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Hofmann Leiterplatten GmbH has developed a wide range of products during more than 25 years. New manufacturing know-how has been developed in fabricating organic PCB with embedded devices. A special name "AML (Active Multi Layer)[1] was created to differentiate the Surface Mount Devices (SMD) and the Device Embedded Technology (DET) PCBs. Manufacturing processes that are not typical for standard PCB fabrication shops has been developed. The paper explains typical application where PCBs with embedded devices are used today. In addition, products with improved reliability will be shown and what are the benefits for the industry and the end user. The last section in the paper will focus on future trends and the option for systems in PCBs (SiPCB )[2]. This enabling technology will open advanced production possibilities for improved reliability of high power electronics and harsh environment technology solutions. The paper will share specific knowledge applied in the production of products with embedded devices in PCBs more than 20 years. Important patents in Europe have expired. This will open a great opportunity for Device Embedded Technology in PCBs as an excellent future potential for Designers, PCB Fabricators, EMS and OEMs.
Thomas Hofmann founded the company Hofmann Leiterplatten GmbH in 1989. The objective was to provide special technology solutions based on Printed Circuit Board technology to the Electronics industry in the area of Regensburg in Germany. During this time period, many OEMs in Europe closed down their in-house PCB fabrication sites to streamline the electronic equipment fabrication process. PCBs became commodities like standard passive and active components. The goal of the newly formed PCB factory started by Thomas Hofmann was to create innovative fabrication support for electronic designers and development engineers for large OEMs and EMS companies like Siemens, Osram, Infineon and many others in the Regensburg area. PCB fabrication technology was selected because this includes the widest range of fabrication technologies. Here are some examples of typical processes: Mechanical drilling, mechanical and chemical milling, routing, photo imaging, screen printing, electroless and electro and electroless plating of different metals and etching. These are considered as the enabling steps to produce a wide range of products. As a result, many innovative solutions are offered for various industries such as automotive and industrial electronics, lighting technology, measurement and medical technology, as well as the home automation sector.
The following typical products are manufactured:
· Conventional Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
· Active Multi Layer (AML )
· Active and passive Front Plates
· Printed Board Assemblies
· Metal core substrates (MCPCB or IMS)
· Printed circuit boards with embedded components
· Mechanical Components and Mechatronics
· Conventional front panel applications, Front panels with integrated components (intelligent front panel)
The Trend in Device Embedding Technology The process for fabricating Device Embedding Technology PCBs Embedding of passive components has been used in ceramic hybrid circuits since this technology was introduced in the beginning of the 70s. Polymer Thick film Paste was used. OhmegaPly a resistor foil was available for PCBs as well. However, in mass production, only hybrid circuits are used. From the material point of view, this is an expensive technology selection. In cases where it is needed for reliability reasons, the higher cost has been justified. However, in mass production, the industry is looking for more cost-effective solution based on organic PCB technology. Here the PCB fabrication technology has a clear advantage. Large panel production and standard multi-layer processes offer an outstanding technology basis for embedding active and or passive components in the organic FR4 material. As technology has evolved, smaller components made it easier to embed active and or passive components inside of PCBs by using the standards soldering or other component attachment technologies like glueing, sintering or plating. In 2011, the integration of embedded connector was evaluated by Hofmann Leiterplatten in Germany and introduced in the standard production of the latest design for Device Embedded Technology. (Examples are shown in Fig. 16, 18 and 19)
The process for fabricating Device Embedding Technology PCBs
The surface mount device technology was an enabling way to place SMD parts on the surface of FR4 CCL material on solder and layer of the PCB. This was then the important step to take the Surface Mount Components to the inside of printed circuit boards (Fig. 3 Step 1) For this process, a thin core CCL Thinner FR4.0 and FR4.1 laminate can be used. In our company, we have experience with both brominated flame retardant that is used in FR4.0 and the different flame retardant that are used in FR4.1. We have gained experience with the resin flow, press condition and curing behavior of the important resin systems used in FR4.0 and FR4.1 CCL. By placing the components inside the PCB, the electronic components and the conductors are better protected against mechanical damage, shock, dust impact and the influence of humidity and of any liquids like water, cleaning agents, solvents, oil and others liquids that could damage components or would result in conductive surface contamination between the conductor and the solder lands. In addition compared to air, the Epoxy Glass reinforced CCL has a more than 10 times better heat dissipation. This allows the components to operate at lower temperatures.
To achieve these benefits, an excellent cooperation between the printed circuit board fabricators, the electrical designer, the PC Board lay-out-engineer, the laminate fabricators and the component suppliers, as well as the assembly specialist and test engineers is mandatory to achieve high first pass yield. In addition, it is required to manage the supply chain and to get new components and known good bare dies. The total information sharing from design rules and expected innovative results may impact the total supply chain and will influence the miniaturization potential and the yield and reliability of the electronic devices with embedded device technology. To achieve these goals to our and the end user's satisfaction, it was required to establish our in-house assembly department with the capability of handling thin core PCBs and very small devices during the total fabrication process.
Application examples:
Thermal management Heat Dissipation
In-house test at Hofmann Leiterplatten factory has shown that the temperature at of MOSFET components assembled on the outside surface in standard technology on the surface of the PCB measured 188.5 C at the component hot spot. By placing the same MOSFET type components inside of the PCB construction, the temperature was reduced by 106 C to an operating temperature of 82.5 C. The thermal heat from the component was distributed over the total area of the PCB. For an electronic engineer, this could impact the total layout of a PCB and it could also help in miniaturisation of electronic devices and equipment. Cost reduction could also be achieved if no external cooling is needed. The photographs and the temperature measurements were taken by a thermal camera. The impact on heat conductivity factor of the epoxy resin (0.35 W(m.k) and the glass fibre (1.05 W(m.k) in the PCB material provides a more than 10 times improved thermal conductivity compared to air (0.024 W(m.k).
2. Resistance to water and other liquids
In figure 6 an example is shown that demonstrates LEDs embedded in a CCL material used in fabrication of PCBs. These materials are resistant to many liquids. These strips are connected to power and have been lighting partially in water and partially in air more than 5 years. In some application this CCL with embedded devices is used in hot oil and other hot liquids. Embedded electronic devices in CCL are also used in gearboxes to manage the electrical functionality at the gearbox temperature. The exposure to hot gearbox oil is of no issue for the device embedded technology PCBs.
These sensor modules (Fig 7) are placed in small areas. They have to be cost-effective in manufacturing. Embedding components is an outstanding way to miniaturise surface area of the unit through an effective design for manufacturing. Small unit designs manufactured using large panel processes offer an opportunity to lower manufacturing cost. At the same time, high product reliability is achieved as all electronic components have excellent protection against humidity, oil, shock, temperature and EMC impact by other uncontrolled radiation and frequencies.
Sharing experience in manufacturing PCBs with embedded devices
Over the last 20 years, a large number of tests have been conducted. This was needed to define reasonable design rules that will enable the use of standard packaged components as well as to allow sufficient epoxy resin for a reliable bond strength during the press cycle. In addition, air entrapments or voids must be avoided. This could have an impact on signal speed and insulation characteristics of the dielectric material.
Holes and vias
In the case of an AML PCB, it should be noted that no through-holes or vias are placed in the areas of the components. For vias or holes, a distance of at least 0.5 mm from the periphery of the drilling to the SMD land of the adjacent component should be maintained.
Distance from components and package density
When designing the layout, please note that the component areas, the surfaces intended for the inner layer assembly, occupy only a maximum of 40% of the circuit board area. The component area is defined by the component, including the land for the solder joints. A uniform distribution of these areas across the circuit board area is advantageous when embedding devices.
Thickness of the circuit board
The final thickness of the printed circuit board results essentially from the thickness of the embedded components. The maximum component height is decisive.
The Design for Manufacturing (DFM) strategy is key for the success of the device embedding technology. When this technology was started, design software did not exist. Today, many of the large CAD companies offer support. However, not many PCB fabricators have the experience to support the PCB fabrication for an effective design for manufacturing. At Hofmann Leiterplatten in Germany, we have learned that cooperation with the customer at the earliest possible time is needed to establish the foundation for a successful partnership and for a functional and innovative product. It is also the basis for cost- effective planning for a long-term strategy in the case
That the product shall be in mass production and shall be used in a global marketplace. The device embedding technology is driven by the costperformance relationship. However, the components define the functionality performance characteristics of the product. Also, the availability of these devices will be key for the development of the technology of device embedding PCBs. As indicated in Fig. 9 there are some limiting factors that are driven by the components, the manufacturing process and/ or the use of the materials that are not suitable for an effective device embedding fabrication process. New options have to be considered. Here, Metal Core PCBs (MC-PCB) with standard epoxy resins may be used. This could replace the need for thermal vias and/or expensive highly thermally conductive materials in conjunction with standards surface mount attachment technology PCBs With the new option of MC PCBs, relatively inexpensive constructions can be realised. This is possible by using a highly thermally conductive dielectric layer between the aluminium support and the conductor/components layers. From our experience, this build up construction has proven excellent heat dissipation capabilities for a cost-effective PCB used in conjunction with electronic components with high power application.
Each component has its own geometrical shape and dimension, each resin has its own flow characteristic and each multilayer press and press cycle has its own press profile and heat dissipation. Therefore it is necessary to understand the epoxy resin flow properties and the capability to encapsulate the components with a homogeneous epoxy embedding resin.
Projects utilized the AML device embedding technology
In this section of the paper, products that have been manufactured and are not under any non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Most of the present new developments are under NDAs with our key customers. As our company is focussing on new technology based on PCB fabrication technology, we have to get involved in many new projects at a very early stage of the product development process. Confidentiality is a key element in joint product development for the success of our customers and our company.As indicated the company Hofmann Leiterplatten GmbH started more than 20 years ago to fabricate the first PCBs with embedded devices. In the beginning, we very much depended on a friendly EMS fabricator to assemble our components to the thin core CCL inner layers. When components were large, this was still an option. However, when components became smaller and delivery times for development projects were under a tight time frame, we installed our own component assembly capability, as well as soldering and test, know-how in our factory in Regensburg. This enables our product development team to get involved in advanced products with unique product performance, product features and application at reasonable cost. Also, the time to market enabled our team to become a valuable resource for our European customers.In addition, the in-house manufacturing capabilities enabled us to participate in joint industry projects that are partially sponsored by funds provided by:
· Local authorities in Bavaria
· German Government and
· European Union funding from the EU commission in Brussels
Here are some of the projects as an example:
The ZIM 3D microsystem [3] (Fig. 12) was an innovative threedimensional stack of individual sensor modules that are connected by magnets. This was a model for the electronics industry to create technology demonstration modules that enable development engineers to test different functions and application in new product development laboratories. This enables development engineers, for example, to test out interface options in new product developments without soldering components to a test board. For the highly connected industry, this can be a helpful tool to shorten development time in automotive and industrial electronics.
In figure 13, a new project for the automotive industry in Europe is shown. Within the framework of a BMBF collaborative project, research will focus on the areas of performance, cooling, miniaturization and reliability in automotive and lighting applications. System integration technologies for highly integrated power logic modules using the example of drive and lighting technology in the project "ProPower" [4].
The next generation of electro mobility very much depends on cost- effective and high reliability solutions that meet the very high performance criteria of the automotive industry.
In this context is important to understand that flammability and electrical safety are key factors that will be considered in the projects as well. Automotive electronics is not made for a National or a European market. These standards have to be compliant with global safety specification and needs. Therefore it is well understood that the safety aspect, as well as technical functionality and cost-effectiveness, are key for these projects.
In figure 14, a framework of a BMBF collaborative project are in focus. Test methods for new materials and for different components are evaluated. Test samples will be made and new test methods will be established, as this has to do with the way how to manufacture cost-effective products that are operated at high temperatures. The important factor is that PCB material
is the first selected based on facts. In addition, global safety standards have to be fulfilled. An additional BMBF PCB 4.0 [6] (Fig. 15) is targeted to the electronics that is needed for Industry 4.0. In this project, machines will talk to machines. The computer will take this input data and will analyse and store this information for future traceability. This is a requirement of the industry that has to be fulfilled as the requirements and the implementation of Industry 4.0. The need for documentation and sharing of process reliable data with the customers in the supply chain is the objective. This will be done with a new interfaces technology and sensor technics. This device MUST be reliable and highly flexible in terms of robustness against all kinds of environmental impacts like temperatures, vibration and mechanical shock, humidity, gases, solvents, light and others. The device embedding technology is an effective way of considering this as a way to provide effective industry solution. As the fabricators in Europe very much depend on innovation in conjunction with miniaturization, the BMBF 4.0 project is mandatory for future industry systems and robotics.
New Product and Process Developments in the device embedding process and application technology.
Embedding devices are mainly regarded as placing active and or passive components inside a PCB. However, processed digital or analogue signals will not stay forever inside the specific PCB. An interphase is needed to connect the data to the outside world. This can be wireless with Bluetooth, NFC or W-LAN or other standard interphases like USB, Thunderbolt or any other connector based technology. The company Hofmann Leiterplatten in Germany has developed a way to integrate the connector as a part of the technology of the embedded device that is used inside the PCB. (Fig. 16). The process is done simultaneously with embedding the other SMT devices
In the racing car, weight saving and improved functionality are key elements for a high chance to be first in class. The device embedding technology, using the AML technology processes, is used very successfully in this application. Opportunities for standard car application are under evaluation. As these are mainly cost driven functions, time will tell when high-end cars will install embedded devices for more robustness and higher functionality
Gold coins are one of the traditional methods to save money and to avoid devaluation of any currency. Gold coins are also traded when cash is needed. However, it is not easy to define whether the gold content is according to the book value of the coin. Many traditional test methods are taking the gold coins in water to define the volume. The volume of water and then multiplied with the specific gravity of gold. Although this is a traditional process, it takes time and experience of applying it.
A company in Germany has developed an electronic unit (Fig.18) to define how pure the gold content of a coin is. An inductive test method is used to define whether the coin is the type of gold it should have according to the books specification. This Gold test unit is made completely by using the AML technology to embed devices. Interferences with the calibration of the device will result in destroying the unit. This enables to minimise the risk for counterfeit measurements and wrong product definition.
Dividing voltage in a power electronic switching station requires often rewiring and or very expensive switching systems. The use of predefined templates, with spring loaded connections, allows a fast way change the way of dividing the flow of current (Fig. 19).
Specific for this product is the approval by interactional electrical and safety standards for global utilisation of the product with embedded connectors and devices. Therefore, the approvals for high voltage product application by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the USA, were required. These also include the performance requirements in accordance with IEC regulation for high power application. The use of specific materials was needed to meet the safety standards of the customer, the industry segment. This was also certified by UL. High voltage strength, normally not needed for standard PCBs, has been fulfilled by using this technical solution.
Electronic devices as part of a decorative solution is also a new need by product designers and marketing experts. Besides functionality, aesthetic solutions are required by the industry that is specialised in high added value products. This is needed to satisfy the demand of a specific individual clientele group. Electronic functionality inside of wooden plates, or a plastic or an alumina-based housing are additional requirements by a specific end user. The device embedding technology meets many of these specific requirements by the electronics industry the OEMs or even by the individual consumer.
Summary and future opportunities
Over the last more than 20 years, the company Hofmann Leiterplatten GmbH has seen a lot of benefits for the total supply chain and the end-user for electronic equipment with embedded devices. However, to fully benefit from the features of the embedding device technology, the supply chain needs to be restructured.
Here are some of the key items:
· Product designer has to be involved at the concept stage of the new development.
· PCB fabricators must be capable of manufacturing device embedded PCBs.
· Assembly operation should be directly connected with the PCB fabricator. An inhouse assembly facility is beneficial.
· Solder less connection as attachment technologies shall be considered, for example glueing, plating or sintering.
· OEMs should understand the value of the miniaturization potential by using the device embedding technology in PCBs.
· Consider the cost-reduction potential offered through miniaturization and encapsulation of all components in a material combination of epoxy resin reinforced by woven glass structures.
· Avoiding special housings for the PCB with embedded devices opens additional potential for new costeffective products.
· Resistance to liquids and an excellent thermal dissipation offer new application in automotive, mining and other industrial environments fields.
The device embedding technology in PCBs should not be regarded as a disruptive PCB technology. It is an evolution of existing PCB fabrication technologies combined with new design, fabrication, assembly and testing methods
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The Tampon Tax Fund
The Tampon Tax Fund was announced by the Chancellor during the 2015 Autumn Statement. The Office for the Civil Society, which is part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is running and managing this UK-wide fund for women's charities.
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Heartfelt Creations has debuted their Winter Wonderland Collection. Although my official Design Team tern doesn't start until October. I had the chance to work with this collection for my design Team Semi Final entries. You will love how the HC custom Spellbinders Dies work with the stamps..Amazing. Go check out what the new design team had created with some of the new collection!! Here are the 2 LO's that won me the spot on their team. The papers I used all come from Swirlydoos. I attended CHA Orlando last year in July, and Krissy and I were given a pack of the amazing SEI Christmas Collection. They truly are beautiful!!
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- Scrap Vamp said...
Amazing layouts! I love the papers and all your wintery embellishments!
- September 29, 2010 at 8:55 AM
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OMG LIsa!!!!! HC is sooo luckt to have you!! Did a wonderful job with their stamps!!!!
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! You did FANTASTIC!! I love stamps and you always inspire me to use them!!! Gorgeous work and photos!!!!
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Love the snowflake "flower" in the top layout, your picture and beaded ribbon in the bottom layout. Beautiful Christmas arrangements.
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They should be sooo honored to have you as a designer. This is gorgeous! Love it! Superb stamping!!!
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Simply adorable. They sure are lucky to have you
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I am more of a fan of raw cakes (mostly because I am lazy), but a little chocolate cake never killed nobody. Even though you will need to use an oven, it is relatively easy to make this chocolate cake and it won't take a lot of time either. And it will be very, very delicious! I promise!
For the cake:
- 1 1/4 flour (works good also with gluten free flour)
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup water or coffee
- 1/3 vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (works good also without, if you don't have any apple cider vinegar)
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powder sugar
- 5 tablespoons coconut oil
- 7-10 table spoons soy milk (up to taste and how thick you want your glaze to be)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 vanilla extract
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Heat up your oven up to 180C (approx. 350F). While oven is preheating, mix together all of the dry ingredients for the cake. When it is done, add wet ingredients and mix them all together. Put the mixture in a baking pan (approx. 20×20 cm) and bake for approximately 30 minutes. Once the cake is baked, let it cool down and start preparing glaze.
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For the glaze you basically have to mix all of the ingredients together, but make sure coconut oil has melted before. Start with the dry ingredients in the beginning and add wet ones step by step.
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When glazing the cake I suggest you to cut the cake into 2 equal pieces so you are getting two layers at the end. Glaze the upper part of the first layer in an equal thickness and, if you wish, add some slices of banana, berries or other treats before placing second layer on them. Glaze second layer in an equal thickness again and make sure you put some glaze around the edges of the cake as well. And, of course, you can decorate the upper part of the cake however you wish!
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Preparation for peanut satay sauce1. Pour Singapore curry in a pot, stir regularly and bring to boil on medium heat, season with sugar and thin soy sauce, then stir thoroughly.2. Simmer until the sauce is getting boil, add ground peanut, mix well, simmer until the sauce is getting thick, taste as you like and remove from heat.
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American Recordings and Universal Music Group (UMG) currently owns the recordings of Johnny Cash — they're going after white supremacist site Stormfront for using The Man in Black's music.
According to Pitchfork, Stormfront was using Cash's cover of the Tom Petty song "I Won't Back Down" from his 2000 album as the theme music for their radio program.
In the letter from Universal, they say that the company has "not licensed, granted permission, or otherwise authorized" Stormfront's use of the song for founder Don Black or host Rense Radio Network
Stormfront has since replaced the song with "The South Will Rise Again" and host Patrick Slattery blamed the issue on "these Jews" who he said are "trying to crack down on us every way they can.
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|Knight Rider
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Brett Halsey as Clark Sellers
Alan Fudge as Ed Shaw
Francine Lembi as Dorothy Ackridge
Kai Wulff as Helmut Gras
Kenneth Tigar as Dr. Kempler
Sab Shimono as Hito Osaka
Richard Young as Sonny Prince
Adam Ageli as Hashi Al Qatar
G. Rockett Phillips as Lester Prince
Michael enters K.I.T.T. in an alternative fuel race where the coordinator, Dr. Kempler, believes someone is conducting sabotage. Kempler and Devon feel an oil-producing nation would like to see the advanced fuel technologies fail. Michael investigates every driver's background, but a nosey magazine reporter, Liberty Cox becomes his prime suspect, especially after he uncovers her long criminal record and a radio detonator device in her luggage.
Little does Michael know, Liberty is being set up by the real saboteur; a ruthless cable television sponsor Clark Sellers, who stands to make a killing off of the filming rights of the race if every car makes a "spectacular crash".


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Earlier today, I was watching a Doug DeMuro video on the BMW 850 CSi. In the video, he made the claim that the 850 CSi was the coolest BMW of the 90's. Up until a few days ago, I would have agreed, as the big coupe is one of my dream cars. But, I think there is a 90's Bimmer even cooler than the the 850; the e34 M5 Touring. Here's why I think it's cooler. As its name suggests, the Touring is the wagon version of the e34 M5 sedan. The e34 Touring was the M divisions first wagon, and along with its sedan counterpart, it was the last M5 with a motor related to a Motorsport racing engine, and it was the last of the hand-built M cars. And with less than 900 units produced, it's even rarer than the 850 CSi.
This M5 Touring comes from Ottomobile, who also made the M5 sedan. The wagon represents a later model year than that sedan, so it sports a different grille, mirrors, and the throwing star wheels have been replaced by M Parallels. Coming from Otto, it is of course a sealed resin model, and it shares the same highs and lows of other Ottos. The paint is excellent and the stance is near perfect. But I still hate the flat plastic sheets they use for windows, and they need to figure out how to use pad printing on the interior. This a relatively old release from Otto, so you're at the mercy of ebay if you want one. But the price is well worth it to have what is truly the coolest 90's BMW.


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April 13, 2011
The Sun Sets on Seal Slaughter
Together, we must stop it
by Rebecca Aldworth
Today has been tough. We've seen cruelty that brought us to tears, horrible images that will stay in our minds forever.
Exhausted and terrified baby seals trying to crawl across melting ice to escape those killing them for their fur.
A wounded baby seal just two weeks of age trying in vain to defend himself against a club-wielding sealer.
A baby seal shot in the face, crying in agony, slipping beneath the surface of the water and abandoned by the sealers. She died horribly and painfully, for no reason.
It is too much to bear.
The sun is setting and the sealing boats are shutting down for the day, so we too are heading back. Out on the ice floes, only the blood and the few seals left alive remain.
As we leave the sealing grounds, we fly towards the area I grew up in. The bay sparkles in the setting sun, and from the air, it all still looks the way it used to. But the positive feelings are hard to reconcile with the merciless killing we filmed. I wonder if I'll ever feel the same about this place, even long after the seal hunt has ended.
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Anne Fisher is a stalwart member of the Pleasant Grove Lions club. She is a past recipient or our Humanitarian Award. The following link is an article about Anne Fisher and her aunt Jeniel Fugal and the honor they received.
The article is also printed below.
June 09, 2013 12:15 am • Laura Giles - Correspondent
Pleasant Grove's annual Strawberry Days celebration will have two grand marshals this year, chosen for their helpfulness and support to the community. Anne Fisher and Jeniel Fugal will serve in the honored positions at this year's festivities.
"These are people who serve the community," said Strawberry Days committee chairperson Betty Memmott. The marshals will attend all of the events during the week, ride in the parade and make a grand entry each night of the rodeo, she said.
Fisher has served her community through the Lions Club service organization, which primarily focuses on sight and sight preservation.
"She has been a faithful member of the Lions Club for many years," said Memmott.
"I am surprised and shocked. I'm honored, but I didn't expect it," said Fisher about the honor. The Lions Club has been a family affair for Fisher. "My dad was a member for a long time, then my husband joined and then me. So we've had a long association," she said.
The Lions Club primarily focuses on sight and sight preservation. "We have furnished eyeglasses to people who cannot afford them," said Fisher. The organization also collects used eyeglasses to clean and send to other countries. Additionally, the club provides financial help to students through scholarships.
Fisher is happy to be serving as grand marshal alongside Fugal, who is her aunt. "I am very close to her," she said.
"Jeniel built beautiful floats for Strawberry Days for many years," said Memmott. In the past, individual LDS wards would build floats for the parade. Fugal participated every year by helping to design the floats, drawing up the plans and helping to decorate the floats.
"We did that for a lot of years," said Fugal. "That was when Pleasant Grove was much smaller."
Fugal fondly remembers many Strawberry Days celebrations, as well as picking a lot of strawberries. "Even now, I like to go down and help stem the strawberries for Strawberry Days," she said.
While Fugal said she would rather be working on a float than riding in the parade, she is happy for the honor. "It will be nice. I feel honored that they selected me."
Berried Treasure is the theme for this year's celebration. The week of events kicks off with a concert in the park on June 16 at 7:30 p.m. There are activities every day through June 23, when the week wraps up with another concert in the park.
Huck Finn Day, one of the most attended events each year, will be held on June 21 at Battle Creek Park, 850 E. 200 South, from 9 a.m. to noon. "Hundreds of people go," said Memmott. In addition to the many booths, games and fishing, there will be a train at the park this year.
The PRCA Rodeo will run from June 19-22. The Mammoth Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on June 22. For more information and a full schedule of events, go to www.plgrove.org/events/strawberry-days.


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Edward J. Reichensperger
Born: Wednesday, April 23, 1947
Passed: Thursday, March 29, 2018
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Edward Reichensperger, 70, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 23, 1947, in Rockford, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Gillan) Reichensperger. A graduate of Boylan Catholic High School and Northern Illinois University. A United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and was very proud of serving his country. Ed worked as a CPA, retiring from Reichensperger & Associates. He was a past president of the Cherry Valley Rotary. Ed loved fishing in Wisconsin, was a Green Bay Packer fan, and enjoyed trips to Ho-Chunk and Gatlinburg. He also loved and enjoyed being with family and friends.
Survived by his wife, Sue; children, Brent (Jo) Reichensperger, Kelly (Eric) Hecksel, and Karin Reichensperger; grandchildren, Benjamin and Jack Reichensperger, and Jacob, Evan, Tyler and Lindsey Hecksel; siblings, Robert (Judith) Reichensperger, Ann Peterson, Steven (Fran) Reichensperger, and Linda (Craig) Anderson; brothers-in-law, Ron Balsam and Don (Cheryl) Balsam; and special friend of the family, Sharon O'Brien. Predeceased by his parents.
Memorial Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Olson North Main Chapel, 2811 N. Main St., Rockford. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. prior to the service in the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 250 William St., Atlanta, GA 30303.
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Jerry Maurer
Ed, You will be missed greatly by your family and friends. My condolences to all of them. Rest in peace Jerry
John Nevins
Dear Family, Ed was a childhood and high school friend. We lost track of each other after high school, but I had mutual friends and Ed's brother Steve who kept me apprised of how Ed was doing. I have many good memories of past times. Ed will be missed. My deepest sympathies to all for the loss our your dear family member and our friend. My thoughts and prayers are with all of us. May he rest in peace.
Matthew Staman and Marin Quezada
Deepest sympathies, Karin, on the loss of your father. Your TAP family is thinking of you.
Diane Diventi Zabawa
Steve, Fran & Family: Thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Your memories are God's gift to you; may they bring you peace.
Shari Luce
Thinking of your family and praying for comfort.
Ed Creagan
I was saddened to hear of Eddie's passing. He was a close and dear friend to my brother Larry. I'll always remember Eddie's kind disposition and his robust laughter. May he rest in peace.
Amy Sitzer
Praying for comfort and peace as you go through this difficult time.
Sherrie Jawor
I am so sorry for the loss of your dad Kelly. Cherish every special memory of time with him. Continued prayers being lifted up for you and your family as you travel this difficult road.
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I'm so sorry Brent and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Cruising the high seas has become an increasingly popular way to travel, with over 14 million Americans cruising in 2010. Cruise fans love the convenience of unpacking just once and letting a floating resort take them from one glamorous destination to another. But sometimes, being stranded on the high seas is not convenient or glamorous, as 4,200 passengers recently found out when the Carnival Triumph lost power in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Stories of food shortages and sewage disasters hit land almost immediately.
Carnival of course immediately went into PR emergency mode, providing full refunds for cruise and transportation costs, plus $500 in cash, plus a credit for a free future cruise (wonder how many will take them up on that offer), all in an effort to appease angry passengers.
But it turns out the Triumph's passengers aren't the only ones who are less-than-delighted with Carnival - our friends at the IRS aren't fans either.
Carnival takes a lot of help from the government. As the New York Times reported, "The Carnival Corporation wouldn't have much of a business without help from various branches of the government. The United States Coast Guard keeps the seas safe for Carnival's cruise ships. Customs officers make it possible for Carnival cruises to travel to other countries. State and local governments have built roads and bridges leading up to the ports where Carnival's ships dock."
Those government subsidies have helped Carnival become the biggest cruise line in the world. The company's "fun ships" earned $11.3 billion in profit over the last five years. So, how much did the IRS get in exchange for all that government help? Well, Carnival's total "cash taxes paid," including federal, state, local, and even foreign taxes, add up to ameasly 1.1%!
How does Carnival do it? Mainly through "offshoring," a popular strategy for many corporations. Carnival's executives work out of offices in Miami, and the holding company's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange. But the operating company is incorporated in Panama, and the actual ships are "flagged" in Panama or the Bahamas.
Offshoring has been so successful that Carnival's founder Ted Arison offshored himself — he renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved back to his native Israel to avoid U.S. estate tax back in 1990 (unfortunately, at least for his heirs, he died nine months before achieving the 10-year absence from the U.S. that was necessary to avoid the tax).
Carnival is hardly the only U.S. corporation to use perfectly legal strategies to cut its tax. The Times reports that over the last five years, Boeing has paid just 4.5%, Southwest Airlines paid 6.3%, and Yahoo paid 7% (strategies include making outsized contributions to pension funds and taking advantage of tax breaks for research and development). Carnival's 1.1% is the clear winner, however.
We can't imagine anything much worse than spending five days in the open sea with no power to prepare proper food or run the sewage system. But paying more tax than you legally have to is not a boatload of fun, either. When we represent you, we make sure you pay no more taxes than you rightfully owe!


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Nevada Forecast
Potential Impacts of the Global Warming Treaty
by Erica Olsen
ax and regulatory structures were considered as mechanisms to control the emission of greenhouse gases at the 1995 Conference of the Parties in Berlin, Germany. The intention of this months meeting in Kyoto, Japan is to yield specific targets and timetables on tax and regulatory proposals. But congressional and public disapproval mostly likely will delay setting legally binding regulations.
The dissapproval is stemming from economic studies estimating the impact of a carbon tax which is one of the most widely accepted proposals. The tax would be levied on nearly all types of energy use. The most common hypothetical example used in these estimates is a $200 per ton carbon tax, which would be slightly less than the level of taxation needed to comply with the least burdensome of the proposals, according to studies conducted by DRI/McGraw Hill and the WEFA Group, the prestigious international economic forecasting firm. According to both studies, the $200 per ton tax would result in an increase in the price of gas by about a 50-60 cents per gallon and would produce similar price increases on all types of energy use, affecting every American by raising the price of virtually all goods and services.
The charts provided on this page show the estimated impact a carbon tax would have on Nevadans. u
In Short
- In Nevada total Gross National State Product would fall $1.9 billion below the currently projected baseline.
- Total U.S. GNP would decline $228 billion below the baseline.
- Nevada would lose 22,700 jobs.
- The U.S. would lose between 1.1 and 1.8 million jobs.
- Household bills energy bills would rise between $900 and $1,100 annually.
- Estimated real income would decline from the baseline by $409 in 2010.
Estimated 22,700 Nevada Jobs To Be Lost
Cost of Living Increases on Nevada Residents
Energy Price Impact on Nevada Consumers
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I haven't taken part in a 24 hour contest for a long time and when I got a notification that Zenefits is about to host a CodeSprint on HackerRank, I decided to take sign up.
The bad news that it started at 1 AM in my timezone, so not perfect if you want to sleep at night However, there were amazing prices to win, including cash, 10 trips to Zenefits HQ in US, and of course T-shirts. Prices attracted people as always, and the competition was quite strong.
There were 14 problems in the contest. I solved a few simpler in the first 2 hours, then went sleep and solved as many remaining ones as I could in the last 4 hours of the contest. This game me 89th place out of above 1000 competitors, at least qualifying me for a T-shirt. Probably, I should've slept about 6 hours rather than 12 that night this would give me required time to solve more problems and probably a place in the top 30.
I really like 24-48 hours contest format and I'm going to participate in more such competitions. It seems that HackerRank hosts a lot of such code sprints.
Last but not least, the problem set was really amazing. Setters did a great job, I encourage all of you to take a look at all the problems. There is even an optimization geometry problem with an intended linear programming solution, which I didn't figure out during the contest, because I totally forgot about this technique You can access all the problems here


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The fine arts program is designed to meet the needs of students who are preparing for the competitive world of art schools and other art related fields. Students should demonstrate an intense interest in creating art and openness and enthusiasm for learning about art and artists. This intensive program stresses drawing and a variety of two- and three-dimensional activities. In addition, students gain an understanding of current and historic artworks and ideas through special classes, artists in residence, and museum and gallery visits.
The Art Department at BHS believes the following:
- Art is the language we use to communicate ideas and emotions. We need to learn to use this language to read and enjoy other people's artwork and send out own messages.
- Art is not reserved for the talented few. Everyone has the capability and with to be creative and produce art.
- The art we create is a reflection of the world we live in, the people we know and our own values and beliefs.
- The process of creating an artwork can be just as important as the product - sometimes it is more important.
In art classes students will be given the opportunity to experiment with various art media, learn about artists and philosophies and develop their own creative voice. Everyone can create art.
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COURSES for the concentration
You must take these classes before you take any of the electives listed below.
9-12th grade
- Arts Infused Foundations (2 terms)
- Art 1 (2 terms)
Take at least 4 (you may choose more). Some classes are prerequisites to the others. All classes require that students take Arts Infused Foundations, and Art 1A & B first.
- Drawing I (1 term)
- Drawing II (2 terms) (prerequisite Drawing l)
- Painting l (1 term)
- Painting and Drawing 2 (2 terms) (prerequisite Painting or Drawing l)
- Ceramics and Sculpture l (1 term)
- Ceramics and Sculpture ll (2 terms) (prerequisite Ceramics and Sculpture 1)
- Ceramics lll (prerequisite Ceramics and Sculpture 1 and ll)
- Jewelry and Small Sculpture (1 term) (prerequisite Ceramics and Sculpture 1)
- Students should also check courses in the Media Arts major (for example Graphic Design and Animation) and the Computer Aided Drafting courses.
During their senior year students will complete a series of artworks and produce a senior exhibit. Students will also have the opportunity to work with professional artists in their area of interest. Internships and mentorship experiences will be arranged as available.
Students must take at least 4 of the electives for this concentration. It is not required that students these courses in this exact order, however some courses are prerequisites to others (ex: Drawing l is taken before Drawing ll).


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You are new to exercise
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That's the address, even though they don't loook alike, apart from the lower structure.
The Milwaukee Journal ran a story in 1988 about the owner, who was criticizing the city's business climate. He said the assessment was twice what the place was worth, and he'd be converting the unprofitable motel into permanent housing.
Days Inn seems to have reversed the idea. Perhaps they had deeper pockets, or figured they could make the place profitable if they made the towels 17% thinner. And watered the shampoo.


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Annette was a full-time photographer for 24 years. She has just retired and has gotten back into the world of fine art. Painting and just playing with all media that comes her way. If you have a favorite snapshot of your own or and old antique one you would liked painted then she is the one for you as well as creating original one of a kind art work
Annette was a pastel-oil tradional artist before becoming a professional photographer. Her work was juried to hang in the Hasgow Gallery in Dallas. She has been involved in the art field for over 40 years.
Annette studied art under Ben Konis, Albert Handell and Foster Caddell to name a few in pastel and oil media. Annette has studied photography under Joyce Wilson and beginning her photography adventure with Bill Weeks.
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I was going to post this tomorrow as a Christmas present to you all but I remembered that I'm blogging over at Guys Like Romance Too and nobody would expect two posts from me in a day :)
So to celebrate the end of the first draft I decided to do one of those 7 from 7 things but instead I'm doing 12 from 23 (the date, see).
Twelve lines from page twenty-three.
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(JASONVILLE) - Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of a Jasonville man.
On January 1, just before 1 a.m., 25-year-old Joshua Ray was found dead in his yard on North Meridian Street.
Police began an investigation and an autopsy was performed.
Over the course of the next several weeks Detective Ryan Van Horn of the Jasonville Police Department and Detective Brad Stille of the Indiana State Police interviewed a number of individuals who had been in contact with Joshua or April Ray, including all of the individuals who had been present at the Ray's home before his death.
Detectives learned that Joshua Ray had exited his home and engaged in a verbal dispute with Justin McDonald, who had been walking away from the Ray residence with another individual, Tommy Terrell. Ray and McDonald then met in the middle of the road in front of the Ray home and the two began to fight. During the fight, Ray was able to climb on top of McDonald. While on top of McDonald and in the course of beating McDonald, Ray collapsed onto McDonald. McDonald was then able to get up and he left the scene with Terrell.
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New Website up and runningPosted in Electricians, Oil Drilling with tags drilling rig, oil drilling, oil rig, rig electrical specialists, williston on August 20, 2012 by amandarandjtech
A career with R & J TechnicalPosted in Electricians, Gas Industry, Oil Drilling, Uncategorized with tags electrical, gas industry, oil drilling, oil rig, oil rig electricians, rig electrical specialists on February 3, 2012 by amandarandjtech
R & J is always looking for qualified and experienced industrial electricians for our North Dakota area. We offer top pay and an excellent benefits package complete with per diem, travel, and housing. Once our probation period of 90 days is complete, employees are eligible for our full time benefits. The benefits we offer are health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flex spending, 401K, profit sharing, and life insurance. We also have a safety bonus program in effect that, if qualified, could earn our technicians another $500.00 per quarter. Another benefit that R & J just instated is a "loyalty bonus", which gives every north Dakota rig electrician $2.00 addition an hour for every hour worked, to be paid at the 1 year employment anniversary date, and thereafter every six months. We also have a tool purchase program and a uniform allowance. (Please inquire for more details on these). R & J takes pride in our employees and likes to see them progress. We will pay for electrical licensing, and when approved, training. This is a great organization to work for, if you'd like more information about our company, please feel free to check out our website at www.powerprosusa.com
Hilcorp purchases Chevron's Cook Inlet AssetsPosted in Electricians, Gas Industry, Oil Drilling, R&J Technical Services with tags drilling rig, electrical, electricans, gas industry, gas rig, oil drilling, oil industry, oil rig, oil rig electricians, oilfied, powerprosusa.com, rig electrical specialists, rig electricians, safety, safety information on January 6, 2012 by amandarandjtech
Hilcorp buying Chevron's Cook Inlet assets
Hilcorp Alaska LLC and Chevron announced that Chevron's wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Union Oil Company of California, has agreed to sell its Cook Inlet, Alaska oil and gas assets to Hilcorp.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The transaction closed at the end of 2011.
Assets in the sale include Union Oil contracts and interests in the Granite Point, Middle Ground Shoals, Trading Bay and MacArthur River fields; interests in 10 offshore platforms; interests in onshore gas fields including the Ninilchik unit and the Beluga River unit; and two gas storage facilities.
Current net production from the assets is some 3,900 barrels of oil and 85 million cubic feet of natural gasper day.
The sale also includes interests in the Cook Inlet Pipe Line Co. and Kenai Kachemak Pipeline LLC.
Chevron will retain its non-operated joint venture interests on the Alaska North Slope and its 1.36 percent interest in the Trans Alaska PipelineSystem.
Hilcorp, founded in 1989, is one of the largest privately held independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. Hilcorp is headquartered in Houston, has more than 700 employees and nine operating areas including the Gulf Coast region, the Gulf of Mexicoand the Rockies.
Operating across the United States, Hilcorp continues to grow by actively acquiring and exploiting conventional assets while expanding its footprint into a number of new resourceplays.
Hilcorp has been recognized for its progressive culture, values and ethics.
North Dakota Oil Field 'Man Camp'Posted in Gas Industry, Oil Drilling, R&J Technical Services with tags electrical, electricans, electricians, gas industry, gas rig, Man Camp, oil drilling, oil industry, oil rig, oil rig electricians, oilfied, rig electrical specialists, rig electricians, williston on December 30, 2011 by amandarandjtech
Original article can be found here
By MARTHA IRVINE 09/ 2/11 07:21 AM ET HuffingtonPost
WILLISTON, N.D. — You can almost smell the opportunity along Highway 2. It oozes deep from the sloping North Dakota prairie where oil derricks and natural gas wells sprout among the drying rolls of hay.
People come here hopeful, drawn by the promise of jobs. But they probably also utter a few prayers, or expletives, when they realize just how far from home this place really is.
Or when they see the makeshift villages of narrow metal-sided buildings rising from the plains – temporary housing to accommodate what many are calling the largest oil boom in recent North American history.
They're called "man camps," because there's something else you'll notice when you arrive in this upper corner of North Dakota: There aren't a lot of women here.
"The best thing about a man camp? Uhhh, I don't know. I couldn't really tell you," says Jacob Austin, a 22-year-old line cook at a camp outside the small town of Williston.
After a 12-hour day, he stands on a pile of rocks in the camp parking lot, playing his guitar.
"I could tell you the worst thing about a man camp. It's a man camp, and not a woman camp."
He pauses, strums his guitar some more, and smiles at a female reporter.
"It's nice to see you here."
Tracy Glover, manager at this camp, probably doesn't feel the same way. He is hours away from a two-week leave after six solid weeks at the camp since his last break. He's dreaming about his wife, and his Harley, back in Arizona, where he makes his permanent home. A lengthy to-do list sits on his desk.
But he's still friendly enough as he emerges from his office.
"Welcome to the middle of nowhere," he says. He is a towering denim-clad character with a wide gray mustache who looks the part of the Old West innkeeper, or maybe the sheriff. Here, he's a bit of both.
His greeting is his way of acknowledging the bewilderment he sees on people's faces when they step into the camp, whether they are BMW-driving former executives, young men fresh off the farm, or recent college graduates. Or maybe it's just commiseration.
They've come to seek their fortune, along this stretch of oil country that's known as the Bakken, where barreling fuel trucks dominate the roads. Parking lots are full of cars, RVs and pickups with plates from states where financial upheaval has shaken many Americans to their core.
The toughest among them will make that fortune. But for some, the cost will be too high – the distance from home too much to take – the work too difficult. Here, it's easy to go a little crazy in a room that's so small you have to step outside to think, only to be reminded how isolated you are under the big sky that rolls in from Montana.
"I always say, `Oil doesn't grow where men go,'" Glover tells new arrivals.
Folks in nearby Williston might take exception to his insinuation that there is no civilization around here. But no one would dispute that there's simply been no place to put the thousands of people who are the embodiment of this modern-day "rush."
Rent for a house here can run into the thousands of dollars, if you can find one that's vacant. The most desperate among the new arrivals show up and pitch tents in vacant fields, or sleep in their cars.
So a man camp like this can be a godsend, an oasis in conditions that can be unforgiving.
This particular camp houses nearly 500 residents. But you wouldn't know it to look around because "there is no normal here," says Glover, who manages the camp for Target Logistics, a Boston company that is one of several temporary housing outfits that has come to North Dakota.
By that, he means there is no such thing as a normal schedule. One guy's shift might start at 4 a.m., another's at 4 p.m. – those shifts often running 12 to 16 hours, seven days a week, depending on the work and the deadlines.
It leaves little time for the rowdiness that you might expect at a place like this. The quiet is most often broken by the sound of footsteps on the gravel that fills the camp walkways.
The men might watch a little TV, shoot some pool or hang out for a chat and a smoke. They use computers next to the laundry room or Wi-Fi on their own laptops to communicate with the outside world, and cell phones, when they work.
Target Logistics is building another camp near Tioga, N.D., that will have a barber shop, a tanning booth, a hot tub spa and a 24-hour commissary. It's a sign of what it takes for oil companies to keep good workers, some who pay their companies $400 a month, or whatever they can negotiate, for room and board at the camps.
In reality, though, these men have time only for the basics – eating, sleeping and recuperating from work that can be grueling, and dangerous, so they can go back out there and do it again.
"If I had a sign at my desk, it'd say, `It's the food, stupid,'" says Brian Lash, CEO of Target Logistics. Next in importance: a comfortable bed. He likens the man camp to a hotel, "a turn-key city that has everything you would need to live in a remote environment."
To the average person, though, the rooms at this camp would probably seem more like a dorm, or Army barracks – solid enough, with heat, air-conditioning and indoor plumbing.
But they're also basic and tight on space, often equipped with a single bed, a small desk, a TV with cable and a DVD player, and a "Jack-and-Jill" bathroom, shared with a next-door neighbor. If that neighbor visited, someone would have to sit on the bed. There's only room for one small chair.
The smell of plastic (a main component in the walls of these temporary structures) and pesticide (mice and insects are problems out here on the prairie) also can be a little overwhelming.
But to most of the men who come here, especially those who've lived elsewhere on the oil fields, the accommodation is just fine.
"It looks nice to me!" says Matthew Tjaden, a 21-year-old oil worker who has just arrived at the camp. The Minnesota native has been toiling in the oil fields since he graduated from an Iowa community college in the spring of last year.
Before this, he stayed in a double-wide trailer with six cots on one side and six on the other – 12 stinky, snoring guys who were mostly fed a diet of chicken nuggets and other junk food.
Tjaden hears that there's a salad bar at this man camp's cafeteria, and his eyebrows rise.
"Vegetables?" he says. "What is this? The Ritz?"
Even if it weren't, he'd stay for the same reason everyone else does: the money.
His degree is in recreation and leisure management. When he was in school, he was a Wal-Mart cashier and also delivered pizzas.
Now he makes six-figures working on an oil rig, 80 hours a week. He figures this time, with more experience and plenty of overtime, he'll take home $4,000 to $5,000 a week.
"I've paid off college and my car. I blew a lot of it, too," he says, detailing some of those purchases – $4,000 worth of snowboarding equipment, $5,000 worth of clothes, a $3,000 mountain bike….
"I know how the economy is back home," he says, "but I'm not worried about it as much as other people."
For him and a lot of other young guys, this boom is a way to set themselves up for life, with enough to buy a home and a new car.
For other men, it is simply survival.
Jared DeCastro, a father of three young boys, came up here a couple months ago after he got laid off from his job on a Colorado oil rig. His family stayed there. For one, the schools are better there, he says.
"I miss out on their life. But you're up here, working for them," says DeCastro, who works on a "fracking" crew, two weeks on the job and then a week back in Colorado before returning to the camp for another two-week stint. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a way to get oil and natural gas out of rock.
"I can't wait to hug my boys, and my wife," DeCastro says, clearly giddy as he boards a bus that has pulled up in the man camp parking lot to take him and several men home.
In the camp kitchen, meanwhile, head chef Pat Gahn has just returned from two weeks spent in Arizona with his family, including his newborn baby.
He is tired, and looks a little sad as he heads to a stoop outside for a smoking break.
Gahn has only worked here for a few months, long enough to experience an early spring storm that had the camp snowed in and running on generators for a few days.
This summer, it's been a mix of sun, hail storms and blue-gray clouds, punctuated by flashes of lightning and accompanying rains – sometimes all in one day.
This is what breaks the monotony.
It is a different kind of life for Gahn, who tried for years to make it as a folk singer, traveling through the United States and Europe performing songs he wrote about wanderers and gunslingers.
At the man camp, some guys like to play up the Wild West mystique. One jokes that he's "wanted in nine states," as he makes his way through the cafeteria line.
But truth is, the troublemakers are generally weeded out, at least at this man camp. Target Logistics only accepts residents from companies that do drug tests and background checks.
There also are rules – no alcohol, no weapons, no women in the rooms, no drama.
"They don't tolerate much around here. But I'd be all right with it, either way," Gahn says, smiling coyly.
Breakfast in his kitchen starts well before dawn, at 3 a.m., with a steady flow of diners until 8 a.m. or so.
The men pile their plates with omelets and bacon, or pancakes. There's mild excitement on days the cooks offer "eggs to order." Coffee flows generously.
The men make themselves sack lunches to take on the job with them. The kitchen stays open well into the evening.
When they have time to linger, the men talk about their children, sometimes their wives and girlfriends. A few discuss work, or the happenings at the bars in town, if any have had time or the energy to go there.
When any woman – ANY woman – walks into the cafeteria, heads rise.
There are a few of them who live or work here at the camp – the secretary in the front office, a couple of kitchen staff, the maids who clean the rooms.
By now, those women have probably heard the jokes some of the men tell at the women's expense.
Tjaden, the 21-year-old who's just arrived at the camp, shares one of them: "Have you heard the one about North Dakota women?" he says, snickering before he delivers the punch line. "They say there's a pretty girl behind every tree – but good luck finding a tree."
Sharron Tallent, who works in the kitchen, has heard that, and more, but she just smiles.
"You gotta be kind of tough about it. You gotta be strong-willed, strong-minded. It's a mind-set to be here," says the 47-year-old Montana native, an easy-going sort. Some of the younger guys affectionately call her "mom."
She cracks the eggs, fries them up, serves the meals, and continually reminds herself: "This isn't the real world."
It helps, of course, that in seven months on the job, she's already made what she'd make in a year back home.
But there is a price – for some more than others.
Marriages collapse, and so do bodies.
You see leg braces, smashed fingers. Men quietly complain of aching backs, and broken spirits.
"There's a lot of guys who can do this forever, and then there are those who burn out," Tjaden says.
He is young, a bundle of muscles and bravado. But he's seen enough to know that it can be taken away quickly, in an accident, or over time, beaten down like the shale these guys pound, day after day.
One evening at the man camp, a grizzled resident walks down a hallway toward his room. He is limping, war-torn, grimacing with each step. At this moment, he looks like he's 60, too old to be out here doing this kind of work. But in reality, he's probably much younger.
Asked if he'd had a hard day, he looks up for a moment.
"You have no idea," he says, shaking his head.
His eyes drop.
He keeps walking, past the doors of the much younger men who are likely to outlast him here at the camp.
They include Lev Cooper, a 22-year-old diesel mechanic from Washington state.
"Different people have been saying different things about how long the boom's going to last," Cooper says, "anywhere from five years, I've heard, all the way up to 40 years."
He says he could make a life out here – maybe – but even he could only take living in a man camp for so long.
"I don't think I'd want to give it more than a year or two here," he says, "which is still a pretty long time."
A few feet away, Jacob Austin continues to play his guitar, now joined by Gahn, who's singing his gunslinger song.
Austin, who grew up in California, found the job here through Craigslist. He was living in Montana at the time, had already worked in Alaska and was ready for his next adventure.
In addition to his kitchen duties, he's also the camp garbage man. It's not glamorous, but it is lucrative.
"I'm making more now than I would've if I would've gone to college," Austin says. As the sun sets behind him, the sky turns a hazy pink.
"I was going to go to school for alternative energy – and here I am in the oil field.
"So much for solar panels."
New Reality Series about Oil DrillingPosted in Oil Drilling with tags oil drilling, oil rig, oil rig electricians, powerprosusa.com, rig electrical specialists on January 14, 2011 by Kirstin Harris
Airing January 29 is a new docu-series, Boomtown, about the recent oil boom in North Dakota. We arewell aware of the rise in oil drilling going on in North Dakota, we have seen the rise in the number of rigsand the number of electricians we are sending out there. Check out this new series about a small town in North Dakota and how the oil boom has had its affect on it. Boomtown Docu-Series.
What's Oil Rig Drilling all about?Posted in Oil Drilling with tags oil rig, oil rig electricians, rig electrical specialists on January 12, 2011 by Kirstin Harris
Since oil rigs are such a large part of our industry, it's good to know what it's all about. What is oil rigdrilling? Why do we do it? This website does a great job of explaining what it is and how it works. Science- How it Works, Oil Drilling.
A Message from the President of R&JPosted in R&J Technical Services with tags electricians, oil rig, oil rig electricians, powerprosusa.com, rig electrical specialists on December 22, 2010 by Kirstin Harris
" I would like to take this time to wish everyone at R & J a happy holiday season, and to thank everyone for all of the effort and hard work accomplished in the last year. It has been an exciting prosperous year, resulting in our highest ever grossing month in October. I am very
proud of the staff we have on hand in our various areas, and attribute our successes to their your work and dedication. I am looking forward to
a more prosperous year next year, and am pleased with the continued growth we are seeing emerge. Again, thanks for all the cooperation and
happy holidays to everyone and their families." -Ron Houskeeper, President R&J Technical Services


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