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Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, and the Orthodox Church

Father Barnabas Powell interviews John Sitilides, the Washington D.C.-based geopolitical strategist and professional corporate speaker, in a far-reaching conversation to explore and assess the complexities facing the Orthodox Church and its internal administrative challenges in addressing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the hierarchical tensions between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Moscow Patriarchate, Turkey's repression of Orthodox and other religious minorities, the Syria civil war, the Israeli-Palestinian divide, radical Islamism in the Balkans, the plight of Egypt’s Coptic community, and the stunning rise of Orthodox Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa.




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Trump nominates Florida's Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who has clashed with Republican leaders in the House and served as a lightning rod against Democrats, to serve as attorney general in his incoming administration.




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Philly D.A. failed to show Musk's $1 million-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says

The $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to billionaire Elon Musk was allowed to continue through Election Day because Philadelphia's top prosecutor failed to show that it was an illegal lottery, a judge said in a new opinion.




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Donald Trump selects Tulsi Gabbard to oversee intelligence gathering

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence, the Cabinet member in charge of gathering and sharing sensitive foreign information and secrets.




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Dogecoin soars as Trump announces government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency whose mascot is a super-cute dog that muses things like "much wow," has been racing higher in value since Donald Trump won the presidential election last week. It got another bump after Trump named Tesla's Elon Musk as one of the heads of a new "Department of Government Efficiency," which is not a government agency but does have the acronym DOGE.




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Ted Olson dies at 84; prominent conservative lawyer argued Bush recount, same-sex marriage cases

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country's best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday. He was 84.




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Bob Menendez trial jurors were given evidence that judge had excluded, prosecutors say

Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat's conviction.




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Donald Trump triumphantly returns to White House as Joe Biden pledges 'smooth transition'

President-elect Donald Trump made his victorious return to Washington on Wednesday, meeting with jubilant House Republicans and then conferring with President Biden in the Oval Office, where they mutually pledged a smooth transfer of power after a bitter election in which they repeatedly disparaged each other.




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Transgender student bathroom bill clears Ohio legislature, heads to governor

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.




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Argentine company Ualá raises USD 300 million in new funding round

Argentine fintech company Ualá has announced the raise...




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Top 5 Creative Agency WordPress Themes for 2024

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6 Ways AI Empowers Contact Center Agents

Do you need to improve agent performance at your contact center? Here’s 6 ways AI tools can boost agent productivity, improving customer satisfaction in turn.

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OSCE Mission to BIH supports meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on election reform

Among other issues discussed at the meeting was the implementation of recommendations stipulated in the final report by election observers of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Righ




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OSCE Mission to BiH supports conference on consequence management in response to acts of terrorism

A conference on consequence management in response to acts of terrorism gathered today over sixty participants from the security and judiciary sectors as well as local communities.




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OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youth summits challenge stereotypes and promote tolerance to counter violent extremism

Some 100 high school students, pedagogues and psychologists from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) took part in two youth summits in Teslić and Vogosća this week co-hosted by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the BiH Security Ministry ...




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Casinos a game-changer for Thai tourism, says Agoda

Casinos would significantly boost tourism to Thailand, says the chief executive of the online travel agency Agoda, who is confident the country could set a record for foreign arrivals next year.




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Lawyer, wife arrested for alleged fraud, money-laundering

Police arrested high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd and his wife on a highway east of Bangkok on Thursday morning and charged them with fraud and money laundering in connection with a billionaire’s allegation that she lost 71 million baht to him.




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Israelis in Thailand urged to be vigilant

Israeli authorities have advised their nationals to remain vigilant following reports they might be targeted during the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan this coming Friday.




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Offshore bedrock geology of Eclipse Sound and Pond Inlet: connecting the structure and stratigraphy of Bylot and northern Baffin islands

Currie, L D; Brent, T A; Turner, E C. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences vol. 57, no. 10, 2020 p. 1254-1267, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2019-0159
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210388.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210388.jpg" title="Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences vol. 57, no. 10, 2020 p. 1254-1267, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2019-0159" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Tectonic-paleogeographic implications of a detailed Cretaceous-Cenozoic exhumation history in the Richardson Anticlinorium, northern Yukon, documented by multi-kinetic apatite fission track modelling

Lane, L S; Issler, D R; O'Sullivan, P B. Geoconvention 2020 abstracts; 2020 p. 1-2
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210002.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210002.jpg" title="Geoconvention 2020 abstracts; 2020 p. 1-2" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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High-resolution mapping of glacial landscapes in central mainland Nunavut using ArcticDEM data and Landsat 8 imagery

McMartin, I; Godbout, P -M; Campbell, J E; Tremblay, T; Behnia, P. 2020 NWT and Nunavut Geoscience Forum, presentations; 2020 p. 1, 1 sheet




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Geochemical database of Cretaceous High Arctic Large Igneous Province magmatic rocks, Arctic Canada

Bédard, J H; Saumur, B -M; Williamson, M -C; Tegner, C; Troll, V R; Deegan, F M; Evenchick, C A; Grasby, S E; Dewing, K. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8759, 2020, 7 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327829
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327829.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327829.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8759, 2020, 7 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327829" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Northern Canada glacial geomorphology database 2020: part 1 - central mainland Nunavut

Behnia, P; McMartin, I; Campbell, J E; Godbout, P -M; Tremblay, T. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8717, 2020, 6 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327796
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327796.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327796.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8717, 2020, 6 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327796" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Structural geology of the eastern Richardson Mountains, Yukon and Northwest Territories: some field observations and a note of caution for palinspastic reconstructions

Pinet, N. Yukon exploration and geology 2020; by MacFarlane, K E (ed.); Yukon Geological Survey, Yukon Exploration and Geology 2020, 2020 p. 1-18
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200527.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200527.jpg" title="Yukon exploration and geology 2020; by MacFarlane, K E (ed.); Yukon Geological Survey, Yukon Exploration and Geology 2020, 2020 p. 1-18" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Report on palynological analyses of samples from Banks Island submitted in support of the Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals Program (GEM-2), Western Arctic Project

Galloway, J M; Dewing, K; Piepjohn, K; Smith, I R. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8750, 2020, 44 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327426
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327426.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327426.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8750, 2020, 44 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327426" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geomorphology of a late Wisconsin hard-bedded ice stream landsystem, Ontario, Canada revealed by high resolution LiDAR mapping

Bukhari, S S A; Sookhan, S; Eyles, N; Shi, Y; Mulligan, R P M; Paulen, R C. GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-357973
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200503.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200503.jpg" title="GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-357973" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Legacy radiocarbon ages and the MIS 3 dating game: a cautionary tale from re-dating of pre-LGM sites in western Canada

Reyes, A V; Dillman, T; Kennedy, K; Froese, D; Beaudoin, A B; Paulen, R C. GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-360064
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200502.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200502.jpg" title="GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-360064" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Analyzing spatial patterns of thermal alteration in the Stikine and Wrangell terranes of the Canadian Cordillera using the conodont color alteration index (CAI) to identify hot spots and cold spots

Lei, J Z X; Golding, M L; Husson, J M. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8746, 2020, 43 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327243
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327243.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327243.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8746, 2020, 43 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327243" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Neoproterozoic-Cambrian stratigraphy of the Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada, part II: archival stratigraphic data for the Backbone Ranges Formation and related units, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada (NTS 95-L and 105-P)

MacNaughton, R B. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8668, 2020, 26 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327238
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327238.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327238.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8668, 2020, 26 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327238" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Field data, till composition, and ice-flow history, south Rae Craton, Northwest Territories: results from the GEM-2 South Rae project - Surficial Mapping activity

Campbell, J E; McCurdy, M W; Lauzon, G; Regis, D; Wygergangs, M. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8714, 2020, 40 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327218
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327218.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327218.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8714, 2020, 40 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327218" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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New constraints on the age, geochemistry, and environmental impact of High Arctic Large Igneous Province magmatism: tracing the extension of the Alpha Ridge onto Ellesmere Island, Canada

Naber, T V; Grasby, S E; Cuthbertson, J P; Rayner, N; Tegner, C. Geological Society of America Bulletin 2020 p. 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1130/B35792.1




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High-resolution mapping of glacial landscapes in central mainland Nunavut using ArcticDEM data and Landsat 8 imagery

McMartin, I; Godbout, P -M; Campbell, J E; Tremblay, T; Behnia, P. GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 129-3, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-354703
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200344.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200344.jpg" title="GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 129-3, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-354703" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Shale and pyrite Re-Os ages from the Hornby Bay and Amundsen basins provide new chronological markers for Mesoproterozoic stratigraphic successions of northern Canada

Rainbird, R H; Rooney, A D; Creaser, R A; Skulski, T. Earth and Planetary Science Letters vol. 548, 116492, 2020 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116492
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200341.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200341.jpg" title="Earth and Planetary Science Letters vol. 548, 116492, 2020 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116492" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Cartographic symbol standard for geological map production

Geological Survey of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8572, version 1.0, 2020, 104 pages (2 sheets), https://doi.org/10.4095/327025
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327025.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327025.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8572, version 1.0, 2020, 104 pages (2 sheets), https://doi.org/10.4095/327025" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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A new map of glacigenic features and glacial landsystems in central mainland Nunavut, Canada

McMartin, I; Godbout, P -M; Campbell, J E; Tremblay, T; Behnia, P. Boreas 2020 p. 1-25, https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12479
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200289.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200289.jpg" title="Boreas 2020 p. 1-25, https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12479" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geological Survey of Canada till-sampling and analytical protocols: from field to archive, 2020 update

Re-release; McClenaghan, M B; Spirito, W A; Plouffe, A; McMartin, I; Campbell, J E; Paulen, R C; Garrett, R G; Hall, G E M; Pelchat, P; Gauthier, M S. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8591, 2020, 73 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326162
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326162.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326162.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8591, 2020, 73 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326162" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Clumped isotope geothermometry of an Ordovician carbonate mound, Hudson Bay Basin

Jautzy, J J; Savard, M M; Lavoie, D; Ardakani, O H; Dhillon, R S; Defliese, W F; Castagner, A. Journal of the Geological Society vol. 178, issue 1, jgs2020-102, 2020 p. 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-102
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200066.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200066.jpg" title="Journal of the Geological Society vol. 178, issue 1, jgs2020-102, 2020 p. 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-102" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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U-Pb detrital-zircon geochronology of the Woodburn Lake group, Nunavut

McNicoll, V M. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8720, 2020, 4 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326019
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326019.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326019.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8720, 2020, 4 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326019" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geochemical, mineralogical and indicator-mineral data for stream silt sediment, water, and heavy-mineral concentrates, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut (NTS 49-G, 59-H and 560-A)

McNeil, R J; Williamson, M -C; Wilton, D H C. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8719, 2020, 29 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326018
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326018.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326018.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8719, 2020, 29 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/326018" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Timing and paleogeographic reconstruction of Glacial Lake Low in western Labrador

Paulen, R C; Rice, J M; Ross, M; Lian, O B. Geoconvention 2020 abstracts; 2020 p. 1-4
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200034.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200034.jpg" title="Geoconvention 2020 abstracts; 2020 p. 1-4" height="150" border="1" /></a>