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The interest rate on the Ten-year Note has risen from 1.58% on December 6th of last year, to as high as 2.03% by mid-February. Most equity market cheerleaders are crediting a rebounding economy for the recent move up in rates. According to my count, this is the 15th time since the Great Recession began that the economy was supposedly on the threshold of a robust recovery.
However, the reading on last quarter's GDP growth was negative, while the January unemployment rate actually increased. Therefore, it would be ridiculous to ascribe the fall in U.S. sovereign bond prices to an economy that is showing signs of an imminent boom.
The truth is that rising bond yields are the direct result of stability in the European currency and bond markets, the inability of the U.S. to address its fiscal imbalance, and a record amount of Federal Reserve debt monetization.
The Euro currency, which was thought to be on the endangered species list not too long ago, has surged from $1.20 in the summer of 2012, to $1.36 by the beginning of February. In addition, bond yields in Spain and Italy have recently fallen back to their levels that were last seen just before the European debt crisis began. Renewed confidence in the Euro and Southern Europe's bond markets are reversing the fear trade into the dollar and U.S. debt.
Washington D.C. was supposed to finally address our addiction debt and deficits in January of this year. Instead of refusing to raise the debt ceiling and allowing the sequestration to go into effect, our politicians seem to be able to agree on just one point; that is to delay austerity. President Obama claims that the nation has already cut deficits by $2.5 trillion over the last few years. Nevertheless, the fact is that deficits have totaled $3.67 trillion in the last three years alone! The absolute paralysis of Congress to agree on a genuine deficit reduction plan has finally given bond vigilantes a wakeup call that was long overdue.
Finally, the Fed increased its level of money printing to $85 billion, from $40 billion on January 1st. This record amount of debt monetization comes with unlimited duration and is accompanied by an inflation target of at least 2.5%. The Fed's actions virtually guarantee that real interest rates will fall even further into negative territory, despite the fact that nominal rates are rising.
So how high will interest rates go in the short term? It seems logical to figure they will increase at least to level they were prior to the European debt crisis. Back in the fall of 2010, just prior to the spike in Southern Europe's bond yields, the interest rate on the U.S. benchmark Ten-year Note was yielding around 3.5%. Therefore, unless there is another sovereign debt crisis in Europe (or perhaps one starting in Japan), I expect interest rates to trade back to the 3.5% level in the next few quarters.
This means U.S. GDP growth will be hurt by the rising cost of money and the tax hikes resulting from the January expiration of some of the Bush-era rates. Rising tax rates, one hundred dollars for a barrel of oil and increasing interest rates significantly elevate the chances of a recession occurring in 2013.
Since rates are increasing due to debt and inflation concerns, it also means the Fed will have to decide between two very poor choices. It would never choose to stop buying new debt and start selling its $3 trillion balance sheet, as that would send bond yields soaring in the short term and the unemployment rate into the stratosphere. So investors can't really count this as a viable option for Mr. Bernanke. He could simply do nothing and watch another recession ravage the economy--not a high probability given the Fed's history. Or, Bernanke most likely will be forced into embarking on yet another round of QE in an attempt to keep long-term rates from rising further.
This would be the most dangerous of all the Fed's options as it will send inflation soaring and cause interest rates to rise even higher down the road. The resulting chaos from violent interest rate instability is the main threat to the stock market and the economy in the very near future.
Michael Pento is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies


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Man beaten at white nationalist rally turns himself in
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET) - Charlottesville Police say a wanted man turned himself in Thursday morning.
Police say DeAndre Harris came to the police department around 8:30 a.m.
He was charged with unlawful wounding.
Harris was seen bloodied in viral photos and a video after being attacked during the rally in August in a parking garage next to the Charlottesville Police Department.
Harris' attorney, S. Lee Merritt, said in a phone interview that Harris was left with a concussion, abrasions and contusions across his body, as well as a head laceration that required staples, a knee injury and a fractured wrist after the clash.
Three men, Daniel Borden, Alex Ramos and Jacob Goodwin have been charged in connection with the beating; Borden and Ramos are being held in Virginia, Goodwin was arrested Wednesday night.
Harris is set to appear in court at 9 a.m. Friday.

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The Risks of Too Little Market Diversity
"E pluribus unum," "out of many, one" is a great motto for a multicultural nation like the U.S. For investors, not so much.
Yet, for the past few years, the phrase emblazoned on the U.S. seal has been the perfect description of the markets' odd behavior, courtesy of the Federal Reserve and its counterparts in Frankfurt and Tokyo.
Out of many asset classes, sectors and geographies, one binary outcome: "risky" securities (stocks, emerging markets' currencies, "junk" bonds) went up as investors rejoiced in the massive stimulus delivered by central banks. And "safe" assets (the dollar, high-grade corporate bonds and so on) rose whenever markets doubted the impact or duration of the very same policies.
The financial crisis and the markets' subsequent singular focus on central banks' policies have been behind the periodic onsets of greed and fear—"risk on" and "risk off" in markets' jargon—and led to two important consequences for the investing game.
First, they have greatly diminished the power of fundamentals—from corporate earnings to companies' balance sheets to countries' current-account deficits—that used to drive asset prices before this bout of money-printing.
More important, they have made it a lot more difficult for institutions, hedge funds and small savers to reduce risks by spreading their bets, because assets have moved in unison. That, in turn, has undermined a long-held tenet of many investment strategies: the power of diversification.
"That's a bad thing because, without the benefits of diversification, it is difficult for investors to put more money to work," says Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx Group.
The current buzz in the market, though, is whether the risk-on, risk-off era is coming to an end. The Fed's recent hints about stepping back from aggressive bond-buying and glimmers of a "Great Rotation" away from bonds, particularly of the junk variety, have contributed to that.
Talk of a return to the "normality" of fundamentals-based investing—when the business cycle, balance sheets and valuations really mattered—is becoming more prevalent.
Unfortunately, right now it is just talk. A look at the cold, hard numbers shows that markets retain their annoying penchant for moving in lock-step.
Take U.S. stocks. In the prestimulus era, investors bought financial stocks, auto companies and technology whenever they thought the Fed would cut rates; materials and industrials companies when rate rises were on the way; and utilities and health care whenever they wanted to be supersafe. Not so now.
Correlations for the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 were 83% on average (100% would mean perfect synchronicity, 0% no relation) last month, according to Mr. Colas.
Over the past two months, those relations have actually gotten tighter. In the "normal" days of the 1980s and 1990s, they were around 50%. Foreign stocks and U.S. equities also are moving like a Broadway chorus line, with correlations well above 70%.
The story is similar across asset classes. Correlations between junk bonds and the S&P 500 were around 66% last month, compared with 56% three months ago. That's a pretty good sign that there is no Great Rotation from high-yield bonds into stocks. If there were, correlations would be negative or at least much lower.
There are exceptions. The euro, for one, has severed ties with U.S. stocks. Correlations among individual stocks have weakened, and commodities such as gold and silver are back to their usual position of having only tenuous links to the U.S. equity market.
But in general, we still live in a correlated world. Why does that matter? Because correlations may be the single most important indicator to determine when and how markets will wean themselves off central banks' support.
If they remain at current elevated levels, the only game in town will be the "will-it-stay-or-will-it-go" question about government stimulus. But if they start to break down, diversification and fund managers' asset-picking prowess will return to the fore.
Many investors don't think we are there yet. A case in point: last week's turbulent trading saw investors flee exchange-traded-funds for both equities and bonds in equal amounts: $2.7 billion of net outflows each, according to ConvergEx. The exact number is a coincidence but the trend isn't.
David Kupersmith, vice president, global asset allocation, at AQR Capital Management LLC, a $79 billion hedge fund, believes the turning point will be not when the bond-buying tapers off but when markets think the Fed is about to raise rates.
"The Fed is front and center and we are a very long way away from that changing," he told me. "If we do get the signal that the Fed is going to hike rates, I think that it is going to be a big deal for markets."
Hold on tight for the risk-on, risk-off ride and keep your eyes on Washington, starting from this week's rate-setting Fed meeting.
—Francesco Guerrera is The Wall Street Journal's Financial Editor. Write to him at: email@example.com and follow him on Twitter: @guerreraf72.


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Hawaii Community College receives approval for associate degree and certificate program in fire scienceHawaiʻi Community College
External Affairs & University Relations
HONOLULU — At its monthly meeting held today at Honolulu Community College, the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents (BOR) approved the Associate in Sciences and the Certificate of Achievement in Fire Science program as a provisional program at Hawaiʻi Community College.
The program will help support the recruitment and promotion requirements of the County of Hawaiʻi Fire Department, which currently has a 20 percent vacancy rate due to retirements. In addition, the program will help serve the employment and training needs of state and federal agencies and the military, including the National Parks Service, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and the U.S. Army.
Since Spring 2005, Hawaiʻi Community College has offered fire science courses supported by a grant from the federally funded Rural Development Program. Since then, 220 students have been served by this demonstration of need and demand for the program. The curriculum has been customized to meet the needs of Hawaiʻi Island fire service agencies, with support provided by Honolulu Community College, which currently provides the only fire science program in the state.
Hawaiʻi Community College also plans to pursue an articulation agreement with Colorado State University allowing students an opportunity to seek a bachelor's degree through distance learning once they've earned the associate degree.


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By Archives Staff
Title: Randolph Norris Shreve papers, 1900-1984
Primary Creator: Shreve, R. Norris (Randolph Norris) (1885-1975)
Extent: 14.0 Mss. Boxes. More info below.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1977. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Chemistry--Research--United States., Purdue University--Faculty, Taiwan sheng li Chenggong da xue
Forms of Material: Articles, Financial records
Languages: English
Papers of Purdue professor R. Norris Shreve, including materials relating to Shreve's work with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, his engineering career, and his research and collecting of gems such as jade. Includes some materials on the history of China and Formosa.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Randolph Norris Shreve was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 9, 1885 and was educated in a private grade school there and in Ferguson High School, Ferguson, Missouri. After graduation from high school, he went to work for Mallinckrodt Chemical Works in St. Louis as a laboratory boy. He made arrangements to borrow money from officials of the Mallickrodt Chemical Works to add to his savings so that he could attend Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard with an A.B., summa cum laudein three years - a remarkable record according to the Boston Transcript of June 27, 1907.
After graduation he was in charge of the manufacturing of chemicals for Mallinckrodt Chemical Works from 1907 to 1911. After leaving St. Louis, he worked for Lamar Chemical Works, Newark, New Jersey, 1911-15; he was then associated with the Arden, Orth and Hastings Corporation, New Jersey; Shreve Chemical Company, Jersey City, New Jersey, and Calco Chemical Company at Bound Book, New Jersey. After 1919 he became a successful chemical engineering consultant, which activity continued through the major portion of his life. He became associated with Purdue University in 1930.
In 1935, he married Eleanor Burns Mitchell (she died on November 3 1967). Norris and Eleanor, through a gift of securities and properties, established in the Purdue Research Foundation a trust fund to endow a Shreve Professorship of Organic Technology in the School of Chemical Engineering.
In recognition of Eleanor Burns Shreve as an educator, world traveler, musician, and constructive activist, a large residence hall at Purdue University was named for her. The fact that Shreve Residence Hall is assigned coeducationally is most appropriate, as both she and Norris demonstrated their genuine interest in students, both in and out of the classroom.
After joining the faculty at Purdue University in 1930, Professor Shreve rapidly rose through the ranks and became head of the School of Chemical Engineering in 1947 and served until 1951, when he assumed the duties of directing the Purdue-Taiwan Engineering Project. This major effort culminated in the creation of Taiwan's Cheng Kung University. A report covering this activity has been published. He was also a member of the American mission in the Philippines; the object was to improve the economy of that country. In 1961 he was named professor emeritus. At the time of his retirement he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Purdue University. In 1970 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the China Academy in Formosa.
Professor Shreve played a major role in planning the Chemical and Mettallurgical Building at Purdue University. The logo over the main entrance to the building was designed by Professor Shreve. This design was incorporated into a set of beautiful cuff links which were later presented to him.
His publications include over 75 technical articles and he is inventor or co-inventor of five patents. He has written or contributed to several books. These include "Dyes Classified by Intermediates," "Greensand Bibliography," and a brochure on "Zeolite Water Softeners," "Intermediate Readings in Chemical German," with John T. Fotos and "Advanced Readings in German and Technical German," also with Fotos. His greatest book success was the book of "Chemical Process Industries" which was published in 1945 and which sold between 40,000 and 50,000 copies. It has since been translated into many foreign tongues. The fourth edition of this famous book was co-authored by one of his former students, Dr. Joseph A. Brink, chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
As an avocation, Professor Shreve collected jade, gems, and minerals and is well-known in this field. He gave the jade collection to the Indianapolis Art Museum and the gem collection to the Purdue University.
In 1968 he married Irene Mary Strieby in the Washington Cathedral in the nation's capitol. She had served as his editorial assistant in connection with his book, "Chemical Process Industries." She had been chief librarian and archivist for the Eli Lilly Company in Indianapolis and president of the Special Libraries Association (1947-1948) among other activities. She was also author of many professional papers.
Professor Shreve was responsible for assuming the financial assistance to assure many young men and women a university education.
Professor Shreve also recognized the importance of the teacher education in the education of students. He and Eleanor established a trust for the annual award to an outstanding teacher in chemical engineering.
As president of the Purdue Club of Retired Personnel, Professor Shreve, and his executive committee presented to the president of Purdue University, on April 1, 1968, a monumental report of 57 pages entitled, "A Report of Progress, Some Observations of University Policies, Programs and Practices Having to do With Their Retirees' Well-being and Continued Usefullness."
His professional interests have led to many years of activity in the American Chemical Society, and the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry of this organization awarded Professor Shreve the Scroll of Honor. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists; member, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists; a lifetime member of the Cheists Club (New York); a registered engineer in Indiana; member of Alpha Chi Sigma, the Society of Cincinnati, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Omega Chi Epsilon, and President of the Harvard Club of New Jersey (1925-1926).
Professor Randolph Norris Shreve passed away February 17, 1975 and internment was in Bellafontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Accruals: 1981--donation of 18 pins and lapel pins; 1984--donated 3 volumes of memorabilia
Alternate Extent Statement: 14 mss boxes
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research. Some items are held offsite, so 24 hours notice is recommended.
Acquisition Source: Mrs. Irene M. Shreve
Acquisition Method: Donation of papers
Related Materials: Oral history interview conducted July 23, 1969, located within MSO 2, Purdue Office of Publications Oral History Program collection.
Preferred Citation: MSF 344, Randolph Norris Shreve papers, Archies and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/shreve_rn.pdf


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Cartridge filling
Medium nib (No number, just says Medium Esterbrook made in USA)
Black body with a metal ring at the opening of the body where the section screws in.
It came with an empty Esterbrook cartridge. Cartridge has a yellow ring on the top that can come on and off.
Like I said I think it is a late model dollar pen as I saw an ebay auction for a lot of 12 new ones that were carded along with 6 cartridges and they were printed with $1 each on it.
What modern cartridges do these take? I can always refill the old cartridge with a syringe but if someone makes something compatible then it would be nice to have spares.
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Grateful Dead
Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 2: April Fools' 1988 - SOLD OUT
Digital Download
You all know about the glory that was 1987. A year after we almost lost Jerry to his diabetic coma in the summer of '86, the Dead were back, Jerry was the phoenix risen, and the band was bigger than ever: There was "Touch of Grey," In the Dark, the stadium tour with Dylan, a huge influx of new Heads; it was good times all around, for sure. The band was revived and a new day dawned!
Well, we haven't forgotten '88—far from it—and this edition of Road Trips (Vol. 4, No. 2) shows you why. It offers up the entire April 1, 1988 concert from the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ (maybe you just called it "the Meadowlands" back in the day), plus the entire second set and a few first set highlights from the previous night's show, March 31.
This release does not contain a bonus disc.
1. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
2. Jack Straw
3. To Lay Me Down
4. Ballad Of A Thin Man
5. When Push Comes To Shove
6. New Minglewood Blues
7. Cumberland Blues
8. Deal
9. When I Paint My Masterpiece
10. Let It Grow
11. Brokedown Palace
1. Scarlet Begonias
2. Fire On The Mountain
3. Samson and Delilah
4. Terrapin Station
5. Rhythm Devils
6. Space
7. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
8. I Need A Miracle
9. Dear Mr. Fantasy
10. Hey Jude
11. All Along The Watchtower
12. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1. China Cat Sunflower
2. I Know You Rider
3. Estimated Prophet
4. Eyes Of The World
5. Rhythm Devils
6. Space
7. The Other One
8. Wharf Rat
9. Throwing Stones
10. Not Fade Away
Product Details
Show: New Jersey 3/31/88, 4/1/88
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What are YOU thankful for?
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Let's face it – Thanksgiving is often overshadowed by the Christmas season these days. And yes, I've been guilty of putting up my tree before Turkey Day in years past, but here's hoping – whether your Christmas shopping is completed or not even started – that we all pause for a few moments this Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 11/27/13 2:46 PM
'Someday' starts now
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
According to Jon Acuff, 'someday' is the #1 word that kills dreams. If you've been saying you'll finish your degree 'someday,' make the decision today to make it happen NOW. Classes start soon. Call us today to realize your dream of being a college graduate. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 11/6/13 12:44 PM
It's our birthday, but you get the gift.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
To commemorate our 20th anniversary, the JBU Degree Completion Program will award 20 book certificates ($100 value) to spring 2014 new students. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 10/24/13 9:22 AM
Either/Or? Try And!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
For many adults, returning to college to finish a bachelor's degree seems like a goal that requires putting their lives on hold, at least temporarily. "Working adults are busy living their lives," Kent Shaffer, senior admissions counselor, said. "Most working adults think that returning to school Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 10/23/13 1:50 PM
Jobs for liberal arts majors
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
An August article in USA Today detailed how liberal arts graduates can increase their job prospects by adding technical skills to their educational background (read the full article here). While hiring managers continue to search for employees with developed skills in critical thinking, Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 10/9/13 11:00 AM
Why Art Matters
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Northwest Arkansas has become a destination for art enthusiasts worldwide since Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened its doors on 11/11/11. In less than two years, the museum has welcomed more than one million visitors and afforded residents of NWA Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 9/25/13 8:15 AM
It's Time to Step Out of the Boat!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Has there been a time in your life when Jesus called you to "step out of the boat?" Maybe when He called you to finish your degree? Close to 20 years ago, there was an 18-year-old girl who heard God's voice for the first time. Read More
Posted By: Elizabeth Pulley - 9/20/13 1:46 PM
"I'm Doing It For Me!"
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Liberal arts student Laura Boysen outlines why she chose to complete her degree online through John Brown University: I am blessed with a wonderful husband, three beautiful daughters, an amazing church, a full-time job and my family lives here in NWA. Busy? Just a little bit! Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 9/19/13 8:39 AM
Liberal Arts at JBU
Thursday, September 12, 2013
When evangelist John Brown established Southwestern Collegiate Institute in the fall of 1919, I doubt he imagined that his vision for integrating the Christian worldview into a liberal arts education would someday be delivered around the world via an online degree program. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 9/12/13 9:25 AM
"JBU Is the Right Place for Me"
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
This fall, JBU launched our newest degree program - Liberal Arts online. One of our first program students, Neal Jones, recently shared why he chose JBU: After researching different universities, I chose John Brown University because of their Christian views and high academic standards. Read More
Posted By: Degree Completion Program - 9/10/13 1:17 PM
Congrats, single parent scholars!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
I recently attended a benefit dinner at the John Q Hammons Center in Rogers to honor and celebrate the brave students of the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County. Read More
Posted By: Kent Shaffer - 8/29/13 8:31 AM
Welcome, new online students!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Students are anxious this time of the year - a start of a new school year. I call it that "on-deck" feeling. Our students know that they are stepping up to the plate, digging their cleats into the dirt, and taking their first swing in the game of JBU Degree Completion Program and online education. S Read More
Posted By: Elizabeth McKinley - 8/27/13 8:01 AM
Getting the Most From Your Online Experience
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
I can remember the first time I took an online class. I was just starting my master's degree, and the whole program was available in an online format. From the time I first considered starting this program until the first day I logged into classes, I had a notion in the back of my mind that since th Read More
Posted By: Aaron Abbott - 8/20/13 8:14 AM
Meet our newest team member, Elizabeth Pulley
Monday, July 29, 2013
We're thrilled to introduce the newest member of our enrollment team, Elizabeth Pulley. Elizabeth will be working with prospective Graduate and Degree Completion students in the Little Rock area. Read More
Posted By: Degree Completion Program - 7/29/13 7:37 AM
Get Hired, Get Ahead
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Last week we hosted our second Lunch & Learn session at the JBU Rogers Center. Beth Pittman and David Bates of Cameron Smith Associates, northwest Arkansas' premier corporate recruitment firm for Walmart supplier jobs, were the featured speakers. Pittman and Bates provided suggestions for writing a Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 7/25/13 2:59 PM
Reflections from Graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
Spring and fall commencement are my two favorite days of the year. Not just because I enjoy seeing the culmination of each student's hard work, but because I enjoy seeing the sense of pride on the faces of the students' friends and families. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 5/20/13 7:33 AM
Mejia named to "Fast 15"
Monday, May 13, 2013
Organizational management student Omar Mejia has been named one of this year's "Fast 15" honorees by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 5/13/13 1:20 PM
3 things to do in the next 2 weeks
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Summer's a busy time for most of us, so before you start on your summer task list, there are three things you need to do to prepare for fall enrollment at JBU: Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 5/9/13 8:46 AM
Welcome, NW91!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Last month, 15 new students began the Organizational Management (OM) program in Rogers. Here are some of the reasons why they chose JBU: Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 5/6/13 10:32 AM
Meet Our 2013 Commencement Speaker: Dr. Richard Ruble
Thursday, May 2, 2013
This Saturday, 101 Degree Completion students will graduate from John Brown University. As they mark that milestone with family and friends in the Cathedral of the Ozarks, they'll hear remarks from one of their favorite professors, Dr. Richard Ruble – the spring 2013 JBU commencement speaker. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 5/2/13 6:55 PM
The tomb is empty (and so is our office)
Friday, March 29, 2013
Today is one of the most significant days of the Christian faith: Good Friday. On this day, we celebrate the crucifixion of Christ and His death on the cross to save us from our sins and give us eternal life. Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 3/29/13 8:29 AM
Start now. Finish in 2014.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ready to finish your degree? Begin with our April Organizational Management cohort and you could graduate with your bachelor's degree in as little as 19 months. Contact Kent Shaffer for more information about admission requirements. Read More
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Welcome, FS54!
Monday, February 18, 2013
Last Thursday marked the first night of class for students in the newest Organizational Management (OM) cohort in Fort Smith. Here are some of the reasons why they chose to finish their degree at JBU: Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 2/18/13 12:26 PM
NW90 Cohort Begins Classes
Friday, February 15, 2013
It was first night of class for students in the NW90 Organizational Management (OM) cohort in Rogers on Tuesday. Here are some of the reasons why they chose to finish their degree at JBU: Read More
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Welcome, NW89!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
It was first class for students in the NW89 Organizational Management (OM) cohort in Rogers last night. Here are some of the reasons why they chose to finish their degree atNW89 JBU: Read More
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Welcome, NW13 EDC
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Last night was the first night of class for students in the NW13 Education Degree Completion (EDC) cohort. Here are some of the reasons why they chose to finish their degree in education at JBU: Read More
Posted By: Lori Walker - 2/5/13 2:36 PM
Value of a college degree during a recession
Thursday, January 10, 2013
While a bachelor's degree may not recession-proof your career, a recent study by the Pew Charitable Trust indicates that college graduates are in a better position to thrive in an economic downturn. Want to improve your chances for a great job? Finish your degree. We can help. Read More
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What's Your Resolution?
Thursday, January 3, 2013
If you're like most people, you begin each new year with great goals. If one of yours is to finally finish your bachelor's degree, consider the JBU Degree Completion Program. Read More
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Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is a top three provider of support services for early stage energy production.[1][2] Its primary business is to help oil exploration and drilling companies extract more oil from the ground. To that end, the company acts as a consultant to optimize production for customers. Halliburton also provides equipment and services to aid companies in evaluating new drilling opportunities, as well as cementing services post-drilling.
Halliburton has extensive market coverage in over 70 countries. As a result of its broad international exposure, Halliburton is particularly vulnerable to geopolitical instability. Acts of terrorism, regime changes and other disruptive acts can negatively impact Halliburton's businesses. Conversely, the company is still incorporated in the U.S., generating approximately 49% of its revenue from this country in 2010.[3] This keeps it extremely sensitive to downturns in the U.S. economy as well as changes to U.S. environmental legislation.
Going forward Halliburton is expected to benefit from higher oil prices driven in part by sustained demand from China and India. Higher oil prices translate into more drilling. For instance, deep water drilling, which might normally be considered prohibitively expensive, becomes economically feasible when oil prices are high enough. Additionally, since 70% of the world's oil comes from mature reservoirs, optimizing production to squeeze every last drop of oil out of a well becomes increasingly important over time.
The company also benefited from the spin off of its KBR unit in April of 2007. KBR performed much of the contracting work in Iraq that was the subject of negative publicity and government investigations. In addition to garnering negative press for the company, KBR generated only 5% margins. Haliburton's overall margins are closer to 25%.
Halliburton was founded in 1919 and has since become a leader in oilfield services, engineering and construction. Most of its customer companies are in the oil & gas, industrial, and government markets. Before the recent spin-off of KBR, Halliburton's engineering and construction segment, its oilfield services segment, and KBR attributed equal shares to the revenue of the company. However, KBR accounted for much less than a third of profits. Low profitability was one of the primary reasons Halliburton chose to spin off KBR. Today, the vast majority of Halliburton's profits and revenues come from oilfield services. Halliburton focuses on profitability with less emphasis on amount of sales, i.e. higher margins (6.8% in 2009) and lower market share.
Fiscal Year 2010 Summary
In 2010, Halliburton earned revenues of $18 billion, a 22% increase from the previous year, and operating income of $3 billion, a 51% increase from the previous year. These increases were due to higher customer spending during the year, driven by increased drilling activity in North America. Business related to unconventional natural gas and oil basins played a large role in offsetting the negative effects of the moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.[4]
Halliburton has four main businesses related to oil exploration and production:
These businesses are combined into two main segments:
Halliburton's Completion and Production segment provides services such as cementing, production enhancement, and completion tools.
Halliburton's Drilling and Evaluation segment delivers modelling, drilling, and evaluation solutions that allow customers to optimize their well construction activities.
Headquartered in Dubai, Halliburton has operations in over 70 different countries. This high level of international exposure provides some degree of protection from economic downturns in any one country. Its business operations are categorized into four primary geographic regions: North America, Latin America, Europe/Africa/CIS and Middle East/Asia.[5]
KBR has received significant negative press in connection with its US government contracts in Iraq. These contracts cover issues such as the building of roads and the building & operating of bases in Iraq and Kuwait. The following were the impetus for the spinoff:
Possible recriminations from KBR remain even though it has already been spun off, it was still being investigated over an alleged 180 million dollars used to bribe Nigerian officials to get lucrative oil drilling contracts, until February 21, 2010, a joint committee of the Senate determined that the investigation into the bribery be suspended, potentially saving Halliburton from further public demonization.
At the end of October 2009 Halliburton announced its acquisition of Geo-Logic Systems, LLC. Geo-Logic Systems develops software to create complex geologic interpretations and construct geologic models. The addition of Geo-Logic Systems strengthened Halliburton's ability to provide customers with advanced modeling solutions to address difficult exploration and drilling projects.[6]
Halliburton Company (HAL), in May 2008, made a $3.4 billion (1.71 billion pounds) cash offer for U.K.-based Expro International Group. urging demand for oil from developing economies such as China and India have pushed oil to record levels over the past year. With oil commanding such a high price, Halliburton and its larger rival Schlumberger Ltd, have profited as oil-rich nations have turned to the oil-services firms for help with excavation and exploration, forgoing the assistance of international oil majors, in hopes of keeping a larger chunk of revenue for state coffers.
At the same time oil demand is skyrocketing, some of the easy-to-reach oil deposits are starting to dry up, forcing the oil majors to experiment with more-challenging and - and much-more costly - deep-sea drilling expeditions. Oil at $135 a barrel can cover the cost of hard-to-reach sites that were previously considered financially unfeasible. Such heavy-hitters as Exxon Mobil (XOM), BP (BP), TotalFinaElf, S.A. (TOT), ChevronTexaco (CVX), CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP), and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A), will spend a record $98.7 billion this year on exploration and production, according to Lehman Brothers Fin SA (LEH).
And some of that almost $100 billion in exploration and production fees is bound to end up in Halliburton's pockets. Expro is a leader in deep-sea oil exploration and the firm's experience with underwater wells at levels deeper than 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) will be a nice complement to Halliburton's existing services.
On June 23rd, Halliburton announced that Expro had rejected an increased offer; the independent directors of Expro support a £16.15 per share bid by UK's Umbrellastream instead of the £16.25 per share offer by Halliburton. HAL received a 2-day stay on the Umbrellastream deal to try, and is seeking a 14-day adjournment to allow shareholders to consider the deal.[7] In July of 2008 after the court case by Halliburton was denied, Umbrellastream Limited completed the acquisition of Expro for £16.15 per share.[8]
Halliburton's revenue is highly correlated with world-wide drilling activity, which is demonstrated by numbers of utilized rigs.
There are two important drivers of drilling operations. The first is that drilling activity will increase as commodity prices rise (see trend articles: Rising/Falling Oil Prices, peak oil, and Natural Gas). When the price of the commodity being drilled for increases, more drilling becomes economically feasible. In other words, it becomes worth it to drill in more places, places that previously may have been too difficult or expensive to drill. A good example of this is the Gulf of Mexico market in 2008, where drilling increased despite the high costs of deepwater drilling. [9] As U.S. prices reached historic highs of $146 per barrel in the middle of July 2008, so did the U.S. rig count, moving over 2000 active rigs. Similarly, when oil dropped due to slowing demand, so did rig counts. In October 2009 oil prices were just over $70 per barrel down over 50% since July 2008; following this drop in oil prices, rig counts fell by 47% to 1,040.[9]
The second driver for drilling is the need to locate new reserves. Demand for worldwide oil continues to rise, fueled by rapidly developing countries such as China and India. Currently, 70% of oil production comes from mature wells and to continue to meet demand, exploratory drilling must be increased. The necessity of exploratory drilling will continue to drive the need for more rigs.
See a more complete description of why natural gas usage trends may change here: Natural Gas
During the week of July 14th 2008, it was revealed that natural gas inventories had gained 104 Bcf; on July 17th, shares of natural gas producers fell as investors made a run on the gas market.[11] Later, in September 2008, a report by the IEA predicted natural gas imports will reach about half of world demand by 2015; though the OECD North America will still produce 90% of its own natural gas, imports will double.[12] Because of the 2008 Financial Crisis, however, natural gas demand has been falling since the summer of 2008. In September, demand for natural gas declined by 2.62%, according to the EIA.[13] As excess supply in North America can't be cheaply shipped to other countries, falling domestic demand has translated into rapidly falling prices and reductions in gas drilling. Data from July 2009 shows that the number of drills operating in the U.S. is down by 55%, or 851 rigs, year on year. This reduction in production, however, should help bring prices back up rapidly once demand starts to increase, as there will be a lag between the time demand starts to rise and the time enough rigs are in place for supply to catch up.[14]
Halliburton is in a good position to take advantage of any increase in natural gas usage because they have a large proportion of pressure pumping market-share. Their sales account for around 32% of the market in pressure pumping. Pressure pumping is a more efficient way to extract natural gas then conventional methods.
As part of a larger trend towards natural gas exploration, Halliburton has entered into an agreement with Realm International Energy to evaluate shale deposits for oil and natural gas production. Shale deposits are already a proven and significant resource in North America, but have yet to reach that status around the globe. Initially, the tandem will target Europe, and they have already identified 8 shale deposits in seven European countries where they are aggressively pursuing petroleum and natural gas leases. As part of the agreement, Realm Energy will use Halliburton's extensive knowledge of shale exploration and practices from North America and apply it to European targets.[15]
In the third quarter of 2009 the number of active natural gas rigs increased by 14, potentially signaling positive movement in the industry. Active rig counts reached a peak of 1,606 rigs in the second half of 2008. In October 2009 rig counts were down to 726, 55 percent lower than peak levels, but steadily rebounding. During the same period inventories hit a record high of 3.66 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).
Over the first half of 2009 companies had scaled back oil and gas drilling operations due to falling commodity prices and restriction on access to credit. This increase in drilling activity is a sign that companies are bringing oil and gas rigs back online and could be a signal of industry stabilization and improvement.
For a complete description of how geo-political issues affect companies see: Oil's Nationalization & Geo-Political Turbulence
The downside to Halliburton's international exposure is the fact that much of its operations take place in areas with unresolved political conflicts. These conflicts can generate costs to Halliburton in the form of unforeseen operation costs, unexpected operating hurdles and dangers for employees. Acts of terrorism and costs of employee protection are examples. Currently, the instability in the Middle East (including the war in Iraq), conflicts in Nigeria and Venezuela political issues all fall in this category.
In addition to geo-political turbulence, drilling activity is effected by seasonal weather patterns. In the Gulf of Mexico, for example, the hurricane season tends to bring down third-quarter production, as seen in the $33 million decline in Halliburton 3Q08 Gulf activities.[16]
Halliburton and its peers are subject to intense environmental regulation, in regards to contamination of the environment and, increasingly, climate change. Environmental regulations lead to cost increases, as the company is often fined for not following regulatory procedure. In 2008 accrued environmental liabilities totaled $64 million.[17] Some of the US laws and regulations affecting the company are as follows:
Baker Hughes(NYSE:BHI) and Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) are Halliburton's main competitors, though the recent merger of GlobalSantaFe and Transocean has created the second-largest deepwater drilling company in the world, providing major new competition for the company.
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Used 2017 Keystone RV Sprinter 269FWRLS
This Sprinter fifth wheel model 269FWRLS features a wide body design for added interior space. You will enjoy a rear living layout, double slides, and a fireplace also!
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The kitchen features everything needed to create meals and snacks while away from home. There is a refrigerator, a three burner range, counter space for food prep, and a large kitchen sink along the curb side and interior wall. You will also find plenty of overhead storage for dishes and things.
Step up to a side aisle bath and front bedroom. The bath features a residential shower, toilet, sink, and linen cabinet.
The private front bedroom features a slide out residential queen bed with overhead storage along the curb side, a dresser with overhead storage on the road side, and a full front wardrobe with sliding doors and a closet that has been prepped for a washer/dryer, plus so much more!
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Dupage forest officials consider pay cut
Now that state lawmakers have refused to get involved, DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners are taking it upon themselves to seek a pay cut.
How far they go to reduce their own salaries and benefits remains to be seen.
Commissioner Shannon Burns is suggesting the six commissioners cut their annual salaries from $53,500 to $50,079, which is the same amount DuPage County Board members receive.
"Our salaries and benefits should be equal (to county board members) because the work we do is equal," Burns said.
Tuesday's discussion about compensation came less than two weeks after the Illinois House rejected a plan to give voters the option to eliminate commissioners' pay.
State Rep. Deborah Conroy, an Elmhurst Democrat, tried to argue that eliminating pay for forest preserve commissioners would save money for DuPage taxpayers. A majority of state lawmakers disagreed.
While he strongly opposed Conroy's proposal, forest preserve district President D. Dewey Pierotti Jr. said commissioners' salaries need to be cut along with the $112,258 annual salary for his position.
In fact, Pierotti said he doesn't believe simple pay cuts are enough.
He is proposing to eliminate medical and pension benefits for future commissioners and the next forest preserve president.
"I can't justify the fact that an elected official for a part-time position is entitled to the same benefits as full-time employees," said Pierotti, who doesn't plan to seek re-election next year.
Burns is the only commissioner who doesn't take the district's medical insurance. She and Mary Lou Wehrli haven't signed up for the pension.
Pierotti's suggestion to eliminate benefits prompted several commissioners to say they consider what they do to be full-time work.
Linda Painter has said she puts in at least the 1,000 hours a year required to be eligible for the publicly funded pension. She reinforced that point Tuesday.
"We've all found out that our job is a lot more than (attending a meeting) once a week," she said. "We're on call 24 hours day."
Tim Whelan agrees that dealing with district issues is a full-time responsibility. "The hours I put in far exceed what any part-time employee would do," he said.
No action was taken after Tuesday's discussion. Some commissioners said they would like to see a decision made soon.
"I think this is a very important issue," Pierotti said.
If the suggested pay cuts and benefit changes are approved, the earliest they could take effect is after the November 2014 election.
As for county board members, they agreed last year to keep their salaries unchanged through the end of November 2016.


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Today's Meditation
Read Romans 3:21-26
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
-Romans 3:23 (NRSV)
ON a cold and wintry February evening, my wife and I were running an errand. I stepped on some black ice, my feet flew from under me, and I landed on the ground, breaking my ankle. As a result, my foot was put in a cast and I was given crutches. I was thankful that my disability was only temporary.
The season of Lent lasts fortysix days, about the length of time it takes for a broken bone to heal. To me, the cast I wear in this season of atonement is an outward sign of an inward human condition. I am a fallen, broken man; and I humbly admit that.
Only by the grace of God's healing hand is any of us mended. In the many circumstances of life, our response to that grace is what matters. Lent is the season to "Repent, and believe in the good news" (Mark 1:15, NRSV). Healing, like sanctification, is a process; and it cannot be rushed. We submit, trust, and wait on the Lord. God will deliver.
Jim M. Quint
(Kansas, USA)
Prayer: We give thanks, O God, that where sin abounds, your grace abounds even more, as we pray, "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."* Amen.
Thought for the day: Responding to God's grace will keep us busy for the rest of our lives.
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Easter's Over. Now What?
04/21/2014 in: Inspirationon
The community outreach events are completed. The music hit home. The preaching connected. Lives were changed forever. Everything you've worked towards and focused on the last several weeks has come to fruition. Now what?
You knew this moment would happen, but the hustle and bustle of preparing for the most important service and sermon of the year consumed your every waking thought. Now it's Easter Monday and the next Sunday sermon is only 6 days away. Maybe you had the forethought to plan the next series, but haven't had the time to actual prepare.
Not to worry. There are plenty of themes to discuss. Here are a few questions to help you brainstorm and get the ideas flowing:
Consider your Easter Sermon. What was the main point (beyond the obvious)? What are some secondary points that could be used as a sermon series? Could you take the bullet points from your Easter sermon and create a series of sermons to drive the point home? Were there things you left unsaid because of time constraints? Perhaps you can take that sermon and use it as a launching pad into the next few weeks or months. You spent a lot of time preparing for that Easter sermon. Use those resources to your benefit.
Consider your Calendar. What is coming up next on the calendar? Some of the obvious answers would be Pentecost Sunday and Mother's Day. But what else could you bring a biblical perspective to? What about Tax Day, Earth Day, Cinco de Mayo, or Memorial Day? Okay, maybe Tax Day is a stretch. Take a look at your local calendar as well. Is your church celebrating a significant event? What is going on in your community in the upcoming weeks and months? What can you point out and use as a bridge to your community?
Consider your Context. What are the issues going on in your community right now? Are there social justice issues that need to be addressed from a biblical perspective? Are there positive outcomes in the local government or law enforcement that you can affirm? What are the heart concerns of the community? How can you speak to these issues? Take a few minutes to feel the pulse of your context.
Consider your Church. How's your church doing? Are there aspects of disunity, bitterness, or un-forgiveness to be confronted? On the other side of this, who do you need to say "thank you" to? Who needs to be encouraged, affirmed, strengthened, and appreciated for all the hard work they did on Easter Sunday? How can you champion the volunteers in the nursery, Sunday school, small groups, greeters, ushers, worship team, and all of the various aspects that it takes to make a service happen?
Consider Christ. Perhaps the most overlooked sermon prep tool is prayer. How is Jesus speaking to you? What is Jesus saying that needs to be preached? How can you point people to Jesus and use their felt needs as a starting point? We have to remember that Christ is more concerned about people than we are. It's easy to fall into the trap that we alone are responsible for bringing the Word of God to people. However, it's Jesus who said that He will build His church (Matthew 16:15). Let's remember to ask God for His help in bring His Word to His people.


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I bought neither since they aren't movie cannon, EU sucks Although a Droids 3PO and R2 would be nice to have someday
One down, one to go. My Canadian carded R2 arrived today. My dilemma over whether to open it was solved when the bottom of the bubble popped out in transit, so I have a rather nice, minty loose Droids R2.
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|2005-01-04, 21:03
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Mr. Prince
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Age: 35
Wonderful Days / Sky Blue
So how does an anime this badass looking not have its own thread on animesuki? Its actually kinda strange because sometimes I stumble across big anime movies and series on other websites like IGN that have been reported on for months and I don't hear anything about them on this forum. Kinda weird.
Anyways heres the plot summary from Ign.
kinda long so posted in spoiler tags.
This movie looks breathtaking from the trailer. Can't wait till it comes out in threatres here even if it is english dubbed. Heres some pics and a link to the trailer.
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|2005-01-05, 04:34
|Link #4
Weapon of Mass Discussion
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, USA
"Wonderful Days" was rather interesting, but ultimately waaaay too slow. If it had picked up the pace a bit I would have really enjoyed it. I suppose they changed the name because they wanted the title to be descriptive rather than ironic.
|2005-01-05, 06:07
|Link #5
from head to heel
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 36
Wait. I'm lost. Why did they change the name to "Sky Blue"? Is this the title for the R1 release of this movie?
Anyway, just like Fronzel said, it's actually dull. Rather, I found it sort of dull. It's not bad per se, but it's the type of movie that seems to have been adapted from a novel or a manhwa series. Hence, the events of the story seem to lack seamless transition or were toned down as if they were meant to fit the proposed length. Some parts were too slow, while the rest were too fast.
It did have its moments though. But personally, I didn't enjoy it as a whole.
|2005-12-25, 20:36
|Link #6
Gotta kill 'em all!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Denmark
Wonderful Days
Wonderful Days / Sky Blue(it's name in the west)
Earth is on the brink of extinction due to pollution and environmental disasters. In order to survive, humans create a shielded city called Ecoban that organically grows on its own, feeding on the earth's pollution. However, only a select few are allowed to live in the shielded city, leaving many to perish in the waste of the wilderness. Soon, there are reports that pollution levels are dropping, giving people hope that the entire Earth will once again be safe to live in.
Conflicts arise after some city officials decide to continually pollute the earth so they can enjoy the prestige of living inside of Ecoban.
Meanwhile, an intruder breaks into Ecoban as security frantically rushes to the scene of the crime. Jay, one of the leaders of the security unit, chases down the intruder only to find out that it's her first love, Suha. Previously assumed dead, Suha returns to Ecoban as a criminal, reminding Jay of his promise to her; that one day he will show her a blue sky, something that has been gone for too long.
Now Jay feels torn between her long lost love and her civil duty as city security.
Furthermore, Simon, the head of security and also in love with Jay, finds out about Suha's existence.
Wonderful Days is a Korean animation released in 2003. I guess it, makes it technical not an anime. Though I hope the topic will be allowed to stay
I did some searches, and while I found a few old threads on this animation, nothing really was discussed. While im new(waves ) I would like to cast some light on this movie and why I think its worth watching.
As far as I know Wonderful Days flopped horrible on the box office. It seems that Korean animation have been in a serious decline for a long time. Apparently a long time ago, they were a big rival with Japanese and American animation, but have since become forgotten. Wonderful Days was hyped by many as an experimental project that would be able to restore the future for Korean animation.
Wonderful Days looks marvelous. Even though, it was released in 2003 in South Korea, in my humble opinion, it looks better than other similiar movies like Appleseed, GITS2: Innocence and FF7: Advent Children. Wonderful Days uses a mixture of animation, Minature models to give detail to certain background objects which is virtual impossible with drawings, no matter how good you are, and real live action(some sort of moton capture I presume).
But in the end it seems that this movie flopped horrible. It seems that it has already been forgotten, and even though it's "westeren" release got a new name, became dubbed and got edited with more music, it didn't seem to hit through.
The biggest insult that people and reviewers seem to have given the movie was that it could have had a more uniqe plot or better character development. I won't denie, or try to make it sound like, Wonderful Days have the best story ever, because that's not true.
However I think it was still a breathtaking anime. Maybe it is just because I care alot about the visual style, but I think equally that the music is amazing. And I defintely think it's worth a watch and should be watched.
I have never seen the dubbed english version, but I have seen the south Korean one, which has english subtitles.
If you see this movie, or choose to buy the DVD, please post what you thought.
It feels weird to be the only one(it seems ) who enjoys an animation that no one likes or knows:-D
Here is a trailer. It's old but I think it's worth a watch. At least for the music(which I like). Right click and save as: http://www.commeaucinema.com/bandean...derfuldays.wmv
|2005-12-25, 21:00
|Link #8
Gotta kill 'em all!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Denmark
Im new mate, so im still confused about these licens things.
But as far as I know, the director, Moon-saeng Kim, always intended there to be two versions.
Apparently Wonderful Days had great succes on alot of European film festivals, were it became highly recgonized in Cannes for example.
So that was probably why they renamed it to Blue Sky over here. I even heard that they delayed the release for a long time, just to try and spread hype. I guess they were desperate.
I heard the movie didn't even earn 1/10 of what it costed. I also belive that its the most expenssive Korean Animation ever. My guess would be that all the people involved god fired or have wasted their career, which I think is a shame.
But I guess that technicaly it means that Wonderful Days is not licensed in the US, but I still think that it would kind of seem weird to post it here(if you think about the rules, that is).
But yeah. If they put it up on animesuki, I truly belive that alot of people would see it, and alot of fans of visuals would enjoy it and perhaps buy the DVD to support the korean peeps who made it
But again, im really a n00b and I won't speak as I understand anything though. That was just the impression I got from this article, about the good things about being supportive of fansubs in the long run: http://www.fortune.com/fortune/inves...4596-1,00.html
|2005-12-26, 04:15
|Link #10
Resident devil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philippines
Some western cartoons being animated by Korea:
- Simpsons
- New Tom & Jerry
- Van Hellsing: London Assignment OVA (with planning by Production I.G.)
- Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury OVA (this time Sunwoo did it all by itself, and it was even BETTER than Van Hellsing)
I am sort of sure even Futurama, King of the Hill, Spongebob, many Nick toons, heck, almost everything is animated in Korea.
I think what the movie was supposed to do is to project ORIGINAL Korean animation into the world stage. Actually, My Beautiful Girl Marie did that already in Annecy 2003. So the day is looking bright, even though it may not be bright for that particular studio(s) who worked on Wonderful Days.
Wonderful Days is eye candy. I liked watching it, but I didn't get into the characters much. Suffice to say, I didn't really get into other eye candy anime such as Steamboy and Appleseed and virtually all 3D CG anime.
Characterization in animation is tops in my opinion. I enjoy Studio 4C works and independent animation a lot.
Face it, the only people who really love animation (anime and otherwise), are videogamers, hardcore otakus, and industry professionals. I happen to fit in all 3 categories that's why I watch stuff such as this. Action / Sci-fi can work with these people, but not for a mainstream audience. And sci-fi people are very discriminating in terms of plot. The "sci-fi" I see in Wonderful Days is far from the type I've enjoyed in Asimov novels. I hate it when sci-fi is abused to just create a setting for some action sequences, which are typical of B-movies.
But look at Titan A.E. Flop at the box office. Steamboy and Appleseed' and Ghost in the Shell's strengths were in DVD licensing. Mainstream audience (who can support big budget films) want talking animals.
I do applaud the incentive of creating Wonderful Days. As an effort, it is commendable. The fact that it has achieved international distribution is already a feat in itself.
|2005-12-26, 19:04
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Gotta kill 'em all!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Denmark
Sorry mate. I didn't want to offend you. It was just what I thought. I just saw this article and it just sounded like Korean animation was in a bad shape. Maybe its just me though: http://kn.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/dat...0306140034.asp
By the way I found a wonderful sample from the Wonderful Days movie. I think people should try listening to it. It's very beautiful: http://www.yougey.com/puri/oto/wdaays.mp3
|2005-12-26, 20:11
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Eureka Seven
Trick answer, it's got assistance from animators in China. However, they're all personally named so I imagine they've got a much more direct connection to Bones than most would and their quality is high enough that it doesn't contrast with the rest of the animation.
And Korean/Chinese animation studios have been used for years, they're usually just hidden behind the names of the studios they work for. They're used sparingly though, as Korean studios have a tendency to turn out really messy results that require a lot of cleanup (the creator of Ed, Edd, and Eddy commented that while they did consistent work, they had to go through and do a lot of cleanup on the footage they got back.)
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The Latin America region is remarkably heterogeneous in terms of climate, ecosystems,
human population distribution, and cultural traditions. Land-use changes have
become a major force driving ecosystem changes. Complex climatic patterns, which
result in part from interactions of atmospheric flow with topography, intermingled
with land-use and land-cover change, make it difficult to identify common patterns
of vulnerability to climate change in the region. Water resources, ecosystems,
agriculture and plantation forestry, sea-level rise, and human health may be
considered the most important among the various sectors that may be impacted
by climate change.
Climate, Extreme Events, and Water Resources
In most of Latin America, there are no clear long-term tendencies in mean surface
temperature. Some changes in regional atmospheric circulation have been detected.
For instance, the south Atlantic anticyclone has intensified, and the subtropical
jet stream in South America has shifted south. These phenomena may be a sign
of changes associated with climate change as they already are impacted by the
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomena and extreme events.
The cryosphere in Latin America, which is composed of glaciers in the high
Andes and three major ice areas in southern South America, may be severely affected
by global warming. It has been well established that glaciers in Latin America,
particularly along the tropical Andes, have receded in recent decades. Glaciers
contribute to streamflow in rivers of semi-arid and arid areas of South America.
Streamflows in Andean riversfor example, in northwest Peruexhibit
tendencies that may be related to glacial extent changes before and after the
mid-1970s. However, there also is evidence that rainfall and river flows in
other regions of Latin America correspond only to interdecadal variability in
the hydrological cycle. For instance, rainfall and streamflow in Amazonia and
northeast Brazil exhibit interdecadal variability linked to Pacific and Atlantic
Ocean influences. Warming in high mountains also could affect mountain sports
and tourist activities, which represent an important source of income in the
economies of some countries in the region.
At a subregional level, precipitation trends in Latin America vary. Precipitation
trends depend on the location and the length of the time series under study.
For instance, negative trends in some parts of Central America (e.g., Nicaragua)
contrast with positive trends in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, and
northwestern Mexico. Other regions, such as central-western Argentina, do not
show well-defined trends. This suggests, for instance, an increase in precipitation
in some regions of the mid-latitude Americas.
The Amazon Riverby far the world's largest river in terms of streamflowplays
an important role in the water cycle and water balance of much of South America.
Several model studies and field experiments show that about 50% of the rainfall
in the region originates as water recycled in the forest. In the Amazon region,
even small changes in evapotranspiration affect water vapor fluxes. Therefore,
deforestation is likely to reduce precipitation because of a decrease in evapotranspiration,
leading to important runoff losses in areas within and beyond this basin. Any
reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil's
central-south region, where most of the country's agriculture and silviculture
are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than
10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations across the basin do not exhibit,
to date, any significant trends.
Although it is expected that tropical storms (e.g., tropical cyclones) will
increase their peak intensity under global warming (see Table
3-10), only some hints of such intensification in the tropical cyclones
affecting the Americas have been detected. Some studies based on model experiments
suggest that under climate change the hydrological cycle will be more intense,
with changes in the distribution of extreme heavy rainfall, wet spells, and
dry spells. Frequent severe droughts in Mexico during the past decade coincide
with some of these model findings. Even though it is uncertain how global warming
may affect the frequency and intensity of some extreme events, the infrequent
overlapping of hydrological and weather/climate events historically have given
rise to disasters, whose frequency may be enhanced by such warming.
El Niño
It also has been suggested that under climate change, more El Niño-like
mean conditions will be experienced. El Niño differentially influences
precipitation and temperature in different parts of the region; for example,
it is related to dry conditions in northern northeast Brazil, northern Amazonia,
and the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano. Southern Brazil and northwest Peru exhibit
anomalously wet conditions during these periods. In Mexico and the Caribbean
coast of Central America, there is compelling evidence of more winter precipitation
and less summer precipitation during El Niño. Some of the most severe
droughts in Mexico in recent decades have occurred during El Niño years.
During the 1997-1998 El Niño event, droughts occurred in Amazonia,
Mexico, and Central America, favoring forest fires. Under climate change conditions,
the number of forest fires may increase.
Natural Ecosystems
Latin America contains a large percentage of the world's biodiversity,
and climate change could accelerate losses in biodiversity that already are
occurring. Some adverse impacts on species that can be related to regional changes
in climate have been observed. Studies show that climatic changes already are
affecting frogs and small mammals in Central America. The tropical forests play
an important role in the hydrological cycle of much of South America. Several
model studies and field experiments show that a large part of the rainfall in
the region originates as water recycled in the forest. Large-scale deforestation
is likely to result in increased surface temperatures, decreased evapotranspiration,
and reduced precipitation. Forest fragmentation and degradation has led to increased
vulnerability of forests to fire. Global warming and regional climate change
resulting from land-cover change may be acting synergistically to exacerbate
stress over the region's tropical ecosystems.
Mountain ranges and plateaus play an important role in determining not only
the Latin America climate and its hydrological cycle but also its large biodiversity.
Mountains constitute source regions of major rivers such as the Amazon, the
Parana, and the Orinoco. These river basins represent important habitats of
biological diversity and endemism and are highly vulnerable to extreme climate
On decadal to centennial time scales, changes in precipitation and runoff may
have significant impacts on mangrove forest communities. Sea-level rise would
eliminate mangrove habitat at an approximate rate of 1% yr-1. The rate is much
faster in the Caribbean mainland (approximately 1.7% yr-1). This problem is
causing a decline in some of the region's fisheries at a similar rate because
most commercial shellfish use mangroves as nurseries or refuges. Coastal inundation
stemming from sea-level rise or flatland flooding resulting from climate change
therefore may seriously affect mangrove ecology and associated human economy.
Agricultural lands (excluding pastures) represent approximately 19% of the
total area of Latin America. For the past 40 years, the contribution of agriculture
to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Latin American countries has been on
the order of 10%. Therefore, this economic sector remains a key element of the
regional economy. An important aspect of this sector is that a large percentage
(30-40%) of the economically active population works in this sector. Agriculture
also is an important element for the food security of the poorest sectors of
the population. Under climate change conditions, subsistence farming could be
severely threatened in some parts of Latin America, such as northeastern Brazil.
Studies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay based on general circulation
models (GCMs) and crop models project decreased yields in several crops (e.g.,
maize, wheat, barley, grapes), even when the direct effect of carbon dioxide
(CO2) fertilization and the implementation of moderate adaptation measures at
the farm level are considered. It is likely that increases in temperature will
reduce crop yields in the region by shortening the crop cycle. However, the
lack of consistency in the various GCM precipitation scenarios makes it difficult
to have a precise scenario for crop production under climate change, even when
the relationships between precipitation and crop yields are well known. Increased
temperature, ultraviolet radiation, sea-level rise, and changes in pest ecology
may threaten food production as well (e.g., in Argentina). Climate change may
reduce silvicultural yields as a result of changes in water availability during
the dry season.
Human Health
The magnitude of the impacts of climate change on health in Latin America primarily
depends on the size, density, location, and wealth of the population. It has
been established that exposure to heat or cold waves has an influence on mortality
rates in risk groups in the region. The projected increase in temperature in
polluted cities, such as Mexico City or Santiago, may have an influence on human
health. There is evidence that the geographical distributions of vector-borne
diseases (e.g., malaria, dengue) in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Honduras
and infectious diseases (e.g., cholera, meningitis) in Peru and Cuba change
when temperature and precipitation increase. The exact distribution of these
diseases, however, is not clear.
It is likely that extreme weather events will increase death and morbidity
rates (injuries, infectious diseases, social problems, and damage to sanitary
infrastructure), as during the heavy rains in Mexico in 1999 or in Venezuela
in 1999. On longer time scales, El Niño and La Niña cause changes
in disease vector populations and the incidence of water-borne diseases in Brazil,
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Venezuela. Extreme climate events appear to affect
the incidence of allergies in Mexico. Some economic and health problems could
be exacerbated in critical areas, fostering migrations from rural and small
urban settlements into major cities and giving rise to additional stress at
the national level and, at times, adversely affecting international relations
between neighboring countries. Therefore, under climate change conditions the
risks for human health in Latin America may increase.
Adaptation Potential and Vulnerability
The economy of Latin American countries can be severely affected by extremes
of natural climate variability. There were more than 700 natural disasters in
the region between 1980 and 1998. For instance, Hurricane Mitch in 1998 resulted
in economic losses of approximately 40 and 70% of the gross national product
(GNP) in Nicaragua and Honduras, respectively. Poverty and unequal distribution
of wealth may increase as a result of the negative effects of climate change.
Trade agreements are becoming increasingly important for Latin American economies.
In principle, they have been designed mainly to speed up socioeconomic development.
However, various elements that relate to environmental issues gradually are
being introduced into these agreements, including provisions related to climate
change. Environmental issues are beginning to be reflected in the environmental
legislation in the region. For instance, environmental impact assessments are
now required in most project developments.
Although climate change may bring benefits for certain regions of Latin America,
increasing environmental deterioration, combined with changes in water availability
and agricultural lands, may reduce these benefits to a negligible level. The
adaptive capacity of socioeconomic systems in Latin America is very low, particularly
with respect to extreme climate events, and vulnerability is high.
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Person who calls in sick for work but profile pictures show up a day later with the person dressed as a fairy for Halloween.
Why don't you call in sick like the Facebook fairy?
by r.r.r.r May 04, 2009
A sleazeball loser that tries to lure women into a relationship through Facebook by convincing them he is a good guy.
OMG, that Bob turned out to be such a Facebook Fairy. He had Bonnie ready to marry him until she saw him working the drive through at McDonald's.
by Big Daddy Hedgehog October 11, 2008
Someone who finds your facebook account logged-in when you're not around and proceeds to change your status and/or profile information.
I think Mike may have been visited by a facebook fairy. His status says he can't come over to watch the game tonight because he's decided to adopt 20 cats and is knitting each of them a little pink sweater to "keep the kitty warm and pretty." LMAO!
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