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Extreme Observations and Diversification in Latin American Emerging Equity Markets

This paper focuses on the tails of the unconditional distribution of Latin American emerging markets stock returns. The paper explores their implications for portfolio diversification according to the safety first principle. The paper also finds that the Latin American emerging markets have significantly fatter tails than industrial markets, especially, the...

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White papers

Biograph: Pancreatic Carcinoma

A middle-aged man presented with acute epigastric pain. An abdominal CT was performed and showed streaks of fat around the body and tail of the pancreas, consistent with acute pancreatitis. Additional findings included a somewhat bulky pancreas head without any focal hypodensities. The patient was referred for an FDG PET/CT...

Tags: Siemens AG, tail, SUV, patient

Case studies 2005-11-28

A New Reality: The Q Has Lost Its tail

It has been observed that due to rapid technological advancement the quality factor has slowly lost its importance. Organizations are realizing that having effective and efficient processes and providing high quality products and services, while necessary, are not sufficient to survive long term. They are also realizing that customer focus...

Tags: tail, Total Quality Management, performance

White papers 2003-01-01

Building Truss Roofs the Safe Way

The paper focuses on preassembling of truss roof sections on the ground that decreases risk and saves time. A veteran builder can describes this step-by-step method. The girder truss or hip girder is the backbone of the hip roof truss assembly; most roofs require a double girder truss. Attached to...

Tags: Hanley Wood, tail

White papers 2001-12-01

An Advanced Buffet Load Alleviation System

This paper described the development of advanced buffet load alleviation BLA system that utilizes distributed piezoelectric actuators in conjunction with an active rudder to reduce the structural dynamic response of the F/A-18 aircraft vertical tails to buffet loads. The BLA system was defined analytically with a detailed finite-element-model of the...

Tags: NASA, tail

White papers 2001-04-26

Additional Resources

The discreet charm of the new politicos

"My dear, they looked too extraordinary. They had been having one of their ridiculous club dinners and they were all wearing coloured tail-coats - a sort of livery. 'My dears,' I said to them, 'you look like a lot of most disorderly footmen.'" The speaker is Anthony...

Articles 2008-05-07

Amerigo Q1 08 Results

Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARG) ("Amerigo" or the "Company") reported today results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Significant events are as follows: - Net earnings after tax in Q1-2008 were $6,383,012 compared to $5,551,282 in Q1-2007. - Earnings per share for the quarter were 7 cents, compared to...

Articles 2008-05-07

Trevali Completes Santander tailings Resource Definition Program

Trevali Resources Corp. ("Trevali" or the "Company") (CNQ: ZINC)(PINK SHEETS: TREVF)(FRANKFURT: 4T1) is pleased to announce that outstanding borehole assay results from the tailings resource definition program at its Santander Zn-Pb-Ag project, located in the province of Huaral, west-central Peru, indicates the presence of a potentially large bulk-tonnage and low-cost...

Articles 2008-05-07

European stock markets rise on coat-tails of Wall Street

LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets rallied on Wednesday as dealers took their cue from Wall Street gains and digested a fresh batch of positive earnings news. In late morning trade, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies won 0.66 percent to 6,256.20 points. Frankfurt's...

Articles 2008-05-07

Committee is formed to check mine stability

The committee has been formed that will pick an engineering firm to look into the seismic stability of Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.'s old south tailings impoundment. The Salt Lake County Council voted Tuesday in favor of forming a committee that will be represented by people from Magna's...

Articles 2008-05-07

National Survey Reveals tail-End Boomers Avoid Participating in Parents' Estate Planning

Survey by LegalZoom.com Finds that Younger Boomers Avoid their Parents' Estate Planning, while Older Boomers are More Likely to Discuss and Participate in the Process LOS ANGELES -- A new national survey commissioned by LegalZoom.com, the leading online legal document and filing service, reveals that the creation of...

Articles 2008-05-06

High River Updates on Status of Berezitovy Gold Mine Commissioning

High River Gold Mines Ltd. ("High River" or "the Company") (TSX: HRG)is pleased to provide an update on the status of the Berezitovy Gold Mine commissioning. The Berezitovy Gold Mine, located in the Amur region of Russia, is owned 99% by High River and 1% by the Russian government. Reserves...

Articles 2008-05-06

Aurus Conducts Exploration

Aurus Corp. (PINKSHEETS: AURC) announces thatit is presently conducting further tests on its reserves in theJagodninsky district of the Magadan region. Strip mining is being made todetermine the reserves of gold. ''Skilled technicians are conducting the work by new digging technics,''states Mr Dovgan, president, who adds,''This region is well...

Articles 2008-05-06

Concise Crossword #6724

Across 1__Centre of a storm (3) 3__Expensive (4) 5__Speaks untruthfully (4) 8__Lift (8) 9__Projection (4) 11__On the other hand (13) 12__Rely (6) 14__Shut (6) ...

Articles 2008-05-05

Lundin Mining Announces Plant Expansion at Neves-Corvo

Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: LUN)(NYSE: LMC)(OMX: LUMI) is pleased to announce the construction of an additional circuit within the existing copper plant at the Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal to recover copper and zinc currently lost to tailings. Since the start of production at Neves-Corvo in...

Articles 2008-05-05

Firm pitches idea for a uranium mill

Mancos Resources Inc. presented the Utah Radiation Control Board in its meeting Friday with a uranium mill proposal for an "isolated" location six miles northwest of the Green River area in Emery County. Mancos is owned by Canadian-based Bluerock Resources Ltd., which has one operating mine, one...

Articles 2008-05-05

Kobe now a picture of clutch

LOS ANGELES -- He was just a kid back then. Proud, eager, nearly invulnerable -- or so it seemed to him. Even in 1997, when yet a teen, Kobe Bryant had the world by the tail. Until that moment in Game 5 of the playoffs in Salt...

Articles 2008-05-05

Normabec Cuts 828 g/t Ag (24 oz/t) Over 6.10 Metres on its Real de Catorce Property in Mexico

Normabec Mining Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: NMB) (FRANKFURT: N6M) ("Normabec" or "the Company"), through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary Minera Real Bonanza S.A. de C.V. ("MRB"), is pleased to announce additional results from its on going surface and underground drilling programs on the Veta Madre and Refugio structures at the...

Articles 2008-05-05

Pedrosa blown forward.

A strong tail wind was blowing down the huge 1.2km back straight during the grand prix, raising top speeds substantially and putting a severe strain on Pedrosa's over-revving engine which, with hindsight, he would have geared differently. "The wind was very strong today, so my engine was over-revving,...

Articles 2008-05-05

Safety Rules and Regulations

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109A, A109A II, and A109C Helicopters Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive AD for the specified Agusta S.p.A. Agusta model helicopters. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information MCAI originated by an aviation...

Articles 2008-05-05