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Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ..................63-80 Dealmakers .......................................................................28 Education Connection .....................................................53 Fun Page ............................................................................23 Hot Off the Press .................................................................9 Obituary: Assante, Leonard Anthony “Len” ...................35 Obituary: Bowman, Steven Gregory “Steve” .................35 Obituary: Creighton, Peter Gibson ..................................35 Photo Gallery .....................................................................27 Product Spotlight ..............................................................53 nn s e or Ro ie’ R al W ld ......................................................16 Where are you planning to go? ........................................49 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 orld e W Wid ..........6 WorldWide Se rvice Center™ ..............................................11 Construction-Geotechnical Construction Industry Jobs on the Rise in the U.S..............10 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Blind Spots.......................27 Storkson, Britt: The Perils of Networking..........................49 Directional Connor, Tim: Start Strong or Finish Strong?......................39 HDD Goes the Distance for Wastewater in Maryland.........34 Herrenknecht Saves Anglesea’s Holiday............................54 Environmental Corey, Bill: Starts Per Day, Part 2......................................46 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................22 The Importance of Groundwater Monitoring &RecoveryWells..17 The North Pole Hasn’t Always Been Covered in Ice..................58 Exploration-Blasthole Beatty, Art: Camp on a Mountain, Part 2............................30 w Fla E-Ne s sh Readers’ Choice: Drilling Kimberlite Botswana..22 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 54........................29 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II.........50 Gas & Oil Around-the-Clock Assistance is All in a Day’s Work............52 Federal Judge Strikes Down Hydraulic Fracturing Efforts...26 Florida’s Decision on Everglades Oil Well Coming Quickly.....48 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner............................54 Geothermal Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........21 NREL Assists in the Quest for Geothermal Power..............36 The Future of Geothermal Energy Through the Eyes.........24 Mining Distracted Driving can be Deadly.......................................33 Pennsylvania Honors Mining Engineers.............................59 Rehme, Kyle: Theory & Practical Application of Sub-ro-ga-tion..8 Short, Harry W.: Opal is the October Birthstone................18 Water 2017 Groundwater Lectures Available................................37 Christ, John: What Does it Take to be Profitable?.............15 Commitment to Excellence.................................................42 Longevity Comes from Continual Improvement..................56 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International...................23 Editorial Acker Drill Company...........................................................41 Allegheny Instruments........................................................21 America West Drilling Supply..............................................77 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. 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(ASI)........................27 Baker Water Systems.........................................................13 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)..............................31 Barrett Supply Company, Inc..............................................50 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................17 Bit Brokers International.....................................................46 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................39 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................54 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................23 California Groundwater Association (CGA) Convention......47 Clear Well Products, LLC....................................................27 CONEXPO-CON/AGG .......................................................20 Constant Water, LLC...........................................................22 Diedrich Drill.........................................................................7 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................34 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)....................................1 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................62 DRILLMAX, Inc...................................................................80 E&M Supply Group.............................................................43 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI)...........................................30 Eno Scientific......................................................................43 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................21 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................29 Flow Center Products, Inc...................................................15 Foremost Industries............................................................32 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...............................2 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...............................3 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................44 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................45 HINOWA S.p.A...................................................................37 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................78 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................12 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................24 Mills Bit Service, Inc............................................................59 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................57 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................14 Ohio Water Well Association (OWWA) Convention.............33 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................25 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................55 REICHdrill ® .........................................................................19 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................49 Ring Power Corp................................................................48 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................40 Samoter Triennial Earth-Moving & Building Machinery Exh....52 Schramm, Inc......................................................................51 SEMCO, Inc........................................................................79 Service Wire Company.......................................................56 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment...................................................4 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................10 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................55 Taylor Industries..................................................................42 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................60 Tim Speaks 4 U...................................................................36 Underground Construction Technology (UCT) Conf...........38 VolkBell Property & Casualty Insurance, LLC.......................8 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................39 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................15 Advertisers 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2016