ND oil boom

North Dakota's oil industry is booming. Advancements in hydraulic fracturing have helped Western North Dakota experience month after month of record-setting oil production, making for one of the fastest-growing economic expansions the U.S. has ever seen. With the region having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country and generating over 75,000 new jobs in the past few years, thousands of workers have showed up searching for high-paying jobs. Oil field workers in the state saw an average annual wage of $US 112,462 in 2012. Competition has intensified since the boom started around 2007, but entry level rig workers still average about $US 66,000 a year, according to Rigzone, an industry information provider.

What is a Geotextile Fabric?

Geotextiles are simple and permeable sheets of fabric which come in rolls and can be rolled out on the ground when a barrier is needed. These sheets are made of a special fabric that has special characteristics for your landscaping or construction needs. For example, one feature is that they help separate sections of your soil by acting as a barrier between the deeper areas and the surface (where your plants or other project arrangements are located). They can block out unwanted weeds and growth from coming to the surface and still allow drainage of excess water that you don't want in the area. The main benefits of such a fabric are that: i) your plants and landscaping won't suffer from unfair competition posed by weeds and roots, and ii) the area won't become inundated with water. It's like an additional helpful hand for your garden or construction site. Geotextile fabrics can act in this way because they are typically composed of polypropylene or polyester materials. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/7084601

Entry level positions for beginners on oil rigs

Medic Usually ex-nurses, responsible for the sick bay and medical supplies. Salary: up to $70,000.

RSTC (Rig Safety and Training Coordinator) Required qualities: Good communications Good organizational skills Computer skills Knowledge of offshore safety laws Knowledge of company policies This post has a lot of responsibility, which explains the $80,000 salary for an entry level job. On the other hand, on some rigs, it can quickly become a mid or senior position - especially after a major accident, e.g. after the Alexander Kielland platform collapsed in 1980, or the explosion on Piper Alpha in 1988. Both were in the North Sea.

Mud Logger/Engineer One of the few positions needing a university degree - usually a BSc in Chemistry. Responsible for the drilling fluids used, installing equipment and collecting samples during ongoing drilling. Their most important duty is probably to monitor the level of dangerous gasses which can cause the well to blow. This is why there are always 2 mud loggers - to cover the rig 24/7. Those who do well are quickly promoted to data engineer within a 1/2-year to 2 years. Salary? $70,000 - $80,000.

Storeman Maintains the stores, orders and receives stocks. Needs to know how to use the computer. Unlike the comfortable post of an army storeman, an oil rig storeman may need to check incoming cargo even in the middle of the night. Salary: $60,000.

Painter

He paints the oil rig. This is not a job for someone afraid of heights. Some of those painting jobs need to be done while suspended from a harness hoisted by a crane. Considering how much iron and steel there is on an offshore oil rig, surrounded by all that salt water - there is always something which needs painting. Salary: $58,000.

11. Motorman

Helps the mechanic to maintain and repair all the machines, including the diesel generators and rig floor equipment. Like the painter, some of their repairs will be done suspended from a crane. Salary: $58,000.

Electrician

Maintains and repairs the electrical equipment on the oil rig. This includes changing the light bulbs. Like the painter and mechanic, some of his work will be done while hanging from a crane. Salary: $65,000.

These jobs are generally considered entry level jobs on oil rigs. The roustabout and steward only needs minimal education, and does not require any kind of trade certification. The other positions need you to show some trade skill, or need a diploma (electrician) or degree (mud engineer).

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Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination (AI) is performed by means of the invasion of male sperm into a female's vagina in order to produce fertilisation. Artificial insemination has its benefits, risks, and also side effects. Today the qualiuty of the donated sperm is so big that provided female is fertile at all, she's gonna become pregnant in practically 100% of the attempts to have her inseminated.

Girls from Russia and Ukraine

A beautiful bride from Ukraine or Russia usually attracts a foreigner by mixture of European appearance and Asian complaisance. And yet she is not choosy. Young Europeans rarely agree to marry the 50-60-year-olds. Our girls do not see it as interference. However, they choose not to, choose them. In western marriage agencies, women bear the costs equally with men. In our - and pays, and "calls the shots" stronger sex. The girl is to swear "true love, faithful, eternal." Only eternity of such marriages for long. According to statistics, in the first year two thirds of them end in divorce and related issues.

Oil drilling dangers to environment

BP's Macondo well blew out on April 20, 2010, killing 11 oil rig workers employed on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and pouring millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf. After the disaster the oil and gas industry spent millions of dollars trying to increase the offshore environment safety. But in spite of the obvious progress in development of the upgraded oil spill response systems the safety experts claim the measures taken are still far away from being satisfactory. Even if oil companies cooperated to develop systems for containing blown-out subsea wells, they have not been tested in realistic emergency conditions.

Security in marriage

Marriage, whether healthy or not, offers a certain sense of false security for most people - in numerous aspects of life. One very important sense, is financial security. For so many couples where incomes are off balance between partners, one partner is always left feeling married to the paycheck. They may worry whether or not they can support themselves, or how they will find a place to live and pay the bills when they are on their own.