Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part B deals generally with plantlike autotrophic protoctists. Included in the charophyte volume are introductory chapters covering morphology, mineralization, techniques for preparation and study, ecology and paleoecology, biogeography, stratigraphic distribution and paleobiogeography, stratigraphic range chart, biozonation, evolutionary history, molecular phylogeny, classification, and glossary. Systematic descriptions of the phylum Charophyta include the orders Moellerinales, Sycidiales, and Charales, followed by a comprehensive reference list and index.
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GSA is searching for a Geology co-editor to serve a four-year term as one of a three-editor team, beginning in January 2006. The application/nomination deadline is 7 October 2005.
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Earth System Processes 2

8-11 August 2005, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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• Join us for special event "Destination Africa" at the Calgary Zoo. Includes a tour of the outstanding rainforest and savannah exhibits.

Still on the fence? If you’re not sure this is the meeting for you, read a review of the first Earth Systems Processes meeting (Edinburgh, June 2001)
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SLC 2005
Science • Learning • Colleagues
16-19 October, Salt Lake City, UT

Events are filling quickly so register early. Fast and easy online registration is now open. Discounted prices are in effect until Monday, 12 September 2005. REMEMBER: ALL SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER FOR THE MEETING. And while you are thinking about it, why not invite your friends and colleagues to join you?
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GSA's 3rd Annual Public Forum will be hosted by the Planetary Geology Division, and is entitled, "Saturn and its Moons: A Ringside View from Cassini-Huygens" Free and open to the public; sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.
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The U.S. National Academies offer a collection of resources related to evolution. Included are reports, position statements, and other documents that assist teachers and others in better understanding evolution. A synopsis of the evidence for evolution and a guide for helping students learn how science works are also available. [ view site ]

The Science of Spectroscopy, a NASA-sponsored project on the use of light to study matter, is a digital library which allows anyone to contribute content. Topics include everyday applications, lab instruments and techniques, and the basic theory of light, energy, and the electromagnetic spectrum. [ check it out ]

A primer on Graphite provides an exciting, fresh look at this member of the carbon family. Many striking images are available. [ learn more ]

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GSA Position Statement on Data Preservation Under Development
Council has approved a request from the Geology and Public Policy Committee to develop a position statement on the importance of preserving geoscience collections and data sets. The panel established to research the issue and draft the statement seeks member input. Deadline for submitting comments and suggestions: 1 September 2005.
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GSA encourages members to visit their representatives in Congress to convey a message of support for science. In addition to Congressional Visits Day on Capitol Hill in May, we can visit Representatives and Senators in their home offices during the August recess. Visit the GSA Web site for information on how to communicate with Congress and how to participate in GSA's Congressional Visits in the Home District.
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GSA IN THE NEWS

Research by Kelsey et al. documenting the tsunami history of an Oregon coastal lake and its relationship to great earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone (GSA BULLETIN, July/August 2005), was reported by Science, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Knight-Ridder News Service. Print and Web articles subsequently appeared across the United States.
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Beutner and Gerbi's research on Wyoming's Heart Mountain landslide (GSA BULLETIN, May/June 2005) received coverage in New Scientist, Geotimes, and Natural History magazine.
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[ Natural History article - scroll down to "Air Hockey for Giants" ]

A study by Tappert et al. on subducting ocean crust as a source of deep diamonds (GEOLOGY, July 2005) was reported on the Discovery Channel Web site and Diamonds.net.
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Press Releases Issued by GSA

• July Geology Media Highlights (16 June)
• Earth System Processes 2: An Updated Look at How the Earth Works (27 June)
• August Geology Media Highlights (19 July)

Selected Press Releases received by GSA

• Secretary Norton Names Pat Leahy Acting Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (13 June)
• Growth Secrets of Alaska's Mysterious Lakes (27 June)
• AGI Announces Earth Science Week Theme and New National Contests for 2005 (27 June)
• Discovering an Ecosystem Beneath a Collapsed Antarctic Ice Shelf (18 July)
• Scripps Oceanography News Release: New project to study sediments in Venice lagoon (19 July)