Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "89er Bob Dernier steals second base (above) in the first inning ... and then takes third (below) for his 49th stolen base of the season."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Doug Tinch's dog, a year-old cocker spaniel named Lady, discovers that the easiest order to follow in the dog days of summer is 'stay."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pat Cronin, center, rehearses for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" with Lyric actors Michael Jones and Charlotte Franklin."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Meat Packer) Juan Herrera totes a load through the plant's cool confines."

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Earth-moving equipment is beginning work at the future site of the Eastern Oklahoma County Vo-Tech School, 4601 N Choctaw Road."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Welder Jim Doverspike piles his delicate trade atop steel trusses at the old fretwell Garage on Shartel."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The $33 million construction project at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 921 NE 13, continues to grow as crews remodel 105,000 square feet of the hospital and add another 219,000 square feet."

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "From left, Jim Henline as Miles Glorious, Elaine Athens as Tintinabula and John Steele as Marcus Lycus appear in 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "89er Bob Dernier steals second base (above) in the first inning ... and then takes third (below) for his 49th stolen base of the season."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "No trespassing sign is obscured by weeds inside the protective fence surrounding the Myriad Gardens."

Several high explosive formulations have recently been compared in a series of impact tests where samples of each composition were encased in a test fixture designed in flat geometry mocking an HE loaded artillery projectile. The purpose of the ongoing test series is to determine the relative rate of chemical energy release or explosiveness of several standard and research insensitive high explosive (IHE) main charge compositions. The triggering stimulus is the impact of .30 calibre ball bullets fired at normal muzzle velocity.

By means of a computational approach based on classical molecular dynamics, we can begin to form a realistic picture of shock-induced processes occurring at the shock front and resulting from the detailed, violent motion associated with shock motion on an atomic scale. Prototype studies of phase transitions will be discussed. We will also examine the interaction of the shock front with defects, surfaces, voids, and inclusions, and across grain boundaries. We will focus on the critical question of how mechanical energy imparted to a condensed material by shock loading is converted to the activation energy required to overcome some initial energy barrier in an initiation process.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The St. John's entryway and fountain illustrate the dcor at the northern extension of the North Park Mall."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rookies Merle Massey, Tom Falk, Bob Weist, Ava Jiryes (in background), Mary Askew and Michael Whitworth, from left, break for lunch after working on driving skills."

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Long and a rookie go through slalom course."