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Research Lesson Plan: Choosing a Topic, Researching, and Writing
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-12, students view, analyze, and discuss various BrainPOP videos in order to get an overview of possible research topics. Students then complete the research process in order to synthesize a research paper.
Students will:
- View, analyze, and discuss various BrainPOP videos in order to get an overview of possible research topics
- Complete the research process in order to synthesize a research paper
- Laptops or computer stations to view BrainPOP videos
audiovisual; accurate; academic; secondary source; primary source; interview; encyclopedia; periodicals; additional vocabulary pertaining to the research topic
The BrainPOP videos connected to this lesson can be adjusted to fit any research project--simply select which videos/topics you want your students to choose from.Lesson Procedure:
- Students should come up with 5-10 research questions that they will look to answer through their own research.
- In the next day's lesson, provide students with time to re-watch the video on their chosen topic in order to further investigate through the eyes of a researcher. They should peruse the additional features provided on BrainPOP (such as the FYI, activities, and experiment) in order to get a better base understanding of their broad topic. The features will also help students narrow their topic.
- Students should then choose which topic they would like to explore further through their research. You may wish for students to continue completing their research as a group or branch off to work independently on an individually-selected topic.
- Once all the groups have had a chance to view and discuss each of the videos, lead a whole-class discussion about the videos. You may want to utilize the FYI sections to provide more information and foster a deeper understanding.
- Monitor each of the groups to check for understanding of task and content.
- Have students set up a section in their notebooks where they can write questions and comments about each of the videos they view.
- Inform students that they will have 7-10 minutes at each station for viewing the video, taking notes, and discussing with their group. They will move from station to station to view the other videos.
- Set up five or six computers you would like your students to use as they proceed with the gallery walk. Pull up one of the videos on each of the computers.
- Show the Research video to prepare students for completing a research project.
- Continue the research process as you would any other research project with the ultimate result being a synthesized paper or presentation.


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Calcifications are tiny deposits of calcium in your breast tissue. They are often seen on a mammogram .
Calcifications on mammograms
The calcium you eat or take in medicine does not cause calcifications in the breast.
Most calcifications are not a sign of cancer. Other causes of calcifications seen on a mammogram include:
Large, rounded calcifications (macrocalcifications) are common in women over age 50. They appear as small white dots on the mammogram. They are not thought to be related to cancer. More testing is rarely needed.
Microcalcifications are tiny calcium specks seen on a mammogram. Most of the time, they are not cancer, but may need to be checked more closely.
When microcalcifications are seen on a mammogram, the doctor (a radiologist) may ask for a magnified view so the calcifications can be seen more closely.
Calcifications that do not appear to be a problem are called "benign." No specific follow-up is needed.
Calcifications that are slightly abnormal but do not look like a problem are called "probably benign." Most of the time, a 6-month mammogram is recommended.
Calcifications that are irregular in size or shape, or tightly clustered together, are called "suspicious calcifications." Your health care provider will recommend a stereotactic core biopsy . This is a needle biopsy that uses a type of mammogram machine to help find the calcifications.
Most women who have suspicious calcifications do not have cancer.
Davidson N. Breast cancer and benign breast disorders. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 204.
Bartella L, Smith CS, Dershaw DD, Liberman L. Imaging breast cancer. Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 Jan;45(1):45-67.
James JJ, Robin A, Wilson M, Evans AJ. The breast. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 52.
Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, General Surgery practice specializing in breast cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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The Anglican Church has always understood Mission as being holistic, both proclamation and social action. The Five Marks of Mission articulates this vision of holistic mission…More
Global Anglican Relief and Development Alliance
For the past year, since the conclusion of the 2008 Lambeth Conference, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office have worked together to take forward the recommendation for the establishment of a new way for Anglicans to work together globally for relief and development.
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Unforgettable character
By Craig Muder
The fans were lined up at the ticket booth, waiting to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame on a perfect Saturday morning in Cooperstown.
Without warning, into the foyer walked Andre Dawson for a photo opportunity.
Exactly 26 seconds later, you could hear the hushed gasp: "That's Andre Dawson!"
Correction: That's Andre Dawson, Hall of Famer.
"I can't go too many places any more without being appreciated, so that's one of the biggest changes since I was elected to the Hall of Fame," Dawson said. "It has opened my eyes to the fact that I did something that people really appreciated."
Appreciation for Dawson's talent and work ethic were on display Saturday as a near-capacity crowd in the Hall of Fame's Grandstand Theater welcomed him to Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame's Character and Courage Weekend. Dawson participated in a Voices of the Game program where he recounted his career path and discussed the character that resulted in his stellar 21-season big league career.
"I knew I wasn't flashy, but I wanted to leave it all on the field," said Dawson, looking fit and relaxed in his first return to Cooperstown since his July 25 induction. "Once someone said that I was like Roberto Clemente – only with bad knees. That's a huge compliment."
Clemente is one of three Hall of Famers – along with Lou Gehrig and Jackie Robinson – who are represented in the Museum's Character and Courage exhibit. Made possible by through a gift from Hall of Fame supporter Bob Crotty, the permanent exhibit celebrates character and courage on and off the baseball field. The Hall of Fame celebrates character and courage annually during Columbus Day Weekend.
Dawson, who had 12 knee surgeries during a career that saw him become one of baseball's leading citizens, drew several thunderous ovations during the program while discussing his legendary career.
"I'm not as old as I pretend to be, but I'm very content where I am right now," said the 56-year-old former outfielder for the Expos, Cubs, Red Sox and Marlins. "This is a way of life now, and I'm thankful for every opportunity."
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Anterior knee pain is pain that occurs at the front and center of the knee. It refers to many different problems, including:
Patellofemoral syndrome; Chondromalacia patella; Runner's knee; Patellar tendinitis; Jumper's knee
Your kneecap (patella) sits over the front of your knee joint. As you bend or straighten your knee, the underside of the patella glides over the bones that make up the knee.
Strong tendons help attach the kneecap to the bones and muscles that surround the knee. These tendons are called:
Anterior knee pain begins when the kneecap does not move properly and rubs against the lower part of the thigh bone. This may occur because:
Anterior knee pain is more common in:
Other possible causes of anterior knee pain include:
Anterior knee pain is a dull, aching pain that is most often felt:
One common symptom is a grating or grinding sensation when the knee is flexed (when the ankle is brought closer to the back of the thigh).
Symptoms may be more noticeable with:
The health care provider will perform a physical examination. The knee may be tender and mildly swollen, and the kneecap may not be perfectly lined up with the thigh bone (femur).
When you flex your knee, you may feel a grinding sensation below the kneecap. Pressing the kneecap when the knee is straightening out may be painful.
X-rays are usually normal, although a special x-ray view of the kneecap may show signs of arthritis or tilting.
MRI scans are rarely needed.
Resting the knee for a short period of time and taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or aspirin may help relieve pain.
Other treatments or self-care for anterior knee pain include:
Surgery for pain behind the kneecap (anterior knee pain) is rarely needed. During the surgery:
Anterior knee pain often improves with a change in activity, exercise therapy, and the use of NSAIDs.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of this disorder.
Collado H, Fredericson M. Patellofemoral pain syndrome. Clin Sports Med. 2010;29:379-398.
De Carlo M, Armstrong B. Rehabilitation of the knee following sports injury. Clin Sports Med. 2010;29:81-106.
Steiner T, Parker RD. Patella: subluxation and dislocation. 2. Patellofemoral instability: recurrent dislocation of the patella. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr., Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Dree's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2009:chap 22:sect C.
Silverstein JA, Moeller JL, Hutchinson MR. Common issues in orthopedics. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 30.
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington; and C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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- Aromas Community Grange
Located at the corner of Bardue and Rose Avenues. The Aromas Grange was formed in 1913 and is the sixth oldest existing grange in the state. The Grange secured a library for the town, a train depot, ... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Beach Flats Community Center and the Familia Center have joined forces to serve all low-income and Spanish speaking residents in the City of Santa Cruz. The Beach Flats Community Center focus is o... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Exchange, America's Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth A... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Mountain Community Resources (MCR) is a local family resource center that has been serving the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley communities since 1982. We offer a network of programs and services ... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Environmental and community organization, whose mission is to "Keep Bonny Doon Rural and Natural". Our mission includes outreach both to community members and elected officials. We educate ... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Transition San Lorenzo Valley works to increase our communities' resilience and self-reliance and help strengthen our local economy in preparation for the effects of climate change, dwindling fos... [Full Record] [Add to Personal List]
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Verlangen naar volmaaktheid (Longing for Perfection)
Longing for Perfection shows the result of 21 years of collecting by the Kröller-Müller Museum under the directorship of Evert van Straaten. This book gives the reader a look behind the scenes of a museum for modern and contemporary art, the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands, and its over a century long collection history.
The book not only guides the reader through an imported part of the cultural heritage administered by this museum, but also shows the considerations behind the decisions to acquire works for a public collection. This book and the exhibition of the same name, which runs from 1 April to 28 October 2012, complement each other, but the book may be enjoyed on its own. A DVD accompanies the book, showing images of and basic information on all objects acquired by the museum since 1991. This book is only available in a Dutch language version.
223 pages, 150 illustrations, language: Dutch
Author: Evert van Straaten
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Study: Stem cells from strangers can repair hearts
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers proved as safe and effective as patients' own cells for helping restore heart tissue. |


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Starved Rock Lodge
Full-service Conference Center in Starved Rock State Park. Dining room, bar, veranda, outdoor dining, indoor pool (for Lodge guests). Retreats, meetings, banquets, reunions and all-inclusive dream weddings. Lodge has 69 rooms and 21 cabin rooms in a rustic, wooded setting.
CITY: Oglesby
The Chocolate Shoppe
The Chocolate Shoppe in Utica is where lovers of this rich delicacy flock to. Featuring handmade confections, including world famous chocolate covered bacon; and offering a variety of sea-salted caramels, truffles, fudge, nut clusters, barks toffees, hand-dipped chocolate popcorn, graham crackers, pretzels, chocolate-covered fruits and nuts, and specialty items like chocolate pasta, chocolate balsamic vinegars and more.
CITY: Utica
August Hill Winery
Visit the August Hill Winery & Illinois Sparkling Co. tasting room and experience locally-made handcrafted wines. Wine tastings and flights, wine gifts & accessories, gallery of local art, outdoor patio, private events. Open Monday - Thursday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday - Saturday, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM & Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
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Illinois River Winery
Come tour the winery, visit the tasting room and outdoor wine garden, featuring award-winning wines made in the Illinois River Valley. Open everyday!
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Starved Rock Lodge Restaurant
Open to the public year 'round, offering a wide variety of choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Whether you're looking for a casual break from hiking or dinner with friends, we welcome you to join us. We also have gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options on our menu. Later this year, we'll roll out a gluten-free menu! In the spring, we'll replant our on-site herb garden to offer our guests a garden-to-table freshness on many entrees. Please call the Dining Room directly at (815) 220-7321 if you have special dietary needs.
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The Back Door Lounge at Starved Rock Lodge
Enjoy a relaxed dinner on the veranda during the summer months and live music every Friday from 8pm to 11pm. Rock, alternative, acoustic, R & B, Jazz, country & pop. Visit the website for a complete music schedule. Special events include beer dinners, pub crawls, theater productions, and holiday events.
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Lock 16 Cafe
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Garzanelli's Supper Club
Unwind while enjoying a drink and some good conversation with friends at Garzanelli's Supper Club. The Carretto family has been serving the area's best chicken family style (with ravs and spaghetti) for more than 35 years. Menu includes chicken, pasta, pizza, steak and fish. Full bar featuring a variety of martinis, imported beer, mixed drinks, and classic after-dinner drinks including Brandy Alexanders, Pink Squirrels, Grasshoppers, and Golden Cadillacs. Wednesday - Thursday 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M., Friday - Saturday 5:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M., Sunday Noon - 8:30 P.M.
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Hank's Farm Restaurant
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Casual dining just minutes from the I&M Canal. Classic American cuisine. Serving specials daily. For great homemade food (virtually nothing on the menu is "out of the box"), it's hard to beat Skoog's.
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Vitale's Pizza Cellar
If you love pizza, this is the place to go! Homemade, piping hot, thin or thick, we make 'em just the way you like them. If pizza's not your thing, try an Italian beef on our homemade bread, or choose from one of our other mouthwatering sandwiches or pasta dishes. We've been in business for over 50 years, so we know how to make it right...your way! Delivery available.
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We are delighted by the news that 17-year-old William Henry Kuszmaul of Lexington has placed third at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition for 2014. William was one of 40 finalists selected from more than 1800 entrants to the event. In the simplest terms, his project was a mathematical study of modular enumeration. This area of applied math has many potential practical uses for daily life, found in the convergence of computer science, bioinformatics, and computational biology. In addition to his third-place finish, William made a deep impression on peers and judges, who also chose to award him the Glenn T. Seaborg Award, named for and given in honor of the Nobel Prize-winning... Read More
Marking a tremendous increase in interest and participation in STEM education, early March saw a very successful regional science air at the Bartlett Community Partnership School in Lowell. With assistance and support from Middlesex Community College Service Learning students, the 100 middle school students taking part in the first Lowell's first Middle School District Science & Engineering Fair presented more than 60 projects.
A new partnership between Lowell and Middlesex Community College provides both support and encouragement for school age students, and opportunities for Service Learning track college students to gain experience in helping to develop the next generation of STEM students and professionals. The collaboration has led to the creation of a STEM club, and short term curricula for encouraging 5th and 6th grade students to examine the impact of science on global and local health as well as other topics.
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Presenting 142 projects conceived and executed by 400 scientists, Brockton High School recently marked its annual science fair. Running the gamut from baked ice cream to measuring air quality and composition around the school itself, the projects were diverse and impressive. Under the dedicated support of science fair coordinators Suzanne Heenan and Kaylee DeGrace who helped students and science faculty with support and resources, the fair was considered a great success. Some of the winning projects presented moved on to the regional science fair at Bridgewater State University.
We are very impressed with the caliber of work being done by these students, and we wish them every success in all of their ventures!
Trilogy Publications is adding to its series of "Those Amazing..." books which are designed to present real-world projects and examples to upper elementary through high school age kids. The most recent, and third, title is "Those Amazing Builders." All written by Charlotte Forbes, this book follows "Those Amazing Scientists" and "Those Amazing Engineers."
The intention of the books is to demonstrate how STEM disciplines are applied in real life to help illuminate potential career paths and objectives. According to Rose Reichman, a partner with Trilogy, "Teachers need tools that help students connect what they study with their daily lives. Our books use examples of projects that young people can relate to, projects that affect their lives or their communities and excite their imaginations."
There are programs in place to match up educators and school districts with corporate sponsors to help to bring these texts to classrooms.... Read More
The issue of lack of qualified STEM workers is, by now, well known. What are some of the innovations being employed to help correct this?
A physics professor at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Bob Beichner, has completely changed up his classroom by "flipping" it. He felt that the plethora of videos and information on the internet made lecturing a moot exercise, so in his classroom, students are focused on practical, hands-on work and problems. He has gone so far as to test different sizes of tables, to determine the optimal size for work space and communication (the answer: 7' round). Students, working in teams, are further motivated by contracts within those teams by which they can remove less productive classmates (who then have to do all of their work by phone; apparently this has only happened a handful of times).
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We were delighted to discover that there are three students hailing from Massachusetts who will be part of the Intel Science Talent Search. This prestigious science fair is open to high school seniors. Forty finalists are selected from 300 semifinalists and 1800 entrants from across the United States. This year, the finalists hail from 14 states, making 3 finalists from Massachusetts even more notable. They will compete in March in Washington, D.C. Of particular note for us here at Massachusetts Science Fair, one of those finalists, David Seong, is an alumnus of our own events. In 2013, Seong placed second as a junior at the Fair, with this... Read More
The Bromfield Schools PTO is seeking 20 judges to help evaluate 100 projects in their upcoming February 7 Science Fair. If you are interested, contact Ellen Sachs Leicher at email@example.com. Read more details here. Mark your calendars to judge at the state fair, too! The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair (MSSEF) provides middle and high school students with the opportunity to work on independent research projects in science and engineering. Now in its 65th year, the annual statewide high school fair will feature the highest quality projects of hundreds of students from across the Commonwealth. We will need more than 300 outstanding judges to donate their time to evaluate these students' work. Some students invest more than 1,000 hours of research in their projects! Volunteer to judge! Please consider being a member of the distinguished judging panel at the 2014 State Science & Engineering Fair. If you have received a four-year college degree in a science or technology subject, and work in a... Read More
As important as it is to keep growing STEM options in the classroom, exposure to STEM possibilities with opportunities to explore outside of the classroom are also key. To that end, there is a new business called Click2Science. Designed to be used by staff who work with kids in out-of-school programs, this free site offers a variety of videos and other resources to expand the tool kit for teachers, coaches, and trainers. The site will continue to be developed and add more content over the course of 2014. The goal is to facilitate building skills and expanding the range of activities for inspiring and engaging kids in STEM related activities. Check out the Click2Science website and see how you can get involved today! ... Read More
As our society grows increasingly technical in nature, and both needs and wants to be more innovative in engineering and science, careers in STEM fields are growing while the number of people entering those fields is not keeping up. This has spurred on the push to find more ways to inspire kids to pursue science and math in school.
Now there is also some call to expand the reach of STEM to include art and design. Some educators are pushing to expand STEM into STEAM -- the "A" standing for "art" -- to give kids even more tools for taking creative ideas and being able to put them into practical forms.
The concept is gaining traction even through such avenues as Sesame Street, which is starting to show how design and science can work together. Given the steady decrease in arts and music education in schools these days, kids are losing more and more of the necessary bridges that link these concepts together. Adding A to STEM won't necessarily replace that, but by increasing support for creativity,... Read More
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A gold nugget with an estimated value of more than $300,000 has been unearthed near Ballarat, in Victoria's west.
An amateur prospector found the nugget weighing 177 ounces or 5.5kg with a metal detector just outside Ballarat in a popular area for prospecting.
BHP bought 100,000 tonnes of the raw material on the spot market, a move traders said was rare and likely triggered by Wednesday's decline in prices which was the steepest in over 13 months.
The recent rally in iron ore prices, which have risen to 15-month highs, is a boon for miners such as BHP but the rapid surge has taken the market by surprise and turned off many Chinese buyers, triggering a decline in prices from late last week.
BHP purchased the cargo of 62-per cent grade Australian iron ore fines for February delivery at $US145.50 a tonne via the GlobalOre trading platform on Wednesday, traders said.
"This is very unusual. Maybe BHP wants to support prices because there's no reason for it to buy the cargo, it's a producer," said an iron ore physical trader in Shanghai.
The fact that the cargo is not for immediate delivery adds weight to the argument that BHP is seeking to support prices, traders said, although some market participants believe BHP's move was likely due to supply issues.
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The market has finished higher, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 added 18.2 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4756.6, while the broader All Ords rose 14.7 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 4779.7.
Foreclosure activity in the United States was at a near six-year low in December and declined over the entire year as the housing market continues to recover after foreclosures peaked two years ago.
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The RBA sold $752 million of Australian dollars on a net basis on the spot foreign exchange market during December, central bank data shows.
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The RBA also transacts with other central banks and institutions and had been taking on more foreign currency from July to October, in what analysts assumed was a modest attempt to lessen upward pressure on the Australian dollar.
However, those flows have now slowed. In December it bought just $46 million of foreign currency, the smallest amount since January 2011. That was down from $117 million in November and a peak of A$482 million in October.
The dollar has lost some more ground on the weak jobs numbers, briefly dipping below $US1.05 and currently trading at $US1.0506.
Today's data ''underscores much of the economic weakness from last year'', says Westpac currency strategist Jonathan Cavenagh. ''I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit more of a correction in the Aussie ... but I still think dips will be well-supported.''
It has also dropped 0.7 per cent to 92.80 yen, extending its 1.2 per cent decline in the previous two days.
The market's focus will now turn to Chinese fourth-quarter GDP figures, out tomorrow, which are expected to show 7.8 per cent annual growth.
''In the very, very short term, there's a risk to the downside for the Aussie,'' says Thomas Harr, head of Asia local markets strategy at Standard Chartered in Singapore. ''That said, I think the theme is still that we have a China recovery, which is very important for Australia.''
Volumes are starting to pick up again on the market, with 630 million shares traded so far; well above the moving 15-day average of 450 million, but still lower than the 1 billion-plus shares traded in the sessions before Christmas.
Volumes rocketing on Australian market today. Cash coming off sidelines#FOMO #ASX#ausbiz
— Brooke Corte (@brookecorte) January 17, 2013
Acting Employment Minister Kate Ellis has blamed an increase in the national unemployment rate on Queensland's conservative government.
Queensland's unemployment rate rose to 6.2 per cent while the national rate climbed to 5.4 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.
The unemployment rate in Queensland stood at 5.5 per cent when the Liberal National Party's Campbell Newman came to power in March 2012.
Mr Newman's time as premier has been marked by massive public sector job losses.
''Were it not for the Queensland job losses, the unemployment rate today would have actually fallen to 5.2 per cent rather than slightly rising,'' said Ms Ellis.
Japan's 10.3 trillion yen fiscal stimulus may add less than a quarter of the jobs the government predicts, casting doubt on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe engineering a sustained recovery.
Even with more central bank easing, most of the impact of Abe's spending won't spread far beyond public works projects, Citigroup says. It estimates that 100,000 jobs will be created, compared with the government's figure of 600,000. BNP Paribas SA says 150,000.
Abe is returning to a strategy that failed to end Japan's stagnation over the last two decades even as the nation's debt burden nearly tripled and extra stimulus spending totaled 80 trillion yen, according to BNP Paribas. Another failure may deepen voter apathy in a political system that has produced seven prime ministers in six years, while adding to the risk of a surge in bond yields.
"Fiscal stimulus is like morphine, because if you want to maintain the same level of effect you have to keep upping the dose," said Azusa Kato, an economist at BNP Paribas. "Japan has failed to achieve a sustainable economic expansion, and the country's record proves the strategy is wrong."
Here's how the rest of the region is doing:
- Japan (Nikkei): +0.3%
- Hong Kong: -0.2%
- Shanghai: -1.3%
- Taiwan: -0.05%
- Korea: -0.4%
- Singapore: -0.25%
- New Zealand: +0.7%
"There's a growing sentiment among investors that international risks have been significantly reduced, particularly after the US made a start on its fiscal negotiations," says Ric Spooner, market strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney.
The ASX200 is trading at a 20-month high, bolstered by the big banks and BHP. Rio and Fortescue are trading in the red.
Other noteable gainers are:
- FKP Property: +6%
- Iluka Resources: +5.65%
- Billabong: +5.2%
Well, today's unemployment figure certainly is a surprise, not because it rose to 5.4 per cent but because that was the number predicted by the average market economist - a rare win for the crystal balls, says Michael Pascoe:
The labour force statistics have been notoriously unpredictable in their detail but the broad story remains unchanged: the Australian labour market is soft, as everyone knows, and the unemployment rate is likely to drift modestly higher, as it has, as the number of people of work force age increases, which it is.
Treasury and the Reserve Bank have both forecast the unemployment rate to be around 5.5 per cent by md-year. Mind you, they forecast it would be that by the middle of last year as well - a difficult and complicated beast for everyone to forecast, that labour market.
The reaction by the cooler heads today is that the latest figures are not of themselves enough to make a change to the RBA's outlook.
Boeing insists its 787 Dreamliner is safe after US authorities ordered airlines to stop flying the plane over a fire risk linked to its lithium batteries.
''We are confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity,'' Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said in a statement. ''We will be taking every necessary step in the coming days to assure our customers and the travelling public of the 787's safety and to return the airplanes to service.''
Japan's two biggest airlines had already taken almost half the global fleet out of service, but the announcement by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) means 30 of the world's 50 Dreamliners have now been grounded.
Mineral sands miner Iluka will cut production resulting in job losses after tough trading conditions led to a loss of nearly one-third in revenue in 2012 compared to the previous year.
Iluka's Eneabba operations in mid-west Western Australia will be idled, costing 65 jobs.Those employees were told on Wednesday and Thursday.
Other operations is South Australia, Victoria and in the US will be idled or operate on reduced rosters. The company blamed difficult economic conditions globally, saying the ageing WA mine had been reactivated in 2011 when demand for zircon and titanium dioxide was high.
''With recent challenging economic conditions globally, demand for these products has reduced,'' Iluka's general manager of Australian operations Steve Wickham said in a statement.
If there any readers struggling for inspiration with a script for a heist movie, perhaps one with a bit of Soviet-era backstory, here's something which may be of interest.
Germany's central bank plans to bring home hundreds of tonnes of gold, part of the reserves it kept in the United States and France during the Cold War for safety from any Soviet invasion.
The Bundesbank's decision to move the bullion stems partly from a desire among some German politicians to keep a direct eye on its condition. The bank also now has space in its own vaults for a metal widely seen as underpinning confidence in the country's economic clout.
Only a third of Germany's nearly 3,400 tonnes of gold, valued at almost 138 billion euros ($US184 billion) are now stored in Frankfurt, with 45 per cent in New York. Germany's gold reserves are second in size only to those of the United States.
"Now, the political security situation has changed because the East-West conflict is over. Considerations to store the gold as far west and as far from the Iron Curtain as possible had to be reconsidered," Bundesbank board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele told reporters.
Another data release for today. Australia's international merchandise imports fell back sharply in December, from the previous month, suggesting the country's trade deficit also narrowed significantly.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported imports on a balance of payments basis fell 8 per cent in December to $20.2 billion, compared to $21.86 billion in November.
That suggests the trade deficit could shrink materially from November, when it was the largest in nearly five years at $2.6 billion. Indeed, rising prices for iron ore, Australia's single biggest export earner, and higher shipments to China mean the deficit could well be under A$1 billion in December.
Much of the drop in imports in December came in capital goods which have been rising strongly as miners bring in heavy equipment and structures for major investment projects, particularly in liquefied natural gas.
Looking at the jobs numbers state by state:
In Victoria, 14000 jobs were added as participation rate rose to 65.2 per cent while the unemployment rate inched higher to 5.6 per cent.
In NSW, 8000 jobs were added as the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 per cent to 5.1 per cent. The participation rate lifted slightly to 63.3 per cent.
The unemployment rate rose the highest in Tasmania, from 6.7 to 7.3 per cent. In South Australia, the rate rose by 0.5 per cent to 5.8 per cent.
In Queensland, the unemployment rate lifted slightly to 6.2 per cent as the participation rate dropped to 66 per cent.
In Western Australia, the participation rate remained flat at 69.3 per cent as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.3 per cent.
The unemployment rate in Northern Territory fell to 3.8 per cent. In the ACT, the participation rate remained level at 72.5 per cent as the unemployment rose slightly to 4.2 per cent.
The full story on the December jobs data, and what it means for the Feb rates meeting, can be found here.
Looking more closely at the consumer staples sub index:
- Goodman Fielder: +1.63%
- Metcash: +1.41%
- Woolworths: +1.22%
- Wesfarmers: +1.19%
- Graincorp: +1.19%
- Coca-Cola: +0.26%
- Treasury: -0.1
With the ASX now strongly higher for the day, it's the consumer staples stocks at the head of the field:
- Consumer staples: +1.14%
- Energy: +1.06%
- Info tech: +0.99%
- Consumer disc.: 0.89%
- Financials: +0.84
- Materials: +0.6%
David Scutt on some of the forces at play on the ASX this afternoon:
#Materials are higher, the #AUD is resilient & commodities are bouncing. Think more than a few are pre-positioning for #China #GDP tomorrow
— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) January 17, 2013
Here's a couple of charts showing the movement in the some of the employment numbers in recent months. Helping to keep a lid on a gradually rising unemployment rate, the number of people employed is edging higher:
Commonwealth Bank senior economist Michael Workman said the fall in employment was expected, as the number of people entering the jobs market exceeding the number of positions created.
"Over the past year, jobs were up about 148,000, on average of about 12,000 a month, and that's just not enough to meet the next entrants to the jobs market, which are about 15,000 to 16,000 [people] a month," Mr Workman said.
But the level of unemployment would have been anticipated by the Reserve Bank, and was what sparked the current easing cycle.
"We don't think these are the kinds of numbers that would induce a rate cut from the RBA soon," Mr Workman said.
"We believe that they've been indicating for six to nine months while they cut rates that these were the kinds of outcomes they were expecting on the jobs market. So we've ended up with a 3 per cent cash rate because of the expectation that this was going to happen."
What was a good day on the ASX has become a very good day. The All Ords is now up 0.6 per cent and the benchmark ASX200 is 0.7 per cent higher. Investors were expecting more weakness. Perhaps they'll get it in coming months.
CommSec's Craig James is circumspect:
It's clear that the job market isn't shooting the lights out but by no means is unemployment soaring. In a big picture sense the job market is in a holding pattern with a modest degree of softening. Employers aren't keen to hire unless they have to, given the global uncertainties. But while jobs are being lost in some industries, clearly they are being created in other industries.
RBC's Michael Turns warns against giving the jobs numbers too much credit for changing the RBA's thinking on rates.
"We are probably overdue for a correction...vacancies are weak, employment hiring intentions are pretty soft.
"The RBA cut twice in Q4 to get ahead of soft data. It's hard to say this is having too much influence on near-term policy deliberation.
"At the margin, it helps argument for a cut...but they have been on the front foot. They probably can withstand a bit of soft data in the near term."
The unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in September and October, dipping below it to an upwardly revised 5.3 per cent in November. Before last September, the last time the jobless rate was at or above that mark was when it 5.5 per cent in April 2010.
Another view, highlighting the weakness in the national labour market. Tom Kennedy, economist at JPMorgan, says "it's a pretty bad figure":
... [E]mployment was weak across the board ... but the increase in the jobless rate was not as bad it looks given the upward revision last month.
The RBA looks at the employment data closely, and this figure is definitely supportive for the argument to cut rates further. Our outlook is for a 25 basis cut in February.
Further rate cuts will be predicated on more weakness in employment.
Some perspective:
Main reason not to panic over modest fall in employ is that it follows creation of 40k jobs in 3 months prior - all of those FT
— adam carr (@AdamCarrEcon) January 17, 2013
Matthew Johnson at UBS a rate cut is a live option for February if CPI data, due next week, is contained:
Data was soft. It keeps rate cuts alive for the Reserve Bank. This is consistent with job ads data. You'd think the unemployment rate would be a bit higher but it does seem fairly certain that the labour market is slackening. A core CPI below 0.5 percent and I think the RBA will cut in February.
The ASX200 rose after the release of the jobs numbers, climbing from 4762.5 to 4774.5 in the minutes after the release. The Aussie dollar went in the other direction, falling from $US1.0563 to $US1.0537. It has since recovered to $US1.0542.
Jobs. The 5.4 per cent reading is a rise from 5.2 per cent in November. Total employment fell 5,500 to 11.539 million in the month, according to the seasonally adjusted figures released by the ABS.
The participation is steady at 65.1 per cent.
The national jobless rate for December has come in at 5.4 per cent, in line with expectations. The economy shed 5500 jobs in the month.
Jobless data out in two minutes. Expectations are for the jobless rate to rise to 5.4 per cent from 5.2 per cent in November, and for the economy to add 4500 jobs for the month.
The dollar is currently trading at $US1.0564.
Australia is expected to drop out of the world's 20 biggest economies by 2050 as fast-growing developing countries such as Argentina, Nigeria and Vietnam overtake it, a report says.
China is projected take over the US as the world's largest economy by 2017 with a gross domestic product in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms of $US53,856 billion, the report by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers found.
By 2050, India is expected to be the world's third largest economy, behind the United States. Brazil would be ranked fourth, ahead of the Japan.
The sharemarket is closer to its peak than you might think, says CommSec chief economist Craig James:
- The S&P/ASX 200 index is currently 44.1 per cent below the record highs set in November 2007. But the S&P/ASX 200 accumulation index reveals a far different picture, a mere 12.2 per cent away from record highs.
- If the Australian sharemarket produces similar gains in 2013 to last year then record levels will be quickly in sight.
- In fact three of the key sector accumulation indexes are at record highs. Yesterday the ASX 200 accumulation indexes for Consumer Staples, Utilities and HeathCare hit record highs. The Telecom sector hit record highs on Monday and is just 0.3 per cent away from record levels. And the Financials (excluding REITs) and Information Technology sectors are just 3 per cent off record levels.
- Certainly total returns on shares have posted solid gains of around 20 per cent over the past year with HealthCare (up 55.1 per cent) and Telecoms (up 47.5 per cent) outperforming.
It's a bit off topic but here's an interesting Bloomberg yarn on what happens at the Australian Open when temperatures hit 40 degrees, which they may do in Melbourne today.
"We can really take a commonsense approach," Wood said in an interview. "People are always taking temperatures near the court surface and saying 'It's 54 degrees or something like that,' but it's not the true reflection of what the players are experiencing. As far as I'm aware, in professional tennis, we've never had a confirmed case of heatstroke."
Sector by sector on the ASX200 now:
- Consumer disc: +0.49%
- Health: +0.42%
- Consumer staples: +0.41%
- Financials: +0.33%
- Energy: +0.23%
- Materials: -0.38
More on jobs data versus the Aussie dollar:
Anything at or below 5.3% u/e rate today sees #AUD thru 1.06, assuming no funny biz from part rate. From there it's clear sailing to 1.0850
— Andrew Salter (@AndrewSalter) January 16, 2013
The early sliders on the ASX200 include:
- Decmil Group: -3.56%
- Bradken: -2.38%
- Mineral Deposits: -2.31%
- Gryphon Minerals: -2.22%
- Altas Iron: -1.55%
Now for the best-performed companies on the ASX200:
- Paladin: +4.76%
- Iluka: +4.16%
- Mirabela: +2.83%
- Boral: +2.71%
- Discovery Metals: +2.66%
The retailers are ahead of the general market early on:
- Woolies: +0.56%
- Wesfarmers: +0.37%
- Harvey Norman: +1.18%
- DJs: -0.43%
- Myer: +1.29%
Steven Dooley, head of research at ForexCT, reckons there's a chance of big upside gains in the Aussie dollar if today's job numbers are strong.
"Employment numbers have beaten expectations in seven of the last nine monthly releases. If they come through with a surprise upside again then there is every chance the dollar could break through the crucial $US1.06 level.
In a release this morning, he said that if the dollar was to break through $US1.06 it could then go on to test new highs.
"If the local employment numbers come to the party and the dollar breaks through $1.06 then the next major target will be $1.10, which is a level we haven't seen since August 2011", Mr Dooley said.
What do you think? Is $US1.10 a bit optimistic in the short to medium term?
The big miners are on the wrong side of the ledger in early trade. The ASX200 is now 0.2 per cent higher, but the big diggers are in the red:
- BHP is 0.03% lower to $36.24
- Rio is 1.46% lower to $64.59
- Fortescue is 1.75% lower to $4.49
Woodside shares are 0.4 per cent higher in early trade following today's production update, and Santos shares have pushed 1.55 per cent higher.
Stocks have opened higher. In early trade, the All Ordinaries index is 6.6 points higher, or 0.1 per cent, to 4771.6, while the benchmark S&P/ASX200 is 0.2 points higher, or 0.1 per cent, to 4745.6.
Qantas shares up 1 per cent to $1.55 in early trade on news of interim authorisation for its Emirates tie-up.
Early take - markets are 0.1 per cent amid opening trade.
Another production update, this time from Santos.
Oil and gas company Santos is on track to meet its 2013 production forecasts after enjoying a 10 per cent rise in 2012.
Santos said production for the 2012 calendar year rose to 52.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) from 47.2 mmboe in 2011.
Its annual sales revenues also hit a record $3.2 billion, up 18 per cent on 2011.
''Santos expects 2013 production to be in the range of 53 to 57 mmboe and capital expenditure (excluding capitalised interest) to be approximately $4 billion, both unchanged from guidance issued at the investor seminar in November 2012,'' Santos said in a statement.
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On the subject of today's jobs numbers, St George Bank chief economist Hans Kunnen said any rise in unemployment figures is still unlikely to convince the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its next meeting, in February.
''We think the RBA will hold off because of the global backdrop. There's less nervousness about Europe and America,'' Mr Kunnen said.
''The RBA will be waiting to see the full impact of its previous cuts … [but] they will possibly be disappointed with the next lot of jobs figures and come April, we think they will move again [by cutting 25 basis points].''
Former RBA board member Warwick McKibbin said that instead of monetary policy, the federal government needed to use taxation more effectively to help to improve productivity by reducing the costs of labour, capital and energy.
Mr McKibbin did not think the central bank should cut rates again. He said any further interest rate cuts would be unlikely to fix the problems we were now seeing.
''There's a structural adjustment going on and the effectiveness of monetary policy is being offset by substantial portfolio shifts which are keeping the Australian dollar from falling,'' he said.
"All cutting rates will do is lead to a misallocation of capital within the economy and won't actually change the fundamental story."
IG Markets Stan Shamu says it'll pay to watch the AUD/USD today with the jobs numbers in focus. In a note to client this morning he writes:
Any further disappointment on the jobs front will likely lead to calls for more rate cuts, and in turn a slide in AUD/USD to possibly test 1.052. However, should the data surprise to the upside again, AUD/USD could easily test the 1.058 high which would leave it open for a move back to 1.06.
On the likely direction of the market in early trade, he writes:
Ahead of the open, we are calling the Aussie market up 0.1% at 4744. This year's high of 4750 from January 7 will be the level to watch should the local market open higher today. We wouldn't be surprised to see selling kick in at that level.
In economics news today, the ABS releases jobs data for December. A Bloomberg survey of 27 economists expects the unemployment rate to rise to 5.4 per cent from 5.2 per cent amid ongoing signs of weakness in the labour market. Market consensus is for 4500 jobs to have been added in the month.
The data is due at 11.30am. Full coverage here when it lands.
Some stocks to watch today:
- Iluka Resources releases fourth-quarter output
- Santos fourth-quarter output
- Woodside fourth-quarter output
- Iron ore explorers and producers after price dived overnight but Goldman expects to see another year of "exceptional prices" before supplies start outpacing demand
- Qantas: Qantas-Emirates alliance has been given an interim green light by the ACCC
More on iron ore. While the price dropped sharply overnight, marking the fifth day of losses, the first time that's happened since August, Goldman Sachs says iron ore will see another year of "exceptional prices" before supplies start to outpace demand.
Prices will probably average $US144 a dry ton in 2013, up from $US140 estimated previously, Goldman Sachs said in a report. The ore may decline to $US126 in 2014 before averaging $US90 in 2015 and $US80 in 2016, it said.
Iron ore surged 76 per cent since dropping to a three-year low in September on optimism China, the biggest buyer, is recovering. JPMorgan Chase & Co. today increased its 2013 estimate to an average $US130 from $US110, while Deutsche Bank AG said Jan. 8 prices may climb to $170 in the first half before falling below $US120.
Iron ore extended its decline, posting its biggest daily drop in 14 months, on uncertainty over steel demand from top consumer China which curbed appetite for the steel ingredient.
Iron ore with 62 percent iron content, the industry benchmark, fell $7.5 a tonne, its biggest daily drop since Nov. 2011, to $145.40 a tonne, according to data provider Steel Index. This represented a 4.9 percent daily drop for iron ore, which reached a 15-month peak a week ago after a one-month rally which pushed its value up 40 percent.
''We saw that coming. After the big price increase last month, people thought prices were not sustainable anymore and since two to three days ago we have started to see Chinese customers in a waiting mode,'' a London-based iron ore trader said.
More on Qantas. The watchdog says it believes a Qantas-Emirates alliance could reduce or limit capacity growth on Trans-Tasman routes, and has sought more information from the two airlines and the industry on the issue.
''The ACCC is granting interim authorisation on the condition that the applicants do not engage in the conduct for which authorisation is sought in relation to services between Australia and New Zealand,'' Mr Sims said.
The competition watchdog has given interim authorisation of Qantas' alliance with Emirates.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) ruling allows the two airlines to begin preparations for their proposed tie-up, ahead of a final ruling from the ACCC expected in March.
''The ACCC is allowing Qantas and Emirates to start implementing their alliance because of the long lead time required to market and sell tickets before the commencement of long-haul services,'' ACCC chairman Rod Sims said in a statement.
The proposed alliance involves an extensive codesharing arrangement, reciprocal frequent-flyer benefits and joint marketing, pricing and coordination on certain routes between the two carriers.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 12 points higher at 4717
- The $A is higher at $US1.057
- In recent trade in New York, the S&P500 was 0.1% higher at 1473.83
- In Europe, the FTSE100 lost 0.22% to 6103.98
- China iron ore lost $US7.50 to $US145.50 a metric tonne
- Gold fell $US5.90 at $US1,678 an ounce
- WTI crude oil gained 83 US cents to $US94.11 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index lost 0.16% 297.63
Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Thursday.
This blog is not intended as investment advice
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