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Rep. Pombo describes ESA changes, attacks enviro groups as uncooperative
Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Resources Committee, is working on some dramatic changes to the Endangered Species Act. But can he find middle ground with House Democrats and lawmakers in the Senate? Will Pombo remain at odds with some of the major environmental groups active on ESA? How would his bill change the way new species are listed and protected? Also, Pombo describes congressional reaction to a recent Supreme Court ruling on property rights and a Chinese oil company's bid to purchase Unocal.
Brian Stempeck: Hello, and welcome to OnPoint. I'm Brian Stempeck. Joining us today is Congressman Richard Pombo of California, chairman of the House Resources Committee. Also with us is Dan Berman, a reporter with Greenwire and E&E Daily. Congressman, thanks for being here.
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, thank you.
Brian Stempeck: You have a draft legislation that's floating around Capitol Hill right now making some major changes to the Endangered Species Act. Give us a sense… I know that the bill's not in final form yet, but what do you see as the main aspects of this bill as you move forward?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Oh, some of the big issues that I want to deal with and I think most of the members on the committee want to deal with is on critical habitat, the last two administrations, one a Democrat, one a Republican, and both said that under the current implementation of the act, that critical habitat does little or nothing to recover species, and yet causes a lot of the issues, a lot of the problems that we have. It eats up a lot of the money that's in their budget and it's driven by litigation. I think that's one of the major issues that we need to tackle. Another one is the level of science that is used for making decisions under the Endangered Species Act. Right now it is an extremely low bar that they have to rate everything by. What we would like to do is raise that and hopefully try to deal with science on a higher level so that it's something that we can depend on and count on, because that's what all the decisions are based on.
Brian Stempeck: Now, one of the fears that's raised by a lot of environmental groups, proponents of the changes that you're suggesting, they feel that you want to basically get rid of the Endangered Species Act at some point, talking about maybe sunsetting the act, around 2015, far away. What is your ultimate goal, and how do you respond to those fears that you're trying to do away with this major environmental law?
Rep. Richard Pombo: I'm glad you brought that up, because, first of all we are not doing away with the Endangered Species Act. What we have tried to do is modernize the act so it takes it takes advantage of the technology and what we've learned over the last 30 years in the implementation of the act. We're trying to make an act that actually works. Right now 77% of the species that are listed on the Endangered Species Act are not meeting their goals; they're not recovering, 40% of them, they have no idea what their status is. Only 6% of the species that are on the list they consider improving, and those are numbers that came straight out of the Fish and Wildlife Service. No one can look at the act right now and say it's a success. But in terms of the sunset of the act, yeah, I would like to have a sunset clause put into the act so that Congress is forced to come back and reauthorize the act. You know the Endangered Species Act has been unauthorized since 1992. It's been kept alive by the appropriations process for the last ten plus years. We have not responded to whatever changes there are, whatever updating should have been done to the act, and there's no incentive for the two sides to come to the table and work out what really needs to be done.
Dan Berman: So what timeline do you look for that? Would it be 10 years, 15 years, 20 years…?
Rep. Richard Pombo: If we get a ten year sunset on the act it would give us whatever changes we pass to the act right now, it would give us ten years to look at those changes and then reauthorize again. There's nothing that stops Congress from stepping in sooner and doing a reauthorization, but we would at least know that ten years from now Congress would be required to update the act. Everybody knows the Endangered Species Act is not going to go away. It is a cornerstone of a lot of our nation's environmental laws and is an extremely important law. No one is going to vote to repeal the Endangered Species Act, and they know that. That's just another one of the scare tactics that they like to throw out there.
Dan Berman: So do you say the reaction to the draft proposal came out last week is kind of overblown with a lot of criticism from the environmental committee?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Yeah, well, I mean, let's be fair about this. They were criticizing my bill before there is even at a draft or an outline out there. They were saying that we were gutting the Endangered Species Act before there was even an outline out there, and then as soon as there was an outline that was put out there, then they started saying oh, well, that just proves that he's trying to gut the act. They've never even read the bill. The bill's not even been written yet, and they're passing judgment on what it does or doesn't do.
Dan Berman: So how are you going to able to get them to the table? Over in the Senate they've said that kind of a key benchmark for them is to get a bill that the environmental groups can unitedly support or at least have cooperated on. How are you going to…?
Rep. Richard Pombo: And there are some environmental groups that have been quietly working with us, giving us suggestions, saying based on past bills that have passed the committee, these are things we like, these are the things we don't like.
Dan Berman: Did they say, kind of, what groups or organizations…?
Rep. Richard Pombo: No, because quite frankly as we found out in one of our hearings, a field hearing we had in Mississippi, one of the lawyers who represents environmental groups testified before the committee that he was warned by other environmental groups not to testify. And a lot of them are very reluctant to say yeah, we are working on this, and I don't want to endanger that, and them working with this, but we both know that there are several of the national environmental groups that won't support anything that we put out there. This is a major fund raising activity for them, they can send out their fund raising letters and bash Congress, and bash me in particular, and it's a great way for them to raise money. They have no interest whatsoever in fixing what's wrong with this act. As I said, it's been a failure.
Brian Stempeck: At the same time, you do need to compromise with the Senate when it comes to this one. Prior to this hearing, prior to us taping this show, the Senate had a hearing on the Endangered Species Act and Senator Chafee, who's going to be your main counterpart in the Senate working on this, has basically said that some aspects of your bill, he's very apprehensive about that give him cause for concern. He seems to be taking a lot slower look at this process. How are you planning to find the middle ground, if not with the environmental groups, with Senator Chafee?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, I think the middle ground that we're finding in the House, sitting down with my counterpart, Nick Rahal, on the committee, and working through what some differences are, what some of the big issues are. If we come out of this thing with a bipartisan bill out of the house, we end up with a bill that the Senate can pass.
Brian Stempeck: And what about the timeline? I mean, you have the draft bill circulating right now. Can you nail down a time for us right now when we can expect to see a final bill come out, and see this marked up in the resources committee?
Rep. Richard Pombo: You know, right now, I'm more interested in getting a good bill that will improve the Endangered Species Act and remove some of the conflicts that we have under the current implementation. If that takes a couple extra weeks, we're going to work through that. I would like to have a bill out as soon as possible. I think the sooner that we get it out the more chance that we've got to continue working on it. But at this point it's going to take as long as it takes to get a good bill done.
Dan Berman: I guess if we can look at some specifics… I know that your bill wants to kind of raise the bar in terms of listing new species and you've been very critical of the Fish and Wildlife Service and kind of the current recovery and species. How would listing… kind of changing the rules of listing species address the recovery rate on the other end?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, for one thing, I'll back you off, we are not raising the bar what we're saying is the science that is used for determining whether or not a species is endangered or not should be raised. That does not raise the bar. Either a species is endangered or threatened or it's not. The most common reason for removing a species from the Endangered Species Act today is that they discounted or they had data error to begin with. The second most common reason for them to take a species off the list is extinction. So what they're doing right now in terms of the science is not working. What we're trying to do is say let's go in and do field studies, let's go in and look at what the habitat is, let's determine whether or not the species truly is endangered before we put it on the list. Once that determination has been made, let's come up with a recovery plan, let's designate a habitat, let's move forward and focus on recovery, and not focus on the bureaucracy as we are doing now.
Dan Berman: All right, so, recovery. How do you improve the recovery rates? Is it through cooperative conservation with this current Interior Department? But, you know, the rate hasn't necessarily improved. How can you get species off of the list and not have it because of data error or extinction?
Rep. Richard Pombo: About 95% of the species that are on the list right now… at least part of their habitat is on private property. We need to change the incentives that exist under the current implementation of the act. Bring private property owners in as partners in recovery and change it so they're no longer afraid that you're going to find an endangered species on their property, change those incentives. That can be done through grants, it can be done through tax credits, it can be done through cooperative agreements as the administration is trying to do right now. Bringing in states and private property owners to be part of the solution is the only way that we are going to improve recovery rates.
Dan Berman: Is there enough money to do it with, you know, paying off land owners or providing tax incentives, but won't the bill just –
Rep. Richard Pombo: We are going to have to increase the money. There's no question that there's going to have to be additional funding in the bill and I am prepared to do that and prepared to support increasing amount of money that we spend on recovery of endangered species. I'm not prepared to put more money into a failed program.
Dan Berman: Do you think you would have to make it mandatory funding? I mean, I can't imagine Congress would authorize several hundreds of millions of dollars every year on this.
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, it all depends on what the funding source is, what some of the alternatives are. There's some real creative things that people are coming up with to try to figure out a way to fund recovery. In fact, in the farm bill, in the last farm bill, we did a lot in terms of recovery and habitat protection, and I was very involved with moving that part of the farm bill through. So I think that's a beginning of the process that we have to go through.
Brian Stempeck: One last question on ESA before I switch to some other topics. What do you see as the time line for the bill? Are you going to try and finish it this summer in the House or is it more likely this fall?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Ideally, we would have it done in the summer before the break. As we go forward with negotiations it may slip into the fall, but I think we need to get it done as quickly as we can so we can move to next step and work with the Senate.
Brian Stempeck: One of the other topics I wanted to ask you about was there was recently a Supreme Court case on property rights, a case up in Connecticut. You were one of the many lawmakers who came out against this. A lot of property rights groups say that this is basically an expansion of eminent domain. It gives state and local governments a lot more power to take property. My question for you is what can Congress really do about this? This is a major ruling from the Supreme Court. Do you have any power, does Congress have any power, is there anything you can do to try to undercut this or get around this ruling?
Rep. Richard Pombo: There are several avenues that Congress can take, and right now we're looking at all of them. One of those is what we have begun to do in terms of restricting federal funding going to cities or states that use eminent domain for economic development in this way. That is an extremely powerful tool, and if we are able to do that, and restrict the money that goes to states or counties or local government, they won't do it this way. They will look for another way of doing economic development in their communities. That is an extremely powerful tool that we can use. Congress controls the money, regardless of what either of the other two branches of government do. Obviously one is a constitutional amendment, but quite frankly I think the Constitution's pretty clear about this subject, and the Supreme Court just got it wrong.
Brian Stempeck: Do you think there's support for that though? Would there be support in the house for a constitutional amendment like you said?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Today, there would be. I mean you look at the overwhelming vote that we had condemning the decision, the overwhelming vote that we had in restricting money out of the transportation bill to any city that does this, there's obviously support in Congress. And I think that one of the interesting things about that is this is not… it has not developed into what typically the property rights battles were, East versus West, because now a lot of my colleagues that represent urban areas are looking at this and saying, "Hey wait a minute, that means they can take my house for economic development, they could take my constituents homes for economic development". They may not have seen that when they were talking about my constituent's farm or ranch and seeing what was happening, but now when you're talk about their constituents losing their property rights, there's a lot of support from members who previously were not as supportive on these issues.
Dan Berman: Well, when you talk about limiting funding though, doesn't that also create a danger? I mean, the use of eminent domain is still very popular in many cities and towns think it's a very legitimate tool in some cases for highways, for economic development projects, for urban renewal. How do you balance that with the Supreme Court decision and with your attempt to protect property rights?
Rep. Richard Pombo: To be honest, I'm not a big fan of eminent domain anyway, for any reason, but I do believe that – and the Constitution allows for public purpose. If they take land for a school, if they take land for a road, if they take land for a public purpose, it allows the cities and counties and the federal government to do that. What this is saying is you can't come in and by force take my land a way for me and give it to him, because you think the city will receive more revenue by doing that. I mean, that's just plain wrong. There has to be protection for that individual. The Bill of Rights is all about protecting the individual from the majority, the weak from the strong. That's why the Bill of Rights is in the Constitution. This is a classic example of someone who doesn't have the influence and doesn't have the sway with the local government having their individual rights taken away from them and given to somebody else.
Brian Stempeck: All right, so last question for you because we're running out of time. Another issue, different issue, same kind of topic. You've been one of the many members of Congress who has also spoken out about the decision against the merger with Unocal and CNOOC goes through. It's a major takeover bid from CNOOC, a Chinese oil company, to take over Unocal. Again, this is not usually the privy of Congress to do something like this. What power do you think Congress has beyond just the resolution that the House already passed to try and do something about this?
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, the greatest influence I believe we have at this point, and what we should do at this point, is put pressure on the president to review the proposed deal. Right now we have a Chinese government owned oil company purchasing a major energy producer in a US company. That raises concerns for me in terms of our security in terms of production of energy and being able to meet our needs. It raises concerns in terms of national security. There are a lot of issues that this puts on the table. This isn't about, you know, two separate oil companies fighting over purchasing another oil company. This is about the Chinese government coming in and buying a US oil company. That's very different than some of the mergers and some the things we've seen happen over the last ten years.
Brian Stempeck: We're going to stop there because we're out of time. Congressman, thanks for being here.
Rep. Richard Pombo: Well, thank you.
Brian Stempeck: I'd like to thank our guest today. That was Congressman Richard Pombo of the House resources committee. I'm Brian Stempeck. This is OnPoint. Thanks for watching.


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Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) | support for MC, PT and Sibelius
Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) was just released by Apple. With the announcement of this new OS - Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) operating system - there are known issues with Media Composer 7.x , Pro Tools 11.x and Sibelius 7.x at this time.
It is not recommended that any customers use Mac OS X 10.9 as the OS is not "officially" supported with Avid software at this time. It is recommended that customers use what we do recommend which can be found on the Knowledge base or the Product pages for each product.
Avid will announce support for Mac OS X 10.9 with future releases of Media Composer, Pro Tools and Sibelius software.
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This will be your only opportunity to get the base OS 10.9 version. Once Apple releases 10.9.1, you won't be able to get 10.9, and depending on how fast Avid qualifies 10.9.1, you may be stuck.
So, purchase 10.9 now, but hold onto the installer until you want to upgrade. Then you can always download the "Combo" updaters from Apple to get to the version you want.
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7.x to start...... no idea on 6 or 6.5 but 7.x is first.
Good to know. We'd probably run 7.0 on those new Mac Pros when they get here anyways ;)
Kevin Klimek:So, purchase 10.9 now, but hold onto the installer until you want to upgrade. Then you can always download the "Combo" updaters from Apple to get to the version you want.
And its free!
Any word on when new Mac Pros will be officially supported?
The Mac Pros aren't available until December. Avid doesn't get pre-release models to play with, so it would be some time after that.
I hope the existing Nitris DX will still be supported on the New Mac Pro via a Thunderbolt 2 Pci expansion chassis. I plan on upgrading to the new Mac Pro when they are released.
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This may seem like a dumb question but where and how can you download the software "without" it automatically installing? I can't seem to find a "download only" option anywhere.
Download it, then quit the installer.
I'm sorry to come off appearing as dim but I just followed your instructions and then quite the installer but I can't seem to locate the downloaded file anywhere. Can I trouble you for just a litte more guidance (I'm sure others might find this helpful as well)?
Once downloaded the installer will appear in your applications folder.
Do a search / Find for Install OS X Mavericks.
FWIW it downloaded here into the Applications folder
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Overview of Carbohydrates in Dog Food
The three macronutrients (besides water) that make up the majority of a pet food are protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Pet food labels, which are required to report certain crucial nutritional data, list protein and fat percentages but rarely is there a reference to the carbohydrate content. This is not an act of subterfuge as pet food manufacturers are required to report protein and fat content, but are not required to report on the carbohydrate content. Have you ever wondered why this is the case?
Why aren't Carbohydrates Listed on the Dog Food Label?
Both protein and fat are required in a dog's diet and AAFCO has established minimum values for dog foods to be considered complete and balanced diets. Carbohydrates, on the other hand, are not an essential part of a dog's diet and thus, there are no labeling requirements, let alone minimum or maximum standards that pet food companies need to adhere to. There is no known carbohydrate requirement for dogs—they are carnivores after all and thrive on high protein and fat diets. Yet, the average commercially available dog food is laden with carbohydrates, over 47% for dry foods and 34% for wet foods.
Why are Carbohydrates Included in Dog Food?
Carbohydrates are used in abundance in most dog food for many reasons, but primarily they are included because they are a relatively inexpensive source of energy and can help to keep the price of dog food more affordable. Carbs are not inherently bad, but they should make up 1/3 or less of the daily calories for most normally healthy pets.
Carbohydrates can provide some benefits as a macro-nutrient including:
- Provide Energy –although dogs are able to convert protein and fat to satisfy their energy requirements, carbohydrates are an inexpensive way to provide energy for your pet.
- Provide Beneficial Fiber- carbohydrates are the source of dietary fiber, which promotes overall gastrointestinal health. Soluble fibers, sometimes called prebiotics, aid in promoting the growth of additional beneficial (or probiotic) bacteria and helps crowd out pathogenic (disease-producing) bacteria.
- Creates Satiation – carbohydrates (and their associated fiber) helps the dog feel satiated and thus, 'less hungry'.
Like with protein and fats, not all carbohydrates are created equal. Finding a low carb food is a great first step, but making sure that the source of carbohydrates is high quality is equally important. When it comes to carbs, like with most ingredients, choose those that are less processed vs more processed. Processing can remove dietary fiber, iron, and some vitamins, so refined carbs provide less nutrition but still contain the same number of calories.
Some examples if higher quality carb sources include sweat potato, sorghum, most fruits and vegetables.
Carb sources to avoid include white rice, wheat, wheat flour, gluten, and corn.
Starchy vegetables, like peas and plain potatoes are commonly found in pet foods. These ingredients aren't bad per se, but often they are used as substitutes for animal proteins so be wary of foods that contain these high in the list of ingredients or that contain multiple forms of these (e.g. peas and pea protein) in their ingredient list.
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I think of it this way: Have you ever heard of a dog raiding a corn field? No? Well, then don't feed your dog corn! I had to learn that lesson, and am so glad we no longer feed our pups poor quality food consisting of what seems like nothing but carbs. The pups eat raw these days 😉
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We dehydrate bananas and apples for Bentley and Pierre. I have heard that green beans are good to dehydrate. Have you ever tried them?
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I'm always surprised people don't seem to understand the whole corn thing with dogfood (and people food as well-it's high glycemic and thus not a great addition to the diet). Corn is especially difficult for dogs with arthritis and should be avoided. I think it's probably inflammatory which doesn't help joints. Great and informative post!
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Sweet potatoes have been the carb of choice in the homemade diets designed by a veterinary nutritionist for two of our dogs. But Shyla has to constantly have a high fiber diet (to avoid GI distress) so she has oat bran every meal, another carb but for a purpose!
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Hey everybody!! I'm alive!!
I just flat out haven't felt like blogging this week so I haven't!!
It's my blog and I can do that, right?
I still don't really have anything to blog about so I'll just tell you some random things!!
And show you a picture of these sweet cheeks.
1. We got our family pictures back so I'm going to working on our Christmas cards this weekend! I can't wait. I love sending out Christmas cards and I LOVE checking the mailing in December and receiving Christmas cards!!
2. Tuesday night Matt and I were bored so we played a random game of Gin Rummy. I don't think we have ever just played cards by ourselves unless we were on a trip. It was fun!!
3. On Wednesday, Ashley kept Pearson while I went to the doctor. They had a fun time playing and they even had a cousin lunch together. While I was over there picking him up, we found all three of them in Ashley's room with the TV blaring on a music channel. They were all dancing around having a ball. It was hilarious. It makes me so happy that Pearson has cousin's close by and close in age to grow up with. I never had that, so I'm glad he does!!
4. I saw a preview for the new season of The Biggest Loser starting in January. I'm super excited about Jillian being back. It just wasn't the same without her, although, I don't know how I feel about her now that I know she is a lesbian. Am I the only one that didn't know that? I really had no idea until last summer when I heard that she was adopting children with her partner. I always had a feeling that Bob was gay, but I had no idea she was a lesbian. It's just weird.
5. Last night we went to the new Dairy Queen for a little dessert. Matt got a blizzard and I got an Orange Julius. I hadn't had one in years, so I was thrilled to see that they sold them there. We used to beg my Mom to get us one all the time when we were kids when we would be at the mall. It tasted just like I remember it, although I kinda wish I would have gotten a blizzard!!
6. One of friends is hosting a giveaway on her blog for her cute new shop she opened up. She is giving away one of these precious mini signs. Go check her out here!!
7. I went to a Step Aerobics class for the first time in probably 3 years. I forgot how much I love doing Step. I will definitely be going to the class more often. I just wish I didn't have to pay extra at my gym for classes.
8. Today we had a playdate with Stephanie and Ethan. It's so fun to see him play with other kiddos. These two little boys had a good time in the kitchen.
9. And don't forget to enter my Hilly House giveaway that is going on right now!! You can check it out here.
And that's all I got for ya!


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ARTICLE 1: Name and Goals
The name of this organization is Hellenic Association at Stanford - HellAS.
The goals of the Association are:
- To bring together people of Hellenic heritage and people interested in Hellenic culture.
- To organize and support cultural, social and recreational events for its members, affiliates and the Stanford community in general.
- To keep its members and the community informed about current issues in Greece, Cyprus and the European Union.
- To promote the spirit of Hellenism.
ARTICLE 2: Membership
- All currently registered Stanford students interested in Hellenic culture are eligible for membership.
- Other members of the Stanford community and Bay Area residents who are not members of the Stanford community but show a keen interest in Hellenic affairs and culture can become affiliates of the Association.
- A member can be removed only by informing the board that he/she wants to be removed, explaining the reasons why he/she wants to do so, or if the general assembly decides so with a majority greater than 20*PI%.
- A member automatically becomes an affiliate after he/she graduates.
ARTICLE 3: Dues
- The annual dues are determined at the beginning of each calendar year by the Board of the Association.
- The collection of membership fees in due time is a duty of the Treasurer of the Board of HellAS.
- Those who have paid are considered members in good standing.
ARTICLE 4: Quorum
- No meeting is repeated.
- Decisions are taken by the Board and the General Assembly of HellAS. Decisions on political issues are taken only by the General Assembly.
- The General Assembly consists of the members of the Association who are in good standing.
- Affiliates are encouraged to participate actively in the General Assembly, but they do not have the right to cast a vote.
- The General Assembly is summoned after a decision of the Board of HellAS or after a petition of at least 9*PI% of its members.
Conferences of the General Assembly:
- The decisions of the General Assembly may be made either electronically or during conferences of its members in good standing.
- The Board decides the way of conferencing (in person or electronically).
- Decisions shall require a simple majority of those voting (either in person or electronically), except for decisions on political issues which shall require a majority of two thirds (2/3).
- Special meetings may be held at the request of any member of the Association and after approval from the Board of HellAS.
ARTICLE 5: The Board of HellAS
- The Board of HellAS shall consist of six members elected by the General Assembly.
- The officers shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer elected by secret voting by the members of the Board. Elections shall be held no later than the second meeting of the newly elected Board of HellAS.
- The content of the web site and the administration of the mailing list are exclusive responsibilities of the Board of HellAS.
- The Board shall meet regularly as decided by its members. The Board shall meet at least twice a calendar month to maintain its status.
- Any time the board can change the officers.
ARTICLE 6: Elections for the Board of HellAS
- Elections are held by the General Assembly of HellAS, no earlier than two weeks and no later than four weeks after the official start of the Fall semester at Stanford University.
- All members in good standing are eligible to vote for and be elected in the Board of HellAS.
- If for any reason one of the positions of the Board is vacated, the position will be filled by a new vote of the General Assembly. The Board of HellAS is responsible for making arrangements that the position is filled no later than two weeks after it has been vacated.
- Any time the General Assembly can change the board.
ARTICLE 7: Dissolution of Organization
In case HellAS is dissolved or becomes inactive, all the remaining funds and equipment of HellAS go to the Bechtel International Center, to be spent or used in accordance with our association goals, as described in article 1 of the present. More specifically, in order to:
- Bring together people of Hellenic heritage and people interested in Hellenic culture.
- Keep the Stanford community informed about current issues in Greece, Cyprus and the European Union
- Promote the spirit of Hellenism.
ARTICLE 8: Amendments
The constitution can be amended at a meeting of the Association and voted by 20*PI% of the members voting (PI=3.14159).
ARTICLE 9: Effective date
The 20th of October 2013


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Peter Hutton's LinkedIn profile shows he likes a joke, but the Eurosport CEO is deadly serious about how bespoke content from the Olympic Games, and possibly other events, could help mobile operators.
On the social network, the Paris-based Englishman (pictured) describes his 18-month reign as co-CEO of sports rights company MP & Silva as "herding cats", his former role as MD of ESPN STAR Sports as "letting Fox into the ESPN hen house" and his time as Senior VP of Sports at Fox International as "shopping".
Hutton joined Eurosport as Chief Executive in 2015, six months before it won European broadcast rights to the Olympics Games for the 2018-24 period.
The Discovery-owned company spent €1.3 billion to take the rights from previous incumbent the European Broadcasting Union – an alliance of 73 public service media organisations.
A key reason was Eurosport's promise to make the Olympics available on more screens and to an even wider audience.
"A mobile strategy is very much part of that, particularly for younger audiences who consume much of their content on mobile devices," Hutton tells European Communications.
Although it was somewhat lost in the white noise of this year's Mobile World Congress, Eurosport launched an Official Mobile Broadcaster product in Barcelona.
This promised mobile operators access to a 24/7 linear news and highlights channel, exclusive short-form content and co-branding with the Olympic Rings.
TIM became the first and so far only operator to sign up for the service last month.
The deal with the Italian operator took "several months" to negotiate, according to Hutton.
The CEO says his company is in discussions with 10 other operators that are "really strong leads", before adding that it is "important we don't bite off more than we can chew".
"What's important for us is to give the mobile operators a unique content story that they can be proud of and can have genuine ownership of," Hutton says.
Eurosport can customise its offering to different markets to take account of different tastes – TIM, for example, might want to focus on shooting given that discipline delivered seven medals for Italy at the Rio games last summer.
"Given we make a lot of short-form content and deal with a lot of simultaneous streams, we have a certain amount of knowledge that can help mobile operators create a product that works for them," says Hutton.
The Italian operator's subscribers will get their first taste of the partnership next February when the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, get underway.
But the complex nature of sports rights means that the final product TIM gets will be dependent on others.
Eurosport is obliged under the deal with the International Olympics Committee to offer up a certain number of hours to free-to-air broadcasters, for example, but is yet to secure a deal with such a broadcaster in Italy.
The company is also in talks with social networks as it looks to maximise exposure and recoup its outlay.
Given this, can telcos be assured of getting something that is unique?
"We are trying to package the content in different ways," Hutton responds.
"For a telco looking to supply content on mobile, a lot of this is about short-form content."
Eurosport will look "to create some space for each partner to work within", according to Hutton.
"That jigsaw puzzle is at the heart of what we're trying to do between now and the Games," he adds.
Of course, telcos have their own challenges. Although several have made strides in hiring content people, the suspicion remains that many simply do not have the people in-house to deliver what customers want.
When this is put to him, Hutton says: "You see ambition [from mobile operators] to be in the content space.
"[That ambition] is really powerful and really has potential.
"If we can use our experience in rights and production to come up with a good story then there is a real win-win situation."
The win for telcos will only materialise if they work out how to monetise their Olympics coverage.
TIM has not disclosed how much it paid Eurosport. Indeed it has failed to say anything at all about the deal to date.
Hutton says there is a "sliding scale" of prices linked to how much content is made available, but he is optimistic that the Olympics will deliver financially for telcos.
"The number of sports events in the top 100 [most watched] TV programmes in every market is increasing year-on-year," Hutton says.
"The amount of people who will build their lives around a football World Cup or Olympic Games is incredible.
"Sport can be such a powerful telco story and we know people will pay for premium sport.
"We can unlock some of the power and emotional intensity behind it."
Crucially, Hutton sees the Olympic Games as a springboard to a much deeper relationship with telcos.
"There is so much content around big sporting events, you can slice and dice it in different ways," he says.
The likes of Grand Slam tennis and cycling's Grand Tours, which Eurosport also owns the rights for, are clearly on his mind.
"We want this to be the start of a relationship with the mobile operators around Europe where we can provide [them] with a different angle on a story that strengthens your brand," says Hutton.


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Don't we go on and on about it. Copywriters are always telling you to use shorts words instead of long ones.
Here are just a few blogs where I talk about them being more effective:
Copywriting 101: Keep it Simple, Stupid
Make Your Copy More Convincing (With the Appliance of Science)
It's Not Big and It's Not Clever: How Not to Sound Like David Brent
But have you ever wondered why?
Yes, we love to go on. Yes, we love the sound of our own voices.
But we also say it because it's true.
As I mentioned in the second post above:
In his article, "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly", Danny Oppenheimer (from Princeton University) refuted the myth that big words make you sound clever.
He showed that using longer words than necessary to explain familiar concepts is seen as a sign of low intelligence and poor credibility.
[Here's a link to the original paper]
Why short words are more effective than long ones
Oppenheimer found that using simple language, which is easier to process, leads to increased assessments of truth, confidence and liking in the reader. He didn't say don't ever use long words. He said don't use long words to try and sound clever because it will have the opposite effect. He was talking about academic writing but the lessons have a broader application.
If your readers believe you, have confidence in what you're saying and like you, well, you're doing pretty well. Your readers will trust you, which gives you credibility, and we all know the marketing mantra: People have to know, like and trust you to buy from you! Using long, supposedly intelligent-sounding words won't help.
There have been lots of studies into the size of a fluent English speaker's vocabulary. They all come out with different answers but the average seems to between 20,000 and 35,000 words. By 5, we know roughly 5000 words, by 12 we know about 12,000, and the number we pick up throughout our lives varies widely depending on education and career. If you're a lawyer, for example, there's a large legal language to learn, less so most other professions.
What the studies agree on is that nearly all of us use just 1000 words to communicate most of the time.
Why is that?
Because those 1000 words are easy to access in our crowded brains but also because that's all we need to get our message across.
Using a smaller vocabulary leads to greater clarity and easier processing (the 'fluency of processing' Oppenheimer talked about). Which in turn leads to higher judgments of truth, confidence and liking in our readers. Which leads to more trust. Which leads to more credibility. Which leads to more successful copy.
And that's why we go on about it!
P.S. When I was doing my research, a few studies mentioned Shakespeare. No one really knows how many words he knew (and it's a bit late to ask him) but the estimates are between 30,000 and 65,000. It seems likely that Shakespeare had a much bigger vocabulary than we do, so if the average person knows 20,000 to 35,000 words, I reckon he knew closer to 65,000 than 30,000.
P.P.S. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there are 171,476 words in current usage. To get an idea of how many that is, novels are usually around the 100,000-word mark. Even Shakespeare, if he was alive today, would know less than half of all English words. But I still think he'd be pretty good at Scrabble.


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Hi Su! I was so tickled to see YOUR NAME here on your closing today! Love that--now everyone can put a name with that pretty face. Your tulips are just gorgeous and I love that bucket, too. Pretty good sounding gluten-free oatmeal cookie. I think oatmeal/raisin are some of my favorite cookies ever. Can you believe I don't like chocolate chip cookies? lol xo DianaReplyDelete
Oh how I love tulips!!! Love them in that huge bucket, too. Enjoy your cookies!!
Thank you, Anne. They are so pretty, I wish they grew here.Delete
Such lovely tulips! I was unable to grow them when I lived in Phoenix but am going to try my hand at planting some bulbs here in the fall.
I love your chair covers. Did you make them?
Happy Earth Day!
Thank you. Yes, it doesn't get cold enough, but I heard that one could try refrigerating them in the fall. Ticking and toile made my chair covers. SuDelete
Lovely tulips! I eat gluten free (Paleo) so these look goodReplyDelete
Thank you for visiting, DD. Have a wonderful, creative weekend. xoxoDelete
Oh Su...I just adore the colour of those tulips! They are such happy flowers, aren't they? And you displayed them beautifully on your table too!
Hmmm...those cookies look so delicious and I love that they are gluten free as well! I will remember these next time I feel in the mood for creating something yummy and healthy in the kitchen:)
Have a truly wonderful day!
Hugs to you,
Thank you Kelly-Anne. I agree; they are so happy. They are good, my daughter sometimes will eat them for breakfast with milk. I put a little less butter than usual, so they are a pretty healthy. Definitely less sweet than store bought granola. Thank you for your sweet visit, and have a beautiful day. Su xooxDelete
Hi Su,
Happy New Week. Love your tulips. I am on my way for my first outing to the grocery store. I want to get some fresh flowers too to brighten things up. The cookies sound so yummy.
Kris :)
Thank you, Kris. Fresh flowers will help. Have a wonderful weekend.Delete
Adoro o roxo.
Tudo tão lindo e cheio de vida!
Lígia e =^.^=
O roxo é uma cor bonita e é uma cor deserto por exemplo Prinkly Pear Cactus vêm em roxos. Mas tulipas não crescem aqui, então eu encontrei estes no supermercado. Obrigado por sua visita doce e ter um fim de semana maravilhoso. Eu usei o Google Translate, porque eu só posso saber um pouco de espanhol e francês, apesar de durante a leitura Portugeese eu posso fazer algum com isso, porque algumas palavras são semelhantes para o espanhol. xoxo SuDelete
Dear Su!
Your tulips have a very beautiful colour. So elegant. Love the way you watering them!
All my best
Thank you, Elisabeth. Have a beautiful day in your garden, xoxoDelete
The tulips have an amazing colour, so deep!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Magali. I thought so too. The color seemed so unique to me, but tulips don't naturally grow in the desert, so I've not seen a lot of them. The most I ever saw were in the Bois de Bologne at that little palace garden in the woods. Have a wonderful day. xooxDelete
I love tulips. They are such a happy flower, so symbolic of spring far more than any other flower. Yum those cookies look good! Will have to try the recipe!ReplyDelete
Hi, Jennifer. I agree. Have a lovely weekend. xoxoDelete
Oatmeal are one of my 2 top favorite cookies but since I'm OK with gluten I use the flour but the dried cranberries is a sensational idea. Thanks. Loving your purple tulips are they open their petals. Another blogger offered a tip on one of her posts that dropping a penny into the water will keep tulips from drooping although I like them drooping. I usually use my rustic French flower bucket but recently John had stopped into our corner hardware store and picked me up a bucket just like yours. I thought it was too shiny ... So from the bottom of my heart thank you Su for the tip on aging. I'm going to do it.
Thank you for stopping by, Vera. I so enjoy your visits. I just went and dropped a penny in the bucket, but they have just the right droop today, so maybe it will slow it down a bit. It takes a little bit of time, but when I'm done with the bucket I'll put it back outside for another round of vinegar and steel wool. I know it can be done really fast with some stronger stuff, but I'm sensitive to fumes. Only one family member eats GF. Have a wonderful day. Su xoxoDelete
I meant as not are, sorry!ReplyDelete
That's okay. Oh, I meant to tell you; right now, the bucket finish looks in the photos reminds me of Nambe, the pieces from New Mexico. xoxoDelete
The tulips are wonderful. Thank you very much for the delicious recipe
Thank you, Alessandra. Have a beautiful weekend. xooxDelete
Your dining room is so pretty from this angle with the french doors. I look forward to trying the recipe. We love oatmeal cookies.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Kerrie. I'm so glad we put those in. Someone in the 70s installed a slider. It was a super heavy door and super clear like real glass. We were never sure if it was tempered, so we had someone take it out. Good thing we did, it was mortared to the brick.
I use a little bit less butter than usual, because my daughter likes to eat them for breakfast with milk. They may need more butter. They are sort of like granola, but less sweet. Have a wonderful day. Su xoxo
I love the colour of your tulips. And I will definitely be trying that delicious recipe!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Sarah. I use less butter than usual, but she likes to have it for breakfast with milk sometimes, so they are a little bit healthier version. Not too sweet either, for example granola is much sweater than these.Delete
I am on the road for work right now but when I get home I am going to pick up some supermarket tulips. I absolutely adore them!!ReplyDelete
Hi, Donna. Tulips are so pretty and happy looking.Delete
Those purple tulips look especially nice in the silver pail. Are you putting them in the fridge overnight? I've heard that is a good way to extend the life of tulips.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Vee. I did not know that, but I did drop a penny in, because Vera said it was good for them. xoxoDelete
Thank you for sharing the recipe. I love tulips and purple is a favorite color. Your pictures are wonderful. Have a nice upcoming weekend.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Mildred. Tulips don't grow here, and I thought it was such a beautiful shade. It is more like a breakfast cookie, it's not as sweet as granola. My daughter likes to have them for breakfast sometimes.Delete
Tulips are one of my favorite flowers too-I just treated myself to a small blue hydrangea plant...happy, happy.
Hydrangeas are so pretty, and I can't grow them here either.Delete
The tulips are so pretty, great colour. That's interesting that you would have to refridgerate the bulbs, don't have that problem in Ireland!! I do have very heavy wet clay and so I grow them in pots so they don't rot. At least you can source them, it's so nice to have them in the house in Spring.ReplyDelete
Yes, they are so pretty and I couldn't believe the color. They must look so pretty in pots. We don't have enough hours of chill. It is the same way when choosing some fruit trees here . We have to choose ones with a low number of chill hours. xoxo SuDelete
So simple and prettyReplyDelete
Thank you. I prefer simple. xoxoDelete
Such a beautiful color.
As always I love your photos.
Thank you, Carla, have a wonderful weekend. xoxoDelete
yummm, those cookies look delish, thanks for the recipe :) I love the look of pretty tulips in galvanized buckets...such a lovely color of the tulips! Happily following you back through GFC! Happy weekend! Hugs, PoppyReplyDelete
Thank you, Poppy, I followed you back as well.Delete
Thank you, Poppy, I followed you back as well.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that top photo took my breath away, just beautiful!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Gigi. Have a wonderful weekend.Delete
I do love tulips and those purple ones are just gorgeous! So very pretty! Enjoy this fabulous weekend we are supposed to have! Blessings, CindyReplyDelete
It does look like we better enjoy it!Delete
Absolutely gorgeous, and thank you so much for the recipe.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Linda. Have a wonderful weekend. xoxoDelete
The shade of purple with that rustic bucket look amazing together! Now I feel the need to run to the grocery store for tulips!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Roselle. They still look pretty even today.Have a wonderful weekend.Delete
The shade of purple with that rustic bucket look amazing together! Now I feel the need to run to the grocery store for tulips!ReplyDelete
Your photos are always so beautiful. LOVE the tulips in the bucket!
Thank you for sharing the recipe...looks yummy.
Have a great Saturday.
Thank you, Debbie, for stopping bye and for a lovely visit. Have a wonderful weekend. xoxo SuDelete
What a gorgeous color! I can't grow tulips here, as the deer love them and munch them right to the ground! Thankfully they don't touch my daffodils:) Your dining chairs are gorgeous!! Love!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Donna, for your sweet visit. That's sad that you can't grow them either. Today they are even more open and they have this beautiful blue inside. xoxo SuDelete
I love your tulips and here in South Korea it is tulip season as well. We just went through the cherry blossom season and now the Tulips and Azaleias are all in bloom and wow are they ever beautiful!!! Living in deep Texas for the last 11 years, I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to see all the pretty flowers everywhere. It was way to hot to grow most of my favs in Texas. I love love love your bucket!! Your dinning room is stunningly beautiful. Thank you for the recipe. I love almond flour! those special flours can cost a lot you know but they are delicious and so much better for you. Hugs, BeverlyReplyDelete
That would be a big change in flora, and it sounds beautiful. My daughter loves almond flour too. Thank you for your lovely visit, and have a wonderful day. xoxoDelete
Your tulips are lovely.
I am never able to find them at the grocery store here (in South Texas).
I have never cooked with almond flour. Thank you for the recipe.
And thank you for visiting my blog.
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Thank you, Laura. I'm not sure if they are common in Arizona either. I just happened to see this this lovely color, and since they were less than 5, I decided I could. Almond flour is great for macaroons. You are welcome, and like wise. Su xooxDelete
I love tulips too. but I never see them in my yard because the rabbits get them just before they bud! I love rabbits but wish they would find other food. So I always buy them because it is a great way to celebrate that spring is finally here, finally. Always looking for a gluten free cookie recipe. What flour do your use, or do you make your own?ReplyDelete
Hi, Cathy. I like Red Mills flours, and they sell them at Sprouts for a good price. Sometimes I take whole oats and ground them down myself with the mini food process or my blender. These would be better with a little bit more butter, but my daughter likes them for breakfast or for a mid morning snack with milk. xoxo SuDelete
Great tulip pictures and great recipe. Lover everything with cranberries in it.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Carol. Have a wonderful week. xoxoDelete
Your pretty purple tulips are perfect in their new place of residence, and styled superbly!
Thank you, Poppy. They lasted a week! xoxo SuDelete
Very pretty tulips, Su. Love the bucket and appreciate the tip on "aging" it. xo ~ NancyReplyDelete
Thank you, Nancy. Have a wonderful day. xoxo SuDelete
ahhh, those are beautiful tulips..and the bucket is adorable. I didn't know how to age buckets...and pots...thanks for the tip.
Oatmeal and cranberries...PERFECT for a great cookie. Thanks for this recipe...
Thank you, B.J. They would probably taste better with a bit more butter, but my daughter likes them more like a breakfast cookie. xoxo SuReplyDelete
the sleeping porch is so pretty! love those purple tulips!!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Beach Gypsy. xoox SuDelete
I do love tulips and yours have a positively royal color. We are in the midst of an unexpected heat wave and my flowers have all wilted. Feeling a bit wilted myself, really :-)
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Tulips are such pretty flowers and I love how beautiful they look in the bucket. I liked them on the table, too because your dining room is so warm and welcoming.
I haven't made oatmeal raisin cookies for a little while now, but I'll have to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing it and I hope you are having a delightful week... :)
Thank you, Dee. I think it would be better with a bit more butter, but my daughter likes them as a breakfast cookie. Hope your day was wonderful. xoxo SuDelete
I love the color of your tulips and thanks for sharing this cookie recipe. Baking is fun & taking photos with your daughter! Have a wonderful week!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Julie. I thought they were the prettiest shade. They don't grow here, so they looked so special to me. xoxo SuDelete


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I've decided I need to do more short fiction, namely short stories in particular (anything less than 7,500 words). I came to this conclusion because sometimes I just need a break from novel writing, but mainly I need representation of my work out there in the real world. There are a crap-ton of publications and contests waiting for word fools like myself to feed them. I looked around at the writers I like to read and to a person they all had bunches of stuff besides their full-length novels. Besides the additional (hopefully positive) exposure that comes with short story publication and/or contest wins, there's also that little bit of cash that usually accompanies such things. A definite bonus in a cash-strapped environment. Plus, I've always been intimidated by short stories and one should tackle head on that which makes one most afraid.
One writing day a week will now be dedicated to short fiction writing. I have a couple ideas to get started with, and will be trawling the world for more. Since I'm a science fiction geek, most of my stories will head in that direction, and some will even occasionally show their faces here. You've been warned.
And, in that vein, below is one I did for a contest a couple years ago. I never heard anything back from the contest so I'm assuming it was a bust, but I still like it and thought it would be fun to share. It was one of those "write a story to match this photograph" kind of things. The photograph was of a modern era middle-aged man sipping tea on a train. The story that follows is what my little brain did with it.
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He had seen her on the platform, a leggy brunette with luminous green eyes. Fresh-faced with that type of glowing soft skin you only get from Mother Nature, she walked down the aisle with a dancer's grace.
She was so much prettier in person.
Watching her melt into a padded seat and then shuffling her bag underneath, he wondered if she was off to another film set, or vacation. Not that it really mattered either way. He was content to enjoy the long ride up the mountains before their next stop. It would be plenty of time.
She was recognized by several people and graciously signed their proffered memorabilia as the train eased away from the station. Not a big celebrity, not like some of the others, but she was a favorite of housewives and college kids and was often seen on the cover of one fashion magazine or another. Within a few minutes she had fulfilled the demand for her attention and sat back to gaze out the window at the passing landscape.
She looked tired, he thought. The sharp tang of lemon rose from the tea setting the steward placed before him, and he pondered on the reasons why she had that look while making sure the steward had indeed brought Earl Grey, and not green tea or chamomile.
No, the look was something else. Glancing back up, he saw that it was a pale shadow of remorse on her lovely cheekbones. A weary ache of loss sat on her shoulders. Maybe that's why she had taken public transport instead of a private car or plane. Being lost in the crowds could chase off that sort of feeling, for short periods. Just long enough to make it from Point A to Point B. Sometimes that's all one needed to survive.
Though he didn't count himself a fan, he had seen a number of her appearances on that comedy serial, and a couple of those low-budget horror movies, too. Neither was much of a stretch for most actors and she had done her job as well as any. There was potential there, despite only being allowed the ubiquitous beautiful bimbo roles. So sad when potential was wasted.
Dribbling honey into the tea, he envisioned her as Lady Macbeth, wringing her hands and babbling about spots. He could see that she had that kind of darkness in her, that kind of depth. It was something he knew well, since he saw it every day in the mirror. Though not in the acting profession, his job often gave him opportunities to play various roles: the tough protector, the gentle rescuer. And that one time in Istanbul, with the clown hat, but that was so long in the past it was just a shadow of memory anymore.
This time there was no need for such theatrics.
He sipped his tea and watched as she stared out the window, and occasionally looked out his own. The train chugged up the grade into the mountains and within minutes snow could be seen scattered on the ground. Then more snow, and then lots of snow, and then great mounds of snow on either side of the tracks. The evergreens were laden with white and he could almost feel the heavy silence of the mountain forest. It was hours still until dark, but a grey haze crept over the landscape as clear skies were supplanted by threatening clouds.
How appropriate, he mused. A dark day for a dark soul.
He hadn't always been such. His youth had been much like anyone else's. Normal parents who worked much too hard for what they had. Average school grades with average friends who had built jump ramps for their bikes on the back lot of the local pub. Good with his hands and a football, he had made a minor local name for himself in the rugby league. He even still played, when time allowed.
But something had changed somewhere. He wasn't even sure where or when anymore, just that it had. He could empathize with others, from a distance, but there came a point when he could just turn it off and feel nothing. That's what made him so good at what he did.
He watched the sway of her hips with admiration when she walked down the aisle to the restroom. She was truly a beautiful woman, and in another time he might have been interested more than professionally. But this was not the time.
Using his tablet, he pulled up the maps for the next station and examined them closely. It had a small platform, with really only one way out. He knew from his earlier research that many of the train's passengers would be getting off there, ski season being in full swing. It would make for a crowded exodus, people bumping and brushing each other in their zeal to make an afternoon run or two before the clouds covered the mountain for the night. The perfect cover.
He slid the tablet back into his bag, covering the pistol with attached silencer therein.
No one would ever notice, and she wouldn't feel a thing.
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BRISBANE, Australia --Jordan Thompson gave Australia its 1-0 lead after he stunned No. 15 ranked Jack Sock in the first rubber of the U.S. v Australia Davis Cup quarterfinal tie at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane on Friday.
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|April 04, 2017
Energold Drilling Group Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2016 Financial Results
|Energold Drilling Corp. ("Energold" or "the Company") announces annual revenue in 2016 of $65.4 million across all business divisions, compared to 2015 revenue of $82.0 million. The slow start to 2016 in the mineral as well as oil and gas sectors led to the year over year decrease in revenue, however the mineral division began to strengthen considerably in the second half of the year while the oil and gas drilling market began to strengthen in late 2016. Specifically, mineral drilling revenue improved to $37.1 million in 2016 from $32.5 million in 2015, while energy drilling revenue decreased to $18.2 million in 2015 from $28.5 million in 2015.
There are substantial signs of improvement in the mineral drilling market as exploration budgets expand from multi-year lows, capacity utilization improves and rates increase. The Company's drill rigs in select geographical markets are fully committed for the busier summer months. Elsewhere, the energy drilling market has started to improve as oil prices stabilized in the latter half of 2016, leading to greater cost certainty among the Company's key customers in Western Canada. Meanwhile, the Company has increased its capacity utilization levels in the infrastructure, geothermal and geotechnical markets worldwide as it sought to make use of excess rig capacity in the energy sector.
In 2016, the Company's overall gross margin declined to 14.1% from 16.4% in 2015, mostly due to overhead costs in the oil and gas division, which was partially offset by improving profitability in the mineral drilling segment. Efforts to reduce costs, reflected in a significantly improved EBITDA, were balanced in 2016 to levels that will support each division going forward but also allow for expansion amidst the continued recovery.
Energold's balance sheet at the end of 2016 remained well capitalized with $13.7 million in cash and $46.9 million in working capital.
2016 Annual Results Comparison ($CAD '000s except per-share amounts and meters drilled)
Revenues increased to $37.1 million in 2016 from $32.5 million in 2015 as a result of a 15% increase in meters drilled. The average revenue per meter in 2016 was $159 compared to $160 in 2015. Although the market is recovering slightly, there is still excess rig capacity in the industry. As capacity utilization rises, pricing and margins are expected to expand as the mineral division strives to maintain low operating costs. Due to improved productivity and monitoring costs, the margin for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $4.9 million or 13%, an improvement over the comparable period of $2.2 million or 7%. Management continues to try and improve its margin by evaluating a number of ways to increase productivity.
Meters Drilled
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $18.2 million compared to $28.5 million in 2015. The majority of the decrease is due to major operators delaying projects due to the continued low price of oil which affected performance in Q1-2016, when the majority of drilling activity in western Canada takes place. The wild fires in Northern Alberta in Q2-2016 also impacted revenues further by delaying significant projects planned for that period. Gross margin was $3.3 million or 18% in 2016 compared to $7.7 million or 27% in 2015. The decrease in revenue from the oil sands resulted in a lower gross margin as the division maintains certain fixed cost levels in its operations although significant measures have been taken over the last two quarters to materially lower costs associated with the ongoing functioning of the business.
On March 4, 2016, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Cros-man. Cros-man has been fully consolidated in the group's results from March 4, 2016 and had revenues of $3.1 million which is included in the Energy revenue segment.
Meters Drilled
Revenues for Dando for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $10.1 million with a margin of 11% compared to revenues of $20.9 million with a gross margin of 17% in the comparable period in 2015. The combination of depressed minerals and oil and gas industry in addition to the inability for some of Dando's clients to finance their projects impacted Dando's revenues. However, we have taken a number of initiatives to deal with this situation including appointing Wolf Raymer as the Executive Chairman, and reorganizing engineering, sales and plant activities to improve operational efficiencies. Dando will continue to explore further changes to increase profitability.
Management expects the recovery in the mineral drilling segment to continue through 2017 and into 2018. As exploration budgets expand from multi-year lows, customers in this division are planning larger programs which should continue to take on excess industry capacity. Profit margins in certain markets are expected to expand as larger programs combined with higher rates will improve economies of scale.
The oil and gas market is expected to remain soft, although a recovery in spending has started to occur as oil prices continue to stabilize, providing some cost certainty for producers. Meanwhile, exploration plans remain behind schedule and as a result, spring and summer drilling levels are expected to improve in 2017. The infrastructure division continues to grow across its key markets in Central and Western Canada and management is in the process of expanding this division as it wins greater market share.
On February 14, 2017, the Company announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet with a syndicate of investors led by Extract Advisors LLC, to raise $20 million as a convertible note to repay existing term debt, including the $13.5 million debenture due July 2017 and for working capital purposes. Extract Advisors LLC has agreed to finance up to $15 million of the Loan. The Company expects the transaction to close in Q2- 2017.
A conference call is planned for April 5, 2017 at 4:30pm Eastern. Dial-in numbers are 416-640-5946 or 866-233-4585.
Energold Drilling Corp. is a leading global specialty drilling company that services the mining, energy, water, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors in approximately 25 countries. Specializing in a socially and environmentally sensitive approach to drilling, Energold provides a comprehensive range of drilling services from early stage exploration to mine site operations for all commodity sectors and has an established drill rig manufacturer, Dando Drilling International, based in the United Kingdom.
On behalf of the Directors of Energold Drilling Corp.,
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//Business ethics are very important at the workplace. In this regard, there are several ways to teach ethics at the workplace. The following discussion is summarizing the ways with which individuals may be taught ethics at the workplace.//
Teaching Ethics at Workplace:
Though, ethics is a trait which is acquired by the human beings themselves in most of the cases, yet there are some basic differences in the perspectives and beliefs of different individuals. While entering to the workplace, the individuals are given formal training according to the in-situation. The business ethics may be taught at the workplace by reinforcing classroom training (McDaniel, 2004). With such training, the individuals can be taught practically the things, which can be ...
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