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RE: st: RE: automatic disclosure in tables
Nick Cox <email@example.com>
"'firstname.lastname@example.com'" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: RE: automatic disclosure in tables
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:09:24 +0000
This is a good idea.
It shows cells with zeros and ones identically, which may well be a feature for Percy.
Similarly the threshold is easy to tune.
What I meant by not trivial was that inserting other characters in the table would be difficult, but Austin is clearly right that blanking out cells is more straightforward.
Austin Nichols
Percy Scheller--
Is the kind of thing that is wanted?
sysuse auto, clear
gen edu=round(mpg,5)
ren rep78 sex
table sex edu
egen ct=count(sex), by(sex edu)
table sex edu if ct>1
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I don't recall any such command. It doesn't sound at all trivial to program. It seems easier to edit output, or even to write programs to edit output.
> In this particular case, suppression seems counter-productive!
> Nick
> email@example.com
> percy
> I once discovered an ado, which helps to automatically disclosure/suppress
> cell content if it makes a reidentification of single persons possible.
> Unfortunatelly this is years ago, I can't remember it or find it in my
> ado-files. Has anybody a hint for me?!
> Thanks in advance
> Percy Scheller
> Example (see low educated male, infact you might need to suppress a second
> information, too):
> . table sex edu
> ----------------------------------
> | Education
> Sex | low medium high
> ----------+-----------------------
> male | 1 6 4
> female | 8 53 26
> ----------------------------------
> . table sex edu
> ----------------------------------
> | Education
> Sex | low medium high
> ----------+-----------------------
> male | / 6 4
> female | 8 53 26
> ----------------------------------
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Have been renting bikes from here for six years! Always great bikes in great condition. This year I left my phone charger on the plane, Mark lent me his for a few hours until my...
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Have been renting bikes from here for six years! Always great bikes in great condition. This year I left my phone charger on the plane, Mark lent me his for a few hours until my phone was charged!! Talk about customer service!! Thank you!
Great service. I was able to rent two bikes in less than ten minutes. They have a great selection for all ages. Will be back to rent again on our next trip.
We literally walked into this place from the hotel. They have 50 cc 3 wheel scooters you can rent 1 hour for 40 bucks. See Seista Key in style and fun. Honestly the streets don't go fast so this is the way to see the little island and have fun doing it. We had a blast. The guys at the...
I needed a tire repair and they came through wonderfully. The owner (?) took the time to put the tire back on the bike for me--cheerfully.
Great service at a reasonable price.
My family and I came here last year and rented segways and 3 wheeler cars. Super fun and the workers got us in and out real quick. We rented them again this year along with a scooter and we plan on renting every time we come back!
Great shop plenty of fun to be had. He is also Very cost affected. Thank you for the memories. We hired the Segways but they also hire golf buggies motorbikes basically fun.
About 4pm went in to see what they offered as would be in town for 4 days. Guy behind counter says 'last rentals just went out, nothing more today' and went back to shuffling paper. Never made eye contact or acknowledged us even while we stayed a few seconds to look at rental board.
We were not even looking for...
Incredible service with incredible people. Robin Hood went the extra mile in rescuing us after another scooter car not rented from them stopped and we couldn't get it restarted. We could not locate the owners of the rental company to come help us and neither could the Siesta Key Police Officers who stopped to help. Robin Hood to the rescue...
We rented 3 bikes for 2 days. We had excellent service from Tyler. He is hilarious and very nice and willing to help. He came out and let us choose our bikes and baskets. Awesome service w a smile!!!
Thanks Tyler!!
Kids rented scooters for 3 days and then bikes for 2 days. It's located 5 minutes from where we were staying. It's located in Siesta Key village. The kids really loved the scooters. Also sales t-shirts other stuff.
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Welcome to the online version of NFA's rulebook, the NFA Manual. We update this
version on an ongoing basis. If you want to check out what changes have most recently
been made to the NFA Manual, go to Recent Manual Updates.
Initial Industry Concerns.
Section 17 of the Commodity Exchange Act, creating the possibility of a "futures association" within the futures industry, was originally known as Title III of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. Like most other provisions of the CFTC Act, Section 17 became effective in April of 1975. For more than a year after that date, however, no effort was made within the futures industry to make use of Section 17 to form a futures association.
A principal concern of futures industry leaders was that a futures association might simply add a new regulator with new requirements. Already, many futures professionals were confronted with multiple regulators. While increasing the cost of doing business, this new regulator might serve no useful purpose for either the industry or the public.
Also, Section 17 clearly contemplated an organization akin to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), originally established as the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). FINRA, however, was formed to regulate the over-the-counter securities business that operates outside of the system of stock exchange self-regulation. There is no "over-the-counter" futures business. In fact, the Commodity Exchange Act prohibits it; all futures trading must take place on organized futures exchanges, through exchange members and under self-regulatory oversight.
A further concern, particularly within the exchange community, was whether a futures association would set standards or impose requirements in conflict with the rules of the exchanges, so that the members of both entities would face incompatible duties. Frequently, the members of a futures association would also belong to one or more exchanges, and all of their futures transactions would pass through the exchanges. Obviously, the futures association and the exchanges would have to work closely together if conflicts were to be avoided.
FIA Proposal.
While these issues were still under debate within the industry, a proposal was submitted in August 1976 by the Futures Industry Association ("FIA") to the CFTC. The FIA proposal called for the formation of a futures association limited initially to the screening of associated persons, but with the potential eventually to set a wide variety of standards governing the relationship between futures firms and their customers. Because FIA is not organized as a self-regulatory organization, however, it advised the CFTC that it would be necessary to make major changes in FIA bylaws and devote considerable time and effort to develop a funding plan.
FIA's proposal had two principal features. First, its regulatory program applied only to FCMs, CPOs and CTAs. (Thus, it focused on those firms dealing directly with the trading public.) Second, its regulatory efforts were to be limited to "off-exchange" activities such as customer relations, advertising and the financial strength of firms doing business with the public. According to the proposal, FIA would not become involved "with other aspects of regulation which would relate to the workings of the market place, such as floor operations, contract details, prevention of manipulations and financial integrity of clearinghouses, etc."
Thus, the earliest proposal for a registered futures association recognized two essential features of any futures association: membership must be defined along functional lines — doing business with the public, regardless of statutory label — and conflicts with the self-regulatory programs of the exchanges must be avoided.
Industry Response.
One month after the FIA proposal reached the CFTC, Leo Melamed of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange met with the chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade, Paul McGuire, to discuss this development and to exchange views on whether the exchanges should take an active part in the development of a futures association. As a result of conversations with FIA officials, they were aware that FIA preferred that a separate, distinct entity act as the Title III Organization (rather than FIA) and that FIA's proposal primarily was made to draw industry support for the concept of a national futures association and to spur others within the industry into action.
After careful analysis (See Motivating Factors below.), Mr. Melamed and Mr. McGuire concluded that a Title III organization would unquestionably benefit the legitimate interests of the futures industry and the public it serves, but that such an organization must be broadly based and provide for participation by the exchanges. They agreed to proceed on that basis. FIA, when advised of that decision, immediately concurred and offered its support.
In September 1976, articles of incorporation were developed under the direction of Mr. Melamed and Mr. McGuire, and National Futures Association was chartered in the state of Delaware. The purposes of NFA were defined generally at the time, but with the realization that the Articles of Incorporation as originally written would serve principally as a basis for negotiation within the industry and with the CFTC.
Motivating Factors.
Several industry developments gave momentum to the idea of a futures association and motivated both FIA and the NFA incorporators. First, the 1974 amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act expressly recognized the existence of futures industry professionals operating largely beyond exchange supervision-CPOs and CTAs, for example. The CFTC had found through its registration process that these persons numbered in the many hundreds.
Second, each month brought the futures industry closer to fully negotiated commission rates which, in turn, would reduce the economic incentive for commercial firms and some FCMs to belong to exchanges (where, previously, members alone received discounts on commission rates). This meant that, as the futures industry grew, many new FCMs might choose not to join an exchange, in order to avoid complying with rigorous exchange financial and ethical requirements and scrutiny.
In fact, the number of industry participants operating without exchange supervision was already higher than expected and was certain to increase in the years to come. This could prove to be a danger to the proven financial integrity of the futures market system. And while the CFTC could expand in dollars and staff to meet this challenge, a self-regulatory association was the better answer. The self-regulatory philosophy was strong in the futures industry and had a long history, beginning with the founding of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848.
Additionally, the futures association concept received support from within the industry because it offered the promise of greater efficiency in the self-regulatory process. Self-regulation in the futures industry had become complex. A number of autonomous exchanges existed, each with its own rulebook, its own surveillance staff and its own disciplinary system. Any brokerage firm belonging to more than one exchange sometimes faced duplicative self-regulatory programs at a minimum, and many also confronted conflicting exchange requirements. Therefore, a national self-regulatory association like NFA offered the hope that some of these piecemeal functions over time could be coordinated and even consolidated.
Finally, a futures association was regarded by many futures industry leaders as the next and necessary step in the evolution of the futures markets. The U.S. futures industry had reached a level of national and international visibility and participation that demanded a unified national association which, for certain specific purposes, could bring within its fold all the different exchanges, diverse interests and a multitude of market users. Logic dictated the creation of a national association which could act as the coordinated self-regulatory body for the entire industry in specific areas critical to the continued growth, viability and well-being of futures markets and the business communities which they serve.
Building Consensus.
In October of 1976, Mr. Melamed and Mr. McGuire extended invitations to five other industry leaders to form an NFA organizing committee reflecting regional considerations as well as differences in business activities. To reflect regional considerations, three invitees were from New York City and two were from Chicago. To accommodate differences in types of businesses, three invitees were officials of major brokerage houses, while firms specializing in commodities were represented also. The exchange community was represented through Mr. Melamed and Mr. McGuire and by the president of the Chicago Board of Trade. Other invitees had occupied leadership roles at the New York markets. Three of the invitees, moreover, had been leaders of FIA at the time of its original proposal to the CFTC. All accepted.
In December of 1976, the organizing committee met in New York with representatives of the various exchanges and FIA to outline its proposal. From that meeting came a consensus that the NFA organizing committee should continue to work toward a futures association utilizing the concepts discussed at the meeting.
On February 10, 1977, the CFTC heard the proposal of the NFA organizing committee and, five days later, announced that it "endorses this concept of cooperative regulation and considers the NFA proposal to be a valuable first step toward implementing the purposes of Title III."
In June of 1977, the NFA organizing committee returned to the CFTC with the view that neither NFA nor any other futures association would be an effective self-regulator if eligible industry participants could refuse to join or, once members, could resign at the first sign of disciplinary action. The organizing committee urged that it have the tools to avoid such a "revolving-door" syndrome. On June 7, 1977, the CFTC agreed: "The Commission, as a matter of policy, approves the concept of 'Uniform Required Membership' as proposed by the N.F.A. organizing committee."
Antitrust Division Objections.
In October of 1977, however, without any contact whatsoever with NFA, staff members of the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice released to the media and the CFTC a lengthy legal memorandum attacking the proposal and, in particular, the concept of mandatory membership. The antitrust division authors raised constitutional questions, argued that Congress had not "intended" that membership in a futures association be compulsory, and expressed the view that there should be many competing futures associations.
Congress Responds.
After carefully reviewing the antitrust memorandum, the NFA organizing committee filed a detailed reply with the CFTC in January 1978 addressing each of the arguments made. The issue was not resolved, however, until completion later that year of the 1978 CFTC reauthorization process. Section 17 of the Commodity Exchange Act was amended expressly to sanction NFA's proposed mandatory membership concept, and to otherwise perfect Section 17. The message was unmistakable: Congress wanted NFA.
The Registration Process.
During 1979 and 1980 many additional meetings were held to develop the details of NFA's formal submission to the CFTC; comments were prepared in response to the CFTC's proposed Part 170 rules governing futures associations; and extensive drafting was undertaken to develop NFA's application papers-a 300-page legal document filed with the CFTC on March 16, 1981. The actual filing followed extensive industry briefings in February and early March of 1981, which resulted in even more fine-tuning.
NFA's application consisted of a detailed registration statement, as required by CFTC rules, and the following documents:
In addition, in a "preliminary statement" to the application, the organizers summarized their principal motivations in proceeding with the ambitious NFA plan. (See Preliminary Statement to NFA's March 16, 1981 Application for Registration Under Section 17 of the Commodity Exchange Act.)
Public comments were solicited by the CFTC and hearings were held before the CFTC on June 4, 1981. Speaking on behalf of NFA, organizing committee chairman Leo Melamed emphasized NFA's goal of integrated, coordinated self-regulation:
Thus the NFA proposal of integrated, coordinated self-regulation is the only rational one, the only one, we submit, that Congress could have intended. Our plan fully complies with the spirit and the letter of the law. Moreover, it best reflects what is the essence of futures trading: In the words of Holbrook Working, "Futures trading is trading conducted under special regulations and conventions, more restrictive than that applied to any other class of commodity transactions, which [regulations and conventions] serve to facilitate hedging and speculation by promoting exceptional convenience and economy of transactions." Regulators — self or otherwise — must never lose sight of that.
Following extensive review, and analysis of further objections from the antitrust division and NFA's detailed response, NFA's registration was granted by the CFTC on September 22, 1981.
1982 Congressional Affirmation.
Approximately four months later, however, the future of NFA was put in serious doubt, as the CFTC urged Congress to adopt a futures transaction tax. This novel tax, if enacted, would have deprived NFA of its funding base at a critical time and would have jeopardized futures industry support for the NFA concept. Congress soundly rejected the CFTC tax proposal, however, in favor of NFA.
In this connection, Congress comprehensively reexamined and significantly amended Section 17 of the Commodity Exchange Act to enhance further the NFA role. Congress also affirmed that "every registered commodity professional, except floor brokers, must be a member of NFA in order to fulfill the 1978 congressional grant of authority to the CFTC to make membership in a registered futures association compulsory." [128 Cong. Rec. H7507 (daily ed. remarks of Rep. Wampler). Accord 128 Cong. Rec. S13097 (daily ed. remarks of Sen. Percy).] The Committee of Conference on the Futures Trading Act of 1982 emphasized explicitly that "under the Act, the Commission has the authority to adopt . . . [CFTC Rule 170.15]" H.R. Rep. No. 964, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. 50 (1982).
In short, Congress in 1982 squarely faced the question whether NFA would have a meaningful place in the Commodity Exchange Act's regulatory scheme or whether direct governmental regulation by the CFTC would be preferred. See, e.g., 128 Cong. Rec. H7517 (daily ed. remarks of Rep. Volmer). Congress selected the self-regulatory approach of NFA and Section 17 of the Act. To that end, Congress also sought to ensure that NFA would fulfill the self-regulatory mission reflected in Section 17. The 1982 Act therefore contains significant revisions to Section 17 covering the assumption by NFA of CFTC registration functions, NFA rule approval procedures, expansion of NFA arbitration remedies, the establishment of performance standards for NFA, and a broad study of NFA performance.
In the context of this vast array of amendments, Congress expressly recognized "that unless all persons covered by the regulatory program of a futures association join an association, the self-regulatory purposes of Section 17 of the Commodity Exchange Act will not be fulfilled and, in particular, the goal of new Section 17(q) may be impossible to achieve." H.R. Rep. No. 964, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. 49-50 (1982) (Report of Committee of Conference).
New Section 17(q) required NFA to develop a comprehensive program that fully implements NFA's rules approved by the CFTC. In enacting Section 17(q), Congress thus made clear its appreciation of the nexus between the provisions of that Section and mandatory NFA membership. Indeed, the Conference Committee report on Section 17(q) contained the following directive to the CFTC.
H.R. Rep. No. 964, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. 50 (1982).
In 1982, therefore, Congress ratified the CFTC's mandatory NFA membership policy, directed in Section 17(q) that NFA self-regulatory programs and rules be fully implemented, stated explicitly that mandatory futures association membership was necessary to effectuate that directive as well as the specific purposes of Section 17, and emphasized its expectation that the CFTC would exercise its authority to accomplish fully the mandatory NFA membership objective.1


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This afternoon the Miami Dolphins will open up the 2010 season when they face off with the Buffalo Bills for the 93rd time in the history of this rivalry. The Fins are coming off a 7-9 season, while Buffalo was 6-10 in 2009–the teams split their season series last year, with both teams winning their home games.
One of the Dolphins great strengths the last couple of years has been their running game (4th best in the NFL last season) and the Bills defense has really struggled against the run (30th in the NFL last year), so don't be surprised if the Fins once again turn to the backfield to get their offense going.
Of course, there is a big offensive addition this year, as Miami has brought in former Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall to add a legitimate outside threat to the passing game.
Continue reading to see what our experts are expecting. Keith Sims will tell us what he wants to see out of the Miami offense; Sam Madison will explain what he wants to see from the defense; and John Congemi will give a key to victory for the Dolphins.
I want to see the solid connection in the passing game between Chad Henne and his new #1 receiver, Brandon Marshall.
With all the swapping and competition on the O-line, these games count and we need to be able to count on this group to be a solid group. The O-line needs to not just control the line of scrimmage (vs #30 ranked run def in Bills), but they need to dominate the Bills D-line. They also need to provide complete protection for Henne.
Let's see the running game pick up where it left off last year. Ronnie Brown is healthy and Ricky Williams is still a freak of nature to be able to play at this level at this age.
Finally, the TE's. This group (can you call two players a group?) needs to justify the staff's confidence in them (D.Martan being released). We saw some hope in the preseason that TE's can be a factor in the passing game. Now we need to see if for real.
Bottom line, the time to be vanilla is over, it's time to go out and win games!
What I would like to see from this defense is communication. This group is so young and inexperienced and communication will be critical. This will allow them to play fast and to get the Bills' offense in long passing downs so we can see these young pass rushers get after the QB and O-Line.
Being that the Bills and Lee Evans have made some big plays in the past three or four years, I would like to see the front seven control the run game and see if this secondary can control the passing game.
Opening games have a different feel that any other games and one of the reasons is you really don't know what to expect from the other team. The one aspect of the game that you have total control of is what YOU do and that's what the Dolphins must do on Sunday to win.
Tony Sparano talked about winning the turnover battle. Not coming up even, but winning it outright. I believe that he's correct because the Miami Defense must play aggressive vs. a Bills offense that doesn't have a lot of firepower.
The one thing that can't happen on Sunday is to let CJ Spiller change the game with one big run, or a highlight reel special teams return for a touchdown. The 2010 version of the Miami Dolphins is youthful on both sides of the ball, and when you have that, the most important concern for any coach is how your team plays and not what the other team does!
So there you have an idea of what our experts think. Be sure to tune into live game coverage beginning at 11am on CBS-4, 940-WINZ, BIG 105.9, and of course, Dolphins.com. You can listen to the entire game there and also join the live chat.
Enjoy today's game, enjoy the start of the season, and be sure to check back later this afternoon for a wrap-up and tomorrow morning to see who the broadcast team gives their game balls to. Go Fins!
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Hamsalekha to say action, cut for film Baagina
According to Chitraloka.com, Hamsalekha is taking a break from his musical works in order to direct a film. His debut directorial venture has been titled Baagina. The movie is all about searching one's roots. The new director is focusing more on music in it. The film features newcomers from reality programmes supported by popular Sandalwood stars. Bhaagina is expected to release by the end of this year.
Hamsalekha entered film industry to become a director, but he landed at music composition. So far, he has scored music for over 300 feature films and written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also penned dilogues for hit movies like Premaloka and Ranadheera and story and screenplay for Avane Nanna Ganda and a few other films.
However, his dream of becoming a director is coming true after three decades stint in Sandalwood. He has proved successful in all fields like music composition and penning story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics. He has also created his own niche in all these fields. Now, it should be seen whether Hamsalekha will maintain the same in his direction too.


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/// ShopRunner's Scott Thompson: We're Building So Much More Than An Amazon Prime Competitor
Earlier this week, ShopRunner, the two-day online retail shipping service, said it had raised a giant $200 million-plus investment from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and American Express. With the investment, Alibaba Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai joined ShopRunner's board. The investment size was surprising for many reasons, but mostly because of how large it was and how seemingly cost-effective ShopRunner's current model is. What in the world does ShopRunner need all that money for? ShopRunner partners with retailers and brands such as Brooks Brothers and Calvin Klein to provide free two-day shipping to ShopRunner members who shop at the partners' online stores. ShopRunner members pay $79 a year or $8.95 a month for that privilege. The brands and retail operations handle all the packing and shipping, with ShopRunner plugging into their backend systems to make sure its members are getting their orders when promised. ShopRunner takes two to five percent of each Shop Runner-eligible purchase a member makes on partnering e-commerce sites. In return, the company attempts to prove to its retail partners that it is bringing them new, repeat customers who will spend more than non-members. I spoke this week with ShopRunner CEO Scott Thompson, who's making a run at a redemption after after the controversy over inaccuracies on his resume forced his departure from Yahoo where he was briefly CEO. Here's an edited version of our conversation. That's a huge investment. Why Alibaba and why so much money? Scott Thompson: Think of this as a growth-equity type infusion. We are at right at this point where we know the product is solid, know the experience is real good and getting better by the day, we've launched our mobile apps and are beginning to see some early traction on that. And this month we'll cross a million members [including some non-paying ones who've signed up through an American Express partnership]. With this infusion of cash, this is the perfect time for this business. I hate to say it because every startup does, but we're at this inflection point
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has taken delivery of one of the world's most luxurious passenger airliners ever built - an A340-500 equipped with a multitude of special features. With three classes - Diamond, Pearl and Coral - the new aircraft offers world-class comfort and facilities.
One of the most luxurious passenger aircraft ever conceived has been officially unveiled by its new owner, Etihad Airways - the national airline of the United Arab Emirates.
A special reveal day was organised in Abu Dhabi on Monday, 24 July to mark the entry into service of the company's brand new Airbus A340-500, with guests that included members of the UAE's royal family, government ministers and some of Etihad's 2,500-strong workforce.
All were treated to a special preview of the aircraft's luxurious three-class cabin, which is equipped to carry 240 passengers and boasts a number of world-first features and facilities.
In addition to the cabin's secluded lounge area with sofa and coffee table, all 12 seats in the first class "Diamond" zone can be rotated 180 degrees to enable guests to hold meetings and dine together. Each seat has a built-in massage facility plus a multi-position headrest, and quickly converts into a spacious, two-metre long, horizontal bed. It also has its own 58 cm LCD video screen - the largest of any aircraft in the world - providing a wide range of in-flight entertainment options.
Additional features include an individual drinks cabinet, an integrated personal mirror, a fold-and-swivel meal table, and a privacy screen for passengers to create their own private compartment.
Each business or "Pearl" zone passenger also has his or her own in-flight entertainment system and video screen, plus a fully reclining seat. Mood lighting throughout all three zones - Diamond, Pearl and Coral - adjusts softly to the time of day to ease jetlag and enable passengers to arrive feeling rested and refreshed.
Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 500s, the new A340-500 will operate on Etihad's major long-haul routes to Paris, London Heathrow and - starting in October - New York. It is the second A340-500 to be delivered to Etihad in recent weeks, in addition to five A330-200s earlier this year. All are part of a $7 billion (€5.54 billion) order placed by the company in 2004 for a total of 24 aircraft, which includes 12 A330s, four A380s and eight A340s. The next delivery, of a third A340-500, is scheduled for this autumn.
Expressing his delight at this latest addition to Etihad's fleet, company Chairman HH Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan said: "Every traveller in every seat in every cabin onboard the A340-500 will discover new levels of comfort when traveling with Etihad. We are making our biggest investment yet in customer service to make them feel as comfortable in the air as they do at home."
Airbus' Middle East sales vice president Abdellah Sbai commented: "Etihad Airways is now recognized as a world-class airline whose cabin comfort is cited as a reference. We have gone the extra mile to satisfy their request for extra comfort and special cabin features."


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Nazha Kasraoui learned to make her country's national dish -- which, despite its name, is made with any number of vegetables -- while growing up in Rabat. There are faster ways to make couscous, but Kasraoui prefers the age-old, multi-step method for superior results. She allows for 10 servings, but there's plenty left over.
Servings: 10 - 15
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 to 3 1/2 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 10 pieces
- 1 pound onion, cut in medium slices
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch saffron
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound peeled and seeded medium tomatoes, each cut into 4 to 6 pieces, depending on size
- 11 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 pound chickpeas, soaked the day before and drained (may substitute one 15-ounce can of chckpeas, drained)
- 1 head cabbage, quartered
- 1 pound carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise and crosswise
- 1 pound small turnips, peeled and halved
- 1 small (16 ounces) pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into large chunks (may substitute butternut or acorn squash)
- 1 pound zucchini, halved lengthwise and crosswise
- 1 bunch cilantro, tied with kitchen string
- 2 packages (70 ounces) medium-grain couscous
- 2 tablespoons corn oil
- 2 1/3 sticks (5 ounces) unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot over low heat. Add the lamb, onions, ground ginger, saffron and salt and pepper to taste and cook for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add 8 1/2 cups of the water and the chickpeas and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the cabbage and cook for 10 minutes or until the cabbage is tender. Add the carrots, turnips and pumpkin and cook 10 minutes or until tender. Add the zucchini and the cilantro and cook 5 to 10 minutes or until tender, then discard the cilantro. Set aside.
Have ready a large, heavy pot that is fitted for a steamer. Add enough water to come up just below the steamer. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add the couscous and the corn oil. Using your hands, mix well. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of water over the couscous and mix with your hands to evenly distribute the water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to the steamer and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
Return the couscous to the bowl and add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of water, mixing to incorporate (the couscous will be soft at this point). Let sit for 5 minutes, then put it in the steamer for 10 more minutes. Transfer the couscous back to the bowl, add the butter and salt to taste and stir to combine. Set aside until the vegetables are nearly ready. About 5 minutes before the vegetables are done, heat the couscous in the steamer.
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This false martyrdomHenry McDonald
Henry McDonald: It's time we stopped bleating about being downtrodden.
The judge's taleJohn Sutherland
This year's Booker prize is looking to be one of the most hotly contested and debated yet, with a longlist that promised a Booker bonanza and a shortlist that includes established big-hitters Julian Barnes and Kazuo Ishiguro and young talent Zadie Smith. But does the cream of the shortlist always rise to the top?
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The World of Books: Robert McCrum is disappointed by the Booker shortlist.
Stephanie Merritt surveys the Booker Prize candidates.
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The Observer Profile: Julian Barnes. One of our most feted novelists towers over contemporary British literature but has never won the Booker. Now his intricate tale about Conan Doyle makes him odds-on to win.
Peter Beaumont, the Observer's foreign affairs editor, considers the rise and rise of James Meek, former foreign reporter of the year and now longlisted for the Booker Prize.
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Literary critic DJ Taylor on the longlist.
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The Conservative government is setting the stage for a 2015 election year that will announce a return to balanced books and the likely launch of income splitting for parents.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is using his strongest language to date in promising he will hit his 2015 target for a return to a budget surplus. He said this can be accomplished even though Ottawa is facing some large and unexpected bills in response to this summer's Alberta floods and the Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail disaster.
"We're going to balance the budget without doubt in 2015," Mr. Flaherty told reporters on Wednesday outside a policy retreat. "We will do what it takes to balance the budget in 2015-16, not for the sake of balancing the budget, but to put Canada in a position of strength so that we can react adequately to any sort of economic pressure that comes from outside our country."
The minister also placed the controversial proposal of income splitting, which was first promised by the Conservatives during the 2011 election campaign, back on the political agenda.
The pledge is a costly one, with an estimated price tag of $2.5-billion a year. The promise was contingent on a balanced budget and made at a time when the government thought the deficit would be easier to erase. Since then, it has rarely been mentioned other than by outside policy groups that have been debating the proposal's merits.
Mr. Flaherty was asked specifically whether he would offer income splitting in the 2015-16 fiscal year. "I would hope to," he said, noting that it will depend on how the economy performs. "We'll be prudent and, as you know, we fulfill our campaign commitments and we're committed to them."
That last line matches this week's political rhetoric from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is on his annual northern tour as the government prepares a Speech from the Throne with an eye to the next election campaign. With little money available for new spending, the government's political message of late appears to focus on delivering on past promises. Balancing the books is shaping up as the most important promise to keep.
But certainty is in short supply when it comes to politics and economics. The economy – either at home or abroad – could fail to meet expectations. There could be natural disasters or other emergencies that could involve an expensive military deployment.
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This is a discussion on 5.56 vs. .45 within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by Wiggity So you have no personal experience with anything in the "real world" when it comes to wounding ballistics. Perfect, neither do ...
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too tired to look up the link,but within the past few weeks was a link that had a trauma surgeon giving a scientific lecture on GSW. It is about 25 - 30 minutes long, and it shows all sorts of tests done in ballistic gel as well as sorts of pictures of real trauma.
Part way through he states, for the remainder of the presentation, we will focus on gsw from handguns as that is what as surgeons you will be working on. Rifle wounds are for the medical examiner. He showed fairly conclusively that the higher energy from a rifle wound is most often devastating whereas from a handgun it incapacitates. unless you hit the heart or the brain, the major cause of death from a hangun wound in bleeding to death. He was stating that if you haven't hit the heart/brain, and can stop the bleeding, the patient has a good chance of living.
So when you have a doc, whose job it is to work on gsw victims, and he is giving a lecture to fellow trauma surgeons saying if you are going to get shot, see if you can have it done by a handgun if you want to live, I will take him as the source to believe. More interesting , and he touched on some of it, is how does 5.56 compare say to 7.62.
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Your first sentence is inaccurate as well. They CAN kill you. By saying "will kill you" you are implying that they will both absolutely kill you and that is simply not reality. Anyone who has been shot by either of those rounds and has survived can vouch for this.
On average, a gunshot wound from a rifle is a more lethal (lethal meaning it is more likely to cause death) wound than a pistol wound. I don't get why this is so hard to understand.
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Jane Says: Steer Clear of Trans Fats
I'll address some of the responses to last week's post on canola oil at a later date, so stay tuned. But first, I want to address a query from reader Arvind Gaikwad because it's so basic to any discussion about cooking fats. For starters, it gives me a chance to suggest a couple of books that you may well want to add to your library. Plus, it gives me a chance to torpedo one more culinary myth (it's at the very end, for all you cut-to-the-chasers). "What is trans-fat?" Arvind asks.
One of the simplest explanations of trans fatty acids comes from On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, by Harold McGee. "Trans fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids that nevertheless behave more like saturated fatty acids," he writes. In other words, just like the saturated fats in meat, butter, and cheese, for instance, trans fats raise your "bad" cholesterol (LDL). They also complicate matters by simultaneously lowering your "good" cholesterol (HDL). Trans fat molecules are pesky little things; they hang around in your body's arteries, just waiting to give your heart the what for. They also trigger inflammation, which is implicated in a host of chronic diseases and conditions.
Here's something you may not know: The dairy products and/or meat fat from ruminant animals such as cows, bison, sheep, goats, and deer contain small amounts of natural trans fats. Raw, pasteurized, organic, grass-fed, corn-fed, whatever—it doesn't matter. Made by microbes present in the animals' stomach, naturally occurring trans fats aren't considered harmful, according to much of the current research, but the science is still inconclusive.
On the other hand, industrially created trans fats, a product of hydrogenation—heating liquid vegetable oils in the presence of hydrogen gas and a catalyst—are just terrible for you. In fact, they pose a greater threat of heart disease than saturated fats.
And, if you eat lots of processed food, they are everywhere. Why? A partially hydrogenated vegetable oil converts a liquid fat, like oil, into a solid fat, like margarine. In fact, the partially hydrogenated fats in margarine, since they came from vegetable oil, were once considered better for your health than butter, with its cholesterol and saturated fat.
Industrially produced trans fats also helped put the convenience into convenience foods. Partially hydrogenated fats are very stable—they don't turn rancid easily or quickly, so food manufacturers started to use them in products for longer shelf life. That stability also means that partially hydrogenated oils can also be repeatedly heated without breaking down, which makes them very cost-effective for restaurants and the fast-food industry.
It sounds like many of you out there view supermarket aisles with a deservedly suspicious (if not downright paranoiac) eye. But let's face it: There are times when you may give into a stress-related craving. Impossible deadlines! Your neighbor, who plays nothing but those Andean flute music CDs! Finals! Graduating and moving back in with your parents because all you can find is some stupid internship that pays nothing, and you haven't told Mom you have a pet boa constrictor!
Just so you know, here's a quick cheat sheet of some processed foods that likely contain trans fats. You can avoid them or say to hell with it and indulge. Just this once.
- fast food—including fried chicken, biscuits [drat!], fried fish sandwiches, French fries, sweets like fried pies
- muffins, cupcakes, doughnuts
- crackers, chips, cookies
- cake and other baked goods with frosting
- microwave popcorn
- canned biscuits
- non-dairy creamers
Now, if you're a diligent label reader, you do not know what to think when the nutrition label says "Trans Fats 0," but partially hydrogenated vegetable oil appears in the ingredients list. According to the instant classic What to Eat: An Aisle to Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating, by Marion Nestle, this signifies the amount of trans fats present in the food is less than half a gram per serving. Again, if you don't eat lots of processed food, I wouldn't worry, but if you do, be aware that all those half grams in all those (teensy) servings can add up fast.
Okay, let's move into your kitchen for just a sec.
In the wider online culinary community, one statement that's slung about with great certainty is that when cooking oils like canola or olive reach their smoke point (the stage at which heated fat begins to smoke and emit an acrid smell and off flavor), trans fats are created. That is not true. I double-checked with Marion Nestle to make sure. "Trans fat requires hydrogenation, which takes a lot more than heat. Forget that one," she shot back.
So this is one more thing you do not have to worry about! Hydrogenation involves temperature, time, and pressure, and you cannot accidentally hydrogenate an oil simply because you left the stove to answer the phone. It was your mother, remember? The boa constrictor arrived.
Be honest: Do you crave a Twinkie now and then? Do you cheat and eat trans-fat foods once in a while?


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The grant is one of many budget initiatives the Government will announce today under the headline "Putting Families First". Combined with the Federal Government's $7000 first home buyers' grant, Victoria's first home buyers will be eligible for $12,000 in government assistance.
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- Funding towards a winter sports complex to host sports such as ice hockey and figure skating.
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Opposition Leader Robert Doyle urged the Government to give stamp duty relief to young, first home buyers and those buying average-priced homes. "I think the Government have been embarrassed into giving some stamp duty relief for first home buyers," he said.
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China Unicom's e-commerce partner Taobao.com has only been able to sell 5 iPhones since launch.
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To say that the iPhone is a flop in China is to put it mildly
China is arguably the world's biggest potential electronics market. If you can make a product that's a big hit with Chinese consumers it's almost as big a deal as a hit product in the U.S. -- and China's buying power is expected to only grow even more in the near future. Thus optimism was high when the
iPhone finally launched in China
However, in the time since, the iPhone has proved an epic flop in China even as Chinese telecoms try to defend their weak sales. China Unicom, the phone's carrier
only managed to sell 5,000 handsets
in the phone's first few days, far less than at equivalent launches in the U.S., UK, France, and Germany. While the telecom says it is satisfied with the phone's sales performance, the numbers are disappointing for a phone that has burned up international sales charts.
One major problem is price. The phone is available in China for 6,999 yuan, or $1,024 without a contract, but can be purchased much cheaper in Hong Kong's so-called "grey market". The grey market cost in Hong Kong is approximately $800. Sales were also hindered by the
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, following China's ban on the standard, which it was trying to replace with its own standard. Since May China has begun reallowing Wi-Fi, but new Wi-Fi-ready models still aren't available yet in China.
The epic failure of the phone in terms of sales is epitomized by the
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In its report
says that difficulties with the app store may also be partially to blame for the phone's dismal sales. Explains the report, "Credit cards are increasingly common in China, but their holders rarely use them to make small payments via mobile phone, local consultancy Analysys International said in a research note. Credit card penetration also remains low among young people of the sort that would like the App Store, it said. Many Chinese make payments via mobile phone but do so with prepaid cards sold by local carriers. The App Store will need to add new payment options and more localized content to win more users in China."
China Unicom still hasn't given up on the struggling phone. The company just launched 3G services last month and currently has around 1 million total subscribers. The company hopes that the iPhone will help drive over
1 million new subscribers per month
to the next-generation network service. Currently the company has over 150 million subscribers on its older networks. The company is aiming for 10 percent of its 3G subscriptions to be iPhones by three years from now.
In South Korea the iPhone enjoyed a much more enthusiastic launch last week with 60,000 online orders. That number looks especially pretty when compared to the Chinese total of 5 orders.
Earlier this year, before the launch of the phone, the iPhone made headlines in China for a far different reason. An employee at Foxconn, a hardware partner of Apple's, reportedly was
beaten and tormented
by company security officers after loosing a prototype of a next-generation iPhone. After the ordeal the employee committed suicide. The company has since
paid the family of the victim $52,000
and dismissed several employees.
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What to me is indisputable is that Google's forays into Apple's targeted space (certainly helped by Eric Schmidt's tenure on Apple's Board) have taken (and will take) away significant market share from Apple mobile products and services.
Yes, Android will surpass iPhone OS in marketshare eventually, that's pretty evident. How ever the iPhone can still remain king of the hill as far as smartphones are concerned. How? Well it's the Mac vs. the PC all over again, really.It's one phone from one company against more than a dozen different phones from at least a handfull of companies. Only this time the OS isn't even a Windows type OS that manufacturers have to buy a license for - they can get if from Google for free. That in itself will all but ensure that Android devices will flood the market at a faster pace than even the most popular iPhone can.
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Not an insider - not an outsider. Just right in the middle of it all.
Daniel Eran Dilger has an interesting piece in which he points out the 75% of all Android phones are sold in the USA. He also points out that AT&T have one Android phone, in other words, 75% (less but not significantly less) of all Android phones are sold through USA carriers which don't have access to the iPhone.
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So, I?ll start off with what you really want to know: is the EVO 4G an ?iPhone Killer?? No way. Not even close. Does it have some advantages over the iPhone? Of course. But it has more disadvantages. And, in fact, this isn?t even the best Android phone I?ve tried. Both the Nexus One and the Droid Incredible are better.
And let?s start with the battery. Simply put: it sucks. Again, I?m not using the 4G network (and yes, I have the 4G radio turned off), and it absolutely blows. My iPhone 3GS is about a year old now, so its battery isn?t at the peak condition that it once was. Still, it almost always lasts me for at least a full day doing what I would consider to be moderate usage of the web, texting, taking pictures, etc. The EVO? Good luck getting more than 4 hours of moderate usage out of this bad boy.
Maybe as they say in Monty Python "It's only a flesh wound!", let's hope Apple doesn't die from it.
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In Asia-Pacific, there are two types of consumers. The well-to-do and want-to-be-seen-as-such folks would buy authentic products while the mainstream guys would buy knockoffs. These mainstream guys expect good enough knockoffs and copycats would be available at a lower price. So, even without Android, there would be knockoffs and copycats. Android merely facilitate this process.
iPods started selling at pretty high price but Apple is able to maintain price pressure over the next few years so much so that knockoffs and copycats are not able to establish any meaningful market share. With iPad started off with a competitive price of $499, it would be interesting to watch how knockoffs and copycats fare.
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