Shelter Point on northern Vancouver Island is a lovely beach site and part of the Oyster Bay Formation, located just off the Island Highway, about 10km south of downtown Campbell River. At the northern end of Shelter Bay, turn east onto Heard Road, which ends at a public access to Shelter Point. A low tide is necessary in order to collect from these shales. I also recommend rubber boots and eye protection. This is a good family trip. The fossils, mainly the crab, Longusorbis and the [...]
There it is, in all its glory. We'll reiterate: In November, the hot money was pouring in for the first 2 weeks. Everybody in Unionville had a ridiculous bidding war. Switch to Trumps winning, and no more offers. Hot money is gone. I then made the inference, that this would crash the ridiculous condo market, and eventually hit the rest. Prices would go down an immediate 20% without
Hidden within the countless layers of rock, sediment, and fossilized creatures beneath the Earth’s surface are fascinating stories of the history of our [...]
Many congratulations to the Geological Society Fellows included in the New Year’s Honours list, which was announced last week! Professor Jane Francis FGS, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, has [...]
While more institutional investors are factoring sustainability in their investment decisions, there is little agreement about what sustainability means, or how to measure it. Interviews with three sustainable [...]
I got a Google Home for Christmas. It's pretty useless, except for playing music. You say 'OK Google' and all your phones react. The only useful thing was interacting with Philips Hue and turning off the [...]
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The Friday fold is airborne over the Yukon Territory's border with the Northwest Territories, high up in Canada's Mackenzie Mountains. Helicopter for
Anjloknya harga minya beberapa tahun yang lalu diduga disebabkan karena banjirnya migas dari Shale Gas dan Shale Oil yang diproduksi oleh Amerika Serikat. Indonesia tentunya banyak migasnya, juga banyak shale [...]
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Anjloknya harga minya beberapa tahun yang lalu diduga disebabkan karena banjirnya migas dari Shale Gas dan Shale Oil yang diproduksi oleh Amerika Serikat. Indonesia tentunya banyak migasnya, juga banyak shale [...]
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Impact pile driving of steel piles in aquatic environments produces extremely high underwater sound levels. To address this problem, a double-walled pile has been developed to decrease the total noise [...]
These oyster-like clams were common through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The presence of certain fossil Inoceramus species allows geologists to date specific formations.The entire group went extinct [...]
Climate change is already affecting New York, and these changes will have profound effects on its ecosystems, plants and animals. What are the implications of these projected
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A Bill Murray lo llevas viendo toda la vida en la gran pantalla. Desde sus comienzos en Saturday Night Live a finales de los 70, pasando por sus papeles como el Dr. Venkman en "Los Cazafantasmas" (1984), o [...]
March 2017 – Two one-day courses – Scotland and Wales
Nick Chidlaw is offering two 1-day courses in March, using a format that has pleasingly attracted many attendees on previous occasions. These courses [...]
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Last semester the Invertebrate Paleontology class at Wooster had its annual field trip into the Upper Ordovician of southern Ohio. We had a great, if a bit muddy, time collecting fossils for each student’s [...]
The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has announced a new course offering for its members, Geoprofessional Operational Leadership Development (GOLD) Course. This course is targeted at new and [...]
The Rankine lecture is one of the most prestigious invited lectures in all of geotechnical engineering. The Institute of Civil Engineers has a list of all of the Rankine lecturers and links to most of their [...]