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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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Muscovite dehydration melting; reaction mechanisms, microstructures, and implications for anatexis

Dyck, B; Waters, D J; St-Onge, M R; Searle, M P. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 2019 p. 1-24, https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12511
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20160157.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20160157.jpg" title="Journal of Metamorphic Geology 2019 p. 1-24, https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12511" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Bioturbation, heavy mineral concentration, and high gamma-ray activity in the Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation, Canada

Fustic, M; Nair, R; Wetzel, A; Siddiqui, R; Mathews, W; Wust, R; Bringue, M; Radovic, J. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology vol. 564, 110187, 2020 p. 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110187
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200671.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200671.jpg" title="Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology vol. 564, 110187, 2020 p. 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110187" 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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Anomalous fractionation of mercury isotopes in the Late Archean atmosphere

Zerkle, A L; Yin, R; Chen, C; Li, X; Izon, G J; Grasby, S E. Nature Communications vol. 11, issue 1, 1709, 2020 p. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15495-3
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200064.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20200064.jpg" title="Nature Communications vol. 11, issue 1, 1709, 2020 p. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15495-3" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Natural attenuation of spilled crude oil by cold-adapted soil bacterial communities at a decommissioned High Arctic oil well site

Ferguson, D K; Li, C; Jiang, C; Chakraborty, A; Grasby, S E; Hubert, C R J. Science of the Total Environment vol. 722, 137258, 2020 p. 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137258
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20190541.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20190541.jpg" title="Science of the Total Environment vol. 722, 137258, 2020 p. 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137258" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Organic geochemical data from northern Canada. Part II: biomarkers in organic extracts from Devonian black shales (Horn River Group and basal Imperial Formation), Norman Wells area, Northwest Territories

Jiang, C; Obermajer, M; Kabanov, P; Mort, A. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8663, 2020, 7 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/321479
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Characteristics of Hg concentrations and isotopes in terrestrial and marine facies across the end-Permian mass extinction

Wang, X; Cawood, P A; Grasby, S E; Zhao, L; Chen, Z -Q; Wu, S; Yuangeng, H. Global and Planetary Change vol. 205, 103592, 2021 p. 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103592
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210505.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20210505.jpg" title="Global and Planetary Change vol. 205, 103592, 2021 p. 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103592" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Mercury record of intense hydrothermal activity during the early Cambrian, South China

Zhu, G; Wang, P; Li, T; Zhao, K; Zheng, W; Feng, X; Shen, J; Grasby, S E; Sun, G; Tang, S; Yan, H. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology vol. 568, 110294, 2021 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110294
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Evaluation and optimization of acid processing procedures for the extraction of conodont elements from calcareous rock

Gallotta, C; Gouwy, S A; Komaromi, L. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8792, 2021, 50 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/328273
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Geophysical characteristics of the northern Cordillera

Hayward, N; Ryan, J J. Northern Cordillera geology: a synthesis of research from the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program, British Columbia and Yukon; by Ryan, J J (ed.); Zagorevski, A (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 610, 2021 p. 145-176, https://doi.org/10.4095/326069




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Cordilleran magmatism in Yukon and northern British Columbia: characteristics, temporal variations, and significance for the tectonic evolution of the northern Cordillera

Zagorevski, A; van Staal, C R. Northern Cordillera geology: a synthesis of research from the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program, British Columbia and Yukon; by Ryan, J J (ed.); Zagorevski, A (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 610, 2021 p. 95-122, https://doi.org/10.4095/326063




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Magma-shale interaction in large igneous provinces: implications for climate warming and sulphide genesis

Deegan, F M; Bédard, J H; Grasby, S E; Dewing, K; Geiger, H; Misiti, V; Capriolo, M; Callegaro, S; Svensen, H H; Yakymchuk, C; Aradi, L E; Freda, C; Troll, V R. Journal of Petrology vol. 63, 2022 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egac094
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20220242.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20220242.jpg" title="Journal of Petrology vol. 63, 2022 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egac094" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Report on U-Pb geochronology from the 2017-2020 GEM-2 activity 'Saglek Block, Labrador: Geological Evolution and Mineral Potential'

Rayner, N M. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8901, 2022, 15 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/330237
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Magnetic and gravity characteristics of the Thelon and Taltson orogens, northern Canada: tectonic implications

Thomas, M D. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 618, 2022, 33 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/329250
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Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Moose River, and Foxe basins: synthesis of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program activities from 2008 to 2018

Re-release; Lavoie, D; Pinet, N; Zhang, S; Reyes, J; Jiang, C; Ardakani, O H; Savard, M M; Dhillon, R S; Chen, Z; Dietrich, J R; Hu, K; Craven, J A; Roberts, B; Duchesne, M J; Brake, V I; Huot-Vézina, G; Galloway, J M; McCracken, A D; Asselin, E; Decker, V; Beauchemin, M; Nicolas, M P B; Armstrong, D K; Hahn, K E. Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 37-76, https://doi.org/10.4095/326090
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326090.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326090.jpg" title="Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 37-76, https://doi.org/10.4095/326090" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program: activities in the Sverdrup Basin, Canadian Arctic Islands

Re-release; Hadlari, T. Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 215-235, https://doi.org/10.4095/326088
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326088.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326088.jpg" title="Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 215-235, https://doi.org/10.4095/326088" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program activities in the lower Paleozoic Franklinian succession in the Canadian Arctic Islands

Re-release; Dewing, K; Hadlari, T. Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 23-35, https://doi.org/10.4095/326085
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326085.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_326085.jpg" title="Sedimentary basins of northern Canada: contributions to a 1000 Ma geological journey and insight on resource potential; by Lavoie, D (ed.); Dewing, K (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 609, 2022 p. 23-35, https://doi.org/10.4095/326085" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Highly fractionated Hg isotope evidence for dynamic euxinia in shallow waters of the Mesoproterozoic ocean

Wu, Y; Tian, H; Yin, R; Chen, D; Grasby, S E; Shen, J; Li, T; Ju, S; Peng, P. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 616, 118211, 2023 p. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118211
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Geochemical characterization of plutonic rocks and U-Pb ages of dykes, Boothia Peninsula-Somerset Island, Nunavut

Sanborn-Barrie, M; Regis, D. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8972, 2023, 22 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/331856
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Climax in Wrangellia LIP activity coincident with major Middle Carnian (Late Triassic) climate and biotic changes: mercury isotope evidence from the Panthalassa pelagic domain

Jin, X; Tomimatsu, Y; Yin, R; Onoue, T; Franceschi, M; Grasby, S E; Du, Y; Rigo, M. Earth and Planetary Science Letters vol. 607, 118075, 2023 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118075
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20220607.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/20220607.jpg" title="Earth and Planetary Science Letters vol. 607, 118075, 2023 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118075" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Geological and geochemical data from Mackenzie corridor. Part XI: New geochemical, magnetic susceptibility, and X-ray diffraction data from the Horn River Group (Devonian) in cores and outcrops south of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories

Kabanov, P B; Abdi, W; Biggin, A J; Bilot, I; van der Boon, A; Gouwy, S; Grasby, S; Minions, N; Percival, J; Thallner, D; Twemlow, C; VandenBerg, R. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8940, 2023, 13 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/331201
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Advancing exploration for iron oxide-copper-gold and affiliated deposits in Canada: context, scientific overview, outcomes, and impacts

Corriveau, L; Potter, E G. Canada's northern Shield: new perspectives from the Geoscience for Energy and Minerals Program; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 612, 2024 p. 55-98, https://doi.org/10.4095/332495
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FedEx report reveals its reach and impact

FedEx delivered more than $85 billion in direct impact globally, including an estimated $10 billion net economic output in Europe’s Transportation, Storage, and Communications sector.




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bpostgroup Q3: These results evidence our need to reshape our domestic activities

bpostgroup has announced its third quarter 2024 results. EBIT decline reflects new Press contracts and North American pressure, partially offset by Staci’s contribution starting in August.




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Amazon supports communities impacted by flash flooding in south-eastern Spain

In the wake of the devastating floods in Spain, Amazon mobilized resources to support impacted communities across Valencia, Andalucia, and other eastern and southern parts of the country.




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Balancing demand with environmental impact

Post&Parcel Live is a seminar series from the experts at Post&Parcel. On 27 April 2017 we hosted "Solving the Inner City Challenge". In this keynote Vicky Keeble, Deliver London Programme Manager at the Cross River Partnership looks at balancing demand with environmental impact.



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Low impact delivery solutions

Post&Parcel Live is a seminar series from the experts at Post&Parcel. On 27 April 2017 we hosted "Solving the Inner City Challenge". In this keynote Rob King, Managing Director at Outspoken Deliveries explores low impact delivery solutions.



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Research reveals manufacturing and supply chain decentralisation preventing analytic maturity – Alteryx

Data Stack Evolution: Legacy Challenges and AI Innovation, a global report which included a survey of 775 manufacturing and supply chain IT decision-makers, found that almost three in five (58%) said their data leadership and IT teams work in silo.




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Balancing Act: Nitrogen and Potassium Key to Boosting Apple Photosynthesis

Nitrogen and potassium are fundamental nutrients for plant growth, but imbalances frequently disrupt agricultural systems. In apple orchards, low potassium can severely limit carbon and nitrogen metabolism, impairing photosynthesis and yield. Potassium availability is often reduced by environmental factors such as soil leaching, while nitrogen is frequently over-applied due to its affordability and yield-enhancing effects. Given these challenges, optimizing nitrogen and potassium levels in apple trees warrants further research to counter the negative impact of nutrient imbalances on plant health and productivity.




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New Mixed Reality Game May Help Kids Be More Active

Mixed reality gaming may be the motivation kids need to stay active, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.






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Fox Hosts ‘Don’t Remember Republicans Acting Out’ After Biden Won

It’s no surprise that the sore winners at Fox News are already working to demonize people that don’t love the Felonious p***y grabber as much as they do. But in this case, they really ought to come up with better material.

Media Matters caught the delusional exchange on Fox & Friends this morning. It started out with cohost Steve Doocy saying “people are all entitled to their opinion” but since Trump just won a four-year term, “just deal with it.”

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Full Contact Skydiving is the "This is Real and I am Terrified" Event of the Week




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'What exactly do you want from my husband?': Entitled Karen shopper grabs tall guy at grocery store to help her, tall guy's wife intervenes and calls her out

Most people want to be left alone when they're running their weekly errands. If you're tall and shopping at a grocery store, then you have probably been asked to help grab something from the top shelf on more than one occasion. In most of those scenarios, a decent human being would indulge the short shopper; that is, so long as they have been decent to you. 

Here, we have an entitled Karen shopper who had the audacity to grab a tall stranger by his arm and drag him to where she wanted him to help her. The tall shopper tried to tell her to ask one of the several employees who were within earshot because he was worried that the item she was asking him to retrieve was too heavy and would cause a mess. This was all to no avail, of course. 

At this point, the tall shopper had no choice but to get his wife to come over, and that was what got the entitled Karen to back off for good. Keep scrolling below for the full encounter. For more, check out this post about a 16-year-old's stage mom.




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'She didn't actually quit': CEO fires assistant after she spends $2k on fake farewell party with company funds

There's something universally awkward about office parties—whether it's the forced mingling, the questionable food choices, or that one coworker who takes "open bar" a little too literally. Most of us just try to blend into the crowd, avoid making eye contact with our managers, and hope the night ends without too many cringe-worthy moments. But for one unfortunate team, a party to celebrate an employee's resignation was nothing more than a "social experiment."

It's one thing to make a grand exit when you're moving on to bigger things, but this employee decided to throw herself a farewell bash complete with company-funded catering, decorations, and a custom cake... all while the CEO was on out of the office. The CEO returned from a conference to find her assistant had announced her departure in a company-wide email and threw a party on the company's dime, just to admit she was never really leaving in the first place. 




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New hire gets fired 10 minutes into their shift after boss claims they were ‘not being proactive’, coworker reveals it was not the first time this happened: ‘I was the 4th person they hired’

Everyone remembers their first real job, the place that kickstarted their career and made them who they are today. And since everyone remembers that experience, no matter how much time passed, it shouldn't be hard to be nice to those who are just starting out.

If every boss would recall their first week at their job, they would remember how stressful it is to prove themselves, and they would remember how important it is to have the right guidance, to have someone who can train you and help you get the ropes of the job on those first days. 

However, instead of providing that guidance to new hires, bosses insist on doing the exact opposite, while some go as far as firing people if they don't show the right 'initiative' on their first days. Much like the boss in this Reddit story, who fired their new hire 10 minutes into the shift simply because they thought it would be wise to wait for instructions, and not act on their own.

Keep scrolling to read the full story, and let us know in the comments down below what you think of the situation. After you are done, check out this story of a parking dispute between two store owners.




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Year-long action plan to combat diabetes to be launched on World Diabetes Day - The Hindu

  1. Year-long action plan to combat diabetes to be launched on World Diabetes Day  The Hindu
  2. World Diabetes Day 2024  PIB
  3. World Diabetes Day: Why diabetes is more than abnormal blood sugar level  The Times of India
  4. World Diabetes Day 2024: 10 Foods That Are Secretly Increasing Your Risk Of Diabetes  NDTV
  5. World Diabetes Day 2024: 5 ways to detect diabetes quickly  Health shots






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Blackmon's been in Arenado's contract shoes

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon can identify with third baseman Nolan Arenado, which puts him in position to offer support rather than advice.




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Rising drug prices drive US manufacturers’ revenues, analysis finds




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Vlad Jr. among top impact rookies for 2019

Here are the top players in each league who could get the opportunity to show what they can do at the highest level this year, perhaps even contending for Rookie of the Year honors