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Dear 8x8,
Last week (Nov 16) I needed to swap a phone on my system to replace a broken one. I called our TAM for assistance. When I placed my first call it just happened to time perfectly with some intermittent call quality issues we have been having since we got your service. The issue involves terrible quality, but usually only lasts less than 3 minutes... in the past I have had to call our TAM to have our iPBX reset... it usually seems to help. We have learned to live with it because it really is not that big of a deal. Eventually I had to call our TAM back from my cell phone because he just could not handle to quality issue... though I have worked through much worse. When I got our TAM on the line again, he essentially attacked me telling me he cannot help me until I do something about our horrible network and/or internet connection. I tried to explain to him the issue is not in any way related to our network or internet connection because all of the phones are on their own subnet where network connection utilization has NEVER gone above 10% and that our internet connections all time peak utilization is about 89% ( i do realize this is high... but our normal operating utilization is only about 40%). He absolutely refused to listen to me... even when I tried telling him this isn't even the issue I was calling about and I that I was fairly sure it correct itself within 5 minutes (which it did). He just kept ranting about our "crappy" network. I eventually asked him to facilitate a change in TAM for me... at which point he hung up on me.
About 30 minutes later after I got over the shock of actually being hung up on by our account rep with a company who makes $20k+ /year from us I called the general business support number. I spoke with a very nice guy who was able to help me with the issue I was originally calling about and tried to put me in touch with the TAM supervisor... unfortunately this supervisor never called me back.
Yesterday around noon (est) I again called the general business support line to try to speak with the TAM supervisor and was told he is located in a different facility and that his line appears to be busy. The person I spoke to this time said he would leave a message for this supervisor to contact me ASAP regarding this problem (which I explained to them) and asked what number I would like to be called back on. I gave him my cell phone number and asked him to note that I am available at this number 24/7. Assuming the supervisor is located in CA (i'm in NJ) he had about 8 regular business hours to call me back. I have yet to receive a call
So here I am... posting my story here (and several other places) trying to get somebody from 8x8 to contact me.
**** To any other VOIP provider********
It is fairly apparent that 8x8 does not care about their customers or the $20k+ /year they get from us.
I will gladly accept service offers from you.
We are a public school system and require 50 lines with standard features.
Just leave a rough price estimate here as comment and I will take it from there.
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Nov 23, 2011 at 9:01 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
We have 8x8 blacklisted as a spammer. "Sends SPAM" and "Good Customer Service" don't go together very often, IMHO.
I'm surprised that 8x8 isn't watching this thread as they are active in the community. If not for issues like this, why be here? Being a member and not responding is the worst possible response as we've seen in the past.
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:04 UTC
Subscribed. Interested to see how the use of the SW community for this plays out.
Good on you. :)
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:07 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
@Super_J there isn't nearly enough info here to quote. Are you looking for SIP trunks only? Looking for on site PBX included? Hosted PBX? Minutes? DIDs? Leased lines?
50 lines is a tiny line item. It's all the other stuff that creates the majority of the cost.
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:12 UTC
Sorry to hear Jeremy. I had a bad experience with them too. I had a small deployment I did for my brother's chiro office which was 3 polycom phones and a fax ata. Everything worked killer, I think it was the dlink router I got from them with a ton of rules they had in it.
Anyway, the voice quality was superb and the fax worked every time. This was over public 10MB cable biz class. After spending 3 evenings there, one of which was with one of his girls recording all of the voice prompts, we were ready to cut over. It was at this point, after a month of testing the phones out to make sure all was well, that I discovered they couldn't get his 15yr old phone number or fax number! SoaB! I could have killed my rep! That was the FIRST thing she was supposed to check! All she saw were $$$ signs. She never did call me back to apologize.
I was also testing their stuff in our office here and all was well. We nearly used them in a deployment of 35 phones + faxes in a PA facility when I asked about getting our 30yr old phone numbers. They couldn't get those either!!!!
So my take is, if your a small biz and don't mind changing your phone number or live in a major metropolitan area, their product will probably suit you just fine. Otherwise, look elsewhere!
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:15 UTC
I love seeing posts like this, makes me glad I do most of my stuff in house. However, for those few times I do need outside services, this tells me exactly who not to waste my time with :)
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:15 UTC
Not surprised to see Scott on here already ;P Do yourself a favor and chat with him. We would have used his solution if our CEO wasn't so hung up on a local company here :(
Although, for our office we are still considering a CudaTel btw! Any updates (sorry for thread hijack)?
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:21 UTC
Not surprised to see Scott on here already ;P Do yourself a favor and chat with him. We would have used his solution if our CEO wasn't so hung up on a local company here :(
I didn't realize Scott offered a competing service. That explains a lot!
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:25 UTC
Not surprised to see Scott on here already ;P Do yourself a favor and chat with him. We would have used his solution if our CEO wasn't so hung up on a local company here :(
I didn't realize Scott offered a competing service. That explains a lot!
No, he pointed us in the right direction!
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:25 UTC
Sorry to hear about your problem. I'm currently trying to get Dell to simply acknowledge (let alone deal with) my repeated attempts to reopen a problem they have marked as closed, so I feel your pain.
Switching companies sounds like a good plan for you :)
Nov 23, 2011 at 9:53 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Not surprised to see Scott on here already ;P Do yourself a favor and chat with him. We would have used his solution if our CEO wasn't so hung up on a local company here :(
I didn't realize Scott offered a competing service. That explains a lot!
Not quite, we offer PBX consulting and engineering. 8x8 does the lines themselves (the SIP trunks.) We don't resell any SIP, just provide the platforms (and we earn our money from the engineering time, not from selling the product.)
8x8 offers a combination service with SIP and hosted PBX together. So we compete in that we offer you the ability to have in house or hosted PBX with (or without) inclusive service. We have "go to" SIP providers that we work with but are not a reseller so we don't tie to you any particular trunk.
Hope that makes sense :) Basically... we consult on phones!
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:08 UTC
Jeremy, I am not affiliated with 8x8, but I am a channel partner for them. I have deployed multiple 8x8 offerings in complex environments and although they might not always have the best solution I have never had an TAM be rude to me. I am surprised that you had that happen, especially for a simple phone replacement. Send me a message if you need someone high up the food chain to contact.
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:12 UTC
Super J - I am the EVP of Voice Carrier and understand your frustration as I hear this from time to time from people that come to us from other VoIP providers. We compete with these companies everyday and I would love to win your business. Based on my experience I am confident that our overall monthly cost would be lower that what you are paying today and would guarantee that to you since you have been so open. In most cases the money you have spent on the hardware phones will not be lost as we can reprogram them to our service. The one question I have is to quote you a great price I wanted to see if the 50 lines you stated is a number of handsets or the number of on going calls (Concurrent Calls) you have at any one given time. Our systems is different from a lot of others and you do not pay for seats / users/ phones on the system but only for the amount of Concurrent calls you need on the system. Send me a message back or feel free to call me @650-376-1204
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:17 UTC
I'm starting to reel back from the hosted solution. We went that direction because we were tired of getting saddled with $20k pbxs. But now I'm thinking leasing might be better. Or going with a customized setup like an Elastix or FreeSwitch (CudaTel) and getting support from a small local company. Save cash and get better results!
We went big by going with Mitel and it was a disaster. Too big and clueless. The hosted company the CEO is pushing for seems to be too reckless for my liking.
Small company who will customize and service = GOOD
Large company who will brush you aside = BAD
Just my 2 cents!
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:21 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Jeremy, I am not affiliated with 8x8, but I am a channel partner for them. I have deployed multiple 8x8 offerings in complex environments and although they might not always have the best solution I have never had an TAM be rude to me. I am surprised that you had that happen, especially for a simple phone replacement. Send me a message if you need someone high up the food chain to contact.
8x8 themselves are here in the community. One would hope that they would not ignore a thread about them!
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:23 UTC
Unfortunately I too have not heard much good about 8x8 support. I know someone who used them and other than price had not much else good to say about them. I had considered them for a side job I was doing, but I am glad we went in another direction.
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:26 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Small company who will customize and service = GOOD
Large company who will brush you aside = BAD
I think that the big trick here is also the difference between the marketing term "hosted PBX" and someone actually hosting YOUR PBX. "Hosted PBX" is used to refer to a massive shared PBX that lots of people use. Hosting your own PBX (in house or not in house) allows you to switch companies managing the PBX (or manage it yourself) and makes the relationship very different. No one holding your phone system for "ransom" when things go sour.
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:28 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Unfortunately I too have not heard much good about 8x8 support. I know someone who used them and other than price had not much else good to say about them. I had considered them for a side job I was doing, but I am glad we went in another direction.
$20K for 50 lines sounds a bit on the crazy side to me. I'm no expert on SIP pricing but that sounds almost like legacy phone prices.
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:47 UTC
I am Debbie Jo Severin, the Chief Marketing Officer at 8x8. I'm sorry I haven't seen the thread until now. I'm currently on vacation.
Please send me a private message with your company info. I will make sure your issue is addressed and you are given a new TAM.
Sorry for the inconvenience and experience. There are no excuses.
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:49 UTC
Ya know, since he had to take it to a public forum (well, semi-public) in order to get some kind of address to the problem, I'd really like to know how the solution plays itself out. personally, I wouldn't bother with them any longer and let declining sales/revenue dictate how the company handles any further customers.
Nov 23, 2011 at 1:17 UTC
Sorry for posting and disappearing for the day. Had to deal with a situation involving a very large bulk mailing and somebody who doesn't know how to use the PitneyBowes pre-sorter... needless to say I need a drink now.
To update everybody.
I have not received a phone call or email from 8x8 at all today. I did see the posting from Debbie Jo Severin, the Chief Marketing Officer at 8x8 above and I will be sending her the private message immediately after I post this.
With it being a holiday weekend that I have been greatly looking forward to for some time now (lots of family coming in this year) I will not be available until Monday.
Everybody have a good Thanksgiving and I will be sure to keep this thread going with updates as to how this pans out.
Nov 23, 2011 at 1:48 UTC
Communication Group is an IT service provider.
I mean I hate to say this... but what did you expect when you chose 8X8? It is a cheap service with limited features, they are notoriously known for extremely limited tech support. It is up to you to make their solution work.
Nov 28, 2011 at 7:30 UTC
Morning all... I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving.
Roughly 3 hours after my last posting, and a private message to DJ (8x8) I received an introduction email from my new 8x8 TAM. I am glad to again have a point of contact at 8x8.
Its nice to know that should I ever have another issue with a service provider I can "file my complaint" (suggestion for new area in forums) here on SW and I have a good chance at getting results.
DJ, thank you for doing what you did and helping me out. I am interested to see if I ever receive a call back from the TAM supervisor. Not that it really matters at this point (though I would like my complaint about my previous TAM on record)... but because you would think that somebody in a supervisory position would have the sense to contact an unhappy customer who has asked to be contacted. DJ, I do ask (from one professional to another) that you not interfere here. I honestly just want to see if the supervisor does what I think is the right thing. My opinion of 8x8 will not be swayed either way.
Now... everybody's big question... How do I feel about 8x8 now?
I can honestly say that I still have an overall positive opinion of 8x8... for 2 reasons.
1) The service and features is more than adequate for the price. (contrary to popular opinion).
2) I now know that there is at least 1 person with 8x8 who actually cares (or at least does her job). Again, thank you DJ.
When we signed with 8x8 I did my homework. I compared all the options, weighed all the variables and I made a conscience and calculated decision to choose 8x8. I knew the day we signed the contract that 8x8's support department was not very good... but I also knew that they had the strongest network, the best phone compatibility and a good set of features. During the time we have been with 8x8 they have improved on everything... even their support. Unfortunately their support department is still the worst I have ever dealt with in my (almost) 15 years working in IT. I have had better experiences chatting with the script readers in Dubai ( no insult intended ) than I have with 8x8.
Would I ever choose 8x8 again? For a smaller deployment (50 phones or less), yes I would, if I was managing the account. For a larger deployment 8x8 would have to work out a highly customized contract with me.
Will I be leaving 8x8? Contracts are contracts... and we have one. I am fully aware contracts really are nothing more than a piece of paper should I wish to pursue legal action to get out of it... but honestly who does that over something like this?
I have an obligation to my employer (a public school, low budget) to keep a constant eye on all options that could potentially save the school money while not hindering our ability to educate children.
*** sorry for this post being so long ***
Nov 28, 2011 at 9:39 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
When you say that you are sure that you are getting a good price, what makes you say that? Did you price out other options? $20K seems like double or quadruple normal rates. What makes you confident that that is even competitive?
If the TAM supervisor hasn't called back and you have to resort to going to the community and just getting shuffled to another TAM underling, what makes that even remotely an acceptable situation? To me, this remains at the 100% fail mark. I'm curious as to how you see either the cost or the customer service as even remotely acceptable let alone positive?
Just an FYI, we have around 10 lines and 60 phones ourselves and that is around $200. Not $4K as it would appear it would be with 8x8. And our lines come from multiple carriers (for backup) and exist in both the US and UK as we are international. All of those costs are included in that price. $20K is not just high, it seems totally insane.
Nov 28, 2011 at 11:01 UTC
@ Scott Alan Miller
When we signed with 8x8 their price was the next to cheapest for the 5 quotes I got.
I will be reaching out to everybody who contacted me this past few days to see what they can offer.
I should be clear the cost I posted includes taxes and fees... take those away and its almost a third of the bill. Our pretax cost is more like 14K /year.
We have 50 phones. Each one is 8x8s virtual office unlimited product. ~link~
plus a couple add-ons.
In addition to the 5 quotes I originally got I also explored other options. I had two different phone system companies here. They both worked with POT lines and the total cost between the lines from the phone company and their fees added up to over 40 per phone (before tax) plus any long distance. I also looked into housing our own voip pbx system. The cost to purchase the equipment was out of reach for us... had we been able to afford it we still would have needed a dedicated T1 to support it (as required by vendor) which in my area runs for between $450 and $850/month (depending on carrier).
As far as still being happy with 8x8... you have to remember... my issue was not with the service they provide but rather with a couple of their employees. It would be crazy to form a negative opinion of a company by the actions (or lack there of) of 2 of their employees... especially since I don't know if there are extenuating circumstances. I do know that my previous TAM was a tool... he had a nasty tone and arrogant attitude the very first time I spoke with him... and that was when HE called ME to introduce himself as our new TAM. However, as far as the supervisor goes... I dont know if maybe he was sick or something else happened. You would think that a company like 8x8 would have a back-up system in place.
Failing this company as a whole for this issue would be like failing McDonalds as whole because the cashier over charged you and the manager was rude when he refunded you money. You simply cannot form an opinion of McDonalds as a company because of the actions of those two employees.
Maybe I'm too nice / forgiving?
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Every asset class provides some thing good and some thing bad . Diversification helps in getting all benefits in some or the other way and being at the centre of all. With diversified portfolio you get all the elements of : Good returns , Stable returns , Liquidity , Security
Lets see some examples :
1. Anyone who was heavily invested in "Debt" around 2003-2004 didn't get high returns from the zooming stock markets (equity) for 4-5 yrs
2. Anyone who was heavily invested in Equity around start of 2008 , saw his investments go down by 40-60% .
3. Anyone who is totally invested in Debt cant get instant money if required, either he has to take some loan over those investments or break his PF or FD etc.
That does not mean , non-diversification always hits …
1. Anyone heavily invested in Equities before the bull run of stock markets in 2003 onwards made fortunes (but at their risk) .
2. And people who had most of there money in GOLD in 2007 got the highest returns compared to any asset class.
3. It totally depends on person to person. I hope this point is cleared. Also , inside every asset class , another level of diversification is important. Like in Equity there are different categories like Large Cap , Mid Cap , Small Cap . Read Magic of SIP
In Mutual funds there are sectoral funds , equity diversified , balanced funds , debt funds , liquid funds etc . Another level of diversification is also necessary to achieve high level of diversification .
Case study
Ajay a software engineer earning Rs 35,000 monthly (post tax) with a Family of 3 (1 wife and 1 kid) has following portfolio
Expenditure : 20,000 per month
Portfolio :
- Tax savers Mutual funds : 1 lacs (locked for another 2 years)
- Real Estate (a land in his native place , pahari in UP) : 3.75 lacs
- Fixed Deposits (for 5 years) : 2 lacs
- PPF : 3 lacs
- Cash (in bank) : Rs 25,000
- Insurance Payout : He pay 55,000 per year as life insurance premium for an endowment policy , for which he is insured for 12.5 lacs for 20 years . he started this policy before 4 years.
His Future plans
1. His goals are to buy a home in another 5 years for which he need down payment of 3-4 lacs
2. Want to save 10 lacs for his son education in 10 years
3. He want to retire early with monthly income of 45,000 at least . Read 6 steps of retirement Planning .
This Portfolio looks like diversified, and yes it is, but not in a well mannered way.
The asset wise allocation is
* Equity : 10%
* Debt : 37.5%
* Real Estate : 50%
* Cash : 2.5%
His overall Portfolio Shortcoming
- His exposure to different asset class is not well balanced according to his over all situation
- His Life insurance is very less and and not at all enough . For this he is paying a hefty amount every year which adds a lot to his burden.
- His Equity Allocation needs to go up
- His Debt allocation needs to go down
- His cash needs to go up for liquidity. none of his investments in any asset class provide liquidity or near term liquidity , If he needs 1 lacs suddenly he cant get it , or will get it after breaking his FD.
Read a Nice article on Power of Asset Allocation .
Suggestions :
The first thing he must do is to restructure his portfolio.
- He shall surrender his existing Endowment policy and take a Term Insurance 35-40 lacs for 20 years for which he will pay around 13000-14000 per Annam. he will save surplus of 40,000 per year because of this.Also when he surrenders the policy he will get back around Rs. 2.4 lacs back.
- He must invest more in Shares and Mutual funds (as his risk taking capabilities is more because of his less age and less dependents)
- The land in his native place is not appreciating in value much faster unlike other places like other real-estate hot spots. He shall consider buying his home sooner and sell his land at native place. if he sells his land he will get around 4 lacs.
- With the money he gets from surrendering policy (2.4 lacs) and selling his land (4 lacs) , he will get around 6.4 lacs and he should utilize this money as the down payment for new flat and rest he can take as Home Loan. (Want to know how EMI on home loan is calculated ? click here ) He can do it later if he wants (when he can afford the monthly EMI)
- He shall consider increasing his Cash to a level which can meet his contingent needs if any arised. He shall have at least 2 to 3 times of his monthly expenses as contingency fund , which is totally liquid.
- Also apart from Cash and investing in Tax saver mutual funds , he shall consider investing in some non-tax saver mutual funds which also gives him near liquidity.
- He may leave the debt investments as it is . If he wants he can break his FD in case he is going for the Home loan , he can increase the down payment part from this money.
- In case he is going to take home loan after 1 year , he can also take some loan on his PPF , at least for some part he will pay less interest than the home loan.
- Also he shall invest some money in GOLD , to give more stability and security to his portfolio.
- At last he shall consider taking a Family floater Health Insurance plan , which helps him to secure his Family from and health problems or illness.
Recommended Portfolio
Apart from His Home (considering he takes Home soon)
- Equity 65% ( Direct shares 20% , Equity Funds 60% , Balanced Funds 20%)
- Debt 20%
- Gold (ETF) 10%
- Cash 5%
Diversification does not say that you have to invest in some money in every asset class for sure , the idea behind it is just that the risk is minimized by diversification and the portfolio is more stable.Happy diversifying 🙂 and Leave comments …


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|Cooking Time
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Ingredients For Beetroot Pickle
- Spiced Vinegar
- Beetroot
- Water
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- Firstly properly wash the beetroot without damaging its skin portion.
- Now take a large pan and start cooking in it. Make sure that the beetroot is completely covered with water
- Continue the cooking process till it becomes soft
- Now leave it to cool for some time and then peel off the skin portion.
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WOOSTER -- Nashville's J.C. Andersen Band added a stop in Wooster for its "World Domination Tour." Members include J.C. Andersen (lead vocals/mandolin), Ryan Norris (backup vocals/bass), Travis Hillesland (lead guitar), Jefferson Rogers (lead guitar) and Caleb Balas (drums/percussion). While Andersen, Hillesland and Rogers hail from different areas of the country, Norris and Balas are from Wayne County.
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If all that wasn't enough of a family connection, at one point during the Stick People set, the crowd was treated to a song by all of the musically-talented Balas family on the stage together, which has never happened in the many combined years of entertaining and will likely never happen again. Mike Balas, his brother Steve, and sons Zeb and Caleb, looked excited to be on stage together as dozens of people in the crowd stood up to record the moment on their phone or snap pictures. The Stick People's set concluded with an invitation for all the members of JC Andersen Band to join them on stage for the last song.
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Franklin Fabrication produces custom-made security doors and gates. Currently two jobs are in process, 359 and 360. During production of Job 359, the supervisor was on vacation and the employees made several errors in cutting the metal pieces for the two doors in the order. The spoiled metal pieces cost $20 each and had zero scrap value. In addition, an order of five gates that had been manufactured for Job 360 required a fine wire mesh that sometimes tore as it was being mounted. Because a similar wire could be used that was much easier to install, the customer had been warned that costs could run over the bid if any difficulty was encountered in installing the wire. One of the gates was spoiled during the process of installing the wire. The cost of the materials and direct labor for the gate was $150. The gate and metal were hauled to the dump and discarded.
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|Ullsfjord herred
|Former Municipality
Ullsfjord church in Sjursnes
|Coordinates: 69°31′57″N 19°38′27″E / 69.53250°N 19.64083°ECoordinates: 69°31′57″N 19°38′27″E / 69.53250°N 19.64083°E
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|Adm. Center
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|716 km2 (276 sq mi)
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Ullsfjord is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Tromsø and also the southwestern part of Lyngen. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Ullsfjorden east of Tromsø and west of Lyngen. The main church for the municipality was Ullsfjord Church, located in Sjursnes, the administrative centre of the municipality.[1]
The municipality was originally named Sørfjord from 1902 until 1938. This literally translates as "the southern fjord" (a branch of the larger Ullsfjorden). In 1938, the name of the municipality was changed to Ullsfjord, after the name of the nearby Ullsfjorden. The municipality's new name literally means the fjord of Ullr, a god from ancient Germanic paganism.[1][2]
The municipality of Sørfjord was established on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from the municipality of Lyngen. The new municipality had an initial population of 1,139. On 1 January 1965, the municipality–then named Ullsfjord–ceased to exist. The Svensby area (population: 171) was reunited with Lyngen, while the rest of Ullsfjord (population: 2,019) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Tromsø.[3]
- ^ a b c "Ullsfjord. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Troms amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 159.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
External links[edit]
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We couldn't believe the prices for hotels near Denali, so we took a chance on this hostel. So glad we did! We stayed in Iceworm 2, which had 2 queen size beds (one in a little loft area with very steep steps). The room was very clean and more spacious than I expected. The common shower/bath rooms were not far away and were also quite clean. The luxurious bath mats were nice to step out of the shower onto on cold mornings. The large kitchen was fine for our simple meals. We had to cooperate with others who were also cooking, but folks were considerate and accommodating of one another. We really enjoyed getting to know fellow guests, which was facilitated by the presence of wi-fi in the common area; everyone came in to check email, etc. at some point. The fire pit by the creek was also nice and we enjoyed several evenings out there. The only draw back was that when others stayed out by the fire pit well into the night (like 2 am and it still wasn't really dark) we could hear them from inside our cabin. They could also use more hooks or towel rods in the bathrooms, but that was a minor inconvenience. We also booked a rafting trip through the office and paid less than we would have at Denali Outdoor Center while having the office handle all of the arrangements which was very nice. I will definitely look at staying at other hostels after this positive experience.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- A beautiful setting on a creek. Private cabins, private rooms, hostel beds and wall-tents. 13 miles from the park entrance, but with a free shuttle service. The only way to see Denali on a budget. The hostel is clean, the staff is super-friendly and helpful and we offer discounted prices on local tours and transportation. We are the source for the lowest cost tickets for the Alaska Railroad and sell tickets for The Park Connection Motorcoach. And we offer the lowest prices on nearly all the local tours. We look forward to serving you! ... more less
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- Denali Mountain Morning Hotel Denali National Park And Preserve


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Kristen Stewart hates being a celebrity
Kristen Stewart hates being a celebrity.
The 26-year-old beauty - who shot into the limelight in 2008 when she starred as Isabella 'Bella' Swan in the popular franchise 'Twilight' - is desperately trying to carve out a career as a director but has admitted she still loves acting - although she doesn't like the things that come with it.
She explained: "When I'm making a movie or developing something, I really do forget about 'celebrity' and that I have some responsibility to interact with the public on what is for me a very personal level, but for them not personal at all. It's an entirely imbalanced relationship."
However, the blonde beauty may not like the consequences that come with her high-profile career but she has admitted her work has saved her on more than one occasion.
She said: "I have a really strong sense of identity when I'm working. If I'm having a bad day, or something existential or hormonal... if anything brings me down, I'm lucky if I have to go to work that day. And that could be anything."
And, although she'd like to shed her identity for a day, Kristen believes she would be desperate to get in the public eye if she wasn't famous.
She explained to ELLE magazine: "Maybe I'd be more confident. Maybe I'd have a public Instagram and be obsessed with how many followers I had, as I'd need all the attention.
"I'd be one of those people talking really loudly in restaurants. I'd need to perform. Actors want to be looked at. I am the antithesis of that when I'm in public. Then I'm like, 'Please everyone, I don't want to exist.' But there is still a strong desire in me to be seen. It's so weird."


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I saw this recipe on another site and cracked up laughing. It was the absolutely epitome of an over-the-top junk food meal. It really doesn't get unhealthier than this cross between a huge hamburger and two pizzas, which is probably part of the fascination. This has got to be something people make at college parties because I can't think of how it would get eaten otherwise. Have a read through of the method and see if you dare try it......
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 (907.18 g) frozen sausage and pepperoni pizzas (ideally with cheese stuffed crust)
- 2267.96 g beef mince
- 2 onions
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 907.18 g bacon
- 907.18 g cheese
- 2 eggs
- salt and pepper
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- Prepare burger by grating onions and mincing garlic.
- Add into beef mince and add eggs and salt and pepper to taste.
- Shape into huge hamburger patty and place onto oven tray. Make sure it is just bigger than the size of the frozen pizzas as it will shrink when cooking.
- Cover with one pound of the grated cheese in a thick layer.
- Place bacon strips into a circular pattern overlapping each other so that they form a bacon circle in a round pan or frying pan with metal handles.
- Bake hamburger patty in a medium oven on a medium rack with the frying pan with the bacon underneath at the bottom of the oven so that they cook together. Be careful the bacon may crisp up and cook before the mince patty is ready.
- Take out and immediately put in both frozen pizzas and cook until they are crisp and the cheese is bubbling and golden.
- Meanwhile place bacon 'wreath' on top of hamburger patty and top with the remaining pound of cheese in slices or grated.
- Place one pizza on serving platter.
- Carefully lift up hamburger patty and place on top of pizza trying not to disturb the cheese or bacon topping.
- Place other pizza face down over the hamburger patty and allow the melting cheese to stick the pieces together.
- Allow to cool slightly and cut into wedges to serve ideally with chips and beer!


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Aamir Khan's starrer Dangal is thrashing all the box office collections. The movie has already the life time box office collections of MS Dhoni The Untold Story in just 5 days. The movie has also crossed the overseas gross collection of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil which also released this year. The movie is just next to Sultan which is the highest grosser of this year. The movie has crossed Rs 150 Crore mark on its 6th day in India. Scroll down to check out detailed worldwide box office collections of Aamir Khan's Dangal.
Dangal 6th Day/ 6 Days Total Box Office Collections: Aamir Khan
- Dangal 1st Day Collection: Rs 29.78 Crores
- Dangal 2nd Day Collection: Rs 34.82 Crores
- Dangal 3rd Day Collection: Rs 42.35 Crores
- Dangal 4th Day Collection: Rs 25.48 Crores
- Dangal 5th Day Collection: Rs 23.07 Crores
- Dangal 6th Day Collection: Rs 20 Crores
Dangal Total 6 Days Collection in India: Rs 175.60 Crores (Share)
Dangal Total 6 Days Collection in India: Rs 210 Crores (Gross)
Dangal has crossed Rs 200 Crores gross in India in 6 Days and Rs 250 Crores worldwide gross as per the reports. The movie is still getting phenomenal reviews all over and the audience are rushing to the theatres to watch the movie. The overseas box office collections of the movie are also superb. Here is the overseas box office collection details of Dangal.
- Dangal Collections in UAE GCC Countries: $2.78 Million
- Dangal Collections in USA- Canada: $4 Million
- Dangal Collection- ROW: $1.22 Million
Dangal Total Overseas Box Office Collection till December 25th: $9 Million (3 Days)= Rs 61 Crores
Dangal is now looking for a Rs 300 Crore gross mark which will be done by this weekend. The movie is expected to perform extremely well in the overseas even in this week days as it will be a holiday season in USA. Upto now the total worldwide gross collection of the movie will stand at Rs 285 Crores in all these 6 days. The movie is sure to cross Rs 300 Crores mark on the next day. Stay tuned to ReviewRating for more box office updates of Dangal.


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Eurasia Missionaries to Bring Youth to the National Youth Gathering in Summer 2016
Thu, Feb 4, 2016
–By Elizabeth Ahlman
From July 16-20, 2016, LCMS Youth from all over the United States will gather in New Orleans, LA for the National Youth Gathering (NYG). There they will study the theme "In Christ Alone" in worship, Bible studies, breakaways and more, as well as participate in service opportunities.
The National Youth Gathering will go International when students and their missionary and other leaders from the Eurasia Region head to the United States to take part in all of these exciting opportunities. Three missionaries from the Eurasia Region are organizing groups of students from their respective places of service to head over for an experience of Christian fellowship on a scale these students have never experienced.
Sarah Berta-Somogyi, a Globally Engaged in Outreach (GEO) Missionary in Győr, Hungary, is helping to prepare a group of 6-10 students from the Péterfy Sándor Lutheran Schoolwhere she has taught for many years, and where she now offers many extra-curricular activities, to head out on their first overseas trip.
Sarah's students were invited by Redeemer Lutheran in Fredricksburg, Virginia to participate with their congregation's youth group in the NYG. The congregation has taken students in the past after meeting them while serving as a short-term mission team in Kispest, Hungary. The Hungarian students will spend some time being hosted by the congregation in Virginia both prior to and following their time at the NYG.
While Sarah will not be able to travel with the Hungarian youth this year due to a previous commitment, two of her colleagues who are also English teachers at the high school will be chaperoning the children. One colleague is Hungarian, while the other is Irish. Sarah is helping as she can to prepare the students for the trip. Sarah has attended two National Youth Gatherings as a student herself, and so will be able to offer the students and other chaperones insight and advice.
Sarah says that her students are likely most nervous about facing the challenge of travelling to a new place, as well as some fears about flying and terrorism. Similarly, the parents are naturally nervous about sending their children away overseas for the trip, but also grateful for the opportunity for their children "to grow mentally and spiritually." Students will also be staying with unfamiliar people. She noted that the trip will offer the students "a lot of new information that they will need space (and help from us) to process as far as faith and living out that faith."
However, Sarah says that she is looking forward to what they will learn, especially that they will realize that "they aren't alone in their faith. There are lots of people throughout the world (and lots of people their age) who believe the same things they do and whose faith influences their life choices."
The NYG will offer the students many needed opportunities for growth. Sarah explains:
Some of the students going need more solid Biblical teaching in their lives (we do this in Bible study, etc, but more teaching from different people will be helpful). They struggle with not being taught correctly, or at all. They also struggle with how what they believe should transfer into the way they live (what does faith played out look like), and many struggle with being the only (or almost only) Christian in their group of friends. I think the NYG will provide solid teaching and hopefully a support network as they meet Christians from other places.
Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, GEO Missionary Benjamin Helge is also preparing a group of six students and two adult leaders in addition to himself. Ben works with the Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession (SECAC) in Havířov-Šumbark. Again, the Czech Republic faces deep atheism/agnosticism.
The idea for Ben has been in the works for over two years. Many of his students and friends have expressed an interest in seeing the United States. Ben saw the NYG "as a perfect way to connect visiting the US while growing students spiritually as well." Ben attended "Beyond Imagination" and "Chosen" as a youth participant. Three years ago, he attended the NYG in San Antonio as a volunteer singing as part of the band on the River Walk during evening activities. The pastor of the local SECAC church where Ben attends in Albrechtice participated in the 1990's and his daughter is attending this year with the group.
Two Czech adult leaders, Terka and Honza, who have been very active in the English Talk Groups as leaders, will accompany Ben and the six students as chaperones. Ben says of their students: "Each student was specifically invited as an individual who shows exemplary character, seeks out involvement in the surrounding community, participates actively in local congregational life, and possesses a high level of English ability."
Ben also notes the challenge, despite their current English abilities, of being immersed in English during the NYG, especially as it won't be only conversational. "We are preparing by learning some new vocabulary every month that will be used at the NYG and is specific to the Lutheran Confessions," however, Ben notes, "I have full confidence that they will be surprised by their capabilities."
Like Sarah, Ben and his group will be meeting up with a local LCMS congregation and its youth. They will be heading to Albuquerque, NM to Ben's home church, Christ Lutheran Church. There they will also meet people from other area congregations and talk to them about life in the Czech Republic, including "what it's like to be a Christian there, music, testimonies, and more." They'll explore Albuquerque with other LCMS youth groups and share about their time at the NYG with one another.
Ben is most looking forward to
my students experiencing what it's like to be gathered with 25,000 youth and people that believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. I am also praying that the NYG will be a way in which God continues to encourage each participant to serve in our community in Czech Silesia upon returning…Finally, I am excited for them to be submerged in the Gospel each and every day, growing in their faith, and encouraging others in the process.
DCE Intern Kendra McNatt, soon to be commissioned in March, will be bringing a group of seven students, along with two other adult leaders, from the LCMS sponsored English-speaking congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. At Trinity first, second, and third language English speakers are nourished with the Gospel and fellowship as expatriates with unique experiences.
Kendra's group will be made up of kids who speak English as their first, second or third languages. Their group will consist of "Americans, Germans, German-Americans, Chinese-Germans, and Swiss-Americans. It's a mix of mono-, bi-, and tri-lingual nationals, 3rd culture students, and dual culture students. It sounds like a crazy blend but that's the beauty of Trinity!" While students from Trinity have attended independently in the past, this is the first time that the church will be officially sending a group, and the whole congregation is excited.
The leaders reflect the blend as Kendra, a native of Florida, will be joined by Trinity's Director of Music, Johanna, who is a native German and Kristen, who is one of Trinity's youth Bible study leaders. They foresee challenges surrounding finances for the trip, language (for the non-native speakers) and parental worries.
Kendra, who attended the 2004 gathering in Orlando, threw the idea out as a possibility at a student and parent meeting a year ago. The response was extremely positive, so they decided to pursue it. Like Ben and Sarah, Kendra is hoping to connect with a couple of youth groups while at the Gathering: St. Mark's, Wasau, WI and St. Paul of Granite Falls, MN . Additionally, the students are very much looking forward to hopefully seeing old friends from Trinity who have returned to the US and will be attending the Gathering.
The trip for these young people is extremely important for many of the same reasons spiritually as for Sarah and Ben's students. Kendra explains:
I try to do a regular "check-in" with my students and one of the questions I often ask is if they have anyone (besides their parents) who is encouraging them in their faith lives. Some will list an adult and most will name someone from the church, but when I ask about their friends, the response I get is, "Oh, none of my friends are Christians." If I push a little, it turns out that most can name only one or two people in their whole class who might go to church. I think the current statistic is 3% of the people in Germany go to church on Sunday. Christian youth here just don't have the support and encouragement in their everyday lives that is vital to a vibrant and confident faith, especially at their stage in life. We have some pretty great leaders in this group of students. My prayer for the students going to the Gathering is that they will return home filled with encouragement and confidence in their faith, perhaps even with a spark of not only desiring for their friends and community to know Jesus but being willing to introduce them to Him.
Lots to Learn, Lots to Teach
Even as the youth of Europe will hopefully gain encouragement in the faith and see that there are many who believe, despite the stark reality of their home countries having long ago lost their Christian heritage, they have much to teach the youth of America, as well. As the world changes and shifts, with society becoming post-Christian, Americans can learn from their European brothers and sisters about standing firm in the faith despite decades of governmental oppression and persecution and then absolute apathy and dismissiveness. American youth can take hope and comfort in the fact that no matter what the Church has faced or will face, a remnant of faithful still stands, and people are called by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel into the saving faith of the Church even in Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic and beyond, where Christianity has long since faded into the background. These brothers and sisters from across America and across the world will build up and encourage one another in the faith as they learn and grow in the Word and remember that it is "In Christ Alone" that we stand.
- Pray for the students and missionaries as they prepare.
- Pray for the organizers of the NYG.
- Special thanks to the LCMS International Center's Communications team for sending us official pictures from the NYG for use in this post.
Tags: Benjamin Helge, bilingual, Czech Republic, fellowship, Germany, Hungary, Kendra McNatt, LCMS, multi-cultural, National Youth Gathering, NYG, Sarah Berta-Somogyi, service, TCKs, Third culture kids, trilingual, Trinity Frankfurt, youth


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The world's biggest oil explorers are fighting a US plan to toughen offshore drilling rules that ExxonMobil said will cost $25B over 10 years and render many offshore discoveries worthless.
(Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest oil explorers are fighting a U.S. plan to toughen offshore drilling rules that Exxon Mobil Corp. said will cost $25 billion over 10 years and render many offshore discoveries worthless.
The Obama administration is expected to issue the sweeping new regulations Thursday, a person familiar with the decision said, as part of an effort to reduce the number of well blowouts after the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010. The government has pegged the rules' costs at less than $1 billion.
The changes would arrive amid the worst oil slump in a generation. ConocoPhillips and Chevron Corp. have already abandoned some Gulf prospects because they wouldn't be profitable at current prices. If the proposals are enacted, exploration outlays in the Gulf will tumble by 70 percent over the next two decades, wiping out as many as 190,000 jobs, according to consulting firm Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
"The Gulf of Mexico is already in a deep downturn as a result of lower oil prices," said Robin Shoemaker, an industry analyst at Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. "Oil companies and the service providers are trying to come up with ways to reduce costs so the idea that they can absorb any additional expenses -- they're not in that ballpark at all."
The regulations, first proposed last year, have been in the final stage of review by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The proposal restricts the fluids pumped into wells, require redundant safety devices and stipulate continuous monitoring from shore. They're needed because well blowouts have continued at about the same rate as before the explosion at BP Plc's Macondo well in 2010 that killed 11 and spewed millions of gallons of crude, the government says.
Environmental groups say the new rules don't go far enough to safeguard marine life and the people who depend on it for their livelihoods. Friends of the Earth has called on the government to halt all auctions of offshore drilling leases.
"There's no such thing as safe offshore drilling," said Marissa Knodel, a climate campaigner for the Washington-based group. "Tougher rules aren't going to mitigate the human and environmental costs of allowing more drilling to occur."
Government Shortcomings
In a closed-door meeting last month, BP, the largest driller in the U.S., said the government underestimated the time and complexity needed to implement the rules, ignored the reduced production and stranded reserves that would result, and added unneeded operations that could boost risks rather than decrease them. The comments came in slides Exxon presented at the meeting and were posted on a government website.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster looms large over federal attempts to tighten requirements. The blowout at the $153 million well sank a $365 million drillship, paralyzed the Gulf region for months and cost BP more than $40 billion in penalties, compensation and restoration costs.
Exxon, in the closed-door meeting with White House and Interior Department officials on March 7, outlined its assertion that the rules will cost $25 billion and argued they would increase the danger of a blowout by wresting decision-making from on-site engineers with decades of experience.
Increasing Risk
Some rock formations can't handle the heft of drilling fluids that would be required, while the proposal for pouring cement around the steel pipe lining a well would boost the risk of dangerous air pockets and cracks, according to slides Exxon presented at the meeting.
Emily Cain, an Office of Management and Budget spokeswoman, declined to comment. Bill Holbrook, an Exxon spokesman, also declined to comment for this article.
"It is abundantly clear that despite post-Macondo improvements in safety and technological advancements, there are still issues that must be addressed," Brian Salerno, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said in December testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
In 2013 and 2014, drillers in the Gulf lost control of eight and seven wells, respectively, according to Salerno. One incident resulted in a blowout "that caused a massive explosion and fire on the rig," he told the senators.
More Dire
Exxon's $25 billion warning isn't even the most dire forecast out there. An analysis conducted by consulting firms Quest Offshore and Blade Energy Partners on behalf of the industry-funded American Petroleum Institute estimated extra costs over 10 years at $31.8 billion and result in the the loss of the equivalent of 500,000 barrels of crude a day by 2030.
Crude output from the U.S sector of the Gulf will reach a record 1.91 million barrels a day by the end of next year as discoveries dating as far back as 2005 come online after years of design, drilling and construction work, the Energy Information Administration said last month.
In the March 7 meeting, Exxon cited an industry review of 175 Gulf wells drilled since 2010 that concluded 63 percent couldn't be drilled as designed if the new rules had been in place.
Other explorers, rig operators and equipment makers who sought and conducted closed-door meetings with bureau personnel included Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Halliburton Co., Murphy Oil Corp., GE Oil & Gas, National Oilwell Varco Inc. and Transocean Ltd., according to attendance logs published on the government website.
A requirement that would set a safe drilling margin was a major point of contention. Concerns evolved over time, and, in the end, were less about the provision and more about how the agency would interpret it.
"We heard them loud and clear that that was a big issue," Allyson Anderson Book, associate director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said. "We have taken that to heart," she said, "and I think it will help them down the road when they have an understanding of how it would be implemented."
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michael mclaughlin | Apr. 19, 2016The big energy companies kick and fuss and keep on going. On the one hand some of you blame the government for no control of off shore drilling and then blame the government for too much regulations. You want clean air and water (or so you say) and yet you want no way to do it except from the goodness of the companys heart.. As soon as crude prices rise everyone will be happy in the oil business. and the rest of us can pay $4 for gasoline.
Conrad Maher | Apr. 17, 2016The oil industry has not gotten their act together to do sufficient planning to reduce the risk to that which is acceptable. (Whining) about government regulations does not help. Setting high standards and leading way in implementing those standards will help. Mr. Pritchard has it right. Knowing more about formations and how they react to different drilling fluids and drilling operations can go a long way towards preventing blowouts. More experienced personnel and good drilling programs will also help. Conditions are dynamic and there need(s) to be enough personnel on the rig to deal with the unexpected in sufficient time to avoid wells getting out of control. Because the wells are often near the pressure that will open existing fractures or induce new fractures, the personnel need to know about rock mechanics and fluid mechanics in more than a superficial way. They must know and understand their equipment to respond in seconds to an unexpected event with confidence. They should be managing the drilling operations and measurements in the well in a competent manner with the knowledge to mitigate against unexpected events.
Gene | Apr. 17, 2016Based on comments it is obvious that some Rigzone members are not employed in the oil and gas industry, and that their knowledge of drilling operations is sorely lacking. Some of you apparently believe whatever supports your hate for the O&G industry, without taking time to understand the facts. One glaring example of the policy that will increase, not decrease, the risk of losing control of a well, is the rule to maintain a safe margin, including when the BOP is removed from the well. This is not impossible in a well with a surface BOP stack, but it is not even close to feasible in deep waters where the BOP stack is on the ocean floor. The drilling fluid density required to achieve this would fracture the formations in most scenarios. Now think about this situation. How can well control be maintained when circulation is lost? This is the situation the rule would create almost universally, a disaster waiting to happen.
Jill | Apr. 15, 2016This will make offshore drilling so expensive that they will stop all but the best prospects. That will eliminate work for me and a whole lot of other people in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world. I have already been out of work for over 6 months (with no unemployment benefits). I have no hope of finding work until they start hiring offshore again. In my opinion, working offshore is not perfect, but it is safe enough. I want someone to tell me what IS perfect in this world? And why should the oil industry be the only one penalized into trying to be perfect? Like the environmentalists say, the only way to have safe offshore drilling, is to have NO offshore drilling. I think that is exactly what they (and Obama) want. No offshore drilling. I think we need it to continue, for jobs - both direct and indirect- and for a lot of other benefits like lower prices on a lot of things, ability for more people to travel, etc.
David Pritchard | Apr. 15, 2016In deepwater drilling, predictions as to drilling margin are just that: predictions. Drilling teams often need to calibrate predictions in real time in concert with the geoscientists. Statistics prove that many incidents of lost circulation, kicks and stuck pipe are a hierarchy of what amounts to a failure of the entire rig and geoscience teams to understand that the drilling margin is dynamic and always uncertain. If one looks at the forensics of many GOM DW failures, and I have, then the root causes of failures would be clear: Drilling too fast to clean the hole, load it with cuttings and fracturing the wellbore, which can then lead to kicks, stuck pipe, side tracks, even lost wells. Halliburton estimates that wellbore instability costs the industry over 8 billion a year, and I submit is a very low number. I contend the facts prove that better management of the drilling margin and awareness will actually save money, not cost money. We are having far too many incidents that again, if one looks at the data, and understands the changing dynamics of the drilling margin in real times, drilling reliability will improve.
Jake Ames | Apr. 15, 2016Dont blame the EPA for doing its job. People still use oil and workers in the most economical oil segments will still have jobs. SOMETHING has to be obsolete when the price of oil drops. For all the publicity, it looks like the frackers have a pretty robust business. When prices come up a little, frackers will go back to work in the choicest places. The Athbasca Tar Sands and deep sea drilling involve environmental risks no one wants to pay for. Let that oil stay in the ground until we figure out cheaper ways to get it safely. Political partisans still want us to use high sulfur coal. There's no sense shutting in fracking wells just to annoy regulators. The Great Leap to the Right has jumped the shark.
Brook | Apr. 14, 2016Legislation through regulation. That has been Obama's governing method since the Dems lost control of Congress. Clearly, he and his Chicago machine despise the oil industry and desire to raise the cost of energy such that alternative energy will be profitable for providers and unaffordable for low and middle income Americans. I hope the oil industry will sue BSEE immediately and tie up this ridiculous regulation for as long as necessary. BSEE bureaucrats and their ... engineers must be stopped.
eclogite | Apr. 14, 2016So the oil patch goes elsewhere and the greens got what they wanted, so everybody is happy.
Robert | Apr. 14, 2016You want to talk about people making rules for an industry they know nothing about? How about someone checking into the trucking industry and what the FMCSA has been doing to truckers for decades now. And they barely break even, much less make billions in profits like the oil and gas industry does. I worked in both industries, as an independent trucker and as an offshore service company worker in the GOM deepwater, and I can tell you from firsthand knowledge that truckers get the shaft and oil and gas gets treated with kids gloves in comparison.
Colin Weller | Apr. 14, 2016Oh no $25 billion over the next 10 years...thats only about half of exxons annual profit in 1 year! Wow a 12 year old could figure out how to spread that out over 10 years and still have plenty of money. Thats only about 5% of their annual profit each year over ten.
Nolan | Apr. 14, 2016How many of the people making these regulations even know what technology is used in offshore drilling? Another government agency the has no expertise in the field making rules that cost the consumer in the end. Get the government out of the oil industry they will only ruin it like they have healthcare.
BARRY SINANAN | Apr. 14, 2016USA will never be energy independent.
Turd_Ferguson | Apr. 14, 2016This is going to make oil SO SO expensive. Probably part of Obamas intention to make renewables more competitive. The US industry will probably get another two decades before its regulated out of business. About my retirement time. Then you can watch everyone cry when they can longer afford to buy milk, pineapple, sushi, imported cheese and wine or orange juice because its too expensive to ship it to the grocery stores from half way around the world. No one in the US had any of those things before cheap oil made it possible to have them in your local market by about the 1920s.
Barry Hines | Apr. 14, 2016You killing only jobs of the blue collar working class. The CEOs will be fine.
Gail | Apr. 14, 2016It's real hard for me to feel sorry for the oil industry ... And since Katrina when gasoline jumped to $4 a gallon and hasn't gone down until the last year, they should have been saving their money instead of buying politicians. It's time for some regulation before they drop another million of gallons of oil in the ocean.
Melvin McCallum | Apr. 13, 2016I think the government should stay out of the oil business.
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