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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Parts of Italy and other parts of the former Roman Empire along the Mediterranean Sea lie in earthquake zones, yet Roman arenas have proven robust for some 2,000 years. Some researchers believe ancient Romans inadvertently designed them as partial mechanical wave cloaks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Amatrice_earthquake.jpg
