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\section*{Author Information}\subsection*{Corresponding Author}*E-mail: kohata@photon.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp\\*E-mail: maruyama@photon.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp\subsection*{Author contribution}

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\section*{Abstract}
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been performed to elucidate the mechanism of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) growth. However, discussing the chirality has been challenging due to topological defects in simulated SWCNTs. Recently, the application of neural network to interatomic potentials has been actively studied and such interatomic potentials are called neural network potentials (NNPs). NNPs have a better ability for approximate functions and can predict complex systems' energy more accurately than conventional interatomic potentials. In this study, we developed an NNP to describe SWCNT growth more accurately. We successfully demonstrated defect-free and chirality-definable growth of SWCNTs on Fe nanoparticles by MD simulation. Furthermore, it was revealed that edge vacancies of SWCNTs caused defect formation and adatom diffusion contributed to vacancy healing, preventing defect formation.
\section*{Conclusions}
\noindent
\hspace{\parindent}We demonstrated defect-free SWCNT growth by MD simulation based on the developed NNP. During the growth process, it was observed that defects were frequently formed on the open edge and healed into hexagons by metal mediated C-C bond recombination, resulting in perfect SWCNTs with (8,7), (9,9) and (10,7) chiralities. Furthermore, it was shown how 5-7 defects were formed at edge vacancies, which remained unhealed in the sidewall and caused the chirality change. Also, it was observed that adatom diffusion contributed to keeping smooth edge without vacancies, which indicated the origin of why a pre-determined chirality was sustained in the growth of SWCNTs, a key mechanism for the chirality selectivity.
\section{Introduction}
\noindent

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)\cite{1993Natur.363..603I} have great potential as a next-generation material for nanoscale devices such as transistors\cite{doi:10.1126/science.aaj1628}, microprocessors\cite{Hills2019}, transparent conductive films\cite{doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00179} and solar cells\cite{Jeon2018} because of their excellent electrical, thermal, and optical properties\cite{doi:10.1126/science.1222453,doi:10.1126/science.aam8771}. One of the most important properties of SWCNTs is that the chirality determines whether they are metallic or semiconducting as well as their bandgap\cite{doi:10.1063/1.107080,Wilder1998,Odom1998}. Therefore, chirality control is important for the realization of high-end SWCNT-based devices. However, the method of chirality-controlled synthesis has not been fully established and therefore further elucidation of the growth mechanism is indispensable.

In the past few decades, a number of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out to reveal the growth mechanism of SWCNTs and demonstrated a series of the growth process from the nucleation to the sidewall elongation\cite{SHIBUTA2003381,doi:10.1063/1.1770424,doi:10.1021/jp046645t,Zhao_2005,DING2004309,Ding_2006,doi:10.1021/nl072431m}. Although these studies provided insights into the basic growth mechanism of SWCNTs, the discussion of the chirality was still difficult because the simulated SWCNTs had a number of defects and the chirality could not be assigned. Instead, partial chirality was defined and discussed in several studies. Neyts et al. performed hybrid atomistic simulations of MD and force biased Monte Carlo based on the reactive force field (ReaxFF). They defined local chirality by the diameter and the angle of the hexagon to the axial direction of SWCNTs, and demonstrated the initial growth process of SWCNTs and the chirality change from zigzag to armchair\cite{doi:10.1021/nn102095y,doi:10.1021/ja204023c}. However, the continuous growth of SWCNTs with a particular chirality was not observed. Although Yoshikawa et al. assigned the chirality to SWCNTs by MD simulation with Tersoff-type interatomic potential\cite{doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b09754}, but the chiralities of the observed SWCNTs were only zigzag and near-zigzag, which was contrary to the experimental reports of near-armchair preferential growth\cite{doi:10.1021/ja070808k,C2NR32276E,He2013,doi:10.1021/ja106937y}.

Currently, there are two possible reasons why it is difficult to simulate SWCNT growth without any intramolecular chirality change by defects, as reported in the experimental study\cite{doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b01630}: first, time scale is too
short for defect healing, and second, energetics of SWCNTs including defects is not accurately described by interatomic potentials. In order to solve these problems and to reproduce defect-free growth, it is necessary to perform MD simulations in a long time scale using an accurate interatomic potential.

Recently, the application of artificial neural network to interatomic potentials has been actively studied to overcome the limitations of conventional interatomic potentials and such interatomic potentials are called neural network potentials (NNPs). Since the idea of symmetry functions to represent high-dimensional potential energy surfaces (PESs) with translational and rotational invariance was proposed by Behler and Parrinello\cite{PhysRevLett.98.146401}, a number of approaches have been developed to construct NNPs in the field of materials science. Among the NNPs, the deep potential\cite{PhysRevLett.120.143001} is one of the most popular methods because of its high accuracy and high computational efficiency.
In this study, we developed an NNP based on the deep potential to simulate SWCNT growth more realistically, and reproduced defect-free SWCNT growth by MD simulation.

\section{Method}
\subsection{Development of NNP}
\hspace{\parindent}The growth process of SWCNTs consists of the dynamic formation of carbon rings on the catalyst surface by recombination of inter-carbon bonds. To reproduce the growth of SWCNTs by MD simulations, the interatomic potential should predict the energy of various morphologies of carbon including unstable structures. To collect dataset structures covering a wide range of PESs, we sampled three types of atomic structures: disordered structures, defective graphene and CNT growth structures.
The disordered structures were obtained by randomly placing atoms in a computational cell of 8-20 $\AA$ per side, heating them to 10000 K by classical MD simulation using a Tersoff-type potential\cite{doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12687}, and then quenching them to 1000-5000 K (Figure S1a).
The defective graphene structures were collected by preparing graphene in a rhombic supercell of 17.24$\times$17.24$\times$10.0 $\AA$, randomly displacing carbon atoms by 0-4 $\AA$, and relaxing by MD simulations using Tersoff-type potential at 1000 K (Figure S1b).
The CNT growth structures were sampled from MD simulations of SWCNT growth on Fe$_{60}$, Fe$_{80}$, Fe$_{100}$ and Fe$_{120}$ using Tersoff-type potential and NNP under development (Figure S1c). The cell size of the CNT growth structure was set to 15.0$\times$15.0$\times$15.0 $\AA$ so that the length of the vacuum space is $\sim$10 $\AA$. The number of atomic configurations included in the disordered, defective graphene and CNT growth datasets are 21744, 16871 and 5776, respectively. Each dataset was randomly separated into three subsets, with 10 \% as the validation set, 10 \% as the testing set and the remainder as the training set.

We performed spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the projector-augmented wave (PAW) method\cite{PhysRevB.50.17953}, Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for exchage-correlation functional\cite{PhysRevLett.77.3865,PhysRevLett.78.1396}, with 400 eV plane wave energy cutoff, and the k-point mesh for the Monkhorst-Pack grid Brillouin zone sampling (N$_\mathrm{k}$1, N$_\mathrm{k}$2, N$_\mathrm{k}$3) = $(3,3,3)$ for the disordered structures and $(1,1,1)$ for the defective graphene and CNT growth structures, as implemented in Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP 5.4.4) \cite{PhysRevB.47.558,Kresse_1994,PhysRevB.54.11169,PhysRevB.59.1758}. The convergence criterion for the electronic self-consistent loop was set to 10$^{-4}$ eV.

Deep potential\cite{PhysRevLett.120.143001}, one of the high dimensional NNPs, was used for training the NNP. The machine learning descriptor was constructed from both angular
and radial atomic configurations as implemented in DeePMD-kit\cite{WANG2018178}. The cutoff radius is $4.0$ \AA. The smoothing function was set between 3.5-4.0 \AA. For the embedding net, the sizes of the hidden layers from the input end to the output end are 25, 50 and 100, respectively. For the fitting net, three hidden layers with 240 neurons were used. Parameter optimization was performed in 2000000 steps. The learning rate is 0.001 at the beginning and decays exponentially every 5000 steps to 3.51$\times10^{-8}$ at the end of training. Comparisons of the energies and the forces between DFT and NNP are shown in Figure S2. The MAEs of the energies are 16.9 meV/atom and 16.1 meV/atom for the training set and testing set, and the MAEs of the forces are 0.268 eV/\r{A} and 0.248 eV/\r{A} for the training set and testing set, respectively.

\subsection{SWCNT growth simulation}
\hspace{\parindent}MD simulations were performed using LAMMPS\cite{LAMMPS}. The time step for numerical integration was 0.5 fs. The temperature of Fe nanoparticles was controlled at $T$ using the Nose-Hoover thermostat\cite{doi:10.1063/1.447334,PhysRevA.31.1695}.
The simulation box was a cubic cell with the size of 20$\times$20$\times$20 nm. Periodic boundary condition was applied for each direction of the axis. At the beginning of the simulation, we placed Fe$_{60-120}$ nanoparticles at the center of the cell. After relaxation at constant temperature for 2 ns, we supplied C atoms at random positions in the cell controlling the density of C atoms in the gas phase at 8 atoms/cell, which determines the rate at which carbon is supplied to the catalyst nanoparticles. The initial velocity vectors of C atoms $\bm{v}$ were randomly determined, assuming that the temperature of the system is $T$ and the magnitude of the initial vector $|\bm{v}|$ satisfies $|\bm{v}|=\sqrt{3k_{b}T/m}$.
To describe the energy barrier of the carbon feedstock decomposition, a Lennard-Jones potential was applied between non-covalent C atoms, as in previous SWCNT growth simulations\cite{doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12687,doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b09754}. The visualization of the atomic structures and common neighbor analysis were performed using OVITO\cite{Stukowski_2010}.

The developed views are made by expressing the coordinates of the SWCNT by the cylindrical coordinates $(r, \theta, z)$ and projecting them onto the x-z plane using the equation $x=r\times\theta$, $y=0$, $z=z$. The chirality $(n,m)$ of each SWCNT was determined by the positive combination of the basis vectors of the developed SWCNT, $a_{1}$ and $a_{2}$, according to the original definition of the chirality.

\section{Validation of NNP for Fe catalyzed SWCNT growth}

\subsection{Energetics of graphene}
\subsubsection{Defect formation energies of graphene}
\hspace{\parindent}To simulate SWCNT growth, a key parameter is the stability of topological defects.
To validate the NNP, we checked the predictive performance of defect formation energies of graphene for the defective graphene dataset (Figure S1b), and compared it with conventional interatomic potentials (Figure \ref{fig:defectform}). Defect formation energy $D$ was defined as
\begin{equation}
D = E_{d}-E_{g},
\end{equation}
where $E_{d}$ and $E_{g}$ are the total energy of defective graphene structure and that of ideal graphene structure, respectively. The comparison of defect formation energies between DFT and the NNP is plotted in Figure \ref{fig:defectform}a. The same plots for Tersoff-type potential\cite{doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12687} and ReaxFF\cite{doi:10.1021/jp004368u,doi:10.1021/jp9035056} potential, employed in previous SWCNT growth simulations, are shown in Figure \ref{fig:defectform}b and Figure \ref{fig:defectform}c. The plots in Figure \ref{fig:defectform}a indicate that the developed NNP correctly predicted the defect formation energy, compared to the other two interatomic potentials. Figure \ref{fig:defectform}b shows that Tersoff-type potential underestimated the defect formation energy, which is considered to result in more frequent defect formation during SWCNT growth simulations. Figure \ref{fig:defectform}c shows that the ReaxFF potential overestimated the defect formation energy. This indicates that the stability of graphene was overestimated, which may have prevented cap lift-off by pentagon formation during the initial stages of SWCNT growth.

\begin{figure}[H]
  \begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/energygra.png}
    \label{fig:nnpdefect}
  \end{minipage}\\
  \begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/energygra_tersoff.png}
    \label{fig:tersoffdefect}
  \end{minipage}
  \begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/energygra_reaxff.png}
    \label{fig:reaxdefect}
  \end{minipage}
  \caption{Comparison of defect formation energy of graphene between DFT and interatomic potentials.}
  \label{fig:defectform}
\end{figure}
\subsubsection{Edge energy of graphene}
\hspace{\parindent}The energetics of graphene edge has been considered to be an important factor of SWCNT chirality selectivity\cite{PhysRevLett.105.235502,doi:10.1073/pnas.1207519109}. We validated chiral angle dependence of the edge energy of graphene (Figure \ref{fig:edgeenergy}).
To calculate the edge energy of graphene by the NNP, we modeled graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) in the cell with one periodic direction and vacuum space of 15 $\AA$ in other two non-periodic directions, and relaxed them with conjugate gradient method.
The edge energy $\gamma$ is defined as
\begin{equation}
\gamma=(E_{total}-N_{C}E_{C}-N_{e}\mu)/2L,
\end{equation}
where $E_{total}$ is the total energy of the supercell, $N_{C}$ is the total number of carbon atoms in the supercell, $E_{C}$ is the energy of carbon atom in graphene lattice, $N_{e}$ is the number of atoms of the terminating element, $\mu$ is the chemical potential of the terminating element and $L$ is the periodic length of graphene nanoribbon as defined in a previous theoretical study\cite{PhysRevLett.105.235502}.
We computed the edge energy of (2,1), (3,1), (3,2) and (4,1) GNRs plotted as a function of chiral angle, as shown in Figure \ref{fig:edgeenergy}. For comparison, we also plotted the theoretical curve expressed as
\begin{equation}
\gamma^{\prime}(\chi)=2\gamma^{\prime}_{A}\sin{(\chi)}+2\gamma^{\prime}_{Z}\sin{(30^{\circ}-\chi)},
\label{eq:edge}
\end{equation}
where $\chi$ is the chiral angle, $\gamma^{\prime}_{A}$ and $\gamma^{\prime}_{Z}$ are the edge energies of armchair and zigzag, respectively. $\gamma^{\prime}_{A}$ and $\gamma^{\prime}_{Z}$ were directly computed using the GGA as 1.03 eV/$\AA$ and 1.19 eV/$\AA$, respectively.

On pristine graphene edges, the energies computed with the NNP showed higher stability of large chiral angles, which was in agreement with the GGA. On the other hand, those computed with the Tersoff-type potential indicated higher stability of small chiral angles, which was considered to result in the zigzag preferential growth by previous MD simulations\cite{doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b09754}.

\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{minipage}[c]{1.0\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/pristine.png}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Edge energy of graphene as a function of chiral angle. The values were directly computed (dots) and obtained from Eq. \ref{eq:edge} (lines).}
\label{fig:edgeenergy}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Thermodynamic properties of Fe bulk and nanoparticles}
\hspace{\parindent}Influence of catalyst phase on SWCNT growth has been reported in experimental studies\cite{doi:10.1021/nn304064u,doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c05542}. In order to accurately simulate SWCNT growth, the thermodynamic behavior of catalyst nanoparticles must be well considered.
In this section, the thermodynamic behavior of Fe bulk and nanoparticles is discussed.
First, we estimated the melting point of bulk bcc Fe by MD simulation of solid-liquid biphasic system. For MD simulation, we obtained the initial structure of bulk bcc Fe with solid-liquid interface by preparing a supercell of $28.52\times28.52\times74.17$ $\AA$, optimizing the lattice constant, and melting one of the halves divided along bcc (100) plane at 5000 K under NVT ensemble (Figure \ref{fig:Trend}a). Starting from the initial structure, we carried out MD simulation for 200 ps under NPT ensemble at 1 atm. The final structures are shown in Figure \ref{fig:Trend}b-d and the potential energies of each structure were well converged as shown in Figure \ref{fig:Trend}e. As the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases reach equilibrium, the melting point was estimated to be 1887.5$\pm$12.5 K, which is in agreement with the experimental value 1811 K\cite{Kittel}. In addition, latent heat of melting was estimated as 0.15 eV/atom from the difference of the averaged potential energies between solid and liquid, which is also in agreement with the experimental value 0.143 eV/atom\cite{doi:10.1063/1.1699435} (Figure \ref{fig:Trend}f).

Next, we verified the thermodynamic behavior of Fe nanoparticles by monitoring the Lindemann index representing the root-mean-square relative bond-length fluctuation
\begin{equation}
  \delta=\frac{2}{N(N-1)}\sum_{i<j}\frac{\sqrt{\langle{r_{ij}^2}\rangle-\langle{r_{ij}}\rangle^2}}{\langle{r_{ij}}\rangle},
\end{equation}
where $r_{ij}$ is the distance between atom $i$ and $j$, N is the number of particles and the bracket is the ensemble average calculated over MD simulation at constant temperature $T$. The melting point was determined as the temperature at which the Lindemann index changed discontinuously. In previous studies, a threshold value in the range of 0.08-0.15 was used as the melting point criteria\cite{doi:10.1116/1.1752895,doi:10.1063/1.2991435,RADEV2002242,DUAN200757,SHIBUTA2007265,PhysRevB.77.115450}. However, in the case of small nanoparticles, the solid and liquid phases coexist over a wide temperature range and the criteria for the melting point has not been well established.
In this study, we fitted the Lindemann index by a hyperbolic function expressed as
\begin{equation}
  f(x)=\frac{(ax+b)\exp{(\frac{x-v}{s})}+
  (cx+d)\exp{(-\frac{x-v}{s})}}{\exp{(\frac{x-v}{s})+\exp{(-\frac{x-v}{s})}}}+w,
\end{equation}
where a, b, c, d, e, s, v, and w are fitting parameters, and took an inflection point at $(v,w)$ as the melting point criteria (Figure S3).

For MD simulation to obtain the Lindemann index, the initial structures were prepared by melting Fe nanoparticles at 2000 K and then annealing them to 0 K at 1 K/ps. The annealed structures of Fe$_{200}$, Fe$_{600}$ and Fe$_{2000}$ are shown in Figure \ref{fig:linde}a-c. The stable phase of Fe nanoparticles changed depending on the size. For large nanoparticles (N$>$700), bcc structure was the stable phase as well as bulk Fe. However, for medium size nanoparticles (300$<$N$<$700), icosahedral fcc (Ih) structure was stable. For smaller nanoparticles (N$<$300), any regular structures were not observed. This phase transition from bcc to Ih by size, which was considered to be due to surface effect, is consistent with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) observation of Ih Fe nanoparticles\cite{doi:10.1021/nl8037294}. Starting from the annealed structure, MD simulations were performed for 2 ns at constant temperature $T$ and then the Lindemann index was obtained as the average over the latter half 1 ns of MD simulations. According to Gibbs-Thomson equation, the decrease in the melting point is inversely proportional to the diameter. As shown in Figure \ref{fig:linde}b, for large nanoparticles of bcc Fe, the melting point followed the equation. However, the melting point discontinuously changed by 300 K between Fe$_{600}$ and Fe$_{800}$. This discontinuity of the melting point corresponded to the phase transition from bcc to Ih.

The melting points of Fe$_{120}$C$_{n}$ were also calculated as shown in Figure \ref{fig:linde}c. The melting point decreased from 814 K to 740 K with $\sim$2.5 \% carbon content, while it increased with more carbon content. The observed V-shape diagram is consistent with the phase diagram of bulk Fe-C\cite{2phase} and previous theoretical studies\cite{doi:10.1116/1.1752895,PhysRevB.75.205426}.

\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.4]{figures/bulkmelt.pdf}
\end{minipage}\\
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/calorie.png}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/heat.png}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Melting point measurement of solid–liquid biphasic system. (a) Initial structure. (b-d) The final structure after MD calculation for 200 ps by NPT ensemble under 1 atm at 1875 K, 1877.5 K and 1900 K. (e) Time evolution of potential energy at each temperature. (f) Potential energy distribution and its average per position of (c). The latent heat of melting $\Delta$H was estimated as 0.15 eV/atom from the difference of the potential energies between solid and liquid phase.}
\label{fig:Trend}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.45]{figures/anneal.pdf}
\end{minipage}\\
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/diam.png}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.50]{figures/carbon.png}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Thermodynamic behaviors of Fe nanoparticles. (a-c) Snapshots of cross sectional views of annealed structures of Fe$_{200}$, Fe$_{600}$ and Fe$_{2000}$ nanoparticles. (d) Melting point of Fe nanoparticles as a function of inverse diameter. (e) Melting points of Fe$_{120}$C$_{n}$ nanoparticles obtained by adding carbon atoms up to 17.5 \%. The blue and red balls denote atoms in BCC and FCC structure, respectively. The white balls denote atoms out of BCC and FCC structures. The structures were categorized by the common neighbor analysis\cite{doi:10.1021/j100303a014}. }
\label{fig:linde}
\end{figure}

\section{MD simulation of SWCNT growth}
\hspace{\parindent}We performed MD simulations of SWCNT growth on Fe$_{55}$, Fe$_{80}$, Fe$_{100}$ and Fe$_{120}$ nanoparticles at $T$=$1100$-$1500$ K in 100 K increments to investigate the growth trends by the temperature (Figure S4). Figure \ref{fig:trend} shows the typical growth on Fe$_{120}$ nanoparticles at 1100 K and 1500 K. At low temperatures (-1300 K), carbon atom mobility was low and isolated hexagons nucleated simultaneously at several sites on the surface. Subsequently, the multiple graphitic islands were formed from the hexagons and the islands covered the surface of the nanoparticles and deactivated them.
At high temperatures (1400-1500 K), a single hexagon nucleated, one large island was formed by the addition of carbon atoms, and the cap formation was observed.

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.48]{figures/11001500growth.pdf}
\caption{Snapshots of the initial stages of SWCNT growth at (a) 1100 K and (b) 1500 K. The blue and green atoms denote iron and carbon, respectively.}
\label{fig:trend}
\end{figure}

We observed defect-free SWCNT growth at high temperatures, which was considered to be suitable for SWCNT growth. Figure \ref{fig:MD} shows the SWCNT growth process at 1500 K. At this temperature, SWCNTs grew through the typical growth stages; carbon saturation, cap formation and side wall elongation, as reported in computational\cite{doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12687,doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b09754} and experimental\cite{doi:10.1021/nl080452q} studies.

In the saturation stage, supplied carbon atoms in the gas phase were adsorbed on the catalyst surface and preferentially occupied the subsurface sites (Figure \ref{fig:MD}a). When the subsurface sites were fully occupied, carbon atoms started to form small molecules such as dimer and trimer on the surface (Figure \ref{fig:MD}b). When a sufficient number of carbon atoms gathered on the surface and the catalyst became supersaturated, the small molecules started bonding with each other and formed short chains. The first hexagon was formed by cyclization of the chain. If the chain acting as a precursor was larger than the hexamer, the excess carbon atoms were detached from the newly formed hexagon (Figure S5).

In the cap formation stage, additional hexagons were formed next to the first hexagon and a small graphitic island was formed (Figure \ref{fig:MD}d). The island was enlarged as carbon atoms were supplied and lifted off as a pentagon was formed (Figure \ref{fig:MD}e-f). The sixth pentagon formation finished the cap formation (Figure \ref{fig:MD}g). The cap pentagons were formed by the addition of a carbon atom at an armchair-like site and left inside the island by the formation of additional hexagons surrounding them (Figure S6).
The formed cap was perfect, which had exactly six pentagons and no heptagons.

After the completion of the cap, the side wall of the SWCNT started to elongate. In this stage, defects such as pentagons and heptagons were formed on the open tube edge as well as hexagons, but healed to hexagons by bond recombination, which realized defect-free growth. Figure \ref{fig:MD}i,j compares the time evolution of the numbers of polygons: hexagons, pentagons and heptagons. The number of hexagons increased at constant rate after the first formation. We should note that in the case of the (8,7) SWCNT, the hexagon formation rate was 0.61 ring/ns and the growth rate in length was $6\times10^{5}$ $\mu$m/min, which was $10^{2}\sim10^{5}$ times higher than the experimental growth rates of SWCNTs. The number of pentagons increased to six during the cap formation and repeatedly increased and decreased but never fell below six during the sidewall elongation, which indicated that the pentagons in the cap were maintained. The number of heptagons was almost always zero, and even if it reached one, it immediately returned to zero.

\begin{figure}[H]
   \begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
      \centering
      \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.1]{figures/CNTgrowth.pdf}
   \end{minipage}\\
   \begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.48]{figures/ring657.png}
  \end{minipage}
  \begin{minipage}[b]{0.50\columnwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[clip,scale=0.48]{figures/ringlarge.png}
  \end{minipage}
\caption{(8,7) SWCNT growth on Fe$_{120}$ at 1500 K. (a-h) Snapshots of MD simulation. (i) Time evolution of the numbers of hexagons, pentagons, and heptagons. (j) An enlarged view of Figure (i). The red-colored polygons denote the pentagons.}
\label{fig:MD}
\end{figure}

Figure \ref{fig:heal} shows the detailed mechanism of defect healing on the SWCNT edge. A pentagon was formed on the edge and healed into hexagons by the addition of monomer and C-C bond reformation (Figure \ref{fig:heal}a). Heptagons were also formed but less frequently than pentagons, and quickly healed to hexagons by rejection of monomer (Figure \ref{fig:heal}b). Such defect healing resulted in defect-free SWCNT growth. In this study, we observed (8,7), (9,9) and (10,7) defect-free SWCNTs, which contained exactly six pentagons in the cap and no other defects (Figure S7).

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.40]{figures/defectheal.pdf}
\caption{Edge healing processes on the developed view of the (8,7) SWCNT. (a) Reformation of a pentagon into a hexagon on the (8,7) SWCNT. (b) Reformation of a heptagon into a hexagon on the (8,7) SWCNT. The red and blue polygons denote the pentagon and heptagon, respectively.}
\label{fig:heal}
\end{figure}

The edge shape of the SWCNTs changed dynamically during the growth depending on the local structure such as armchair, zigzag and Klein edge. On armchair edges, pentagons were easily healed to hexagons by the addition of monomer because such pentagons had dangling bonds and highly reactive, as shown in Figure \ref{fig:heal}a. However, on zigzag edges, pentagons without dangling bonds were often formed at edge vacancies (Figure \ref{fig:disloc}b). Such pentagons were less reactive, resulting in less susceptibility to monomer addition and chances of being left unhealed inside the sidewalls. They were occasionally left inside the sidewalls without being healed. Heptagons were often formed below the pentagons to compensate for the curvature change by the pentagon formation, resulting in pairs of adjacent pentagons and heptagons (5-7 defects). 5-7 defects caused chirality changes as reported in previous experimental studies\cite{doi:10.1126/science.291.5501.97,Yao2007,doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b01630}. An SWCNT with 5-7 defect mediated chirality change is shown in Figure \ref{fig:disloc}a. The SWCNT grew up to a certain length with the initial chirality (11,7) determined by the cap and changed to (10,7) by a 5-7 defect. We also observed the chirality change from (10,3) to (8,3) by two 5-7 defects (Figure S8).

\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.36]{figures/117to107.pdf}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[b]{1.0\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[clip,scale=0.44]{figures/57formation.pdf}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Snapshots of an SWCNT with 5-7 defect mediated chirality change. (a) Snapshot and developed view of a SWCNT with chirality change from (11,7) to (10,7) after 280 ns of carbon supply. (b) 5-7 defect formation process. The pink and orange areas are (11,7) and (10,7) sidewalls, respectively. The light blue areas can be defined as both (11,7) and (10,7) since there are two possible translation vectors. The chirality of the white areas can not be assigned. The red and blue polygons denote the pentagons and heptagons, respectively.}
\label{fig:disloc}
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On zigzag edges, adatoms often formed a protruding pentagon, which was thermodynamically unfavorable.
The adatoms frequently jumped to adjacent zigzag sites with repeated bonding and dissociation like a 'trapeze'. And when reaching an armchair site, it formed hexagons and stabilized (Figure \ref{fig:diffuse}). Such adatom diffusion healed the vacancies, preventing topological defect formation (Figure \ref{fig:vacancyheal}).

In this study, unhealed vacancies occasionally resulted in topological defects as shown in Figure \ref{fig:disloc}, because the growth rate in the simulations was much higher than that in the experiments, and vacancy healing did not occur in time for SWCNT growth. In the experiments, however, SWCNTs are considered to grow while maintaining smooth edges through adatom diffusion, resulting in a low probability of defect formation.

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\caption{Adatom diffusion on the zigzag edge of the (10,7) SWCNT.}
\label{fig:diffuse}
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\caption{Edge vacancy healing by adatom diffusion on the (8,7) SWCNT.}
\label{fig:vacancyheal}
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\section*{Author Information}\subsection*{Corresponding Author}*E-mail: kohata@photon.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp\\*E-mail: maruyama@photon.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp\subsection*{Author contribution}

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The Island of Giglio (23.8 km2), one of the seven islands that constitute the Tuscan Archipelago, is separated by a 16-kilometre stretch of sea from the nearest point of the mainland, the promontory of Monte Argentario. Mainly mountainous, it culminates in the Poggio della Pagana (496 m a.s.l.). The island belongs to a municipality of the province of Grosseto, whose official name is Isola del Giglio, composed of the islands of Giglio and Giannutri.
The larger part of Giglio Island consists of Pliocene monzogranite intrusions. Metamorphic and sedimentary rocks of Jurassic to Triassic age form the small Franco Promontory on the western side (Lazzarotto et al., 1964).
The island is a unique site to study the link between the syn- and the post-orogenic processes that affected the internal portions of the northern Apennine orogenic wedge in the Tyrrhenian region. Ferrocarpholite-bearing rocks representing the exhumed deep root of the orogenic wedge are in fact in tectonic contact with Pliocene intrusives, which in turn are products of thermal relaxation processes that accompanied the late extensional attenuation of the previously thickened orogenic crust (Rossetti et al., 1999).
The Giglio Monzogranite Intrusion (GMI) comprises two different monzogranitic intrusions of an overall S-type peraluminous and sub-alkaline composition, with an average Rb/Sr radiometric cooling age of 5.0 Ma (Westerman et al., 1993). The main intrusive body is characterised by an outer zone that is strongly foliated and locally layered (Pietrabona Facies) and an inner zone that is porphyritic and homogeneously textured (Arenella Facies). All the GMI rocks consists of the same primary mineral assemblage, namely dominant K-feldspar, albitic plagioclase, quartz, and biotite with minor muscovite, tourmaline, apatite, and zircon. The presence of strongly pinitised cordierite is ubiquitous; garnet, andalusite, monazite, rutile, and titanite occur sporadically (Faggioni et al., 1998).
A small leucocratic pluton, the Scole monzogranite intrusion, also intruded the GMI along the mid-point of the eastern shore of the island (Westerman et al., 1993). It crops out at Le Scole, a group of rocks located less than 100 meters from shore (Le Scole have gained notoriety in recent times because one of these rocks caused the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner).
At the Franco Promontory, similar to the nearby Monte Argentario [see: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12330.html], the stacking of three different tectonostratigraphic units has been observed. The rock assemblage mainly consisting of ferrocarpholite-bearing metasediments (predominately quartz-rich phyllites and schists belonging to the Tuscan Verrucano sequence) crops out extensively along the western part of the promontory and constitutes the lowermost unit of the whole nappe complex. The other two units are made of metaophiolitic rocks and Calcare Cavernoso (grey limestones, dolostones, and breccias).
Note: the island derives its name from the goats, in fact it was called "Aigylion (Αιγύλιον) mikros" by the Ancient Greeks (while Capraia Island was "Aigylion megas"). The Greek name was later transformed into Aegilium or Igilium by the Romans and Gilio during the Middle Ages.
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The Iosco Sportsmen's Club was established in 1947 for the purpose of fostering conservation, promoting and educating in the area of sportsmanship, camaraderie, fairness and safety in all aspects of outdoor sports.
The Club operates two shooting ranges. The East Tawas range is located at 1600 N US 23, in Baldwin Township (next to Jay's RV). This range offers shooting for rifles, pistols and muzzle loaders. The range is available year round to members and weekends, during the summer, for the public.
The former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Small Arms Firing Range now officially belongs to the Iosco Sportsmen's Club. It is located at 2827 Rea Road, in Oscoda, behind the former airbase. A considerable amount of work was done prior to the ranges grand opening in May of 2007. The property was logged, cleared and over 2,000 yards of soil was obtained to build safety berms and backstops. An additional 15,000 yards of soil was moved on the property as well. The entire property, consisting of 50 acres was completely fenced prior to opening and the various shooting areas were built. This range features multiple covered pistol bays, as well as 100, 300, and 600 yard rifle ranges are available.
Various matches are held throughout the shooting season. Consult the club calendar for more information. Public shooting is available on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays during the summer months.
Shotgun activities were moved from the East Tawas range and expanded to include Trap, Skeet and 5-Stand. A summer shotgun league is also held.
Sight in days are provided to members and the general public for approximately two weeks before the start of the firearm deer season in Michigan. Volunteers are available to assist with sighting in your rifles at both ranges.
The club is a host to various youth shooting programs such as 4H. Shotgun, muzzle loader, 22 rimfire and bb gun have been enjoyed.
The directors meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the East Tawas clubhouse at 7pm. All members are encouraged to attend. General membership meetings are held the first Wednesday of March, June, September and December. The June meeting features the Club election of Board officers.
As with many not for profit organization, a handful of members perform most of the work. Our club is no exception. In order to continue to improve the ranges, we ask that all who wish to see the progress continue can commit to this by volunteering your energy and/or financial support.
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The article outlines exactly what we're up against. The Supreme Court decided partisan gerrymanders are beyond the reach of federal courts. That decision "opened the door to a patchwork of outcomes in different states."
Long story short, we can't trust the process will just yield fair maps. We need to fight for them. And the fight will look different in every state. That's why we're asking you to invest in this fight by donating to our grassroots response fund.
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Sula -- The election in Virginia earlier this month confirmed that fair maps really do put power back into the hands of voters. When the people of Virginia were no longer forced to vote under racially gerrymandered maps, the will of the voters prevailed.
This is clearly a win. But as AG Eric Holder said in his email to you: the more that we invest in building a citizen-movement rooted in our shared belief of fairness, the more desperate map manipulators and their allies will try to paint us as out-of-touch.
We're already seeing it happen -- from Wall Street Journal opinion pieces to the floor of the North Carolina state senate. Map manipulators are spreading extreme rhetoric trying to tear down our movement.
All On The Line is committed to building this movement and holding politicians accountable for their extreme rhetoric -- and their disregard for voters' voices. Our team has committed to raising $25,000. Chip in $5 to help get us over the finish line.
Did you see AG Holder's note? I want to make sure you read it before our mid-month goal tonight. Take a look...
From: Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Date: Tues, Nov 19, 2019
Subject: cynical and wrongheaded
Friend -- For the first time this decade, Virginians were able to vote on a map for the House of Delegates that was not racially gerrymandered. You'd think a level playing field in our elections should be celebrated by everyone who cares. But after the election, we got a look at how our opponents will paint our victories.
The Wall Street Journal ran not one, but two, columns attacking me and our movement directly. In one, titled "Eric Holder Takes Virginia" the author accuses of us plotting to take over more than a dozen states. Our only plan is to make sure voters get a chance to vote in fair districts so that their representatives match the desires of the people. And if that means getting the grassroots to focus on redistricting, or as the author puts it "concentrat[ing] the liberal mind on the redistricting project," so be it.
Our opponents are supported by relentless conservative media and well-funded special interests. We now know that to be successful we need to invest in our strategic plans and also combat their false attacks. Can you chip in to help us reach our mid-month goal of $25,000 before Thursday's deadline?
The Wall Street Journal's opinion pages may be full of cynical and wrongheaded takes on what's happening across this country, but the awful impact of gerrymandering is real. That's why ordinary folks are rising up to fight back. What happened earlier this month was not about anyone "taking Virginia" besides the Virginians who went to the ballot box to demand their rightful claim of a government that reflects their will.
I wanted to share that headline with you to let you know what we're up against. The more that we invest in building a citizen-movement rooted in our shared belief of fairness -- the more desperate map manipulators and their allies will try to paint us as out-of-touch "liberals" bent on gaining power. But don't worry - I'm prepared to fight for our democracy.
Our mid-month deadline is in just two days and it would mean a lot to me if we're able to hit the $25,000 goal our team has set. Can you make a donation to help us reach it?
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For years, Virginians were forced to vote in districts that were racially gerrymandered -- diminishing the voices of thousands of African Americans. But the courts ordered those unfair districts to be redrawn ahead of this month's elections, which meant that, for the first time in a decade, the election's outcome wasn't predetermined by politicians who drew the lines. Instead, the results were decided the way they should be -- by the voters on Election Day.
Virginia is a great success story, but there's more work to do -- and our path to fairness in each state will vary greatly. That's why All On The Line has set its sights on ten target states where the battle for fair maps is already underway. Each will require a unique plan and unique resources.
Can I count on you to help All On The Line put its state plans into action and reach its end-of-month goal of $100,000?
We need your help to build the infrastructure we need to win this fight -- because the maps drawn in 2021 depend on the ground game we build now. It's going to take a dedicated grassroots effort and localized approach to carry forward the successes in Virginia to even more states.
We know this state-level approach works. This month, as congressional maps were being redrawn in North Carolina, our supporters there came together to call for fair maps. And in Texas, folks are headed to public hearings across the state to make their voices heard on what a fair map looks like for their community.
When All On The Line succeeds in its target states, we'll not only have a shot at fair maps -- we'll also have a chance to break through the obstruction that's preventing progress on so many issues we care about. From attacks on women's health and reproductive freedom in Georgia, to the lack of action on gun violence in Ohio, to the refusal to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of residents in Florida, we've seen time and time again how progress is stalled or reversed by state legislatures that don't reflect the will of the people because of gerrymandered maps. We have a chance to change this in 2021.
All On The Line's grassroots efforts are crucial to ending gerrymandering and securing a path for progress in the next decade. Investing in this movement at the state level is our best chance at achieving fair maps. That's why you'll be hearing from the All On The Line State Directors in the weeks ahead. These experts on the ground will share what's at stake and how we can win this fight in their state -- and most importantly, how you can make that critical difference.
President Obama sent you an email detailing how we're building this movement for fair maps.
"It's going to take a dedicated grassroots effort and localized approach to carry forward the successes in Virginia to even more states," said President Obama.
The maps drawn in 2021 depend on the ground game we build now. We need your help to invest in the infrastructure we need to win this fight.
Donate to our end-of-month goal of $100,000 to help build this movement.
We're already facing obstacles to fair maps in states like North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. In fact, legislators in North Carolina not only replaced a gerrymandered map with another gerrymandered map -- State Senator Jerry Tillman also stood on the floor of the General Assembly and claimed the maps "belong" to his party.
This rhetoric exposes how map manipulators justify putting political interests ahead of their constituents. And this fight will only get harder as more and more states begin the redistricting process.
We set an ambitious end-of-month goal of $100,000. We know we can reach it, but only if our grassroots from New York step up and make a donation. Can we count on you?
We appreciate your support,
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We have an important deadline at midnight, Sula. And we still need to raise $18,745 in the next few hours to hit our goal. As an All On The Line grassroots supporter, you know how critical our work is in the effort to secure fair maps.
We will only be successful if our grassroots donors respond to our fundraising goals and deadlines. Help us hit this end-of-month goal.
As President Obama said, it's going to take a dedicated grassroots effort and localized approach to ensure voters know their votes actually matter. With your support, we can strengthen our grassroots movement fighting for fair maps.
Help us make fair maps a reality,
-- The AOTL Team
This email from Barack Obama makes a really strong point about All On The Line's grassroots approach. When we succeed in our target states, we not only have a shot at fair maps -- we also have a chance to overcome the obstruction that's preventing progress.
That's why All On The Line needs to build our grassroots ground game in key states now. With a strong grassroots effort, I truly believe fair maps are possible.
Take a moment to read this email from President Obama below. And if you're inspired to invest in our ground game, you can donate to All On The Line here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nov2019-endofmonth
-- Kelly
From: Barack Obama
Date: Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Subject: The fight for fair maps
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This is a great little tutorial on the time-saving benefits of the quilt-as-you-go method of quilting panels of blocks and then joining them with strips to form this gorgeous log cabin quilt. This tutorial was done by the talented but unnamed seamstress at Sew There I Was (we combed the site and couldn't find a name anywhere to give her proper credit, perhaps you know?) and includes a short demo video of the technique. Enjoy!


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Q: Laptop stops booting if wireless mouse receiver attached I have a wireless Logitech MX mouse with a Nano receiver. Every time I reboot my laptop, my computer stops at the ThinkVantage screen and doesn't proceed further.
I have to remove the USB Nano receiver - the computer will then boot without any problems. Any ideas why this is happening?
In my BIOS settings I have disabled USB boot but it had no effect.

A: On this forum, they suggest going into the BIOS (comment if you need instructions on that, and I'll add them), and then find an option that contains "legacy usb", and disable it.

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Cup of Kharkiv unveils new talent and gives athletes a clear pathway to the Ukrainian Championships
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By James Sweetnam
Kharkiv's best young talents battled it out at the regional tournament over the weekend of November 13-14. The event took place under the watchful eye of Anton Blank, the Interim President of IMMAF's National Member Federation in Ukraine.
Between 150-200 of the region's best fighters competed at the event, which featured multiple age categories from 10-11-years upwards.
The champions in their respective weight categories will now get an opportunity to compete against the best in their country at the National Championships in December.
Ukraine performed exceptionally well at the 2021 IMMAF Youth World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. The eastern European nation picked up 18 gold medals and topped the podium. They are now hoping to ride that momentum of success into the 2022 IMMAF World Championships in Abu Dhabi. As the federation is recognised by the Sport Ministry, an official Ukrainian squad can be selected at the National Championships.
Blank spoke to IMMAF after the event, summarising the highlights from the Cup of Kharkiv. You can also watch the interview here:
Can you talk us through the event at the weekend?
Blank said: "We had all ages, and it was interesting to see the level of the fighters because most of them were newcomers. It was good to see them because they all had their own style, but they were still good in all aspects of the game, whether it be striking, grappling, or wrestling. We had a lot of exciting fights. All-day long I was sitting, watching the fights. It was very interesting."
The next generation of fighters coming through seem to incorporate all the different aspects of MMA. Do you think we'll see more of that, as people from a young age start trying all the various disciplines that make up the sport?
"Yes, the game changes, and now we have not only new fighters, but new coaches as well. The next wave of trainers were MMA fighters themselves. They've learnt the sport through MMA, not just wrestling or striking. Now that they're coaches, they can teach the next generation of fighters, and we will see a new product. I also think that the athletes watch UFC, they watch how they train and fight. I think this helps them learn."
You had a wide variety of age categories competing at the tournament. Were there any that stood out?
"It was interesting to see the youngest fighters because they were fighting like they were professionals. If you watch how they walk to the octagon, they walk like superstars. Many of them have their own style, but someone was fighting in the stance of Conor McGregor, and some others were always trying to take their opponent down like Khabib. The seniors are different because we can see that they are thinking a little bit more. The juniors and young athletes are like actors, they act like they are in a movie, but seniors are more serious. There is something interesting about every age category."
You say you had some athletes trying to imitate McGregor whilst others were trying to imitate Khabib. Which style do you think will be more effective as MMA progresses?
"This question is the reason why MMA exists, because we are still trying to find out the answer. I think it depends on the athletes because some of them have long arms and legs, so they move good and they are very quick and light on their feet, so they can keep distance and throw punches. Whilst others have short arms, but they are powerful, so they like to close the distance and wrestle. I think it depends on the athlete and the physical abilities that he has as an individual."
The National Federation of MMA Ukraine searches all over the country for the best possible athletes. Do you think you found any future IMMAF representatives at the Cup of Kharkiv?
"The athletes that won over the weekend will be taken to the National Cup. It is there that we will really see their level. I think there were some interesting fighters, but they need more practice. We can understand their level if they have good opponents. In the Cup, we will see if they can be in the national team or not."
Your events feel like massive PPV cards. How did the athletes adapt to fighting on the big stage?
"I think the young athletes think that this is not real, it is like a game or a movie. When they watch UFC events they dream about getting there, so they prepare mentally. Now we have the internet so we can watch all the fights and events that we want. So, I think the fighters watch a lot, so they can feel part of it going into the tournament."
Did anyone win any bonuses?
"Yesterday we gave two prizes. In the seniors we had one welterweight fighter who became champion. He had a lot of fights with nice opponents. His fights were good, and he finished them all in the first round. He ended each contest in a different way, so we gave him a bonus. The other guy was a bantamweight and he also became champion. In his semi-final, he fought a guy who had won the silver medal at the IMMAF Youth World Cup. But he still beat him. It was a tough fight, very close and difficult. But he won, so he got a bonus too. I think his opponent was too relaxed, he wasn't expecting to find such a difficult opponent at a regional event, which is why he lost. But the guy who won, he was very serious, he believed in himself."
Is there anything else for us to look forward to?
"The National Cup will be the last event of the year in Ukraine, and we hope to see the interesting fighters who can represent Ukraine in national tournaments. We also hope for good news from IMMAF about the status of the international federation in our amateur sport. Lastly, we hope to finish this year with the understanding that 2022 will be a big one for amateur MMA."


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By J. Patrick Boyle
They say that a measure of greatness is how one performs not in easy times, but in challenging ones. It's no secret that our nation — and our industry — has faced challenging times in the last year, but despite these challenges, we have accomplished great things of which we can all be proud.
The ingenuity, productivity and dedication of American producers and meat and poultry processors continue to provide American consumers with an astonishing array of product choices. Numerous flavor options and nutritional profiles are offered at extremely reasonable prices. In, fact, Americans spend less than any other developed nation in the world on meat and poultry products — about 1.7 percent of our incomes per year today down from over 4 percent in 1970.
It is amazing to think we are achieving these efficiencies while animal agriculture's environmental footprint is shrinking and its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has remained nearly constant since 1990. This is impressive considering U.S. increases in meat production of almost 50 percent, milk production of 16 percent and egg production of almost 33 percent. The fact that the level of GHG emissions from U.S. animal agriculture has remained relatively constant while protein production has increased dramatically reflects improved feed efficiencies, better manure-management strategies and efficient use of cropland.
This did not happen by accident. Our companies care about their environmental footprint and they know a sustainable meat industry is one that takes a long-term view of its impact on natural resources, animal welfare, employees, consumers and the communities in which they operate. Protecting these critical resources ensures the health of our businesses, our workforce, our communities and our customers.
The meat industry is proud of its efforts to be responsible corporate citizens working to sustain our industry's bright future in feeding our nation and world. That is why AMI is launching a new Web site — www.SustainableMeatIndustry.org. The site demonstrates to the media and to the public the many sustainability efforts under way within our industry. We're also excited about our new Sustainability Summit that will be featured at Worldwide Food Expo 2009.
Food safety continues to be AMI's top priority and therefore, we were pleased to join in support of President Obama's Food Safety Working Group. AMI was also invited to testify before Congress on food safety twice this year and used both opportunities to emphasize the positive food-safety record of meat and poultry products and argue for regulations that would increase the food-safety profile of our products.
Also on the legislative front, AMI, joined by 70 leaders from business, organized labor, law enforcement, faith-based and immigration advocacy groups, met with President Obama for a discussion on immigration reform at the White House. The meeting provided an opportunity to highlight AMI's longstanding involvement with and support for the government's new hire screening program E-Verify. In July, AMI's Executive Committee endorsed a seven-year phased-in mandate for E-Verify, making the meat and poultry industry the first business sector to do so.
One cannot talk about the state of the industry without mentioning the state of the economy. Obviously, it has been a challenging year across all industries due to the global economic recession. But a new economic impact study conducted by AMI this year demonstrates just how important the meat and poultry industry is to the overall vibrancy of the whole economy.
According to the study (www.MeatFuelsAmerica.com), the meat and poultry industry directly and indirectly employs 6.2 million people, paying almost $200 billion in wages and benefits. The total contribution in terms of economic output to our economy is over $832 billion — that's nearly 6 percent of total GDP.
While priorities, challenges and opportunities shift from year to year, one thing remains constant: U.S. meat and poultry is among the safest, most abundant and most affordable anywhere in the world. We have achieved success through research, technology and plain hard work. That will never change.
J. Patrick Boyle is President and CEO of the American Meat Institute (AMI). For more information on AMI, visit www.meatami.com.
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Loan Report: Perfect Start For Ben House
The academy graduate got off to a perfect start at Dagenham and Redbridge.
By JamieLF423 Nov 22, 2019, 6:30pm GMT
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Two defeats in a matter of days for Cambridge United sees them on a run of no wins from five in all competitions. The Us travelled to Walsall in League Two last Saturday and were defeated 2-1. Two goals in the opening then minutes for the home side was too much for Colin Calderwood's side to come back from, and they were unable to recover from then on.
Harvey Knibbs grabbed a consolation for Cambridge in added time, with Royals loanee Sam Smith getting the assist. Cambridge were arguably the better side in the game, and despite being on the losing side, Sam Smith put in an impressive performance in this game, trying to produce a spark to get his team back in the game.
"He's doing well but can improve his concentration and awareness"
Colin Calderwood on Sam Smith's strong scoring form for Cambridge United
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— BBC Cambs Sport (@BBCCambsSport) November 15, 2019
A midweek FA first-round replay was to follow after Sam Smith's late equaliser against Exeter in the first game set up this game. Exeter ran out 1-0 winners in the replay, with Cambridge failing to muster a single shot on target in the match. Sam Smith played the full ninety in both matches but will be disappointed not to pick up a win in either game. The Us travel to struggling Carlisle on Saturday, in what Calderwood will view a must win game.
After an impressive run of results that saw Atletico Baleares build a gap at the top of the Segunda Division B Group 1 table, the islanders have now not won in two games after drawing 1-1 at home to mid table Castilla. The visitors took the lead just after ten minutes, and the home side had to rely on a penalty to get their equaliser, which came just six minutes after the away side broke the deadlock. Jordan Holsgrove played the full 90 minutes for Baleares, who extended their gap to six points at the top, but have played a game more than second place Atletico Madrid B. Looks like the Scot has been picking up some tips from a native legend.
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Raúl#readingfc pic.twitter.com/ytpMUPrXQ3
— Talk Reading (@TalkReading) November 17, 2019
After a run of three straight wins, Torquay United welcomed strugglers Sutton United to Plainmoor, with the visitors failing to win in their previous seven league games. On paper, this game would surely result in a home win, but it was the visitors Sutton who picked up a 2-1 win on this occasion. Goals either side of half time were enough to see the London side through to an important victory down on the south coast. Reading defender Ramarni Medford-Smith recently joined Torquay on loan until January and made his debut in this game. Medford-Smith played the full ninety but was unable to help his side avoid defeat.
Panic over! Reidy starts! As does Ramarni Medford-Smith for his Torquay debut! #Tufc #COYY
— TORQUAYTALK (@TORQUAYTALK) November 16, 2019
Another player who has recently made the move out on loan is striker Ben House, who has joined Vanarama National side Dagenham & Redbridge. Strikers always want to make a good impression as quickly as possible, and the youngster did exactly that, grabbing a brace on his debut in an emphatic 6-1 win for Dagenham against Aldershot. Goals in the 6th and 15th minutes from House got the hosts off to flying start, as the Daggers lead 4-0 at half time.
Despite being on a hat-trick, House was brought off with just under twenty minutes to go with the score at 5-0. Joe Quigley grabbed a sixth for Peter Taylor's (yes, the former England caretaker manager) side, with Aldershot grabbing their goal just a minute later. The Reading man will be delighted with his contribution in his first game but will be disappointed not to play the full ninety to see if he could grab the match ball on his debut!
⚽ After a glowing debut at the weekend, @Dag_RedFC loanee Ben House is hot property https://t.co/AunnPHiMWU
— The National League (@TheVanaramaNL) November 22, 2019
As the Belgian second tier moved into its second phase of the season, KSV Roeselare hosted Westerlo in an epic contest that saw the visitors pick up a 5-3 win. Westerlo stormed to a 3-0 lead after thirty-nine minutes, with the home side pulling one back before half time. Roeselare then grabbed a second goal on the hour to cut the deficit to just one goal, but two goals in two minutes for the away side made the score 5-2 and put the game beyond doubt.
Marco Tulio did grab a further consolation goal for Roeselare in added time, but it was too little too late. Tom Holmes started the game for Roeselare but was brought off with twenty minutes to go as the manager made attacking changes in an attempt to get back into the match.
#ONEMINUTE ⏱ | Tom Holmes over zijn debuut bij @ReadingFC, zijn favoriete plaats in @Stad_Roeselare en cricket...#oltegoare #tsport ✊ pic.twitter.com/G76y1W7rFb
— KSV Roeselare (@KSVR134) November 21, 2019
Coventry City followed up their FA Cup 1st Round win with a win in Sky Bet League One action, beating Rochdale 2-1 at home. The visitors took the lead just before the half hour mark, but a goal just before half time for Coventry brought the score to 1-1 at halftime. With just under twenty minutes to go Liam Walsh grabbed a winner for the Sky Blues, lifting them to third in the table. Tennai Watson was an unused sub in this game.
Watford Fans Verdict: Royals Rally To Rescue A Point How the fans reacted to a rollercoaster game at the SCL Stadium.
Five Things From A Comeback Draw Against Watford Bobbins picks out some of the key takeaways from Reading's 2-2 with Watford on Saturday.
Paul Ince And Alex Rae On Reading's Spirited Comeback Draw Against Watford Both Paul Ince and Alex Rae were on media duty this time, and they had a pleasing 2-2 draw with Watford to chew over.


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Anand Giridharadas book puts women of color first and foremost as effective persuaders
By Kai Curry
Town Hall host Naomi Ishisaka (right) and Anand Giridharadas (Photo by Kai Curry)
An Oct. 26 town hall featuring journalist Anand Giridharadas in Seattle and his latest book, "The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy," was met with enthusiasm, and enthralled an audience that was not ready to let him go, maybe ever.
Time ran over and both Giridharadas and the host, Naomi Ishisaka, pleaded jokingly with Town Hall to ask, "Just one more question?" "Two more questions?"
They succeeded, and edged in a rapid fire, "Are you going to run for president?" Answer: "No. "Is Trump coming back? Answer: "I think he probably will attempt to."
Giridharadas called Trump-discrediting efforts on the part of the Left "detours": "Investigation is a detour. Praying for these indictments—detour…Dunking on him—detour." For Giridharadas, all of this is a delay when the country should not be sitting around waiting for Trump to run again.
"The only work we have to do is to build a movement that is bigger, better, feistier, more magnanimous, and open hearted, more strategic, more fun, more exuberant, more transcendent, than what they built. Everything else is a distraction."
According to Giridharadas, it's women of color who happen to be quite good at building this movement, and he features several in his book, about a third of which he says is about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), including never-before-published interviews. Giridhiradas believes many Democrats are not getting it right in terms of "persuading" voters to buy into their causes or candidates.
"The dominant approach to persuasion in the Democratic Party is persuasion through dilution," Giridharadas stated, and every chef knows, he kidded (but not really), that adding water doesn't make anything taste better. Take healthcare, a topic of great interest throughout the evening. And Barack Obama, who in Giridharadas' view started with "a bold, noble ideal" that "everybody should have healthcare," but then, in order to reach people, especially "white working class people," this ideal became "diluted." All this achieved, Giridharadas believes, is that those white voters still think people on the Left are Communists, meanwhile the Left's own constituents are sad because "you have not done what they asked you to do."
In an effort to relieve his own despair and outrage towards "the increasingly authoritarian and fascistic Right," Giridharadas set out to interview activists such as AOC that he feels know how to "turn a thing against itself" rather than resist only. What does that mean? It combines characteristics Giridharadas has observed in the Left. One, that the Left often takes the "high road"—it will not stoop, so to speak, to dirty tactics. Two, that the Left seems to have already "written off" fellow citizens as "unreachable, unchangeable, they're MAGA-heads, they're anti-vaxxers, they're…stuck in their white privilege…They're never going to change," so the only approach the Left uses is to "resist them, organize around them, mobilize our side, rally the faithful…circle the wagons. Not grow the circle because the circle can't be grown."
These qualities in the Democratic Party have been ineffective, in Giridharadas' opinion. To counter this, he found people such as AOC who have "refused the write off." Instead, they use techniques that don't just play to those already on their side, but could win over those on the fence, who are "interested in the idea of building a movement…for progress, for greater inclusion, for continued and expanded democracy, for a society where all of us can thrive," and importantly, "None of them are moderate, milk toast, mushy, middle people."
Giridharadas raised examples, such as when AOC wore a dress emblazoned with "Tax the Rich" to a gala.
"She was criticized from every side…what no one understood among the haters was [that] she made the whole United States of America talk about her three words for two days," and thus used her celebrity to garner attention for the causes important to her. This method in which AOC thrives in a system not designed for minorities, or women, "exploiting the cracks, using things against themselves," came up again in answer to an audience question about how people of color should "persuade" when they are often taken at face value.
"There's a reason this book is [about a] very large number of women of color…who are the persuaders," Giridharadas explained.
"When we think about persuasion…we think about moderates and we think about…white guys trying to speak to the middle…This is really a different kind of book…about some very radical women of color who…are interested in reaching people in a way that some people in their own movements are less interested in." What they try to do is make the Left more appealing. "What connects the women of color I'm writing about in particular," Giridharadas stated, and what separates them "from some of their own allies is that they're a little more attentive to the kind of evangelism-side of things. Are we winning? Are we connecting? But they're all quite radical people, so none of them are like 'let's cut the loaf in half to reach people.' They're thinking about a set of tools that is really different."
In other words, "How do we throw a better party?" Giridharadas and the activists in his book ask. To the Left, who do far too much lecturing, and not enough convincing, he suggests "more belonging and connection not just more righteousness, more facts and figures…which is not defeating fascism right now."
In his view, the Left has to work on making its smart policies more appealing. For instance, who has made a video about what universal healthcare would actually be like? No one. To a local activist who claimed many people are on the side of a Washington initiative "Whole Health," but none come forward to help, Giridharadas answered, "I would lovingly take issue with one thing you said, which is the persuasion work is done."
Halfway through a question, someone's phone rang. "That may be my mom calling," Giridharadas joked. "Tell her I'll get right back to her." His manner, slick in black boots and rhinestone jeans, a voice hoarse from a cold—"Like our democracy, my voice is eroding. I have hope for them both."
His biting humor, combined with equally biting political commentary made the almost two hour-talk go by in a flash, and ended with a standing ovation.
"There are a lot of forgettable rooms, forgettable places, and forgettable hotel rooms and just a blur of a lot of travel. This is one of the rooms that I remember," Giridharadas said about Seattle and its Town Hall. "I always remember it to be such an engaged community."
Kai can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.
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Former media executive enters NM governor's race
Jeff Apodaca, the son of former New Mexico Gov. Jerry Apodaca, is a former media executive for CBS and Univision.
Former media executive enters NM governor's race Jeff Apodaca, the son of former New Mexico Gov. Jerry Apodaca, is a former media executive for CBS and Univision. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://lcsun.co/2pu8Jym
The Associated Press Published 5:17 p.m. MT May 2, 2017
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ALBUQUERQUE — A former media executive for CBS and Univision executive announced his candidacy Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor, saying he's frustrated with the state's political leadership and will make economic development and investment in colleges the main themes of his campaign.
Jeff Apodaca has no political experience but is the son of former New Mexico Gov. Jerry Apodaca, a Democrat who served from 1975-1979.
The younger Apodaca is the second Democrat to announce a run to succeed Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, who is prevented from seeking re-election because of term limits. Democratic U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her candidacy in December.
Related:Is NM governor's race ripe for Democrats?
Apodaca, 55, said New Mexico's most pressing issue is the state's persistently high poverty rate and that bringing jobs to the state and educating its workforce are the best ways to improve the state's economy.
"I'm not running because it's my turn," Apodaca said in an interview with The Associated Press ahead of his announcement. "I'm running to turn New Mexico around."
Apodaca also said he wants to expand the state's pre-kindergarten program to make it available all year instead of while school is in session. He pledged to help small businesses and local economies by tapping money from the state's permanent land fund to invest it in early childhood education and economic growth.
New Mexico has the highest unemployment rate in the United States and is among the nation's poorest states. The state has struggled for years to attract new businesses with the exception of the booming border town of Santa Teresa across the border from the Mexican town of San Jeronimo.
No Republicans have yet entered the race for governor.
Apodoca also worked for California-based Entravision Communications Corp. and filed a lawsuit against the company last August saying he was fired for complaining about "harassment, bullying, and intimidation."
A state court dismissed the lawsuit in December. Apodaca's lawyer said at the time that it was dismissed because "the matter has been resolved," the Albuquerque Journal reported at the time. The lawyer, Ben Silva, did not elaborate.
Apodaca is the second son of a former New Mexico governor to seek the seat once held by his father in recent years. Former Attorney General Gary King, son of late Gov. Bruce King, unsuccessfully tried to unseat Martinez in 2014.
The elder King was the state's governor from 1991-1995.
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Home Asia Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation Holds the Open House
Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation Holds the Open House
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"While the world is facing cataclysmic changes, the future looks very uncertain. This is the time to empower yourself with knowledge, explore the unknown, and emerge as Global Pioneers," said Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Executive Director of Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (ScII) while welcoming students to the Open House on December 18, 2021.
For many participants, school-going students and parents alike, the ScII Open House was an occasion to learn about new developments in various fields and explore options that will prepare them for a better tomorrow.
"We prepare our students for an unknown future where technology disruption is upending societies that are confronted with global megatrends," Prof. Worsak told participants at the ScII event. "Amidst this, we prepare our students to serve the future — a future that is largely unknown to us," Professor Worsak remarked.
"We aim to create a new breed of global citizens who are fully empowered to take on new challenges."
"You may ask what would our graduates look like, and we envisage a future where you could be a Technology Innovator, Innovation Entrepreneur, Social Transformer, or a Digital Age Professional," Prof. Worsak told a group of starry-eyed youngsters, many of whom skipped school to learn more about ScII, and its flagship program — Bachelor of Arts and Science in Integrated Innovation (BAScii), he continued.
"The hallmark of our program is that we have a unique international curriculum. We embrace transdisciplinary collaboration while focusing on four strategic areas — Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Community and Smart City," he added.
:You can immerse yourself in an innovative ecosystem with investors, entrepreneurs, and government agencies to create startups either for profit or for societal gain."
ScII is the newest school established by Chulalongkorn University, and this is no ordinary place. "For this is a school built for the new generation, the Digital natives, and here, we impart education to create Global Citizens for the Future," Professor Worsak concluded.
Stressing the importance of the international approach and mindset was Ms Daria Dmitriyeva, International Affairs Officer, and providing an overview of the BAScii program was Dr Warinya Chemnasiri, Director, Academic Affairs. A group of first-year and sophomore BAScii students also narrated their experiences. The event was streamed live.
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PURCHASE, NY, October 15, 2018 –Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, is pleased to announce, effective today, the appointment of Mark Douglas Smith, MD, MBA, to its board of directors. Dr. Smith is a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and a nationally-recognized health policy and delivery system expert.
In addition to his appointment at UCSF, Dr. Smith is a visiting professor at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley, and co-chair of the Guiding Committee of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched this public-private partnership to accelerate the healthcare system's transition from fee-for-service care to alternative payment models (APMs). Dr. Smith's role includes the dissemination of innovative strategies to improve the health system and lower the costs of care.
In addition to his focus on APMs, Dr. Smith was elected to the Institute of Medicine and chaired of the IOM's Committee on the Learning Healthcare System. He also served as the founding president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation which brought affordable care to low-income patients. With more than $808 million in assets, the independently endowed philanthropy worked to improve healthcare access and quality for Californians. He helped grow the foundation into a recognized leader in delivery system innovation, public reporting of care quality, and applications of new technology in health care, including the use of virtual care.
For more information visit Teladoc.com.


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When out in nature, most human visitors quietly move about hoping to see or hear an animal, bird or insect that is elusive unless one can successfully blend into their surroundings.
one of the breath of new life or the remains of an old encasing left behind.
As I was working in our new welcome building two weeks ago, I listened, unnoticed, as a kindergarten group from Park Elementary School climbed the interpretive trail at the end of their field trip. The talk was all about cicadas. Many kids had never seen so many shells and were amazed to actually see some emerging during their visit. During the week, several parents who I ran into around town said that they had taken advantage of our Saturday openings at the Learning Center, and that they, too, had observed with their children cicadas emerging from their skins.
As a child, my main memory of cicadas was of scaring my sister by pulling the old skins from trees and putting them on her when she least expected it. Of course, this may or may not have been the beginning of my lifelong obsession with the feelings of awe and fear that nature inspires in all of us. But what I didn't know during my days as an annoying sister was that these encasings were actually the old skins of the cicada nymphs, split down the back and discarded when the adult cicada emerged from the old skin. After emerging, the cicada spends several hours darkening and letting its new exoskeleton harden and dry before flying away.
Cicadas have long life cycles. The eggs are buried into plants and twigs, and as they hatch, they fall to the ground and burrow into the soil to feed on plant roots.
They spend the next three to five years as a nymph, growing underground until they burrow through the soil with their stout forelegs and crawl up the stems of their host plants, emerging from the backs of their skin as an adult cicada.
Adults are present for about four to six weeks, during which they mate and the whole cycle begins again. They actually do relatively little harm to the plants they depend upon, except for splitting some outer twigs when the egg-laying process begins.
Male cicadas attract a female with their characteristic song. They have two drum-like organs, called tymbols, on the sides of their abdomen. They contract and release their muscles to make the tymbols resonate. A large air sac in their abdomen with a thin exterior eardrum acts as an echo chamber to greatly amplify the sound.
Putnam's cicada is the most common cicada found in Colorado, and likely the one in most abundance at the Learning Center, because of its dependence on the piñon/juniper habitat.
Cicadas emerge in massive numbers at one time. They used to be confused with locusts – a term used for migratory grasshoppers – because European settlers encountered them in large numbers and likened them to the locusts described in the Bible. The cicada is actually the largest Colorado insect in the order Homoptera, which includes aphids and spittlebugs.
Cicadas are usually heard, rather than seen, so the students and families who got a first-hand view of these emerging adult cicadas over the last month have truly seen one of nature's wonders.