#illinois university

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Illinois State University Gymnastics

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Dp x Dc wherein learning magic is similar to learning how to play music. 

So basically, the creation of a summoning spell is like a full composition/song made of smaller components or ‘notes’ for things like gravity shifting, and geolocation, and transportation etc. which is why Magic can be taught and spells can be man-made. 

Danny, however, is the equivalent of having Perfect Pitch. He can compose entire songs of spells without really thinking about it due to his royal titles (ambassador/king/high prince) but doesn’t really know how to be specific which lands him in some trouble with Clockwork. His portals are coming along a lot better with the help of Wulf but its critical that Danny learns how to control the range of his magic *something something, for the timestream something* *blah blah according to the will of the ancients blah blah*. 

So put on the course to learn Magic, Danny decides to hunt down the House of Mystery and study up by himself. He’s doing community college online, what could a little bit of Magic self study really do to his schedule? This place has literally every magic resource he could need! 

Turns out he has a roommate in the House of Mystery- John Constantine does not take well to the fact that half of the spells Danny is creating are causing him issues with the JL. Random shit appearing, random shit disappearing, portals everywhere and don’t get him started on the fucking ICE present on every bloody thing the magic reaches. Not to mention there is no reason a normal human kid should be able to have this much power behind his spells. 

John attempts to teach Danny the basics like a little kid gets stickers placed on the keys of a piano. The problem is Danny has the ability to compose entire scores of Magic all on his own, and absolutely abhors the training wheels John is putting on him. 

Danny: You’re patronizing me! 

John: You deserve to be patronized. 

Just like, Danny learning Magic in various ways that you might teach kids to play musical instruments from the various Magic users in the JLD. Causing chaos along the way, found family, the whole nine. Stickers on the instruments for notes, taking away guitar strings that are ‘more advanced’ and replaying Twinkle, Twinkle little star over and over again. 

Danny can play the Magic equivalent of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake but cannot play Chopsticks. 

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Northern Illinois Gymnastics

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Joan Baez "Man of Constant Sorrow" University of Illinois, November 29, 1962.

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A sneak peek of Jimmy discussing being back at Eastern Illinois this weekend.

I enjoy hearing him talk about his time in college, he always speaks so fondly about his experiences there and to all appearances it seems to have shaped a lot of who he is today.

📸:@eiu

[scrollsofhumanlife]

D'Andrea Lanaya Boone

Born July 27 1982 in Peoria, Illinois

West Peoria, Illinois

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Team demonstrates halogen bonding for selective electrochemical separation, a path to sustainable chemical processing

With a new polymer that only attracts certain substances from solutions when electrically activated, researchers have taken a major step towards sustainable chemical separation. A team based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has reported the first demonstration of selective electrochemical separation driven by halogen bonding in the journal JACS Au. They achieved this by engineering a polymer that modulates the charge density on a halogen atom when electricity is applied. The polymer then attracts only certain targets—such as halides, oxyanions, and even organic molecules—from organic solutions, a feature that has important implications for pharmaceuticals and chemical synthesis processes.

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The total eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois,

From the campus of Southern Illinois University,

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

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Here’s the thing about the Twin AU that people aren’t considering: the Drs Fenton are resourceful! They can make amazing inventions out of household objects and machines!

So when they were accepting a contract from Ra’s to look at the Lazarus Pits in conjunction to their research (ie the best dissertation material ever) they looked at the spare twin that was being sacrificed and said “a perfectly good baby like that would probably be nice to have around!”

Sure, the Spare Heir was ecto contaminated because of the pits and that’s why Ra’s was getting rid of him, but seriously, not everything needed to be brand new these days! Upcycle! Science can fix all the ectoplasm and possession! He’ll be just like new in no time! Take that baby out of the pit and wash em up and take that baby to the Midwest! Teach that baby about stars and Ghosts!

The Drs Fenton take baby danny on their last day, knowing that the league thinks that he’s dead- already sacrificed, Ra’s felt the power shift of the Infinite Realms- and proceed forward like nothing was ever a big deal! They published their findings on the pits, they got another contract/grant and then began the journey to start moving towards their other projects!

Why tell Jazz, she’s only a toddler when they bring him home?

Why tell Danny, he’s just their little man, their Dann-o?

Things will probably be fine, because just like their up cycled machines and portals- an upcycled baby wouldn’t have any problems! Their inventions always worked perfectly! Their son would be just as perfect!

Cue the shenanigans of Damian and Danny meeting, the normal amount of “you’re the clone” finger pointing (which Danny wins because he has actual baby/childhood photos) and then some ghosts of assassins past trying to cause issues for Phantom.

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Illinois Volleyball

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Joan Baez "Oh, Had I A Golden Thread" University of Illinois, November 29, 1962.

Oh boy did I just stumble on a treasure. Someone found a tape recording of a Joan Baez concert at the University of Illinois from 1962. There's two parts and you can find them here.

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📸: EIU_FB

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Midway Plaisance, University of Chicago, May 2020, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL

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IC No 6058 at University Park by Craig Sanders Via Flickr: I'm standing on the boarding platform of the Metra Electric station in University Park, Illinois. An Illinois Central freight led by an SD40 is working on the main track. April 9, 1998

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Defect engineering leads to designer catalyst for production of green hydrogen

Efficient technology for splitting the hydrogen–oxygen bond in water could be the key to producing low-cost, green hydrogen for energy storage at an industrial scale. Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy's target of net zero carbon dioxide emissions. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, an interdisciplinary group of researchers have identified a way to use "defect engineering" to significantly boost catalytic efficiency, taking science one step closer to sustainable, green hydrogen production. Clean hydrogen can be produced using solar and wind energy through electrochemical reactions from water. In a typical device, known as proton exchange membrane electrolyzer, water molecules are broken down into hydrogen and oxygen gases at two electrodes using electricity: Hydrogen gas is harnessed at one side (cathode), and oxygen is released as the only by-product at the opposite electrode (anode).

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