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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Thursday, January 8, 2009
In Search of a Doctor
Most of my medical records had been faxed to him. He wanted to be sure he had my medical records to look over and then decide on treatment and asked me to contact my cfids doctor as well as Dr. Kliman's assistant to stress the urgency of getting the medical records to him. My cfids doctor's office had gotten my medical records to him but he didn't have a chance to look at them so he was quickly flipping through pages during my appointment.
Then he mentions that he's prepared to start Valcyte treatment with me but that he usually prefers IV Valcyte (cytovene) since that crosses the blood brain barrier better. I asked if Valcyte crossed the blood brain barrier (knowing full well that it does after doing research on it). I asked if we could go ahead with the IV (a friend of my dad's has cfids and had IV cidonavir (?) and had good results from it. The doctor ignored my question. I've learned he just ignores most questions I ask.
He decides he wants me to have a functional MRI which is a new, and stronger version of the regular MRI. You do things while in the MRI (for example move a finger) to see how the brain responds. He stressed over and over during the appointment how much he wanted me to have this as this would provide some definitive information as to what is wrong with me. I thought we already knew??? Anyway, I told him I have severe claustrophobia. He ignored me so I tried again with the same outcome.
He was asking his nurse or pa if he should just write a prescription or not for the Valcyte (I guess he was confused because I told him I was approved for patient assistance through Roche for free Valcyte). He didn't bother listening to me as I kept telling him that I already had Valcyte at home. I didn't know how much more specific I could get with him. I HAVE THE VALCYTE AT HOME. I HAVE THE PILLS IN MY CUPBOARD. I HAVE THE PINK PILLS IN MY HOME. It wasn't until his nurse or pa came into the office, heard me and said "you mean you've had EBV levels this high for over one year and you've not started taking the Valcyte you have?" Huh? Did I just walk into the wrong movie? Did you not hear me when I told you my doctor died and I was trying to find a new one? The nurse/pa went on to say "I've never seen as high EBV titers as yours. It means something else is going on. That's why we want you to get the MRI."
Sigh. My cfids doctor has largely ignored my EBV titers and been focused on HHV 6. At one point after I brought up the fact that my titers seemed high he said "oh. You're right! They are really high! How did I miss that?" At least he listened to me.
So this doctor (HIV one) is "convinced" that I have a slow virus. I'd looked that up last week and found scary stuff. This week I asked him what he meant by slow virus. He tried to ignore me but then said MS is like a slow virus. I said I looked up slow virus on the internet and it wasn't good news. They were all fatal. Silence. "Yeah. I guess I shouldn't look at the internet because it kind of scared me." More silence.
I freak out on the way home thinking "what if he is right? What if I have a fatal illness? What if I have MS?" I had to peel myself off the ceiling several times today. Finally I calmed down. I decided to call UCSF which is the only place in the bay area that has the functional MRI machines. They were very helpful. But it's the doctor who has to call their doctor and then set up the appointment. It turns out that it's a closed MRI machine and that it lasts for 90 minutes. There's no way I'll last 90 minutes in a closed MRI machine with my claustrophobia. That would be like telling me to get into an elevator that will malfunction (I've always had a horrible fear of getting stuck in an elevator).
I think I'll move on and find a new doctor. I'd like one who listens to me. Thank goodness I didn't go to this doctor when I first got sick.
This does make the fourth doctor who recommends Valcyte though.
The final straw with me though was when I asked him if there were any side effects or anything to be concerned about when taking Valcyte. He said no-it's a safe drug. Hmm. That would be the safe drug that can shut down bone marrow production? The one that you are supposed to monitor blood count weekly for the first month to make sure you don't develop a low white blood cell count? That safe drug??
I don't get it. He was rude in the way he didn't listen.
I called another doctor's office but have to wait until Monday to find out if I'm accepted or not. The woman sounded really nice and said the doctor is familiar with cfids but doesn't accept that it's a 'real' illness so he does lots of testing to find out what's really wrong.
When did the medical system switch to having to interview to get accepted by a physician's office?
All I want is an internist who is covered by my insurance-who will listen to me, believe me, and just be a good doctor. Like Dr. Kliman was.
11 comments:
- Renee said...
I am so sorry you are a going through so much to find a doctor who will listen to you and who is qualified to treat you for CFIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This doctor you have seen is a poor excuse for a doctor..sorry...but having listened to you speak about him twice now has really given me a loud red flag. You are so right...you need to move on. You deserve a doctor who LISTENS. You deserve a doctor who knows what to do for you and is willing to look at past tests and not always have to have new tests...so many CFIDS patients end up with so many unnecessary tests. The MRI would probably show lesions from the CFS or from the Lyme, won't it? That is what I have understood. I went to so many doctors over the past 24 yrs...I quit going for my health because of their unwillingness to believe and their lack of knowledge on CFIDs....finally I did find a good CFIDS/Lyme specialist...I did not know I had lyme till I saw her...she does follow loosly Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum's protocol...he is in CA isn't he? He is well known in CFIDs world.
Enough chatter from me.
Hope you are able to find someone that you can trust and that will help you on this journey.
- January 9, 2009 at 7:24 AM
- Kerry said...
Finding doctors CFIDS knowledgable is such a frustrating challenge, especially after losing your great doc. I had a GP who was wonderful to me. He retired early and I have yet to find a local GP who listens and cares as he did. From experience though...if we keep on keepin on,... eventually we find one of those gems of a doc.
I think its wonderful you live in an area that is doing functional MRI's--I hope someday to have one as I think they will provide a lot of information about how CFS, Lyme etc. effect the brain. But, they do not do them where I live yet.
The claustrophobia sure does make it hard though to get inside that tube. I know many doctors are aware and sensitive to patients who have claustrophobia with MRI's and are usually willing to prescribe a does of a relaxant to help. Perhaps when you find a new doc. who will be the listener and CFS/ Lyme knowledgable one, he might work with you to help you through the MRI.
I hope you find the dr. you feel comfortable with soon. I love my CFS doc. who I travel too, but finding a CFS knowledgable GP or Internist in my local area is extremely difficult. I need to start the search again soon and I'm not looking forward to it.
It does help knowing that those of us with CFS, Lyme etc...share this journey and the difficulties that accompany it.
- January 9, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- Prof Sherlock said...
I'm sorry you're having to spend so much time finding a good doc. I went through that a few years ago and found a great rheumtologist who spends time, really listens, and knows her stuff inside and out. She was the sixth one I'd been to and all the others spent a grand total of 10 minutes, wrote me a prescription, and that was that.
Good luck. I've just recently started reading your blog and will be looking for your updates. Hope all goes well.
Prof S
- January 15, 2009 at 6:41 AM
- Sue Jackson said...
Hi -
I've been kind of out of touch, due to not feeling well and a family funeral, so I'm just catching up on your blog.
You are absolutely right about needing to find a doctor who listens...and one who understands the dangerous side effects of Valcyte! That's just scary. I know how hard it is to find a doctor who understands. I searched for a year when I first got sick and ran into some awful ones. It's all worth it, though, when you find a good one. Hang in there and don't give up! Do you have a Fibro & Fatigue Center near you? I know a few people who've had good luck with those. Also, ask other people with CFS who they use.
I guess you're in your new apartment now and away from the mold? That's something at least.
Oh! And I took the online self-help course a few years ago. It's very good and supportive. The concept of the energy envelope, plus proactive resting (resting completely as you describe BEFORE you feel awful) was very helpful to me. I take a nap - full, eyes-closed, dark-room nap - every single afternoon, no matter how I'm feeling, and it helps a lot. On bad days, I take one in the morning, too.
I hope you get some help and support from the self-help course. Good luck finding a new doctor. There's one out there for you somewhere!
- January 15, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Sue Jackson said...
Hi -
I thought of something else that might help you. Do you know about the Good Doctor List? It's a list of doctors who treat CFS and FM, mostly nominated by patients who've used them. Check it out here:
Just click on your state (there are lots of options in California). Maybe you'll find someone on this list who can help you. Good luck!
- January 16, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Pris said...
Yes, definitely find a doctor who will listen. Jesus, Louise..this man sounds like a numbskull even though he may have 'medical knowledge'.
I hate MRI's , too. The short ones are bad enough. Last time I had one I went to a place where they were slightly larger and fans blew fresh air in so , with my eyes closed, it felt more like I was just lying in a cool breeze than stuffed into a can. Yes, I've learned NOT to use the little mirror but to close my eyes before I go inside.
Doctors throw out statements so blithely, never thinking of the fear they create.
Good luck!
- January 17, 2009 at 5:17 AM
- cfswarrior said...
Thanks for your validation! It's good to know you see the same thing that I experienced.
I had no idea how lucky I was with Dr. Kliman. Even though he didn't do anything to treat it he was a nice balance with my cfids doctor.
I'm so glad you found a good CFIDS/Lyme specialist and that you are getting treated for your lyme.
Did you ever do antivirals?
- January 19, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Kerry-
Thanks for your support.
It is great they have the functional MRI here. If my claustrophobia wasn't so severe I'd have it done. I had to have two done for my back and one for my shoulder. After the first closed MRI for my back I decided I could never do it again and will now only do open MRI's.
With the functional MRI's they only allow for slight sedation (makes sense since they are testing brain function).
It really does help to know that others with this illness share this journey. It makes it a little easier to bear.
- January 19, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Prof Sherlock-
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I look forward to any comments you have.
Thanks for your well wishes in finding a doctor. I'm hoping to find one soon. I will see another doctor on 2/4.
I'm glad you were able to find a good one. Listening is such an important skill for a doctor to have.
- January 19, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Sue-
I'm sorry to hear about your family's loss.
Yes-I'm 5 plus weeks out of the old moldy apt. Thank goodness. I'm very grateful to have that whole move behind me.
I'm looking forward to learning about the energy envelope in the course.
Thanks for the link to co-cure. I checked it out. Unfortunately, none of the doctor's on that list are near me. At this point I can't drive myself to anyplace that involves a freeway. I get a little dizzy for some reason which is bizarre since two years ago I used to commute 60 miles to my post doc.
I really appreciate the link and the help in finding a new doctor.
I hope you're feeling a little better.
- January 19, 2009 at 8:49 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Pris!
Oh my gosh, I know what you mean about opening your eyes in a closed MRI. I did that once and started having a panic attack.
I laughed at your description of this doctor. Numbskull is a good word for him.
It was quite a bizarre experience to ask questions and be completely and utterly ignored. I couldn't believe he wasn't answering me. I began to feel like an annoying gnat.
If I could have I would have run from his office! :)
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The Nils concept car by German car maker Volkswagen was presented during the international motor show IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) in Frankfurt, Germany on September 14, 2011.
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Models pose inside the Citroen Tubik concept car at the international car show IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) in Frankfurt, Germany on September 13, 2011.
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This Nissan "TOWNPOD" was designed with the comfort and style of a passenger car and the businesslike utility of a commercial vechile. It currently resides at the company's Design Center in Atsugi, Japan.
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An employee of Japan's Suzuki Motor introduces its concept car 'Q-Concept' during the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo on November 30, 2011.
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The 24.7 truck concept vehicle features customer-focused technologies which include access to the internet, hands-free mobile phone, real-time route assistance, weather reports and custom features such as stock readings. Wrapped in a simple, fuctional design, the interactive 24.7 concept incorporates advanced communications and telematics technologies that provide drivers and passengers with access to information, people and places 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thus the car's name.
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The General Motors Hy-Wire concept car, claimed to be the world's first drivable vehicle combining hydrogen fuel cell and drive-by-wire technology, went on display on the Great Wall of China at Badaling, north of Beijing on November 14, 2003.
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Carlos Ghosn, CEO and President of Japanese and French automaker Nissan and Renault, poses in front of the company's concept car, "Pivo" during the preview for the 39th Tokyo Motor Show 2005 on October 19, 2005 in Chiba, Japan. Pivo is an electric car in which the direction of the cabin moves 180 degrees. Therefore, when making a turn in a different direction, just the cabin moves, not the whole car.
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A Renault electric concept car presented at the Paris Motor Show on October 6, 2008 in Paris, France.
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Nissan's Pivo2 concept car displayed on March 4, 2008 during the press days at the Geneva car show.
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Models pose beside the Toyota Rin concept car displayed at the 31st Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand on March 25, 2010.
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A visitor looks at a "Twizy" electric concept car on March 22, 2012 in Monaco, on the opening day of the "EVER Monaco 2012" ecological vehicles and renewable energies trade show.
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Guests check out a concept car from Chinese carmaker Chery on display at the Auto China 2012 exhibition in Beijing on April 23, 2012.
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A Renault Captur concept car displayed at the Auto China 2012 car show in Beijing on April 23, 2012.
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The world premiere of the 2012 Delta Wing Concept for the Izod Indy Car Series was shown during the first media preview day at the Chicago Auto Show February 10, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.
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A concept car of Russian car maker Yo on display at the international motor show IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) in Frankfurt, Germany on September 14, 2011.
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President and CEO of Japan's Honda Motor Takanobu Ito introduces its concept car Micro Commuter Concept, which is 2.5-metre in length and 1.25-metre in width, during the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan on November 30, 2011.
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The BMW i8 concept car on display during the first press preview day at the 2012 North American International Auto Show on January 9, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan.
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The Chevrolet Tru 40S concept car on display on January 31, 2012 at the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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A photo taken on April 26, 2012 shows a 'Smart' concept SUV at the China Auto 2012 car show in Beijing. As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over.
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This Lexus concept car was a star in the film Minority Report and was on display at the Sydney International Motor Show on October 17, 2002 in Sydney, Australia.
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Japan's auto maker Daihatsu, Toyota's small car affiliation, displays the company's concept model two-seater electric personal mobility vehicle called the "Pico" at a press preview for the Tokyo Motor Show on November 30, 2011.
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A Thai model tries a Toyota PM-01 concept car during the press preview of the 25th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand on March 25, 2004.
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An EN-V (Electric-Networked Vehicle) Xiao, an urban mobility concept from GM, on a demonstration drive at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 2011. The EN-V is a two-seat electric vehicle designed to address environmental issues and alleviate concerns about traffic congestion, parking availability, energy consumption and affordability for tomorrow's cities. The EN-V can rotate 360 degrees and be driven in manual mode with a driver or in "automous" driving mood without a driver in the car.
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An EN-V (Electric-Networked Vehicle) Jiao, an urban mobility concept from GM, on a demonstration drive at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 2011.
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A fair hostess presents an "I-Unit" concept car of Toyota on September 14, 2005 in Frankfurt, Germany at the 61st International motor show.
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This Lexus concept car was a star in the film Minority Report and was on display at the Sydney International Motor Show on October 17, 2002 in Sydney, Australia.
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Congresswomen in the Hawaii delegation on Capitol Hill responded to the Pentagon's announcement Wednesday that the U.S. military is ending its policy of excluding women from ground combat roles.
Sen. Mazie Hirono says today's news is a great step toward equality.
"These restrictions that block women from serving in active combat roles make no sense in today's modern military. All Americans deserve the opportunity to defend our nation regardless of gender, and I know that the women who currently serve in the military think they should be treated the same as any other servicemember," said Hirono. "Women serving in combat roles will strengthen our national security, and as a member of the Armed Services Committee, I will work closely with military and administration officials to see this change through."
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa says women have played an integral role in our military.
"I applaud the Department of Defense for eliminating this outdated policy and recognizing the important, evolving role of women in the Armed Forces. I believe that all qualified Americans, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, should be given the same opportunity to serve their country," said Hanabusa.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a twice-deployed combat veteran, says she had the honor of serving with incredibly talented female soldiers who would serve as great assets in our ground combat units.
"Today is a historic day for not only women currently serving in our armed forces, but for all of the women who have selflessly put their lives on the line in theaters of war throughout our nation's history. Female service members have contributed on the battlefield as far back as the Civil War, when some disguised themselves as men just to have the opportunity to serve their nation," said Gabbard. "This decision by the Department of Defense is an overdue, yet welcome change, which I strongly support. I look forward to hearing the details of how this will be executed, and will support full and equal access for our highly capable female service members to serve our country in all roles, which will only stand to strengthen our Armed Forces, and our national defense. This change is a huge step toward maximizing their potential, and honoring the tremendous sacrifices that our military women have made throughout history."
There are about 800 women in the Hawaii Air National Guard and Hawaii Army National Guard.


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Eleven graduate from Leadership Weirton
WEIRTON – Eleven area business representatives took their final steps toward becoming community leaders Tuesday during a graduation dinner held in honor of the Leadership Weirton Class of 2013.
The graduates and their guests were welcomed to Williams Country Club by Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce President Brenda Mull, who congratulated the class on their accomplishments.
"This class, maybe more than others, has really stepped up and taken on that leadership role," Mull said.
Leadership Weirton is offered each year by the Weirton chamber, organized under the auspices of its education committee.
Those completing the program as part of the Class of 2013 include MaryLee Ammon, Hancock County Savings Bank; Larry DeRosa, West Virginia Northern Community College; DeeAnn Greene-Marszalek, Melaleuca – The Wellness Co.; Marisa Marino, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort; Karen Mason, Hancock County Senior Services; Jennifer McHenry, Hancock County Savings Bank; MaryLou Martire-Pittman, Wal-Mart; Renee Salkovick, city of Weirton; Alecia Sirk, Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau; Patricia Soplinski, Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce; and Danielle Welshans, Fairfield Inn and Suites.
Mull noted some of the highs and lows of this year's class, including its selected community service project of raising money for renovations to the Weirton Honor Roll veterans memorial, including the purchase of new flags and stone benches and landscaping.
"This project will be an inspiration to the community and everyone who stops by this memorial," she said.
She also mentioned the early departure of two members of the class, which left DeRosa to plan the program's history and culture session on his own, and thanked Soplinski, Sirk and McHenry for their assistance in completing the class scrapbook; also a duty of the program's history and culture committee.
"We hope this has been an opportunity to make lasting friendships," Mull said.
Jeff Knierim, vice president of community engagement at West Liberty University, served as the guest speaker, encouraging the graduates to stay involved in the Weirton chamber following the program.
"The chamber is the pulse of the community," Knierim said.
He noted some qualities of leadership, citing from the book "Good to Great," by Jim Collins, including selecting the right people, facing reality, having discipline, using technology to move forward, working steadily and pushing forward.
Knierim noted some of the improvements at WLU in recent years, including upgrades to its facilities, the creation of new programs and an increase in benefactor contributions, are reflections of the university's leadership.
As part of the Leadership Weirton program participants take part in six scheduled sessions focused on areas such as education, business and economic development and government. They also must attend two civic or governmental meetings, volunteer at least six hours with a local nonprofit, and take part in a group service project.


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PRINCESS ANNE, MD---Thanks to a charitable gift by a Salisbury-based law firm, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has successfully begun a political internship program in Annapolis this spring.
Two UMES seniors, Quanika R. Lewis and Jasmine M. Logan, started interning with Maryland legislators in mid-January and will continue through the spring General Assembly session that ends April 12.
The Gaudreau Law Firm made a $15,000 gift to provide $5,000 stipends for students, providing them with living expenses while residing in the Annapolis area throughout the legislative term. An additional federal political internship is being considered for the summer.
"When I was told UMES does not have a Political Science Department, I thought a good way to generate interest in political careers would be through a political internship program," said Kenneth D. L. Gaudreau. "This might be the initial impetus to bring a political science major to the campus."
Lewis, a 2006 graduate of DuVal High School in Prince George's County, is an English major with a career goal of becoming a civil servant. She is interning with Del. Henry Heller (D) of Montgomery County.
"I've always been interested in politics, especially learning how bills become laws and how I might make a change in a law. In addition to state law, I'm learning about county and municipal laws," said Lewis, who graduates in May.
Logan, a 2006 graduate of Forestville High School in Prince George's County, is a criminal justice major. Ironically, she and Lewis were classmates for a while at Forestville, both cheerleaders. Logan is interning for Sen. Jennie Forehand (D) of Montgomery County.
"President Obama's election sparked my interest in politics and learning about the law-making process," said Logan. "It's been exciting, meeting lawmakers from my home district in PG County. I'm interested in going to law school after graduating from UMES in December."
Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, an associate professor of history, is the course instructor for the political internships. In addition to their duties as interns for their respective legislators, Lewis and Logan will conduct research on that lawmaker and keep weekly journals about their legislative experience. The course carries 12 credits.
"We are so grateful to the Gaudreau Law Firm for providing this great opportunity for our students to develop leadership skills; network with legislators and interns from other universities; to learn about the state political process from the inside; and explore future career paths," said Barrett-Gaines.
"What Mr. Gaudreau is doing is inspiring to all of us," said Barrett-Gaines. "He is creating opportunity for UMES students and investing in our national future. His gift allows us to provide a stipend for our students that will make their internship a pleasant time in their lives and will allow them to focus fully on the experience."
For more information about the gift or the internship, contact the UMES Division of Institutional Advancement at 410-651-7773.
Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement, UMES, 410-651-7773, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gail Stephens, assistant director, UMES Office of Public Relations, 410-651-7580, email@example.com.
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From left to right, Jasmine Logan and Quanika Lewis, both seniors at UMES, are interning with Maryland legislators.


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Posted 13 November 2013 - 06:19 PM
looks like xmas came early, fellas.
brand new LP, in its entirety, released independently and ahead of schedule just randomly tonight for free streaming + download if you so desire.
i'm so happy
Posted 13 November 2013 - 06:46 PM
but the entire album is insane
thank you based grips
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Posted 18 November 2013 - 02:21 AM
Anne Bonny is my SHITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they just keep pushing the bar higher and higher each project...
i feel like these are B-sides to whatever's coming out next year, but even their throwaway tracks are miles ahead of everyone else.
every time i hear them i get inspired to push the boundaries of my own music; i do straight loops and rhymes a little too often, i gotta get on my experimental shit
Posted 22 November 2013 - 12:10 PM
Posted 09 June 2014 - 08:27 AM
new album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 09 June 2014 - 09:11 AM
Fking Crazy Shit
Posted 09 June 2014 - 12:04 PM
i haven't even listened to it yet, but i'm pumped!!!!
Posted 09 June 2014 - 12:14 PM
bjork on every track???? wtf
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Posted 09 June 2014 - 12:45 PM
i dig the concept...from the one track i've heard so far it sounds insane, i'm very happy that this is sounding more like their 2012 output rather than Government Plates.
Posted 09 June 2014 - 01:15 PM
bjork on every track???? wtf
They sampled bits of her voice. She doesn't actually sing on the album. Sounds like she might not have even known they we're doing that.
Posted 09 June 2014 - 01:51 PM
They sampled bits of her voice. She doesn't actually sing on the album. Sounds like she might not have even known they we're doing that.
Posted 10 June 2014 - 04:09 AM
This album is so brutal. Can't wait to see them again this summer. Hopefully they actually play the Bowl and don't cancel their tour again.
Posted 10 June 2014 - 09:45 AM
Yea. I just meant that from her comment it didn't sound like she collaborated with them on the album and maybe just found out that they did that.
This album is so brutal. Can't wait to see them again this summer. Hopefully they actually play the Bowl and don't cancel their tour again.
tix are ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS....
i mean, i'm super excited for them touring with big names like Soundgarden and NiN, but that's too expensive for me. they're supposed to be here in a few weeks too, at Red Rocks--which sucks big time, because they're a show i have to see before either i die or they disband and go their separate ways. but the way things have been going, they're already charging like Paul McCartney prices so it's like wtf.
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Posted 03 July 2014 - 01:19 PM
well, now the question is: where is all that unreleased material?
i've heard numerous times that they used to make 20+ tracks per album, and then shave it down to the best 13 or so...if that's true, then that means there are ~30-35 lost DG tracks just hanging out on someone's hard drive.
plus there's all the shit they did pre-Exmilitary, which is virtually unaccounted for unless your some fucking Sacramento hipster that's hoarding even more unreleased or super rare tracks. in fact, the only other tracks i even know about are on that Live From Death Valley tape and that very first EP which had differently labeled versions of Spread Eagle and Takyon...
but fuck man...i was just saying earlier in this post about how this is by far my favorite DG release yet, and my favorite release of this year, and it turns out to be half of their last (allegedly). i think they're kinda shitty to their fans though, i didn't find their sentiments in that napkin-letter to be all that comforting or even appreciative of said fans. but maybe i just love abuse, because they're one of the only artists i've actually given money to in the past several years and i don't care how they treat me when they're pumping out albums like this. at the very least they better release those acapellas for TMS and this new shit...
Posted 03 July 2014 - 01:35 PM
I was looking forward to seeing them live in November, but otherwise, I'm not really all that bothered. I love Deaf Grapes, and they've left us with some really great material. Now they can go on with their lives and do other things.
Posted 29 August 2014 - 09:48 PM
Crazy ass animation
Posted 31 August 2014 - 06:38 PM
all the vids from that album remind me of the short CG-animated films of the '80s...i've posted a few examples in the Animation thread if anyone wants to check them out. they're really cool with how minimal and abstract they had to be due to all the technological limitations of the day, and there's a chance that DG had those in mind when they were soliciting the creation of all these vids.
Posted 04 January 2015 - 10:08 PM
New instrumentals
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Posted 04 January 2015 - 11:42 PM
^ link to DL.
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there's also a few extra beats that were on the original Reddit post from 4 months ago...
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Lilla, Vivienne and Scarlett
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May 22nd, 2013 11:08 AM #1
Feminine Eclectic Traditional/Vintage Eclectic Southern Belles
So I'm not sure why I didn't think of this sooner but I tell my girls they are my sweet southern belles even when I was expecting them. So I guess I'm looking for more southern belle names. Southern Belle isn't the best description maybe Feminine Eclectic Traditional? Also I think I'm having issues keeping them Vintage Eclectic - Lilla and Vivienne are both vintage names but are still very different from one another I don't want any other names to match each other or one of our current girl's names. Suggestions are welcome.Mama to: Lilla Clare - 2009 | Vivienne Grace - 2012 | Tess Magnolia - 2015 | TTC baby No. 4
Little Ladies: Charlotte, Cora, Coralie, Etta, Faye, Flora, Georgina, Leonie, Rosalie, Scarlett, Sylvie, Tallulah
Darling Gentlemen: Beau, Everett, Jasper, Knox
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I chose Scarlett because I think it is the most different from your other two girls' names.Mom to Alexander Patrick (11), Madelyn Esther (8), Genevieve Susan (3), and Theodore James (stillborn at 37 weeks on February 3, 2014). Expecting #5 (a girl) in May 2015 -- Penelope Bridget.
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Domenico, Gianfranco, Giacomo, Antonio, Raphael, Calogero, Leopold, Angelo, Giorgio, Alban, Malachi, Dante, Mirek, Dario, Lionel, Asa, Valerio
Katarina, Irena, Silvia, Aniela, Delfina, Raffaella, Apollonia, Cecilia, Pasqualina, Rosina, Josephine, Allegra, Romana, Alba, Bronya, Adrasteia, Vincenza, Althea, Eurydice, Regina, Mirellina, Arianell, Sonia, Talia, Cordelia, Leona/Leonie
May 22nd, 2013 11:48 AM #7
Scarlett is defiantly my favorite. I used to think that Eliza and Lilla(Lil-la not Li-la) were to similar but DH really likes it and he pointed out that Lilla has 2 syllables where Eliza has 3 and Lilla ends on the la sound where Eliza ends on the uh sound, so we are considering it. Caroline is a name my family likes, DH and I don't dislike it.Mama to: Lilla Clare - 2009 | Vivienne Grace - 2012 | Tess Magnolia - 2015 | TTC baby No. 4
Little Ladies: Charlotte, Cora, Coralie, Etta, Faye, Flora, Georgina, Leonie, Rosalie, Scarlett, Sylvie, Tallulah
Darling Gentlemen: Beau, Everett, Jasper, Knox
May 22nd, 2013 11:58 AM #9
I'm still loving Scarlett! I think it's perfect with your girls and your "theme"!!Mama to 4 handsome, awesome boys!
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|20 Aug. 2010
GSA Release No. 10-45
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Geology and GSA Today Highlights
Boulder, CO, USA - From biofilms to carbon burial, the September GEOLOGY covers science all over the map. Highlights include studies of earthquake frequency along the San Andreas fault; using Iranian and Pakistani river sediment to understand Himalayan orogenesis; discovery of a thin-walled sponge in a Burgess Shale-type deposit near Stanley Glacier, British Columbia; and the science behind elevation gain of the southern African Plateau. GSA Today examines the possibility of a slab window within the subducting Chilean Ridge.
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Neoproterozoic ice ages, boron isotopes, and ocean acidification: Implications for a Snowball Earth
Simone A. Kasemann et al., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany. Pages 775-778.
The Neoproterozoic Earth underwent at least two severe glaciations, each extending to low paleomagnetic latitudes and punctuating warmer climates. An explanation for theses severe environmental changes is given by the snowball Earth hypothesis and predicts extreme glaciation, a progressive buildup of pCO2, and the rapid melt back and influx of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean under ultra-greenhouse conditions. Such CO2 transfer to the oceans should have caused a rapid decrease in seawater pH. Using boron isotope profiles and pH calculation for two low-latitude, glacial-interglacial sequences in Namibia, Kasemann et al. suggest two different environmental conditions. A negative B-isotope pattern for the younger post-glacial sequence indicates a transient decrease in ocean pH, suggesting a rapid drawdown of CO2 initiated at the start of the deglaciation, and supports inferences of a thick, global sea-ice shield with minimal air-sea gas exchange during glaciation. In contrast, B-isotope values suggest a largely constant ocean pH and no critically elevated pCO2 throughout the older post- and inter-glacial period, and lead to speculation that the ocean was not totally frozen and that the hydrological cycle was functioning.
Stress- and fluid-driven failure during fracture array growth: Implications for coupled deformation and fluid flow in the crust
Auke Barnhoorn et al., Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. Pages 779-782.
Faults and small-scale fractures in Earth are not only the sites at which earthquakes are generated, but they also form easy pathways for fluid to migrate within Earth's crust. The interaction between fractures and fluids has a primary control on the formation of ore deposits, petroleum reservoir performance, and earthquake cycles. In an experimental study, Auke Barnhoorn of Australian National University and colleagues have demonstrated that high-pressure fluids can cause propagation of fractures away from the fluid reservoir, generating a fracture network that has different characteristics than a fracture network generated in fluid-absent rock. Furthermore, it is shown that the three-dimensional connectivity of fractures already occurs very early during tectonic loading. The pathways of this early fracture network are tortuous, potentially promoting ore mineralization, but also early leakage of oil and gas from the reservoir. Direct short-circuit pathways along the fracture network only occur later at failure of the rock (earthquake generation). The difference in the type of fracture network (fluid-driven or stress-driven) and the type of fracture connectivity (early tortuous pathways or later short-circuit pathways) will have an important control on ore-mineralization processes, the integrity of oil and gas reservoirs, and earthquake generation cycles.
Does Antarctic glaciation force migration of the tropical rain belt?
Ann Holbourn et al., Institute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts University, D-24118 Kiel, Germany. Pages 783-786.
Tropical-subtropical precipitation patterns track seasonal migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a narrow latitudinal zone of wind convergence that oscillates across the equator. Understanding the past evolution of this variable climate feature in the absence of large Northern Hemisphere ice sheets provides a perspective relevant to future variability on a warmer Earth. High-resolution upper-ocean temperature and salinity estimates derived from planktic foraminiferal δ18O and Mg/Ca reveal sequential warming and freshening of the subtropical northwestern Pacific following Antarctic ice growth episodes during the middle Miocene epoch (15.7 to 12.7 million years ago). Ann Holbourn of Christian-Albrechts University and colleagues attribute the punctuated pattern of surface warming and freshening to successive northward movements of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, implying high sensitivity of tropical rain belts to the interhemispheric temperature gradient driven by high-latitude climate. This dynamic interaction has implications for future warmer climate regimes with differential warming of the Northern Hemisphere, as it may lead to changes in the latitudinal penetration of tropical Pacific moisture over southeast Asia.
Century-long average time intervals between earthquake ruptures of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, California
Sinan O. Akçiz et al., Program in Public Health and California Institute for Hazards Research, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. Pages 787-790.
It was 153 years ago that the southern San Andreas fault last broke in a major earthquake. The lack of earthquakes along the southern San Andreas fault since at least the early 1900s, combined with studies on channels that were offset by the fault, suggest that past earthquakes along the Carrizo Plain section of the southern San Andreas fault were great (greater than M 7.8) events - similar to the 1857 earthquake - separated by long intervals (240-450 years) of dormancy. S.O. Akçiz of the University of California-Irvine and colleagues present new data based on work supported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Southern California Earthquake Center. New earthquake evidence and radiocarbon analyses indicate that the average time interval between the last six earthquakes that ruptured the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain is 88 plus or minus 41 years. This is less than the time since the most recent large earthquake (in 1857), less than all reported average intervals of prehistoric earthquakes along the entire San Andreas fault, and significantly shorter than the 235-year average used in recent seismic hazard evaluations. The new chronological data, combined with recent offset studies, imply that the magnitudes of the earthquakes since about A.D. 1360 that ruptured the southern San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain included both moderate and great events, with more frequency than previously thought. This research was supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) grants EAR-0405900 and EAR-0711518, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) grant 07HQGR0092, and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). The SCEC is funded by NSF cooperative agreements EAR-0106924, EAR-0529922, and USGS cooperative agreements 02HQAG0008 and 07HQAG0008. This is SCEC contribution 1307.
Absolute chronology for major Pleistocene advances of the Laurentide Ice Sheet
Greg Balco and Charles W. Rovey II, Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USA. Pages 795-798.
The defining feature of the last several million years of Earth's history has been the periodic advance and retreat of large ice sheets on the northern continents. These ice sheets left thick and extensive sedimentary deposits scattered all over North America and Eurasia; for example, throughout the central and eastern United States, north of a line extending approximately from Montana through Missouri, and east to Maine. Paradoxically, however, most of what we know about the history of these ice sheets is known from indirect evidence preserved in marine sediments. Although the terrestrial deposits in places like Missouri and Minnesota would provide much more direct evidence of what happened, we haven't been able to get this evidence because it has not been possible to accurately determine the age of the deposits. Balco and Rovey's goal is to fix this problem. To do this, they have developed a new technique that permits them to date terrestrial glacial deposits, and they have applied it to a sedimentary sequence in Missouri that records the largest advances of continental ice sheets into North America during the past 2.5 million years. This in turn helps to resolve a handful of outstanding questions about how Earth's great ice ages began and evolved. This study was funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Diachronous decratonization of the Sino-Korean craton: Geochemistry of mantle xenoliths from North Korea
Jin-Hui Yang et al., State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Beijing 100029, China. Pages 799-802.
Ancient cratons, characterized by thick lithospheric-mantle roots, are stable and normally unaffected by later magmatism or tectonic activity. Considerable geophysical and geochemical evidence, however, suggests that the Sino-Korean craton had been decratonized and that the ancient lithospheric mantle beneath the Chinese portion of the eastern Sino-Korean Craton was replaced by thinner, hotter, juvenile mantle during the Jurassic to early Cretaceous period. To decipher the history of the changes, including knowledge of both the lateral extent of the lithospheric modifications and the relative timing of change across the craton, Yang et al. studied the mineral compositions and Re-Os isotopic data for peridotite xenoliths from North Korean Triassic kimberlite and Tertiary basalts. Their data suggest that, from the Triassic period to the present, North Korea has been underlain by young, hot, and fertile lithospheric mantle, unlike typical cratonic lithospheric roots, but similar to the juvenile lithospheric mantle underlying Chinese portions of the craton. The Triassic eruption age of the kimberlite suggests the lithospheric changes may have occurred earlier than in China, indicating that lithospheric removal evolved from east to west. These results are most consistent with the conclusion that lithospheric loss was initially triggered by extension that followed the collision between the Sino-Korean and Yangtze cratons. This study was funded in part by U.S. National Science Foundation grants EAR-0635671 and EAR-0911096.
Punctuated eustatic sea-level rise in the early mid-Holocene
Michael I. Bird et al., Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia. Pages 803-806.
This study presents a new high-resolution sea-level curve for Singapore covering the past 8900 years, corroborated by the independent proxy records. The results suggest that sea level rose at a rapid rate of 1.8 meters per century until 8100 years ago. After this time, there was a near cessation in the rate of sea-level rise between 7800 and 7400 years ago, followed by further rise of 4-5 meters that was complete by 6500 years before the present. Bird et al. suggest that this period of relatively stable sea level during the early to mid-Holocene enabled modern deltas to advance, providing a highly productive environment for the establishment of coastal sedentary agriculture. The periods of rapid sea-level rise before and after the period of stability may have served to catalyze focused episodes of human coastal migration in the early mid-Holocene into fairly narrow time intervals.
Locating earliest records of orogenesis in western Himalaya: Evidence from Paleogene sediments in the Iranian Makran region and Pakistan Katawaz basin
Andrew Carter et al., Joint Research School of Earth Sciences, University College London and Birkbeck, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK. Pages 807-810.
The Himalayan mountain belt has long been the subject of intense study, yet despite this effort the early growth history of the Himalaya remains poorly understood because direct evidence is missing due to removal of bedrock records by extensive erosion. To overcome this difficulty, researchers have turned to exploring sedimentary deposits of the large river systems that drained the growing mountain belt. In this study, Andrew Carter of University College London and colleagues examined the provenance of 20-40-million-year-old sedimentary rocks exposed in western Pakistan and southern Iran, considered related to an ancient form of the River Indus drainage. Results confirm the sediments were originally derived from the developing western Himalaya, which opens up a new archive for researchers who want to understand how the early Himalayas developed. First results point to a different style of growth compared to the eastern Himalaya.
A new Burgess Shale-type assemblage from the "thin" Stephen Formation of the southern Canadian Rockies
Jean-Bernard Caron et al., Dept. of Natural History-Palaeobiology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada. Pages 811-814.
The Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park (Canadian Rockies, British Columbia) is world-famous for its soft-bodied fossils. These fossils are critical for our understanding of the origin and early evolution of animal life during the Cambrian explosion. In the type area (Yoho National Park), Burgess Shale fossils occur along the basinal edge of a paleoescarpment within the "thick" Stephen Formation. It was traditionally assumed that the paleoescarpment played a critical role in preservation or in the recruitment of the biota. This study by Caron et al. shows that similar fossils occur in a ramp setting in a lateral equivalent of the thick Stephen Formation but with no evidence of an escarpment, ~40 km southeast of the type area near Stanley Glacier (Kootenay National Park). This study not only extends the geographic and stratigraphic range of the Burgess Shale biota, but also extends the type of environmental setting in which Burgess Shale-type fossils occur. At least eight new soft-bodied taxa have been discovered, including a new large predatory arthropod. The lateral equivalent of the thick Stephen Formation has an extensive distribution in the Canadian Rockies, with great potential for the discovery of new fossil species.
Spreading pulses of the Tyrrhenian Sea during the narrowing of the Calabrian slab
Benjamin Guillaume et al., Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy. Pages 819-822.
The subduction process implies the progressive sinking within the mantle of a lithospheric plate underneath another one. This process characterized the tectonic evolution of the central Mediterranean Sea during the past 10 million years. The sinking of the Ionian slab, accommodating the slow but continuous convergence between Africa and Eurasia, produces slab rollback and, in turn, backarc opening. The opening of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which has been punctuated by short-lived episodes of oceanic accretion on separate small backarc basins during the Pliocene-Pleistocene, is not totally understood. Previous theoretical models argued that such transient behavior is likely related to the progressive narrowing of the Ionian slab. Guillaume et al., simulating in a laboratory the subduction of a dense plate within the upper mantle (by using properly scaled analog materials), show that an abrupt decrease in the width of the subducting plate may be responsible for a short-term acceleration of the retreat velocity of the subducting plate hinge, and thus confirm that slab narrowing is a plausible mechanism to explain the tectonic history of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Active surface deformation and sub-lithospheric processes in the western Mediterranean constrained by numerical models
Eugénie Pérouse et al., Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)–Université Montpellier 2, 35095 Montpellier, France. Pages 823-826.
The present-day geodynamics of the Mediterranean Sea region is the result of the convergence between the Eurasian and the African plates. Several driving forces have been proposed to explain the complex horizontal motion, including crustal block interaction and/or sub-crustal processes related to subduction dynamics. Eugenie Pérouse of Université Montpellier and colleagues present a new numerical model to account for the unexpected surface motion in the Rif region (northern Morocco, western Mediterranean), measured by global positioning system (GPS). To test the influence of sub-crustal driving forces, Pérouse et al. apply a horizontal traction on a small area (patch) at the base of an elastic plate model. They find that the surface motion in the Rif is the combined effect of the Eurasia-Africa convergence, low rigidity of the Alboran sea domain, and a south-southwest-directed horizontal traction applied beneath the Rif. They further suggest that the modeled horizontal traction beneath the Rif could represent the coupling zone between the overlying plate and the retreating western Mediterranean slab.
(U-Th)/He thermochronometry constraints on unroofing of the eastern Kaapvaal craton and significance for uplift of the southern African Plateau
Rebecca M. Flowers and Blair Schoene, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA. Pages 827-830.
The timing and causes of the more than one-kilometer elevation gain of the southern African Plateau are widely debated. Rebecca Flowers and Blair Schoene, both at the University of Colorado, report the first apatite and titanite (U-Th)/He thermochronometry data for southern Africa to resolve the unroofing history across a classic portion of the major escarpment that encircles the plateau. The study area encompasses about 1500 meters of relief within the eastern Kaapvaal craton. Titanite dates are Neoproterozoic. Apatite dates are Cretaceous. Thermal history simulations confirm Mesozoic heating followed by accelerated cooling in mid- to Late Cretaceous time. The data limit Cenozoic temperatures east of the escarpment to about 35 °C, and appear best explained by temperatures within a few degrees of the modern surface temperature. These results restrict Cenozoic unroofing to less than about 850 meters, and permit negligible erosion since the Cretaceous. If substantial uplift of the southern African Plateau occurred in the Cenozoic as advocated by some researchers, then it did not cause the majority of post-Paleozoic erosion across the eastern escarpment. Significant Mesozoic unroofing is coincident with large igneous province activity, kimberlite magmatism, and continental rifting within and along the margins of southern Africa, compatible with a phase of plateau elevation gain due to mantle buoyancy sources associated with these events. This study was funded in part by National Science Foundation grant EAR-0951518.
Efficient burial of carbon in a submarine canyon
D.G. Masson et al., National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK. Pages 831-834.
Significant quantities of organic material (wood and other plant fragments) are transported to the ocean by rivers each year. Burial of this plant material in seabed sediments, preventing it being metabolized by marine animals, is the final step in one of the natural processes that lock away CO2 in the geological record. However, the efficiency of the burial process on the ocean floor, dependent on the type of organic material and on how long it is exposed to oxygen in the seawater, is extremely variable, making it difficult to estimate carbon burial in marine sediments on a global scale. D.G. Masson of the UK's National Oceanography Centre and colleagues show that large quantities of fine-grained sediment and organic matter are trapped in a submarine canyon off Portugal. This creates a local "sink" of organic carbon on a continental margin where carbon burial is otherwise low. However, the burial process is spatially highly variable, and a complete understanding of sedimentary processes and organic material input at several spatial scales is necessary to obtain reliable estimates. This underlines the difficulty in extrapolating local studies to a global scale.
Tectonic setting and timing of the final Deccan flood basalt eruptions
Peter Hooper et al., Volcano Dynamics Group, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6AA, UK. Pages 839-842.
The ultimate causes of the huge, rapidly erupted basaltic lavas of continental flood basalt provinces are controversial, as are the temporal relationships of the volcanism with the often-associated lithospheric extension. This paper by Peter Hooper of Open University and colleagues clarifies the relative timing of extension with the Deccan flood basalt eruptions. Initial east-west extension, which eventually led to separation of the Seychelles from the Indian continent, is recorded by the Panvel flexure and associated north-south listric faults and shear zones. The relative ages of three distinct groups of dikes cutting the youngest (Wai) subgroup of the Deccan basalt flow stratigraphy and the extension-related shear zones, using new 40Ar/39Ar ages, demonstrate the sequence of events. Extension began at 64-65 million years ago after the main Deccan eruptions, including the earliest Wai subgroup flows (~65.5 million years ago), but before intrusion of the north-south-oriented lamprophyric dikes (64.9 million years ago) and spilitized basalts of the Mumbai Volcanics (64.5 million years ago). Magma generation could not have been triggered by secondary convection at the edge of the rifted continent because the main eruptions predate the formation of those rifts. Nor could rifting have caused the earlier main flood basalt eruption. Hooper et al. conclude that a hot mantle plume was able to ascend and decompress sufficiently to cause extensive melting before extension began.
Nanoparticle factories: Biofilms hold the key to gold dispersion and nugget formation
Frank Reith et al., University of Adelaide, Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Exploration, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Pages 843-846.
Frank Reith of the University of Adelaide and colleagues demonstrate that bacterial biofilms play a key role in mediating the environmental dispersion of gold via the formation of nanoparticles. By using state-of-the-art microanalysis techniques, they are also able to elucidate the fundamental mechanism leading to the growth of gold nuggets under Earth surface conditions.
Reading the mineral record of fluid composition from element partitioning
Vincent J. van Hinsberg et al., Hydrothermal Geochemistry Group, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada. Pages 847-850.
Earth is the "blue planet," with more than 70% of its surface covered by water and the equivalent of up to four oceans of water in its interior. This abundance of water has a profound impact on the processes that shape our planet, from ore formation to plate tectonics, as well as the origins and development of life. To understand this impact, it is necessary to know the compositions of this fluid. At present, such information is largely unavailable, because direct samples of fluid are rare, especially for the early Earth and the deep Earth interior. Here, Vincent van Hinsberg of McGill University and colleagues propose a different approach in which the composition of the fluid is reconstructed from that of minerals, based on the characteristic trace element partitioning between minerals and aqueous fluids. They show experimentally that this partitioning is systematic and is controlled by the mismatch in the element's radius and charge compared to the ideal element. Unlike fluids, minerals with preserved compositions are readily available in the geological record, and this approach therefore provides a powerful and widely applicable tool to reconstruct fluid compositions for the full range of Earth environments and for its earliest history.
Oxidative sulfur cycling in the deep biosphere of the Nankai Trough, Japan
N. Riedinger et al., Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstraße 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany. Pages 851-854.
It has long been known that sulfur cycling plays an important role within marine surface sediments. However, the influences of sulfur cycling in the deep subsurface biosphere remains poorly understood. Thus, it is important to investigate the sulfur cycle in these sediments, although this task can be challenging due to strong overprinting of the primary signals over time. One part in the sulfur cycle puzzle is the oxidation of sulfur in environments where no or limited oxidants are available. The record of this process in deep subsurface marine sediments is usually overprinted by the dominant process of sulfur reduction in these deposits. In their study, Riedinger et al. found evidence for ongoing oxidative sulfur cycling in deep subsurface marine sediments sampled during the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 316 onboard the drilling vessel Chikyu. The finding is related to the highly dynamic sedimentary and tectonic regime at Nankai Trough, Japan, which provides an environment that sustains this biogeochemical process over long durations of time. The geochemical fingerprint they found for oxidative sulfur cycling in these sediments could also be used as a marker to identify this biogeochemical process in other marine deep biospheres and ancient deposits.
Holocene reef accretion on the Rodrigues carbonate platform: An alternative to the classic "bucket-fill" model
M.J. O'Leary and C.T. Perry, Dept. of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK. Pages 855-858.
Most models of reef and carbonate platform evolution envisage a scenario whereby reef accretion along the platform margin produces a rigid framework structure that encloses a deeper water lagoon (widely referred to as the "empty bucket" model). In this model, subsequent infilling of the lagoon occurs through successive phases of sand apron progradation--with sediment sourced from the high carbonate productivity (and topographically elevated) rim. In this study by M.J. O'Leary and C.T. Perry of Manchester Metropolitan University, core records obtained from across the Rodrigues carbonate platform (southwestern Indian Ocean) demonstrate a very different mode of platform evolution. On Rodrigues, growth of the reef rim appears to have lagged behind rising post-glacial sea levels, adopting a catch-up mode of growth. In contrast to the "bucket-fill" model, the primary mode of platform filling has occurred not through the development of the reef rim and subsequent export of sediment into the empty lagoon, but predominantly through reef progradation from the platform interior seaward. This catch-up growth mode allowed sufficient open water influence within the platform interior to promote active reef growth in the period prior to the reef rim being emplaced. Given that such catch-up growth modes are widely recognized on many reef/platform margins, O'Leary and Perry suggest this very different platform evolutionary model may have widespread applicability.
Crustal assimilation no match for slab fluids beneath Volcán de Santa María, Guatemala
Brian R. Jicha et al., Dept. of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. Pages 859-862.
Geochemical and isotopic data from the Santa María–Santiaguito volcanic complex in northwestern Guatemala indicate that the magma beneath this explosive stratovolcano was generated by much different processes than previously envisioned. Trends in the isotopic data also suggest that the magma that erupted in 1902, the second-largest eruption of the 20th century, was produced because of interaction with the crust beneath the volcano, which had a composition similar to that of the ocean seafloor, not the granites which predominate in this region. These findings by Brian R. Jicha of the University of Wisconsin and colleagues highlight the fact that investigations into the magma-generation processes of active volcanoes will benefit by considering the magmatic history recorded by all products of long-lived volcanic centers, not just the most recent. This study was funded in part by U.S. National Science Foundation grant EAR-0738007.
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Subduction of the Chile Ridge: Upper Mantle Structure and Flow
R.M. Russo et al., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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In its broadest sense, plate tectonics is a product of the long-term cooling of Earth. Hot mantle rises at mid-ocean spreading ridges, forming oceanic lithosphere that, once cooled, sinks back down into Earth's interior at subduction zones. But at several places on Earth, mid-ocean spreading ridges come into contact with subduction zones. As is pointed out in a recent paper in GSA TODAY by Raymond Russo of the University of Florida and his colleagues, these "ridge-trench" intersections present us with a major conundrum: What happens when a spreading ridge, with its young, hot, upwelling mantle, enters into a subduction zone where lithosphere is sinking back into the depths of Earth? To answer this question, Russo and his team of researchers turned their focus on the Chilean mid-ocean spreading ridge, which is currently being subducted beneath southwestern South America. Through an in-depth geophysical survey, they demonstrate that the oceanic plates on either side of the Chilean ridge continue to move apart at depth beneath South America, opening a broad "slab window." Remarkably, deep, hot mantle appears to be erupting up through this window, plastering the underside of southern South America. These first-ever images of a slab window provide direct evidence for a process (slab-window formation) that may explain much about the tectonics and magmatism of continental margins throughout Earth's history.


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