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This great montage of time-lapse photography from the International Space Station was made by David Peterson and collected from many images taken in Expeditions 29, 30 and 31. The goal with this sequence was to bring a bit more attention to the
November 20, 2013
This time-lapse was captured on the morning of November 11, 2013. It is suspected that two CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) on November 8th and 10th from two separate X-class solar flares combined to form one cloud of plasma. The interaction of this energy with
November 14, 2013
A giant steam ring was produced by an explosion this morning at Kliuchevskoi volcano, Kamchatka. The volcano emits a variable but often intense steam plume with some ash. Sporadic small explosions can be seen as well, suggesting that weak strombolian activity
October 29, 2013
This movie shows 23 of the 26 M- and X-class flares on the Sun between 18:00 UTC on October 23 and 15:00 UTC on October 28, 2013, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It also shows the coronal mass ejections, great clouds of solar
October 14, 2013
Norwegian photographer Stian Rekdal drove nearly 5 500 kilometers on his last month's trip to Iceland and took over 40 000 photos on the way. 3 500 of them were used to create this showcase of Iceland's natural beauty. The glacier lagoon
October 13, 2013
Symbols of an Alien Sky will introduce you to celestial spectacles and earth-shaking events once remembered around the world. Archaic symbols of these events still surround us, some as icons of the world's great religions, though the origins of the symbols appear
October 06, 2013
The following video offers a revolutionary synthesis of historical investigation and the newly discovered Electric Universe. The Electric Universe theory highlights the importance of electricity throughout the Universe. It is based on the recognition of
October 01, 2013
A new open-access scientific journal, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene will publish original research reporting on new knowledge of the Earth's physical, chemical, and biological systems; interactions between human and natural systems; and steps
September 29, 2013
Alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California in the early hours of April 18, 1906 is still one of the biggest natural disasters in United
September 22, 2013
Have the ecosystems of California's Channel Islands changed over the decades? A project matching archival photos with modern images is offering USGS and National Park Service researchers a time machine to look into the past. USGS Western Ecological Research
September 19, 2013
This unique view of the moon has been created by using Wide Angle Camera (WAC) aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO is a robotic mission that set out to map the Moon's surface and, after a year of exploration, was extended with a unique set of
September 11, 2013
Pennsylvania State University doctoral candidate John Beieler has created a time-lapse visualization that shows all global protest activity from 1979-2013. Beieler used monthly data available at GDELT (The Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone) - an
August 25, 2013
Is it possible that the foundational assumptions of the theoretical sciences all express a common misunderstanding? From cosmology, the "queen of the sciences," a core dogma of the 20th century filtered down through every discipline, constraining our
August 23, 2013
At the 20th annual meeting of the Natural Philosophy Alliance, Australian physicist Wallace Thornhill recounted his personal odyssey, starting with inspiration from Immanuel Velikovsky and culminating in an interdisciplinary perspective on the "Electric
July 30, 2013
Northern Italy was hit by a severe storm yesterday, July 29, 2013. European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX) issued a level 3 warning - extremely severe - mainly for large to very large hail, severe to extremely severe wind gusts, tornadoes and to the
July 24, 2013
Scientists have discovered a new way to use satellites to measure what's occurring inside Earth's land plants at a cellular level. During photosynthesis, plants emit what is called fluorescence -- a form of light invisible to the naked eye but detectable by
July 21, 2013
Bernie Krause continues to make history by capturing the fading voices of nature: studying sonic interplay between species as they attract mates, hunt prey, and sound out their roles in the ecosystem. Krause's recordings are not merely travelogues or
July 15, 2013
The Ice Age isn't coming, because it is already here. According to author and researcher Rolf Witzsche the Ice Age Climate is the normal climate for the Earth and it has been for more than 85% of the last million years. Because glaciation
July 11, 2013
Apes, dolphins and elephants are animals with remarkable communication skills. Could the internet be expanded to include sentient species like them? It is a new and developing idea from a panel of four great thinkers -- dolphin researcher Diana Reiss, musician
June 27, 2013
After four years of searching for perfect supercell in the Central Plains, photographer Mike Olbinski from Arizona and his friend Andy Hoeland captured an amazing rotating supercell near Booker, Texas. Rotating clouds looking like
June 24, 2013
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reminds us in the video that we're a part of the Universe… each one of us an inexorably inseparable part of the big picture, a connection between past, present, and future in the most elemental sense possible. Tyson gives
June 23, 2013
Camille Seaman takes photographs all over the world using digital and film cameras in multiple formats. Since 2003, her work has concentrated on the fragile environment of the polar regions. Her current project concerns the beauty of natural environments in
May 16, 2013
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) reached its final altitude of 705 kilometers (438 miles) on April 12, 2013. One week later, the satellite's natural-color imager scanned a swath of land 185-kilometers wide and 9,000 kilometers long (120 by
May 10, 2013
World Earthquakes Visualization Map shows animation of earthquake activity from January 2012 until May 2013. Worldwide Earthquakes of 2012. All recorded earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.0 are shown for the full year, along with their depths and
April 30, 2013
May 2013 brings few interesting sky events. This years Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak on May 6 with expected zenith hourly rate of 55 meteors per hour. We are about to experience annular solar eclipse on May 9/10. Annularity will be visible from
April 27, 2013
Two very strong planetary alignments (Mars-Earth-Sun-Saturn), supported by (Mercury-Venus-Jupiter) fall during this time-frame with an added influence involving the Asteroid Ceres and astrological aspects involving Pluto indicate a potential for a 7.8 magnitude
April 15, 2013
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international satellite mission to provide next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a "Core" satellite
April 11, 2013
CERN physicist Tom Whyntie shows how cosmologists and particle physicists explore these questions by replicating the heat, energy, and activity of the first few seconds of our universe, from right after the Big Bang.Source:
April 08, 2013
Imagine if there were multiple universes, where you live a different life, have different friends, work a different job, and tackle different life problems, where you don't even have access to the internet. These multiple universes are all related to ours and they
April 04, 2013
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio released another excellent video of Comet ISON (C/2012 S1). It is expected to become one of the most dazzling skywatching event while making a passage around the Sun later this year. Based on
April 02, 2013
A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models.Source:
April 01, 2013
JPL released another video guide for skywatchers, introducing sky events in April 2013. Jupiter's moon Io crosses Jupiter's face on April 3, followed by its tiny black shadow. Comet PanSTARRS will pass 2° west (lower right) of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31 on April 4.
March 31, 2013
Carl Zimmer is the author of "Bringing Them Back to Life", the April 2013 cover story for National Geographic Magazine. He writes about evolution, biology, and medicine for National Geographic, The New York Times, and many other publications. He has written a dozen
March 30, 2013
Alberto Fernández-Arias, head of the Hunting, Fishing and Wetland department in Aragon, Spain worked with his team in 2003 to bring a bucardo (a species of wild goat) back from extinction using cloning methodology. It was the first successful de-extinction.
March 29, 2013
Hendrik Poinar (Ancient DNA Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) is a molecular evolutionary geneticist and biological anthropologist by training, and relies heavily on interdisciplinary research.To learn more about de-extinction, please visit Revive
March 24, 2013
Have you ever wondered why leaves are green and not red, blue, or even black? Well, MinuteEarth released another interesting movie answering the question. Source:
March 21, 2013
This 16-minute video presents the history of ALMA from the origins of the project several decades ago to the recent first science results. Illustrated by dramatic helicopter footage, the movie takes you on a journey to the 5000-metre-high Chajnantor Plateau, where ALMA
March 18, 2013
Time-lapse movie of the corona aurora that appeared over UAF ski trail, Fairbanks, Alaska after strong CME hit Earth's magnetic field. Red aurora was also captured. (1:54 - 2:32am AKST, March 17, 2013) Corona aurora is a shape of aurora in which rays
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the
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In this informative TED talk, biologist and environmentalist Allan Savory talks about the need to mimic nature - by using livestock. Challenging the belief that cattle grazing causes desertification, he claims we can even reduce atmospheric carbon levels to that of


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SillyStou: What will happen to this place when Rock Band ceases to exist?
RockBandRocker: We will all migrate to the Dance Central forums. It will be like Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.
Munnchy: Only Flashier, with impeccable dance moves.
RockBandRocker: With more glitter and glam. We will survive
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Read Dead is a bad video game
Quick question:
Does activating overdrive during a tambourine section do anything?
According to Elton John, now would be a great time to fight.
[0] Katy Perry
[3] Dream Theater
[6] Shinedown
[21] Megadeth
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Bahrain 'close to Typhoon jets deal'Bahrain is close to purchasing Typhoon fighter jets as part of the GCC defence, a top UK government official said. UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced yesterday that his government had held positive talks with His Majest More… |
Bahrain, Saudi in key bilateral talksBahrain's solid ties with Saudi Arabia and growing bilateral co-operation in various fields were hailed at a key meeting yesterday (November 5). This came as His Majesty King Hamad received at Gudaibiya Palace Saudi Foreign Mi More… |
Key strategic forum kicks off in BahrainStrategic planning, sustainable development and security strategic planning will form the agenda for Gulf Strategic Conference opening today (November 5) at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa. The three-day event is b More… |
Bahrain, Qatar to bolster relationsBahrain and Qatar yesterday (October 28) pledged to bolster relations and expand co-operation in all fields, a report said. This came as His Majesty King Hamad held official talks with Qatari Amir Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, More… |
Bahrain King hails success of China visitBahrain's trade volume with China has almost doubled each year over the last decade, His Majesty King Hamad said last night. The more than 900 per cent growth over the last 10 years stands today as a bridge for cultural and ed More… |
Top Bahrain firms sign major China dealsKuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFHB) and Diyar Al Muharraq, the biggest private urban development project in the kingdom, have announced the signing of agreements with a number of major Chinese companies. The agreements were sign More… |
Bahrain, China to expand relationsHistoric relations between Bahrain and China were lauded in a joint statement by the two countries last night (September 16) as both sides expressed their readiness to enhance relations to serve the common interests of both countries. More… |
China, Bahrain to extend bilateral tiesChina has pledged full support for Bahrain in its efforts to maintain security and stability as the leaders of the two nations reviewed solid ties binding both countries and ways of further cementing them. His Majesty King Hamad m More… |
Bahrain, China to sign landmark agreementsBahrain and China will sign key agreements in education, health, culture and investment during His Majesty King Hamad's historic visit which begins today. The three-day visit will bring the two countries together, said Chinese More… |
Arab rights court to open in BahrainA court set up to tackle human rights violations throughout the Arab world will open in Bahrain within the next five years, said a report. The Arab Human Rights Court will tackle torture allegations, discrimination and any other h More… |


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Official forum economist. Explodes when thrown.
PSN: madmikefisk
Wins are a stat that awards a pitcher for something that AT LEAST 8 other players contribute to. Ignore them.
RBIs are a stat that awards a hitter for having a manager put him in a place in a lineup that will at least give them 4 PAs a game and, by your own admission just now, going to the plate during the fortunate circumstance of having other players get on base before him. Ignore them.
Leonard Cohen
Carbon Leaf
The Notwist
Victor Wooten
The National
The Chameleons
For MVP, If they were to poll the players, I have no doubt would come out on top.
"My name is Giovanni Giorgio but everybody calls me...Giorgio.
In all fairness to Dante, there's probably a bit more of a mindset of "paying one's dues" among the players themselves. Needless to say, Trout is still a one-hit wonder until, at earliest, next year, and he wasn't clearly the best player in the league (I'd argue he wasn't even clearly the second-best player in the AL).
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PSN: madmikefisk
the weird thing from this whole debate (not just here, I mean in general) is that there seems to be no consistency among the writers who vote for MVPs. yesterday's news perhaps, but Felix Hernandez won his CY Young when he went 13-12, Dustin Pedroia who his MVP without any high HR or RBI totals. So clearly the traditional "sexy" stats that a lot of writers still admire dont always matter. Other times they do, as they clearly did this year in Cabrera's case.
EDIT: meant to say no consistency among votes for awards, as Im talking about MVP AND Cy Young here
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Leonard Cohen
Carbon Leaf
The Notwist
Victor Wooten
The National
The Chameleons
They're playing like it but at the moment they remind me a bit more of the Bavasi ran Mariners teams that were bad but overspending on Free Agents that failed after signing (the difference being that the M's sat on those horrid contracts). When they dump all every player and start trading for prospects every year saying "We're building for the future", then they'll be at that point.
It is. You'll see when your team hasn't made the post season in 10-20 years because they care more about stocking the farm system with prospects than filing the roster of their big league club.
Glad that Dickey won the Cy Young.
Pedroia benefited from having his MVP year happen with the Red Sox in '08. As for Felix Hernandez and his Cy Young, put him on a team that had an offense that season and his wins would jump up to roughly 18-23 wins. He was dominant in every category a pitcher could have aside from wins due to playing for the M's.
Selig is bad but Loria destroyed baseball in Montreal and now is gutting a Marlins team after 1 year of actually spending. Miami would've been better off replacing the Orange Bowl with a State of the Art football stadium or an apartment complex or anything besides a baseball stadium where nobody will attend due to the horrid product on the field.
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Bands I'd love to see as DLC for Rock Band:
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Bal Sagoth []
Amorphis []
Emperor [X]
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Look out AL East. The Jays just bagged the Melk-Man.
Get it... Canada... Bagged Melk?
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once the plugins and docs hit, i hope to be doing some "decent" charting within a couple months. (being a keyboardist, i'm very familiar with daw's and sequencing, so i'm hopeful that it'll all make sense)
i've got a ps3 ... so ... giving my stuff a real world demo is gonna be difficult. but .. i'll figure that out when i get to that point.
anyway ... i'll lay low for a while .. but hopefully after a couple months of release i'll be able to contribute to the cause.
Eh. This thread seems somewhat redundant since we don't know how many people can actually chart songs. Also, what instrument(s) are the individual charters' specialty?
This doesn't seem like a very good idea unless you're part of the closed beta. Once that opens up though, an accurate list of freelance charters could come in handy.
A little more info about me I'd like to share, I don't know if I'll use Reaper (if it's required, I guess I'm out). I'm also into charting independent, unsigned bands (no biggies for me unless they offer ), and I have no way of distribution (aka I don't have a 360). Maybe somebody will hire themselves out as a distributor, hmm?
I will weed out the list if I see that people on the list are not contributing. This is more of a list to show how many people are interested that aren't merely involved with the closed beta advantage companies out there. Who needs a specialty? I plan on doing everything.
And hey, some of the companies Sayburr has listed aren't in the closed beta either. How are we any different? I'm just tired of seeing nothing but hero worship in relation to RBN and want to have a list where people who are not in the companies can post what they're up to in relation to Rock Band Network and a bit of a resume. Maybe not even for the purpose of getting people to look for us, but more of an accomplishments thread, and a statement of intent. I know I just don't want to be left in the dust of the big guys in the beta who are getting weeks of a headstart and end up being unknown and unable to do what I love.
And in regards to not knowing if I can use Reaper, if I can't use Reaper from Day 1, then I'll figure it out on Day 2. Or Day 3. Or Day 30. Whenever. It doesn't matter, rhythm game charting is one of the few things I'm passionate about, so passionate I will be. And I want anyone with the same passion to be able to share it and share it loudly.
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Hey man that's great. I also aspire not only to be an individual charter, but to be taken seriously. When you can just Google "Rock Band Network" and get an established team like Rhythm Authors, I understand the trouble that you or I could have in working with a band.
And I'm glad you'll weed them out. That's what I was working for with these semi-cynical posts.
I will definitely be charting on Day 1. I've got some experience with audio editing using programs other than Reaper...so I'm guessing I'll be able to figure it out.
I've already talked to some local indie bands (Toronto) as well as some slightly larger bands that are on tour with the smaller bands. I hope to be charting like mad over the next couple of months.
Also, I personally am a keyboardist, and will be aided by close friends who are drummers and guitarists....so I think I have most of my bases covered.
I really hope that a few independent charters can break through and rival some of the stuff done by the professional charting companies
aforti: Depending on their experience, I've seen/played charts that rival (and if not that are better than) some of the officially-produced songs. Course, that ain't often...


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Visual and direct in its approach, this book offers simple advice to help parents and carers capture the warmth and fun of forming secure, healthy attachments with children. Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray guides you through the 'how to' of forming attachments, describing sensitive parenting activities that stimulate bonding and attachment. more »
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Foster children are more likely than other children to be involved in risky activities online due to backgrounds of neglect and abuse, an absence of supportive adults, and low self-esteem. This book covers all the online dangers you might encounter, from cyberbullying to inappropriate contact, and provides strategies to keep foster children safe online. more »
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This is a comprehensive introduction to Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy written by some of the world's most influential psychotherapists in the field. The book lays out the background and fundamentals of the approach, and looks at how Focusing has been integrated with other theoretical orientations such as attachment theory and existential therapy. more »
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Presenting an evidence-based model for assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers, this book outlines key indicators of child maltreatment and effective interventions for child protection workers. more »
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This practical resource is designed to support clinicians working with trauma exposed 8-18-year-olds. It outlines the principles of effective treatment and provides practical guidance for tailoring treatment to the needs of individuals. The featured worksheets and resources are designed to be compatible with evidence-based treatment models. more »
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Team Parenting is a unique model of supporting children in care which involves foster carers and professionals working together to create stable and therapeutic foster placements. This book describes the model's key principles and interventions and includes ideas that will inform and improve foster carers' and professionals' work in any setting. more »
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The Writer's Key introduces creative writing as a tool for self-reflection and personal and professional development. It provides strategies and inspiration for getting started, continuing despite hesitations and for getting the most out of writing, and includes success stories from personal and professional writers. more »
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A comprehensive guide to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) that covers key issues salient to all professionals including the impact of IPSV, reproductive coercion, the physical and psychological indicators of IPSV, possible consequences of taking a case to court, and best practice service responses. more »
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There is increasing pressure on therapists to provide details of structured assessments and to report therapy outcomes. This edited volume provides a series of case studies, with varied client groups, giving arts therapists an accessible introduction to assessment and outcome measures that can be easily incorporated into their regular practice. more »
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Does freedom of speech mean you have the right to offend parents at the funeral of their son?
Rather than dying alone high in the Alps, Ötzi may have been ritually buried there.
Taxes have become the newest unfunded mandate.
Take the time now to decide on your final wishes about a funeral and what you want done with your body.
As one of the 50 best careers of 2010, this should have strong growth over the next decade.
The economic climate has forced some families into a greener option for the deceased - cremation.
Be warned: Not all contracts deliver on their promises.
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Members of the Rotary International Convention 2012 gather to form the world's biggest smiley in Bangkok May 7. The number of participants is a reflection of the convention year, and the year Rotary reached its $200 million fundraising challenge for polio eradication. Rotary International Convention's concept of "The Land of Thousand Smiles" in order to convey in friendliness of the Thais and being the land of smile as well as to express Thailand's hospitality in welcoming participants from the four corners of the world.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes The 2011 Pinot Noir Two Brothers, tasted from barrel, is hugely promising. There is a level of purity in the fruit that is simply beautiful. The style is a bit exuberant for the year, but all the elements are very much in balance. A blast of sweet red cherries, dried flowers and sweet spices flow..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "...excellent richness to the full-bodied, concentrated and pure flavors that brim with dry extract that coats the palate on the impressively persistent finish...the quality of the underlying material is impeccable."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "... Black raspberry and dark cherry mingle with gentian, violet, and orange rind, which are joined by black tea and brown spices on a silken and persistently juicy palate..."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "An upper register and highly complex nose of green apples, white pear and citrus notes introduces almost painfully intense, pure and impressively powerful big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that possess an almost aggressive minerality on the palate staining, tension-filled and driving finish...
Cellar/Tasting Notes "In contrast to a number of the preceding wines, this is almost devoid of wood influence which allows the ripe and very earthy cassis and black raspberry aromas to enjoy center stage. The rich, full-bodied and enveloping middle weight plus flavors possess a suave, even silky mouth feel though the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Here too there is moderate toasty influence on the notably ripe, indeed almost liqueur-like aromas of red and black raspberry, cassis, plum and soft spice notes. There is a textured mouth feel to the supple, round and delicious middle weight flavors that possess a bit more verve before culminating..
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Armenian Orange CakeWhile the sun is finally shining in Calgary again, the past few days of rain and dark skies made me crave comfort food in the form of baked goods.
A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law brought a cake to dinner—a dense, slightly mysterious cake scented with spice and orange and served with Grand Marnier whipped cream. While I am not generally a cake-lover, I fell hard for this one. To my surprise, the recipe was from a classic Western Canadian cookbook that I already owned.
Almost everyone who has lived in Alberta or Saskatchewan will be familiar with the Best of Bridge cookbook series. The first cookbook was published in 1976 and those original cookbooks (or the compilations based on those recipes) can be found in most of my friends' homes, whether they are experienced home cooks or not. If you're looking for an easy, foolproof recipe, try some from the Best of Bridge cookbooks.
The Armenian Orange Cake recipe can be found in a few of the Best of Bridge cookbooks including Enjoy and The Best of the Rest cookbooks (and has been reprinted online in several places as well):
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Ancient grains make for hearty, healthy, interesting fare and this cookbook is loaded with a spectrum of colourful ideas for creating wholesome, appealing meals using them to their full advantage.
I fell in love with the ancient grain farro in Tuscany a few years ago and welcome ways of incorporating it into meals, from soups to salads to pilafs. Maria Speck's Ancient Grains Modern Meals showcases farro with honey roasted grapes, or in a stew of fire-roasted tomatoes and eggplant. I am also drawn to a riff on summer tabouli made with farro instead of bulghur wheat, more toothsome and rustic, a satisfying vegetarian meal replete with whole grains, vegetables and even some tangy feta if you so choose.
After I finished drooling over the farro recipes, I browsed some more and fell hard for the quinoa and barley offerings in Speck's beautiful book. I come to quinoa a bit late in the game, only just getting into it, enjoying pairing it with hot peppers, sweet fruit and fresh vegetables, frequently all at the same time. What think you of cumin-scented quinoa with red beets? Or lemon quinoa with currants, dill and zucchini? These are combinations that will thrill and delight you all winter long, offering comfort and health, which essentially equals well-being.
Barley makes a memorable appearance with figs and a grown-up tarragon-lemon dressing. It is also featured in a stew with lentils, mushrooms and dill, classic, timeless, but with the added surprise of fresh apples thrown into the mix. This is a book of innovation and inspiration, new ways of using ancient grains to nourish you and entertain simultaneously.
I am happy to report that meat does make an appearance as well, lamb burgers with bulgur and mint, exploiting the time-honoured flavours of Turkey with cumin and Aleppo pepper, plus the kick of garlic-spiked yogurt. For the perfect pantry-based concoction, when hunger strikes and your imagination wanes, try spicy spaghetti with carmelized onions, anchovies and tuna, all ingredients commonly kept as staples in our kitchens. No fancy wizardry here, just well thought out solutions to dinner dilemnas, presented with flair and love.
Barley Salad with Figs and Tarragon-Lemon Dressing from Ancient Grains for Modern Meals
Barley: 2 cups water; 3/4 cup pearl barley; 1 2"x1" strip lemon zest; 3 peppercorns; pinch of fine sea salt.
Salad: 1 lemon; 1/4 cup chopped dried figs; 2 stalks celery, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4" pieces, about 1 cup; 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions, white and light green parts (about 4); 1/2 cup chopped tangy apple (Granny Smith is a good choice); 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tsp. honey; 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh tarragon (use any herb you like if tarragon is not available; I think dill or thyme would be lovely here); 2 tbsp. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley.
To prepare barley, bring water, barley, zest, peppercorns and salt to a boil in a medium sized saucepan. Decrease heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until barley is tender but still slightly chewy, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 - 10 minutes. Drain remaining liquid and transfer barley to large serving bowl to cool. Remove zest and peppercorns.
To prepare the salad, finely grate zest of the lemon until you have 2 tsp. Cut lemon in half and squeeze to get 2 tbsp. juice. Place dried figs in a small bowl and stir in 1 tbsp. of lemon juice. Set aside. Add the celery, green onions and apple to the serving bowl with the barley.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, remaining 1 tbsp. lemon juice, zest and honey. Season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning to suit you. Stir in half of the tarragaon and half of the parsely.
To finish, add the plumped figs with any juices to the barley mixture and drizzle on the dressing. Mix to combine. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Toss again, sprinkle with remaining herbs, and serve.
Serves 4.
It is rare to find a book that sings out to me with page after page of beautiful, inspired creations that I must rush off and produce. Often, a cookbook will offer merely a recipe or two that appeals to me, but not so here. I find myself wrapped up in each and every dish, imagining it on my table, wishing it into existence. This is a book to embrace on a daily basis.
Other cookbooks I cannot live without? Here are some of my favourites:
Moosewood taught me to love cooking, back in the hippy days of my past, where I was seduced by the intoxicating flavours of the world so thoughtfully presented here. I still follow Katzen's directions for guacamole, hummus and babaganouj:
Everyone has recipes, but these are the BEST recipes, where the editors have made all the mistakes in their test kitchens to save you making those mistakes in yours. You could spend the rest of your life cooking from the international recipes and never be at a loss for a great meal:
Italian food is a staple in my diet, food I must have, often. Lidia Bastianich has it figured out, just the way I like it, authentic, real, simple, wonderful. I could cook from this book every day of my life and never grow tired of these timeless dishes:
What's for dessert? There has to be something, right? Life is short and it should also be sweet. So, make sure your sweet eating is great. Everything in this book is excellent, worthy of your time and worth the calories!


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text: The fast evolution of a crustal hot zone at the end of a transpressional regime: The Saint-Tropez peninsula granites and related dykes (Maures Massif, SE France) Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Liégeois, Jean-Paul ; Bolle, Olivier et al in Lithos (2013), 162-163 Detailed reference viewed: 15 (5 ULg)Short note: Synthetic ilmenite as a blank to XRF trace element determination Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; in Geologica Belgica (2011), 14(1-2), 103-106 Detailed reference viewed: 10 (0 ULg)The origin of ferroan-potassic A-type granitoids: the case of the hornblende–biotite granite suite of the Mesoproterozoic Mazury Complex, northeastern Poland. Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; ; et al in Canadian Mineralogist (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 39 (6 ULg)Polybaric fractional crystallization of high-alumina basalt parental magmas in the Egersund-Ogna massif-type anorthosite (Rogaland, SW Norway) constrained by plagioclase and high-alumina orthopyroxene megacrysts Charlier, Bernard ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Vander Auwera, Jacqueline et al in Journal of Petrology (2010), 51(12), 2547-2570 Detailed reference viewed: 31 (5 ULg)Multiple pulses, magma mixing and genesis of the giant Allard Lake ilmenite deposit, Quebec Charlier, Bernard ; Namur, Olivier ; et al Poster (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 6 (0 ULg)XRF major and trace element determination in Fe-Ti oxide minerals Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; in Geologica Belgica (2009), 12(3-4), 205-212 Detailed reference viewed: 39 (5 ULg)A-type magmatic suites as tracers of the lower crust Vander Auwera, Jacqueline ; ; et al in AGC/GAC – AMC/MAC – SEG – SGA Abstract Volume (2008), 33 Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 ULg)The Grader layered intrusion (Havre-Saint-Pierre anorthosite, Québec) and genesis of nelsonite and other Fe-Ti-P ores Charlier, Bernard ; ; et al in Lithos (2008), 101(3-4), 359-378 The Grader layered intrusion is part of the Havre-Saint-Pierre anorthosite in the Grenville Province (Quebec, Canada). This intrusion has a basin-like morphology and contains significant resources of ... [more ▼] The Grader layered intrusion is part of the Havre-Saint-Pierre anorthosite in the Grenville Province (Quebec, Canada). This intrusion has a basin-like morphology and contains significant resources of Fe–Ti–P in ilmenite and apatite. Outcropping lithologies are massive oxide alternating with anorthosite layers, banded ilmenite–apatite–plagioclase rocks and layered oxide apatite (gabbro-)norites. Drill cores provide evidence for stratigraphic variations of mineral and whole rock compositions controlled by fractional crystallization with the successive appearance of liquidus phases: plagioclase and ilmenite followed by apatite, then orthopyroxene together with magnetite, and finally clinopyroxene. This atypical sequence of crystallization resulted in the formation of plagioclase–ilmenite–apatite cumulates or "nelsonites" in plagioclase-free layers. Fine-grained ferrodiorites that cross-cut the cumulates are shown to be in equilibrium with the noritic rocks. The high TiO2 and P2O5 contents of these assumed liquids explains the early saturation of ilmenite and apatite before Fe–Mg silicates, thus the nelsonites represent cumulates rather than crystallized Fe–Ti–P-rich immiscible melts. The location of the most evolved mineral and whole rock compositions several tens of meters below the top of the intrusion, forming a sandwich horizon, is consistent with crystallization both from the base and top of the intrusion. The concentrations of V and Cr in ilmenite display a single fractionation path for the different cumulus assemblages and define the cotectic proportion of ilmenite to 21 wt.%. This corresponds to bulk cotectic cumulates with ca. 8 wt.% TiO2, which is significantly lower than what is commonly observed in the explored portion of the Grader intrusion. The proposed mechanism of ilmenite-enrichment is the lateral removal of plagioclase due to its relative buoyancy in the dense ferrodiorite melt. This plagioclase has probably accumulated in other portions of the intrusion or has not been distinguished from the host anorthosite. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 133 (7 ULg)Post-collisional melting of crustal sources: constraints from geochronology, petrology and Sr, Nd isotopes geochemistry of the Variscan Sichevita and Poniasca granitoid plutons Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; ; et al in International Journal of Earth Sciences (2008), 97 Detailed reference viewed: 30 (10 ULg)Evolution of oxygen fugacity with crystallization in the Bjerkreim-Sokndal layered intrusion Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Charlier, Bernard ; Vander Auwera, Jacqueline Poster (2008) Detailed reference viewed: 46 (13 ULg)Geochemical constraints of the petrogenesis of the O'okiep Koperberg Suite and granitic plutons in Namaqualand, South Africa: a crustal source in Namaquan (Grenville) times Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Vander Auwera, Jacqueline ; Liégeois, Jean-Paul et al in Precambrian Research (2007), 153 Detailed reference viewed: 33 (10 ULg)Ilmenite composition in the Tellnes Fe–Ti deposit, SW Norway: fractional crystallization, postcumulus evolution and ilmenite–zircon relation Charlier, Bernard ; ; et al in Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology (2007), 154(2), 119-134 Major and trace element XRF and in situ LA-ICP-MS analyses of ilmenite in the Tellnes ilmenite deposit, Rogaland Anorthosite Province, SW Norway, constrains a two stage fractional crystallization model of ... [more ▼] Major and trace element XRF and in situ LA-ICP-MS analyses of ilmenite in the Tellnes ilmenite deposit, Rogaland Anorthosite Province, SW Norway, constrains a two stage fractional crystallization model of a ferrodioritic Fe-Ti-P rich melt. Stage 1 is characterized by ilmenite-plagioclase cumulates, partly stored in the lower part of the ore body (Lower Central Zone, LCZ), and stage 2 by ilmenite-plagioclase-orthopyroxene-olivine cumulates (Upper Central Zone, UCZ). The concentration of V and Cr in ilmenite, corrected for the trapped liquid effect, (1) defines the cotectic proportion of ilmenite to be 17.5 wt% during stage 1, and (2) implies an increase of D VIlm during stage 2, most likely related to a shift in fO2. The proportion of 17.5 wt% is lower than the modal proportion of ilmenite (ca. 50 wt%) in the ore body, implying accumulation of ilmenite and flotation of plagioclase. The fraction of residual liquid left after crystallization of Tellnes cumulates is estimated at 0.6 and the flotation of plagioclase at 26 wt% of the initial melt mass. The increasing content of intercumulus magnetite with stratigraphic height, from 0 to ca. 3 wt%, results from differentiation of the trapped liquid towards magnetite saturation. The MgO content of ilmenite (1.4–4.4 wt%) is much lower than the expected cumulus composition. It shows extensive postcumulus re-equilibration with trapped liquid and ferromagnesian silicates, correlated with distance to the host anorthosite. The Zr content of ilmenite, provided by in situ analyses, is low (<114 ppm) and uncorrelated with stratigraphy or Cr content. The data demonstrate that zircon coronas observed around ilmenite formed by subsolidus exsolution of ZrO2 from ilmenite. The U-Pb zircon age of 920 ± 3 Ma probably records this exsolution process. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 111 (22 ULg)The Apophysis of the Bjerkreim-Sokndal layered intrusion (Rogaland anorthosite province, SW Norway): A composite pluton built up by tectonically-driven emplacement of magmas along the margin of an AMC igneous complex Bolle, Olivier ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair in Lithos (2007), 98 Detailed reference viewed: 25 (6 ULg)Response to the discussion by B. Robins and F. Chiodoni of " Geochemistry of cumulates from the Bjerkreim-Sokndal Intrusion (S. Norway). Part I: Constraints from major elements on the mechanism of cumulate formation and on the jotunite liquid line of descent" Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Charlier, Bernard in Lithos (2007), 98 Detailed reference viewed: 43 (5 ULg)Isotopic and geochemical constraints on the evolution of the Mazury granitoids (NE Poland) ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; et al in Koslowski, A.; Wiszniewska, Janina (Eds.) Granitoids in Poland (2007) Detailed reference viewed: 14 (1 ULg)Magma chamber processes in the Tellnes ilmenite deposit (Rogaland Anorthosite Province, SW Norway) and the formation of Fe-Ti ores in massif-type anorthosites Charlier, Bernard ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; Vander Auwera, Jacqueline in Chemical Geology (2006), 234(3-4), 264-290 The origin of igneous Fe-Ti oxide ores associated with massif-type anorthosites is investigated through a detailed study of the world-class Tellnes ilmenite deposit, part of the late-Proterozoic (930-920 ... [more ▼] The origin of igneous Fe-Ti oxide ores associated with massif-type anorthosites is investigated through a detailed study of the world-class Tellnes ilmenite deposit, part of the late-Proterozoic (930-920 Ma) AMC series of the Rogaland Anorthosite Province (SW Norway). More than 100 samples from drill cores reveal significant petrographical and compositional variations within the ore body. Four zones are defined, based on variations in modal proportions and cumulus mineral assemblages: the Lower and Upper Central Zones and the Lower and Upper Marginal Zones. Plagioclase and whole-rock compositions discriminate the zones and display patterns interpreted as a result of mixing of either plagioclase-ilmenite or plagioclase-ilmenite-orthopyroxene-olivine cumulates with a melt of ferrodioritic (jotunitic) composition with a content decreasing from 80 to 20% from the margins to the central part of the ore body. Phase diagrams for a jotunitic parental magma reproduce the crystallization sequence at 5 kb. The orthopyroxene-olivine liquidus boundary is a peritectic in the Bjerkreim-Sokndal layered intrusion and a cotectic in Tellnes and this explains the differences in the sequence of crystallization of the two intrusions. The high concentration of ilmenite, well above cotectic proportions, resulted from gravity-sorting in the Tellnes ore body, which represents the lower part of a larger magma chamber. Uniform Sr isotope ratios do not support magma mixing. The cryptic layering of the ore body precludes injection as a crystal mush but favours in situ crystallization from an evolving magma in a sill-like magma chamber. The present trough-shape and mineral orientations result from deformation during gravity-induced subsidence and by up-doming of the anorthosite. Fractional crystallization of a TiO2-rich magma with ilmenite as an early liquidus mineral and plagioclase buoyancy are the principal mechanisms responsible for the formation of Fe-Ti deposits in Proterozoic massif-type anorthosites. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 99 (9 ULg)The Fedorivka layered intrusion (Korosten Pluton, Ukraine): An example of highly differentiated ferrobasaltic evolution Duchesne, Jean-Clair ; ; Charlier, Bernard in Lithos (2006), 89(3-4), 353-376 This study documents the petrography and whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry of 38 samples mainly from a drill core through the entire Fedorivka layered intrusion (Korosten Pluton), as well as ... [more ▼] This study documents the petrography and whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry of 38 samples mainly from a drill core through the entire Fedorivka layered intrusion (Korosten Pluton), as well as mineral compositions (microprobe analyses and separated mineral fraction analyses of plagioclase, iltnenitc, magnetite and apatite) of 10 samples. The Fedorivka layered intrusion can be divided into 4 lithostratigraphic units: a Lower Zone (LZ, 72 to thick), a Main Zone (MZ, 160 m thick), and an Upper Border Zone, itself subdivided into 2 sub-zones (UBZ(2), 40 m thick; UBZ(1), 50 m thick). Igneous lamination defines the cumulate texture, but primary cumulus minerals have been affected by trapped liquid crystallization and subsolidus recrystallization. The dominant cumulus assemblage in MZ and UBZ(2) is andesine (An(39-42)), iron-rich olivine (Fo(32-42)), augite (En(29-35)Fs(24-29)Wo(42-44)), ilmenite (Hem(1-6)), Ti-magnetite (Usp(52-78)), and apatite. The data reveal a continuous evolution from the floor of the intrusion (LZ) to the top of MZ, due to fractional crystallization, and an inverse evolution in UBZ, resulting from crystallization downwards from the roof. The whole-rock Fe/Mg ratio and incompatible element contents (e.g. Rb, Nb, Zr, REE) increase in the fractionating magma, whereas compatible elements (e.g. V, Cr) steadily decrease. The intercumulus melt remained trapped in the UBZ cumulates due to rapid cooling and lack of compaction, and cumulus mineral compositions re-equilibrated (e.g. olivine, Fe-Ti oxides). In LZ, the intercumulus melt was able to partially or totally escape. The major element composition of the MZ cumulates can be approximated by a mixing (linear) relationship between a plagioclase pole and a mafic pole, the latter being made up of all mafic minerals in (nearly) constant relative proportions. By analogy with the ferrobasaltic/jotunitic liquid line of descent, defined in Rogaland, S. Norway, and its conjugated cumulates occurring in the Transition Zone of the Bjerkreim-Sokndal intrusion (Rogaland, a monzonitic (57% SiO2) melt is inferred to be in equilibrium with the MZ cumulates. The conjugated cumulate composition falls (within error) on the locus of cotectic compositions fixed by the 2-pole linear relationship. Ulvospinel is the only Ti phase in some magnetites that have been protected from oxidation. QUIlF equilibria in these samples show that magnetite and olivine in MZ have retained their liquidus compositions during subsolidus cooling. This permits calculation of liquidus fO(2) conditions, which vary during fractionation from Delta FMQ=0.7 to -1.4 log units. Low fO(2) values are also evidenced by the late appearance of cumulus magnetite (Fo(42)) and the high V3+-content of the melt, reflected in the high V-content of the first liquidus magnetite (up to 1.85% V). (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 86 (3 ULg)Marginal mafic intrusions as indicators of downslope draining of dense residual melts in anorthositic diapirs? Vander Auwera, Jacqueline ; ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair in Lithos (2006), 89(3-4), 329-352 Geochemical and isotopic investigation of three small mafic intrusions (Loyning: 1250 X 150 m, Hogstad: 2000 X 200 m, Koldal: 1250 X 500 m) in the marginal zones of the Egersund-Ogna (Loyning, Koldal) and ... [more ▼] Geochemical and isotopic investigation of three small mafic intrusions (Loyning: 1250 X 150 m, Hogstad: 2000 X 200 m, Koldal: 1250 X 500 m) in the marginal zones of the Egersund-Ogna (Loyning, Koldal) and Ana-Sira massif-type anorthosites (Hogstad) (Rogaland Anorthositic Province, south Norway: 930 Ma) provides new insights into the late evolution of anorthositic diapirs. These layered mafic intrusions are essentially of norite, gabbronorite as well as leuconorite and display conspicuous evidence of subsolidus recrystallization. In Loyning and Hogstad, the modal layering is parallel to the subvertical foliation in the enclosing anorthosite. The northern part of the Koldal intrusion cuts across the foliation of the anolthosite, whereas in its southern part the subvertical layering is parallel to the anorthosite's foliation. The regularity of the layered structures suggests that the layering was initially acquired horizontally and later tilted during the final movements of the diapirs. The least differentiated compositions of plagioclase and otthopyroxene in the three intrusions (An(59)-En(68) in Loyning, An(49)-En(64) in Hogstad and An(44)-En(61) in Koldal) and the REE contents in apatite (Hogstad) indicate that their parent magmas were progressively more differentiated in the sequence Loyning-Hogstad-Koldal. Isotopic data (Loyning: Sr-87/Sr-86: 0.70376-0.70457, epsilon(Ndt): +6.8 to +2.7; Hogstad: Sr-87/Sr-86: 0.70537-0.70588, epsilon(Ndt): +2.1 to -0.5; Koldal: Sr-87/Sr-86: 0.70659-0.70911, epsilon(Ndt): +3.5 to - 1.6) also indicate that in this sequence, parent magmas were characterized by a progressively more enriched Sr and Nd isotopic signature. In Loyning, the parent magma was slightly more magnesian and anorthitic than a primitive jotunite; in Hogstad, it is a primitive jotunite; and, in Koldal, an evolved jotunite. Given that plagioclase and orthopyroxene of the three intrusions display more differentiated compositions than the orthopyroxene and plagioclase megacryts of the enclosing anorthosites, it is suggested that the parent magmas of the small intrusions are residual melts after anorthosite formation which were entrained in the anorthositic diapir during its rise from lower crustal chambers. Calculated densities of primitive jotunites (2.73-2.74 at FMQ, 0.15% H2O, 200 ppm CO2, 435 ppm F, 1150 degrees C, 3 kb) and evolved jotunites (2.75-2.76 at FMQ, 0.30% H2O, 400 ppm CO2, 870 ppm F, 1135 degrees C, 3 kb) demonstrate that they are much denser than the plagioclase of the surrounding anorthositic crystal mush (2.61-2.65). Efficient migration and draining of dense residual melts through the anorthositic crystal mush could have taken place along sloping floors (zones of lesser permeability in the mush), which occur along the margins of the rising anorthositic diapirs. This process takes into account the restricted occurrence of the mafic intrusions in the margins of the massif anorthosites. In a later stage, when the anorthosite was nearly consolidated, the residual melts were more differentiated (evolved jotunites) and could have been extracted into extensional fractures in the cooling and contracting anorthositic body in a similar way as aplitic dikes are emplaced in granitic plutons. As in the Rogaland Anorthositic Province, these dikes are much more abundant than the small mafic intrusions, collection and transport along dikes was probably more efficient than draining through the crystal mush. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 42 (5 ULg)Utilisation de la microchimie de l'otolithe pour discriminer les populations de chabots au sein du bassin de la Meuse walonne ; ; Duchesne, Jean-Clair et al in Cahiers d'Ethologie (2006), 22(2), 39-50 Detailed reference viewed: 55 (2 ULg)Precambrian geodynamics and ore formation: The Fennoscandian Shield ; ; et al in Ore Geology Reviews (2005), 27(1-4), 273-322 Compared with present-day global plate tectonics, Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic plate tectonics may have involved faster moving, hotter plates that accumulated less sediment and contained a thinner ... [more ▼] Compared with present-day global plate tectonics, Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic plate tectonics may have involved faster moving, hotter plates that accumulated less sediment and contained a thinner section of lithospheric mantle. This scenario also fits with the complex geodynamic evolution of the Fennoscandian Shield from 2.06 to 1.78 Ga when rapid accretion of island arcs and several microcontinent-continent collisions in a complex array of orogens was manifested in short-lived but intense orogenies involving voluminous magmatism. With a few exceptions, all major ore deposits formed in specific tectonic settings between 2.06 and 1.78 Ga and thus a strong geodynamic control oil ore deposit formation is suggested. All orogenic gold deposits formed syn- to post-peak metamorphism and their timing reflects the orogenic younging of the shield towards the SW and west. Most orogenic gold deposits formed during periods of crustal shortening with peaks at 2.72 to 2.67, 1.90 to 1.86 and 1.85 to 1.79 Ga. The ca. 2.5 to 2.4 Ga Ni-Cu PGE deposits formed both as part of layered igneous complexes and associated with mafic volcanism, in basins formed during rifling of the Archaean craton at ca. 2.5 to 2.4 Ga. Svecokarelian ca. 1.89 to 1.88 Ga Ni-Cu deposits are related to mafic-ultramafic rocks intruded along linear belts at the accretionary margins of microcratons. All major VMS deposits in the Fennoscandian Shield formed between 1.97 and 1.88 Ga, in extensional settings, prior to basin inversion and accretion. The oldest "Cyprus-type" deposits were obducted onto the Archaean continent during the onset of convergence. The Pyhasalmi VMS deposits formed at 1.93 to 1.91 Ga in primitive, bimodal arc complexes during extension of the arc. In contrast, the Skellefte VMS deposits are 20 to 30 million years younger and formed in a strongly extensional intra-arc region that developed on continental or mature arc crust. Deposits in the Bergslagen-Uusimaa belt are similar in age to the Skellefte deposits and formed in a microcraton that collided with the Karelian craton at ca. 1.88 to 1.87 Ga. The Bergslagen-Uusimaa belt is interpreted as an intra-continental, or continental margin back-arc, extensional region developed on older continental crust. Iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits are diverse in style. At least the oldest mineralizing stages, at ca. 1.88 Ga, are coeval with calc-alkaline to monzonitic magmatism and coeval and possibly cogenetic subaerial volcanism more akin to continental arcs or to magmatic arcs inboard of the active subduction zone. Younger mineralization of similar style took place when S-type magmatism occurred at ca. 1.80 to 1.77 Ga during cratonization distal to the active N-S-trending subduction zone in the west. Possibly, interaction of magmatic fluids with evaporitic sequences in older rift sequences was important for ore formation. Finally, the large volumes of anorthositic magmas that characterize the Sveconorwegian Orogeny formed a major concentration of Ti in the SW part of the Sveconorwegian orogenic belt under granulite facies conditions, about 40 million years after the last regional deformation of the Sveconorwegian Orogeny, between ca. 930 and 920 Ma. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 96 (4 ULg) |


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The "Fiscal Cliff" would drag America into certain recession
Congress must overcome its partisan rifts.
By Alex Ward Published 31 October 2012 17:52Irrespective of next week's election, the fiscal challenges facing the next US government are vast. As the country races towards January's "fiscal cliff", the drumbeat warnings of recession have reached fever pitch, with partisan wrangling threatening to derail the sluggish US recovery.
Coming into effect at the dawn of 2013, the "fiscal cliff" represents the confluence of two events: a raft of spending cuts agreed as part of last year's deal to raise the national debt ceiling and the expiration of Obama-backed extensions of tax breaks introduced in the Bush years.
The fiscal belt-tightening is expected to slash the deficit by almost $500bn – its steepest reduction since 1968. At 5.1 per cent, the rate is comparable to those experienced by Greece, Spain and Italy during their recent austerity drives.
Going over the cliff would almost surely plunge the US into recession, given the fragility of the economy. In May, the Congressional Budget Office warned of a 1.3 per cent contraction if action was not taken. However, as the cliff looms, gloomier forecasts have predicted annual GDP contractions ranging from 3.6 per cent to 4 per cent.
According to a report issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAT), the fiscal shock would result in dramatic job losses of over 5 million by 2014, catapulting the rate of unemployment from the current rate of 7.8 per cent to 11 per cent by 2015.
Naturally, mass job losses and higher federal taxes would have severe effects on consumption. The report predicts that average disposable income is likely to fall annually by 8-10%, hitting the poorest hardest due to cuts in child tax credit and earned income tax credit.
Overall, mass unemployment, plummeting consumption and plaguing uncertainty is likely to weigh heavily on the US economy, stultifying its anaemic recovery unless drastic action is taken.
More pressingly, if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling before the US hits its $16.4tn statutory debt limit – expected sometime between the election and the end of 2012 – the US would face default – a truly grim prospect.
The NAT has reported that the approaching "fiscal cliff" has already shaved up to 0.6 per cent from US GDP this year alone, with the tense climate deterring businesses from investing and hiring.
As insecurity gathers momentum, an anti-debt lobby group "Campaign to Fix the Debt" has garnered the support of more than 80 CEOs – including figureheads from General Electric, Microsoft, UPS and JP Morgan – to pressure Congress into overcoming partisan deadlock to hammer out a solution.
But the prospect of this has so far looked bleak; both sides seek different solutions and both sides brook no argument over their staunch positions. One particular impasse stems from the Democrats' drive to introduce tax cut extensions to all but the highest-earners, much to the chagrin of the Republican contingent. Likewise, Republicans want cuts to health and welfare, whilst Democrats are adverse to cuts in entitlement spending.
Just last summer, such "political brinkmanship" was cited by Standard and Poor's in their downgrade of the US economy from AAA to AA+, as political wrangling overshadowed debate over the federal debt ceiling.
"We could have a recession in my view that is significantly greater than [anyone] is forecasting today, because it's an indictment of our ability to govern", said Dave Cote, leading member of Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Even the current political stalemate is conquered, extended tax cuts and deferred sequestration would hold their own economic perils. This path would only curtail the deficit by $90bn, contrary to the $500bn reduction if America does indeed "go over" the cliff.
Therein lies the trade-off: foster the recovery or confront the debt head-on. Most likely, following pleas from prominent economists such Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernake, Congress will pursue a medium-term plan that privileges the recovery whilst tackling the debt, but time will only tell.
Overall though, inaction is most certainly not an option. The sudden jolt of the "fiscal cliff" could shock the economy into freefall, dragging the global economy down with it.
As the US stares into the abyss, Congress must – and most probably will – overcome its partisan fissures for the sake of America's economic future.
Thus is the exigency of the times.
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every country in the west appears to be borrowing from future generations. we need big cuts in entitlements, benefits and services.
if this same money is invested in capital spending on infrastructure e.g. flood defences, green energy such as tidal (from rivers such as the severn) which will replace north sea oil, hub airport, high speed rail, 4G networks, free tuition for science and engineering graduates - then may be just may be the investment will pay-off with higher growth and benefit to present and future generations.
otherwise i feel sorry for our kids.
Living in a dreamworld Jankass. No Democratic budget in the Senate for over 1,060 days.... Obummer had a 2 year window of a cloture-proof majority in congress & unfortunately, he focused on crony stimulus money that went nowhere and the unpopular Obamacare/tax. Focus on your little country, drink your latte & take your early retirement.
so there you have it. the last 4 years of Republican obstruction in Congress has brought their wet dream almost to a climax; destroy the United States to remove a black President who was democratically elected, no holds barred.
this is how the GOP did it;
"Republicans will have used the filibuster to block legislation more than 400 times, annually double any of the previous 12 years under GOP control."
true to say that the average American appears not to give a monkey's about this debasing of their democracy, or of course they are just too stupid to understand what is going on in front of their eyes.
NS seeing the US economic "reality" now?


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Fourteen-year-old Arrietty has lived in the recesses of this grand manor all her life, totally unbeknown to the two old ladies who occupy it.
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