and needs to be enforced in the right spirit. Its decision to make Chief Secretaries responsible for the effective implementation of the scheme is also welcome because this is expected to spur the officials into action. Over the years, several studies have revealed that the mid-day meal scheme plays a vital role in checking the dropout rate in schools. A mid-day meal is not only an attraction to the poor to send their children to school but also improves their health. If Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have achieved a higher level of literacy, mid-day meal is one of the reasons. In Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, the dropout rate of girls in schools has reduced by 50 per cent because of this scheme as it effectively addresses issues relating to school enrolment, retention and learning levels. No doubt, problems have come to the fore in the implementation of the scheme in some states like Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, but these are mostly because of the administrative lapses. Snags which can be ironed out should not hold up the scheme, which can mean a lot to children who have no access to education. The Supreme Court has rightly taken note of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayees statement that the mid-deal meal scheme would be extended to Class 10 as a national programme. It has asked the Centre to submit concrete proposals within two months. If it is made a national programme, it would call for a higher budgetary allocation. As recommended by the Abhijit Sen Committee, the Centre should contribute to the recurring costs of mid-day meals. Estimates suggest that with just Rs 2,900 crore a year, which is 0.2 per cent of the GDP, the Centre should not find it difficult to chip in. |
Miracle Imperfect The landslide victory of the African National Congress in South Africa's third election to the National Assembly was only to be expected. After all it was the ANC's over fifty fighting years that resulted in the dismantling of apartheid in 1994 and ushering in of democracy under the inspiring leadership of Mr Nelson Mandela. In the years since then, which saw not only the end of white minority dominance but also the emergence of a new African consciousness in the world's racially most-oppressed country, Mr Mandela handed the presidential baton to Mr Thabo Mbeki. The ANC under Mr Mbeki taking 70 per cent of the vote and 279 seats in the 400-member parliament underscores that its appeal is not only undimmed but that its appeal as the dominant force for public good prevails across the country's political and ethnic fault-lines. Despite the two-thirds majority won by his party, President Mbeki has assured that no drastic constitutional changes would be pushed through. This should be comforting to his opponents, especially the white-led Democratic Alliance, which came a distant second with 50 seats, and the Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party of Mr Mangosuthu Buthelezi which bagged 28 seats. However, the Alliance which made efforts to woo black voters, has improved by 4 per cent over its votes in the 1999 elections, with the gains reported to be at the expense of the fragmented opposition. On the other hand, it may also mean greater acceptance of the white-led party for its pragmatic adaptation to majority rule. The massive mandate in an election remarkably free of the kind of violence that marked the last two polls also suggests voter expectations are still high; and that most black people attribute poverty, disease and hardship to the legacy of the long white rule. They expect life to get better, and soon. It is in response to this that the famous musician, Hugh Masekela asked voters to be patient with the "Miracle Imperfect" that is South African democracy. Its not whether you get knocked down; its whether you get up. |
Nepal in trouble NEPAL is in deep turmoil. The countryside is smeared with blood as a result of the eight-year-old Maoist rebellion. According to some estimates, the Maoists control more than 40 per cent of Nepals territory and 20 to 25 per cent of its population. They are intensely active in 73 of the 75 districts of the Himalayan Kingdom. Nearly 9,000 persons, many of them innocent children, women and old people, have lost their lives. Urban Nepal is in chaos and disorder as a result of the past 20 days of massive protests by political parties led by Nepali Congress and the Nepal Communist Party-United Marxist Leninist. Only the Kings party, the Rastriya Prajatantrik Party (RPP), is keeping away from this anti-King movement. Students and professional groups of teachers, doctors, journalists and lawyers have joined the protest. In order to suppress the protest movement, the government is alleging that the Maoists have infiltrated into it to make it violent. The government has imposed prohibitory orders and invoked anti-terrorist laws. Thousands have been mercilessly beaten, tear-gassed and taken into custody in violation of human rights. Some lives have also been lost. And yet the anti-regression movement is growing in strength and defiance every day. At the centre of this turmoil is King Gyanendras obstinate assertion to rule directly rather than reign constitutionally. He had taken powers into his hands illegitimately on October 4, 2003, after dissolving Parliament and dismissing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party. The King wrongfully invoked Article 127 of the Constitution and described the Prime Minister as incompetent to justify his unconstitutional move. The Maoists see no place for Monarchy in Nepal in their proposed New Peoples Democracy. They have been asking for a Constituent Assembly to draft a republican constitution for Nepal. The political parties since the October 4 Kings action, have initially been demanding the ending of constitutional regression, through the revival of Parliament and forming of a multi-party national government. According to the political parties, this will help sort out constitutional issues and create conditions for a negotiated resolution of the Maoist problem. With the Kings refusal to heed to them, the protest movement of the political parties is now moving towards the demand for a Constituent Assembly. Though formally, the parties still swear by constitutional monarchy, many senior leaders and youthful cadres are openly pleading for a Constituent Assembly and a Republic. Thus the Kings ambitions and arrogance have brought the Maoists and the democratic political parties closer, notwithstanding the otherwise serious differences among them with regard to their ideological objectives and operational methods. The legitimacy of King Gyanendras coming to power in June 2001 was always suspect in public perception, in the aftermath of the intriguing massacre of his brother, King Birendra, and other members of the royal family, including all possible royal successors. This legitimacy now stands more seriously eroded in the context of the Maoist rebellion and the political parties protest movement. Never before in Nepals history had the King been denounced in such strong and insulting terms as is being done these days, in Kathmandu and elsewhere. King Gyanendra thinks that he will be able to weather the storm in course of time. There are four critical components of his strategy in this respect. First is the loyalty of the Royal Nepal Army. The King hopes that through strong-arm methods he would be able to eliminate the political movement against him and tame the Maoists. He is emboldened in this thought because he has the support of the international community, particularly the US, India and China. These countries are also providing massive military reinforcements to the RNA to ensure that the Maoist revolution does not get an upper hand. The King is also banking upon the party leaders vulnerability to the lure of power and the contradictions that exist among themselves as also between them and the Maoists. And lastly, he is complacent about the mass support for the monarchy in the traditional sections of Nepali society. His recent orchestrated efforts to address public receptions in some of Nepals principal towns have created a self-perpetrated illusion that he enjoys widespread social support. The reality of Nepals political situation on the ground is, however, different from what the King thinks about it. The latest encounters between the Maoists and the RNA in Bhojpur, Beni Bazaar, Janakpur and Pashupati Nagar have clearly demonstrated the gaps in the RNAs capabilities and the resilience and ferocity of the Maoists. Assessments in the US, the UK and India are coming round to the view that the RNA cannot tame the Maoists in the foreseeable future, no matter how well it can be equipped through modern arms and training. The diplomatic community in Kathmandu has already started whispering such views. The statements attributed to the US and Indian Ambassadors during the last week bear a testimony to that. The EU diplomats are also strongly raising the question of human rights violations by the RNA. The King is further mistaken not only on the extent of popular support for the monarchy in Nepal, but also on the lure of power among the political leaders. The King has lost much of his credibility and the momentum of support for a republican order is growing so fast at the popular level that any leaders unprincipled co-option by the King would discredit that person instantaneously. The pace of developments is fast and the time is certainly not in favour of the King. Accordingly, his promise of elections within a year is not cutting much ice among his opponents. There are only two exit routes for him in the prevailing chaos in Nepal. One is that he revives Parliament, hands over power to the political parties, initiates an unconditional dialogue with the Maoists and unequivocally gives up his ambitions to exercise political power. There are no signs that King Gyanendra is thinking along these lines. He will, therefore, face a political upheaval along the lines that the monarchical panchayat system did in 1990. And the outcome of that upheaval would be the emergence of a republican political order in Nepal. There is an interesting historical parallel here. In 1950, Gyanendra had been illegitimately crowned as King by the Rana rulers of Nepal. He was then also supported by the US, the UK and other Western powers. Nepal experienced three months of turmoil and a political revolution that ended the Rana system. History seems to be going to repeat itself for King Gyanendra. At stake this time is the future of the Nepalese
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The bliss of cricket Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had expressed satisfaction that India and Pakistan were competing with bat and ball instead of exchanging bullets. Truer words could not have been spoken. The day our men in blue played their hearts out against men in green, it was as tense a time as during the four wars fought between the two arch-rivals. Cricket lovers skipped a heartbeat now and then. And swings of mood that went with every sixer or fall of an untimely wicket! Not surprising in this mausam of Indo-Pak series that roads were sans mad traffic. The toothless grandfather and the playful grandson, the corporate executive and the retail merchant, all were glued to the small screen at homes, eateries, movie halls or shops. Even in the vegetable markets they put up small screens, earning a living and still never missing out a single boundary or sixer! Amusing to see rickshawalas plying rickshaws with transistors on. In fact, the whole atmosphere was surcharged with Jeeto India Jeeto. Who would like to go to office on a day when the Saurav Ganguly team and the Rawalpindi Express clashed? All activity would come to a standstill. Papa promised a treat to the kids if India won. The housewife too would declare a holiday from household chores. Felt privileged to order home delivery of eatables. She must watch the game, though LBW, Clean Bowled et al may be all Greek to her. After all, she had to discuss the match with her kitty friends. Our teams victory! A moment worth million dollars. A lifetime experience. Hilarious yellings and blaring car stereos would be heard on the roads. Youngsters would blow tootis (toy trumpet) out of sheer glee. Their feet spontaneously danced to the dholak on popular Punjabi songs. Fans who literally breathed, ate and slept cricket expressed their deja vu through fireworks. God forbidding if the men in blue lost, seemed heavens had fallen on the earth. They felt like smashing TV sets. Some even slept empty stomach out of anguish. A cricket match, more so an Indo-Pak, becomes a question of life and death. The media deserves kudos! It captured the mood of passion rather frenzy by splashing striking pictures of alluring belles waving their dupattas (tricoloured, of course) to cheer the team. Ironically, these pictures displayed curves of their chiselled bodies more than dupattas. Photograph of a man getting haircut done on the roadside with a transistor in his hands makes a niche for itself in our heart. In fact, a nation gone all mast oblivious of endless problems glaring right in its face that is the bliss of cricket.
She picked up tunes from ordinary people
The nightingale of Punjab, Surinder Kaur, who even the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, dubbed the pioneer in popularising Punjabi folk music, has finally decided to settle down at Zirakpur, near Chandigarh. Though this is not the Punjab that I can call home, but I have decided to spend the last years of my life here, she says, as she sits at her rented home in Panchkula, looking over the layout of her house, under construction at Zirakpur in Punjab. She ruled the Punjabi music scene for almost three decades and every singer worth his voice wanted to cut an album with her. She has been the music company, HMVs leading star for years and has rendered her voice for duets, bhajan kirtan, and Sufi kalam. It is not without reason that when she went for a performance to Pakistan, the then Pakistani premier, Mr Nawaz Sharief, called her at his residence for a performance, and the media in Pakistan made endearing references to her in their headlines like Surinder Kaur peke aayi. Guru Nanak Dev University conferred on her a doctorate in the year 2002 though she has hardly had a formal education, other than in music. Says Surinder Kaur, Most of my life has been spent in Delhi. Born and brought up in Punjab, the part that is now on the other side of the border, I never thought of moving out of Delhi. But now, the pangs of being separated from my mitti began pulling me and I decided to build my house in Punjab, and spend the evening of my life here. She recalls how over the years, the political bigwigs in Punjab had made several public announcements regarding allotting her land in Punjab so that this doyen of Punjabi folk music could build a house here. A former Chief Minister, the late Mr Beant Singh, had announced that the Punjab Government would allocate me land in Punjab for my contribution to Punjabi folk tradition. Later, the then Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, while conferring on me the title of Singer of the Millennium, too had announced that a house be built for me. But I walked up on the stage and announced that I was averse to such political announcements, and will come here on my own, using my own resources. Having lent her voice to Bulle Shah and Shiv Kumar Batalvis verses, and poetry that still haunts the listener, music for this singer has been her sadhana and ibaadat. Her songs Maavan te dheeyan , Jutti Kasuri, paireen na poori, Madhaniyan, Kiven akhiyan che pavan kajra , or Ghaman di raat lammi hai jan mere geet have inspired generations of Punjabis. But it is disheartening that this foremost Punjabi folk performers work has not featured in any coherent reissue programmes, and she is under-represented. I still do my riyaaz daily, but now I also indulge in the ibaadat of the Almighty. But yes, I no longer hold concerts in India. Now people regard singers as tamaashbeen. There was a time that the singer would sit and perform, and would sway the crowds to get up and dance. Now the singer is expected to perform, while the audience sits back and gawk at them. I come from an era where the voice was important, how can I perform today, when the musical beats and body language are used to captivate the audiences attention, she says. Talking of her long journey, from a small girl in Lahore to international acclaim, by reviving the Punjabi folk tradition, Surinder Kaur recalls how her melodious voice captured her brothers attention while she was 12 years old. Even though my parents, who were devout Sikhs, were initially reluctant, they sent me to learn music from Master Inayat Hussain, a nephew of Bade Ghulam Ali Sahib. My elder sister, Prakash Kaur, was married by then, but her husband, too, encouraged her to learn the finer points of music. I still remember the day, August 31, 1943, when my first programme was aired on All India Radio, Lahore, and was widely appreciated. After partition, we moved to Ghaziabad, and I got married to Prof Joginder Singh Sodhi. And unlike most men, my husband, recognised my talent, and became my support system, when I started a parallel career as a playback singer, or when I went globe-trotting on numerous trips to Russia, Canada, France or anywhere else. He encouraged me to reach the zenith of my career, while he pursued his academic career, and took care of our three daughters. He groomed me completely, she says. The lady with the golden voice says that the reason for her enormous success is that she never gave up learning. A life well lived is when it has been a continuous learning process. The folk songs that I sang were learnt from my mother or other relatives, especially during weddings. But a lot of tunes and songs I picked up from unknown people, as they sat humming these tunes. I remember the time when I was called for a performance at a wedding in the royal family of Patiala. At the venue, I heard a group of marasins singing some songs. Even as my name was announced for my performance, I did not realise as I was so engrossed in listening to these women. It was later that I picked this up and came with my famous number, Jeeve dhola ni mera jeeve dhola a banna. She says that she is happy that her daughter, Dolly Guleria, is carrying the family tradition forward, and grand-daughter, Sunaini, too is following their footsteps. The three of them, had, in fact, cut a Punjabi album together in 1995 called Surinder Kaur- The Three Generations. |
Defence notes I ndia and Britain are to explore the possibility of setting up a joint force headquarters. The issue will be discussed at a meeting of the India-Britain Defence Consultative Group to be held in the next few weeks. The two will also finalise plans for holding a naval exercise. The joint headquarters is likely to be located either at Bangalore or Hyderabad. and function as a task force focussing on the top-end-tasks. Sources, however, said that the discussions were still at the preliminary stage but pointed out that both the countries were looking forward to it, specially keeping in mind the long-standing history of joint deployments. Incidentally, both India and Britain are a part of the UN peacekeeping mission and have been providing troops for such tasks in other countries. The two countries have also been holding joint exercises of the three forces and the latest round of naval exercise began off the coast of Chennai on April 17. Encroachment on
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In Naraina village in South-West Delhi, nine encroachers are sitting on almost 1.2 acres of the Army land. Following a protracted legal battle, the Army did manage to get orders from the High Court for the eviction of the encroachers from the piece of land, which now commands a prime price. However, what has stumped the Army now is the role of a senior politician. The Army was hoping to get the piece of land back after almost 25 years, but with the police not providing it the required security to remove the encroachments, it has come up against a wall. The police, on the other hand, says that its hands are tied as the politician has on
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation has managed to do grow vegetables during winter in Ladakh. Ladakhis used to laugh at the idea,. The DRDO has developed the polyhouse and trench cultivation techniques using local material, which is also affordable for farmers. While during winter green vegetables are grown by these techniques, in summer it helps in growing cucumber, bottle gourd, long melon and even summer squash.
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The Army is organising its annual Army Adventure Challenge Cup at Raiwala (Rishikesh) from April 27 to May 7 in which over 24 teams will participate. Six of these teams will then take part in the finals. This is a prestigious event held at the national level and comprises mountain cycling, hill running and white water rafting. The event commences with nine cyclists of each team competing on the 15-km stretch in the Chilla reserved forest on the state-of-the-art five geared mountain bikes and then the second leg comprises 11 km running up the jungle path of the Rajaji National Park and finally at Pulchatti the participants for 16 km rafting. |
When ones heart is pure, one would see God and no one could stop it. No church, no priest, nothing could keep a pure heart away from seeing God. Jesus Christ The Guru is the ladder, the boat, the raft for obtaining access to Gods Name. Guru Nanak The Paramatman is the sky which is stationary. Its reflections are not permanent. Just as the sky alone exists, so also the Paramatman, which is the Supreme Brahman, is the only reality. All the visible living things are only its reflections. Sri Rama O Lord of sacred knowledge! When the sages uttered the first and foremost speech, giving a name to the nameless, it was their best and purest, and revealed with love the Divine Secret that lay hidden in their hearts. The Vedas Ahura Mazda is the Lord of life and wisdom, light and the truth. Zarathushtra |
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dc.contributor.author | Buzan, Dan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sclaroff, Stan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kollios, George | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-20T04:19:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-10-20T04:19:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-04-23 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2144/1545 | |
dc.description.abstract | A system is described that tracks moving objects in a video dataset so as to extract a representation of the objects' 3D trajectories. The system then finds hierarchical clusters of similar trajectories in the video dataset. Objects' motion trajectories are extracted via an EKF formulation that provides each object's 3D trajectory up to a constant factor. To increase accuracy when occlusions occur, multiple tracking hypotheses are followed. For trajectory-based clustering and retrieval, a modified version of edit distance, called longest common subsequence (LCSS) is employed. Similarities are computed between projections of trajectories on coordinate axes. Trajectories are grouped based, using an agglomerative clustering algorithm. To check the validity of the approach, experiments using real data were performed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Boston University Computer Science Department | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | BUCS Technical Reports;BUCS-TR-2004-017 | en_US |
dc.title | Extraction and Clustering of Motion Trajectories in Video | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |


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Haerurahman, Fariansyah (2010) ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN ANTARA BANK DANAMON Tbk DANBANK RAKYAT INDONESIA Tbk. Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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This study aims to compare the financial performances of Danamon bank Tbk and bank RakyatIndonesia Tbk in 2004-2008. The analisys tool used in this study was financial ratio. The financial ratio consists of Caapital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Operational Cost Ratio (BOPO), and Loan to Deposito Ratio (LDR). The calculation result of Danamon Bank Tbk and Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk in 2004-2008 were compared to Standard ratio of Indonesia bank. The best standard of Bank Rakyat Indonesia were CAR 8%, ROA 1,5%, ROE 11%, BOPO 92%, LDR 85% - 110; then, the result of financial ratio of Danamon Bank was compared to financial ratio of bank Rakyat Indoensia in order to know the better financial performance of both banks. The analysis showed that the entire financial performances of Danamon Bank Tbk and Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk in 2004-2008 were upon the best standard of Indonesia Bank,the comparison result of financial performances showed that Danamon Bank Tbk had a better financial performance than Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk, Saw of ratio solvabilitas and ratio liquidity, then ratio rentability of Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk had a better financial than ratio rentability of Danamon Bank Tbk.
Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
Divisions: | Faculty of Economic > Department of Management |
Depositing User: | Rayi Tegar Pamungkas |
Date Deposited: | 18 Apr 2012 02:42 |
Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2012 02:42 |
URI: | http://eprints.umm.ac.id/id/eprint/2363 |
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Summary: Prion-inhibition and propagation
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This N-terminal region, HeLo, has a prion-inhibitory effect in cis on its own prion-forming domain (PFD) and in trans on HET-s prion propagation [1]. The domain is found exclusively in the fungal kingdom. Its structure, as it occurs in the HET-s/HET-S proteins, consists of two bundles of alpha-helices that pack into a single globular domain [1]. The domain boundary determined from its structure and from protease-resistance experiments overlaps with the C-terminal prion-forming domain of HET-s (PF11558 [2]. The HeLo domains of HET-s and HET-S are very similar and their few differences (and not the prion-forming domains) determine the compatibility-phenotype of the fungi in which the proteins are expressed. The mechanism of the HeLo domain-function in heterokaryon-incompatibility is still under investigation, however the HeLo domain is found in similar protein architectures as other cell death and apoptosis-inducing domains. The only other HeLo protein to which a function has been associated is LopB from L. maculans [3]. Although its specific role in L. maculans is unknown, LopB- mutants have impaired ability to form lesions on oilseed rape. The HeLo domain is not related to the HET domain (PF06985) which is another domain involved in heterokaryon incompatibility.
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Greenwald J, Buhtz C, Ritter C, Kwiatkowski W, Choe S, Maddelein ML, Ness F, Cescau S, Soragni A, Leitz D, Saupe SJ, Riek R;, Mol Cell. 2010;38:889-899.: The mechanism of prion inhibition by HET-S. PUBMED:20620958 EPMC:20620958
Balguerie A, Dos Reis S, Ritter C, Chaignepain S, Coulary-Salin B, Forge V, Bathany K, Lascu I, Schmitter JM, Riek R, Saupe SJ;, EMBO J. 2003;22:2071-2081.: Domain organization and structure-function relationship of the HET-s prion protein of Podospora anserina. PUBMED:12727874 EPMC:12727874
Fedorova ND, Badger JH, Robson GD, Wortman JR, Nierman WC;, BMC Genomics. 2005;6:177.: Comparative analysis of programmed cell death pathways in filamentous fungi. PUBMED:16336669 EPMC:16336669
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Seed source: | Pfam-B_407 (release 25.0) |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Domain |
Author: | Greenwald J, Coggill P |
Number in seed: | 65 |
Number in full: | 227 |
Average length of the domain: | 189.70 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 16 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 32.69 % |
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Arbitrage and the law of one price in the market for American depository receipts
Alsayed, Hamad and McGroarty, Frank (2012) Arbitrage and the law of one price in the market for American depository receipts. Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, 22, (5), 1258-1276. (doi:10.1016/j.intfin.2012.07.002).
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Ours is the fi�rst paper to highlight pairs trading as the main price-correcting mechanism by which arbitrage can maintain stock-ADR parity. We show that arbitraging stock-ADR pairs extracts small per-trade pro�fits which accumulate to a substantial aggregate return. The observed strong tendency of pricing disequilibria to mean-revert, along with the two-way convertibility between stocks and ADRs, mean that arbitrageurs face minimal risks toward price divergence. They do, however, face uncertainty about the duration of individual trades. The magnitude of this uncertainty relates directly to the profi�t target arbitrageurs set after a long/short position is established. This fact can explain why some disequilibria go unexploited. Overall, our work provides evidence against automatically e�fficient prices, and supports the view that mispricings incentivize arbitrageurs to enforce market efficiency.
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ISSNs: | 1042-4431 (print) |
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Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Business and Law > Southampton Management School > Finance |
ePrint ID: | 341222 |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2012 11:08 |
Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2014 20:23 |
URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/341222 |
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Tue, 01/25/2011What does it mean? Gotta be honest - at first I thought, in the way that sponsors get stadiums named after them, that there was maybe a town sponsored by Dairy Queen that they named after their new offering, the Cheesequake™. Not the case, at all. Cheesequake, NJ is a real place! Maybe some of you are from there. The part we drove through was lovely. It didn't live up to the wonder of its name, but maybe that's okay. I don't know if anything could.
We'll be at Kitsunekon in Appleton, WI from February 25th-27th! We don't usually make it out to that neck of the woods, so hopefully we'll be meeting a bunch of new faces. Come say hi! We'll bring books and more.
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Fixing a Broken Heart
Chapter Nine I felt nervous. Standing in front of Father Jim's apartment, I was all too suddenly at a loss. Arvin had convinced me that I should continue my nightly visits with my priest friend—and brother. Arvin said that if I suddenly stopped doing the usual, my parents would start asking. Besides, he said, there was no reason for me not to see Father Jim again; if anything, I needed to see him because he's my brother. I was already thinking along those lines. I guess I just needed to hear it from someone else. Especially my best friend. I wonder when he started being the mature one. If Arvin would hear me now, I could already imagine what he'd tell me. "Since forever." I chuckled a bit at the thought. Still, that didn't help my nervousness one bit. I could still feel a giant hammer pounding inside my chest.
There were no lights in the apartment, but I knew that beforehand. I was simply buying time, thinking if I should back out before the last minute comes. I felt like I should do this, and at the same time I shouldn't. That was right. I was torn in two, and it was the first time that I felt like this. How many times can a man say that at one point in his life he had felt like doing two particular things that are polar opposites of each other both at the same time? It's like seeing someone you hadn't seen for a long time and having the urge to both kiss and sucker punch him. Wanting and not wanting. It didn't even feel like a to-be-or-not-be kind of situation. It was more like "I am and I am not." It didn't make sense. It was frustrating. It was insane. I'm not turning Mr. Hyde now, am I?
I sat on the sidewalk. There were still a lot of parishioners in the church from what I could see from my spot. Father Jim, what with his priestly garment, easily stuck out from the congregation. I considered what to say to him—what to call him. He was my older brother, and I was supposed to call him "Kuya." But it felt weird. It made me feel awkward much more than calling him "Father" did. I tried to get over this feeling, but I couldn't. I wanted to, but I didn't know how. It didn't feel like a puzzle to be solved. It felt like a mountain to be moved. I remember what Father Jim used to say whenever we talked about problems in general. Have faith like a mustard seed.
Can I really move this mountain?
It seemed like hours before the parishioners filtered out of the church. In the end, I was stuck on my spot because I simply didn't know what to do. What do Westerners call it? Like a deer caught in headlights. Indecision paralyzed me. I stayed rooted, speechless. It was a good thing the driver didn't barrel ahead. He stopped completely in front of me. I couldn't help but return the smile he gave me although mine was a nervous one. He sat next to me, and we stayed silent in each other's company. For how long a time, I didn't know, the occasional passing of cars and the singing of the crickets making a perfect background.
After a few minutes, he asked, "Do you want to go inside?" His timing was perfect.
I found that it had helped me—staying out there with him doing nothing. It was like he was trying to assure me he'd always be there even if there was nothing I could and would do for him. At least, that was how it felt to me. It was that feeling that made me say "Sure." It was that feeling that made me want to go inside his apartment with him. I found I was whole again. I wasn't torn in two anymore.
Other than the obvious little space between us, everything was the same. We sat in his living room, drinking coke and eating some of the stuffs the parishioners brought for him. It had always made me wonder why he wasn't gaining weight yet.
"Do you..." Father Jim started to ask but trailed off. He tried again. "Do you think you could call me 'Kuya'?"
"To be honest, it would take a lot of time..." I said, then added, "Kuya."
"Well, that's a nice start, isn't it?"
"I still love my brother." He knew who I was referring to.
"Zack, calling me 'kuya' doesn't mean Brian isn't your kuya anymore. And I'm glad that you're not just turning your back to him."
"I know... it's just that..." I tried my all. I did everything I could think of to explain my turmoil. But nothing came of it. Nothing. In utter desperation, I clutched at my brother's clothes and said the only words that kept bubbling in my mind, though I knew that they were meaningless compared to what I was really feeling inside. "I don't know what to do!" And that was it. It was like someone had punched a hole through my defenses, and I was immediately releasing days worth of tears. I just couldn't stop crying anymore. I was, in an instant, a lost child, drowned in misery and confusion. I tried so hard to stop, but it only caused me hiccups. I was vaguely aware of... Kuya Jim's arms around me as I cried with my arms wrapped around my knees. He started rubbing my head and massaging the back of my neck, and I soon became lost in my own thoughts, my crying reduced to sniffles.
There was something in his touch that made me realize a lot of things. In order to be stronger, I have to be broken down so that I could build myself up into a stronger individual. Building is a process, slow and sometimes painful. This time, though, I realized that I wouldn't be alone. No, I certainly didn't want to be alone. Not when I was having a Humpty Dumpty moment.
I didn't know what happened. In only a matter of minutes, seconds even, it was like nothing had ever occurred between Father—no—Kuya Jim and me. Well, no, that wasn't right. Something happened, but it had just become like one of the everyday occurrences that we experience. The whole I'm-adopted-thing was suddenly behind me, at least, between Kuya Jim and me. I couldn't say the same concerning my parents. Most especially Brian, my Kuya Brian. Although I had suddenly found happiness with my newly discovered older brother, it didn't feel complete. No, I knew my happiness wasn't complete. Maybe I was being selfish in thinking this way, but I didn't just want Kuya Jim, I wanted Kuya Brian too. I wanted to have all of them.
I did realize, though, that by thinking of Father Jim as 'Kuya' everytime he comes to my mind, I would soon lose the awkwardness that calling him that way makes me feel.
I said goodbye to him around ten o'clock because I knew he'd be early at the hospital tomorrow. I was surprised he was even here. But you know what they say. Duty to God first. I really didn't know how they do it. I mean, doesn't it get tiring?
* * * * *
My curfew had always been at twelve during vacations or school breaks. I guess you could say that I've got pretty cool parents. But I wouldn't dwell on that.
I knew my best friend would still be up at this time—he's a night owl—so I decided to drop by and see what he's doing. And maybe catch Max and him going at it. That would have been hot. Steaming hot. I was pretty sure he told me he'd spend the day with me today, but he didn't say anything about the night. If Max wasn't there right now, I won't eat rice for a whole week. I swear.
"Hey, Tito... Jen," I greeted. They were both watching late night TV. Not waiting for anyone's response, I made my way up to Arvin's room. It was dark, and sure enough, Max was there. They were both curled up on Arvin's bed and to my disappointment, just talking. It was The Calling singing in the background, Arvin's favorite. Both of them looked up at me when I went in. "Am I interrupting something?" I asked, almost singing it. I jumped in between them and gave both of them a grin.
"Didn't we just see each other hours ago, Zack?"
"Who says I'm here to see you? I'm here to see Max. Right, Maxi?"
"Sure, Sieggie." Max and I burst out laughing. If I had known Max liked Soul Calibur as much as I did, I would have befriended him a long time ago. His favorite character was Maxi because of the name, obviously. Mine was Siegfried because the guy had a really big weapon. No pun intended. Both of us, being halfway between a beginner and a god, liked to play against each other and, yeah, harass the hell out of beginners. Although I sure did have my ass handed back to me yesterday. Man, I'm never going to be playing that game again. So help me god.
"Well, I'm just glad that you're in a better mood now," Arvin said.
For a couple of minutes, we just laid there, me sandwiched between both of my friends. There was something in the silence. It wasn't uncomfortable. It was relaxed. I wasn't jealous of Max anymore although I do admit of being envious. There was a big difference between the two for me. While I don't wish to take Arvin from Max anymore, I envied what they have. For now, though, I'm going to do my best to be content with what I have. For now.
"Were you guys going to do something before I came?" I asked. I continued, giggling, "Of course, I'm not just asking if you were going to have sex. Were you going to watch a movie? Play chess, perhaps."
"Perhaps you should leave," Arvin answered.
"No, really. Did I interrupt something? I'm gonna leave now if I did."
Max put an arm on my chest. Dude, you're going to make my sex-deprived organ hard. "We were just hanging out, Zack. Chill. Let's go home together."
"Uh, Max, don't you go the other way?"
"Yeah. I meant that we should leave together. I don't wanna see my boyfriend jacking off."
"You're a hypocrite, Maxi. Even so, I don't share the same opinion. I'm gonna stay here and wait for him to come. Cum, hehe... You can go home by yourself." Max's arm on my chest tensed up, and he never retorted back. It took me a moment to realize what I just said to him. I just came out to him! I just came out to him, and I didn't mean to. My tongue seemed to have retreated to the back of my throat. I couldn't say anything, and Arvin was of no help either. I think he was waiting for what was going to happen next. "Shit... I... Max, I... I don't know what to say."
"You!" Max said sharply, slapping my chest. "I've been tripping all over myself trying not to do so much gay stuff in front of you when you were just like me all along."
"I'm gay too, remember?" Arvin piped up.
"Shut up! I'm trying to be mad here, and you're not helping." Max said, sitting up. Arvin and I followed suit.
"Seriously, Max," I said, "I just didn't want you to think that I'm after Arvin all along. I mean, I was but not anymore. And look what that just did to egomaniac. The guy's so full of himself." We both turned to look at Arvin who was puffing his chest out a la Johnny Bravo. Unfortunately, Johnny's biceps had more size than his chest. I better keep that line catalogued somewhere. That was downright funny, and I would certainly use that in the future. "He thinks we're fighting over him."
"We had been, a while back, yes. What do you say we do to him, Sieggie?"
"You know what, Maxi."
"Hey, no more pranks. You two better get out of my house now and go home. It's almost your curfew."
"We could sleep here. Right, Max?"
"Go home."
"Hey, babe, when was the last time your dad saw you naked?"
With that said, Max and I pulled Arvin down until we had him secured on the bed, lying face down. It was a tough struggle, but what are the odds of one winning against two? I knew Arvin wished he had more clothes on. His T-shirt and boxers were not exactly much of a challenge. With one pull, the boxers were off. I had to stop myself from drooling when I saw his ass. Max gave me a knowing grin. The T-shirt proved to be quite a job. Arvin knew he was going to lose, but he wasn't going down without a fight. And fight he did. I almost tore it had I not known he liked wearing that tee too much. It was his all-around T-shirt.
"Hehe... Naked as the day he was born," I said, pinching his ass. "Max, I think we're going to have to carry him out of the room."
Arvin's protests were ignored. His wiggling under us went unnoticed.
"Do we carry him face down or up?"
"Up!" I said with a laugh. "I get the feet. You get the hands."
"Babe, your best friend is a perv. A big one!"
It was a sight. Arvin's dick flopped and flopped while he wiggled and wiggled in our grasp as we carried him to the end of the hall. I was admittedly having quite a stiff problem down there, which I will take care of when I get home. The moment Arvin was down on the floor, Max and I sprinted to the room locking the door behind us. I knew Arvin would be grumbling later, but it was all in good fun. He'll come around. He knocked softly on the door, and Max and I immediately burst out into giggles. He wasn't banging on the door, meaning, he knew that if he did that, his dad would come up and see what was going on, plus, the neighbors would be roused from their sleep. He spent a good five minutes wearing his knuckles out.
"I so hate you guys right now! Where the hell are my clothes?"
I handed his clothes to him, which he snatched from my hands. Max and I snickered at him.
"Wow. I am so happy it's already eleven-thirty," Arvin said in a really flat tone, his arms spread and each item of clothing in either of his hands.
"Well, we're not," I told him with a grin, "How about a sleepover?"
"Maybe next year. Or probably five years from now." He turned to Max. "And you, Mr. Cohort, won't have sex as long as I live."
"That's pretty hard to believe considering you haven't worn even your boxers yet."
Arvin jumped into his boxers. "Happy now?"
"No. Not really."
We talked some more before Max and I had to leave. You know, just making plans. Nothing final yet. Right then, I felt like I had all the time in the world. I felt like enjoying myself. I hope I'm not doing the wrong thing here. I mean, what if I'm just trying to bury my problems somewhere instead of confronting them? For some reason, though, something about this felt right. Something had definitely changed. I was slowly reverting back into the former carefree me. Maybe in time I could even put everything behind me. The only question was how.
"Zack, I'm really glad you're in a better mood now. Even though it was at my expense."
I laughed. "Well, it was thanks to you. We talked," I told Arvin. I didn't want to be cryptic in front of Max, but I didn't see any other choice. They kissed each other good night and out in the streets at that. Wow. These two, I only wonder what they're going to do when they get caught. Arvin and I hugged, and we all parted ways. This was definitely a day to be remembered. I still felt a blush creeping up my neck remembering Arvin's line this morning. I'd feel naked without you. I think that's the best thing anyone had ever said to me. What brought that on anyway?
* * * * *
I found Brian in the living room watching "A Time to Kill." I decided to stick around this time. After all, Matthew McConaughey was just ahh! That was what Arvin said it was, right? When something's got you so awestruck and you can't find a word for it, just say "ahh!" That guy's really goofy sometimes. It was a little irritating to watch the movie with Brian, though, because he kept commenting about how that scene was totally not in line with the book, how this character was saying someone else's line, and how everything was just so screwed up. It had become so different from the book. As if I cared. I just sat with him on the floor, leaning on him and rolling my eyes at him.
"Wake up, Z. I can't carry you anymore." I wasn't really asleep. I was merely closing my eyes. Ok, I admit I nodded off a few times, but he would have none of it. He kept shaking me everytime he saw my eyes closed. I really wanted to sleep already, but—I don't know how to explain it—I just wanted to be with my brother for a little while longer. I hope I'm not being too clingy. He never sent me to my room. I hope I'm not trying to read into that too much. And what did he say? I can't carry you anymore. Did he mean he would still carry me if he can?
It reminded me of the time when I was only ten years old. Brian was only two years older than I was, but he was already a head taller than me. I remembered thinking that that sucked so much since everybody thought I would be really short. I guess, back then, I should've known that I was adopted, but I was only a kid. Anyway, whenever I fell asleep somewhere in the house, Brian always said that he was the one who carried me to my room. I always believed him. Still do. Although now that I was catching up with him in the height department, there was no way he could carry me like he used to. A piggyback ride would do, though. I'd love to feel like a kid again. I'd love to feel like cartoons and action figures were the most important part of my life again. If only everything was that simple.
Now that it felt ok to be Kuya Jim's little brother, I hoped I could still be Kuya Brian's little brother forever, no matter how selfish that might sound. They said kids are selfish by nature. I wouldn't mind being a kid again.
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Don't think as a parent that you can be alienated? You are wrong. Women need to wise up as well as men. There are judges and attorneys out there that will do whatever they can to violate your rights as a parent, an American, and as a human being. Step up and become aware.
The third Annual Demons in Adoption Awards is now open for voting. Pound Pup Legacy has a great list of nominees this year. From Scott and Karen Banks for their actions in American Samoa to Bethany Christian Services for their actions in continuing coercion in CPCs, it is all there. Pick your favorite demon. My favorite is LDS Family Services.
CPC's are not just right wing or left wing. It crosses both sides of the fence. Adoption is not the panacea of abortion.
How many adoptees have faced medical misconceptions in regards to adoption? Many of us have grumbled about this issue for decades. We want to hear our medical history from our parents. We do not want to hear it from the state.
Does coercion exist in abortion and adoption? Yes it does. Some say adoption has changed. I say it has not. It has just gotten more sneaky and subtle.
Why has no one asked an adoptee for their thoughts about the abortion vs. adoption argument? Both the fetus and the adoptee lose on this argument.


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The fire went to 3-Alarms. Large structure fires with several houses involved due to high winds and exposure. Houses were located right on beach.
Several homeowners arrested when they tried to re-enter buildings after being told not to do so. Cause under investigation.


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Dhulkhed, M H and Annigeri, G G (1988) Marine Fish Calendar. 10. Karwar. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 88 . pp. 1-13.
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Karwar is situated almost at the northernmost (Lat. 14°50' N and Long. 74°03' E) tip of the Karnataka coast. It is the district headquarters of Uttar Kannada. The coastline extending from Majali in the north to Kasaragod in the south was once famous for rampart (shore seine) fishing till the advent of this decade. This part of the coast was called the 'mackerel coast'. The fishing in the Karwar area is based by and large on the purse seiners. As such the fish calendar is prepared on the fish landings of this gear only and the data covered is from 1981 through 1985.
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Marine fish calendar; Karwar; Purse Seiners; Tunas; Oil sardine |
Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fisheries Resources Marine Fisheries |
Divisions: | CMFRI-Karwar |
ID Code: | 3190 |
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Deposited On: | 21 Sep 2010 13:54 |
Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2010 13:54 |
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