Geosphere: Colorado River system, offshore New Jersey, LiDAR, Grenville geology, and more

Public release date: 14-Oct-2013
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Contact: Kea Giles
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Geological Society of America

Boulder, Colo., USA New Geosphere pre-issue publication articles are now online and include contributions to the CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II; Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey; New Developments in Grenville Geology; and the Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences themed issues.

Abstracts for these and other Geosphere papers are available at http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/. Representatives of the media may obtain complimentary copies of Geosphere articles by contacting Kea Giles at the address above.

Please discuss articles of interest with the authors before publishing stories on their work, and please make reference to Geosphere in articles published. Contact Kea Giles for additional information or assistance.

Non-media requests for articles may be directed to GSA Sales and Service, gsaservice@geosociety.org.

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Implications of the Miocene(?) Crooked Ridge River of northern Arizona for the evolution of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon

Authors: Ivo Lucchitta, Richard F. Holm, and Baerbel K. Lucchitta. First author affiliation: U.S. Geological SurveyFlagstaff; ilucchitta@gmail.com. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00861.1. Themed issue: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II.

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Paleobathymetry and sequence stratigraphic interpretations from benthic foraminifera: Insights on New Jersey shelf architecture, IODP Expedition 313

Authors: Miriam E. Katz, James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Donald H. Monteverde, Gregory S. Mountain, and Ross H. Williams. First author affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; katzm@rpi.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00872.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.

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Orogenic to postorogenic (1.20-1.15 Ga) magmatism in the Adirondack Lowlands and Frontenac terrane, southern Grenville Province, USA and Canada

Authors: William H. Peck, Bruce W. Selleck, Martin S. Wong, Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli, Karen S. Harpp, Kurt Hollocher, Jade Star Lackey, Joseph Catalano, Sean P. Regan, and Andrew Stocker. First author affiliation: Colgate University; wpeck@mail.colgate.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00879.1 Themed issue: New Developments in Grenville Geology.

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How lava flows: New insights from applications of LiDAR technologies to lava flow studies

Authors: K.V. Cashman, S.A. Soule, B.H. Mackey, N.I. Deligne, N.D. Deardorff, and H.R. Dietterich. First author affiliation: University of OregonEugene; cashman@uoregon.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00706.1. Themed issue: Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences.

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Chronology of EoceneMiocene sequences on the New Jersey shallow shelf: Implications for regional, interregional, and global correlations

Authors: James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Peter J. Sugarman, John Barron, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Denise K. Kulhanek, Miriam E. Katz, and Mark D. Feigenson. First author affiliation: Rutgers University; jvb@rci.rutgers.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00857.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.

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Previously unrecognized regional structure of the Coastal Belt of the Franciscan Complex, northern California, revealed by magnetic data

Authors: V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens, C.M. Wentworth, and R.J. McLaughlin. Lead author affiliation: USGSMenlo Park; zulanger@usgs.gov. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00942.1. Themed issue: Exploring the Deep Sea and Beyond.

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Late Pliocene and Quaternary deformation of the Reelfoot rift

Authors: Roy Van Arsdale and William Cupples. First author affiliation: University of Memphis; rvanrsdl@memphis.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00906.1. Not affiliated with a themed issue.

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Contact: Kea Giles
kgiles@geosociety.org
Geological Society of America

Boulder, Colo., USA New Geosphere pre-issue publication articles are now online and include contributions to the CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II; Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey; New Developments in Grenville Geology; and the Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences themed issues.

Abstracts for these and other Geosphere papers are available at http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/. Representatives of the media may obtain complimentary copies of Geosphere articles by contacting Kea Giles at the address above.

Please discuss articles of interest with the authors before publishing stories on their work, and please make reference to Geosphere in articles published. Contact Kea Giles for additional information or assistance.

Non-media requests for articles may be directed to GSA Sales and Service, gsaservice@geosociety.org.

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Implications of the Miocene(?) Crooked Ridge River of northern Arizona for the evolution of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon

Authors: Ivo Lucchitta, Richard F. Holm, and Baerbel K. Lucchitta. First author affiliation: U.S. Geological SurveyFlagstaff; ilucchitta@gmail.com. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00861.1. Themed issue: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II.

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Paleobathymetry and sequence stratigraphic interpretations from benthic foraminifera: Insights on New Jersey shelf architecture, IODP Expedition 313

Authors: Miriam E. Katz, James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Donald H. Monteverde, Gregory S. Mountain, and Ross H. Williams. First author affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; katzm@rpi.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00872.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.

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Orogenic to postorogenic (1.20-1.15 Ga) magmatism in the Adirondack Lowlands and Frontenac terrane, southern Grenville Province, USA and Canada

Authors: William H. Peck, Bruce W. Selleck, Martin S. Wong, Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli, Karen S. Harpp, Kurt Hollocher, Jade Star Lackey, Joseph Catalano, Sean P. Regan, and Andrew Stocker. First author affiliation: Colgate University; wpeck@mail.colgate.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00879.1 Themed issue: New Developments in Grenville Geology.

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How lava flows: New insights from applications of LiDAR technologies to lava flow studies

Authors: K.V. Cashman, S.A. Soule, B.H. Mackey, N.I. Deligne, N.D. Deardorff, and H.R. Dietterich. First author affiliation: University of OregonEugene; cashman@uoregon.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00706.1. Themed issue: Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences.

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Chronology of EoceneMiocene sequences on the New Jersey shallow shelf: Implications for regional, interregional, and global correlations

Authors: James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Peter J. Sugarman, John Barron, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Denise K. Kulhanek, Miriam E. Katz, and Mark D. Feigenson. First author affiliation: Rutgers University; jvb@rci.rutgers.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00857.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.

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Previously unrecognized regional structure of the Coastal Belt of the Franciscan Complex, northern California, revealed by magnetic data

Authors: V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens, C.M. Wentworth, and R.J. McLaughlin. Lead author affiliation: USGSMenlo Park; zulanger@usgs.gov. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00942.1. Themed issue: Exploring the Deep Sea and Beyond.

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Late Pliocene and Quaternary deformation of the Reelfoot rift

Authors: Roy Van Arsdale and William Cupples. First author affiliation: University of Memphis; rvanrsdl@memphis.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00906.1. Not affiliated with a themed issue.

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T-Mobile to replace grandfathered plans with new Simple Choice plans at comparable prices

Grandfathered plan holders can cancel service with no penalty until February 2014

Following a long line of sweeping changes related to Simple Choice plans, T-Mobile is ready to start reducing the number of legacy plans it has on its network. According to reports from users and now an official statement from T-Mobile, we know that the carrier is ready to start replacing grandfathered plans that are no longer offered with more modern Simple Choice plans very soon. All T-Mobile customers, no matter how old their plan is, will be "forced" onto a new Simple Choice offering in the coming months.

But these long-standing customers won't just be given the current crop of Simple Choice options, they will instead be given a choice from dozens of new, unadvertised no-contract plans. Indications are that T-Mobile is ready to mix-and-match features in any way possible to keep you happy. Single line unlimited plans will start at just $20 (over the current $50), and T-Mobile expects most people to get the same or better features at a comparable price to their current plan.

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Where Will 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Go With Full Season Pickup?

Producer Jeph Loeb and cast-members Elizabeth Henstridge and Iain De Caestecker talk to MTV News.


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Gunmen in Syria release 4 aid workers, hold 3

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows people evacuating a victim of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Assad has conceded making mistakes and says no side in his country's civil war is entirely free of blame. (AP Photo/SANA)

BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen in Syria released three Red Cross staffers and a Red Crescent volunteer who had been kidnapped in rebel-held territory, the international agency said Monday.

The fate of three other Red Cross workers who were also seized Sunday in the northwestern Idlib province remained unclear, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Syrian opposition activists said the seven aid workers were taken at a rebel checkpoint outside the town of Saraqeb, manned by an al-Qaida-affiliate, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. There was no claim of responsibility.

About two dozen miles away, near Turkey, a car bomb went off in the market of the town of Darkoush on Monday, while it was crowded with people shopping for the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha holiday. The blast set cars on fire and sent people running.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 27 people were killed, while another activist group, the Local Coordination Committees, put the death toll at 15.

It was not clear who carried out the bombing and why they attacked a civilian target in a rebel-held area. Syria's conflict has seen an increasing use of car bombings, but most have been carried out against regime targets, usually by jihadi fighters among rebels.

Meanwhile, Syria became a full member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Monday, in another step toward eliminating its chemical weapons stockpile by mid-2014.

The mission is overseen by the OPCW and the United Nations. The joint team has inspected five of at least 20 sites in the past two weeks, according to the OPCW chief.

Ahmet Uzumcu signaled that the team of 60 OPCW inspectors and U.N. staff is encountering difficulties. He was quoted as saying that one abandoned site was in rebel-held territory and that in other cases, routes went through opposition-controlled areas, preventing access because rebels have not promised cooperation.

"They (the areas) change hands from one day to another, which is why we appeal to all sides in Syria to support this mission, to be cooperative and not render this mission more difficult. It's already challenging," he told the BBC.

The OPCW won the Nobel Peace Prize last week, in a strong endorsement of its Syria mission.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, meanwhile, selected Sigrid Kaag, a Middle East expert from the Netherlands, to head the joint OPCW-U.N. team in Syria, U.N. diplomats said. Kaag is an assistant administrator of the U.N. Development Program and speaks Arabic, said the diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a public announcement.

The push to eliminate Syria's stockpile of about 1,000 metric tons of blistering and nerve agents stems from an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack on opposition-held suburbs of Damascus. Hundreds were killed, including many children. The West says the Syrian government was responsible, while Damascus blames the rebels.

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that his country stopped manufacturing chemical agents in 1997 because they became an "outdated deterrent." He said Syria has since concentrated on its missile capabilities.

Damascus is believed to have thousands of long-range missiles that can reach targets almost anywhere inside Israel, its archenemy.

"Developing Syria's missile deterrent force that can be used from the first moments of war ended the necessity of chemical weapons," Assad was quoted as saying in the Lebanese Al-Akbar newspaper.

Nonetheless, Assad said, Syria is suffering a "moral and political loss" in handing over its chemical weapons.

Asked about the OPCW's Nobel prize, Assad attempted an apparent joke, saying, "this prize should have been mine."

More than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the Syria conflict erupted in March 2011, with a popular uprising that escalated into a civil war. The country has turned into a patchwork of regime- and rebel-held areas. Assad's political opponents are divided, while Islamic extremists have emerged as dominant in many rebel areas.

Despite the fractured nature of the opposition, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said talks on a political transition must begin by mid-November, as envisioned by the U.N.

Kerry said Syria urgently needs a transitional government, but that Assad "has lost the legitimacy to be able to be a cohesive force that could bring people together."

It's uncertain if the Syrian political opposition will attend.

Opposition figure George Sabra said a final decision of the Syrian National Council, the main Western-backed umbrella group, is expected at a conference starting Oct. 24. Sabra's group, the largest in the council, won't attend transition talks, he said.

The opposition wants Assad to step down first. It has also expressed anger over the chemical weapons deal, in which the regime is treated as a partner. "Unfortunately, they let the criminal escape from punishment," Sabra said.

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Associated Press writers Karin Laub in Beirut, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and John Heilprin in Geneva contributed to this report.

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US stocks turn higher on hopes for debt talks

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 photo, trader Frank O'Connell, right, works, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. futures are down sharply, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, as the nation heads into the third week of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 photo, trader Frank O'Connell, right, works, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. futures are down sharply, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, as the nation heads into the third week of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending higher following signs that Washington was moving closer to an agreement to avoid a debt default and re-open the federal government.

The stock market started lower Monday after negotiations between the White House and Congressional Republicans appeared to break down over the weekend.

Stocks erased those losses in early afternoon trading after Senate leaders said they were making progress toward a deal.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 64 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 15,301. The index was down as much as 100 points earlier.

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose seven points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,710. The Nasdaq composite rose 23 points, or 0.6 percent, to 3,815.

Bond trading was closed for Columbus Day.

Trading volume was very light at 2.6 billion shares.

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Ford Inches Us Closer to a Future of Autonomous Parking

The day when we can get out of our car and have it park itself is quickly approaching. And Ford is showing off one of the first production-viable systems that will make it a reality.

Ford is calling it the Fully Assisted Parking Aid, with the system using sensors on either side of the vehicle to scan for an appropriately sized space, then automatically park the vehicle for the driver — whether or not he’s in the car.

While automatic parallel parking systems have been around for nearly a decade, until now, they required the driver to stay inside the vehicle to shift gears and cover the brake. Ford’s system eliminates the need for the driver to change from Drive to Reverse, but the lawyers have already spoiled the fun.

According to Ford, Fully Assisted Parking Aid only works when the driver holds a button in the car for the duration of the maneuver or, if he’s outside, continue to retain pressure on a separate button (likely on the key fob or a smartphone app), “enabling them to cancel or override the system at any time.”

We just want to push a button and walk away. Or even better, get out of the car and let it hunt for a space on its own — like Audi is developing.

Ford is also showing off a prototype system that would detect pedestrians and other vehicles in the car’s path of travel and if sufficient braking force can’t be applied in time, the car will automatically swerve to avoid hitting the obstacle. But for now, both systems are in the testing phases and won’t make it to market for at least another three to four years.

Photo and video courtesy of Ford.

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Scarlett Johansson again named 'sexiest woman alive' by Esquire

(Reuters) - American actress Scarlett Johansson has been named the sexiest woman alive for the second time by Esquire, the men's lifestyle magazine said on Monday.

"The Avengers" star was named sexiest woman in 2006 and is the only woman to have been given the title twice by the publication. The annual recipient of the title is chosen by Esquire editors.

Husky-voiced Johansson, who rose to prominence as a teenager in the 2001 cult film "Ghost World," stars in three films this fall. In "Don Jon" she plays the girlfriend of a pornography addict and in the sci-fi thriller "Under the Skin" she is a seductive extraterrestrial. She voices a man's computer companion in "Her."

"You know, I gotta hustle," Johansson told the magazine of her busy work schedule. "I'm a 28-year-old woman in the movie business, right? Pretty soon the roles you're offered all become mothers. Then they just sort of stop."

Johansson said last month she was engaged to marry French journalist Romain Dauriac. Her previous marriage to actor Ryan Reynolds ended in 2011 after three years.

Last year's sexiest woman, according to Esquire, was American actress Mila Kunis. Barbadian pop singer Rihanna, British actress Kate Beckinsale and South African actress Charlize Theron have all been given the "sexiest" distinction by the magazine.

(Reporting by Eric Kelsey in Los Angeles; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Bill Trott)

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