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The People's Republic of Iran Under Siege
It's been well over two weeks since the fraudulent election in the Iranian Republic and subsequently the nation is under siege by the hard line clerics exerting authoritarian rule – vowing to crush its' own people for their dissent against corruption and totalitarianism.
The threats from the puppet nominee Mahmoud Ahmadinejad echoed by the theocracy subjecting sacred Islam to disgrace through oppression of the peaceful demonstrators is nothing but a group of enraged power hungry dictators in self denial of the verdict – their end, the demise of tyranny once and for all.
The despots, the brutal theocrats and their henchmen (Basij militiamen and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard) might have temporarily succeeded in quelling the dissent on the streets in Tehran and elsewhere, the reality known otherwise.
Realistically, the entire offenders daring blasphemy of the Holy Quran, the Holy Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him) and the Almighty God, Allah are,
Obviously frustrated within, due to their inability to fight the brewing battle in their mind overwhelmed with fear, anxiety and disintegrating resolve triggering aggression and violence against anyone in their path to enslave the pious and peaceful people of Iran.
The recent assertion and rhetorical remarks from the illegitimate leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad directed at the United States Presidency is an open self-invitation for isolation from the international community through various stringent measures that would effectively paralyze the regime leading to the ousting of the undemocratic rulers from power.
Therefore, the present regime must exercise caution and reasoning in their speech and action towards the nations aimed at as traditional rivals besides reigning terror against the non-violent people of Iran desperate and destined to be set free.
Ironically, the Iranian authorities are providing the alleged 'lawlessness' as the reason for the hard line approach that includes the raiding of people's residences by militiamen Basij wreaking havoc in the unarmed civilian lives.
What the incumbent rulers fail to understand is, for every innocent life hurt in Tehran and other parts of Iran, they are hurting one of their own family members both closely and remotely related individuals as described in the Islamic law. The Holy Quran warns the sinners against any harm on their Muslim and non-Muslim brothers and sisters particularly the non-combatants in the privacy of their homes.
Perhaps, it's time for G8 and other nations around the world to take action against the regime through formal withdrawal of diplomatic relationships, denial of travel visas to not only the figureheads and their representatives but also their family members traveling and living abroad for business, education and tourism. When the world condemnation translated from statements into action, the seriousness of the crime committed by the authoritarian rulers will sink in their ignorant aptly arrogant mind.
These simple prickly measures against the dictatorial regime should send a strong message about the repulsive action towards their nationals apart from the urgency in conceding to 'truth' represented by the people of Iran.
Any further deterioration in the unruly conduct of the unlawful government would be detrimental to the survival of the institution behind the anarchy.
Given the status quo in Iran, the reformist movement and the opposition with the republic support should maintain the peaceful and non-violent approach in achieving the democratic goals for the people of Iran.
It would be in the best interest of the future of Iran for the momentum to continue in freeing the nation from the shackles of theocracy binding irreligious morals with personal philosophy diametrically opposed to Islamic law.
Reiterating the earlier message on Peace – A beautiful delicate flower with a sweet fragrance permeating the surrounding bringing natural joy upon sensual contact, yet resilient and a formidable force against violence.
Nations that sought peace towards their freedom guaranteed political, social and economic stability due to the inherent determination of the people to prevail against the odds – the violence that produces only bloodshed and immense loss of life.
The green reformist movement has tremendous potential to conquer the debilitating characteristics of the totalitarian government using violent and undemocratic strategies against the citizens for whom they are politically responsible.
Victory is within reach of those who tread on the trails of peace, will and optimism.
The people of Iran courageously display these qualities in the on-going political crisis.
Good luck and fortune waits in abundance for the enduring population of Iran. Your sacrifice will not be futile.
One should never quit without tasting the flavor of success in life.
Persian , Independence, … الله أكبر (Allahu Akbar )
(Arabic , … Allāhu Akbar (الله أكبر) : "God is the Greatest." …)
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Iranian Crisis – Blasphemy of Sacred Islam and The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)
The categorical defiance by the theocratic ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the puppet nominee Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the clerics, the Guardian Coucil, The Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Basij and the entire regimen behind the ruthless authoritarian regime is blasphemous of the sacred religion – Islam, they falsely represent in the Iranian Republic.
Although, the dictatorial regime's ruthless conduct in the past twenty-four hours involving civilian killings and arrests with a clampdown on the press and media coverage gained momentary leverage over the peaceful dissent, the truth and justice to be delivered by the all powerful Almighty God, Allah will never be conquered by the slaves of treachery and debauchery.
In fact, the autocratic dictators are not challenging the will of the innocent people of Iran, but engaged in cataclysmic battle against the supreme authority, the Almighty God, Allah determined to prevail being the ultimate universal force. The crumbling resolve within the secretive,totalitarian conspirators concealed with excessive violence inflicted upon the non-combative, non-violent truth seekers representing the valiant Almighty God, Allah.
If the present authority resigned to brutality, remain undeterred by the Prophetic warnings of the Almighty God, Allah demanding the conflict to end in the people's favor through willful surrender of all those implicated in the horrific humanitarian crime led by the clerics' leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
The assassins will be subject to the wrath of the creator to justify the means.
Any slightness of the Almighty God, Allah's message by the corrupt unelected clerics and officials would be a recipe for self-destruction and disaster. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Basij judged accordingly for volunteering in the slaughter of truth represented by the brave and unarmed civilians enduring injustice brought upon them by the sinners representing the theocracy.
The military role as national guardians to ensure every citizen's safety and security in the nation currently in violation of the defense and humanitarian code unequivocally on the path of genocide will also be brought to justice.
Reiterating the earlier message titled "Iranian Dissent – Armageddon," it's against the Islamic law and the holy Prophet Muhammad's teachings to cause any physical pain and damage to individuals revolting against delusional perpetrators in denial of the Almighty God, Allah. The escalating violence in curbing the freedom of expression against the fraudulent election is a strong indication of the theocracy's power quest while posing to be a spiritual figurehead – a clear indignation of the Holy Quran and the Almighty God, Allah.
The current stranglehold on the movement as the voice for freedom and democracy is a deceptive victory for the deceitful demagoguery led by the autocrat, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the loyalists committed to blasphemy of the Holy Quran, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Almighty God, Allah, the ultimate judiciary power. Each heinous criminal act will be punishable in the highest order according to the moral and ethical code specified in the Holy Quran.
Evidently, the present confrontation is the battle between illusion v. reality and the outcome declared in the immediate future yielding victory to the pious and the truthful demonstrators with the supreme force, the Almighty God, Allah's blessing.
Unfortunately for the offenders, the message directed by the Almighty God, Allah dismissed as the United States and other foreign governments' ominous disguised operation confirm the self-proclaimed spiritual authority's inability to discern and recognize the call from the Almighty God, Allah, the savior and protector of the universe.
Therefore, their self-indulgence in senseless violence and horrific violation of human rights will lead them towards their choice of destination i.e. demolition and downfall of the much-anticipated dictatorial regime and their disappearance into oblivion in resemblance to the fate of all those historic characters in the past and the contemporary era.
Any attempt to exacerbate the suffering of the population through excessive mistreatment and exploitation of the temporary power would prove detrimental to those in action.
Time is running out for the despots and the desolate crew following the leadership doomed to fail and fall from grace for ignoring the commandment of the all powerful, Almighty God, Allah. This is not a threat, instead a concern and a conciliatory final word from the eternal source prioritizing reconciliation in the reform and resolution of the political crisis affecting the humanity at large in Iran.
Meanwhile, the reformist movement and the opposition should continue their peaceful and non-violent approach and not dissuaded from liberating the culturally enriched Poetic Persian Land and the Iranian Republic presently under siege by the tyrannical rule of law.
The bold and audacious demonstrators' sacrifice will not be in vain this time and victory is on the side of the truth and justice, regardless of the ruthless resilience from the agitating tumultuous terror nearing end in accordance to the apocalypse.
Freedom is not a cupcake offered through invitation at a birthday party.
History is testimony that every free nation on earth had to struggle and strive for their liberty and that of others commonly from the grip of adamant self-righteous rule possessed with dangerous emotional and conventional arsenal likely to engulf in their pyromania.
Peace is gentle, delicate and healing with a formidable characteristic to win against violence generally smothered in terror, aggression and illusionary tactics bound towards defeat as witnessed by the world since time immemorial.
Yawm ad-Din "the Day of Judgment" (Arabic: يوم الدين) is God's final assessment of humanity.
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Iranian Dissent – Armageddon
The peaceful protest by the oppressed Iranian population continues in Tehran for the second week since the June 12, election results declaring the President Nominee Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the winner by the theocratic ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Uprising and revolution generally prompted by severe repression leading the population to the breaking point, particularly in the economic aspect depriving the youth, women and the minorities from realizing their hopes and dreams in life. The socio-economic environment throughout the Middle East until date is due for an exposure and analysis.
There have been numerous publications, reports and articles on the subject revealing the status quo on women's' rights, press and media censorship, voting irregularities, selective political nominations…summarizing democracy under siege in the totalitarian regimes throughout the region.
Interestingly, the autocracies have embraced the contemporary lifestyle for themselves and the close circuit loyalists while subjecting the rest of the population to the medieval rule of law such as public flogging, execution, and customary gender discrimination.
The severity lies in the economic disparity, visible in the wealth amassment by the privileged few against the majority struggling to make ends meet at all times. It's a contentious issue especially for the nations enriched with abundant oil and other natural resources in their lack of concern to share the political freedom, economic prosperity and social environment with their nationals.
Oil reserves in Iran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Iran
"Oil reserves in Iran, according to its government, rank third largest in the world at approximately 136 billion barrels (21.6×109 m3) as of 2007, although it ranks second if Canadian reserves of non-conventional oil are excluded. This is roughly 10% of the world's total proven petroleum reserves.
Iran is the world's fourth largest oil producer and is OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia. As of 2006 it was producing an estimated 3.8 million barrels per day (600×103 m3/d) of crude oil, equal to 5% of global production.[1] At 2006 rates of production, Iran's oil reserves would last 98 years if no new oil was found."
Not surprisingly, the persisting sub-human conditions into the twenty first century contributed to the birth of terrorist organizations such as Al Qaida and various networks deceptively pledged to jihad directed at western democracies and emerging economic powers in retaliation for the conciliatory relationships with the autocratic governments in the region.
Middle East nations have overwhelmingly adopted the western concept in infrastructure and modern conveniences but failed to adapt to the twenty first century democracy and human rights now. In the regimes' inability to resist technology and travel, the Middle East population familiar with the new millennium technological and commercial trend desperately seeking similar opportunities in political, economic and social progress.
Regarding social progress, the draconian laws impair women, minorities and other groups like gay community comparatively classified as social outcasts in many instances. The deliberate, conscientious mistreatment and segregation of certain members under the guise of traditions is a misnomer and diametrically opposed to Islamic religion or 'democracy' for that matter.
With no resemblance to a functional democracy elsewhere, the Middle East regimes have consistently defended the authoritarian rule of law as democracy only to serve colloquially and not operatively. Further, the governments remain successful in reigning terror against their own citizens, due to tolerance by the international community.
The global community in their defense might attribute their vulnerability to economic factors like oil dependency and financial credit from Saudi Arabia other than trade and commerce. Despite the required balancing act, it is obligatory on the international community to condemn violence and human rights violation supported by effective measures irrespective of the perpetrator's stature.
It is worth remembering that the global economic era has created interdependency among nations as trading partners imposing versatility, a prerequisite for survival and sustenance in the aggressively competitive world economy.
Therefore, any drastic action against ruthless dictatorships is potent at present time by striking their personal monetary gains in terms of financial holdings usually held overseas like Swiss banks and tax haven destinations. As stated earlier, economic sanctions directly affect the victims and exacerbate the plight of the suffering population.
The ideal strategy would be to target the responsible figureheads and their representatives by denying diplomatic ties, travel and freezing personal bank accounts. Since most dictators pre-occupied in bankrupting their own economy, the overseas investments by them are a common source for wealth accumulation.
To shed light on the historic crisis in Iran, the theocracy is in grave danger for the reported killings and deaths of its own citizens in cold blood, carried out in the name of religion. In addition, more disturbing is the report suggesting the self-proclaimed clerics' leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei engaging Hamas and Hezbollah as mercenaries to shoot the peaceful protesters because of the state police and paramilitary's emotional reluctance to carry out the shooting order.
The state authority's diabolical conduct is reprehensible and genocidal in the humanitarian and Islamic law. It is worthy of condemnation in moral, ethical and spiritual sense with unequivocal judgment on the aggressors by the supreme force not excluding trials in the International court of Justice, Haig as the end justifies the means.
As for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Basij, the paramilitary volunteer troops are concerned, their primary duty is to defend the citizens of the nation. The soldiers' integrity and true valor lies in the loyalty towards the innocent civilians representing the nation and not the brutal dictators authorizing the merciless killings of God's children. The military forces guarding the nation are obliged to protect the citizens against any harm from internal or external attacks.
Disobedience by the national guardians in honoring the defense and humanitarian code would be similarly consequential.
The message is synonymous to all those individuals, groups (Hamas and Hezbollah) and authorities affiliated to the theocracy in the persecution and murder of non-violent demonstrators challenging the dictatorial leadership on behalf of the Almighty God, the supreme authority and significant force to reckon with.
It would be in the best interest of the theocratic leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the clerics and the puppet government to willfully resign and surrender to the mass seeking democracy with freedom of expression as the fundamental right of every citizen in the democratic society. The clerics' must immediately end the press and media censorship by allowing domestic and international press coverage of the events to avoid regrettable repercussions.
Directives from the Holy Qur'an:
Objectives of warfare
According to verses [Qur'an 8:39], the Qur'an implies two objectives:[16]
1.	Uproot fitnah (فتنة) or persecution
Against persecution
Directives for action against persecution:
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.
—Qur'an, [Qur'an 8:39]
Also: —Qur'an, [Qur'an 4:75]
And what has come over you that you fight not in the cause of Allah, and for those weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: 'Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors, and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help.
It's an eternal directive and believe that all types of oppression should be considered under this directive.[16][95]
Similarly, if a group of Muslims commit unwarranted aggression against some of their brothers and does not desist from it even after all attempts of reconciliation, such a group according to the Qur'an should be fought with:
[From] now, God has lightened your [task] for He knows that there is now weakness amongst you: But [ever so], if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will subdue two hundred, and if a thousand, they will subdue two thousand, with the leave of God: for God is with those who patiently persevere.
Directive of the Holy Qua'ran for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard:
Islam expressly prohibits the killing of non-combatants.
Harming civilian areas and pillaging residential areas is also forbidden,[34] as is the destruction of trees, crops, livestock and farmlands.[26][35]
The Muslim forces may not loot travellers, as doing so is contrary to the spirit of jihad.[36] Nor do they have the right to use the local facilities of the native people without their consent. If such a consent is obtained,
The Muslim army is still under the obligation to compensate the people financially for the use of such facilities.
Elaborated in a number of sayings attributed to the Holiness Prophet Muhammad –
But there are also sayings that put strict limits on the duty of obedience. Two dicta attributed to the Prophet and universally accepted as authentic are indicative.
One says, "there is no obedience in sin"; in other words,
"If the ruler orders something contrary to the divine law, not only is there no duty of obedience, but there is a duty of disobedience."
Accountability of rulers
"…And they (the sinners on qiyama) will say, 'Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and our chiefs, and they misled us from the right path. Our Lord! Give them (the leaders) double the punishment you give us and curse them with a very great curse'…"[33:67–68]
Islamic law states that when the rulers refuse to step down via successful impeachment through the Majlis, becoming dictators through the support of a corrupt army, if the majority agree they have the option to launch a revolution against them.
It is stated in the Holy Qur'an:
[From] now, God has lightened your [task] for He knows that there is now weakness amongst you: But [ever so], if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will subdue two hundred, and if a thousand, they will subdue two thousand, with the leave of God: for God is with those who patiently persevere. —Qur'an, [Qur'an 8:66
Indeed those who are opposing Allah and His Messenger are bound to be humiliated. The Almighty has ordained: ''I and My Messengers shall always prevail''. Indeed Allah is Mighty and Powerful.— Qur'an, [Qur'an 58:20]
Those who wish to disobey the commandment of the Almighty God Allah may do so at their own peril.
Iranian Uprising – 21st Century
Apocalyptic New Era
The Presidential election results were out in the Islamic Republic of Iran and predictably, the theocratic rule through flawed electoral process declared the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner, with a landslide victory against the reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, recognized as the largest reformist party.
Iranian youth, women and everyone oppressed by the existing regime mourning seeing no hope in the horizon for Iran aligning to the twenty first century nation governance. The re-nomination of the President Ahmadinejad by the un-elected and self-proclaimed clerics under the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei indicates the iron-fist authoritarianism executed as the guardian of the sacred Islamic religion.
The theocratic power claiming to be the representative of peaceful and respectful Islam effectively shackled the Islamic vows – equality, freedom, justice and compassion shared among all, with sheer denial of the humanitarian rights granted by the holy Islam.
Ironically, the election is anything but democratic with the election results not conforming to the actual data in more than one account. According to reliable sources, the higher voter turnout was encouraging and huge enthusiasm among the majority confirmed the readiness for the change that's long overdue in the Islamic Republic and the entire Middle East. Upon opposition's refusal to concede to the false ceremonial victory by the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the streets in Tehran and the holy city Qom reverberated with chants against the undemocratic verdict.
Any ballot recount in selective areas to satisfy the republic with an insatiable appetite for emancipation is equivalent to an illusionist's performance in charming the tense audience. Tragically, the religious order's deception of the Islamic faith dedicated to truth, equality and justice for all vilified in the endorsement of killings and violence against peaceful protesters by the paramilitary under the top hierarchy's direct command, reminiscent of the Tiananmen Square event.
The recent incidents in Tehran and other parts of the nation is a reminder that permanence is not in the laws of nature and change is the natural course of action to prove it. Despite resistance to positive reform, a priority beginning with the free and fair elections, the theocracy in Iran struggling to maintain credibility as the religious force inculcating bias in the contradictory version of democracy dominated by religion over the independent state rule.
Whenever any puppet government controlled by the ultimate religious authority or dynasty challenged to demonstrate democratic values towards the nationals, defiance is inevitable. Therefore, the victims subject to hard line approach viz. muzzling the voice of democracy in the technology-oriented age. Evidently, the Iranian republic determined to free themselves from the prolonged tyrannical rule of law under the guise of Islam – conflicting to the egalitarian religious philosophy.
The current events in Iran is a test for the theocracy led by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the clerics' respect for the holiness, Prophet Mohammed's teachings to value humanitarian rights and disavow violence, deceit, disorder in any form or shape. Importantly, the involvement of religion in the state affairs and the Supreme Leader as the head of the state is a gross violation of Islam juxtaposed to Islamic law prohibiting spiritual leaders from aspiring political power, materialistic gains and supremacy.
Autocracy implemented through theocracy is sacrilegious in the highest order.
It is imperative for the Islamic Republic of Iran to honor the will of the people towards democracy with an absolute guarantee of equal rights for all citizens of different faith and ethnicity in the historic Persian land. The reference particularly applies to the persecution and systemic abuse of the Baha'i population along with disregard for the faith until date.
Since the election outcome debunked with reprehensible practices such as vote rigging and unscrupulous means by the state in producing unrealistic victory for their choice of representative effectively disposes the results null and void. Henceforth, the reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi aptly qualifies in requesting the Iranian electorate to recall the nominee, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Guardian Council responsible for the protocol reportedly swayed to the theocratic preference has created a self-dispensable status in the so-called democratic election.
With the overwhelming international support and solidarity for the Iranian moderates in the ongoing political upheaval, the camouflaged autocratic leadership in Iran is on the verge of collapse serving testimony to the apocalyptic new era pledged to deliverance around the world.
The concurrent election results throughout the Middle East, with Iraq rejecting the Iranian supported political and terror faction, Lebanese sidelining the once popular and terror sponsor Hezbollah backed by the troubled Iranian theocracy, Palestine more eager to attain the dream of freedom empowering FATAH over HAMAS is a confirmation of the apocalypse.
Although, credit for changes in the Middle East attributed to the previous and present United States Presidency, the real agent behind the democratic transitioning is the long brewing unprecedented will of the population with technological know-how rising to the occasion comprising free speech and human rights.
Similar scenario witnessed in Egypt initiated by the anti-government centrists and pro-democratic aspirants including the Muslim Brotherhood – the Hosni Mubarak government's traditional rival. In this instance the moderates in Egypt were disappointed with the omission of Egyptian government's prolonged human rights violation in President Obama's Cairo address, even though the objective for detour appears to rest on the potential Egyptian influence on the Arab world in the recognition of Israel and resolving the two-state solutions crisis.
Many outspoken pro-democracy groups operating within and outside of Egypt shared their anguish over a missed historic moment by the United States Presidency to curtail excessive oppression in the Pharaoh land.
Back to Iranian political uprising contributing tremor across the Middle East – it's no coincidence and remains an affirmation to pervasive democratic movement brought upon not by Super Power aggression instead, through peaceful and powerful populace demand, yet another desirable path in accordance to the apocalypse.
The contemporary political unrest in Iran is likely to subdue the theocracy limiting and possibly eliminating the intervention of religion in the state rule to promote real democracy. As for the reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi's parallel political stance with the opponent President nominee Mahmoud Ahmedinijad regarding Iranian nuclear program and Israel…
The notion between the Israeli Knesset and the White House ambivalence to the controversial re-nomination of the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad implies – "It's better to deal with the devil you know rather than the Saint you don't."
This posturing by Washington and Jerusalem is disturbing considering the pivotal role by both nations as part of the military industrial complex in the lucrative and prolific nuclear and arms weaponry exhibited by the United States in Iraq and currently in Afghanistan. Likewise, by Israel in the aggression against Palestinians in Gaza in December 2008 accompanied by repeated retaliatory threats to strike Iran's nuclear site with or without the United States alliance warrants a great deal of concern.
Israel's selection of President Nominee Ahmadinejad over reformist candidate Mousavi suggests Israel accepting Ahmadinejad's provocative gesture as an opportunity for military action. Such political maneuvering by Israel could prove immensely detrimental to its own national security other than raising a credibility issue as a viable peace partner in the Middle East.
An oil enriched and Shiite dominant Iran's strong emergence in the Arab world posed a huge challenge to other oil-abundant nation like Saudi Arabia and others fearing identical fate with the impending overthrow of the political dynasty contrasting political theocracy in Iran, while both kingdoms sharing abandonment of democracy in the legislative rule.
Meanwhile, the massive rally and protests on behalf of the reformist party candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi justified when,
The reformist leader commits Iran towards modern democracy in every aspect of governance,
A nuclear free zone as the concept of nuclear energy program to generate electricity does not fit in with Iran being the third richest nation in oil reserves,
Further, recognize and embrace Israel as a sovereign state,
Last but not the least; relinquish terror sponsorship in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon including conciliatory partnership via arms supply to belligerent North Korea.
Otherwise, Iran reflecting true reform in alienating from the ideological, theocratic principles and doctrine prevailing over the fundamental democratic values desperately required by the deserving Iranian population.
The imminent victory for peace against violence will testify the strength of populace power in the declining theocratic regime systematically misrepresenting the sacred and peaceful Islam.
The Iranian electorates' perseverance towards democratic goals will be a trailblazer for other nations to follow suit in the Middle East.
Persian, … šāʾ Allāh (ar | ما شاء الله), which means, "God has willed it". …-
Insha'Allah (إن شاء الله) – Allah Willing.


Singer Chinmayi Bought A Brand New One Plus Phone & Highly Disappointed With It !! Bashes The Product !!
Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter and radio jockey. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant. She is often credited as Chinmayee/India Haza but her birth name is Chinmayi. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from the National Award winning movie Kannathil Muthamittal.
Chinmayi hails from a musically rich family. Chinmayi was raised by her mother, T. Padmhasini, a singer and musicologist, taught her Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music. After her birth and early childhood in Mumbai, Chinmayi relocated to Chennai. As one of the widely known singer of Tamil cinema, Chinmayi highly disappointed with an One plus phone she has bought most recently.
On July 9, OnePlus officially launched the red variant of the OnePlus 6. The new OnePlus 6 Red joins four different finishes and colours that are already available to the OnePlus 6 buyers. Though the singer did not mentioned what version of One plus she bought she expressed her disappointment towards One Plus.
I have an iPhone and was seriously considering letting go.
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Chef Taka Toshi serves sushi at Sushi Ran in Sausalito.
The Bay Area's omakase craze continues this month in Russian Hill with the Jan. 24 opening of Kinjo, a traditional Japanese spot with Michelin-starred chef Takatoshi Toshi heading up the kitchen.
Toshi, who left Sushi Ran to take the reigns at Kinjo, is partnering with Bill Kong and Kua Chuang, owners of Ijji Sushi in Lower Haight.
Kijno will come out of the gate with a $120 menu that will incorporate the edomae style and technique. And the fish at Kinjo is said to be coming from the oldest fish company in Tokyo.
This all ties into the reputation Toshi has built for himself in the world of sushi not only stateside but across the world. During his 10 years at Sushi Ran, he won first place in the World Sushi Cup in 2014, and finished third in the 2015 Global Sushi Challenge.
The space on Polk Street, near the corner of Vallejo, will have a 46-seat dining room designed by Michael Brennan (Jardiniere, Fleur de Lys, Farallon, Ijji et al.) and an eight-seat private dining area.


This patient had always hated the space between her lower teeth, but had not wanted traditional orthodontics . Her lower incisors were reshaped with bonded composite resin. The procedure lasted less than an hour and no anesthesia was used.


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Triplicane, known in the vernacular as Thiruvallikeni, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Chennai, India. It is situated on the Bay of Bengal coast and about  from Fort St George. The average elevation of the neighbourhood is 14 metres above sea level.

Along with Mylapore and the surrounding regions, Triplicane is historically much older than the city of Chennai itself, with a mention in records as early as the Pallava period. One of the four "Old Towns" in the city, the neighbourhood was the first village obtained by the English to expand the new city of Madras beyond its "White Town" neighbourhood within the Fort St. George. Primarily a residential region, it is home to some of the tourist attractions of the city, such as the Marina Beach, Parthasarathy Temple and several commercial establishments. Triplicane is also known for its traditional culture, which is prominent in and around the streets (known as  in Tamil) of Parthasarthy Temple.

Etymology
The name Triplicane is the anglicized version of Thiruvallikeni, which derives from Thiru-Alli-Keni ('Sacred Lily Pond' in Tamil), denoting the pond in front of the Parthasarathy temple, which was amidst a big Tulasi forest. The place is also referred as Brindaranyam in Brahmanda Purana, owing to the presence of the tulasi (brinda) plants in the area. It is also referred to as 'Brindaranya kshetra' and 'Southern Brindavana'.

History

Literary mention

The early records of the town are rooted to epic rather than history. The city's original name, Thiruvallikeni, finds various mentions in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, which are a collection of hymns by earlier poets that were compiled in the ninth century. One such poet, Thirumangai Alvar, described Thiruvallikeni as a densely canopied forest with peacocks and koels, where the sun's rays could not penetrate. Another poet, Peyalwar, describes Thiruvallikeni as, "by the tossing sea... where corals and pearls washed ashore liken the evening sky and the lamps they light of dusk."

Medieval era
The evidence from stone inscriptions indicates that Parthasarathy temple was built in the eighth century by a Pallava King. The temple was later expanded by the Pallavas, Cholas, Vijayanagara rulers. It has been recorded that a rivulet, Kaivareni, ran across Triplicane and Mylapore. The legend has it that the rivulet connected two water bodies: the temple tank of Parthasarathy temple and a sacred well, Mani Kairavani, in the flower garden of Adi Kesava Perumal temple of Mylapore. It is believed that Peyalvar, one of the 12 alvars, was born on a lily flower in this well and that he sailed through the rivulet to worship Lord Krishna in the Parthasarathy temple. To commemorate this, the idol of Peyalwar in Mylapore is brought, as a procession, to Parthasarathy temple every year in the month of September. Peyalwar temple was built in the 13th century.

British era

In the 1600s, Triplicane was a separate village. After about a century, the British found Triplicane to be a good area for settlement and a large number of people moved there. In 1668, Triplicane was annexed to the Madras City, making it the first neighbourhood to be annexed to the city. It was obtained from the Sultan of Golconda on rent in 1676. From that time, Triplicane grew in importance, second only to George Town. In addition, the presence of the Nawab of Arcot increased the economic prosperity of the area, and many Muslims settled in Triplicane. In 1795, the Wallajah Mosque was built. During this period, Chepauk Palace and Amir Mahal were also built.

In 1841, Ice House was built to store the ice bars imported from America through ships. Ice bars were imported to provide the English temporary relief from the blistering heat. This building was renamed Vivekananda house after Swami Vivekananda stayed in the building for a brief while.

In the mid-19th century, numerous educational institutions were formed in the area. Hindu Higher Secondary School was started in 1853 and Presidency College in 1864–65. In 1870, the college was moved to its present location on Beach Road. In 1884, Marina Beach promenade was built. In 1896, Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha (SPSS), the oldest sabha in chennai, was founded and operated from the Hindu High School on Big Street

The building which currently serves as the Triplicane police station was built around 1891 to guard Madrasapatnam. This building is the city's oldest police station. Triplicane High Road is one of the roads that had a tram line running through it during the British reign.

In 1904, Triplicane Urban Co-Operative Society (TUCS) was started. The consumer cooperative society predates even the first Cooperative Credit Societies Act of 1904, which officially ushered in the cooperative movement into India. It runs a super market, self-service department stores, sells automobile fuel and cooking gas, and operates more than 200 rations shops for the Public Distribution System.

In 1916, Star Theatre was built on Triplicane High Road. This age old theatre has been set for demolition in March 2012.

In 1925, Mahatma Gandhi visited Triplicane to address a huge gathering. In 1933, he revisited the neighbourhood. In 1934, the first cricket match was played at the Chepauk Stadium

In the early 20th century, Triplicane became one of the major residential areas of Madras.

Post-Independence
In 1963, Ice house was renamed as Vivekananda House. In 1993, Bharathiyar Illam was converted into a memorial.

In October 1997, the first train ran through the Thiruvallikeni MRTS Railway Station. The train was between Chennai Beach and Thirumayilai

On 26 December 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami hit Triplicane.

Location
Triplicane lies on the banks of the Buckingham Canal which bisects the neighbourhood along the north–south direction. The neighbourhood is bordered by Marina Beach on the east on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, Chepauk on the north, Royapettah on the west and northwest, Mylapore on the south and southwest.

Geography

The neighbourhood is classified as a tropical dry forest bio-zone. Being a coastal city, Chennai had many sand ridges. During the 16th century, the sea level rose and inundated lands within the settlements. When the sea withdrew, lagoons and ridges were left behind. One such ridge ran from the mouth of River Cooum to the present site of the Presidency College. On the rear side was a huge depression, where the college grounds have been built now. The ridge is the present Marina beach. Further south, a U-shaped ridge ran along Besant Road and Lloyds Road enclosing the Ice House. Parthasarathy Temple is just by the northern area of this ridge. Mount Road, now Anna Salai, ran along a tank bund and was at a high level. To the east of it, the land fell gradually, where Triplicane High Road and the Luz were formed.

Triplicane is susceptible to strong (vi) earthquakes, with occurrences at 5 to 6 Richter. On average, it receives one tremor every 50 years. However, the impact may be low. The neighbourhood is prone to periods of extreme droughts. The risk of flooding is high, and chances of cyclones are high, owing to its location near the coast.

Neighbourhood

With an area of around 5 sq km, Triplicane is home to over 100,000 people, in addition to a floating population of 50,000 to 70,000. Average population density of the neighbourhood is 21,329 per square kilometre. Being an old neighbourhood of the city, it is congested with narrow lanes and streets.

Housing
Known as 'Bachelor's Paradise', Triplicane is home to about 200 boarding houses (locally known as mansions) out of the 700 odd ones in the city, many of them with about 30 to 60 rooms. Soon after independence, boarding houses began to appear in the area to cater to the needs of the individual migrants from various parts of the country. The first four boarding houses, known locally as mansions, were built in the 1950s by farmers from the southern parts of Tamil Nadu after successive droughts had threatened their livelihood. They gave out rooms on rent to traders who came to the city from other parts of the state. These are owned today by their progeny, without much change in their structures. Notable people who have at one time or another lived in the bachelor pads of Triplicane include political figures Periyar, Annadurai and Karunanidhi.

Availability of low-cost rentals and different affordable cuisines in the area is said to be the reason behind the constant patronage to these mansions for decades. Recently, these boarding houses have started attracting a more gentrified crowd.

Roads

The main roads of Triplicane include Beach Road (Kamarajar Salai), Pycrofts Road (Bharathi Salai), Triplicane High Road, and Besant Road. Pycrofts Road, also known as Bharathi Salai, is known for its numerous book shops, including pavement shops selling old and used books. Zam Bazaar is one of the oldest bazaar in the city and was set up in the pre-Independence era. The western end of the market is bordered by an old monument known as the Amir Mahal, the palace of the Nawab of Arcot two centuries ago. The building is currently being renovated by the government.

The neighbourhood, however, suffers from drainage issues and other civic problems.

Education

Colleges in the locality include Queen Mary's College, Presidency College and Madras University on the Beach Road.
The popular schools in this area include Hindu Senior Secondary School, the Kellett higher secondary school, NKT, Rex,  Hindu High School, Lady Wellington school, etc. Some of these schools are very old and even dating back to the British Era, like the latter two schools.

Library
Libraries in this area include Kasthuri Srinivasan Library on Besant Road, one on Peyalwar Koil street, Muhammadan Public Library  and one on Big street. The Kasturi Srinivasan library is more than 50 years old.

Culture
Triplicane has a rich culture. The culture associated with Parthasarathy temple and its mada veethis is a traditional and an age old one. Rooted in tradition, Triplicane is also known for its fine artistic taste in music, dance and arts. An annual community event known as the Thiruvallikeni Thiruvizha (literally 'Triplicane Festival') is celebrated in January. Other festivals include Triplicane Music Festival and Marghazhi (winter) festival. Triplicane is known for the traditional cuisines of Chennai, being based here.

Architecture

Triplicane, similar to few other areas in the city such as Mylapore and West Mambalam, is known for its traditional row houses, known as . Typically, these can be seen where an entire street is occupied by Brahmins, particularly surrounding a temple. The architecture is distinctive with Madras terraces, country tile roofing, Burma teak rafters and lime plastering. The longish homes consisted of the  (receiving quarters),  (living quarters),  (kitchen and backyard) and so on. Most houses had an open to sky space in the centre called the , large platforms lining the outside of the house called the  and a private well in the backyard. The floors were often coated with red oxide and sometimes the roofs had glass tiles to let in light. The  quadrangle seen in Triplicane is around the Parthasarathy Temple and its tank.

About 50 families continue to live in the  in Triplicane. However, many of these houses are being replaced with modern multi-storied apartments, resulting in a reduction in their numbers.

Religion
Although Parthasarathy Temple remains the most important temple of Triplicane, there exists indeed several other temples in the neighbourhood, including Ellai Amman Temple, Ettampadai Murugan Temple,  Peyalwar Temple built on the 13th century. and Thiruveteeswarar Temple. The thevaram has a reference of Thiruvateeswarar temple, which suggests its existence since the seventh century.

Mutts in the region include Uttradi Mutt on Singrachari Street, Ahobila Mutt Vanamamalai Mutt on East Tank Square Street,

The Wallajah Mosque, also known as the Big Mosque, is a historical mosque in the city. Built in 1795 in remembrance of Nawab Wallajah, the mosque was constructed with grey granite, without the use of wood or steel.

Vaikunta Ekadesi

Vaikunta Ekadesi Festival is held in this temple and huge crowds gather on the day of the festival.
Vaikunta Ekadesi Vrata is observed on Dhanur Masa Shukla Paksha Ekadasi, or on the 11th day of bright fortnight during Dhanur Masam. This festival is celebrated with much devotion in many Vaishnavaite temples, including Parthasarathy temple in South India. Vaikunta Dwara lies in the north side of the temple. Vaikunta Ekadesi is also observed as Mukkoti Ekadesi.

The streets of Triplicane are full of people as early as 2:00 a.m. on Vaikunta Ekadesi. Women adorned in the traditional nine yards or a silk sari hurry towards the Parthasarathy Temple to find a place in the long winding queues.

The busy crowds move slowly towards the shrine, crossing the Paramapadavaasal along with the presiding deity. More than one hundred thousand devotees visit the temple who are helped by volunteers, temple authorities and police personnel to move around the prakarams. Police are stationed around the temple and atop watchtowers at the junction of the Mada Streets to maintain strict vigil.

Carnatic music

Triplicane was also once the seat of Carnatic music.  Triplicane was not only known for weekend visits by several musicians, but also for resident legends such as G. N. Balasubramaniam (GNB) and M. S. Subbulakshmi (M.S.). The right atmosphere for music and dance permeated Triplicane. A proliferation of sabhas – Triplicane Arts Academy, Thiruvateeswarar Sabha, N.K.T. Muthu Sabha and Parthasarathy Swami Sabha – drew these heavyweights in the classical arts to the locality.
Musicians used to talk of how they had sung at the Hindu High School or heard GNB at some other Triplicane venue. It was said that Triplicane was where vidwans would spend afternoons discussing music over hot rava pongal at the Krishna Iyer Hotel. The 1965s and 1970s saw music and dance pervade the area in various sabhas. The neighbourhood has hosted leading artists from M.S. and GNB to Manakkal Rangarajan, from the stage plays of M.G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan to actor Sivakumar's debut play. Thus Triplicane was the central locality where all the cultural happenings of the city took place.

Politics

Triplicane is a part of Chepauk-Triplicane assembly constituency which in turn a part of Central Chennai Constituency. The MLA Hostel is located on Wallajah Road. Rajaji Hall in the same campus, which was built between 1800 and 1802, used to have a role in state administration. At present, it houses the offices of the Tamil Nadu State Raffle.

Public transport

Being situated in the central region of the city, Triplicane is well connected to various places in Chennai. The MTC had bus termini such as the Ice House and Triplicane (located at Pycrofts Road). The Triplicane bus terminus, one of the oldest bus termini in the city, is not functional now. The MTC has moved all services which were originating from Triplicane to the near-by Anna square terminus and some services are extended to Broadway. The MRTS has two stations Thiruvallikeni and Light House railway station on the Chennai Beach–Velachery elevated rail corridor serving the neighbourhood. In addition, the neighbourhood is served by private auto rickshaws.

Government Estate Metro Station is serving metro trains to triplicane. Station is located next to Central metro station in the Washermenpet to Airport route

Notable people

Triplicane has been home to a number of personalities over the years. Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, Writer Sujatha, and cricketers M.J. Gopalan, Krish Srikkanth and W.V. Raman all hailed from Triplicane. Nobel prize winner Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar did his schooling in the Hindu High School (1922–1925) in Triplicane. Subramanya Bharathy, a freedom fighter and poet, lived his last years in the house opposite the Parthasarathy temple's western entrance; the house has since been bought and renovated by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1993, and it was named Bharathiyar Illam (Home of Bharathiyar).

References

Neighbourhoods in Chennai
Cities and towns in Chennai district
Coastal neighbourhoods of Chennai

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Organisations have long understood the value of Corporate Social Responsibility as a way to be actively involved with society at large while making the world a better place. However, it is easy for companies to fall into the trap of simply to be seen to be doing the right thing instead of active involvement with a charity, which results in increased employee engagement and is in line with the organisation's purpose, identity and values. A well-chosen and properly executed CSR program creates a win/win situation for the charity and the company.
Over the years we've been involved in many different CSR programs but we began to realise that what we wanted was missing namely employee engagement.
A few of our CSR programs include the workshops for the NSW Asylum Seeker Centre, Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council, Daffodil Day, BBQs for ShareCare, Breast Cancer Awareness month and a variety of other initiatives. Aligning the company with one particular charity doesn't mean we can't work with other organisations. However, we believe that by partnering with one charity and dedicating 80% of our commitment, we enable the charity to do a lot more and our employees benefit because they can see exciting results time and time again. However, by supporting a variety of charities with the remaining 20% of our efforts, we ensure employees are able to find a cause that they are passionate about.
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One Drive for Business sync. The functionality sounded great. Allow me and my team to efficiently access and collaborate on local files synced from centrally located SharePoint libraries? Off-line edits and additions magically syncing and merging with my teammates changes once I establish an internet connection? SharePoint power and security plus DropBox like sync? Sign me up.
When it works, it is fantastic. But, even if you adhere to all best practices, and give it the best possible chance to succeed, you will eventually run into sync issues. Which means stop syncing the library, delete cache, re-sync. And do it again when it next time it breaks.
To be fair, this is MUCH better than the old SharePoint sync mechanisms – SharePoint Workspace or Groove. And, I understand how difficult it is to reliably sync any data, much less documents that dozens of people may be collaborating on. I know Microsoft is working to improve it and they have shown they can make great progress when their energy is focused. Lets hope the complaints of thousands of people that just want it to "sync like Dropbox" are being heard by the people that can direct that focus.
Having said all of that, I will add that I love SharePoint and think it is underutilized by many Office 365 customers. We rely on it heavily at Clarus. We have excellent bandwidth at the office – it doesn't make sense to sync copies of files to all of our desktops. But using a browser as the sole vehicle for accessing files doesn't work for me. So, we map drives to libraries. This gives us the look and feel of regular local files and the ability to move files around that is not possible now via a web browser. We still have simultaneous, multi-user edit capabilities for supported file types, but no sync headaches.
It is possible to map a drive to SharePoint or OneDrive for Business and maintain the connection through reboots. With one caveat (of course there is) – you need to log in to SharePoint and browse to one of your mapped libraries when you reboot. And…you should do this with Internet Explorer (IE). The purpose of this is to keep the security token for SharePoint active.
**Technically we are "Adding a network location" but start the same way we would map a drive. This functionality relies on WebDAV and the Webclient service.
So, to do this, you need to know the path you will use for the mapped drive/network location.
Use IE to browse to the SharePoint library you want to map a drive to. The URL in your browser will not work for our mapped drive – we need to know the true path. To get this, click on the Library tab, then click the "Open in Explorer" button. Again use IE – Open in Explorer does not work in Chrome.
Windows Explorer should open and you should see the contents of your Library. That is the path we want. Copy that into the clipboard.
***One Drive for Business is a little different. You Cannot "Open in Explorer". But, unlike a regular SharePoint Library, you can make out the necessary path easily enough. For a One Drive for Business path, navigate to One Drive for Business and click Files. Copy everything prior to "/_layouts/" from the address bar.
Then, bring up the Map Network Drive dialog (right click This PC / My Computer and choose "Map Network Drive"). Do not use this first screen for mapping your library. This mechanism will not survive reboots without some serious gymnastics you do not want to deal with. Click the "Connect to a Web Site…" link (highlighted below).
The Add Network Location Wizard appears. Click Next.
Select "Choose a custom network location" and click Next.
Paste your Library or One Drive for Business path that you copied earlier into the address field.
Give it a name, then Click Next, Next, Finish.
And there you go, a mapped SharePoint Library that will survive reboots.
Just remember to log into SharePoint using IE from time to time and the necessary security tokens will be present to maintain the connection.
If you browse to one of your mapped folders and you receive an error message, chances are you either do not have an internet connection, or the security token has expired due to an extended period of time without touching SharePoint (logging into SharePoint via IE and minimizing it counts as a touch). Simply log into SharePoint, browse to any library and "Open in Explorer". All your mapped libraries will be accessible again. I have gone months without needing to do this.
This is ideal if you are desktop user with solid internet connectivity and bandwidth. Keep in mind, if opening a 10 MB file, it is going to open as fast as your down speeds will allow. With fast internet being ubiquitous and much cheaper these days, this is a viable option for many businesses and home office based users.


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According to the performance of the major stock market indices (DAX, Nikkei, S&P 500), we might think that the markets have recovered from the shock, caused by the sharp drop in August, so the bull market continues. Some asset classes and submarkets show another picture.
I wrote about it in October, that the improvement of the American market is not based on a wide range, several previously leader sectors (ex. Pharmaceuticals) could not approach again the peak achieved in the mid-summer. Besides this, the deteriorating structure of the market is reflected also in the Russell 2000 and DJ Transportation Indices' performance, which are composed by stocks of middle sized companies. These indices perform much weaker than the S&P 500 Index, which is pulled by less and less company stocks. A worrying sign is as well that junk bonds are significantly underperforming the high-quality bonds. Now I would like to draw the attention to two phenomena: a) to the evolution of the difference between the yields of the interest rate swaps and the US government securities; as well as b) to the raise of the financing cost of implied dollar surplus, which is above the interest rate differential of the cross currency swap transactions. Both phenomena refer to a growing stress situation: the U.S. Dollar's liquidity is narrowing.
In a normal situation the yield on the American government securities is below the yield on swap transactions with similar maturity, by (10-20) basis points. (The swap is a derivative contract through which one party pays fixed interest rate on full maturity to another, who pays variable interest rate, quarterly, the actual 3-month interbank interest rate, the LIBOR). Now, however, the yield on long maturity swaps fell below the bond yields.
In theory a situation like this cannot be maintained, because it opens a (quasi) arbitrage1 possibility. Who possesses money should buy the American 10-Year Government Bond and a swap (for paying the fixed interest rate); so in the current situation anyone can earn a risk free LIBOR + 16 basis point yield. Of course, the transaction costs will take away part of the extra yield, but not significantly. So why aren't the market participants doing this? Probably they are doing it, but fewer than before. Certainly the number of participants who have a lot of money for these kinds of transactions is decreasing and probably others could borrow money harder, from more expensive sources. Namely, money is needed for buying bonds, and – as we can conclude from the chart above – it seems, that there is less cash now. The reason for this situation was that for banks do not worth to open these kinds of positions, because of the changes in regulations (higher capital requirements; moderation of security transactions with commercial goals).
Not yet in the US, but in Hungary in the last decade we could observe already a similar situation. During the 2008-'09 crisis, there were so few investors, who had cash for buying Hungarian bonds, that the difference between the yield on the 10-Year bonds and the yield on the so called asset swap spread increased to 300 basis points for a short time. (In Hungary there were other reasons for the growth of the asset swap spread as well, such as the liquidity and risk level of certain instruments, the compulsory conversions of the pension fund portfolios; but bank regulations – and the ordinances of some parent banks – have been important factors on the domestic market too).
A long time ago in Hungary, after the long naught, the asset swap spread, which has grown to a 50-60-70 level, seemed as a very attractive investment opportunity. Then it had been realized, that there was an even better investment opportunity for this "quasi arbitrage" transaction. We cannot know how long will last this trend, started in August, in the US. The current American situation might refer to the fact that there are more sellers on the bond market in comparison with the swap market. We may see the effect of the Central banks' intervention on the foreign currency market, or the effects of the transition of the repayments of emerging markets' debt. Anyway, it is worth to keep in mind that in Hungary the growth of the spread started already at the end of 2007. This is not a good sign.
It's not a good sign what is happening on the cross currency swap market either. (The cross currency swap means when one party gives its foreign currency to the other party in exchange for another foreign currency; the foreign currencies will be exchanged back on a previously fixed cross exchange rate at the end of the period. From the difference between the two exchange rates –or in the case of a longer period, from the paid interest- is given the "implied interest rate difference". Normally this should be equal to the difference between the two currencies' interest rates. In the current situation the implied interest rates on cross currency swaps differ from the difference between the currencies' interest rates, the so called base is not zero. Moreover, facing the Dollar, it is negative and increases in absolute terms.
The trend on the graph above shows not only the EURUSD cross exchange rate, but also all the foreign currency exchange rates against the Dollar; and not only on the short term, within one year; but on long term transactions as well. The negative value in the case of EURUSD means that: who has euro resources/deposits (for instance a bank in the Eurozone) and needs Dollar, has to pay besides the interbank interest rate difference, 0.4% of interest rate as well, for one year. So the Dollar creditors are in a favorable situation, while the debtors have to pay the premium.
This phenomenon has several reasons as well. It might be related to the fact that more and more companies start to issue bonds in Euros, or the Central Bank's bond purchases may affect it as well. But one thing is clear: the liquidity of Dollar is decreasing, today it's more expensive to gain any USD (by foreign currency exchange), than 1-2 years ago. We could already see a situation like this in Hungary, after the financial crisis. That time, suddenly, financing the Swiss Franc became much more expensive.
The above mentioned processes are the most painful for those who are indebted in Dollars; this is the situation in the case of the majority of the emerging markets (mostly companies). It is very relevant my college's remark, Citadella, that: "the Dollar is the emerging markets' Swiss Franc". Considering this is not surprising at all that after the fall in August and then after the quick boom, the emerging market stocks couldn't follow this increase. If the mood will become bad, then this relative weakness may transform into a decrease. According to these it wouldn't be surprising if in the following months the emerging market stocks would fall to new low points.
1In my opinion, there is no such thing as pure arbitrage in practice, because there will always be a risk, which cannot be eliminated previously. But at the same time there are some very attractive risk yield and "quasi arbitrage" combination transactions.