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Joy Korman (chair), Myron Pincomb, Sharon Wamble-King, Gordon Rakita, Bruce Taylor
With a quorum being present, the meeting was called to order.
Minutes from June 19, 2012 approved.
Krista Paulsen, chair of the Sociology and Anthropology department presented the proposal for a new degree: BSW. Dr. Paulsen covered the occupation of social work, the workforce demand (nationally and locally), 2011-2019 need for 214 positions in this field each year.
The BSW within this department will be an easier transition as we already have a minor and concentration in Social Welfare. The BSW offers an advantage to those students graduating in social welfare – the social worker is a protected title. Students graduating with a BSW (vs. a traditional Sociology degree ) will qualify for "advanced standing" expediting their time to the MSW degree and this will save students money. 80% of employers in the social work field preferred the BSW over the Social Welfare program as a degree for their employees. Most of our graduates intend to work in NE Florida. Once we have our accreditation candidacy, we can begin recruitment for fall 2013. This program will require a 450 hour practicum and will be limited access (40 students year). UNF Faculty are already in place and most resources are already available. UNF also plans to initiate conversations with FSU about a potential partnership for the MSW degree to reduce costs and avoid program duplication.
Joy Korman asked how the 40 students would be selected. Paulsen responded that the department has plans to implement the Nursing program admissions model of an application and interview.
Motion: Trustee Rakita made a motion to approve the BSW degree as well as the limited access for this program. Both motions were seconded and the item was passed unanimously.
Karen Patterson, chair of the department of Exceptional and Deaf Education presented the new degree program, Masters in American sign Language. Patterson stated that what we were in effect doing is migrating our current concentration to a stand-alone degree program. In 2009, this concentration had 5 students. Currently, we now have 42 and the concentration is delivered mostly online with one weekend/term and includes 15 students from 15 states (and the Czech Republic) enrolled. This proposed program will be one of only 3 masters and only one offered through distance learning. There is a need nationally for masters degree in interpreting. UNF already has the faculty in place and some faculty live remotely (eg: Canada). The budget to move this concentration to a program calls for one additional faculty member within the next 5 years.
Motion: Trustee Rakita made a motion to approve the item. The motion was seconded and the item was passed unanimously.
Following the motion, Tom Serwatka added that we have nationally recognized faculty for this program. Trustee Taylor asked to clarify the degree. Larry Daniel, dean of the College of Education and Human Services indicated that the graduates would be signing both face-to-face as well as through video relay; a growing industry. The MASL is the terminal degree for this field. Trustee Wamble-King noted that signing is not a universal language and Dean Daniel noted that one of our faculty (Sherry Shaw) is studying international language.
Trustee Pincomb spoke about the importance of distance learning.
Mark Workman presented the backgrounds (both academic education and race/gender breakdowns) of UNF's 30 new Faculty hires for this fall term.
Shawn Brayton, Academic Affairs presented this year's US NWR results for UNF and comparisons to last year's standing. The data she noted is based on 2010-11 academic year and fall 2011.
Brayton summarized UNF's standing as moving in a positive direction. She covered the Methodology and weights applied to certain areas (assessment 25% vs. alumni giving 5%). Trustee Rakita asked that if we have reached our "max" on student profile, are we now going to concentrate on areas such as alumni giving. In comparison to our peers, we are doing better in many areas.
Trustee Taylor noted that as we move up in these ranks , is it time to review those institutions that we are identifying as aspirants? Trustee Korman recommended we revisit this list of peers/aspirants. Provost Workman indicated that our intention is to revisit mission, vision, etc. in the spring.
The Provost updated the committee on the Council of Academic Vice Presidents program duplication project. He stated that in the chancellor's charge, the CAVP group was to be rigorous in its screening process and that review would be prior to any BOT approval.
There was a motion to adjourn; the motion was approved unanimously.
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NSWB insider Jason Green brings us his top 5 reasons the Washington State Cougars hoops team beat Stanford in a Pac-12 showdown. Faisal Aden stepped up while the team stepped up in rebounding and defense to help lead the victory of the Cardinal.
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plz explain -
1)He spotted her clutch bag a few feet away, picked it up then took the woman to the nearest hospital, ten kilometers away.
2)a sudden, unexpected encounter may catch you off guard
If I help you with some of the terms, maybe you can work out the meanings.
1) "spotted" = noticed
"clutch bag" = small handbag without straps, it's clutched in the hand.
2) "off guard" = unprepared, by surprise
If you're still puzzled then let us know where the difficulty is.
Please write "please", not "plz".
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Bevill State Community College is a Public institution with a campus in Jasper, Alabama. The institution is approved to offer nursing programs by the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Jasper, Alabama campus for Bevill State Community College is located in a Town setting, see the map below. Total enrollment for all degrees including nursing programs is 3,806. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17-to-1. In-state tuition and fees were $4,410, while out-of-state tuition and fees were $7,920 for the most recent reporting period.
Nursing Degree Programs at Bevill State Community College
- Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
- Practical Nursing Program (LPN)
- LPN to Registered Nurse Program (LPN to RN)
Visit the Bevill State Community College website to learn how to apply for the nursing degree programs listed above. We also recommend that all nursing students in Alabama periodically review the requirements for a CNA, LPN, and RN nursing license as presented by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Understanding the CNA, LPN, and RN nursing license requirements and duty restrictions for Alabama will help you navigate your education needs and avoid career planning mistakes often made by nursing students.
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City will be cracking down on cars, junk and weeds this summer
Unregistered of junk/inoperable/vehicles/parts have no place in somebody's yard and will be getting some extra attention this summer from Taft's code enforcement officer.
The city code bans junked, non-operable expired registrations, parted out vehicles within the city limits – including driveways, front yards, under car ports, alleys and on unapproved services – Exception: The vehicle(s) can be stored behind a nontransparent fence or in a garage as long as it's completely blocked from view. The vehicle(s) can also be made current on the registration and street legal, as long as it is not being used for junk storage, flat tires, weeds or trash around vehicle.
Please help improve the appearance of your city by keeping your yard free of unsightly vehicle(s).
Winter rains bring about a pesky problem, but the City's Code Enforcement has a few helpful hints:
It's time to dust off the Weed Eater and whack the unsightly brush and thorny weeds from your property. Failure to do so could hit City of Taft property owners where it hurts the most - in the pocketbook.
Taft city's weed abatement ordinance requires property owners to clear weeds from the property, including curbs, gutters, alleys, sidewalks and fence lines which help prevent safety hazards (i.e. breeding place for rodents, hidden trash such as cans and broken glass, etc.)
The Taft Code enforcement is encouraging residents to take steps now to control weeds and grass before it becomes a problem.
To help residents and business owners win the battle against weeds, Code Enforcement urge you to follow the following helpful hints from Valley horticulture experts:
Keep grass cut and trimmed in your yard, along buildings and fences.
Dig out already emerged weeds early before they get out-of-control.
Use an herbicide (like Roundup) on large weed areas, but be sure to keep away from other vegetation. Apply pre-emergent weed killers twice a year (fall and late winter before major rains is best). Stay on top of it! A little weeding twice a week will help you avoid a big job down the road.


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Puerto Rican actor John Ortiz, who can currently be seen in David O. Russell's Oscar buzz film 'Silver Linings Playbook' and who is known for his roles in 'Miami Vice' and 'Fast and Furious,' exclusively told ShowBizCafe.com that he is in the early stages of developing an Ozzie Guillen biopic baseball movie in the form of 'Moneyball'. Guillen, the former Chicago White Sox manager who managed the team between 2004 to 2011, is considered one of the most controversial managers in recent baseball history.
When we asked Ortiz if he was interested in directing anytime soon, he revealed he was working on a baseball movie:
"Ozzie Guillen and I are going to meet when I'm in Chicago. I don't want to make a straight up baseball movie, but something along the lines of "Moneyball". It'd be a lot more than just 9 guys on the baseball diamond. I want to do something where we focus on the profession of him being a baseball manager, how complex of a man he is, the culture, immigration, Chicago, Miami, [Fidel] Castro, there is so much there. I'm fascinated with him, I think he's such a charismatic dude and people seem to love him or hate him. So I think he'd be a great subject for a movie."
Ortiz, who plays Ronnie, a stressed-out married man in 'Silver Linings Playbook,' is still unclear whether he will direct, produce or star in the film. It could be one of them or all of them, but he says he will have a better sense of his role in the movie as the project gets closer to pre-production. Ortiz would be perfect for the Guillen role since they have a similar look and Ortiz possesses the acting pedigree from the theater to give the character weight and credibility.
For those who are unfamiliar with Ozzie Guillen, he is a well-known Venezuelan baseball player since his days as a top flight shortstop for the Chicago White Sox back in the 80's and 90's. But later in his career, he became a controversial and larger-than-life personality as the manager for the same team he played for, including the Miami Marlins earlier this year. Amongst his polemic on various issues, he called a Chicago Sun-Times columnist a homosexual slur, said Asian players are treated better than Latino players, and was quoted as loving Communist dictator Fidel Castro, which infuriated Cubans residing in Miami. Despite his quarrels with the press, Guillen is an accomplished baseball mind. In 2005, he became the first Latino manager in major league history to win a World Series.
Ortiz made his film debut as Al Pacino's young cousin 'Guajiro' in Carlito's Way. He went on to appear in over 30 films including Pride and Glory, El Cantante, American Gangster, Before Night Falls, Amistad, Ransom, and Narc.
What other Latino baseball player do you guys think should have a movie based on their lives? Our money is on the Yankee's Alex Rodriguez and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson should play him. Leave us your comments below.


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For folks who are doing Project Life or curious about doing Project Life (or any P365 or P52), I wanted to let you know I'm participating in a Project Life blog hop today that will hopefully be full of good inspiration and helpful tips. You can start with my page: http://eversoscrumptiously.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/project-life-blog-hop/ and from there cycle through the rest of the pages.
Project Life Blog Hop
Fun! Although I don't do PL it was nice to read your post. I like your way with words
Thanks, Melo! I love playing with words, although then I don't post as often as I'd like because I know it's going to take me hours to write the post...
Why don't you post here in the blog train thread so people can find it! http://www.pixelscrapper.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking/freebies/blog-trains-april
@Marisa, I get constantly confused between blog trains and blog hops (in large part because people use the terms interchangeably) but this one has no freebies. It's just a "hop" from one blog to the next, with tips and stuff to look at.
Ah! I didn't realize there was a different between the two. Thanks!
I never knew there was a difference either - I agree, people do seem to interchange them. Thanks for the clarification and the link - most interesting!
oh going to go look for tips! thanks!
Great blog, Violet. Great tips. I haven't participated in Project Life, yet - although I would love to. Just not finding the time lately........But you inspire me!


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[Editor's Note: The Book of Me is a series of writing prompts focusing on life streaming or preserving one's own memories rather than those of our ancestors and family members. Click here to read more.]
This week's prompt in The Book of Me - Your Childhood Home caught me by surprise. The items listed within the theme brought back many memories, and I guess that is how this is all supposed to work, right?
- My concept of home is bifurcated, meaning "split in two" since my family moved in 1976 from an apartment to a house. Up until I was 13, my mother and brother and I lived in a three bedroom apartment over a warehouse in Liberty, New York.
- In 1976, we received notice that the apartment building was going to be converted to offices or storage and that we needed to find another place to live. At this point in our immediate family's history, my mother was just starting to recover financially from her divorce in 1970. She worked for the telephone company and while we were far from "well off" we were no longer among the "working poor" as we had been.
- So the search was on for a new home and home was they key word. My mother had the foresight to realize the need to own a home and not just move to another apartment. What was available in our price range was almost unlivable. At the very least, a fixer-upper home was definitely in our future.
- Finally, on the outskirts of town we found a Lustron home for sale with two acres of land. Lustron homes were "pre fabricated" houses made of steel which were very "mid-century contemporary" in style but suited more for warmer climates. Let's just say that over the next ten years there would be quite a bit of work and retrofitting.
- The rooms were small. There were two bedrooms and I shared a room with my younger brother. There is also only one bathroom and a small kitchen. But it was home and it was where we thrived and memories were made.
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Safety Tips for Playing Outside in the Winter
Jan 07, 2014, 01:25 ET
CINCINNATI, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When it snows, most children have fun by engaging in snowball fights, sledding, building snowmen, and making snow angels. However, it is important for parents to prepare their children for the cold weather. Outside activities are wonderful as long as appropriate safety precautions are taken.
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Nathan Timm, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, says it's important for children to stay active during the winter. Timm offers these tips for parents to keep their child safe, healthy and happy while playing outside this winter:
- Children should be dressed warmly. Mittens, gloves, hats and multiple thin layers will help keep them dry and warm.
- Children (and adults) can still get sunburned in the winter, especially if sun is reflecting off snow. Sun screen should be applied liberally to sun-exposed skin to help prevent sunburn.
- Set appropriate time limits. Depending on the temperature, parents should allow their child to play outside for 30-60 minutes, and then come back inside to get warmed up.
Frostbite and Frostnip
- Regularly check to make sure the child's clothes are not wet. Children get much colder when wet.
- Make sure that the child is not having any signs of frostnip and or frostbite:
- Frostnip occurs when cold temperatures damage the skin and blood vessels. Frostnip usually affects the face, feet or fingertips and causes numbness and may turn skin white or blue-white.
- Frostbite is literally the freezing of the skin. The skin can feel waxy, frozen, and numb, and can cause blisters.
- When sledding, younger children should be kept in separate areas from older children and the following precautions should be taken:
- A child should sit or lie down feet first rather than head first to help reduce likelihood of head injury.
- Avoid sledding hills with trees or other obstructions.
- Sled only on hills covered in snow, not ice.
- A child should wear a helmet while sledding to prevent head injuries.
About Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ranks third in the nation among all Honor Roll hospitals in U.S.News and World Report's 2013 Best Children's Hospitals ranking. It is ranked #1 for cancer and in the top 10 for nine of 10 pediatric specialties. Cincinnati Children's, a non-profit organization, is one of the top three recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health, and a research and teaching affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The medical center is internationally recognized for improving child health and transforming delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education and innovation. Additional information can be found at www.cincinnatichildrens.org. Connect on the Cincinnati Children's blog, via Facebook and on Twitter.
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Gadget – Leicaflex SL
The Leicaflex SL wasn't Leitz's first SLR but it got a lot more fans than its problematic 1964 predecessor. The 'SL' stands for Selective Light – the camera sported a microprism focusing screen and a bright viewfinder that's still hard to beat.
Film – 2001: A Space Odyssey
Funny Girl might have taken more dollar at the box office that year but Barbara Streisand ain't got nothing on Kubrick, HAL, an Oscar for special effects and The Blue Danube Waltz on the soundtrack. One of the greatest sci-fi epics films ever made. And if you like this, try more of our best ever space movies.
Car – Ford Mustang GT 390
Steve McQueen's brilliant Bullitt car chase in this highland green Mustang GT 390 guaranteed the popularity of the Mustang throughout the late '60s and early '70s. It made our lists for the best TV and movie cars ever and our best car movies ever.
Watch – Omega Geneve Drivers Chronostop
See what's wrong with this Omega watch? Actually, it was designed to be worn under the wrist so you could tell the time with your hands on the wheel. Not so silly now, is it?
Album – Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Ok so its no 'Are You Experienced?' but the third and final (double) album from The Jimi Hendrix Experience included hits like the bluesy 'Voodoo Chile', high-tempo 'Crosstown Traffic' and a reworking of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower.


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Sport Tourism Development Author: James Higham, Tom Hinch
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This book critically explores sport-related tourism drawing on the fields of sport management, the sociology of sport, consumer behaviour, sports marketing, economic, urban and sports geography, and tourism studies. It presents multidisciplinary perspectives of sport tourism, as structured by the geographical concepts of space, place and environment. The volume offers a comprehensive update of the discussions presented in the two previous editions, recognising the significant growth in sub-elite participation sports and addresses spectator-based sport events, participation-based sport events, active sport, and sport heritage activities. It aims to advance theoretical thinking on the subject of sport tourism development and critical thinking on the interplay of local and global forces in sport and tourism development. It continues to be an important text for students and researchers in tourism studies, human geography, sports geography, sociology of sport, sports management, sports marketing and history of sport.
This comprehensive text, ideal for academics and students, sees Higham and Hinch write an engaging critical appraisal of the key development characteristics of sport tourism. This updated edition retains the excellent variety of examples from across the globe. Drawing on the latest research and empirical evidence, this work is a timely reappraisal of this dynamic industry sector.- Claire Humphreys, University of Westminster, UK
This third edition gives an updated and comprehensive overview of the development of sport tourism. Its accessible style and critical insights make it not only required reading for those new to the subject, but also an invaluable source for those currently researching and working in the field.- Sean Gammon, University of Central Lancashire, UK
The third edition of Sport Tourism Development is a welcome addition to the sport tourism literature. The book considers the range and breadth of sport tourism, and it provides a nicely integrated model of sport tourism phenomena. The complex array of work in the field is coherently organized and analyzed. This edition of the book is a significant contribution to an increasingly vital realm of study.- Laurence Chalip, University of Illinois, USA
James Higham is Professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand and Visiting Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway. He is co-editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Tom Hinch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, Canada and Distinguished University Professor, Wakayama University, Japan.


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For those who don't know, there is an early version on Power Spikes II with a different title and intro sequence. Back in 2012 some members came forward saying they had it. One member sold it to another, and the buyer said he would release it.
4 years later, nada.
There has been a lot of new users since then and they may not know about this different version.
There are 2 ways you can tell.
1. Boot the game in the Japanese region to see a different intro and SV94 Logo.
2. Open your carts and check the roms.
pulstar, the world's going to get a beta of Last Resort. It really is great that we have some people here who are willing to do this.
I think we can find this thing. PSII isn't the greatest game in the Neo library by a long shot, but it still would be cool to see this found and released.
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I chose my major while still in high school, and I have never regretted it. For me, a degree was its own reward, and four years of reading the world's greatest books meant I was more motivated than I would have been otherwise. An English degree actually provides a lot of career flexibility, especially when combined with something a little more prosaic like marketing or finance. While not typically listed as a "sought-after" degree, the skills acquired while pursuing it are highly valued in the marketplace. The ability to write well – and, perhaps more importantly, the ability to think well and clearly – is a useful attribute in almost any profession. People who are interested in literature, history, and the world's most important ideas will find themselves more engaged in their school work and more knowledgeable about the world around them.Though they may not advertise it, employers value the skills of reading comprehension, contextual reasoning and critical thinking, and those skills have rewards in the workplace. Also, the "soft skills" gained inherently in the pursuit of an English degree can enhance career options. In my own career, I have been able to weather difficult economic times by navigating between professions – something two English degrees helped me to do. My business experience and my academic background gave me choices others wouldn't have had in similar circumstances and provided career opportunities in the business world and in academia. I have had the opportunity to teach composition, critical thinking, and literature at public universities and private, for-profit colleges. I have also gained experience as a proposal writer, copywriter, marketing manager, public relations specialist and trainer. A degree in English is a worthy and rewarding pursuit on its own, and it truly does have tangible career rewards for those who are willing to be flexible and open-minded in their pursuits.
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Ruiz.richard needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 115 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
Company is PL Systems and our management philosophy is M3
PL Systems, LLC is a Capital area region information technology and management services firm. We specialize in enterprise IT consulting and developing total solutions for our clients. We provide network and systems engineering services, web site and application design and Internet strategy consulting, systems administration and integration services to commercial, federal, state and local government customers. We offer full Systems Development Life Cycle Support (SDLC) from requirements analysis to full operational execution and support.
Our Business operates by three key principles. These principles are associated with management processes and procedures, service delivery metrics, and empowerment of employees to be innovative. Further, we accomplish the three business principles while maintaining a great working environment. We infuse every element of our business with the following operational philosophy, we call M3:
Manage: Provide Commercial Best practices to deliver on-time/on-budget results
Measure: Usage of service level metrics to track project progress and quality
Motivate: Provide a working environment that retains, rewards, re-energizes employees.
The PL Systems business is a service oriented business. Both Government and commercial customers require computer systems expertise to define enterprise wide computing needs. Our customers require assistance in developing application software solutions and engineering support to design the hardware platforms from which the systems will operate. The Information Technology computing business requires highly skilled individuals with key expertise in hardware, software, telecommunications, web services, software development, integration and engineering, operations management, security, and training (these are the basic needs). Our business is to provide the personnel resources to develop and deploy small and large scale information technology solutions.
We want a logo design for PL Systems and a Tag line Design for M3. Both will be used as a graphic for all associated media. M superscript 3 is not a strict requirement for the design.
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So I went ahead and ordered a 50d body just now. I'm excited about it.If anyone is interested in buying a slightly used, but extremely well cared for and fully operational Digital Rebel XT with the (even less used) lens and an extra battery, PM me.If not, it's going on eBay once the new camera gets here.
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Generosityprevious next
Generosity is freely sharing what you have with others. It is being willing to offer money, help or time when it is needed. To be generous means giving something that is valuable to you without expectation of reward or return. Many traditions measure generosity not by the size of the gift, but by what it cost the giver.
Sometimes generosity requires pushing past a feeling of reluctance because we all instinctively want to keep good things for ourselves. Even so, we can structure our lives in ways that make generosity more spontaneous and fun. When we intentionally "live below our means" and avoid overcommitment, we cultivate a sense of bounty or surplus that makes us want to share. When we give, we reap the pleasure of knowing we have made someone else's life a little happier.
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Video: Dog slammed against wall at Orlando pet clinic..
Video: Dog slammed against wall at Orlando pet clinic..
ORLANDO, Fla. -
Allegations of dog abuse at an Orlando animal hospital have now forced the state attorney's office to consider charging the clinic's manager after graphic video showed her slamming a small dog against a wall by its leash.
The woman seen slamming the small dog against a wall -- at least four times -- was the manager at the Emergency Pet Hospital on White Road in Orlando, said Veterinarian Dr. Mohammad Hassan.
Due to conflicting news reports it is not known if she is still working at the clinic. WE HOPE she has been fired anyway, and would like to see this woman charged with animal cruelty.
The cellphone video lasts 32 seconds and was posted on YouTube by a woman who received it from people who worked at the hospital.
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So what does Show Don't Tell mean?
Tell: Daniel went outside where it was cold.
Show: Stepping outside Daniel shivered and buttoned his coat.
In the first sentence I told you it was cold outside. In the second sentence I never said anything about the temperature, but I showed you events that would lead you to determine on your own that it was cold out. When you do this, you invite the reader to become a participant in your writing. You aren't just being told a story, you are being given clues and you get to take part by putting the pieces together and drawing your own conclusion. In a way it is like the old game show Password. This technique keeps the reader engaged in the story. When a reader makes connections, when they figure little things out on their own, it makes them feel intelligent and good about themselves, and when a reader is made to feel good about themselves while reading your work, they enjoy it more.
Telling a reader everything is not only boring, but insulting. Most people don't like being talked down to. They don't like to have everything explained anymore than they like to have their meat cut for them by a waiter. It suggests they are incompetent. In addition, Showing also causes the reader to experience the story as if they were there. It places them in the heart of the action. They can see, feel, and smell everything as it happens like an eyewitness. Emotions are heighted. This is so much more fun than having someone tell you the story of what they saw happen.
The problem is that Showing takes a lot more time than Telling. Even in the very simple example above, the Showing sentence is longer. When dealing with more complex ideas, what you could Tell in a few sentences could take thirty pages of Showing.
Daniel spent the next two weeks at his grandmother's in Tampa trying to act normal while avoiding any direct lies. He managed it well enough to suit his conscience before flying back to New York.
In a novel these two sentences could have easily taken 10,000-20,000 words to Show, and if this scene is integral to the story, then it should, but if it is merely a necessary event that has no real bearing on the plot, then it can be reduced to a summary. But Telling should be kept to a minority in a story, like a brief aside, a sorbet between scenes—used to avoid boring the reader with unnecessary details and to vary the pace.
Most inexperienced writers Tell rather than Show, because it is faster and easier. Training yourself to Show is hard and takes a lot longer. Often it seems unnecessary, or worse, impossible. Particularly when conforming to Point of View constraints. The results however, I have found to always be far better than opting for the quick and easy. Not only is the writing improved, but the story can often grow in unexpected and positive ways as a result. Just working out the problem of how to Show something tricky, like guilt, can force a writer to develop constructs that can be used to add greater depth to the story later.
In Riyria I summarized (told) the story of how Amilia became Modina's secretary, then picked up the story at the first crisis point and began Showing that scene. When my wife read Nyphron Rising, she felt that I was Telling too much. As a result I spent three full chapters dramatizing what I previously summed up in two paragraphs. Not only were the results a better read, but they allowed me to explore the characterization of the participants and to better flesh out the setting. Two new characters were born as a result and they became vital to the story in the rework. The added effort returned more than the sum of its work in benefits.
So to answer part of the question I posed in my previous post on writing, one of the ways writers develop Setting, Characterization, and Plot is by Showing rather than Telling. In the previous very simple example where Daniel steps outside, just by Showing instead of Telling, I added volumes to Daniel's characterization. The reader knows nothing of Daniel personally from the first sentence, but in the second we know that Daniel is a male, and that he is sensitive, refined and the reader has a pretty good idea of his body type. How?
By Showing rather than Telling, I was forced to explain that Daniel wore a coat, and that the coat had buttons, not a zipper. I was not trying to explain that Daniel wore a coat, it was the result of my trying to explain that it was cold out, without saying it was cold. However, the result was that I discovered Daniel was wearing a buttonable coat. Without realizing it I just added to Daniel's characterization. He is now the kind of person who wears a coat when it is cold (some tough, manly men don't, so he's a bit more sensitive.) Buttons suggest cloth or wool rather than nylon or leather. Readers instantly imagine an overcoat, probably of black or dark blue, or maybe a camel, because those are the colors of button coats (this suggests Daniel is well dressed, well dressed usually suggests a level of refinement.) Daniel also shivered. Without knowing, do you think he is heavy or thin? And of course, I had to use the pronoun "his." It is a pretty simple sentence, but the adjustments I was forced to make to change it from Tell to Show, added a surprising amout of characterization. Just imagine what Showing would do to a character defined by more than eight words.
A reader might not grasp all those insights, but when fleshing out a story it isn't only the reader who benefits. The author also gains a better understanding of their own characters with each word they put down. By forcing themselves to Show, they put down lots more words, and each buttoned coat, and each shiver helps detail that image in a writer's mind, and the clearer that image becomes, the more vivid the illustration they deliver to the reader.
A huge help in Showing is the Point of View control, and that will be the topic of my next Sunday post. Until then, that's the bell so remember, no running in the halls.


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Jazzart Dance Theatre to Stage DESTINATION... LERATO at Artscape Theatre, Feb 8-10
Jazzart Dance Theatre introduces a wave of new talent in DESTINATION... LERATO, which will be presented at Artscape Theatre from 8 to 10 February.
The fifth group of Jazzart Trainees will perform in the production, which is directed by Ina Wichterich Mogane. "DESTINATION... LERATOis about looking at the world differently, questioning why we dance a particular technique to particular music, why we limit our vision for ourselves and others, and it challenges us to try something new - to think out of the box, enabling us to discover the truths we have always known," she says. "Using an electrifying blend of dance styles, our young cast take us on a journey of pursuing dreams and searching for love." A trainee, Yaseen Manuel says "Vision is nothing more than the image that you have painted on the walls of your mind. Fearlessness is the mastery of fear. We are the rhythm which we seek through DESTINATION... LERATO".
"Our fifth intake of trainees is a talented, dignified, humble and wonderful group of people who work well as a team and who combine the power of their minds with the technique of their bodies and the passion in their hearts to tell their stories," says Wichterich Mogane. "DESTINATION... LERATOaims to move and inspire audience members, and leave them with an exciting sense of hope."
Jazzart Dance Theatre marks its fortieth birthday this year and is one of South Africa's longest-standing and most celebrated dance companies. It is a non-profit organisation, which through its three tiers, not only produces award-winning, innovative dance productions featuring the professional company, but it also aims to transform society through its Trainee and Outreach Programmes.
Jazzart's Training Programme provides full-time dance and theatre training to young adults from local townships across South Africa. The three-year course prepares them for a career in the theatre industry and includes contemporary African dance and music, choreography, dance teaching, directing, stage craft, body awareness and puppetry. It also covers production management, self-development and conducting outreach interventions for community development.
Workshopped with the cast, choreography is by Jacqueline Manyaapelo, Jazzart Artistic Director, Mzokuthula Gasa, Ina Wichterich Mogane and the Trainees themselves. Costume and set design by Linda Mandela.
The new Trainees are: Katlego Moncho, Lewellyn Afrika, Lee-Joel Bosman, Lusanda Dayimani, Lusindiso Dibela, Nichelle Linnert, Nkemiseng Khena, Nkosinathi Mngomezulu, Nomfundo Hlongwa, Tamsyn Spannenberg, Thamsanqa Masoka, Thembekile Komani, Ntombizandile Nonyati, Vuyolwethu Stuurman and Yaseen Manuel.
Destination Lerato will be presented at the Artscape Theatre Centre on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 February at 8.15pm and on Sunday 10 February at 6.15pm. Tickets cost R70 or R50 for pensioners, students, scholars and block bookings of ten or more. Bookings can be made at Computicket.
Jazzart Dance Theatre is grateful for the support of its sponsors, Artscape and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport.
For more information, follow Jazzart on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jazzart.dance.7 or Twitter @Jazzart_dance.


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1982. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney released "Ebony and Ivory", "Cheers" debuted on TV and the personal computer was Time magazine's "Person of the Year". But there was another momentous occasion that year as well (at least for us), as we published our very first catalog!
Consider this the launch of our new "Flashback Fridays" where (most) Fridays we'll scan and post some pages from an old catalog. This isn't to make fun of the models (as much as we'd love to take a few jabs at those rainbow suspenders) but to illustrate the winding road that cycling has traversed over the last 30 years. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as we do. Feel free to leave us your opinions in the comments below (or give us some ideas of what you'd like to see)!


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Condiments can be the perfect topping to your favorite sandwich, salad, or taco. But you can undermine a nutritious diet by adding too many dollops of ketchup, mustard, or other favorite seasoning.
Condiments sneak in more fat, sugar, sodium, and calories than you might realize. And the result can create more than weight gain: Excess sodium is a major culprit in raising high blood pressure. Current U.S. health and nutrition guidelines recommend that you consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium a day, or about one teaspoon's worth of salt, and just 1,500 mg a day for older people and those with high blood pressure.
Because most Americans get a lot of hidden salts in their diet—from canned soups and vegetables to many processed and frozen foods, it's important to make sure that condiments aren't pushing your salt intake past the recommended limit. By reading labels and limiting quantities, you can enjoy condiments without doing your diet much damage.
Here's what you need to know about the most common condiments in your refrigerator and pantry:
Ketchup. Ketchup is a tomato-based condiment that includes spices and flavorings, but also sugar. Advantages: It's rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that helps prevent cell damage and may help ward off some cancers. It's also a tasty topping that complements foods from potatoes and burgers to eggs. Drawbacks: It's loaded with sodium—about 190 mg per tablespoon.
Mustard. This familiar yellow condiment comes in many flavors and contains ground mustard seeds and varying spices. The advantages: It's low in calories and one of the lower-sugar and lower-sodium condiment choices. The bright yellow mustard (the kind you usually get with hot dogs at the ballpark) is also a central source of turmeric in the American diet. Turmeric, which contains curcumin, has anti-inflammatory and cancer-fighting qualities and may play a role in preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease, according to recent medical studies. The drawbacks: Some brands contain up to 165 mg of sodium per tablespoon, so you need to keep track of how much you're using.
Relish. A popular topping, relish may contain pickles, horseradish sauce, high fructose corn syrup, seasonings, and preservatives. The advantage: It's a tasty way to spice up meats and even salads. The drawbacks: It's high in sugar and sodium, and many varieties contain artificial colorings.
Mayonnaise. Mayo can moisten sandwiches or serve as a base for dips and sauces. It contains eggs, oil, salt, sugar, and lemon juice or vinegar. The advantages: It's a versatile condiment. The drawbacks: A serving contains 1.5 grams of saturated fat and plenty of calories, so make a little go a long way. Try reduced-fat or fat-free versions.
Salsa. You'll find many flavors of this traditional Mexican topping, but it typically contains tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and salt. The advantages: It's a mostly vegetable-based condiment, helping you meet your daily veggie intake. Plus, the tomatoes are rich in lycopenes. The drawback: Many jarred commercial varieties of salsa tend to be high in sodium, so check labels carefully before buying.
Barbecue sauce. Whether you like to slather it on ribs or your favorite burger, BBQ sauce is often a summer cookout staple. It often contains corn syrup, tomato paste, molasses, salt, and other seasonings. The advantage: It gives a tasty sweet and spicy flavor to meat. The drawbacks: Many brands are high in corn syrup or other sugars and calories. Check labels to look for lower-calorie and lower-sugar options.
Salad dressings. Even if your salad is chock-full of leafy greens and brightly colored vegetables, it can take an unhealthy turn with the wrong dressing. Ingredients vary based on the type you choose. The advantages: Oil-based dressings like vinaigrettes often contain canola or olive oil, which are a good source of healthy fats and also help your body better absorb the many nutrients you're getting from your salad. The drawbacks: If you opt for a thick and creamy dressing (think creamy Caesar and ranch), it's probably packed with saturated fat and calories.
Want some healthier ways to flavor your food? Make your own salsa by chopping up tomatoes, onions, garlic, and hot peppers for a sodium-free kick. Use balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar to drizzle on your favorite salad and as a marinade for chicken, pork, and lean steak. These vinegars offer plenty of flavor with no fat, few calories, and little to no sodium.


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BSU Catalog Home | Graduate Biology Course Descriptions
Dr. Patrick Guilfoile (Chair; email@example.com), Dr. Elizabeth Rave (Graduate Coordinator; firstname.lastname@example.com), Dr. Don Cloutman, Dr. Mark Fulton, Dr. Debbie Guelda, Dr. Richard Koch, Dr. Alice Lindgren, Dr. Kerry Openshaw
The Master of Science is the highest degree awarded by the Biology Department. It reflects the range and depth of biology sub-disciplines and broadens students' horizons through both course work and original scientific research. The research culminates in an original thesis or completion of an exhaustive work of a scholarly nature. Students must consult with their graduate academic advisor in biology before developing their program.
Undergraduate major in biology.
Minimum 24 undergraduate semester credits in biology.
Minimum GPA of 3.00 in the sciences and mathematics strongly recommended.
GRE general exam required.
See Section II, Graduate Study for degree requirements.
A one-page letter of intent stating research interests and future career goals is required of all applicants.
BIOL 6920 Directed Group Study (Seminar) (1,1) (2 credits)
SCI 6350 Computer Applications in Statistics (3 credits)
or other appropriate graduate-level statistics course
Subtotal 5 Credits
Subtotal 19 Credits
Select one of the following:
A. Thesis Option (take a total of 6 credits from one set of three courses below)
BIOL 6894 Advanced Graduate Laboratory Thesis Projects I (2-4 credits)
BIOL 6895 Advanced Graduate Laboratory Thesis Projects II (2-4 credits)
BIOL 6990 Thesis (0-2 credits)
BIOL 6896 Advanced Graduate Field Thesis Projects I (2-4 credits)
BIOL 6897 Advanced Graduate Field Thesis Projects II (2-4 credits)
BIOL 6990 Thesis (0-2 credits)
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Select with the consent of the advisor an additional 4 semester credits of graduate-level course work numbered 6000 and above in Biology. (4 credits)
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People climb mountains because they are there, and combat veterans must cope with post-traumatic stress disorder because it, too, is almost inevitably there.
People climb mountains because they are there, and combat veterans must cope with post-traumatic stress disorder because it, too, is almost inevitably there.
Saddened and appalled by the number of their fellow ex-service members who commit suicide each year while struggling with PTSD, two veterans -- one from Clintonville and the other a native of Indiana now living in Tennessee -- have set themselves the task of reaching the highest elevation in all 50 states.
"We kind of saw this parallel of dealing with PTSD and climbing a mountain," Clintonville resident C. Michael Fairman said last week, fresh off an attempt at scaling 14,411-foot Mount Rainier in Washington.
Now a freelance photojournalist, Fairman and Steve Redenbaugh co-founded Summit for Soldiers as a service project of the climbing club they founded, Mountain Goats Inc., after both left active military duty -- Fairman as a Navy corpsman with the U.S. Marine Corps and Redenbaugh in the Army.
"It was always kind of our own therapy," Fairman said. "We kind of saw this parallel of dealing with PTSD and climbing a mountain.
"It's a team effort. You're not going to get up that mountain unless you decide to get up that mountain, and when you do, it's going to be done as a team."
More than 5,000 veterans take their own lives every year, Fairman said.
"We want to get the numbers out there so people understand," he said.
Summit for Soldiers began, modestly enough, with a climb of Ohio's highest elevation, 1,550-foot Campbell Hill in Bellefontaine. Since then, Redenbaugh and Fairman, accompanied by other veterans and experienced climbers, have scaled the tallest peaks in Alabama, Hawaii and Indiana.
The Aug. 23-24 effort to reach the top of Mount Rainier was turned back by extremely high winds, Fairman said.
Tennessee, where Redenbaugh now lives, or possibly New York are next on the agenda.
The co-founders want their Facebook page, Twitter feed and website, summitforsoldiers. org, to serve as resources for people, not just soldiers, coping with post-traumatic stress disorder.
"We want to put together a proactive, preventive program that can be put into the military on the front end of deployment," Fairman said. "We recognize post-traumatic stress disorder as an injury now. We've finally come along enough that way."
"You've got to treat this like any sort of medical disease," Redenbaugh told his hometown newspaper, the Journal Review in Crawfordsville, Ind., in June. "So our three main points of emphasis are awareness, encouragement and simplicity. That's what we do with Summit for Soldiers."
"We're self-funded," Fairman said.
Those offering donations to help offset the cast of the project are encouraged instead to send money to Department of Veterans Affairs programs that help people deal with PTSD.
Fairman and Redenbaugh are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"It's important to us because obviously, we've suffered from this," Fairman said. "This hits close to home.
"The worst-case scenario is we're going to make a difference. The best-case scenario is we're going to make a big difference."


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Professor Hal Abelson, in a statement provided by MIT, said, "scholarly publishing has so far been based purely on contracts between publishers and individual faculty authors. In that system, faculty members and their institutions are powerless. This resolution changes that by creating a role in the publishing process for the faculty as a whole, not just as isolated individuals." Ann Wolpert, who directs MIT's libraries, said, "in the quest for higher profits, publishers have lost sight of the values of the academy."
Jeez... between this fight and the recent Kindle text-to-speech business, the publishing industry is sure looking kinda jerky. Maybe they should take a cue from the likes of bands like Wilco who have only benefited in sales from putting stuff online for free. Counter-intuitive? Surely. 21st Century? Totally.


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•Two benefit events are being planned this month for the three children of the late Kevin Lapp of Wheatfield.
Lapp was diagnosed with a life threatening disease called myelodysplastic syndrome, also known as MDS, in November of 2012. He died April 1 from complications from the disease before his scheduled bone marrow transplant could be performed in mid-April.
MDS has been in the news recently. Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" also has been battling MDS.
Lapp, a Niagara-Wheatfield High School and Buffalo State College graduate, was an assistant vice president/project manager for HSBC Bank in Buffalo. He was a devoted father of 10-year-old triplets who lost their mother just after birth. Lapp brought his children back to Western New York from North Carolina after his wife's death. The youngsters, Brian, Kiersten and Nathan, are currently fourth-graders at St. John Lutheran School.
On Saturday, May 18, family and friends are holding a fundraising benefit from 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, 2368 Eggert Road in Tonawanda.
This Triple the Love Benefit will help raise support for his three children, who are living with an aunt. The event is open to the community and will have food, entertainment, and a basket raffle. Tickets are $20 for adults and children 12 and under are free.
In addition, a benefit concert is planned for the children at 7 p.m. May 31 at St. Bartholomew's, featuring the Western New York '60s music and Beatles tribute band the BBC. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door.
Donations also can be made through PayPal at [email protected].


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* Straight from tonight's Merc website (MY VERSION–my apologies for not posting this as soon as wrote and sent it in, but I detoured to Steph Curry's media session LATE LATE LATE tonight)/
LOS ANGELES—This was a fittingly furious last stand for Mark Jackson's merry band.
Will he come back as Warriors coach? Undecided and unknown, but this game was every bit of testimony Jackson might want.
Warriors fans will talk about Saturday's Game 7 for years and decades, and when they do, they will remember that the Warriors were under-sized and under-manned and just kept battling.
They will remember the sheer audacity of this team, the stubborn pride, and that they took the Clippers to the end of seven games.
But they will also have to say that the Warriors lost, dropped in the end by larger, faster Clippers.
How was Game 7 decided, at last? With a two-minute final rush of wondrous chaos, and 20,000 gasps, or more.
The end of the series, the season, and maybe of Jackson's tenure as Warriors coach, pending some decisions by ownership.
"We did everything we could do to fight for Coach, and he did everything he could do to fight for us," said forward Draymond Green.
"We're not going to act like this was just a one-way street where we're just fighting for him to keep his job.
"He put everything he had to put into it, along with his coaching staff, to fight for us."
And what did the Clippers prove in the end? That they have two great big men, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, who were greater and larger than anybody the Warriors had.
And the Clippers have Chris Paul, who played his best game of the series.
That was the series, that was what happened to close Game 7 at Staples Center, which the Clippers won at last, 126-121.
This game and series came down to a banked three-pointer by Andre Iguodala to put the Warriors ahead late and silence the crowd.
And blocked shot by DeAndre Jordan to get Staples Center thundering.
Then another. Then a dunk by Blake Griffin, then another, then soon it was all thunder.
The Warriors pushed and pushed and Jackson cajoled them the whole way—throwing out strange lineups that worked and inducing the Clippers to do odd things, too.
But the Warriors came up just too short, and the Clippers finally soared above them one last time.
My goodness, though, the Warriors made the Clippers sweat this—and sweat the entire first round.
You could almost see the Clippers think to themselves: When will these Warriors go away?
The Clippers didn't claw their way to their first lead in this game until midway through the period, when a big run shook up the Warriors.
When it happened, you could almost see the Clippers give a sigh of relief: Finally.
They were tired of the Warriors, tired of this series, tired of the emotional upheaval caused by their owner, tired of everything that had to do with these
seven games.
In the last two minutes, though, the Clippers made the Warriors go away.
That was how this ended–after everything and every emotion possible.
In the manic sprint to the finish line, Stephen Curry made two free throws put the Warriors ahead 109-108 with 2:22 left.
But Jordan blocked two shots in the last few minutes, the Clippers converted baskets on the other side, and then Jordan slammed home an offensive rebound to make it 114-109.
A few possessions later, Griffin was whacked by Green, but still found a way to spin the ball into the basket, which made it 116-11 with 56 seconds left.
From there, the Clippers just held on, though the Warriors kept biting at their heels.
"We fought and we fought," Green said, "but when it all came down, they made the plays to win."


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Welcome to the Asia Stocks live blog, a running account of what the region's share markets are doing, along with other news. Today, the largest pullback for U.S. shares in weeks weighs on regional bourses, with further strength for the yen loading an additional weight on Tokyo.
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- 8:36 pm
- Japan suffers for a third day
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Japanese stocks are taking a hit from overnight losses in the U.S. and a firmer yen, with the Nikkei Average falling for the third straight day, down 1.4% to 14,080.08 to test the key 14,000 level. The Topix index is similarly weak, dropping 1.5%.
The yen, considered a safe-haven currency, is getting firmer against the dollar, with the U.S. currency buying ¥101.51 from ¥101.80 some 24 hours earlier.
Declines are across the board.
Japan Display is diving 8.7%, after the world's largest smartphone-screen maker predicted a pretax loss of 3.2 billion yen for the April-September period of this year. Net profit for the year through March 2015 would slip 21%, the company said.
SMC Corp., which just reported a 34% climb in net profit in fiscal 2013, couldn't escape the marketwide decline either, with its stock now trading 1.4% lower.
Other top losers include Sony Corp. (down 3.1%), SoftBank Corp. (down 2.8%), and Toyota Motor (down 2.2%).
- 8:39 pm
- ASX backs down
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The markets giveth and the markets taketh away: Yesterday's 0.3% gain for the ASX 200 is now a mere memory, with the benchmark index trading 0.3% lower this morning on the back of a weak lead from Wall Street, while deal activity has put several blue chips on a trading halt.
Among the crucial mining shares, the two biggest — Rio Tinto (down 0.2%) and BHP Billiton (flat) — are limiting losses, but others are taking a solid move lower, with Oz Minerals down 2.2%, Paladin Energy down 1.2%, Evolution Mining down 2.1%, Altas Iron down 2.6%, and Mt. Gibson Iron falling 1.9% despite Deutsche Bank raising its rating on the stock to buy from hold.
Selling of the big banks are a bit less severe, with CBA and Westpac down 0.5% each, NAB down 0.4%, and ANZ down 0.7% as the Australian Financial Review reports the bank will shut down some trading functions, including equity derivatives.
Shares of James Packer's Crown Resorts are down 1.6%, after the firm lost out to Blackstone in the contest to buy Las Vegas casino The Cosmopolitan.
And Telstra is trading flat, with Market Matters saying weak bond yields may send investors into Telstra and other regional telecoms (according to Dow Jones Newswires).
Meanwhile Goodman Fielder remains on trading halt after Singapore-listed Wilmar and Hong Kong-listed First Pacific have sweetened their offer for the "breads and spreads" maker.
Likewise, Ioof Holdings is buying SFG Australia (its full turns out to be "Shadforth Financial Group Australia") in an all-stock deal, with both names also untraded.
- 8:44 pm
- Markets check -- 9:44 a.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 1.6%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.4%
- 9:49 pm
- Hong Kong's stock party ends for now
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All good things must come to an end, and after six sessions of advances, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is down 0.6% in early moves, with the H-share index of mainland Chinese majors down 0.8%. (Although beyond Hong Kong, the Shanghai Composite is flat after flirting with early gains.)
Actually, it could be worse were it not for a 0.6% gain for HSBC — the Hang Seng Index's top-weighted component — which is tracking a more-than-1% rise for its London shares overnight.
But elsewhere, the Hong Kong market is more of a study in weakness, with Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China down 0.9% each, Cnooc down 1.4%, China Overseas Land down 2.6%, Lenovo down 1.6%, and so forth, as the market comes under the spell of an overnight pullback on Wall Street.
Shares of Cathay Pacific are 1.6% lower, despite reporting that it and its Dragonair unit saw a combined 10% rise in April passenger traffic from a year earlier, while capacity increased by more than 6%.
Still, it's not all losses. Sands China is up 1.1%, China Mengniu Dairy is up 0.4%, and off the benchmark index, First Pacific is up 0.8% as it and Singapore's Wilmar said they would hike their offer price for Australia's Goodman Fielder (currently down 2.5% in Sydney).
- 9:52 pm
- Markets check -- 9:52 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 1.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) flat
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.4%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.4%
- 11:26 pm
- Markets check -- 11:26 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 1.7% (at break)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.4%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.6%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.5%
- 11:52 pm
- China's river of investment slows both ways
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China's foreign direct investment numbers are out (a day later than expected), with the results a little on the soft side. Even weaker, however, was China's own investment abroad.
The total direct investment flow into China for April was $8.7 billion, down from $12.2 billion in March though higher than the $8.4 billion in April 2013, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Looking back over the past year or so, the FDI has ranged from around $8.4 billion a month (last October) to just above $12 billion (in March, as mentioned, and also in December).
Writing ahead of the results, however, Crédit Agricole had said that even an unexpectedly large gain "would not change the picture of a weakening economy."
Perhaps more suggestive of a slowdown, though, was April's result for China's investments overseas.
Direct outbound investment, after stripping out those from financial firms, was $25.7 billion in the January-April period, down a full 12.9% compared to a year earlier.
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It's a wild election,-fueled rally over on Dalal Street, with Indian stocks flying skyward to yet another fresh record.
In early trade, the Sensex is up 4.5%, with a 4.4% gain for NSE Nifty, as investors (both foreign and domestic) bet on a clear victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies.
The Indian rupee is loving it too, with the dollar falling below the 59 rupee level to 58.86, a full 1% drop for the day so far, according to FactSet data.
And for those hoping for such a result, the early count looks good. Reuters cites NDTV as reporting that, at this point in the day-long vote count, the BJP's bloc is leading in 249 constituencies against just 67 for the ruling Congress party and its alliance, with 272 the number needed for a majority.
Of course, most of the exit polls had tipped an outright win for the BJP grouping, but such polls have a poor track record, so it may not be over till it's over.
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) down 1.8%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.7%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.3%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.6%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.1%
Mumbai (Sensex) up 4.4%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.2%
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Closing figures:
Japan (Nikkei Average) down 1.4% to 14,096.59 (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.1% at 22,712.91 (closed)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.1% at 2,026.50 (closed)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) falls 0.6% 5,479.00 (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.2% to 2,013.44 (closed)
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Use your sweet dough recipe (perhaps from Betty Crocker, or the one that goes with your bread machine) and put the dough to knead and rise in the machine. When you use the dough only cycle you do not need to be so precise about the measurements of the ingredients as that seems crucial only when the bread is baked in the machine.
Baking the dough in the one pound coffee cans means watching carefully to see that the bread is done and not still doughy in the center, so take care here. Making the frosting of confectioner's sugar and lemon juice cuts further on the fat grams, and sprinkling with colored sugar is another short cut. Although some may find this procedure heresy, it does make an acceptable Kulich.
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"It must have been something of a sinking feeling for those waiting for a successor to the Nikon D300s to see the arrival of the very well spec'd D7100. Though some may argue against, I hold that the D7000 was indeed the commercial successor to the D300s whether or not Nikon admitted to it and that the D7100 is now the second camera to carry the line forward."
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