The influence of polymer addition on flexural strength, fracture mode and porosity of traditional ceramics

The usage of air-swept milling of raw materials is the most efficient method for preventing the negative lime-blowing process of ceramic roofing tiles. How-ever, after air-swept milling the clay minerals lose water which has to be re-turned back before the shaping procedure. Addition of surface active materials could increase hydrophilicity of the raw material and reduce needed time for re-wetting trough the control of meso-, micro- and nanoporosity of the clay ma¬terial. In view of that, the object of this research was to study the influence of polyethylene glycol (PEG600) on porosity, mechanical properties and fracture surface characteristics of traditional ceramic materials. It was founded that with the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG600) to traditional clay materials it is possible to achieve desired porosity, from meso, through micro and up to na¬no, without degrading the mechanical properties of the final products

A Man\u27s Home Is His Castle: How the Law Shelters Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment

Violence against women is a pervasive problem in the United States. Historically, however, society did not take violence against women seriously. The law trivialized the abusive behaviors that led to harm against women.3 For example, until relatively recently there was not a legally recognized term for what is now labeled sexual harassment.4 It is now acknowledged that at work women are faced with the problem of sexual harassment

Learning to Teach Gender, Race, Class, and Heterosexism: Challenge in the Classroom and Clinic

With the continuing development of the theory of feminist jurisprudence has come the realization that an analysis that examines gender alone fails to address the complexity and reality of women\u27s lives. Recognizing differences of race, class, and sexual orientation is \u27crucial to understanding the power of the dominant culture and how that power effectively silences and subordinates non-dominant groups.2 Developing and co-teaching a Gender and the Law course forced me and my colleague to confront the difficult task of integrating race, class, gender, and heterosexism into our course

Conferring on the MacCrate Report: A Clinical Gaze

The MacCrate Report\u27 provides a strong statement about the need for legal education to take seriously its responsibility for training students in the values of the profession and skills of legal practice. It is this central focus of the Report that makes it of interest to those of us who recognize the particular contribution clinical education makes to legal training. The Task Force, appointed and supported by the American Bar Association\u27s influential Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, affirmed in its Report the importance of clinical education and the vital role it can play in the training of future attorneys. It recognized the last twenty-five years of work by many clinical and nonclinical teachers to improve and make available clinical opportunities for law students. Perhaps even more impor- tantly, the Report\u27s publication promised to serve as a catalyst for re- examination of legal education in which the benefits of teaching professional values and practice skills would be the starting point for discussions about curriculum reform

Book Review: Sexual Orientation and the Law. by the Editors of the Harvard Law Review.

Book review: Sexual Orientation and the Law. By the editors of the Harvard Law Review. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1990. Pp. 170. Reviewed by: Beverly Balos

The Bounds of Professionalism: Challenging Our Students; Challenging Ourselves

Professor Aiken, in her article Striving to Teach Justice,Fairness, and Morality, recognizes the importance of integrating the analysis of difference into traditional courses to ensure that students begin the life-long process of examining their exercise of privilege and develop an appreciation of the professional value of striving for justice, fair- ness, and morality. 1 Her article sets out a pedagogical approach to legal education with the goal of constructing a learning experience that maximizes reflection and unmasks privilege. Aiken\u27s article raises important issues for all of us concerned with legal education and the competent representation of clients

The Wrong Way to Equality: Privileging Consent in the Trafficking of Women for Sexual Exploitation

Chamoli lived near the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal. When she was 16, she met a young man and fell in love with him. He promised to marry her but insisted that she come away with him to India. So one day she ran away with the boyfriend and crossed the border to India on foot. From there she and her boyfriend took a train to the Indian city of Poona. Once they had reached Poona, Chamoli was taken to a house where there was an older Nepali lady and many young girls. The lady gave her boyfriend some money and then he told her that he was going for a moment. He never came back. Chamoli suddenly realized that she had been sold into prostitution. She refused to accept her new trade. She was repeatedly beaten. She was not given any food. When she screamed in deaance, knives and chilli powder were held to her genital area. Finally exhausted and worn down, she agreed to provide sexual services. After a few weeks, she was sold to a larger brothel in Bombay. There she was given a cubicle that consisted of one small wooden bed surrounded by a curtain. She lived and worked from this space. She served about 10 clients every night of the wee

The Bounds of Professionalism: Challenging Our Students; Challenging Ourselves

Professor Aiken, in her article Striving to Teach Justice,Fairness, and Morality, recognizes the importance of integrating the analysis of difference into traditional courses to ensure that students begin the life-long process of examining their exercise of privilege and develop an appreciation of the professional value of striving for justice, fair- ness, and morality. 1 Her article sets out a pedagogical approach to legal education with the goal of constructing a learning experience that maximizes reflection and unmasks privilege. Aiken\u27s article raises important issues for all of us concerned with legal education and the competent representation of clients