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Acid Crimes: A Growing Crisis in Pakistan
October 1, 2014
Acid crimes have long been recognized as one of the most horrendous manifestations of gender-based violence, directed largely at women, who account for an overwhelming 80 percent of all cases globally. In a country like Pakistan, where conservative ideals and deeply rooted patriarchal structures have shaped its psyche and social fabric…
Topics: Economic Development | Governance | Law and Justice | Violence against Women | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Bangladesh | Pakistan
A Glimmer of Hope: Women Leading Change in Bangladesh's Garment Industry
September 24, 2014
The garment sector around the world is an "industry full of contradictions," as I argue in my new book, Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries.
Topics: Economic Development | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Bangladesh
Desecuritizing Transboundary Water in South Asia
September 17, 2014
Severe floods in the Kashmir region of Northern India and Pakistan over the past few weeks have taken 450 lives so far, and uprooted thousands of residents on both sides of the highly politicized border. Heavy monsoon rains caused the Chenab and Jhelum rivers (tributaries of the Indus River system) to overflow their banks…
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Countries: Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan
New Report Examines Right to Information In South Asia
September 3, 2014
Globally, 100 countries have enacted right to information (RTI) legislation guaranteeing citizens the right to access information and records held by their governments. In South Asia, over the last decade, countries have made significant progress toward recognizing this right. However, among the countries where RTI laws have been in place for some time – Bangladesh, […]
Topics: Transparency
Countries: Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan
Framing Human Trafficking to Address Commoditization of Human Beings
August 13, 2014
The U.S Government's latest Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report makes some critical observations in relation to how 187 countries are addressing human trafficking, and how this relates to the larger issues of labor migration and its manifestation into forced labor.
Topics: Development and Aid Effectiveness | Economic Development | Governance | International Development | Labor Migration | Trafficking | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Afghanistan | Bangladesh | China | India | Malaysia | Nepal | Thailand
Subnational Conflict: The Dark Underbelly of a Rising Asia
August 6, 2014
Asia's rise has been momentous. Since the early 1960s, Asia has grown richer faster than any other region in the world. In 1990, 56 percent of people in East Asia and 54 percent in South Asia lived on under $1.25 a day (PPP). By 2010, these rates had fallen to 12 percent and 31 percent…
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Online Work: The Game-Changer for Asia's Entrepreneurs
July 9, 2014
An exciting tech trend is reshaping Asian workforces. In countries like Bangladesh where the economy is expanding alongside faster broadband speeds and mobile penetration, entrepreneurs and skilled workers looking for employment are turning to online work…
Topics: Economic Development | Technology & Development | Women Entrepreneurs | Women's Empowerment | Women's Participation
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Bangladesh's Development Surprise: A Model for Developing Countries
June 25, 2014
By many metrics, Bangladesh's development trajectory is a unique success story, especially since the 1990s when democratic rule was reinstated and extensive economic reforms were made. Poverty incidence has fallen from 60 percent to around 30 percent.
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Countries: Bangladesh
Photo Blog: Critical Issue – Poverty and Inequality
June 25, 2014
Despite the region's dramatic growth, income inequality across much of Asia is rising, and poverty remains a stubborn issue to overcome. Some 700 million people across the region live on less than $1 a day. In response, governments are taking on urgent policy reforms needed to create jobs and foster inclusive growth…
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Countries: Bangladesh | Laos | Mongolia | Myanmar
Betting on Women in the Fight Against Poverty
June 18, 2014
Today about six out of 10 of the world's poorest people are women. That means, of the estimated 1.5 billion people living in extreme poverty worldwide, 60-70 percent are girls and women. However, if girls and women account for a large percentage of the poor…
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This four-piece mocha sectional set can be assembled in about five minutes without using tools. The espresso legs work well with the mocha colored fabric. This set includes everything you need to turn your living room into a comfortable retreat.
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The confrontations between police and demonstrators at the Stonewall Inn in New York City the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 mark the beginning of the modern glbtq movement for equal rights.
Formed soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the short-lived but influential Gay Liberation Front brought a new militancy to the movement that became known as gay liberation.
The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
Androgyny, a psychological blending of gender traits, has long been embraced by strong women, soft men, members of queer communities, and others who do not easily fit into traditionally defined gender categories.
A cultural crossroads between Asia and Europe, Russia has a long, rich, and often violent heritage of varied influences and stark confrontations in regard to its patterns of same-sex love.
Wendy Curry, former president of BiNet USA. Image used with the permission of Wendy Curry (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Celebrate Bisexuality Day has been observed on September 23 every year since 1999. The holiday, which is sponsored by BiNet USA, is intended to recognize and celebrate bisexuality, bisexual history, and the bisexual community.
The holiday is often celebrated on university campuses and other venues through events such as lectures, teach-ins, poetry readings, panels, and dances.
Wendy Curry, former president of BiNet USA, was one of the originators of the celebration, which was conceived to counter the marginalization that bisexuals feel within both the straight and the gay and lesbian communities, particularly the tendency to label individuals as either heterosexual or homosexual as though those categories exhausted the range of sexual possibilities and orientations.
Bisexuals are marginalized both by biphobia, which denotes prejudice and intolerance directed toward bisexuals, and by bisexual erasure, which is the tendency to ignore, remove, or falsify evidence of bisexuality in historical records, academic materials, the news media, and other primary sources.
Biphobia is apparent in negative stereotypes of bisexuals as confused, insecure, and unable to commit. Bisexuals are sometimes accused of being promiscuous or suffering from internalized homophobia or accused of denying their homosexuality so that they can partake of heterosexual privilege.
In its most extreme form, bisexual erasure asserts that bisexuality and bisexuals do not really exist. More commonly, bisexuality and bisexuals are erased by the assumption that people who claim to be bisexual are really closeted homosexuals or in transition toward acceptance of their homosexuality.
Bisexual erasure also occurs when cultural and historical figures, such as writers and artists and politicians, who have had extensive sexual experience with both sexes are nevertheless referred to as gay or lesbian rather than bisexual.
Within glbtq activist circles, bisexual erasure is sometimes manifested when bisexuals are not accorded equal status in the movement for equal rights, perhaps on the assumption that bisexuals partake of the heterosexual privilege denied to gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
On September 23, we all need to honor bisexuals in history and in our own lives and join in the fight against biphobia and bisexual erasure.
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Essential work to bridge set to begin in summer
Posted: March 31, 2014|
RESTORATION work to a historic footbridge in Burton that was due to be carried out last year will take place this summer.
The work to protect the Grade Two listed Ferry Bridge at Stapenhill will be carried out by Staffordshire County Council.
It will see the supporting pillars on the bridge restored, meaning the foundations will be strengthened and provide lasting protection to the bridge structure.
The council confirmed that the reason for the delay was due to continued high water levels.
The authority's cabinet support member for transport Simon Tagg said: "Burton's Ferry Bridge is an historic landmark for both the town and the county and it is important that we preserve it for future generations.
"This is essential maintenance work to the bridge's supporting pillars and while people may not be able to see a great deal when completed, it is vital that we complete the project to ensure it is safe.
"In future years we hope to carry out more improvements on the walkway and other bridge features.
"The bridge will remain open throughout the works period so no-one will be inconvenienced.
"It is important that we can improve access and transport connections but this project is also about preserving Staffordshire's history."
A council spokesman said that initial investigatory work had started and would continue in coming weeks, adding that bespoke steel and carbon fibre components would be needed due to the bridge's listed status.
The county council will lead the project in partnership with East Staffordshire Borough Council and English Heritage.
Ferry Bridge was opened in 1889, the same year as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It replaced the Burton to Stapenhill ferry service across the River Trent and soon became a Staffordshire landmark.
A group called Friend of Ferry Bridge was set up following concerns that the bridge is falling into disrepair. The group want to see more work done to the rest of the bridge to restore it to its formers glory.
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Seahawks General Manager John Schneider on Tuesday identified running back Marshawn Lynch as one of the team's most important players moving forward, but acknowledged he wasn't sure if "Beast Mode" would be back with the Hawks — or any team — next season.
Kris Richard has been promoted to defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, replacing Dan Quinn, who took over as head coach in Atlanta.
The Seattle Police Department bicycle made famous after the Seahawks' victorious NFC Championship game now has a new owner.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for his role in a scuffle with 18 seconds left in the Super Bowl. Three other players received lesser fines.
Before the Seattle Seahawks try to construct another championship team, they need some mental healing in the offseason.
The Oakland Raiders have hired Seattle linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. as their new defensive coordinator.
The Seattle Seahawks' vaunted secondary was a beaten up group in the Super Bowl.
Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt visited Christopher's Haven Friday morning, making good on the previous Super Bowl bet with fellow actor Chris Evans.
The family of a Seahawks fan who died after the Super Bowl says he would have enjoyed the dig at the team they put in the last line of his obituary:
Congratulations were in order Thursday morning for Richard Sherman and his girlfriend as they welcomed their first child into the world four days after Super Bowl XLIX.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch fulfilled all his media obligations during Super Bowl week and will not be fined.
Two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson will again visit the Texas Rangers during spring training.
When Russell Wilson took the snap with 26 seconds remaining in the Super Bowl, made his read and released the pass, he believed he was on his way to getting fitted for a second Super Bowl ring.
As shocking as it was, the Seattle Seahawks' last-minute loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday was probably not even the worst loss in the city's sports history.
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E. Dehillerin has been around since 1820. Never mind the creaky stairs; the huge range of professional cookware in enamel, stainless steel, or fiery copper is gorgeous. Julia Child was a regular.
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Unless you can speak French very well and enjoy abuse find another place to buy cookware. Prices are not always marked and when they are - it is in francs and even these are inaccurate when you try to make a purchase in their complicated check out. Disgusted, I strolled down the lane and found a wonderful shop at 15 rue du Louver - Verrerie Des Halles. Well stocked and friendly to foreigners, I was able to make several purchase.
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Noles end Boston College's dream start to season
Updated: November 5, 2007, 1:33 PM ETBy Mark Schlabach | ESPN.com
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College trailed Florida State by a field goal with less than two minutes to play Saturday night at Alumni Stadium.
The No. 2 Eagles had the football, and quarterback Matt Ryan had it in his hands with a chance to win the game for the second week in a row.
"We had a chance," Eagles free safety Jamie Silva said. "It's exciting to see the ball in Matt's hands, seeing what he did last week and what he's done in the past. When he ...
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Here's something for the "Don't-Spend-it-All –in-One-Place" file. The unscrupulous folks behind those annoying robocalls you've been getting have agreed to settle with the State of Mississippi for about the price of a compact automobile. The offenders, including serial annoyer Caribbean Cruise Line, admit to violating the state's No-Call Law but together will pay a fine of $22,136. Oh, forgot. There's ...Read More »
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Entergy gives solar a shot
By Jack Weatherly Entergy will build solar facilities in three Mississippi cities. It is designated a pilot project even though solar technology has been around for decades, because it is the first of "utility scale" in Mississippi, said Aaron Hill, manager of the project for Entergy. Construction will commence in the Jackson area in the second quarter and be completed ...Read More »
Mississippi groups attack carbon dioxide limits, say unreasonable
JACKSON — Mississippi regulators and utilities are savaging the federal government's proposal to force Mississippi power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions. In comments filed in December, leaders of utilities, state agencies and business groups called the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan illegal, infeasible and economically unbearable. The EPA announced specific targets for all the states in June, ...Read More »
Rep. Brown says he will run for Posey's seat on PSC
JACKSON — Democratic state Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson said yesterday that he's running in 2015 for a seat on the Mississippi Public Service Commission, the three-member board that regulates utilities. Brown, 70, said he will seek the central district seat that is held by Republican Lynn Posey, a former state senator from Union Church. Posey could not immediately be ...Read More »
PSC fines companies for alleged violations of no-call law
JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has fined three companies for alleged violations of the state's no-call law. Commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to enter default judgments against Financial Knowledge Network, HME Providers and Fountain of Youth Bathtubs. Financial Knowledge Network of Wyoming, James Thomas Graham of Florida and associated companies are alleged to have violated Mississippi's law against unauthorized ...Read More »
Water association sues PSC over waiver for domestic violence victims
JACKSON — The Mississippi Rural Water Association has sued the state Public Service Commission in federal court, claiming the commission overstepped its authority and conflicted with federal law when it required a 60-day delay in utility deposits for domestic violence victims. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson by the association, which has more than 1,000 members ...Read More »
Entergy agrees to cut $35M from its new rate plan
JACKSON — Entergy Corp. has agreed with Mississippi regulators to cut $35 million from the amount it is seeking from customers under a new rate plan, dropping the total to $14 million annually and setting the stage for the Public Service Commission to approve the plan by Dec. 9. Mississippi's largest private utility also agreed not to ask customers to ...Read More »
PSC sticks to order allowing domestic violence victims to delay utility deposits
JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission won't reconsider its order to let victims of domestic violence delay paying utility deposits for 60 days, setting up a possible legal showdown over the regulator's authority over rural water association and electrical cooperatives. The commission voted 3-0 yesterday to deny a request from rural water associations and electrical cooperatives to rehear the ...Read More »
Entergy expects drop in quarterly as-reported earnings compared to last year
NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation expects third quarter 2014 as-reported earnings of approximately $1.26 per share and operational earnings of approximately $1.67 per share. Results for third quarter 2013 were $1.34 per share on an as-reported basis and $2.41 per share on an operational basis. The Utility posted another quarter-over-quarter of industrial sales growth, led by the Gulf region of ...Read More »
Entergy Mississippi unveils energy-efficiency, cost-cutting programs
JACKSON — Entergy Mississippi is launching a number of programs designed to help improve energy efficiency and save money on bills. "The Mississippi Public Service Commission wanted utilities to create more opportunities for customers to save money on their electric bills through energy efficiency," said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. "Entergy Solutions is our answer. The programs are ...Read More »


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November 5, 2013
By Sam Goldner
Halloween has come and gone yet again, meaning it's only a few more merciful weeks until Thanksgiving, and then it's practically Christmas! Look forward to some excellent holiday specials in the coming weeks, as well as some excellent additions to rotation this week.
Following her acclaimed debut Quarantine with another boundary-pushing electronic work, Laurel Halo proves once again that she is a voice to be reckoned with on Chance of Rain. Incorporating icy, minimal electronics with lush, expansive synthesizer sounds, Chance of Rain is a high caliber work of electronica that rewards more and more with each listen.
DJ Rashad's new album Double Cup is a nonstop piece of footwork frenzy, and a superb album for those interested in delving deeper into Chicago's beat scene. The perfect mix of old-school turntablism and breakbeat-level detail, Double Cup is an unstoppably upbeat record for those who respect the art of the disc jockey.
It's been a fruitful year for pulling those on the fence about metal onto the dark side, and Russian Circles's new album Memorial is yet another work that uses the template of metal to push off into new genre territory. Building epic, Floydian suites out of black metal tremolos and thundering drums, Memorial is another unclassifiable record from Chicago's preeminent experimental metal act.
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Los Angeles based experimental-pop group, Foxygen, has a reputation for being odd, and now they're back more glittery and prolific as ever. What began as the project of middle school friends Jonathan Rado and Sam France, mercurially evolved into an avant garde retro pop duo. After the success of their second full-length LP, We Are the […]Read More...
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From the very beginning, coming out of it's earliest roots as ritual African music that developed into slave spirituals and religious hymns, which then developed into blues and ragtime; all the way up to the avant-garde and free jazz work that came out of the late 50s and early 60s from the likes of Pharoah […]Read More...
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There's not an abundance of information out there available for Kyle Thomas. What is known is that he hails from Vermont, formerly played in a stoner-metal band called Witch, and places a wistful emphasis on the long-dead rock and roll of the era spanning from 1970 to the mid 1980's. Since his departure from Witch, […]Read More...
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Mike Hadreas has never been one afraid to provoke – anyone familiar with his music videos will know this. His music has always had a bare quality to it, but in a subtle, voyeuristic sort of way, as if he's allowing us to peak a glimpse at some portion of his true self for a […]Read More...
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The Shape of Things to Come, the ambitiously titled short documentary on Nick Zammuto and his band provides an intimate look at both his creative process as an artist and his intimate home life away from music. In one scene we see Nick carefully measure and then cut divots into the center of an old […]Read More...


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Employment resources for older job seekersPublished 10:10am Friday, March 1, 2013
Depending on your financial situation, another program that may help is the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Also sponsored by the Department of Labor, SCSEP offers access to training and part time job placements in a wide variety of community service positions such as day care centers, senior centers, governmental agencies, schools, hospitals, libraries and landscaping centers.
To qualify, participants must be over 55, unemployed and have poor employment prospects. To learn more or locate a program in your area visit www.doleta.gov/seniors or call 877-872-5627.
Work at home
If you're interested in working at home, there are many opportunities depending on your skills, but be careful of rampant work-at-home scams that offer big paydays without much effort.
Some of the more popular work-at-home jobs include "customer service agents" who fields calls from their employers' customers and prospective customers – you don't place telemarketing calls. Agents earn an average of $8 to $15 an hour and many also receive incentives and commission, too. To find these jobs see arise.com, alpineaccess.com, liveops.com and workingsolutions.com.
If you have good typing skills there are "transcriptionist" jobs that pay around $10 per hour for typing verbatim accounts of board meetings, presentations, conference calls, etc. Companies that hire transcriptionists are tigerfish.com, ubiqus.com and ctran.com.
And if you have a college degree, online "tutoring" or "proofreading" jobs are always available. See tutor.com to find tutoring opportunities which pay between $10 and $15 per hour.
Or, if you have some writing or editing experience, proofreading pays $12 to $20 per hour. See firstediting.com and cactusglobal.com to look for proofreading jobs.
For more work at home ideas and resources, see retiredbrains.com and click on the "Work from Home" tab on the left side of the page.
Start a business
If you're interested in starting a small business but could use some help getting started, the U.S. Small Business Administration offers tips, tools and free online courses that you can access at sba.gov.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of "The Savvy Senior" book.


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Molecules often come in mirror images that can have different properties, and researchers take advantage of this "chirality" to design new drugs. They sort left from right versions using circularly polarised light, whose electric field corkscrews through space in a left or right-handed direction. Unfortunately, the technique often fails when the light's coils are bigger than the molecules themselves.
Now Yiqiao Tang and Adam Cohen of Harvard University have created "superchiral" light that twists very tightly in places. To make it, they shone a right-handed green laser beam at a mirror and let it interact with the left-handed reflection (Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1202817).
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Actress Ameesha Patel, who is set for her maiden appearance at the Cannes International Film Festival, will flaunt Indian attire by Bollywood's favourite designer Manish Malhotra on the red carpet there.
Ameesha's upcoming film "Shortcut Romeo", which also features Nitin Mukesh">Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta, will be premiered at the prestigious film festival May 22. And the 37-year-old is looking forward to the event.
"It is a huge honour for me to be representing our cinema at Cannes. I am not going there as a brand ambassador. I am going there for my movie and that is a big deal. Manish and I have decided that since I am representing the country on a global platform, it would be perfect to be dressed in something that's truly desi," Ameesha said in a statement
"Nothing looks better on an Indian woman than a sari or lehenga. I have to walk the red carpet in the morning and the premiere is at night, so there will be two outfits," added the actress known for hits like "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai" and "Gadar - Ek Prem Katha".
Malhotra is making sure she has a perfect red carpet look.
"Keeping in mind Ameesha's complexion and personality, we have given her something very Indian yet a perfect red carpet look. Black and white and classic colours have been incorporated in her outfit that is high on Kashmiri and Chikankari work. We have also kept in mind the summer trends internationally," he said.
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Complementing its strong and innovative transparent specialty portfolio, Styrolution, the global leader in stryrenics, today launched three new Zylar® grades: Zylar 650, Zylar 245 and Zylar 765.
The new grades expand the innovative Zylar portfolio, which consists of diverse grades of methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymers. Zylar products are characterized by water clear transparency, high flowability, good chemical resistance and customizable toughness. The development and addition of Zylar 650, Zylar 245 and Zylar 765 are further proof of Styrolution's commitment to innovation in transparent specialties and offers customers new material options in a range of industries including healthcare, household, toys/sports/leisure and packaging.
Currently produced out of Styrolution's Schwarzheide facility, the new grades, as well as the entire Zylar portfolio, provide global and EMEA customers with greater supply security. This will be further enhanced in the fourth quarter of 2014 with the startup of a new NAS and Zylar plant in Ludwigshafen. With two European production sites for Zylar, EMEA customers will not only benefit from local supply but also from dedicated service teams that offer expertise in selected focus industries, technical support, regulatory services and certifications.
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Mark Beitz, Vice President, Business Management Styrenic Specialties EMEA, Styrolution: "For nearly two decades, Zylar has emerged as the benchmark in transparent specialties. As a critical and instrumental material, Zylar enables a variety of applications that require tailored impact resistance coupled with stunning transparency. The development of the new Zylar grades, including Zylar 245, Zylar 765 and Zylar 650, as well as forthcoming innovations in the portfolio, reinforce Styrolution's commitment to transparent specialty materials and further brings to fruition our commitment to supplying customers with the materials necessary to innovate in and lead their respective industries."
Marcela Villegas, Director, Product Management Transparent Specialties EMEA, Styrolution: "Understanding the material needs of customers in EMEA and globally, over the last two years we have harnessed our strong and proven competencies in Styrolux and NAS to create a portfolio that marries brilliant aesthetics with customizable toughness. We continue to innovate within this important portfolio of products and are committed to offering our customers not only competitively-priced premium materials but also supply security and availability through our sites in Germany and the United States."
Styrolution is the leading, global styrenics supplier with a focus on styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS Standard and styrenic specialties. With world-class production facilities and more than 80 years of experience, Styrolution helps its customers succeed by offering the best possible solution, designed to give them a competitive edge in their markets. The company provides styrenic applications for many everyday products across a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, household, construction, healthcare, toys/sports/leisure, and packaging. In 2013, sales were at 5.8 billion euros, resulting in an EBITDA before special items of 442 million euros. Styrolution employs approximately 3,200 people and operates 17 production sites in ten countries.
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A carbon nanotube-infused fiber and a method for its production are disclosed. Nanotubes are synthesized directly on a parent fiber by first applying a catalyst to the fiber. The properties of the carbon nanotube-infused fiber will be a combination of those of the parent fiber as well as those of the infused carbon nanotubes.
1. A method of infusing carbon nanotubes on a parent fiber, the method comprising:
spreading said parent fiber before disposing a carbon nanotube-forming catalyst on a surface of said parent fiber, thereby forming a catalyst-laden fiber;
actively heating said catalyst-laden fiber to a nanotube-synthesis temperature;
transporting said catalyst-laden fiber through a carbon plasma at atmospheric pressure, thereby synthesizing carbon nanotubes directly on said catalyst-laden fiber while being transported; and
re-bundling the spread parent fiber after synthesizing carbon nanotubes thereon.
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forming a solution of said catalyst in a liquid; and
spraying said solution on to said parent fiber.
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15. A method of infusing carbon nanotubes on a parent fiber having a sizing material, the method comprising:
removing sizing material from said parent fiber;
spreading said parent fiber before applying a carbon nanotube-forming catalyst on a surface of said parent fiber after sizing material removal, thereby forming a catalyst-laden fiber;
heating said catalyst-laden fiber to at least 500� C.;
synthesizing carbon nanotubes on said catalyst-laden fiber while the catalyst-laden fiber is being transported; and
re-bundling the spread parent fiber after synthesizing carbon nanotubes thereon.
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generating the carbon plasma by passing a carbon containing gas through an electric field that is capable of ionizing the gas.
The present invention relates to carbon nanotubes and fibers.
Fibers are used for many different applications in a wide variety of industries, such as the commercial aviation, recreation, industrial and transportation industries. Commonly-used fibers for these and other applications include cellulosic fiber (e.g., viscose rayon, cotton, etc.), glass fiber, carbon fiber, and aramid fiber, to name just a few.
In many fiber-containing products, the fibers are present in the form of a composite material (e.g., fiberglass, etc.). A composite material is a heterogeneous combination of two or more constituents that differ in form or composition on a macroscopic scale. While the composite material exhibits characteristics that neither constituent alone possesses, the constituents retain their unique physical and chemical identities within the composite.
Two key constituents of a composite include a reinforcing agent and a resin matrix. In a fiber-based composite, the fibers are the reinforcing agent. The resin matrix keeps the fibers in a desired location and orientation and also serves as a load-transfer medium between fibers within the composite.
Fibers are characterized by certain properties, such as mechanical strength, density, electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, etc. The fibers "lend" their characteristic properties, in particular their strength-related properties, to the composite. Fibers therefore play an important role in determining a composite's suitability for a given application.
To realize the benefit of fiber properties in a composite, there must be a good interface between the fibers and the matrix. This is achieved through the use of a surface coating, typically referred to as "sizing." The sizing provides an all important physico-chemical link between fiber and the resin matrix and thus has a significant impact on the mechanical and chemical properties of the composite. The sizing is applied to fibers during their manufacture.
Substantially all conventional sizing has lower interfacial strength than the fibers to which it's applied. As a consequence, the strength of the sizing and its ability to withstand interfacial stress ultimately determines the strength of the overall composite. In other words, using conventional sizing, the resulting composite cannot have a strength that is equal to or greater than that of the fiber.
The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is a carbon nanotube-infused ("CNT-infused") fiber.
In CNT-infused fiber disclosed herein, the carbon nanotubes are "infused" to the parent fiber. As used herein, the term "infused" means physically or chemically bonded and "infusion" means the process of physically or chemically bonding. The physical bond between the carbon nanotubes and parent fiber is believed to be due, at least in part, to van der Waals forces. The chemical bond between the carbon nanotubes and the parent fiber is believed to be a covalent bond.
Regardless of its true nature, the bond that is formed between the carbon nanotubes and the parent fiber is quite robust and is responsible for CNT-infused fiber being able to exhibit or express carbon nanotube properties or characteristics. This is in stark contrast to some prior-art processes, wherein nanotubes are suspended/dispersed in a solvent solution and applied, by hand, to fiber. Because of the strong van der Waals attraction between the already-formed carbon nanotubes, it is extremely difficult to separate them to apply them directly to the fiber. As a consequence, the lumped nanotubes weakly adhere to the fiber and their characteristic nanotube properties are weakly expressed, if at all.
The infused carbon nanotubes disclosed herein effectively function as a replacement for conventional "sizing." It has been found that infused carbon nanotubes are far more robust molecularly and from a physical properties perspective than conventional sizing materials. Furthermore, the infused carbon nanotubes improve the fiber-to-matrix interface in composite materials and, more generally, improve fiber-to-fiber interfaces.
The CNT-infused fiber disclosed herein is itself similar to a composite material in the sense that its properties will be a combination of those of the parent fiber as well as those of the infused carbon nanotubes. Consequently, embodiments of the present invention provide a way to impart desired properties to a fiber that otherwise lacks such properties or possesses them in insufficient measure. Fibers can therefore be tailored or engineered to meet the requirements of a specific application. In this fashion, the utility and value of virtually any type of fiber can be improved.
In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of a CNT-infused fiber-forming process, nanotubes are synthesized in place on the parent fiber itself. It is important that the carbon nanotubes are synthesized on the parent fiber. If not, the carbon nanotubes will become highly entangled and infusion does not occur. As seen from the prior art, non-infused carbon nanotubes impart little if any of their characteristic properties.
The parent fiber can be any of a variety of different types of fibers, including, without limitation: carbon fiber, graphite fiber, metallic fiber (e.g., steel, aluminum, etc.), ceramic fiber, metallic-ceramic fiber, glass fiber, cellulosic fiber, aramid fiber.
In the illustrative embodiment, nanotubes are synthesized on the parent fiber by applying or infusing a nanotube-forming catalyst, such as iron, nickel, cobalt, or a combination thereof, to the fiber.
In some embodiments, operations of the CNT-infusion process include:
Removing sizing from the parent fiber;
Applying nanotube-forming catalyst to the parent fiber;
Heating the fiber to nanotube-synthesis temperature; and
Spraying carbon plasma onto the catalyst-laden parent fiber.
In some embodiments, the infused carbon nanotubes are single-wall nanotubes. In some other embodiments, the infused carbon nanotubes are multi-wall nanotubes. In some further embodiments, the infused carbon nanotubes are a combination of single-wall and multi-wall nanotubes. There are some differences in the characteristic properties of single-wall and multi-wall nanotubes that, for some end uses of the fiber, dictate the synthesis of one or the other type of nanotube. For example, single-walled nanotubes can be excellent conductors of electricity while multi-walled nanotubes are not.
Methods and techniques for forming carbon nanotubes, as disclosed in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/455,767 (Publication No. US 2004/0245088) and which is incorporated herein by reference, can be adapted for use with the process described herein. In the illustrative embodiment, acetylene gas is ionized to create a jet of cold carbon plasma. The plasma is directed toward the catalyst-bearing parent fiber.
As previously indicated, carbon nanotubes lend their characteristic properties (e.g., exceptional mechanical strength, low to moderate electrical resistivity, high thermal conductivity, etc.) to the CNT-infused fiber. The extent to which the resulting CNT-infused fiber expresses these characteristics is a function of the extent and density of coverage of the parent fiber by the carbon nanotubes.
In a variation of the illustrative embodiment, CNT infusion is used to provide an improved filament winding process. In this variation, carbon nanotubes are formed on fibers (e.g., graphite tow, glass roving, etc.), as described above, and are then passed through a resin bath to produce resin-impregnated, CNT-infused fiber. After resin impregnation, the fiber is positioned on the surface of a rotating mandrel by a delivery head. The fiber then winds onto the mandrel in a precise geometric pattern in known fashion.
The filament winding process described above provides pipes, tubes, or other forms as are characteristically produced via a male mold. But the forms made from the filament winding process disclosed herein differ from those produced via conventional filament winding processes. Specifically, in the process disclosed herein, the forms are made from composite materials that include CNT-infused fibers. Such forms will therefore benefit from enhanced strength, etc., as provided by the CNT-infused fibers.
Any of a variety of different parent fibers can be used to form CNT-infused fiber,
Of late, there has been a demand for carbon fiber forms that are compatible with a broad range of resins and processes. And the sizing material is an important determinant of this compatibility. For example, sizing is critically important for providing an even distribution of chopped carbon fiber in sheet molding compounds ("SMCs"), such as are used in some automotive body panels.
Notwithstanding this demand for carbon fiber and its potentially broad applicability, carbon fiber has historically been sized for compatibility with only epoxy resin. CNT-infused carbon fiber, as produced according to the method disclosed herein, addresses this problem by providing a fiber that is sized with infused nanotubes, which provides the desired broad applicability with a variety of resins and processes.
The following terms are defined for use in this Specification, including the appended claims:
Carding—The process by which the fibers are opened out into an even film.
Carded Fibers—Fibers that have been carded which opens them up.
Cloth—A reinforcement material made by weaving strands of fiber yarns.
Continuous Filament Strand—A fiber bundle composed of many filaments. Also, when referring to gun roving; a collection of string-like fiber or yarn, which is fed through a chopper gun in a spray-up process.
Continuous Strand Roving—A bundle of filaments which are fed through a chopper gun in a spray-up process.
Fabric—A planar textile structure produced by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.
Fiber—A unit of matter, either natural, or manufactured, which forms the basic element of fabrics and other textile structures.
Fiber orientation—Fiber alignment in a non-woven or a mat laminate where the majority of fibers are in the same direction, resulting in a higher strength in that direction.
Fiber Pattern—Visible fibers on the surface of laminates or moldings; the thread size and weave of glass cloth.
Filament—A single fiber of an indefinite or extreme length, either natural (e.g., silk, etc.) or manufactured. Typically microns in diameter, manufactured fibers are extruded into filaments that are converted into filament yarn, staple, or tow.
Filament Winding—A process which involves winding a resin-saturated strand of glass filament around a rotating mandrel.
Filament Yarn—A yarn composed of continuous filaments assembled with, or without twist.
Infuse—To form a chemical bond.
Male Mold—A convex mold where the concave surface of the part is precisely defined by the mold surface.
Matrix—The liquid component of a composite or laminate.
Mandrel—The core around which paper-, fabric-, or resin-impregnated fiber is wound to form pipes, tubes, or vessels; in extrusion, the central finger of a pipe or tubing die.
Pultrusion—Reversed "extrusion" of resin-impregnated roving in the manufacture of rods, tubes and structural shapes of a permanent cross-section. The roving, after passing through the resin dip tank, is drawn through a die to form the desired cross-section.
Resin—A liquid polymer that, when catalyzed, cures to a solid state.
Roving—The soft strand of carded fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to spinning.
Sizing—A surface treatment that is applied to filaments immediately after their formation for the purpose of promoting good adhesion between those filaments and the matrix, to the extent the filaments are to be used as the reinforcing agent in a composite material.
Spray-up—The process of spraying fibers, resin and catalyst simultaneously into a mold using a chopper gun.
Strands—A primary bundle of continuous filaments (or slivers) combined in a single compact unit without twist. These filaments (usually 51, 102 or 204) are gathered together in the forming operations.
Tape—a narrow-width reinforcing fabric or mat.
Tow—a loose strand of filaments without twist.
Twist—A term that applies to the number of turns and the direction that two yarns are turned during the manufacturing process.
Woven Roving Fabric—Heavy fabrics woven from continuous filament in roving form. Usually in weights between 18-30 oz. per square yard.
Yarn—A generic term for a continuous strand of textile fibers, filaments, or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving, braiding, or otherwise intertwining to form a textile fabric.
As the definitions that are provided above indicate, terms such as "fiber," "filament," "yarn," etc., have distinct meanings. But for the purposes of the specification and the appended claims, and unless otherwise indicated, the term "fiber" is used in this specification as a generic term to refer to filament, yarn, tow, roving, fabric, etc., as well as fiber itself. The phrase "CNT-infused fiber" is therefore understood to encompass "CNT-infused fiber," "CNT-infused filament," "CNT-infused tow," "CNT-infused roving," etc.
Process 100 includes the operations of:
To infuse carbon nanotubes into a parent fiber, the carbon nanotubes are synthesized directly on the parent fiber. In the illustrative embodiment, this is accomplished by disposing nanotube-forming catalyst on the parent fiber, as per operation 102. Suitable catalysts for carbon nanotube formation include, without limitation, transition metal catalysts (e.g., iron, nickel, cobalt, combinations thereof, etc.).
As described further in conjunction with
In the illustrative embodiment, carbon nanotube synthesis is based on a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process and occurs at elevated temperatures. The temperature is a function of catalyst, but will typically be in a range of about 500 to 1000� C. Accordingly, operation 104 requires heating the parent fiber to a temperature in the aforementioned range to support carbon nanotube synthesis.
In operation 106, carbon plasma is sprayed onto the catalyst-laden parent fiber. The plasma can be generated, for example, by passing a carbon containing gas (e.g., acetylene, ethylene, ethanol, etc.) through an electric field that is capable of ionizing the gas.
Nanotubes grow at the sites of the metal catalyst. The presence of the strong plasma-creating electric field can affect nanotube growth. That is, the growth tends to follow the direction of the electric field. By properly adjusting the geometry of the plasma spray and electric field, vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes (i.e., perpendicular to the fiber) are synthesized. Under certain conditions, even in the absence of a plasma, closely-spaced nanotubes will maintain a vertical growth direction resulting in a dense array of tubes resembling a carpet or forest.
Payout and tension station 202 includes payout bobbin 204 and tensioner 206. The payout bobbin delivers fiber 201 to the process; the fiber is tensioned via tensioner 206.
Fiber 201 is delivered to fiber spreader station 208. The fiber spreader separates the individual elements of the fiber. Various techniques and apparatuses can be used to spread fiber, such as pulling the fiber over and under flat, uniform-diameter bars, or over and under variable-diameter bars, or over bars with radially-expanding grooves and a kneading roller, over a vibratory bar, etc. Spreading the fiber enhances the effectiveness of downstream operations, such as catalyst application and plasma application, by exposing more fiber surface area.
Payout and tension station 202 and fiber spreader station 208 are routinely used in the fiber industry; those skilled in the art will be familiar with their design and use.
Fiber 201 then travels to sizing removal station 210. At this station, any "sizing" that is on fiber 201 is removed. Typically, removal is accomplished by burning the sizing off of the fiber.
Any of a variety of heating means can be used for this purpose, including, without limitation, an infrared heater, a muffle furnace, etc. Generally, non-contact heating methods are preferred. In some alternative embodiments, sizing removal is accomplished chemically.
The temperature and time required for burning off the sizing vary as a function of (1) the sizing material (e.g., silane, etc.); and (2) the identity of parent fiber 201 (e.g., glass, cellulosic, carbon, etc.). Typically, the burn-off temperature is a minimum of about 650� C. At this temperature, it can take as long as 15 minutes to ensure a complete burn off of the sizing. Increasing the temperature above a minimum burn temperature should reduce burn-off time. Thermogravimetric analysis can be used to determine minimum burn-off temperature for sizing.
In any case, sizing removal is the slow step in the overall CNT-infusion process. For this reason, in some embodiments, a sizing removal station is not included in the CNT-infusion process proper; rather, removal is performed separately (e.g., in parallel, etc.). In this way, an inventory of sizing-free fiber can be accumulated and spooled for use in a CNT-infused fiber production line that does not include a fiber removal station). In such embodiments, sizing-free fiber is spooled in payout and tension station 202. This production line can be operated at higher speed than one that includes sizing removal.
Sizing-free fiber 205 is delivered to CNT-infusion station 212, which is the "heart" of the process and system depicted in
As depicted in
In some embodiments, the nanotube-forming catalyst is a liquid solution of nanometer-sized particles (e.g., 10 nanometers in diameter, etc.) of a transition metal. Typical transition metals for use in synthesizing nanotubes include, without limitation, iron, iron oxide, cobalt, nickel, or combinations thereof. These transition metal catalysts are readily commercially available from a variety of suppliers, including Ferrotech of Nashua, N.H. The liquid is a solvent such as toluene, etc.
In the illustrative embodiment, the catalyst solution is sprayed, such as by air sprayer 214, onto fiber 205. In some other embodiments, the transition metal catalyst is deposited on the parent fiber using evaporation techniques, electrolytic deposition techniques, suspension dipping techniques and other methods known to those skilled in the art. In some further embodiments, the transition metal catalyst is added to the plasma feedstock gas as a metal organic, metal salt or other composition promoting gas phase transport. The catalyst can be applied at room temperature in the ambient environment (neither vacuum nor an inert atmosphere is required).
Catalyst-laden fiber 207 is then heated at fiber preheater station 216. For the infusion process, the fiber should be heated until it softens. Generally, a good estimate of the softening temperature for any particular fiber is readily obtained from reference sources, as is known to those skilled in the art. To the extent that this temperature is not a priori known for a particular fiber, it can be readily determined by experimentation. The fiber is typically heated to a temperature that is in the range of about 500 to 1000� C. Any of a variety of heating elements can be used as the fiber preheater, such as, without limitation, infrared heaters, a muffle furnace, and the like.
After preheating, fiber 207 is finally advanced to plasma spray station having spray nozzles 218. A carbon plasma is generated, for example, by passing a carbon containing gas (e.g., acetylene, ethylene, ethanol, etc.) through an electric field that is capable of ionizing the gas. This cold carbon plasma is directed, via spray nozzles 218, to fiber 207. The fiber is disposed within about 1 centimeter of the spray nozzles to receive the plasma. In some embodiments, heaters 220 are disposed above fiber 207 at the plasma sprayers to maintain the elevated temperature of the fiber.
After CNT-infusion, CNT-infused fiber 209 is re-bundled at fiber bundler 222. This operation recombines the individual strands of the fiber, effectively reversing the spreading operation that was conducted at station 208.
The bundled, CNT-infused fiber 209 is wound about uptake fiber bobbin 224 for storage. CNT-infused fiber 209 is then ready for use in any of a variety of applications, including, without limitation, for use as the reinforcing material in composite materials.
It is noteworthy that some of the operations described above should be conducted under inert atmosphere or vacuum, such that environmental isolation is required. For example, if sizing is being burned off of the fiber, the fiber must be environmentally isolated to contain off-gassing and prevent oxidation. Furthermore, the infusion process should be conducted under an inert atmosphere (e.g., nitrogen, argon, etc.) to prevent oxidation of the carbon. For convenience, in some embodiments of system 200, environmental isolation is provided for all operations, with the exception of fiber payout and tensioning (at the beginning of the production line) and fiber uptake (at the end of the production line).
System 300 comprises fiber creel 302, carbon nanotube infusion section 226, resin bath 328, and filament winding mandrel 332, interrelated as shown. The various elements of system 300, with the exception of carbon nanotube infusion section 226, are present in conventional filament winding processes. Again, the "heart" of the process and system depicted in
Fiber creel 302 includes plural spools 204 of parent fiber 201A through 201H. The untwisted group of fibers 201A through 201H is referred to collectively as "tow 303." Note that the term "tow" generally refers to a group of graphite fibers and the term "roving" usually refers to glass fibers. Here, the term "tow" is meant to refer, generically, to any type of fiber.
In the illustrative embodiment, creel 302 holds spools 204 in a horizontal orientation. The fiber from each spool 206 moves through small, appropriately situated rollers/tensioners 206 that change the direction of the fibers as they move out of creel 302 and toward carbon nanotube infusion section 226.
It is understood that in some alternative embodiments, the spooled fiber that is used in system 300 is CNT-infused fiber (i.e., produced via system 200). In such embodiments, system 300 is operated without nanotube infusion section 226.
In carbon nanotube infusion section 226, tow 303 is spread, sizing is removed, nanotube-forming catalyst is applied, the tow is heated, and carbon plasma is sprayed on the fiber, as described in conjunction with
After passing through nanotube infusion section 226, CNT-infused tow 307 is delivered to resin bath 328. The resin bath contains resin for the production of a composite material comprising the CNT-infused fiber and the resin. Some important commercially-available resin-matrix families include general purpose polyester (e.g., orthophthalic polyesters, etc.), improved polyester (e.g., isophthalic polyesters, etc.), epoxy, and vinyl ester.
Resin bath can be implemented in a variety of ways, two of which are described below. In the illustrative embodiment, resin bath 328 is implemented as a doctor blade roller bath wherein a polished rotating cylinder (e.g., cylinder 330) that is disposed in the bath picks up resin as it turns. The doctor bar (not depicted in
After leaving resin bath 328, resin-wetted, CNT-infused fiber tows 309 is passed through various rings, eyelets and, typically, a multi-pin "comb" (not depicted) that is disposed behind a delivery head (not depicted). The comb keeps the fiber tows 2309 separate until they are brought together in a single combined band on rotating mandrel 332.
A CNT-infused carbon fiber was formed in accordance with the illustrative embodiment. A current was passed through carbon fiber (the parent fiber) to heat it to approximately 800� C. to remove epoxy sizing material. The fiber was then cooled to room temperature and left clamped between electrodes. A ferro-fluid catalyst was applied to the fiber using an aerosol spray technique. The fiber was allowed to dry and the chamber was closed, evacuated and filled with argon. A current was passed through the carbon fiber again to heat it to approximately 800 C for carbon nanotube synthesis. A carbon plasma was generated from acetylene precursor using 13.56 MHz microwave energy using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet. The carrier gas in the plasma jet was helium at 20 standard liters per minute (slm) and the argon was provided at 1.2 slm. The plasma jet was fixtured to a robotic motion control system allowing the plasma jet to move over the length of the fiber at a speed between 6 and 12 inches per minute. The CNT-infused fiber was then cooled to room temperature and removed from the chamber. Scanning Electron Microscopy showed carbon nanotube formation on the surface of the parent carbon fiber.
It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention and that many variations of the above-described embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in this Specification, numerous specific details are provided in order to provide a thorough description and understanding of the illustrative embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize, however, that the invention can be practiced without one or more of those details, or with other methods, materials, components, etc.
Furthermore, in some instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the illustrative embodiments. It is understood that the various embodiments shown in the Figures are illustrative, and are not necessarily drawn to scale. Reference throughout the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" or "some embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment(s) is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention, but not necessarily all embodiments. Consequently, the appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment," "in an embodiment," or "in some embodiments" in various places throughout the Specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It is therefore intended that such variations be included within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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Drop-in Career Counseling is available without appointment during the hours listed below. Drop-in appointments take 15 - 20 minutes. Career Counselors answer general questions about majors or careers; critique resumes and cover letters; explain what resources are available on campus; and get students started on internship, job, and graduate school searches. If additional time is required, the Career Counselor will refer the student to an hour-long appointment.
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Red Panda Cub Arrives at Nashville Zoo
On July 3rd, Nashville Zoo welcomed a new fuzzy face- a female red panda cub! Both the cub and her mother are doing well in their off exhibit den.
"This is the first birth of a red panda at Nashville Zoo, so it is certainly cause for celebration," said Karen Rice, carnivore supervisor. "Though the cub can't be seen on exhibit right now, we hope she will make her debut this fall and bring attention to the fight to save this species."
Red pandas are considered vulnerable of extinction. In the wild, they inhabit the mountains of central China, Nepal, and northern Myanmar. Threats to their survival include habitat loss and high infant mortality rates.
The Nashville Zoo's red panda pair are part of AZA's Species Survival Program, which is a breeding program that aims to produce a self-sustaining, genetically diverse captive population.
For more information about the red panda cub, visit the Nashville Zoo's blog.
Featured Animal: Cheetah
Meet our featured animal: the cheetah!
Here are five fun facts about cheetahs:
- Accelerating from 0 to 96 km/h (60 mph) in three seconds, the cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal.
- Cheetahs have several special adaptations that allow them to reach top speeds, such as wide nostrils, a powerful heart, strong arteries, and an aerodynamic body frame.
- With long legs, loose hip and shoulder joints, and a flexible spine, cheetahs can cover 7 m (20-25 ft.) in one stride.
- Although sometimes confused with leopards, cheetahs are distinguished by their "tear-stained" black marks that run from the corners of their eyes down the side of their nose to their mouth.
- Young cubs grow a thick yellow-gray coat on their backs called a mantle. The mantle protects the cub from the sun and rain and helps camouflage it in the shadows.
Learn more at our cheetah facts page.
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Giant Panda Triplets
Chimelong Safari Park, a zoo in southern China, has announced the rare birth of giant panda triplets. All three panda cubs are expected to survive.
Watch a video below of the little cubs in an incubator:
Learn more about giant pandas at our giant panda facts page.
World Elephant Day
Today, August 12, is World Elephant Day!
World Elephant Day focuses on raising awareness to help elephants. African and Asian elephants face many threats including poaching, habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, mistreatment in captivity, and more.
According to the World Elephant Day site:
World Elephant Day asks you to experience elephants in non-exploitive and sustainable environments where elephants can thrive under care and protection. On World Elephant Day, August 12, express your concern, share your knowledge and support solutions for the better care of captive and wild elephants alike.
What can you do to help elephants?
- Learn about elephants and the important role they play in the ecosystem. (See our article, African elephant, to read more.)
- Participate in eco-tourism whose operators treat elephants with respect. Boosting Africa's economy through eco-tourism helps placate local residents who view elephants as pests.
- Never buy, sell, or wear ivory.
- Write to your politicians to speak out against poaching. (Americans can write a letter to the Secretary of State on the Wildlife Conservation Society website.)
- Encourage the ethical treatment of elephants in captivity. Boycott circuses, whose unethical treatment includes chaining elephants up by their feet and trunks, as well as beating them frequently. Urge zoos to create environments similar to African elephants' native habitat.
See the World Elephant Day's page, How to Help Elephants, for more ideas.
Koala Joey Makes Appearance at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
At the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, visitors got the first glimpse of a new fuzzy face! A female koala joey, named Rosea after a species of flowering eucalypt, emerged from her mother's pouch.
"Rosea is approximately eight-months-old and is a little shy at present, preferring to stay close to mum's chest but in the coming months will start to move on to her mother's back," said keeper Natacha Richards.
The zoo has two more koala joeys and many wallaby joeys that have yet to emerge from their mothers' pouches. So visitors to the zoo will have a lot to look forward to!
Learn more about the koala joey at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo website.
For more information about koalas, see our koala facts article.
Sheep + Goat = Geep (and it's adorable!)
My Petting Zoo in Scottsdale, AZ has welcomed one of the few documented offspring of a female sheep and a male goat. Butterfly, as she's been named, has the features of a goat and the curly wool of a lamb.
For more info and photos, check out the article in the Houston Chronicle and My Petting Zoo's Facebook page.
Featured Animal: Giraffe
Meet our featured animal: the giraffe!
Here are five fun facts about giraffes:
- At an average height of around 5 m (16-18 ft.), the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.
- Many people first believed the giraffe was a cross between a leopard and a camel, which is reflected in its scientific name, Giraffa camelopardalis.
- Giraffes have long tongues which help them pull leaves from trees.
- Both male and female giraffes have skin-covered knobs, called ossicones, on the top of their heads. Male ossicones are bald at the top, while female ossicones have tufts of fur.
- When giraffes walk, they move both legs on one side of their body and then both legs on the other side; this is unique to giraffes. However, they run in a similar style to other mammals, swinging their rear legs and front legs in unison.
Learn more at our giraffe facts page!
Juvenile Komodo Dragons at Nashville Zoo
Two juvenile Komodo dragons are now on view at the Nashville Zoo! They measure about two feet long and weigh two pounds now, but they will eventually grow to be over nine feet long and weigh around 200 pounds!
In the wild, Komodo dragons live in the volcanic islands of Indonesia. They are carnivorous apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain with few to no other predators. In one meal, they can eat 80% of their body weight (over 100 pounds of meat!).
Fewer than 2,500 Komodo dragons remain in the wild, and the IUCN considers them vulnerable. Threats include habitat loss, loss of prey species, hunting, and persecution.


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Jean Mendieta, MAPJ '14, from Acapulco, Mexico, documented and researched Mexico's Catholic Church peacebuilding pilot project located in Acapulco for her capstone project. The results of this participatory action research were published by Universidad Loyola of the Pacific, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Mexico. Read More
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