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Before we get into the match up tonight, I went to visit with Yankees manager Dave Miley shortly after arriving at PNC Field today. Earlier this week, he joined the team for the first time following his son's, Cody, death. He was extremely grateful for the outpouring of support during the last two weeks. You could tell how touched he was from all the calls, cards and prayers from everyone in the league and those specifically from the Bisons' extended family.
The Yankees/Bisons series this year has been dominated by the home teams winning nine of the 11 matchups. Buffalo is 4-1 at Dunn Tire Park against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre but only 1-5 at PNC Field. The Bisons next seven games are against their division rivals headed towards the IL playoffs. Buffalo has a winning record of 13-12 against Scranton/WB and Pawtucket.
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the first game of a five-game home-and-home series (7:00 p.m.) The first two games of the set will be at PNC Field before shifting to Dunn Tire Park for the Herd's final three home games of the 2008 season. The Bisons are coming off a two-game split in Syracuse and have won six of their last nine games. On the mound for Buffalo will be LHP Scott Lewis. The southpaw collected his first Triple-A win on Tuesday against Lehigh Valley. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will counter with RHP Alfredo Aceves.
TODAY'S STARTER: Scott Lewis
-Last Game: 8/19 vLHV: (W, 6.0IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 4K), Bisons' 10-1 win.
-2008 w / Bisons: (1-1, 4.50ERA)(2GS, 10.0IP, 11H, 6R, 5ER, 4BB, 7K)
-2008 w/ Akron: (6-2, 2.33ERA)(13GS, 73.1IP, 62H, 22R, 19ER, 9BB, 61K).
-2007 w/ Akron: (7-9, 3.68)(27G, 25GS, 134.2IP, 135H, 58R, 55ER, 34BB, 121K).
-2006 w/ Kinston: (3-3, 1.48)(26G, 26GS, 115.2IP, 84H, 24R, 19ER, 28BB, 123K).
-2006 VYTORIN Most Spectacular Pitcher Award -lowest ERA in domestic leagues.
-Selected in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
WIN #1: LHP Scott Lewis earned his first Bisons win on Tuesday when he allowed just one run on three hits in six innings. He also struck out four and walked just one. Lewis was promoted from Double-A Akron on August 14 after going 6-2 with a 2.33ERA in 13 starts with the Aeros. Overall on the season, Lewis has walked just 13 batters in 83.1 innings of work.
HARD HISTORY: The Bisons are now eight-games under .500 with nine games left, meaning they must run the table to avoid finishing with a losing record. The Herd has not finished a campaign under .500 since going 55-89 during the 1994 season. In the modern era (1985), the Bisons have finished with a losing record in only four of 23 seasons.
BISONS BITS: The grand slam by C Chris Gimenez last night was the Herd's second on the year. INF Morgan Ensberg hit a slam on July 27 in Charlotte…on their rehab assignments, C Victor Martinez has hit .222 (2-9, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, 3BB) and DH Travis Hafner has hit .400 (4-10, 2R, 2 2B, 3RBI, 2BB)…RHP Bubbie Buzachero has converted his last seven save opportunities…INF Andy Cannizaro has reached base in 16 of his 17 games with the Bisons.


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Smartphones and tablets are taking over. Web traffic from mobile devices is accounting for a larger piece of the pie with every passing month. It surpassed 10 percent this summer and it is growing so fast that analysts like Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley are predicting that mobile will overtake desktop web traffic within the next few years. The speed with which smartphones and tablets have taken off has left advertisers in the dust. When mobile traffic hit 10 percent, it was still only accounting for 1 percent of online advertising spend (it has more than doubled since then). In other words, we're living in the golden age of mobile technology where we can bask in its glory before it gets flooded with advertising.
According to research from Informa Telecoms and Media the mobile advertising market will have generated around $8 billion in revenue worldwide by the end of 2012. They are predicting it will hit $12.8 billion in 2013. They're not the only ones. The marketing community is awash with predictions of great things in the coming year. They seem confident that mobile ad spend will soar as companies offer better advertising solutions. The U.S. alone will see over $4.4 billion spent on mobile ads in 2013 according to eMarketer.
The buzz is about video ads, native ads that run in apps like Facebook, accurate targeting of demographics, and brand integration with apps. We're not talking about slapping a few banner ads into your favorite game here. The trick is to find ways to boost that conversion rate and get consumers engaging with ads, but it's easier said than done.
Better ads and app integration
As our devices offer better connectivity, and Wi-Fi and LTE networks make video streaming more plausible, we'll see more video ads being served to mobiles.
Many companies and brands are also now starting to realize the importance of in-app advertising. Twitter and Facebook, especially, are offering advertisers a route to that smartphone screen. Social media in general is clamoring to monetize all that mobile traffic, and new ad products are hitting the market at a steady rate now. We can expect to see an increase in mobile advertising on our social media platforms.
Another popular option is for a company or brand to develop an app, or have one developed for them. The same essence of content marketing must apply for this strategy to work; you need to offer something of value for the consumer to entice them to expose themselves to your advertising, which should be subtle. For instance, several developers out there produce branded augmented-reality apps that enable people to point their devices at traditional print ads or billboards and activate 3D animations.
Information collection
Google is the most successful online advertising company. According to eMarketer, it accounts for over half of mobile ad revenues in the U.S. thanks to a healthy lead in the search ad market. It is popularly assumed that much of its success derives from the huge amounts of data it is able to collect about people using it services.
Everyone wants to collect data about you. If companies develop their own apps, you can bet they'll use them to harvest information as well. In theory, all that data can be used to target ads more accurately and to increase their effectiveness. It's a fine line, though.
We can expect more clashes and privacy fears as companies seek to monetize the data you voluntarily give them in return for free services. Instagram just back tracked on a policy that could have allowed it to use your photos in advertising after there was a major uproar from users. Finding ways to generate mobile advertising revenue via popular apps is not straightforward. If the user experience is devalued enough, people could switch allegiance quickly. Facebook and the rest have to work out where the line is. How much advertising will you accept before you just stop using it?
Location tracking
The excitement about mobile advertising centers on the idea that we can be tracked and our actions can be recorded. We have a device that is capable of compiling a huge amount of detailed information about our habits. Marketers just want to serve us ads that will make us buy things. If they can find a way to create an ad that is personalized, that speaks to us directly, quite literally, then they will do it. The problem for them is that most of us have no desire to allow our mobile devices to inform advertisers where we are and what we are doing, just so a billboard can speak to us.
Yet we will use services like Google Maps, which can learn where we have been and crunch that info with the keywords in our emails or documents (assuming we use Gmail and Google Docs) to guess what we might be interested in, and when, and where.
Haven't we heard this all before?
The predictions being made in marketing circles are nothing new. What do all the people predicting a major boost for mobile advertising in 2013 have in common? They all have a vested interest in it taking off. Traditional web advertising is already in decline thanks to the social media explosion. It stands to reason that mobile is the future, but it doesn't automatically follow that you should throw all your advertising dollars at it now. That breakthrough ad product in mobile is still on the horizon, but as more people use mobile technology, you can bet companies will spend more on mobile ads.
The bottom line for us is a better quality of ad, more personalization, and a greater volume of ads invading our favorite apps and services on mobile. It remains to be seen whether the marketer's dream of hooking into our mobile technology can be fully realized, because we will have to be complicit for it to truly work.


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That seems entirely consistent with the suttas. Nibbana is not a realm where arahants go. An arahant is not reborn. Where's the inconsistency with the suttas in that?vinasp wrote: Perhaps I have misunderstood the later Theravada position, I was thinking
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From: What the Buddha taught, by Walpola Rahula - online version - Link:
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"Some popular inaccurately phrased expressions like 'The Buddha entered into Nirvāna or Parinirvāna after his death' have given rise to many imaginary speculations about Nirvāna. [22]The moment you hear the phrase that 'the Buddha entered into Nirvāna or Parinirvāna', you take Nirvāna to be a state, or a realm, or a position in which there is some sort of existence, and try to imagine it in terms of the senses of the word 'existence' as it is known to you. This popular expression 'entered into Nirvāna' has no equivalent in the original texts. There is no such thing as 'entering into Nirvāna after death'. There is a word parinibbuto used to denote the death of the Buddha or an Arahant who has realized Nirvāna, but it does not mean 'entering into Nirvāna'. Parinibbuto simply mean 'fully blown out' or 'fully extinct', because the Buddha or an Arahant has no re-existence after his death."
The book actually continues with a discussion of the relevant suttas:
Of course, it would be foolish to claim that every pronouncement by every ancient or modern commentator is consistent with the suttas, if only because, as you can see from the discussion on this board, there is no common agreement on exactly what some suttas mean...Rahula wrote:Now another question arises: What happens to the Buddha or an Arahant after his death, parinirvāna? This comes under the category of unanswered questions (avyākata).[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html] Even when the Buddha spoke about this, he indicated that no words in our vocabulary could express what happens to an Arahant after his death. In reply to a Parivrājaka named Vaccha, the Buddha said that terms like 'born' or 'not born' do not apply in the case of an Arahant, because those things-matter, sensation, perception, mental activities, consciousness- with which the terms like 'born' and 'not born' are associated, are completely destroyed and up-rooted, never to rise again after his death.[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html]
An Arahant after his death is often compared to a fire gone out when the supply of wood is over, or to the flame of a lamp gone out when the wick and oil are finished.[see above reference] Here it should be clearly and distinctly understood, without any confusion, that what is compared to a flame or a fire gone out is not Nirvāna, but the 'being' composed of the Five Aggregates who realized Nirvāna. This point has to be emphasized because many people, even some great scholars, have misunderstood and misinterpreted this smile as referring to Nirvāna. Nirvāna is never compared to a fire or a lamp gone out.


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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 26-year-old woman from San Diego was among those wounded when gunmen attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 62.
Elaine Dang, a 2005 graduate of Torrey Pines High School, is expected to make a full recovery, U-T San Diego reported (http://bit.ly/19rx0Uw).
The extent of Dang's injuries was unclear Monday, but a photo on her Twitter page showed her in a hospital bed with a bandaged head.
"I am recovering," she tweeted Sunday. "Thank you for all the love and support — in Kenya and overseas. Terrorism knows no religion."
Outside the Dang family's home in Del Mar on Sunday, her father told KGTV that he believes his daughter suffered injuries to her "chest, arm and leg."
Dang is general manager for Eat Out Kenya, a website that helps connect people to local bars and restaurants, according to the newspaper.
At least 175 people were hurt when the gunfire broke out and grenades exploded at Nairobi's Westgate Mall. Kenyan officials said three attackers had been killed in fighting Monday and more than 10 suspects were arrested.
U.S. officials have confirmed that four Americans, including Dang, were wounded in the attack as of Sunday afternoon.
According to Dang's LinkedIn profile, she has been involved with a number of humanitarian organizations, including Teaching for Humanity and the National Leaders Council. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Jamie Calimquim, a friend from college, told the newspaper that Dang was getting an outpouring of goodwill from friends and family.
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|2009-07-19, 11:56
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|2009-07-19, 12:09
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The laws of thermodynamics also do not explain stuff like polymorphing, or telepathy, or even how mages fly.
Keroko's point was that while there are scientific explanations that can be applied to Nanohaverse magic, there will still be some stuff that can't and won't be explained 100% by science (not without going into pseudoscientifics anyway, which any sci-fi buff can pull out of his rear). There is a point where you have to draw the line about turning magic into science, thus voiding the entire premise behind a series with the name "Magical" on it.
(I am talking about the issue from a literary perspective mind you, not from a scientific perspective).
|2009-07-19, 13:07
|Link #2203
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Example: Nanoha blasting her way through no less than 5 bulkheads, completely obliterating the bridge Quattro stands on, and yet having Quattro come out with little more than dusted clothing and a KO.
Last I checked kinetic damage wasn't known for being picky. Which is my point. There are some things magic can do that aren't in the physics books.
In other news, re-viewing episode 25 revealed that there were stealth drones present at the battle with the Redshirts. Looks like the Nalemess Hordes of the TSAB aren't so incompetent after all.
|2009-07-19, 14:25
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
Our physics was developed by studying our universe. It can only be expected to explain our universe.
|2009-07-19, 14:46
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Shor t responses:
Magic is magic. If it was science it'd be called science. I have no obligation--nay, I have no physical ability to explain something that is inherently inexplicable!
I hate pseudoscience technobabble. It's the major reason I loathe Star Trek. So in everything I write, I display results [of technologies or supernatural abilities that do not exist], but avoid explanations by placing the story viewpoint from the eyes of an uninformed layperson rather than a scientist.
And Nanoha mages do asspull inexplicable amounts of destructive power. Nanoha's massive "no holding back, full power!" shots produce much more kinetic energy than a human body could ever generate in thousands of lifetimes.
I never really understood why it's not acceptable to just call magic magic and stop trying to Commander Data it.
|2009-07-19, 14:46
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Join Date: Dec 2005
There's two problems here.
First is that we haven't seen "enough" of the Nanohaverse to divine its laws of magic. Clearly they're capable of subverting physical laws through magic. But we don't know what kind of operating principles underlie that magic, beyond the barest thumbnail sketch. To be fair, not even the people IN the show fully understand magic, because of the presence of Lost Logia, which clearly work but in ways that nobody understands.
The second difficulty is that we can't draw precise conclusions even from the things we DO see. Despite Ark's obsession with stadia ranging, the fact is that we're viewing a dramatic production that happily plays with the time scale to produce dramatic effects, and in addition it's not a particularly high-budget one, which means that there's an inherent error factor present in ANY measurement we might take. Reality doesn't screw up, so if a scientist sees it, he can at least say he saw it. Nanohaverse reality does screw up. ;p
|2009-07-19, 14:57
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The thing is, even magic in fantasy settings have rules, and magic in naohaverse have even more so as they work off mathematicla equations.
Yes, every mage should have a different kind of magic available to him (shown in high-end mages having their own spells), but there are still things people are more or less able to do.
Hand waving stuff by "it's magic" is a good way to stretch disbelief. You can say "it's magic", but then you had better be able to have an idea of how that magic works.
For example, you could say that instead of the classic LC, your characters unconsciously uses his magic to constantly haden his magical defenses, much like a high-end mage is able to withstand magical impacts without defenses (or, a better example would be with the big ass monsters seen in A's, who seemed "resistant" to magic)
Its not a question of "technobabble", it's a question of you laying down the groundrules in your own fanfiction, in order to prevent, in the long term, stretch of disbelief from the reader: it may be personal taste, but unexplainable tools (to the author, not the reader) may mean that down the road, you may be tempted to handwave "continuity" in favor of "plot ideas".
This is a thing that happens too in professional works, but it doesn't make it any less annoying, because suspense means nothing if the writer/authors doesn't follow continuity in his own work.
Following continuity with MGLN-verse is secondary, but in my mind you *must* know what you are writing.
|2009-07-19, 15:10
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blinded by blood
Magic A is Magic A doesn't mean you have to explain how the magic works, in a pseudoscientific manner, using Rein-chan style infodumps.
To be consistent is easy; just show each spell consistently throughout the work. Don't make one spell do something totally random and unrelated. If a mage is shown to be at a specific level of experience and power, don't show them destroying the world two minutes later.
|2009-07-19, 15:19
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
That being said, I do agree that there needs to be some laydown on how this resistance works. Not any deep scientific explanation, just an explanation that makes sense. Something like... Magic reacts to Nena's body in a similar way as it would to an AMF. A natural form of it, if you will, which is called a 'resistance to magic'.
Then we can deepen that out even more and make it the unofficial source of the AMF technology. After all, a lot of technologies in real life are inspired by nature.
It's a simple explanation, gives more food for other fics, and it works.
|2009-07-19, 15:19
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Sword Wielding Penguin
And When someone here can show me a blatent violation of Thermodynamics 0, 1 , 2, or 3... we can simply dismiss everything as 'a Wizzard did it'.
The functions of thermodynamics are so ingrained in our understanding of the fundamentals of order, that I've never actually seen a piece of fiction, even of High Fantasy, that has ever violated it as part of the general course of things.
The First and Second Laws being violated would actually be Plot Killers.
The first laws says you can't get something from nothing. Even the high magic users have to do something to get the spells that seem really epic compared to them to work. Either sacrifice the virgin or expend energy over time... Not even conjuring things from thin air violates it... note the 'thin air'.
The secondly makes it absolutely clear that you cannot reduce entropy in a closed system, and if you do, you're not a closed system, but causing an increase in entropy of the system around you. Otherwise a mere thought could undo damage and bring people back from the dead... essentially reverse everything that has occured without disturbing anything.
The only entities I can think of in all of fiction capable of bending, let alone violating Thermodynamics, are the Qs in Star Trek, and the occaisional Random Omnipotent Being of a particular story... Maybe Haruhi with her ability to cause 'unconditional information' with subconcious thoughts.
But in general, the violation of Thermodynamics instantly makes that character a god without limits in the universe.
|2009-07-19, 15:30
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Wait wait wait, so just because Nanohaverse magic hasn't violated the laws of aerodynamics, everything in Nanohaverse has to adhere to physics? What kind of logic is that?
Not to mention Nanohaverse has already broken physics several times, teleportation, ignorance of the law of conservation of mass, magical age switching, the insertion of crystalline objects into the body with no harmful effect, traveling between dimensions, ignorance of relative physical strength, ignorance of relative physical endurance, selective kinetic damage and revival of dead people using memory transplanting on a clone.
And guess what? Almost all of them were explained with 'it's magic.'
|2009-07-19, 15:39
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Sword Wielding Penguin
It's THERMODYNAMICS.
No such law. Mass is Energy. Energy is Mass. E=MC^2 Violation of that would be a violation of Thermodynamics 1. Objects brought into existence are generated from energy and the conversion of existing local mass.
Not laws of physics.
|2009-07-19, 15:59
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Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
ディバインバスター・エクステンション – Divine Buster ・ Extension
A 「Bombardment spell」 fired and effected from Mana.
Mana concentrated to high density allows the target to be hit directly at long range, with no decrease in power over distance.
The first offensive spell that Nanoha memorized, after 10 years it has remained one of her favorites, and has also become one of her specialty spells.
No loss of power over distance. I suppose I don't have to explain to you what this means? Unlimited. Effin. Range. Seriously, why didn't I realize this before? There go all the 'magic has short range' debates.
Of course, magic as it stands already ignores the law of gravity, and allows mages to do the same.
Oh, and I do sharply recall getting the 'physics say this is impossible' argument thrown towards my head when talking about the physical endurance of a mage.
Oh yes, I just remembered, the Cradle violated the first law of thermodynamics with its reactor core. An artificial and by all known means eternal source of energy, self sustaining to the point where it can even regenerate itself.
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|2009-07-19, 16:12
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Also, it's not just a question of power, but of exotic abilities. For example, we know mind-control and mind-reading exist in nanohaverse, but we don't know yet how they counter that. However, it *is* logic to believe they have countermeasure. OTOH, i would be hard press to believe in demons in MGLN.
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The most we can say is "we have no conclusive proof that the laws of thermodynamics have been subverted". It's entirely possible to put an explanation on most of the phenomena that we see that also accounts for things like teleportation (though in Nanoha, the teleportation that they have doesn't SEEM to work like the teleportation in Star Trek, for example.)
But there are two phenomena which do not easily map and are not easily explained:
-Obviously, magical energy exists; we cannot handwave THAT away. Furthermore, it exists in free form, if not everywhere then at least at most places, and also in deep space. Magic users process it through linker cores and devices, but other things affect even "loose" magic, like the Starlight Breaker, which we know to be a collection-type. (Our explanations can't contradict canon, after all...)
-Nanoha devices, and even some characters, are freely able to alter their form, including gaining and losing mass. The best explanations we can come up with for this phenomenon are either (a) magic can be converted to mass, at a significantly different rate than e=mc^2 which allows for much more mass per magic, or (b) mass can be "stored" stably in a sub-dimensional or non-dimensional space, and then recalled when necessary, and transmuted as needed. We have never even posited a real-world phenomenon which could account for (a). (b) can at least be technobabbled about, but that's all it is - the existence of higher-order dimensions is essentially a construct of mathematics, not physics as we understand it. (Yes, yes, superstring theory. Come back when it can explain an observed phenomenon! ;p) It's also hard to reconcile (b) with both higher-order dimensions and also the mundane sort of alternate dimensions through which our heroes travel.
The "selective kinetic damage" phenomenon is also tough to explain. Simply put, it forecloses altogether the idea that most of the beams people are throwing around are just physical energy weapons formed by magical means. If Nanoha can do serious property damage with the Starlight Breaker, but enemies struck by it aren't pulped even though their defenses had been breached already, then it's not a big-ass laser; it's a magic beam that affects things that it hits differently depending on what they are. (And in fact we know this is true, through explanations of that effect in the DVD booklets.)
Of course, it's easy to misunderstand the nature of systems. It's entirely possible that a greater system, including not only the physical universe but the magical one, is obeying the laws of thermodynamics, and the apparently-thermodynamics-breaking effects we see in the physical universe are thermodynamically sound when viewed from the perspective of the greater system. I'm sure that if I had a couple of doctoral degrees in multidimensional mathematics and dimensional interfaces of magic from Cranagan University, I could offer a better explanation. Unfortunately, all I've got is "the guy who does the English scripts"... ;p
But the real problem is the existence of Lost Logia. These suckers do all sorts of inexplicable things, in inexplicable ways. The Mid guys have a scientific approach to their own magic, and manipulate it with tools and formulas that are not foreign to the scientist. But as far as how the Lost Logia work, they don't really know. They might be simply more-advanced tools of the same type, but they may also work off of completely alien operating principles. Their existence, though, is absolute proof that Mid science has not fully explained magical phenomena.
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Lost Logia appear to function more along the lines of traditional magic--unpredictable, wild, uncontrollable and ultimately dangerous. The Mid-Childan and Belkan magic styles are Magic A is Magic A--they follow their own internal rule set, regardless of whether they break the laws of physics or not.
I've always defined "magic" as a phenomenon which doesn't adhere to the laws of reality. Nanohaverse magic certainly fits.
As for a more detailed explanation of how Nena possesses magic resistance, it is non-canon of course since magic resistance is not present in the canon Nanohaverse.
Nena's Linker Core is different than most people's. It has an opposing polarity to the normal Linker Core--a sort of "anti-magic" property that absolutely prevents her from using any magic of her own. In such a manner, it acts as a focused, localized anti-magic field.
This is something of a double-edged sword as direct magical scans of Nena will turn up nothing, since the magic is negated upon entering her body. If the TSAB were to set up multiple active magical "pinging" devices in a given area, they could fix Nena's position much in the same way that Celestial Being was found in Gundam 00 using active two-way comm devices.
|2009-07-19, 23:45
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Lost Logia appear to function more along the lines of traditional magic--unpredictable, wild, uncontrollable and ultimately dangerous. The Mid-Childan and Belkan magic styles are Magic A is Magic A--they follow their own internal rule set, regardless of whether they break the laws of physics or not.
I've always defined "magic" as a phenomenon which doesn't adhere to the laws of reality. Nanohaverse magic certainly fits.
As for a more detailed explanation of how Nena possesses magic resistance, it is non-canon of course since magic resistance is not present in the canon Nanohaverse.
Nena's Linker Core is different than most people's. It has an opposing polarity to the normal Linker Core--a sort of "anti-magic" property that absolutely prevents her from using any magic of her own. In such a manner, it acts as a focused, localized anti-magic field.
This is something of a double-edged sword as direct magical scans of Nena will turn up nothing, since the magic is negated upon entering her body. If the TSAB were to set up multiple active magical "pinging" devices in a given area, they could fix Nena's position much in the same way that Celestial Being was found in Gundam 00 using active two-way comm devices.
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In fact, given definitions, "magic" would not only be "subordinated" to science, but also to physics.
Try this next. Place two soda cans 1m apart. Pick up a rock and try and hit them. Note how you can choose to hit the right can and the left can isn't affected.
Now try to remember that matter is in fact mostly empty space (by ratio, much more empty than the two cans and the space between them) and held together by some forcefields.
Does this help?
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I don't agree. Magic is magic. If it was science, it wouldn't be magic! Clarke's Third Law states that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Perhaps Nanohaverse magic isn't magic at all?
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Seriously Ark, I am done with accepting your theories as fact when you completely ignore any of my queries for canonical support for them. Midcrete, the Cradle being made of mana, you keep throwing them around because they help your side of the debate but when push comes to shove they are still theories.
Find some quote or booklet page stating midcrete is weak and the Cradle is made out of mana, then come back.
That is what magic does.
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We're review a comic this week...that involves science!
The Manhattan Projects #10
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When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.
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by Garofani Spruzzo » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:45 pmThis is a weird issue, it's a good read but I'm not sure if it would make a good or bad first introduction to the series? The whole issue takes place inside the mind of one of the main characters. On the other hand, it could almost be seen as a self-contained story, but it doesn't one a full widescreen view of Manhattan Projects the book.
by PhoenixEquinox » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:00 pmI enjoy this series every time it comes out. I'm big into history, so any inventive revisionist work (whether it be comics or any other medium) is gonna catch my eye. This issue was an interesting one. It was nice to have an entire issue focused on one character instead of the ten or so that normally occupy the story. Oppenheimer is probably the most interesting character in the book, so a look into his mind, especially through the eyes of the twin brother he killed, is a great different way to have a slow-down character issue.
Hickman is solid as always. This issue showed that he could do an issue of TMP without heavy historical influence it was a great character piece, and a decent journey issue showcasing both the imagination and insanity within Oppenheimer's mind. But I thought parts of it were too triply even for this series (mainly the headless yet still walking horse). I'm also a little confused when this journey and Civil War is taking place whether it's at the moment Joesph consumed his brother's soul or over the events of TMP so far does make a difference. I also don't know when we'll get the rest of this story since I think the next issue is aFermi-centric issue.
as for Browne I thought he was a serviceable fill-in for Pitarra. So much so that I accidentally put Pitarra before checking again to see that it wasn't him. I think that's thanks to Bellaire's colors keeping a consistent feel to this book showing that an artist change wouldn't be detrimental to the book. Speaking of Bellaire's colors that are still bright and really pop (especially since most of the backgrounds are bland).the art is very graphic especially the horse and the eyes scenes, and I like how with the eyes scene Browne kept the action off panel so I could really be surprised when it happened.
the Manhattan Projects #10 was a much different issue than the ones we've seen before, but it still manages to be both intriguing and satisfying.
by GLX » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:00 pmRead and enjoyed my copy. Not as tight as the previous story, but it's still good. Review later.
by GLX » Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:45 pmFriday bump.
by Stephen Day » Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:49 pmI already sent a PM to GLX, but I guess I'll post it here too.
Constantine #1 is my pick for the next review group.
by GLX » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:16 pm
Constantine #1
by The Beast » Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:09 amThe Manhattan Projects #10
I first got hooked on Hickman during his F4 run, thanks to some sound advice from posters here so when I had to pick something for Group, The Manhattan Projects seemed like a safe bet. Looking back now, I'm not so sure. This issue is probably not the best way to be introduced to the series. Don't get me wrong, the story is very imaginative, the stand in artist is remarkably dynamic and the overall execution is excellent and easy to follow for anyone to pick up. It's only really lacking in showcasing the usual ensemble format that defines the series. I knew that going in because issue #1 is free on Comixology, so I figured I'd check that out while waiting to read #10.
Needless to say, it's fucking awesome. I bought them all and was up to speed by the time #10 came out. The Manhattan Projects is a great series and Hickman is a Titan among men in the industry. Nick Pitarra's art is wonderful; his design is very charming and his storytelling is concise and evocative. I prefer Pitarra's cartoonish approach to gore over the more technically accurate approach that Ryan Browne uses but overall I really enjoyed Browne and I hope he sticks around to get a chance to depict the rest of the crew.
The Manhattan Projects is a must buy for anyone who likes historical fiction, science fiction, action, intrigue, gore and/ or violence. There's no sex yet but they just vowed to keep Kennedy buried in drugs and women so who knows what's in store?
9/10 and first one's free.
by GLX » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:12 pmI'm gonna cut through any potential, introductory fluff and just say that I was....underwhelmed by this. Before any lurkers/fellow reviewers take this the wrong way, I'll say that while it falls short of the series' usual level of quality, I still enjoyed it. It's still wild and interesting; it's just not as engaging as the last story arc. Ryan Browne takes over for Nick Pitarra on art this issue and his art isn't a bad replacement for Pitarra. Like the writing, it's not the usual level of quality readers have come to expect, but it works to be cool in its own right. I don't doubt that the Oppenheimer war will lead to some cool shit, but this issue was lacking in the "uumph" department.
7.6 out of 10
by The Beast » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:35 pmI wouldn't argue a 7.6/10 for issue #10 at all. My 9/10 is due to my bias towards the series in general just because I read all of them at once.
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CBAC (Context-Based Access Conrol)
CBAC provides statefull application layer filtering, including support for unorthodox protocols and multimedia applications. It can examine supported connections for embedded NAT and PAT information and perform the necessary translations. In addition, it can open additional statefull connections for supported applications, such as FTP and H.323.
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DoS protection:- Detects and prevents Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by limiting the number of connections that a device can set up.
CBAC also provides real time alerts and audit trails.
NOTE:- All the inspection features are applied globally while using CBAC, we don't have flexibility to do inspection for certain network or interested traffic flow with respect to ip addressing scheme.In order to accomplish the same we can use advance level of IOSFW feature set known as ZBFW(Zone Based Firewall).
Here are the steps to configure CBAC
Step 1. Identify the interfaces as internal and external on your router.
Step 2. Configure the IP ACL rules to filter traffic based on your requiremnet.
Step 3. Now we can change the global timeout values for connections as per requirement.
Step 4. In case if the application is using a nonstandard port number, such as FTP with 1024.Configure Port Application Mapping (PAM).
Step 5. As a next step Configure inspection rules. These rules define what entries are added to the state table and CBAC will open up pin holes for the returning traffic in the ACL rules applied in the opposite direction with respect to inspection rules.
Step 6. Now apply the inspection rules to the respective interface of the router.
Step 7. Final step would be to test the CBAC configuration by passing some interested traffic through the router running CBAC in order to validate the configuration is fine.
Scenario below shows how we can enable IOSFW(CBAC) on a Router.
Internet———(WAN)Router/CBAC(LAN)———Inside host
Router outside interface 22.214.171.124 Router inside interface 192.168.10.1 Inside Host 192.168.10.2 Natted ip address for Inside Host 126.96.36.199
ip inspect name IOSFW icmp router-traffic ip inspect name IOSFW tcp router-traffic ip inspect name IOSFW udp router-traffic
access-list 151 deny ip any any
interface FastEthernet0/0 description **WAN** ip address 22.214.171.124 255.255.255.0 ip access-group 151 in ip nat outside no shut
interface FastEthernet0/1 description **LAN** ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 ip nat inside ip inspect IOSFW in no shut
CBAC(config)#ip inspect audit-trail CBAC(config)#logging buffered debugging CBAC(config)#logging on CBAC#
- Mar 1 00:38:30.851: %FW-6-SESS_AUDIT_TRAIL_START: Start tcp session: initiator (192.168.10.2:56162) -- responder (184.108.40.206:23)
CBAC#sh ip inspect sessions Established Sessions
Session 669F632C (192.168.10.2:56162)=>(188.8.131.52:23) tcp SIS_OPEN CBAC#sh ip inspect sessions detailEstablished Sessions Session 669F632C (192.168.10.2:56162)=>(126.96.36.199:23) tcp SIS_OPEN Created 00:00:11, Last heard 00:00:05 Bytes sent (initiator:responder) [42:90] In SID 188.8.131.52[23:23]=>126.96.36.199[56162:56162] on ACL INBOUND (18 matches) Note:-
>>Turn off inspect for unused protocols(Only use what you require). >>By using the command router-traffic along with the desired protocol,Enables inspection of sessions to/from the router.
Related show Commands
This section provides information you can use to confirm your configuration is working properly.
Other Show Commands
show ip inspect config
show ip inspect interfaces
show ip inspect stat
Debug Commands
debug ip inspect detail
debug ip inspect tcp
debug ip inspect object-cre
debug ip inspect object-del
debug ip inspect event
Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only), which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT (6-6, 0-1 NEWMAC) erased a 16-point deficit in the second half only to lose Saturday's conference opener with back-to-back miscues inside the final five seconds of regulation. After the Engineers rebounded what seemed to be Springfield's final attempt of the game, a foot on the base line gave the ball back to the Pride. On the ensuing play, Jamaal Gibbs drew a foul with one second left on an attempt from behind the arc. Although the junior guard connected on just the middle attempt, it proved to be enough as the Pride (6-7, 1-0) escaped Rockwell Cage with a 57-56 win.
Senior Damian Farley scored 17 points to lead the Springfield attack, although rookie Pat Crean was periodically dominant as he totaled 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including several one-handed finishes in the paint.
MIT sophomore Jimmy Bartolotta paced all players with 18 points and 10 rebounds en route to his fourth double-double of the season. Senior Alex Krull and freshman Erich Bracht also reached double figures for the Cardinal and Gray. Krull was instrumental in the second-half comeback and closed with 14 points, while Bracht was 4-of-5 from the field en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Crean's first three-point field goal midway through the opening half gave Springfield a lead it wouldn't relinquish until the closing minutes of the tilt. The Engineers turned the ball over 14 times in the frame and went ice cold from the field as Springfield stretched a 15-13 lead at the eight-minute mark with an 18-4 run to close the half. Farley capped the run with a three as time expired and the Pride went to the locker room boasting a 33-17 lead.
MIT closed the gap to 10 several times in the first part of the second half, but Springfield answered with an offense that saw eight different players add to the score sheet. Another three by Crean put the Pride in front, 42-29, with 12 minutes on the board, but the Engineers refused to go away and slowly chipped away at the sizable deficit.
Bartolotta, Krull and Patrick Sissman converted on shots from beyond the three-point line during a 15-4 run in a five-minute stretch midway through the period. After leaving the game temporarily with a cut above his eye, Bartolotta was especially impressive in the surge and scored seven straight at one point during the run.
MIT finally knotted the score with 2:01 remaining on another jumper by Bartolotta. Despite relinquishing the lead, Springfield kept its composure down the stretch and stayed in front with four consecutive points from Farley. A sweet step-back by Gibbs with 1:01 left in the game stretched the Pride's lead to 56-50, but MIT once again battled back.
Bracht converted a traditional three-point play after drawing contact on a lay-up before MIT got the ball back with a chance to tie following a Springfield turnover. With 10 seconds left in the game, Krull buried a three after a kick-out by Bradley Gampel to set up the furious finish.
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Just how is the crop progressing in 2013? Farmers get those USDA reports on Monday afternoons reported widely by all of us in the ag press. And it's useful information, but there are now tools that allow companies to take actual data and create a look at crop progress in more interesting ways.
Climate Corporation has done just that with a map they created late last week. According to Jeff Hamlin, director of agronomic research, they combined data from their planting data model and their corn phenology model to create estimates of corn crop maturity at representative fields in every Corn Belt county that is a major corn producer. The organization plans to start putting a report out every Monday, this is a look at their first.
This is interesting stuff as you can see that corn is just entering R2 in the bootheel of MIssouri. It's hard to see on this image but the yellow=R1, olive green is V16 and as you progress toward blue you're in earlier V-stages.
Essentially the data does show the crop is behind, something that Climate Corporation tracks closely as part of its insurance protection program. This is a program that pays farmers based on complex computer models that predict yield and final income using weather as the determinant. This map is just one representation of how they can pull together weather information to show information in new ways.
As their site - insights.climate.com - notes, the company models crop progress for more than 29 million individual fields across the Corn Belt. The modeling is based on data reported by public sources, but processed through Climate Corp.'s unique technology platform. And the video image shows you that the U.S. corn crop has some catching up to do.
"These field-level estimates give a view into crop maturity that is far more granular than anything else available," Hamlin told Farm Industry News in an e-mail. "And will be very useful in estimating the harm that any heat waves might be doing as we approach pollination."
The video below, from their site, shows the progression. You can check out individual state data across the Midwest at their site.
Corn Belt field-level estimated corn growth stage progression: March 20, 2013 to July 3, 2013 from TheClimateCorporation on Vimeo.


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Rob Zombie Discusses Revision for 'Mondo Sex Head' Cover Art
There's fresh details coming to life before your eyes concerning the new Rob Zombie remix collection, 'Mondo Sex Head.' The singer has debuted the cover art for the disc.
Zombie changed from the initial idea. The singer had his scantily clad model, in black and white, posing stomach down on the floor with her short bottoms riding up to show a little of her projecting-upward hind side. In its place now features a kitty cat, also shaded in black and white with one bright red eye.
Zombie tells Rolling Stone, "I thought it fit the vibe of the record perfectly and had an old-school Ohio Players vibe. I never thought it would be a problem since it seemed tame to me … but it was. No one would carry the CD. Anything with death and violence is totally fine, but anything with sex, forget about it. So instead of censoring that cover and ruining it, I just removed the ass shot and replaced it with a pussy shot." See the original and current cover at Rolling Stone's website.
As for the disc, Zombie says that after doing remixes in the '90s, he decided the idea had run its course a bit. But recently he started hearing more DJs that he liked and decided to revive the remix album concept. "I figured the demand had returned," says Zombie. "Everything old is new again, I guess."
Of the newly reworked tracks on the record, Zombie says he's fond of Jonathan "J-Devil" Davis taking on 'Thunder Kiss '65,' and he's also a fan of Photek's 'Living Dead Girl,' citing its "hypnotic atmospheric and trippy vibe."
Zombie's 'Mondo Sex Head' arrives Aug. 7. Pre-orders have begun for the album here.


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Magic Mile Power Rankings: Homestead-Miami
There's a new champion (sort of) atop the NASCAR world, as Jimmie Johnson climbed back atop the NASCAR mountain after a two-year hiatus. Although it wasn't smooth-sailing, Five-Time has become Six-Time thanks to a ninth-place finish, besting Matt Kenseth by 19 points to win his sixth championship in the last eight years.
Not to be lost in all of this was the winner of the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Denny Hamlin. It was the lone win of the season for Hamlin, who missed four races with a broken back and closed the season with only four top-fives, the worst season of his career, statistically. But his strong day on Sunday certainly makes turning the page to 2014 a whole lot easier.
Here's a look at the final Magic Mile Power Rankings for the 2013 season:
1. Jimmie Johnson - Matt Kenseth had a heck of a season, but when it mattered most the 48 was right where he needed to be. And with two wins and a 5.1 average finish in the Chase, there's little doubt as to who should be driving home with the hardware. Love him or hate him, it was a much-deserved championship.
Previous ranking: First, --
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Take away that 35th-place finish and Junior has a 5.6 average finish over the last nine races. Even with that finish he closed out the Chase races with an 8.5 average finish, which is pretty consistent and impressive. But all it does is leave his fans questioning what might have been.
Previous ranking: Third, +1
3. Matt Kenseth - It had to be a disappointing sight for Kenseth to see Johnson holding up the trophy amidst a cloud of smoke and confetti. It looked for so much of the season like it would be the 20 celebrating a second championship, his first in the Chase-era. It wasn't to be, however, it was hardly a lost season as he set a new career-high with seven wins, more than he amassed in the three previous seasons combined.
Previous ranking: Fourth, +1
4. Kevin Harvick - It's the end of an era for Harvick, who is now officially a member of Team Stewart-Haas. But unlike some drivers who fail to be competitive during the silly season, Harvick raced hard and entered Sunday's race still with a chance at the championship.
Previous ranking: Second, -2
5. Kyle Busch - The Chase started so well for the 18, but a 34th at Kansas, a track that has plagued his career, put Busch too far behind to catch up. Five top-fives in the Chase has to be a good sign for the future, though, right?
Previous ranking: Seventh, +2
6. Clint Bowyer - Nobody is probably happier to see this season over with than Bowyer. A great deal of credit has to go to this team for its hard work in spite of a very difficult circumstance entering the Chase.
Previous ranking: Eighth, +2
7. Jeff Gordon - The reality is that he shouldn't even have made the Chase. But he did, and he didn't disappoint, winning a race and finishing sixth in points.
Previous ranking: Sixth, -1
8. Joey Logano - It was certainly a crazy final 10 races for Logano, who closed out his first Chase with three straight top-10s. Sliced Bread's future looks as bright as it ever has.
Previous ranking: Ninth, +1
9. Kasey Kahne - The second half of the season was a terrible one for KK, who went from contender to pretender as fast as it takes for a right-side tire to go down in traffic. One has to wonder if the lingering effects will motivate or hinder his 2014 outlook.
Previous ranking: 12th, +3
10. Kurt Busch - This team has a lot to be proud of, and so does Busch, who helped put the last two years behind him and make him a serious threat as he moves to Stewart-Haas next season. He also legitimatized the 78, too, putting serious pressure on the next driver to sit in that seat (Martin Truex Jr.).
Previous ranking: Seventh, -3
11. Ryan Newman - It wasn't the kind of finish to the season that he was looking for, but there's always next year.
Previous ranking: 10th, -1
12. Carl Edwards - Oh, boy. Is it 2014 yet?.
Previous ranking: 13th, +1
13. Greg Biffle - See Carl Edwards.
Previous ranking: 12th, -1
Top Non-Chaser. Denny Hamlin - It was an emphatic exclamation point on the most disappointing season of they young pilot's career. That said, what a way to go into 2014.


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Diseñadores de todas las partes del mundo están proponiendo diseños creativos a solar en la categoría de diseño logotipo - custom.
eclipse is a new boutique fund manager and financial services company. There is an initial requirement for a logo design, to be use on letterhead, business cards, and able to be applied in a more abstract form to document covers and layouts (the latter requirements to be the subject of further competitions).
eclipse (yes, it is all lower case)
eclipse is a new boutique fund manager that has been established by the founders of one of the larger Australian fund managers. The idea behind the company is to be one of the first companies to rise from the ashes of the current world financial crisis, and, through a very straightforard, honest, open and simple approach to business and investmentment products, to eventually grow to be more successful and enduring than those companies that are now collapsing around us.
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text: Penalty for Interference March 11, 2011 08:17 PM Tweet Corn is a lot less competitive than soybean early in the season. This heavy population of waterhemp and grass will soon be robbing the crop of water and nutrients. © University of Illinois TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Farm Journal Editors Email A giant ragweed poking out of a corn or soybean field late in the season may hurt your pride, but early season weed competition can actually do more to hurt your pocketbook. "Early season weed interference has a huge effect [on yield]," says Wesley Everman, Michigan State University weed scientist. "In one study that we have been running for five or six years, we have seen a 20-bu. yield increase in corn when weeds are removed when they are 3" tall instead of waiting until they reach 9"." A study at Canada's University of Guelph found that when pigweed emerged with the crop, one-half plant per square meter led to a 5% yield loss. When pigweed emerged after corn was established, it took as many as 20 plants to cause the same yield loss. Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension weed specialist, reports weeds are not all created equal when it comes to competition. Neither are crops. "Corn is less competitive with early season weeds than soybeans," Hager says. "We have known for decades that there is a period of time when corn and weeds can coexist without reducing yield and that there is a critical time when crop yields will be reduced. There are important differences in weed management in corn and soybeans. Weed interference begins to reduce yields sooner in corn than in soybeans." Research at The Ohio State University finds that weeds do the most damage to yield potential four to six weeks after planting. Controlling early season weeds is critical to maximizing yields. But how early is early? Timing matters. The biggest challenge in any scenario is knowing the exact day weed interference begins to reduce yield. "You can't predict it to the day," Hager notes. "Perhaps it was when weeds were 3" tall in corn last year, but 2" tall this year. We can't be as accurate as we would like. We can't look at a field and say, 'you need to remove weeds now.'" It also is difficult to correlate weed size at removal with bushels lost. There are differences among weed species. "For example, Pennsylvania smartweed doesn't reduce yields as much as giant ragweed," Hager notes. "Of course, you don't just see a single species in the field but a mix." Glyphosate-resistant crops became popular for many reasons—a big one being application flexibility. It's handy to be able to wait to spray until after planting. However, that's not always the best strategy when it comes to weed competition. "One of the riskiest strategies is to put all of your weed management tools on at one time, whether soil-residual or post-applied," Hager says. "It's difficult to get season-long weed control with a single post application. That's not the fault of the herbicide but the nature of today's weed spectrum." Wet springs present a timing challenge for post applications, too. "It's better to err on the side of reducing weed interference too soon rather than too late. If you spray too soon, you may have to come back with a follow-up spray. But if you wait too late, crop yield is reduced, and you can't get it back," Hager says. Everman says a pre-emergence, soil-residual herbicide program usually works well in Michigan. Farmers can apply a full-season rate of a residual product or use a lower rate to set up a planned post-treatment. "Recently, we did a study in conjunction with Purdue University and Ohio State looking at pre versus post. We discovered that combining the two approaches adds an extra layer of security and helps bump yields in many cases," Everman says. In fields with moderate to high weed populations, the pre-emergence plus postemergence approach provided more consistent control with less risk of corn injury. It has been especially effective in fields with giant ragweed, burcucumber, moderate to high annual populations of annual grass, velvetleaf, triazine-resistant lambsquarters and perennial weeds. Weed scientists advise corn growers who depend on a total postemergence program to carefully evaluate weed populations and look for products with residual activity to control weeds that emerge after application. In soybeans, pure postemergence programs typically require a second application when weeds continue to emerge and aren't suppressed by the leaf canopy. Using the pre-plus-post approach to allow for a slightly delayed post application can result in more consistent control of late-emerging weeds, such as foxtails, giant ragweed, black nightshade and waterhemp. Removing early season weed interference provides a hedge against the weather, can increase yields and give growers more peace of mind. Back to news


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In The Current Issue of This Month at The Urbana Free Library
Vol. 38, No. 08 August 2013 | Download as PDF | Archived Newsletters
- Friends of The UFL Summer Book Sale
- Third Annual Manga Mini-Convention
- UFL Reads! Wild Card
- All Aboard Explorers!
- Getting Ready for Self Checkout
- There's So Much Going on @ Your Library — Don't Miss a Thing!
- We're On Flickr!
To sign up for email notification of library events, or an electronic version of the library newsletter, CLICK HERE.
Friends of The UFL Summer Book Sale
August 22 - 26 • Lewis Auditorium
Thursday, 5:00 - 8:30 p.m. (members only)
Friday & Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (regular-price sale)
Sunday, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. (half-price sale)
Monday, 9:00 a.m. until gone (free giveaway)
You're invited to join hundreds of fellow treasure seekers at one of the most anticipated events of the season! Members of the Friends have access to a special preview on Thursday evening,
August 22 (no electronic devices for scanning will be permitted on preview night).
Not a member yet? Join ONLINE or download the handy membership FORM, which you can drop in the mail or turn in at any library service desk.
Each year, the Friends hold massive sales of great used books in April, August, and November. You can also browse a selection of gently used books year-round at The Urbana Free Library Cafe and Friends Book Shop. Proceeds from book sales and the book shop support the purchase of library materials and library programs.
…Reminder About the Summer Book Sale
The August 22-26 book sale will include some of the library's collection items from the Better World Books shipment. Adult Services librarians are in the process of carefully re-evaluating the titles and selecting items to return to the collection. Remaining items will go to the Friends for their book sales.
Don't miss this opportunity to support the Friends of the Urbana Free Library. All items not purchased at the summer book sale will be transferred to the Recycle Center at the University of Illinois.
Third Annual Manga Mini-Convention
Friday, August 2 • 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium
Have you ever wished you could go to an anime convention? Wish no more! Come to the third annual Manga Mini-Convention at your library!
- Cosplay (costume) contest
- Manga trivia quiz
- Button-making
- Artist Alley
- Sushi rolling
- Games! Games! Games!
- Plus prizes, raffles, snacks, and more!
UFL Reads! Wild Card
Sunday, August 25 • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room
Enjoy a selection of old and new favorites, picked especially by fellow UFL Reads! book clubbers.
In August, our book club for adults will discuss Wonderland Creek by Christy Award-winner, Lynn N. Austin. The novel is based on the real-life experiences of the packhorse librarians, subsidized during the Great Depression to deliver books to the residents and schoolhouses of rural Kentucky. With a satisfying blend of quirkiness, American history, feuds, romance, and personal growth, Wonderland Creek is a must-read for anyone who loves libraries and reading.
UFL Reads! meets the fourth Sunday of most months.
All Aboard Explorers!
The summer reading program is coming to an end. Your Have Book—Will Travel reading passport is still valid through the end of August, so don't miss two more opportunities to
have some fun! Both programs will take place in the Lewis Auditorium.
Explorers Unite!
Friday, August 2 • 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
For children in elementary school
Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to survive in the wild? Come make your own survival kit and learn how to survive, even in the most dangerous situations! Snacks and kit supplies will be rprovided. To register, call 217-367-4069.
Continental Explorers
Saturday, August 31 • 11:00-Noon
For families
Around the world in one morning? Come and explore all seven continents while creating some cool crafts!
Getting Ready for Self Checkout
What's New?
You may have noticed that new DVDs in our Adult and Children's Services collection have a different look. We're keeping the original cases and are adding new security tags so the DVDs will be shelf-ready when we introduce self checkout stations.
What's Coming?
As we transition to the option for self checkout for library users, you may find library staff working diligently in the stacks affixing tags to the book collection, prepping them for use with self checkout stations. We anticipate completing the tagging of the Children's Services collection on the ground floor the week of July 14, and will subsequently move on to tag the Adult Services collection on the first and second floors.
Once the self checkout stations are ordered and they arrive, they will need to be installed, tested, and tweaked. We anticipate the timeline for the introduction of self checkout sometime in the fall.
If you have a question, feel free to contact email@example.com or watch for updates on the "Getting Ready for Self Checkout" page at urbanafreelibrary.org.
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Sign up for The UFL's E-notification of Events service and receive a friendly email reminder for library events that may be of interest to you, including when the new edition of the online newsletter is available.
To sign up, visit urbanafreelibrary.org and select "full calendar" at the bottom of the "Calendar of Events" box. You'll find a link to sign up and select which programs and community meetings interest you.
Wide Open Spaces!
Have you noticed more wide open spaces in Children's Services on the ground floor? With some careful consolidation and rearrangement of shelving, some much welcome elbow room was created.
"This is so convenient! Thank you for making it easier to work on my laptop, while also watching my child play."
We're On Flickr!
Thanks to the Champaign County Historical Archives, the library can now be found on FlickrTM, the popular online community for photo sharing. The Urbana Free Library Digital Collections was introduced on Tuesday, July 16 with 58 photos, but check back often. We expect the collection to grow rapidly as staff add historical and current images of the community and library events.
To find us on FlickrTM, go to urbanafreelibrary.org, and click on the FlickrTM site icon in the upper-right corner or Google us at Urbana Free Library Digital Collections.


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Who knows better than young professionals in Columbus what it takes to keep young professionals in Columbus?
Who knows better than young professionals in Columbus what it takes to keep young professionals in Columbus?
That's the thinking behind a grants program City Council members established in July through the United Way of Central Ohio that will allow the Create Columbus Commission to distribute $50,000 toward programs intended to appeal to young professionals.
United Way acts as the fiscal agent for the commission, formerly known as the Columbus Young Professionals Commission, which was jointly established by the city and Columbus Chamber of Commerce in 2007.
"I think the mayor and I thought the real goals of these grants ought to be ways the Create Columbus Commission could help encourage and support residents in developing innovative and neighborhood-based initiatives that focus on improving the quality of life for young professionals," said City Council President Andrew J. Ginther.
"We want them to spend the rest of their careers here and settle into the neighborhoods for the rest of their lives," Ginther said.
This is the first grant program for the organization and more than 30 young professionals, said council spokesman Adam J. Leddy.
The Create Columbus Commission is "dedicated to identifying and implementing strategies and tactics to help Columbus attract and retain young and talented individuals. CCC established that this grant opportunity be made available to organizations and groups actively seeking to enhance the YP experience in Columbus," according to an announcement from Leddy.
"The new grants program was created to support initiatives by and for young professionals that make Columbus the best place to live, work and play," Steven Michalovich, co-chairman of the Create Columbus Commission, said in the statement.
"As a commission, we are excited to have a real impact on the ideas and programs that organizations around the city have to support the young professional community," Michalovich said
"I think community leaders realized that young professionals are the future of Columbus," he said.
The initial filing period for the grants runs through Aug. 31. The form for applying is available at createcolumb.us/ create-columbus-grants.
The goals of the grant are to:
* Encourage and support residents to launch innovative, community-based initiatives with a specific young professionals component.
* Provide strategic financial support for one-time costs for events, initiatives or programs that impact young professionals.
* Improve the young professional experience in the areas of arts, sports and entertainment, careers, neighborhoods and transportation
"It's one of those projects and initiatives, we're really kind of turning it over to commissioners and to young professionals throughout the city," Ginther said.
"They're the closest to it and they have the best sense of what's going to work with young professionals.
"It's something they can do best if we empower them to do it, while at the same time holding them responsible," Ginther said.
"We've gotten a lot of inquiries from a lot of groups around town," Michalovich said. "It's been pretty interesting so far what we've seen.
"I think a lot of groups are still trying to wrap their arms around this."