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Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange
The Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) initiative (http://www.sdmx.org) sets standards that can facilitate the exchange of statistical data and metadata. SDMX is an ISO standard that is currently being used mainly by large public institutes (BIS, ECB, EUROSTAT, IMF, OECD, UN, World Bank, and so on), many national statistical organizations, and individual researchers.
SDMX is important because it provides a more in-depth solution for dealing with statistical data. Currently, there is a need to move away from formats like CSV and Microsoft Excel, as well as from ad hoc and proprietary approaches that are very costly, non-standardized and not user friendly. Instead, we need an infrastructure that enables the automation and harmonization of the statistical process. SDMX provides a model for meeting this need in a way that is conceptual and technical.
SDMX and the semantic web
SDMX is part of the attempt to create a semantic web that is machine readable. Conceptually, SDMX follows the same principles as other semantic web technologies. The semantic web is all about providing information in the most well-formed way possible. The ontology of SDMX is the extremely valuable SDMX Information Model, which is part of the overall SDMX specification. The SDMX Information Model determines how data and metadata are exchanged.
One difference is that SDMX is not expressed in RDF, a common format used in semantic web technologies. The purpose of SDMX is to exchange information in an automated and formal way. SDMX works with 'contracts' and versions in order to be unambiguous. The contracts, for example, are the so called data structure definitions. SDMX is extremely reliable and unambiguous for what it covers but is less contextualized than RDF. There is the possibility, however, that SDMX and RDF will coexist in the future, as there is currently a very interesting initiative to implement it. One initiative includes trying to link SDMX artifacts to RDF artifacts and vice versa. In doing so, SDMX artifacts could be enriched with RDF metadata.
More information about RDF and SDMX can be found at the following website: http://publishing-statistical-data.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/specs/src/main/html/index.html
Implementing SDMX
There are some challenges that developers face when implementing SDMX in any environment. For example, reading the SDMX specifications is quite difficult and frustrating for new developers who are learning it for the first time. Despite the challenges, adopting SDMX means injecting highly valuable knowledge and practices into your organization, following a real and mature standard, due to the fact that SDMX is developed by senior experts in the field of statistical data.
If you have data and want to use SDMX, you can start by designing the SDMX DataStructure, also referred to as Data Structure Definition(DSD). In the DataStructure you define your dimensions, attributes and measures. All of them are the so called SDMX concepts. Every concept (dimension, attribute or measure) can be associated with a CodeList. Respecting this SDMX DataStructure, you can then generate a SDMX DataSet. You can publish the SDMX DataStructure, CodeList and DataSet through a SDMX web service. Start with SDMX CodeList, DataStructure and DataSet and forget the rest, until you feel like you need it.
There are some things that are missing from SDMX from a development standpoint, although, initiatives are currently being developed to solve most issues. The following list highlights some negative aspects of developing a SDMX solution:
- SDMX can be verbose and therefore voluminous. Initiatives such as SDMX&JSON are on the way in order to make it more compact.
- Support is missing for statistical analyses tools such as R, Excel, Matlab, SAS, and so on.
- Lacks multiple open source tools that would make it easier to use and implement SDMX in different contexts.
- A real web community is missing. SDMX was developed behind closed doors by its sponsors. Recently a SDMX community is opening up a lot but this process should be accelerated. The SDMX forum has only a few posts per month and other communications are hidden. It would be good for SDMX to be influenced much more by open data, open source software, and computer geeks, adopting a Google like culture.
For more information, the SDMX Dummies website is a helpful resource.
SDMX in data.fao.org
One of the goals of data.fao.org is to provide the user with multiple format choices for data, to be used according to the user's needs. SDMX is one of the ways that websites can provide this functionality and, in addition, it is the natural choice for implementation in data.fao.org, considering that it is already being used by FAO and FAO's partners. Looking specifically at the benefits for different user groups, SDMX resources in data.fao.org will be helpful for institutions who want to consume FAO data and metadata in an automated and standardized way. It will also help the individual researcher because they can download the data in a uniform way, especially when their tools are SDMX enabled.
In terms of SDMX versions, the most widely used is Version 2.0. Version 2.1 came out in May 2011 and shows good improvement over the previous version. We are currently using V2.0 for data.fao.org due to the fact that this is the version being used by FAO partners. In the future, there is the possibility that we will migrate data.fao.org to V2.1 or support both of them.
Web services in SDMX come in two flavors, RESTful and SOAP. The data.fao.org website is only supporting SDMX REST specifications, because it is more straightforward. The SDMX REST specifications came with SDMX V2.1.
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Woodworker's Journal
The contest, which was open to all woodworkers, challenged participants to enter a two-minute video expressing what inspires them to do woodworking. Contestants had from January 8 through February 22 of this year to upload their video to YouTube first, then fill out an online application on Rockler's Facebook page. Aside from the potential accolades of fellow woodworkers who could then view the contest videos and vote for a "People's Choice" winner, there were big prizes at stake: a $500 Rockler gift certificate for the "Academy Choice" winner and a $250 gift certificate for the People's Choice favorite.
Ensminger says NORDYS Video Contest, named after Nordy Rockler, who founded the company 59 years ago, isn't the first contest of this sort Rockler has hosted for woodworking videophiles. "Back in 2010, we did a Bench Cookie Video Challenge, where customers could submit a video showing alternative applications for their Bench Cookies." That contest wasn't for prizes; winners were chosen at random, but its lively response was an encouraging sign. The general nature of the videos submitted was comedic and entertaining.
It also proved that video skills and woodworking aptitude sometimes go together for Rockler customers. So, at a recent Rockler board of director's meeting, a member suggested that the company host a second video contest, this time for prizes. Both Nordy and Ann Rockler, company CEO, immediately loved the idea, Ensminger says. Then, a collaborative process ensued within the company to determine the theme, judging and prizes.
And, once the contest was made public on Rocker's Facebook page, entries began to pour in. In all, 31 videos were considered finalists for the contest. Nathan admits that several more also were entered, but they exceeded the two-minute eligibility requirement. "But, for everyone that really wanted to qualify, I reached out and contacted those individuals personally so they could make adjustments to their videos." Most of that work involved editing material down to an acceptable length, not changing the nature of the message they wanted to share.
During the January-February entry period, viewers could go to Rockler's Facebook page and place their vote for a "People's Choice" winner. The two most popular video entries received nearly 1,000 votes each by the time the voting period closed. Then, a panel of 14 judges from various departments at Rockler's Medina, Minnesota, headquarters were selected to make the "Academy" vote for best video.
In the end, two popular woodworking bloggers edged out the competition and took top honors and the prize purses. The Academy Choice winner, known on the web as "Stumpy Nubs," stole the show for his woodworking music video titled "Rappin' Roy." Laney Shaughnessy nabbed the popular vote for his heartfelt video that focused on how woodworking builds community and brings out the best in people.
To see the winning videos as well as the honorable mentions, click here. An equally entertaining compilation/highlight video is also available. Click here to view it.
Ensminger says there were many rays of afterglow to this inaugural contest. "The biggest surprise to me was the variety of reasons why people are inspired to woodwork: volunteering, disability, family, wood itself, making gifts for others, relationships created in the woodworking community, tradition and creating works of pure art."
He admits it was also fun to work directly with the contestants and hear even more about their individual stories. And, at Rockler's recent quarterly meeting for employees, the compilation video was shown, to rave reviews. "It was very fun to feel connected to customers this way. I think our Rockler staff ended up getting as much fun out of it as our contestants and online viewers did."
And what about the Oscar winners and their prizes? Shaughnessy has his eye on a JET 10-in. x 14-in. Variable Speed Indexing Mini Lathe that he hopes to purchase soon with his gift card. He plans to begin turning as a benefit to his online audience. Stumpy Nubs has already spent his prize money on a bounty of woodworking products: a Stanley low-angle jack plane, an INCRA miter system and hinge-making kit, a panel-raising router bit and some of Rockler's Dust Right® products. He plans to share several of them with his web audience.
Going forward, these NORDYS video contest videos will continue to be accessible on YouTube. And, Ensminger hopes that next year's video contest will have an even easier entry process for those who might feel intimidated about editing their videos and uploading content. But, Nate reminded that Rockler conducts ongoing contests that only require a photo submission and description, for those that would prefer another opportunity to share their projects and skills in a contest setting.
Based on the positive response of these first "Oscar" winning woodworker videos, be sure to keep your video camera handy out in the shop, and look forward to another NORDYS Video Contest to return again in early 2014 for another opportunity to get involved.


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Export prices down four months in a row
June 14, 2001
The Export Price Index decreased for the fourth straight month, down 0.3 percent in May.
The price index for agricultural exports declined 0.1 percent in May, after falling 0.7 percent in April. For the year ended in May, prices for agricultural exports were down 1.4 percent.
Nonagricultural export prices also declined in May, down 0.3 percent after decreasing 0.1 percent in April. For the year ended in May, the index fell 0.6 percent. Over the same time period, overall export prices also fell 0.6 percent.
These data are a product of the BLS International Price program. Learn more in "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - May 2001," news release USDL 01-173. Note: export price data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Export prices down four months in a row on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/june/wk2/art04.htm (visited September 22, 2014).
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Mt. Baldy, California, May 19, 2012 (Bicycling.com/AFP) — Dutchman Robert Gesink conquered the seventh stage of the Tour of California, holding off a fierce mountain challenge from John Atapuma to grab the yellow jersey.
Gesink, of the Rabobank team, out-dueled Atapuma, of Colombia, in the final stretch of a steep mountain climb to win the 126 kilometer stage in a time of three hours, 37 minutes, eight seconds.
"It was incredible," said Gesink, who broke his leg badly in a training crash late last year. "Everybody was suffering all day. In the end I was happy to take the stage. It worked out perfectly."
The pair played a cat-and-mouse game over the final three quarters of a kilometer, trading the lead back and forth before Gesink used one final sprint to pull away and claim the victory.
"It was pretty close. Only in the last kilometer did I catch this little guy (Atapuma)," said Gesink, pointing to the Colombian sitting beside him at the post-race news conference.
Atapuma's Colombia teammate Fabio Duarte was third, 14 seconds adrift.
Gesink has a 46-second lead in the overall standings ahead of stage six winner Dave Zabriskie heading into the final 68.5 kilometer stage from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles.
For awhile it looked like it was going to come down to a two-man race to the finish Saturday between Atapuma and defending race titlist Chris Horner. Horner finished sixth in the stage.
But when Atapuma sprinted ahead and Horner dropped back that opened the door for Gesink to make his final push up the winding steep switchbacks that lead to the finish at the base of the ski lift for the Mt. Baldy Ski Resort.
Gesink, who finished fifth in the 2010 Tour de France, had to settle for watching the race on the Internet last year. He knew the mountain terrain was going to be tough, but it went even beyond his expectations.
"A few of my teammates rode last year and so they explained the climb to me," he said. "You can't really tell just how steep it is by watching it on a computer."
Atapuma, riding for Colombia-Coldeportes, was second in the same time.
"It was a hard day," Atapuma said. "When I attacked I was looking at (Chris) Horner. I got away from Horner but I couldn't get the stage win."
Gesink shattered his right leg in four places in the training crash eight months ago in Holland. The rehabilitation was unlike any other physical training he had ever gone through.
"After the crash I could ride my bike before I could walk," he said. "To do the surgery they had to cut through the muscle. I got a big pin and a lot of screws in there.
"I could ride but walking was a whole different thing.
"I had to build up from zero. There was no muscle at all in my right leg. When I started riding again my right leg was much smaller than my other leg. They say it takes a year before the legs will be the same size again."
Gesink says this stage win gives him more confidence for upcoming Tour de France.
"The Tour de France is the most important race in the world," he said. "Last year a lot of guys crashed out in the first few weeks. A lot of things can happen."


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Back in November I wrote a blog post for the Daily Muse's "Lessons To My Younger Self" series:
When you're young, you tend to think you have everything figured out. You move along at a mile a minute, blazing your path and achieving your goals. You hear advice from those older and wiser than you, but you might not really listen to it. You hear those common adages, those words of widsom packaged in clever clichés—and you roll your eyes and get back to doing your thing.
And then you get older, and you realize that there's a reason those clichés exist: They're true.
In my life, there have been some ups and downs—but if my younger self had paid a bit more attention to some of those sayings, well, I think it would only have made her stronger.
There's a lot that I would tell my younger self, but most importantly, I'd tell her to pay attention to those words of wisdom she heard oh-so-often, and yet still overlooked. And these are the ones I'd want her to remember the most:


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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce unveiled rankings of the best places to work in the state.
Two Terre Haute employers were among the companies recognized.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice of the WabashValley ranked No. 16 in the Medium Size Companies list, and Union Hospital Inc. was No. 19 in the largest employer category. For more information on the Indiana Chamber's Best Places to Work program, go to www.bestplacestoworkin.com.


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Spring has arrived, and the warm weather it brings is like a wake-up call for termites. A Marietta homeowner came home to hundreds of clipped wings on his basement floor. The wings once belonged to termites. That's when he realized he had a problem with his home, and he called a pest control company."I saw them jiggling there, all these termites they were coming in, a flying out of there," said the home owner.Chris Ashley of Truly Nolan Pest Control Company says April is swarming season for termites."April is normally their mating season. What happens is as it starts to warm up, you get colonies that are somewhere between the age of 5 to 7 years old. They start producing swarmers," said Ashley.Termites, though small, can do damage to your home. Constantly looking for their food source of wood, they'll chew through whatever they have to find it.Clipped wings by doors and windows are a sign you have a problem. Chris says to also look for signs in the corners of your room near the foundation, and mud tunnels."It's going to be a red clay mud tunnel about the width of a pen," said Ashley.Damage can range from several hundred dollars to several thousand. Newer houses aren't immune. The best advice is to stop the problem before it starts."Get your house inspected at least once a year. Do it preventative, so that you can get the coverage before you have damage that you have to pay for. Let those companies pay for that," Ashley said.While many companies will do a termite inspection for free, preventative treatment can be costly, starting at several hundred dollars. Most companies charge by the linear foot of your home.
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Federal Judge Rules Yucca Mountain Must Move Forward With Licensing
By Anna King
Washington state's Attorney General is praising an appeals court decision on a nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The ruling requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to get the licensing process back on track for Yucca Mountain.
The state of Washington wants Yucca Mountain to be the permanent waste repository for radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. But President Obama buried the project because of opposition from Nevada's political leaders. Now, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has to continue forward with the licensing of the facility. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says there's no timetable for a final decision on Yucca Mountain, but the court's ruling …
Bob Ferguson: "… Puts it back on track. That doesn't mean that Yucca Mountain will be the repository for our nuclear waste here at Hanford, but it puts that process back on track, a fair process on whether it is the right spot."
Even if the decision revives the relicensing process, it's not clear that the Obama Administration has plans to complete the project. And the repository still faces opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
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A study found that the average college savings or prepaid tuition account is now worth almost double what they were worth during the recession.» Read More
Mark Okada, Highland Capital, reveals where he is finding opportunity in bank loans.
Bank of America will announce it will lower the threshold for consumers who qualify for discounts on loans and other benefits.
June 16- Payment processor Wex Inc said it would buy privately held peer Evolution1 for $532.5 million in cash to strengthen its position in the healthcare payment processing market. The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, would be funded through cash on hand and existing credit facility, Wex said in a statement on Monday.
Bank lending to companies with few restrictions has surged back, but does the record issuance of cov-lite loans mean defaults are near?
CNBC's Rick Santelli and Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), discuss fair-value accounting in government loan programs. Garrett also comments on the future of the GOP.
The high cost of putting your child's wants before your own needs.
Many working poor Americans fall into the cycle of payday loans, which can trigger deeper debt. A search for financial solutions.
May 27- Aeropostale Inc said it secured a $150 million credit facility from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in what could be a lifeline for the struggling teen apparel retailer. Shares of Aeropostale, which reported its sixth straight quarterly loss last week, rose as much as 17 percent on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
*Hillshire Brands shares jump after Pilgrim's Pride bid. *Cisco shares up on Deutsche Bank upgrade, price target hike. *Aeropostale jumps after it secures $150 mln credit facility.
May 27- Aeropostale Inc said it secured a $150 million credit facility from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in what could be a lifeline for the struggling teen apparel retailer. Shares of Aeropostale, which reported its sixth straight quarterly loss last week, rose 8.5 percent to $3.70 in premarket trading.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela, May 21- Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on Wednesday said it had been granted a total of $2 billion in credit lines by oilfield services companies Halliburton Co, Schlumberger NV and Weatherford International Ltd..
Americans defaulted at the lowest rates last month since before the recession rocked the U.S. economy, according to a new report.
*Russia courts cautious Asia, banks with franchises. LONDON, May 19- Most Western banks are shunning Russia's syndicated loan market as a result of the Ukraine crisis and could stay away for a year or more, despite the potential loss of more than $45 billion in business.
Jeff Snider, Alhambra Investment Partners, says the growth in auto and student loan debt are the best ways to create systemic poverty in the U.S.
CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest numbers on housing. And CNBC's Steve Liesman and Steve Wieting, Citi Private Bank, provide perspective
William Emerson, Quicken Loans CEO, provides an update on the housing market. Inventories are tight and home prices have gone up, says Emerson.
*Fitch: loan extension won't affect Kenya rating. NAIROBI, May 15- Kenya has won a three-month extension on a $600 million syndicated loan, a senior Treasury official said on Thursday, giving it time to continue discussions on its first ever dollar bond which has been delayed.
John Aziz, TheWeek.com business reporter, discusses how the financial illiteracy in the U.S. impacts mortgages and the housing sector.
Clawing back and becoming "rebanked" is a daunting task for poor Americans, since the alternative is an expensive burden on already-strained finances.
Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club founder & CEO, discusses the company's newly formed strategic alliance formed with Union Bank. Laplanche also explains how they help pay off student loans and credit card debt.


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St Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург), Petrograd, Leningrad and St Petersburg again – the city's succession of names mirrors Russia's turbulent history. Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as a "window in the West", three hundred years later St Petersburg, a self-assured and future-focused city, still retains more of a Western European feel than Moscow. A sophisticated capital of the tsarist Empire, the cradle of the Communist Revolution of 1917, and a symbol of Russian stoicism due to the city's heroic endurance of a three-year Nazi siege during World War II, present-day St Petersburg has eased into modernity without sacrificing any of its old-world magnificence and charm, its shopping malls and nightclubs sitting alongside its opulent palaces. The city is easy to navigate and the pace of life is relaxed. The best time to visit is during the midsummer White Nights (mid-June to mid-July), when darkness never falls. From May to October all bridges across the Neva are raised from 1am to 5am – a beautiful sight, best seen from a boat.
St Petersburg's centre lies on the south bank of the River Neva, with the curving River Fontanka marking its southern boundary. The area within the Fontanka is riven by a series of avenues fanning out from the golden spire of the Admiralty, on the Neva's south bank. Many of the city's top sights are located on and around Nevsky Prospekt, the backbone and heart of the city for the last three centuries, stretching from the Alexander Nevsky Monastery to Palace Square. Across the Neva is Vasilevskiy Island, with the Strelka at its eastern tip, and the Petrograd Side, home to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Beyond the River Fontanka lies Smolniy, where the Bolsheviks fomented revolution in 1917.Read More
Theatres tend to close for the summer until mid-September. For listings and events pick up the quarterly freebie Where St Petersburg, In your Pocket or the Friday St Petersburg Times.
St Petersburg now has a huge array of hotels, from multinational chains to chic mini-hotels or guesthouses with real character. Accommodation is likely to be by far the largest chunk of your daily expenditure. Accommodation agencies and the Internet allow tourists to shop around for discounts at hotels. This applies equally to deluxe hotels, old Soviet behemoths, and the many new mini-hotels that market themselves online while staying invisible at street level. While the supply of accommodation has improved enormously, it still falls short of demand in June, July and August, making reservations essential at this time.Book a hostel in St Petersburg
St Petersburg's restaurants are as diverse as the food they serve. From noon to 4pm on weekdays, many places offer a set business lunch of three or four courses at lower prices than you'd pay dining à la carte, though the quality and quantity may not be as good.
Cafés and bars in St Petersburg run the gamut from humble eateries to trendy watering holes, and since most places serve alcohol the distinction between them is often a fine one.
Another phenomenon is street cafés (usually open from May to late Sept) where you can have a coffee, beer or hamburger, while watching the world go by.
Drinking and Nightlife
Drinking and Nightlife
St Petersburg isn't a city that goes to bed early. Whether it's jazz-fusion, trance, grunge, S&M or gender bending, there are clubs for all tastes. Local DJs and foreign guests perform at most of these, and there are lots of one-off theme parties. Many double as live music venues for acts spanning the range of tastes from home-grown ska to thrash, plus alternative and world music bands from abroad – big-name acts are likely to stage concerts in one of the city's sports palaces or stadiums.
Admission charges and prices of drinks are modest in most places, but a few clubs are pricey on both counts.


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The Producer Price Index (PPI) is a monthly survey that measures the price changes of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers and provides a key measure of inflation, alongside other indicators such as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Services Producer Prices Index (SPPI). This statistical bulletin contains a comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. It contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
The output price indices measure change in the prices of goods produced by UK manufacturers (these are often called 'factory gate prices').
The input price indices measure change in the prices of materials and fuels bought by UK manufacturers for processing. These are not limited to materials used in the final product, but also include what is required by the company in its normal day-to-day running.
Imported Price Indices (IPIs) are a series of economic indicators that measure change in the prices of goods and raw materials imported into the UK. IPIs are a key component of input price indices.
Exported Price Indices (EPIs) are a series of economic indicators that measure change in the prices of goods manufactured in the UK but destined for export markets.
The factory gate price (the output price) reflects the total price received by the manufacturer for a particular product. It includes costs such as labour, raw materials and energy, as well as interest on loans, site/building maintenance or rent.
Core factory gate inflation excludes price movements from food, beverages, tobacco & alcohol, and petroleum products, which tend to have volatile price movements. It should give a better indication of the underlying output inflation rates.
The input price is the cost of goods bought by UK manufacturers for the use in manufacturing, such as the actual cost of materials and fuels bought for processing.
Core input inflation strips out purchases from the more volatile food, beverage, tobacco & alcohol, and petroleum industries to give an indication of the underlying input inflation pressures facing the UK manufacturing sector.
Factory gate inflation stands at 0.5%, relatively unchanged from last month when it stood at 0.6%. Output inflation has slowed steadily from autumn 2011, falling from an annual rate of 5.3% in September 2011 to 1.3% in July 2012. Output inflation remained steady at around 1.5% before dropping again to 1.0% in April 2013. The annual percentage change increased slightly during the summer of 2013, but has generally been reducing since July 2013. Core factory gate inflation showed a similar pattern, running at a lower rate and showing a smaller degree of volatility. However, since November 2013 core output price inflation has been running at a slightly higher rate (Figure A).
Looking at the latest estimates (Table A), movements in factory gate prices over the 12 months to May were as follows:
Factory gate prices rose 0.5%, compared with a rise of 0.6% last month.
Core factory gate prices rose 1.0%, unchanged from last month.
Factory gate inflation excluding excise duty stood at 0.6%, unchanged from last month.
Between April and May:
Factory gate prices fell 0.1%, compared with a rise of 0.1% between March and April.
Core factory gate prices saw no movement, unchanged from last month.
|All manufactured products
|Excluding food, beverages, tobacco & petroleum
|All manufactured products excluding duty
|1 month
|12 months
|1 month
|12 months
|1 month
|12 months
Table B shows the annual percentage change in price across all product groups and Figure B shows their contribution to the annual factory gate inflation rate. Table C and Figure C show the same information but for the monthly factory gate inflation rate.
|Product group
|Percentage change
|Food products
|Tobacco & alcohol
|Clothing, textiles & leather
|Paper & printing
|Petroleum products
|Chemicals & pharmaceuticals
|Metal, machinery & equipment
|Computer, electrical & optical
|Transport equipment
|Other manufactured products
|All manufacturing
|Product group
|Percentage change
|Food products
|Tobacco & alcohol
|Clothing, textiles & leather
|Paper & printing
|Petroleum products
|Chemicals & pharmaceuticals
|Metal, machinery & equipment
|Computer, electrical & optical
|Transport equipment
|Other manufactured products
|All manufacturing
Factory gate prices rose 0.5% in the year to May, down slightly from a rise of 0.6% in the year to April. The main upward contributions to the annual rate came from tobacco & alcohol products and clothing, textiles & leather products. These increases were largely offset by a decrease in the price of petroleum products.
The price index fell 0.1% between April and May, compared with a rise of 0.1% between March and April. The main upward contributions in the month came from food products, with other manufactured products providing the main downward contribution (Table C).
Petroleum product prices fell 3.2% in the year to May, compared with a fall of 4.3% in the year to April. The annual and monthly decrease was caused by a fall in the price of diesel & gas oil, which fell 3.5% in the year to May and fell 0.9% between April and May.
Tobacco & alcohol product prices rose 2.7% in the year to May, unchanged from the year to April. The main upward contribution came from tobacco products, which rose 7.2% in the year to May. The tobacco & alcohol index rose 0.1% between April and May, down from a rise of 0.6% between March and April. The main upward contribution to the monthly rate came from beer.
Clothing, textiles & leather product prices rose 1.9% in the year to May, compared with a rise of 2.7% in the year to April. The main contribution to the annual rate came from a rise in prices of wearing apparel, which rose 2.7%. The clothing, textile & leather index fell 0.1% between April and May, compared with a rise of 0.3% last month. The monthly decrease was caused by a fall in prices for tanned and dressed leather.
Food product prices rose 0.3% between April and May, up from a rise of 0.1% between March and April. The main contribution to the monthly rate came from cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery, which increased 3.1%.
Other manufactured product prices fell 0.8% between April and May, compared with a fall of 0.1% last month. The monthly decrease mainly came from a fall in the price of soft drinks, mineral waters and other bottled waters, which fell 10.2%.
Core factory gate prices, which exclude the more volatile food, beverages, tobacco and petroleum product prices, give a measure of the underlying factory gate inflation. These prices rose 1.0% in the year to May, and showed no movement between April and May.
Since autumn 2011, price inflation of materials and fuels purchased by the UK manufacturing industry (input prices) fell quite rapidly from an annual inflation of around 16% to deflation (prices lower than they were in the same month of the previous year) of around 2% in the middle of 2012 (Figure D). Input price inflation showed a steady but fairly slow increase from July 2012 to July 2013, when it reached 4.7%. From July 2013 the rate of inflation started to fall with prices deflating by 6.3% in March 2014. Currently, input prices are falling by 5.0%. Over this period core input inflation (purchases by manufacturing industries other than the more volatile food, beverages, tobacco and petroleum industries) fell at similar levels.
Looking at the latest data (Table D), the key movements in the year to May were as follows:
The total input price index fell 5.0%, compared with a fall of 5.3% in the year to April.
The core input price index saw a fall of 4.3%, compared with a fall of 5.0% in the year to April.
The price of imported materials as a whole (including crude oil) fell 5.2%, up from a fall of 5.6% last month. (Table 7 Input prices: detailed by commodity (not seasonally adjusted) - SIC 2007) (243 Kb Excel sheet)
Between April and May:
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|12 months
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Table E and Figure E show the percentage change in the price of the main commodities groups over the year and their contributions to the total input index. Table F and Figure F show the same for the monthly input prices.
|Product group
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|Crude oil
|Home food materials
|Imported food materials
|Other home-prod. materials
|Imported metals
|Imported chemicals
|Imported parts & equipment
|Other imported materials
|All manufacturing
|Product group
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|Fuel incl. CCL
|Crude oil
|Home food materials
|Imported food materials
|Other home-prod. materials
|Imported metals
|Imported chemicals
|Imported parts & equipment
|Other imported materials
|All manufacturing
The overall input index for all manufacturing (the price of materials and fuels purchased by manufacturers) fell 5.0% in the year to May, compared with a fall of 5.3% in the year to April. The main downward contribution to the index came from crude oil (down 5.7% in the year to May) and home-produced food (down 8.0% in the year to May).
The input index fell 0.9% between April and May, unchanged from last month. This was caused mainly by a fall in the price of fuel prices and crude oil (see Table F and Figure F).
The index for crude oil fell 5.7% in the year to May, compared with a fall of 5.5% in the year to April. The index fell 0.9% between April and May, down from a fall of 0.7% between March and April (Tables E and F). The main downward contribution to both the annual and monthly rate came from a fall in the price of imported crude petroleum and natural gas, which fell 6.4% and 0.9% respectively.
Home-produced food prices fell by 8.0% in the year to May, up from a fall of 8.4% last month. The index fell 0.2% between April and May, compared with a rise of 0.3% between March and April. The decrease in both annual and monthly prices was a result of a reduction in the price of home-produced fresh vegetables.
The index for fuel prices fell 4.1% between April and May, compared with a fall of 3.3% last month. The monthly fall was caused by gas prices, which fell 8.4%.
The core input price index, in seasonally adjusted terms, fell 0.2% between April and May. The unadjusted index fell 0.9% between April and May, unchanged from last month.
For this bulletin reference tables 8R and 9R (243 Kb Excel sheet) highlight revisions to movements in price indices previously published in last month's statistical bulletin. The revisions usually presented in these tables are generally caused by changes to the most recent estimates, as more price quotes are received, and revisions to seasonal adjustment factors which are re-estimated every month. The headline figures have small revisions. These revisions were mainly caused by late data. For more information about the ONS revisions policy see the ONS website.
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The table presents a summary of the differences between the first estimates, published between December 2007 and March 2013, and the estimates published 12 months later. These numbers include the effect of the reclassification onto SIC 2007.
Spreadsheets giving revisions triangles of estimates for all months from January 1998 through to April 2014, and the calculations behind the averages in the table, are available in the reference table area of the ONS website:
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Analysis of Producer Price Indices using Standard Errors
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Article about Rebasing the PPI and SPPI onto 2010=100
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Finding PPI data
All of the data included in this Statistical Bulletin, alongside data for the full range of PPIs, is available in the associated Reference Tables (243 Kb Excel sheet) or can be downloaded from the Time Series Dataset for PPI. There are PPI records (100.5 Kb Excel sheet) available which gives the higher, lower and equal to movements for each index. Each PPI has two unique identifiers: a 10 digit index number, which relates to the Standard Industrial Classification code appropriate to the index; and a 4-character alpha-numeric code, which can be used to find series when using the Time Series Dataset for PPI.
Quality and Methodology Information
A Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) (95.6 Kb Pdf) paper for the PPI describes in detail the intended uses of the statistics presented in this publication, their general quality and the methods used to produce them.
European Comparability
The UK is required to compile and deliver the output PPI to Eurostat under the Short-Term Statistics Regulation. As a result, all EU countries must produce equivalent series on a comparable basis. Eurostat produce European aggregates for total domestic and export PPI on a gross sector basis and publish a monthly press release. Detailed PPI figures for the UK and the rest of the EU are also published on Eurostat's website.
Relevance to Users
Index numbers shown in the main text of this bulletin are on a net sector basis. The index for any sector relates only to transactions between that sector and other sectors, sales and purchases within sectors are excluded. However, the more detailed figures shown in reference tables 4 and 6 (243 Kb Excel sheet) are on a gross basis; intra industry sales and purchases are included in each of these indices.
Indices relate to average prices for a month. The full effect of a price change occurring part way through any month will only be reflected in the following month's index.
All index numbers exclude VAT. Excise duty (on cigarettes, manufactured tobacco, alcoholic liquor and petroleum products) are included, except where labelled otherwise. Since PPIs exclude VAT, they are not affected by the increase in the standard rate of VAT to 20% from 4 January 2011.
The detailed input indices of prices of materials and fuels purchased by industry (reference table 6) (243 Kb Excel sheet) do not include the climate change levy (CCL). This is because each industry can, in practice, pay its own rate for the various forms of energy, depending on the various negotiated discounts and exemptions that apply.
Common Pitfalls in Interpreting Series
Expectations of accuracy and reliability in sample surveys are often too high. Revisions and sampling variability are inevitable consequences of the trade-off between timeliness, accuracy and the burden on respondents. Details of sampling variability are included elsewhere in this bulletin.
Very few statistical revisions arise as a result of 'errors' in the popular sense of the word. All estimates, by definition, are subject to statistical 'error' but, in this context, the word refers to the uncertainty in any process or calculation that uses sampling, estimation or modelling. Most revisions reflect either the adoption of new statistical techniques or the incorporation of new information which allows the statistical error of previous estimates to be reduced. Only rarely are there avoidable 'errors' such as human or system failures, and such mistakes are made quite clear when they are discovered and corrected.
Definitions and Explanations
Definitions found within the main statistical bulletin are listed here:
Index number
A measure of the average level of prices, quantities or other measured characteristics, relative to their level, for a defined reference period of location. It is expressed as a percentage above or below, but relative to, the base index of 100.
Seasonally adjusted
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. Seasonal adjustment removes regular variation from a time series. Regular variation includes effects due to month lengths and different activity near particular events, such as bank holidays and leap years.
All characteristics that determine the price of the products - including quantity of units sold, transport provided, rebates, service conditions, guarantee conditions and destination - are taken into account.
The appropriate price is the basic price, which excludes VAT and similar deductible taxes directly linked to turnover, as well as all duties and taxes on the goods and services invoiced by the unit. Any subsidies on products received by the producer are added.
Transport costs are included but only as part of the product specification.
An actual transaction price and not a list price is given to show the true development of price movements.
The output price index takes into account the quality changes in products.
The price collected in period t refers to orders booked during period t (time of the order), not when the commodities leave the factory gates.
For output prices on the non-domestic market, the price is calculated at national frontiers, FOB (free on board). This means that the seller pays for transportation of the goods to the port of shipment, plus loading costs, and the buyer pays freight, insurance, unloading costs and transportation from the port of destination to the factory.
Standard errors
Standard errors are used to show the difference between an estimated value and the true population value, and are one way of measuring the quality of a price index.
Figures for the latest two months are provisional and the latest five months are subject to revisions in light of a) late and revised respondent data, and b) for the seasonally adjusted series; revisions to seasonal adjustment factors are re-estimated every month. A routine seasonal adjustment review is normally conducted in the autumn each year.
Publication Policy
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New DNA Analyzer Reveals Rare Mutations in Tumors
A growing number of companies and academic centers have been developing the next generation of DNA sequencers - the machines that turn samples of DNA into readouts of A's, T's, C's, and G's.
Some of the efforts are starting to bear fruit, and a new study offers a glimpse of how powerful new DNA sequencers might benefit cancer patients and researchers.
The study found that a new sequencer developed by 454 Life Sciences in Branford, Conn., was better than conventional sequencers at detecting rare mutations associated with cancer in a sample of lung tumors.
"Tumors are really difficult to analyze because they have a lot of normal cells, and we are interested only in the cancer cells," says Dr. Michael Egholm of 454 Life Sciences.
Conventional sequencers, which employ a method pioneered by Dr. Frederick Sanger in the 1970s, take averages at each DNA location in a sample. As a result, rare mutations might be lost in the statistical noise and never show up.
454 sequencing appears to solve this problem. The method generates so many copies of each molecule that even a rare mutation can "stick out like a sore thumb" at the end of the day.
The company realized several years ago that the sequencer might benefit cancer patients by providing more accurate diagnoses of tumors. To test the machine, the company teamed up with Dr. Matthew Meyerson of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The study focused on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, which is mutated in some lung cancers and is the target of several anticancer drugs.
Using the new sequencer, the researchers identified all of the known mutations in 22 tumor samples. But they also discovered several mutations overlooked by Sanger sequencers.
"We found the mutations we knew were there, and in the process discovered ones we did not know about," says Dr. Roman Thomas, a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber and the study's lead author.
Further experiments suggested that the newly discovered mutations were real and may have contributed to the cancers, the researchers report in the July Nature Medicine.
In one particular tumor, two EGFR mutations were found that were unknown when the patient was alive. The researchers suspect that one contributed to the disease while the other may have caused the patient's treatment to fail.
Dr. Thomas points out that reliable genetic information about tumors is critical if some patients are to receive the most appropriate treatment.
"You need a technology that allows you to provide a diagnosis for all patients regardless of the quality of tumor sample," he says. "The 454 method worked well in almost every imaginable type of specimen, including paraffin samples."
Dr. Egholm cautions that the study was small and that more research on the mutations is needed. "But the results are suggestive," he adds.
The technology could also be used to answer questions about cancer biology, including perhaps the role of EGFR mutations in lung cancer. Dr. Meyerson and others have reported that certain mutations can help predict the course of disease.
But not all studies have replicated the findings. One theory is that the negative studies failed to detect relevant mutations and more sensitive sequencing might lead to answers.
"We do not know what the answer is, but we believe that we have the technology to resolve the controversy by sequencing more deeply," says Dr. Egholm.
The 454 sequencer, which costs about $500,000, has been on the market since last year, and other high-throughput sequencing technologies are in development.
These could benefit efforts such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pilot Project, which was launched recently by NCI and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
TCGA will use various technologies to identify aberrant genes for "re-sequencing." Beyond the pilot phase, the ultimate goal is to establish a catalogue of the major genomic changes in cancer.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – A picturesque header by Julian Halder in the 49th minute clinched a 1-0 Lynn University men's soccer victory over rival University of Tampa in the NCAA South Region Tournament second round on Saturday afternoon. This marks the first victory by the Fighting Knights over the Spartans in NCAA Tournament play since 1997, snapping a four-game postseason losing streak.
In a rematch from a 4-0 LU victory in late September, the Blue & White looked for a similar script in scoring early on. That opportunity arose in the sixth minute of play when Julian Halder skipped a free kick off the turf towards net. Tampa keeper David Niepel could not make the clean save as Jack Winter looked for the opening goal. But the Spartans defense cleared the shot off the goal line to keep the match squared at 0-0.a
The Fighting Knights logged seven of their 17 shots in the first half, with Niepel making three stops. On the flip side, Lynn's defense held Tampa without a shot attempt on frame through the first 45 minutes and allowed just two shots on target to record its 12th shutout of the season. The defensive unit of Jason Sangha, AB Magnusson, Michael O'Neill and Michael Kutscher completely neutralized Tyler Blackwood, holding the Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Year to one shot.
With the game tied at 0-0, Lynn finally broke through the UT defense with some combination passing. Halder found Youcef Oudjidane near the right sideline and the graduate midfielder chipped a cross over the back four to the left post. Halder met the ball in the air and headed a shot over Niepel for his team-leading ninth goal of the season, and fourth game-winner.
Tampa (10-6-1) made a couple plays to even things up with its best chance coming from Alex Knaggs. The Spartan midfielder beat his defender on the right wing and ripped a shot from just inside the box but Matt DiCerbo made a leaping save, one of two on the day, to keep LU on top.
The Fighting Knights will next take on Rollins College in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Date, time and location are to be determined based on results of the Southeast Regional where top-seeded Lander battles Wingate and No. 2 seed Flagler hosts UNC-Pembroke.
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Our website medicaldevices.dk, and the Danish version medicinskudstyr.dk, has been redesigned and now welcomes our users with a new and improved content structure, providing more accurate and relevant search results.
The goal has been to develop an inviting and more well-arranged website where you can find what you are looking for quickly.
The design and content have been organised so that it ensures a high degree of recognisability with dkma.dk, which was launched in January 2011.
We have made great advances in regard to search functionality. You will get considerably more relevant search results, and you can filter your search by topic and year.
If you wish to subscribe to news in Danish from medicinskudstyr.dk, please tick the category 'Medicinsk udstyr' via this link: Abonner på Lægemiddelstyrelsens nyhedsbreve. If you are already a subscriber, you will receive news as usual.
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Written by Plasm
3 years ago
Category: General
73 posts since Fri, 10 Sep 10
Heidi displays an incorrect MySQL-Version in the statusbar. See http://plasm.elemental-fusion.de/mysqlversion.gif
This happens when Heidi automatically restores the last session. The displayed version (5.5.12) is the version from the connection that is on bottom of the server-list. I guess, Heidi refreshes the statusbar at every server that is restored, so the last one remains in the statusbar. The currently active connection is the first one from list (with 4.1.12) since it was active when i closed Heidi the last time.
After switching to another connection and back the displayed version is correct.
Written by ansgar
3 years ago
5045 posts since Fri, 07 Apr 06
|Should be fixed in r3870
Written by Plasm
3 years ago
73 posts since Fri, 10 Sep 10
Works. Thanks.
Great work at the bugfixing-base. Much stabler now.
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See, a long time ago, I wanted to be a music critic. I wanted to write for Creem or Rolling Stone. I needed for the world to know exactly what I thought of the latest Led Zeppelin album.
One day, many years later, my dream sort of came true. I was asked to write CD reviews for a very small, local entertainment zine. My first assignment was reviewing Sugar Ray's first album. I panned the damn thing in brutal fashion and I was summarily fired. I learned a little bit about the relationship between record companies and struggling music magazines that day.
I also learned that I didn't want to be a critic, in the strict sense of the word. I wanted to write about music. I wanted to talk about music. I wanted to share every song I loved and discuss why I loved them.
I no longer wanted to be a critic because I did not want ot join the ranks of people who use the word IMPORTANT in any list title. Just because you think it's important doesn't make it so. Maybe you believe that Nevermind was the Most Important Record Ever because it paved the way for all the grunge bands that followed, but there are millions of people who hate it for that very reason.
You know what I want in a critic's list? Honesty. Don't give me some standard pretentious claptrap as to why the Rolling Stone's Exile on Main Street ranks right up there with the discovery of penicillin. Be honest. You love the album because it's what was playing on the stereo when you finally got that goth looking chick from the record store to make out with you. I can get behind that. That's important. Setting industry standards and enlightening legions of 12 year olds with guitars takes a back seat to flashbacks of banging MaryAnne Brady every time you hear Tumbling Dice.
Just once I would love to see a smug critic put something totally mainstream on his list amidst all the earnest, self-aware bands. Like, right in between Songs Written on a Bleak Afternoon in Prague and This Album Title is Really an Obscure Reference to a 13th Century Philosopher, there would be the latest offering from Papa Roach, with the explanation that it makes the critic feel like a pre pubescent boy just discovering his dick, and he likes that.
Is any critic worth his indie cred going to admit they liked a best selling album? I bet you my last dollar that there's at least one critic out there who, when the lights are out and everyone else is sleeping, is grooving to Rhianna on his headphones. You know that some sweater-wearing geek from Pitchfork is spending his day talking about Stephen Malkmus, but when he goes home writhes around on the floor to Linkin Park.
Why can't people be honest when it comes to music? I'm not afraid to admit that I have enjoyed singing and maybe dancing to "Bye Bye Bye." I just want these critics to admit that they like something besides bands with unpronounceable names and acoustic guitars. We all know how much you love Frank Black. Tell us something else. Be the first to put Hanson on your "important" list. Break tradition. Set yourself free.
I don't want to be a music critic.
I just want to write about music.


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The Light House Electrical Supply is a full service electrical
wholesale house that was founded in 1969 by William Fullmer. William
remains active in the business and today the firm specializes in
stocking hard to find
circuit breakers
electrical fittings.
Our contractor supply facility on North Street stocks new and
used circuit breakers from all manufacturers. The Light House is an
authorized distributor for General Electric and Cutler Hammer –
Westinghouse electrical products.
We maintain a large stock of electrical fittings from ˝" to 4".
We have hard to find fittings for G.R.C., E.M.T., P.V.C., sealtight,
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The North Street location also maintains a stock of General
Electric industrial panelboards for immediate shipment. We stock a
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Andrew Avenue location serves
as a lighting division. This facility houses our residential
lighting showroom and commercial lighting quotation offices.
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Very good! Ate with a side of vanilla ice cream and was fabulous!
Chocolate Baklava
This is a simply amazing recipe—layers of crisp phyllo interspersed with mixed nuts and hazelnut-chocolate spread, with just enough butter to enhance the flavor yet keep the sat fat low. Baklava is a classic Mediterranean dessert that traditionally features layered phyllo dough, nuts, and syrup or honey. In this version, creamy chocolate-hazelnut spread adds rich, decadent flavor to this nutty, crowd-pleasing pastry. Because phyllo sheets are thin and delicate, handle with care so you won't tear the sheets. Keep the sheets you are not working with covered so it won't dry out.
How to Measure Honey
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Recipe Time
Hands On:
25 Minutes
Total: 1 Hour, 21 Minutes
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 238
- Fat: 13.4g
- Saturated fat: 4.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 5.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Carbohydrate: 27.8g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 148mg
- Calcium: 29mg
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- 1 cup hazelnut-chocolate spread (such as Nutella)
- 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup blanched toasted almonds, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- 24 (14 x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat; stir until honey dissolves. Increase heat to medium; cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 230° (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat; keep warm. Discard cinnamon stick.
- 2. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 3. Place hazelnut-chocolate spread in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at HIGH for 30 seconds or until melted. Combine hazelnuts and next 5 ingredients (through salt). Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), place 1 phyllo sheet lengthwise in bottom of prepared pan, allowing ends of sheet to extend over edges of dish; lightly brush with butter. Repeat procedure with 5 phyllo sheets and butter. Drizzle about 1/3 cup melted hazelnut -chocolate spread over phyllo. Sprinkle evenly with one-third of nut mixture (about 1/2 cup). Repeat procedure twice with phyllo, butter, hazelnut-chocolate spread, and nut mixture. Top last layer of nut mixture with remaining 6 sheets phyllo, each lightly brushed with butter. Press gently into pan.
- 4. Make 3 lengthwise cuts and 5 crosswise cuts to form 24 portions using a sharp knife. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until phyllo is golden. Remove from oven. Drizzle honey mixture over baklava. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cover; store at room temperature.
- Because phyllo sheets are thin and delicate, handle with care so you won't tear the sheets. Keep the sheets you are not working with covered so it won't dry out.
This recipe was updated for the November, 2012 25th anniversary issue.
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Chocolate Baklava Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Pies/Pastries
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Gifts
- CUISINE: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Greek
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Nuts, Chocolate
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Whitney Riggs was on the Vortex ride at the North Carolina State Fair Oct 24. right before it started malfunctioning, injuring five.
"Everything was fine, they strapped us in. We felt secure. The ride started to go. The second we went upside down my friend's phone fell out of her pocket," Riggs said.
After the ride finished, Riggs said she and her friends quickly jumped out to find her friend's iPhone.
Little did they know at the time how lucky they were.
"As soon as we got to the other side of the platform to pick up her shattered phone, we turned around and the machine started going again," Riggs said.
Ashley Amoruso was waiting for Riggs and her friends to get off the ride when she suddenly saw the ride start again.
"I was traumatized for at least three nights. I couldn't sleep that night. The worst I've ever seen. People were just falling off left and right," Amoruso said.
"One guy I saw fell flat on his face onto the metal platform. He was just sliding, so there was nothing for him to grab onto," Amoruso said.
She said the safety handles were in the air when the ride started again, so people didn't have much to hold onto.
Three of the five injured were hospitalized with serious injuries.
Deputies arrested ride operator Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow, 46, of
Quitman, Ga., on Oct. 26 and charged him with three felony counts of
assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury in connection with the accident.
Vortex owner Joshua Gene Macaroni is charged with two counts of felony assault with a
deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and one count of felony
assault on a juvenile with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in connection with the incident.
Both Riggs and Amoruso said they will go back to the State Fair next year but will never be getting on another ride again.
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Featuring a synthetic upper with 360 degree MPZ construction, these running superstars provide the ultimate in comfort and breathability. Little ones can try their hand at walking in these featherweight shoes, which feature a full-length Micro G midsole that offers a responsive ride without adding excess bulk. Your toddler will also get superior traction and full ground contact from the durable rubber outsole.
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