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The invention relates to a method for producing lithium-transition metal mixtures of general formula Lix(M1 yM2 1-y)nOnz, wherein M1 represents nickel, cobalt or manganese, M2 represents chromium, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum or aluminium, and is different from M1, n is 2 if M1 represents manganese and is 1 otherwise, x is comprised between 0.9 and 1.2, y is comprised between 0.5 and 1.0 and z is comprised between 1.9 and 2.1. According to the inventive method, an intimate mixture composed of transition metal compounds containing oxygen and of a lithium compound containing oxygen is calcinated, said mixture being obtained by processing a solid powder transition metal compound with a solution of said lithium compound, and then drying. At least the M1 compound is used in powder form having a specific surface of at least 20 m2/g (BET) and calcination is carried out in a fluidised bed.
1. A process for preparing lithium transition metallates of the general formula
Lix(M1 yM2 1-y)nOnz,
M1 represents nickel, cobalt or manganese,
M2 represents chromium, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum or aluminium and is not identical to M1,
n is 2 if M1 is manganese, otherwise 1,
x is a number between 0.9 and 1.2,
y is a number between 0.5 and 1.0 and
z is a number between 1.9 and 2.1,
by calcining an intimate mixture of oxygen-containing transition metal compounds and an oxygen-containing lithium compound, which has been obtained by treating a solid powdered transition metal compound with a solution of the lithium compound and drying, wherein at least the M1 compound is used in the form of a powder with a specific surface area of at least 10 m2/g (BET) and calcination is performed in a moving bed.
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The present invention relates to a process for preparing lithium transition metallates of the general formula
These types of lithium transition metallates are used as electrode materials, in particular as cathode materials for non-aqueous lithium storage battery systems, so-called lithium ion batteries.
A number of proposals have already been made relating to methods of preparation of these types of lithium transition metallates, but these are mostly unsuitable for large-scale production or lead to products which have imperfect electrochemical properties.
The use of LiCoO2 has recently gained acceptance, but this is extremely expensive due to the limited availability, and thus high price, of cobalt and is therefore not suitable for mass production (e.g. to provide the power for electrically operated vehicles). Therefore intensive efforts have already been made to replace all or some of the LiCoO2 with, for example, LiNiO2 and/or LiMn2O4 as a cathode material.
Synthesis of the corresponding cobalt compound LiCoO2 is generally regarded as a non-critical procedure. Due to the thermal stability of LiCoO2, it is even possible, with this system, to react cobalt carbonate and lithium carbonate, as reaction components, directly at relatively high temperatures without troublesome concentrations of carbonate being left in the final product.
The transfer of this method to LiNiO2 has been possible only at temperatures of 800� C. to 900� C. These high calcination temperatures, however, lead to partly decomposed lithium nickelates with relatively low storage capacities and/or unsatisfactory resistance to cyclic operation.
For this reason, carbonate-free mixtures are proposed for preparing LiNiO2, in which, in most cases, β-nickel hydroxide is favoured as the nickel component, such as is described, for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,548, EP 0 701 293, J. Power Sources 54 (95) 209-213, 54 (95) 329-333 and 54 (95) 522-524. Moreover, the use of nickel oxide was also recommended in JP-A 7 105 950 and that of oxynickel hydroxide NiOOH in DE-A 196 16 861.
According to U.S. Pat. No. 4,567,031, the intimate mixture is prepared by co-precipitation of soluble lithium and transition metal salts from solution, drying the solution and calcining. Relatively finely divided crystals of the lithium transition metallate are obtained in this way at comparatively low calcining temperatures and within comparatively short times. The allocation of lithium and transition metal ions to particular layers in the crystal lattice, however, is greatly distorted so that, to a large extent, nickel ions occupy lithium layer lattice positions and vice versa. These types of crystals have unsatisfactory properties with regard to their use as electrodes in rechargeable batteries. Other processes (EP-A 205 856, EP-A 243 926, EP-A 345 707) start with solid, finely divided carbonates, oxides, peroxides or hydroxides of the initial metals. The intimate mixture is prepared by joint milling of the starting metals. The formation of lithium transition metallates takes place by solid diffusion during calcination. Solid diffusion requires comparatively high temperatures and comparatively long calcining times and does not generally lead to phase-pure lithium metallates with outstanding electronic properties. Extensive observations appear to prove that, in the case of the nickel system, decomposition of LiNiO2 with the production of Li2O and NiO is initiated during prolonged thermal treatment at temperatures above about 700� C.
Therefore, in order to intensify the intimate mixing procedure, it has already been proposed, according to EP-A 468 942, to start the preparation of lithium nickelate with powdered nickel oxide or hydroxide, suspending the powder in a saturated lithium hydroxide solution and extracting the water from the suspension by spray drying. This should lead to a reduction in the calcining time and calcining temperature. Due to the relatively low solubility of lithium hydroxide in water, however, the homogeneity of this mixture is limited.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,548 proposes milling a powdered oxygen-containing transition metal compound with lithium nitrate and then calcining under an inert gas. The advantage of this process is the low melting point of lithium nitrate, 264� C., which means that intimate mixing takes place after heating to, for example, 300� C. in the form of a suspension of transition metal particles in molten lithium nitrate, which favours reaction with the solid.
The disadvantage of this process is that, during calcination, the gases released (H2O, NOx, O2) do not escape, or escape only very slowly, from the viscous molten suspension so that the intimate contact required for the solid reaction and diffusion is hindered and on the other hand only a few suspended particles are present due to concentration inhomogeneities in the geometric spacing. Therefore, interruptions in the calcining process and intermediate milling to homogenise the reaction material are required.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to perform calcination in a moving bed, which would have a beneficial effect on release of the gases produced during reaction, product homogeneity and the residence time required. However, the use of a moving bed conflicts with the use of low-melting lithium compounds such as lithium nitrate or lithium hydroxide because these would then form the expected viscous molten suspension with the transition metal compound and caking would occur at the limiting walls of the moving bed and the product would become agglomerated due to the production of this suspension during the course of reaction.
It has now been found that agglomeration of the product and caking at the limiting walls of the moving bed can be avoided if the transition metal compound is used in the form of a powder with a specific surface area of at least 10 m2/g (BET), wherein, before calcination, the transition metal compound with a large specific surface area is impregnated with the solution of an oxygen-containing lithium compound and the solvent is removed by drying.
As a result of the high specific surface area, the transition metal compound powder is able to absorb the lithium compound in such a way that a continuous phase cannot be produced on heating to a temperature above the melting point of the lithium compound and caking of the transition metal compound powder which is coated with the lithium compound, with the wall of the reactor as well as of the powder particles with each other, is very largely suppressed.
Accordingly, the invention provides a process for preparing lithium transition metallates of the general formula
The M1 compound preferably has a specific surface area of at least 25 m2/g, particularly preferably at least 40 m2/g.
Hydroxides are used as preferred M1 transition metal compounds. Nickel hydroxide is particularly preferred. β-nickel hydroxide with a specific surface area of 60 to 80 m2/g is particularly preferably used, especially if it has been obtained as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,391,265.
If y is less than 1, at least some of the M2 transition metal compound is preferably used in the form of a mixed hydroxide of the formula (M1 yM2 1-y)(OH)2. The value of y should preferably be greater than 0.8, particularly preferably greater than 0.9.
Lithium hydroxide and/or lithium nitrate may be used as oxygen-containing lithium compounds. These are preferably mixed with the transition metal compound in aqueous solution and then dried and granulated. Lithium nitrate is used as the preferred oxygen-containing lithium compound. The aqueous solution of the lithium compound is preferably used in a concentrated form, in the case of lithium nitrate as a more than 35% strength aqueous solution.
According to one variant of the process according to the invention, at least some of the M2 transition metal compound may be used as a solution constituent in the solution of the lithium compound for impregnating the M1 transition metal compound.
To prepare the intimate mixture, the solid, powdered transition metal compound is mixed with the solution of the lithium compound, with stirring, and then the solvent, in particular water, is removed by drying, e.g. by spray-drying, fluidised bed spray granulation or mixer agglomeration. A spray dried material with an agglomerate size of less than 100 μm is preferred.
Subsequent calcination in a moving bed may be performed in a rotary kiln, a fluidised bed or a fall-shaft reactor (downer). The use of a rotary kiln is particularly preferred. In this case, the granules are introduced continuously or batchwise into a preferably electrically heated rotary kiln and treated over a residence time of 0.5 to 10 hours, preferably 1 to 5 hours, at a temperature of 500� C. to 800� C., preferably 550� C. to 650� C., particularly preferably 580� C. to 620� C.
When heating the intimate mixture to the calcination temperature, the temperature range from below the melting point of the lithium compound up to the calcination temperature should be traversed as rapidly as possible. Accordingly, the intimate mixture should be introduced into a rotary kiln which has already been preheated to the calcination temperature or into a moving bed which has already been preheated to the calcination temperature.
If lithium nitrate is used as the oxygen-containing lithium compound, the intimate mixture can be preheated to a temperature of up to 200� C., preferably 150� C. to 180� C. If lithium hydroxide is used, preheating may take place up to a temperature of 350� C.
Calcination may be performed in an atmosphere which contains up to 50% oxygen, for example air. Calcination is preferably performed, for at least two thirds of the calcination time, under a substantially oxygen-free inert gas, for example argon, with an oxygen content of less than 5%, in particular less than 3%. In this case, the mixture is calcined under an oxygen-containing gas for the remainder of the calcination time. If the moving bed is operated in a batch process, the atmosphere can be exchanged for an oxygen-containing atmosphere after passage of at least two thirds of the calcination time. If a continuously operated rotary kiln is used, an oxygen-containing atmosphere or oxygen may be introduced, preferably in the last third of the kiln, using a lance.
According to the invention, it is also possible to perform post-calcination under an oxygen-containing atmosphere in a separate moving bed.
In the interests of ensuring a narrow distribution of residence times during calcination, batch operation per se is preferred. However, it is also possible to achieve a sufficiently narrow range of residence times with a half-width of less than one quarter of the average residence time in a continuously operated rotary kiln by inserting appropriate baffles with a tapering cross-section in the rotating tube.
Following calcination, the powdered lithium transition metallate emerging from the moving bed is cooled to room temperature (less than 100� C.) and subjected to gentle milling. Suitable milling devices are, for example, those which use the shear effect of a high speed gas profile, when crushing is achieved by particle-particle impact, such as fluidised bed counterstream milling or microfluidised milling. Milling is preferably performed (after removal of the fine fraction) down to an average particle size of 15 to 25 μm diameter. According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the fine fraction from milling is either recycled to the moving bed or mixed with the powdered, oxygen-containing transition metal compound and then treated together with the solution of oxygen-containing lithium compound and dried, i.e. impregnated.
Lithium nitrate is particularly preferably used as the oxygen-containing lithium compound. The NOx gas released during calcination in this case is preferably absorbed in an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution and the lithium nitrate solution produced is used to impregnate the powdered transition metal compounds.
The FIGURE is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention of producing lithium nickelate. The pre-mix production unit A consists of a stirred container, in which a 40% strength aqueous lithium nitrate solution is initially placed, into which is stirred the powdered β-nickel hydroxide with an average particle size of 10 μm and a specific surface area of 65 m2/g. The slurry obtained is dried by spray drying and introduced into rotary kiln B as granules with an average particle diameter of about 100 μm. The contents of the kiln are held at sinter temperature under an inert gas for preferably 1 to 3 hours. Then (with batch operation), the argon atmosphere can be replaced by an atmosphere containing 20 to 50% oxygen. Then the rotary kiln is cooled and the lithium nickelate obtained is milled in a fluidised bed counterstream mill C to a particle diameter of less than 40 μm and the fine fraction with particle sizes of less than 3 μm are separated by air classification or in a cyclone and collected for recycling to kiln B. The NOx-containing kiln atmosphere is scrubbed with aqueous lithium hydroxide solution in scrubber D and the lithium nitrate obtained is recovered for the production of another premix.
A highly porous nickel hydroxide with a specific surface area of about 65 m2/g BET is stirred into an approximately 40% strength aqueous solution of lithium nitrate. The molar ratio of LiNO3 to Ni(OH)2 is 1.03. The suspension is dried in a spray drying tower. The dried power with an average particle size of about 60 μm is mixed with 5 wt. % of lithium nickelate with a particle size of <5 μm.
500 g of the powder mixture are placed in the hot zone of a laboratory rotary kiln heated to 620� C., through which flows a stream of nitrogen at a speed of 84 m/h. The rotary kiln has an internal diameter of 55 mm and is rotated at 1/4 rpm.
After one hour, the rotary kiln is cooled to less than 100� C. and samples are taken from the kiln.
X-ray diffraction analysis gives the following peak ratios:
Example 1 is repeated with the difference that the rotary kiln is held at 600� C. and cooling takes place after two hours.
Samples taken after cooling gave the following values:
The majority of the product is post-calcined under air for 16 hours at 620� C. in the rotary kiln. The following values were then obtained from X-ray diffraction analysis:
Example 2 is repeated, wherein the mixture is initially calcined for 2 hours at 640� C. under nitrogen and then for 30 minutes at 640� C. under air.
The following values were obtained from X-ray diffraction analysis:
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Michael Connelly's best-known novels feature Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch, an LAPD detective who is relentless in his efforts to solve cold cases. Connelly feels that crime fiction performs an important function. "The world has become more confusing. It has also become more dangerous," he has said. "These books tend to follow a standard in which justice prevails. This is reassuring. I think we all look at the world and see that bad people often get away. [But] that doesn't happen too often in fiction." Connelly, who was born in Philadelphia, decided to become a crime writer after reading the works of Raymond Chandler as a teen. He earned a degree in journalism, and after being short-listed for a Pulitzer, for a 1986 story about a plane crash that he had written for a Florida newspaper, he was offered a job at the Los Angeles Times, where he remained until the mid-1990s. His first Harry Bosch novel, THE BLACK ECHO (1992), garnered an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, an organization that Connelly would later head. Since that first outing, Bosch has been the focus of several other books, most of them bestsellers. Connelly's other series protagonist is Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defense attorney who works out of his car. The character was introduced in THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2005), which was made into a film starring Matthew McConaughey in 2011. That did not mark the first time Connelly's work had been adapted for the big screen, however; in 2002 BLOOD WORK, a 1998 non-series novel about an ex-FBI agent who receives a heart transplant, had been filmed by Clint Eastwood. Besides seeing his characters brought to life by Hollywood, Connelly has also had the distinction of portraying himself in an episode of the ABC-TV series CASTLE.
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|Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thich Nhat Hanh in Paris in 2006.
|Zen (Thiền) Buddhist
|Lâm Tế Dhyana (Línjì chán)
Founder of the Order of Interbeing
|42nd generation (Lâm Tế)
8th generation (Liễu Quán)
|Other names
|Thầy (teacher)
| October 11, 1926
Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam
|Senior posting
|Based in
|Plum Village (Lang Mai)
|Thiền Sư
(Zen master)
|Religious career
|Thích Chân Thật
|Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thich Nhat Hanh in Paris in 2006.
|Zen (Thiền) Buddhist
|Lâm Tế Dhyana (Línjì chán)
Founder of the Order of Interbeing
|42nd generation (Lâm Tế)
8th generation (Liễu Quán)
|Other names
|Thầy (teacher)
| October 11, 1926
Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam
|Senior posting
|Based in
|Plum Village (Lang Mai)
|Thiền Sư
(Zen master)
|Religious career
|Thích Chân Thật
Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ] ( ); born October 11, 1926) is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France,[1] travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.[2] A long-term exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005.[3]
Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English. Nhat Hanh is active in the peace movement, promoting non-violent solutions to conflict[4] and he also refrains from animal product consumption as a means of non-violence towards non-human animals.[5][6]
As of 12 November, 2014, Nhất Hạnh was in hospital for a brain hemorrhage. [7]
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Born as Nguyễn Xuân Bảo, Nhất Hạnh was born in the city of Thừa Thiên Huế in Central Vietnam in 1926. At the age of 16 he entered the monastery at Từ Hiếu Temple near Huế, Vietnam, where his primary teacher was Dhyana (meditation Zen) Master Thanh Quý Chân Thật.[8][9][10] A graduate of Bao Quoc Buddhist Academy in Central Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh received training in Zen and the Mahayana school of Buddhism and was ordained as a monk in 1949.[2]
In 1956, he was named editor-in-chief of Vietnamese Buddhism, the periodical of the Unified Vietnam Buddhist Association (Giáo Hội Phật Giáo Việt Nam Thống Nhất). In the following years he founded Lá Bối Press, the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, and the School of Youth for Social Service (SYSS), a neutral corps of Buddhist peaceworkers who went into rural areas to establish schools, build healthcare clinics, and help rebuild villages.[1]
Nhat Hanh is now recognized as a Dharmacharya and as the spiritual head of the Từ Hiếu Temple and associated monasteries.[8][11] On May 1, 1966 at Từ Hiếu Temple, he received the "lamp transmission", making him a Dharmacharya or Dharma Teacher, from Master Chân Thật.[8]
In 1960, Nhat Hanh went to the U.S. to study comparative religion at Princeton University, and was subsequently appointed lecturer in Buddhism at Columbia University. By then he had gained fluency in French, Chinese, Sanskrit, Pali, Japanese and English, in addition to his native Vietnamese. In 1963, he returned to Vietnam to aid his fellow monks in their non-violent peace efforts.
Nhat Hanh taught Buddhist psychology and Prajnaparamita literature at the Van Hanh Buddhist University, a private institution that focused on Buddhist studies, Vietnamese culture, and languages. At a meeting in April 1965 Van Hanh Union students issued a Call for Peace statement. It declared: "It is time for North and South Vietnam to find a way to stop the war and help all Vietnamese people live peacefully and with mutual respect." Nhat Hanh left for the U.S. shortly afterwards, leaving Sister Chan Khong in charge of the SYSS. Van Hanh University was taken over by one of the Chancellors who wished to sever ties with Thich Nhat Hanh and the SYSS, accusing Chan Khong of being a communist. From that point the SYSS struggled to raise funds and faced attacks on its members. The SYSS persisted in their relief efforts without taking sides in the conflict.[2]
Nhat Hanh returned to the US in 1966 to lead a symposium in Vietnamese Buddhism at Cornell University and to continue his work for peace. He had written a letter to Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965 entitled: "In Search of the Enemy of Man". It was during his 1966 stay in the U.S. that Thich Nhat Hanh met with Martin Luther King, Jr. and urged him to publicly denounce the Vietnam War.[12] In 1967, Dr. King gave a famous speech at the Riverside Church in New York City, his first to publicly question the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.[13] Later that year Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize. In his nomination Dr. King said, "I do not personally know of anyone more worthy of [this prize] than this gentle monk from Vietnam. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity".[14] The fact that King had revealed the candidate he had chosen to nominate and had made a "strong request" to the prize committee, was in sharp violation of the Nobel traditions and protocol.[15][16] The committee did not make an award that year.
In 1969, Nhat Hanh was the delegate for the Buddhist Peace Delegation at the Paris Peace talks. When the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973, Thich Nhat Hanh was denied permission to return to Vietnam and he went into exile in France. From 1976-1977 he led efforts to help rescue Vietnamese boat people in the Gulf of Siam, eventually stopping under pressure from the governments of Thailand and Singapore.[17]
Nhat Hanh created the Order of Inter-Being in 1966. He heads this monastic and lay group, teaching Five Mindfulness Trainings and Fourteen Precepts. In 1969, Nhat Hanh established the Unified Buddhist Church (Église Bouddhique Unifiée) in France (not a part of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam). In 1975, he formed the Sweet Potatoes Meditation Center. The center grew and in 1982 he and his colleague Sister Chân Không founded Plum Village Buddhist Center (Làng Mai), a monastery and Practice Center in the Dordogne in the south of France.[1] The Unified Buddhist Church is the legally recognized governing body for Plum Village (Làng Mai) in France, for Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, New York, the Community of Mindful Living, Parallax Press, Deer Park Monastery in California, Magnolia Village in Batesville, Mississippi, and the European Institute of Applied Buddhism in Waldbröl, Germany.[18][19]
He established two monasteries in Vietnam, at the original Từ Hiếu Temple near Huế and at Prajna Temple in the central highlands. Thich Nhat Hanh and the Order of Interbeing have established monasteries and Dharma centers in the United States at Deer Park Monastery (Tu Viện Lộc Uyển) in Escondido, California, Maple Forest Monastery (Tu Viện Rừng Phong) and Green Mountain Dharma Center (Ðạo Tràng Thanh Sơn) in Vermont both of which closed in 2007 and moved to the Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, New York, and Magnolia Village Practice Center (Đạo Tràng Mộc Lan) in Mississippi. These monasteries are open to the public during much of the year and provide on-going retreats for lay people. The Order of Interbeing also holds retreats for specific groups of lay people, such as families, teenagers, veterans, the entertainment industry, members of Congress, law enforcement officers and people of color.[20][21][22][23][24] He conducted a peace walk in Los Angeles in 2005, and again in 2007.[25]
Notable students of Thich Nhat Hanh include: Skip Ewing founder of the Nashville Mindfulness Center, Natalie Goldberg author and teacher, Joan Halifax founder of the Upaya Institute, Stephanie Kaza environmentalist, Sister Chan Khong Dharma teacher, Noah Levine author, Albert Low Zen teacher and author, Joanna Macy environmentalist and author, John Croft co-creator of Dragon Dreaming, Caitriona Reed Dharma teacher and co-founder of Manzanita Village Retreat Center, Leila Seth author and Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, and Pritam Singh real estate developer and editor of several of Nhat Hanh's books.
In 2005, following lengthy negotiations, Nhat Hanh was given permission from the Vietnamese government to return for a visit. He was also allowed to teach there, publish four of his books in Vietnamese, and travel the country with monastic and lay members of his Order, including a return to his root temple, Tu Hieu Temple in Huế.[3][26] The trip was not without controversy. Thich Vien Dinh, writing on behalf of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (considered illegal by the Vietnamese government), called for Nhat Hanh to make a statement against the Vietnam government's poor record on religious freedom. Thich Vien Dinh feared that the trip would be used as propaganda by the Vietnamese government, suggesting to the world that religious freedom is improving there, while abuses continue.[27][28][29]
Despite the controversy, Nhat Hanh again returned to Vietnam in 2007, while two senior officials of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) remained under house arrest. The Unified Buddhist Church called Nhat Hanh's visit a betrayal, symbolizing Nhat Hanh's willingness to work with his co-religionists' oppressors. Vo Van Ai, a spokesman for the UBCV said "I believe Thich Nhat Hanh's trip is manipulated by the Hanoi government to hide its repression of the Unified Buddhist Church and create a false impression of religious freedom in Vietnam." [30] The Plum Village Website states that the three goals of his 2007 trip back to Vietnam were to support new monastics in his Order; to organize and conduct "Great Chanting Ceremonies" intended to help heal remaining wounds from the Vietnam War; and to lead retreats for monastics and lay people. The chanting ceremonies were originally called "Grand Requiem for Praying Equally for All to Untie the Knots of Unjust Suffering", but Vietnamese officials objected, saying it was unacceptable for the government to "equally" pray for soldiers in the South Vietnamese army or U.S. soldiers. Nhat Hanh agreed to change the name to "Grand Requiem For Praying".[30]
Nhat Hanh's approach has been to combine a variety of traditional Zen teachings with insights from other Mahayana Buddhist traditions, methods from Theravada Buddhism, and ideas from Western psychology—to offer a modern light on meditation practice. Hanh's presentation of the Prajñāpāramitā in terms of "interbeing" has doctrinal antecedents in the Huayan school of thought,[31] which "is often said to provide a philosophical foundation" for Zen.[32]
Nhat Hanh has also been a leader in the Engaged Buddhism movement (he coined the term), promoting the individual's active role in creating change. He cites the 13th-century Vietnamese King Trần Nhân Tông with the origination of the concept. Trần Nhân Tông abdicated his throne to become a monk, and founded the Vietnamese Buddhist school in the Bamboo Forest tradition.
The Vietnamese name Thích (釋) is from "Thích Ca" or "Thích Già" (釋迦), means "of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan."[8] All Buddhist monks and nuns within the East Asian tradition of Mahayana and Zen adopt this name as their "family" name or surname implying that their first family is the Buddhist community. In many Buddhist traditions, there is a progression of names that a person can receive. The first, the lineage name, is given when a person takes refuge in the Three Jewels. Thich Nhat Hanh's lineage name is Trừng Quang. The next is a Dharma name, given when a person, lay or monastic, takes additional vows or when one is ordained as a monastic. Thich Nhat Hanh's Dharma name is Phung Xuan. Additionally, Dharma titles are sometimes given, and Thich Nhat Hanh's Dharma title is "Nhat Hanh".[8]
Neither Nhất (一) nor Hạnh (行)—which approximate the roles of middle name or intercalary name and given name, respectively, when referring to him in English—was part of his name at birth. Nhất (一) means "one", implying "first-class", or "of best quality", in English; Hạnh (行) means "move", implying "right conduct" or "good nature." Thích Nhất Hạnh has translated his Dharma names as Nhất = One, and Hạnh = Action. Vietnamese names follow this naming convention, placing the family or surname first, then the middle or intercalary name which often refers to the person's position in the family or generation, followed by the given name.[33]
Thich Nhat Hanh is often referred to as "Thay" (Vietnamese: Thầy, "master; teacher") or Thay Nhat Hanh by his followers. On the Vietnamese version of the Plum Village website, he is also referred to as Thiền Sư Nhất Hạnh which can be translated as "Zen Master", or "Dhyana Master".[34] Any Vietnamese monk or nun in the Mahayana tradition can be addressed as "Thầy" ("teacher"). Vietnamese Buddhist monks are addressed "Thầy tu" ("monk") and nuns are addressed "Sư Cô" ("Sister") or "Sư Bà" ("Elder Sister").
Nobel laureate Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967.[14] Nhat Hanh did not win it (as of 2012, the peace prize was not awarded 19 times including that year).[35] He was awarded the Courage of Conscience award in 1991.[36] He has been featured in many films, including The Power of Forgiveness showcased at the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival.[37]
Nhat Hanh, along with Alfred Hassler and Sister Chan Khong, became the subject of a graphic novel entitled The Secret of the 5 Powers in 2013.[38]
Professor Charles Prebish doubted Thich Nhat Hanh's lineage: "(...) from whom did he himself receive this direct transmission? After all, Thich Nhat Hanh was not a Ch'an master in Vietnam."[39] A CIA-document from the Vietnam war calls TNH a "brain truster" of Thich Tri Quang and a group of "radical Buddhists" who "seem at times to play right into the hands of the Vietcong".[40] According to trade register excerpt HRB 20905, AG Dortmund Nhat Hanh under his civil name Xuan Bao Nguyen is co-owner of "EIAB"[41] in the German town Waldbröl, with a deposit of 10.000 Euro and thus violating his own (and vinaya) precepts which forbid monks to invest in real estate.[42]
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Locally-owned Chicago Prime Italian is a warm & inviting, upscale casual restaurant. Enjoy the bold flavors & simple comforts of classic Italian fare featuring generous portions & fresh ingredients. Steak, veal, chops, fresh seafood & signature Italian dishes are complemented by the wine & cocktail menu. Seasonal outdoor patio.
Chicago Prime Steakhouse
Schaumburg's newest Wine Spectator and Zagat rated restaurant. A unique, locally owned and operated true Chicago steakhouse right here in Schaumburg. George and his son AJ are always there during business hours and are a warm change of pace from America's chain restaurants. Voted: best steak, most notable wine list, and top 10 most romantic dining - in Chicago. Serving USDA prime-aged beef and fresh seafood flown in daily. Featuring an extensive award-winning wine list. Private dining is a very big part of their focus. They also feature live music in the lounge Tuesday through Saturday at 7 PM.
Chicago Slaughter
The Chicago Slaughter is a member of the Indoor Football League, which has teams in over 25 cities nationwide. Come see an exciting game and cheer on your team! Headed by Coach Steve "Mongo" McMichael and William "The Refrigerator" Perry, former Chicago Bears.
CITY:Hoffman Estates
Chicago Street Bar & Grill
Bar and grill serving lunch with daily specials until 8pm on Fridays.
Chicago Toy Show an Antique Collectible Toy and Doll Show
42 years at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Toys, dolls, holiday keepsakes from 1900-2014. Six buildings, 600+ exhibitors with rare, unusual treasures. Comic characters, dolls, space toys, automotives, airplanes, DC, Marvel, Disney, Star Wars, Barbee, teddy bears, Star Wars. banks.
CITY:St. Charles
Chicago Toy Show an Antique Collectible Toy and Doll Show
42 years at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Toys, dolls, holiday keepsakes from 1900-2014. Six buildings, 600+ exhibitors with rare unusual treasures. Comic characters, dolls, space toys, automotives, airplanes, DC, Marvel. Disney, Star Wars, Barbee, teddy bears, Star Wars, banks.
CITY:St. Charles
Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot Machine, Juke Box Show
Antique show with over 300 booths in two exhibition halls. Jukeboxes, pinball machines, arcade games, slot machines, neon signs, coke machines, circus, carnival items, antique gas pumps, gumball machines and more.
CITY:St. Charles
Chicagoland International Pipe and Tobacciana Show
The largest Pipe Smoking Club Show in the world with vendors from around the globe. On Sunday, they will have the UPCA United States of America National Pipe Smoking Championship, with the winner representing the UPCA in the World Smoking Championships. Adults only.
CITY:St. Charles
Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway
If you are looking for affordable summer fun, look no further than Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway. We provide the fastest entertainment in the area and play host to NASCAR, NHRA, and Team Demolition Derby on three different tracks. Headlining at Route 66 Raceway, the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries takes place on June 28-30. At Chicagoland Speedway, make sure to join us on September 13-15, for the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup! As the first of 10 Chase races, the GEICO 400 begins NASCAR's thrilling playoffs. With a wide variety of family friendly options, you can't beat summer at Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway.
Chicagoland Speedway Camping
Choose from 4 unique camping options at Chicagoland Speedway! Benefits include: FREE newspaper delivery, payment plan options, free tram services around the facility, and non-stop entertainment.
Chicago-West Dundee Courtyard by Marriott
Relax in one of our spacious guest rooms featuring a comfortable sitting area, large work desk, two phones with dataports, DSL line, and in-room coffee.
CITY:West Dundee
Chick N Shack
Dine In - Take Out - Local Delivery Let Chick'n Shack Cater your next party. OUR HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday 3:30 - 8:30 Thursday - Saturday 11:30 - 8:30 Sunday 11:30 - 7:00 Closed Mondays
Children's Theater of Elgin
Exceptional theater productions are performed by children for children.
China Inn
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:00am-9:00pm; Friday-Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm
Christmas on the Fox/Art and Craft Show
Quality, hand-made arts and crafts. No commercial or manufactured items. Come and experience the delights of the season.
CITY:St. Charles
Ciazza features American fare and a mix of Mediterranean favorites paired with wine and cocktails. A relaxing environment welcomes guests and diners.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Cinco de Mayo
A festive Sycamore celebration with games, prizes, crafts, food, petting zoo, live music and family entertainment.
Cinemark Imax Theatre
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The Cinemark Imax experience is a 5-story tall, 7-story wide version of educational and recreational film subjects of both 2-D and 3-D.
Circa Vintage Gallery
Enjoy a whimsical journey through time. Explore unique vintage finds; Paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, home decor and furniture.
CITY:St. Charles
City of St. Charles RiverFest
Unique among Chicagoland festivals, Riverfest features the annual ancient sport of dragon boat racing, a 40-ton Fantasy Sand Sculpture, water ski shows, carnival, petting zoo, and an assortment of events and entertainment for all ages.
CITY:St. Charles
City of West Chicago's Gallery 200
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Gallery 200 is fast becoming a haven for art lovers as a quality destination for buying and browsing great local art. The gallery, a cultural initiative supported by the City of West Chicago, hosts artist opening receptions, art talks and workshops.
CITY:West Chicago
CityGate Grille
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - At CityGate Grille, you can enjoy Mediterranean influenced cuisine, perfectly paired with your choice of one of our many incredible wines or specialty drinks. Satisfaction has never had such style.
Civil War Encampment
Visit an actual Civil War Encampment right at James Knights Park. See the soldier's tents and weapons, learn how their meals were cooked and what items were carried in a knapsack as the 10th Illinois Regiment portrays a soldier from this area that enlisted during the Civil War time period. School groups by appointment only on Friday, April 17th. Please call the office at 815-786-8044.
Clarion Hotel Elmhurst
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Adjacent to the Waterford Banquet & Conference Center, this newly renovated hotel provides comfortable accommodations at reasonable rates. Guests will enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center, as well as complimentary continental breakfast.
Clock Tower Antiques
Multi-dealer shop carrying glassware, jewelry, advertisements, collectibles, primitives, linens and furniture.
Close To You: The Music of The Carpenters
The Carpenter's beautiful, memorable love songs topped the Billboard charts with more than a dozen number one hits. Lisa Rock and her six piece band bring these classics back to the stage.
CITY:St. Charles
Club Cappuccino
A specialty coffee bar featuring fresh brewed signature coffees, cappuccinos and lattes as well as freshly baked pastries.
ClubHouse Inn and Suites Hotel
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CITY:Oak Brook
Coach's Corner
Coach's Corner is a A Family Pizzeria & Sports Grill Open 7 days a week for Lunch & Dinner. Homemade American and Italian food with a full bar and 27 HD TV's showing sports 24/7.
CITY:Elk Grove Village
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
The public is invited to play any of Cog Hill's four award-winning, 18-hole championship golf courses, including the world-famous Course #4, Dubsdread. Dubsdread was host to the PGA Tour's BMW Championship from 2009-2011.
College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center
The McAninch Arts Center is home to five resident professional ensembles: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, DuPage Opera Theatre, Arts Center Jazz Ensemble, New Classic Singers and New Philharmonic.
CITY:Glen Ellyn
Colonial Cafe East
Family owned since 1901, this family style restaurant is best known for its "Kitchen Sink" sundae. The restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and legendary ice cream.
CITY:St. Charles
Colonial Cafe West
Family owned since 1901, this family style restaurant is best known for its "Kitchen Sink" sundae. The restaurant is open daily serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and legendary ice cream.
CITY:St. Charles
Colonial Lodge Motel
Oldest motel in Elgin.
Columbia Woods Forest Preserve
A River Thru History
CITY:Willow Springs
Columbia Woods Forest Preserve
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CITY:Willow Springs
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CITY:Downers Grove
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CITY:Hoffman Estates
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CITY:Downers Grove
Comfort Inn North - Joliet
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Comfort Suites Elgin
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Comfort Suites Lombard
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Comfort Suites Oakbrook Terrace
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CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Community Park
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CITY:Hanover Park
Community Thrift Store
Resale business.
CITY:East Dundee
Consignment Gallery
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CITY:St. Charles
Contagion - Sherman Hospital
An international team of doctors is contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak of a deadly disease.
Contagion - Tellabs
An international team of doctors is contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak of a deadly disease.
Cool Creations
Ice Cream parlor specializing in homemade hard ice creams, also homemade cookies, brownies, etc.
Cool Mirchi
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Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Experience Cooper's Hawk... a modern, casual restaurant with a menu created with our own handcrafted wines in mind. Start in our Napa-style tasting room, where you can view our wineries and sample our winemaker's latest creations. Shop in our gift store for unique food or wine related gifts.
CITY:South Barrington
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Experience Cooper's Hawk... a modern, casual restaurant with a menu created with their own handcrafted wines in mind. Start in their Napa-style tasting room, where you can view their wineries and sample the winemaker's latest creations. Shop in the gift store for unique food or wine-related gifts.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Copley Theatre
This theatre offers affordable, live entertainment, comedy, concerts, dance and family shows. Group discounts/theatre rentals; perfect for meetings, performances, fundraisers and banquets.


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|By Bryan O'Rourke
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|January 2, 2013 11:46 AM EST
Are you preparing for the future of connecting with customers ? Follow some of these 8 ideas to take advantage of important marketing trends and strategies for 2013 and beyond. Please tell me what you think.
1. Integrate Your Message And The News
Figuring out ways to inject your brand into breaking news that generates media coverage, builds more awareness and creates credibility is a great strategy. Acting fast to develop a connection between a hot story and your brand is key. Using Google alerts or other monitoring tools to stay on top of the latest trending information is a good idea.
Some smart health clubs are hoping on stories about fitness trends, community news and reaching out to media, incorporating the stories into their blog content and social media feeds and this helps greatly in raising their profiles and credibility.
2. Use "Old School" Approaches Appropriately
Social media is a dominant area of marketing and many brands undervalue old tactics like direct mail . Some companies, however, are using more traditional forms of marketing to further reach prospects that have engaged with a brand online in a very focused manner. The key isn't to limit the amount of online marketing. Consider enhancing the frequency and impact of your message with traditional methods for targeted prospects.
3. Work With Suppliers, Customers And Strategic Partners
Doing more with less is a big opportunity so working with your customers, suppliers and other strategic relationships to generate content is a good way of taking marketing to another level. Producing video interviews of clients talking about their specific challenges and opportunities is great content. For clubs, generating a video of a member who achieved great fitness results and how they did it is great content. In the realm of programming, partnering with group fitness program offerings like Les Mills enables a treasure trove of content for club marketing. There are many examples and we'll see this trend continue to grow.
4. Mobile Mobile Mobile
The era of innovations integrating social media, local targeting and mobile devices is upon us. Do you recall this scene from Minority Report ? Look for more innovations around the "SoLoMo" trend, and watch more B2C companies try to capitalize on it. Mobile is moving really really fast and the opportunities are huge.
Foursquare, a SoLoMo application, is a great example of what is to come. Foursquare tells mobile users of nearby companies and available deals. When users input personal preferences or an app recognizes patterns when they are near a business that fits their profile, it will push out a notification for a coupon, discount code, special of the day or sale. This is the fourth of five eras of the social web that I wrote about in 2011 . More than Foursquare, things like making sure your web site is mobile friendly, are really important. There is going to be a constant evolution of what mobile really is including mobile commerce. What is mobile is the consumer. Learn more here .
5. Video Video Video
There will be a steady increase in the number of people viewing video content on computers, tablets and mobile devices in 2013 as compared to TV sets . More and more brands are planning to use the medium to communicate complex ideas and solutions in a visually appealing manner. Expect more video content from brands to communicate information. This is a big part of the "inbound marketing" trend that you can learn more about here .
6. Create A Content Lexicon
A lexicon is a vocabulary specific to an area of knowledge or activity. Content has been increasingly important for awhile. How that content is positioned in light of a specific area or market is going to be more important than ever . It will be the context in which content is delivered that will make it more or less relevant. In an environment that requires more targeted messaging the requirements of a Content Lexicon is obvious.
Developing content tailored for a targeted audience is fundamental. For example, if you sell fitness equipment, don't talk about your equipment features, address issues in various vertical markets like YMCA's, Parks and Recreation Centers, Micro Gyms, and others, that have unique demands and needs. Address their problems, their industry, their company and how you will benefit their business. Keep this in mind when creating all of your content including articles, videos, presentations and webinars.
7. Offer Calls To Action
Even when content is created with context in mind, it needs this important part of the equation to convert prospective buyers into leads: a call to action. Businesses are increasingly grasping the benefits of adding calls to action in their materials and all of their content. This important piece connects content to action, and gets information from prospects enabling them to be targeted more effectively in the future.
8. Don't Plan To Be Right; Plan To Learn
What is irrefutable is how fast things are changing. Building out marketing programs from start to finish without any flexibility to make changes in the middle is something that isn't wise to do.
When developing and managing marketing programs, organizations need to try different approaches, measure results, and make adjustments. Agility in marketing provides greater control and insight if executed in this manner. An important underlying principal is to keep cost low as new endeavors are being undertaken. Check out this recent post on new smarter ways to plan for more examples.
Did you find these 8 marketing strategies helpful ? How is your business planning to market in 2013 and beyond ? If you like this content please subscribe to my web site or connect with me via social media. If you'd like help with marketing your brand feel free to contact me here today.
About the author:
Bryan O'Rourke is a health club industry expert, technologist, financier, shareholder and executive in several fitness companies. He works for Fitmarc, which delivers Les Mills programs to over 700 facilities in the US. He advises successful global brands, serves as a member of the GGFA Think Tank and serves as CEO of the Fitness Industry Technology Council. To learn more contact Bryan here today .
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