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Time Is Illmatic
An excellent documentary that focuses more on why the Illmatic album came to be than how successful it became. Prepare to be schooled in many…
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Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
"Life Itself" debuts in London as part of the Dogwoof Weekender, and is currently screening at various other venues.
"Life Itself" is set to debut in London as part of the Dogwoof Weekender.
Matt Fagerholm picks his favorite piece of Roger's writing.
A review of Hansal Mehta's 2013 film, "Shahid."
A review of Hansal Mehta's 2013 film, "Shahid."
An FFC reviews the gentle, sweet "The Lunchbox."
An interview with "The Good Life" stars Emmanuel Jal and Ger Duany, and producer Molly Smith.
"Outlander" and TV's sexual revolution; Chatting with John Carpenter; When cinema stops making sense; "The Simpsons"/"Family Guy" crossover; Soderbergh's "The Knick."
This is waiting for all of us. The slow descent into old age. The physical unsteadiness. The realization that we no longer have authority over our own lives. In the tragic version of this fate, senility also awaits us, and "Fred Won't Move Out" is a tragedy.
Fred is played by Elliott Gould. He has lived with his wife for more than half a century in the same secluded lakeside home. Susan (Judith Roberts) still lives with him but has slipped away into Alzheimer's. Her most frequent phrase is "whoop-de-doo!" They have a caregiver, Victoria (Mfoniso Udofia), who lives with them and is infinitely patient. Bob and Carol (Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle), Fred's children, arrive for a visit and have a mission. It is time, they have decided, for both parents to move into a care facility in town. Susan doesn't quite understand. Fred refuses to move. He expects the situation to continue exactly as it is.
The film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation. It has a great many shots of trees, leaves and insects and some story gaps. The biggest gap concerns Victoria, who has apparently been here for years. What will happen to her? She sees everything, knows everything and is treated like a household appliance. There's not even a final shot of her left behind.
There is a fraught scene in which a music therapist (Robert Miller) pays a visit, and the whole family, including a granddaughter named The Captain (Ariana Altman), sing old songs like "By the Light of the Silvery Moon." Susan recalls every word. This scene could have been incredibly poignant but is noticeably badly photographed. The characters are almost all placed with their backs to the therapist, and for the only time in the film, a hand-held Shakycam is used. If there is a scene requiring a stable camera to allow us to observe and consider, this is that scene.
Yet "Fred Won't Move Out" has wonderful qualities. Judith Roberts so completely embodies a beautiful person whose mind has gone. Elliott Gould is slipping and fearful as Fred, and tries to muster what must have been a powerful personality when he was young. Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle, as the children, are matter-of-fact, although she has tact and kindness when needed. Melamed's character seems emotionally tone-deaf.
This is a semi-autobiographical film by writer-director Richard Ledes, who filmed in his own home. The dedication at the end suggests a personal connection. The enormity of such a situation can be overwhelming, and Ledes doesn't manage a clear point of view. There is a jarring and inexplicable use of the song "Hava Nagila" that perhaps betrays the Fred character's emotional disconnect. "Fred Won't Move Out" isn't a "Hava Nagila" kind of movie.
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Lakeside Tournament highlights week's games
The high school baseball season is now in full swing, here's a look at this week's games.
Minden High
The Crimson Tide is coming off a good showing in their Minden High Invitational, and now they will get back in action tonight as they head to Sibley to take on the Lakeside Warriors at 6 p.m.
The rest of the week, the Tide will take part in the Lakeside Tournament that begins on Thursday.
The Warriors had a tough time in the Minden tournament, and they hope to bounce back as they host their own.
But first, the Warriors will host Minden High today at 6 p.m.
Today, the Glenbrook Apaches will travel to Rayville to take on Riverfield Academy for their first district game. The junior varsity game starts at 4 p.m,. and the varsity game will follow.
Saturday, the Apaches will host the Prairie View Spartans in a pair of games. The varsity will play at 11 a.m., with the junior varsity game right after.
The Doyline Panthers played very well in the Haynesville Round Robin over the weekend, and they hope to carry over that momentum into this week.
The Panthers will host Haynesville today and then will play in the Castor Tournament Thursday through Saturday.
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The North Webster Knights have started the season on a hot streak, and will look to continue with that as they play in the Airline/Haughton Tournament beginning on Thursday.
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A Different View of Who Will Profit from the Coming Changeover to Natural Gas
Saul is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
It seems apparent that natural gas will provide a lot of the future energy in the United States. Natural gas is cheap compared to gasoline or diesel. In fact, it's at near record low prices. It's very, very plentiful in the States. It's less polluting than gasoline, and it's much less polluting than coal.
This has caused a lot of enthusiasm about the future of two companies who are profiting from cheap natural gas. These are Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE), which is building a network of natural gas refueling stations on the major highways used by the trucking industry, and Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT), which builds the natural gas engines to power the trucks that will use these refueling stations. While their sales are rising, both of these companies are still losing money. The hope is that as their sales continue to rise they will become more and more profitable.
On the other hand, with natural gas prices near multi-year lows, the gas-producing companies are bleeding money and are shunned for the most part.
However there's something else to consider. The low price of natural gas means more gas use, and more use of natural gas means the price of gas may not continue to stay so cheap.
First of all, producers are cutting back production. The higher-cost producers especially are losing money on what they sell at these extremely low prices. This in itself can start to push the price back up.
Secondly, what will happen to the price of natural gas as Clean Energy Fuels and Westport become more successful and sell more natural gas and the trucks that run on it? That's another factor pushing the price up.
And General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced in July that it is working with Chart Industries and the University of Missouri to develop an inexpensive ($500) home rapid refueling station for natural gas automobiles. Think what lots of natural gas automobiles could mean for the use of natural gas, and its price.
And consider that other companies are developing terminals where they will compress and export liquid natural gas (LNG) from the United States, where the price is roughly $2.75 as I write this, to Europe or Japan, for instance, where the price can be as high as $10.
So far, only Cheniere Energy (NYSEMKT: LNG) has won approval to build an LNG export terminal. However other major companies such as Dominion Resources have applied for export permits as well.
Once these terminals are built and start functioning, we'll likely see massive exports of LNG out of the United States. This will be great for natural gas producers and it will add a lot of drilling jobs. However, it will certainly raise the price of natural gas here. The price has been limited up to now by our inability to ship our glut of natural gas to the higher price markets abroad, causing natural gas to pile up in the U.S. and become incredibly cheap.
And coal-burning plants are gradually converting to natural gas because it's cheaper, and because with natural gas they don't have all the hassles of fighting the air pollution from coal. If more coal-burning plants keep converting to natural gas, can you guess what influence this is likely to have on the price of gas?
With all these factors pushing up demand for natural gas, the price of natural gas will rise. It may not rise immediately as some major natural gas producers such as Chesapeake Energy and Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) say they are already holding back on production because of the low price. This held back production can come back on the market. But eventually, the price will rise. In fact it may rise considerably.
If the price of natural gas rises too much (because of a lot of exporting, for instance) natural gas will no longer be quite as compelling an alternative to petroleum products for trucks and cars.
Considering that Clean Energy Fuels and Westport Innovations are both currently losing money in spite of business models that benefit from the current low gas prices, they don't have much of a cushion. They are far from a sure thing. If the price of natural gas keeps rising, people may slow down on ordering new natural gas truck engines from Westport Innovations and the growth of Clean Energy's refueling stations may slow. Both of these companies' futures (which are dependent on cheap natural gas) can suffer from their own success. It's a real conundrum.
So how CAN you profit from the future of natural gas? It seems there will more demand for it and the price will rise. The obvious choice would be a company that drills for natural gas almost exclusively, a company that is the low cost producer, a company that is already quite profitable even at these extraordinarily low gas prices where other companies are losing money, a company that has huge reserves (in comparison to its size), and a company whose price is severely depressed at present due to the extremely low prices of natural gas.
That would be Ultra Petroleum ($22.70), which despite its name, drills for natural gas, not petroleum.
Low prices for natural gas are great for Clean Energy Fuels and Westport Innovations but are terrible for producers. Higher prices for natural gas (which seem inevitable) will be not so good for Clean Energy, but great for a producer like Ultra Petroleum.
Here's what Ultra Petroleum did in the June quarter, in spite of these record low prices for natural gas.
They had an operating cash flow of $190.6 million, or $1.25 per share!
Their adjusted earnings were $55.1 million, or 36 cents per share.
They had great adjusted returns in the quarter: 67% cash flow margin, 19% net income margin, and 20% return on equity. That's incredible in a market like this.
They reduced their capex budget by half for 2012 from 2011 because of the low prices. They expect to reduce it further.
They are expecting their production to decrease intentionally in future quarters. They are deferring completion of newly drilled wells (in other words, they're not starting to draw gas from them). They say that all they need is an increase of 15 cents per Mcf in selling price to pay for the cost of keeping them closed, and then reopening them later at higher prices. They've also reduced drilling. Note that reduced drilling should mean increased operating cash flow, and probably increased earnings, as their functioning wells will continue to produce, but they will spend a lot less money.
They say they are focused on profit, not production, and are conserving their valuable assets. They don't want to pump away their gas at cheap prices. They won't pick up spending until they see $5 gas. They expect to see $4 gas in 2013 and $5 gas in 2014. They see their stock price doubling with $4 gas.
To me, that's the way to go when gas prices are unsustainably low. Why should I bet on the companies that are benefiting from the low gas prices, but are losing money anyway? I'd rather invest in a company whose stock price has been beaten down irrationally by the low gas prices, in spite of being quite profitable. It's ready to spring back. Commodity prices are cyclical and simply don't stay down forever.
SaulR80683 owns shares of Ultra Petroleum, and has no positions in the other stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Ultra Petroleum and Westport Innovations and has the following options: long JAN 2014 $30.00 calls on Ultra Petroleum, long JAN 2014 $40.00 calls on Ultra Petroleum, and long JAN 2014 $50.00 calls on Ultra Petroleum. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Clean Energy Fuels, Ultra Petroleum, and Westport Innovations. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.If you have questions about this post or the Fool's blog network, click here for information.


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Weird Wednesday: World's Ugliest Animal, Anti-Aging Capsule, Big Mac Man
Wednesday is a day when people are itching to get a little weird. Trust us, it's science. Luckily, there's no shortage of that on the 'net. Last week, we showed you blind gun owners, spreadable beer, deep fried soup, and bizarre video game weapons. This week, prepare yourself for an anti-aging capsule, finger speakers, the world's ugliest animal, herpes monkeys, a coffin with bass, a $3 million goat and more. Let's get weird with the strangest news stories and videos of the past week.
Man Has Eaten 12,000 Big Macs via Geo Beats
That's 1 Big Mac per day for 32 years.
$10 Million Anti-Aging Capsule via Geo Beats
Elysium is real, y'all.
Herpes-infected Monkeys Running Amok in Florida via Geo Beats
We all need to stop monkeying around.
Beaver's Butt Could Yield Next Big Baking Ingredient via Geo Beats
What what in the beaver's butt. People call me gross, the stuff you'll find in foods and cosmetics is ten times grosser. Just let me pick my nose, okay?
$70,000 Octopus Sofa via Geo Beats
If you own this, that's automatic license for me to pull a Rick James on it.
The World's Ugliest Animal via Geo Beats
Beauty is only skin dee-… (*barfs*).
Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball Nicolas Cage Edition via MisterSexyBuzz
Odds that Miley and Nic end up hooking up? 1-1
$30,000 Coffin Has Speakers for Streaming Music via Geo Beats
Putting the dead in Deadmau5.
Disney Making Finger Speaker Technology via Geo Beats
I'm pumped. Are you kidding? Actual gun sounds when you point your finger?
Goat Sells for $3 Million in Saudi Arabia via Geo Beats
Maybe if it's the talking goat from that Adam Sandler album.
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Either Justin Bieber's van had some serious mechanical problems in L.A. today ... or his crew was blazing a METRIC TON of Mary Jane inside -- because when the singer slid the door open and stepped out, he was followed by a Hiroshima-level cloud of smoke.
You gotta see it. It's like something out of a stoner movie.
Bieber -- a noted weed enthusiast -- was arriving for a radio interview at Power 106. Here's hoping he can still form complete sentences.
Wow looks like justins been hanging out with his loser friends like twist kevi guy and za what happened to him sorry but thats the reason why selena dumped him hes a DRUGGIE!
Idiot Children doing Idiotic things
let Beaver and his minions take a cue from Paul Walker
**** TMZ, wy do you all keep posting stuff about this kid.you all are so obsessed with him. its a bull**** story every single day.lame ass news,you all are slacking.pretty sure there is something more exciting then smoke coming out of his van
TMZ this is not today in NYC. It is 24 degrees and snowing Please do alittle research before posting.
TMZ get your facts right. There is no way this is NYC today. First off there is no leafs on the tress its 24 degrees and its snowing. Please do a little research before posting.
I feel really sorry for this kid. He got thrown into the ghetto music cultre when he was so young, and now he thinks he is one of them. He walks like a dork. And those afrikkana crotchless pants are not even fashionable. I think they are all laughing at him behind his back. After they steal whatever they can from him, of course.
Isn't pot illegal? Glad I am not on the highway whenever this douche and his posse are firing up the weed - cause you know the driver is inhaling that smoke too. Deadly crash in the making...
Please he had a smoke machine back there so he could look thug
Did you really just compare a van full of pot smoke to the Hiroshima nuclear bomb? That's not cool, no matter how funny you guys at TMZ think you are.
Can you imagine how embarrassed this little girl will be the day that all of his ex-"friends" confess how much they couldn't stand the little princess and only pretended to be her friend for the money? Seriously, I don't care HOW much money little Beaver has, nothing is worth swallowing that much pride to hang with this Douche!!!
Wasnt he a pop star like tht baby song when did he become a thug rapper. PULL UP YOU DAMN PANTS!!!
How many of these guys would be hanging with her if she were just an ordinary girl without all the money??
I see why he's always getting pulled over all the time.. His drivers look all suspicious with their puppy dog eyes and staring.. Justin needs to tell the people in the front seats to look straight and not wave and ****. Cops smell that ****.
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Free agent defenceman Matt Carle has signed a six-year, $33 million deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 27-year-old Carle was one of the most sought-after free agents. In 82 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last year, Carle netted four goals and 38 points.
This will be Carle's second stint with the Lightning, he played 12 games for them during the 2008-2009 season.
The Alaska native has spent the past four seasons in Philly.
He was originally selected by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 47th overall of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and played parts of three seasons in San Jose.
In 471 career games, Carle has 32 goals and 202 points. He is a career plus-55.


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Construction output estimates are a short term indicator of construction output by the private sector and public corporations within Great Britain and are produced from a monthly survey of 8,000 businesses in Great Britain. The estimates are produced and published at current prices (including inflationary price effects) and at chained volume estimates (with inflationary effects removed) both seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted.
Detailed estimates along with a longer run of time series data are available to download in the Output in the Construction Industry, September and Q3 2013.
Further details on the newly published monthly seasonally adjusted series and the chained volume measures can be found in the 'What's new' section of the output background notes.
The 'Definitions and explanations' section in the background notes of this bulletin includes additional information on items contained in this release.
Construction output is a major component in the production approach to measuring gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 6.3% of total GDP, based on 2010 prices. Due to the high value of construction in GDP and its stand alone status as a key economic indicator, the construction estimate is widely used by economists and industry specialists as an aid to economic interpretation and forecasting.
The first estimate of Q3 2013 GDP showed that the UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent in quarter three and by 1.5 per cent when compared to Q3 2012. The stronger position of the economy overall is also reflected in the construction sector, which experienced two consecutive quarters of growth. The construction sector grew 1.7 per cent in Q3 2013 after growing 1.9 per cent in Q2 2013. The consistent growth in construction has led to 4.1 per cent growth year-on-year compared to 1.9 per cent for the services and -0.2 per cent for the production industries. Construction estimates can be highly responsive to the economic cycle and have provided some of the largest downward contributions to GDP, despite only accounting for 6.3 per cent of the economy. However in Q3 2013, the strength of construction contributed 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth.
Output in the construction industry grew steadily (with the exception of a mild downturn in 2004) from 2000 until early 2008, when a financial market shock affected the UK and global economic growth. The deterioration in economic conditions that followed had a marked effect on the three main industry groupings within the economy, and in particular construction. Between Q1 2008 and Q2 2009, construction output fell by 17.1%, while output in the production and services industries fell by 11.7% and 5.4% respectively.
Quarterly estimates for Q3 2013 show that output in the construction industry remains 13.3% below its pre-downturn peak in Q1 2008.
More information on how construction output has fared during economic downturns can be found in the article 'UK Construction Industry downturn in an historic context'.
Comparing September 2013, with the same month 12 months ago, the output of construction increased by 5.8% but fell 0.9% when compared with August 2013. The month on month data above show small falls in both sub-sectors of construction output where new work fell 0.6% and repairs and maintenance fell 1.3% contributing to a fall in total output in September 2013.
The volatility in the All Work estimates was primarily due to fluctuations in the New Work series. The contrast between New Work and Repairs and Maintenance can be seen in Figures 3 and 4 below.
All new work fell 0.6% in September 2013 when compared with August 2013 after two months of positive growth. After falling 18% from its peak of £6,500 million in August 2010 new work has since regained 8% to now stand at £5,800 million.
Comparing the third quarter of 2013 ( July to September), with the previous quarter (April to June), the volume of construction output is estimated to have increased by 1.7% (see Figure 1). There was an increase in new work of 3.1%, the highest quarterly growth since Q2 (April to June) 2010. During the quarter repair and maintenance remained relatively subdued showing a 0.6% decrease after two consecutive quarters of positive growth.
There was growth in the construction of new housing with both public and private sector housing increasing quarter on quarter. Private sector new housing increased by 3.9%, while the volume of public sector housing showed a more modest increase of 0.5% during the same period. The estimated 3.9% increase in private new housing, to £4,350 million, is the highest volume of private new housing recorded since Q2 2008.
Estimated to be £5,500 million, the volume of new housing is now 42.1% above its lowest level of £3,800 million seen during Q3 of 2009.
The share of new housing in total construction output is now 19.4%, 2.4 percentage points below its peak of 21.8% in Q3 2006 but 5.1 percentage points higher than its economic downturn low point of 14.3% in Q3 2009.
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|Most recent 3 months on a year earlier
|Most recent 3 months on 3 months earlier
|Most recent month on the same month a year ago
|Most recent month on the previous month
|Most recent level
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|Total All New Work
|Total Repairs and Maintenance
|All New Work
|Total All New Work
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|Other New Work
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|Total Repairs and Maintenance
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Construction estimates are a key component of the output approach to measuring GDP along with the estimates of services, production and agriculture. As an aid to users, the short term releases that directly feed into GDP now include an additional table of GDP components. It is anticipated that this table will inform users of the relationship between the individual components which comprise GDP output. The publication dates and the quarterly growths of the individual GDP components are shown in Figure 5.
Table 2 shows the month 3 (September) output figures that fed into GDP for Q3 2013. Previous quarters are unrevised this month in accordance with the national accounts revisions policy.
Each component of GDP has a weight within GDP based on its value in 2011. Construction has a weight of 63 which means that it is 63 parts of the 1,000 that make up total GDP.
To determine the effect each component has on GDP multiply the component growth by its weight in GDP.
An example using Q2 2013 data:
Construction growth = 1.9
Weight in GDP = 0.063 (63/1000)
Effect on GDP = 1.9 * 0.063 = 0.1197 or 0.1 to 1 decimal point.
Revisions to components and the effect on GDP can be calculated using the same process. As a general rule there are no revisions to GDP when the component revisions are:
IoP = between 0.3 and -0.3
Construction = between 0.7 and -0.7
IoS = 0.0 (all values above or below 0.0 effect GDP due to the high weight of IoS in GDP).
IoP = 0.152*0.4 = 0.0608 or 0.1 to 1 dp
Construction = 0.063*0.8 = 0.0504 or 0.1 to 1 dp
IoS = 0.778*0.1 = 0.0778 or 0.1 to 1 dp
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The Preliminary Estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) published on 25 October 2013 contained a forecast for quarterly construction output of 2.5%. This estimate has been revised within this release based on updated survey responses and is now estimated to be 1.7%, a downward revision of 0.8 percentage points. This downward revision has no effect on the preliminary estimate of GDP growth to 1 decimal place. Construction currently accounts for 6.3% of GDP.
Figure 6 shows the quarterly path for GDP and its components from Q1 2005. While it is apparent that all the components were severely affected by the economic downturn from 2008 it is clear that the downturn had a more pronounced effect on both production and construction. Production and construction have in fact gone through a second dip. The production dip began in Q4 2010 and output fell to levels lower than those seen through the downturn, while construction fell slightly later, beginning its decline in Q2 2011 and is now at levels originally seen in 2009.
What's new?
In response to user feedback and in line with the announcement made in the article 'Improvements to the methods used to compile Output in the Construction Industry statistics', this statistical bulletin now contains monthly seasonally adjusted chained volume estimates. Due to the potential for confusion when comparing constant price (volume) and chained volume measures, all references to constant price series have been removed from this, and future bulletins. In line with the announcement made in previous bulletins the constant price series have also been removed from the associated time series dataset that accompanies this release.
It should be noted that due to seasonal adjustment taking place on a short span of data points used to interpret the seasonal effects there is potential for increased revisions until the seasonal pattern is established within the time series.
Users should note that a monthly seasonally adjusted chained volume series is not available pre-2010. This is due to monthly data not being available for this period. These data are a requirement for creating previous year's prices from which chain linked volume measures are created.
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Construction output estimates are a short term indicator of construction output by private sector and public corporations within Great Britain. Output estimates are produced and published at current prices (including inflationary price effects) and at chained volume estimates (with inflationary effects removed) both seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted. Chained volume measures are also described as volume. Construction output is used in the compilation of the output approach to measuring gross domestic product (GDP).
The data published in this release cover construction estimates for Great Britain. Construction output estimates for Northern Ireland can be obtained from the Central Survey Unit.
Aligning the construction output revision period with National Accounts policy
Construction output is a key component of the production approach to measuring gross domestic product (GDP) and, as such, should be subject to the same data policies that govern the accounts although historically it has not been. National accounts data are subject to a revision policy which determines the periods open for data revisions ensuring that revisions to individual estimates can be shown throughout the accounts. Other major short term indicators such as the Index of Production, UK Trade and the Index of Services already adhere to this policy.
From this publication the construction output time series has assumed the same revision policy as the UK National Accounts.
The UK National Accounts revisions policy (27.8 Kb Pdf) covers all published quarterly and annual series appearing in the National Accounts.
The National Accounts represent a wide array of data on areas as diverse as production, trade, earnings, spending, investment in fixed and financial assets and balance sheets. The nature of the National Accounts is that in principle all the activity is linked, so that a change in one area will have an impact elsewhere and consequently making revisions to one part of the National Accounts may lead to revisions through the system. The main strength of the system is that it allows analysis of the various economic indicators both in isolation and in conjunction with others. The strength of the integrated National Accounts system however may mean less flexibility for taking on revisions to the National Accounts. The National Accounts revisions policy is designed to give users a clear understanding of which periods are open for revision at each data release and why incorporating revisions from a single source is not a simple matter.
The current revision policy for construction output is to revise current price survey data for 13 months and seasonal factors for 5 quarters. While this is still applicable for processing the data the revisions to the time series will not be available to users until the back periods are 'open' for revisions within the National Accounts.
Statistical continuous improvement
In December 2012, as part of its Statistical Continuous Improvement programme, ONS published a 'Review of Sample Design and Estimation Methodology for Construction Output'. This report evaluated the sample design and estimation methods used on the Construction Output Survey. The conclusions of the review were that the current sample is performing well and that the current methodology for estimation within the survey produces the smallest standard error.
Use of the data
Output in the Construction Industry estimates are widely used both internally and externally and have been identified by legal requirement and user engagement surveys.
The key users of data from the Output of the Construction Industry dataset are:
United Kingdom National Accounts.
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, in order to comply with statutory legislation on short-term business statistics (STS). Short-term business statistics provide information on the economic development of four major domains: industry, construction, retail trade and other services.
Industry analysts requiring estimates of the construction industry output of Great Britain.
Trade associations making UK and international comparisons and to forecast trends in the construction industry.
Other government departments including; the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), HM Treasury (HMT) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
As well as being a key indicator of the performance of construction companies, the results of the survey also contribute to the estimate of the gross domestic product of the UK, contributing approximately 6.3% of GDP.
The ONS Monthly Construction Output Survey measures output from the construction industry in Great Britain. It samples 8,000 businesses, with all businesses employing over 100 people or with an annual turnover of more than £60m receiving a questionnaire by post every month. The results of the survey are deflated using price indices from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and then seasonally adjusted using X-12 Arima to derive the published estimates.
The latest Quality and Methodology report for the Output of the Construction Industry estimates can be found on the ONS website.
In addition to 13 months of survey data revisions, a refinement to the seasonal pattern has caused slight revisions to the seasonally adjusted time series from Q1 2012. This publication shows data revisions for Q3 2013 in line with the national accounts revision policy explained previously.
One indication of the reliability of the key indicators can be obtained by monitoring the size of revisions. Analysis of the previously published quarterly seasonally adjusted constant price series has shown that revisions to construction data are small. Generally these quarterly revisions are less than 1% when compared to the final revised period five quarters after initial publication. This indicates that the published estimates are a reliable snapshot of the output in the industry at the date of publication.
Table 3 records the size and pattern of revisions which have occurred in the chained volume measures over the last two months. Please note that these indicators only report summary measures for revisions. The revised data may be subject to sampling or other sources of error. Details about this revisions material can be found in the document 'Revisions information in ONS First Release'.
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International Comparisons
International construction comparisons are compiled by Eurostat. The estimates produced in this bulletin are included in these comparisons. Further information can be found on the Eurostat web page.
Further information
Releases on construction output and employment prior to the transfer to ONS can be found on the BIS website.
User Engagement
The user engagement section of the ONS website contains results of the survey held in April 2011 regarding users' satisfaction and use of the new orders and construction output surveys.
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Interpreting the data
When making comparisons it is recommended that users focus on chained volume measures or constant price (volume), seasonally adjusted estimates as these show underlying movements rather than seasonal movements.
Construction output estimates are subject to revision because of:
Late responses to the Construction Output Survey.
Revisions to seasonally adjusted factors which are re-estimated every quarter.
Annual updating of the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) that forms the basis of the sampling for the Construction Output Survey. This occurs in January and can have an effect on the results published in May.
Definitions and explanations
Definitions of terminology found within the main statistical bulletin are detailed below:
Output is defined as the amount chargeable to customers for building and civil engineering work done in the relevant period excluding VAT. As well as work charged to customers, businesses are asked to include the value of work done on their own initiative on buildings such as dwellings or offices for eventual sale or lease, and of work done by their own operatives on the construction and maintenance of their own premises. The value of goods made by businesses themselves and used in the work is also included.
In all returns, work done by sub-contractors is excluded to avoid double counting, since sub-contractors are also sampled. Output does not include payments made to architects or consultants from other firms – this would also cover engineers and surveyors. It would include wages paid to such people if they were directly employed by the business.
Current price (value) (CP)
Current prices are the actual or estimated recorded monetary value over a defined period. They show the value for each item expressed in terms of the prices of that period.
Constant price (volume) (KP)
A constant price or volume measure is a series of economic data from successive years expressed in real terms by computing the production volume for each year in the prices of a reference year. The resultant time-series of production figures has the effects of price changes removed (that is, monetary inflation or deflation). In other words, from the raw data a series is obtained which reflects only production volume. See the 'Deflation' section. Constant price series in this bulletin are based on the reference year 2005.
Chained volume measures (CVM)
A chained volume series is a series of data from successive years, put in constant price terms by computing the production volume for each year in the prices of the preceding year, and then chain-linking the data together to obtain a time-series of production figures from which the effects of price changes (i.e., monetary inflation or deflation) have been removed. Further information on chain-linking can be found in the methodological article ' Annual chain-linking (58 Kb Pdf) '.
Seasonal adjustment (SA)
Seasonal adjustment aids interpretation by removing effects associated with the time of the year or the arrangement of the calendar, which could obscure movements of interest.
It is common for the value of a group of financial transactions to be measured in several time periods. The values measured will include both the change in the volume sold and the effect of the change of prices over that year. Deflation is the process whereby the effect of price change is removed from a set of values. The current reference year is 2010 for CVM data.
Institutional sectors are defined in the System of National Accounts (SNA) glossary as:
Units that are grouped together to form institutional sectors on the basis of their principal functions, behaviour, and objectives.
The resident institutional units that make up the total economy are grouped into five mutually exclusive sectors:
Non-financial corporations.
Financial corporations.
General government.
Non-profit institutions serving households.
In the case of non-financial and financial sectors these can be further broken down into public sector, those units either controlled by the state or funded from the public purse and include general government, local authorities, housing associations and nationalised industries and private sector, those units controlled by private individuals or groups and not by the public sector.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) is an integral part of the UK national accounts and provides a measure of the total economic activity in a region.
GDP is often referred to as one of the main 'summary indicators' of economic activity and references to 'growth in the economy' are quoting the growth in GDP during the latest quarter.
Construction estimates are a component of GDP from the output or production approach (GDP(O)) which measures the sum of the value added created through the production of goods and services within the economy (our production or output as an economy). This approach provides the first estimate of GDP and can be used to show how much different industries (for example, agriculture) contribute within the economy.
Housing is generally defined as 'all buildings that are constructed for residential use'. Within the public sector this classification includes construction items such as local authority housing schemes, hostels (except youth hostels), married quarters for the services and police; old peoples' homes; orphanages and children's remand homes; and the provision within housing sites of roads and services for gases, water, electricity, sewage and drainage.
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Infrastructure is the generic term for the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. These construction items include buildings, roads, power supplies, etc.
Other new work
Other new work excludes the housing and infrastructure sectors. This classification includes construction items such as factories, warehouses, schools and offices, etc.
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Repairs and maintenance
The repairs and maintenance heading in the construction estimates comprises of housing, infrastructure and other new work. This concerns work which is either repairing something that is broken, or maintaining it to an existing standard. For housing output this includes repairs, maintenance, improvements, house/flat conversions, extensions, alterations and redecoration, etc. on existing housing. For non-housing this includes repairs, maintenance, redecoration, etc. on existing buildings/structures, which are not housing, for examples schools, offices, roads, shops.
Table 1 of this bulletin aggregates infrastructure and other new work into non-housing.
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Convection Oven----Yes or no?
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- Plano Rose Jan 19, 2010 01:49 PM
We're in the process of replacing our ancient built-in double oven. I've never used a convection oven. We have the option of having convection in one of the ovens. Of course, it costs considerably more. Question for those of you out there who have one. How much do you like it? What does it do better? Need the straight scoop. Thanks.
This will get moved to the cookware board, I'm fairly certain.
Yes, if you are a serious cook, you'll wonder how you got along without it. Convection roasting of almost anything dramatically improves browning. On things like cookies, it gives you far more even baking.
I wouldn't buy another oven without it.
re: dmd_kc
Agree with dmd.
One thing; there are various ways to introduce the heat into the oven chamber, and IMO it does matter. I believe it is best if the heat element is in the fan assembly itself, or at least somewhere other than the floor of the oven. That way you can use really high heat for roasting, and the fat coming out of the meat can fall to the bottom but not smoke so much. If you can use high heat you will get the most advantage from the convection property of the oven, but obviously if you are going to create clouds of smoke you will have to moderate your temperature. I used to have a cheap counter top Farberware convection oven, and would roast chicken in it at 450-500 degrees---best chicken you would ever want to have, and really fast. The heat was in the fan, so the bottom stayed cooler--the fat drained down there and didn't cause problems. My current wall unit has heat at the bottom and I am forced to moderate the temperature, so don't get the same results. I don't know if you can find one like I'm suggesting, but I think it would be worth it to try. At the very least the heat elements should not be exposed, as they are in the cheaper ovens.
I have an older built in convection oven which I think I have used sucessfully for over ten years. I like it very much. I bakes and roasts well. It has a convection broil which I really like for chops and fish. You set it up differently than normal. The regular broil is not good, though. So I feel you give up that function. However on a regular electric oven often the broil function does not work all that well, if memory serves.
Functionally, it will give you good results for baking and roasting. But, find out whether it needs to be vented to the outside (like a range hood). The fan noise and the venting of hot air into the kitchen was a big surprise to me, and I was not happy. A repair person told me that the oven should have been vented outside, but who knows if what he told me was true?
I suspect that newer ovens are quieter. But I would certainly ask about those two issues.
re: sueatmo
I do not know of any oven then vents outside - I'm not saying they don't exist, just I've never owned one. But in terms of venting hot air to the kitchen, that is a function of all modern ovens. You have an inside oven 'shell'. Outside that is insulation, then another shell. Then there is an air gap and the final outer shell. There is a fan (not the convection fan) which blows air through the air gap to keep the outer layer from getting too hot and damaging any adjacent cupboards. This is normally thermostatically controlled so it will continue to run after the oven is switched off, whether or not you are baking conventionally or by convection.
My advice is go for the convection. The circulating (convection) air reduces hot spots so you don't have to rotate your cookie pans half way through. They can increase evaporation from open dishes, but as they cook quicker then that is compensated for.
My rule of thumb is to drop the temperature by 25F from the recommended one for any temperature above 275.
re: Paulustrious
I would check on the venting, because that is information you might want to have. I don't reduce the temps on my oven though. Sometimes things are done faster, sometimes not. Baking is better in general. Roasting is good too. Even though I find I do rotate cookie sheets, the product is better and I don't get burnt bottoms. I am supposed to be able to bake 3 or 4 cookie sheets at a time, but I only own 2 cookie sheets, so I've never tested that out. I also want to mention that I own a convection toaster oven, and I like the convection cooking in that appliance too. I would go for the convection.
I have a convection oven but I've never used the option. I've never really been aware of the benefits and thus haven't been inclined to change as I am so accustomed to the normal settings.
re: Plano Rose
Just got a convection oven a year ago in a kitchen remodel. I use it a lot, and like it particularly for cookies-- you don't have to rotate pans and they really do cook more evenly. Also really good for roasting. And in reply to sueatmo, mine isn't vented to the outside; I don't notice much significan heat escaping, and it also is reasonably quiet. I mean, I hear the fan, but it's not annoying.
Dmd said it well.
If you are serious about cooking you will never EVER own anything but a convection oven. If on the other hand you use your oven once a week for the occasional frozen pizza – don't bother.
What does it do better – just about everything – NOTE the JUST. There are items I don't cook with convection and there are items I use convection for only part of the cooking. It is a tool and you need to LEARN how to use it. There are no hard and fast rules, for example my wife's super secret chocolate chip cookie recipe comes out better without convection. Yet other cookies come out better with.
Cooking with convection provides even heat and will cook foods much quicker than a regular oven; you often hear cut temps down by 25-50 degrees and cut cooking time in ½ when using convection.
Would I get it yes, do I recommend it yes, would I go in debt over it – no.
re: RetiredChef
Thanks, Chef. I won't be baking any frozen pizzas. That's what pizzarias are for. I do cook almost everything else, however. Been doing it for some sixty years. How steep is the learning curve? Sure don't want to buy it and not use it.
re: Plano Rose
Gives some very sage advice and writes better than I do. The learning curve for you and your experience will be minimal. The big mistake people do is to think the same temp and cooking times apply, they don't. After just a couple of weeks you will get the hang of it and LOVE it.
Example of learning curve for hypothetical cookies
Currently you cook cookies at 375, 1 pan at a time, middle rack double panned, rotate it at 10 minutes done in 7 more.
You have it down to a science - like most accomplished cooks.
New convection oven:
3 Pans at a time, 340 degrees, bottom one double panned with bottom pan staying in the oven, no rotation cook for 8 -9 minutes.
It will take a few times to figure out the optimal way to use the oven. Some people get exasperated and want their OLD oven back, but if you take that time your results will be better.
Good Luck.
There's no big learning curve for the conversion between conventional and convection ovens. Follow the directions and recommendations given by the manufacturer and you'll be fine. There's also an enormous body of information on convection cooking right here and elsewhere on the internet.
You'll find that roasts come out juicier, more evenly-cooked and much, much faster without sacrificing tenderness. Cakes and pastries come out lofty and evenly cooked. If you've ever made a souffle you'll wonder why you didn't do it in a convection -- I turn out quickie dessert souffles all the time and it's great.
Convection cooking also helps us in the restaurant. Despite the extra energy cost for the fan, it's still far cheaper. Foods come out faster, and we can get more trays of food in a convection oven to cook at once without hot spots/cold spots.
Plano Rose, if you've been cooking for any time (you told us you have) you will embrace the convection oven and you won't know what you've done all these years without.
Right now at home I have a Magic Chef that came with the house -- it's gas with convection -- and I'm very happy with it. But it makes a racket. And I don't like loud noises in the house, I'm fussy that way. When this thing's on "high" you can hear it all over the first floor. Louder than our vacuum cleaner. Which prompts me to say:
If at all possible "test drive" a convection model in the showroom. "Big Box" stores don't do this but quality, reputable appliance dealers do. When we bought our dishwasher (KitchenAid) we were looking at higher-priced Euro models but settled on the KA because it fit with our lifestyle -- and it's very, very quiet.
re: shaogo
Thanks, shaogo. Fortunately, we are dealing with an independant appliance retailer because of installation and service concerns. I'm with you on the noise factor. Rarely use the fan for the cooktop because of the roar factor. I'll be sure to listen.
re: Plano Rose
You're doing the right thing by having your appliance sourced and installed professionally by the people who'll be trusted to service it in the future (hopefully way, way far into the future).
I have a friend who had a commercial gas range put into her home. She thought that the hood fan for that thing was going to make an infernal racket. Wrong -- they put the motor/fan housing on the roof of the house and it's quieter than when they had their conventional fan! If people are going to be poking around your house, maybe now's the time to have a fan put in on your roof, or on the wall next to the kitchen. These semi-commercial installations have easy-to-clean grease baffles. The downside is that the ductwork should be steam-cleaned at least once a year (better every 6 months) for grease by a pro.
re: shaogo
I recently got my first convection oven (a Frigidaire) and I love it! The fan is quiet--often I can't tell it is on--and mine comes with a "convect convert" function if you're too busy or lazy to do the conversion yourself, which lowers the temp. automatically from what you've entered based on a standard recipe.
Here's the true accolade: this raised in the South gal finally, finally, finally made light, fluffy biscuits for the first time in her life, using convection. Ah, that's a monkey off my back! ;-)
re: Beckyleach
my convection oven always autoconverts (the manual says that it does, and you can see that it's different if you switch between modes; the displayed temperature changes, as the displayed temp is the converted temp, not actual). This is a GE Profile. The conversion process seems to work very reliably.
re: DGresh
I find this discussion of temperature interesting. Many years ago I took a professional level baking course. The prof, a very experienced guy who had baked everywhere and had wonderful stories, was very clear about time and temperature. You turn the oven on in the morning (3am??). Whatever the setting was I don't recall. You bake everything in that oven at that temperature--a commercial oven may be used for dozens of different things in any given day that might have a wide range of suggested temperatures in home cookbooks, but you only have one oven and one temperature. Prof--how long do you leave it in? Answer--until it's done!
Moral of the story: with all due respects to RetiredChef above, don't get too worked up about particular temperatures or time. Use the oven you have at whatever reasonable temperature is set (the actual temp inside may be way off anyway), put things in there, and take them out when done. With the possible exception of oddball items like souffles, you'll be fine.
re: johnb
Yeah, but since my stove is new and I'm not <g>, I still forget to check the food as EARLY as the convection process requires. I burnt my Christmas Stollen by letting it cook to within 10 minutes of the "regular" time; convection was just too quick.
So, we Senior Moment types need a little help while we adjust and learn new tricks.
I have one, but don't use it much, mainly because from day one the oven temp on my Dacor has always been unpredictable. I like to bake, but am far from a pro so I don't want to introdufe another variable with this oven. That said,I would still purchase a convection oven, We're planning a remodel now too and there will be at least one in my next kitchen. I have friends who swear by theirs and use convection 99% of the time. Like previous posters mentioned, knowing how to use it is key and I never did, but will in the future. Someone mentioned pizza and I can tell you I love it for getting a nice crispy bottom crust when reheating take out pizza and for browning other dishes.
Also for resale, convection in the kitchen seems to be expected. You can always save by getting convestion in only one of your double ovens. That seems to be a common config, but what do the more experienced think? Would you recommend having it in both ovens?
re: Island
speaking of pizza, my convection oven is relatively new and I was mainly using the feature for cookies and things like that. On reading these posts the last time I made pizza I put the pan right in front of the convection fan and used the feature-- the crust came out really good-- crispy both top and bottom instead of more soft. My 13 year old noticed it enough to comment on it-- high praise--


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Old-Fashioned Candy Barrel
Perfect for the sweets lover who remembers these old-fashioned candies, but everyone will love these classics! Caramel Bulls Eyes, Butterscotch Candies, Bite Size Slow Pokes®, Lemon Drops, and Caramel Candies fill our "apple barrel". This unique basket, 5"H, is fun to refill with fruit or other treasures. Net wt. 1 lb. 11 oz.
Royal Touch Gift Tin
This rich, elegant tin brimming with luxurious treats will impress and delight your friends and family. Treat them royally with chocolate drenched Bridge Mix, Milk Chocolate Brownie Bites, and Caramel Pecan Clusters. Plus decadent Raspberry Chocolate Bars, crisp Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels, and golden Chocolate Coins. A sweet, Nougat Nut Log completes this exquisite gift. Delivered in a lovely dark red tin and tied with a sheer golden ribbon. Net wt. 2 lbs. 1 oz.
Have a Souper Day Gift Basket
Warm someone's heart with this gift basket full of comfort food! They'll feel loved with each bite of delicious Three Cheese Potato, Tomato Basil, Broccoli Cheese, and 11 Bean Soup Mixes served in the generous-sized Soup Mug. Three Pepper Crackers, creamy Cheddar and Brick Cheeses, and Summer Sausages are the best accompaniments, with everything packed into the bright red, 10 1/4"W x 7 1/4"D x 2 3/4"H Willow Basket. The refrigerator magnet wishing your loved ones a "Souper Day" will warm their hearts. Net wt. 1 lb. 13 oz.
Personalized Coffee Break Gift Basket
The ultimate coffee break! Rich gourmet coffees include Breakfast Blend, Special House Blend, and Mocha Java. Your steaming cup of joe will be richly and deliciously complemented by sumptuous Chocolate Chip Shortbread, rich Shortbread Fingers, chocolate covered Coffee Beans, and creamy Black Forest Petits Fours. Red and gold foiled Chocolate Stars add the final touch. Someone special deserves this coffee break! Basket is 11 3/4" x 7 ¾" x 3"H. Add a personalized message, up to 25 characters long, to the gift's red satin ribbon. Net wt. 2 lbs.
Birthday Wishes Gift Tower
Send a sweet, towering birthday celebration! Imagine your loved ones' delight when they open each charming layer of this wonderful birthday gift tower. Beneath the yellow ribbon they'll find childhood favorites – Hershey's® Miniatures and chewy Tootsie Rolls®. In the next box they'll uncover Milk Chocolate covered Pretzels, creamy-crunchy Candy covered Pretzels dusted with confetti, and Peppermint Patties. The final layer is filled with Cupcake-flavored Taffy and our marvelous Moo Mix® – tender Popcorn coated in Chocolate or Caramel, blended with Almonds, Pecans, Cashews, Butter Toffee Mixed Nuts, and White and Milk Chocolate covered Peanuts. A delicious way to send your wishes! Boxes may vary. Tower is approx. 8"H overall. Net wt. 2 lbs. 11 oz.
Boo Bucket of Treats
Scare up some good-tasting fun with "Boo," the friendly ghost. He's a real sweet Ghost Cookie that brings a yummy assortment of sizzling orange Candy Popcorn, Gummi Pumpkins, Orange Candies, plus Mellowcreme Candies to make this a spook-tacular day for your special trick-or-treaters. In a black plastic 4½" x 5" diameter bucket. Net wt. 1 lb. 8 oz.
Family Feast Gift Basket
Delicious treats to delight the whole family! Generous cuts of Garlic Summer Sausage and Cheddar Cheese with Three Pepper Blend Crackers and Mixed Nuts are savory treats to enjoy with Strawberry Lemonade. Sweet choices include Belgian Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Copper Kettle Caramel Corn, and Tootsie Roll® Midgees. The willow weave basket, 9" x 9", is a handsome reusable. Net wt. 2 lbs. 2 oz.
On Safari Survival Pack
Little explorers will find everything they need to set out on safari! Binoculars, Maracas (great for scaring up the wildlife), and lots of delicious rations for the journey: Animal Crackers and bright Rainbow colored Gummi Frogs, Cheesy Popcorn, Fruity Candies, and Sixlets®. And, perhaps most exciting of all… a Plush Jungle Snake! All in a Bamboo Hamper, to keep supplies together for the next great adventure. Hamper is 12" x 7 1/2" x 4 1/2"H. For ages 3 and up. Net wt. 13 oz.
Sweet Treat Tower
Shower someone special with thanks, birthday wishes, or love on any special day! Includes Orange Butter Cookies, Saltwater Taffy, sunshiny Fruit Slices, and Deluxe Hard Candy Mix, all in delightfully designed gift boxes, tied up with a bright ribbon. A sweet gift friends or family will love to receive. Net wt. 1 lb. 1 oz.
Macho Man Basket
Our Macho Man gift basket is a unique present - and one that he'll really love! All his favorite game-time snacks are gathered together: all the beer nuts he can imagine, with original BEER NUTS®, Bar Mix, hearty Steakhouse Sausage, Stone Ground Mustard, Pepper Crackers, and crunchy Pretzel Nuggets. There are enough tasty snacks to last the whole game! The beer mug will come in handy as he relaxes with his favorite beverage. Gift's black satin ribbon let's him know that he's your #1 Guy! Willow basket is 11¾"W x 7¾"D x 3"H. Net wt. 2 lbs. 2 oz.
Celebration Gift Tower
This gift reaches new heights of goodness with the delicious treat assortment it delivers! Chocolate Chip Cookies, Crème Covered Pretzels, and Salt Water Taffy bring a festive feeling. Plus, delicious Copper Kettle Caramel Corn, Fruity Popcorn, Boston Baked Beans and Fruity Candies. Star-bright gift boxes and ribbon complete this sweet celebration. Net wt. 2 lbs. 15 oz.
Sugar Free Sweets Tower
What a change for sugar restricted loved ones to be showered in goodies they can enjoy! This gaily polka dotted treat tower will brighten their day with four individual gift boxes of yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peach Rings, Peanut Butter Bars, and Fruity Hard Candy Mix. Sweet! Contains polyglycitol syrup, isomalt, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, maltitol syrup, aspartame, and maltitol. Net wt. 1 lb. 2 oz.
Tropical Fruit Gift Basket
This bounteous basket speaks so sweetly of the greetings and happiness you wish for friends, family, or an office group. Luscious D' Anjou Pears, Bosc Pear, and Red Pear; Pineapple, Mangoes, Navel Oranges, Mandarins, Braeburn and Granny Smith Apples, Kiwis, and Dried Tropical Fruit. A fantastic, fresh assortment with something for everyone! Net wt. 14 lbs.
Personalized Silver Elegance Gift Basket
Elegant silver plated tray serves Certified Sharp Cheddar and Summer and Garlic Sausage with flair. Pecan Caramel Clusters, Peanut Caramel Clusters, Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Bridge Mix, Dark Chocolate Lindt Balls, and more create a generous assortment of delicious treats. Add a personalized message, up to 25 characters long, to the gift's black satin ribbon. Basket is 10" x 7 1/2" x 3"H. Net wt. 3 lbs. 4 oz.
Personalized Silver and Blue Elegance Gift Basket
Elegance and exquisite taste come together in this luxurious collection of breads, cakes, and coffee. Delectable Banana Nut Bread, Apple Date Bread, Lemon Bundt Cake, and Blueberry Crunch Cake are wonderful with Chocolate Hazelnut and Double Chocolate Coffees. Bridge Mix, Peanut Caramel Clusters, blue and silver foiled Chocolate Stars, Pecan Tarts, and a layered Bakery Torte complete this delicious feast. Silver wire basket is 10"W x 7½"D x 3"H. Net wt. 2 lbs. 5 oz.
Show your appreciation for someone special. Add a personalized message, up to 25 characters long, to the gift's royal blue ribbon.
Personalized Sunshine Gift Basket
Welcome as a sunny day, our Sunshine Basket is filled with comforts that will nourish the body and cheer the soul! We include crunchy sweet Flower Cookies, assorted Tea, White Clover Honey, two fabric Sunflowers, and a green Mug. Delicious, crispy Three Pepper Crackers are a perfect accompaniment to the aromatic Tomato Basil and Cheesy Potato Soup Mixes, or top crackers with rich, creamy cheeses. Honey Cheddar Snack Mix and Butterscotch Candies complete this thoughtful gift. Basket is 13½"W x 10"D x 3"H. Mug holds 11 oz. To let someone special know you appreciate them, add a personalized message, up to 25 characters long, to the gift's gold satin ribbon. Net wt. 1 lb. 14 oz.
Bountiful Harvest Gift Basket
We have created the perfect gift basket to indulge your loved ones – all you have to do is collect their thanks when they receive it! Loaded with a rich selection of our very best sweet and savory treats, this Basket truly has something for everyone to love. Decadent Chocolate Fudge, Figi's Milk Chocolate Coin, Dark Chocolate Lindt Balls, Peanut Caramel Clusters, Chocolate Truffle Cookies, and more! Savory items feature hearty Summer Sausage, creamy Brie flavored Cheese, and Edam Cheese. Burgundy ribbon and basket, 11¾"W x 7¾"D x 3"H, add elegance to this impressive gift. Net wt. 1 lb. 11 oz.
Sweet Celebrations Gift Basket
Someone special will get into the celebrating mood with this gift basket for a birthday, anniversary, or any occasion. The handsome bamboo look-alike basket delivers delicious Hazelnut Truffles, Candy Covered Pretzel Balls, Spring Spritz Cookies, Hazelnut Vanilla Coffee, and a ceramic Keepsake Mug. A simple microwave mug cake recipe printed on the mug is sure to make the day even more delicious! Net wt. 7 oz.
Sugar Free & No Sugar Added Peanut Lover's Dream Gift Tower
Visions of peanutty goodness fill the dreams of some sugar restricted snackers, and this treat tin tower will fulfill those longings! Delicious Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups and Peanut Brittle plus smooth No Sugar Added Chocolate Covered Peanuts are all-time favorites. Contains maltitol, maltitol syrup, and lactitol. Net wt. 1 lb. 10 oz.
Get Well Soon Basket
Wish someone well with this basket full of goodies. Chicken Soup Mix, Lemon Drops, and Peppermint Patties are good pick-me-ups. Cheddar Cheese and Belgian Chocolate Chunk Cookies are tasty treats, and a Mini Pack of Tissues completes this happy prescription for feeling better. Net wt. 1 lb. 6 oz.
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Immune Response Linked to Colon Cancer Survival
French researchers have found an association between how well the body responds to colon tumors and survival among more than 400 patients with the disease. They suggest that analyzing tumors for the presence of certain immune cells could yield valuable prognostic information for patients.
The results support the theory that the immune system may influence the behavior of tumors. In recent years, studies of ovarian cancer and follicular lymphoma have suggested that the presence or absence of certain immune cells in tumors can be used to predict the survival of patients with these diseases.
The new study expands this research to colorectal cancer. Like the others, it focuses on the presence of T cells in tumors; these immune cells react to specific threats to the body.
"Our data reveal that the immune reaction at the tumor site determines the cancer's evolution and clinical outcome regardless of the local extent and spread of the tumor," says co-lead investigator Dr. Jerome Galon of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, or INSERM.
The study included 415 colorectal tumors from patients with known medical histories. The researchers developed information on the type, density, and location of T cells at the tumor sites and compared the predictive value of these data with information on a tumor's size and the extent to which it had spread to other tissues.
The density of T cells within a tumor was, in this population, a better predictor of patient survival than the tumor size and spread, which are typically used to develop prognoses, the researchers report in the September 29 Science.
Once the colorectal tumors become clinically detectable, the adaptive immune response may play a role in preventing tumor recurrence, the researchers say. "This suggests that the time to recurrence and overall survival time are governed in large part by the state of the local adaptive immune response," they write in Science.
In their analysis, a strong immune response was associated with a favorable prognosis regardless of the cancer size and spread; conversely, a weak immune response was associated with a very poor prognosis, even in patients whose tumors had not invaded other tissues.
"The recurrence of cancer may have little to do with the tumor itself - or at least not with tumor size and spread," notes Dr. Galon. "Rather, poor prognosis could arise from a weak immune reaction to cancer."
Patients whose tumors had high densities of certain T cells had a 5-year survival rate of 73 percent, compared with 30 percent for patients with low densities of T cells in tumor regions. In patients with earlier stage tumors, high densities of T cells were associated with a 79-percent chance of survival after 5 years, while patients with low densities had a 33-percent chance of survival.
The experimental methods used in the study are not ready for clinical use. But if the results are confirmed in larger studies, in theory the strategy could be used to identify patients who, because of their immune responses, are at high risk for relapse and may benefit from additional treatment.
"The immune system is the most important parameter to prevent relapse and metastasis and to prolong survival in colorectal cancer," notes Dr. Galon. The study was co-led by Dr. Franck Pagès, an immunologist at the European Georges Pompidou Hospital.
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Officers responded to the market at 2103 E. Empire around 7:15 p.m.
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6 to 8 blocks in the area were shut down while police brought a K-9 unit to search.
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Sale of town land to appear on Salem warrant article
During Monday night's Board of Selectmen meeting, the board voted unanimously after little debate to place the warrant item on this spring's ballot.
Last fall, Town Manager Keith Hickey approached the board in hopes of reviewing a list of certain town properties that aren't being used. Another warrant article being considered for this spring would ask voters about the potential sale of the former Mary Foss School on Lawrence Road.
Hickey said the time might be right for selling the Keewaydin Drive property, since there's been much development in that area of town recently, which is flanked by Interstate 93.
"By putting this item on the warrant, we're asking voters to consider allowing the town to sell this land if we have the opportunity to do so," Hickey said. "Of course, we'd want to make sure we're getting as many bids as we can at the highest price available to us."
Town officials noted that the land might prove most useful to abutters. Hickey stressed that the site's sale would help raise needed funds for the town, while also presenting the opportunity for tax revenues from the land's new owner.
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