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On the cover: Outstanding exposures in Nova Scotia of the Late Triassic Blomidon formation revealing numerous first, second and third order surfaces -- an outcrop that is important when it comes to better understanding Atlantic conjugate margins, and a site that will be visited during an upcoming conference in Halifax. See one of several stories in this issue that offer a look at exploration activities around the world.
Image courtesy of Gela Crane
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STANDING ARTICLES:
President's Column:
Students Embracing 'Barrel' Challenges
Director's Corner:
Division Column -- DPA:
Sharing geology stories can have impact
Pathways to Profession Have Tales
Geophysical Corner:
Washington Watch:
Curtiss Assumes Reins at GEO-DC
Regions and Sections:
Aberdeen Team Offers Winning Tips
Foundation:
Officer candidate slate remains available for online review. 
There are now three levels of dues and the statements coming your way will reflect a new regime.
San Antonio announcement reveals details for upcoming annual meeting including registration and hotel forms.
A year to remember: Here’s a look at the important discoveries that made global “hit” parade in 2007.
The best of the best: Petrobras and partners scored big headlines and a potentially exciting future last year with the big discovery at the Tupi Field.
Will Brazil join OPEC now that Petrobras' oil production potential has grown?
Nova Scotia and Morocco – separated by an ocean, but joined by common geologic past – are the focus of an important conference on conjugate margins.
Angola is rising to the top of the list of Africa’s hot spots, as demonstrated by the buzz surrounding a recent AAPG-endorsed conference.
The medium is still the message: Effectively communicating the industry’s “message” has required companies to rethink – and repackage – their public image.
This is not your father’s old career: The number of women geoscientists – and their impact – continues to grow and transform the industry in the 21st century.
A curve in the road: Everyone knows about King Hubbert’s controversial “Hubbert’s Curve,” but what do you know about the man?
The reel thing: Filmmakers with a love of geology and connections to the oil industry are helping to show that the earth has star quality.