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Below is the poem entitled Blindsided which was written by poet
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Rick Monachello
As we move through our daily life
Sometimes with heartache pain and strife
Along comes an angel with eyes of blue
Then you're convinced she was meant for you
As we wade through uncertainty, wonder, and fear
Thanking the Lord for someone so dear
That there can be such goodness beauty and love
Convincing me this is a gift from above
As God lifts me and heals me from my loss
There are unfound mysteries and bridges to cross
One of my crossings has led me to you
And to be by your side is all I want to do
We have both seen our share of sorrow and hurt
Then you find yourself in a place where they do nothing
but flirt
That's all gone now and I have firmly decided
By the Lords good hand I have surely been Blindsided
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T-MAD (Teens Making A Difference) is the library's Teen Advisory Board, made up of boys and girls from middle school and high school.
As The Ferguson Library's Teen Advisory Board, we attract teens to the library, encourage teen reading, provide a voice for teen programming and are a positive, supportive
teen presence in the community.
- Keep Youth Services librarians up-to-date on teen interests and concerns.
- Help Youth Services librarians select materials and plan teen programs.
- Help librarians carry out children's programs.
- Increase awareness of what the library has to offer.
- Make the library more appealing to teens.
- President: Katherine Focke
- Vice President: Mary Dzibella
- Steve Zampino
- Amy Lilien-Harper
- Nancy Levy
At monthly T-MAD meetings, members discuss books they've read and help librarians plan library programs for teens.
If this sounds
good to you and you want to be a part of T-MAD, ask
about monthly
meetings that will
resume this fall.
Meetings are also posted
on our online events calendar.
For more details, call Youth Services at
203-351-8243 and ask for Steve
Main Library - 9/3/14, 11/5/14, 1/7/15, 3/4/15, 5/6/15
Harry Bennett Branch - 10/8/14, 12/3/14, 2/4/15, 4/8/15
The last meeting
of the year will be in June. It will be a
special "lock-in" for TMAD members only.

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Interior designer Sloan Mauran already had this beautiful antique Sheraton sideboard before she began renovations in her home. "I modernized the mood by using an overscale photograph of Versailles in a white lacquered frame. The look is made less formal by using a crystal column lamp, a grouping of glass candlesticks and a simple white lacquered tray," she says.
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Posted by Max on 02/18/2009
Fantastic service, beautiful and artistically delectable food in a gorgeous (though not cozy) room. You really couldn't ask for more...except...the wine list (think Manhattan phone book) is way over the top. Not to say there aren't great wines on it, there are. But there are dirth of medium priced ($80-130) bottles. I was hosting a table of 12 and I needed something good, but not at $300 bucks each. next time, the wine pairings.
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Eleven Madison Park exceeded our expectations. We went here to celebrate my birthday and I couldn't be more pleased with the service and food. The knowledgeable sommelier was very helpful in selecting wine. Although we ordered the 3-course prix-fixe, we ended up with 6 courses in total. They were very attentive to any food allergies/preferences we had and easily were able to accommodate us. The souffle was the perfect end to an unforgettable meal.
Posted by Anonymous on 07/29/2008
I dont normally eat at fancy places, but restaurant week offers me the luxury to do so. The service and food at lunch today were unimaginably good... I had a salmon in cold pea/ asparagus soup (sounds disgusting but tastes very good, and has a fancy name so I went for it, a roasted chicken with something (dont know what) stuffed in it, with olives and artichokes, and then a chocolate brownie/ custard with passion fruit. This is the best experience that I have had. Very complex flavors, very unpretentious, professional and caring service and excellent suggestions.
Posted by St Louis Irvines on 06/05/2008
We always come to Eleven Madison Park when in Manhattan. It has been a couple years but, since we are from Danny Meyers' home town, we like to support him. It is disappointing that one person can spoil an evening, especially when previous visits had been so welcoming. The people at the front desk were great. But the "waiter-maitre'd" (don't know what his title was!) was so formal and distracted, we felt we were a bother. In addition, although we had had only two courses of the three-course dinner, he brought us the bill. I had to remind him we were owed a dessert. The cute little wine sommelier was very attentive. But the waiter-maitre'd never did ask what we wanted for dessert. So we had the wine to accompany a dessert, but no dessert. When he delivered the check, I told him we had yet to get a dessert and he left. The sommelier had to tell him what we wanted for dessert. After dessert, no one asked us if we wanted coffee, tea, anything. Just brought the check again. And we left, disappointed from what we had hoped would be a highlight of our trip to NYC! Previously, we always looked on Eleven Madison Park as such a friendly and happy place. Maybe that atmosphere is "gone with the wind."
Posted by John from Chelsea on 04/24/2008
While strolling home from work the other evening, I decided to have dinner before going home. I found myself near Madison Square Park and dediced to just stop into Eleven Madison Park to see if there was a seat at the bar and if I could eat dinner there. Even better, there were small tables in the bar area where "first-come, first served" diners can have a meal with no reservations. I was greeted warmly at the door and was told I could sit wherever I chose in the area. The waitperson was extremely gracious and professional. I had a cocktail and chose from the bar menu which offered few but all delicioius items. I was treated like royalty, even as a drop in single. Eleven Madison Park is a true gem among the NYC dining scene.
Posted by Best dinner experience in NYC on 02/11/2008
I took my partner here on our anniversary, and it was such a wonderful experience. Yes, it is a more upscale restaurant but worth every penny. The staff was very professional & very attentive. I loved the apple brandy martini. The amuse bouche was amazing. It looked like candies. I was also very impressed with their foie gras course. Another highlight was our duck-for-2 course. The chef came out to show us the whole duck just made. It looked beautiful. Then our server returned with the fileted duck. It was presented so beautifully. I enjoyed our dinner so very much, even more than Le Bernardin. I love the dining room at Eleven Madison Park.
Posted by JennD on 01/29/2008
Eleven Madison Park is not cheap by any means but it was well worth the price. My husband and I felt like royalty. The service was impeccable as was the food. The portions are not huge but by the end of the night you will be satisfied. Besides the three course meal we ordered we were served 3 additional plates of food. Our first course of extras was a plate of bite sized hors d'ourves that included sweetbreads, tuna tartar, foie gras and goat cheese. My main course of venison was tender, moist and rich. My husbands suckling pig was cooked to perfection with a great crispy skin. We had a side dish of shredded venison, foie gras and topped with potato. I could eat this everyday. To top it off the wine was perfect. The sommelier chose a red wine that paired great with my venison. For a special occasion this restaurant is perfect and highly recommended.


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New computer program to help maintain streets
The city of Mandeville has rolled out a new software program to help better maintain city streets. The Transportation Asset Management Program will rank streets on a scale of one to 10, allowing roadwork to be prioritized in terms of need.
The Times-Picayune reports ( http://bit.ly/17vfRti) Mandeville will be the first government in the region to utilize the computer program, which calls for a complete inventory and evaluation of streets, city officials said. Each street will be assessed and given a number, with streets receiving a 10 needing no immediate maintenance and those getting a one or two in need of complete reconstruction.
Mandeville City Councilman-at-large and Mayor Pro-Tem Rick Danielson praised Mayor Donald Villere's administration for deploying the system.
"While a computer program isn't going to fix the streets, it will allow the Public Works Department to more efficiently and accurately rank projects that need to be undertaken and to more quickly effect repairs," Danielson said. "In that capacity, also, it will help us keep good roads in good shape, while sending resources more quickly to areas in need of repair."
Public Works Director David DeGeneres and his staff received a full week of training on the system April 15-19. The Public Works Department staff anticipates doing a full evaluation and inventory of transportation infrastructure over a three-day period after the program is fully installed within the next few days. The cost of the program is $6,000.
"This system is going to be a huge benefit to the city and will help us more efficiently manage one of our most expensive assets -- our roadways," Danielson said. "This software will help us formalize maintenance and repairs, prioritize needs, and then help us budget accordingly."
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The School of Nursing Media Center provides Web and media production services, as well as instructional support. Our team of graphic designer, web developer, audio and video specialists, and student technicians can help with a variety of project needs including:
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The School of Nursing Design Studio provides faculty & graduate students with publication/collateral material layout and design, poster creation, and logo design. All graphic/design services are reserved for the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin only. This service is NOT self help.
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If someone ever asked me if there was one thing about the Indie Comics Scene which I felt they should know, I would give them a name. That name would be Steve Niles.
Steve is an unintentional nexus for all things Indie. A fervent believer in doing it yourself and selfless promoter of any soul he sees taking up that mantle and believing in it even the slightest sliver that he does. Without this selfless promotion, not only would I not be a contributing and promoting member of our wonderful upcoming Womanthology, but I also never would have been allowed to experience the sincere pleasure and wonder that was Tr!ckster 2011, and that would have been unforgivable.
From the moment I heard about Tr!ckster I knew that I just had to be involved. To me not only was this project special, it was also something necessary. Something historic even, and all of my indie writer's instincts proclaimed inwardly that I just had to document it.
Knowing that my time would be tight as the event ran parallel to SDCC , I had originally chosen to only cover Steve (Niles) and Mike's (Mignola) events. It is important that you understand that Tr!ckster was a small event, and more than aware that SDCC was the main course and that they were simply an alternative for anyone looking for one. An independent option, as it were. Not at all a deterrent to SDCC as many cowardly whisperers in the dark have suggested.
No, they were small. Casual even, and that was the point.
I arrived on Thursday, July 21st for the opening of their 2nd Symposium "The Jump From Page to Screen" featuring Mike Mignola, Doug Tennapel, Chris Ryall, B. Clay Moore. I was late, but it was no matter. The atmosphere was warm and inviting as we stood around chatting. Tr!ckster head and host, the very talented Scott Morse even brought me an ale along with Mike and the others which was as frosty and chill as a fairy tale.
It was perfect, the sort of scene all of us creators dream about when we're just starting out. It was like coming home, and I thought man, I could get used to it here.
We waited for Chris as long as we could, but we understood that SDCC had to come first and so things kicked off without him, and I was smitten by all of it.
I don't know if you know this about Mike Mignola, but he is utterly hilarious, and just charmingly and naturally so. I had gotten to see this from time to time, particularly during the Lance Henriksen signing with Steve, Bill (Sienkiewicz), and of course Joesph Maddrey. However, this was an entirely new side of the great Mike Mignola to me, the side of him he must show his wife, and closest friends.
This was the side of Mike Mignola that sat there drinking a beer and just shooting the shit with all of us. No censorship, no sugar coating it, this was the real Mike Mignola and if you wanted to understand what you gave up and earned when it came to licensing your characters, he wanted you to know it. All of it, and I loved every second of it.
He wasn't alone either, Doug Tennapel knew first hand all of the truths Mignola unloaded on us that night, he'd lived through them with Earthworm Jim just the same as Mike had lived through them with Hellboy. B. Clay Moore had of course taken this journey as well with Hawaiian Dick.
We began by learning about the sacrifices and rewards one makes when optioning their characters to film adaptation. About the innocently annoying questions from fans constantly asking when is another "such-and-such" movie finally coming out, often not realizing that once you sign that paper, only the studio themselves can answer such questions and good luck getting them to pick up that call.
It's not just films and and animation rights that are typically lost to the creator when the characters are cast on the silver screen, it's toys, merchandise, and even, rarely, and horribly, the characters themselves.
In short, these days it may seem to you that everybody is getting into comics to try and strike that get rich quick deal, that contract with the devil that gets your comic in lights and you all the cash you can spend. This idea, is a lie.
Sure, the creators in this room are well off enough, but it's not just a big shiny check. Joss Whedon, creator of my childhood heroine, now has to sit by helpless and watch as they take said heroine and whore her out to the entire world just to make a few bucks because the stats say vampires and remakes are in right now. So trust me young creators, after learning what I learned in that room from the mouths of men much older and wiser in such matters than I, if Hollywood greed is your major motivation prepare for the foul taste of disappointment. Followed by that of many a case of ramen noodles after your filet mignon has dried up.
It's not just that though, the gentlemen would go on to inform us, but publishers and fans aren't stupid. They can smell it, that greedy cinematic desperation and the studios can smell it too. Mignola laughed with us all at how amazed he and his wife had been at anyone wanting to option The Amazing Screw-On Head. In a way he had even created it as a sort of act of rebellion, a desire to make toys with changeable heads all the while figuring that no one would ever seriously be interested in it, but he was wrong!
Basically, Hollywood looks for the utterly unique, and then they will then adapt it down until it has lost pretty much everything that made it unique to begin with we all laughed.
Chris Ryall finally did make it in and was greeted cheerfully by all and brought a drink while our conversation moved from that desperation to the fact that honestly, a lot of creators just didn't have any clue what was in store for them. It's at this point that we moved onto to Kickstarter, not as a way to kickstart your project, but as a sobering wake up call to anyone silly enough to assume this is an industry that you get into for the money.
It was sobering, Mignola mentioned, when some young creator would try and fund their own project. Sobering, and good. A perfect way to find out what you're just going to learn in a pitch anyway. That you're not ready, and that you need more experience before society will want to spend money on your product. Ryall mentioned Womanthology at this point, earning a cheerful exchange from myself on behalf of us lovely ladies, and the fact that after watching our Cinderella story people had begun believing this could happen to anyone.
To assume such things is to assume Renae just opened a kickstarter for us and then we got lucky. That is not true. Not only did Renae have her brillant unlockable rewards that were commended publicly by Chris and Mike that day, but she and I also worked very hard on arranging specific methods of social networking in ways that had worked for myself in the past and ways that she had researched for our future. I also took the time to connect our project to all the best women I knew in our industry because not only was it good business, but they were my friends and I wanted them involved.
On that note so sorry again for all of you lovely ladies who could not make it into the book after things closed up, and so glad to stand beside those of you that could.
No, it wasn't just some random lucky break that Neil Gaiman heard about us, either. We worked hard to promote, and believed in our cause and so Sean Francis caught wind of it and let Neil know. This is how business, faith, and good people work. Not kickstarter. Kickstarter is just an instrument, not magic.
We wanted to do some good for our industry and we had a plan. No. Nothing in this life comes for free, and as Mignola pointed out, and we can confirm, neither is Kickstarter.
Things wound down after that, and before we left Scott gave us all a copy of his story Noble Boy in the form of a beautifully arted hardcover, each page solid and printed like a children's book for as he declared Tr!ckster was like a hardcover book, and he wanted us to keep the memories with us just as safe and forever.
Later that night I swung by to cover the events of the evening, as well as say hi to Steve as his Symposium had been moved and I was unable to attend.
Steve's symposium was on "Building a Short Story: Crime And Terror: Live" and featured him and our fantastic leader/host Mr. Scott Morse. It sounds amazing, and as all of the events that unfolded that week at Tr!ckster 2011 were caught on film I can't wait to watch it for myself someday.
Ironically, while I missed out on the Symposium I won their fantastic hardcover memory at Golden Apple's after con party that Monday. Making me the happiest in all the lands.
After hanging out with Steve for a bit I got in line for what promised to be an amazing event as Tom Morello was going to play live for us all. Anticipation built as we all stood in line, pink bunnies stamped on our hand like the world's most smashing nightclub, and then we were inside.
Scott sat down and chatted with Tom about his up and coming Dark Horse Comics' title Orchid. I know what you're thinking, but don't call it just another rock star comic, because that's not the way Dark Horse does things.
No, once upon a time the fantastic man and amazing creator Jim Krueger introduced another rock star, one Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance to the fine members of Dark Horse and he sat down and pitched just like all of us. After years of finally trying, Jim had helped Gerard find his home. Then after even more years of being with them, this Eisner Award winning comic book writer helped a friend of his own give his pitch, and Tom was welcomed to the family.
Orchid, essentially the tale of "the Spartacus of prostitutes" in dystopian society, will be scored one track per issue by Morello himself. It's not hard to see why Tom is now a member of the Dark Horse family and I cannot wait to start this new adventure with his leading lady.
Morello's set was amazing, each song better than last as we sang and danced on and on for far more tracks than originally planned. All the while Orchid's vestige watched over us proudly, a beacon to all things indie and artistic in beauty. It was perfect.
My next event was as amazing as it was beautiful. During my time at SDCC there were really only a set number of places you could find me, one of them was at one of my two favorite booths, the booth housing Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Rafael Albuquerque, Gustavo Duarte, Jill Thompson, and Becky Cloonan. Becky and the twins I had followed online and was pleased to meet in person, Jill, Rafael, and Gustavo were as kind as they were talented and if they're all together next year I highly recommend stopping by their epic booth of win. Needless to say, the moment I knew I'd be free to make it, I just has to cover Jill and Fabio's Symposium.
"The Art Workshop" featuring Jill Thompson, Jim Mahfood, Fabio Moon, Francesco Francavilla, and Tommy Lee Edwards, kicked off at 3:30pm that Friday the 22nd, and it was beautiful.
I had known of the others by reputation, and seeing them live they did not disappoint. I don't think I can properly explain what it's like seeing Jim Mahfood work, but here's some photographic examples for you.
Francavilla was likened to a wise old sage in my mind, for that was the whole beautiful point of this particular Tr!ckster Symposium. A bunch of brilliant artists just sitting around making art, hosted by Scott's perfect questions while all of us got to sneak in right next to them, pull up a chair, and learn from the best.
I think for me that was the best part about Tr!ckster. I know that many people wonder how I've managed to come so far in just a couple of years, and later on people will look back at my life and think how lucky I had it.
Believe me when I say, luck has nothing to do with comics.
Hard work, skill, dedication, and faith is how you make comics, and every speaker at Tr!ckster understands that.
They understand this because they lived it. These are not your high school art teachers sent to inspire you, these are not your college professors who lived in a time long gone and now attempt to carelesly pass off useless industry half-truths for a profit. No, these are seasoned professionals of award winning respect and skill, and for just the cost of one ticket you could pull up a chair and ask them what sort of brushes they liked to use.
Yes, the reason why I've made it so far in such little time is because I studied this wonderful industry which I had longed to become a part of so desperately back home in Colorado. Clearly I learned a lot in these studies, and these few days spent at Tr!ckster I learned even more. You have no clue what a wonderful feeling that was for such an art and prose nerd like myself, to learn firsthand from these amazing creators and souls.
It was fantastic, and not just industry stuff too! Personal stuff, artsy stuff, and it was all there for the absorbing.
As I had come to see Fabio and Jill so I spent most of my time that afternoon huddled in close to them as they taught us all what they had learned in their time as artists.
I listened knowingly as Fabio explained that if you wanted to be an artist, be prepared to sacrifice your social life. Art takes time, and skill. It's not something that you can just wander into and bust out like a greasy term paper after a night of binge drinking. (My Americanized analogy of course, not Fabio's.)
No, art is something you have to take seriously. As such, if you want to be an artist, being an artist simply has to come first.
Jill was amazing, answering all sorts of questions about her fabulous techniques.
I wish you all could have seen my delighted smile as Fabio explained in perfect simplicity the way to become an even better artist. Look at your heroes, he had advised, whoever inspires you. Then look to whoever inspires them, that was how you became an even better artist than before.
Such a beautiful and simple concept, and it's a cycle that can inspire you forever, because we never stop growing. Utterly perfect, and if that wasn't enough to make me grin brilliantly, Fabio had to go and pull out his own brother Gabriel's work as an example of art that inspired him.
As for Jill, well she taught us all about her traveling art book. Not a simple sketch book, no, Jill travels with a book and then sits down at cafes, outdoors, wherever the inspiration finds her and just paints her surroundings. It was so perfectly and beautiful a concept that I was nearly taken aback at it and just sat there thinking the fact that an artist still exists with the level of old world passion in our digital age is a testament to art itself.
Later on I popped back by the booth to chat with everyone and after congratulating the twins on their Eisner I mentioned all of these thoughts to Jill, as well as how much I loved that she actually had an actual "travel brush" to take with her on her journeys.
Jill then told me some beautiful and fun tales including the time she was stopped at air port security for her traveling art kit. I laughed with her, feeling so very bad for the perfectly packed bag that had been ravaged on account of art. It's just like me and my Hyaena friends say, there is no art without sacrifice. Be it as Fabio advises your social life, or your beautifully neat packing job. The bastards.
However, to me, the truly best part of Tr!ckster's Art Workshop was how many people in attendance were simply inspired to stop right there and create something. That my dear friends and readers, is what an event like this is truly all about.
The next event I came to cover was "A Tribute To The Films Of Akira Kurosawa A Benefit For Japan Relief, presented by The Criterion Collection and Tr!ckster in association with TOHO CO., LTD".
After the auction it was time to watch a great man and his family warm up for the next evening's events as Mike Allred and The GEAR rocked our worlds with lights and sound. I had my friend, the fantastically kind, inspirational, and talented Bill Sienkiewicz introduce us beforehand and so my night was made.
Saturday marked my last day to cover Tr!ckster and alas I was unable to even get free until "The Tr!ckster Gallery Celebration". Beautiful art from all of Tr!ckster's contributors was on display and Scott, Steve, and all of my friends were in the best mood I have ever seen.
Even my dear Cousin Matt found himself still infected with the art bug and had not put down his pad for one instant of his spare time since that Art Workshop the day prior.
As the night turned from the art of art to the art of music, I found myself thinking this is right, this is exactly how I want to end this adventure.
The Fuglees opened up fearlessly and the room was full of cheers, the gallery still hanging all around us and and being enjoyed.
Then nerd senstation Kirby Krackle took over and drove the geeks and dolls wild.
Then came once again the family Allred as Mike and The GEAR set up and rocked even harder than the night before as their family and loved ones supported them and we all danced.
Seriously, there was an insane amount of dancing. Even I threw my hat aside and joined in.
There's this line from The Secretary somewhere along the lines of her always being closed so tight, and wondering if she ever opens up. The answer is yes, we all do, but only in the right place. Only with the right company.
At the end of the day, I suppose that's what Tr!ckster really is, the right company. The right place. That place where all of us no matter how big or how small can let our hair down and dance the night away. That place where Eisner winners can pop by and crash just because it's fun, and just because they want to.
It's that place where you can come and learn, come and be yourself, and come and walk away with all the memories you've made. That place that you know you will keep with you always, just like those precious hardcover books.
At the end of the day Tr!ckster reminds us that we're all the same, every last one of us, and that is the beautiful full truth of our industry. It's an industry of people, art, passion, and discipline. It is an industry of sacrifice and rewards, but most of all it's an industry of dreams. So thank you Tr!ckster. Thank you for keeping all of our most heartfelt dreams alive. May they never fade. – N


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On Sunday evening, the Atlantic Coast Conference acknowledged a mistake made by its officiating crew during the second half of Maryland's 69-67 loss to Duke on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Due to what it termed a "miscommunication" between officials and the scorer's table during the course of the game, the possession arrow was not changed after Duke received possession following a jump ball call with 16:58 to play.
The Blue Devils then improperly received possession again with 6:39 to play following another jump ball whistle. On the following possession, Duke sophomore Amile Jefferson made a layup to tie the game at 56-56.
On a conference call with the media Monday afternoon, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon explained how the series of events transpired.
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"During the game, it was clear down at the other end," Turgeon said. "I thought we had the ball and a timeout and, you know, I was trying to get their attention but couldn't get it. It happened quickly.
"I wasn't 100 percent sure. I was 95 percent sure that it was our ball," he continued. "I had already made a fool of me. I already ran to the scorer's table once that game. If I had been 100 percent sure, I probably would have ran there."
The ACC said in the statement released Sunday that the matter would be handled internally.
"And then after the game that evening I was well aware of the mistake," Turgeon said. "It's basketball, you know. It happens.
"We moved on. ACC called and apologized and what are you going to do? We've got to move on and get ready for Wake."
Maryland takes on Wake Forest on Tuesday in College Park.


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Curcumin inhibition of JNKs prevents dopaminergic neuronal loss in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease through suppressing mitochondria dysfunction
1 Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Institute, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
2 Institute of Health Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) & Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
Translational Neurodegeneration 2012, 1:16 doi:10.1186/2047-9158-1-16Published: 20 August 2012
Curcumin,a natural polyphenol obtained from turmeric,has been implicated to be neuroprotective in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders although the mechanism remains poorly understood. The results of our recent experiments indicated that curcumin could protect dopaminergic neurons from apoptosis in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD). The death of dopaminergic neurons and the loss of dopaminergic axon in the striatum were significantly suppressed by curcumin in MPTP mouse model. Further studies showed that curcumin inhibited JNKs hyperphosphorylation induced by MPTP treatment. JNKs phosphorylation can cause translocation of Bax to mitochondria and the release of cytochrome c which both ultimately contribute to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. These pro-apoptosis effect can be diminished by curcumin. Our experiments demonstrated that curcumin can prevent nigrostriatal degeneration by inhibiting the dysfunction of mitochondrial through suppressing hyperphosphorylation of JNKs induced by MPTP. Our results suggested that JNKs/mitochondria pathway may be a novel target in the treatment of PD patients.


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July 29, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Less than a month in office, President Barack Obama has scored a key legislative win. A $787 billion stimulus bill has cleared Congress.
It's hoped the massive package will help stave off the effects of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
It cleared the Senate 60 to 38.
Friday night's winning vote came just before 11 p.m. when Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown voted "aye." The vote had been held open so that Brown could attend his mother's memorial in Ohio. Three Republican moderates sided with Democrats in the Senate. But earlier in the House, Republican opposition was unanimous.
Supporters say the legislation could save or create 3.5 million jobs. But Republicans complain the legislation is weighed down with spending.
The legislation is among the costliest ever considered in Congress. It provides billions of dollars to aid victims of the recession through such things as unemployment benefits, food stamps, medical care and job retraining. It also sends aid to the states, and includes tax cuts, which Democrats say will help 95% of all Americans.
The measure will be signed into law in a few days by the president, who is spending the holiday weekend back in Chicago.
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E.Y.E. Spy...
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is an unusual little game that seemingly came out of nowhere on Steam. I don't recall having seen anything related to it at all until the Steam page went up. A few of my friends convinced me it was worth a try and, considering it was only $20, I went for it.
What IS E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, though? I can safely say after having put a few hours into it that I have absolutely no idea. It seems to be a Deus Ex/Matrix/Shadowrun RPG set in a dystopian Bladerunner-esque world. You play the role of an agent of the titular E.Y.E., some kind of psychic cyber-monk order (think 40k space marines) who lost most of your memories after waking up after a mission gone awry.
There IS a story (and it's laden with conspiracies and doublecrosses) but it often seems like an excuse for the mission objectives. That said, there's a LOT of backstory and world information you can read from terminals or from talking to NPCs. It's a fairly well-developed and interesting world, even if it's not often well-explained.
This lack of explanations carries over into almost every aspect of the game. After creating your character by splicing three geneseeds together (each gives you bonuses and penalties) you are literally dropped into a cave with nothing other than the order "get OUT". This is NOT a game you can just jump into and expect to understand, as anyone who's watched the quick look can plainly see. There are a whopping 23 tutorial videos available and they barely scratch the surface. I highly suggest you take the time to watch them all and do some research on the forums before you dive in.
Gameplay-wise, E.Y.E is fairly reminiscent of the original Deus Ex with its FPS/RPG system and multiple objective paths. The shooting feels fine, with each gun having a fairly distinct style and use. The shotguns are especially notable for not being completely useless at mid to long range and my favorite weapon was easily the .444 Bear Killer, a revolver so big it only holds 4 shots and can down helicopters in 2. You can mix and match weapons in a grid inventory (see the Resident Evil series or, again, Deus Ex) and can customize your loadout as you see fit. Want light armor, a silenced sniper rifle, and dual pistols for a stealthy run? Or perhaps heavy armor, a minigun, a revolver, and a battleaxe? Both (and everything in between) are possible, limited by your strength score and what you can squeeze into your inventory. Heavier armor and weight loads slow you down substantially but allow you to survive longer in combat, a fairly even tradeoff. Your melee weapons can be used to parry bullets, making them useful even against heavily-armed enemies. Of special note is ammunition: you have to choose how many clips for each weapon to bring with you, each of which takes up space, and reloading a gun causes you to lose any bullets left in the clip. No magic ammo consolidation here, which is either amazing or horrible depending on your point of view.
That seems to be the overall style of this game, really; you're either going to love it or it's going to drive you completely insane. Make no mistakes: E.Y.E is not going to hold your hand nor give you a glowing line to follow. On the other hand, this leaves you remarkably free to pursue objectives in whatever order you like, sometimes having mutually-exclusive paths in each level. The game it reminds me most of, even moreso than Deus Ex, is Demon's Souls. It is similarly as obtuse, confusing, and difficult, and I loved every minute of it.
Character customization is great, with tons of stats and abilities to spend points on. You get 3 points every level to put into attributes and can use money ("brouzofs") to upgrade cybernetic implants, buy new psionic powers, or unlock new weapons to use. All of these have various stat requirements, making it difficult to have a character who can do everything, at least without serious grinding. Many upgrades require research to unlock; this is done from your menu as you pick-up random things to research from defeated enemies. These take time and money to discover and the results may give you stat boosts, unlock new upgrades, or do nothing at all.
The core abilities deserving of special mention are the psionic powers and hacking system. Psionic powers can be used to do everything from lifting barrels and flinging them at enemies to driving them crazy to teleporting you right to them and blowing them up. Most enemies (especially mechanical ones like turrets) can be hacked, making them fight to defend you, stealing their energy, letting you control them directly, or simply blowing them up. This is accomplished through an on-the-fly hacking interface that shows you all available targets within range and allows you to pit your hacking skills against their defenses in a kind of minigame, choosing different programs to attack, defend, debuff, etc. Failure can do nothing, leave you drained of energy and hacked (complete with annoying flashy popup) or (rarely) fry your brain and kill you instantly. It requires a lot of investment, both in stats and time spent, but allows you to dominate most of the game.
You can play through the campaign either solo or 2-player co-op, as well as various multiplayer modes. The non-co-op ones involve teams of up to 34 players running around and completing objectives or killing each other to STOP them from completing objectives. This can get a little crazy in games with large teams, as they often complete all the objectives before you even reach any of them.
The game looks very nice, with good graphics and a dystopian cyberpunk setting that feels fresh despite being influenced by other works in the genre. It's refreshing to BE part of the ancient conspiracy for once, and no faction is clearly designated as "the good guys" or "the bad guys", leaving you free to choose based on your experiences.
Bottom Line: If you're willing to put in the time and effort to figure it out, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is an excellent and challenging game that doesn't assume you're an idiot who can't follow directions and gives you freedom to pursue whatever playstyle you like. If you're impatient, short-tempered, or like to be told exactly where to go, look elsewhere. This game is basically Deus Ex meets Demon's Souls, with everything that implies, and a good deal at $20.
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Author publishes politically inspired sci-fi novelWritten by Betsy Woodruff | | firstname.lastname@example.com
What would happen if Joseph Conrad and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" had a literary offspring?
According to Columbus resident Matthew Alexander, it would be something like "Withûr We", his first novel, which is self-published.
Alexander, who has more formal training in film than writing, decided to write a science fiction novel in part when he embraced anarchist/libertarian philosophy. Murray Rothbard, one of his favorite thinkers, argued that people do not need the state to thrive; anything the state does can be accomplished through private interest.
Alexander accepted this philosophy at about the same time he realized he would never pursue a career as an independent film director.
"I decided right then and there, I've got to write a book," he said.
The events of the Bush administration, especially the war in Iraq, informed the themes of the novel.
"It's essentially a story about the danger of the government and the importance of liberty," Alexander said.
The novel tells the story of a young marine who returns home from a war going on in a different colony, to find he has entered a strictly regimented, fascist society. Chafing under the unjust regulations, he becomes swept up in a rebellion against the government.
Warfare and imperialism are two of the novel's major themes.
Alexander wanted his title to have a similar effect as the title to Ayn Rand's bestseller "Atlas Shrugged." He said he always admired that title because while it does not tell readers too much about the novel, it encapsulates the story's theme.
He said he hoped calling his novel "Withûr We" would do the same thing. The title is the phonetic spelling of the phrase "whither we." Alexander said the title plays on the two meanings of the word w?thûr, which can refer either to the action of something withering, or to the archaic word for "where."
Readers who reflect on the title as they read the novel will understand precisely what it means.
Alexander currently works as a Spanish translator for Community Refugee and Immigration Services, a nonprofit organization.
Readers can purchase the 692-page book on Amazon.com or at its website, www.withurwe.com.
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Just a quick reminder that we're having an Add-ons Meet-up tomorrow, Tuesday 8/18, in New York. Check out the agenda and if you're in the area, please RSVP and stop by.
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Fligtar, I have been wondering what happened to you!!! Looks like you are doing well buddy. Where are you now?? We sure could use you back in BR, but I probably couldn't pay you enough to come back. Keep in touch and take care!
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Editorial: Notable educational highlights
This past week's move to recognize our veterans who left high school early to enlist was a great decision.
Truly, those youngsters got an education. Perhaps it wasn't with the traditional reading, writing and arithmetic we knew back then, but it was definitely something more than any of us could imagine.
Alfred Coleman and James D. Jones were in Warrenton to pick up diplomas, sharing a smile and a laugh or two. Also recognized were Gilbert G. Egerton, and three posthumously: Salmon G. Burchette, Floyd C. Shearin and James O. Alston.
A number of services and memorials recognized the vets of the Tri-County throughout last weekend, including at Veterans Park here in Henderson.
We can never thank them enough.
• Seen the new cruiser of the Henderson Police Department?
Well, in truth, it's just the new Dodge Charger and that in itself is pretty sleek. There's not many cars being made these days that aren't, but the difference for this one is the paint job.
It's the design of a Northern Vance High School team of engineering students.
There are times when our city and county leaders should be stepping outside the boundaries to get the right hands on a project. And then there are times like this when the capable hands and minds are just down the street.
That's a nice piece of community teamwork.
• We were saddened to hear the news on Thursday about former North Carolina head basketball coach Dean Smith.
His wife told a Triangle television station he would be unlikely to travel for the ceremony next week awarding him the Medal of Honor.
Smith and his wife, always very private, have allowed little information about his health to be made public. In 2010, the family said he was suffering from a "progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory."
Smith coached his teams to 879 wins in 36 years on the Tar Heels' bench, including two national titles. The ceremony is Wednesday and his wife, three of his five children, long-time assistant Bill Guthridge and current head coach Roy Williams will represent him.
We congratulate Smith on the honor, wish him well in his daily living and continue to marvel at the way he educated young men.


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Jakarta Globe
A day after details of an explosive sex tape allegedly staring Luna Maya hit the mainstream media, the high-profile celebrity failed to front her popular music program, 'Dahsyat,' on private television station RCTI on Tuesday morning.
She was replaced by Astrid Tiar, alongside regular presenters Olga Syahputra and Raffi Ahmad.
Sources told the Jakarta Globe that Luna has requested indefinite leave in the wake of the scandal that has captivated the nation and replaced the upcoming World Cup as the subjuct of discussion around office water dispensers.
RCTI or its parent company, Media Nusantara Citra, have not commented publicly on the reason for Luna's absence or on the two graphic sex videos that allegedly feature the celebrity, whose face fronts a number of high-profile advertising campaigns, and boyfriend Nazriel Irham, known as Ariel, the frontman of popular pop-rock band Peterpan.
A Lux soap advertisement featuring both celebrities that first screened two months ago has been taken off air, though Nurulita Novi, media relations manager for Unilever, said the ad had been taken off air as scheduled.
"The ad has been running since April and according to the schedule it should be taken off air in May or June," Novi told Kompas.com, adding that associated advertising billboards, located throughout Jakarta, would also be taken down "in stages." "We can't do it all at once. It takes time."
Luna also advertises a range of other products, including Sarimi instant noodles and Toshiba notebooks.
The actress is also a World Food Program ambassador, alongside the likes of sporting legends Kaka and Ronaldinho as well as actress Drew Barrymore.
The program wrote on its Web site that "the popular actress and model has worked tirelessly for WFP since 2005 and has helped raise the WFP profile in Indonesia, through fund-raising events, press conferences and site visits."
Luna herself was quoted on the Web site as saying that she was excited to join the global fight against hunger.
"I am delighted to join forces with WFP to tackle hunger problems and I look forward to raising awareness to help the most vulnerable people in Indonesia."


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RAPID CITY, S.D. — A museum chronicling the history of the North American bison is now open in South Dakota.
The Museum of the American Bison in downtown Rapid City held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month.
The nonprofit museum features interactive and informative exhibits that teach the importance of the American bison.
Director Susan Ricci says she hopes visitors will get an appreciation for not only how important the animal was to history but also learn about the restoration of the bison in recent years.
The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free, though donations are accepted.
Visit www.bisonmuseum.org.
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Swedish duo Cazzette first broke onto the scene with the help of their fellow countryman Avicii. However the duo has used this spotlight to truly make a name for themselves. They have released multiple remixes and bootlegs in the past year to much acclaim. Today we have two new tracks by them for you to enjoy. First is their remix of Dada Life's recent release 'Rolling Stone T-Shirt'. They call this their 'Approaching Starry Homes' Mix' and it blends the original with their style very nicely. Next up is a better quality version of their mashup of Make Some Room vs Technologic that they call 'CZT's Astounding & Standing High Bootleg'. Check them out below and enjoy!
Dada Life – Rolling Stone T-Shirt (Cazzette Approaching Starry Homes Mix)


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On the surface, it might seem self-serving for UC Davis School of Medicine to rip into the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings that rate it below the nation's elite primary care schools.
One might suspect it was sour grapes by a medical school unhappy with its rankings.
The school poured four years of research and almost $10,000 of its own grant funding into a stinging academic critique of the news magazine's ranking methodology.
"These findings raise questions regarding the ranking's validity and usefulness," said the paper, published this month in the journal Academic Medicine.
A primary problem, the paper said, is that the magazine essentially is conducting an opinion survey. This results in wild swings in a medical school's year-to-year standings.


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Our gymnastic classes start at age 12 months and continue through high school.
We offer baby gym classes for infants age 12-23 months. Our toddler classes are exposed to the fun of gymnastics at an early age. Most of our class time is spent running, jumping and rolling. We work on a variety of early skills such as fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and balance. Our pre-school gymnastic classes are designed to help develop motor skills, balance and coordination. Our pre-schoolers are introduced to all apparatus in order to learn the basic skills required to become an all around gymnast. We also practice counting and learning our colors in our weekly lessons. Our beginner classes study the art of gymnastics more extensively. We work on apparatus each week. As soon as basic skills are accomplished, we begin to work on more difficult skills. Recreational classes work to improve their skills on all apparatus. These students are invited to participate in tumbling meets from time to time and usually have a routine that can be presented at local performances.
More advanced gymnasts are invited to be a part of our competitive team. We coach girls level 2, 3, 4 and Xcel.
Our dance program is offered to children age 3 years & up, and is divided into two catagories. Our pre-school (age 3-4 years) and kinder (age 5-6 years) dance classes consist of a combination of tap, ballet and creative movement. Students spend the first two years of dance learning basic tap steps, ballet positions and movement fundamentals. Our goal in these classes is to develop motor skills and coordination while having a good time! We also incorporate counting, the alphabet and learning colors and right and left into this program. These classes prepare the students for their future years in school as well as teaching them how to dance. Our school age dance classes (age 7 years and up) study tap, ballet and jazz. This class is designed to teach the students to be dancers, not just to know how to dance. We spend a great deal of time concentrating on proper dance technique as well as learning various types of dances.
We also offer Hip Hop classes for ages 6-8 and 9 & up, Pre-Ballet for ages 5-6, and Adult Tap. These classes are taught in either 6 or 8-week sessions.
Our cheerleading classes are offered in 8-week sessions for students ages 4-5 and 6-10. We work on cheer, stunt, tumbling, dance and pom pon skills.


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San Francisco: Delarosa
Delarosa, while still a great exemplar of the power of seasonal, fresh ingredients on pizza, falls short of its two predecessors. This isn't to say that Delarosa is not good. It is—very, and the Marina restaurant is almost always packed to the gills. However, when considering their pizzas, I continually find myself drawing unfavorable comparisons to the Italian-style classics of Beretta and the winning California pies at Starbelly. More


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The Senate Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas for documents concerning the legal basis of the Bush administration's terrorist-surveillance program. The New York Times calls it "the most aggressive move yet by lawmakers to investigate the wiretapping program since the Democrats gained control of Congress this year."
The program enabled the National Security Agency to monitor telephone calls and emails of persons in the United States, including U.S. citizens, whom the agency believed were linked to al Qaeda. The interception of such calls is the very core of counterterrorism. If our intelligence agencies are to connect the dots that will prevent another 9/11, these calls and emails constitute the critical dots.
The program was already damaged, if not completely compromised, when its existence was disclosed by the New York Times in December 2005. Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and other allies of the Times on Capitol Hill are now coming in for the kill.
To be sure, the legal status of the program is a crown of thorny issues. In various memos and briefs prepared by the administration, they have relied on Congress's 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force, which they claim trumps the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that formerly had governed all such wiretapping. They have also suggested that such surveillance is an inherent power of the President under Article II of the Constitution.
One of the most compelling briefs against the program was written by Louis Fisher, an estimable scholar at the Library of Congress, and I have yet to see it comprehensively answered. But I also have few doubts that, at the end of the day, the courts will side with the President on this one, based upon some variation of the premise that the Constitution is not a suicide pact. The fact is that if Bush had failed to authorize such monitoring, and we were struck by another major attack on our homeland that had been planned and executed by terrorists employing cross-border communications, that presidential lapse would itself probably be grounds for his impeachment.
All the same, one of the actions of the Bush administration that has long troubled me, and which has made it the target of withering criticism, was its failure to ask Congress to amend FISA when the program first began. The whole immensely damaging controversy would have been skirted if the administration, in the wake of 9/11, had simply worked with Congress to engage in this kind of surveillance within the framework of a revised law.
Why did that not happen?
We now have an answer: it can be found on page 238 of George Tenet's new memoir. Tenet writes:
At one point in 2004 there was even a discussion with the congressional leadership in the White House Situation Room with regard to whether new legislation would be introduced to amend the FISA statute, to put the program on a broader legal foundation. The view that day on the part of members of Congress was that this could not be done without jeopardizing the program (emphasis added).
Is Tenet simply passing the buck by blaming Congress? I don't think so, but since he does a lot of other buck-passing in his buck-passing memoir (see my analysis of it here), I can't be sure. But Tenet has no particular reason to cover his tracks in this instance. For once, he had helped put in place an effective program.
If senior members of Congress of both parties rejected the idea of congressional action to amend FISA, the Judiciary Committee's grandstanding now on this critical matter of national defense is even more disgraceful than it already appears.


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I've heard it said that 75 percent of government happens at the state and local level. In a year when state elections have center stage in Virginia, now is the time to inform voters and encourage candidates to put children first.
Fairfax County Public Schools is internationally known for excellence. We have a well-deserved reputation for providing a challenging, world-class kindergarten to12th grade education.
And yet, even we struggle to meet the needs of many of our students.
We battle persistent achievement gaps that leave certain groups of students chronically behind in virtually every measure of academic success.
Our on-time graduation rate was recently ranked as the highest in the nation for large school systems, yet almost one in 10 of our kids does not graduate on time.
What's wrong? Why do even our best efforts fall short for so many students? The reality is, gaps in the community follow kids to school. That's not an excuse — it can never be an excuse — but it is an enormous and growing challenge. To meet that challenge, schools need strong partners in the community.
Gaps in kindergarten readiness follow kids to school. The School Board has committed to adding early education services for families in need, but with 1,000 kids on the Head Start waiting list in Fairfax County, and years-long waiting lists for affordable childcare, we have our work cut out for us. Each year, local governments in Virginia leave millions in state preschool dollars on the table, because they can not afford the local match — as much as 50 percent for districts like ours. Federal sequestration cuts to Head Start funding will deal another blow next year. Schools need committed partners at the federal, state and local levels to help us close the kindergarten readiness divide.
Gaps in family income follow kids to school. Not by design, but in effect, development in Fairfax County has created school-sized pockets of wealth and school-sized pockets of poverty. Some of our schools have nearly 90 percent of their students living in poverty, other schools less than 10 percent. Our school board is committed to providing extra resources for schools in needier neighborhoods, but we must have partners at the state and local levels investing in redevelopment and job growth.
Access to health care, especially mental health services, is not equal among our families. Across Virginia, roughly 125,000 children are without health insurance. Children who are not healthy are not learning. Untreated mental health needs, such as depression and substance abuse, derail many students in their teen years. We are committed to providing as many social workers, parent liaisons and mental health professionals as we can, but we need help from state and local partners.
Even access to housing and food present a daily challenge for some of our students. Many people are surprised to hear that an estimated 500 children are homeless in Fairfax County every day. We do what we can to support children and families who struggle with basic needs, but that too is a community responsibility.
Education is by far the best investment we can make in our communities. Schools can't go it alone. I urge readers to get involved in this year's elections. One avenue is to connect with Strong Kids, Strong Virginia, a nonpartisan organization organizing voters around children's issues. Go to strongkidsstrongvirginia.com, to find out more about this year's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and House of Delegates.
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The compressions of silicon, magnesium oxide, and zircon have been measured to 8 GPa with a tungstencarbide opposed-anvil x-ray apparatus using a boron-epoxy gasket and epoxy as a pressure-transmitting medium- For silicon and magnesium oxide. the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative were obtained by fitting a second-degree polynominal to the x-ray data. For zircon, the husk modulus was determined by fitting an equation of the form (AV/Vo) = -(PI BxB0;). The values of the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative are B, = 99.4xB1;S GPa, B'r = 12:1, I for silicon: Bx201E; , 166xB1; 10 GPa. B'x201E; = 2-5:1: 1 for magnesium oxide; B, = 222 120 GPa for zircon. Its alt the cases, the present values of Be are in good agreement with those obtained from ultrasonic measurements. On the basis of these results it is suggested that the use of epoxy as a pressure-transmitting medium can greatly reduce the uniaxial stress component and improve the sample-pressure distribution in the study of materials possessing large shear strength.
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